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Page 2 — Silver Lake Leader, Thursday, September 5, 2013Upcoming EventsWild West Day at TruhavenOn Saturday, Sept. 14, Truhaven Ranch in Winsted ishosting a Wild Wild West Day full of cowboys, outlaws,bullwhips, guns and adventure and reenactments by TheRegulators. The gates open at 10 a.m. and reenactmentsbegin at noon. There is an admisison. There will be opportunitiesfor photos with outlaws, chuckwagon meals, shopping,and pony and mule rides. Profits go to the TruhavenRanch equine rescue and youth programs. The ranch is locatedat 23677 Cable Ave. in Winsted. For more information,visit www.truhavenranch.org.Hutchinson Auxiliary to meetThe regular monthly meeting of the Hutchinson AuxiliaryUnit 96 will be Monday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.m., at theHutchinson American Legion Post 96. Standing rules, thegeneral budget, membership and poppy budget will be discussed.Seniors club meets Sept. 9The Silver Lake Senior Citizens Club will meet Monday,Sept. 9, at 1 p.m., in the Silver Lake Auditorium.Member Adam Kaspryzk has moved and his address is625 Central Ave., Room 212, Osseo, MN 55369.Degree of Honor to meetSilver Lake Degree of Honor No. 182 will meet Tuesday,Sept. 10, at 5 p.m., in the Silver Lake Auditorium.Theater activities to beginHomeward Bound Theatre Company will offer “Dr.Seuss and Me,” on Tuesdays beginning Sept. 10 throughSept. 24, from 3:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. at the Panther FieldHouse in Glencoe. Kindergarten through second graderswill act out their favorite Dr. Seuss stories like “The Catin the Hat” or “Green Eggs and Ham” and share it withfamily and friends. The participants’ experience will includewarm-up games, theater exercises and movement.For more information and/or cost of registration call GlencoeCommunity Education at 320-864-2690.Senior dining birthday partyOn Wednesday, Sept. 18, the Silver Lake senior diningsite will host its September birthday party. The menu includesbaked chicken, potato salad, mixed vegetables,bread with margarine, and fresh melon cubes. There willbe music and bingo. To order a meal, call Pearl Brandenat 320-327-2621 or at 320-327-2536.Legion monthly meeting setThe Silver Lake American Legion will hold its monthlymeeting Monday, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m., at the Silver LakeLegion Post 141.Silver Lake Auxiliary meetsThe Silver Lake American Legion Auxiliary will resumeits monthly meetings Monday, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m., atthe Silver Lake Legion Post 141.Levy Continued from page 1residential property even ifthere is a levy increase, thatmay not be the case on farmland,and Commissioner RonShimanski said he is concernedabout that.Cindy Schultz said it’s difficultto come up with possibleimpacts on farmland becausethere are so many classifications.“What I’m hearing you sayis that we should continuethese workshops and, hopefully,we’ll have a little bit betteridea of how this would hitfarmland,” Nies said to Shimanski.Commissioner Jon Christensencast the dissenting vote.First, Christensen said, thecounty will be getting about$450,000 more in county programaid (CPA) from the statein 2014, and the county will besaving about $160,000 annuallyby not having to pay salestax on its purchases.“But the bottom line here isthat we still are looking atspending $1 million in reserves,”said Nies.But Christensen also felt theCounty Board did not putenough effort in finding waysto save when it reviewed theline items in the budget.“Do we really need a brandnewpayloader?” Christensencited as an example.After the discussion, Wrightcalled the motion, whichpassed 4-1.The County Board willadopt its final levy in December,after the annual truth-intaxationhearing.Silver Lake City CouncilSpecial MeetingSept. 5, 20137 p.m.AgendaCall to order:Approve AgendaOld business:1. Review 2014 preliminary budget and levy.New business:2. One-day gambling and on-sale 3.2 beer license forHoly Family Catholic Church.Open discussion:New licensed staff introducedNew licensed staff at Glencoe-Silver Lake were introducedto the rest of the staff on Monday morning, Aug. 26, duringthe annual staff back-to-school breakfast in the highschool cafeteria. The new staff members include, fromleft, Claire Bergman, fifth-grade teacher; Shawn Fettig,high school math teacher; Kori McKibben, third-gradeteacher; Bertina Miller, first-grade teacher; BeckySchwartz, first-grade teacher; Alissa Vasek, sixth-gradeBy Lori CoplerStaff WriterThe McLeod County Boardof Commissioners has notvoted for a property tax increasein the past few years,opting instead to dip into its reservesto cover increases in expenses.At a workshop Wednesdaymorning, Aug. 28, CountyBoard Chair Paul Wright suggestedthat this may be thetime to propose a 3 percentlevy increase.Information provided byCounty Auditor/TreasurerCindy Schultz indicated thateven if the county adopted a 3percent levy increase, the totaltax rate would still drop by5.72 percent, primarily becauseof the increase in thevalue of farmland. If theCounty Board continues itszero-increase practice, the taxrate would drop by 7.81 percent.The Minnesota Legislaturehas set a 3 percent levy increasefor all counties, andcities with populations greaterthan 2,500.The proposed 2014 budget,if kept at zero-percent levy increase,would require usingabout $1.4 million in reserveto balance expenditures withrevenues.Although using the $1.4million would still leave thecounty with adequate reserves— about six to eight monthsworth of expenditures —Wright said the County Boardshould consider the 3 percentincrease.“If we don’t do somethingbesides zero, some day we’regoing to have a number that’sa lot bigger than zero,” saidWright.While property valuationsare high for farmland, that maynot always be the case, Wrightsaid, which would severelyimpact the county’s taxing capacity.“If farmland crashes — theday that goes flat or negative— that is going to crash us,too,” said Wright.Wright said the countyneeds to cover operating costsand a potential bond paymentas it pursues long-range goals,including security and jail improvements,and needs to “justprepare for the what-ifs,”Wright added.Commissioner Sheldon Niessaid that several years ago, theCounty Board was in a similarposition, and agreed to startticking up the levy.“We decided, ‘let’s do this inincrements to get ahead,’” saidNies.Schultz said she agreed withWright that at some point, thecounty would need to stop relyingon its reserves to balanceits budget. And she noted thateven with a 3 percent levy increase,the overall tax rate willstill drop.Commissioner Jon Christensenpointed out that anoverall tax rate decrease willnot necessarily mean a decreasein an individual’s propertytaxes.“That is true,” said Schultz.“If your valuation went up,you may see an increase.”She also said that farms andcommercial properties haveseen increases in values, whileresidential values remain flat.With a 3 percent levy increase,the county could levy$18.7 million in 2014. With noincrease, the levy would be$18.3 million, the same as2013.The County Board mustadopt its 2014 preliminarybudget and levy in September,said Schultz. Once the preliminarylevy is set, the CountyBoard can still lower before itsfinal adoption in December,but cannot increase it.Business & Professional DirectoryCOKATOEYE CENTER115 Olsen Blvd., Cokato320-286-5695 or 888-286-5695OPTOMETRISTS*Paul G. Eklof, O.D.*Katie N. Tancabel, O.D.Kid’s Glasses $ 98.00Evening and Saturdayappts. availableThis great page will remind everyoneof the great places to shop close-by.Your business will have a full-color 2x3 (3.575” x 3”)ad on the page in the Glencoe Advertiser on Sept. 15,online on our Web site, and on promotional posters.You will also be given the opportunity to have your customers register within your business forCHANHASSEN DINNER THEATRES TICKETS, provided at no additional cost to you.We will also be running reminders to stop andshop at the participating locations in all ofour issues and on the web throughout the fall months.Call today to reserve advertising space in this fall promotion!Deadline: Monday, Sept. 9Chronicle/AdvertiserCall 320-864-5518Fax 320-864-5510Ask for Karin Ramige Cornwell, karinr@glencoenews.com;Brenda Fogarty, brendaf@glencoenews.comSue Keenan, suek@glencoenews.comor contact: Sibley ShopperArlington ENTERPRISE507-964-5547 • Fax 507-964-2423Ashley Reetz, AshleyR@ArlingtonMNnews.com• 5” Seamless Gutters• 6” Seamless Gutters• K-Guard Leaf-FreeGutter System(lifetime clog free guarantee)PHIL GOETTL612-655-1379888-864-5979www.mngutter.comFor All Your Insurance needsHome, Auto, Farm, CommercialCall an Agent todayCITIZENS INSURANCEAGENCY OF HUTCHINSON, LLCfallFun SpotsClose to HomeK7eowAaCitizens Bank BuildingP.O. Box 339 – 102 Main St. S, Hutchinson, MN 55350Toll-Free: (888) 234-2910 www.ciahutch.com Fax: (320) 587-1174The Business and Professional Directory is provided each week for quick reference to businesses andprofessionals in the Silver Lake area — their locations, phone numbers and office hours.Call the Silver Lake Leader, (320-327-2216), or McLeod County Chronicle, (320-864-5518)offices for details on how you can be included in this directory.M29tfnCLESAjSilver Lake Leader photo by Rich Glennieteacher; Taylor Melius, seventh-grade English teacher;Kirsten Thisius, kindergarten through second-gradephysical education teacher with adaptive certification;Jamie Fredericksen, high school special educationteacher; Susan Kubasch, Lakeside special educationteacher; Andrea Kuenzel, school nurse; and Liz Tromborg,high school paraprofessional. Missing was MarinaRoberts, long-term Early Childhood substitute teacher.County Board debates levy hike in workshopOpticianGerry’s VisionShoppe, Inc.“Your Complete Optical Store”(with In-House Lab)Call for Appointment864-61111234 Greeley Ave.,GlencoeHIRSCHROOFING• New Roofing • Tear Offs• Roof RepairCALL JOHN FOR YOURFREE ESTIMATEWinsted, MN 55395(320) 485-2518Wk 1Silver Lake LeaderEstablished Dec. 20, 1901 by W.O. MerrillPostmaster send address changes to:Silver Lake Leader,P.O. Box 343, 104B Lake Ave., Silver Lake, MN 55381Phone 320-327-2216 FAX 320-327-2530Email slleader@embarqmail.comHours: Mon. 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Tues. 8 a.m.-Noon,Wed. Closed, Thurs. 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Fri. Closed.Published Every Thursday at Silver Lake, MN 55381.Periodicals paid at Silver Lake, MN.Subscription Rates: McLeod County and Cokato, MN– $30.00 per year. Elsewhere in MN – $34.00 per year.Outside of state – $38.00.StaffBill and Joyce Ramige, Publishers;Rich Glennie, Editor; Brenda Fogarty,Sales; Alyssa Schauer, Staff Writer/Office.LettersThe Silver Lake Leader welcomes lettersfrom readers expressing theiropinions. All letters, however, must besigned. Private thanks, solicitationsand potentially libelous letters will notbe published. We reserve the right toedit any letter.A guest column is also available to anywriter who would like to present anopinion in a more expanded format. Ifinterested, contact the editor,richg@glencoenews.com.EthicsThe editorial staff of the Silver LakeLeader strives to present the news in afair and accurate manner. We appreciateerrors being brought to our attention.Please bring any grievancesagainst the Silver Lake Leader to theattention of the editor. Should differencescontinue, readers are encouragedto take their grievances to theMinnesota News Council, an organizationdedicated to protecting the publicfrom press inaccuracy andunfairness. The News Council can becontacted at 12 South Sixth St., Suite940, Minneapolis, MN 55402, or(612) 341-9357.Press FreedomFreedom of the press is guaranteedunder the First Amendment to the U.S.Constitution:“Congress shall make no law respectingan establishment of religion,or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;or abridging the freedom of speech, orthe press…”Ben Franklin wrote in the PennsylvaniaGazette in 1731: “If printers weredetermined not to print anything tillthey were sure it would offend nobodythere would be very little printed.”Deadline for news and advertisingin the Silver Lake Leader is noon,Tuesday. Deadline for advertising inThe Galaxy is noon Wednesday.
Preschool is in session, tooJoining the other students in “back toschool” schedules were the students atFaith Presbyterian Preschool in SilverLake. The young ones seemed excited. InDown Memory LaneCompiled by Margaret Benz75 YEARS AGO - SEPT. 10, 1938 — Withlarger attendance, increased receipts, and amuch larger number of high quality exhibits,Silver Lake’s 18th Community Fair passed intohistory and will probably be rated as one of thebest since community fairs became an annualevent in Silver Lake.Silver Lake’s new Fairbanks Morse turbinepump was installed over the weekend, givingthe village a much-needed improvement in thewater works department and removing theheavy vibration in the mains caused by the oldpump. The new pump works at a high speed andpumps about 100 gallons per minute. During theinstallation, it was found that water in the wellwas 38 feet from the surface and the well was254 feet deep.Silver Lake High School shows a gain in enrollmentthis year with a total of 90 students enrolledon Tuesday, the opening day of school.This will increase when several students whocould not attend on the opening day return toschool. The freshman class shows a large increasewith 28 having enrolled on Tuesday,compared to last year’s 19. The sophomoreclass has 25, junior class enrollment is 22, andthe senior class has the largest of all with an enrollmentof 30.Clarence Penaz, a member of the Silver Lake4-H Club, placed first with his pen of Toulousegeese at the State Fair 4-H exhibit.Three children of the J.J. Buska family willbe engaged as teachers this year in McLeodCounty. Goldye Buska will teach at Plato,Howard will teach at District 10 near LesterPrairie, and Justin has been hired to teach atDistrict 48 near Plato.William Bach will soon become a resident ofSilver Lake, moving in from the Adolph Konrezafarm, and will occupy the house on ClevelandStreet recently vacated by Mrs. E.W.Totushek.Owing to ill health, Joseph Wozniak Sr. willhold an auction on Thursday, Sept. 15, at hisfarm five miles north of Silver Lake.Harold Ernst, 20-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.William J. Ernst of Lester Prairie, was killedMonday evening in an accident which occurredwhen the Ford coupe he was driving collidedwith a sedan driven by Frank Pavlish at thecrossroad on S.A.R. No. 2, near the Henry Matousekfarm. John Pavlish, 64, who was with hisson at the time, was critically injured and diedas a result of his injuries on Thursday at theLanghoff Hospital in Glencoe. Frank Pavlish receivedcuts, minor bruises and bumps in the accident.Funeral services for John Pavlish will beheld on Monday, Sept. 12, at the Church of St.Joseph.John Folaron Sr., 98, passd away Sundaymorning, Sept. 4, at the home of his niece, Mrs.Josephine Budzinski. Funeral services wereconducted on Wednesday morning, Sept. 7,from St. Adalbert’s Church.Marvin Alfred Tupa, 3-day-old son of Mr.and Mrs. Alfred (Helen Fiala) Tupa, died Sept.Silver Lake Leader photo by Alyssa Schauerfront are Ella Graczyk and Hadley Wagener.In the back are Ashlyn Imdieke, MirandaNowak and Garrett Mills.3 at the Holm Hospital. Interment was made onSunday afternoon at the Glencoe East SideCemetery.Gladys Ondracek became the bride of ElvinYukel on Wednesday, Aug. 30, at the PresbyterianChurch.50 YEARS AGO - SEPT. 5, 1963 — Supt.Smith of the Silver Lake Public School reportedthat enrollment at the school is up 6.5 percentover last year. Record-high enrollments arerecorded in both the six elementary grades andthe high school.The Silver Lake High School football teamwill open its season this Friday afternoon, Sept.6, against Rockford at the high school athleticfield.Mr. and Mrs. Steve Reml are offering a $100reward for any information leading to the apprehensionof the masked intruder at their ruralGlencoe home on Aug. 9.The Silver Lake Sportsmen’s Club will holdits quarterly meeting and social hour on Tuesday,Sept. 10, at the Silver Lake Auditorium.Some of the specials at Maynard’s “FineFoods” include: Tastee bread, five loaves $1;Christman’s skinless weiners, 39¢ per pound;dozen California Sunkist oranges, 19¢; new redpotatoes, 10 pounds for 19¢; Dassel homemadering bologna, 59¢ a pound.; Hershey’s cocoa,49¢ a pound.George H. Tupa Sr., 68, passed away on Monday,Sept. 2, at the Glencoe Hospital. Funeralservices were held on Thursday morning, Sept.5, at the Church of St. Joseph.A stillborn son was born to Mr. and Mrs.George Chap on Aug. 19. A son was born to Mr.and Mrs. Michael (Dorothy Zeleny) Brose onAug. 24.25 YEARS AGO - SEPT. 8, 1988 — Twonew doctors will be staffing the Silver LakeMedical Clinic. Dr. Bruce Homa will be at theclinic on Monday morning and Thursday afternoonwhile Dr. Dennis Murphy will be at theclinic on Tuesday afternoon and Friday morning.The State Primary Election will be held onTuesday, Sept. 13, with polls opening at 7 a.m.and remaining open until 8 p.m. Voters in SilverLake will be voting at the fire hall. In Hale andRich Valley townships, voters will cast their ballotsat their town hall.The Silver Lake Post Office will host an openhouse for Silver Lake area residents on Thursdaymorning, Sept. 8.The Silver Lake Lakeite football team willhost the Lester Prairie Bulldogs in the homeopener.Laura Bayerl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. KennethBayerl, graduated from the accounting programat Willmar Technical Institute.The public is invited to attend the weddingdance honoring Karen Kauffmann and ArthurNowak Jr. on Saturday, Sept. 10, at the SilverLake Auditorium.Cokato Museum receives grantThe Cokato Historical Societyhas received a $10,000grant from the Minnesota Historicaland Cultural Grantsprogram.This grant will be used tofund Phase VI of the continuedscanning and digitization ofglass-plate negatives from theGust Akerlund PhotographyStudio collection.For this phase, 2,000 of the5x7-inch plates will bescanned, with digital copiesproduced for archiving.Upon completion of thisphase, nearly 85 percent of theover 11,380 plates in the collectionwill have been scannedand digitized.Funds distributed throughthis program are generated bythe Clean Water, Land andLegacy Act constitutionalamendment passed by the votersof Minnesota in November2008.This amendment increasedthe state sales tax by threeeighthsof 1 percent, with thefunds separated as follows:outdoor heritage, clean water,parks and trails, and arts andcultural heritage.The State Historical PreservationOffice of the MinnesotaHistorical Society administersthe portion of the arts and culturalheritage funds madeavailable to museums and historicalagencies.For more information aboutthe Legacy Amendment funding,visit the website of theMinnesota Historical Societyat www.mnhs.org and click onthe “Historical and CulturalGrants” link.Information about the AkerlundStudio can be found at themuseum’s website at www.cokato.mn.us, or call 320-286-2427.E-mail us atslleader@embarqmail.comSo this weekend, I’mheaded to the sixth of eightweddings I am invited to thisyear, and to my wallet’s demise,it’s the second of threeI’m in.My closet is a rainbow ofbridesmaid dresses from thepast three years of weddingsI’ve been part of — frompeony pink, to chocolatebrown, basic black, royal blue,plum purple, and ocean blue,and, not to mention, my shoecollection is a growing mountainof heels and sparkly flats.My jewelry box is overflowingwith matchingbracelets, necklaces and earringsfor each dress, and I havehundreds of bobby pins fromall the updo hair styles I’ve putmy locks through.I have permanent scars onmy feet from all the dancing,and I think I’ve finally masteredthe Electric Slide.I’ve gotten quite used todrinking champagne, eatingchicken, roast beef andmashed potatoes and, ofcourse, cake. Lots and lots ofcake, and even pie at some occasions.Although I sometimes feellike I’m working just to payfor all these nuptials, I can’tcomplain. I love weddings —the food, the dancing, the decorations,the pictures, and seeingfriends and family.And I especially love thefact that I get to travel for halfof these occasions.Earlier this year, I foundmyself in Destin, Fla., for awedding on the white sandybeaches next to the emeraldgreen ocean, and it was my jobto welcome guests and handout seashell necklaces. Thenight ended with a lantern-litdinner on the pier and a stomachachefrom the unlimitedcheesecake dessert platters.In June, one of the weddingsbrought me to the North Shorefor a nautical theme and insteadof cake, we were servedour choice of Dairy Queendilly bars!For my cousin’s wedding inJuly, we spent the evening justdown the road at the CrowRiver Winery, and we lit 50lanterns and sent them into thestarry night sky.I’ve been lucky to experiencethese beautiful, uniquecelebrations, and the weddingthis weekend will be just asmemorable as I’m driving allthe way to Granville, Ohio.I’ll be reuniting with highSilverLakeLeaderSilver Lake Leader, Thursday, September 5, 2013 — Page 3Weddings have been adding upThe Travel SectionBy Alyssa Schauerschool friends for an outdoorceremony, a S’mores bar, andwhat’s sure to be some greatdancing. And I have to rememberto pack my heels —all of them are over six feettall, and I never fail to feel likeone of the munchkins from“Wizard of Oz” in their presence.I get to see these friendsmaybe once a year, as most ofthem live all over the UnitedStates — in Boston, Knoxvilleand Milwaukee — and so I’mpretty excited to celebrate a reunionOhio style.I’ve spent the last threeweeks comparing prices betweenflights and rental cars,and decided a car is my bestoption. (The poor Jeep willprobably feel left out, but weall know I certainly can’t trustit for the 13-hour drive.)Silver Lake Liquors“Your Hometown Liquor Store”19 thAnnualBack by popular demand...Can you imagine? I wouldprobably get stuck nearChicago or somewhere in Indiana,and I don’t thinkGrandma Genny would bemaking a trip to come to myrescue.It’s been exciting mappingout the route, and I’ve been researchingstate parks and otherattractions along the way tomake a road trip out of it, andjust in case, I’m also reviewingall my options for car mechanicsalong the way.I know the rental car will bemuch more reliable than thegood ol’ Jeep, but with myluck, I should be prepared foreverything.Here’s to hoping nextweek’s column is about thehighlights of the trip and not aflat tire or missing car keys ordefective fuel pumps.Country Fried GrubersSat., Sept. 7 • 9:00 p.m.–1:00 a.m.Silver Lake LiquorsOn and Off Sale200 W. Main St. • 320-327-2777Preparing for Life’s AdventuresTuesday, Sept. 24Hutchinson Event Center$8 ticket includes morning coffee, workshops,speakers, vendor booths and lunch.8:00 a.m., Doors Open9:30 a.m., Keynote Speaker: Scott ThomaOut of the Blue: 1968 Tracy TornadoWorkshop Topics:What Do They Do at McLeod Alliance?Pre-Diabetes: What is it?Real Money Talk for WomenGetting More from Social SecurityMcLeod County Emergency Planning PanelTickets available at McLeod County Senior Nutrition SitesHutchinson: Hutchinson Event Center, Peace Lutheran Church,Faith Lutheran ChurchGlencoe: Glencoe Regional Health Services, First Lutheran Churchor call 320-864-7798.Additional funding provided by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans,Friends of GRHS Foundation & Hutchinson Health Care Foundation.High SchoolFootball Picks!Test your knowledge each week by going to thewww.GlencoeNews.com, select Sports, selectthe Football Picks link,and finally SUBMIT your picks!It’s that SIMPLE!All entries must besubmitted by 1:00 p.m.Game Day.Prizes will beawarded tocontestants weekly.UPDATEDEVERYMONDAY!Advancedticket salesonly bySept. 17SPONSORED BY: FASHION INTERIORS • DOBRAVA BROS. 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