Thursday, September 2, 2004
Nine readers tabbed last week's Guess the Vehicle
Last week's mystery vehicle, a 1952 Ford Mainline, generated more guesses from readers than the last few mystery vehicles.
It's a good time to be disillusioned with television
"Seinfeld" had the Summer of George.
Upcoming arts and entertainment events
For week of Sept. 2-8; bands perform from 9 p.m. to close with no cover unless otherwise noted.
Bluegrass music
Bluegrass Festival
Classic comedy
Comedy legend Bill Cosby goofed around with the crowd during his Aug. 26 performance at Grand Casino Mille Lacs near Onamia. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls
Entertainment shorts
Sammo and the Clearwater Hot Club features 19-year-old Sam "Sammo" Miltich, a prodigious guitar virtuoso. Admission is $10.
COMING NEXT WEEK
This is no joke: Comedy returns to Brainerd this month with the opening of Scott Hansen's Comedy Gallery at The Rail.
Robin Sedivy
Drummer for Zion Tribe, Twin Cities funk/
Sssssmokin'!
It's not easy for a young band to get noticed in today's cutthroat music industry -- especially when it plays an eclectic mix of reggae, funk, bluegrass, jazz, dance and African music that scares off most of the potential audience before they even get in the door.
BEST BETS
Still riding a bluegrass buzz after last weekend's Lakes Bluegrass Festival? Whether you want to jam or just enjoy the show, the bluegrass jammers have got you covered with their bi-weekly gig at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Coco Moon in downtown Brainerd. It's always packed, so arrive early to get a seat.
Treasure a day off from labors
Labor Day is a holiday to honor the contributions working people have made to our country -- and it's a day off for many!
Two arrested for vehicle break-ins
BAXTER -- Two 18-year-olds were arrested Saturday in connection with numerous vehicle break-ins in Baxter and other areas, the Baxter Police Department reported.
Accidents
NISSWA -- Three people suffered minor injuries in a two-vehicle accident Monday morning at the Highway 371 and Crow Wing County Road 77 intersection in Nisswa, Nisswa police reported.
Accident
The Pequot Lakes Police and Fire departments and North Aircare responded about 7:45 p.m. Wednesday to AAA Rental Inc. in Jenkins, off Highway 371, for a man who was kicked in the chest by a horse. The man was transported to St. Josephs Medical Center in Brainerd. The police department didnt know the mans name or his condition.
AREA CRIME
THEFT -- Jane Hoopman, 1000 block of Thorson Road, Sunday reported her vehicle stolen.
Death believed to be suicide
The death Aug. 24 of a person at a residence on 28th Street in east Brainerd is believed to be a suicide, the Crow Wing County Coroner's Office reported Tuesday.
Fire
The Brainerd Fire Department responded at 12:53 a.m. Tuesday to a report of a gas smell at the Holiday Station Store on South Sixth Street in Brainerd. It was determined the gas smell was freon from a damaged refrigerator. Firefighters aired out the leaking gas.
CLC briefs
To commemorate its 50th year of business, Viking Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Brainerd donated $5,500 to the Central Lakes College Foundation for scholarships to CLC students.
Fair results
Lot 19 Mittens, crocheted: Blue-Adelia Anderson.
Fair results
Lot 8 Crab apple: Red-Gloria Norman.
Saving Camp Cuyuna
CROSSLAKE -- Camp Cuyuna is a pristine, 850-acre wilderness camp for Boy Scouts that includes miles of undeveloped lakeshore on six lakes located only minutes from downtown Crosslake.
Horticulture Day at gardens
Horticulture Day Aug. 19 at the Central Lakes College Living Legacy Gardens attracted about 120 people for an afternoon that included workshops, tours and a meal.
Fair results
Lot 17 Junior heifer calf: 1-Emily Thesing; 2-Abby Cyr; 3-Louie Eschenbacher; 4-Lacy Thesing; 5-Molly Thesing; 6-Megan Rahto; 7-steve Bednar.
CLC receives anti-racism/ diversity grants
Six community projects will receive grants to participate in a Diversity and Anti-Racism Initiative led by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System with funding from the Otto Bremer Foundation.
Staples Community Foundation to request grant proposals
STAPLES -- The Staples Community Foundation is preparing to enter another grant cycle that will address one or more of the following areas:
Area briefs
Registration deadline is Friday. Cost is $25 for community center members per session and $35 for non-members per session. Scholarships are available.
Results from Crow Wing County Fair entries listed
KIDS DAY COLORING CONTEST
Mother of six earns full ride at CLC
Happiness is family, community service and education for Jerilynn Munson.
Raider volleyball players do community service
The Central Lakes College volleyball team spent several hours Aug. 20 working out away from the practice nets, where they had been drilling every day.
He wants to make sure he's there for veterans
Faced a with a hard choice between veterans services and emergency management, Crow Wing County official Dave Schuldheisz followed his heart to veteran services now that the offices may be split.
Area briefs
The American Red Cross is seeking blood donors for bloodmobile drives in Emily, Walker and Nisswa.
A special card for a special guy in Iraq
Little hands were painted red, white and blue as heartfelt birthday wishes were created Wednesday in a backyard in north Brainerd with a destination thousands of miles away in Iraq.
Local briefs
LITTLE FALLS -- An aggregate shoulder repair project for approximately 11 miles of Highway 27 from Little Falls to Pierz is set to begin Sept. 16.
Overheard
"In this different kind of war, we may never sit down at a peace table. But make no mistake about it, we are winning, and we will win. We will win by staying on the offensive. We will win by spreading liberty."
Truck-train crash critcally hurts driver
An Anderson Brothers Construction Co. employee driving a dump truck was injured after his vehicle collided with a train west of Baxter Wednesday.
Local briefs
This clinic is for kindergarten through 12th-graders who are still in need of vaccinations in order to attend school. A parent or legal guardian and a complete shot record is required to accompany the student or shots may not be given. Shots are $5 each; however, no one is denied access due to inability to pay.
Firefighters there just in case
Jeff Hilgart (left) and an unidentified fellow Minnesota Power employee checked a circuit breaker box that caught fire about 2:50 p.m. Wednesday at Ernie's on Gull Lake. Brainerd firefighters were on hand to provide fire protection if needed. Brainerd Dispatch/Clint Wood
Back to school in something new
Eagle View Elementary School
The summer that wasn't
So much for the long, hot summer.
This was Brainerd
30 years ago (1974) - Homer Dimmick of Pequot Lakes will be among the 90 exhibitors from over 30 communities at the second annual sidewalk arts and crafts festival in Little Falls on Saturday.
Overheard
"It sounds like the ice is being broken."
This time the help from St. Paul is for Samuelson
Attorney General Mike Hatch, Minnesota's only DFL executive officer, stumped with Don Samuelson, his party's House District 12A candidate, at a town meeting at the Brainerd Public Library Tuesday.
Hukriede in the running for council seat
Randy Hukriede, 45, filed Wednesday for one of two Baxter City Council seats that will be decided this fall.
Filings
Ed Shaw filed for the Ward 1 Brainerd City Council seat Tuesday. Shaw had announced his candidacy earlier.
This was Brainerd
40 years ago (1964) - Winning first prize blue ribbon at the Minnesota State Fair in the Home Activities Department was Miriam Lee of Brainerd for her jig-saw work.
One last ride in the wagon
After the funeral Tuesday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Brainerd, casketbearers lifted Dennis "Pa" Oehrlein into his horse-drawn wagon with his team of draft horses, Fred and Barney, waiting to carry him to Evergreen Memorial Gardens. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls
MnDOT plans work for Highways 200, 84 in Cass County
BAXTER -- An aggregate shoulder repair projects for approximately 14 miles of Highway 200 and approximately 29 miles of Highway 84 in Cass County.
Meth program planned in Staples
STAPLES -- A methamphetamine awareness and education program will be 7 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Central Lakes College campus in Staples.
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.
Julia C. Morneau
ONAMIA -- Julia C. Morneau, 86-year-old resident of Onamia, Minn., died Monday, Aug. 30, 2004, at the Elim Home in Milaca, Minn. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, Sept. 4 at 10 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Onamia, Minn. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 3 at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Onamia, Minn., and from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m. on Saturday at the church.
Amanda Remer
ISLE -- Amanda Remer, 18-year-old resident of Isle, Minn., passed away on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2004, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minn. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 3, 2004, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Wahkon, Minn., with Father Greg Poser, OSC, officiating.
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 R. Rademacher
Harold R. Rademacher, age 80, of Brainerd, passed away Monday, Aug. 30, 2004, while sleeping peacefully in his home.
Katherine 'Kitty' M. Doolittle
Katherine "Kitty" M. (Hanson) Doolittle, 85, of Brainerd, died Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2004, at Whispering Pines Good Samaritan Village, Pine River.
Mary J. Kurowski-Howell
PIERZ -- Mary J. Kurowski-Howell, age 80, of Pierz, Minn., passed away Monday, Aug. 30, 2004, at Fairview-Southdale Medical Center in Edina, Minn. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2:30 p.m. at Faith Community Church in Pierz with Pastor Gladys Reynolds officiating.
Astrid I. Holmquist
MALMO -- Astrid Irene Holmquist, 85, of Malmo, died Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2004, at Riverwood Healthcare Center, Aitkin.
Wayne Finch
FORT RIPLEY -- Wayne Finch, age 65, of Fort Ripley, died Aug. 31, 2004, unexpectedly at his home. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.
Sandra M. Nyquist
GRAND RAPIDS -- Sandra M. Nyquist, age 57, of Grand Rapids, formerly of McGregor, died Monday, Aug. 30, 2004, at the Grand Village Care Center in Grand Rapids.
Marla J. Nagel
LITTLE FALLS -- Marla J. Nagel, 67-year-old resident of Little Falls, passed away Monday, Aug. 30, 2004, at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Little Falls with the Rev. Nicholas Landsberger officiating.
Marla J. Nagel
LITTLE FALLS -- Marla J. Nagel, 67-year-old resident of Little Falls, Minn., passed away, Monday, Aug. 30, 2004, at her home in Little Falls. Arrangements are pending with the Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls.
Jess J. Belfiori
DEERWOOD -- Jess James Belfiori, age 88, of Deerwood, died on Friday, Aug. 27, 2004, at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. He was born on Sept. 18, 1915, in Kinney, Minn., to Joseph and Victoria (Tripoi) Belfiori.
Our opinion: Meth
Recent news reports tell the story of GloTell, an additive in farm fertilizer that just might deter methamphetamine producers from stealing fertilizer for their harmful trade. While the bubble-gum pink stain can be scrubbed off with work, small particles can be detected in an ultraviolet light for up to 72 hours.
What do you think?
Write us a letter or send us an e-mail
Open Forum
Crow Wing County Commissioner Terry Sluss wrote a Dispatch guest editorial (8/27/04) on the increasing methamphetamine use in our county, and how it is impacting all of our county agencies as well as our local economy. In well documented research done this summer (as a volunteer) he calls for a more proactive and preventive approach to this staggering problem facing many rural counties.
Life under the Miller administration
I have an announcement.
Vox Pop
I can't see macho hunters shooting mourning doves and collecting them and eating them. Hunters don't even take a whole deer to eat. Reality is that hunters will shoot these song birds the size of a robin and let them fall to the ground and rot.
Open Forum
One of the first lessons one learns in public policy is the value of being able to disagree with someone without being disagreeable. The community leader one wants to punch today may be your most important ally on the "next big issue."
Pierz plucks win from Gobblers
PIERZ -- Pierz's No. 1 doubles tandem of Melissa Waytashek and Nicole Kasper came back after dropping the first set to beat Aitkin's Emily O'Neil and Beth Beck 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 as the Pioneers tennis team dropped the Gobblers 5-2 Thursday.
Favorable exchange
Fanny Hagmeier has only been in the United States for a short while, but she's caught on quickly to high school tennis.
BHS overcomes slow start
ST. CLOUD -- The Brainerd Warrior volleyball got the season off to a solid start as it beat St. Cloud Apollo in four games 19-25, 25-19, 25-18, 25-20 in a Central Lakes Conference matchup Tuesday.
Stach leads CLC netters into season
For the past four years, Courtney Stach was in a comfort zone when it came to volleyball.
Upcoming sporting events
Wednesday
Hornets win 12th state softball title
Erin Thiesse and Kari Happke shared most valuable player honors to help the Hornets slow-pitch softball team of Brainerd to its 12th state championship by winning the women's Class D tournament Aug. 13-15 at Park Rapids.
Sports shorts
Brock Larson and Sean Sherk will headline the second annual Cage Fighting Extreme show Saturday at Brainerd Area Civic Center.
Golf shorts
With a birdie on the first playoff hole, Don Sandberg won the men's club championship at Pine Meadows Sunday.
S-M girls win Battle of Borders
MOORHEAD -- The Staples-Motley Cardinals girls' cross country team battled back from Saturday's second-place finish by winning the "Battle of the Borders" Tuesday.
Hartje, BHS make statement early
BEMIDJI -- Ally Hartje kicked in a goal 20 seconds into the Brainerd Warriors girls' soccer team's season-opening game against Bemidji and added an assist on Megan Bates' game winner 22 minutes later in a 3-1 victory Tuesday.
Sports shorts
The Brainerd Sports Boosters Club will conduct its first luncheon meeting of the 2004-05 school year noon Thursday at the Moose Lodge.
Twilight League results
The Bodyworks grabbed an 8.5 to 3.5 victory over Shep's on 6th Aug. 26 to build a 3.5-point lead over the rest of the men's Twilight Golf League at Pine Meadows.
Newcomers shake things up at BIR bracket race
Before last weekend, Jesse Leonard hadn't competed in the Home Depot Bracket Racing Series at Brainerd International Raceway.
Cardinals crush DL, Moorhead
DETROIT LAKES -- Jacque Peterson and Katie Edin both improved to 7-1 and Kim Mosack jumped to 6-1 on the season as the Staples-Motley Cardinals girls' tennis team blanked the Detroit Lakes Lakers 7-0 and Moorhead Spuds 7-0 Tuesday.
Warriors blanked in season opener
FERGUS FALLS -- The Brainerd Warrior boys' soccer team opened their season with a loss at Fergus Falls 3-0 Tuesday.
Franzen to call it quits after Saturday races
The third annual Mighty Axe Nationals at North Central Speedway Saturday and Sunday will be John Franzen's final Wissota Championship Sprint Car races.
Pierz rounds up Rangers
PIERZ -- Lisa Kurtz had 15 kills, seven set assists and two digs to lead the Pierz Pioneers past the Crosby-Ironton Rangers 3-0 in season opening non-conference volleyball Tuesday night.
Upcoming sporting events in the Brainerd lakes area:
Thursday
Familiar foes face off
Bemidji head football coach Jim Carlson may be seeing images of the Brainerd Warriors dancing in his sleep.
Warriors at Bemidji 7 p.m. Friday
Brainerd Warriors
Late goal pushes Flyers past Fergus
LITTLE FALLS -- Eighth grader Amber Sahr's second half goal lifted the Little Falls Flyers girls' soccer team past the Fergus Falls Hillcrest Comets 2-1 in a non-conference matchup Tuesday.
State forecast for Iowa
Today...Partly to mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
State forecast for Iowa
Today...Sunny and warm. Highs in the 80s.
State forecast for Minnesota
Today...Partly to mostly cloudy this morning. Areas of fog early
Fishing before school starts
Weather drawing by Nick Murray in the Baxter third grade of Mrs. Surma.
Skateboarding into September
Weather drawing by Conner Collette in the Nisswa kindergarten of Mrs. Lykins.
State forecast for Minnesota
Wind advisory northwest and west central today into this Evening...
State forecast for N.D.
Today...Mostly sunny. Patchy morning fog central and east.
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Areas of morning fog southwest...Otherwise partly or mostly sunny. Highs in the 80s.
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Partly cloudy northwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms elsewhere. Highs from the 70s to the low 80s.
State forecast for N.D.
Wind advisory east until 9 pm cdt tonight...
State forecast for South Dakota
Today...Sunny and hot. Highs in the upper 80s east to 100 west.
State forecast for S.D.
Wind advisory central and northeast today into this evening....