Tuesday, March 29, 2005
EXTRA CREDIT
Amy Jones of Brainerd is a member of the Bemidji State University Accounting Club. She is a senior majoring in accounting. The Accounting Club promotes accounting activities and education for business or accounting students. The group is involved in social events and interacts with accounting firms, educators, and other organizations across the state.
Spinning the golden oldies
SPRINGDALE, Ohio -- The alarm rings and the dog barks. It's 6 a.m. Alice Hornbaker climbs out of her daybed and squeezes past a table covered with computer equipment.
SENIOR CLASS
From finding the perfect message to glue inside a recycled birthday card to baking more than 120 dozen doughnuts all the same size, senior citizens who participate in activities at the Lakes Area Senior Activity Center in Brainerd are dedicated.
Diamonds are these guys' old friends
Herbie Lewis was at his usual spot at second base, wearing the spotless white uniform of the home team. He was a little stiff in the morning chill, a little slow getting down on the warmup grounders.Then again, that's to be expected from someone at the extreme end of a trend. Lewis is 89, and he's senior man on a team for which gray hair is more the rule than the exception.
Life as an eternal cruise
Hate the idea of living out your life in an assisted-living facility? How about spending your golden years sailing the high seas and visiting exotic ports of call instead? If the idea sounds farfetched, check again.
Fires
The Brainerd Fire Department at 1:36 p.m. Monday responded to a modular home fire at Hustad Homes, 1600 Highway 18. Firefighters extinguished a fire involving a modular home's siding. The extent of the damage wasn't immediately known. No injuries were reported.
Addresses for federal lawmakers
Sen. Mark Dayton
This was Brainerd
MARCH 28 - 60 years ago (1945) - If a survey among 2,500 Brainerd residents can be used as a criterian as basis for immediate consideration, a recreation center is foremost in the minds of Brainerd people.
C-I STRIKE BRIEFS
CROSBY -- Crosby-Ironton School Board chair Scott Kile said Monday afternoon all of the school district's substitute teachers are now licensed, following an agreement reached last week when the teachers' union and school board representatives appeared in Cass County Court.
Cass officials seek help finding Outing woman
OUTING -- The Cass County Sheriff's Department is looking for a 71-year-old Outing woman who walked away from her residence Sunday afternoon.
Kathy Binsfeld -- music with spirit
Kathy Binsfeld's passion for music came at an early age.
This was Brainerd
MARCH 29 - 40 years ago (1965) - Burglars gained about $107 in cash in a break-in of the Northern Pacific depot here yesterday noon. The break-in was sometime between noon and 4 p.m. when the office was closed.
School plans auction to pay for teachers
To help pay for additional teachers this coming school year at Lake Region Christian School in Baxter, the school plans to host an auction April 23.
Cookies and issues get a neighborly crunching
DEERWOOD -- Eight gallons of coffee and 20 dozen cookies were set up in the Deerwood Auditorium's kitchen Monday night, but those attending the Crosby-Ironton School Board's first open meeting since the Feb. 9 teachers' strike began were more interested in crunching salary numbers.
Overheard
"Music moves our hearts. We all enjoy music so much, we look at it as a gift God has given us. That's what's so cool with this group, they have the heart of a servant."
Overheard
"I can't believe it. I didn't fathom this happening."
Everybody is a story
Every person has a story to tell.
Crash in west Brainerd
Brainerd firefighters worked to stabilize a van that had tipped on its side after colliding with another vehicle about 1 p.m. Monday at Northwest Third and Washington Streets in west Brainerd, near the Tyrol Hills shopping center. Firefighters removed one injured occupant from the vehicle. The number of people injured wasn't available, though one person was transported by North Ambulance to St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd, the Brainerd Police Department reported.
LOCAL BRIEFS
The Sons of Norway are sponsoring the 10th annual Scandinavian Frokost brunch at 9 a.m. or 11 a.m. Saturday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church. There is limited seating. Cost is $8.50.
A chance to talk -- and listen
DEERWOOD -- For the first time since the Crosby-Ironton teachers' strike began nearly eight weeks ago, the C-I School Board held a special meeting Monday to listen to residents' comments, suggestions and questions about the strike.
Easter service
Father Richard Oberstar gave the homily at an Easter service Sunday at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Brainerd. The service was full and chairs were set-up in the hallway to accommodate the large crowd.
SCI modifies TIF proposal
Sand Cos. Inc. of Waite Park gave it another shot Monday and submitted a revised tax-increment financing proposal to the Little Falls City Council for the former Larson Motor Service property along First Street Northeast in Little Falls.
Dealing with deployment
Singing songs and having children talk about their feelings were a few tips offered to parents to help children cope with having a family member deployed in Iraq.
Crow Wing Township supervisors voice concerns over proposed annexation
BARROWS -- Crow Wing Township supervisors are hoping to have a say into a petition from Lively Auto/Mills to annex 640 acres of land from the township into the city of Brainerd.
Jerome Petron
ROYALTON -- Jerome Petron, age 89, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2005, at Assumption Home of Cold Spring, Minn.
Eva Gerving
GARRISON -- Eva Gerving, age 89, of Garrison, died on Sunday, March 27, 2005, at Woodland Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd.
Florence L. Mullenix
STAPLES -- Florence L. Mullenix, 88, of Staples, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2005, at the Lakewood Health Systems Care Center in Staples.
Norma A. Johnson
AITKIN -- Norma A. Johnson, age 75, of Aitkin, died Thursday, March 24, 2005, at the Riverwood Health Care Center in Aitkin.
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Marvin E. Robertson
Marvin E. Robertson, age 89, resident of Nokay Lake Township, Brainerd, Minn., died Friday, March 25, 2005, at his son's home.
Leslie 'Clark' Kaufman
ANDOVER -- Leslie "Clark" Kaufman, age 71, of Andover, formerly of Brainerd. Preceded in death by father and mother. He was a retired 30-year employee of Honeywell.
Sherrie A. Mauk
Sherrie A. (Simpson) Mauk, age 59, of Brainerd, died peacefully March 26, 2005. She was born April 7, 1945, to Dale P. and Genevieve L. Simpson.
Boyd 'Bud' M. Reynolds
PEQUOT LAKES -- Boyd "Bud" M. Reynolds, age 77, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2005, at Whispering Pines Good Samaritan Center in Pine River. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 31, 2005, at Willim-St. Onge Family Funeral Home in Pequot Lakes.
Helen I. Peterson
Helen I. Peterson, age 82, formerly of St. Peter, died Sunday, March 27, 2005, at Woodland Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd.
Guy A. Christiansen
Guy A. Christiansen, 88, Brainerd/Baxter, Minn., died Friday, March 25, 2005, at Woodland Good Samaritan Village.
Jerome M. Petron
ROYALTON -- Jerome M. Petron, age 89, of Royalton, Minn., passed away Sunday, March 27, 2005, at Assumption Home in Cold Spring, Minn.
Boyd 'Bud' M. Reynolds
PINE RIVER -- Boyd "Bud" M. Reynolds, age 77, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2005, at Whispering Pines Good Samaritan Center in Pine River.
Eva Gerving
GARRISON -- Eva Gerving, age 89, of Garrison, died on Sunday, March 27, 2005, at Woodland Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. She was born on Aug. 8, 1915, in Glenullin, N.D., to Joseph and Anna (Gerger) Fure. She married Matthew Gerving on Aug. 10, 1937, in Glenullin, N.D. She was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church.
John G. Ginter
LITTLE FALLS -- John G. Ginter, 57-year-old resident of Little Falls, Minn., passed away Saturday, March 26, 2005, at the VA Hospital in St. Cloud, Minn. A Committal Service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 31, 2005, at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls.
Obituary policy
Obituary notices are charged at 34 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.
John V. Weishalla
John is survived by his father, John Weishalla Sr.; brother, Ronald (Brenda), Willmar; three sisters, Mary (Vern) Olson, Grafton, N.D., Julie (John) Hoemberg, Staples, and Gloria (James) Adamek, Long Prairie; a son, John (Karla) Weishalla, Wadena; and a daughter, Jackie (Britt) Hamann, of Staples; three grandchildren, Kaija, Dominic and Kole. He was preceded in death by his mother.
VOX POP
The solution is simple to the Koeps' complaints. Get some earplugs and get on with your lives. My husband's snores could drown out a freight train. I wear earplugs, end of story.
Open Forum
Wetlands continue to be drained by the thousands each year in Minnesota to the detriment of us all and future generations. One would think with all of the benefits wetlands have to offer, they would be protected, but Minnesota law allows Type 1 and Type 2 wetlands to be drained at will.
Open Forum
Like a school of sharks, in a frenzy brought on by blood in the water, the Republicans lunged at the chance for political gain recently. It was almost too shameful to watch as they used that poor woman in Florida. How dare they attempt to force government into the most private moments of our lives?
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Forums as wild as the races
For readers out there without computers, I thought I would inform you of the discussion in the forums@brainerddispatch.com. from March 1 through March 22 about NASCAR (3 web pages or 20 sheets of threads on a bulletin board).
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Basketball
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Baseball
Upcoming sporting events in the Brainerd lakes area:
Monday
Sports shorts
Andrew Mehr has been named the most valuable member of the Brainerd Warrior boys' swimming and diving team.
Upcoming sporting events in the Brainerd lakes area:
Tuesday
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Partly to mostly sunny and warmer. Highs in the 50s north with mid 60s southwest. Tonight...Increasing clouds. Lows in the 30s north to the lower 40s south.
State forecast for S.D.
Today...Partly sunny and warm. Chance of afternoon showers or thunderstorms far northwest. Highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s.
State forecast for S.D.
Today...Mostly cloudy. Becoming windy west. A chance of showers west and central...Then a chance of showers or isolated thunderstorms central and east in the afternoon. Highs from the mid 50s west...To the lower 70s far southeast.
State forecast for N.D.
Today...Partly to mostly cloudy and breezy. Chance of light rain
State forecast for N.D.
Today...Partly to mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers...With
State forecast for Minnesota
Today...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers northwest in the afternoon.
Here comes spring
Weather drawing by Jared Nusbaum of Mrs. Gardner's fifth grade class at Lowell school.
State forecast for Iowa
Today...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s northeast to mid 70s
State forecast for Minnesota
Today...Partly sunny. Highs from the lower 40s northeast to mid 60s
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Breezy and mild. Chance of showers northwest. Highs in the upper 50s northeast and 60s to low 70s in most other areas. Highs in the mid 40s to mid 50s near lake michigan.
State forecast for Iowa
Today...Partly cloudy and warm. Highs in the 70s.
I like spring
Weather drawing by Sydney Stock of Mrs. Zauhar's kindergarten class at Whittier school.