Saturday, August 22, 2009
Field Day unveils biomass crops, portable biodiesel production
The Central Lakes Agricultural Center in Staples is at the forefront of alternative fuels production. The fact was made clear at the Aug. 13 Energy/Alternative Fuels Field Day focusing on energy crops.
Business notes
Ben Shapiro is an AmeriCorps Volunteer in Service to America assigned to Central Lakes College by the Corporation for National Community Service for a yearlong commitment to service.
BIZ BUZZ
The Brainerd lakes area is getting some high altitude exposure through an article in the August issue of Stratos Magazine.
Upward Bound summer program concludes
Central Lakes College's Upward Bound Program completed its sixth Summer Bridge program.
Making art in the kitchen
BAXTER - Artistry has long been associated with creations from the kitchen and a noted Little Falls painter took that to heart.
Manufacturing jobs created in Wadena
WADENA - The Initiative Foundation and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development joined three other lenders to complete the financing of Innovative Surfaces, securing the future of 22 manufacturing jobs in Wadena.
Dad's Belgian waffle fundraiser is Aug. 30 at National Guard Armory
The Brainerd Lakes Veterans Center will serve Dad's Belgian waffles from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Aug. 30 at the Brainerd National Guard Armory on Wright Street. Proceeds will go toward building and developing a center to house activities for American Legion, VFW, DAV and other veteran's organizations.
Police blotter
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY - Received a report at 1:14 a.m. Thursday of a person in the ditch at Highland Scenic Road and Forestview Drive. The man was in the ditch gutting one of two deer that had earlier been struck by a vehicle and for which he had been issued a possession tag. At 3:23 a.m. Brainerd police officers were called to a residence on the 800 block of Southeast 11th Street for a report of two men cleaning deer. Officers responded and found the deer from the Baxter incident along with the two possession tags.
Agendas
Meets 9 a.m. Tuesday
Morrison County Board agenda
Meets 8 a.m. Tuesday, County Board room
Births
Mathew and Mallory (Osvold) Avery, Brainerd, a girl, Makayla Clarise, 3 pounds, 14 ounces, Aug. 2, 2009. Grandparents are Larry and Merry Osvold, Brainerd, and Roger and Tari Avery, Brainerd.
Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk planned in September at Kiwanis Park
The Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk will be 10 a.m. Sept. 26 at Kiwanis Park. Registration begins at 9 a.m.
WHAT'S DOING
Class of 1944 will meet at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Northwind Grille in Brainerd.
Police blotter
WATER HAZARD - Received a report Friday of a pontoon floating unattended with the cover on and motor up in North Long Lake.
Crosslake council to meet Wednesday
CROSSLAKE - The Crosslake City Council plans to meet in a special session at 9 a.m. Wednesday at city hall to continued discussion regarding the 2010 expenditure and revenue budgets and approval of bills for payment.
Firefighters respond
The Brainerd Fire Department responded to a report of a cut gas line at 1:14 p.m. Thursday at Precision Propeller on the 1200 block of Madison Street.
BIRTHS
Michael and Amy (Miller) Waldvogel, Little Falls, a girl, Bailey Ann, 6 pounds, 14 ounces, Aug. 5, 2009. Grandparents are Kim Voge, Staples, Jody and Kathy Waldvogel, Little Falls, and Ross and Lori Miller, Wadena.
Housing briefs
NISSWA - Harry Kahnert, a real estate agent at Prime NORTH GMAC Real Estate in Nisswa, recently earned the Realtor of the Quarter Award. Kahnert has earned this award twice this year as the agent who has achieved the highest gross commission income for both the first and second quarters.
Construction to begin on scenic waterscape in Crosslake
CROSSLAKE - Volunteers and professionals will begin working Monday on a water pond and scenic area on the east side of the Crosslake Community Center.
Overheard
"Look at the parents. If they call 911, they're probably at their wits' end."
Neighborhood picnic festivities
The Oak Street Chapel Praise Band entertained the crowd Thursday at the neighborhood picnic put on by Oak Street Chapel, First Lutheran, Temple Baptist and First Presbyterian.
Where in the world is Gary?
In his latest adventure to raise funds for Kinship Partners, Gary Walters and his son, Jackson, are Rollerblading to Washington, D.C.
This was Brainerd
AUGUST 23 - 60 years ago (1949) - The car of Dr. Grace Williams, North Third Street, was stolen last night sometime after midnight. The thief was the same man who drove into Terry's service station at 2 a.m., then driving off after getting a fill-up. The attendant got the license number.
'Don't use 911 as a joke'
As a look at daily police blotters can attest, not everyone in Crow Wing County understands the meaning of emergency 911.
Correction
On the Arts/Entertainment calendar Thursday on Page 4E under "Live music," Paul Berget is performing at Madden's on Gull Lake, not Paradise Shores Resort. He performed Thursday and he will perform again on Wednesday.
Overheard
There was a complete lack of common sense here. It's no wonder the flying public is so angry and frustrated.
Woman's July 4 death in Crosby ruled natural
Candice Sniatynsky, who suffered an apparent seizure while being arrested July 4 in Crosby and later died at a Twin Cities hospital, died of natural causes, the Hennepin County medical examiner's office reported Thursday.
Local news briefs
The Brainerd Lakes Sunrise Rotary Club recently named Peter Johnson its 2008-2009 Rotarian of the Year.
'The search will continue every day'
The search continues for the 82-year-old rural Leader man who has been missing now for a month.
Suspect in Backus stabbing in custody
A 32-year-old man, wanted for inflicting stab wounds on two teenagers in Backus, turned himself in to the Cass County Sheriff Friday morning.
Brainerd Lakes Health awarded $50,000 grant from Komen
The Brainerd Lakes Health system, which includes St. Joseph's Medical Center, Brainerd Medical Center and six St. Joseph's Medical Center Clinics, was recently awarded a $50,000 grant from the Susan G. Komen Brainerd Lakes Affiliate.
Detour on Highway 169 south of Aitkin to begin
Motorists traveling on Highway 169 two miles south of Aitkin will encounter a detour beginning Aug. 31.
Fort Ripley woman gets 18 months
MINNEAPOLIS - A 50-year-old Fort Ripley woman was sentenced in federal court Thursday to 18 months prison for not paying federal employment taxes on the wages of employees of her adult foster care business.
'Police' as parents
Many parents can relate to problems with disciplining a child. A few have even turned to police for help.
Where in the world is Gary?
In his latest adventure to raise funds for Kinship Partners, Gary Walters and his son, Jackson, are Rollerblading to Washington, D.C.
This was Brainerd
A snake, later identified as a venomous water moccasin, was discovered by clerks in D.M. Clark's store near the counter and coiled to strike. Tom Gibson shot at it three times with a rifle, but it survived. He then beat it with a club and severed it with an ax.
Morris Publishing obtains extension of forbearance on overdue interest payments
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Morris Publishing Group LLC announced Friday that it has obtained an extension until Aug. 28 to make two semi-annual interest payments of $9.7 million on its senior subordinated notes originally due Feb. 1 and Aug. 3.
Raymond Matlock
PIERZ - Raymond Matlock, 67-year-old resident of Pierz, Minn., passed away Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, at his residence. Arrangements are pending with Shelley-Virnig Funeral Chapel in Pierz, Minn.
Robert Stanfield
CROSBY - Robert Stanfield, age 80, of Crosby, died Aug. 21, 2009, at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby.
Gilbert B. Dewes Sr.
Gilbert B. Dewes, Sr., age 84, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Aug. 19, 2009, at St. Cloud Hospital. He was born in St. John, Ind., on March 30, 1925, to Albert and Matilda Dewes.
Sheldon Johnstone
CROOKSTON - Sheldon Johnstone, formerly of Staples, passed away Wednesday evening, Aug. 19, 2009, in Crookston, Minn. Arrangements are pending with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Staples.
Cornell L. Maust
Cornell LeRoy Maust, 64, Brainerd, died Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009, at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.
Gerald 'Jerry' Olson
MOTLEY - Gerald "Jerry" Olson, 67, of Motley, formerly of Pequot Lakes, Minn., died Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009, at the Lakewood Health System Hospital in Staples, Minn.
Janet Boudart
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - Janet Reed Boudart passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 17, 2009, in Santa Cruz, Calif., after a courageous battle with cancer.
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Obituary notices are charged at 40 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.
Jamie M. Black
METAMORA, Ind. - Jamie Marie Black, 46, of Metamora, Ind., formerly of Brainerd, Minn., died July 31, 2009.
Gilbert B. 'Gil' Dewes
Gilbert B."Gil" Dewes Sr., age 84, resident of Nisswa, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009, at St. Cloud Hospital.
Doris A. Holtz
PINE RIVER - Doris A. Holtz, age 82, of Pine River, Minn., died Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd, Minn.
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Open Forum
The primary complaint of those protesting President Obama's health reform program is that the system is socialism.
OUR OPINION: BRETT FAVRE
Every once in awhile a news story comes along that people feel passionately about and can't wait to share with their co-workers, their friends or that annoying brother-in-law in Eau Claire, Wis.
Open Forum: LID helped clean up Crow Wing Lake
The Serpent Lake property owners face the same challenges that we, at Crow Wing Lake, confronted in the 1990s. Our lake was overrun with two exotic aquatic plants, curlyleaf pondweed and coontail, probably introduced by way of our public landing. Enjoying boating or swimming out from the shoreline was near impossible. Green algae scum was prevalent along with weeds that covered our beaches. That was in 2000.
Other opinion: Leadership
Any Minnesotan who believes the bad blood between the Republican governor and DFL leaders dissipated when the Legislature shut down has been out in the sun too long.
VOX POP
Looks like the Vikings have started their own "Cash for Clunkers" program.
Dock fishing at Woody's: Why bring the boat?
Our family road-tripped up to Woody's Rainy Lake Resort recently, and it turned out to be the perfect getaway.
OUTDOORS NOTES
Natural resource conservation staff from Camp Ripley near Little Falls recently received the Natural Resources Conservation Award at a Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards ceremony at the Pentagon.
Setting their own boundaries
After a while, they seem to blend together, the faces and the smiles and the years.
50th Anniversary
Roland "Chuck" and Barbara Meyer will celebrate their 50th anniversary with an Open House, Sunday, August 30, 1-4pm at the Pelican Lakes Conservation Club, hosted by their children. No gifts please.
Walker-Nugent
Kristin Walker and Eric Nugent announce their engagement. Parents are John and Becky Walker, Baxter, and Charles and Sandra Nugent, Hanson, MA. A September 26 wedding is being planned.
90th Birthday
Vera Donna LeDoux Hendrickson Wood celebrated her 90th birthday early with friends and family on Sunday, August 9th at Lakes Area Senior Activity Center. Her birthday is October 1. Guests enjoyed piano music by Shirley Lintner of Baxter and guitar music by vocalist Dorothy Doring of St. Paul.
Ryan-Seitzer
Ashley Ryan and Michael Seitzer of Mankato announce their engagement. Parents are Bill and Cindi Ryan of Brainerd, and Bill and Diane Seitzer of St Peter. An October 17, 2009 wedding is planned in Nisswa.
Eric and Casandra Helmin
Eric and Casandra Helmin were married June 27, 2009 At St. James Catholic Church, Aitkin, MN. officiated by Father Ray Steffes.
50th Anniversary
Bud and Gail Sedlachek will be celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary on Saturday, August 29, with an Open House at their home on South Long Lake, rural Brainerd. Please come and help us celebrate with music and dancing by "Gilly and the Country Polkateers", starting at 3pm with supper at 6pm. They were married August 29, 1959 in Brainerd, Bethlehem Lutheran Church. No gifts please.
Gregg and Emily Day
Gregg and Emily Day were married December 27, 2008 at Lutheran Church of the Cross in Nisswa, Officiated by Bill Ingvoldstad.
Bourassa-Sandusky
Trista Bourassa and Carl Sandusky announce their engagement. Parents are James and Lois Bourassa, Brainerd, and Michael and Christine Sandusky, Elk River, Mn. An October wedding is being planned at the Northland Arboretum in Brainerd.
Robbie and Sheena Rick
Robbie and Sheena Rick were married May 9, 2009 at First Lutheran Church in Brainerd, officiated by Pastor Andy Smith.
Church news
MALMO - Malmo Evangelical Free Church will present Churchyard from Crosby at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Players must pay price at Minnesota Hockey Camps
The route for a fledgling hockey player to capitalize on his marginal chances of reaching the NHL vary as much as one player to the next.
CLC building on success
Success apparently is breeding success in the Central Lakes College Raiders football team.
Scoreboard
Area events
End of state tourney drought for Fort Ripley, Braves
Eight years have passed since the Fort Ripley Rebels and Brainerd Braves played in the state tournament.
Boosters coaches social Tuesday
The Brainerd Sports Boosters Club will sponsor a coaches social at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Shep's on 6th. All Brainerd area boosters and fans are invited.
Scoreboard
Area events
Tri for a Cause
No matter how much Henry Praska battles to complete a triathlon he says his struggle pales in comparison to what an individual fighting cancer endures.
State forecast for S.D.
Today...Sunny...With a few clouds extreme east and west. Areas of early morning fog east. Highs from the mid 70s northeast to 90 to 95 southwest.
State forecast for N.D.
Today...Mostly sunny west...Decreasing cloudiness with scattered
State forecast for Wisconsin
Today...Mostly sunny west...Partly sunny east. Highs from the middle 60s northeast to the middle 70s west.
Fun and flowers
Weather drawing by Olivia Dilley of Mrs. Gessell's first-grade class at Riverside Elementary.
State forecast for Iowa
.Today...Partly sunny northwest through early afternoon...Then
State forecast for S.D.
Friday...Sunny central and west. Partly to mostly cloudy and breezy east. Chance of morning showers far east. Highs from the mid 60s far northeast...To near 80 southwest.
State forecast for Minnesota
Today...Sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the lower to
State forecast for Iowa
Today...Becoming mostly cloudy with scattered light showers
'Sunflowery' day
Weather drawing by Blake Forsythe of Ms. Hemstad's third-grade class at Baxter Elementary School.
State forecast for Wisconsin
Today...Mostly cloudy and cool. Widespread showers west half in the morning. Otherwise...Scattered showers. Isolated thunder southwest in the afternoon. Highs in the 60s...Except around 70 far southeast.
State forecast for N.D.
Today...Sunny. Areas of dense morning fog east. Highs in the
State forecast for Minnesota
Today...Showers ending north in the morning...Then partly cloudy.