Wednesday, January 30, 2008
CORRECTION
The Brainerd Dispatch incorrectly listed several governmental meetings that Rep. John Ward, DFL-Brainerd, planned to attend in a Page 6A story in Friday's paper. With the exception of a Feb. 6 Trommald City Council meeting, they were all meetings Ward has attended during the legislative interim.
Condo upgrade
A condominium in East Gull Lake gets a face lift.
Top 10 TV characters
No new episodes? No problem. Columnist John Hansen unveils his annual list of the best characters on television.
One year old
The Community Behavioral Health Hospital in Baxter began serving people with mental illnesses one year ago.
This was Brainerd
60 years ago (1948) You...your neighbors...your schools...your hospitals...are faced with a serious situation - the possibility of not having enough fuel oil to last the winter. There are more oil burners, more cars, more trains, planes, farm machinery so the demand for oil exceeds even peak war years.
Correction
A Page 1A cutline Monday should have identified the man running to the weigh-in tent as Elijah Sarbaum.
Swanville man killed by tree
LONG PRAIRIE - A 52-year-old rural Swanville man died Saturday after being struck by a tree he was cutting down, the Todd County Sheriff's Department reported.
This was Brainerd
JANUARY 29 - 30 years ago (1978) - A wide variety of events from snowmobile races to a queen pageant will be featured this week as part of the Nisswa Winter Jubilee. The Jubilee is sponsored by the Nisswa Jaycees and Mrs. Jaycees.
Brainerd sixth-grade girls win title
The Brainerd girls' sixth-grade traveling basketball team took first place in the Inver Grove Heights tournament Jan. 26-27.
Contestant Sammy Mraz, Nisswa
Sammy enjoys playing softball, spending time with her friends and family, shopping, going to movies, running and dancing. She is active in SADD, Interact Club, Youth As Resources (YAR) and 4H. She plans to attend the University of Minnesota to study pre-medicine and become a pediatrician.
Cass County Board: Summer meetings set
BACKUS - Cass County Board Tuesday set part of its summer meeting schedule at locations around the county. Additional remote locations for meetings will be set later.
Board endorses comments on proposed trails systems
BACKUS - Cass County Board voted Jan. 22 to endorse the land department comments on conflicts between the county's proposed destination trails system and a proposed U.S. Forest Service off-highway vehicle trails system.
Contestant Nicole Cain, Nisswa
Nicole enjoys spending time with her friends. She loves animals and being out on the lake during the summer. Her future plans are to attend Central Lakes College for two years. In the future, she would like to work for the FBI.
Local briefs
On Saturday, Mille Lacs Kathio State Park will host the first of a series of special activities commemorating Minnesota's 150th anniversary, or "Sesquicentennial."
Contestant Chelsey Collette, Nisswa
Chelsey has a passion for music. She started piano lessons when she was 4 years old and is active in the a cappella choir and Windfall. She has two cats and two dogs and a horse.
Pee Wee B team places 3rd in tourney
The Brainerd Pee Wee B boys' hockey team placed third at the Sauk Centre tournament over the weekend.
Contestant Sarah Avenson, Brainerd
Sarah's hobbies and interests include snowboarding, wakeboarding, snowmobiling, archery, playing the piano, cooking and anything outdoors. She loves to play softball and work out at the YMCA doing yoga and pilates. Sarah's future plans are to attend Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in July and pursue a career as a chef. She would like to open and manage her own fine-dining restaurant someday.
Pets of the week
Rio is a 1-year-old male Seal Point Siamese. Rio is very playful and likes to snuggle once the playing is taken care of.
Contestant Savannah Thomsen, Nisswa
Savannah enjoys art, dancing, singing, photography, volunteering, working in her family's ministry and watching snowmobile and dirt bike races. She plans to attend the cosmetology program at Aveda Institute in Minneapolis to become a licensed stylist and hopes to someday own her own salon.
What's it worth?
Across the nation, cities and townships along America's byways, byway organizations are looking at the question of worth in terms of economic impact and economic significance of byways.
Contestant Mary Petersen, Nisswa
Mary is the captain of her cross country team and gymnastics squad. She enjoys track and field and is president of the Senior Class Cabinet. She plans to attend Hamline University. She plans to participate in track in college and major in biochemistry. She hopes to become an orthopedic surgeon.
Remembering summer
Remember when? Jim and Rochelle Kilts, Baxter, wrote, "These pictures of our son, Jimmy, were taken at the family cabin on South Long Lake last Fourth of July weekend. We are missing the summer right about now!"
Pequot sixth-grade girls second in tourney
The Pequot Lakes sixth-grade girls' basketball team finished second at Alexandria and Pequot Lakes tournaments.
Contestant Sonya Hills, Brainerd
Sonya enjoys tennis, golf and going camping and fishing with family and friends. She is involved in debate, Student Congress and Key Club. In her free time, she enjoys beading bracelets and making pillows and curtains and decorating her bedroom. She plans to attend a four-year college to study either architecture or mathematics.
Contestant Katrina Ritter, East Gull Lake
Katie likes to play tennis, swim, run and work on cars. She has played piano for 11 years and sings in the a cappella choir. She plans to go to college in Bemidji or Duluth and become a fitness trainer or a registered nurse.
Area team wins curling championship
A team of curlers from the Brainerd Lakes Curling Association won the inaugural New Club state championship sponsored by the Minnesota Curling Association.
Contestant Cierra Johnson, Merrifield
Cierra participates in tennis, track and karate. She enjoys running, swimming and writing and is enrolled in a journalism class. She plans to major in journalism in college to publish her own books and write for a favorite magazine. She also may join the Peace Corps.
The crowning jewel of the jubilee
The Nisswa Area Women of Today will kick off the 2008 Nisswa Winter Jubilee by hosting the Miss Nisswa Scholarship Pageant at 7 p.m. Saturday at Lutheran Church of the Cross in Nisswa.
CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY SUPPORT GROUPS
Area meetings
Little Miss Nisswa participants
Eighteen Nisswa and Pequot Lakes area second-graders will participate Saturday in the Little Miss Nisswa pageant, part of the Nisswa Winter Jubilee.
Contestant Heather Meier, Nisswa
Heather's interests are horseback riding, snowmobiling, snowboarding, skiing, wakeboarding, fishing, boating, running and playing volleyball and basketball. She also likes cooking, playing mini golf, reading and working at Bethany Good Samaritan Nursing Home. She plans to study in the Licensed Practical Nursing program at Central Lakes College. Following that, she would like to get into a Registered Nursing program.
All in the Family
Rick and Lisa Old said, "This is a photo of our cat taken last year in our game room. She definitely hit the bull's-eye with us. We adopted her from the (Heartland Animal Rescue Team) in Brainerd. Her name was Cheyenne at that time (more than four years ago)."
ORGANIZATIONS
Area meetings
SUPPORT GROUPS
Area meetings
Agreement on contract is reached
CROSBY - Calling it a "miracle" and a new start for the district, Crosby-Ironton School Board Chair Bob Sandin said Monday the board has reached an agreement to settle the 2007-09 teachers' contract with Education Minnesota Crosby-Ironton, the first negotiated contract since the 2005 C-I teachers' strike.
Facility permit decision by June seen
The city of Brainerd could know by June whether a permit will be issued for the city's wastewater treatment facility expansion.
FARM FRESH
LITTLE FALLS - Fresh mushrooms and tomatoes one day, fresh squash and spinach the next.
Local briefs
BAXTER - The Greater Lakes Association of Realtors will be presenting two seminars Thursday at the GLAR office in Baxter on land use and water quality and septic systems revealed.
Pequot Lakes one-act play earns first place
PEQUOT LAKES - Pequot Lakes High School student actors who performed "Variations and Distractions," a play directed by Daren Blanck, received first place in the Sub-Section 24A One-Act Play competition Saturday at Park Rapids.
C-O-L-D
Several area schools decided to close their doors Wednesday due to extremely cold temperatures and frigid wind chills.
Superintendent search widened
The Brainerd School Board unanimously decided Monday to open the search for a new superintendent to both external and internal candidates, rejecting the recommendation of the school board Personnel Committee for an internal search only.
Obstacle to building Ah-Gwah-Ching hospital cleared
A key hurdle in the years-long effort to build a hospital at Ah-Gwah-Ching near Walker was overcome this week when a federal agency ruled proponents were eligible to apply for a less restrictive mileage standard when measuring the distance to the nearest hospital.
Common issues between two counties stressed by commissioners at session
It could be a riddle: What stops at a county line?
Warrior dance team falls short of CLC title
The Brainerd Warrior dance team came close to taking the Central Lakes Conference title Saturday at Sartell High School.
Budget cutbacks approved
CROSBY - The Crosby-Ironton School Board Monday approved about $750,000 in budget reductions for the 2008-09 school year.
Resorter Arnold, 87, dies
John Arnold, considered the consummate host who helped establish the Brainerd lakes area resort legacy, died Sunday at his home in Delray Beach, Fla. He was 87.
Brainerd schools to close Wednesday
Due to projected weather and temperature concerns for Wednesday and a concern for student safety, the Brainerd School District will close school for the entire day Wednesday.
Lois B. Janssen
BARNESVILLE - Lois B. Janssen, 75, of Barnesville, Minn., went home to be with her Lord on Saturday evening, Jan. 26, 2008. She died at her home in Barnesville surrounded by her loving family, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Arne J. Berg
CROSSLAKE - Arne J. Berg, 74, of Crosslake, died Jan. 29, 2008, at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home, Crosby.
Margaret Kreutzer
ROSEVILLE - Margaret (Laing) Kreutzer was born in Clearspings, Manitoba, Canada, on May 25, 1917. She died Jan. 25, 2008, at her daughter's home in Roseville, Minn.
Walter A. Roettger
PIERZ - Walter A. Roettger, 86-year-old resident of Pierz, passed away Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008, at his home.
William 'Bill' Butcher
LITTLE FALLS - William "Bill" Butcher, age 86, of Little Falls, passed away Monday, Jan. 28, 2008, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd.
Shirley R. Marohn
MOTLEY - Shirley R. Marohn, age 79, of Motley, passed away Monday morning, Jan. 28, 2008, at Lakewood Health Systems in Staples.
Shirley Marohn
STAPLES - Shirley Marohn, age 79, of Staples, died Monday morning, Jan. 28, 2008, at the Lakewood Health System in Staples.
Frieda Larson
CROSBY - Frieda Larson, 84, of Crosby, died on Jan. 28, 2008, at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby.
Obituary policy
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Daniel R. Elmer
SWANVILLE - Daniel R. Elmer, 52-year-old resident of rural Swanville, Minn., passed away on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008, as a result of a tractor accident. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008, at the American Lutheran Church in Long Prairie, Minn. A visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at the Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls and from 10-11 a.m. on Thursday at the church.
Marion Thompson
CROSBY - Marion Thompson, age 88, formerly of Nisswa, died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008, at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby.
Bernard L. Nusbaum
HEMET, Calif. - Bernard L. Nusbaum passed away at his home on Dec. 30, 2007, at the age of 74 with his family by his side.
Viola 'Vi' Koob
Viola "Vi" (Quaintance) Koob, age 90, resident of Brainerd, formerly of Wayzata, died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008, at St. Joseph's Medical Center.
Alma 'Bobbie' Betlock
LITTLE FALLS - Alma "Bobbie" Betlock, 89, of Little Falls, Minn., passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008, at the Harmony House in Little Falls, Minn.
Helen Paradis
PINE RIVER - Helen Paradis, age 87, of Pine River, passed away Monday, Jan. 28, 2008, at Whispering Pines Good Samaritan Center, Pine River. She was born Dec. 4, 1920, in Remer, Minn., to John and Lola Pearson. She married Wally Paradis on Nov. 6, 1942, in California.
Chera M. Glasby
PINE RIVER - Chera Margaret Glasby, age 69, of Pine River, passed away Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008, at her home. She was born Jan. 22, 1939, in Withee, Wis., to Frank and Pearl Grant.
William 'Bill' Butcher
LITTLE FALLS - William "Bill" Butcher, age 86, of Little Falls, passed away Monday, Jan. 28, 2008, at Bethany Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Brainerd.
Fred Petrich
MAPLEWOOD - Fred Petrich, 88, of Maplewood, died on Jan. 29, 2008, at his residence.
Sophia Schwitalla
PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. - Sophia Schwitalla, 93, of Prescott Valley, Ariz., formerly of Little Falls, Minn., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008, at her daughter's home in Prescott Valley.
Sandra Lee Loechler
Sandra Lee (Nygard) Loechler, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and friend passed away peacefully on Jan. 28, 2008, at the age of 65 surrounded by her family as she wished.
Chera M. Glasby
PINE RIVER - Chera Margaret Glasby, age 69, of Pine River, passed away Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008, at her home. She was born Jan. 22, 1939, in Withee, Wis., to Frank and Pearl Grant.
Cody M. Waytashek
ROYALTON - Cody M. Waytashek, 19-year-old resident of Royalton, Minn., passed away Friday, Jan. 25, 2008, at St. Cloud Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008, at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Bowlus. A visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29, at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Bowlus and from 9:30-10:30 a.m. on Wednesday at the church.
Open Forum
I plan on going to my precinct caucus meeting next month and it's been years since I decided which party caucus to go to.
Sports Boosters back Warrior Way
I am writing you today to keep you informed with the status of the proposed cuts to the Brainerd High School athletics and activities programs due to the failed referendum.
VOX POP
Can someone out there please clarify the new attendance boundaries map? I am a young (30-something) highly educated adult and I cannot make any sense of that map. Are you purposely trying to confuse us? It would've been nice for the map to be large and clearer with easily recognizable and legibly labeled roads, intersections, etc. As a parent, it breaks my heart to think my children may be forced to be uprooted from their friends and the "comfortableness" of their current school unfortunately due to the poorly constructed map, my questions regarding attendance boundaries still remain unanswered.
Open Forum: We've had enough of the Clintons
Having just read the comments in Open Forum it is apparent to me that all of the idiots are not in Washington. The United States military just barely survived Billary Clinton and I dont think that it could stand the onslaught brought on by Hillium if they get elected once again.
Area boys' basketball
MELROSE - Denis Shatilov drained 24 points to lead the Staples-Motley Cardinals to a 61-51 victory over Melrose in non-conference boys' basketball Tuesday.
Warriors' 'sloppy game' helps Tech in boys' basketball
ST. CLOUD - Jed Magstadt scored 21 points for Brainerd as the Warriors lost to Central Lakes Conference leader St. Cloud Tech 75-60 Tuesday night.
C-I rolls to 15th straight boys' basketball victory
AITKIN - Shots weren't falling and the defensive energy wasn't there for the Crosby-Ironton Rangers - in the first half.
BHS sophs win CLC tourney
The Brainerd Warrior boys' sophomore basketball team recently won the Central Lakes Conference tournament with a 84-48 victory over Sauk Rapids.
Gymnastics: Sartell outscores Flyers
LITTLE FALLS - Kaisha Gomez won the floor exercise and Miranda Peterson finished third in the all-around for Little Falls in a 132.675 to 126.025 Central Lakes Conference gymnastics loss to Sartell on Tuesday.
Thesing tallies 20 in Brainerd victory
ST. CLOUD - Emily Thesing scored 20 points, 12 by way of the three-point shot, to lead the Brainerd Warriors girls' basketball team to a 59-56 win over St. Cloud Apollo in Central Lakes Conference basketball Monday.
Area wrestling
PERHAM- Nic Harrison posted two victories at 130 pounds, including his 100th career win, for the Pequot Lakes-Pine River-Backus Road Crew as it earned a split at the Perham triangular Tuesday.
Scoreboard
Area events
Tigers hand BHS first gymnastics loss
ST. CLOUD - Class 2A's unbeaten and second-ranked St. Cloud Tech Tigers dealt the Brainerd Warriors gymnastics team its first loss, 149.45 to 140.5, in Central Lakes Conference action Tuesday.
Hamilton, Anderson lead PR-B past Nevis
PINE RIVER - Krystle Hamilton scored a season-high 17 points and had six assists for the Pine River-Backus Tigers in their 69-52 Northwoods Conference win over Nevis Monday.
Scoreboard
Area events
SUPER SOPHOMORES
Staples-Motley Cardinals head coach Lynn Peterson eyed the hardwood court of Friday's Mid-State Conference boys' basketball game against the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines.
Jeremy Millsop's sophomore dream team
Starters
Santana the talk of Twins caravan's stop
in Brainerd
Hours before the Minnesota Twins Winter Caravan rolled into Brainerd on Tuesday the big news hit.
Zillmer pins 3 for C-I
DETROIT LAKES - Hayden Zillmer went 3-0 with three pins at 103 pounds to lead the Crosby-Ironton Rangers wrestling team to a 2-1 record Saturday at the Laker Wrestling Team Tournament.
Brainerd 1-1 in wrestling triangular
SARTELL - The Brainerd Warriors wrestling team finished 1-1 Tuesday at the Sartell triangular.
Boys' hockey: Hanowskis reach milestones on same play in Flyers' win
LITTLE FALLS - Brothers Beau and Ben Hanowski reached individual career milestones Tuesday as the Little Falls Flyers boys' hockey team skated past Central Lakes Conference opponent Sauk Rapids 6-3.
Area girls' basketball
PIERZ - Katie Kimman's 19 points helped lead the Pierz Pioneers past Mora 55-45 Tuesday.
Plante and Malloy win again in ice racing
GARRISON - Brian Plante and Travis Malloy won their second consecutive feature races Sunday in the third round of the Hardwater Ice-Racing Association on Garrison Bay on Lake Mille Lacs.
Local sports shorts
Brainerd High School graduate Dusten Olejnicak of Concordia College in Moorhead has been named MIAC men's track and field athlete of the week ending Jan. 26.
State forecast for South Dakota
Today...Mostly cloudy. Chance of light snow west through south by afternoon...Becoming likely through the lower missouri valley late. Very cold with highs zero to 5 below northeast...To the lower 20s far southwest.
Wisconsin state forecast
Wind chill warnings for all of wisconsin this morning...
State forecast for North Dakota
Wind chill warning this morning eastern north dakota...
State forecast for North Dakota
...Wind chill warning today west...
State forecast for Minnesota
....Winter weather advisories in effect for all but the southeast
Mom, me and our snowman
Weather drawing by Hannah True of Mrs. Meyers third-grade class at Riverside school.
State forecast for Minnesota
Wind chill warnings and advisories statewide through this morning...
The Nation's Weather
Forecasters predicted frigid temperatures in the northern Plains on Tuesday, while rain and snow was expected from the Mississippi Valley to the Midwest.
State forecast for Iowa
Wind chill warning in effect this morning for north central and
SPRING? NOT YET
It's back into the deep freeze again.
Snow fun
Weather drawing by Maren Friemann of Ms. Hemstad's third-grade class at Baxter school.
Wisconsin state forecast
A variety of winter weather and wind-related advisories... Watches...And warnings in effect for different parts of wisconsin tonight into wednesday morning...
State forecast for South Dakota
Wind chill warning north central and far northeast today...And continuing far northeast tonight...
State forecast for Iowa
...Blizzard warning until midnight tonight for east central and