Tuesday, January 30, 2007
EXTRA CREDIT
Ben Baratto, Crosby, and Jacob Curtiss, Aitkin, were members this year of the Bemidji State University football team that earned the school's first trip to a post-season bowl game. Curtiss is a freshman majoring in graphic design and is a defensive lineman. Baratto is a senior majoring in graphic design and is a linebacker. Baratto was also named to the 2006 NSIC All-Conference honorable mention team.
FIRES
BAXTER - The Brainerd Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at 7:19 a.m. Sunday at Grizzly's Grill N' Saloon, 15159 Edgewood Drive in Baxter. No fire was found.
MEETING
The Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport Commission will meet at 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 6 in the airport conference room.
COURTS
WALKER - Matthew James Cecka, 26, Grand Rapids, was sentenced in Itasca County District Court before Judge Jon A. Maturi for three Cass County burglary cases. For two counts of felony second-degree and one count of felony first-degree burglary, he was ordered to serve six months jail on each case concurrently and was placed on 10 years supervised probation.
CRIME
BURGLARIES - Rodney Herman, Fifty Lakes, Friday reported his cabin broken into.
CRIMES
CUSHING - A cabin on Pine Island Lake in rural Cushing was broken into last week, the Todd County Sheriff's office reported.
Corrections
As a result of incorrect information provided the Dispatch, a Central Lakes College dental clinic brief on Page 16A Sunday should have said the clinic will serve people with disabilities and individuals and families on Medical Assistance who cannot find dental care from other providers.
Cass County offices: relocate or remodel
BACKUS - Cass County could spend $37 million over the next 10 to 30 years to relocate the county and court offices and jail to a larger site or spend $20 million on the present downtown Walker site in the next 10 years and then be out of future expansion space.
Overheard
"Silence is no longer an option."
Council drops lawsuit with state
LITTLE FALLS - The Little Falls City Council on Monday voted unanimously to withdraw a lawsuit with the state regarding Linden Hill.
Fighting influenza
Hundreds of doses of flu vaccine are still waiting for willing arms.
This was Brainerd
JANUARY 29 - 100 years ago (1907) - The First Baptist Church, of this city, will dedicate their new house of worship about the first of March. The memorial window is now in place and so far as can be seen from the outside it is one of the most handsome in the city.
Battling the bug that wouldn't leave
It's here. And it doesn't seem to want to leave.
Landing on Lake Alexander is a recipe for happiness for chef
CUSHING - Two four-ounce tenderloin medallions blackened with Cajun spices and served with bordelaise sauce is one of the most popular entrees made by top chef Jeff Garlie of The Landing Food and Spirits near Lake Alexander here.
BHS wins jazz, ties for title
The Brainerd dance team is performing well heading into the Class 3A section meet Saturday in Elk River.
Overheard
"Today, through this action, we recognize a comeback of the wolves."
Cass stages winter ice rescue training
CASS LAKE - Surviving a plunge through the ice into dark, cold open water is likely to depend on an ability to think clearly - for both rescuer and victim.
Crash scene
The crumpled body of a car came to rest in the trees off Crow Wing County Road 4 about 6:30 p.m. Monday, just south of Breezy Point near Morrison Lane. Three of the four people in the car were injured and airlifted to hospitals in St. Cloud and the Twin Cities, Crow Wing County Sheriff's Sgt. Andy Bradley said. One occupant walked away uninjured, Bradley said. The names of the victims weren't released Monday night. Brainerd Dispatch/Renee Richardson
Baxter garage destroyed
BAXTER - Fire Sunday destroyed an unattached garage at a residence on the west end of Clearwater Road in Baxter, near Cottage Grove Drive.
LOCAL BRIEFS
ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Department of Transportation urges snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle operators to conform with state laws and regulations when operating their machines in ditches and other areas within a highway right-of-way.
Middle America meets celebrity glitter
WASHINGTON (AP) - Convinced this is their moment, tens of thousands marched Saturday in an anti-war demonstration linking military families, ordinary people and an icon of the Vietnam protest movement in a spirited call to get out of Iraq.
This was Brainerd
JANUARY 30 - 40 years ago (1967) - Another 4 inches of snow last night slowed traffic and put road plows to work while boosting Brainerd's total snowfall for the year to almost three feet.
Scouting out the Dispatch
Pack 45 Den 6 Cub Scouts Bryce Wise, (left) Benjamin Soukup, Slay Kiloran-Williams and Reese Murphy toured the Brainerd Dispatch on Monday. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls
Roy J. Fischer
Roy J. Fischer, age 94, resident of Brainerd, died Friday, Jan. 26, 2007, at his home.
Arthur L. Bodle
CROSBY - Arthur LeRoy Bodle, age 82, of Crosby, formerly of Emily, died on Jan. 26, 2007, at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby.
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Warren E. 'Bud' Fuller
CROSBY - Warren E. "Bud" Fuller, age 85, of Crosby, died on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007, at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. He was born on March 3, 1921, in Bay Lake Township to Ernest and Nellie (Nelson) Fuller. He graduated from Crosby-Ironton High School. He served in the U.S. Army from 1941-1946 in both the European and Pacific theaters during WWII.
Elizabeth 'Betty' Woodbridge
AITKIN - Elizabeth "Betty" Woodbridge, 61, of Aitkin, died Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007, at Aicota Health Care Center in Aitkin.
Alice G. White
AITKIN - Alice G. White, 91, of Aitkin, died Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007, at Aicota Health Care Center in Aitkin.
David A. Starkka
David A. Starkka, age 53, resident of Brainerd, died Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007, at the Staples Care Center.
LeRoy A. Yonke
LeRoy A. Yonke, age 73, resident of Brainerd, went home to the Lord Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007.
Ellen V. Nyquist
Ellen V. Nyquist, age 101, resident of Brainerd, died Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village. Ellen was born in Brainerd July 24, 1905, to John and Erika (Berglof) Nyquist. She was a graduate of Duluth State Teachers College (UMD) and Sacramento University.
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Robert 'Bob' Manske
LITTLE FALLS - Robert "Bob" Manske, 82 year-old resident of Little Falls, Minn., died Monday, Jan, 29, 2007, at St. Otto's Care Center in Little Falls.
Open Forum
Nowhere have I seen any of the ban smoking crowd propose that government and those at the public trough give up their profits from the sale of tobacco, i.e., taxes. In fact, they propose programs "for the children" that are funded by taxes from the sale of tobacco.
VOX POP
I very much agree that there need to be guard rails up on the hill between Super One and the stoplights. Those roads get slippery and that's a long drop if a car should slide off there. That is a common sense reason for those guard rails. The place would be a perfect place for those security lights. Why wasn't safety considered there? That's heavily traveled and should have been done.
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Open Forum
I would like to thank the state health official for responding to my letter to the editor. Unfortunately, some of her comments require illumination.
Linnerooth has top time in Ski Gull meet
Bror Linnerooth of Baxter had the top combined two-run time (47.3 seconds) as the Ski Gull Alpine team hosted the fifth race of the Northland Junior Series on Sunday.
Grand Rapids is too much for BHS
A full-court press can be a dangerous weapon in a basketball team's arsenal.
Area snocross racers compete at X Games
Area snocross racers Mike Schultz of Pillager, Dan Ebert of Lake Shore and Levi LaVallee of Longville competed at Winter X Games 11 this weekend at Aspen/Snowmass, Colo.
Flyers chop down Lumberjacks
LITTLE FALLS - Behind 22 points from Staci Kallis and 12 from Kendra Hilmerson, the Little Falls Flyers edged the Bemidji Lumberjacks 59-54 in a non-conference game Saturday.
LOCAL SHORTS
NORTHFIELD - Senior Jake Phillips of Brainerd is nearing a career milestone achieved by only three other MIAC players and is the 11th MIAC player to make 200 or more three-pointers in a career.
Riewer's 26 points boosts Cardinals
GLENWOOD - Jordan Riewer paved the way to a Staples-Motley win with 26 points, including five 3-pointers, and four steals as the Cardinals eclipsed Minnewaska 69-63 in non-conference boys' basketball action Saturday.
Raiders win fifth in a row
VIRGINIA - The Central Lakes College men's basketball team went into hostile territory and came away with a victory, beating the fourth-ranked team in the state, the Mesabi Range Norsemen 81-80 in overtime Saturday.
X GAMES
Mike Schultz of Pillager got some air at Winter X Games 11. WPSA Public Relations
Hoops questions for area coaches
I figured my one loyal reader (hi mom) was getting sick of what I had to say so I'm renting my space to people who actually know what they're talking about.
Nevis tames PR-B Tigers 54-45
NEVIS - Naomi Anderson posted 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds while Taylor Sheley added 14 points as the Pine River-Backus Tigers were defeated by the Nevis Tigers 54-45 in a non-conference game Monday.
Brainerd area racers compete
Several Brainerd area snowmobile racers competed at various events last weekend.
Scoreboard
Area events
Gobblers win Skip Nalan tourney
GRAND RAPIDS - Aitkin's Justin Chouanard pinned all three of his opponents en route to placing first at 140 pounds and lead the Gobblers to first place as a team at the Skip Nalan tournament Saturday.
Warriors capture crown at Elk River
ELK RIVER - The Brainerd Warriors wrestling team, behind four first place finishes, two runner-up finishes, and four thirds, captured the Elk River tournament Saturday with a winning score of 212.5.
Warriors ninth at Park invite
COTTAGE GROVE - Samantha Smith finished 19th in the all-around with 35.3 and Maggie Freiday was 20th with a score of 35.075 to lead the Brainerd Warriors gymnastics team to a ninth place finish at the Park Invitation in Cottage Grove Saturday.
Lumberjack Jaunt Ski Race canceled
After reviewing their options, the Lumberjack Jaunt Ski Race Committee has decided to cancel the 2007 Lumberjack Jaunt Ski Race scheduled for Sunday, February 4, 2007 at the Northland Arboretum in Brainerd, Minnesota.
Wolden's hat trick leads W-DC
WADENA - Justin Wolden tallied a hat trick to go along with two assists as the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines snuck past the Willmar Cardinals 6-5 in a non-conference game Saturday.
Raiders done in by Mesabi
VIRGINIA - The Central Lakes College women's basketball team ran into a hot-shooting Mesabi Range squad as the Raiders dropped their second straight North Division game 71-45 Saturday.
Forecast: Snowman won't melt
Weather drawing by Autumn Hedges in the Lowell kindergarten of Jan Wilcox.
State forecast for S.D.
High wind warning northwest today...
State forecast for N.D.
.Wind advisory today southwest and far south central...
State forecast for Minnesota
Wind chill advisory in effect southwest until 10 am..
State forecast for Iowa
Today...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming cloudy. Scattered
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered flurries. Highs from around 10 in the northwest to near 20 southeast.
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Light snow likely southwest and central. A chance of light snow elsewhere. Highs from the teens north to the lower 20s south. Tonight...A chance of light snow and flurries. Snow showers possible downwind of lake superior. Lows from around 3 below zero north to 10 to 15 above far southeast.
State forecast for S.D.
Wind chill advisory east through mid morning today...
Winter wonderland
Weather drawing by Anna Gardner of Mr. Meyer's fourth-grade class at Lowell Elementary.
State forecast for Minnesota
Winter weather advisory in effect for parts of northwest through
State forecast for N.D.
Today...Mostly sunny...With increasing clouds west in the
State forecast for Iowa
.Wind chill advisory portions of central and western iowa this