Wednesday, October 3, 2007
BIRTHS
Michael and Victoria (Simon) Tepley, a boy, Simon Peter, 7 pounds, 15 ounces, Aug. 30, 2007. Grandparents are Jay and Carol Simon, Brainerd, Betz Tepley, Little Falls, and Philip Tepley, Bemidji.
Brainerd Fire Department open house Oct. 11
The Brainerd Fire Department's annual open house will be from 5-8 p.m. on Oct. 11.
Writing about weight loss, righting the ship
An OK week, considering.
All the buzz
HACKENSACK - She couldn't have been more than 6.
ORGANIZATIONS
Brainerd Jaycees
Sunflower garden
Mike Edman, Brainerd, submitted this photo of his wife's giant sunflower garden.
LOCAL BRIEFS
St. Francis of the Lakes Catholic School will host a carnival from 3-5:30 p.m. Friday at the school at 817 Juniper St. in Brainerd.
PETS OF THE WEEK
Daisy is a female black Lab/Springer Spaniel mix. At 14 months old, she's small for her age. Daisy is energetic and loves to play fetch. She shared her former home with children and other dogs.
CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY
Brainerd Alateen
SUPPORT
Lakes Area Ecumenical Bereavement
ALL IN THE FAMILY
Barb Fleischhacker, Fort Ripley, wrote, "This is my grandson, Josh Turner. He caught this bass in August on Gull River, where my parents live."
This was Brainerd
30 years ago (1977) - Sen. Hubert Humphrey's office announced Saturday that Crow Wing and adjacent counties have been declared disaster areas, following high winds and tornadoes that struck this area Aug. 26.
This was Brainerd
OCTOBER 2 - 100 years ago (1907) - The second floor of the Columbian block is to be remodeled at once. It will be transformed into five suites of flats with all modern improvements.
NO SMOKING: It's the law
A lot can change in a day.
Staffers apologize for budget errors
Brainerd city staffers apologized Monday for errors made in calculating Brainerd's 2008 tax rate.
Overheard
"We've got about 15,000 people in back of us and they're afraid to speak out. If they're business people they don't want to speak out."
It's homecoming week at CLC, too
It's just not Brainerd High School students and fans who'll be celebrating homecoming this week, Central Lakes College has several fun activities planned for its homecoming too.
BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL HOMECOMING SCHEDULE
Wednesday
Brainerd High homecoming week schedule
Tuesday
Johnson, Bye crowned at BHS
Turner Johnson was a busy Brainerd High senior Monday night.
Franken figures people know difference between joke and real thing
U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken's efforts to translate fame as a comic and satirist to political success may hinge on whether Minnesotans can distinguish between humor and policy discourse.
CORRECTIONS
The time was listed incorrectly in a What's Doing item in Sunday's paper.
Award makes teacher's day better
Christmas came a little early this year in Nancy Palmer's first-grade class at Lincoln Elementary School Tuesday.
FBI seeks public's help in search for serial bank robber
The FBI is asking the public for help in finding a serial bank robber who robbed two banks in the Twin Cities banks and two banks in South Dakota since August.
Brainerd woman first to go to trial for music sharing
MINNEAPOLIS - Four years and more than 26,000 lawsuits after the recording industry began suing alleged music pirates, one of the, a Brainerd woman, is finally going to trial.
Overheard
"I refuse to be bullied."
'This was just an unfortunate situation'
GARRISON - Crow Wing County Sheriff Todd Dahl can't bring back Jason and Jennifer Stiernagle's dog that was shot by a deputy Thursday who was investigating the robbery of a bank in Garrison.
Nisswa Citizen of Year honor goes to Ulm
BREEZY POINT - He's the voice behind all the big events in Nisswa and Tuesday this man was put in front of a Nisswa crowd and honored.
Forum explores
school
elections
Marv Begin stood alone at Monday's Rosenmeier Forum at Central Lakes College - though he was seated as one of six panelists on stage - in his opposition to the Brainerd school levy referendum.
CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE HOMECOMING SCHEDULE
Wednesday
LOCAL BRIEFS
The next real estate course at the Business and Industry Center at Central Lakes College in Brainerd has been changed from originally scheduled dates and will now be offered Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays Oct. 11-29.
LOCAL BRIEFS
The Brainerd Lakes Chamber will sponsor a Brainerd School Board candidate forum from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 22 at the BHS Little Theatre.
Officials to huddle about wastewater plant
Officials from Brainerd, Baxter and the Brainerd Public Utilities Commission will sit down soon to discuss the future of the wastewater treatment facility expansion.
Howard Wallentine, Nisswa booster, dies at 92
Howard Wallentine, the man known to many as "Mr. Nisswa," died Tuesday in Hastings. He was 92.
Music downloading trial opens
DULUTH - The nation's largest record companies took their fight against illegal downloads to a jury for the first time Tuesday, targeting a Minnesota woman they say improperly shared nearly 2,000 songs online.
Water and sewer project discussed
BAXTER - Residents along Crow Wing County Road 48 near Perch Lake in Baxter want water and sewer, but they want the project done correctly.
BHS Alumni Art Exhibition
Evelyn Matthies arranged pieces of work on display Tuesday in the Brainerd High School Alumni Art Exhibition at the Franklin Arts Center. The display features a variety of work, including sculpture, paintings, metal sculpture, photography and woodwork. The display is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays through Oct. 20 at Gallery 119 at the Franklin Arts Center. A reception is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Sunday following the Peggy Kriha Dye recital. Brainerd Dispatch/Nels Norquist
Top senior citizen volunteer selected
"What's this all about?" were the first words out of Phyllis DeRosier's mouth when she was named the 2007 Outstanding Senior Citizen Volunteer of the Year Tuesday at the Lakes Area Senior Activity Center in Brainerd.
Serbian Sisters autumn get-together planned Sunday
IRONTON - The Serbian Sisters organization will have an autumn get-together from 3-5 p.m. Sunday at the home of Laura and Charles Leir, 96 Viola Ave. in north Ironton. A short social time and a meeting will conclude with sharing a light dinner.
Wesley D. Savor
Wesley D. Savor, Brainerd, 72, passed away Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Arrangements are with the Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home, Brainerd.
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James Creen
James Creen of Brainerd passed away early Monday morning, Oct. 1, 2007. The visitation is 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007, with a service at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Both the visitation and the service will be held at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, Minn.
Ellen Hines Moen
Ellen Hines "Crabb" Moen, age 78, resident of Brainerd, died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007, at Woodland Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. She was born Sept. 28, 1929, to James "Claude" and Edna (Duffy) Hines.
James Creen
James Creen, 62, of Brainerd, passed away early Monday morning Oct. 1, 2007, at his lake home in Brainerd. A gathering of family and friends with an open casket will be from 11 a.m. until noon with services at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with Father Gabriel Waweru officiating. Interment will be at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near Camp Ripley. Military rites will be conducted by the Brainerd VFW.
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.
William D. Rodger Jr.
AITKIN - William David Rodger Jr., age 77, of Aitkin, formerly of Minneapolis, died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007, at the Aitkin Health Services in Aitkin.
Mavis I. Jordan
Mavis Ione Jordan, age 73, of Brainerd, formerly of Bay Lake, died Oct. 1, 2007, at the Corner Stone Villa in Buhl. She was born on Oct. 13, 1933, in Flom, Minn., to Lawrence and Olga (Dahlby) Burud. She married David A. Jordan on July 14, 1956, in Moorhead, Minn. Mavis had a strong faith that was an example to all around her. She was accepting of her end because she was confident of her salvation. She graduated from Moorhead High School in 1952. She attended Concordia College in Moorhead. She was a member of the Salem Lutheran Church in Deerwood, Bay Lake Area Lions Club, an adviser for Luther League. She was on the board of directors for Southview Court Homeowners Association. She was an employee for Salem Lutheran in Deerwood.
Lucille Pickar
Lucille Pickar, 64
Marie K. Braith
STAPLES - Marie K. Braith, age 81, of Staples, passed away Monday evening, Oct. 1, 2007, at the Lakewood Care Center. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples with Father Peter Kirchner officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Hill Cemetery at Staples. Family will receive friends Wednesday from 5-7 p.m. at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples.
Howard W. Wallentine
NISSWA - Howard W. Wallentine, age 92, longtime resident of Nisswa, died Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007, in Hastings.
Lester E. Bell
CAMBRIDGE - Lester Edward Bell, 91, of Cambridge, formerly of Brainerd, passed away on Sept. 30, 2007.
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I'm sending along a big thank you to all of the Brainerd High School students who have displayed such awesome school spirit at our football games and other activities. You not only positively pep up the crowd, but you also serve as a wonderful example to the younger students! Even those who attend from other towns have mentioned the great job you do!
VOX POP
I would like to know why the city of Baxter spent a ton of money and time on an extra parking lot by the soccer fields? Those of us who live down Mountain Ash or need to access it to get home still have to drive around cars and buses on the road. Meanwhile, the parking lot is empty. Perhaps our police need to issue tickets for illegal parking so as to pay for the empty parking lot. I know I don't like my tax dollars wasted.
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Fifteen years ago my husband and I had to make a decision on whether to move to Brainerd due to a job offer. Even though our first child was only 5 months at the time, our first concern was "Are the schools in Brainerd the quality we want for our children?"
Pequot beats C-I
CROSBY - Kelsi Medearis recorded 21 set assists, a block, three ace serves and two digs for the Pequot Lakes Patriots as they defeated the Crosby-Ironton Rangers 3-1 in Mid-State Conference volleyball Tuesday.
BHS repeats as conference champs
BAXTER - Neither rain (or sleet or snow had there been any Tuesday) could prevent the Brainerd Warriors from wrapping up their second-straight Central Lakes Conference girls' tennis championship.
LOCAL SHORTS
Brainerd Blue Thunder center fielder Andy Dirks has been named the Northwoods League's top hitter at his position.
Flyers lose to Storm
BELLE PRAIRIE - The Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm topped the Little Falls Flyers girls' soccer team 7-0 in Central Lakes Conference action Monday.
Flyers swim to third-straight win
LITTLE FALLS - Molly Binger and Carlee Davich each swam personal bests in the 100- and 500-yard freestyles respectively to lead the Little Falls Flyers girls' swimming and diving team past Sauk Rapids 104-82 in Central Lakes Conference action Tuesday.
Cal emerging as serious contender
Continuing my thoughts from yesterday's column, here's what I think of the other top-10 teams in the USA Today Coaches' Poll:
Warriors, Fergus play to tie
BAXTER - According to Brainerd Warriors keeper Brian Sexton, "this was the biggest game of the year so far."
One down, two to go for Warriors
Every excuse was at the disposal of the Brainerd Warriors girls' tennis team Monday.
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Area events
Raider men lead after first round
EAST GULL LAKE - In the words of Raiders head coach Jim Russell, the Central Lakes College men's' golf team "got away with one" Monday on the Dutch Course at the Legacy Courses at Cragun's.
Apollo blanks Little Falls
ST. CLOUD - Missy VonItter recorded 23 saves for the Little Falls Flyers as they were shut out by the St. Cloud Apollo Eagles 12-0 in Central Lakes Conference girls' soccer Tuesday.
Nelson helping Brainerd in a different way
It was the final game of the girls' basketball regular season. Emily Nelson attempted a jump stop. Her feet stopped, but her left knee kept moving.
Aitkin Gobblers continue to cruise
GRAND RAPIDS - The Aitkin Gobblers swept the singles and secured two doubles victories for a 6-1 defeat of Grand Rapids/Greenway in non-conference girls' tennis Monday.
Landecker,
Cardinal girls win
SAUK CENTRE - The Staples-Motley Cardinals girls' team, ranked fifth in Class 1A, was led by Naomi Landecker's time of 14:43 to finish first at the Sauk Centre Invitational cross country meet Tuesday.
Eagles edge Flyers 2-1
BELLE PRAIRIE - Despite taking an early 1-0 lead off a Matt Wasland goal from a Mitch LaBlanc assist, the Little Falls Flyers boys' soccer team fell to the St. Cloud Apollo Eagles 2-1 Tuesday in Central Lakes Conference action.
Brainerd blanks Fergus Falls 4-0
FERGUS FALLS - The Brainerd Warrior girls' soccer team extended its Central Lakes Conference unbeaten streak to 11 games and gained its third-consecutive shutout, blanking Fergus Falls 4-0 Tuesday.
Brainerd wins
WILLMAR - Brainerd's Jessica Reese set a Willmar pool record in the 100-yard breaststroke as the Warriors beat the Cardinals 110-80 in Central Lakes Conference swimming and diving Tuesday.
Snyder makes mark in his No. 88 car
NASCAR Nextel Cup veteran driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr. isn't the only winning race car driver whose number is or will be 88.
LOCAL SHORTS
Unbeaten St. Olaf (5-0) will play unbeaten St. John's (5-0) at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Johnnie's homecoming football game.
Raider men book a trip to New York
EAST GULL LAKE - The Central Lakes College men's golf team came into day two of competition Tuesday in the Minnesota Community College Conference state and Region 13 tournaments with a 10-stroke lead following a disappointing day one.
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Flyers defeat BHS
LITTLE FALLS - Katie Hochsprung tallied 11 kills to help the Little Falls Flyers to a 3-1 Central Lakes Conference volleyball victory over the Brainerd Warriors on Tuesday.
State forecast for Minnesota
Today...Showers and thunderstorms likely south and east. Some
State forecast for S.D.
Today...Decreasing clouds from the west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms east mainly this morning. Breezy. Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s.
State forecast for N.D.
Today...Windy. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of morning
Swinging into October
Weather drawing by Samantha Moser in the Riversids third grade of Mrs. Meyer.
State forecast for N.D.
Today...Mostly cloudy with isolated showers. Highs in the low 60s
State forecast for Minnesota
Today...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s north to mid 70s south.
Snow out west
Weather drawing by Morgan Larson in the Forestview fifth grade of Mrs. Larson.
State forecast for S.D.
Today...Partly cloudy north. Mostly sunny south. Becoming breezy by afternoon. Highs from the mid 70s north to the mid 80s south central.
September saw nearly
5 inches of rainfall
September's rainfall may have been too late for many gardens but the 4.92 inches recorded in Brainerd last month was a welcome respite after months of dry weather.
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Sunny. Highs in the 70s.
State forecast for Iowa
Today...Mostly cloudy. Widespread thunderstorms. Highs in the 70s
State forecast for Iowa
Today...Sunny. Highs in the 70s to lower 80s southwest.
Wisconsin state forecast
Dense fog advisory southeast through 9 am cdt...