Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Pet Parade scheduled Thursday in Brainerd
Children of all ages are invited to take their pet to the Pet Parade scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday at Gregory Park in Brainerd.
KinderClub registrations due Friday
Registration deadline for KinderClub programs at Baxter and Riverside Elementary schools is Friday.
A new angle to pursue?
We hear a lot about recruiting young people into hunting and fishing. Here's a novel concept, courtesy of the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation.1
CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY
Brainerd Alateen
Summer reflections
Doug Durant submitted this photograph captured last month just before the Fourth of July from his Gull River lot.
Dispatch photographer anxious to return to states
In less than a month, I will be back home in Brainerd after spending about 16 months in Iraq as a Minnesota Army National Guardsman.
Aitkin couple named as county's Farm Family of the Year for 2007
John and Rose Appel of Aitkin County have been named that county's Farm Family of the Year for 2007. They will be recognized in a ceremony on Aug. 9 at Farmfest near Redwood Falls.
SUPPORT
Lakes Area Ecumenical Bereavement
ORGANIZATIONS
Brainerd Jaycees
Holiday smiles
Grandma Rose Niemann submitted this photograph of 2-year-old Grace Borders getting ready for the Fourth of July Celebration.
NEIGHBORS BRIEFS
CROSBY - The Man High 50th anniversary celebration symposium on Defeating Pain has been moved to the Hallett Community Center in Crosby. It was originally scheduled for the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center, but conflicts with construction at the medical complex made it necessary to find another location.
Brainerd 14-U team excels
The Brainerd 14-U traveling baseball team finished second in the Gopher State Spring Training Tournament at Blaine May 19-20.
No guilt, just work harder now
No loss this week but I am actually happy considering the Fourth of July week and my parent's 50th wedding anniversary. I tried to follow special event and holiday eating advice, and did stay away from some of the extra calories. But, as you can tell, there were just so many wonderful fattening foods to have during the Fourth of July celebration I just had a bit too much. Side note: I only had two pieces of corn at the Jaycees Free corn feed, even though the corn was fabulous.
PETS OF THE WEEK
Lucy (from left), White Paw Girl and Pepper are female guinea pigs. They're about 2 years old and love eating carrots and lettuce. They are well socialized and would make great pets.
This was Brainerd
JULY 10 - 40 years ago (1967) - The beans in huge iron kettles will be lowered into the red hot, rock-lined pits tonight at Pequot Lakes. They will come out again at noon tomorrow ready to serve. It's the annual Bean Hole Day at Pequot Lakes.
Correction
The Brainerd Dispatch incorrectly reported that the Breezy Point Police Department issues about 100 speeding citations a month in a Page 1A story in Sunday's newspaper. The department issues seven or eight speeding citations a month and about 100 warnings per month of various traffic infractions.
EcoSquared Fair set next week in PR
PINE RIVER - The EcoSquared Fair is planned in conjunction with the Cass County Fair July 19-21 in Pine River. Workshops, exhibits, vendors and free samples of organic and healthier food will be there.
Traffic re-routed
Westbound traffic was routed off Washington Street/Highway 210 near the Franklin Arts Center Monday in Brainerd. The detour is expected to be used until mid-August as construction crews replace storm sewer pipes and make other repairs. Brainerd Dispatch/Nels Norquist
Just what motorists didn't need
Brainerd Police Officer Scott Stanfield (above) listened to Kevin Thesing and Dode Pohlkamp, owners of Lakes Printing, as they explained how a truck hit the awning on their business Monday afternoon. Traffic (right) headed eastbound on Oak Street backed up as motorists worked their way through the Highway 210 detour after the accident at the corner of 13th and Oak streets Monday afternoon in Brainerd. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls
Area 'Century Farms' to be recognized by Minnesota State Fair, Minnesota Farm Bureau
The Minnesota State Fair and the Minnesota Farm Bureau recognize 170 Minnesota farms as 2007 Century Farms, including three area farms.
Train whistles may soon be heard in LF
LITTLE FALLS - The trains may start blowing their whistles again in Little Falls and that is music to some residents' ears.
Robjent appointed to highway engineer post
Crow Wing County has a new highway engineer.
Benefit event for Crosslake Library set for Thursday
CROSSLAKE - The fourth annual Lunch a la Literary benefit will be Thursday at the Whitefish Lodge and Suites in Crosslake.
Emily man indicted for murder by grand jury
Steven Radke is accused of first-degree murder in the death of his father-in-law.
Overheard
"If a withdrawal happens, there won't be any trust in the Middle East of American foreign policy. We will not only have a war inside Iraq, but an official Iranian invasion into Iraq. Who is going to the fill the vacuum? Al-Qaida, Iran, and the internal war."
Side stage pride
Call it the Saloon Stage, call it the side stage, call it the building you walk through to get to the restroom at Moondance Jam near Walker. Just don't call it the small stage, because for Minnesota bands playing there is a big deal.
Car show to benefit fire department
CROSSLAKE - The Crosslake Days Classic Car Show is Aug. 11, with cars, food and activities to help the Crosslake Fire Department.
Dry and high
Eighty degrees. Sunny. No rain.
Geese line
Four Canada geese swam Monday in Boom Lake in Brainerd. Brainerd Dispatch/Nels Norquist
Filings are open, but no filers yet
Filings for three open seats on the Brainerd School Board opened July 3, but no one - not even the board members who currently occupy those seats - have filed for election yet.
No decision yet on referendum
No decisions were made at Monday's Brainerd School Board meeting about whether the board will ask taxpayers for an operating referendum this November.
Wrong detour
One side of the Highway 210/Washington Street detour has vehicles running nose to tail, another is nearly wide open.
Crosslake sets charges at $118,500 for assisted-living facility's sewer connection
CROSSLAKE - How much should an assisted-living facility in Crosslake pay for city sewer connection charges?
County weighs time factor in noise debate
In regard to noise complaints related to outdoor bands at establishments with liquor licenses, the Crow Wing County Board is considering regulations based on time.
Roberts' high on giving, not taking (credit)
Bernie and Linda Roberts have mixed feelings about being honored with an award for their philanthropy.
School board chair files for re-election
Kent Montgomery, chair of the Brainerd School Board, filed Tuesday for re-election.
Camper is casualty of wind
Wind gusts of more than 45 mph Tuesday morning snapped dozens of trees in the Brainerd area, knocking out power to thousands and damaging at least one recreational vehicle.
Shadow
Kinship Partner Reba Singer (left) shadowed Best Buy product process employee Rebecca Turner Tuesday at the Best Buy store in Baxter. Seven Kinship Partners shadowed employees at the store learning the various aspects of running a retail store.
Brainerd Dispatch/ Steve Kohls
This was Brainerd
JULY 11 - 40 years ago (1967) - A catalpa tree is in full bloom in Ted Hanson's back yard at 215 Gillis Avenue. The tree was planted by the Hansons 20 years ago, The trees are more at home in a southern climate. The blossoms of the tree resemble orchids.
Sheriff seeks input on juvenile center plan
Armed with a plan to open a juvenile center here, Crow Wing County Sheriff Todd Dahl sought the county board's opinion Tuesday.
Board denies license request by mobile tattoo parlor that wanted to be part of fair
The Crow Wing County Board denied two license requests Tuesday, including one from a mobile tattoo parlor that wanted to be part of the county fair.
Rudy B. Wolvert
Rudy B. Wolvert, age 71, resident of Brainerd, died Friday, July 6, 2007. He was born Oct. 27, 1935, in Brainerd to Frank and Jenny (Falenschek) Wolvert.
Brian Scarbro
PINE RIVER - Brian Scarbro, age 47, of Pine River, passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2007, at his home. He was born Sept. 7, 1959, in Chinon, France, to Eugene and Ardith Scarbo.
Scott M. Anderson
Scott M. Anderson, age 42, of rural Brainerd, died Saturday, July 7, 2007, at his home. Arrangements are pending with Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.
Scott M. Anderson
Scott Michael Anderson, age 42, of rural Brainerd, died Saturday, July 7, 2007, at his home. Funeral services will be Friday, July 13, at 2 p.m. at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with Deacon Roger Marks officiating. Friends may visit at the funeral home during the hour prior to services. A luncheon at the Brenny Reception Center will follow services. Interment will be private.
Gordon Klingelhofer
AITKIN - Gordon Klingelhofer, age 90, of Aitkin, died on Thursday, July 5, 2007, at the Aicota Health Care Center in Aitkin. He was born in Aitkin on Nov. 14, 1916, in Aitkin to Almon and Agnes (Osterheim) Klingelhofer. He was a lifelong resident of Aitkin.
Lucille Schmidt
RANDALL - Lucille Schmidt, 78, of Randall, surrounded by family, went home to Jesus Monday, July 9, 2007. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Thursday, July 12, at the St. James Catholic Church in Randall. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5-7 p.m. at the Randall Funeral Chapel with the rosary at 6:30 p.m. and parish prayers at 6:45 p.m. There also will be visitation one hour prior to services on Thursday at the church.
Ray L. Anderson
FERGUS FALLS - Ray L. Anderson, 84, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, July 7, 2007, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. Funeral services with military honors will be 11 a.m. Friday, July 13, at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near Little Falls.
Donald R. Snook
IRONTON - Donald Ray Snook, age 79, of Ironton, died on July 8, 2007, at Fairview University Hospital in Minneapolis. He was born on Aug. 14, 1927, in Cottonwood County in Minnesota to Ray and Emma (Eidem) Snook. He married Florence E. Strenge on April 3, 1950, in Mountain Lake, Minn. He is a retired supervisor with Land O'Lakes in Aitkin. He is a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Crosby.
Rudy B. Wolvert
Rudy B. Wolvert, age 71, resident of Brainerd, died Friday, July 6, 2007.
Sgt. Lathan C. Peterson
ISLE - Sgt. Lathan C. Peterson, age 24, of Isle, died Friday, July 6, 2007, at John Muir Hospital in Walnut Creek, Calif. Funeral services will be Friday, July 20, at 11 a.m., at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with the Air Force chaplain officiating. Friends may visit Thursday, July 19, from 4-8 p.m. at Brenny Funeral Chapel. Interment will be at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Camp Ripley with full military honors provided by Grand Forks Air Force Base. Luncheon will follow at Brenny's reception center.
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Charles Thaler
BACKUS - Charles Thaler, age 57, of Backus, passed away Sunday, July 8, 2007, at VA Medical Center in Minneapolis. He was born Sept. 22, 1949, in Slayton, Minn., to Alvin and Charlotte Thaler. Charles served in the U.S. Air Force from 1967 to 1972, serving as a staff sergeant during the Vietnam War. He worked for 30 years as a carpenter and retired as a business agent for Local 361 in Duluth. He was an avid sportsman and loved to hunt and fish.
Jerrold Collison
BROWERVILLE - Jerrold Collison, 52, of Browerville, passed away on July 5, 2007, at his residence.
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Charles Thaler
BACKUS - Charles Thaler, age 57, of Backus, passed away Sunday, July 8, 2007, at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis. Services will be 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 14, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Backus. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with Kline Funeral Home, Pine River.
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Open Forum
On most days, I can pick up the paper, read the Open Forum, agree or disagree with the writers and get on with my day, but Thursday's letter about religion and government simply demanded a reply. Using broad, untrue generalizations ("Religionsare more concerned with power than anything else" is a prime example) the author argued for more separation between religion and government.
Open Forum
Our president is asking auto manufacturers to come up with vehicles of increased gas mileage (up to 40 MPG). The process will likely include fat subsidies to accomplish this.
VOX POP
I am certainly glad the mayor and his wife were treated like royalty on their visit to Leksand, Sweden, on $4,000 of the taxpayers' money. With the high cost of gasoline and the increased cost of groceries we will consider ourselves lucky to be able to take a $300 trip to the North Shore. Maybe the taxpayers would like to help us out too - $300 is a mere pittance compared to $4,000.
All-Star swing
Beau Erickson hit the ball for the National League in the Bronco League All-Star Game at Bane Park Monday night. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls
Brown a double winner at Legacy
Heidi Brown captured the low putts and closest to the pin awards on the Legacy Par 3 Course July 3 during women's league play at the Legacy Courses at Cragun's.
Getting fit for golf just got easier
EAST GULL LAKE - Jason Green is not a golf expert, but he can help you shave strokes off your game.
Scoreboard
Area events
Blue Thunder limp into All-Star break
ROCHESTER - The Brainerd Blue Thunder's offense again struggled as it managed just four hits while stranding 13 runners on base in a 4-2 loss to the Rochester Honkers Monday.
Paul Bunyan tennis tourney held
Jordan Peterson of Staples won the boys' 16 singles championship when he defeated Devin Larson 6-1, 6-0 in the Paul Bunyan Open finals Saturday.
Branum stifles Park Rapids in win
Ethan Branum needed just 55 pitches and an hour and 15 minutes to hand the Brainerd American Legion a game-one victory over Park Rapids Tuesday at Don Adamson Field in Brainerd.
Correction/clarification
Due to incorrect information supplied to the Dispatch, the following age groups for the Feet for Fools 5k race were incorrectly identified. The following results have been adjusted accordingly.
Scoreboard
Area events
Apollo sweeps Brainerd sophomores
Travis Whirley and Nate Smolke had the only two hits for the Brainerd VFW sophomore baseball team Monday, in a 4-0 game one loss to St. Cloud Apollo in Brainerd
Carlson, Bell tied for 10th after first round
PEQUOT LAKES - Curt Carlson and Robert Bell find themselves tied for 10th place after Monday's wind swept first round of the 81st annual Minnesota State Junior Boys' Championship at The Preserve at Grand View Lodge.
GOLF SHORTS
The Donna Bzdok "Believe Always" golf tournament is scheduled for 1 p.m. Aug. 10 at Eagles Landing Golf Club near Fort Ripley.
Miscues land Lakes Area a loss
CLARISSA - Aaron Jenkins was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and Tony Parrish and Bronson Shepherd were each 2-4 for the Lakes Area Lightning in a 9-4 loss to Clarissa in amateur baseball Saturday.
Getting into golf is harder for young girls
Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els and the list of recognizable names on the PGA Tour now and in years past is endless.
Israelson ready for next year
On the 10 fairways Bill Israelson hit during last week's US Senior Open Championship at Whistling Straights, he was 3-under-par.
Team tennis program held
Team Lobs, which included Erica Mortensen, Nichole Gervenak, Mike Ruen, Cole Sundquist, Zoe Wolhart, Luke Jacobsen, Parker Sundquist and Michael Montgomery won the team tennis competition put on by Community Education by winning 228 games through the two week program.
Nisswa, Little Falls split
LITTLE FALLS - Dusty Parker held Nisswa to two hits, while striking out six as Little Falls shut out Nisswa 2-0 in the first game an American Legion baseball doubleheader Tuesday.
Freshman sweep Sartell 12-5, 12-2
Joel Martin pitched the final 2 2-3 innings to pick up the game one victory over Sartell Monday in VFW freshman baseball in Brainerd.
LOCAL SHORTS
The second Brainerd Lakes Downhill Drags Soap Box Derby race will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday in the parking lot at the Brainerd Area Civic Center.
American League sweeps All-Star games
Usually baseball All-Star games end up with football-like scores, but pitching was the key factor Monday at Bane Park as the American League defeated the National League 8-4 in the 52nd Annual Paul Bunyan Bronco League Mid-Summer Classic.
State forecast for N.D.
Wind advisory east until 4 pm cdt this afternoon...
Flower sun
Weather drawing by Hannah Peterson of Ms. Marks' third-grade class at Baxter school.
State forecast for N.D.
Today...Becoming partly sunny west and central. A slight chance of
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Partly to mostly cloudy. A chance of mainly afternoon showers and thunderstorms north and central. Highs mainly in the 70s.
State forecast for S.D.
Today...Mostly sunny west. Decreasing clouds southeast this morning...Then mostly sunny. Partly cloudy northeast. Slight chance of early morning showers or thunderstorms extreme southeast. Windy. Highs in the 70s.
State forecast for Iowa
Today...Mostly sunny. Highs 70s to low 80s.
State forecast for Iowa
Today...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Partly to mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms becoming likely. A few storms may be severe this afternoon. Highs in the 80s to around 90.
State forecast for Minnesota
Wind advisory northwest today...
State forecast for Minnesota
Today...Partly to mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
Catching a real big one
Weather drawing by Isaac Kangas of Ms. Ziegler's class at Nisswa school.
State forecast for S.D.
Today...Mostly sunny west. Sunny east...Then becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Breezy in the northwest this afternoon. Highs 70 to 75 northeast...And mainly 80 to 85 elsewhere.