Tuesday, June 22, 2004

Search hampered by high winds
CROSSLAKE -- High winds and large waves Monday hampered the search for a 28-year-old Andover woman presumed to have drowned on Lower Whitefish Lake.

EXTRA CREDIT
John Fraki, the son of Michael and Nadine Fraki of Baxter, plans to enroll at Concordia College, Moorhead, this fall. Fraki was involved in hockey, golf, Spanish Club and was a honor graduate at Brainerd High School.

Accidents
REMER -- Two people were injured in a single-vehicle accident Saturday on Highway 6, three miles north of Remer.

MARRIAGE LICENSES
Joe M. Adams, 46, and Sharon R. Tirado, 48, both of Brainerd.

Courts
WALKER -- John Gregory Audette, 53, Walker, has been charged in Cass County District Court with felony theft by swindle and theft by false representation in connection with a check kiting scheme.

MARRIAGE LICENSES
Matthew M. Unzeitig, 18, and Maranda L. Fogle, 19, both of Ironton.

Grass fire
The Brainerd Fire Department responded to a grass fire about 1:42 p.m. Sunday off of Crow Wing County Road 2, south of Brainerd.

Accidents
Two 17-year-olds were injured in a motorcycle accident after hitting a deer Sunday on Cass County Road 36, the Cass County Sheriff's Department reported.

Local briefs
NISSWA -- The Nisswa Garden Club meeting and luncheon will be Thursday at Lutheran Church of the Cross.

This was Brainerd
60 years ago (1944) - Sometime on or before Thursday, Mayor Frank B. Johnson will release a carrier pigeon from the city hall to carry his acceptance to the "Mayor's Day Program" at the Minneapolis Aquatennial, July 26.

Overheard
"It is a great day for space exploration, not only for the record it set but for the excitement it will generate with the public."

Fishing under a cloud
A pair of anglers trolled the shoreline of Whipple Lake in Baxter Sunday afternoon. Brainerd Dispatch/Nels Norquist

Council seeks options on chief search
A determination on the process for hiring a new fire chief will have to wait until next month.

Overheard
"I'd tried all kinds of other diets prior to this. "I'd lose and gain and lose and gain. I did that for years."

Woman presumed drowned after falling out of pontoon on Lower Whitefish Lake near Crosslake
A 28-year-old Andover woman is presumed to have drowned after falling from a moving pontoon boat Saturday on Lower Whitefish Lake, near Crosslake.

This was Brainerd
60 years ago (1944) - A 19-pound muskie, measuring 42 inches was caught in Perch Lake by Lyle W. Hanson, 1119 Oak Street.

Local briefs
BAXTER -- The seventh annual "Ride with Jim," led by Rep. Jim Oberstar, D-Minn., has been rescheduled for July 2.

CORRECTION
In a Page 1A story in Sunday's Dispatch about Dru Sjodin's family, the story should have said Linda Walker, Sjodin's mother, said she could find forgiveness for the perpetrator who murdered her daughter. Walker did not address suspect Alphonso Rodriguez Jr. by name.

Rescue command post
The Crow Wing County Sheriff's Dive Rescue Team, North Ambulance and the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Water Patrol used a command headquarters Monday on the north shore of Lower Whitefish Lake near the channel to Trout Lake to coordinate the search efforts for finding Heather Fick.Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls

E. River Road closed
East River Road in Brainerd is closed while construction crews build a bike trail adjacent to the roadway, said Jeff Hulsether, Brainerd city engineer.

Winds, waves hamper Whitefish rescue efforts
CROSSLAKE -- High winds and large waves Monday hampered the search for a 28-year-old Andover woman presumed to have drowned Saturday in Lower Whitefish Lake.

Motorcyclist, ATV rider among three who died on area roadways
Three people are dead following separate accidents in the Brainerd lakes area this past weekend.

Preparing for a tragedy
Brainerd firefighter Kris Tollefson worked to stabilize two injured people in the back seat of a car that hit a school bus in a mock disaster drill involving 45 people. The drill was coordinated by North Ambulance to train First Responders from Southeast, St. Mathias/Fort Ripley, Nokasippi and the Brainerd Fire Department. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls

A really big loser honored
Steve Kaiser is the biggest loser in Minnesota.

County addresses public parking issues at courthouse
Finding a parking spot near the Crow Wing County Courthouse should be easier for the driving public.

Pet of the week
Lindsey is a tiger-striped domestic short-hair female who is approximately 1 1/2 years old. Her owner was moving and couldn't take Lindsey with him. This pet and others are available for adoption at Heartland Animal Rescue Team.

Oak Street expected to reopen
Pavement on Oak Street in Brainerd is expected to be complete by Wednesday.

Everett Holder
AITKIN -- Everett Holder, 87, of Aitkin, died Sunday, June 20, 2004, in the Cuyuna Regional Care Center, Crosby. Funeral arrangements are pending with Sorensen-Root-Thompson Funeral Home, Aitkin.

Duane R. Anderson
NEW HOPE -- Duane (Duey) R. Anderson, age 43, died June 17, 2004, at his home in New Hope, Minn. We was born April 16, 1961, in Crosby, Minn., to Lois (Rivers) and Ronald Anderson.

Harvey G. Poissant
COON RAPIDS -- Harvey G. Poissant, age 56, a resident of Coon Rapids, Minn., formerly of Little Falls, Minn., passed away Friday, June 18, 2004, at North Memorial Hospice in Brooklyn Center, Minn.

Eleanor E. Norquist
Eleanor E. Norquist, age 81, resident of Brainerd, died Sunday, June 20, 2004, at her home. Her children were by her side. She was born Oct. 14, 1922, in Brainerd to Henry and Olga (Evenson) Stedtfeld.

Lloyd R. Crowell
DEERWOOD -- Lloyd Robert Crowell, age 96, of Deerwood, died on Sunday, June 20, 2004, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby.

Alice Isle
Alice Isle, age 90, resident of Brainerd, died Thursday, June 17, 2004. She was born April 14, 1914, in Genola, Minn., to Flaudy and Kathryn (Kachmarzinski) Litke. Alice grew up in the Harding/Pierz area.

Harvey 'Harv' G. Poissant
COON RAPIDS -- Harvey "Harv" G. Poissant, age 56, of Coon Rapids, Minn., formerly of Little Falls, Minn., died of cancer and went to be with God on June 18, 2004.

Obituary policy
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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.

Harold J. Parikka
MERCED, Calif. -- Harold J. Parikka, 79, of Merced, Calif., died Thursday, June 17, 2004, in Modesto, Calif. Funeral arrangements are pending with Sorensen-Root-Thompson Funeral Home, Aitkin.

Roger J. Staples
DEERWOOD -- Roger James Staples, age 69, of Deerwood, passed away Friday, June 18, at his home. He was born November 25 in Slayton, Minn., to Vincent and Myrtle Staples.

Jean A. Narveson
PALISADE -- Jean A. Narveson, age 64, of Palisade, Minn., was welcomed home by her Lord on Friday, June 18, 2004, after many years of illness.

Eleanor Norquist
Eleanor Norquist, age 81, resident of Brainerd, died Sunday, June 20, 2004, at her home. Arrangements are with Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd.

Open Forum
As religious as George W. Bush claims to be, isn't it about time that he and his administration started telling the truth about the past and the present?

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VOX POP
Garrison Animal Hospital had a wonderful rehabilitation program for orphan fawns and turned them back into the wild. Now it has been stopped by the DNR and they take the fawns and euthanize them.

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Open Forum
As I sat on a chair in front of the All Veterans Memorial on the Court House lawn on June 14 and thought about the meaning of our flag, I was ashamed at the number of us who remember what it is about our flag that is so important to everyone.

Two rollovers overshadow races
BARROWS -- North Central Speedway fans saw not one, but two, rollovers Saturday night.

Sports shorts
Pierz eighth-grader Robert Bell won the hot shot contest while Mark Kahl and Aric Welle tied for the eighth-grade free throw title and third-grader Cody Nordmann won the hot shot and free throw contest at the Pierz basketball camp June 14-17.

Making a pitch for softball
For high school athletes, summer has always been a time to play, practice and improve in a particular sport.

Upcoming sporting events in the Brainerd lakes area:
Tuesday

Bees split over weekend
ST. CLOUD -- Brainerd's Tim Martin pitched 8 2/3 innings, giving up two runs on 10 hits with eight strikeouts and two walks to help the Bees defeat H.R. Pesty's 3-2 in a Lakewood League baseball game Sunday.

Upcoming sporting events in the Brainerd lakes area:
Monday

Brainerd takes two from Little Falls
What else does a baseball team need when it has pitching?

Buckman edges Flensburg in ninth
BUCKMAN -- Buckman's Todd Robinson drew a walk with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning to tie the game at eight then Pete Oldakowski followed with a single to give the Billygoats a dramatic 9-8 win over the Flensburg Falcons in Victory League baseball Sunday.

State forecast for Minnesota
Today...Partly to mostly cloudy. A chance of showers north with

State forecast for Iowa
Today...Sunny. Highs around 70 to the lower 80s.

State forecast for N.D.
Today...Partly to mostly cloudy with a chance of showers...And

Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Partly cloudy. A chance of afternoon thunderstorms northwest. Highs from the upper 60s to lower 70s.

It's summer
Weather drawing by Jenna Hollingsworth of Mrs. Meyer's third grade class at Riverside school.

State forecast for Minnesota
Today...Scattered showers and thunderstorms central and north.

Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Partly to mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs from the upper 60s northwest to 70s elsewhere.

State forecast for N.D.
Today...Partly to mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and Thunderstorms. Highs from the lower 60s northeast to the mid 70s

Private rocket launch
Weather drawing by Dylan Daniels in the Garfield class of Mrs. Wig.

State forecast for S.D.
Today...Partly to mostly sunny south. Becoming mostly cloudy north. A chance of showers and thunderstorms all but southeast. Highs in the 70s to lower 80s.

State forecast for Iowa
Today...Showers and thunderstorms central and south this

State forecast for S.D.
Today...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers mainly north and west. Highs 65 to 70 north and 70 to 75 south.