Saturday, May 14, 2005
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Business notes
Susan Mathiowetz was promoted to senior vice president of Northern National Bank.
BIZ BUZZ
Adirondack is expected to open soon on Main Street in Nisswa.
Accident
A man driving a scooter about 4 p.m. Thursday at South Sixth and Cedar streets in south Brainerd was injured after being struck by a vehicle, the Brainerd Police Department reported.
Randall hardware store fire ruled accidental
A fire that destroyed a Randall hardware store was accidental, the state fire marshal's office reported Thursday.
CRIME
LITTLE FALLS -- The Morrison County Sheriff's Department arrested a 23-year-old Little Falls man at 3:18 a.m. Friday after he fled from officers first by vehicle and then by foot
SENIOR ACTIVITIES
Lakes Area Senior Activity Center
Agendas
7 p.m. business meeting
SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS
Monday B Cereal, yogurt or string cheese, fruit or juice, milk. L Popcorn chicken, white/wild rice, veggies/dip, diced fruit, milk.
Court
Joshua Randall Schmidtke, 22, Walker, received execution of the balance of one year jail for violating probation he was serving for gross misdemeanor DWI.
Write to your lawmakers
Sen. Mark Dayton
Agendas
City hall
Agendas
Meets 7 p.m. Tuesday
Stay in touch with your state lawmakers
Rep. Paul Gazelka.
Accident
Two people were injured in a car, semi-truck collision about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday on Highway 18 near Highway 6 east of Brainerd, the State Patrol reported Friday.
Fire
The Brainerd Fire Department was called at 11:38 a.m. Friday to a gas leak at a vacant lot at 915 N St. N.E.
Interior designer takes over
FIFTY LAKES -- Six dining room chairs handcrafted from a banana leaf surround a dining room table made from 65-year-old thick, rustic teak wood shipped from Indonesia.
CenterPoint Energy reminds residents to call before they dig
CenterPoint Energy reminds anyone who plans to excavate or dig on their property to call Gopher State One Call to have their utility, telecommunications and other underground service lines marked before breaking ground.
HOUSING BRIEF
CROSSLAKE -- Sue Coulter and Doug Nelson, real estate agents at Edina Realty in Crosslake, earned the Graduate Realtor Institute designation.
New car can detect a driver's mood
So, if you spot a car approaching with an orange smiley face, relax. If the approaching vehicle has a glowing red hood, cut the driver some slack. If the hood is giving off pale blue, get out of the way. The car gets its name from a pod placed in the instrument panel.
Siblings need partners
Mary, 12, and Mark, 9, are brother and sister both waiting for Kinship Partners. They live with their mom and older brother, Jim. They both have had ups and downs in life. Dad uses drugs and Jim has had truancy problems making for a household that has been in upheaval at different times.
Local briefs
The Brainerd School District will sponsor six Amity Scholars during the 2005-2006 school year.
Reaching a milestone
Laurie Gradin (center) received a hug from Central Lakes College registered nursing faculty members Darci Goeden (left) and Linda Anderson after Gradin received her diploma Thursday night during the CLC commencement for the Brainerd campus. The ceremony, which honored 790 graduates, was in the Brainerd High School gymnasium.
Crosslake council debates whether staff can handle planning complaints
CROSSLAKE -- In a special meeting Thursday, the Crosslake City Council argued whether planning and zoning complaints should be handled by staff members or the council.
Short-term closure planned for Morrison County Road 48
Beginning Tuesday, the first of two short-term closures of Morrison County Road 48 will get under way as crews begin hauling grading material to construct the roadway for the four-lane expansion of Highway 371, the Minnesota Department of Transportation reported.
LOCAL BRIEFS
Beginning Tuesday, eastbound Highway 10 at Morrison County Road 52 will be detoured to allow maintenance crews to complete permanent roadway repairs, the Minnesota Department of Transportation reported.
Graduation night was Amber's night
CROSBY -- Among the 103 seniors graduating Thursday from Crosby-Ironton High School there was one empty chair adorned only with flowers and a graduation sash.
Plenty of walleye in stock
Minnesota has 195 lakes with special fishing regulations, including 42 with special regulations on walleye.
Eggena wants to limit public, staff comments during meetings
CROSSLAKE -- Council member Dean Eggena suggested limiting public and staff comments during council sessions during a special meeting Thursday.
Overheard
"It is my opinion that John Bolton is the poster child of what someone in the diplomatic corps should not be."
Nasty weather doesn't deter soldier
PILLAGER -- With the weather as miserable as it gets in May, anglers who hit the water for the start of the 2005 fishing season Saturday morning had to be hard core.
This was Brainerd
MAY 15 - 30 years ago (1975) - Two hundred and thirty riders participated in the Brainerd area bike-a-thon Saturday. Sponsor pledges could reach as high as $3,000 to $3,500 for the one day event.
Brainerd schools to host six Amity Scholars
The Brainerd School District will sponsor six Amity Scholars during the 2005-2006 school year.
Spring carnival
Kirsten Schroer, 4, Brainerd, had her face painted by Chantel Smith, a ninth-grader in the Brainerd Middle Level Alternative Program, Friday at the Early Childhood Family Education Center, Brainerd School District Learning Center. Face painting and other activities were part of the learning center's spring carnival to celebrate the 30th birthday of ECFE.
LEGISLATIVE BRIEFS
ST. PAUL -- Sen. Carrie Ruud's bill to help DNR officers control the growing population of cormorants on Leech Lake was passed 59-2 by the Senate last week.
This was Brainerd
MAY 13 - 20 years ago (1985) - If you haven't driven past Gregory Park lately, there's something to look at besides tree stumps. The refurbished bandstand is a nice touch. The park board members would like to arrange a full schedule of concerts since the bandstand was repaired.
Local briefs
Vegetables and fruits in season will be available, as well as buffalo, pork, chicken and beef. There will be homemade jams, jellies, bakery items and crafts, honey, maple syrup, cut flowers, bedding plants, potted flowers, herbs and more.
Council members' access to city attorney curbed
CROSSLAKE -- The Crosslake City Council split 3-2 in a vote Thursday that effectively limits the ability of individual council members to contact the city attorney.
Overheard
"We're shocked, shocked that they would contemplate taking those aircraft out of the system this early. We're very confused as to what their motivation is."
Robert D. Hilfer
LITTLE FALLS -- Robert D. Hilfer, 65, Little Falls, Minn., died Friday, May 13, 2005, at his residence in Little Falls, Minn.
Kenneth Leonard
Kenneth 'Butsy' H. Leonard, Brainerd, passed away May 10, 2005, at his daughter's home in Brainerd. He was born in Brainerd, Minn., to Franklin and Ruth (Wachols) Leonard on July 3, 1919. He married Ann Dehling on June 7, 1939, in Mason City, Iowa. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He worked as a meat cutter for many years in the Brainerd area.
Florence L. Kowalczyk
LITTLE FALLS -- Florence L. Kowalczyk, age 86, a resident of Little Falls, Minn., and formerly of Minneapolis, Minn., passed away Friday, May 13, 2005, at the Pierz Villa in Pierz, Minn. Arrangements are with the Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls.
Carol J. Fluck
Carol Joyce Fluck was born on Jan. 12, 1932, in Buffalo, Minn., the daughter of Glen and Edith (Persian) Ward. She grew up and graduated from high school in Buffalo. On March 17, 1951, she was united in marriage to Harvey K. Fluck after they eloped to Iowa. To this union three daughters, Beth Kay, Cheryl and Cindy, were born. Harvey and Carol were able to share 42 years of marriage before he died on Nov. 9, 1993.
Carol J. Fluck
Carol J. Fluck, age 73, of Brainerd, died May 11, 2005, at Woodland Good Samaritan Village. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.
Harlan B. Smith
PEQUOT LAKES -- Harlan Bennie Smith, age 86, of Pequot Lakes and formerly of Northwood, Iowa, passed away Friday, May 13, 2005, at Whispering Pines Good Samaritan Center in Pine River. He was born Dec. 20, 1918, in Montezuma, Iowa, to Ben and Mary Smith. Visitation will be held on Sunday, May 15, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Kline Funeral Home, Pine River.
Delores Sauer
LITTLE FALLS -- Delores Sauer, 67, Little Falls, died on Friday, May 13, 2005, at the St. Cloud Hospital.
Kenneth Weibel
Kenneth Joseph Weibel, born in Cologne, Minn., on May 18, 1934, passed away May 12, 2005. Ken grew up and went to school in the Cologne area. He served two years in the Marine Corps and continued living in the same area. He was employed by Northern States Power Co. for 35 years.
Helene Grimm
MERRIFIELD -- Helene Grimm, age 75, of Merrifield, died Monday afternoon May 9, 2005, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd as the result of an automobile accident. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 13, at St. Christopher's Catholic Church in Nisswa with Father George Zeck.
Cecil E. Gunsbury
Cecil Ephraim Gunsbury passed away peacefully on May 7, 2005, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village, Brainerd. He was 99.7 years old. He previously lived in Nisswa, Minn.; Longmeadow, Mass.; Closter, N.J.; and Kew Gardens, Surrey, England.
Emily L. Bicknell
AITKIN -- Emily L. Bicknell, age 81, of Aitkin, died Wednesday, May 11, 2005, at her home in Aitkin.
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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.
Clara C. Tidwell
SEATTLE -- Clara C. Tidwell, 73, Seattle, formerly of Flensburg, Minn., passed away in Seattle.
Stanley L. Piasecki
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Stanley Leonard Piasecki, 67, Lawrence, Kan., died Oct. 26, 2004, at Midland Hospice in Topeka, Kan. He was born Nov. 6, 1936, in Harding, Minn., the son of Stanley and Cecelia Piasecki. He was raised on his parents' dairy farm.
James W. Eue
James W. Eue, age 56, resident of Brainerd, died Thursday, May 12, 2005, at Fairview University Medical Center in Minneapolis. Jim was born in Brainerd Dec. 6, 1948, to Ronald and Donna (Chisholm) Eue. He married Loretta Wolvert at St. Mathias Church June 29, 1968. He worked as a stucco contractor owning Building Improvers. He was a member of the Moose Lodge.
Constance M. Hansen
CROSBY -- Constance Margaret Hansen, 83, of Crosby, died on Friday, May 13, 2005, at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center, Crosby. She was born on Feb. 8, 1922, in Wadena, Minn. She is survived by husband, Arnold; son, Michael (Alma) Emerson, Blaine; daughter, Sandra (Jerry Olson) Shepard, Crosby; brother, Virgil (Norma) Lehmann, Aitkin; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Open Forum
Perhaps the most important bill a pro-life family (that's us) must challenge in this year's Minnesota Legislative session deals with funding for stem cell research. The House Democratic caucus has formed a committee whose job is to make H.F. 13 more acceptable to the public, so it can sneak it through, last minute, in this year's session.
VOX POP
I am floored that the citizens picked up the tab for Mary Koep to stay at a hotel room for a night. How ridiculous. Doesn't Mary Koep speak of fiscal responsibility and conservatism in spending? Apparently when it comes to wasting taxpayers' funding she is not so fiscally responsible. This is another example of needed change on the Brainerd City Council. What a circus.
Open Forum
Well apparently the other faction down at city hall is at it again. They still have one member on the council that believes in researching issues before making his decision on which way to vote. He doesn't believe in just voting for an issue because it is "recommended approval" by the administrator.
What do you think?
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What do you think?
Write us a letter or send us an e-mail
NORTH COUNTRY Q & A
"Children may volunteer for the DNR in a variety of ways," said Renee Vail, DNR volunteer programs coordinator. "According to Minnesota's Child Labor Standards, children under the age of 16 are welcome to do family volunteering with their parents or a legal guardian, or volunteer with an organized youth group under adult supervision.
Weather fosters great crappie action
My 2005 open water guiding season kicked into gear on May 4 and boy was it a trip.
Can it get any better?
CAMP RIPLEY -- A turkey hunter who approaches his blind in the pre-dawn darkness and finds two toms perched nearby has good reason to be hopeful. Thus, Dick Hendrickson was confident he would bag a bird on the first day of his 2005 turkey season.
Drifts socks help round up walleyes in cold water
Have you ever watched a cowboy on a horse cut a cow from the herd? Rider and animal must work together as one, in perfect unison, to get the job done.
Forestview students win poster contest
Carol Jackson's students at Forestview Middle School captured the top four regional placements as well as runner-up in the Minnesota Cats Indoors Poster Contest.
Enjoy nature's bounty each day
Lately I've been on a mission. After a year of surgical complications, infections and a fall off a roof, I'm making up for lost time. Outdoors I'm raking, hauling, pruning and piling. Indoors I'm sorting, cleaning, packing and purging.
Outdoors notes
With nearly a 5-pound average and a six-fish weight totaling 29.35 pounds, the team of Jim Beaulieu, Elk Mound, Wis., and Eric Rehberg, Eau Claire, Wis., won the first tournament on the Minnesota Region of the Grand National Walleye Cup at Red Wing on May 8.
Wall-to-walleye opportunities abound at state's large lakes
Many of the anglers who were expected to crowd the highways in the hours before Saturday's fishing opener were heading for one of Minnesota's largest lakes. Cass, Kabetogama, Lake of the Woods, Leech, Mille Lacs, Pepin, Rainy, Vermilion and Winnibigoshish produce many of the 3 to 4 million walleye harvested annually in the state.
Bement-Akkanen
Rhonda Bement and Gust Akkanen announce their engagement. Parents are John and Kay Theien, Brainerd, Harry and Arliss Bement, Brainerd, and John and Marlene Akkanen, Babbitt.
Foss-Matalamaki
Alison Foss and Ben Matalamaki announce their engagement. Parents are Barry and Eileen Foss and Bill and Barb Matalamaki, all of Aitkin. A June 4 wedding will be at First Lutheran Church in Aitkin.
Nelson-Loosbrock
Nicolle Nelson and Tony Loosbrock were married April 23, 2005, in the St. Thomas U.S. Virgin Islands.
Maurer-Larson
Annette Maurer and Josh Larson announce their engagement. Parents are Jerry and Dot Maurer, Lake Crystal, and Doug and Diane Larson, Brainerd. A May 21 wedding is planned in Lake Crystal.
Meehl-Bueckers
Nichole Meehl and Dave Bueckers announce their engagement. Parents are Annette and AJ Olson, Brainerd, and Todd and Linda Meehl, Buckman, and Janet and Norbert Bueckers, Cushing. A May wedding is planned in Little Falls.
70th birthday
Jerry Benson recently celebrated his 70th birthday with family and friends.
WITH THE MILITARY
BeauDrey Philip Vreeland, son of Joe and Julie Vreeland, Brainerd, and grandson of Majel Laimer, Brainerd, recently received his commission as second lieutenant with the U.S. Marine Corps in Quantico, Va. Vreeland was accepted to Officer Candidate School in January. He is currently continuing his studies in Quantico, Va., and will complete his MOS in October. He will receive his assignment with the Marine Corps following his graduation.
25th anniversary
Brien and Sarah Devins, Brainerd, will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. They were married May 17, 1980, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Much obliged
The Nisswa Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Spring Membership Dinner April 27 at Breezy Point Resort. Together we raised $2,700 to help support chamber activities and the Nisswa area.
Bosch-Sykes
Tiffany Bosch and Travis Sykes were married March 30, 2005.
30th anniversary
Chuck and Cathy Pickar, Brainerd, will celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary. They were married May 17, 1975, in Mankato.
Are we relevant?
One of the questions we face so much now seems to be, "Is our church relevant for the 21st century?"
Historic trips
LITTLE FALLS -- Two Franciscan Sisters witnessed history in the making while on recent business trips to Rome.
Pentecost - 'The outpouring of the Holy Spirit'
Pentecost is a Christian church holiday, falling on the seventh Sunday after Easter. The word Pentecost is derived from the Greek word "pentekoste," meaning 50.
CHURCH BRIEFS
GARRISON -- Several youths from Light of the Cross Lutheran Church in Garrison will travel to Denver in June on an urban mission trip. They will work with several area ministries that help the most vulnerable people in the Denver area. To raise funds for this trip, the youth group will serve a chicken dinner 4-7 p.m. Saturday at the church, two blocks west of SuperValu, next to the VFW Club in Garrison.
Pierz boys fifth in Kimball Invite
KIMBALL -- Hank Virnig shot a 4-over par 40 to finish second individually Thursday and the Pierz Pioneers boys' golf team finished fifth in the Kimball Invitational.
Sights set on state
With the hopes and dreams of making a trip to the NJCAA tournament dashed, the Central Lakes College Raiders softball team will instead set its sights on the next best thing: Another state title.
S-M sweeps Detroit Lakes to remain undefeated
DETROIT LAKES -- The unbeaten Staples-Motley Cardinals swept the Detroit Lakes Lakers 9-5 and 10-5 in Mid-State Conference softball Friday.
Stoltman leads Flyers at True Team
SAUK RAPIDS -- Jonathan Stoltman won two events and the Little Falls Flyers boys finished fourth in the Section 6, Class 2A True Team track and field meet Friday.
Pequot sixth in Menahga
MENAHGA -- Val Meschke shot a 41 on the front nine Thursday and shot 44 on the back nine of Blueberry Pines to finish with 85 and lead the Pequot Lakes Patritos girls' golf team to sixth place at the Menahga Invitational.
Einerwold transitions to full-time defense
Last year the Staples-Motley Cardinals advanced to their first Class 2A state softball tournament.
Deep Warriors sweep Tigers
Brainerd Warriors softball coach Mike Zauhar finds himself in a pickle with two regular-season games left before the playoffs.
Raiders bound for warm weather
The Central Lakes College women's golf team will shed a few layers of the clothing it has been wearing this chilly spring as it heads south to Daytona Beach, Fla.
Upcoming sporting events
FRIDAY
Upcoming sporting events
SATURDAY
Sports shorts
Brainerd High School graduate Cori Severson received several awards at the season-ending Wisconsin-Eau Claire swimming and diving banquet.
If fishing isn't your thing, check out these rides
Incomprehensible as it might seem, not all outdoors enthusiasts will be fishing Saturday. For many people the fishing opener has all the appeal of a wet pair of sneakers. Depending on the weather, it can be as comfortable, too.
Thielen wins for LF
LITTLE FALLS -- Chris Thielen was the only singles winner for the Little Falls Flyers as they came up short in a 4-3 loss to the St. Cloud Apollo Eagles in Central Lakes Conference boys' tennis Friday.
Scoreboard
Baseball
Scoreboard
Baseball
SPORTS SHORTS
The Brainerd Warriors Activities Department invites the public to a reception in the Brainerd High School cafeteria 3:15 p.m. Monday as Chris Woodard and Mike Germain will sign Division I National Letters of Intent to compete in athletics at North Dakota State University.
Sweet music
Scott Williams apparently can not only carry a tune. He can also pitch.
Dornbusch sparks W-DC
PINE RIVER -- Andrew Dornbusch's three-run triple led the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines to an 11-6 six-inning victory over the Pine River-Backus Tigers in Mid-State Conference baseball Friday.
Mixing pitches does the trick for Holder
John Holder is small in stature but big in value.
Long before Longhorn, Apple lets Tiger out of bag
Tired of waiting while your PC slowly scours its hard drive for a document you stashed somewhere six months ago? Sick of having to change how you work to conform with the computer's rigid way of organizing files? Bored with the flat look of the desktop's graphics?
Inmates use intermediaries to escape to Internet
State and federal prisons don't let inmates use Internet computers behind bars -- and the Allegheny County Jail doesn't either. Yet Maydak has answered a reporter's e-mails from the Pittsburgh jail, and later an Ohio lockup, while he awaits sentencing for violating probation on a 900-number phone scam that cost AT&T $550,000 dollars.
You're it
Now, extrapolate this concept to the ideas, images, videos -- and people -- you meet or wish to find online. If they're properly tagged, they're far easier to find.
'Psychonauts' an imaginative mind trip
With its snarky wit and twisted mental landscapes, "Psychonauts" is a video game that'll blow your mind.
Local artist sees 'The Gates' art exhibition in NYC
For some, it may have looked like 36 miles of orange curtains splayed across Central Park in New York City.
Aitkin man vacations in British Columbia
Ucluelet, British Columbia, is located on Vancouver Island about six hours from Victoria. Steve Lehman of Aitkin visited Ucluelet and said it is an ancient settlement on the northern edge of Barkley Sound. Ucluelet takes its name from the Nuu-chah-nulth people's phrase, Yu-clutl-ahts, the people with a good landing place for canoes.
State forecast for S.D.
Wind advisory in effect for the eastern third of the state until 400 pm cdt this afternoon...
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Rain likely with areas of fog northwest. Periods of showers and thunderstorms this morning elsewhere...Becoming scattered this afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s far northwest to around 60 far south. Cooler near the great lakes.
State forecast for Minnesota
Today...Showers and isolated thunderstorms southeast early this
State forecast for N.D.
This afternoon...Partly sunny west. Mostly cloudy central and east.
State forecast for S.D.
Today...Cloudy...Becoming partly cloudy west...And mostly cloudy east. Scattered light showers west and central early...Ending early afternoon east...And mixed with snow early far west. Highs 50 to 60.
State forecast for N.D.
Today...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog this morning. Intermittent
Watch out for wicked weather
Weather drawing by Jeremiah Noon in the Harrison School third-grade class of Mrs. Shaffer.
It's raining
Weather drawing by Aaron Lundgren of Ms. Hemstad's third grade class at Baxter school.
State forecast for Iowa
Flash flood watch for much of southern half of iowa until 600 pm Today...
State forecast for Iowa
Wind advisory for much of northern and western iowa this
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Mostly cloudy or turning mostly cloudy. Showers and isolated thunderstorms becoming likely most areas. Highs in the mid and upper 40s north to the mid 50s to near 60 south.
State forecast for Minnesota
Wind advisory west central...Southwest and south central Today...
CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY
Brainerd Alateen
ORGANIZATIONS
Brainerd Jaycees
SUPPORT
Infertility support
WHAT'S DOING
There will be a graduation open house for Trevor Loftis from 1-5 p.m. May 22 at Lum Park in Brainerd. Loftis will graduate from Pillager High School.