Friday, April 18, 2003
No repeat winners at North Central Speedway stock car show
There were no repeat winners for best appearing cars as voted on by local media in the 14th-annual North Central Speedway stock car show at Westgate Mall last Friday and Saturday.
One guesser guessed right about 1948 Buick
Only One caller correctly guessed last week's Guess year, make, model vehicle.
Pine River area churches collaborate on play to share meaning of Easter
PINE RIVER -- Pine River area churches are working together to remind people what Easter is all about.
God's forgiveness is a gift
On Easter Sunday, little Billy listened as his Sunday school teacher told the class that the lesson would be about the meaning of Easter.
Churches
The Family of Christ School building project has received financial gifts and commitments that will allow the building project to move forward. To date more than $425,000 has been raised for the building project. This amount combined with the offer of an interest-free loan of up to $100,000 has been deemed acceptable to qualify for the $500,000 matching grant.
Easter's Resurrection victory
Easter is one of the main festivals of Christianity. It is observed around the world.
St. Cloud priest pleads guilty to molesting girls
ST. CLOUD (AP) -- A former St. Cloud Diocese priest pleaded guilty to molesting a female parishioner and admitted to molesting three others as part of a deal with prosecutors.
Brainerd, Aitkin, Wadena eighth-graders score higher than state average in math
The number of eighth-graders in the state passing the Basic Standard mathematics test decreased compared with last year's results, but the percentage of students in Brainerd, Aitkin and Wadena schools still surpassed the state average.
Cash grain
MINNEAPOLIS(AP) -- Wheat receipts Thursday 310, a year ago 103.
Livestock
SOUTH ST. PAUL (AP) (USDA) -- Wednesday cattle: 300. Last Wednesday: 855. Year Ago Wednesday: 376. Tuesday actual: 856.
Livestock
SOUTH ST. PAUL (AP) (USDA) -- Thursday cattle: 255. Last Thursday: 494. Year Ago Thursday: 234. Wednesday actual: 437.
Cash grain
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Wheat receipts Wednesday 223, a year ago 196.
Give Easter ham flavor with cloves, brown sugar
When Gary was growing up, his dad always made the Easter ham.
Court
WALKER -- Cheyenne Anthony Budreau, 21, Cass Lake, pleaded not guilty Monday in Cass County District Court to 10 felony counts in connection with the death Aug. 20 of Faye Marie Nelson in a house fire near Cass Lake.
School lunch menus
BRAINERD/PILLAGER
Crime
Crow Wing sheriff
Accident
LITTLE FALLS -- One person was injured in a single-vehicle rollover Thursday on Highway 10, five miles south of Little Falls.
Addresses for federal lawmakers
Sen. Norm Coleman
Court
WALKER -- David Marlowe Kjonaas, 25, St. Paul Park, was sentenced in Cass County District Court for gross misdemeanor DWI to 30 days work release and 60 days electronic home monitoring, fined $1,000, ordered to pay $480 probation fee and placed on four years supervised probation.
Pine Meadows hopes to attract more women
The Pine Meadows women's golf league is opening its league to all female golfers this season.
Top area girls will compete at Legacy
It's the Masters of Minnesota high school girls' golf.
Picture-it-Painted program colors area
Annual selections for the Central Minnesota Picture-it-Painted program include several area projects.
'Easter Bonnets' tea retreat set at Little Falls mansions
LITTLE FALLS -- Linden Hill Conference and Retreat Center, the Musser and Weyerhaeuser mansions in Little Falls, and Bookin' It Bookstore, Little Falls, will host the next tea retreat called "Easter Bonnets" April 26.
Rewards offered in Dalquist, four other cases
ST. PAUL (AP) -- Investigators are hoping $200,000 in new reward money will turn up the heat on four Minnesota homicide cases that have turned cold.
Traffic flow on 371 concerns MnDOT
PINE RIVER -- With traffic between Nisswa and Pine River along Highway 371 expected to double by 2030, the Minnesota Department of Transportation is already looking for ways to improve traffic flow and safety.
This was Brainerd
APRIL 18 - 60 years ago (1942) - An effort is being made by The Brainerd Daily Dispatch to place an American flag in every home in Brainerd. The campaign is based upon the theory that in this time of war Old Glory should be displayed daily and for the duration.
Guatemalan girls appreciate handmade scarves
They were just small gifts -- colorful beaded scarves made of handkerchiefs that a class of Central Lakes College students created for about 50 schoolgirls in a remote Guatemalan village.
War forces 'silent partner' to pitch in at Cousins Subs
Bob Heinrich's role as a silent partner in the Cousins Subs restaurant in Brainerd changed dramatically when he received a 6:30 a.m. phone call.
Kitchigami libraries to be closed additional five days this year
In a cost-saving measure, the Kitchigami Regional Libraries will be closed on five additional days this year. All branches, including Brainerd, Cass Lake, Longville, Pine River, Wadena and Walker, will be closed Friday, as well as Nov. 28 and Dec. 26.
Crow Wing parks director wants to improve public access sites
Crow Wing County Parks Director Michael Kearns wants to broaden the use of public accesses to waterways in the county and to improve the park component of these sites.
Dalquists hope reward will help revive investigation
ST. PAUL -- After more than six months of searching for their daughter, Duane and Colleen Dalquist hope a $50,000 reward announced on the eve of Erika Dalquist's birthday will lead to answers into her disappearance.
Local brief
Brainerd Community Education is looking for students going into ninth or 10th grades to volunteer with the Fun 'N' Friends program.
First poppy
Brainerd American Legion Auxiliary president Judi Harting pinned the first American Legion poppy on Brainerd Mayor James Wallin at his office Wednesday. Poppies will go on sale May 9.
Storm creates 'battle zone'
Chuck Burford of rural Brainerd is a disabled Vietnam veteran and has been in the middle of a battle zone.
LF mill cleanup
Some tax-weary citizens take a skeptical look at bonding bills, concerned that legislators might slip in projects that are of little value to anyone except their constituents. Unfortunately, worthwhile state projects can be axed along with the pork projects when overzealous lawmakers start cutting projects.
This was Brainerd
APRIL 17 - 30 years ago (1973) - School officials here and in other districts now are facing a reverse situation and will be called on to meet some important questions in the next few years including one overriding one: How to dispose of or use unneeded buildings.
Special delivery
Schoolgirls in a remote Guatemalan village received handmade scarves made and delivered by Brainerd area residents. Read more about this story Friday.
Correction/ clarification
The Brainerd Dispatch incorrectly used the term bid on two occasions in Tuesday's editorial on the school bus contract. The editorial should have stated that First Student submitted the low quote of $14,475,889. The editorial also should have stated that after the quotes were submitted Reichert was allowed to readjust its quote.
Local briefs
Bob Meeks, St. Peter, formerly of Walker, was named executive director of the Minnesota School Boards Association's board of directors.
House explodes today in Staples
STAPLES -- A natural gas explosion blew out windows and lifted up the flooring in an older rental home in Staples this morning.
Correction
A Page 6A story Wednesday about Paul Bunyan should have said Sioux Falls, S.D., is one of the cities where an offer has been made to buy the lumberjack and his sidekick, Babe the Blue Ox.
Super series
The issue of superstores in the lakes area is behind a five-part series looking at Wal-Mart Supercenters and communities. Look for the start of the series in Sunday's Dispatch.
Pop tabs galore
Marian Miller (left), with the Order of the Eastern Star; Dennis Rhode, McDonald's manager; Jane Patrick, McDonald's employee; Glenn Brown, with the Order of the Eastern Star; and Dorothy Carlson, with the Order of the Eastern Star, poured from the 77 buckets of pop tabs collected for Ronald McDonald House. The members of Alpha Chapter No. 23, Order of the Eastern Star, annually have collected pop tabs since 1991.
An Easter basketful of fun at Camp Ripley
CAMP RIPLEY -- When 2-year-old Brianna Marshik of Little Falls walked into the Education Center at Camp Ripley Monday with her dad and sister she thought she was going to finally see her mom.
Winnifred Lucking
PIERZ -- Winnifred Lucking, 68, Pierz, died Tuesday, April 15, 2003, at home.
Winifred J. Lucking
PIERZ -- Winifred Josephine Lucking, 68, Pierz, died Tuesday, April 15, 2003, at home.
Betty Hammer
RANDALL -- Betty Hammer, 59, Randall, died Thursday, April 17, 2003.
Barbara Ellingson
AITKIN -- Barbara Ellingson, 60, Aitkin, formerly of Minneapolis, died Tuesday, April 15, 2003, as the result of a motor vehicle accident.
Mark 'Mike' A. Meixner
PEQUOT LAKES -- Mark "Mike" A. Meixner, 90, Pequot Lakes, died today, April 17, 2003, at Staples Care Center.
Luke L. Benusa
ROYALTON -- Luke L. Benusa, 82, Royalton, died Tuesday, April 15, 2003, at St. Cloud VA Medical Center.
Ruth Herman
AITKIN -- Ruth Herman, 95, Aitkin, died Thursday, April 17, 2003, at Aicota Health Care Center in Aitkin.
Audrey Boelter
AITKIN -- Audrey Boelter, 71, Aitkin, died Wednesday, April 16, 2003, at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby.
Patricia Bottorff
Patricia Bottorff, 73, Brainerd, died Thursday, April 17, 2003, at home.
E. Lee Reynolds
BACKUS -- E. Lee Reynolds, 101, Backus, died today, April 17, 2003, at Whispering Pines Good Samaritan Center in Pine River.
James Blake
PALISADE -- James Blake, 56, Palisade, died Wednesday, April 16, 2003, at Riverwood Healthcare Center in Aitkin.
Richard T. Erskine
GRAND RAPIDS --Richard T. Erskine, 79, Grand Rapids, died Tuesday, April 15, 2003, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd.
Douglas 'Doug' Tougas
BATTLE LAKE -- Douglas "Doug" Tougas, 38, Battle Lake, died Wednesday, April 16, 2003.
Lee Reynolds
BACKUS -- Lee Reynolds, 101, Backus, died Thursday, April 17, 2003, at Whispering Pines Good Samaritan Center in Pine River.
LeRoy E. Nelson
DEERWOOD -- LeRoy E. Nelson, 73, Deerwood, died Wednesday, April 16, 2003, at home.
Barbara Ellingson
AITKIN -- Barbara Ellingson, 60, Aitkin, formerly of Minneapolis, died Tuesday, April 15, 2003, as the result of a motor vehicle accident.
Open Forum
It's quite enlightening to spend a Saturday afternoon with the dedicated protesters at the intersection of 371 and 210 in Baxter. The group is composed of peaceful and respectful people. Some are veterans who have seen the horror of war
Share your opinion
The Dispatch encourages readers to sound off in the Open Forum.
Open Forum
This Earth Day, millions of people around the world, from Amman, Jordan, to Brainerd, will make a statement about the impact of their transport choices by participating in a "Car Free Day," foregoing their personal cars in favor of walking, bicycles, or public transit.
Reality bites Cuba
Even as statues of Saddam Hussein were tumbling in Iraq, Fidel Castro was demonstrating to Cubans that their dictator was still very much in charge.
Vox Pop
Vox Pop, voice of the people, publishes Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Submissions are limited to 100 words.
Rain cuts fire danger across southern Minnesota
Two days of drenching rain have transformed southern Minnesota from a tinder dry landscape that was in danger of going up in flames into a welcome type of soggy.
SARS case cleared
ROCHESTER (AP) -- A Mayo Clinic hospital discharged an adult Olmsted County resident who had been suspected of having severe acute respiratory syndrome.
Supreme Court decision highlights absentee ballot flaws
ST. PAUL -- Almost six months after an election disrupted by Sen. Paul Wellstone's death, the Minnesota Supreme Court shed light Thursday on its handling of the ensuing absentee ballot controversy.
Seven SARS cases reported in state
An adult from Olmsted County is the seventh suspected case of severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, in Minnesota.
Mexican government may open consular office in St. Paul
ST. PAUL (AP) -- With the growth of the state's Latino population, an official presence of the Mexican government may return to Minnesota, possibly a consular office in St. Paul.
Spring food, wine pairing guidelines
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Fresh food coming onto produce stands and into markets in spring has a festive air and flavors that you may wish to complement with wine.
Six Bemidji hotels to charge pizza places
BEMIDJI (AP) -- Citing the high cost of pizza messes, six Bemidji hotels will begin charging pizza restaurants each time they deliver to hotel guests.
Northwest flight attendants latest asked to take pay cut
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Northwest Airlines asked its flight attendants to absorb about $134.1 million in annual costs, including a 9.8 percent pay decrease, after pitching similar labor-cutting proposals to its three other large unions.
Teen-age boy seriously injured after imitating movie
ST. PAUL (AP) -- A Hastings boy is recovering from third-degree burns on 65 percent of his body after setting himself on fire to imitate stunts from "Jackass: The Movie."
Woman files lawsuit against Randy Moss
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A traffic control officer who was allegedly struck by a car driven by Vikings receiver Randy Moss filed a lawsuit against the player Wednesday.
DNA samples sought of Minneapolis officers
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- DNA samples are sought of two Minneapolis police officers after test results confirmed urine was found on the clothing of an American Indian man who witnesses say was beaten and left in freezing weather.
West Nile fears keep horse doctors busy in Minnesota
WATERTOWN -- Wes Schroeder rubs his hand along a yearling's neck, calming the horse momentarily before sliding a needle into one of its thick muscles. He pauses, waiting for any startled movement, then deftly injects a vaccine.
University student claims police ruptured spleen
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A University of Minnesota student claims a rubber bullet fired by police during the violence that followed the NCAA hockey championship on Saturday night cost him his spleen.
Central Minnesota counties growing -- Scott County fastest
ST. CLOUD (AP) -- Scott County was the fastest growing county in Minnesota, and the eighth fastest in the nation, from 2000 to 2002, according to census figures released Thursday.
Scoreboard
TRACK and FIELD
Youth to make baseball journey to Puerto Rico
BAXTER -- More than two years ago, Desmond Janousek's own field of dreams became a reality.
Brainerd area Lakers bring home gold
Each of the 12 Brainerd area adult swimmers who competed in the Special Olympics Aquatics Competition April 12 at Richfield Middle School earned medals.
Rangers split with Detroit Lakes
CROSBY -- Crosby-Ironton's Eric Holmvig went 4-for-4 with two runs to lead the Rangers to a 12-3 win over the Detroit Lakes Lakers in the first game of a Mid-State Conference baseball doubleheader Tuesday.
Scoreboard
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
LAYSA adds director of player development
Brainerd High School girls' soccer coach Steve Kimble will be the Lakes Area Youth Soccer Association's director of player development this summer.
Local sports shorts
Luke Schramm has been named 2002-2003 most valuable player of the Pequot Lakes Patriots boys' basketball team.
Errors mount against Pillager
PARKERS PRAIRIE -- The Pillager Huskies committed 10 errors to help the Parkers Prairie Panthers to a 17-12 Park Region Conference softball victory Tuesday.
Local shorts
University of Minnesota athletics director Joel Maturi will speak to university alumni and friends May 13 at the Brainerd Ramada Inn.
WARRIOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Erin Donnelly is the first to concede defense makes her a winning pitcher.
McCombs: No plans to trade Culpepper
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Quashing rumors of a trade, Minnesota Vikings owner Red McCombs said they're prepared to enter the season with quarterback Daunte Culpepper whether or not a contract extension is completed.
Wild hoping for one more win
ST. PAUL (AP) -- The Minnesota Wild played two of their best games of the season this week.
Fernandez replaces Roloson midway through first period
ST. PAUL -- Manny Fernandez finally got into the mix Wednesday night after Colorado slipped two quick goals past Dwayne Roloson, who was bothered by a sore groin.
Bring on the Yankees
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins completed a sweep of the Detroit Tigers, which is no great feat this season. Next up for Minnesota is a rougher test: the New York Yankees.
Twins dump Tigers
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Minnesota Twins added another negative footnote to the Detroit Tigers' miserable start.
Hi, everybody Carneal's radio call still with Twins
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Herb Carneal will turn 80 this year, and he's spent 42 of those years calling Minnesota Twins games on the radio.
Avalanche fall on Minnesota
ST. PAUL (AP) -- The Colorado Avalanche are just too powerful for playoff newcomer Minnesota.
Wild in deep hole against rolling Avalanche
DENVER (AP) -- Patrick Roy is seeing just about everything that comes his way. Joe Sakic has regained his scoring touch. Peter Forsberg continues to ... well, be Peter Forsberg.
WOLVES FACE BIG CHALLENGE
MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota Timberwolves have talked about the importance of securing one of the top four seeds in the stacked Western Conference for the past six years, each of which concluded with an opening-round exit from the postseason.
Esselink to transfer from Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minnesota guard/forward Steve Esselink will transfer at the end of the year to a smaller school so he can have more playing time in his final year of basketball eligibility.
Lakers' quest begins in their ancestral home
In order for the Los Angeles Lakers to reach the NBA Finals and go for a fourth straight title, they might need to do something they didn't have to do in 2000, 2001 and 2002 -- begin each Western Conference series on the road.
Wolves secure home-court edge
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- The Minnesota Timberwolves hope home-court advantage will get them past the opening round of the playoffs for the first time.
'Anger Management' needs comedy therapy
"Anger Management," featuring Jack Nicholson as an eccentric therapist who attempts to get Adam Sandler's temper under control, is a slice of marketing genius. It's also a slice of cinematic mediocrity.
'The Shadow Box'
Central Lakes College Theatre closes out its spring schedule with "The Shadow Box," a serious yet uplifting play about dealing with terminal illness. The play will open next Thursday at CLC's Dryden Theatre. Check out an interview with director Patrick Spradlin next week in Tempo.
Brainerd junior high students to stage 'Wonderland'
Franklin Junior High School and Mississippi Horizons eighth- and ninth-graders will present "Wonderland" at 8 p.m. April 24 and 25 in the Franklin auditorium.
Brainerd High School Fine Arts Banquet scholarship winners
Scholarships were awarded to the following students Monday at the Brainerd High School Fine Arts Banquet:
Building success from broken dreams
Gary Bitzer imparts a simple philosophy to his bands at the Bitzer Agency in Fargo: Build an audience with covers, then pursue your record deal dreams once you've built that audience.
Best bets
"Bulletproof Monk," starring Chow Yun-Fat and Seann William Scott, is now playing at Westgate 10.
Gangestad likes taking any type of photo
From taking photographs on a family trip in third grade to working at Sothers Studio in Brainerd for 1 1/2 years to taking photos for the Brainerd High School yearbook, BHS junior Heather Gangestad has always enjoyed taking pictures.
Teddy Bear Band to perform for kids in Pequot
PEQUOT LAKES -- The Teddy Bear Band will perform 2 p.m. April 27 in the Pequot Lakes School Auditorium. Boys and girls are invited to bring their teddy bears to the concert and sing and dance with the music of The Teddy Bear Band.
Schools in Walker, Bemidji checked as possible movie sites
BEMIDJI (AP) -- Two film industry insiders toured the old and the new Bemidji High School as a possible filming location.
Attention movie buffs
Brainerd lakes area movie buffs:
Tempo tidbits
Central Lakes College Technical Theatre student Denise Demcho, Crosslake, has accepted a position as a props fabricator with Santa Fe Opera for the summer.
Greg Brown's earthy show wows, and lulls, fans
By the time Greg Brown finally arrived in Pequot Lakes Friday, fans were getting a little anxious. He arrived about an hour late for his sound check after taking a wrong turn at Little Falls.
Barbary Coast to close out Lakes Area Concert season
Barbary Coast Dixieland Band will perform 7:30 p.m. April 25 at Tornstrom Auditorium, Washington Middle School, Brainerd.
CLC theater students attend conference
Central Lakes College Technical Theatre students and instructor Michael Harvey attended the U.S. Institute of Technical Theatre conference in Minneapolis recently.
Just For Kix teams compete in St. Cloud
ST. CLOUD -- Twelve Brainerd Just For Kix dance teams competed April 6 at Halenbeck Hall on the campus of St. Cloud State University.
Entertainment Guide
For week of April 17-23; bands perform from 9 p.m. to close with no cover unless otherwise noted.
Easter time of year
Weather drawing by Nichole Gervenak of Mrs. Brenny's third grade class at Baxter school.
Minnesota state forecast
Winter storm warning continues for northeast minnesota this morning...
State forecast for South Dakota
Today...Partly cloudy west. Cloudy then decreasing clouds east. Highs around 50 northeast to the mid 60s southwest.
State forecast for North Dakota
Today...Cloudy with scattered showers and a few thunderstorms west. Partly to mostly cloudy east. Highs 45 to 55.
Wisconsin state forecast
Winter storm warnings today northwest...
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Patchy morning fog and a few flurries early far north... Otherwise partly to mostly cloudy. A slight chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms far southwest. Highs in the mid 40s northwest to mid 50s south. Cooler near the great lakes.
State forecast for North Dakota
A dense fog advisory southwest north dakota this morning...
State forecast for South Dakota
Today...Rain or showers likely except increasing clouds far northeast. Thunderstorms possible southeast. Highs in the 40s west and north to the 50s southeast.
Iowa state forecast
Today...A chance of light rain east this morning. Mostly cloudy east. Becoming partly sunny central and west. Highs in the upper 40s east to around 60 west.
Happy Easter
Weather drawing by Samantha Buzzalini of Mrs. Meyer's third grade class at Riverside school.
State forecast for Minnesota
Today...Partly sunny northeast. Mostly cloudy elsewhere. A chance of showers and thunderstorms south this afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s to lower 50s.
Iowa state forecast
Today...Cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms west half from late morning on. Highs in the lower 50s north to upper 60s southwest.
What's doing
Mitchell Movement. North-South: Ann Whalen and Phyllis DeRosier, 126.5; Ann Richardson and Clif Johnson, 121; Mary Jane Janacek and Betty Swart, 118; and Marv Falk and Jim Alger, 118. East-West: Joyce Roemer and Marcella Jensen, 138; Pat Lande and Allen Anderson, 134.5; Ed and Sheri Abt, 120; and Joyce Schuh and Mary Welton, 112.5.