Tuesday, June 7, 2005
EXTRA CREDIT
Kelli Patrick, daughter of Tom and Lisa Patrick, Brainerd, was accepted at Alexandria Technical College. She is a 2005 graduate of Brainerd High School and is enrolled in the interior design program.
Accident
LITTLE FALLS -- The State Patrol was called at 1:11 a.m. Saturday to a one-vehicle crash on Highway 10, just north of Little Falls.
Crimes
THEFT -- The Oasis Spa, rural Staples, Thursday reported the theft of a six-place bath spa valued at $4,300.
Accident
The Crow Wing County Sheriff's Department responded to a two-vehicle accident at 11:57 a.m. Monday on Highway 25, just south of Crow Wing County Road 2.
He's a walking encyclopedia on the Gophers
If anyone wants to know the score of any game in the past 40 years that the University of Minnesota football team has played they could ask Phil Basore of Brainerd.
Play ball! Thunder in debut
Countless hours of planning went down the drain Saturday night when the Brainerd Blue Thunder's scheduled home opener against Alexandria was rained out.
Overheard
"There is no time to waste on 500 cases."
Overheard
"It's the first time Aruba has done such a big search. That's why we're here, to help find Natalee."1
Good weather for tourists
As the skies cleared Monday, tourists Terry Adamik (front), Jenny Silgen and Carla Adamik canoed the stream between Nisswa Lake and Middle Cullen in Nisswa.
Council attempts new direction on post office parking
In an effort to reignite a proposal to create parking spaces at the post office, the Brainerd City Council Monday crafted a new offer to split construction costs.
On the trail again
Cyclists led by U.S. Congressman Jim Oberstar rode on one of the Baxter trails Sunday before ending their "Ride with Jim" ride at Forestview Middle School in Baxter. The ride, which originated at the Northland Arboretum, followed the Paul Bunyan Trail to Baxter.
Local briefs
The Lum Park beach will open Saturday. Lifeguards will be on duty 1-5 p.m. daily, weather permitting.
This was Brainerd
JUNE 6 - 80 years ago (1925) - Yesterday's high mark of 92 degrees may be reached again today it was indicated early when a hot sun shot its blistery rays from a cloudless sky.
Marching Minnesota for Mentors update
Gary Walters and his children are walking the length of the state to gain awareness, money and mentors for Kinship Partners.
A busy day for Miss Brainerd
Quinn Nystrom, the reigning Miss Brainerd, threw out the opening pitch Sunday night as the Brainerd Blue Thunder opened their home season.
Taxi service denied
Business decisions before the Brainerd City Council took two different directions Monday as a taxi cab was denied work in the city and a bar was given new life.
Local briefs
Aweis and LeCrecia Ali, who were appointed intern missionaries with the Church of the Nazarene and have been assigned to Ethiopia, will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Brainerd Church of the Nazarene. There will be a dinner served at 6 p.m.
This was Brainerd
JUNE 7 - 20 years ago (1985) - All indications are the emergency crews and hospital personnel responded admirably when 60 people needed treatment after a chlorine leak at the Brainerd YMCA.
Little Falls youth enjoys competing in national spelling bee
Jake DeVine, an eighth-grader at Mary of the Lourdes Middle School in Little Falls, took 52nd place in the Scripps-Howard National Spelling Bee competition last week in Washington, D.C.
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.
George J. Kruse
AITKIN -- George J. Kruse, 93, of Aitkin, died June 5, 2005, at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center, Crosby. Funeral arrangements are with Sorensen-Root-Thompson Funeral Home in Aitkin.
Robert L. Russell
Robert Lee Russell, 85, Brainerd, died Friday, June 3, 2005, at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital. His wife of 58 years, Maxine, and the wonderfully caring staff at the Minneapolis Heart Institute, were with him. Cause of death was aortic valve stenosis and congestive heart failure.
Sophia C. Anderson
MINNETONKA -- Sophia C. Anderson, 93-year-old resident of Minnetonka, Minn., and formerly of Upsala, Minn., passed away Friday, June 3, 2005, at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale, Minn. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, June 6, at the Community Covenant Church in Upsala.
Mary E. Smith
HILLMAN -- Mary Evelyn Smith, age 87, passed away.
Charles 'Buzz' Van Blaricom
BACKUS -- Charles 'Buzz' Van Blaricom, 66, of Backus, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2005, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd.
Sylvia B. Roach
Sylvia B. Roach, 89, Brainerd, passed away on Friday, June 3, 2005, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village.
Melanie R. Jackson
McGREGOR -- Melanie R. Jackson, age 32, of McGregor, died Thursday, June 2, 2005, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, Minn.
Charles Van Blaricom
BACKUS -- Charles "Buzz" Van Blaricom, age 66, of Backus, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2005, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. He was born Nov. 21, 1938, in Backus to Lewis and Martha (Rice) Van Blaricom.
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.
Darrel R. 'Kidge' Stangel
EMILY -- Darrel R. 'Kidge' Stangel, 52, of Emily, died on Friday, June 3, 2005, in Fairfield Township.
Janis Yaggy
PALISADE -- Janis Yaggy, of Palisade, died June 3, 2005, at her residence. Funeral arrangements are with Sorensen-Root-Thompson Funeral Home in Aitkin.
OTHER OPINION: CLIMBING
The 1933 event created worldwide news. Royal Air Force pilot David McIntyre and the Scottish marquess of Clydesdale, flying two open-cockpit Westland aircraft, became the first to fly over the summit of 29,035-foot Mount Everest, the highest point in the world. Climbers did not reach that point until 1953.
No merit in these scholarships
I was a scholarship student at Williams College in the late 1950s, and fortunate to be one. Yes, I had the academic record to get in, but I would never have been able to go to such an expensive place without the generosity of alumni and other benefactors who believed in helping the less fortunate. Aid based only on merit was unknown at Williams; every kid I knew with a scholarship needed it.
Choosing to live on the edge of disaster
When I was a child growing up in Yonkers, N.Y., my mother would lull me into a sense of security by extolling the virtues of our particular longitude and latitude. No earthquakes like in California, she'd say, and no tornadoes like in the Midwest. Only the tail ends of hurricanes, unlike those poor people down in Florida.
Open Forum
Your article on safe neighborhoods, June 1, reflected our sentiments exactly, "Numbers truly do not tell the whole story." The southwest neighborhood pictured is a good example of a neighborhood where everyone looks out for one another and a place we do feel space.
What do you think?
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Albany overpowers Wadena-Deer Creek
ST. CLOUD -- The Albany Huskies cracked out 12 hits and went on to an 11-6 victory over the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines in the Section 6, Class 2A baseball tournament Monday.
Well worth the wait
For Bill Reichert, the wait was well worth it.
SPORTS SHORTS
Pitcher Hilary Smith has been named the most valuable player on the Brainerd Warriors fast-pitch softball team.
Four Warriors win section titles
SARTELL -- Jenni Beilke won two championships and James Strand, Will Kassulker and Ally Hartje each won one as Brainerd Warrior girls' and boys' teams placed third in the Section 8, Class 2A track and field meet Saturday.
Scoreboard
Baseball
Fowl home opener
Northwoods League baseball returned to Brainerd after a two-season absence virtually without a glitch Sunday night.
Upcoming sporting events in the Brainerd lakes area:
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Upcoming sporting events
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LeCure shoots down Mallards
On one of hottest nights of the year Sam LeCure was throwing heat at Mills Field.
Lundgren, three other Patriots qualify for state
Mahnomen -- Teddy Lundgren of Pequot Lakes won a championship and three Patriot teammates also qualified for state following their performances in the Section 8, Class 1A track and field meet Saturday.
Dinosaurs squeak out win in 16 innings
HARDING -- Mitch Becker led the Harding Dinosaurs with three hits, including two doubles and a run, as they topped the Pierz Brewers 6-5 in 16 innings Sunday in Victory League play.
Prince home run powers Bees to win
Brady Prince hit a solo home run in the fifth inning and finished with two hits and three RBI to lead the Brainerd Bees past H.R. Pesty's 10-5 in Lakewood League baseball Sunday at Adamson Field.
Pro wrestling card slated for June 25 at Forestview
R&R Pro Wrestling will present five matches, a main event and battle royal 8 p.m. June 25 at Forestview Middle School in Baxter.
Hoppe hoping second time's the charm at state meet
Only a junior, Jared Hoppe is a state Class 2A boys' golf tournament veteran.
Scoreboard
Baseball
Wet weather delays 42 races at BIR
Mother Nature had a little more oomph than the powerful cars at Sunday's NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series West Central Divisional as 42 races were postponed because of inclement weather.
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Partly cloudy. Highs from the mid 70s north to the mid 80s south.
State forecast for Minnesota
Today...Mostly cloudy north. Partly cloudy south. A chance of
State forecast for N.D.
Today...Partly to mostly sunny central and east. Increasing
State forecast for S.D.
Today...Partly cloudy to mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms ending east...Then redeveloping west and central this afternoon. Highs from near 70 far northwest to the lower 90s southeast.
State forecast for Iowa
Today...Sunny and warmer. Highs in the lower 80s to lower 90s.
State forecast for Iowa
Today...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. A
State forecast for S.D.
Today...Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms early east central. Patchy fog early portions of east. Otherwise...Sunny to partly cloudy. Chance of afternoon thunderstorms west. Becoming windy west into central. Highs in the 80s to around 90.
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Partly to mostly cloudy with a chance for thunderstorms except far southeast. Highs in the 70s north to the 80s and around 90 south. Cooler near lake superior.
Flowers need sun
Weather drawing by Tarrin Carter in the Lowell first grade of Mrs. Czeck.
State forecast for N.D.
Flood watch eastern north dakota until 6 am wednesday morning...
School is out
Weather drawing by Courtney Ryan of Mr. Meyer's fourth grade class at Lowell school.
State forecast for Minnesota
Today...Partly cloudy. Highs from the middle 60s northeast to the