Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Police blotter
ARRESTS - Arrested a 14-year-old girl for obstructing the legal process, damage to property, disorderly conduct and possessing tobacco after receiving a report of juveniles causing a disturbance at 11:13 p.m. Saturday on the 700 block of Third Avenue Northeast.
Summer registrations being taken
Brainerd Community Education would like to remind families that summer registrations are now being taken for KinderClub Early-Age Care and Pre-Kindergarten program, Fun 'N' Friends and Senior Leaders School-Age Care and Enrichment programs. Summer program sites are Nisswa and the Washington Educational Services Building.
POLICE BLOTTER
THEFT - Received a report of a $36 gas drive-off at 11:43 a.m. Monday from Holiday Station Store, 15052 Dellwood Drive.
Bike safety clinic planned for May 16
A bike safety clinic will be 10 a.m. May 16 at Memorial Park parking lot in Brainerd, announced the Brainerd Parks and Recreation Department.
BIRTHS
Jerry and Amy (Funk) Isder, Bowlus, a girl, Callie Louise, 7 pounds, 2.5 ounces, April 4, 2009. Grandparents are Deb and Francis Funk, Rice, Carol Isder, Pierz, and Art Isder, Wheeling, Mo. Great-grandparents are Leona Funk, Pierz, and Margret Borgheiinck, Randall.
Senior Summit IV invites public participation
PIERZ - The Morrison County Senior Task Force along with Horizon Health will host the Senior Summit IV, Living Your Best Life, Aging in Morrison County from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at Horizon Health's Community Room in Pierz.
A cloud of geese
Do you have a recent scenic picture that shows the beauty of the lakes area? Send it to photos@brainerddispatch.com for possible publication in the Neighbors section. Be sure to include your name, where you are from, a brief description of the photo and when and where it was taken.
CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY
Go to Any Length
BRIGHT SPOT
A few months ago I became stuck in a snow bank in the driveway leading into a church just east of the intersection of County Road 48 and Highway 371. I was in a hurry to make it to an important dentist appointment and was frantically trying to get my car out of this predicament. My wife showed up to try and assist me, but together we still couldn't get our vehicle to budge.
SUPPORT GROUPS
Lakes Area Ecumenical Bereavement
LOCAL BRIEFS
The Fifty Lakes Foundation recently engaged fifth- and sixth-graders at Emily Charter School in an essay contest - "Why I want to go to Long Lake Conservation Center Camp."
ORGANIZATIONS
ORGANIZATIONS
'All you really need are the basics'
Once upon a time, all that was needed to go fishing was a cane pole and a can of worms. A boat and motor was almost considered an extravagance.
PETS OF THE WEEK
Toby is a 2-year-old neutered male German Shepherd mix. Weighing 91 pounds, Toby is a "gentle giant." He loves to play with stuffed animals, is good with other dogs and keeps a clean kennel. Brainerd Dispatch/Heidi Lake
Bowling
Coco Moon won the Monday Maniacs League at Jack's House: Gil Pence (left), Justin Wing, Dale Wing. Not pictured: Travis Wing, Bruce Mogensen.
Bowling
Rolling perfect games in 2008-09: John Buscher, Sonny Klabo and Dan Johnson. Not pictured: Jeff Tesser, Travis Wing, Chad Knudson, Jason Wing.
Correction
A Crow Wing County court report on Page 10C Thursday included incorrect information regarding two court matters.
Parachuting for Parkinson's
Jumping out of a perfectly good aircraft may seem like a crazy idea, but not for a 77-year-old Nisswa woman.
This was Brainerd
30 years ago (1979): Dogs killed 114 turkeys and injured another 75 early Saturday at the Earl B. Olson Turkey Farm in Baxter. The incident prompted a warning from Mayor Stan Smith, who said dogs running loose on turkey farm property would be shot on sight.
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe reports possible case of H1N1 flu
As a result of a possible case of H1N1 flu on the Mille Lacs Reservation, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe officials Wednesday announced they will close the band's schools south of Onamia on the reservation.
2 Aitkin area deaths under investigation
The Aitkin County Sheriff's Department is investigating two unrelated deaths Saturday in Morrison and Farm Island townships.
BHS student from Aitkin named a Merit scholar
Breanna Storlie, the 17-year-old daughter of Dr. James and Karen Storlie of Aitkin, has been named a National Merit Scholar.
Good Samaritan Bowl VI
Jared Smith bowled as the Cat in the Hat on the Seuss on the Loose team Monday during Good Samaritan Bowl VI at Jack's House in Brainerd. The event raised money for improvements at the Good Samaritan Society care centers and for the hospice program.
Morrison official happy in new job
LITTLE FALLS - The 31-year-old Morrison County administrator knows she has a lot to learn on the job, but after three months Deb Gruber said the position is a good fit for her and she's happy she pursued it.
Local briefs
The second annual "Purses for Partners" - a luncheon and purse auction to benefit Kinship Partners - was attended by 140 women and girls in April and raised more than $8,000 for Kinship Partners' youth mentoring programs.
Dondelinger closing GM dealerships
The Dondelinger family announced Tuesday it will close its GM franchise dealerships this summer in Little Falls, Pine River and Wadena.
Counties mull jail, ATV use
CASS/CROW WING COUNTY
Gull Lake Frozen Fore announces donations
EAST GULL LAKE - The fourth annual Gull Lake Frozen Fore announced donations made from its fundraising event this year.
CLC graduation ceremonies May 13-14
Spring commencement ceremonies are planned next week for the nearly 900 Central Lakes College graduates.
Projects funded at discount
Brainerd will have three more street projects this year at a $100,000 discount.
Overheard
Yes!
Baxter deaths ruled accidents
BAXTER - The deaths of two people whose bodies were found March 22 in a car in a garage at a Baxter residence have been ruled accidents.
Hecker's Toyota/Scion remains open
The Denny Hecker Toyota/Scion dealership remains open in Baxter and there is no sale pending, according to a Hecker spokesperson.
This was Brainerd
MAY 6 - 40 years ago (1969) - Representatives of Union Local 49 representing the school custodial staff have presented a proposed new contract calling for wage and benefit increases totaling 17 percent.
CORRECTION
A story on Page 2A of Tuesday's Dispatch should have stated Brainerd's bond issue was reduced by $400,000 instead of $500,000 and the $300,000 added for northeast Brainerd streets will be paid for by assessments, not the tax levy.
Grants, training available to nonprofits fighting poverty
Central Minnesota faith-based and community-based organizations can strengthen their internal operations in the fight against poverty and other critical issues, thanks to a minimum of $65,000 in grants and free training available through the second year of a partnership between the Initiative Foundation and the Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches.
City, school officials huddle on lease issue
Brainerd city officials and school board members met Tuesday to discuss renewal of the district's Brainerd Area Civic Center lease for its boys' and girls' hockey teams.
Tax statements are in the mail
Crow Wing County Treasurer Laureen Borden reported county tax statements were mailed to residents and the first half of real estate taxes are due May 15.
City to work with MnDOT on dirt stockpile
BAXTER - Baxter wants to work with the Minnesota Department of Transportation on the state agency's proposal to stockpile dirt for a future interchange at Crow Wing County Road 48 and Highway 371.
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.
Don Dabill
PINE RIVER - Don Dabill, age 88, of Pine River, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2009. He was born in Bull Moose Township on Aug. 18, 1920, where he lived 11 years until 1931 when he moved to Bungo Township where he lived 67 years. Then in 1998 he moved back to Bull Moose Township.
Balbina Solorz
LITTLE FALLS - Balbina Solorz, 83-year-old resident of Little Falls, Minn., formerly of Bowlus, Minn.
Jay L. Krone
FIFTY LAKES - Jay Loren Krone, 76, of Fifty Lakes, died Friday, May 1, 2009, at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Services for Jay will be 11 a.m. Thursday, May 7, 2009, at St. Emily's Catholic Church in Emily with Father Kuriakose "K.K." Nediakala officiating. Friends are welcome to visit one hour prior to services. Memorials are preferred in American Diabetes Association or the Dialysis Unit at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd.
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.
Raymond A. Lucking
PIERZ - Raymond A. Lucking, 78-year-old resident of Pierz, Minn., passed away Monday, May 4, 2009, at the Lutheran Care Center in Little Falls. Mass of Christian Burial for Raymond Lucking will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 7, 2009, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Pierz, Minn. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, at Shelley-Virnig Funeral Chapel in Pierz and from 9-10 a.m. Thursday in our chapel.
Dean Sanford
AITKIN - Dean Sanford, 82, of Aitkin, died Sunday, May 3, 2009, at his residence. Funeral arrangements are pending with Sorensen-Root-Thompson Funeral Home, Aitkin.
Gretchen L. Murphy
Gretchen L. Murphy, 88, Brainerd, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at her home on golden pond in Brainerd.
Ione A. Baysinger
Feb. 22, 1928 - Nov. 1, 2008
Bruce Johnson
AITKIN - Bruce Johnson, age 56, of Aitkin, passed away early Friday morning, May 1, 2009, at his home in Aitkin.
Raymond E. Carow
Raymond (Ray) E. Carow, 90, formerly of New Richmond, Wis., passed away peacefully in his sleep on May 3, 2009, while at home, surrounded by four generations of family. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Ruth; his four children, Stephen (Diane), Susan (Lee Mitchell), Cindy (Bill Hursh, deceased), Michael (Jessica); 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. After raising their children in Minneapolis, Ruth and Ray made their second home in Pillager, Minn., where Ray worked for Madden's Golf Course up until his 80th birthday.
Douglas F. Abear
CROSBY - Douglas Frank Abear, age 87, of Crosby, died on May 3, 2009, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in St. Paul. He was born on May 12, 1921, in Dean Lake Township to Fred and Chleo (Terry) Abear. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving in the European-African-Middle Eastern theater and awarded a Purple Heart.
Debora L. Molitor
FORT RIPLEY - Debora L. Molitor, age 53, of Fort Ripley, passed away late Sunday evening, May 3, 2009, following a long illness, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Private family services will be held in memory of Debora at a later date. Memorials and cards may be mailed to her daughter, Hidie Lundgren, 9611 10th St., Fort Ripley, MN 56449.
Thomas L. Praske
AITKIN - Thomas L. Praske, 53, of Aitkin, died Saturday, May 2, 2009, at his residence. He was born Oct. 5, 1955, in Clear Lake, S.D., to Paul and Mae (Goodmonson) Praske.
Vox Pop
You have to wonder how the city continues to justify street projects where the cost of improvements exceed the current price of improved lots. With a current $20,000 asking price and a huge inventory of unsold lots, it seems like a breather should be in order.
Tourism means business
National Travel and Tourism Week will be celebrated May 9-17, 2009, and it is particularly important to remember the importance of tourism to the economy in the Brainerd lakes area.
Stay in touch with legislators
Addresses and phone numbers
OTHER OPINION: Jack Kemp
Jack Kemp never gave up, and his storied determination was never more apparent than in his advocacy for voting rights for the people of Washington. With his passing, the District of Columbia has lost a true champion.
Pakistan's critical hour
LAHORE, Pakistan - Pakistan is on the brink of chaos, and Congress is in a critical position: U.S. lawmakers can hasten that fateful process, halt it or even help turn things around. The speed and conditions with which Congress provides emergency aid to Islamabad will affect the Pakistani government and army's ability and will to resist the Taliban onslaught.
Ignoring all warning signs
WASHINGTON - When I was in high school, my parents gave me 15 shares of General Motors stock, worth maybe $600, and a lecture on investing in America. This is a great company, they said, and now you own part of it. Hold onto it and your investment will grow.
Shot full of myth
A mother gently places her beautiful 1-year-old boy on the examining table, unwrapping his soft, blue blanket. To my opening question, his mother says No, she has no concerns.
Local sports shorts
St. Cloud State University sophomore Kayla Lenz, a Pequot Lakes High School graduate, captured first place at No. 4 singles and No. 3 doubles in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference individual women's tennis tournament last weekend at the Baseline Tennis Club in Minneapolis.
SCOREBOARD
Area events
Warriors shuffle lineup, win 10th meet in a row
FERGUS FALLS - The Brainerd Warriors shuffled their lineup and defeated the Fergus Falls Otters 6-1 in Central Lakes Conference action Tuesday for their 10th straight victory.
When an out should have been a home run
Ashly Erickson's home run should have been a home run.
Fiest medalist in Pillager win
BROWERVILLE - Brady Fiest earned medalist honors, carding an 89 to lead the Pillager Huskies to a first-place tie with the Underwood Rockets in the Browerville Invite at Long Prairie Country Club on Monday.
LOCAL SHORTS
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Junior distance runner Brittany Brenny and sophomore pitcher David Spies have been named the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux Club Student-Athletes of the Week ending May 3.
Cardinals win presection title
ST. CLOUD - The Staples-Motley Cardinals shot 346 and captured the Presection 6-2A Invite title Monday at Territory Golf Club.
Area baseball recap
PIERZ - Tyler Monson went 3-for-4 with three doubles and a walk, and pitched six innings, as the Pierz Pioneers defeated the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars 13-5 in a Central Minnesota Conference game Tuesday.
Pierz boys head to state;
S-M girls may join them
PILLAGER - John Omann won the 100- and 400-meter dashes and was second in the 200 dash and fifth in the long jump to propel the Pierz Pioneers to the Section 7-1A True Team Title Tuesday.
Area tennis scores
STAPLES - Jordan Peterson and Mike Lindaman didn't surrender a point in their respective singles matches as the Staples-Motley Cardinals defeated the Perham Yellowjackets 6-1 in a Mid-State Conference meet Tuesday.
Warriors win second game with Alexandria
ALEXANDRIA - Trevor Howard pitched a complete game and Kyle Crocker and Rob Veith each had three hits to help the Brainerd Warriors defeat Alexandria 9-1 Tuesday in the second game of a Central Lakes Conference doubleheader.
Huskies third at Tipsinah Mounds
ELBOW LAKE - Mike Pettit shot an 85 Tuesday at Tipsinah Mounds Golf Course in a Quad County meet as Pillager shot a third-place team score of 351.
Pillager cruises to victory at Metrodome
MINNEAPOLIS - The Pillagers Huskies loved the indoors as they pounded out 13 hits in a 12-1 victory over East Central at the Metrodome Monday.
Golf shorts
Cragun's Resort and Legacy Golf Courses will host its seventh annual Veterans Appreciation Event May 25-26.
Fuhrman's no-hitter pilots Pierz
PIERZ - Katelyn Fuhrman pitched a complete-game no-hitter and struck out nine to pilot the Pierz Pioneers to a 3-0 win over the Eden Valley-Watkins Eagles in a Central Minnesota Conference game Monday.
Gobblers race past Duluth Denfeld, 6-1
AITKIN - Nick Sundholm starred for the Aitkin Gobblers, winning a tough No. 1 singles match 6-4, 6-3, as the Gobblers defeated the Duluth Denfeld Hunters 6-1 in a non-conference dual meet Monday.
Hoppe third as Warriors finish sixth
EAST GULL LAKE - Molly Hoppe finished third, shooting an 83, to lead the Brainerd Warriors to a sixth-place finish in a Central Lakes conference meet Tuesday at Madden's Pine Beach West.
Hanowski, Thelen Flyer athletes of year
LITTLE FALLS - Ben Hanowski and Jacie Thelen were named male and femal athletes of the year at the Little Falls High School activities banquet Monday.
Flyers sweep Sabres
SARTELL - Marissa Gessell picked up both wins on the mound and went 5-for-8 as Little Falls swept a Central Lakes Conference doubleheader 9-4 and 3-2 from Sartell Monday.
Scoreboard
Area events
Pequot boys' may have advanced to state
PARK RAPIDS - Clayton Foster won the 800- and 1600-meter runs and the Pequot Lakes Patriots 4x400 and 4x800 relay teams also won, leading the boys' team to second in the Section 8-2A True Team meet Tuesday.
Cards silence Brainerd bats
Dani Bany showed how valuable senior experience can be.
Herold's 45 paces Pierz
ANNANDALE - Sam Herold finished two strokes behind medalist Paiten Schreiner in a Central Minnesota Conference meet at Albion Ridges Golf Course on Tuesday.
Warriors make it nine in a row
Monday was Senior Recognition Night at Brainerd High School. With six seniors in the lineup the Warriors' tennis team moved up the start of its dual meet against Sartell by 45 minutes.
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with isolated thunderstorms west. A chance of showers central. Highs from the low 60s northwest...To around 70 south and west. Cooler near lake michigan.
State forecast for N.D.
Today...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers east this
Butterflies
Weather drawing by Nina Sullivan of Mrs. Meyer's third-grade class at Harrison school.
Raindrops falling on her head
Weather drawing by Olivia Killoran in the Lowell first grade of Mrs. Bolt.
State forecast for Minnesota
State forecast for Minnesota
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely south and west...Scattered thunderstorms north. Highs in the upper 60s to low 70s. Cooler near lake michigan.
State forecast for Iowa
Rest of today...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
State forecast for S.D.
Today...Considerable clouds with isolated to scattered showers much of the state this morning...With an isolated thunderstorm possible early far southeast. Scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon northeast...Otherwise partly cloudy this afternoon...Then clouds increasing again late west. Highs from the mid 60s far northwest to the lower to mid 70s south through east.
State forecast for N.D.
State forecast for N.D.
State forecast for Minnesota
Today...Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
State forecast for Iowa
Rest of today...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
State forecast for S.D.
Today...Partly to mostly sunny. Isolated early morning showers northeast. A chance of afternoon thunderstorms far west and far southeast. Highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s.