Saturday, October 10, 2009

Matty's expands to Walker
Walker will be getting a Matty's restaurant.

Biz Buzz
It appears Pequot Lakes will be getting another grocery store.

SBA loan designed to help struggling firms
Loan programs are available to help stressed businesses through hard times.

Restaurants seem to buck rough economy
The worst recession since the Great Depression continues to take its toll on businesses, jobs and budgets. But one sector is attracting entrepreneurs - restaurants.

Business notes
Kirk Titus joined Crow Wing County Oct. 1 as a supervisor in the Land Services Department, directing the efforts of the county's Natural Resource Management Division, formerly known as the Land Department.

Senior calendar
Weekly activities

Morrison County Board
Meets 9 a.m. Tuesday

Brainerd School Board
Meets 7 p.m. Monday

Police blotter
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY - Received a report at 1:28 p.m. of a naked female outside of a vehicle and a male inside the vehicle who looked to be on drugs on the 10000 block of Landing Road in Irondale Township.

Police blotter
INFORMATION - Christina Smith reported Thursday losing her two Dobermans, one male with chain collar and tags and one female with a black collar on the 18000 block of Nelson Fork Road. Animal Control and Heartland Animal Rescue Team did not have the dogs. She said the dogs are not mean.

Firefighters respond to cut gas line
The Brainerd Fire Department at 3:11 p.m. Wednesday responded to a cut gas line on the 18000 block of Highway 371 near Gull Dam Road. Firefighters stood by as a safety precaution as a crew from Xcel Energy fixed the broken pipe.

Pillager School Board
Budget Committee

Crow Wing County Board
Meets 9 a.m. Tuesday

Nisswa council calls special meeting
A special meeting of the Nisswa City Council has been scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Nisswa City Hall to discuss financing options for the wastewater treatment plant expansion and road improvement plan.

Keeping warm - and safe - amid the cold
As the cold weather moves in, more people will be turning on their heaters.

Knocking down the doggie door
It's a question that comes up frequently for interior designers: How do you create a stylish living space when a dog who sheds or a cat who scratches is part of the mix?

What you need to know about the Cold Weather Rule
CenterPoint Energy is reminding customers about their rights and responsibilities under the Cold Weather Rule, which protects residential customers having difficulty paying their natural gas bill from having their service disconnected from Oct. 15 through April 15.

Local housing briefs
Real Estate 3, the final course of the three-course Principles of Real Estate series, will be held in the Business and Industry Center at Central Lakes College in Brainerd.

What's Doing
The Brainerd Area Dental Assistants will meet 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Brainerd Public Library, 416 S. Fifth St., Brainerd. Program will be N.T.I. Splints and Orthodontics. Speaker will be Jeff Thoele, lab technician from Thoele Laboratories.

How services help children and families
Fortunately, valuable information continues to accumulate about the services and supports that make a difference in the lives of children with emotional and mental health disorders.

Much Obliged: K-9 donations
The officers of the Baxter Police Department would like to say thank you to those who donated toward the purchase of a new body armor vest for Baxter's K-9, Gator. As always, your support is greatly appreciated: Lakeland Vet Clinic, Brainerd Lakes Area Lions Club, Brainerd Sertoma Club, Brainerd Jaycees, Cub Foods, Jenkins Dollar Stop, Don and Betty Leisdon, David and Norma Tougas, Sandra Strom, Liz Hassler, Alvin Husom, Carolyn Schueller, all the anonymous donators and anyone that we may have missed and to founder of Vest for Dogs, Jenny Holmes.

Overheard
"This is the fun time of year."

Haunted Trail planned at Northland Arboretum
The Northland Arboretum will host the seventh annual Haunted Trail from 7-9 p.m. Oct. 24-25 at the Northland Arboretum in Brainerd.

Correction
A story on Page 1A of Wednesday's Dispatch incorrectly stated that Rep. John Ward, DFL-Brainerd, said the clean energy jobs bill would create 1.7 million jobs in the country and about 31,000 jobs in the U.S. The story should have stated the bill would create about 31,000 jobs in Minnesota.

H1N1 doses
Brian Blom, director of occupational health and safety at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby, escorted Stephanie Kubas, a Crow Wing County Public Health nurse, into the Crosby medical center Tuesday as she delivered 150 doses of the H1N1 flu vaccine. The flu mist doses are to be used for emergency personnel who are on the front lines of dealing with the virus. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls

'She's one in a million'
LITTLE FALLS - She was called a beautiful person and everyone's best friend and it was said she touched the hearts of many.

McCollough in Afghanistan
Lt. Col. William McCollough (center right), a native of Brainerd and the commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, talked with local elders Tuesday during a planned meeting in Nawa district, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan. Associated Press

A horse, of course, can ease cancer stress
A horse doesn't care if you've lost your hair to chemotherapy or that you've had a double mastectomy and you're only 32.

Lions donate to Fast Cops
Crosslake-Ideal Lions recently donated $1,000 to the Fast Cop Inc. program for its lifesaving educational effort.

Habitat for Humanity building its success
Lakes Area Habitat for Humanity will place its 75th family into a home and will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2010.

So that's what a fire truck looks like
Brainerd firefighter and engineer Kevin Tengwall lifted Libby Lake out of a fire engine during the department's open house Thursday night at the fire hall on Laurel Street in Brainerd. The open house coincides with National Fire Prevention Week. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls

Giving the gift of life
Have you or a family member been touched by organ donation?

Board seeks huddle on College Drive project
Brainerd School Board Facilities Committee members told engineers from WSB and Associates about several of their concerns about the proposed College Drive improvement project.

Overheard
"To be honest I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who've been honored by this prize."

This was Brainerd
100 years ago (1909): Three drunks were up in municipal court yesterday. One from Deerwood and one from Little Falls paid fines of $10 each. The third lacked the money and went to the bastille for 10 days. He begged permission to leave town and the judge is considering that.

This was Brainerd
80 years ago (1929): Brainerd was virtually assured of a state armory this week by Col. E.A. Walsh, adjutant general of the National Guard of Minnesota. Brainerd was to get the armory and tank corps since Little Falls had secured the national training camp.

Teens face felony charges in shootings
Two teens arrested for allegedly shooting a .22-caliber rifle at two occupied houses Tuesday night in Little Falls Township each face felony criminal charges.

Time changed for Brainerd police multi-housing meeting
After six years, the Brainerd police crime-free multi-housing meeting time will change from night to daytime meetings. The next meeting is 1 p.m. Monday at the Brainerd Police Department, 225 East River Road.

Legislators see area's wish list for bonding
Needs: Many. Dollars: Few.

District looks at options for handling growth
Within five years, the Brainerd School District is projected to have about 300 more elementary students than it has room for now.

Five women arrested in Southwest 5th fight
Five adult women were arrested late Thursday afternoon after threatening another woman at a duplex on the 700 block of Southwest Fifth Street.

Great Pumpkin Festival is Saturday at Gregory Park
The third annual Great Pumpkin Festival will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday at Gregory Park.

Charles Barbeau
Charles Richard Barbeau: He was born to Mary (Spenst) and George Barbeau on Aug. 3, 1927, on Barbeau Road near Brainerd, Minn.

Mayme Kraemer
Mayme A. Kraemer, 87, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd.

James Jasdzewski
ST. CLOUD - James F. Jasdzewski, 65-year-old resident of St. Cloud, Minn., formerly of the Swanville and Long Prairie areas, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, at his residence in St. Cloud, Minn.

Marguerite Kleven
Marguerite Elaine Kleven, age 93, resident of Brainerd, Minn., formerly of Grand Forks, N.D., died Weds., Oct. 7, 2009, at Edgewood Vista Retirement Home in Brainerd, Minn.

Gary Truesdell
STAPLES - Gary A. Truesdell, age 49, of Staples, passed away at the Lakewood Health System Hospital on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009.

Charles H. Clabots
Age 85, of Maplewood, formerly of Staples and Brainerd. Peacefully on Oct. 6, 2009, after the 12th inning of the Twins game. Preceded in death by brothers, John and Bill.

Obituary policy
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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.

Marguerite Kleven
Marguerite E. Kleven, 93, of Brainerd, Minn., and formerly of Grand Forks, N.D., died Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, at Edgewood Vista, Brainerd, Minn.

Elaine Mosimann
Elaine V. Mosimann, age 78, resident of Brainerd, died Oct. 7, 2009. She was born July 26, 1931, in Brainerd to Nelson and Jozelia (Besette) LeDoux.

Lucille Potvin
Lucille M. Potvin, age 101, resident of Brainerd, died Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Society-Woodland.

Gerald Ryle
STAPLES - Gerald Ryle, age 91, of Staples, passed away at the Lakewood Health System Hospital on Friday, Oct. 9, 2009. Arrangements are pending with the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples.

Open Forum: They're trying to oust Koering
I must respond to the Little Falls writer's letter. I find it amazing that the same people who tried unsuccessfully to oust Sen. Paul Koering and destroy his reputation in 2006 are trying it all over again. Led by Sue Hilgart and Jay Bock, they are running former one-term representative Paul Gazelka.

Federal deficit reduction is crucial
Solving the problems and challenges facing rural Minnesota today presents opportunities for job creation and economic growth for rural Minnesota.

Our opinion: Baseball
True believers in the Minnesota Twins were plentiful the morning after the team clinched the American League Central Division but throughout the late summer months and right up through the closing stretch of the race skeptics were far more plentiful. The doubters were typically male, a little out of shape, and with just enough knowledge of baseball to pass themselves off as experts.

Vox Pop
People need to slow down! I walk my daughter to school every morning and I see there are a lot of children who also walk to school. Third Avenue is not a drag strip. Please, for the safety of the children!

Our opinion: The Senate
Just for a minute, think how much better federal legislation would be if we could convince our elected representatives to vote for what's right for the nation rather than what's politically expedient.

Open Forum: Results of a BRHSC drive-by
After reading the article on BRHSC in the Sept. 15 Dispatch Vox Pop, I decided out of curiosity to take a "look-see" drive through of the campus there.

Outdoors notes
An Outdoor Heritage Fund meeting is scheduled from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday in the lower-level conference room at Northland Arboretum, 14250 Conservation Drive, Baxter.

Setting up shop - and moving the office
It's Camp Ripley time and I'm getting fired up to sit in some thick cover in hopes of shooting a big buck.

Wermter 40th anniversary
Lyle and Marsha Wermter will be celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009, from noon-5 p.m. at Crow Wing Town Hall in Barrows, Minn. The event will be hosted by their family.

Jeremy and Carolyn Perlinger wedding
Carolyn Christine Cantwell and Jeremy Joseph Perlinger were married June 13, 2009, at Camp Lake Hubert. Officiated by Pastor Ron Fanin of First Baptist Church, Darby, Mont. Parents are Conan and Nancy Cantwell, of Dallas, and LeRoy and Karen Perlinger, of Darby, Mont. Maid of honor was Mary Kathryn Houseman. Bridesmaids were Carli Ranweiler, Sarah Kuschel, Amy Gitchell, Jill Bennett, Eloise Gitchell, Kateri Johnson.

Kozelka 50th anniversary
Dick and Sharon Kozelka of Crosslake were united in marriage on Oct. 17, 1959, in Chicago. There will be a private party held in their honor, hosted by their children and families. Happy anniversary Mom and Dad. Love, Rick, Scott, Renee, Keith, Todd and families.

Anderson-Hynes engagement
Hans E. Anderson and Larissa R. Hynes, along with their parents, joyously announce their engagement. They will be married July of 2010.

Puetz-Hansmann 104th birthday
Anna Puetz-Hansmann celebrated her 104th birthday Sept. 27, 2009, with family and friends. She is a lifetime resident of Brainerd.

Koob-Horn engagement
Together with their families, Brenda Koob and Chris Horn announce their engagement. Their wedding ceremony will be on Oct. 24, 2009, at Balsamlund Church, south of Aldrich. A reception for family immediately following at Ted and Gen's in Aldrich, with an open house dance for friends at 7 p.m.

Mulroy-Kallevig engagement
Sylvia Ann Mulroy and Adam Christopher Kallevig would like to announce their engagement along with their parents, David and Stacey Mulroy, Brainerd, and Cindie Kallevig, Brainerd, and Todd Kallevig, Minneapolis. A wedding date is not set at this time.

Church news
The Woodbury Chorus and Orchestra will perform at Sacred Heart Chapel in Little Falls at 3 p.m. on Saturday, during the 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship service at First Lutheran Church in Brainerd and at a 3 p.m. Sunday community concert also at First Lutheran.

Rangers round up conference win
STAPLES - Lacey Lindahl's 27 set assists and one dig aided the Crosby-Ironton Rangers in picking up their first Mid-State Conference win with a 3-1 triumph over the Staples-Motley Cardinals Thursday.

Pequot picks up 5-2 win
PEQUOT LAKES - Angela and Tricia Villella and Jasmine Nordby all won their singles matches as Pequot Lakes rolled past Little Falls 5-2 Friday.

Alexandria wins game of comebacks against Brainerd
ALEXANDRIA - In a swirling snowstorm, a vigorous wind and a back and forth game sprinkled with comebacks the Alexandria Cardinals had one more rally up their sleeve.

Crookston holds on against W-DC
CROOKSTON - Aaron Kern scored on two fourth quarter runs to lead Wadena Deer Creek in a 29-21 Heart O'Lakes Conference loss to Crookston Friday.

Flyers make stand at home
LITTLE FALLS - For the first time since Oct. 15, 2004, the Little Falls Flyers were able to celebrate a memorable victory at Memorial Field here. This time it was a 28-12 Central Lakes Conference triumph over the Fergus Falls Otters.

Gobblers fall to Dragons at home
AITKIN - Anthony White scored on a 22-yard pass from Andrew Welshons for the Aitkin Gobblers lone touchdown during Friday's 22-6 Great Polar Alliance loss to the Pine City Dragons.

Pitching guidelines established
ROCHESTER - The Northwoods League has implemented guidelines that will be effect for the 2010 season, similar to those in entry-level minor league baseball, that guide coaching staffs to develop pitchers over the course of a season.

Pierz improves to 5-1
MAPLE LAKE - John Omann was up to his usual tricks Friday as he rushed for 242 yards and two touchdowns leading the Pierz Pioneers to a 31-7 Central Minnesota Conference victory over the Maple Lake Irish Friday.

Warriors shutout Sabres
BAXTER - With the Central Lakes Conference title locked up, the Brainerd Warriors played for pride Thursday.

Pequot keeps rolling for 5th straight win
PARK RAPIDS - Class 3A's 10th-ranked Pequot Lakes Patriots had to battle both the Park Rapids Panthers and the elements as heavy snow started falling during the second quarter of Friday's Heart O'Lakes Conference matchup.

Moorhead jumps out early, beats Brainerd
MOORHEAD - The Brainerd Warriors allowed two goals in the first half's final minute to fall behind 3-0 going into halftime and were not able to muster enough of a comeback in the second losing 5-2 to Moorhead Thursday.

Cards win battle of 6th-ranked teams
GLYNDON - In a matchup of teams that are ranked sixth in their respective classes, Class 3A's Staples-Motley Cardinals received two rushing touchdowns from quarterback Alex Jansson for a 20-7 victory over Class 2A's sixth-ranked Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Rebels Friday.

Gobblers get best of Patriots
AITKIN - Tori Sundholm defeated Jasmine Nordby and the doubles teams swept their matches propelling the Aitkin Gobblers to a 4-3 defeat of the Pequot Lakes Patriots Thursday.

Pirates silence Rebels
CLARISSA - Amos Schmidt scored five touchdowns and Colby Schmidt scored one for the Verndale Pirates in a 52-20 Pheasant Conference victory over the Eagle Valley Rebels. The victory pushes the third-ranked Pirates to 6-0.

Brainerd sweeps C-I Invite
DEERWOOD - Brainerd's Riley Nelson and Rebecca Yeh took individual honors as they led the Brainerd Warriors boys' and girls' to firsts in the Crosby-Ironton Invitational Thursday at Ruttger's Bay Lake Lodge.

Flyers teams both fourth
PERHAM - Ricky Devine and Manon Gammon-Deering led the Little Falls Flyers boys' and girls' teams to fourth-place finishes in the Perham Harrier Classic Thursday.

Rangers run record to 6-0
BRAHAM - Phil Kuhlmann was near perfect Friday, leading the Crosby-Ironton Rangers to a 31-6 Great Polar Alliance victory over the Braham Bombers Friday.

Scoreboard
Area events

Raiders round up 3-1 victory
CLOQUET - Kirstie Grill tallied 14 kills and six blocks leading the Central Lakes College Raiders to a 3-1 Northern Division defeat of Fond Du Lac Friday.

Brainerd Special Olympians compete
Students in the Brainerd School District competed in a Special Olympics bowling event Thursday at Jack's House in Brainerd.

Cardinals defend home turf
WILLMAR - Hallsey Olson collected 18 digs as Brainerd dropped a Central Lakes Conference match to the Willmar Cardinals 3-1 Thursday.

Bears get past Tigers
BAUDETTE - The Pine River-Backus Tigers fell to 3-3 on the season and 3-2 in the Northern Plains Conference with Friday's 21-12 loss to the Lake of the Woods Bears.

Brainerd dominates depleted Willmar
WILLMAR - Laura Goll inched ever so close to her season goal of breaking the school record in the 500-yard freestyle as she won the event Thursday with a 5:34.38 helping Brainerd defeat Willmar 106-76.

Bulldogs bully Huskies, take 49-14 triumph
PILLAGER - Luke Richards and Jordan Hunstad each rushed for a touchdown as the Pillager Huskies fell to the Ottertail Central Bulldogs 49-14 in Friday's Prairie North Conference matchup.

Week 6: Warriors by the numbers
Game preview

Pequot's Lydeen enjoying success
Silas Lydeen is finally enjoying the fruits of his labor.

Flyers swim to tie
LITTLE FALLS - Whitney Weisz won two individual events and helped two relays to victory as the Little Falls Flyers swam to a 93-93 tie against Sauk Rapids Thursday in a Central Lake Conference swim meet.

Flyers, Johnnies play to 1-1 tie
COLLEGEVILLE - Melissa VonItter tallied 37 saves and Beth Marlette scored in the second half of the Little Falls Flyers 1-1 non-conference tie with St. John's Prep Friday.

Brainerd blanks Sabres
Mikinziee Salo won her No. 2 singles match with a flawless 6-0, 6-0 as the Brainerd Warriors went on to defeat the Sartell Sabres 7-0 Thursday to finish the regular season 8-1 in the Central Lakes Conference and 12-1 overall.

Brainerd has two days to 'button it up'
ALEXANDRIA - With two days off for teacher's conventions at the end of next week the Brainerd Warriors will have just two days to prepare for Wednesday's game at home against Fergus Falls.

Local sports shorts
The starting time of the Central Lakes College Raiders football game against Minnesota West on Saturday has been moved up to 1:30 p.m. from 2:30 p.m. at Findorff Field.

Bell, Flyers outscore Prep
BELLE PRAIRIE - Grant Bell scored three times and Dan Kornbaum had his first career goal on a penalty kick to lead the Little Falls Flyers past St. John's Prep 4-1 in non-conference soccer action.

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Area events

Local sports shorts
The Golden Lakes Boxing Club season will begin Oct. 21.

No luck involved with Lucking's season
The Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul is where Sammi Lucking wants to conclude her prep volleyball career.

Warriors, Alexandria in key game Friday
Two perennial contenders for the Central Lakes Conference title collide again Friday with - what else? - another conference championship on the line.

State forecast for Wisconsin
Frost advisory portions northeast and most of southern wisconsin later tonight...

It's cold playing soccer
Weather drawilng by Garrett Heinlen in the Baxter third grad eof Ms. Hemstad.

State forecast for Minnesota
Freeze warning tonight for portions of the far south...

State forecast for N.D.
Saturday...Partly to mostly cloudy and continued cold. Scattered

State forecast for N.D.
Freeze warning in effect this morning...

State forecast for Minnesota
Saturday...Periods of snow north with 1 to 2 inches possible near the Canadian border. Partly cloudy south with light snow ending early In the east. Chilly with highs in the 30s.

State forecast for Iowa
Freeze warning in effect tonight for northern and east central iowa...

State forecast for Wisconsin
Freeze warning for most of eastern wisconsin tonight...

Birds heading south
Weather drawing by Taylor Ludwig in the Baxter third grade of Ms. Hemstad.

State forecast for Iowa
Winter weather advisory for parts of west central and southwest

State forecast for S.D
Saturday...Mostly sunny east to mostly cloudy far west. Breezy and cold with highs in the upper 20s west to upper 30s southeast.

State forecast for S.D.
Freeze warning most of central and east early this morning...