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The McLeod County Chronicle, www.glencoenews.com, Wednesday, October 2, 2013, page 2 Happenings Legion Sunday Brunch Oct. 13 Glencoe American Legion Post 95 will host its annual Sunday Brunch, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 13, at the Glencoe City Center. The menu includes pancakes, ham, scrambled eggs and beverages. The proceeds from the brunch support veterans, Glencoe-Silver Lake scholarships and other community projects. Relay For Life sale Oct. 26 The Bumps Stop Here Relay for Life team appreciates everyone for their continued support this year, according to Lori Cacka. The team raised over $16,000 for the American Cancer Society this year. “We are having a vendor, craft and bake sale on Saturday, Oct. 26, at First Lutheran Church from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lunch will be available. “A percent of all proceeds go to our relay team.” Cacka said. “With your continued support, we hope that some day we will live in a world without cancer,” she added. Legion Auxiliary ‘tip night’ The Glencoe American Legion Auxiliary Unit 95 will host “tip night” at Unhinged! Pizza from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday, Oct. 7. The proceeds help veterans. Post 143, Auxiliary to meet The Brownton American Legion Post and Auxiliary Unit 143 will meet Monday, Oct. 14, at 7:30 p.m., at the Brownton Community Center. Host and hostesses for the evening are David Wendlandt, Carol Beltz, Jeanne Dodd and Bev Janke. Sportsmen to meet Oct. 7 The Glencoe Sportsmen Club will meet Monday, Oct. 7, at 7:30 p.m., in the VFW meeting room. Legion Post 95 to meet Oct. 3 The Glencoe American Legion Post 95 monthly meeting will be Thursday, Oct. 3, at 7 p.m., in the basement of the Glencoe VFW Post 5102. All members are encouraged to attend. Lunch will be served. ‘Broadway Kids’ to start Oct. 8 Home Bound Theatre Company will offer “Broadway Kids” on Tuesdays, Oct. 8 through Oct. 22, from 3:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., at the Panther Field House in Glencoe. Third through sixth graders will learn basic techniques in acting while doing creative activities, including acting out their favorite stories, do simple mime exercises, learn staging techniques and more. For more information, call GSL Community Education at 320-864-2690. Women’s Club to meet Oct. 2 The Brownton Women’s Club will meet Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 7:45 p.m., at the Brownton Community Center. New members are always welcome. Abrams Brothers to perform The Abrams Brothers, playing guitar, violin and bass, will appear in Glencoe on Saturday, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m., in the Glencoe-Silver Lake High School Auditorium as part of the Glencoe Area Performing Artist Concert series. The Abrams Brothers combine the music of their roots with their own distinct sound as they perform a variety of bluegrass, country and folk-rock music. Season membership tickets will be available for purchase. Abundant Table set Oct. 2 The Abundant Table free community meal, which is open to everyone — families and children, elderly and all seeking fellowship — will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 2, in the basement fellowship hall at Christ Lutheran Church’s, 1820 Knight Ave., Glencoe. The meal will be chili, baked potato, fruit and dessert. Doors open at 4:30 p.m., and the meal is served at 5 p.m. To help prepare for the meal, call the church at 320-864-4549 to indicate how many are coming. “Remember, there is a place for you at our Abundant Table,” according to Barb Jenneke, program spokesperson. Jim Berner show set Oct. 11 The Glencoe Historic Preservation Society will be sponsoring the Jim Berner Music Show on Friday, Oct. 11, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Glencoe City Center. Dessert and beverage will be served following the show. Tickets are available from GHPS members or at the door. For more information, call 320-864-4174. Holy Family Fall Bazaar set The Church of the Holy Family in Silver Lake is hosting its annual bazaar at the church located on 700 W. Main St. in Silver Lake on Sunday, Oct. 6, beginning with a polka Mass at 10 a.m. and chicken and ham dinner to follow from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be bingo, a cash raffle drawing, the country store and more. Lake Marion 4-Hers to meet The Lake Marion 4-H Club will meet on Sunday, Oct. 6, at the David Frick farm, 18131 30th St., Brownton. The group plans many activities, including registration for new 4-H members. Call Tammy Pikal at 320-328- 4036 for more information. Bloodmobile in Hutch Oct. 8 The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at Peace Lutheran Church, 400 Franklin St. SW, in Hutchinson, on Tuesday, Oct. 8, from noon to 6 p.m. Emanuel LWML fall barbecue The Emanuel Lutheran Church LWML of Hamburg will host a fall barbecue from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 6. The menu includes barbecued hamburgers and hot dogs, potato salad, baked beans, desserts and beverages. Fatal accident on Highway 212 One person was killed in a two-vehicle accident at 7:37 a.m., Tuesday, on Highway 212 at the Chandler Avenue intersection in Glencoe. The accident closed down all lanes of Highway 212 for several hours as Minnesota State Patrol investigators reconstructed the accident scene. Involved were a 2000 Ford Windstar driven by Identity theft Continued from page 1 about crime; but a professional ID thief often works by himself or with an organized group. ***** So how do you minimize your chances of becoming a victim? Avoid carrying a Social Security card, and lock up the card in a safe place, Geiken warned. Once a theft has a person’s Social Security number, he has a person’s identity. “All they really need is a Social Security number,” he added. “Memorize your Social Security number.” Geiken also cautioned people about what they toss into the trash. ID thieves are not beyond searching trash cans to get ID information off of junk mail, credit card offers, or even magazine subscriptions. “Invest in a shredder,” Geiken emphasized, and shred anything that has information about you, like names, addresses or phone numbers. He also cautioned to have check blank renewals sent directly to one’s bank and not to their home, in case a thief goes through your mail box, which is a common way to get ID information. Get the mail out of the mailbox as soon as possible to eliminate possible thefts. Never put Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers or any other information on check blanks that could provide ID thieves valuable information. “Google is the biggest way ID theft happens,” Geiken said, especially when it comes to online shopping. “They (thieves) can find out almost anything they want on the Internet,” Geiken said. “You have to be careful what you do and say (on the Internet).” As to wallets, Geiken suggested people carry only the bare necessities in case the wallet is lost. Also, get a debit card with a personal identification number (PIN) to make it more difficult to use if lost, he added. Shred all old credit and debit card receipts. “There is a lot of information on that stuff,” Geiken said. When using a debit card in a restaurant, watch the person to ensure they are not making copies of your information. When paying at the gas pump, Geiken suggested, once done and one has a receipt, “hit the clear button,” so no one, like an unscrupulous station attendant, can use your information later. “It’s a safeguard to protect yourself.” One’s medical insurance card also may include one’s Social Security number. Once in the clinic and hospital’s computer system, carrying that card in one’s wallet may not be necessary. The same with one’s Medicare card. One audience member said by pasting a Post-It note over the Social Security number and then making a copy of the card, it allowed her relative to use the copy instead of the original card. Geiken also suggested carrying one credit card instead of several in one’s wallet. “If you don’t need them, leave them locked up at home,” Geiken said. “You only have to bring what you actually need.” The new designs of the Minnesota driver’s licenses also act as a safeguard and make it more difficult to use if lost, he said. The most common method of ID thefts is check fraud, Geiken said. It is so easy with computers to make duplicates using actual checking and bank routing numbers from stolen checks, he added. Another issue is the lax methods of checking IDs by many retailers when credit cards are being used. They rarely check to see if the card holder actually owns the card, Geiken said. The metallic strips on the backs of cards hold a lot of personal information about the cardholder, Geiken said. “Make them (retailers) ask for identification.” As to home phone calls and soliciting, Geiken suggested a caller ID on the phone or even get an unlisted phone number. Geiken said people should ask questions about who is asking for the information and why. They also should get identification numbers from the solicitors and their company so it can be verified. “Know who’s on the other end of the line,” Geiken warned. Tell them you will verify their identity and call them back, he added. “Never give out personal identification information on the Internet unless you know who you’re dealing with,” Geiken said. He suggested always looking for the security symbol on the websites — the locked padlock. If it is not there, the site is not a secure site, and PLUMBING For all your Plumbing & Heating needs and repairs call today! • Tempstar Gas, LP Furnace & A.C. • License #067203-PM Dobrava Bros. Plumbing & Heating • Glencoe 320-864-6335 www.dobravabrothers.com HEATING James Rosckes, Glencoe • Commercial • Residential • Agricultural Office: 320-864-5729 Cell: (612) 310-5729 james@flatworksconcrete.com www.flatworksconcrete.com K12tfnCLAj Chronicle photo by Rich Glennie Emil T. Ellis, 75, of Glencoe and a 2005 Peterbilt driven by Troy S. Freidrichs, 39, of Gibbon. Ellis was killed; Freidrichs was not injured. The semi was westbound on Highway 212 and the van was southbound on Chandler Avenue when they collided. If you are a victim It is recommended to order an annual credit report from the three major credit bureaus. They also should be contacted to report suspected identity thefts. They include: Equifax To report fraud: 1-800-525-6285 and write Equifax. To order a credit report: 1-800-685-1111 or write Equifax (www.equifax.com) at P.O. Box 740241, Atlanta, Ga 30374-0241. Experian To report fraud: 1-888-EXPERIAN and write Experian. To order credit report: 1-888-397-3742 or write Experian (www.experian.com) at P.O. Box 9554, Allen, TX 75013. Trans Union To report fraud: 1-800-680-7289 and write Fraud Victim Assistance Division, P.O. Box 6790, Fullerton, CA 92834-6700. To order a credit report: 1-800-916-8800 or write Trans Union (www.transunion.com) at P.O. Box 1000, Chester, PA 19022. 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Community Schools eyes more public participation By Rich Glennie Editor The Glencoe-Silver Lake School District began its 2013-14 series of Community Schools luncheon meetings Thursday by mixing business people from the community with elementary and secondary students. GSL Superintendent Chris Sonju said the goal of the Community Schools program is to get the public, especially the business community, into the school buildings “to see what’s going on” and to network through conversations with students, staff and among themselves. The next Community Schools luncheon will be at noon, Thursday, Nov. 14, and Sonju invited the business people to come again and bring an acquaintance. The meal Thursday included a wide variety of vegetables from the GSL Farm-to- School program, in which the FFA students planted, grew and cultivated the produce from a garden on school property. Those vegetables are incorporated into the district’s lunch program, too. Sonju thanked Becky Haddad, FFA adviser, and her FFA students for the firstyear program. Financial support came from a McLeod County Public Health grant. Paul Sparby, high school principal, also spoke about a variety of topics at the start of the school year. In the audience were members of the junior high Cool Aides, a group that acts as welcoming committee for new students to the junior high. Sparby also said the district Paul Sparby Intensive Care Unit (ICU) program has been expanded this year to include grades 7- 9, with an emphasis on helping these students “prepare for the performance standards,” Sparby said. The ICU program assists students falling behind on assignments. “Their grades are sick and they need help,” Sparby said of the ICU label. The students are expected to complete all their assignments. The word homework has been eliminated and replaced with practice and performance, Sparby added. This year testing is an 80/20 program for grades 7- 12 students. Eighty percent is based on performance and 20 percent on practice. The aim, Sparby said, is to make the grade reflect what students learn. “We want to measure what the student knows.” Sparby said there is a direct correlation between practice and performance. The changes also have taken student behavior out of the grade, he added, and there is no extra credit or late penalties. But there are before-school and after-school programs called Enrich, Challenge and Learn (ECL) to help students in need of additional help. “If you need help, find one of us (75 staff members). We’re all here for the same reason — to help you (students),” Sparby said. The additional help last year reduced the number of students with incomplete assignments by 32 percent after the first trimester; 29 percent in the second trimester; and 47 percent in the third trimester, Sparby said. Also updated by Sparby was the 2012-13 the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA) tests results. There was a 14 percentage point improvement in math scores for GSL seventh and eighth graders last year. “That is a phenomenal leap,” Sparby said, “and I credit our math department and the students.” Sparby added that reading scores also increased 4.1 percent. Students have an opportunity to retake the assessments, but they must complete all their assignments first “and be prepared.” Sparby said another program this year is student government members working with State Farm on an effort to promote saying no to distractive driving. The program will be Oct. 18-26 with more details on the school website. The McLeod County Chronicle, www.glencoenews.com, Wednesday, October 2, 2013, page 3 Assessors being held to higher standards, township officers told By Lori Copler Staff Writer Thanks to the action — or more appropriately, the inaction — of an assessor in northern Minnesota, the state is holding assessors to an even higher standard than it has in the past, McLeod County Assessor Sue Schultz told township officials Monday night. “Millions of dollars worth of property were not on the tax rolls because of this gentleman,” Schultz said at the McLeod County Association of Townships annual meeting Monday. The duties of an assessor have always been clearly outlined by state statute, Schultz said, but because of the situation in northern Minnesota, the state Department of Revenue is requiring county assessors to adopt a set of policies and procedures and is requiring that all assessors — whether appointed by a county or private — to be accredited. “This is not a county mandate, it’s coming from the state,” said Schultz. The new directives also outline punishment if assessors “don’t do their jobs,” said Schultz, which can range from fines to losing their jobs. Schultz said the county assessor’s office is implementing some new practices to make sure that properties are properly and accurately assessed, and in 2013, that means her staff will be measuring outbuildings in the cities and townships where the county has been appointed the official assessor. The county is the assessor for eight of McLeod County’s 14 townships; the other six appoint private assessors. In the past, Schultz said, valuations for sheds, barns and other outbuildings have been based on information provided on building permits, or by valuations assigned in the past. “Historically, it’s just been a fixed figure,” said Schultz. “The problem is, you may have a shed valued at $1,000, and another at $5,000, but the $1,000 building may be heated, and the $5,000 shed isn’t,” said Schultz. And building permits are not always accurate. What was intended to be, for example, a 40-foot-by-80-foot shed may turn out to be something different, once it is actually measured. In one case, Schultz said, her staff discovered that a shed was actually 15 feet shorter than what the owner had thought he was having built. “He was not happy,” said Schultz. Schultz said that about 25 percent of the outbuildings measured so far have had inaccurate measurements recorded. Schultz also said that because remodeling of sheds or barns don’t require building permits, the only way to know if improvements have been made is to actually go to the property and look. Schultz said that going out and actually measuring buildings will not only help the county comply with state statutes and mandate, but also ensure fairness of assessments for property owners. It also will ensure that accurate information is recorded as the assessors seek to transcribe its paper records to electronic records, said Schultz. A township official asked about paying the added cost of having someone actually measure sheds and outbuildings. “There should be no added cost, in my mind,” Schultz responded. “You contract for a certain price per parcel. Your assessor is paid that cost whether they actually knock on the door or not.” In response to a question, Schultz said her staff can go onto property without the owner present and measure the exterior of buildings. However, she said, they cannot enter a building without an owner present. If a person isn’t present when the assessor is there, Schultz said, a “sticky note” is left on the door with details about why the assessor was there, what was done, and who to contact with questions. “Basically, all we want to do is to make sure everything is right, as accurate as possible,” said Schultz. Property taxes due Oct. 15 McLeod County Auditor- Treasurer Cindy Schultz reminds McLeod County residents that the second half of your property tax payment is due Oct. 15 for non-agricultural properties. Payments are accepted by mail, in person at the McLeod County North Complex building 2391 Hennepin Ave. N. from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or there is a convenient payment drop box located just outside of the building. If interested in paying by credit card or e-check, visit the county website: www.co. mcleod.mn.us. There is a fee involved for paying one’s property tax by this method. If mailing, please return your statement stub with your payment to ensure proper credit. Postmark determines mail payment date. Late postmarks will be returned for proper penalty. Minnesota Statutes direct a penalty be assessed on late payments. September Panther Pride awards Panther Pride recipients at GSL’s Helen Baker Elementary (students who display respect, responsibility and safety) for the month of September include, front row from left, Valeria Varelas-Reyna, Garrett Teubert, Brady Rosenlund, Samuel Hecksel, Denver Wika, Maelee Streufert, William Oestrich, Aubrey Lindeman, Ava Wisch, Janette Morado and Mathew Schmieg; middle row, Joseph Sullivan, Hailey Hanson, Brian Submitted photos Garnica-Calderon, Dulce Diaz, Mason Breitkreutz, Baylee Hahn, Landon Stifter, Sabrina Lewandowski, Aiden LaPlante, Robin Lueck, Hudson Mikolichek, Tyler Templin and Abigail Ziegler; and, back row, Brayden Gildea, Allson Willcox, Grace Lipke, Levi Silfverston, Caleb Lindeman, Aleisha Teubert, Hannah Graf, Cavin Streufert, Ezequiel Martinez and Brooklyn Christianson. GHS class of 1978 reunion The Glencoe High School graduating class of 1978 will have a reunion on Saturday, Oct. 5, starting at 5 p.m., at the Major Avenue Hunt Club. For more information and to RSVP, call Lynn at 320-510-2020; Lori at 320- 510-0408; or Scotty at 320- 510-1766. Thank You! We want to thank everyone for the cards and gifts and all your well wishes for our 90 th birthday celebration. You made this day very special! Grenke Twins Maynard Grenke Mildred Lindemann *39C40Aa Shimanski Orchard Open: Fridays & Saturdays 10 am-5 pm Call Ron at 320-223-2355 or Genny at 320-327-2633 11155 200 th St., Silver Lake 1/2 mile NW of Silver Lake on Co. Rd. 16 F39-41CLj Health Care Reform Information to assist individuals October 16, 2013 10am, 2pm and 7pm Panther Pride — teacher GSL second-grade teacher Cari Glaeser was the Helen Baker Panther Pride teacher for September for “always taking care of us,” according to students. SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE LOCAL HOUSES OF WORSHIP, CALL TODAY TO BE A SPONSOR OF OUR WEEKLY PASTOR’S CORNER FOR A GREAT RATE! McLeod County Chronicle 320-864-5518 Panther Pride — support staff GSL’s Tyler Peterson was recognized by a GSL Helen Baker student for “being so happy and nice all the time.” F39-40C41Aj Glencoe Event Center Senior Room Presented by Professional Insurance Providers Terry Jones rofessional nsurance roviders terry.jones@profinsproviders.com ph 320-864-5581 fax 320-864-5583
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