Wednesday, August 13, 2003
Eagle View
PEQUOT LAKES -- An elementary school is taking shape in a field overlooking Rice Lake off Crow Wing County Road 11 in Pequot Lakes.
Area schools roundup
Opens: Sept. 2. Juniors' and seniors' first day back is Sept. 3.
Longtime C-I teachers share views on budget cuts
CROSBY -- The first day of school should be a walk in the park for teachers who have 15 or more years of experience with a school district.
Area schools roundup
Opens: Sept. 2.
Livestock
SOUTH ST. PAUL (AP) (USDA) -- Tuesday cattle: 850. Last Tuesday: 1061. Year Ago Tuesday: 945. Monday actual: 773.
Livestock
SOUTH ST. PAUL (AP) (USDA) -- Monday cattle: 600. Last Monday: 467. Year Ago Monday: 489. Friday actual: 321.
Cash grain
MINNEAPOLI(AP) -- Wheat receipts Monday 297, a year ago 286.
Births
Albert and Brenda (Huff) Bleninger, Cushing, a boy, Kyle John, 7 pounds, 8 ounces, July 16, 2003. Grandparents are Terry Hanson, Cushing, John Huff, Browerville, and Gloria Bleninger, Browerville, and the late Robert Bleninger.
Contact your state legislators
Rep. Dale Walz, R-Brainerd, District 12A
Births
Steven and Jennifer (Hall) Spencer, Nashville, Tenn., a girl, Kaylee Marie, 7 pounds, 14 ounces, June 26, 2003. Grandparents are Richard and Hazel Spencer, Brainerd, and Leon and Sally Hall, Elemira, N.Y.
In the swing of things
EAST GULL LAKE -- When Chris Foley was 12-years-old, he could be found cutting out pictures from magazines.
Drive the ball better to improve scoring opportunities
The driver could be the most important club in your bag.
Pine Meadows Leagues
With a 7.5 to 4.5 victory over Thelen Heating Aug. 7, Wells Fargo tied Dettbarn Construction for the lead in the men's twilight golf league at Pine Meadows.
Golf shorts
NISSWA -- The Vintage Golf Club in Staples will be represented again at the Buick Scramble National Championship at Grande Lakes Resort in Orlando, Fla., Oct. 8-12.
Quarry at Giants Ridge mixes Cuyuna mining history with golf
Cuyuna Range mining history is featured during a round of golf at the Quarry at Giants Ridge Golf and Ski Resort in Biwabik.
Mattson, Miller win at Pine Meadows
Jeff Mattson shot a 2-over-par 74 on Sunday to win the Pine Meadows Golf Course men's club championship Aug. 9-10.
Cuyuna Range to celebrate Heritage Days
CROSBY -- The history, culture and pride of the Cuyuna Range will be celebrated during the annual Heritage Days Festival set Friday through Sunday.
Annual Fiesta for Orphans to be held Sunday
The 24th annual Fiesta for Orphans, supported by Brainerd area volunteers and the Knights of Columbus, will be held Sunday at St. Mathias Park in St. Mathias.
Benson ethanol plant doubles production
BENSON (AP) -- Swift County farmers are now processing more of their corn into ethanol than they ship away for all other uses, thanks to a doubling of production at Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co.
Room designed to stimulate or relax people
SHERBURN (AP) -- It's relaxing, as long as you're not trying to pronounce it.
Shrinking labor numbers don't reflect importance of agriculture
MANKATO -- With new retail and office buildings popping out of the Mankato ground like cornstalks in July, it's easy to forget the important role agriculture has played in the city's growth economically.
Big friend of Big Island
WHITEFISH LAKE -- Rollie Johnson loved Big Island, the largest of three small, forested islands nestled in the heart of the Whitefish Chain of Lakes.
Crosby teen earns CLC's first full-ride scholarship
Jamie Risnes of Crosby this fall will receive something no other Central Lakes College student has ever received: a full-ride scholarship.
Rochester man restores old pinball machines
ROCHESTER (AP) -- The "golden age of pinball" marked Don Brace's teen years. Now, in his golden years, Brace buffs those memories back to a shine.
Small grain harvest moving along in Minnesota
ST. PAUL (AP) -- The small grain harvest is well underway throughout most of the state, according to the Minnesota Agricultural Statistics Service.
Nominations sought for Nisswa Citizen of the Year
NISSWA -- The Nisswa Chamber of Commerce is accepting names for the 2003 Nisswa Citizen of the Year.
Patrol captain surveys new post
BAXTER -- Even at a new job, Capt. Mark Jonassen is seeing familiar faces.
Brainerd bar test clears hurdle
A trial 2 a.m. bar closing time in Brainerd is one step closer to being a reality.
Jon and Joe
Joe Plut, a Jon Hassler scholar and friend, prepares for Sunday's fund-raiser at Central Lakes College. See Thursday's Tempo section.
Funding OK signals takeoff for airport runway project
Approval on Monday of a $3,325,000 Federal Aviation Administration grant for the Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport means that work will continue on what eventually will be the main runway at that site.
TRUCKS HAVE ARRIVED, LET RACING BEGIN
Schumacher Racing team members Chuck Huettinger (left) and Chuck Calley tended to their truck parked at the Ramada Inn this morning. This weekend the Lucus Oil NHRA Nationals will be at Brainerd International Raceway.
Reunion of Potlatch workers Aug. 23-24
When the Potlatch paper mill in Brainerd closed its doors in May 2002, more than 600 workers lost their jobs.
Big Island
A group of recreational islands on Whitefish Lake has been renamed in honor of a man who was dedicated to caring for the islands. Look for the story Wednesday in Neighbors.
Burn victim treated and released
John William Aiton, 18, Burnsville, who was involved in a boat fire Saturday on Lake Margaret in Lake Shore, was treated at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd and released.
MIRACLE WORKER
When the 1980 Olympic team is inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame this fall it's going to be a bittersweet occasion.
Dispatch suit against city of Brainerd filed
The Brainerd Daily Dispatch has filed a lawsuit against the city of Brainerd and five city council members alleging the council wrongly met in a closed session on July 25 to discuss litigation that had been threatened against the city.
City panel looks at arena deficits
How to make the Brainerd Area Civic Center and Gold Medal Arena financially solvent was the focus of a Brainerd Personnel and Finance Committee meeting Monday.
BACK TO SCHOOL
Brainerd High School custodian Steve Branshaw put a fresh coat of paint on a row of lockers Monday. Crews continued work on the parking lot project behind him.
BHS students excel in placement tests
Brainerd High School students not only performed better than last year on advanced placement tests, but 21 more tests were administered this year than in 2002.
Computer worm strikes lakes area
When Loni Mohar, owner of Stitch by Stitch in Brainerd, connected her computer to the Internet Monday morning she received a message saying her computer would shut down in 60 seconds.
County mulls going to night hearings
Day. Night. Or both.
There's light at end of detour
Motorists on Highway 210 should have an easier time getting through town now that the project is in its final stage.
County board gives green light to Paul
Paul Bunyan and Babe's move, along with amusement park attractions to This Old Farm, was supported by the Crow Wing County Board as it approved a zoning change Tuesday.
County tree stand ban tabled
When Lansin Hamilton first started hunting in the area in 1945 there was only an occasional tree stand.
Moratorium imposed on ag tracts
What the commissioners consider abuse of conditional use permits to subdivide agricultural land has been a driving force behind a Crow Wing County moratorium.
Future school elections could entail primaries
Primary elections may be held for future school board elections, starting in two years, Brainerd School Board members learned Monday.
Request to drop EIS need denied by board
Crow Wing County Commissioners on Tuesday denied a request to end an environmental review for the Peace Haven plat by JMS Development Corp. in Unorganized Territory.
This was Brainerd
AUGUST 13 - 100 years ago (1903) - Brainerd is to have a new clothing firm. The firm will be known as the Enterprising Clothing Co. and they have leased the new brick building on Laurel Street being erected by Con O'Brien.
This was Brainerd
AUGUST 12 - 80 years ago (1923) - A gasoline war that will lower retail prices throughout the country probably to 15 and 17 cents a gallon was imminent today.
Daryl E. Johnson
BAXTER -- Daryl E. Johnson, age 71, of Baxter, died Monday, Aug. 11, 2003, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. Daryl Eugene Johnson was born July 11, 1932, in Britton, S.D., to Carl and Agnes (Askland) Johnson. He moved with his family to Portland, Ore., where he grew up and graduated high school. He was united in marriage to Ruth Burgeson on March 6, 1953, in Portland.
Daryl E. Johnson
BAXTER -- Daryl E. Johnson, age 71, of Baxter, died Monday, Aug. 11, 2003, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. Arrangements are pending with Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.
Ines Ruth Evans
ST. PAUL -- Ines Ruth Evans, age 88 years, of St. Paul, died on Aug. 10, 2003. Preceded in death by husband John Thompson Evans, siblings Korliss Merriman, Audrey White, twin sister Bernis "Loraine" Browning and an infant gr
Edward J. Zabrowski
Edward J. Zabrowski, age 92, of Brainerd, died Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2003, at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, Aug. 15, 1 p.m. at St. Francis Catholic Church in Brainerd. Interment will be at Wildwood Cemetery in Pillager. Friends may visit at the church for one hour prior to the service.
Gordon H. Sneva
Gordon H. Sneva, 71, of Brainerd, died Sunday, Aug. 10, 2003, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. Gordon was born on May 31, 1932, in Fergus Falls, Minn., to George H. and Edith Caroline (Arneson) Sneva.
John M. Waters
John Merrill Waters, 77, resident of Rapid City, S.D., Arizona and Minnesota, died Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2003, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Mr. Waters was born in Estherville, Iowa, March 24, 1926, to Leo and Louise (Tobin) Waters. He married Dorothy Warren April 4, 1945, in Estherville.
Jason D. Gruber
CANNON FALLS -- Jason Daniel Gruber, age 15, of Cannon Falls, died accidentally on Friday, Aug. 8, 2003. He was born March 14, 1988, in Red Wing, the son of Daniel Gruber and Coral Johnson. Jason was going to be a ninth grader this year. He was an avid skate boarder, loved animals and showing horses. He was into mechanics, riding dirt bikes, fixing go-carts, art, wood burning and music.
Irene K. Flower
AITKIN -- Irene K. Flower, age 82, of Aitkin, formerly of Walker, Minn., and Wadena, Iowa, died Tuesday, July 29, 2003, at the Woodhaven Care Center in Brainerd.
Violet V. Nystrom
CROSBY -- Violet V. Nystrom, age 85, of Crosby, died on Monday, Aug. 11, 2003, at St. Joseph's Medi
Edward J. Zabrowski
Edward J. Zabrowski, age 92, of Brainerd, died Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2003, at his home.
Whose opinions are in editorials?
Editorial views in The Brainerd Dispatch represent a consensus of opinion by members of the newspaper's editorial board.
Minnesota deja vu
With the recall election weeks away, Californians would be well advised to look toward Ventura -- not to the Southern California city or the freeway, but to the man, James Janos, who reshaped himself into the imposing wrestler-cum-governor-cum-media-star Jesse Ventura.
Herb Brooks
Reflecting on Herb Brooks' contributions to hockey is a seemingly endless process. Minnesotans remember his 1980 Olympic team and the three national championships he brought to the University of Minnesota. Yet other important milestones, obscured by his more prominent achievements, bring to mind the true breadth of his influence.
Open Forum
Not all people are proud of everything about their Christian heritage, or religions in general. This doesn't matter whether you are Christian or not. Nathaniel Hawthorne wanted to put some distance between the name recognition of him and a former relative.
Korean War vets
For years, the Korean War was regarded by many as the "Forgotten War," a Cold War stalemate and the first serious challenge for a fledgling United Nations.
Readers can participate
The Dispatch encourages readers to sound off in the Open Forum.
Open Forum
As the former hockey coach at Moorhead High I had the good fortune, on several occasions, to be in the company of Coach Brooks.
80th birthday
Norma (Jordan) Schnabl will celebrate her 80th birthday with an open house from 2-5 p.m. Sunday at the Fort Ripley Community Center. The event is hosted by her children. No gifts please.
Speed racer
Larry Dixon might be the prime candidate to shatter elapsed time or speed records in this week's Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway.
Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals
Brainerd, Aug. 14-17, 22nd annual
Back on track Twenty years after tragedy, Greg Anderson returns to BIR
Greg Anderson's misadventure at Brainerd International Raceway nearly drove him away from the sport.
Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals
Brainerd
Youth in Wadena pool mishap dies
WADENA -- The 7-year-old boy pulled from the Wadena Municipal Pool Thursday was taken off life support Monday.
Guardians say contract limits ability to protect children
ST. PAUL (AP) -- Some of the state's 1,000 guardians ad litem -- people who represent children in court cases -- are refusing to sign a contract over provisions they say would limit their ability to protect children.
State briefs
Minneapolis-based supermarket wholesaler Supervalu Inc. announced it had signed a letter of letter to buy various Fleming Cos. assets, including the Sentry Foods trade name.
Pawlenty solicits bold ideas from school funding panel
ROSEVILLE (AP) -- Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Monday encouraged a task force examining education funding to come up with bold suggestions for changing the way money gets to schools.
Suburbs feeling strain
ST. PAUL (AP) -- The migration out from Minnesota's largest cities continues, according to the latest census figures, and that means vexing problems for policy makers who must find the money to beef up roads, sewers, schools and other infrastructure.
Since January, hundreds of jobs cut at University of Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Since the beginning of the year, nearly 500 workers at the University of Minnesota have received notices that their positions were being eliminated, according to the school's Human Resources Department.
Cab company to install security cameras after driver was killed
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A Minneapolis taxi company decided to install cameras in its 45-car fleet after one of its drivers was shot to death last week in south Minneapolis. It's an unusual step in an industry where local companies have often claimed they couldn't afford additional security.
University workers talk about strike
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Thousands of workers at the University of Minnesota are considering a strike over salary freezes, increased health care premiums and other cutbacks, just as the fall semester is about to begin.
Ammonia leak at General Mills plants sends nine to hospital
CHANHASSEN (AP) -- Nine workers at a General Mills bakery plant were taken to hospitals late Monday after an ammonia leak.
False campaign material charge filed
ST. PAUL (AP) -- A state representative and her husband have been charged with illegally distributing false political campaign material, a gross misdemeanor.
Scoreboard
Radio guide -- WYRQ-FM (92.1),
Local shorts
The Brainerd Family YMCA is accepting registrations for fall youth sports.
Sports shorts
Four Brainerd Bees amateur baseball players have been drafted for the Class B state tournament.
Scoreboard
Thursday
Gophers hockey legend Herb Brooks dies in wreck
MINNEAPOLIS -- While his U.S. Olympic hockey team rushed onto the rink and America began to celebrate, Herb Brooks simply headed to the locker room.
Friends say Brooks may have fallen asleep before fatal crash
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The men who golfed with Herb Brooks on Monday morning, just hours before his death in a single-vehicle accident, say they won't be surprised if authorities conclude that Brooks fell asleep before his minivan crashed.
John Avery's stock rises in Vikings' backfield
MANKATO (AP) -- Despite drawing Mike Tice's ire by fumbling away a kickoff in the Vikings' exhibition opener, running back John Avery's stock is rising.
Former Gophers remember irascible, beloved coach
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- After picking up a couple of bad penalties during a period one night, Gophers player Michael Polich headed to the locker room.
Wild re-sign defenseman Mitchell
ST. PAUL (AP) -- The Minnesota Wild re-signed defenseman Willie Mitchell, a restricted free agent, to a one-year contract on Monday.
Lohse pitches into ninth, Twins win 4th straight
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Twins have discovered quality starting pitching is the key to contending for a pennant.
Herb Brooks: Through the years
--Aug. 5, 1937: Born in St. Paul.
Investigators gathering details of Brooks' crash
Investigators say they hope to know within a few weeks what caused Herb Brooks' minivan to spin out of control on the interstate Monday.
Dome to get a new playing surface
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The two most-common complaints about the 21-year-old Metrodome are the fact that it has a roof and the fact that it has a rug.
Remembering Herb Brooks
"Herb was one of those people who believed in the task. Whether or not there was any glory was unimportant. ... The miracle of 1980 was really the miracle of character." -- Former Minnesota Gov. Arne Carlson.
Wake and funeral scheduled
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Friends and family arranged Herb Brooks' funeral Tuesday, while investigators tried to piece together the last minutes of his bigger-than-life life.
'Do you believe in miracles? Yes!'
As the time ticked off the clock, the tension in the building became unbearable. The flickering green lights on the scoreboard counted down the seconds ever-so slowly.
Vikings' Clark improves chances of making team
MANKATO (AP) -- With Jacksonville defensive backs converging, Minnesota wide receiver Kenny Clark lowered his shoulder to burst through the collision and gain a key first down for the Vikings Saturday against the Jaguars.
State of hockey mourns 'a Minnesota treasure'
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Gov. Tim Pawlenty may be Minnesota's Hockey Fan in Chief. But he had no doubt that Herb Brooks was coach.
Frerotte adopts mentor role
MANKATO (AP) -- For Gus Frerotte, the timing was perfect.
Tribe digs the longball
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- With one swing, the AL Central could have become a little tighter.
Scenic
Stoney Brook in Lake Shore.
Crew offers expertise in trail building
ST. PAUL (AP) -- As sporadic groups of mountain bikers ride past Jan Lee's trail-building crew at Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Eagan, many express their gratitude for the guys with the picks and shovels.
Area briefs
CROSSLAKE -- The Brainerd Lakes Area Chambers of Commerce hosted the 17th annual chili cook-off contest Saturday in Crosslake.
State forecast for North Dakota
This afternoon...Partly to mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the upper 80s east to near 100 west.
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Partly cloudy north. Becoming partly sunny south. Highs in the 70s to mid 80s.
State forecast for North Dakota
Today...An isolated morning shower in the northwest...Otherwise sunny. Breezy west and central. Highs near 90 east to 100 west.
I made it
Weather drawing by Kayla Kraemer of Mrs. Meyer's third grade class at Riverside school.
State forecast for Minnesota
Today...Mostly sunny. Highs in the 80s...With around 90 northwest.
Iowa state forecast
Today...Areas of fog early...Then mostly sunny. Highs in the 80s.
State forecast for Minnesota
Today...Patchy early morning fog...Otherwise mostly sunny. Highs from the upper 70s northeast to around 90 northwest. Tonight...Mostly clear. Patchy fog northeast. Lows in the 50s to lower 60s.
I will go to Paul Bunyan center
Weather drawing by Stephanie Greenwaldt of Mrs. Lykins' kindergarten class at Nisswa school.
State forecast for South Dakota
Today...Partly to mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s east to the upper 90s northwest.
Iowa state forecast
Today...Partly to mostly sunny. Highs in the low to mid 80s.
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Partly to mostly sunny. Highs from the upper 70s to middle 80s. Cooler near lake michigan.
State forecast for South Dakota
Today...Mostly sunny. Breezy west into central. Highs from the mid 80s far east...To near 100 northwest.
What's doing
Rollin' Rangers will meet Aug. 17-21 at the Federal Dam Campgrounds in Walker. Hosts will be Tom and Marge Keller and Don and Rose Leuch.
What's doing
There will be a senior dance at 7 p.m. tonight at the Brainerd Legion. Music by Dick Krekelberg.