Wednesday, February 7, 2007
BIRTHS
Nola Remer and Samuel Swartout, Brainerd, a boy, Alex John Swartout, 6 pounds, 12 ounces, Jan. 19, 2007. Grandparents are David and Nancy Remer, Isle, and Monte and Nancy Janowiak, Brainerd.
Garfield Elementary School experiences waterline break
Water was shut off at Garfield Elementary School Tuesday morning and students were shuttled to nearby Lowell Elementary to use the restroom facilities after a water line break was discovered by a custodian.
'Speak Out' about children meeting set
LITTLE FALLS - The Early Childhood Coalition in Little Falls is hosting a "Speak Out" meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Lincoln Elementary School in Little Falls.
MEETING
The Pillager School Board Facilities Committee will meet at 7 a.m. Wednesday in the superintendent's office to discuss early childhood modules and custodial department.
DISSOLUTIONS
Archambault, Meleah L. and Jeremiah J.
Firearms training and CLC
The Central Lakes College Criminal Justice program includes training in firearms.
Mille Lacs to again host PWT regional
The 2007 Professional Walleye Trail includes six tournaments in four states and the tour's first stop in Canada.
Stars of the North
The Brainerd Warriors U-10 girls' hockey team won the Grand Rapids Star of the North Tournament Jan. 26-28.
Remember when?
Sue Markert Siegfried Hanson, East Gull Lake, submitted this September sunset photograph of Green Lake, off Wilson Bay on Gull Lake. Do you have a recent scenic picture that shows the beauty of the lakes area? Send it to photos@brainerddispatch.com for possible publication in the Neighbors section. Be sure to include your name, where you are from, a brief description of the photo and when and where it was taken.
In Mommy's heart - and on her shoulder
Hello, my name is Babycat. I know that isn't very original, but I refuse to come to my humans when called by any other name.
On-the-job training
PIERZ - "Monday, your whole world is going to change," Mike DeRosia was told by his predecessor just days before he started work as Pierz city administrator.
Red Cross collects 84 pints of blood in Emily
EMILY - The American Red Cross recently made its 42nd visit in the last 19 years to the Emily City Hall.
LOCAL BRIEFS
CROSBY - Cuyuna Regional Medical Center, Crosby, will fund a nursing scholarship program in partnership with the Central Lakes College Foundation in Brainerd.
Planetarium to host rockin' laser show
Laser shows are coming to the Forestview Planetarium in Baxter.
ALL IN THE FAMILY
"At my first birthday party Jan. 21, I discovered that I really - I mean REALLY - like cake!" Kyle Eggert, Baxter, as told by and submitted by Grandma and Grandpa Tom and Joy Eggert.
Remembering the dog days of summer
Becky Stover, Lake Shore, on Booming out Bay of Gull Lake, submitted this photograph. "It was hot on the Fourth of July and all the dogs decided to go swimming. Cracker's on the float, Cody, Chewy, Thor, Buddy and North." Two of the dogs are owned by Stover, three by her daughter and one by a friend.
On their home turf
Members of the Ski Gull Alpine Team competed in the fifth race of the Northland Junior Race Series Jan. 28 at Ski Gull.
Buddy's back
Buddy proved to be a popular guy after being the featured pet of the week two weeks ago.
PETS OF THE WEEK
Molly is a 1-year-old female hound mix. She has a sweet demeanor and is semi-trained. Molly has already been spayed and needs to go to a family that will give her plenty of exercise.
Don't fret over the occasional overindulgence
As you can see by the chart (below), I gained weight. Why? I went on a five-day vacation in Las Vegas.
No shortage of flu vaccine
WALKER - Public interest, flu shot doses, cold winter weather and the onset of the flu season all came late this winter, according to Cass County Adult Public Health Director Jamie Richter.
City won't annex property along street corridor
While Brainerd officials continue to work on an agreement with Oak Lawn Township to extend Wright Street, new concerns are being brought to light about the city's acquisition of land along the street corridor.
Friendly tussle nearly turns tragic
A friendly wrestling match turned into an attempted murder charge for a 37-year-old Brainerd man.
Appeals court reverses Morrison dog-breeding decision
The Morrison County Board will have to reconsider a conditional use permit application for a dog breeding operation in Belle Prairie Township.
This was Brainerd
FEBRUARY 7 - 40 years ago (1967) - Karen Milberry, a freshman from Crosby, was crowned Sno Daze Queen at the Brainerd Junior College today.
Reading by flashlight
Riley Andres (left), Gavin Andres and Cameryn Silvernail looked at books in a tent Tuesday at Baxter Elementary School. Kindergarten students at the school spent time in the library for Camp Baxter, an annual event for kindergarten through fourth-grade students. Several tents filled the library along with an artificial campfire. The students sang songs and used flashlights to read in their tents in one of several events used to promote I Love to Read Month in February at the school. Brainerd Dispatch/Nels Norquist
UPWARD CREEP
Nighttime will still be frigid, but daytime temperatures for the remainder of the week should start creeping above zero.
Mill Avenue residents speak out against county's proposal for road
A number of Mill Avenue residents voiced opposition to Crow Wing County's plans to upgrade their roadway.
Three inmates costly to incarcerate
WALKER - Jamie Richter, adult public health director, informed the Cass County Board Tuesday costs for three inmates represented 41 percent of the county's $129,140.28 jail health expenditures in 2006.
Walker votes to protect dig
WALKER - A potentially historic archeological dig will be preserved as a planned Walker road project has been put on hold indefinitely.
End of an era
After 30 years in the U.S. Postal Service, Brainerd Postmaster Warren McQuay is retiring.
Will you marry me?
| Was it done on one knee? Was it written in the sky? How about painted on a big rock?
LOCAL BRIEFS
Several Brainerd Jaycees received awards recently at the Minnesota Jaycees 75th annual convention in Rochester.
Overheard
"When politicians start interfering with this stuff for ideological purposes they're not furthering the true research."
LOCAL BRIEFS
ROBBINSDALE - The driver of a vehicle that went off Crow Wing County Road 4 and collided with a tree Jan. 29, injuring all four people inside, remains hospitalized at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale.
TOO REAL
In a storage room at Gander Mountain are handguns, rifles and shotguns that won't be sold. They work fine, but they look too much like the real thing.
Rental license fees increased
Rental housing license fees will increase from $12 per unit per year to $24 per unit per year starting June 1.
Bill sought to broaden extension education
WALKER - Cass County Board voted Tuesday to seek special legislation this session to require University of Minnesota Extension Services to rotate educators in each county within each region at no additional cost to the counties, but with counties providing the office space.
Share stories of wedding proposals
Will you marry me?
Cass approves concept of new building
WALKER - The Cass County Board voted Tuesday to approve the concept of a phased relocation of county operations to a new location, beginning with a new courts building and with the current assumption the new site would be Ah-Gwah-Ching property.
Schedule for Cass board's meetings at town halls set
WALKER - Cass County Administrator Robert Yochum announced Tuesday the confirmed summer county board meeting schedule for locations away from the courthouse at Walker.
Man accused of stabbing neighbor
A 37-year-old Brainerd man was arrested early Monday following an altercation in which he is accused of stabbing his neighbor in the neck with a knife.
Busing to the bathroom
Water was shut off at Garfield Elementary School Tuesday morning and students were shuttled to nearby Lowell Elementary School to use the restroom facilities after a water line break was discovered by a custodian.
This was Brainerd
FEBRUARY 6 - 20 years ago (1987) - The 14-member Northern Quilters made 88 quilts and 16 lap robes last year and donated them all to needy area persons. The group meets every Monday morning at the North Star Apartments.
Walseth answers
It was your turn Tuesday to ask the questions.
Dru Sjodin's mother regrets she didn't warn her daughter of 'monsters that look like humans'
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - The mother of slain college student Dru Sjodin says she wishes she had warned her daughter about "monsters that look like humans."
Overheard
"We try not to concern ourselves with our employees' personal lives."
Raymond E. Wiltz
Raymond E. Wiltz, 83, of Brainerd, died Monday, Feb. 5, 2007, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, Feb. 9, at 1 p.m. at St. Andrew's Catholic Church with the Rev. Father Seamus Walsh officiating. Friends may visit at the church from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Interment will follow at Evergreen Memorial Gardens.
Sybil B. Swartz
Sybil B. Swartz, age 91, resident of Brainerd, formerly of Pine River, died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd.
Mark Selisker
WEST FARGO, N.D. - Mark Selisker, 46, West Fargo, N.D., formerly of Deerwood, Minn., died on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007, in Moorhead, Minn. Services are Friday at 2 p.m. at Bethel Evangelical Free Church in Fargo, N.D.
Raymond E. Wiltz
BAXTER - Raymond E. Wiltz, 83, of Baxter, died Monday, Feb. 5, 2007, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. Arrangements are pending with Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.
Obituary policy
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Dennis A. Buell
BREEZY POINT - Dennis Alan Buell, 66, of Breezy Point, Minn., and lifelong resident of Schaller, Iowa, passed away on Feb. 1, 2007. Dennis was born on March 18, 1940, to William and Elna (Goettsch) Buell. On Dec. 29, 1967, Dennis married Ruth Graybill of Galva, Iowa.
Obituary policy
Obituary notices are charged at 40 cents a word, exclusive of the first 125 words, which are free. A $10 fee is charged for a half-column photograph. To place an obituary in the Dispatch, consult the funeral home handling arrangements.
Ralph Peterson
LITTLE FALLS - Ralph Peterson, 61-year-old resident of Little Falls, Minn., passed away Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007, at his residence in Little Falls, Minn. A memorial gathering will be from 2-3 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007, at First Baptist Church in Little Falls, Minn. Burial will be private at a later date. Arrangements are with the Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls, Minn.
Alayne R. Holmes
Alayne R. Holmes, age 77, resident of Brainerd, died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village. Alayne was born in Austin, Minn., Jan. 26, 1930, to John and Ruby (Boughton) Teff.
Lillian Page
Lillian Page, age 93, resident of Brainerd, died Monday, Feb. 5, 2007, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd.
Open Forum
Taking a side opposite someone that buys ink by the barrel is never wise, but the after Labor Day school start issue is far too important.
What do you think?
Write us a letter or send us an e-mail
What do you think?
Write us a letter or send us an e-mail
VOX POP
Wow! All the energy, money and time we have devoted to putting cameras, electronic warning signs and other advancements to our highways. Just imagine if this same level of priorities and spending were used for mass transit (subways in the metro, light rail throughout the state) and other forms of transportation that do not further create a dependence on the internal combustion engine. Why are we still going backward?
Open Forum
This letter is addressed to the taxpaying citizens of Brainerd as an explanation of why Oak Lawn Township has been opposed to the Wright Street extension.
Meyer's 23 not enough for Raiders
GRAND RAPIDS - Megan Meyer led Central Lakes with 23 points and seven rebounds, both team highs, as the Raiders fell to Itasca 76-49 in North Division women's basketball Tuesday.
Brainerd blanks Bears 8-0
WHITE BEAR LAKE - Amanda Albertson and Ethan Rudbeck each tallied two goals and two assists to lead the Brainerd Warriors adapted floor hockey team to an 8-0 victory over White Bear Lake Tuesday.
Otterson's 19 leads Raiders
GRAND RAPIDS - Nick Otterson dropped in 19 points, including nine from behind the arc, to lead the Central Lakes Raiders past Itasca 82-69 in North Division men's basketball Tuesday.
Scoreboard
Area events
C-I beats PR-B
CROSBY - Bryce Tesdahl paced Class 2A's third-ranked Crosby-Ironton Rangers with 25 points as they defeated the Pine River-Backus Tigers 96-47 Tuesday for their ninth-straight boys' basketball victory
Thunder strikes Pillager
PILLAGER - Joe Lennon dropped in 20 points and Dexter Mudgett chipped in 13, including three 3-pointers, in the Pillager Huskies' 62-57 non-conference loss to the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Thunder Monday.
Collison, Hejhal pace Pirates
PILLAGER - Cayla Collison and Megan Hejhal each scored 19 points to help the Verndale Pirates end a three-game losing streak with a 59-52 victory over the Pillager Huskies in Park Region Conference girls' basketball Tuesday.
Wolverines claw past Sebeka
WADENA - Behind 17 points from Brittany Ohrmundt and 14 by Brigetta Berg, the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines edged the Sebeka Trojans 62-60 in a non-conference game Monday.
Down to the wire - Warriors win
Leading by 10 points early in the second half the Brainerd Warrior girls' basketball team appeared to be cruising toward an easy victory.
Coaches sound off on halves and shot clocks
Reader feedback from last Tuesday's column, for which I actually wrote very little, was so positive that I'm thinking of having someone else write all my columns.
Scoreboard
Area events
Sheley eclipses 1,000 points
PARK RAPIDS - Tucker Sheley scored 15 points to reach 1,000 points for his career as the Pequot Lakes Patriots edged the Park Rapids Panthers 51-48 in a Mid-State Conference boys' basketball battle for second place Tuesday.
LOCAL SHORTS
Sunday open gym at Brainerd High School on Feb. 11 and Feb. 18 has been canceled.
Freiday, Smith help in Warrior win
GRAND RAPIDS - Maggie Freiday led the Brainerd Warriors gymnastics team with wins on bars, beam, floor and the all-around while Sam Smith won vault in Tuesday's 140-130.3 non-conference victory over Grand Rapids.
Ebert, Abrahamson, Thomsen win
Dan Ebert of Lake Shore, Kylie Abrahamson of Merrifield and Cody Thomsen of Nisswa won events in a WPSA regional snowmobile event at St. James last weekend.
On track with snocross racer Levi LaVallee
Levi LaVallee (No. 108 Pirtek/Polaris) of Longville is one of the top contenders on the snocross circuit. Last year he was on his way to X Games gold before a crash, having to settle for silver. This year he had a strong performance at the X Games with a first-place finish in the first round and a sixth-place finish in the final.
Brainerd boys shoot down Cards
ALEXANDRIA - Bronson Shepherd and Joe Frazer each had a goal and an assist in leading the Brainerd Warriors to a 6-3 Central Lakes Conference boys' hockey victory over the Alexandria Cardinals Tuesday.
LOCAL SHORTS
Katherine Harms, a sophomore at Little Falls, has made a verbal commitment to play volleyball for the University of Minnesota.
Cardinals top Warriors in season finale
ALEXANDRIA - Whitney Joyce scored Brainerd's first goal, but the Warriors already spotted the Central Lakes Conference leading Alexandria Cardinals a 2-0 lead before falling 5-3 in their final regular-season girls' hockey game Tuesday.
Moose Lake-Willow River downs LF
LITTLE FALLS - Melinda Anderson recorded 34 saves for Little Falls girls' hockey team as the Flyers dropped their fifth-straight Tuesday losing to the Moose Lake-Willow River Rebels 5-0 in non-conference action.
Sanoski, Flyers win regular-season finale
LONG PRAIRIE - Brianna Sanoski placed first in the all-around with a 26.65 to lead the Little Falls Flyers past Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 102.40-95.80 in their season finale.
State forecast for S.D.
Today...Partly cloudy northeast. Cloudy elsewhere. Snow likely in the morning in and near the black hills...Otherwise a chance of snow west into southeast. Highs from around 10 above east...To the lower 30s far southwest.
Fun on the ice
Weather drawing by Isabel Rolfes of Mrs. Larson's second-grade class at Lowell school.
Wisconsin state forecast
Wind chill advisory in effect portions of central and northeast until 9 am this morning...
Keep those ears covered
Weather drawing by Cameron Christiansen of Mrs. Schmidt's third-grade class at Eagle View school.
State forecast for S.D.
Today...Snow ending far east by mid morning. Partly to mostly cloudy rest of state. Highs from 5 to 10 above northeast...To near 50 far southwest.
State forecast for Iowa
Snow advisory remains in effect for portions of eastern iowa
State forecast for N.D.
Today...Mostly sunny and cold northeast. Mostly cloudy with a
Wisconsin state forecast
Wind chill advisories for portions of east central and northeast wisconsin until 10 am this morning...
State forecast for Minnesota
Wind chill advisory in effect for northeast minnesota until
State forecast for Minnesota
Today...Snow west and south this morning...Then a chance of snow
State forecast for Iowa
Today...Partly to mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow mainly
State forecast for N.D.
Today...Partly to mostly cloudy with a chance of snow mainly in the