Friday, April 20, 2007
CAR SHORTS
Cadillac has redesigned its price leader, the midsize CTS sedan, for '08, and the new model is due at dealerships in late summer, available for the first time with all-wheel drive.
Author to discuss the Kensington Rune Stone
Researcher and author Scott Wolter will present a lecture on the Kensington Rune Stone at 7 p.m. Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Brainerd.
Heart and Sole dancers to perform
Dancers from the Heart and Sole Dance Studio will perform a recital at 2 p.m. April 28 in the Franklin Arts Center Theatre in Brainerd.
ART SHORTS
The Encore Arts Association will host its 10th annual Children's Art Fair from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at Brainerd High School.
MUSIC SHORTS
LITTLE FALLS - An Earth Day Expo will be Friday at the Great River Arts Center in downtown Little Falls.
COMING NEXT WEEK
The latest sign of the apocalypse: NBC is considering canceling "Law & Order" after 17 seasons. Columnist John Hansen makes a case why the oldie-but-goodie of a cops-and-courts drama should stick around for many years to come.
Wailin' and travelin'
On a track from the Wailin' Jennys latest album, Ruth Moody explores a conflict a lot of Midwesterners can relate to, especially on the heels of a winter that lasted well into spring.
THEATER SHORTS
BAXTER - Lake Region Christian School students will stage "An Evening in the Wild West" at 7 p.m. April 26 and 27 in the school auditorium.
Old story tries fresh hook
Peter resembles a French painter, the captain carries on conversations with his hook hand and the characters chase each other around a sewer filled with mutant crocodiles and goldfish.
BEST BETS
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons will perform doo-wop classics at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday at the Grand Casino Mille Lacs Events & Convention Center north of Onamia. Tickets are $32-$44.
Upcoming arts and entertainment events
Live music
Barbecue gathering had it all
Last Sunday was a joyous family event, rich with meaning and spiritual symbolism as family and friends gathered to witness the baptism of our grandson, Derek.
MEETINGS
The Brainerd Planning Commission will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Brainerd City Hall for a zoning ordinance update workshop.
CRIME
BURGLARIES - Lanny Sneva, 100 block of Oak Street, Monday reported his house broken into.
SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS
Brainerd
FIRES
The Brainerd Fire Department at 4 a.m. Thursday responded to a report of a vehicle fire at a residence on the 300 block of J Street.
DNR responds to grass fires
The Brainerd office of the DNR responded to two grass fires late Wednesday.
SENIOR ACTIVITIES
LAKES AREA SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER
HOUSING PERMITS
Baxter
BRIEFS
Century 21 Brainerd Realty recently received the 2006 Multi Million Dollar Club Award for outstanding sales performance in the Century 21 system.
Peony up
The peony is an old-time perennial, quintessentially American by way of Asia, and still with the power to wow. The big, bright, ruffled flowers are as shockingly ornate today as they were a century ago. The problem in some parts of the country is that the peony never quite fulfills its considerable promise.
CORRECTION
Due to incorrect information submitted to the Brainerd Dispatch, a housing brief that ran March 2 regarding several sales associates from RE/MAX Lakes Area Realty in Nisswa and Crosslake who were recognized for outstanding sales achievements in 2006 in the North Central RE/MAX area was incorrect.
Committee votes to extend bus contract
For 60 years, Reichert Bus Service has provided transportation services for students in the Brainerd School District.
Buffet dinner
Two deer grazed on grass Thursday afternoon off Cass County Road 70 in East Gull Lake. Brainerd Dispatch/Nels Norquist
LOCAL BRIEFS
The Crow Wing County DFL recently conducted its annual convention at the Brainerd Public Library.
This was Brainerd
APRIL 19 - 60 years ago (1947) - Nine marble-shooting champions - six from Brainerd and three from surrounding rural schools, will gather in the roped off section of Laurel between Third and Fourth Streets Saturday at 2 o'clock to vie for the championship of Crow Wing County grade school youngsters.
Correction
In Monday's Page 1A story on the Brainerd High School Fine Arts Banquet, two students' awards were credited incorrectly. Joe Trucano was named the Most Outstanding Student for A Cappella Choir and Angle Ludwig was named the Most Outstanding Student in Concert Chorale.
CORRECTION
A story on Page 6A of Wednesday's Dispatch incorrectly stated a Brainerd City Council agenda item requested by council member Bob Olson concerning reimbursement for Terry Moberg for information Moberg provided concerning the purchase of a fire truck was pulled at Moberg's request.1
Lundblad apologizes for CLC false alarm
Central Lakes College plans to form a task force to review the events that led to Wednesday's erroneous phone and e-mail messages indicating there was a gunman at the college.
C-I 9th in state event
Crosby-Ironton High School made its mark at the 2007 Minnesota Service Cooperative Knowledge Bowl state competition Tuesday and Wednesday at Cragun's Conference and Golf Resort in East Gull Lake.
Group puts best foot forward
PILLAGER - If your neighbor needs help, you lend a helping hand.
Returning vet on a roll after gift from parents
A Ford truck owned by Staff Sgt. Jeff Anderson was parked for 18 months at his Walker home while he was deployed in Iraq.
Rosinger: Sadness is profound
Erin Rosinger, 22, a 2003 Brainerd High School graduate from Crosslake, is a senior at Virginia Tech and was in her dorm room Monday at the time of the campus shootings.
ONLY A TEST
It was only a test.
HART struggles with deadly virus
It's an animal shelter's worst nightmare.
LOCAL BRIEFS
Several Brainerd lakes area students will compete Friday in Class A at the 2007 Speech Tournament at South St. Paul High School.
This was Brainerd
APRIL 20 - 40 years ago (1967) - Merle Kessler, a senior at Washington High School and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Kessler, has been named the top English student in Minnesota by the McKnight Foundation. Young Kessler competed in a contest which was held in Minneapolis.
Rotarians keep their eyes on the ball
Brainerd Sunrise Rotary member Greg Lange watched his shot while teammates Craig Kochsiek (left), Brooke Silvernail and Paul Kath looked on Thursday at the Legacy course at Cragun's. The team was participating in the Paul Harris Golf Tournament. Hundreds of Rotary International District 5580 members from Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin and Canada are attending the annual convention at Cragun's Resort. Brainerd Dispatch/Nels Norquist
Overheard
"This is the most monumental win on the abortion issue that we have ever had."
County board's Ferrari dies
John (Jinx) Ferrari, longtime Crow Wing County commissioner from Crosby, died Thursday.
Overheard
"It's heart-wrenching. We want more than anything to be turning out healthy puppies. Our whole business is to be saving lives."
Emily Rose Engholm
Emily Rose Engholm, infant daughter of Shane and Heidi (Hines) Engholm, passed away Sunday, April 15, 2007, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd.
Rose M. Evans
AITKIN - Rose Marie Evans, age 76, of Aitkin, died on April 17, 2007, at the Aicota Health Care Center in Aitkin. She was born on March 16, 1931, in Lane County, Ore.
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Clarence M. Herold
PIERZ - Clarence M. Herold, 86-year-old resident of Pierz, Minn., passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2007, at his residence in rural Pierz, Minn. A memorial Mass will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 21, 2007, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Pierz, Minn., with Father Gerald Dalseth officiating.
Noel Monson
PEQUOT LAKES - Noel Monson, age 63, of Pequot Lakes, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2007, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis. He was born Jan. 3, 1944, in Pequot Lakes to Alvin and Irene Monson.
Gladys J. Zumbrunnen
Gladys J. Zumbrunnen, age 95, resident of Brainerd, died Wednesday, April 18, 2007, at her home. Gladys was born in Remer, Minn., on Sept. 30, 1911, to Peter and Maggie (Hanson) Lind.
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.
Sound off to lawmakers
Sen. Norm Coleman
Open Forum
There was something missing in the article about Maxine Russell in Tuesday's Senior Class section of the Brainerd Dispatch. The words "gracious lady" weren't used.
VOX POP
What an inane, ridiculous article about how to cope with winter, and on the front page, too. We are Minnesotans so we are used to any kind of weather. Why not write about the wonderful volunteers in our community who give long hours of their lives in nursing homes, hospitals, schools, churches, etc.?
OTHER OPINION: TECH MASSACRE
The ready availability of handguns in America in general, and in Virginia in particular, is one obvious likely factor in the calamity at Virginia Tech on Monday.
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My town's pain
From a column by Madelyn Rosenberg is a free-ance writer in Arlington, Va., in the Washington Post:
OUR OPINION: ACCUSATIONS
Last week's exoneration of the Duke lacrosse team members who had been indicted for rape, kidnapping and sexual offense offered a lesson for all of us.
Bread of life
Food and water are essential for our bodies to sustain life. A person cannot live for very long without receiving bodily nourishment.
Trinity sends mission team to Guatemala
A mission team from Trinity Lutheran Church recently returned from a week-long trip to San Lucas Toliman, Guatemala, where members served at the San Lucas Mission.
CHURCH NEWS
BAXTER - There will be a celebration worship service to welcome New Pathways, Inc. Interfaith Hospitality Network, Brainerd Site, at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Forestview Middle School cafetorium.
Pequot takes it to PR-B
PINE RIVER - Ben Kepner went 4-for-5 and picked up the win on the mound for Pequot Lakes while Mark Hummel, Jake Serfling and Tyler Wittwer each had two hits as the Patriots beat the Pine-River Backus Tigers 13-2 Thursday.
AREA SHORTS
KLTF Radio in Little Falls will air a Victory League amateur baseball game of the week at 1:30 p.m. Sundays through July 1.
Willmar nips Warriors
WILLMAR - The Brainerd Warriors swept the three doubles matchups, but Willmar took all four singles matches to pull out a 4-3 win in Central Lakes Conference tennis Thursday.
CLC drops pair
While the bats have come around, the Central Lakes College baseball team is waiting for its gloves to follow as the Raiders were swept by the Fergus Falls Spartans 8-6 and 14-4 Tuesday at Findorff Athletic Complex.
Pequot Lakes Patriots sweep Rangers
PEQUOT LAKES - Pequot Lakes scored three times in the bottom of the sixth inning and Olivia Baumann struck out 10 to give the Patriots a 3-0 game-one win over the Crosby-Ironton Rangers. Pequot followed with a 9-1 victory in the second game for a Mid-State Conference sweep Thursday.
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Area events
Brewster's the real deal
How can anyone be as positive, on a consistent basis, as new University of Minnesota football coach Tim Brewster?
LOCAL SHORTS
Brainerd High School graduate Turena (Johnson) Lane placed 18th overall in the women's division of the Boston Marathon on Monday with a time of 2:44:23.
Cardinals blank Lakers 7-0
STAPLES - Staples-Motley's Matt Edin won the No. 1 singles match to give the Cardinals an early lead on their way to a 7-0 Mid-State Conference tennis victory over Detroit Lakes on Thursday.
Means medals, Warriors win conference opener
WILLMAR - Mitch Means shot par-72 to win medalist honors and the Brainerd Warrior boys' golf team won the Central Lakes Conference season opener Thursday at Eagle Creek.
Bell's medalist round leads Pierz
MELROSE - Robert Bell's 35 was good for medalist honors and propelled the Pierz Pioneers to first at the Melrose boys' golf invitational Thursday.
Barnes wins three events; BHS sweeps dual
ALEXANDRIA - Ryan Barnes won three events. Robyn Wernberg won two and the Brainerd Warrior boys' and girls' track and field teams won a Central Lakes Conference dual meet Thursday against the Alexandria Cardinals.
Hurd, Cloutier pitch BHS past Alex
ALEXANDRIA - Pitchers Aric Hurd and Brett Cloutier were beneficiaries of 12 hits as the Brainerd Warriors defeated the Alexandria Cardinals 13-3 in a six-inning Central Lakes Conference baseball game Thursday.
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Area events
Kickin' sisters
Paige and Stephanie Northway may be two of the most well-behaved siblings around. That's because they know how much damage they could do to each other if they ever decided to scuffle.
Workman Warriors wallop Alexandria
It's fitting that the Brainerd Warriors fast-pitch softball team wears a blue jersey with a blue collar.
Wernberg aims for her first state trip
Robyn Wernberg has experienced her share of success as a member of the Brainerd Warrior girls' track and field team.
Pillager boys' take Reimer invite
PILLAGER - John Knebel won the 110- and 300-meter hurdles and Josh Alexander won the long and triple jump to pace the Pillager Huskies boys' track and field team to first place at the John Reimer Invitational Thursday.
CLC back in the groove
Luckily for the rest of the Central Lakes College softball team's opponents, the weather that knocked out two weeks of play came along when it did.
Hoppe leads area girls
PEQUOT LAKES - Brainerd's Molly Hoppe shot an opening-round 80 to card the best score by an area golfer Thursday on the first day of the Preserve and Pines Invitational.
Central Lakes splits with Mesabi Range
The name of the game in baseball is pitch the ball, hit the ball and field the ball. Lately, one of those three things have been missing for the Central Lakes College baseball team as the Raiders have managed just one win in their first 14 games.
Happy sun
Weather drawing by Sylvia Borash of Ms. Marks' third-grade class at Baxter school.
State forecast for Minnesota
Today...Partly cloudy. Isolated rain showers northeast in the
State forecast for Iowa
Today...Chance of showers and thunderstorms far northwest early
State forecast for S.D.
Today...Mostly cloudy west and increasing clouds east. Windy. Showers and thunderstorms west spreading east during the day. Highs in the mid 50s west to the mid 60s east.
State forecast for N.D.
Today...A chance of morning showers northwest...Otherwise partly
Kite-flying weather
Weather drawing by Claire Norlin of Ms. Hemstad's third-grade class at Baxter school.
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...A slight chance of morning showers northwest. Otherwise...Partly to mostly sunny. Highs 65 to 70 but much cooler near the great lakes. Tonight...Clear to partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s.
State forecast for Iowa
Today...Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
State forecast for S.D.
Today...Mostly clear becoming partly cloudy. A slight chance of afternoon thunderstorms southwest. Highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s.
State forecast for Minnesota
Today...Mostly cloudy southeast while partly cloudy elsewhere.
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Partly cloudy north. Decreasing clouds south. Highs in the mid 50s to low 60s. Cooler near the great lakes. Tonight...Clear to partly cloudy. Lows in the 30s to low 40s. Friday...Partly to mostly sunny. Highs in the 60s...With low to mid 50s near the great lakes. Friday night...Clear to partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Saturday...Partly cloudy. A slight chance for showers and thunderstorms far northwest. Highs in the 60s to the low 70s. A bit cooler near the great lakes.
State forecast for N.D.
Wind advisory west and central today...