Tuesday, November 29, 2005
EXTRA CREDIT
Glen Schmidt, Little Falls, is a staff member in the Academic Technology Center at Bemidji State University. He is a junior majoring in mass communications. The ACT is a resource center for a variety of technological services and solutions. The staff provides equipment setup, inkjet printing, presentation help, satellite downlink and video production to BSU faculty and staff.
COURTS
Victor Ramon Rodriguez, 20, Minneapolis, was sentenced for an amended misdemeanor fifth-degree assault to 90 days jail.
ACCIDENTS
CASS LAKE - A 20-year-old Ponsford man died after being struck by a semi-truck at 12:26 p.m. Monday while he was walking across Highway 2 in Cass Lake, the State Patrol reported.
Overheard
"I don't know if we'll ever put it all together. We're pretty dysfunctional."
Toys for Kids reactions are gift to chief
Hearing comments like, "This program has saved my life three years in a row," and a simple, "Thank you," is what makes Toys for Kids great to the program's organizer, retired Maj. Jim Shubert of the Heartland Detachment Marine Corps League.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
The Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport Commission will meet at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 6 in the airport conference room.
This was Brainerd
NOVEMBER 29 - 40 years ago (1965) - Chances are very remote that the Brainerd School District will get federal funds to build a six-room elementary addition.
Point of view
This place can offer care in times of need. What is it? Find the answer Tuesday.
LOCAL BRIEFS
The Brainerd Elks Lodge No. 615 will join other Elk Lodges across the nation in remembering the absent members at a memorial service at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Brainerd Elks Lodge.
Overheard
"Common sense is the rule of the day. If you don't have to go out, don't. If you do, drive according to the conditions."
Area soldiers
reach Kuwait
Area soldiers arrived safely in Kuwait after leaving Iraq.
Dance team gets in step for a new season
From Billy Joel to techno music, girls on the Brainerd Warriors dance team will be dancing their hearts out this season.
Point of view
This statue is found at a place of worship in Brainerd. Where is it? Find the answer Wednesday.
This was Brainerd
NOVEMBER 28 - 60 years ago (1945) - With nearly $200 in gifts to be given away, keen interest was being evidenced today in the grand opening of the mechanical window displays entered in the window contest.
City tax rate won't change in 2006
Brainerd's tax rate will not change in 2006.
He's one cool Santa
BAXTER - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
Baxter man's father suffers setback in death row struggle
Sean Richey's father, Kenneth Richey, was on death row when the Baxter man met him for the first time this past year.
Winter takes its first bite
Rain turned to snow and slush in the Brainerd area Monday afternoon, making roads treacherous for late afternoon commuters.
Snow or no snow, I gotta use the phone
Covered against the driving snow, Susan Ruhl of Nimrod used the telephone Monday outside the Holiday Station Store in Nisswa. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls
Bruce A. Fuller
SALT LAKE CITY - Bruce Albert Fuller died Nov. 18, 2005, in Salt Lake City. Bruce Albert Fuller was born on Oct. 20, 1918, in Longville, Minn., the son of James Bert (J.B.) and Gladys Wagoner Fuller. Bruce graduated from Crosby-Ironton High School in 1936. On Aug. 16, 1942, Bruce married Pauline Evelyn Johnson. They were happily married for 61 years.
Udo 'Butch' Meyer
VERNDALE - Udo "Butch" Meyer, age 87, of Verndale, died Monday morning, Nov. 28, 2005, at the Lakewood Hospital in Staples, Minn.
James McKinney
ST. CLOUD - James McKinney, age 67, of St. Cloud, Minn., passed away Friday, Nov. 25, 2005, at St. Benedicts Care Center in St. Cloud, Minn.
Leona Shepard
PINE RIVER - Leona Shepard, age 65, of rural Pine River, passed away Friday, Nov. 25, 2005, at her home. She was born Nov. 9, 1940, in rural Pine River, to Leland and Leora Beavers.
Marilyn L. Garrison
LITTLE FALLS - Marilyn L. Garrison, 72-year-old resident of Little Falls, Minn., died Nov. 26, 2005, at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minn.
Teresa R. Thesing
FORT RIPLEY - Teresa Rose Thesing, age 63, resident of Fort Ripley, died Monday, Nov. 28, 2005, at her home.
Dennis Rutland
PEQUOT LAKES - Dennis Rutland, age 65, of rural Pequot Lakes, died Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd.
Edward Fox
RANDALL - Edward Fox, 89, Randall, died Nov. 27, 2005, at the Lutheran Care Center in Little Falls. Funeral service will be Friday, Dec. 2, at 1 p.m. at the Randall Funeral Chapel. Friends may visit Thursday, Dec. 1, 5-7 p.m. and one hour prior to funeral. Interment will be at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery with military honors provided by the Randall VFW.
Michael 'Mick' E. Taylor
VERNONIA, Ore. - Michael "Mick" E. Taylor, 61, Vernonia, Ore., formerly of Crosby, died Nov. 21, 2005, at his daughter's home in Ironton. He was born on April 14, 1944, in Crosby to Frank and Alice (Melligan) Taylor. He was a former Minnesota Power lineman with six years of service on the Cuyuna Range and 28 years of service with West Oregon Electric. He was a member of IBEW Local No. 125 Portland, Ore., and NRA.
Merle E. Speed
Merle E. Speed, age 68, of Brainerd, died Monday, Nov. 28, 2005, at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. Arrangements are pending with Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.
Edward Fox Sr.
RANDALL - Edward Fox Sr., age 89, of Randall, died early Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005, at the Lutheran Care Center in Little Falls.
Donald E. Hale
ALEXANDRIA - Donald E. Hale, 75, Alexandria, died Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2005, at his home. He is survived by his wife, Madelyn; daughter, Donna, of Alexandria; two sons, Dennis (Julie), of St. Louis, Mo., and Douglas, of Alexandria; one brother, John (Bonnie), of Baxter, Minn.; three sisters, Barbara (Marvin) Malmberg, of Broken Arrow, Okla., Mary Ellen Zenker, of Willmar, Minn., Carol (Charles) Hanke, of Westport, Minn.; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.
Gary D. Snetsinger
OTSEGO - Gary Dean Snetsinger, age 46, of Otsego, died Thursday, Nov. 24, 2005, at Lakewood Health in Staples.
Obituary policy
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Alma C. Graves
HASTINGS - Alma C. Graves (Husby), age 99, died peacefully on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2005, at Augustana Home of Hastings.
Dennis Rutland
PEQUOT LAKES - Dennis Rutland, age 65, of rural Pequot Lakes, died Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. Memorial services will be Saturday, Dec. 3, at 11 a.m. at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with the Rev. Richard Collman officiating with the Aurora Masonic Lodge No. 100 having its service at 11:30 a.m.
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.
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Open Forum
Unfortunately allowing Amtrak to die an honorable death (Open Forum Nov. 23) just because it loses money is not the answer to all of our problems. Our nation's highway system and air system also are not "profitable" if measured solely by the direct revenue received vs. money spent, as the writer suggests for Amtrak.
VOX POP
Only in Crosby would a school board stubbornly cling to a superintendent who, for whatever reason, enjoys no support from her faculty. I'm retired ex-military so I've lived in a number of states and communities, and I don't think this sort of thing would have happened in any of them. But then it isn't just anywhere that a community turns its most important educational decisions over to the local disc jockey. The good folks of Crosby-Ironton need to wake up and assume some responsibility for what sounds like an intolerable, almost comical situation.
Lawmakers' addresses
Sen. Mark Dayton
Open Forum
Just when I think the Democrats cannot possibly sink any lower, they start strip-mining the depths of stupidity and go even deeper. Leave it to the Democrats to work overtime to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory!
LOCAL SHORTS
Lee Andres had a hat trick to lead the Brainerd Misfits past Crosslake's Maucieri's Restaurant 6-3 on Sunday in the Lakes Area Hockey League.
Girls' basketball schedules
Brainerd Warriors
Upcoming sporting events
TUESDAY
Shaky shooting hurts CLC men
FERGUS FALLS - After a promising start to the basketball season that included three consecutive wins, the Central Lakes College men's basketball team has hit a bump in the road.
Boys' hockey schedules
Brainerd Warriors
Playing the name game
As an avid book reader I sometimes marvel at how authors come up with character names.
Area boys' hockey capsules
Crosby-Ironton/Aitkin/Northland Remer/McGregor Grizzlies
Upcoming sporting events
MONDAY
Area girls' basketball capsules
Key: Team speed and pressure defense will be strengths for this year's Aitkin Gobblers. First-year head coach Reid Kuschel has many underclassmen playing important roles
Shootin' some hoops
Girls' basketball and boys' hockey previews are featured in this issue of the Dispatch. Gymnastics, Nordic skiing and wrestling will be featured Thursday. Boys' basketball and Alpine skiing will be featured Dec. 6 and boys' swimming and diving Dec. 15.
New faces fill Pequot roster
For the first time in five years the Pequot Lakes Patriots girls' basketball roster does not include Teresa Parker and Flecia Foster.
Warrior hockey aims high
In his first season as Brainerd High School boys' hockey coach Ty Eigner directed the Warriors to an 18-3-1 record, tying for the second-most wins in program history.
Versatile Sneep
MVP of Warriors football team
He caught. He tackled. He kicked. He blocked. He ran.
Kluver's return is a net gain for Little Falls Flyers
Because of an injury, Jake Kluver's football season ended earlier than expected.
SCOREBOARD
Football
JUMP BALL
Halves replace quarters in Minnesota high school basketball this season in hopes of making the game flow more smoothly and give more players an opportunity to get game experience.
Raider women rally but come up short
FERGUS FALLS - Despite losing three of its first four games, the Central Lakes College women's basketball team hasn't gone out quietly.
Snow is falling
Weather drawing by Megan Goldberg of Mrs. Taatjes' third grade class at Nisswa school.
Time for snow
Weather drawing by Conner Collette of Mrs. Minerich's second grade class at Nisswa school.
Wisconsin state forecast
Dense fog advisory until around 12 pm for about the northern third of wisconsin...
State forecast for Minnesota
Blowing snow advisory west central...Southwest...And south
State forecast for Minnesota
Winter storm warning in effect west and north central this morning
State forecast for S.D.
Blowing snow advisory far east early this morning...
State forecast for N.D.
Winter storm warning eastcentral until 6 pm cst today...
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Cloudy with occasional light snow. Highs in the upper 20s to the mid 30s.
State forecast for N.D.
Winter weather warnings and advisories red river valley until 10
State forecast for Iowa
Blowing snow advisory far northwest until 9 am...
State forecast for S.D.
Blizzard warning southcentral today into this evening...
State forecast for Iowa
Winter weather advisory late this morning and tonight for