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Upcoming Events
If you have an upcoming event or meeting, please let us know by email: [email protected] or call 320-285-2323.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27 • Sobieski & Swanville Lions Clubs 23rd Annual Fishing Contest starting at noon on Long Lake, Swanville. See ad on page 12. • Catholic Women of the St. Cloud Diocese Annual Women’s Lenten Retreat at Sts. Peter & Paul Church, Richmond.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28 • Catholic United Financial Matching Grant Fundraiser Breakfast from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Church basement. See ad on page 7. • Bingo at 1 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church basement, Freeport. • Holdingford Lions Club Annual In-door Fishing Contest from 1-3 p.m. at the Pelican Lake Ballroom
SUNDAY, MARCH 6 • New Munich Lions Pancake & Sau-sage Breakfast from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church base-ment, New Munich. See ad on page 3.
SUNDAY, MARCH 13 • Holdingford Firefighters Relief As-soc. Breakfast from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Holdingford Civic Center. • Bingo at 7 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church basement, Melrose.WED., FRI. - SUN., MARCH 16, 18-20 • Journey With Jesus to Calvary March 16 at 7 pm; March 18-19 at 7:30 pm, March 20 at 1 pm at St. Francis of Assisi
Parish, St. Francis.SATURDAY, MARCH 19
• Wild Game Feed at 6 p.m. at Word of Life Church, Upsala. See ad on page 3.
ALBANY TOWNSHIP • Meets the fourth Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Albany City Hall. • Planning Commission meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Albany City Hall.
BURNHAMVILLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the last Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Burtrum City Hall.
BURTRUM CITY COUNCIL • Meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m.
FEET FIRST CLINIC • Meets every 1st Tuesday morning at Holdingford City Hall.
FOOD DISTRIBUTION • Ruby’s Pantry Food Distribution first Saturday of the Month from 10-11 a.m. at River of Live Church, Sauk Centre.
FREEPORT CITY COUNCIL • Meets the last Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.
GREY EAGLE CITY COUNCIL • Meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.
GREY EAGLE SENIORS • Exercise Classes every Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 9:30 a.m. at the Grey Eagle Senior Center.
GREY EAGLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the first Monday of the month at 8 p.m.
HELPING HANDS EXERCISE • Exercise and Line Dancing meets ev-ery Wednesday at 9:15 a.m., Holdingford City Hall.
HELPING HANDS COM. LUNCH • Meets the first Wednesday of the month at 2 p.m. at the Holdingford Legion. SUCCESSFUL SINGLES FOR WOMEN • Meets every Friday at 7 p.m. at Titus-2 Ministry Center, Alexandria.
SUNSHINE CLUB • Meets every Monday, weigh in at 9 a.m. at the Village View Apartments, Grey Eagle.
ST. CLOUD SINGLES CLUB • Dance & Activities every third Friday from 8-12 at the Waite Park Legion.
ST. ROSA CITY COUNCIL • Meets the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Community Park building.
SWANVILLE CITY COUNCIL • First Tuesday after the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m.
SWANVILLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the second Tuesday of the month at 8:30 p.m. at the Swanville Fire Hall.
UPSALA CITY COUNCIL • Meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m.
UPSALA COMMUNITY CENTER • Exercise Program every Monday at 10:15 a.m.
Weekend WeatherSaturday Sunday
Cloudy. High: 33 Low: 17
Partly sunny. High: 47 Low: 27
Temperatures Date High Low 2/17 27 10 2/18 34 25 2/19 43 32 2/20 36 27 2/21 30 21 2/22 30 16 2/23 34 30
Friday
Partly sunny. High: 36 Low: 28
Harvey Mackay continued to pg 3
of Gandhi that he refused to see the bad in people. He inspired, even changed, human beings by regarding them not as what they were but rather as they wished to be.
“People have a way of becoming what you encourage them to be – not what you nag them to be,” said politician Scudder Parker.
Growing up I studied people like Dale Carnegie, who said: “Tell a child, a husband or an employee that he is stupid or dumb at a certain thing, that he has no gift for it, and that he is doing it all wrong, and you have destroyed almost every incentive to try to improve. But use the opposite technique; be liberal with encouragement … let the other person know that you have faith in his ability to do it … and he will practice until the dawn comes in at the window in order to excel.”
Silent gratitude isn’t much good to anyone. But suppose instead that I encourage two individuals one day and that each of them is motivated to encourage two others the next day. If this process continues, 120 people would be encouraged in seven days. At that rate, 16,000 people could experience encouragement by the end of 14 days. And at the end of three weeks, two million persons would be affected.
Those numbers are optimistic, to be
Encouragement is verbal sunshine -By Harvey MackayL o r d
C h e s t e r f i e l d , in his famous letters to his son, said: “My son, here is the way to get people to like you. Make every person like himself a little better, and I promise that he or she will like you very much.”
Most of us are aware of the tremendous power of encouragement, yet we fail to take action. Making others feel important and better about themselves should be a driving force in our relationships.
Mahatma Gandhi inspired millions of people to go beyond their limitations to accomplish great things. It was said
sure, but just imagine the impact. Smart organizations understand that on a local scale, operating in an atmosphere of support and encouragement will improve not only morale, but in many instances, their bottom line. They encourage employees to take risks that will move the company forward.
For example, Ore-Ida, the frozen foods subsidiary of H.J. Heinz, was trying to encourage more learning and risk taking in its research activities. Management realized that research and development is inherently risky. They knew that the only way to succeed is through lots of tries. A good try that results in some learning is to be celebrated even when it fails.
When we eliminate unrealistic expectations, allow for failure without punishment, and appreciate and encourage people’s efforts, we lay a foundation for people to excel. Creating a supportive environment should be a central pillar of any business plan. Otherwise, why bother to hire the best people?
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Paul “Bear” Bryant shared his secret for encouraging players to come together as a team, how to lift some up and how to calm some down. “There are just three things I’d ever say,” he said. “If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, then we did it. If anything goes real good, then you did it. That’s all it takes to get people to win football games for you.”
Or do their best work for your company.
Glenn Van Ekeren tells the true story of what happened many years ago in a Paris opera house. A famous singer was to perform to a sold-out house. The feeling of anticipation and excitement was in the air as the house manager took the stage and said, “Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your enthusiastic support. I am afraid that due to illness, the man you have all come to hear will not be performing tonight. However, we have a suitable substitute we hope will provide
you with comparable entertainment.”The crowd groaned in disappointment.
The environment turned from excitement to frustration. The stand-in performer
Harvey Mackay continued from page 2 gave the performance everything he had. When he finished, there was nothing but uncomfortable silence. No one applauded. Suddenly, from the balcony, a little boy stood up and shouted, “Daddy, I think you are wonderful.” The crowd broke into thunderous applause.
Who wouldn’t love to hear, “I think you are wonderful” every now and then?
Mackay’s Moral: A person may not be as good as you tell her she is, but
she’ll try harder thereafter.Reprinted with permission from
nationally syndicated columnist Harvey Mackay, author of the New York Times #1 bestseller “Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive,” “We Got Fired!...And It’s the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us,” “The Mackay MBA of Selling in the Real World,” and “Use Your Head To Get Your Foot In The Door.”
Feb. 25 - Mar. 2
Small town stores working together to
bring big savings to our home towns!
Upsala • 320-573-5050Mon.-Fri. 7:30 am-7 pm; Sat. 7:30 am-6:30 pm; Sun. 8 am-12:30 pm
Paul & Kathy’s Supermarket
Bob & Frans Supermarket
Swanville • 320-547-2311Mon.-Fri. 7:30 am-8 pm; Sat. 7:30 am-6:30 pm; Sun. 8 am-12:30 pm
Creamette Noodles 12 oz. Bag
$1.99
Yoplait Yogurt 3/$2.00
Campbell’s Tomato or Chicken
Noodle Soup 10.75 oz. 5/$5.00
or $1.25 ea.
Pork Steak $1.99 lb.
Family Pack
Jumbo Chicken Drumsticks
79¢ lb. While Supplies Last.
Hy-Top Peanut Butter 18 oz. $1.99
John Morrell Golden Smoked
Hams 4 lb. $9.99
Hot Meat deals!
Hunt’s Manwich 4/$5.00
Coke 12 pks.
3/$14.00
V8 Splash 64 oz. $2.49
Starkist Tuna 5 oz.
5/$5.00
Baby Carrots 1 lb. 99¢
Russet Potatoes 10 lbs. $2.49
Grapes $3.49 lb.
Celery $1.39
Strawberries $3.99 lb.
PRODUCE SPECIALS
Hunt’s Puddings
4 pk. 4/$5.00
Hy-Top Tomatoes 14.5 oz.
59¢
Swift Spare Ribs $2.49 lb.
Chef Boyardee Ravioli 15 oz.
4/$5.00
Hunt’s Spaghetti Sauce 24 oz. 4/$5.00
Hy-Top Jelly
32 oz. $1.99
Van de Kamp’s Fish Sticks
24.6 oz. $5.99
Pork Roast
$1.69 lb.
Van de Kamp’s Fish Fillets
19.45 oz. $5.99
Riblets10 lb. Box
$9.99
New Munich Lions Pancake & Sausage
BreakfastSunday, March 6, 2016
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Proceeds will go to: The Eyesight & Hearing Preservation; Leader Dog; L.C.I.F.; and Local Community Projects.
Menu Includes: Pancakes, Sausage, Eggs, Applesauce, Cinnamon Bread,
Assorted Toppings & Beverage
Tickets: Adults: $8.00
Everyone Welcome!
Immaculate Conception Church Basement
Wild Game Feed
Inspirational Message by Pastor Clayton Wilfer
Saturday, March 19Serving begins at 6 pm
Word of Life Church1 Mile West of Upsala on Co Hwy 19
Variety of Wild
Game Dishes, Fish,
Salads & Desserts
For reservations call the Church office at 320-573-4450 by Noon Thurs., March 17th.
Cost: Free Will Offering
Musical entertainment following the meal by Gone Fishin’
Page 4 • Hometown News • Thursday, February 25, 2016
Corner Pub & GrillFreeport, MN • 320-836-2120
Serving: 5-9 PM
COD FILLETS...$6.25Butterfly Shrimp...$6.50with Lettuce Salad, Choice of Potato & Toast
(Steak will be back after Lent)
Fridays during lentSaturdays
$1.50 Burgers3:30-8 PM
Sat., Feb. 27: Free Poker Run Starts at 11 AM • Must be to last stop by 11 PM
Last stop is Schiffler’s
Happy Hour4-5 PM
Sat., Feb. 27 Meat RaffleStarting at 4 PM
Proceeds donated to Sacred Heart School
Three Private Meeting Rooms Available Handling Groups of 20-150 Call for Info & Reservations
Kitchen Restaurant Hours:Monday - Thursday: 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.Friday - Saturday: 6 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Sunday: 6 a.m. - 8 p.m.
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MONDAY: VALUE MEAL $6.25(Includes Cup of Soup or Salad)
TUESDAY 4:30-Close : CHICKEN FRY (All You Can Eat) $7.99 • Senior Price $7.50 • Kids 8 & under: $4.00
WEDNESDAY: BBQ RIBS $9.49 (All You Can Eat)
FRIDAY: FISH FRY $8.99 (All You Can Eat)
or SHRIMP $9.99SATURDAY: 5-Close
8 oz. SIRLOIN STEAK & SHRIMP $14.49SUNDAY: 10:30-1:30 PM
3-MEAT SMORGASBORD $8.992-Close: Chow Mein (Includes Cup of Soup)
Full Order $6.99; 1/2 Order $3.99
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Pa’s SausageNot very
many people make sausage anymore, but in my younger years, if your family enjoyed sausage, you made it yourself. As with most early recipes, there wasn’t a
recipe. The general ingredients were known, but the specific amounts consisted of a handful of this, a pinch of that or some of another item. Continued practice created a satisfactory result.
Pa’s summer sausage recipe was an example of a no-recipe product. The final result was the best and many compliments were given for the taste.
The basic ingredients were pork and beef. The amounts varied, but usually the combination of the ingredients made two washtubs about ¾ full. In the early years, the meat was ground with a hand powered meat grinder. If you have never had the chance to crank a meat grinder, I can attest to the fact that it is a really tiring job. We usually shared the job with several individuals. In the later years we took the meat to a butcher shop for grinding.
After the grinding, the next procedure was to add spices. This was pepper, salt, garlic and mustard seed. These ingredients were added by handfuls until “maybe that’s enough” (dus ist genugh). Then more hand work was required. You would push your arms into the seasoned ground meat, pull them up and push them down again-many times- until the spices were well mixed in the meat. The meat was cold and so were your arms.
Next came the tasting to be certain of the correct seasoning. This was done with two fingers of your right hand. You dipped the fingers into the meat for a sample and tasted it. Pa was the person who made the final decision. He usually said more salt or pepper was needed,
“The Good Old Days” -By Tom Kuehnefollowed by more mixing, followed by more tasting until the satisfactory result had been reached.
The meat was then ready to be “stuffed.” There was a horizontal stuffer, which the barrel could be tipped up for loading. The meat was loaded by taking round balls of meat and slamming them into the barrel to force out as much air as possible. Air would create problems in the sausage. The casings were then slid onto the spout, from which the sausage meat was forced from the stuffer. In the early years, the sausage casings were cleaned intestines from the pig, but in later years they were purchased at the butcher shop.
About 20 inches of casing was filled. The ends of the casing were than twisted over themselves and the ends were then tied with string. The resultant loop of sausage was than placed on a pole, about one inch in diameter. After the pole was full of three inch spaced sausages, it was taken to the smoke house. The poles were long enough to fit on the bricks for that purpose in the smoke house.
When all the meat was stuffed and the poles were in place, a small fire was started inside a metal shielding device on the bottom of the smokehouse. The wood had to be Maple, somewhat moistened, so that it didn’t burn too hot. The smokehouse was under constant supervision for the next day, to be sure it didn’t get too hot, but yet warm enough to pasteurize the sausage. It seemed that when the smoking job was done, there were always some sausages that ruptured. This was caused by either too much heat in the smoke or too much pork fat in the meat. These damaged sausages were eaten for most meals over the next few weeks, since freezing takes the flavor out of the smoke. We were glad when the damaged sausages were gone.
After Pa died we created a special occasion by eating Pa’s last sausage. It was about 21 months old and had been hanging in the stairway to the basement for that whole time. It needed to be dusted and was a little dry, but still tasted great.
Card of ThanksThe Roving Hillbillies Snowmobile Club of St. Rosa/Freeport, would like to
thank everyone who attended our 47th annual Snowmobile Blessing on Sunday, Jan. 24th. We also thank all the businesses who so kindly donated items for our grand raffle. We really appreciate your effort in helping us make our day a success. Thanks also to all the people and club members who donated items and helped in any way. A big thank you to everyone who purchased raffle tickets! Congratula-tions to all the winners and we hope to see you all again next year!!
Roving Hillbillies Snowmobile Club
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The family of Joan Rahn would like to thank everyone for the love, kindness, and support shown to us during the loss of our beloved wife and mom. Thank you for the food, flowers, gifts, cards, prayers, hugs, visits and condolences during this difficult time. We especially want to thank the doctors, nurses and support team of Melrose Centracare Health, the doctors and staff of Coborn’s Cancer Center, Grey Eagle Rescue Squad, Melrose and Long Prairie Ambulance Service, Albany Hos-pice, Pastor Gary Taylor, the members of the United Methodist Church-Grey Eagle, Bob Kutter and Tammy Butler for the beautiful music, the team at Patton-Schad Funeral and Cremation Services, Michelle at Centre Floral and anyone who may have helped our family in any way. We are truly blessed to have such overwhelm-ing support.
May God’s blessing be upon all of you,The Rahn Family
By Denise Cheney, Upsala Area School A search has been on for the “finest
and funniest” from the Upsala area to fill the program for the Upsala Community Variety Show VII set for Sunday, Feb-ruary 28. A wide variety of acts will be presented. Four prizes will be awarded: $100 for “Best of Show,” $75 for second place, $50 for third, and $25 for fourth. Audience vote will determine the win-ners.
The Community Variety Show VII is a fundraiser for the Upsala High School Band to help cover costs of their spring trip to New York. Two identical performances will be presented in the Upsala Auditorium at 2:00 PM and 6:30 PM. Tickets are available for purchase
Upsala’s Community Variety Show VII is Sunday, February 28
from band students now. Upsala’s first Community Variety
Show, sponsored by the UP*TEAM, was held in February 2003 with great success and enjoyment. “Elvis” and his Upsalaires captured first place in a memorable Variety Show II in 2006. A pillow dance team won the 2008 “Best of Show” and in 2010 the “The Beached Boys” surfed their way to the honor. The 2012 winners, a group of Upsala high school friends, called themselves “The No Name Band” and won the crowd over with a fun collection of love songs. 2014 guests voted “The Out of Town-ers” as first place. The group sang and played a couple Johnny Cash tunes.
Join us in some great family fun!
Upsala Elementary School will be holding its annual Kindergarten Round-up on Friday, March 4, 2016. Regis-tration for the class of 2029 will begin at 8:15 AM for all children who are in-terested in attending kindergarten at Up-sala Elementary School starting in the fall of 2016. Parents should bring their child’s birth certificate and immuniza-tion record when they come on this day.
Kindergarten Roundup is for both parents and children and will run from 8:25-11:00 AM. Parents and children are also invited to stay for school lunch, which will be served at 11:00.
Area families interested in learning
Upsala Area Schools Kindergarten Roundupmore about the kindergarten program-ming offered at UES are invited to at-tend. Parents who would like their child to attend the Upsala Elementary School and have not received an informational letter, may call Rita at 573-2175. Upsala School accepts open enrollment stu-dents.
Open at 2 pm
Mon-Fri; Noon
on Sat.Sat. March 19th: Celebrate St. Pat’s Day
with DJ Music
Hometown News • Thursday, February 25, 2016 • Page 5
All You Can Eat: Fish, Shrimp, Aluski & All the Trimmings
Lenten Fish Fry
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We Do Catering!• Weddings
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Special Food Orders To Go!
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BURTRUM Liquor
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Monday-Thursday: 1 PM-10 PMFri.-Sat.: Noon-12 AM; Sun.: Closed
ChickenGrey Eagle 320-285-2965
Double R Bar &Grill
www.doublerbarandgrill.comNoon Lunch Specials
Fri., Feb. 26: Hot Beef Sandwich or Salmon Loaf Sat., Feb. 27: Chopped Sirloin Sand.Sun., Feb. 28: Bar & Kitchen Opens at Noon; 12-3 PM Sunny Side Up BurgerMon., Feb. 29: Taco Stuffed PotatoTues., Mar. 1: Meatball DinnerWed., Mar. 2: Liver or $5 Baskets Thurs., Mar. 3: BBQ Ribs
Serving 5-9 PMMONDAY
Taco Bar $5.75 or Irish Italian
Spaghetti $7.95TUESDAY BURGER
NIGHT $1.50$5 WEDNESDAY
Baskets, Wings, Nachos or Quesadillas
FRIDAY LENTEN SPECIALSSalmon Fillet................ $13.95Cod Deep Fried or Broiled.... $9.95Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo $10.95New York Strip Steak....... $18.95Teriyaki Chicken over Rice Pilaf..............$9.95
Serving 5-9 PM Includes Choice of Potato & Salad Bar
THURSDAYChicken & Ribs..$10.95
8 oz. Ground Sirloin $9.95
SATURDAYPrime Rib........................ $16.95Sirloin & Shrimp............. $15.95Ribs................................. $12.95 Walleye Broiled or Deep Fried.... $12.95Chicken Parmesan Pasta.. $10.95
SUNDAY • 3-9 PMChef’s Choice Steak........... Market PricePork Chop................... $11.95 1/2 Chicken................... $8.951/4 Chicken................... $6.95
320-285-3576
Historic Rock
Tavern & Eatery
The Last Great Tavern Since 1937!
On Big Birch Lake Grey Eagle
Upstairs Only Open
Thursday: Cook’s Choice Gourmet Sandwich
w/soup or salad or Grilled Ham Steak Dinner $12.95
Wednesday: Closed
Friday: Fish Basket $8.95 or4 Seafood Dinners to choose from $14.95
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The Holdingford Lions had a great year in 2015. Some the many service activities they did include park shelter staining and repairs, Holdingford Area Historical Society door to window project, repairing “train” at the trailhead, staining tables at the Lion’s Campground and Adopt A Highway project in April and October. Lions helped 84 times for 181 hours and $1200 was spent on these projects.
The club donated to many Lions Programs for a total of $3000. These included Can-do Canines, Leader Dog Program, Lions Diabetes Foundation, Lions Hearing Foundation, Lions Club International Foundation, Camp Confidence and many others.
Donations to other programs totaled of $12,050. Helping Hands, Holdingford Food Shelf, Meals on Wheels, “Walk of Hope” cancer fundraiser, Holdingford
Pictured Lion Rod Harren (left) received the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award by Bob Yurczyk (right).
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Scholarship Endowment Fund, three $500 Lion’s scholarships, Holdingford Dayz activities and Midwest Outdoors Unlimited were some of the projects they helped fund.
During the year Lion Rod Harren was presented with the Melvin Jones Fellowship award for his 35 years of leadership.
What you don’t know... -By Sheila RipplingerOne of the most ridiculous state-
ments that I have ever heard is, ‘What you don’t know won’t hurt you.’ Al-though in some scenarios that could be true, I would say that in most it is false. If you are a label reader you would more than likely agree that it is good to know what ingredients go in to the food we are consuming. The label can be deceptive by putting such words as ‘healthy’ on the cover of the product.
You may not see the importance until you suffer from food sensitivities or allergies. But when you do start to search the ingredient list, many times you find surprising substances on the list such as sulfur dioxide or shellac. Sulfur dioxide is a suffocating poison-ous gas used to preserve color. We want our dried fruit to look pretty right? It is often used in granola bars as well. Shel-lac is a varnish that is often used in the chocolate covered bars to give an ap-pealing shiny coating. These hazardous materials that are deemed to be in ‘safe amounts’ are creating stomach cramp-ing and other issues for people who do not know the truth about what is in their food. Or maybe they simply do not care. After all there are a variety of antacids on the market to treat the symptoms when they arise.
You may get mocked and criticized if you are a food cautious person that still believes in the good ol ‘you are what you eat’ allegation. But hey- at least you won’t be getting stomach aches and pop-ping antacids constantly.
Most people unfortunately treat the Bible the same way as the food that they eat. They do not care what it is made of with the attitude of ‘what I don’t know won’t hurt me.’ Just as the dangerous ef-fects from poison in our foods can un-knowingly harm us, not knowing what is in the Bible can harm us as well. One is physically harmful, and the other is spiritually harmful. Both are a personal choice. You will not be forced to read food labels any more than you will be forced to read the Bible. However, phys-ical health and spiritual health can go hand in hand.
The Bible is God’s love story and His instruction Book all wrapped up to-gether. Man made rules and mans vari-ety of religions are not His plan for us. His Book tells us how to have a moral and eternally healthy lifestyle when we
decide to have a relationship with the Lord Jesus and live an obedient life un-der the authority of the One True God.
There are many dangerous and poi-sonous ingredients out there in the world that are sugar coated and eye catching with pretty packaging. The consequence for consuming those lies are extremely harmful! In fact, ironically, the Bible tells about that terrible place reserved for those who reject the Lord and His Truth in Revelation 21:8 as the fiery lake of burning sulfur. Hmm... sulfur?
Do not be deceived by the shiny glaze on the chocolate bars. Know the Truth about God’s Amazing and Lov-ing Grace before it is too late! What you don’t know will indeed hurt you.
Yes, you may be mocked for turning to the Truth, but I guarantee that your re-wards will be worth it!
Proverbs 9:12~ If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; If you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.
Thrivent Financial is hosting a free educational workshop on estate plan-ning on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at the Little Falls Senior Cen-ter at 510 7th St. NE, Little Falls.
Presented by Carlyle Olsen, Finan-cial Associate with Thrivent Financial, the workshop helps participants under-stand the essential elements of any good estate strategy: wills, trusts, powers of attorney, charitable giving, living wills, long-term care, and medical powers of attorney. For more information, contact Carlyle Olsen at 320-632-1655.
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Dr. Keith Stenehjem, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Mayville State University, announces that Sara Herzog of Upsala has been listed on the Dean’s List for the Fall Semester of 2015.
In order to be named to the Dean’s List, each student has attained a grade point average of 3.50 or higher and has successfully completed a minimum of 12 graded credit hours of regular academic credit from Mayville State.
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The Grey Eagle-Swanville Knights of Columbus Council recently donated $500.00 each to 6 Seminarians who are studying for the Priesthood. Jim and Ken Sinclair delivered the checks to Father Scott Pogatschnik and Father Ben Kociemba at the St. Cloud Diocese Vocations Office. “Our Council started to support Seminarians when we formed in August of 2008. Since that time we have donated $23,000.00 to help young men that are studying to become Priests. Each year the Director of Vocations for the St. Cloud Diocese, provides us with a list of Seminarians that could use our help. For the past several years, our small Council has been the Top Council in the State of Minnesota in terms of the amount that we give to these Seminarians.” Submitted by Ken Sinclair.
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Four Long Prairie-Grey Eagle FFA members will receive their FFA State Degrees April 25th at the Minnesota FFA State Convention. They have interviewed and have qualified to accept the Highest FFA degree the state has to offer. Members are (from left) Shyanne Johnson, Mitchell Middendorf, Jadon Buntjer and Tanner Gjerstad. Submitted by Curt Gjerstad.
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Stearns County Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating who shot and injured a male yellow lab that was found in the rural Avon area.
On February 22nd a resident who lives approximately one mile north of Avon reported that he found an injured male yellow Labrador lying under a tree. A deputy brought the dog to a vet-erinarian who found that the dog had
been shot four times in the face and two times in the hind quarters. The veterinar-ian believes the shots were from a pellet gun. Several of the shots penetrated the dog’s muzzle and broke the dog’s jaw. The dog was treated and is now being housed by Stearns County.
Sheriff’s investigators are attempt-ing to locate the owner of this dog and identify the person(s) responsible for these injuries. Any information may be reported by calling the dispatch center at 320-251-4240.
February 19, 2016: At approx. 11:43 Russell Cordie, rural Burtrum, was traveling north on County Road 103 when he swerved to miss a deer in the roadway and ran into the ditch. The 2001 Subaru sustained front end damage. Cordie was uninjured in the crash.
February 19, 2016: At 18:53 Joseph “Art” Rowan, from Long Prairie reported that he was east bound on County Road 12, in Todd County, by the Bear Head Cemetery, when a deer came from the ditch area and struck his vehicle. Rowan was not hurt as a result of the accident but his vehicle did sus-tain moderate damage to the passenger side front and door area.
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Have you ever met someone who did not like their name? Perhaps it re-minded them of a person who disturbed them in one way or another. Or it may have represented something that was offensive to them. Maybe it “sounded” like a girl’s name or a boy’s name or a sissy’s name. Then we are occasionally “given” names by the way we act or what we do or even how we look.
David knew there was something unique and special about a name that was above every other name. He knew that there was one name that represent-ed the solution for the problems of man-
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kind. He understood the significance of that name. He knew that the road for man to recover from the fall - from destruction and death to happiness and heaven - was in that name.
“Save me, O God, by Your name; vindicate me by Your might.” In ask-ing God to save him, David wanted God to deliver him from his sinful condi-tion - even though the Savior had not come and completed His work on the cross. He was well aware of his sins and shortcomings and knew that there was nothing he could do to rescue or re-deem himself. Only a gracious God who had rescued His children from times of destruction and death in the past could do the same for him in the present. He knew God’s power from His-story in the past as He brought His children to their Promised Land.
When David called on God’s name in prayer, he brought God into that mo-ment in his life. He needed God to be with him, hear him, save him and deliver him.
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an estate claim, or lien, may be filed against you in case you or your spouse pass away. This means that many Min-nesota couples who, based on income,
qualify for free health insurance, could be unknowingly racking up thousands in future estate claims. What this tells me is that we need increased transparency in this process to help Minnesotans under-stand the ramifications of this program.
2016 Broadband Conference: Re-cently, I joined a number of other legis-lators in St. Paul for the Minnesota Tele-com Alliance’s broadband conference. As you know, this is an important issue for me in St. Paul, and one that impacts our area, and Greater Minnesota as a whole. Despite the party differences, it was clear that ensuring broadband prog-ress for under-served, rural areas in our state is a priority heading into the 2016 session.
Legislative Update -By State Rep. Ron Kresha
Todd County DFL Caucus By Amanda VanHavermaet, Todd County DFL Associate Chair
The Todd County DFL reminds ev-eryone that 2016 is the year that we will elect a new president and all 134 of our state representatives. The process of choosing candidates begins with the pre-cinct caucuses. This year those caucuses will be held on March 1. Registration will start at 6:30 and the meeting itself will be called to order at 7.
No other educational activities, classes or other public meetings can take place on that evening. It is reserved for grassroots democracy at the precinct caucuses.
What happens at the caucus? Citi-zens get together to select candidates to
run the 2016 elections. They also discuss candidates for state and national office, and elect delegates to represent the pre-cinct at County and District conventions. Caucus goers also write resolutions about issues they would like their politi-cal party platform to support or oppose.
There will be 7 meeting places for the Democratic Party’s caucuses in Todd County this year. Please note that each meeting place has multiple cities and townships at a single location. You will need to attend the meeting of the city or township in which you reside. Local lo-cations are as follows:
• Long Prairie Grey Eagle Middle School 205 2nd St. S. Use Door E2 (Door E1 for handicap): City of Long Prairie and Townships of Bruce, Long Prairie and Reynolds.
• Grey Eagle City Hall: Cities of Grey Eagle and Burtrum and Townships of Birchdale, Burnhamville, Grey Eagle and Round Prairie.
Anyone with questions about pre-cinct caucuses can check the Minnesota Secretary of State’s website at www.sos.state.mn.us
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Dave Says -By Dave Ramseyfunds. Considering our age, should we move the investments into a CD?
-KurtDear Kurt,
There’s always a chance you’ll lose money if you leave it in mutual funds and bonds. That’s the nature of the market. But there’s another kind of risk based on what you’re proposing, and that’s risk of value due to inflation.
Assuming you two are in good health, you could expect to live another 10 to 20 years. Most current CD rates are less than 1 percent. Even if they rise to 2 or 3 percent in the future, do you really want to see that kind of return when inflation is likely to rise 4 percent annually? That’s in itself a type of risk, so I would urge you to keep that in mind.
No, I wouldn’t advise moving all of your money to CDs. If I were in your shoes, I’d live off the income generated by my mutual fund investments. As for the corporate bonds, I’m not a big fan of those. They entail almost as much risk as mutual funds without the good returns (on average) over a long period of time.
If you’re concerned about stability, I’m okay with you taking a little money from your bonds and putting it into a CD right now. But I wouldn’t touch the mutual funds.
-Dave * Dave Ramsey is America’s
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Dear Dave,My wife
received $100 from her parents for her birthday. When I asked what she planned to do with it, she said she was going to add it to her spending money. I think she should put it toward us paying off debt, but I
bit my tongue and didn’t say anything. We’re in pretty good shape financially, so should I mention it or just let it go?
-CharlesDear Charles,
I’m sure you’re a smart man, so you’ll understand when I tell you — for the sake of your marriage and mental health — to let this one go. Seriously, is $100 going to move the needle that much? It’s her birthday, and it was a gift designed to let her do something nice for herself. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with her spending a little bit on herself on her special day.
If she had asked me about this, I would have told her it was fine. If she had asked me about putting it toward debt, I would have said that’s fine, too. It’s not a big deal for someone to have a little fun once in a while. But it’s a bad plan for you to try to get at her gift. Just let it go, and do your part to make sure she knows that you love her and that she has a great birthday!
-DaveDear Dave,
My wife and I are in our early 70s, and we’re retired. We have about $136,000 in corporate bonds and $200,000 in mutual
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TUE., MAR. 1: Beef tips, gravy, egg noodles, green beans, lettuce salad, warm fruit compote.
WED., MAR. 2: BBQ pork riblet, O’Brien potatoes, broccoli, dinner roll, pie.
THURS., MAR. 3: Liver & onions or hamburger patty, gravy, whipped potatoes, mixed vegetables, pineapple upside down cake.
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Experimental regulations reducing daily bag limits for sunfish to 10 per per-son will go into effect on six area lakes with the start of the new fishing season March 1.
The lower bag limits will effect Long (Higgins), Moose and Maple lakes in Todd County; Green-Prairie Fish and
Reduced Sunfish Limits Go Into Effect on Six Area Lakes March 1
Sullivan lakes in Morrison County; and Platte Lake in Crow Wing County. The experimental regulations were reviewed and favorably received during public meetings last year.
By reducing bag limits from the statewide 20 per day to 10, fisheries bi-ologists expect to produce more larger sunfish, which have become increas-ingly rare in central Minnesota. Netting surveys dating back to 1999 indicate strong potential for larger sunfish in the six area lakes.
The experimental regulations are scheduled to remain in effect for 10 years, with frequent assessments of sun-fish populations over that period.
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Morrison County Sheriff’s OfficeFebruary 18, 2016: At approximately
2:00 pm, a search warrant was executed at the address of 17348 10th Avenue, Culdrum Twp, Morrison County. The search warrant stemmed from a joint investigation which included officers from the Central Minne-sota Violent Offender Task Force, Morrison County Sheriff’s Office, Todd County Sher-iff’s Office and the Little Falls Police De-partment.
According to the Morrison County Sher-iff’s Office, a .40 cal semi-automatic hand-gun was recovered at the residence, which was reported stolen from a residence in the city of Browerville earlier this month.
Erik Blanco, age 33 of rural Long Prai-rie, and Brenda Rahn, age 33 also of rural Long Prairie, were both arrested for probable cause possession of a stolen firearm and for a felon in possession of a firearm. Blanco and Rahn are currently being held at the Morri-son County Jail awaiting formal charges.
February 20, 2016: At approximately 5:43 am, there was a report of a one vehicle accident with injuries on Nature Road by the Mississippi River, west of Royalton.
A vehicle driven by 41 year old Saman-tha Lashinski of Bowlus was traveling east on Nature Road, lost control on the icy road and went into the south side ditch. The vehi-cle traveled down a very steep embankment and hit a tree. Lashinski was taken by Gold Cross Ambulance to St. Gabriel’s Hospital with unknown injuries. The vehicle suffered extensive damage.
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Local Municipality MinutesMelrose CityJanuary 21, 2016
The Melrose City Council met in a Regular Meeting on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 6:40 p.m. at the Melrose City Center pursuant to due notice being given thereof. Present were Council Members Dick Christenson, Jenny Mayers, Tony Klasen, Josh Thieschafer and Mayor Joe Finken, City Ad-ministrator Michael Brethorst, and City Clerk Patricia Haase. Mayor Finken presided thereat. The Coun-cil then recited the Pledge of Alle-giance.
A motion was made by Mr. Christenson seconded by Mr. Thi-eschafer and unanimously carried to approve the agenda as submitted.
Mayor Finken then opened the floor to public comment. There were no comments.
The following items were con-sidered for approval under the Con-sent Agenda:
a. the minutes from the Janu-ary 7 Regular Meeting.
b. list of bills in the amount of $ 1,354,527.84.
c. list of investments for the month of December 2015.
d. Gambling Resolutions: 1) Resolution No. 2016-5, Resolu-tion Approving Gambling License to the Church of St. Mary’s for an exemption from lawful gambling license to conduct a raffle on De-cember 31, 2016 at 402 2nd Street SE in Melrose.
2) Resolution No. 2016-6, Resolution Approving Gambling License to the Church of St. Mary’s for an exemption from lawful gam-bling license to hold a bingo on March 13, 2016 at 402 2nd Street
3) Resolution No. 2016-7, Resolution Approving Gambling License to the Church of St. Mary’s for an exemption from lawful gam-bling license to hold a raffle on June 25, 2016, at 402 2nd Street SE, Melrose.
A motion was made by Mr. Thieschafer seconded by Mr. Chris-tenson and unanimously carried to approve the Consent Agenda items.
a. WSB has been contracted to provide an assessment and to develop a recommendation to maintain the City Road and Trail Net Work. Ms Andrea Azary with WSB & Associates presented the report and its findings. Ms. Azary commended the Street Department for their proactive approach to the street maintenance which is reflect-
ed in the above average ratings. b. Police Chief Craig Maus
presented the Police Reserves Semi-Annual Report noting that the Reserves continue to do ride along on a regular basis to maintain their required hours. The Reserves cur-rently have three members. Recruit-ment efforts are being pursued.
c. Police Chief Maus presented the Police Department’s December report. He noted that a total of 14 citations were issued in the month of December. There were 140 ver-bal warnings and twenty-five writ-ten warnings. Chief Maus stated there were 323 calls for service during December 2015 compared to 209 for December of 2014. The year-to-date number of calls is 3229 compared to 2717 in 2014. For the month of December 2015, the De-partment received 31 agency assist calls.
d. City Attorney Scott Dymoke reported on projects he has been working on for the City: Commu-nity Development: Prepared letter of agreement for sale of property to local business seeking to expand its operations. Prepared memorandum to City staff outlining planning, zoning, and subdivision issues that will need to be addressed as part of proposed expansion.
e. Finance Director Tessa Beuning presented the Ambulance Department Year Report and the 2017 proposed budget. 2015 Am-bulance Operating Account Year End Statement of revenues and ex-penses, along with Set-aside State-ment. In 2015, there was net in-come of $91,313.98. The accounts receivable balance at year-end was $136,356.35. Please note there was no contract revenue for 2015 from the City and the area townships and cities as the Ambulance Operating Fund continues to have an adequate reserve.
The 2015 Set-aside Statement indicates the vehicle replacement set-aside funds as of December 31, 2015 total $41,501.17. Depreciation for 2015 was $26,900, and there were not any vehicles purchased. For 2016, $22,155 is budgeted un-der depreciation expense, and for 2017, $22,000 is budgeted. Actual annual depreciation is set-aside for future vehicle purchases.
The miscellaneous equipment set-aside remaining as of December 31, 2015 is $42,762.72. For 2016, $8,325 is budgeted under deprecia-tion expense, and for 2017, $9,000
is budgeted. Actual annual depre-ciation is set-aside for future equip-ment purchases.
Operating Account Budget ad-opted for 2016 and proposed 2017 of expenses and revenues. No rev-enue will be expected from the City and area townships and cities in 2016 or 2017.
This fund is an enterprise fund and, therefore, includes de-preciation expense versus capital outlay accounts. All fixed assets greater than $5,000 are capitalized and depreciated out over their life. These funds are then set aside to be available when replacement of ve-hicles and equipment are necessary. Equipment items that are less than $5,000 are considered supplies or minor equipment as per the City’s Capital Assets Policy.
The proposed budgeted ex-penses for 2017 total $509,214, which includes $17,454 for build-ing rent. The rental amount is based on total square footage of the lower level plus the upstairs liv-ing quarters for Ambulance Mem-bers on call, resulting in a 33% Ambulance/67% Fire Department share of the annual rental costs of $52,257. The projected revenues are $511,000, resulting in a surplus of $1,786, which would be added to reserve funds. Ambulance charges are continually monitored to meet operating costs.
City Administrator Bretho-rst noted that Ambulance Director Jenn Tschida may be recruiting volunteers as the department has seen an increase in call volumes in the last three months. Ms. Tschida is also researching the purchase of 2 or 3 Automated CPR machines, the Lucas, manufactured by Jolife. The device includes a stabilization strap to further secure the device to the patient as well as two arm straps to hold the patients arms out of the way.
f. Finance Director Beuning next presented the Fire Department Year End Report and the 2017 pro-posed budget. Expenditure & Rev-enue Reports for 2015 and 2014. Fire charge revenue totaled $15,270 compared to $16,200 in 2014.
The 2016 credit is $25,245.30 as presented at the February 19, 2015 meeting with contract area officials. The 2017 credit will be $7,457.31 and is calculated as shown on the 2015 revenues and expense sheet.
Over the course of many years, some additional funds have ac-cumulated in the Fire Department.
Notice is hereby given to qualified voters of Burnhamville Township, County of Todd, and State of Minnesota, that the Election of Officers and Annual Town Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at the Burtrum Community Center. The election hours will be from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Offices to be voted on include:One supervisor for a three year term andOne clerk for a two year term. The Annual Meeting will begin at 8:20 p.m. to conduct all necessary business. The Board of Canvas will be held after the meeting. In case of inclement weather the election and meeting will be held March 15, 2016, same time and place.
Shirley Hulinsky, Burnhamville Township Clerk
Burnhamville Township ResidentsNotice of Annual Meeting and Election of Officers
March 8, 2016
Since no funds are received on the contracts until December of the contract year, it is recommended that $50,000 be designated for op-erating costs for the year. Based on the principal of requiring the $50,000 for operations, and the amounts set-aside for future ve-hicles and equipment, a refund of $7,457.31 will be applied to the 2017 contract. This is how all fu-ture refunds are recommended to be calculated.
Fire #2 also includes the infor-mation on set-aside funds. A bal-ance of $161,771.42 is available for vehicle equipment replacement set-aside at year-end 2015. For years 2016 and 2017, $36,100 is bud-geted annually for Capital Outlay/Vehicles. The 1984 Grass Rig is anticipated to be replaced in 2016, at a cost estimated at $65,000, as well as a new fire truck with an es-timated cost of $202,604.
There are protective gear/clothing/equipment set-aside funds of $67,581.18. For 2016 and 2017, $15,010 is budgeted for Capital Outlay/Equipment & Clothing.
The 2017 Expenditure Budget, as proposed, remained flat with the approved 2016 Expenditure Bud-get.
The proposed 2017 fire con-tract charges are based on the total budget amount of $175,253, which is the same as the adopted 2016 budget less excess fund balance funds being applied. Annual antici-pated revenues from fire charges are $17,000.
a. Fire Chief Kraemer noted that the Council at its December 10, 2015 Regular meeting authorized staff to prepare specifications and receive bids for the replacement of our main line Fire Tanker which was totaled out in an accident ear-lier in the year. Mr. Kraemer noted that tankers have actually appreci-ated in value and therefore finding a used tanker at comparable cost vs. a new tanker would be difficult. The City solicited bids. Two bids were received varying from $202,604 to $219,772.75. After a review of the bids, by the Fire Chief and Fire Department Truck Committee, it is their recommendation to purchase the Midwest Fire Chassis and Ap-paratus and dispose of the damaged tanker for a cost of $202,604.00 plus taxes and fees.
A motion was made by Mr. Thieschafer seconded by Mr. Klasen and unanimously carried authorizing the purchase of a new tanker from Midwest Fire in the amount of $202,604 plus tax and fees, and disposal of the old tanker.
b. Chief Kraemer noted that the Fire Department has a Fire Re-lief Association that assists with the Volunteer PERA pension pro-gram. With the change over from an independently managed retire-ment program to the State of MN PERA managed pension program an update was needed to the poli-cies. The Relief Association has modified and updated their Policies to reflect the changes for the PERA. The Fire Relief Association has ad-opted the changes
A motion was made by Ms. Mayers concurring with the Fire Relief Association approving the updated Fire Relief Association Policies. The motion was second-ed by Mr. Christenson with a roll call vote recorded as follows: For: Council Member Mayers, Chris-tenson, Klasen, and Thieschafer; Against: None; Abstain: Mayor Joe Finken due to a conflict of interest.
c. Mayor Finken noted that within the Fire Relief Policy out-lines the members of its Board. The Board shall consist of 3 ex-officio trustee; the Chief of the Depart-ment, the Mayor and a designee of the City of Melrose. The appoint-ment of a designee of the City must be appointed annually according to 424A.04, SUBD. 1A. As the Mayor
position is noted in the By-laws, this constitutes the annual appoint-ment for the elected official. The by-laws do not call out the other municipal or elected official and therefore would require annual ap-pointments. The City Administrator has filled this role over the past five years. The City Clerk has served as the alternate to the City Adminis-trator when absent.
A motion was made by Ms. Mayers nominating Mr. Klasen as the City Designee to the Fire Re-lief Association Board for a term to expire December 31, 2016. The motion was seconded by Mr. Chris-tenson with a roll call vote recorded as follows: For: Council Member Mayers, Christenson, Thieschafer, and Klasen; Against: None; Ab-stain: Mayor Joe Finken due to a conflict of interest.
d. The City hosts an annual meeting with the Fire Department contracted Area Township and City Officials. In an effort to consolidate the meeting and duplicate reporting needs from the Fire Chief and Am-bulance Coordinator, it is proposed to hold the joint meeting on the night of the regular meeting at the Fire / Ambulance Building. Plus, we would change the format slight-ly to have light snacks and juice vs. a full meal.
A motion was made by Mr. Christenson seconded by Mr. Thi-eschafer and unanimously carried moving the February 18 Regular Meeting from the City Center to the Fire Hall.
e. Consideration was given to approval of the following renewal liquor license applications:
1) Intoxicating Liquor:a. License #2: LKMTA Inc.
DBA Anthems @ MP’s, On Sale.b. License #3: Melrose Bowl
Inc. DBA Melrose Bowl, On Sale, and License #3, Sunday On Sale.
c. License #4: The Dam, Inc. DBA The Dam Bar, On Sale, Li-cense #2, Off Sale, License #4, Sunday On Sale.
d. License #5: Melrose Place LLC DBA Middy’s Bar, On Sale, License #3, Off Sale, License #7, Sunday On Sale.
e. License #4: LQR, Inc. DBA SPIRITZ Off Sale Liquor, Off Sale.
f. License #6: Meadowlark Country Club, On Sale, and Li-cense #2, Sunday On Sale.
g. License #7: Ana Hernandez DBA El Portal, On Sale, License #6, Sunday On Sale.
h. License #5: Coborn’s Inc. DBA Coborn’s Liquor, Off Sale.
2) Club and Sunday On Sale: a. License #1: American Legion Post #101, Club On Sale License, and License #1, Sunday On Sale.
3) Wine License:a. License #1: John Dough’s
Pizza, Wine License & 3.2% On Sale, Malt Liquor .
b. License #2: Martinez Meat & Grocery, Wine License & 3.2% On Sale Malt Liquor.
4) 3.2% Off Sale Malt Liquor License: a. License #1: Martinez Meat & Grocery, 3.2% Off Sale Malt Liquor .
All applications must be ex-ecuted, fees paid, and certificates of insurance as to liquor liability coverage obtained for Council ap-proval.
Minnesota law requires cities to obtain proof that all licensees provide workers’ compensation insurance for their employees. The City must also obtain licensees’ social security numbers, and Min-nesota and federal tax identifica-tion numbers for the Department of Revenue’s use.
The licenses will be effective March 1, 2016 to March 1, 2017.
A motion was made by Ms. Mayers seconded by Mr. Klasen and unanimously carried approving the liquor license renewal applica-tions contingent upon receipt of all necessary documentation and pay-
ment of all necessary fees. f. With the review of the Pave-
ment Management Plan, it is there-fore recommended that additional seal coating and crack sealing be completed in 2016, than originally proposed. Staff is recommend-ing seal coating and crack sealing per the attached map which is ap-proximately 11,575 linear feet. Additional crack sealing will be performed as part of routine main-tenance.
A motion was made by Mr. Klasen, seconded by Ms. Mayers and unanimously carried autho-rizing staff to obtain bids for Seal Coating and Crack sealing for 2016 for the area as indicated on the map. .
g. Mayor Finken stated that with the updates of the Zoning Ordinance, we are now required to complete some administrative changes to the City Code to reflect the Changes. Therefore, an Ordi-nance has been drafted to amend the document to reflect the changes in the Zoning Ordinance. The old verbiage read as follows: A dwell-ing shall have a minimum width for the main habitable portion of the structure of not less than 23 feet. No dwelling shall have a fin-ished ground / main floor space of less than 800 square feet excluding a basement. The new verbiage is: Newly Adopted standards are:
Efficiency apartments: 400 square feet.
One Bedroom apartments: 640 square feet.
Two bedroom apartments: 720 square feet.
More than two bedroom apart-ments: 120 square feet additional for each room.
Mr. Christenson introduced Ordinance 1-21-2016, An Ordi-nance Amending Melrose City Code Chapter 151 Housing Code Section 151.07(B) Maximum Density, Minimum Space, Use and Location. The motion was seconded by Mr. Klasen with a roll call vote recorded as follows: For: Council Members Christen-son Klasen, Mayers and Mayor Finken; Against: Council Member Thieschafer.
h. Mayor Finken recognized Lyle Olmscheid for his 30 years of service on the Melrose Public Util-ities Commission .Mayor Finken presented a Proclamation thanking Lyle for his dedication and service to the community.
A motion was made by Mr. Christenson, seconded by Mr. Thi-eschafer and unanimously carried to adopt a proclamation in recog-nition and appreciation of the loyal and professional service provided and the many contributions made to the community by Mr. Olms-cheid.
a. Chief Maus noted that in 2015, the Melrose City Council approved the hiring of a part time police officer. Chief Maus will be working with the Paynesville and Belgrade Police Department in the next few months to share the Part-Time Officer. Chief Maus is plan-ning to have a candidate selected and recommended to the Council prior to the summer and vacation times.
The following informational items were then discussed:
a. The following are schools and/or conferences where regis-trations were made: 1) Training- MCMA Development Workshop- January 28-29. Attending: City Administrator Mike Brethorst
b. Public Utilities Commis-sion December 14, 2015 Regular Meeting minutes.
A motion was made by Mr. Thieschafer, seconded by Ms. Mayers and unanimously carried that the meeting be adjourned at 7:50 p.m.
Patricia Haase, City Clerk
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETINGFOR SWANVILLE TOWNSHIP
The Annual Township Elections will be held on Tuesday March 8, from 3-8 p.m. at the Swanville Fire Hall, followed by the Annual Meeting at 8:30 p.m.
Bunny Johnston, Swanville Township Clerk
NOTICE OF ANNUAL AUDIT MEETINGFOR SWANVILLE TOWNSHIP
The regular Swanville Township meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 1, at 2:30 p.m. at the Swanville Fire Hall. The Annual Audit will be done following the meeting.
Bunny Johnston, Swanville Township Clerk
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DNR Anticipates Early Snow Melt and Burning Restrictions
With minimal snow this winter and warming February temperatures, the Min-nesota Department of Natural Resources anticipates early snow melt. This means annual burning restrictions will take effect shortly after snowmelt occurs to help pre-vent wildfires.
“In Minnesota, 98 percent of wildfires are caused by humans and burning debris is the number one cause,” said Linda Gor-manson, DNR fire prevention supervisor. “Therefore, the DNR encourages using al-ternatives to debris burning such as com-posting and mulching whenever possible.”
Historically in Minnesota, the highest number of wildfires occurs in April and May. The DNR initiates burning restric-tions to coincide with this annual “fire season,” which occurs just after annual snow melt. This year, snow melt could be as early as March in some areas.
According to the DNR, past spring fire restrictions have dramatically decreased the number and size of accidental fires.
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Homeowners who choose to burn yard waste should do so under the safest conditions—that is when the ground is snow covered. Three inches or more of continuous snow cover drastically reduces the chance a fire will escape and burn un-intended areas. Even though the DNR may not require a burning permit when snow covers the ground, residents should check local requirements as many cities and mu-nicipalities may still require a permit.
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Local Library EventsAlbany Library • 320-845-4843Leather Bracelet Workshop: Tuesday,
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Grey Eagle Library • 320-285-2505Frozen Storytime: Saturday, Feb. 27
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