Monday, April 5, 2004
Extra credit
Russell Clark, the son of Kent Clark and Linda and Burl Boyer of Brainerd, was named to the fall dean's list at St. Cloud State University. Clark is majoring in aquatic biology.
Warrior water
Brainerd High School student Kat Ramig stocked the cooler with water at the Warrior Outlet store at BHS last week. The bottled water's label was redesigned.
Crime
Brainerd police
Fires
The Brainerd Fire Department responded to a grass fire about 1:25 p.m. Saturday on Highway 210 east in Oak Lawn Township. The fire had spread from a burn barrel. There was no damage reported.
Agendas
Meets 9 a.m. Tuesday
Minnesotans hit by tragedy talk about their experiences with media
ST. CLOUD -- Soon after news broke of her daughter's disappearance from a Grand Forks, N.D., shopping mall Nov. 22, Linda Walker said she was besieged with media calls to her Pequot Lakes home that began as early as 5 a.m. and ended as late as midnight.
Missota given more time to find buyer
Missota Paper Co. will have more time to find an investor or buyer.
Classmates, teammates reflect on senior's life
Dan Fleischhacker's nickname was "Shocker."
Department of Human Services looking into allegations
Minnesota Department of Human Services officials said Monday it will be a minimum of a few months before an internal audit looking into allegations of doctored payroll and expense reports and personal use of state property is completed.
Night flight
Two people directed a powered parachute Sunday night over Baxter.
UConn or Tech?
Georgia Tech beat then No. 1-ranked UConn in the NIT preseason tournament. Find out, in Tuesday's sports section, if Tech did it again Monday night in the NCAA Championship.
Fleischhacker was shot accidentally
The shooting death of an 18-year-old Brainerd High School student early Saturday morning was an accident, Crow Wing County Sheriff Eric Klang said Monday.
Lost men found day later near Hill City
After spending a night lost in the woods in north central Aitkin County, two Elk River men were found about 5 p.m. Thursday by law enforcement officials.
Correction/ clarification
As the result of incorrect information provided The Dispatch, an obituary on Page 5A Sunday for Pauline S. Christiansen should have said services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Woodland Good Samaritan Village Chapel in Brainerd.
This was Brainerd
20 years ago (1984) - The Brainerd Area Chamber of Commerce, in asking members to encourage their professional associations to schedule their meetings and conventions in the area, attempted to show just how much tourism and conventions mean to everyone.
Daniel L. Fleischhacker
Daniel Louis Fleischhacker, age 18, resident of Daggett Brook Township, died Saturday, April 3, 2004, at his home. He was born Dec. 10, 1985, in Bogota, Columbia. Daniel was a senior at Brainerd High School, a varsity wrestler, he loved to fish, hunt, play cards and motorcycle.
Pauline S. Christiansen
Pauline S. Christiansen, 89, Brainerd, died Thursday, April 1, 2004, at St. Joseph's Medical Center.
Obituary notices
Obituary notices are charged at $10 per column inch, exclusive of the first 4 inches. A $10 fee is charged for a half-column photograph. To place an obituary in The Dispatch, consult the funeral home handling arrangements.
Mary 'Louise' L. Bajula
Mary "Louise" L. Bajula, 65, Brainerd, died Friday, April 2, 2004, at home. She was born May 29, 1938, in Tulsa, Okla. She retired from St. Joseph's Medical Ce
Steven J. Kotula
WILLISTON, Vt. -- Steven John Kotula, 48, formerly of Brainerd, died Sunday, April 4, 2004, at the Vermont Respite House in Williston, Vt. He was born Feb. 10, 1956, in Riversi
Garnet 'Jimmie' Kast
AITKIN -- Garnet "Jimmie" Kast, age 98, of Aitkin, died on Monday, April 5, 2004, at the Aicota Nursing Home in Aitkin. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Sorensen-Root-Thompson Funeral Home in Aitkin.
Curtis A. Larson
CROSSLAKE -- Curtis A. Larson, 72, of Crosslake, died Sunday, April 4, 2004, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. Arrangements are pending with Brenny Funeral Chapel of Crosslake.
Guzzling gas
Listening to President Bush and Sen. John F. Kerry snipe at each other last week about the high price of gasoline, it's hard to know where the greater hypocrisy lies. The Bush campaign deserves ridicule for its latest advertisement, which begins, "Some people have wacky ideas ... Like taxing gasoline more so people drive less. That's John Kerry."
Raider baseball
For the offensive minded baseball fan, Sunday's games between the Central Lakes College Raiders and the Mesabi Range Norsemen were heaven.
BHS track and field teams turn in sparkling day
ST. CLOUD -- Brainerd Warriors track and field distance runner Justin Grunewald's assault on the record books has officially begun.
Bats come alive as CLC salvages split
Offense has been in short supply so far this season for the Central Lakes College Raiders softball team. Stringing together multiple hits in a row hasn't been happening, making runs scarce.
Scoreboard
track and field
State forecast for Minnesota
Today...Increasing cloudiness. A chance of afternoon showers
Precipitation for March listed
March snowfall amounts were way below average but the season's snowfall was slightly above normal, DNR officials reported Monday.
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Mostly sunny. Becoming mostly cloudy west. A chance of afternoon showers northwest. Highs in the 50s to low 60s with a few mid to upper 40s near lake michigan.
State forecast for South Dakota
Today...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers northwest quarter this morning. Slight chance of afternoon thunderstorms far southwest. Highs in the 60s north and 70s south.
State forecast for Iowa
Today...Mostly sunny. Highs around 60 northeast to the mid 70s far
Easter time
Weather drawing by Shakyra Johnson in the Lowell School first-grade class of Sharon Jendro.
State forecast for North Dakota
Today...Partly to mostly sunny. Highs from the mid 50s northeast to