Friday, May 2, 2003
Good guessers
Almost everyone who participated in guessing the vehicle photograph in last week's Dispatch was correct.
Guess year, make and model
This photograph of this late 1960s muscle car was taken southeast of Brainerd. Can you guess the year, make and model as well as any other information about this vehicle? You can respond by leaving your message on the Dispatch Autoline at 829-2900 or 1-800 547-2909 and press code 8424. You can also e-mail Clint at clint.wood@brainerddispatch.com.
Marketplace minister spreads God's word to fellow employees, clients, customers
Many children dream of being firefighters or professional athletes when they grow up. Since he was a teen-ager, Paul Gazelka aspired to be either an insurance agent or a minister.
Is God's kingdom hidden?
Jesus said, "I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth; because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes." Matthew 11:25.
Churches
At a meeting Sunday, the congregation of First Presbyterian Church of Brainerd called the Rev. Harold Tongen of Wheaton as its new pastor. He will be the 17th senior pastor in the church's 113-year history. He will begin his duties June 1.
General principles can help build child's self-esteem
(The following message from Dr. Mark Holub, child and adolescent psychiatrist in Brainerd, is a tribute to all children in commemoration of Children's Mental Health Week, May 4-10.)
Livestock
SOUTH ST. PAUL (AP) (USDA) -- Thursday cattle: 500. Last Thursday: 788. Year Ago Thursday: 389. Wednesday actual: 558.
Livestock
SOUTH ST. PAUL (AP) (USDA) -- Wednesday cattle: 400. Last Wednesday: 585. Year Ago Wednesday: 378. Tuesday actual: 760.
Cash grain
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Wheat receipts Wednesday 64, a year ago 71.
Great food plays big part in girls' weekend
Every year the girls get together at my dear friend Grace Ann's cabin to celebrate our birthdays. Not only were we born on the same day, we are the same age.
Accidents
MOTLEY -- A 50-year-old Motley man is in critical condition at the St. Cloud Hospital following a motorcycle accident Wednesday night on Highway 64, three miles north of Motley, the State Patrol reported.
Court
WALKER -- Barbara Jean Jensen, 41, Federal Dam, pleaded not guilty April 28 in Cass County District Court to felony theft and embezzlement of public funds in connection with the disappearance of money from that city's accounts during the time she was city treasurer.
School lunch menus
BRAINERD/PILLAGER
Contact your lawmakers in St. Paul
Area legislators and how to contact them.
Vickerman owns Classic again
EAST GULL LAKE -- On May 3, 2002, an unknown freshman conquered one of the area's most difficult courses on his way to making a name for himself.
Warriors finish in Top 10 of Brainerd Invitational
NISSWA -- Only a junior, Jase Renneke is one of the oldest members of the Brainerd Warriors boys' golf team. He showed his age Wednesday at Grand View Lodge.
Minnesota golfer Pat Sawyer dies at 91
EDINA (AP) -- Pat Sawyer, the "boy wonder" of Minnesota golf, died Wednesday after suffering from lung cancer. He was 91.
Thorson nips Aulie in boys' golf
DEERWOOD -- Pequot Lakes' Josh Thorson fired a one-over par 37 to earn medalist honors and to lead the Patriots boys' golf team to first place at a Mid-Minnesota Conference golf meet Wednesday on the Lakes course at Ruttger's.
Brainerd 8th, Flyers 10th in girls' golf
ALEXANDRIA -- Brainerd's Emily Dunphy carded an 86 and Sarah Christensen added a 98 to lead the Warriors girls' golf team to eighth place at the Alexandria Invitational Wednesday.
Deja vu for Pequot's Meschke at Classic
EAST GULL LAKE -- Even without her own driver, Val Meschke plays her best golf at the Classic at Madden's.
Baxter apartments expected to be ready in six months
BAXTER -- A catered living community for senior citizens called Excelsior Place is going up in Baxter with expectations for completion in about six months.
Prospective homeowners line up for chance to own Minneapolis condos
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Debbie Ward-Baker camped overnight in 50-degree drizzle to be the first in line Thursday to spend a half-million dollars on a riverfront condo that isn't even built.
Housing briefs
NISSWA -- Tina Anderson was named Top Realtor of the First Quarter of 2003 for Positive North GMAC Real Estate, Nisswa.
Lakewood Builders earns Best of Show
A home designed and built by Brainerd-based Lakewood Builders earned Best of Show honors during the Mid-Minnesota Builders Association's 2003 Lakes Area Home Tour.
Grocers still have big hearts
If a single mom struggling to make ends meet couldn't afford to buy food for her children, she knew she could go to Heart Grocery in Brainerd and charge those items on her running tab to get by that month.
Council panel states goal of keeping Paul and Babe
A new Brainerd City Council committee met for the first time and could easily have adopted the motto: "Come this fall, we want Paul."
Two charged in slayings of three in Long Prairie
LONG PRAIRIE -- Two men arrested for the deaths of a Long Prairie woman and her two children have been charged with second-degree murder.
Gov. Pawlenty coming up to meet Paul Friday
Paul Bunyan will greet Gov. Tim Pawlenty Friday as Minnesota's chief executive thanks the famous lumberjack's owner for pledging to keep the statues of Paul and Babe the Blue Ox in Minnesota.
Correction/ clarification
Because the information was not provided The Dispatch from the Brainerd School District, Heidi Johnson was not pictured with the Brainerd High School scholar athletes on Page 9A Monday.
Local briefs
Public information meetings regarding the Highway 210 reconstruction project will begin at 7:30 a.m. May 7 at the Westgate Mall in front of the Dairy Queen.
This was Brainerd
MAY 1 - 20 years ago (1983) - Jim Bedard will enter his "International Beef Sandwich" recipe in tomorrow's Minnesota Beef Cook-off in Eden Prairie. This is his second time as a finalist. Last year he was the only man in the finals.
At funeral, Breanna Cantu remembered as 'a bundle of joy'
Breanna Star Cantu was remembered Wednesday as a happy little girl who loved to dress up in her ballerina tutus and who charmed everyone who met her.
Mobile home fire
Brainerd firefighters sprayed foam onto a mobile home that caught fire about 1:15 p.m. Thursday. The mobile home, located on Highway 25 in Long Lake Township and owned by Duane Smart, was destroyed in the fire. The fire is believed to have started after hot ashes ignited grass near the mobile home.
2 arrested in LP slayings
LONG PRAIRIE -- Two men were arrested Wednesday in connection with the murders of a Long Prairie woman and her two children.
This was Brainerd
MAY 2 - 80 years ago (1923) - A real family night tonight at the park. All children admitted free if accompanied by either parent. A 100-pound sack of flour will be given to the largest family attending.
Baxter city officials outline conditions, including tree plantings
BAXTER -- A proposal to put a Kohl's department store in Baxter received conditional use permit approval from the city council Wednesday night with conditions.
Horse near city confirmed as state's first West Nile case this year
A horse at a location near Brainerd has the first confirmed case of West Nile virus in the state this year, the Minnesota Board of Animal Health announced Thursday.
Former court administrator Williams dies
Former Crow Wing County Court Administrator Marge Williams is being remembered today as an energetic and wonderful boss.
Brainerd Noon Sertoma Club to mark anniversary
The Brainerd Noon Sertoma Club will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year with two events.
'Marketplace Ministers'
A local insurance agent recently published a book about ministering in the workplace. Look for the story Friday in Religion.
Brainerd council receives wastewater education
With no decision made on extending water and sewer on Riverside Drive, the Brainerd City Council met in a special meeting Wednesday to learn more about wastewater sewer systems.
Hall of fame
Find out Sunday which Brainerd High School graduates were selected for the BHS Distinguished Achievement Hall of Fame for 2003.
Correction/Clarification
A Page 1A story Thursday incorrectly listed who gave a picture frame as a gift to the Breanna Cantu family. A family friend who works in the Crow Wing County Attorney's Office gave the family the frame.
National Day of Prayer
Rochelle and John Paul Ruiz sang to participants in the 52nd annual National Day of Prayer Thursday at the All Veterans Memorial at the Crow Wing County Courthouse. Pastor Brian Kimbler led the program as this year's coordinator.
Pawlenty weighs in
Gov. Tim Pawlenty was scheduled to visit one of the Brainerd area's most visible landmarks this morning -- Paul Bunyan.
Long Prairie case linked to slayings of two in Minneapolis
Police have linked this week's murders of a Long Prairie family with the killings last month of two people in Minneapolis.
Eyes to the sky
Whittier Elementary School kindergartners used binoculars they made from toilet paper rolls to look at an airplane streaking across the sky during their visit Thursday to Gregory Park. They were in the Kinder Camp classroom, where they also played in tents and wrote camping journals. Student teachers from Southwest State University took the students to the park.
Public defender seeks change of venue in two Cass murder cases
WALKER -- Public Defender Larry Kimball announced Monday in Cass County District Court he plans to file for a change of venue in two separate first-degree murder cases.
Roberta 'Bobbie' L. Becker
PEQUOT LAKES -- Roberta "Bobbie" Lois Becker, 61, Pequot Lakes, died Monday, April 28, 2003, at home.
Ray A. Law
LITTLE FALLS -- Ray A. Law, 73, Little Falls, died Wednesday, April 30, 2003, at St. Gabriel's Hospital in Little Falls.
Hattie M. Goche
VERNDALE -- Hattie M. Goche, 88, Verndale, died Wednesday, April 30, 2003, at Tri-County Hospital in Wadena.
Hattie M. Goche
VERNDALE -- Hattie M. Goche, 88, Verndale, died Wednesday, April 30, 2003, at the Tri-County Hospital in Wadena.
Leona Salo
AITKIN -- Leona Salo, 89, Aitkin, died Monday, April 28, 2003, at Riverwood Extended Care Center in Aitkin.
Elwood R. Erickson
FLORIDA -- Elwood R. Erickson, 81, Florida, formerly of Upsala, died Monday, April 28, 2003, at Oak Hill Hospital in Florida.
Howard C. Folkestad
WADENA -- Howard C. Folkestad, 83, Wadena, died Wednesday, April 30, 2003, at the Tri-County Hospital.
Dorothy M. Sundberg
DULUTH -- Dorothy Marie Sundberg, 71, Duluth, formerly of Brainerd, died Tuesday, April 29, 2003, in St. Mary's Hospice.
Casey Gaalswyk
MOTLEY -- Casey Gaalswyk, 86, Motley, died Tuesday, April 29, 2003, at Greater Staples Care Center.
Nancy S. Niles
Nancy S. Niles, 50, Brainerd, died Wednesday, April 30, 2003, at home.
Della Deshayes
PINE RIVER -- Della Deshayes, 91, Pine River, died today, May 1, 2003, at St. Joseph's Medical Center.
Lewis C. Walker
LONG LAKE TOWNSHIP -- Lewis C. Walker, 80, Long Lake Township, died Thursday, May 1, 2003, at home.
Donald Rush
LITTLE FALLS -- Donald Rush, 74, Little Falls, died Tuesday, April 29, 2003, at home.
Ray A. Law
LITTLE FALLS -- Ray A. Law, 73, Little Falls, died Wednesday, April 30, 2003, at St. Gabriel's Hospital in Little Falls.
Della Deshayes
SWANBURG -- Della Deshayes, 91, Swanburg, died Thursday, May 1, 2003, at St. Joseph's Medical Center.
Howard C. Folkestad
WADENA -- Howard C. Folkestad, 83, Wadena, died Wednesday, April 30, 2003, at Tri-County Hospital in Wadena.
Melvin E. Hunt
WADENA -- Melvin E. Hunt, 60, Wadena, died Thursday, May 1, 2003, at the Perham Nursing Home.
Betty M. Hayes
BAXTER -- Betty M. Hayes, 83, Baxter, died Tuesday, April 29, 2003, at St. Joseph's Medical Center.
Margaret 'Marge' M. Williams
Margaret "Marge" M. Williams, 83, Brainerd, died Thursday, May 1, 2003, at St. Joseph's Medical Center.
Dispatch opinions are reflected in editorials
Editorial views in The Brainerd Dispatch represent a consensus of opinion by members of the newspaper's editorial board.
Reject this camper
Anyone wondering why people are cynical about our justice system need look no further than the case of former Minnesota Appeals Court Judge Roland Amundson.
Open Forum
As a student of the Area Education Center, I feel AEC was misrepresented in The Brainerd Daily Dispatch's Open Forum letter, "Alternative ed." The framework of AEC and BHS are different, but their curriculum is the same. We all need to take the same amount of credits and we have to take the same general classes. To my knowledge AEC students do not receive less work than BHS students. The classes and teachers at AEC are no more lenient than those at BHS.
A new home
The competition to be the next home for Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox may be heating up.
Open Forum
Well, the Brainerd city council decided to hold off the Riverside Drive project. I for one couldn't be happier. I wasn't looking forward to spending about $20,000 for city sewer and water to come through here. The people who voted "no" must be trying to be true friends to the people who live here.
Vox Pop
Vox Pop, voice of the people, publishes Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Submissions are limited to 100 words.
Thiesse to defend his title
Erick Thiesse of Brainerd, in his Wissota Super Stocker, will be the only racer able to defend his North Central Speedway season points title this season.
Pat O'Brien returns to racing at North Central Speedway
Four area racers will sit behind the wheel of a Wissota Super Stocker for the first time this season when the one-third-mile North Central Speedway opens its season Saturday in Barrows.
Escaped inmate shoots himself after search in northwestern Minnesota
ROSEAU (AP) -- The search for a man who escaped from the Pennington County jail ended Friday when he shot and wounded himself as authorities closed in.
Lyme disease prevalent in Bemidji area
BEMIDJI (AP) -- Lyme disease has made its way to the Bemidji area, according to a study of dogs in the area.
House bill to fund bureaucracy cuts cars, freezes wages
ST. PAUL -- Hold the phone, park the car and forget about a raise.
Court: Police need reason to ask to search
ST. PAUL (AP) -- During routine traffic stops, police cannot ask to search the car or question its driver and passengers about unrelated things without a reasonable suspicion that another crime is being committed, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled.
Concealed handgun permit seekers get training in lethal force
MINNEAPOLIS -- In the first three hours of their training, the dozen men in the Plus P Technology handgun course didn't fire a weapon, or practice drawing one, or learn how to defend against having one taken away.
Fosston senior dies after car collides with school bus
FOSSTON (AP) -- A Fosston High School senior died after his car collided with a school bus.
Small fire prompts brief evacuation of HHH terminal
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Nearly 300 people were evacuated from the Humphrey terminal at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport for about 30 minutes Wednesday because of a small fire sparked by construction work.
State would be less generous in child care, welfare
ST. PAUL -- Minnesota would be far less generous in subsidizing health insurance, helping with child care or giving cash grants to welfare applicants under a budget bill the House passed early Friday.
WARRIOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Every team needs an athlete who can play more than one position skillfully and contributes in many ways.
Star softball pitchers to duel
They both may be juniors but they established themselves as the top two area pitchers as freshmen.
Pierz boys dominate at Izatys
ONAMIA -- Doug Virnig, Nate Meyer and Alex Dinnebier shot 38s to lead the Pierz Pioneers to a boys' golf victory in a quadrangular at Izatys Thursday.
Pierz boys, girls win True Team section meet
PEQUOT LAKES -- Mark Poepping won the 100-, 200- and 400-meter dash events to lead the Pierz Pioneer Pioneers to the Section 7, Class 1A True Team boys' track and field championship Thursday.
Scoreboard
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Raider baseball team sweeps Itasca
GRAND RAPIDS -- Bryan Hennen and Mike Baso hit two-run homers and Brandon Karnes added four RBI to lead the Central Lakes College Raiders to an 11-8 win over Itasca in North Division baseball Thursday.
Aitkin tames New York Mills
AITKIN -- The Aitkin Gobblers doubles team of Adam Janzen-Brian Hallberg improved to 7-0 in a 6-1 non-conference tennis victory over the New York Mills Eagles Thursday.
Willmar netters defeat Brainerd
WILLMAR -- The Brainerd Warriors got off to a strong start as their top two singles players, Paul Tuchscherer and Matt Steiger, won their matches but the momentum changed as the Willmar Cardinals won the remaining matches for a 5-2 Central Lakes Conference win Thursday.
No. 4 Warriors remain unbeaten
Many baseball teams struggle to find capable pitchers to throw batting practice. As a result, batting practice sessions are often unproductive.
Warrior softball team undefeated
SARTELL -- The Sartell Sabres pushed unbeaten Brainerd but the Warriors prevailed for a 4-3 Central Lakes Conference softball victory Thursday.
Local sports shorts
An official rank examination was conducted April 26 for karate practitioners at Central Minnesota Karate headquarters in St. Cloud.
Pierz girls win Onamia Invitational
ONAMIA -- Kim Stangl shot a 46 to take medalist honors for the first time in her career as the Pierz Pioneers won the Onamia girls' golf triangular Thursday.
Cardinals split with DL in baseball
DETROIT LAKES -- Staples-Motley's Brian Mottle and Zach Johnson collected two hits each and pitcher Chris Markus picked up the win in game one as the Cardinals split a doubleheader Tuesday with Detroit Lakes in Mid-State Conference baseball.
Rahman named Concordia coach
MOORHEAD -- Staples-Motley High School graduate Jessica (Beachy) Rahman has been named the head women's basketball coach at Concordia College.
Sports shorts
Matt Hyland and Brock Larson of Brainerd competed in an Ultimate Fighting event Saturday at Sabin.
Pillager outscores Ottertail Central
PILLAGER -- Pillager's Travis Dixon struck out 13 and walked none in a 9-4 complete-game victory over Ottertail Central in Park Region Conference baseball Thursday.
Ladd leads Gobblers to victory
HINCKLEY -- Hallie Ladd blasted a three-run homer in the top of the seventh to lead the Aitkin Gobblers to an 18-16 Great River Conference softball win over Hinckley-Finlayson Thursday.
Scoreboard
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
Managers sidelined
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- On a night when seemingly everyone lost their patience, Torii Hunter began to find his.
Lucky 13: Twins win in extra innings
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Cristian Guzman was tired of watching his team waste one scoring opportunity after another.
Canucks take page from Wild playbook
ST. PAUL (AP) -- The Vancouver Canucks took the best page out of Minnesota's playbook in Game 3 and pasted it into theirs.
Lakers prove too much for Wolves
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kobe Bryant was upset as he came out for the fourth quarter, annoyed by the way the Los Angeles Lakers finished the third period.
Pressure point
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Los Angeles Lakers moved a game away from moving on to the second round with a systematic destruction of the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series.
Wild face critical game
ST. PAUL (AP) -- The Minnesota Wild have sold tickets for every seat in their 3-year-old arena since the franchise was started in this hockey-crazy state.
Next week
Priscilla Herdman wraps up the Grassroots Concerts spring schedule. See an interview with the New York singer next Thursday in Tempo.
'Dawson's Creek' hopes to recapture old magic for final episodes
With so many quality shows dropping like flies this season, one show that used to be great might get lost in the shuffle.
Matthies donates three paintings for scholarship fund
Evelyn Matthies gave definitive proof of why art is good for a community April 24 at Central Lakes College.
Oldeen improves English, writing skills
To help improve his English skills, Niklas Oldeen, an exchange student from Sweden, signed up for Brainerd High School's newspaper class this semester.
CLC's 'Shadow Box' is fast-paced, open-ended
Along with God and aliens, death is the great unknown of human knowledge. So you can't expect a play to make any definitive conclusions on the subject.
Attention Brainerd lakes area movie buffs
The Dispatch wants to know what summer movies you are looking forward to and why.
Best bets
Corey Stevens and his band hit the stage at 11:15 p.m. today at the Blue Ox Bar in Brainerd. Admission is $10. Scooter and the Kickstands get the music started at 9:15 p.m.
Bluesy evolution
(In Part 1 of an interview last Thursday, Corey Stevens recounted his formative years and the time he took a job as a third-grade teacher to pay the bills. Today, conversation continues with the blues crooner, who plays with his band today at the Blue Ox Bar in downtown Brainerd.)
CLC choir concert slated Tuesday
The Central Lakes College Vocal Music Department will feature the Cantar Concert Chorale and the Chamber Singers in a free concert Tuesday.
Tempo tidbits
The annual performance by the U.S. Air Force Heartland of America Concert Band, sponsored by The Dispatch, is sold out. The show is 7 p.m. Monday at Tornstrom Auditorium, Washington Middle School, Brainerd.
Entertainment Guide
For week of May 1-7; bands perform from 9 p.m. to close with no cover unless otherwise noted.
Learn Latino dance steps
Michelle and Oscar Gonzalez of the Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Brainerd will be at Central Lakes College for a Cinco de Mayo Latin dancing demonstration Monday. The couple will teach Latino dance steps from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Brainerd campus cafeteria, presented by the Resource Center for Cultures and Languages of the Americas at CLC.
CLC Piano Festival set May 10
The 14th Central Lakes College Piano Festival will be 3 p.m. May 10 at Tornstrom Auditorium in Washington Middle School, Brainerd. It will feature students of Michelle Sakry-Winkelman. Admission is free. A reception will follow the performance.
State forecast for Minnesota
today...Partly to mostly sunny. Mostly cloudy far south. Highs in the middle 50s to middle 60s.
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Mostly sunny north. Mostly cloudy this morning south...With patchy fog and drizzle southeast...Then becoming partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s...Much cooler along lakes michigan and superior.
State forecast for North Dakota
Today...Partly to mostly sunny. Highs in the 60s.
April showers were plentiful
April showers, aided by a half inch of snow, resulted in a slightly wetter-than-normal month, officials with the DNR forestry office in Brainerd said today.
Flower stuff
Weather drawing by Hannah Fritz of Mrs. Brenny's third grade class at Baxter school.
State forecast for Minnesota
today...Mostly sunny north...Partly cloudy south. A slight chance for showers far southwest. Highs in the 60s to lower 70s.
State forecast for South Dakota
Today...Mostly cloudy south and west...Partly cloudy north. Oc
State forecast for North Dakota
Today...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70.
Iowa state forecast
Today...Mostly cloudy. Scattered light showers this afternoon. Highs in the 60s to around 70.
Iowa state forecast
This afternoon...Cloudy. A chance of showers or thunderstorms southeast...With a slight chance of rain west. Highs in the mid 50s to mid 60s.
Jumping
Weather drawing by Olivia Gilbert of Mrs. Ahlers' third grade class at Lincoln school.
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Partly to mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s east to around 70 southwest. Cooler near the great lakes.
State forecast for South Dakota
Today...Partly to mostly cloudy. Areas of morning fog west. Chance of afternoon showers or thunderstorms south and west. Highs in the 60s.
What's doing
Mitchell Movement. North-South: Ray and Gladys Norrgard, 82.5; Ann Whalen and Phyllis DeRosier, 82; and Mary Jane Janacek and Betty Swart, 76.5. East-West: Sandy Chase and Marv Falk, 82; Bruce Eastman and Patrick Spradlin, 81.5; and Don Rasmussen and Paul Klaverkamp, 78.
Senior activities
LAKES AREA SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER