Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Sept. 11 events planned
A memorial service for the seventh anniversary of Sept. 11 will be 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the Brainerd American Legion.
POLICE BLOTTER
ASSAULT - Cited two Crow Wing County jail inmates for fifth-degree assault following a fight in the jail about 10 p.m. Sunday.
BIRTHS
Angela "Annie" and Jesse Kinzer, Crosby, a boy, Garrett Dean, 7 pounds, 4.5 ounces, Aug. 24, 2008. Grandparents are Lynn Adams, Baxter, Char Kinzer, Deerwood, and John and Mary Kinzer, Ironton. Great-grandparents are Donald and JoAnn Kinzer, St. Cloud, and Larry and Del Roberts, LaPorte.
September is National Preparedness Month
WALKER - Cass County Emergency Management Director Kerry Swenson is reminding residents that September is National Preparedness Month.
BIRTHS
Neil and Rhea Schmitt, Brainerd, a girl, Natalie Ann, 6 pounds,12 ounces, Aug. 29, 2008. Grandparents are Chris and Janet Schmitt, Stacy, and Michael and Annette Sinotte, Pillager.
Faith in Action
Painting crew members included John Smith (left), Nita Smith, Dennis Abbott, Paula Abbott and Jim Cordray gathered in front of the newly painted house.
DNR BRIEFS
Despite a cool, wet spring that caused a 24-percent drop in Minnesota's pheasant index, the estimated number of pheasants in Minnesota remains at its 10-year average.
ORGANIZATIONS
Brainerd Jaycees
A HOWLING GOOD TIME
For those interested in running - and howling and interacting - with the wolves, the route just got a bit longer.
SUPPORT GROUPS
Lakes Area Ecumenical Bereavement
PETS OF THE WEEK
Garner is a 7-month-old male Rottweiler mix. He was found tied to a doorknob at Heartland Animal Rescue Team. Garner is a sweet, smart dog who keeps a clean kennel. He'll most likely grow to be at least 100 pounds. Brainerd Dispatch/Heidi Lake
LOCAL BRIEFS
Grand View Lodge, Clamshell Beach Resort, Lakeland Agency, TDS Telecom and Mayson's Grille will sponsor Taste of Pequot on Saturday.
ALL IN THE FAMILY
"Over the river and through the woods to grandmother's house we go! Here you see Lydia (left), McKenzie, Laney, Chloe, Anja and Cole Kaneski about to ride their bikes to visit their grandmother, Carol Hoffman. They are the children of Carol's sons, Sean (Lisa) and Evan (Cathy) Kaneski. The picture was taken this July near Carol's home just north of Brainerd."
CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY
Go to Any Length
Frisbee golf
Top finishers in the frisbee golf tournament Sept. 6 at Lum Park: C.J. Orsburn, first in the junior division; Aaron Brown, first, and James Madigan, runner-up, in the men's amateur par-4 division; Mike Edman, first, and Robert Rossina, runner-up, in the men's pro par-3 division; and Mike Faas, first, and Don Kossinger, runner-up, in the men's masters 35 par-3 division. Pictured are Kossinger (left), Faas, Madigan, Brown, Edman and Rossina.
More space for more students
St. Francis of the Lakes Catholic School may seem to be, well, a bit blessed.
Transportation concerns aired
Two parents voiced their concerns Monday at the Brainerd School Board meeting about the new transportation policy.
Deerwood man wounded in apparent hunting accident
A 30-year-old Deerwood man was injured after being shot by a .22-caliber rifle while he was hunting geese about 7 p.m. Saturday on Nokay Lake Road, east of Brainerd in Deerwood Township.
This was Brainerd
SEPTEMBER 10 - 40 years ago (1968) - Brainerd employment apparently reached its peak in August. Employment at the end of August stood at 5,865 - a gain of 56 over July and 31 above the same month a year ago.
CAMPAIGN 2008 PRIMARIES: Reporters notebook
Auditor Deborah Erickson cast the first vote at the Whittier Elementary School precinct in north Brainerd at 7:01 a.m. Tuesday.
Overheard
"I'm going to try and win an eighth Tour de France."
Levy increase planned for '09
Brainerd School District taxpayers could expect to see a small increase on their school property tax statements for 2009.
LOCAL BRIEFS
Pete Feigal, an award-winning artist, motorcycle drag racer and educator on mental health issues, will speak from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Park United Methodist Church, 315 N. Sixth St. in Brainerd.Feigal, who was diagnosed with major depression at the age of 12 and who spent a year as a teenager in a psychiatric hospital, is also a director, a writer and an essayist. He has suffered from bipolar disorder.
This was Brainerd
SEPTEMBER 9 - 30 years ago (1978) - The Brainerd City Council reviewed a proposed 1979 budget which calls for expenditures of $4.45 million. The council followed the tight money policy by cutting proposed expenditures by about $350,000.
County race whittled down
Voters have narrowed the candidates running for Crow Wing County's open District 1 seat to two men.
Olson, two others file for council
Two more challengers and another incumbent will seek seats on the Brainerd City Council.
Full field
It will be a crowded field for the two Brainerd City Council at-large seats up for election Nov. 4.
Overheard
"I felt like I was invincible for a while again."
Candidates set for Baxter City Council
BAXTER - Filing for Baxter City Council seats closed Thursday with no new candidates for the three council positions up for election Nov. 4.
Marion A. Wells
GUTHRIE - Marion "Minnie" Augustine Wells, 82, of Guthrie, Minn., died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, at her granddaughter Angie's home.
Irene 'Ike' Smedley
PINE RIVER - Irene "Ike" Smedley, age 92, of Pine River, passed away Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, at Whispering Pines Good Samaritan Village in Pine River. She was born May 24, 1916, in Sterling, Ill., to Richard and Alberta Mangan.
Obituary policy
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.
Maurice W. Bakkila Sr.
Maurice William Bakkila Sr., 66, Brainerd, passed away on Sept. 5, 2008, at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center. He was born in Brainerd on March 29, 1942, to Morris and Elaine Bakkila. He later fell in love with and married Vicki Jean O'Day on May 29, 1961. Together they had six beautiful children.
Garfield 'Duffy' Salvog
Garfield "Duffy" Salvog, 80, Brainerd, passed away Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd.
Ruth Lyman
AITKIN - Ruth Lyman, of Aitkin, died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008, in Isanti, Minn. Arrangements are pending with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.
Lucille Nelson
CROSSLAKE - Lucille Nelson, 83, of Crosslake, died at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd, Sept. 4, 2008. Born Sept. 12, 1924, in Isle, Minn., to Eddie and Sophie (Twait) Sogge. She graduated from Lyle High School in 1942 and married Morris Nelson on Dec. 25, 1942, in Lyle.
Clarence W. Mork
BAXTER - Clarence William Mork, age 101, of Baxter, died Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008, at Christ Lutheran Church in Marine on St. Croix. Private interment will be at a later date.
Janice R. Blood
CROSBY - Janice R. Blood, 66, Crosby, died Sept. 7, 2008, at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center, Crosby. She was born April 29, 1942, in Canby, Minn., to Jake and Leona (Gesser) Waltz.
Garfield 'Duffy' Salvog
Garfield "Duffy" Salvog, 80, Brainerd, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd.
Lena Krukow
BACKUS - Lena Krukow, age 98, of Backus, passed away Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, at Whispering Pines Good Samaritan Center, Pine River. Services will be 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Church of the Nazarene in Backus. Burial will be in Ponto Lake Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with Kline Funeral Home, Pine River.
Clarence Smith
Clarence Smith, Brainerd, passed away Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, at the age of 88.
James I. Plunkett
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - James I. Plunkett, 73-year-old resident of Anchorage, Alaska, died Sept. 3, 2008, at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, Sept. 12, at 10:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church with Father Mark Innocenti officiating. Burial will be in Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Cemetery. Friends may gather from 10 a.m. until the hour of services at the church.
Joseph R. Holig
SWANVILLE - Joseph R. Holig, 91-year-old resident of Swanville, Minn., passed away Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Funeral arrangements for Joseph R. Holig are pending with the Shelley Funeral Chapel in Swanville.
Obituary policy
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.
Emerald Randall
STAPLES - Emerald Randall, age 86, of Staples, passed away at the Lakewood Health System Hospital in Staples on Tuesday, Sept. 9. The funeral will be Saturday, Sept. 13, at 11 a.m. at the Assembly of God Church in Staples with the Rev. Roy Miles officiating.
George Monk
BAXTER - George Monk, 80, of Baxter, died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008, at St. Joseph's Medical Center. Arrangements are pending with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.
Maurice Bakkila
Maurice Bakkila, 66, Brainerd, passed away Friday, Sept. 5, 2008, at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby.
Open Forum
In October, 2007, Barack Hussein Obama promised the Planned Parenthood Action Fund that as president of the United States his first act would be to sign the Freedom of Choice Act. As reported by Rich Lowry in the National Review, this act "would not only codify Roe v. Wade, but would wipe out all current federal, state and local restrictions on abortions that pass muster under Roe, including the Hyde Amendment prohibiting federal funding of abortion."
VOX POP
Attention Brainerd coaches: Do you know that most all parents think their kids are the best or better than someone else's? The sad thing is that when you actually listen to those loud obnoxious parents telling you what level their child will be playing at. Just maybe Brainerd could make it somewhere if the coaches coached and told the parents to stay out of it.
Palin delivered for the GOP
ST. PAUL - When Sarah Palin took the stage Wednesday night, the reaction of conventioneers went beyond mere appreciation. It was gratitude.
Write to Washington lawmakers
Sen. Norm Coleman
AREA SHORTS
The Brainerd Jaycees will host an NFL Pepsi Punt, Pass & Kick competition Sept. 20.
Verndale's Mahlen not there yet
Mike Mahlen is good.
Correction/clarification
It was incorrectly reported in Tuesday's Dispatch that the Crosby-Ironton Rangers had defeated the Pine River-Backus Tigers 3-2 in non-conference volleyball Monday.
Raiders sweep at Legacy
EAST GULL LAKE - Chad Christian's 69 earned him medalist honors and Brad Quast shot 72 to lead the Central Lakes College men's golf team to a four-stroke victory over Rochester Monday at the Legacy Courses at Cragun's.
Flyers suffer loss
BELLE PRAIRIE - For the second straight game Jackie Thelen scored the Little Falls Flyers lone goal in a 3-1 loss to St. John's Prep Tuesday in non-conference girls' soccer.
Missed chances
BAXTER - Finishing.
Bauman, Nelson to be inducted
Al Bauman of Little Falls and Bob Nelson of Pine River-Backus are among five men who will be inducted into the Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame Oct. 26.
Apollo races past Flyers
Little Falls - Mitchell Welinski scored the only goal for the Little Falls Flyers as they lost to St. Cloud Apollo 6-1 Monday in Central Lakes Conference boys' soccer.
Brainerd conquers Spartans 5-2
COLD SPRING - The Brainerd Warriors continued their dominance of Central Lakes Conference girls' tennis with a 5-2 victory over Rocori Tuesday.
Carlson to defend Shootout crown
The top four players from the inaugural Madden's $10,000 Pine Beach Shootout return for this year's event Sunday at the East Gull Lake resort, including last year's winner John Carlson.
Raiders move up in top 20 poll
The Central Lakes College Raiders football team jumped up two spots to 17 in the latest NJCAA/JC Football.com top 20 poll.
Both Little Falls teams take second at LP-GE
LONG PRAIRIE - Manon Gammon-Deering finished with a fourth-place time of 16:06.44 to lead the Little Falls Flyers girls' cross country to second at the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Invitational Monday.
AREA GOLF SHORTS
Joe Hasselberg played the front nine of his life and his brother Glen took over on the back nine Wednesday.
Thelen scores in Flyer loss
ST. CLOUD - Jackie Thelen scored the Little Falls Flyers lone goal off an assists from Julia Ploof in a 7-1 Central Lakes Conference girls' soccer loss Monday to St. Cloud Apollo.
SCOREBOARD
Area events
Scoreboard
Area events
Rangers outlast PR-B
PINE RIVER - Lacey Lindahl finished 14-of-14 serving with 20 set assists, five digs and two kills to lead the Crosby-Ironton Rangers to a 3-2 non-conference volleyball victory over Pine River-Backus Monday.
Warriors fall to Apollo
ST. CLOUD - Emily Thesing's 12 digs, Nikker Graumann's 15 set assists and Ally Mueller's nine kills led the Brainerd Warriors in a 3-1 loss to St. Cloud Apollo Monday in Central Lakes Conference volleyball
Lakes Financial wins battle of top two teams
Lakes Financial Services went into the Sept. 4 Legacy men's league with the second-half lead and finished with it as it defeated second-place Halverson Law 24-20 at the Legacy Courses at Cragun's.
Brainerd blanks Fergus
FERGUS FALLS - Becca Gervais to Kelly Rosenthal was a common occurrence Monday.
Singles play leads Little Falls
LITTLE FALLS - A sweep of the singles and another victory from Raina Rodewald-Kaitlyn Emerson at No. 1 doubles led the Little Falls Flyers past Wadena-Deer Creek 5-2 Monday in non-conference girls' tennis.
State forecast for Iowa
Today...Areas of dense fog early...Then sunny. Highs middle 60s to
State forecast for Iowa
Today...Partly cloudy. Highs in the 70s.
State forecast for Minnesota
Today...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s.
State forecast for Minnesota
Today...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers far west late
Under the apple tree
Weather drawing by Zoey Walker of Ms. Hemstad's third-grade class at Baxter school.
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s to low 70s.
State forecast for N.D.
Today...Mostly sunny. Highs near 70 northeast to the upper 70s
State forecast for S.D.
Today...Mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms becoming likely west by afternoon. A chance for thunderstorms east in the afternoon. Breezy southeast. Highs from near 70 northeast to 80 to 85 southwest.
State forecast for S.D.
Today...Mostly sunny. Windy central. Highs mainly in the 70s.
State forecast for N.D.
Today...Increasing clouds with a chance of thunderstorms.
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Patchy fog south and northwest until mid morning. Otherwise mostly sunny. Cool with highs in the mid to upper 60s.
Hitting the tree
Weather drawing by Cody Rinio of Ms. Hemstad's third-grade class at Baxter school.