The Center

Monday

8 a.m.- Greeting card recycling.

8 a.m.-4 p.m.- Cardio Exercise Room.

9 a.m.- Free Blood Pressure Checks.

9-10 a.m.- ZUMBA Gold

10 a.m.-4 p.m.-The Gift Shop.

10 am- Grief Group (2nd week of month)

11 a.m.- Bone Builders.

11:30 a.m.- Lutheran Social Service Dining-Beef tips/gravy, mashed potatoes, broccoli, peaches.

12:30 p.m.- Party Bridge.

1:15 p.m.- Cribbage.

5 p.m.- Monthly Dinner (2nd week of the month).

Tuesday

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Free Master Gardener classes through the University of Minnesota Extension Crow Wing County Master Gardeners will take place at the Brainerd Public Library from April – September 2013. Monthly presentations facilitated by certified University of Minnesota Extension Crow Wing County Master Gardeners who will discuss subjects ranging from rain gardens to city chickens. Master Gardeners are University of Minnesota-trained volunteers whose job is to educate the public about a variety of horticulture subjects using readily available, up-to-date research-based information.

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Baxter police

DISTURBANCE — A report at 3:08 p.m. Wednesday of a disturbance at Walmart Supercenter, 7295 Glory Road, about two females who littered. Complainant observed two females litter. He confronted them, gave trash back and they then left in vehicle throwing trash out again.

Crow Wing sheriff

BURGLARY — A report at 2:23 p.m. Wednesday of a burglary of a cabin over the winter on Silver Bay Road in Brainerd.

Brainerd police

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Good Sa maritan Society – Communities of Brainerd and Pine River invite the public to upcoming Alzheimer’s Education Sessions. The information will be useful for caregivers, family members, and friends of those with memory loss.

Understanding your Impact — What is Patient-Centered Care? is set for 5 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Good Samaritan Society-Woodland Chapel, 100 Buffalo Hills Lane, Brainerd.

Introduction to Dementia Care Culture — How Families Cope is from 5 to 6:30 p.m. June 11 at Good Samaritan Society-Woodland Chapel, 100 Buffalo Hills Lane, Brainerd.

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Correction/clarification

WALKER — In the report on veterans’ comments before the Cass County Board May 7, the Brainerd Dispatch incorrectly reported that Don Stehr made the comment that he would use the veterans satellite office in Remer rather than the main county veterans office, which is now located in Backus.

The Dispatch regrets the error.

Motorists and passengers are reminded to buckle up this spring as extra “click it or ticket” seat belt patrols take to the roads statewide May 20 through June 2. The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office is among nearly 400 Minnesota agencies increasing patrols to encourage motorists to buckle up. In the last three years on Minnesota roads there were 864 traffic deaths, of which 352 were not buckled up. Of those 352 killed, 41 percent were motorists ages 16-29.

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There’s a projected $412,908 budget deficit for the Brainerd Public Schools fiscal year 2013.

A second revision of the Brainerd Public Schools 2012-13 school year budget was approved at the Finance Committee meeting Thursday.

That deficit number will change as the year finishes off, said Steve Lund, director of business services for the district.

The preliminary fiscal year 2012 budget for the General Fund included revenues of $70,107,681 and expenses of $70,520,587, which produced the deficit for the 2013 fiscal year.

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A positive sign arrived with the latest foreclosure numbers.

Kathy Ludenia, Crow Wing County recorder, said foreclosures to date are down nearly 50 percent compared to the number of foreclosures recorded two years ago.

In April, there were 17 foreclosures in the county. Those numbers are down slightly from 22 foreclosures in April of 2012 and down substantially from the 31 recorded in April of 2011.

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The following recently were sentenced in Crow Wing District Court:

Gregory C. Thomas, 55, Garrison was sentenced to one year in Crow Wing County Jail with three years of that time stayed for gross misdemeanor driving while intoxicated (DWI).

Paul A. Kostrzewski,35, Verndale, was sentenced to one year in county jail with 335 of those days stayed for three years for gross misdemeanor DWI.

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Motorists travelling Highway 371 in Nisswa will encounter lane shifts and short traffic interruptions on area streets beginning Monday.

That day’s traffic changes will include the following.

• Highway 371 between the south Highway 371/Hazelwood Drive intersection and Nisswa Avenue will be reduced to a single lane in each direction as traffic is switched to the existing northbound lanes. Traffic will then switch to the new southbound lanes while the northbound lanes are reconstructed. All lanes of Highway 371 will open in fall 2013.

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Greg Newell and Rachel Danielson are two people involved in a nationwide case involving passing counterfeit American Express Traveler’s Checks.

The pair were in Milwaukee yesterday morning 5/7/13, and then headed to Madison later afternoon yesterday.

Newell and Danielson pass traveler’s checks mostly at ‘big box’ retailers, such as Target and sporting goods stores. The latest images from Target show a possible license plate from Illinois L575574 on a grey Toyota 4-door.

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Burning restrictions are in place for several counties in northeastern Minnesota and residents are reminded that permits are required for open burning, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said.

Northeastern counties current or anticipated burning restriction dates are:
· April 21: Pine County.

· May 6: Aitkin, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Kanabec, and southern Cass counties.

· May 13: Itasca, southern Cass, Carlton, and southern St. Louis counties.

· Later in May: Koochiching, northern St. Louis, Lake and Cook counties; watch for dates.

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■ BHS senior
awarded National
Merit scholarship

Brainerd High School senior Audrey Lothspeich was awarded a $2,500 National Merit scholarship.

The 2,500 Merit Scholar designees were chosen from a pool of more than 15,000 finalists in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program.

National Merit $2500 Scholarship winners are the finalists in each state judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills, and potential for success in rigorous college studies.

■ March of Dimes
raises $28,000

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Firefighters respond to grass and ditch fires

The Brainerd Fire Department responded to two fires Wednesday afternoon.

Firefighters responded to the first call at 1:57 p.m. on 7874 Travis Trail in Fort Ripley that was a grass fire. The other call was at 3:55 p.m. on 12956 Pine Hurst Road, south of Brainerd, to a fire in the ditch.

March of Dimes raises $28,000

The Brainerd March of Dimes walk pulled in 350 walkers and raised more than $28,000.

Top teams at the 2013 Brainerd March for Babies include Lakewood Health System, Essentia Health and the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center.

The top walker in Brainerd is Grace Lodermeier, who has been walking for four decades.

Money raised at the event funds research, education and local community grants for programs such as the NICU Family Support program at St. Cloud Hospital and the University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital.

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Brainerd High School senior Audrey Lothspeich was awarded a $2,500 National Merit scholarship.

The 2,500 Merit Scholar designees were chosen from a pool of more than 15,000 finalists in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program.

National Merit $2500 Scholarship winners are the finalists in each state judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills, and potential for success in rigorous college studies.

Baxter police

THEFT — A report at 4:59 p.m. Tuesday of a theft of a game camera from the land on the south end of Olivewood Drive.

A report at 9:47 a.m. Tuesday that the complainant left a Kindle in the shopping cart in the Walmart Supercenter parking lot, 7292 Glory Road, and video shows that a female suspect took it.

Crow Wing sheriff

FOUND — A report at 10:12 a.m. Tuesday that the complainant found two small baggies with white powder in them along the fence line in the ball field in Pequot Lakes.

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Being a cowboy is in Andy and Luke Schuberts’ blood.

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Three area businesses, including Cragun’s Resort, were among the complainants whose action led to a Better Business Bureau (BBB) alert being issued concerning a Twin Cities media group they claim did not live up to its promises.

Six complainants told the BBB that Minnesota Media Group failed to advertise or produce a promised brochure for a trade show/expo that took place in April at the Mall of America. The BBB then issued an alert regarding the business.

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BAXTER — Remaking Woida Road to handle heavier traffic and include water, sewer and a bike/pedestrian option may be the best design but the question is how to afford it.

With large lots and a recovering economy, the Baxter City Council is taking a fresh look at its assessment policy. The city is faced with taking on a bigger financial burden with road projects, which are unfeasible if assessed to property owners.

Public Works Director Trevor Walter said “$20,000 in assessments is not going to work.”

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