Wednesday, January 23, 2008
BIRTHS
Scott and Holly (Larsen) Psyck, Royalton, a boy, Chaz Noah, 9 pounds, 5 ounces, Jan. 4, 2008. Grandparents are Darrell and Arlene Larsen, Royalton, Diane Psych, Royalton, and the late Jack Psych, Royalton. Great-grandparents are Dorothy Psyck and Regina Warzecha.
A conference tilt
The Little Falls Flyers soar into Brainerd to face the Warriors in a Central Lakes Conference boys basketball matchup.
BIRTHS
Wade and Melissa Reynolds, Brainerd, a girl, Amelia Frances, 7 pounds, 1 ounce, Jan. 9, 2008. Grandparents are Bruce and Sue Reynolds, Merrifield, and Tony and Kathy Gage, East Gull Lake.
CORRECTION
The Brainerd Dispatch incorrectly reported in Monday's edition in the series on foreclosures that Northstar Mortgage was closed. The company is open for business.
Finding fish
Area anglers - professional and amateur - weigh in on what theyll be trying come Saturday in the Brainerd Jaycees $150,000 Ice Fishing Extravaganza.
By the numbers
A pictorial - and fact-filled - journey toward Saturdays 18th annual Brainerd Jaycees $150,000 Ice Fishing Extravaganza.
Correction
The Brainerd Dispatch used the wrong figure in a letter to the editor by John Holley in Sunday's newspaper. When Holley cited a geophysicist's estimate that there had been slight warming of (.7 degree c.) since 1850 the Dispatch incorrectly reported the figure as (7 degrees c.).
Carrying the torch
Anton Armstrong, the fourth conductor in the history of St. Olaf College, is keeping a proud tradition going with his fiery passion for the art form.
SUPPORT GROUPS
Lakes Area Ecumenical Bereavement
This was Brainerd
80 years ago (1928) - Park Hotel, across from Park Theater, formerly Ideal Hotel. Rooms, 75 and up. Rooms with bath, $1.50.
ORGANIZATIONS
Brainerd Jaycees
This was Brainerd
30 years ago (1978) - Art Brandt, who retired recently as chief of the Brainerd Police Department Reserves, was honored for 13 years of service at a retirement party.
CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY SUPPORT GROUPS
Brainerd Alateen
Brainerd fifth-graders finish second
The Brainerd boys' fifth-grade traveling basketball team finished second in Saturday's Park Rapids tournament. Brainerd defeated Bemidji and Pequot Lakes before it fell to Detroit Lakes in the championship game.
ALL IN THE FAMILY - 1
The Mahoneys wrote, "My sister, Jodi Williams, and her family live in Baxter. Jodi calls this photo 'Mush Henry' and said they finally found a purpose for Henry. Her daughter Danessa and German shepherd Henry are pals and neither tires of the sledding."
PETS OF THE WEEK
Warner is a 9-week-old German shepherd who is such a cuddle bug.
Pequot Lakes claims 10-U girls' hockey title
The Pequot Lakes 10-U girls' hockey team won the championship at the Litchfield tournament Jan. 12-13.
Prowlers win 12-U girls' hockey titles
The Pequot Lakes Prowlers 12-U girls' hockey team won six consecutive games to win championships in the Fergus Falls and Cloquet tournaments.
By the Numbers - 18 FOR 18
The 18th annual Brainerd Jaycees $150,000 Ice Fishing Extravaganza is scheduled Saturday from noon-3 p.m. on Gull Lake's Hole-in-the-Day Bay.
AREA BRIEFS
Julie Bennett (left), a Dental Assisting instructor at Central Lakes College, and 2007 CLC graduate Kylah Violette of Red Lake Falls posed with a stuffed alligator at last year's Give Kids a Smile Day. Violette is employed at Lake Country Dental in Brainerd.
ALL IN THE FAMILY - 2
Jack and Marilyn Anderson, Brainerd, submitted this photograph of their Lab, Quest, and their Westie, Henry Higgins, sharing the warmth of the fireplace.
Going to the birds
Terri Garbett, Longville, said, "Here's a picture of one of my birdfeeders after our Thanksgiving snow! Taken Nov. 29 in my back yard on Blackwater Lake near Longville."
ALL IN THE FAMILY - 3
Maurice Slepica submitted this photograph of his son, Staff Sgt. Ace Slepica (right), Crosby-Ironton Class of 1998, with Senior Airman Blake Jorgenson, Eagan, proudly displaying a Minnesota Wild "State of Hockey" flag recently during their deployments in Afghanistan.
Deadline fast approaching for Crow Wing County recipes
Does your cooking cut the mustard? Want to see your recipe included in a statewide cookbook celebrating Minnesota's statehood?
LOCAL BRIEFS
Highway 371 motorists should be alert to lane closures in front of Gull Lake's Hole-In-the-Day Bay and the Brainerd International Raceway during Saturday's 18th annual Brainerd Jaycees $150,000 Ice Fishing Extravaganza.
Grant money sought for area communities
Initial plans for redevelopment funds for targeted areas in Crosby, Ironton, Deerwood and Emily look promising.
Working Family Initiative Forum planned Jan. 29
A Working Family Initiative Forum about child care, child health care and wage issues is scheduled for 6:30-8 p.m. Jan. 29 in the Koinonia Room at First Lutheran Church, 424 S. Eighth St. in Brainerd.
Tell us what's on your bucket list
What's in your bucket?
High school farm closing proposed
The high school farm will be closed, all world languages except Spanish will be eliminated, many electives will be gone and class sizes will expand to an average of 35 to 38 students in each classroom.
Cass County foreclosures show big jump
BACKUS - Assessor Steve Kuha reported Tuesday to Cass County commissioners the number of mortgage foreclosures, including cancellations of contracts for deed, increased from 65 in 2006 to 113 in 2007.
Parents urged to march on Capitol
Get out your lifejackets, folks. You might be heading for St. Paul.
Projects run into funding roadblock
There is no shortage of local road projects that could be started in the next few years.
LSS offers energy assistance
Lutheran Social Service Energy Assistance is still accepting applications for winter 2007-08.
Overheard
I've got reasonable expectations about how fast something can happen. But Im also optimistic something will happen.
Overheard
He understood that life is not about self.
Advisory committee looking at school finances
An advisory committee that will assist Brainerd School District staff and board members in the budget process planned to meet for the first time Tuesday night.
Dunlap marches up to get award
Activism has been a passion for Sara Dunlap most of her life.
Tax help planned in Crosslake
CROSSLAKE - The AARP Tax Help program will start Feb. 12 in Crosslake.
Funding request revision omits bridge study
The future of a Mississippi River bridge crossing study north of Brainerd may be in jeopardy.
ITV may play bigger role in hearings
BACKUS - Because a pilot project in the Ninth Judicial District of Minnesota courts was successful, the Minnesota Supreme Court has issued new rules effective Jan. 1 to make the use of interactive television more widespread for district court hearings.
DNR offers to help with off-road problems
Off-road trail development brought the DNR to the Crow Wing County Board meeting Tuesday.
New dock platform specs released
Don't expect to see dock cops. But new dock specs still could mean trouble for owners of some dock platforms across Minnesota - and primarily in the Brainerd lakes area.
John Waletski
BOWLUS - John Waletski, age 72, of Bowlus, Minn., passed away Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008, at his home in Two River Township.
Dennis Jasmer
Dennis Jasmer, age 67, of the Milenzer Group Home in Brainerd, Minn., passed away Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008, at St. Cloud Hospital.
Linda Turner
PINE RIVER - Linda Turner, 53, of Pine River, passed away Jan. 19, 2008, at her home. She was born April 11, 1954, in Brainerd to Delbert and Betty Davis.
Andrus 'Andy' Severson
BAXTER - Andrus "Andy" Jullien Severson, 91, of Baxter, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2008, at his home. Funeral services for Andy will be Monday, Jan. 28, at 1 p.m. at the Worlein Funeral Home in Austin, Minn., with visitation starting at 11 a.m.
Andrus Severson
BAXTER - Andrus Severson, 91, of Baxter, died at his home Monday, Jan. 21, 2008.
Sandra Marolf
Sandra Marolf, 65, a lifelong Brainerd resident, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008, at the St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd.
Peter J. Althoff
Peter Joseph Althoff, of Brainerd, formerly of Grey Eagle, Minn., died Monday, Jan. 21, 2008, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd.
Elsie Craggs
RHINELANDER, Wis. - Elsie Craggs, age 100, died Jan. 20, 2008, at the Friendly Village Care Center in Rhinelander, Wis.
Regina Masog
LITTLE FALLS - Regina Masog, age 88, of Little Falls, Minn., passed away Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008, at St. Otto's Care Center in Little Falls, Minn.
Rolland 'Rollie' Eckerson
PINE RIVER - Rolland "Rollie" Eckerson, age 84, of Pine River, passed away Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008, at his home. He was born Nov. 25, 1923, in Walla Walla, Wash., to Lloyd and Irene Eckerson. He married Rahma Ahles on June 14, 1946, in Rhode Island. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was a member of American Legion Post No. 613 in Pine River.
'Ditter' Lawrence Geving Jr.
AITKIN - "Ditter" Lawrence Geving Jr., 44, of Aitkin, died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008, at St. Joseph's Medical Center, Brainerd. He was born June 20, 1963, in Walker to "Lit" Lawrence E. and "Dot" Dorothy (Stumpf) Geving Sr.
Marie Trott
Marie Trott, 88, Brainerd, passed away Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. She was born on Sept. 15, 1919, near Pierson, Iowa, to C. Pearl and Ida (Carver) Nafe. She graduated from Grand Meadow High School near Washta, Iowa, in 1938. She married William (Bill) Trott on June 16, 1939.
Peter J. Althoff
Peter Joseph Althoff, of Brainerd, formerly of Grey Eagle, Minn., died Monday, Jan. 21, 2008, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd.
James J. Tautges
James Jacob Tautges went to be with our Lord on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008.
David K. Otterson
AITKIN - David Kent Otterson, age 75, of Aitkin, died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008, at the Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.
Cora McCarty
AITKIN - Cora McCarty, 76, of Aitkin, died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008, at Aitkin Health Services, Aitkin.
Laila M. Mead
Laila Mary Mead, 88, passed away Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008, at her home in rural Brainerd with her No. 1 son, Jim, at her side. She was born on Dec. 28, 1919, in Cass Lake, Minn., to Minnie (Peck) and William Davis.
What they should have done
Too bad Mr. Walseth didn't retire before he allowed the reserve funds to be dwindled away. When my checking account is low, I start cutting back before it is empty. Maybe this is something our school district should have done as well as our state and federal governments.
OUR OPINION: HIRING
The Brainerd School Board should reject the recommendation of its Personnel Committee to conduct an internal search only in its bid to replace retiring Superintendent Jerry Walseth.
Open Forum: Birthday greetings that will never be heard
Approximately 48,000,000 children will never hear those words because that is the number of babies killed by surgical abortions in the United States since 1973. There are many more horrifying statistics, but I am certain by just mentioning the word, abortion, Ive already lost some of you to the sports, Vox Pop, or comics pages.
OUR OPINION: EDUCATION
When Brainerd High Schools football team traveled to the Metrodome last fall to take on Cretin Derham Hall in the semifinals of the Class 5A state tournament it took more than two dozen buses to transport the team, the band and excited fans. The excitement generated by the Warriors playoff run reminded old-timers of the high schools bids in the state basketball tournament in 1954 and 1958.
Open Forum: How low can George W. Bush go?
I dont know about your other readers but I was sickened when I saw our presidents picture, arm in arm, holding hands with a Saudi prince! Whats next - dating Saudi bigwigs with a beggars bowl in hand? How low can we go, looking at the economy, the stock market and our peace-making president? It looks like a lot lower.
Voice your opinion to state senators, representatives
Rep. John Ward
Staples-Motley defeats Pequot Lakes
STAPLES - Cassie Pearson score a game-high 11 points to lead the Staples-Motley Cardinals girls' basketball team past Mid-State Conference rival Pequot Lakes 40-24 on Tuesday.
Rudbeck, first line lead Warriors
As Ethan Rudbeck goes so goes the Brainerd Warriors adapted floor hockey team.
Abrahamson first, Schultz fourth
Kylie Abrahamson of Merrifield and Mike Schultz of Pillager, members of Avalanche Racing Team, finished in the top four at West Yellowstone on Monday.
W-DC's Lepper, Asfeld combine for 48 in win
WADENA - Matt Lepper scored 25 points and Donny Tabery added 23 for the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines in Monday's 79-65 non-conference boys' basketball victory over the Crookston Pirates.
CORRECTION
A sports story in Tuesday's Dispatch incorrectly listed the wrestling sections for Aitkin and Crosby-Ironton as Section 6-1A and Staples-Motley as Section 7-1A.
Spartans fend off Central Lakes
FERGUS FALLS - Jayme Reed led the Central Lakes College Raiders women's basketball team with 14 points in a "tough" 66-60 loss to the Fergus Falls Spartans Monday.
SCOREBOARD
Area events
Braddix, Peeters lead CLC to win
FERGUS FALLS - Kody Braddix and C.J. Peeters both scored 21 points and the Central Lakes College Raiders men held the Fergus Falls Spartans to 27-percent shooting from the field to win 75-54 Monday in non-division play.
Wadena-Deer Creek edges New York Mills
NEW YORK MILLS - Trey VanOrsdel of Wadena-Deer Creek pinned Tyler Wegscheid in 3:53 at the 145 pound class to help lead the Wolverines to a 33-30 victory over New York Mills Tuesday.
Bonsante to box at Hinckley
HINCKLEY - Crosby-Ironton High School graduate Anthony "The Bullet" Bonsante is among the boxers scheduled to participate on a professional boxing card Feb. 1 at the Grand Casino Hinckley Events and Convention Center.
Northern Lakes skates to win
BREEZY POINT - Adam Cook's two goals helped the Northern Lakes Lightning boys' hockey team past Prairie Centre 4-1 Tuesday.
C-I vs. Aitkin is a rivalry with relevance
It occurs early in a dual wrestling meet, and on Tuesday the 119-pound weight class could give fans an early indication of how Section 6-1A might be seeded.
Tech rallies to edge Brainerd
ST. CLOUD - Whitney Joyce and Emily Wyman each scored goals and Jess Bye added two assists but the Brainerd Warriors were unable to hold a 2-0 lead against the St. Cloud Tech Tigers, losing a Central Lakes Conference girls' hockey game 3-2 Tuesday.
Scoreboard
Area events
Rangers beat Esko by a point
ESKO - Derek Swanhorst tallied 17 points and seven rebounds to help Class 2A's top-ranked and unbeaten Crosby-Ironton Rangers to a 38-37 victory over the Esko Eskomos on Tuesday in boys' basketball.
BHS takes dual from Rocori 52-21
COLD SPRING - Mack Glasby's major decision over Rocori's Levi Olivier at 145 pounds was one of a string of Brainerd victories that propelled the Warriors to a 52-21 Central Lakes Conference wrestling victory over the Spartans on Tuesday.
Stein wins, LF loses to Sauk Rapids
SAUK RAPIDS - Teri Stein won the balance beam with a score of 8.25 for the Little Falls Flyers as they lost a Central Lakes Conference gymnastics meet to Sauk Rapids 130.9-125.325 Tuesday.
Rangers stop Aitkin
CROSBY - Brandon Biever and Dalton Stevens made both of their wrestling coaches sound smart.
Warriors survive wild third period
The matchup between the Brainerd Warriors and St. Cloud Tech Tigers boys' hockey teams appeared to have all the ingredients of a low-scoring, premier goaltending-type contest through two periods Tuesday at Brainerd Area Civic Center.
Connoy and Weihemuller win races
Sara Connoy won the girls' race and Ryan Weihemuller paced the boys' event as the Brainerd Warriors junior varsity Alpine team dominated the Ski Gull Invite on Monday.
Sabres blank Little Falls
SARTELL - Kayla Hendrickson scored two goals for the Sartell-Sauk Rapids Sabres as they defeated the Little Falls Flyers 4-0 in Central Lakes Conference hockey Tuesday.
Home sweep home
Fresh off the best effort in program history at the Welch Invite three days earlier, the Brainerd Warrior Alpine skiing team returned to the slopes Monday to dominate the Ski Gull Invite in Nisswa.
W-DC's three-game win streak snapped
SEBEKA - Brigetta Berg and Courtney Volkmann each scored 10 points but the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines girls' basketball team saw its three-game winning streak snapped thanks to a 69-54 loss to the Sebeka Trojans Monday.
Brainerd remains unbeaten, sprints past Sauk Rapids
SAUK RAPIDS - Jared Anderson and Andrew Goll each won two individual events and the Brainerd Warriors remained unbeaten with a 109-72 Central Lakes Conference swimming and diving victory over Sauk Rapids on Tuesday.
State forecast for North Dakota
...Wind chill advisory southwest until 9 am mst...
State forecast for Minnesota
...Wind chill advisory in effect for far southwest minnesota until
The Nation's Weather
Precipitation was expected Tuesday in the eastern half of the country as a cold front moved from the Mississippi into the Appalachians and eventually to the East Coast.
State forecast for Iowa
...Wind chill advisory in effect for much of iowa tonight through
Time for skating fun
Weather drawing by Margriet VanDerwerker in the Lowell fourth grade of Mr. Meyer.
State forecast for Minnesota
...Wind chill advisory northeast through 10 am this morning...
State forecast for Iowa
...Wind chill advisory northwest and a blowing snow advisory east
Cold enough for an igloo
Weather drawing by Luke Meyer in the Lowell kindedrgarten of Jan Wilcox.
State forecast for South Dakota
Wind chill advisory this morning...
State forecast for South Dakota
Blowing snow advisory west and central and far southeast this morning...
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...A little light snow or flurries portions of east early...Then partial clearing. Becoming mostly cloudy northwest with a chance of snow showers. Cold with highs from around 10 northwest to mainly the teens south.
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Snow showers likely near the lake superior snow belt. A chance of light snow mainly south. Highs from the single digits above zero north...To the low to mid teens south.
The Nation's Weather
A storm off the West Coast will move southeast on Wednesday, bringing heavy precipitation and strong winds. Snow accumulations could exceed a foot in the mountains above 4,000 feet, and winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph were expected.
State forecast for North Dakota
.Today...Becoming mostly sunny. Scattered flurries early in the