Sunday, January 28, 2007
Expect delays in receiving Form 1099s this year
Now you might have another good excuse to procrastinate in filing your tax return.
Bank on it
BAXTER - Bryan Rude has a remarkable office view.
Northwest to assign 36 regional jets to Mesaba
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Northwest Airlines Corp. said on Friday that it will assign 36 new regional jets to feeder carrier Mesaba Airlines, which it is about to acquire.
Business notes
LITTLE FALLS - Roberta Waldoch, Royalton, is the Little Falls Chamber of Commerce employee of the month for February.
Yarn shop will fill downtown vacancy
Between Friends Yarn Shop is opening the first week of February in downtown Brainerd in the former radio station building at the corner of Laurel and South Sixth streets.
Crow Wing court
The following recently appeared in Crow Wing District Court:
At the X Games
Find out how local racer Dan Eber, finished.
Its not too late
Coughing, hacking all around you. Fear not. Health officials say a simple shot could help you stay well this flu season.
The man behind the food
Find out what the top chef at The Landing Food and Spirits on Lake Alexander is all about.
Upcoming Crow Wing County meetings
Monday - 5:30 p.m., Brainerd Lakes Area Chambers of Commerce Regional Planning Meeting, Brainerd High School South Campus.
CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY
Brainerd Alateen
WHAT'S DOING
The Bethany Good Samaritan Auxiliary will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday in the classrooms. Our special guest will be Cheryl Austin, Director of Nursing. Remember your dues for 2007 are now due and can be dropped off at the gift shop or mailed in. The meeting for gift shop workers is held preceding the Auxiliary meeting at 9:30 a.m.
This was Brainerd
40 years ago (1967) - Steve Pundt and Marcia Widmark, representing the Pow Wow, were crowned as royalty to reign over the Snow Days at Washington High School.
SUPPORT
Lakes Area Ecumenical Bereavement
ORGANIZATIONS
Brainerd Jaycees
Old tools stir new hopes in Walker
What should a city do when a $1.3 million construction plan runs into a potentially historic archeological find documenting the oldest residents of North America?
Commissioner applauds workforce effort
State Education Commissioner Alice Seagren commended Brainerd lakes area educators and business leaders Friday on their plan to create a pilot career education partnership linking education with the "real world" of work.
Rodriguez attorneys argue for new trial
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. deserves a new trial, an attorney for the man facing a death sentence for the killing of college student Dru Sjodin argued Friday.
LOCAL BRIEFS
Nominations are now being taken for Crow Wing County Family Day Care Provider of the Year.
County fair stage events booked
The Crow Wing County Fair Board booked the Braumann Brothers, a capella group from Tracy, and a 16-member Irish dance team plus other groups for the July 31-Aug. 4 Crow Wing County Fair.
Overheard
"We've had people visiting here for 15,000 years."
Family Fun Fest planned for Feb. 10
Individuals and families with cabin fever will be able to escape the winter blahs at the Family Fun Fest planned by the Brainerd Parks and Recreation Department.
BRR!
A strong north wind and dropping temperatures made for a brisk Saturday morning in the lakes area.
YMCA Fitness Challenge begins
The Mills BodyWorks 2007 YMCA Fitness Challenge will run Thursday through March 8 at the Brainerd Family YMCA.
Settlement gives Pierz woman a chance to be a firefighter
A lawsuit alleging sex discrimination in the Pierz Fire Department has ended in a negotiated settlement.
Guatemala next Cultural Thursday event at CLC
Kari Frisch, a Central Lakes College speech instructor, will present a program on Guatemala at the Feb. 1 Cultural Thursday at noon in Chalberg Theatre on the Brainerd campus.
Richard 'Butch' Peterson
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Richard "Butch" Peterson, 67, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, passed away Monday, Jan. 22, 2007, in Albuquerque, N.M., following a difficult battle with cancer.
Arthur Bodle
CROSBY - Arthur Bodle, age 82, of Crosby formerly of Emily, died on Jan. 26, 2007, at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby.
Vera L. Moritz Wuest
CROSBY - Vera Loretta Moritz Wuest, 96, of Crosby, died on Jan. 25, 2007, at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. He was born May 11, 1910, in Paynesville, Minn., to Curtis and Florence (Robbins) Gordon. She is a retired dietary assistant at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby.
Marvin Christenson
AITKIN - Marvin Christenson, age 77, of Aitkin, died on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007, at the Riverwood Health Care Center in Aitkin.
Roy J. Fischer
Roy J. Fischer, age 94, resident of Brainerd, died Friday, Jan. 26, 2007, at his home.
James 'Jim' M. Larson
James "Jim" M. Larson, age 77, of Brainerd, died Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007, surrounded by his three sons, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village. Memorial services will be Tuesday, Jan. 30, at 11 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Brainerd with the Rev. Mark Kleckner officiating. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 29 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Interment will be at Minnesota State Veteran's Cemetery in Camp Ripley with full military honors provided by the Brainerd VFW Post No. 1647 and the Brainerd American Legion, Post No. 255. Memorials preferred to the American Cancer Society.
Bertha 'Beth' Heil
Bertha "Beth " Heil, age 81, died Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Memorial services will be Monday, Jan. 29, at 1:30 p.m. at Bethany Good Samaritan Chapel with the Rev. Lilja Behr and the Rev. Seamus Walsh officiating. Interment will be private.
Stephanie J. Zelinske
Stephanie Jill Zelinske, age 18, resident of Brainerd. Steph died Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007, at Fairview University Medical Center in Minneapolis.
Open Forum: Bio-fuels are the earths cancer
The Earths organs have a cancer and its called bio-fuel. The last remaining rain forests in Brazil and Indonesia are her lungs. They clean the air of impurities like CO2 from burning fossil fuels. Rampant cutting and burning to grow monocultures of sugar cane and palm oil for fuel is killing mother Earth.
VOX POP
In response to the article (on the psychiatric hospital) in the Wednesday paper, the city doesn't think we're in any danger. Do they realize how hard it is going to be to sell my house so I can get out of Baxter? I will never be able to get the money I should be able to get when I do sell my home. Furthermore, I couldn't, in good conscience sell my home to a family with young children. I better list my home now before they have their first incident. Then I'll never be able to sell it.
Open Forum: Chief should pay his own tuition
The present police chief began his employment with Brainerd in May 2001, with a yearly salary of $57,339. In 2006, he received a $9,300 salary increase, bringing the yearly salary to $80,548 plus excellent benefits. The police chief resides in the Fort Ripley area and Brainerds taxpayers pay for his transportation to and from work. How many of you taxpayers have received a $23,000 salary increase during the last six years or a $9,300 salary increase in one year? And is your transportation to and from your place of employment paid by your employer?
OUR OPINION: FITNESS
It must be January.
MUCH OBLIGED
The members of the committee that planned and organized the "Tie the Town Pink" event in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Susan G. Komen for the Cure would like to thank the many communities and businesses that were kind enough to display our pink ribbons. The requests for ribbons in support of our efforts were overwhelming. In addition, many of you requested that they stay up longer than Promise Week of January 22-26, so we will extend the ribbon campaign an extra week.
Open Forum: Write to the city council before Feb. 5 meeting
A meeting was held on Dec. 14 by the County Highway Department to present the plan for widening Mill Avenue and answer questions. Since many of our questions were unanswered, perhaps this will elicit answers.
Our vanishing state forest
At the time of European settlement, Minnesota had 32 million acres of forest. Today it has 16 million.
Look for wild cucumber on river bottoms, swamps and roadside ditches
One thing I like about the changing seasons is that they provide an opportunity to see the landscape in a new light. The silhouette of bare black branches against a soft pastel sunset, the exposed gently rolling dales and low-land swales, the ability to peek deeper into the woods.
When it comes to wolves, magazine should try realism
On the cover of the February edition of Outdoor Life is an illustration of a man fending off two wolves with a tree limb. The headline reads, "Wolf Attack: A Fight to the Death."
Winkelman to host Fishing In Schools program
For the fourth consecutive year, Babe Winkelman Productions will host the Fishing In Schools Program, in which students learn about fish identification, boat safety, knot tying, lures and live bait.
Extravaganza weekend is a busy time of year for Walleyedan
During the weekend of the Brainerd Jaycees $150,000 Ice Fishing Extravaganza I booked all my fish houses to a group that comes up every year. They do as much partying as fishing and left behind quite a mess. Next year I'm not sure I'll rent to them.
Four generations - Hawkins
Four generations recently gathered were Raistlen Michael Hawkins, son; Michele Hawkins, mother; Vickie Diane Hawkins, grandmother; and Bonnie Kuzyk, great-grandmother.
Stephanie Rae Bragstad and Travis Guy Davis
Stephanie Rae Bragstad and Travis Guy Davis announce their engagement. Parents are Lance and Robyn Bragstad, Pequot Lakes, and Guy and Kim Davis, Brooklyn Park. A Sept. 22 wedding is planned.
Briana Beck and Matthew Scalo
Briana Beck and Matthew Scalo announce their engagement. Parents are Scott and Susan Beck, Baxter, and Joseph and Diane Scalo, Chester, N.Y. A May 18 wedding is planned in Manhattan.
CHRISTOPHER AND SARA RAIMANN
Sara Kuepers and Christopher Raimann were married Sept. 2, 2006, at the bride's parents' home in Pequot Lakes with Father Jerry Peterson officiating.
Nicole Roncalli and Derek Prindle
Nicole Roncalli and Derek Prindle announce their engagement. Parents are Pam and Mark Roncalli, Brainerd, and Marlys and Lynn Prindle, Staples. An Oct. 12 wedding is planned at St. Andrew's Church.
BRET AND LACIE MATTHEISEN
Lacie Danielle LaBorde-Turner and Bret Matthew Mattheisen were married May 27, 2006, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Crosby with Father Howard Eisel and Father Steve Verhelst, of St. Francis Catholic Church of Benson, officiating.
MATTHEW AND AIMEE BRASK
Aimee Holmes and Matthew Brask were married Sept. 14, 2006, at Soldier's Chapel in Big Sky, Mont., with Dong Timm officiating.
Bob and Betty Hanson
Bob and Betty Hanson, Baxter, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. They were married Feb. 4, 1947, in Nisswa.
Jack and Elaine Simmonds
Jack and Elaine Simmonds will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary from 2-4 p.m. Jan. 28 at Lake Edward Town Hall in Merrifield.
Abbie Jean Bragstad and Luke Allen Schramm
Stephanie Rae Bragstad and Travis Guy Davis announce their engagement. Parents are Lance and Robyn Bragstad, Pequot Lakes, and Guy and Kim Davis, Brooklyn Park. A Sept. 22 wedding is planned.
Four generations - Wynia
Four generations recently gathered were Grace Wynia, daughter; Charina Wynia, mother; Tamara Holland, grandmother; and Jim and Marge Peterson, great-grandparents.
Roger and Barbara Moilanen
Roger and Barbara Moilanen, Brainerd, recently celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary. They were married Jan. 26, 1962, in Brainerd.
Amy Rewitzer and Danny Wynn
Amy Rewitzer and Danny Wynn announce their engagement. Parents are Roger and Robin Rewitzer, Clarissa, and Lydia and Richard Suttle, Newport News, Va., and Danny Wynn, Crosslake. An April 14 wedding is planned at St. Francis Church in Brainerd.
No snow makes it a tough go
Being a member of the Brainerd High School Nordic ski racing team this winter is probably like trying out for the Warriors' swimming and diving team and discovering the school district intends to put water in the pool about half the season.
Neugebauer, BHS win in OT
SARTELL - Stephanie Neugebauer scored 16 points to lead the Brainerd Warriors past the Sartell Sabres 53-51 in overtime of a Central Lakes Conference girls' basketball Friday.
Numbers keep adding up for Rangers' Tesdahl
It's hard to believe because he accumulates so many, but there are only two numbers Bryce Tesdahl cares about.
Apollo edges Hilmerson, Flyers
ST. CLOUD - Kendra Hilmerson paced the Little Falls Flyers with 24 points but the St. Cloud Apollo Eagles came away with a 61-60 Central Lakes Conference girls' basketball victory Friday.
Ice racing scheduled Sundays in Garrison
The Hardwater Ice Racing Association sponsors racing every Sunday afternoon through Feb. 18 on Garrison Bay, across from McDonald's, in Garrison.
Third-ranked C-I routs Lakers
CROSBY - Class 2A's third-ranked Crosby-Ironton Rangers were led by Bryce Tesdahl's 19 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds as they dispatched the Detroit Lakes Lakers 68-39 in Mid-State Conference boys' basketball Friday.
Poster, Virnig perfect; Pierz 2-1
PIERZ - Clint Poster was 3-0 with two pins and a technical fall for the Pierz Pioneers in the Pierz quadrangular Friday as the Pioneers defeated Osakis 45-24, Braham 50-6, and then lost to Foley 53-12.
Pats' big men bounce Bucs
PEQUOT LAKES - Jon Parker hasn't dunked in a basketball game situation since eighth grade.
Multi-talented Miller leads surging Cardinals
Brittany Miller is a quiet captain for the Staples-Motley Cardinals girls' basketball team.
Blog wields enormous power in New York restaurant world
NEW YORK - Ben Leventhal and Lockhart Steeles knack for irking restaurateurs, chefs and reporters alike with timely scoops on the citys restaurant scene has evolved into a guerrilla war against publicists.
Want to discover a planet? All you need is an Internet connection
LOS ANGELES - Amateur astronomer William Bianco doesnt huddle over a backyard telescope to hunt for undiscovered planets. He logs onto his computer.
Samaritans with keyboards
In Marion, a small town in southern Illinois with the slogan Hub of the Universe, 58-year-old Richard Marchal spends four to six hours a day answering questions from strangers.
Mobile Gmail worthwhile for checking messages; just don't try composing
ISELIN, N.J. - Ive never wanted a BlackBerry and the 24-hour access to e-mail it provides. I figure I ought to enjoy my time away from a computer to read, think or listen to podcasts on my iPod.
State forecast for South Dakota
Wind chill advisory in effect this evening and tonight for southeastern south dakota...
Dance of the snow people
Weather drawing by Kennedy Rusk in the Riverside second grade of Mrs. Gramer.
Wisconsin state forecast
Lake effect snow warning for vilas county through 9 am sunday...
State forecast for Iowa
...Wind chill advisory far northwest iowa tonight into sunday
State forecast for Minnesota
.Today...Windy and colder with scattered showers. Highs 5 to 20.
State forecast for North Dakota
...Wind chill advisory this morning north central and northeast...
The Nation's Weather
Forecasters predicted cold and dry weather throughout much of the northern part of the country on Saturday, as temperatures in the Northern Plains were expected to struggle to rise above 0 degrees.