Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Identity of woman who died in Baxter crash is released
BAXTER -- The identity of a 75-year-old Merrifield woman, Helene Grim, who was killed in a traffic accident shortly after 5 p.m. Monday was released Tuesday by the Baxter Police Department.
EXTRA CREDIT
Kristina Solberg, Brainerd, a student at Central Lakes College, has been awarded a $1,000 All-Around Scholarship from Target. She is earning an Associate in Arts degree and plans to enroll in the elementary education program offered by Southwest State University on the CLC campus in Brainerd.
Teleconference tackles end-of-life issues
Terri Schiavo.
Line links seniors to helpful resources
Are you a senior citizen who needs help, but you don't know where to turn?
Pharmacy, arthritis, bones topics of workshops
STAPLES -- "It's Time to Jive in 2005," featuring workshops on pharmacy, arthritis and bone builders, will be 8 a.m.-2 p.m. June 1 at Central Lakes College in Staples.
FIRES
FIFTY LAKES -- DNR and Fifty Lakes firefighters responded to a grass fire at 5:04 p.m. Sunday in Fifty Lakes.
ACCIDENT
Both drivers, a 81-year-old man and a 18-year-old woman, were transported by North Ambulance to St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. The victims names and information on their conditions weren't available Sunday afternoon.
Stay in touch with your state legislators in St. Paul
Rep. Paul Gazelka.
Fire destroys Randall business
A fire destroyed the Hardware Hank store in Randall early Monday.
A dash of color on a gloomy day
A blooming ornamental crab apple tree in the Wendy's restaurant parking lot in west Brainerd added color Monday to an otherwise gloomy, rainy day. Flowering shrubs and trees are a sure sign of spring.
Hansen moves on
Randy Hansen, a Forestview Middle School assistant principal who has worked for 26 years in the Brainerd School District, has accepted a position as middle level principal in the Pequot Lakes School District.
Diane Schilling's rocky life's road leading her to graduation at CLC
Diane Schilling is set to graduate Thursday from Central Lakes College with an associates of arts degree in general education, but for now that's the furthest thing from her mind.
Students to get a sit-down lunch
Brainerd High School students won't have to eat lunch on the floor anymore.
This was Brainerd
MAY 9 - 30 years ago (1975) - The Board of Directors of Brainerd Ice Arena, Inc. announced today that the new multi-purpose building will be constructed on a site in northwest Brainerd rather than on school property.
Woman dies in crash in Baxter
BAXTER -- A Brainerd area woman is dead following a two-vehicle collision Monday in Baxter.
This was Brainerd
MAY 10 - 20 years ago (1985) - Business: Westport Center near completion. Mills Motors' new home will be one of the largest dealerships in Minnesota. A new grocery store is going up in the Brainerd mall.
County Planned United Development Task Force recommends extending moratorium
A Crow Wing County task force Monday recommended extending a moratorium affecting shoreland development.
LOCAL BRIEFS
ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota House Monday approved legislation modifying traffic rules for passing parked emergency vehicles. The measure, authored by Rep. Paul Gazelka, R-Brainerd, passed 134-0.
Overheard
"We come first to remember the young Americans who did not live to comb gray hair."
Dispatch to require online readers to register
The Brainerd Dispatch will soon require its online readers to register on its Web site in order to access its local stories.
Overheard
"This is a heinous crime. It was a crime not only against those kids but against all of us."
Eighth annual 'Ride with Jim' bicycle tour planned June 5
BAXTER -- The eighth annual "Ride with Jim" bicycle tour will begin 9 a.m. June 5 at the Northland Arboretum Center.
Cecil Gunsbury
Cecil Gunsbury, age 99, died Saturday, May 7, 2005, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village.
Julie Mann
Julie Mann, age 58, of Brainerd, died Saturday, May 7, 2005, at St. Joseph's Medical Center.
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Dorothy Carlson
Dorothy Carlson, 83, Brainerd, passed away Monday, May 9, 2005, at St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud.
William Pribbenow
WINSTON -- William Pribbenow, age 85, formerly of the Randall area, died Sunday, May 8, 2005, at Hilltop Care Center in Winston.
Dorothy M. Cohoes
OUTING -- Dorothy Mae Cohoes, 81, of Outing, died May 8, 2005, at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. She was born on July 7, 1923, in Rabey, Minn., to Anton and Nora (Rasmussen) Modrynski. She married Roland P. Cohoes Sr. on March 15, 1942, in Newport, Minn.
Julie Mann
Julie Mann, age 58, of Brainerd, died Saturday, May 7, 2005, at St. Joseph's Medical Center. Memorial services will be Friday, May 13, at 5 p.m. at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with Pastor Gary Peterson officiating.
Obituary policy
Obituary notices are charged at 34 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.
Alice L. Maxson
PINE RIVER -- Alice L. Maxson, 83, of Pine River, died Friday, May 6, 2005, at Whispering Pines Good Samaritan Center in Pine River.
Viola K. Koering
Viola K. (Holtkamp) Koering died Monday, May 9, 2005, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. She was born in Brainerd on Aug. 1, 1909, to John and Gertrude (Rappel) Holtkamp. She attended St. Francis Elementary School.
Cecil J. Fisher
RANDALL -- Cecil J. Fisher, 86-year-old resident of Randall, Minn., passed away May 7, 2005, at the Lutheran Care Center in Little Falls. A committal service will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 12, 2005, at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery north of Little Falls.
Cecil Fisher
RANDALL -- Cecil Fisher, 86-year-old resident of Randall, Minn., passed away Saturday, May 7, 2005, at the Lutheran Care Center in Little Falls, Minn.
Correction / clarification
The Dispatch incorrectly reported that no representative of the U.S. Post Office attended a Brainerd public hearing on the Laurel Street project and a separate meeting with city officials and affected property owners. Postmaster Warren McQuay said he attended both of the meetings. City officials have a record of McQuay's attendance at the property owners' meeting but no record of his attendance at the public hearing.
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Pawlenty's highway clean-up plan is a good idea for the state
Gov. Tim Pawlenty has come up with an idea to save a little money while allowing offenders to perform their court-mandated community service. With Operation Clean-up, people who owe community service will fulfill that requirement by picking up litter and trash on Minnesota thoroughfares. This is not a fully novel idea. The crews are part of the Sentencing to Service practice, in which judges sentence nonviolent offenders to service instead of jail or fines, in addition to jail or as part of their probation.
VOX POP
Whining? These students aren't whining. They've had a lot of changes over their high school career. Every time they speak up, they are patted on the head and told how well their class has done. Perhaps these adults should let the students really tell them how they feel.
Open Forum
In 1988, Pope John Paul II wrote in his Apostolic Letter "Ecclesia Dei," "respect must everywhere be shown for the feelings of all those who are attached to the Latin liturgical tradition...."
OTHER OPINION: CORMORANTS
Natural resource managers will begin a process that is sure to irk many, but is a necessary action to restore balance in nature.
Dispatch sports wins six awards
The Brainerd Dispatch sports department earned six awards in the under 20,000 circulation division of the 2004 Minnesota Associated Press Sports Association contest.
SPORTS SHORTS
Central Lakes College softball player Jackie Sullivan was the top vote-getter for the Minnesota Community College All-Northern Division softball team while her father, Bob Sullivan, was named Northern Division coach of the year.
Late rally sparks Brainerd against Tech
Masterful pitching. Decent defense. Clutch hitting. The top two teams in the Central Lakes Conference.
'The Bullet' goes down in 'The Contender'
In Anthony "The Bullet" Bonsante's words, "I lost tonight, but I didn't lose the war."
Welshons medalist
BRAHAM -- Melissa Welshons shot a 49 for medalist honors and led the Aitkin Gobblers to victory in a Great River Conference girls' golf dual meet Monday against Braham.
Raiders' bid for nationals ends
GRAND RAPIDS -- The Central Lakes College Raiders quest for a national tournament appearance was dashed by two home runs as the Raiders fell 8-1 Saturday in the finals of the Region 13B tournament to Dawson Community College.
Aitkin's Helbling shares medalist honors with 43
DEERWOOD -- Aitkin's Jesse Helbling shared medalist honors with Chris Vavra of Braham as both shot 43s and the Bombers won a Great River Conference boys' golf dual meet Monday.
SCOREBOARD
Baseball
Brainerd third, fourth in CLC meets
ST. CLOUD -- The Brainerd Warrior girls' team tied for third on the back nine and finished fourth on the front in Central Lakes Conference meets Monday at the Territory Golf Club.
Little Falls takes two at Staples tennis triangular
STAPLES -- Jerry Vu and the No. 2 double team of Paddy Stoy and Ryan Wolfe were double winners Saturday in the Staples-Motley boys' tennis triangular.
CLC falls in bid for region tourney
ROCHESTER -- The Central Lakes College Raiders baseball team was one win away from playing another game.
Upcoming sporting events
Upcoming sporting events
Upcoming sporting events in the Brainerd lakes area:
TUESDAY
C-I falls twice; Aitkin splits at invite
McGREGOR -- Kassie Duffney, Betsey Wehseler and Megan Landowski all smacked home runs for the Crosby-Ironton Rangers, but it was the Aitkin Gobblers softball team taking a 7-6 victory at the McGregor Invitational Saturday.
Heidmann's hit bails out Scearcy
Brainerd Warriors baseball coach Lowell Scearcy was second-guessing himself despite Monday's 3-1 victory over the St. Cloud Tech Tigers at rainy Adamson Field.
Pequot, Hasselberg fifth at invitational
GRAND RAPIDS -- Ali Gravdahl's 87 led the Pequot Lakes Patriots girls' golf team to a fifth-place score of 386 at the Grand Rapids Invitational Saturday.
Rangers earn split against Park Rapids
CROSBY -- Betsy Wehseler went 3-for-5 with a double and Megan Landowski pitched a complete game as the Crosby-Ironton Rangers defeated Park Rapids 11-10 in the second game of a Mid-State Conference softball doubleheader Monday.
Bauer leads C-I with 173
BIWABIK -- Joe Bauer shot a two-day 173 to finish 24th individually and help the Crosby-Ironton Rangers to 14th during the Biwabik Invitational on the Quarry at Giants Ridge.
Herron, Valentino, Nate Rubin win titles
CASS LAKE -- Blake Herron, Justice Valentino and Levi Rubin of the Golden Lakes Boxing Club from Brainerd won Junior Olympic state championships Saturday and Sunday at the Palace Casino.
Fort Ripley remains unbeaten
The Fort Ripley Rebels remained unbeaten with a 7-1 victory over the Buckman Billygoats in Victory League North/East Division amateur baseball Sunday.
Boyer, Carlson nab medalist honors
ST. CLOUD -- Tom Boyer and Kurt Carlson of the Brainerd Warriors tied for medalist honors with Bryce Hansted of Alexandria at 73 in a Central Lakes Conference boys'' golf meet Monday.
Brainerd Bees stung in season opener
CLEAR LAKE -- Darren Goltz's RBI single in the fourth inning was the Brainerd Bees only run in a 3-1 loss to Clear Lake Saturday in Lakewood League amateur baseball.
SCOREBOARD
Baseball
Brainerd girls third at Hamline
ST. PAUL -- Hannah McAllister won the 400-meter dash and Ally Hartje won the triple jump to lead the Brainerd Warriors girls' track and field team to third place, while Will Kassulker won the discus and the shot put and James Strand won the 300 hurdles helping the boys' team to fifth Saturday at the Hamline relays.
Brainerd breaks program record
PRINCETON -- The Brainerd Warriors broke a program record and swept the Princeton baseball tournament in the process Saturday with a 7-1 victory over Willmar and a 20-2 victory over Princeton.
Fast start
It took Brainerd's Bobby Young most of last season to win a Wissota Street Stock main feature race at North Central Speedway.
Aitkin takes two at E-G tourney
EVELETH -- John Holder struck out 11, walked two and allowed four hits and one earned run to lead the Aitkin Gobblers to a 7-5 victory over Two Harbors and then went 2-for-4 in a 5-4 defeat of Eveleth-Gilbert at the E-G baseball tournament Saturday.
Pohlkamp pitches Pierz past Kimball
Pierz -- Mike Pohlkamp pitched a five-inning complete game for the Pierz Pioneers as they shut out the Kimball Cubs 12-0 in Central Minnesota Conference baseball Monday.
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the low to mid 70s. Cooler near the great lakes.
State forecast for N.D.
Today...A chance of morning showers extreme east and afternoon
State forecast for Minnesota
Flood watch far northwest until 6 pm this evening...
State forecast for Minnesota
Today...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers north in the morning.
State forecast for N.D.
Flood watch eastern third through this afternoon...
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Partly to mostly cloudy. A chance for showers north and central. Highs in the 60s north and 70s south.
Good rain
Weather drawing by Morgan McKenzie of Mrs. Surma's third grade class at Baxter school.
Spring is flowering
Weather drawing by JoAnna Miles of Mrs. Gardner's fifth grade class at Lowell school.
State forecast for Iowa
Today...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and isolated
State forecast for Iowa
Today...Mostly sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms late west.
State forecast for S.D.
Today...Partly cloudy west. Mostly cloudy central and east with scattered showers. Cooler with highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
State forecast for S.D.
Winter storm watch black hills late tonight and wednesday...