Friday, January 31, 2003
Venerable dealer Sears remains modest while surrounded by luxury cars
MINNETONKA -- When cars were hard to get after World War II, Don Sears swapped Holsteins from the family's dairy herd for new Chevys.
13 area residents made right guess on classic pickup
Thirteen area residents correctly identified the Chevrolet pickup pictured in the Jan. 23 Dispatch Auto Section. It is a 1954 3/4 ton Advanced Series pickup (the series spanned 1947-1955 pickups).
Ministry work depends on our feet
The other night I happened to catch an episode of the show "Unwrapped," which airs on cable television's food network channel.
Lives of solitude and prayer
BELLE PRAIRIE -- Sister Maristell Schanen and Sister Therese Lenz live together in a quaint, two-story house just outside of Little Falls.
Churches
The Travelers Quartet of St. Cloud will appear in concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Cushing Baptist Church. The Travelers Quartet has been singing in Minnesota churches for more than 32 years. There is no charge for the concert but a freewill offering will be received. A coffee hour will follow the concert.
CLC lists honor roll
President's List
Cash grain
MINNEAPOLIS(AP) -- Wheat receipts Wednesday 44, a year ago 165.
Cash grain
MINNEAPOLIS(AP) -- Wheat receipts Thursday 71, a year ago 159.
Livestock
SOUTH ST. PAUL (AP) (USDA) -- Wednesday cattle estimate: 450. Last Wednesday: 465. Year ago Wednesday: 453. Tuesday actual: 852.
Livestock
SOUTH ST. PAUL (AP) (USDA) -- Thursday cattle estimate: 450. Last Thursday: 367. Year ago Thursday: 464. Wednesday actual: 579.
Mom's chili is still the best
To this day, I still think my mom makes the best homemade chili I've ever tasted.
Court
The following recently appeared in Crow Wing District Court:
Semi-trucks collide, injuring two
AITKIN -- Two people were injured after their semi-trucks collided Wednesday on Highway 210 in Aitkin.
School lunch menus
BRAINERD/PILLAGER
Births
Anthony G. and Shannon Marie (Dowling) Mejdrich, Brainerd, a boy, Mathew Fredrick, 7 pounds, 1.5 ounces, Jan. 20,
Madden's on Gull Lake receives awards
MINNEAPOLIS -- Madden's on Gull Lake earned three awards at the 2003 Midwest Meetings and Events Best of Awards Jan. 24.
Pawlenty releases plan to change state welfare system
WEST ST. PAUL -- Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Human Services Commissioner Kevin Goodno on Thursday outlined a plan they said would bring "aggressive reforms" to the state's welfare programs.
Pawlenty issues tough words to Senate Democrats
ST. PAUL (AP) -- Gov. Tim Pawlenty called legislative leaders to his office Wednesday to talk specifics about phase one of patching a hole in the state budget -- and the words were tough for Senate Democrats.
Pawlenty puts rush on Profile of Learning replacement
ST. PAUL -- Gov. Tim Pawlenty unleashed the Profile of Learning wrecking ball Wednesday, announcing the formation of a committee to devise new academic standards in time for next school year.
Pawlenty backs changes to teacher pay system
ST. PAUL (AP) -- Picking up where his predecessor left off, Gov. Tim Pawlenty is encouraging changes to the way school districts negotiate contracts and the way teachers are paid.
Dayton assails drug firm that blocks cross-border sales
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Mark Dayton says pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline Inc. is undermining free trade by pressuring Canadian wholesalers to stop supplying pharmacists who sell medicine on the Internet to U.S. patients.
State, counties scrape to find money for smallpox vaccines
ST. PAUL -- State and local officials are scrambling to find the money to vaccinate health care workers who would be among the first called in the event of a smallpox outbreak.
Funds granted to Women Build
Lakes Area Habitat for Humanity's Women Build project received a $5,000 grant from the Women's Foundation of Minnesota, a public, charitable foundation established in 1983.
Lack of snow, frigid temps wreak havoc on septic systems
There is a problem lurking and oozing beneath the lakes area's frozen tundra.
Housing brief
NISSWA -- Tina Anderson was named top real estate agent for the fourth quarter of 2002 and real estate agent of the year at Positive North GMAC Real Estate in Nisswa.
Widseth Smith Nolting wins award for North Dakota bridge
BAXTER -- Widseth Smith Nolting, engineering and design firm in Baxter, won grand prize in the bridge category for a project on the Turtle River in North Dakota that replaced a Turtle River State Park bridge damaged in a flash flood.
Time is running short for pruning oak trees
There's not much time to waste if you have oak trees that need pruning. Oaks should be pruned when they're dormant -- before the spring growing season starts.
SHIPPING OUT
Members of Minnesota Army National Guard's Company C, 142nd Engineer Battalion, walked to one of the transport planes on the Camp Ripley Airfield Wednesday. (Dispatch Photo by Clint Wood)
Charges dropped, Myears free
Charges of second-degree manslaughter were dropped today against William Gene Myears, the 24-year-old Brainerd man arrested Jan. 13 in connection with the disappearance of Erika Dalquist.
Truck goes through ice on Lake Alexander
LINCOLN -- A 1987 Chevrolet pickup truck broke through the ice on Lake Alexander at 12:03 a.m. today, the Morrison County Sheriff's Department reported.
INSPECTING THE TROOPS
Brayde Bartels of Eagle Bend, 5, made careful study of the 145 members of the Minnesota Army National Guard's Company C, 142nd Engineer Battalion in formation as he sat on his mother Jenn Miller's lap during the unit's departure ceremony program at Camp Ripley Wednesday. Bartel's uncle, Ron Miller of Verndale, is a member of the unit.
210 headaches
Officials hope communication will keep Highway 210 reconstruction this summer from causing too many headaches for motorists and business owners along the highway. Look for the story Sunday.
Septic woes
Frigid temperatures are combining with a lack of snow to create a headache for area residents that will not ease until spring. Look for the story in Friday's Housing section.
Wal-Mart Super Center planned
BAXTER -- A Wal-Mart Super Center may be in the works for Baxter.
Waving farewell to the patriots
CAMP RIPLEY -- Gov. Tim Pawlenty called them "American Patriots."
Council looking for places to cut budget
Anticipating a possible reduction in local government aid from the state this year, the city of Brainerd has started looking at where it can cut its budget.
Correction
Joshua Cameron's name was incorrectly spelled in a photo cutline on Page 3A Wednesday.
Cass Lake men arraigned for theft
WALKER -- Two Cass Lake men were arraigned in Cass County District Court on felony theft charges.
This was Brainerd
JANUARY 30 -30 years ago (1973) - The county, it was pointed out, is faced with the need for a new county garage, an annex to the courthouse to house the Social Services Department and a new county jail.
Two arrested in meth bust
LITTLE FALLS -- Two people were arrested Monday after authorities found items for manufacturing methamphetamine in their residence in Scandia Valley Township.
Five killed in area accidents
Five people were killed in four area accidents Thursday and today.
This was Brainerd
JANUARY 31 - 80 years ago (1923) - By assisting the Brainerd Country Club in improving its grounds so that they will be equal to other golf grounds in northern Minnesota, citizens of Brainerd will be providing an inducement to tourists to come this way.
First father, now daughter take up cause
CAMP RIPLEY -- Rachel Loscheider, was a first-grader when her father left for the Persian Gulf War. Wednesday the tables were turned.
Honorary chair of heart walk knows firsthand how heart disease can affect families
Dean Bacher of Pequot Lakes knows how lucky he is to be alive.
Andreotti proud of soldiers, their families
CAMP RIPLEY -- There were just days to prepare for a separation that may last a year.
Big league coaching
Minnesota Twins pitcher Kyle Lohse (left) coached Mississippi Horizons sixth-grader Kathryn Loeffelbein on a question involving a skit the team conducted during the Twins Caravan stop at the school Thursday.
Ann McLean
FLORIDA -- Ann McLean, 78, Little Falls, formerly of Hillsboro, N.D., died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003, in Florida.
Inez O. Houge
Inez O. Houge, 89, Brainerd, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at Woodland Good Samaritan Village.
Clifford Wicktor Sr.
Clifford Wicktor Sr., 64, Brainerd, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at St. Cloud Hospital.
Brian D. Krogh
WINONA -- Brian D. Krogh, 48, Winona, died Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003, at Community Memorial Hospital in Winona of cancer.
Irene S. DeZurik
LITTLE FALLS -- Irene Sophia DeZurik, 80, Little Falls, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at the Lutheran Care Center in Little Falls.
John H. Thomas
WADENA -- John Henry Thomas, 55, Wadena, died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2003, at home.
Laura L. Leslie
Laura Leone Leslie, 86, Brainerd, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at St. Joseph's Medical Center.
Sylvia A. Nelson
Sylvia A. Nelson, 89, Brainerd, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd.
Hartvig 'Art' A. Tangen
Hartvig "Art" A. Tangen, 82, Brainerd, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at home.
Frank Fish
AITKIN -- Frank Fish, 87, Aitkin, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at Aicota Health Care Center in Aitkin.
Bessie B. Berg
Bessie B. Berg, 97, Brainerd, died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003, at Woodhaven Nursing Home in Brainerd.
Karen (Olson) Siegel
RANDALL -- Karen (Olson) Siegel, 36, Randall, died Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003, as the result of a motor vehicle accident.
Colleen C. Gorder
Colleen C. Gorder, 56, Brainerd, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd.
Thomas Siegel
RANDALL -- Thomas Siegel, 37, Randall, died Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003, as the result of a motor vehicle accident.
Edith B. Halverson
Edith B. Halverson, 87, Brainerd, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd.
Colleen C. Gorder
Colleen C. Gorder, 56, Brainerd, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd.
Leone Leslie
Leone Leslie, 86, Brainerd, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd.
Frank Fish
AITKIN -- Frank Fish, 87, Aitkin, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at the Aicota Health Care Center in Aitkin.
Irene DeZurik
LITTLE FALLS -- Irene DeZurik, 80, Little Falls, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at Lutheran Care Center in Little Falls.
Hartvig A. Tangen
Hartvig A. Tangen, 82, Brainerd, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at home.
Open Forum
I was surprised and disappointed to read The Sunday Dispatch front page story regarding Sen. Paul Koering and his chastising of former Sen. Don Samuelson.
GOP pay freeze plan goes too far
The following editorial was published Jan. 29 in the Pioneer of Bemidji.
Vox Pop
Vox Pop, voice of the people, publishes Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Submissions are limited to 100 words.
Open Forum
I was very pleased and wish to compliment newly elected District 12 Sen. Paul Koering for introducing legislation banning partial birth abortion. He said he was going to do it and he did! I understand it will be introduced in the House shortly.
Unhealthy
General Mike Hatch is determined to put a stop to what he calls the culture of luxury at non-profit health maintenance organizations.
Sales tax
Like it or not, the Baxter City Council's consideration of a local option sales tax might very well be the wave of the future for Minnesota cities.
Mall of America boots Candyland for smell
BLOOMINGTON (AP) -- Candyland has moved out of the Mall of America after 10 years because leasing agents didn't like the smells of popcorn and caramel wafting through the mall, the store's owners said.
Minneapolis police accused of beating Indian man
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minneapolis police are investigating allegations that two officers beat and urinated on an American Indian man and then left him outside in freezing temperatures, authorities said Wednesday.
Safety expert warns about Minnesota's aging nuclear plants
ST. PAUL (AP) -- Minnesota's aging nuclear power plants face declining budgets for inspections and great expenses for security, a nuclear safety expert warned a legislative panel Wednesday.
Applications flood in for education panel
ST. PAUL (AP) -- Applications from people who want to help rewrite the state's academic standards are pouring in to the Department of Children, Families and Learning, which received more than 800 on the first day.
Judge rejects full environmental study of North Shore ATV trail
ST. PAUL (AP) -- A planned ATV trail in northeastern Minnesota can go forward without additional environmental study, a Lake County district judge has ruled.
Police union says officers didn't urinate on Indian man
MINNEAPOLIS -- Two police officers accused by community activists of urinating on an American Indian man came forward on Thursday, as the head of the police union expressed confidence that they will be exonerated.
Mall of America aquarium owner interested in Duluth aquarium
DULUTH (AP) -- The company that runs the aquarium at the Mall of America is deciding whether to swallow a smaller fish, the Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth.
Deer hunters group collects $6,000 for girl whose horse was shot
BROWNS VALLEY (AP) -- A Browns Valley girl whose horse was shot by a careless hunter will get a check for about $6,000 from the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association.
Rough week faces Brainerd boys' hockey team
A crushing loss to Sartell two days ago has made an already arduous schedule more demanding for the Brainerd Warriors boys' hockey team.
Warrior Nordic teams ski to conference titles
CALLAWAY -- Brainerd Warriors' boys and girls Nordic ski teams raced away with Central Lakes Conference championships Thursday at Maplelag.
Wolverines roll over Cardinals
WADENA -- Led by undefeated wrestlers, Kyle Trout and Peter Hayes, the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines steamrolled Staples-Motley 50-21 in Mid-State Conference wrestling Thursday.
Shepherd, Day lead the way for Warrior boys
RICHMOND -- Hats were off to the Warriors' Morgan Shepherd and Gregg Day as each logged hat tricks in Brainerd's 10-0 romp over River Lakes Thursday in Central Lakes Conference boys' hockey.
Lack of snow scuttles Lumberjack Classic
For the second straight year, and the third time in five years, the Lumberjack Classic has been canceled.
Scoreboard
WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Icebreakers freeze Flyers
ST. CLOUD -- Senior forward Laura Rhode scored two unassisted goals and had an assist to lead the St. Cloud Apollo/Cathedral Icebreakers to a 7-1 Central Lakes Conference girls' hockey win over Little Falls Tuesday.
Have you ever heard of a team shooting 24 percent and still winning?
How does a basketball team win a game when it shoots 24 percent from the field?
Scoreboard
GYMNASTICS
Local sports shorts
For the second time this season, North Star Iceway had different winners in each class.
Fans clamor to see visiting Twins
If attendance for the Twins Winter Caravan visit in Brainerd was an indicator, the team can expect a record-breaking season at the Metrodome.
Big second half powers Raiders to win
GRAND RAPIDS -- The Central Lakes College women's basketball team battled through a sluggish start and defeated the Itasca Community College Vikings 80-66 Wednesday on the road.
Local sports shorts
Ten Golden Gloves Boxing matches are scheduled 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Checkers in Hewitt.
Flyer girls crash against Willmar
LITTLE FALLS -- Little Falls goalie Kim Meyer stopped 33 shots as the Willmar Cardinals drilled the Little Falls Flyers 13-1 in Central Lakes Conference girls' hockey Thursday.
Raiders set the nets afire with win over Itasca
GRAND RAPIDS -- Never trailing throughout the entire game, the Central Lakes College Raiders men's basketball team used a big first half to down the Itasca Community College Vikings 83-71 on the road.
Kennedy dives for more records
A focused, determined and aggressive Shaun Kennedy is a dangerous Shaun Kennedy.
WARRIOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Brainerd Warriors swimming and the Schmitz family have been interchangeable for about 20 years.
Willmar boys shut out Little Falls
WILLMAR -- Brent Hendricks scored a goal and added an assist while goalie Corey Hanson played perfectly to lead the Willmar Cardinals to a 3-0 victory over Little Falls in Central Lakes Conference boys' hockey Thursday.
BHS alpine skiers are first
NISSWA -- In a tune-up for next week's Section 7 meet, the Brainerd Warriors girls' Alpine ski team won the Brainerd Invitational at Ski Gull Thursday with 135 points.
Pierz girls coast
PIERZ -- Becky Korf scored 15 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished out seven assists and teammate Allyson Kloss added 12 points, 10 rebounds and five assists to lead Pierz past Maple Lake 70-45 in Central Minnesota Conference girls' basketball Thursday.
Ex-Vikings keep working together
Most high school students have only heard stories from their parents or seen highlight clips of the Minnesota Vikings in their heyday when they played in four Super Bowls.
Pillager boys edge Henning
PILLAGER -- Pillager's Mark Gaalswyk scored 19 points, including the game-winner with 3.1 seconds remaining, to give Pillager a dramatic 47-45 Park Region Conference victory over Henning in boys' basketball Thursday.
Fergus Falls tops W-DC gymnasts
FERGUS FALLS -- Dana Schlepp won three events to lead Fergus Falls past Wadena-Deer Creek/Verndale/Staples-Motley 121.6 to 119.05 in gymnastics Thursday.
Rickert lifts Gophers past Penn State
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Rick Rickert was quiet for most of the game, except when it counted most.
Group raises enough money to save three U sports
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Three University of Minnesota athletic programs targeted for elimination will get a reprieve Thursday, when Gophers boosters plan to announce that they've raised enough money to save them.
Title IX proportionality has fulfilled its purpose
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Commission on Opportunity in Athletics is meeting this week in our nation's capital to consider changes to the sports world's great gender equalizer, Title IX.
Three sports saved
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Three University of Minnesota sports programs targeted for elimination have been saved thanks to Gophers boosters who contributed $2.8 million, school officials announced Thursday.
Mavs rally past Timberwolves
DALLAS (AP) -- Playing for the second straight night, the Dallas Mavericks used a 19-1 spurt to take a fourth-quarter lead. Just as quickly, they were down by six with five minutes left.
Club has high hopes for Lohse
When the Twins acquired Kyle Lohse from the Cubs for Rick Aguilera in 1999, the Chicago organization hated to part with the promising right-hander.
Judge throws out several counts in lawsuit by Stringer's widow
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A judge dismissed several counts Wednesday in the $100 million wrongful death lawsuit filed by Korey Stringer's widow against the Minnesota Vikings, but his order didn't affect the most important claims in the case.
Best bets
Husband-and-wife folk singers Curtis and Loretta will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Great River Arts Center in Little Falls, singing and playing a variety of stringed instruments.
Bemidji singer-songwriter to perform in Little Falls
LITTLE FALLS -- Shannon Murray, a singer-songwriter from Bemidji, will perform 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7 at the Great River Arts Center in Little Falls as part of the Great River Arts Association House Concert Series.
Entertainment Guide
For week of Jan. 30-Feb. 5; bands perform from 9 p.m. to close with no cover unless otherwise noted.
Fine Arts Student of the Week
When Scott Lykins of Nisswa was in sixth grade, he was told he should play a string instrument because of his talented fingers.
Scholarship honoring Hassler established at CLC
The Central Lakes College Foundation recently received a $1,000 donation to begin a scholarship in honor of former English instructor and author Jon Hassler.
Celebrate Lindbergh birthday with film screening
LITTLE FALLS -- Celebrate Charles A. Lindbergh's 101st birthday with a film screening of "The Spirit of St. Louis" at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Lindbergh House in Little Falls.
Aulie to talk about Cuyuna Range history
CROSBY -- Berger Aulie will give a talk, "Cuyuna Range History: Railroad through the Mining Era," at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Hallett Community Center in Crosby.
PR-B Band, Choir hosting fund-raising dinner, auction
PINE RIVER -- The Pine River/Backus High School Band and Choir will host the first Valentino Dinner and Silent Auction Feb. 8 in the Pine River/Backus High School Commons.
Emily students, professional actors to stage 'Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs'
EMILY -- Emily Charter School students will take the stage with two professional actors in Prairie Fire Children's Theatre's original musical production of "Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs" at 7 p.m. Feb. 21 and 1:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at Emily Charter School in Emily.
Country group Diamond Rio to perform in Hinckley
HINCKLEY -- Diamond Rio, a band that was part of the "young country" movement of the 1990s and gained fame for its #1 hit "Beautiful Mess" and chart-topper "One More Day," will play two shows at the Grand Casino Hinckley Events & Convention Center at 7 and 9 p.m. March 6.
Travel Mississippi to St. Louis by steamboat
LITTLE FALLS -- Linden Hill offers people the chance to travel aboard a paddlewheeling steamboat from St. Paul to St. Louis next fall.
People 'screaming for peace' is focus of CLC exhibit
Photographer-activist Dick Bancroft said his latest exhibit attempts to put a face on a tragedy that the media describes using numbers and clichs.
George Jones to bring country tunes to casino
ONAMIA -- Country Music Hall of Fame member George Jones, one of the last links to the era that brought country music into the mainstream in the 1940s and 1950s, will bring his hard living classic songs to the Grand Casino Mille Lacs Events & Convention Center in March.
Stroia Ballet, theater offer Valentine's package
ST. CLOUD -- The Stroia Ballet Co. and Paramount Theatre are combining efforts to host "An Evening of Excellence" Feb. 14 and 15 in St. Cloud.
Tempo tidbits
Joshua Nice, Motley, and Andrew Miller, Nisswa, were members of the annual Bemidji State University Madrigal Dinners cast.
Petheo to host oil painting workshop in Little Falls
LITTLE FALLS -- The Great River Arts Association will present a five-day, residential oil painting workshop March 24-28 at its arts center in Little Falls for intermediate or advanced painters who would like to learn new and challenging techniques in oil painting.
Two-day Finnish celebration planned Feb. 8-9 at New York Mills school
NEW YORK MILLS -- A two-day Finnish celebration, Talvi Juhla, will run Feb. 8-9 at New York Mills High School.
Let it snow!
Weather drawing by Christopher Brunhuber of Susan TeHennepe's fourth grade class at Backus school.
State forecast for South Dakota
Today...Partly cloudy west. Mostly cloudy east...Becoming partly cloudy midday southeast. Breezy this morning southeast. Highs in the 30s east...45 to 55 west.
State forecast for North Dakota
Freezing rain advisory this afternoon east...
Minnesota state forecast
Winter weather advisory extreme southeast through mid morning...
Something to shovel at last
Weather drawing by Leah Thorkelson of Mrs. Ahlers' third grade class at Lincoln school.
State forecast for South Dakota
Today...Mostly cloudy. Becoming windy with a chance of showers west. Slight chance of light rain or freezing rain northeast la
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Mostly cloudy. Light snow or flurries north. Highs in the middle 20s to middle 30s.
Iowa state forecast
Today...Partly sunny southwest half...Cloudy northeast. Warmer with highs in the lower 30s to lower 40s.
State forecast for North Dakota
Today...Partly to mostly cloudy and mild. Highs from mid 20s northeast to upper 40s southwest.
Minnesota state forecast
Today...Cloudy south with patchy fog and freezing drizzle. Areas of light snow across the north. A chance of freezing rain mixed with sleet and snow in the southwest late. Warmer with highs from 25 to 35.
Wisconsin state forecast
Winter storm warning east central this morning...
Iowa state forecast
Winter weather advisory east quarter until mid morning friday...
Senior activities
Lutheran Social Service Senior Nutrition Program for Mississippi Terrace, Oakcrest I and II, and Excelsior Court.
Parking commission to meet Tuesday
The Brainerd Parking Commission will met at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in the small conference room at Brainerd City Hall.
What's doing
North-South: Mary Jane Janacek and Betty Swart, 81; Ray Norrgard and Bill Black, 79.5; and Ann Richardson and Clif Johnson, 79. East-West: George and Eileen Deering, 94; Don Rasmussen and Gordon Becker, 89.5; and Warren and Betty Nelson, 70.5.
Local brief
The Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport Commission will meet 10 a.m. Wednesday in the airport conference room.
What's doing
Chapter DV, P.E.O. will meet at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the home of Gladys Hansen with Diane Sell assisting. Program: Joanne Hershey.