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Spring means more adventuresI’m anxious for spring — tosee the lime-green buds on thetrees before they burst intolush, vibrant bunches ofleaves; catch the first fragrantbreeze of peonies; and to finallyspend time in the warmsun outside and shoot my first.22 rifle with my brother.Yes, that’s right, I’ve becomea regular “sportswoman,”as my best friendwould say.In January, I enrolled in theCentershot Archery Ministrythrough Grace Bible Church,and the adventures seemed tohave continued; 2013 is lookingpretty good.After a couple of years ofPastor Tom Rakow gushingabout the class, I decided togive it a shot, and haven’t hadso much fun in a long time.It was an eight-week classthat met Sunday afternoonsand combined Bible studywith archery lessons. It was agreat experience both for myfaith and for my goal to be thenext “Robin Hood.”I had the opportunity toshoot compound, recurve andlong bows at different distances,and would you believeI got more than one bullseye at20 yards?Definitely a bragging moment.I’ve gotten quite “hooked”on archery — so much that Iwas having nightmares aboutmissing class. Talk about obsession!Well, the archery classes aredone, but I’m lucky enough tohave won a free one-yearmembership to the LesterPrairie Archery Club. I thinksummer is going to be prettybusy, and I think my brothersare going to be pretty jealous.And thanks to archery, thisnew sense of adventure I haveattained has snowballed, fromgulping down cold oysterswhile vacationing in Florida tosigning up for a month-longfirearm safety class and joiningmy uncle’s trap shootingteam for the summer.Two weeks ago, I headed toDestin, Fla., along the Gulf ofMexico, for a friend’s beachwedding and the emeraldgreen water and soft, whitesand made for a picture perfectevent, and very romantic ceremony.It was a fun, hectic week ofnormal vacations: time on thebeach, losing luggage, relishingin the luxury of the poolhouse, flight delays, and ofcourse, trying new food, includingMahi Mahi and oysters.I am on and off when itcomes to seafood. I like tuna,tilapia, salmon, and even mussels.The Mahi Mahi was delicious,until someone told me itwas dolphin. My eyeswidened and I freaked a little,but thanks to Google, I foundout they meant, “dolphin fish.”Whew.Because I like mussels, Ithought oysters would be noproblem. Wrong.We ordered a dozen oystersbetween four of us, and it wasthe mission to eat three each.Well, in less than a minute, IDown Memory LaneCompiled by Margaret Benz75 YEARS AGO - APRIL 9, 1938 — At theregular meeting of the Village Council, it wasvoted to contact the PWA administrator in regardto digging a sewer on West Main Streetand to contact oil companies in regard to oilingvillage streets.A used car lot, operated by Mert Rogers, willopen on the lot next to the Svanda Hardwarestore.E.H. Totushek Red & White Store will celebrateits ninth year in business in Silver Lakewith an anniversary sale starting on Saturday,April 9, and ending on Saturday, April 16.Johnny Sunshine will serve free cookies andcoffee all day Saturday, April 9. Some of themercantile specials include: men’s dress shirts88¢; Big Brother work shoes $1.98; Big Brotheroveralls 89¢; “Little Brother” overalls 69¢;women’s wash frocks 88¢; cotton street frocks$1.88; ladies hankies 3¢; turkish towels 9¢; curtains39¢. Grocery specials include: R&W cornflakes, 3 large pkgs. 25¢; seedless raisins, 2 lb.pkg. 14¢; large navel oranges, 19¢ dozen;Sycamore peaberry coffee, 6 lbs. $1.00; RedRibbon salad dressing, quart jar 29¢; Blue &White peanut butter, 2 lb. jar 25¢.The Young Ladies Sodality of St. Joseph’sChurch will present the sacred Lenten drama infive acts, “Claudia, the Daughter of Pilate,” onSunday and Monday, April 10-11, in the churchhall. Admission is 25¢ and door prizes will beawarded.A chimney fire, fanned by a brisk wind,brought the Silver Lake Fire Department to theFred Friauf farm home on Thursday forenoon.Joseph Zdrazil Sr., 73, passed away on Friday,April 1, at his home in Hopkins. Funeralservices were held on Sunday afternoon, April3, at the Deephaven Presbyterian Church.Mrs. Valentine Jaskowiak, 74, died onWednesday, April 6, at the home of JohnJaskowiak. Funeral services were conducted onSaturday morning, April 9, at the Church of St.Adalbert.Daughters were born to Mr. and Mrs. GilbertRehmann on April 4 and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Yuklon April 1. Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Ardolf are theparents of a son born on March 30.50 YEARS AGO - APRIL 4, 1963 — A terrificwind storm struck shortly after 3 o’clockon Wednesday morning causing some damagein the area. Winds were estimated upwards from55 miles per hour. Snow flurries on Wednesdaymorning gave the appearance of a full-scaleblizzard at times.Silver Lake and Swan Lake opened up onMonday.Kathy Chalupsky, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Tom Chalupsky and an eighth-grade student atthe Silver Lake Public School, won first placein the county spelling contest at Hutchinson thisThursday.The Village of Silver Lake Clean-Up Weekbegins on Saturday, April 6, and ends on Saturday,April 13.The M.A. Gedney Co. is now signing acreagefor cucumbers. Interested persons are to contactThe Travel SectionBy Alyssa Schauermanaged to scoop out theslimy meat and swallow eachbite without thinking.It’s something I’ll never doagain, but at least can say,“Yeah, I've done it.” Maybe ifthey were doused in butter orfried in cheese, I’d change mytune.This excitement in tryingnew things led me to theLester Prairie Sportsmen’sClub Tuesday night — the firstnight of firearm safety.Of course, I’m in the classwith over 25 kids and only afew parents, but it’s exciting.I’ve never shot a rifle or gunbefore (besides an air softgun), and I’m looking forwardto learning about the equipment,safety, hunting tacticsand conservation of the environment.I called my brother lastweek to bring his .22 back toMinnesota, and he’s been patientwith me as I learn aboutthe muzzle, ammo, trigger,safety, scope, etc.After I told my Uncle Steveabout taking the class, he informedme that there was aspot on his trap shooting teamwith his sons, and asked if I’dbe interested.Practice starts on April 10,and you can expect I haveplans — I’ll be aiming at myfirst clay pigeon. Wish meluck!Ray Paggen if they would like to raise cucumbers.Win a jar full of money at the Silver LakeHatchery & Breeding Farm just by guessing thetotal sum of cash in the jar. The winner will bethe one who comes closest or does actuallyguess the correct amount of money in the jar.The five-room house on a corner lot knownas the James Kulinski residence in Silver Lakeis for sale.A mental patient from St. Peter, who escapedfrom that institution on Friday, March 29, wasapprehended about five or six miles north of SilverLake on Monday morning, April 1, somedistance away from the Emil Kautz farm.The Peter Wawrzyniak auction will be heldon Friday, April 5, at the farm located four mileseast of Silver Lake on Highway 7.A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. DavidMickolichek on March 18.25 YEARS AGO - APRIL 7, 1988 — Kenand Dorothy Merrill have purchased the SilverLake Leader. Their purchase, effective April 1,takes over from the estate of Wilbert W. Merrill,son of founder W.O. Merrill.Dale and Doris Jerabek, owners of Jerabek’sMarket, will kick off their grand opening onTuesday, April 12, with many specials andprizes. The market has been completely remodeledand will carrying a full line of groceriesand fresh meats. Store hours will be Mondaythrough Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.to 5 p.m., and Sunday 8 a.m. to noon.The Silver Lake Fire Department AnnualDance will be held on Saturday, April 9, at theSilver Lake Auditorium. The Albrecht Bandwill furnish the music.Due to the rain on Saturday, the Easter EggHunt, sponsored by the Silver Lake Civic Association,was moved from the City Park to theauditorium.Bonnie Nowak, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Patrick Nowak and Silver Lake High SchoolHomecoming queen, has been selected as a finalistfor Minnesota’s eighth-annual HomecomingQueen selection to be held April 30 andMay 1 at the Minneapolis/St. Paul AirportHilton.The Silver Lake Fire Department respondedto three grass fires in three days. Wednesday,March 30, at 4 p.m., the first fire was at theDonald Pool farm; on Thursday, March 31,grass along the railroad tracks in South SilverLake caught fire; and on Friday, April 1, grasscaught fire at the Broman Vegetable Farmnortheast of Silver Lake at 11:30 a.m.Don Kasper has been selected Minnesota’sDepartment of Natural Resources ConservationOfficer of the Year.Joe and Bernice Gehlen of the Silver LakeLions Club, along with eye doctors, assistantoptometrists, and other men and women, wentto Parral, Mexico, in February to distribute themany eye glasses collected by the Lions Clubs.Jim and Judy (Chap) Allbee are the parentsof a son born on March 31.Letter to the EditorBids Continued from page 1tion are proposed at $172,750,and the costs for materials testingby Braun Intertec are at$43,860, for a total of$216,610.“These are the services forthe construction administrationportion of the agreement, andthis cost was budgeted in theproject from the beginning,”Black said.The Council approved theconstruction administrationproposal from SEH and theconstruction testing servicesproposal from Braun Intertec(recommended by SEH) on a4-0 vote.ScheduleBlack said the timeline forthe project is 75 working days,with the final end date set forSept. 13.“It’s a $1,500-per-daypenalty for every day afterthat,” Black said.He discussed a bit of theconstruction timeline and saidthe first step would be to removeall the bituminous surface.The second step wouldbe to replace the sanitarysewer main and the watermain.“Essentially, constructionwill be working south to north,like we discussed,” Black said.Nelson asked if water serviceswill be turned off duringthe entire time, or even fordays at some point.“No, the water won’t be shutoff for 75 days. There will betemporary connections, orwe’ll service new lines,” Blacksaid.He said the project is on a“continuous rolling schedule.”Black said as everything undergroundgets tested duringconstruction, the plan is tobuild the road up. “They won’twait until all the undergroundconstruction is completed beforefilling the road,” Blacksaid.He added that Al Hahn willbe the contact person for theresidents affected by the project.“Part of his job is to helppeople out there, answer anyquestions and communicatewith them,” Black said. Hesaid Hahn’s phone numberwill be provided, so residentsare not contacting PublicWorks Supervisor Dale Kosek.Venier also said the hope isto begin construction at theend of April, so that only “oneschool year” is affected.“We are hoping that if wecan start earlier, we will finishearlier, and not have to worryabout traffic in September,”Venier said.The Council discussed detouroptions and the possibilitySilver Lake Leader, Thursday, April 4, 2013 — Page 3Morningside: an unnecessary projectTo the Editor:I attended a county budgetmeeting last Tuesday (March26). The essence of the meetingwas whether our county isprepared to spend $3 million(consisting of both county andstate funds) of their possibleshare of nearly $4 million incosts to extend MorningsideAvenue a distance of threeblocks.Many concerns were raised:1) What percent is thecounty’s share of the cost?Should the cost be split 50/50with the city of Glencoe?2) What are the costs formoving the railroad to theeast? (Meanwhile the railroad,Twin Cities & Western, is embroiledwith light-rail transitissues at this time.)3) What are the unknownproblems of building over theold dump site?4) What is the cost of removingthe homes alongsideMorningside (which are currentlynot included in the presentcosts of the project)?5) What state and federalfunds are available and forhow long?6) The county is not pushingfor this project; the push iscoming from Glencoe city officials.7) The project includes closingUnion Avenue. Are we OKwith closing Union?8) If the county spends thesemillions of dollars on this project,other county projects willneed to be cut. What countyprojects would be cut?9) The county is looking atturning back some of itscounty streets over to the cityof Glencoe to save money.How does this affect futurecity costs?10) How will the mediationon wetlands be handled?11) Was there a commitmentto Coborns for a throughstreet?12) How does Diamond Avenue’sclosure affect city andcounty residents?13) The new street extensionwill need to have a weightlimit of 10 tons.14) Should the project bedelayed?We know that this $1 millionto be spent by the citycould be better used to in otherof the one way street in frontof the school becoming a temporarytwo-way street.“We won’t be turning thatstreet into a two-way,” Veniersaid.He added that the “best” isto meet with the school and thecontractors and find out how toaccommodate the school.“I’ve talked to Chris(Sonju), and he and I will meetwith the contractor to find thebest solution. We’ll all need tobe working together. Andmaybe the buses will temporarilyhave to move theirloading zone to ClevelandStreet. Who knows? These aresome options we’ll be discussing,”Venier said.Hydrant/watermeter replacementThe Council also discussedfinancing options for the project,including covering costsfor the hydrant and watermeter replacement.Venier presented the CityCouncil with an option to bondwith the Minnesota RuralWater MIDI Loan Program, inconjunction with using$135,000 cash from the waterfund.Venier said the water fundhas been built up to about$400,000, and because theF16-34eowLaELECTRIC320-286-6570many of the “water problems”in the city are being addressedby the replacement of waterand sewer mains in the GroveAvenue project, the city doesnot need to “rely on that$400,000.”Bebo and other councilorsvoiced concern about depletingthe water fund versus takingout more money in thebond and the time it will taketo build up the water fundagain.Venier said he would preparemore options and scenariosfor the Council to discussat a future meeting.Love, your whole familyM ikolichekPlumbing & HeatingBrian Mikolichek: Owner • Bonded-InsuredResidential RemodelService Light CommercialComplete Plumbing and Heating SystemsAir Conditioning InstallationWinsted, MN 320-395-2002Paul PokornowskiINC.Happy99 thBirthdayGrandmaDorothyon April 7!*13LaResidentialFarmIndustrialTrenchingLocating320-286-6570 Cokato, MNSilver Lakeways like upgrading our presentstreets and not having toassess the adjoining propertyowners.After conferring with a roadengineer, I was informed thatthe amount of money spent onthe three-block Morningsideextension would provide thereplacement of 7.5 miles ofstreets with a seven-ton rating!This would be an enormousamount of savings for the taxpayers.Another County Boardmeeting was set for April 2,with Glencoe city officials invited.I hope the city officialsdiscussed the items listedabove and view this monsterexpense with the same reservationsas did the county.Call the Glencoe City Councilmembers, the mayor, andcounty commissioners, andvoice your concerns over thisunnecessary project — or putthe project on hold.In 2001 Glencoe residents(1,354) petitioned to halt thisvery project!Gary BallardGlencoeLions ClubFtfnLAANNUALSAUSAGE SUPPERThursday, April 11, 2013Silver Lake AuditoriumServing from 4:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.Tickets: Adults: $ 7.50Ages 4-12: $ 3.503 & under: FreeMenu: Polish sausage, cheesy hashbrown potatoes,corn, bread, sauerkraut, milk, coffee, dessert.Proceeds will go to Silver Lake Fire Department.Thank You!F13La

SportsSilver Lake Leader, Thursday, April 4, 2013 — Page 5The 15th annualOrth benefit tipsoff this weekendThe 15th consecutive TimOrth Memorial Foundationbasketball jamboree is thisSaturday, April 6 in the GSLHigh School gymnasium.Event proceeds go towardlocal and area youths battlingto overcome costlyhealth issues. Doors open at5 p.m. and the first gamestarts at 6 p.m. Admission is$8 for adults and $6 for allstudents. There is a boysand a girls game featuringgraduating seniors ofschools located in andaround McLeod County.The girls’ game will takeplace at approximately 6p.m. and is followed by theboys’ game.The games will featurehigh quality entertainmentbetween quarters and intermissionsthat are sure to energizethe crowd. Groupsand organizations participatingin the event are: TwinCities Unicycle Club, EncoreSchool of Dance,Kelly’s Dance Academy,GSL competitive danceteam, Laketown Gymnasticsof Waconia, Zumba movers,GSL pep band, plus slamdunkcontests, shootouts,and more.Proceeds from admissions,concessions, donations,raffles and a silentauction go to this year’sOrth kids, who will be recognizedduring a specialceremony at halftime of theboys’ game. The nine recipientsare: Mason Brink andKailyn Wester of Hutchinson,Levi Silfverston ofBrownton, McKenzie Fairbairnof rural Glencoe, SaraGomez of Litchfield, PhilipGonzales of Edina, TateMaurer of Waconia, TiannaSchilling of Maple Plain,and Luke Schumacher ofMinnetonka.Stories of the class of2013 Orth kids were publishedin The Chronicle’sMarch 20 and 27 issues.TENTATIVE rosters as ofApril 2.WEST GirlsKaytlin Kuefler (Annandale);Anna Webster andAlexis Carlen (Dassel-Cokato); Baily Koch andGreta Walsh (Litchfield);Lydia Keft (New LondonSpicer); Kelly Beneke(GSL); Lexi Erpenbach andBrooke Willemsen (NYA);Krista Lange and RachelHeuer (Lester Prairie/HolyTrinity).EAST GirlsNico Schmidt andChristina Bruggman (MayerLutheran); Alicia MartinVega (Mound-Westonka);Aly Anton and Emily Bauer(Holy Family); MorganIverson, Caroline Jacobsand Stephanie Dressen (Waconia);Kim Mercedes(Hutchinson).WEST BoysBrett Ahseumacher (Annandale);Zach Kinney,Zach Whitchurch, DylanKoll and Riley Pater (Litchfield);Ethan Maass (GSL);Jake Smith and Seth Aho(Dassel-Cokato); JoeyDreier (New LondonSpicer); Max Corabow andTyler Bates (Sibley East);Joey Madsen, Peyton Thiryand Ryan Quast (LesterPrairie/Holy Trinity); BrettRickheim (GFW). TrentonDraeger (GSL) will onlyparticipate in the dunk contest.EAST BOYSZach Checkal, DaltonPulis and Adam Schleper(Delano); Joe Spur (HolyFamily); Alec Nassirzedahand Alex Aalfs (Hutchinson);Collin Host andTrevor Blackstone (Mound-Westonka); Tommy Gander-Ostrom and Ben Turnham(Orono); Matt Rachey,Wylie Ferron (Waconia);Philbur Fiend, Tanner Luebke(Mayer Lutheran); LukeMarschall and TrevorGroschen (NYA). Ben Liesand Shawn Shindler(Hutchinson), Matt Huesner(Orono) and Austin Fuller(Waconia) will only participatein the dunk contest.GSL girls’ golf team looks to be youngbut experienced according to EckhoffBy Josh RandtSports EditorThe GSL girls’ golf teamhas been utilizing the snowto breakup indoor practicesthat most spring sports teamare faced with, to work onphysical, as well as mental,conditioning.Head coach Scott Eckhoffhas had his team cross countryskiing on the Glencoegolf course while talkinghole strategies. They’ve alsobeen practicing in the snowwith tennis balls in anticipationof the season opener onMonday, April 8 at Waconia.The Panthers will missCaitlin Miller from last year.Miller was a six-time letterwinner for the Panthers andearned All Conference honorsat the end of last season,with a 46.22 nine-holestroke average.Eckhoff has a team full ofyoung, promising golferswho will open up opportunitiesfor plenty of varsity experience.“Alexis Kerslake (sophomore)finished the seasonstrong last season,” Eckhoffsaid. “She advanced to thesecond round of sectionplay, and we look for Alexisto be our lead golfer thisseason.”While Kerslake looks tobe the leader and build off ofher 52.56 nine-hole averageBy Josh RandtSports EditorWell, it happened. I’ve returnedto the area as thesports editor of The Chronicleafter graduating in 2005 andtelling myself that Glencoewould remain in my rearviewfor the foreseeable future.My parents, Chuck andLinda Randt, still live in townfor the time being and havegraciously spared their livingroom and home for myselfand all of my belongingswhile I try to find an apartment.My brother, Matt, livesin Glencoe, which I’m surewill afford many more brotherlyoutings/squabbles reminiscentof our younger days.My grandmother, Ruth Randt,also lives in Glencoe, as wellas a number of other relatives.Despite the strong ties, Inever really thought that I’dmove back to the area. As ayouth, McLeod County didn’toffer much for entertainment.For myself, there was fun tobe had in athletics, so itshould be no surprise thatsports have brought me backto the area.During my time as a studentat GSL, I participated infootball, wrestling, basketballand baseball. The latter two Inever played or pursued at thevarsity level.For a brief moment, I onlyplayed football until somefriends from the wrestlingroom invited me to join them.They brought me in midwaythrough an afternoon practiceand let me roll around withMembers of the GSL Varsity girl’s golf team have beencross country skiing along the Glencoe golf course totake a break from indoor practices. From left are: Lexifrom last season, three othersophomores with varsityexperience are looking tobecome staples on the girls’golf team.Ashlyn Ratike, ClaireWraspir and Allie Eischensjoin Kerslake as the mostexperienced members of theteam. Ratike had a 58.78nine-hole average, Wraspira 61.44 and Eischens a66.33.“All three of these girlshave shown steady improvementswith each yearsome of the guys. Despite thegrueling, and sometimes torturous,practice routine ofwrestling, I stuck with thesport because it offered somethingto do during the grueling,and sometimes torturous,winter months.When I first dressed forvarsity football games as asophomore, I couldn’t believethe number of people in thecrowd. Growing up in Glencoe,I remembered the championshipteam from 2000 andwas an audience member fora lot of those games. Butwhen you take the field wearingthat varsity uniform, evenas a puny little sophomore,you feel an energy and excitementthat is unparalleled.That energy and excitement isthen amplified when you earna spot on varsity.The same can be said aboutany varsity sport; and I’mnow tasked with capturingthat energy and excitement,and conveying it in a way thatmakes sense, but is also entertaining.My road to this position ismuch like my time in highschool when I was trying tofigure out exactly whichsports to play. Except, choosinga career is a little more seriousthan figuring out if Iwanted to shoot jump shots ortakedowns.After a brief stint at theMinnesota School of Businessin Waite Park, studyinghealth and exercise sciences,I worked full-time for about ayear and a half. I then enrolledat Minnesota State University,Mankato andgraduated in May of 2012with a bachelor’s degree inmass communications with afocus in journalism.As an undergrad, I internedat The Enterprise in Glencoefor about two months fromJanuary 2012 through Februaryof 2012, and worked at agroup home in Mankato forthe last two years of college.I then worked temporarilyat the Hutchinson Leader forabout two months this pastfall, filling in for a writer intheir newsroom, while continuingwith my position at thegroup home.A full-time position as theof experience,” Eckhoffsaid. “Elizabeth Gran(sophomore) is in her secondyear and played goodgolf toward the end of lastseason, and MadelineKuehn and Jenna Lokensgard(freshmen) show goodpromise as young golfers.”While fielding such ayoung team may give somecoaches a cause for concern,Eckhoff has younggolfers with varsity experiencethat could lead to success,if not this season, ineditor of the Lafayette NicolletLedger came available inDecember of 2012, which Iaccepted. I worked there for alittle over three months beforeaccepting the position here.A former classmate sent mea message on Facebook, notifyingme that theChronicle/Leader was lookingfor a sports editor. I waselated to think that I might beable to cover athletics in myhometown.When I was still in highschool, I remember seeingLee Ostrom with his cameraand notepad at all the differentathletic activities andthinking, “Wow. He’s got thecoolest job. He just talks withpeople and takes pictures atlocal sporting events, andthen writes about it.”Meeting with Lee and thestaff here I was informed thatLee was really in charge ofthe “toy department.” Toys orSubmitted photoKerslake, Claire Wraspir, Ashlyn Ratike, LindsayWedin, Maddie Kuehn, Lizzy Grand and Allie Eischens.not, the fact of the matter isthat Lee loved his positionand that showed through hiswork.Lee stressed that I need tobe myself and do things myway, but I can’t help but lookat what he’s done for sportsin the area during his timehere, and hope to emulatehim just the slightest bit. I’llbe me, but Lee has set a standardof quality here that Iwould like to maintain, becausethis position isn’t aboutmyself, it’s about the community.Lee captured the 2003-04state football championshipteam that I was a part of. Healso covered the final gameever to be played on AllenField the next year when Iwas a senior. Without searchingthrough almanacs ofnewspapers, I can vividly recallthe sports section forboth events. These events andseasons to come.“We are returning fivegolfers with varsity experience,and we look to haveimproved individual andteam scores from last year,”Eckhoff said.The Panthers finishedeighth out of 10 teams inthe Wright County Conferencelast season. While losinga steady golfer likeMiller may not improve thechances of moving up in theconference, it will allowthis young team to grow togetherand gain invaluableexperience moving forward.Working with such ayoung team, Eckhoff saidthe key to success for thisyear’s team lies within theirmental psyche.“Golf is such a mentalgame,” Eckhoff said. “Wewill really stress the mentalaspect of golf along withgood techniques and makinggood golf decisions. Weneed to have consistent playfrom each of our varsitygolfers.”Randt, a Glencoe native,takes over as sports editorNYWA State and Invitational WrestlersArea wrestlers will participate in theNorthland Youth Wrestling Associationstate and invitational tournaments thisweekend in Rochester. Wrestlers with an* above their name will be participatingin the state tournament. Back row fromhappenings may not alwaysbe important or newsworthybeyond the local level, butthe people who experiencedthem will always remember.Whether you did a good job,or a bad one, they’ll remember.So I ask that you bear withme as I readjust to the areaand to my position. Most ofmy experience thus far hasbeen with general reportingand events. I’ve alwayswanted to get more involvedin sports journalism but wasnever afforded the opportunityuntil now, and I fully intendto seize it.I look forward to seeingsome old faces and meetingsome new ones while in mynew position here at TheChronicle. If you see me outat a game or event feel free tosay “hi” or introduce yourself,and let’s make somememories together.Submitted photoleft: Cody Rae, Dalton Kosek*, NateSchuch and Maxx Wettengel. Middle rowfrom left: Zach Voelz*, Garrett Berry*,Aaron Higgins* and Wyatt Berry*. Frontrow from left: Jack Angelo* and CarterRuschmeier.

Page 6 — Silver Lake Leader, Thursday, April 4, 2013Silver Lake Leader photo by Alyssa Schauer3rd-grade Lakeside Panther PawsThe third-grade Panther Paw recipientswere announced at the monthly LakesideElementary all-school meeting held lastThursday. The students include, from leftto right, in the front, Paige Drew, DanielSchultz, Zach Meyer, Magdalena Villanuevaand Malayna Graf. In the back areTison Werner, Andrew Kettner, MitchelJaskowiak, Brent Lipke and BaileySpringer.Fifth-grade Panther PawsLast Thursday, Lakeside Elementary heldits monthly all-school meeting in the gymnasium.Panther Paw awards were givento students in each grade. Fifth-grade recipientsinclude, from left to right, in theSilver Lake Leader photo by Alyssa Schauerfront, Jose Mendoza, Lexis Werner, AlexCohrs, Rose Nussbaum and Holly Bandemer.In the back are Drake Lieser, MikaylaBeneke, Abby Gronlund, Taylor Hatlestadand Juliana Henderson.Silver Lake Leader photo by Alyssa Schauer4th-grade Panther Paw studentsLakeside Elementary held its monthly allschoolmeeting last Thurdsay morning inthe gynmnasium at Lakeside. Panther Pawawards were announced for each grade,and for the fourth-grade class, recipientsincluded, from left to right, in the front,Nailea Ramirez, Chloe Popelka, Devon Petersen,Bella Hussong and Sandra Maganda.In the back are Connor Bakken,Lucas Follestad, Jacob Stifter, Zach Voelzand Norique Stuewe.6th-grade Panther PawsAt the all-school meeting last Thursdaymorning at Lakeside Elementary, PantherPaw awards for students of the monthwere announced. For the sixth grade, studentsinclude, from left to right, in theSilver Lake Leader photo by Alyssa Schauerfront, Haley Kirchoff, Sacha Willhite, WyattKonen and Austin Barrett. In the back areKimberly Kuenzel, Josh Kuehn, IsauroGuerrero and Molly Green. Missing wereLibby Blakowiak and Eric Wheeler.MenusOutdoor Club at Grace BibleChurch set Sunday, April 14April 8-12Silver LakeSenior Nutrition SiteMonday — Tator tot casserole,green beans, peaches, bread, margarine,bar, low-fat milk.Tuesday — Roast pork, wholepotatoes, buttered cabbage, bread,margarine, rosy applesauce, lowfatmilk.Wednesday — Lasagna, California-blendvegetables, lettuce saladwith dressing, garlic bread, margarine,pudding, low-fat milk.Thursday — Ginger citruschicken, rice, fruit, mixed vegetables,cake, low-fat milk.Friday — Meaty beef stew withcarrots, potatoes, cole slaw, breadstick, margarine, fruit cobbler, lowfatmilk.GSL SchoolsElementary/Jr. High/Sr. HighBreakfastMonday — Breakfast pizza orKix Berry cereal and yogurt, applejuice cup, low-fat milk (breakfastburrito at junior/senior high).Tuesday — Pancake on a stickwith syrup or Cheerios and applecinnamonmuffin, diced peaches,low-fat milk.Wednesday — Late start, nobreakfast.Thursday — Breakfast pizza orreduced-sugar Fruit Loops cerealand blueberry muffin, orange juicecup, low-fat milk (egg and cheeseomelet at junior/senior high).Friday — Pancakes with syrupor reduced-sugar Cinnamon ToastCrunch cereal, yogurt, diced pears,low-fat milk (french toast sticks withsyrup at junior/senior high).Helen Baker/Lakeside LunchMonday — Mini turkey corndogs, fun lunch, seasoned carrots,celery sticks, apple wedges,pineapple tidbits.Tuesday — Beefy nachos withfiesta rice, chef salad, refriedbeans, jicama sticks with dressing,petite banana, chilled applesauce.Wednesday — Italian meatsauce,whole-grain rotini pasta,bread stick, deli combo sub, seasonedgreen beans, caesar romaineside salad with dressing,kiwi wedges, chilled peaches.Thursday — Breaded chickenpatty on a whole-grain bun, hamand cheese on a whole-grain bun,oven-baked potato wedges, marinatedcucumbers and tomatoes,orange wedges, chilled pears.Friday — Tony’s cheese pizza,turkey and cheese on whole-grainbread, seasoned corn, baby carrots,apple wedges, chilled mixedfruit.High School LunchMonday — Oven-baked turkeycorn dogs, baked beans, bakedtator tots, confetti coleslaw, celerysticks with dressing, apple, pineappletidbits.Tuesday — Mexican bar withchicken or beef soft-shell tacos,brown rice, refried beans, southwestblack beans, baby carrotswith dressing, petite banana,chilled applesauce.Wednesday — Breaded chickenparmesan, whole-grain noodles,seasoned carrots, broccoli saladwith raisins, red pepper strips withdressing, kiwi wedges, chilledpeaches.Thursday — Roast turkey ingravy, stuffing, dinner roll, mashedpotatoes, jicama fruit salad, cucumberslices with dressing, orange,chilled pears.Friday — Pasta bar with chickenand broccoli casserole or pizzacasserole, bread stick, steamedgreen beans, caesar romainesalad, baby carrots with dressing,Grace Bible Church of SilverLake will host a specialOutdoor Club meeting onSunday, April 14, at 2 p.m., atthe church. This informal gettogetheris titled “How to TieFlies” and will be led by veteranfly-tiers Al Teubert andEric Nelson.This Outdoor Club get-togetherwill last about an hourand includes a brief devotionaltime, actual hands-on experience,and time for input andquestions from those who attend.Other upcoming OutdoorClub meetings in futuremonths include: “Planning aBoundary Waters Canoe Trip”and “Bow Hunting.” Anyoneany age is invited to attend,and there is no charge. TheSilver LakeLeaderchurch is located in SilverLake at 300 Cleveland St.,next to the city water tower.Legal NoticesCity of Silver LakeAssessment NoticeCity of Silver LakeNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,That the Board of Appeal of the Cityof Silver Lake, McLeod County, Minnesota,will meet at the Office of theClerk in said City at 6 PM on Mondaythe 8 th day of April, 2013, for the purposeof reviewing and correcting theassessment of said City for the year,2013. All persons considering themselvesaggrieved by said assessment,or who wish to complain that theproperty of another is assessed toolow, are hereby notified to appear atsaid meeting and show cause of havingsuch assessment corrected.No complaint that another personis assessed too low will be acted uponuntil the person so assessed, or hisagent, shall have been notified of suchcomplain.Given under my hand this 18 th dayof February, 2013./s/ Kerry VenierClerk of the City of Silver Lake(Published in The Silver LakeLeader April 4, 2013)Hale TownshipAssessment NoticeNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of Appeal- *Equalization of the Town of Hale, McLeodCounty, Minnesota, will meet at the Office of the Clerkin said Town Hall at 7 o’clock p.m., Wednesday the 10 thday of April, 2013 for the purpose of reviewing andcorrecting the assessment of said Town of Hale for theyear 2013. All persons considering themselves aggrievedby said assessment, or who wish to complainthat the property of another is assessed too low, arehereby notified to appear at said meeting, and showcause of having such assessment corrected.No complaint that another person is assessed too lowwill be acted upon until the person so assessed, or hisagent, shall have been notified of suchcomplaint.Given under my hand this 4 th day of April, 2013.Tammy StifterClerk of the Town of HaleF13La

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CPR/First Aid certification.PT, 18hrs/wk, 9 mo,Union, $ 8.98/hr.More info: Call or pick up applicationat Heartland CAA,Inc., 200 SW 4 th St., Willmar,MN 56201 (320) 235-0850.Visit www.heartlandcaa.org foran online application.AA/ADA/EOE EmployerK13LaSpe cial- 95% Good man gas fur -nace and pro gram ma ble ther mo -stat $2,200 in stalled or AC unit$1,900 in stalled. J&R Plumb ingHeat ing AC, Lester Prair ie (320)510-5035.Household GoodsKo dak all-in-one print er, $25. (320)327-2541.Lawn, Garden1995 John Deere 345, 18 hp liq uidcooled Ka wa sa ki, only 550 hours,54” deck, pow er flow bag ging sys -tem, tire chains with blade.$2,950/BO. (320) 510-2181.Wanted To BuyOLD MO TOR CY CLES WANT ED:Cash paid, pre fer ably non run ningcon di tion, ti tle or no ti tle, Hon da,Su zu ki, Ka wa sa ki, Ya ma ha, Tri -umph and oth er makes. Please callDar ick at 507-381-3405.JUNK BAT TER IES WANT EDWe buy used bat ter ies and leadweights. Pay ing top dol lar for junkbat ter ies. Pay ing $8 to $24/bat tery.We pick up. Call 800-777-2243. Askfor Dana.WANT ED TO BUY: Old signs alltypes, farm primi tive paint ed fur ni -ture all types, cup boards, cub byunits, lock er and pool wire bas kets,wood & metal piec es with lots ofdraw ers, old pre-1960 holi day dec -o ra tions, in dus tri al/school itemssuch as metal racks, stools, work -bench es, light n ing rods and balls,weath er vanes, ar chi tec tur al itemslike cor bels and stain glass wind -ows. We buy one item and en tirees tates. Don’t get a dump ster un tilyou call us first! We are lo cal. (612)590-6136.705 Main St. W., Silver LakeWell-kept lakefront property on49x300 lot featuirng 3 BR, 2 BA& detached double garage.MLS #4350680 $89,900Want ed: Pri vate par ty seeks mod -est home on acreage in theHutchin son/ Sil ver Lake/ Glen coe/Lester Prair ie area to pur chase.Call Michael (615) 935-1046.LIVESTOCK, PETSCattleReg is tered Sim men tal bulls forsale. Year ling, both red and black.Diehn Sim men tals (507) 766-0313.REAL ESTATEHobby FarmOpen House Sun day, APril 7, 1- 3p.m. Zero down RHA fi nanc ing isavail able for this prop er ty. 11798155th St., Glen coe. Hob by farm forsale. 6 +/- acr es, beau ti ful 4BR home.Very new out build ings. MLS#4338091, $275,000. Con tact me for apri vate show ing. Paul Krueg er, Edi naRe al ty, (612) 328-4506, Paul Krueger@edi nare al ty.com.HousesWell kept 3BR home, 2 miles fromGlen coe. For mal liv ing/din ing, andfam i ly room on main lev el. Tons ofbuilt-in cab i nets and stor age. 26x32shop. Brian O’Don nell, Pri or i ty OneMet ro west Re al ty (320) 864-4877.Land23.08 Par cel next to Pla to city lim -its. Ap prox imate ly 20 acr es til lablewith great fu ture de vel op ment po -ten tial. Brian O’Don nell, Pri or i tyOne (320) 864-4877.OPEN HOUSESat., April 6 • 12-2 p.m.204 Grove Ave. NE., Silver Lake3 BR, 2 BA rambler w/2-stall gar.+ 20x24 workshop, LL fam rm +4 th BR (non-conform window).MLS #4341255 $108,900ResultsLynne Garbers, GRI, SFRREALTOR ®23 Juniper Street N., Lester Prairie, MN 55354Cell: 320-224-1623Email: Lynne@LynneGarbers.comwww.LynneGarbers.comEach Office Independently Owned and Operated2BR Apart ment with ga rage, wa -ter/sew er/gar bage in clud ed.$450/mo. New Au burn (320) 327-2928.Newly remodeled apartments forrent in Renville. Water, heat,garbage included. New appliances,air conditioners. (320) 564-3351.For im me diate rent. Large 2BRapart ment in Sil ver Lake. We wel -come first time rent ers. $550/mo.Call (952) 471-0163.HouseSacred Heart, 205 Har ri son St.Nice 2BR, 1BA, sin gle fam i ly 1,359sq. ft. , de tached ga rage. Lease op -tion or cash. $250 down, $217/mo.(803) 978-1542.New er one-lev el 2BR town home onSil ver Lake. Open kitch en, din ingand liv ing area. One bath room withshow er and grab bars. Wash er anddry er in clud ed in unit. Sin gle car at -tached ga rage. In-floor heat ing andair con di tion ing. Ca ble ready. Gary(763) 639-9505.Fam i ly of 6 look ing to rent a 3-4+BR, 2BA home. Would like a ga -rage. Need ed ASAP. Must al lowpets. $700-$750/month rent. (320)583-1231.Want to rent farm land for 2013 andbeyond. (320) 510-1604.Want ed to rent: Farm land. Call PaulSchultz at (320) 327-2763.Young farm er look ing for pro duc tivefarm land for 2013 and beyond.Com peti tive rates and ref er enc es.Call Aus tin Blad at (320) 221-3517.SALESGarage SalesPlan now for theSIL VER LAKE CITY-WIDEGA RAGE SALE DAYSApril 25, 26 & 27Place your ga rage sale ad in theSil ver Lake Lead er and re ceive afree ga rage sale sign. Dead line isApril 16. Ad will ap pear in theApril 18 Lead er. 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Page 8 — Silver Lake Leader, Thursday, April 4, 2013Weather CornerBy Jake YurekSeventeen of Glencoe-Silver Lake’s Business Professionalsof America (BPA) students qualified for national competitionrecently. They include, front row, from left, KaitlynBoesche, Katie Urban, Shannon Twiss, Mackenzie Matousek,Samantha Iverson and Brody Bratsch. Secondrow, Joe Fehrenbach, Kurtis Kunkel, Eric Thalmann, Ash-Photo courtesy of Sharon Gutknechtley Hall, Krissy Garbers, Mercy Rakow and Rachel Rusten.Back row, Ashlyn Ratike, Ashley Schaefer, Derek Bratsch,Brandon Ebert, Oakley Clark, Patrick Fehrenbach, MarkLueders, Michael Boesche and Lindsay Wedin. Missingwere Tate Lilienthal and Michael Schaefer.17 GSL students advanceto national BPA competitionSeventeen students involvedwith Glencoe-Silver Lake’sBusiness and Professionals ofAmerica (BPA) competitionqualified for the NationalLeadership Conference, whileseven others qualified as alternatesafter the recent state BPAresults.The national qualifiers included:Kaitlyn Boesche, first place,advanced word processing;second place, desktop publishing.Brody Bratsch, first place,database.Mercy Rakow, first place,medical office procedures.Samantha Iverson, firstplace, advanced desktop publishing;alternate in graphicdesign.Krissy Garbers, secondplace, administrative supportteam.Ashley Hall, second place,administrative support team.Kurtis Kunkel, secondplace, administrative supportteam; fourth, database.Eric Thalmann, secondplace, administrative supportteam.Michael Boesche, secondplace, keyboarding.Mark Lueders, secondplace, fundamental word processing;alternate, fundamentalspreadsheet applications.Ashley Schaefer, thirdplace, integrated office procedures;fifth place, advanced officesystems and procedures.Katie Urban, third place, advancedoffice systems and procedures;alternate in desktoppublishing.Mackenzie Matousek,fourth place, advanced officesystems and procedures.Ashlyn Ratike, fourth place,integrated office procedures.Joe Fehrenbach, fifth place,advanced spreadsheets; alternate,database.Lindsay Wedin, fifth place,basic office procedures.Shannon Twiss, seventhplace, legal office procedures.Alternates also includedDerek Bratsch, Oakley Clark,Brandon Ebert, PatrickFehrenbach, Tate Lilienthal,Rachel Rusten and MichaelSchaefer.A cold, quiet start to the week will give way to a moreactive pattern as we move toward the weekend. We startedout this week with high temperatures about 20 degreessouth of where they should be thanks to a reinforcing blastof Canadian air. That should be filtered out by midweekand allow temperatures to rise back into the 40s, close to50, where we should be this time of year.Precipitation chances start on Wednesday night with perhapsa light shower here and there, but it will be hit andmiss. The better chance of rain moves in Friday-Saturday,with Saturday being our best chance. We should be able tohold most of the moisture Friday, so we may be able to salvagethat one.A frontal system will set up over the state on Saturdaythough, and it will be the focus of rain and possibly snowshowers on the north side. Right now, we’ll be very closeto the front, so it’s hard to say for sure how warm/coldwe’ll get. I’m guessing most of the precipitation will stayin the form of rain, but a lot can change from when I’mwriting this. Sunday stays cloudy with lingering showers.Taking a peek at the extended forecast shows anotherchance of showers Monday with a weak impulse, and alarge storm brewing for the Tuesday timeframe, so thatmight be something to watch.Have a great week, all.Ma dobry weekendem Mit dobry vikendWednesday night — Lows 30-36; slight chance of rainshowers.Thursday — Highs 44-50; lows 26-34; partly cloudy.Friday — Highs 43-49; lows 30-36; clouds/rain possiblymixing with snow.Saturday — Highs 39-45; lows 26-32; rain, possiblymixing with snow late.Sunday — Highs 38-45; clouds/early shower.Weather Quiz: Does the large amount of water we hadlocked up in the snow this winter ease our ongoing droughtconditions?Answer to last week’s question: Highest temperature 95degrees (April 21, 1980); lowest temperature 2 degrees(April 13, 1962); most precipitation 2.58 inches (April 6,2006); and most snowfall 13.6 inches (April 14, 1983).And we’ve seen over three inches of snow all the way outto April 30, so we aren’t out of the woods yet.Remember: I make the forecast, not the weather!County planninggroup approvespermit for shedBy Lori CoplerStaff WriterThe McLeod County PlanningAdvisory Committee approveda 40-foot by 80-footpole shed for Jeremy Powellof Hutchinson Township at itsMarch 27 meeting.Powell applied for a conditionaluse permit because theshed is greater than the 2,400square feet allowed on parcelsof property less than 10 acresin size in an agriculture district.Powell, who has a 3.97-acrefarm site on 220th Street,northeast of Hutchinson, intendsto tear down two smallersheds and replace them withthe new shed for the cold storageof farm equipment andpersonal items.Zoning Administrator LarryGasow said the new shed willmeet all of the setback requirementsand will “improve thesite and blend in with otherfarms and sites out there.”Gasow said the applicationalso was approved by theHutchinson Township Boardof Supervisors.Wednesday’s meeting alsoincluded a public hearing onthe application, with no neighborsin attendance. Gasowalso said that he had receivedno feedback either in writingor by phone from neighbors.The Planning Committeewill send the application on tothe County Board for final approval.Gasow said the permitwill appear on the CountyBoard’s consent agenda for itsApril 16 meeting.ECFE slates April 18celebration at libraryCalling all readers andwannabees! Mark your calendarsnow for the 1,000 BooksBefore Kindergarten readingcelebration Thursday, April18, at 6 p..m, at the GlencoeLibrary in Glencoe.Children who have reachedthe 1,000 books level will receivea hardbound book tocommemorate their achievementfrom the Friends of theLibrary group, and all participantswill receive a book andcertificate to honor their readingachievement.Wendy’s Wiggle, Jiggle &Jam! Starring Wendy RoseBaldinger will highlight theevening with stories and musicin a literacy-based, interactiveprogram. All area families areinvited to attend there; there isno registration or fees.1,000 Books Before Kindergartenis sponsored by GSLEarly Childhood Family Education,the Brownton andGlencoe public libraries, andthe GSL Schools.Children from infants up tokindergarten-entry are invitedto participate in a free, readaloudprogram that tracks thenumber of books that are readbefore a child starts kindergarten.1,000 Books BeforeKindergarten is a continuousprogram until a child ages out.New children may also joinat any time by completing anapplication and picking up abook journal. Think about participatingthis summer whenthe older children will bedoing the summer reading program.Reading aloud to your childregularly is one of the best andleast expensive ways to helpyour child be successful inkindergarten!Shelby RolfKatie EggertDairy Princess coronationset April 6 at HutchinsonThe 60th McLeod CountyDairy Association Spring Banquetand Dairy Princess Coronationare set for Saturday,April 6, at Peace LutheranChurch in Hutchinson.The 2013 candidates includeShelby Rolf, daughter ofDan and Jill Rolf of Glencoe,and Katie Eggert, daughter ofJerry and Connie Eggert ofHutchinson.Appetizers are at 7 p.m.with a buffet dinner at 7:30p.m. followed by the makeyour-ownsundae bar.Also presented at the banquetare The Butter Knife,Friend of Dairy and DairyFarm Woman of the Yearawards.The emcee for the eveningis Joe Neubauer, who is anagriculture educator. Dinnermusic is by Alice Nowak.Door prizes will be given.Tickets are available in advanceor at the door. Childrenunder 5 are free. 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