Friday, November 23, 2007
LOCAL SHORTS
MENAHGA - Volume 16 of "The Talking Stick" from the Jackpine Writers' Bloc has been published.
There's no debating Chelsea Holub's skills
Brainerd High School sophomore Chelsea Holub joined the debate team her freshman year because she likes to argue and she never gives up.
10 one-season wonders on DVD
With these gems that lasted a season or less, you can hold the whole series in your hand - and lament that it didn't last longer.
'Beowulf' 3-D effects are over the top
"Beowulf" - The title alone will inspire painful memories of high-school English class and pangs of dread.
Getting their shot
If it continues much longer, the TV writers' strike will leave our DVR queues almost empty.
Duran Duran tunes into dance club vibes
As far back as 1981's "Planet Earth," much of Duran Duran's music has naturally found a home on the dance floor.
Upcoming arts and entertainment events
For week of Nov. 22-28; bands perform from 9 p.m. to close with no cover unless otherwise noted.
Best Bets
Our picks for this weekend and the week ahead
Hotdish makes good use of turkey
The Thanksgiving feast is probably one of the most delicious and looked forward to of all holiday meals. I so look forward to the good rich gravy, mashed potatoes, roasted turkey, the stuffing, sweet potatoes and delicious pie.
Leftover solution
You probably have a turkey soup in your Thanksgiving leftovers repertoire, but this one is worth a try, too. Ginger, lemon juice and mint make it light and bright. The recipe makes use of that freshly made turkey stock you may now have on hand.
How to bake a turkey?
Kim Hamson, kindergarten teacher at Lake Region Christian School, asked her students about cooking a Thanksgiving turkey. This was one response - from her student India.
All-area volleyball
Find out who made the Dispatchs all-area volleyball team and who the area player of the year will be.
Want to retire early?
Banker Brian Kirkpatrick planned to retire at 55. Hes about to do just that this month. And hes got a few tips for the rest of us.
Ageless hunter
At 91, Jiggs Shelstad of Merrifield is still bringing home the venison.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
A special meeting of the Brainerd Planning Commission and Northwest Associated Consultants will be at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 28 at Brainerd City Hall to discuss the zoning ordinance update and rewrite.
All-area volleyball
Find out who made the Dispatchs all-area volleyball team and who the area player of the year will be.
Want to retire early?
Banker Brian Kirkpatrick planned to retire at 55. Hes about to do just that this month. And hes got a few tips for the rest of us.
Randall man arrested for selling marijuana
LITTLE FALLS - Morrison County sheriff's deputies on Tuesday arrested a 55-year-old Randall man following an undercover investigation into the sale of large amounts of marijuana in the county.
Ageless hunter
At 91, Jiggs Shelstad of Merrifield is still bringing home the venison.
BIRTHS
Cara Christensen and Ryan Bengtson, Pequot Lakes, a girl, Halie Marie Bengtson, 7 pounds, 1 ounce, Nov. 1, 2007. Grandparents are Don and Sue Christensen, Pine River, and Bruce and Barb Bengston, Pequot Lakes.
Corrections
The Brainerd Dispatch incorrectly printed the date for Youth as Resources 38th annual Brunch with Santa. The brunch will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 9 at Forestview Middle School in Baxter.
Pierz joy
By JENNIFER STOCKINGER | STAFF WRITER
Lovitz joins Prime NORTH GMAC
NISSWA - Curt Lovitz recently joined Prime NORTH GMAC Real Estate in Nisswa as a real estate agent. Lovitz will be specializing in lakehomes and lake lots, land, acreage and estates.
Building Permits
Commercial
If you go
What: Holiday Tour of Homes in Pierz.
SCHOOL MENUS
Monday No school.
This was Brainerd
80 years ago (1927) - C. J. Werner, of the J.C. Penney Company, caught his first partridge yesterday when one flew into the store and landed in front of him on the counter.
SENIOR ACTIVITIES
803 Kingwood St., Brainerd
This was Brainerd
80 years ago (1927) - We have a good town in which good people live. We believe in our town and its citizens our countryside is flourishing. Our schools and churches are factors in our development. We are glad that one day has been set apart to pay our spiritual gratitude to the giver of all good things.
Friend to many, mother to one
BAXTER - As a pastor for the last 10 years at Lord of Life Lutheran Church, the Rev. Jennifer Wilson has learned to wear many hats.
Overheard
I prayed a lot. Its amazing how much you can pray,
Four arrested in robbery, kidnapping in city
Three men and a woman are in custody following a robbery and kidnapping Tuesday night in southeast Brainerd.
What's open, what's closed on the Thanksgiving holiday
Post offices will be closed Thursday and will resume postal services Friday.
Wisconsin man accused of shooting family's pet goats after wife doesn't buy him beer
WAUPACA, Wis. (AP) - A man who was upset with his wife for not buying beer took vengeance by shooting the familys two pet goats, prosecutors say.
Teenager who crashed car while texting has message: Just don't
MADELIA (AP) - A teenager who escaped with only bumps and bruises when her car crashed while she was text messaging has a message for other drivers: Dont do it.
Equine ferry
Fred and Barney are ready. So are Jim and Jake.
Dock talk
This much is known: An advisory group will make a recommendation to the Minnesota DNR next week regarding dock regulations.
Experts: Work off those extra calories fast
ST. LOUIS - This shouldnt come as a surprise: Thanksgiving is not the green light to a six-week indulgence that precedes the waddle back to the gym Jan. 2.
Fire destroys apartment building
An old church in northeast Brainerd that was converted into an apartment building was lost to a fire Thursday which also sent a Brainerd man to the hospital.
Highway 10/210 intersection in Staples now a four-way stop
STAPLES - A temporary four-way stop is being added at the intersection of Highway 210 and the new Highway 10 alignment in Staples until a traffic signal is installed in December, the Minnesota Department of Transportation in Baxter reported.
Aitkin open enrollment kept open
The Aitkin School Board Monday voted to keep open enrollment available for students from neighboring school districts at all grade levels, a decision made as a result of the defeated school operating levy referendums in Brainerd and Crosby-Ironton.
Citizens to have say on C-I cuts
In light of the defeated school operating levy referendum Nov. 6, Crosby-Ironton School Board members are now facing tough decisions on how to cut $1 million from the district's $12 million budget by July 1.
Just thankful to still be around
ST. CLOUD (AP) - The molten candle wax had badly burned much of the left side of Jeff Baumgartners body. He watched as hospital staff performed the necessary but unpalatable process of scrubbing and cleaning burned skin and debris from his fresh wounds.
Elizabeth M. Wallin
FIFTY LAKES - Elizabeth Mary Wallin, age 76, of Fifty Lakes, died on Nov. 19, 2007, at her home.
Elizabeth Drake
PINE RIVER - Elizabeth Drake, of Pine River, died Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2007, at the Whispering Pines Care Center in Pine River.
Jerome T. Weishalla
STAPLES - Jerome Thomas Weishalla, of Staples, died early Wednesday morning, Nov. 21, 2007, at the age of 76, surrounded by the love of his family and friends in the comfort of his home.
Gary Stotz
LITTLE FALLS - Gary Stotz, age 65, of Little Falls, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2007, at St. Otto's Care Center in Little Falls.
Edward N. Brummer
FOREST LAKE - Edward N. Brummer, age 96, of Forest Lake, formerly of Zimmerman. Edward was born July 19, 1911, in Pierz, Minn. He married Louise Schmidtbauer on Oct. 3, 1933.
Lois Metzler
STAPLES - Lois Metzler, age 67, of Staples, passed away early Thursday morning, Nov. 22, 2007, at the Lakewood Health System Hospital.
Kevin John Brichacek
BROWERVILLE - Kevin John Brichacek, 50, of Browerville, died on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2007, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Phern Marie Huntley
CROSBY - Phern Marie Huntley, age 91, of Crosby, died on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2007, at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby.
Vernon Bigalke
LITTLE FALLS - Vernon Bigalke, a 90-year-old resident of Little Falls, Minn., passed away Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007, at St. Otto's Care Center in Little Falls.
Open Forum: Remember, it's for the children
Many negative letters have been published since the overwhelming defeat of the District 181 referendum. These writers seem to be suffering greatly and I would like to suggest a solution. There is no regulation prohibiting monetary donations to school districts. Therefore, all of you who seem to be so disappointed by the fact your taxes will not be raised substantially are free to take action. For guidance, I offer the following proposed schedule for your donations:
VOX POP
Interesting how the Nisswa Chamber is suddenly all up in arms about possible school closings, when, obviously, half of the businesses in Nisswa didn't support the referendum in the first place; evident by the "Vote No" sign posted prominently in the busy Nisswa Square shopping area.
Charities deserve due process
Late last month, officials of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development were carried out of a Dallas courthouse on the shoulders of jubilant friends and relatives after a federal jury largely vindicated them of charges of providing material support to the terrorist group Hamas.
Write to your state lawmakers on Minnesota issues
Rep. John Ward
Thanks and pass the gravy, please
Lets make gratitude the attitude today. As we celebrate turkeys, football and family heres a list of random reasons to be thankful on Thanksgiving Day, 2007.
Open Forum: Tick, tock, your taxes are going up
By the time you finish reading this, property taxes statewide will have increased by another $1,000. If you are a slow reader - by as much as $2,000. You heard right - since the end of 2002, Minnesota property taxes have increased $1 thousand a minute, and are projected to increase by another $549 million next year. This brings us to a grand total of $2.7 billion - a 60 percent increase under the leadership of a governor who has No New Taxes as his mantra.
Minnesota passes the buck
You can't blame them for trying, but the efforts by local leaders from across Minnesota seemed destined to fail.
Is it Thanksgiving or Thanks-Giving?
Many of us are still recovering from the food comas we fell into after partaking in yesterday's banquet of turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberries and stuffing. The day after, we still feel the stuffing of our stomachs and its effect on our bodies.
CHURCH NEWS
"Tangible History and Artifacts of the Papacy," a presentation of St. Joseph's Catholic Church of Crosby's adult education committee, will begin with a sloppy joe supper in the church hall at 6 p.m. Wednesday, with the program at 7 p.m. in the church.
Shiancoe faces old foes in Giants
EDEN PRAIRIE - Visanthe Shiancoe is a good friend of Michael Strahan's, close enough to be invited to the Giants star's birthday party earlier this week.
The other football
This Thanksgiving week is shaping up to be a defining moment in the 2007 football season.
Scoreboard
Area events
Many people and places to appreciate in Minnesota sports
MINNEAPOLIS - The often-tried, though perhaps not fully true, method of writing Thanksgiving-week sports columns is to declare our rare gratitude for the figures and entities behind the facts that we so frequently process and disseminate.
Peterson's crew back on top
Undefeatable.
Private schools make mark in Prep Bowl
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - It looks like the days of large public schools holding a monopoly on high school football are ending.
Reese attains what few Warrior girls have
In Dan Anderson's 15 years as head coach of the Brainerd High School girls' swimming and diving program only two Warriors have found their way onto the podium at the state meet.
Scoreboard
Area events
Overheard
All year Im thinking, We should be better than this. And, then, all of a sudden, it just clicked. I dont know how it happened, and right now I really dont care how it happened. Im just glad it did.
State forecast for Iowa
.Today...Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
State forecast for Minnesota
.Today...Mostly cloudy. Occasional flurries in the morning. Highs
State forecast for North Dakota
.Today...Mostly cloudy. Scattered snow showers west and central.
State forecast for Minnesota
Thanksgiving day...Partly sunny. Highs in the middle 20s to lower
State forecast for South Dakota
Thanksgiving day...Mostly cloudy central and east. Scattered flurries south in the morning. Partly cloudy west. Highs in the upper 20s to the mid 30s.
Wisconsin state forecast
Thanksgiving...Partly to mostly cloudy. Scattered snow showers downwind of lake superior. A chance of snow showers in the southeast near lake michigan. Highs from the middle 20s northwest to the middle 30s southeast. Thursday night...Partly cloudy. Lows from 5 to 10 above in the northwest to the lower 20s southeast.
State forecast for South Dakota
Today...Becoming cloudy. Isolated light snow showers west and north. Warmer most areas with highs in the 30s to low 40s.
The Weather Elsewhere
Temperatures indicate Wednesday's high and overnight low to 8 p.m. Eastern Time.
The Nation's Weather
Cold temperatures were forecast for the eastern part of the country Friday as a cold front moves off the coast, causing showers in the Southeast. The Mid-Atlantic and southern New England were expected to be dry, while snow showers were forecast for northern New England.
State forecast for North Dakota
Thanksgiving day...Partly sunny. Highs from the mid 20s northeast
The Weather Elsewhere
Friday
State forecast for Iowa
Thanksgiving day...Partly cloudy. Scattered flurries. Highs 30 to
Remember the pilgrims
Weather drawing by Tyler Smith of Ms. Hemstads third-grade class at Baxter school.
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Partly to mostly cloudy. Flurries northwest. Highs around 30 north to the upper 30s southwest.
Happy turkey day
Weather drawing by Hannah Johnson of Mr. Meyers fourth-grade class at Lowell school.