Tuesday, February 10, 2009
EXTRA CREDIT
Reid Johnson, son of David and Marsha Johnson, Brainerd, recently received his doctorate degree after graduating summa cum laude from Northwestern College of Chiropractic.
COURTS
Two men were sentenced in Morrison County District Court last week according to Morrison County Attorney Brian Middendorf.
AREA CRIME
THEFT - Katherine Kostohryz, 1100 block of 12th Avenue Northeast, Sunday reported the theft of a backpack from her vehicle.
This was Brainerd
FEBRUARY 10 - 40 years ago (1969) - A bond election is scheduled at the Baxter school from 1 to 8 tomorrow. If the $400,000 bond issue is approved, work will begin immediately on the addition to the school.
Miss Nisswa 2009
Laura Haeg held back tears as she was crowned Miss Nisswa 2009 Saturday during the 37th annual Miss Nisswa Scholarship Pageant. Kristen Stahl was First Princess and Miss Congeniality. Taryn Ruttger was Second Princess and Eloise Gitchell was Little Miss Nisswa. Brainerd Dispatch/Kelly Humphrey
Brainerd bus slides in ditch; no one injured
Brainerd school bus No. 38 slid into the ditch with 19 students on board early Monday but no students were injured in the accident, according to district officials.
Freezing rain could make travel dangerous
Travel could be dangerous Monday.
Overheard
It opened my eyes to all the potential we have in the Brainerd lakes area.
Input from forums to help fine-tune long-range plan
The Brainerd School Board plans to host several community forums in upcoming months to gather input to fine-tune and implement its long-range plan.
Plugged drain caused highway to flood
CROSBY - Rain and melted snow combined early Tuesday to create the unusual sight of February flooding on a short stretch of Highway 210 near Serpent Park in Crosby.
A trip down memory lanes
Many said it was John Mattson of Minneapolis who came up with the idea of a snow bowling tournament.
A switch to snow
Monday's rain will be Tuesday's snow, with up to 2 inches possible in the Brainerd area.
It's not over yet
Monday's rain will be Tuesday's snow, with up to 4 inches possible in the Brainerd area.
Committee mulls plan for streets
Improvements soon may be coming to a Brainerd street near you.
This was Brainerd
FEBRUARY 9 - 60 years ago (1949) - Construction of a drive-in theatre at an approximate cost of $100,000 just off Highway 371 on Hartley Lake, seven miles north of Brainerd, was announced today. It will sit on 75 acres of land and can accommodate 500 cars.
Breezy Point home destroyed by fire
BREEZY POINT - A fire Saturday afternoon destroyed the home of Rich and Lori Westlund on Ski Chalet Drive in Breezy Point.
Finding treasure in her backyard
The Brainerd lakes area serves as Ms. Rogers' neighborhood, a place that reminds her of home - and for good reason.
Overheard
So my bottom line when it comes to the recovery package is send me a bill that creates four million jobs.
LOCAL BRIEFS
Christa (Brown) Hayes, a 1989 Brainerd High School graduate, recently received the Alaska State Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year award and the Conoco Phillips/Healthy Futures Local Fitness Champion for Kids award.
Board accepts retirements
The Brainerd School Board Monday accepted the retirement of many longtime teachers, most of whom plan to retire at the end of the school year.
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.
William 'Bill' Soltis
UPSALA - William "Bill" Soltis, 80-year-old resident of Upsala, passed away Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009, at St. Otto's Care Center in Little Falls. Funeral services for William "Bill" Soltis will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12, at Community Covenant Church in Upsala with the Rev. Craig Johnson officiating.
Charles B. Eide
Charles B. "Carl" Eide, age 82, resident of Brainerd, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, at Good Samaritan Society-Woodland in Brainerd.
Daniel Olson
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Daniel Olson, 29, of Rapid City, S.D., passed away on Friday, Feb. 6, 2009, in Rapid City, S.D.
John D. Holley
DEERWOOD - John Douglas Holley, age 67, of Deerwood, died Feb. 7, 2009, at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center, Crosby. He was born on Dec. 26, 1941, at Swedish Hospital in Minneapolis to Seymour and Betty (Covnick) Holley. He grew up in Richfield, Minn., was a member of Knox Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis, active in the Boy Scouts, champion high school wrestler for Richfield High School.
Stella M. LeBlanc
LITTLE FALLS - Stella M. LeBlanc, 99-year-old resident of Little Falls, Minn., passed away Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009, at St. Otto's Care Center in Little Falls. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Little Falls with Father Mark Innocenti officiating.
Celia P. Rauch
PIERZ - Celia P. Rauch, 95-year-old resident of Pierz, Minn., passed away on Friday, Feb. 6, 2008, at St. Otto's Care Center in Little Falls, Minn.
Kathleen P. Peterson
NORTH BRANCH - Kathleen "Kay" P. Peterson, age 91, of North Branch, Minn., passed away peacefully Friday afternoon, Feb. 6, 2009, at her son's home near Pine River, Minn. A celebration of life is planned for Monday, Feb. 16, 2009, from 3-9 p.m. at the AmericInn, 38675 14th Ave., North Branch, Minn.
Henry N. Botz Sr.
BACKUS - Henry Nick Botz Sr., age 76, of Backus, passed away Feb. 7, 2009, at his home. He was born Aug. 1, 1932, in Atwater, Minn., to John and Mary (Large) Botz. He traveled from Atwater to Backus by covered wagon at age 2 and lived in McKinley Township, rural Backus for 73 years.
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.
Sue Ann Dillon
SPRING PARK - Sue Ann Dillon, age 72, of Spring Park, Minn., formerly of Crosslake, passed away Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009, at Presbyterian Homes on Lake Minnetonka.
James E. 'Jim' Allen
James E. "Jim" Allen, age 86, resident of Brainerd, died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. Jim was born on Jan. 19, 1923, in Dayton, Ohio, to Catherine M. and James C. Allen. He was a World War II veteran, having spent three years in the U.S. Navy from 1942-45.
Helen Juetten
LITTLE FALLS - Helen Juetten, age 70, of Little Falls, Minn., passed away Saturday, Feb. 8, 2009, at St. Gabriel's Hospital in Little Falls.
Bernard A. Latterell
McGREGOR - Bernard "Bernie" A. Latterell, age 84, of McGregor, died Friday, Feb. 6, 2009, at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby.
James J. Stout
LITTLE FALLS - James J. Stout, 38-year-old resident of Little Falls, Minn., passed away Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, at his home in Little Falls. Arrangements are pending with the Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls.
Loretta M. Schneider
LITTLE FALLS - Loretta M. Schneider, age 94, of Little Falls, Minn., passed away Monday, Feb. 9, 2009, at St. Gabriel's Hospital in Little Falls, Minn.
Stella M. LeBlanc
LITTLE FALLS - Stella M. LeBlanc, 99-year-old resident of Little Falls, Minn., passed away Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009, at St. Otto's Care Center in Little Falls.
Ralph E. Jackson
ST. REGIS, Mont. - Ralph Edward Jackson, 66, St. Regis, Mont., died Jan. 19, 2009, from a heart condition. Ralph was born Oct. 17, 1942, in Brainerd, to Albert and Louise (Craig) Jackson.
Roger Nyberg
CROSSLAKE - Roger Nyberg, 76, of Crosslake, died at home Monday, Feb. 9, 2009. Arrangements are pending with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Crosslake.
Mabelle E. Genz
IRONTON - Mabelle Ernestine Genz, age 88, of Ironton, died on Feb. 8, 2009, at her home.
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A better idea than a bailout
In this winter of our discontent, it probably was inevitable that talk of some sort of government bailout for newspapers would begin to find an audience. These days, after all, newspaper companies seem to vie with automakers for the dubious distinction of being the American economy's most pitiable basket cases.
From Bejing to bongs
WASHINGTON - It's hell being a celebrity, especially if you're young and find yourself at a party, where marijuana and cameras should never mix.
What do you think?
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VOX POP
Martin Luther King Day is a national holiday. To ignore that, is snubbing your nose at what is legally a national holiday. When the Brainerd School District insists on sending the kids to school that day, what message does it send to the kids? That yes, we can just ignore it, because we are 99 percent white here, so let's not honor it.
Open Forum
I have often wondered how liberals, especially the obvious rich ones, could always be in favor of higher taxes on us working stiffs. Now I know. They don't pay taxes themselves.
Open Forum
I am the concerned parent that wrote the letter about the importance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Brainerd cruises to 12-3 victory over River Lakes
Brainerd's Bren Smith netted two goals and added an assist as the Warriors pummeled Central Lakes Conference opponent River Lakes 12-3 Saturday at Brainerd Area Civic Center.
LOCAL SHORTS
The deadline to register for the Brainerd Family YMCA Y Tri event is Saturday.
LaVallee: Snowmobile racing is gaining national interest
The Winter X- and Summer X-Games have been a huge success for ESPN television.
Brainerd wins for 5th time in 6 games
COLD SPRING - Tess Rahto had 19 points, Emily Thesing 15 and Emilee Branum 11 as the Brainerd Warriors defeated the Rocori Spartans 63-39 in Central Lakes Conference play Saturday.
Smith, Brainerd second in CLC meet
The Brainerd Warriors claimed second place in the Central Lakes Conference championship meet Saturday behind a strong performance from senior Samantha Smith.
Harrison captures honor at PRC meet
OSAKIS - Nic Harrison of Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus shared the outstanding wrestler award with Travis Borchert of Browerville/Eagle Valley in Saturday's Park Region Conference meet.
Mountain-high hopes
Three-for-three.
Winter teams down only 22 participants
When a sticker-shock fee of $380 was implemented for Brainerd High School varsity athletic teams in the 2008-09 school year there were those who thought the sum would doom the Warriors.
Sheley, Ackerman lead Tigers
NORTHOME - Tatum Sheley had 10 points and nine rebounds and Autumn Ackerman had nine points and 10 rebounds for Pine River-Backus in a 51-33 Northwoods Conference victory Saturday.
A Hibbert sweep
The ISOC Amsoil Championship Snocross Series at Brainerd International Raceway was the final event of the season for Tucker Hibbert and his Monster Energy Arctic Cat sled.
Ski Gull team competes in races
Ski Gull Alpine Team members competed at Giants Ridge in Biwabik in the third race of the series and at Ski Gull for the fourth race.
Stanfield leads Rangers
WALKER - Sam Stanfield scored 21 points to lead Crosby-Ironton past Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 54-35 Saturday.
Raider women cruise to win, improve to 8-2 in division
Becky Skiba scored 15 points to lead a balanced scoring attack for the Central Lakes College women's basketball team in a 73-57 North Division victory over Vermilion on Saturday.
Thunderhawks defeat Warriors
GRAND RAPIDS - Kyle Crocker led the Brainerd Warriors with 17 points in an 88-53 non-conference loss to the Grand Rapids Thunderhawks on Saturday.
Raider men avenge setback to Vermilion
Dustin Monson's 24 points led five Raiders in double figures as the Central Lakes College men's basketball team avenged an earlier loss to Vermilion with a 99-86 victory Saturday.
SCOREBOARD
Area events
SCOREBOARD
Area events
C-I rolls past Proctor
CROSBY - Brock Tesdahl had 20 points and Sam Baker 16 as the Crosby-Ironton Rangers improved to 17-2 with a 66-41 in non-conference play Saturday.
Hanowski's seven points leads Flyers over DL 10-0
DETROIT LAKES - Ben Hanowski scored a goal and doled out six assists as the Little Falls senior took another stride toward became the state's all-time leading scorer as the Little Falls Flyers defeated Detroit Lakes 10-0 on Saturday.
Winter fun still to be had
Weather drawing by Alexis Menghini of Mrs. Larson's second-grade class at Lowell school.
State forecast for S.D.
Winter storm warning north central through this evening...
State forecast for S.D.
Winter weather advisory late this afternoon and tonight northwest...
State forecast for N.D.
Winter storm warning west today...
Wisconsin state forecast
Dense fog advisory in effect far southeast wisconsin until 9 am this morning...
Snowman - on ice
Weather drawing by Chloe Hendrickson of Jan Wilcox's kindergarten class at Lowell school.
State forecast for Minnesota
Wind advisory south central minnesota until noon today...
Wisconsin state forecast
Dense fog advisory for sheboygan county until 9 am cst...
State forecast for Minnesota
.Ice storm warning northwest today and northeast today and
State forecast for Iowa
.Today...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s northwest to near 70
State forecast for Iowa
.Today...Showers and thunderstorms. Thunderstorms more isolated
State forecast for N.D.
Winter weather warnings and advisories statewide through