Monday, December 3, 2007
EXTRA CREDIT
The following students have been named Team 7D Stars of the Quarter at Forestview Middle School: Rachel Kmett, Keegan Kennedy, Molly Aga, Zach Hatcher, Kyle Johnson, Taylor Carner, Trista Maier, Dalton Tibbets, Chandra Arntz, Mikayla Matich, Samantha Goldberg, Garrett Haglin, Destiny Mankowski and Haley Rezac.
Simply Fine raises funds for Ski Gull
Kathy Bjork, owner of Simply Fine, the new men's hair cutting area in the Fine Line Salon and Spa in Brainerd, is donating 50 percent of proceeds from Simply Fine through the end of the year to Ski Gull.
FIRES
Brainerd firefighters at 3:09 p.m. Sunday responded to a report of smoke in a house on the 1000 block of Mary Street in Brainerd.
Overheard
"What this tells you is stay off the ice. The ice is not safe at all. This one was fortunate because we were able to get him out, but he put a lot of other peoples' lives at stake, too."
Like a rhinestone artist
Erika Mullen-Hagberg's house in Trommald is filled with art, much of it of her own creation. Some of it is traditional wall-hung drawings; other art is functional, like floor mats; still other art is for the sake of sprucing up a room - such as a nature painting on a piano.
IT'S NOT SAFE
In separate incidents during the snowy weekend, two men were rescued from area lakes after their snowmobiles plunged through the ice.
Dance invitational at BHS
Brainerd's Jazz dance team competed in the Class 3A Jazz division Saturday during the Brainerd Dance Invitational at Brainerd High School to the song "Night of the Dancing Flame". Brainerd Dispatch/Kelly Humphrey
Dancers sparkle at Tornstrom Auditorium
Lily Higginbotham (left) and Hannah Ausland of the Tuesday Preschool Class performed to the song "Toyland." Brainerd Dispatch/Kelly Humphrey
This was Brainerd
DECEMBER 3 - 100 years ago (1907) - The Dispatch was informed that the entire lay off in the shops would not exceed 50 men, instead of 150 to 250 as previously reported.
Mansion magic
In Little Falls, this Christmas season meant people could once again tour Linden Hill - home of the famed Musser and Weyerhaeuser mansions.
Eugene Jordan
DEERWOOD - Eugene Jordan, age 66, resident of Deerwood, died Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007, at St. Joseph's Medical Center.
Lloyd E. Tidd
LITTLE FALLS - Lloyd E. Tidd, 82-year-old resident of Little Falls, Minn., passed away Friday, Nov. 30, 2007, at his home in Little Falls.
Clarence Wendell Meyers
MADISON, Wis. - Clarence Wendell Meyers, much loved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, friend, pastor and teacher, born July 25, 1927, home with Jesus and Mom, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007.
Herbert Woodhouse
PILLAGER - Herbert Woodhouse, age 79, of rural Pillager, passed away at his home Sunday morning, Dec. 2, 2007.
Stanley Harris
Stanley Harris, age 80, of Brainerd, passed away early Sunday morning, Dec. 2, 2007, at Woodland Good Samaritan Village.
JoAnn Gilbertson
LAKE SHORE - JoAnn "Jackie" (Brekken) Gilbertson, age 75, resident of Lake Shore, died Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007, at the St. Cloud Hospital.
Harold Graves
NISSWA - Harold Graves, 88, of Nisswa, died Friday, Nov. 30, 2007, at the Veterans facility in St. Cloud.
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Meretta E. Hanson
Meretta E. Hanson, 88, Brainerd, passed away Friday, Nov. 30, 2007, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd.
Stay in touch with your U.S. representatives and senators
Sen. Norm Coleman
Open Forum
With oil prices temporarily halted at the psychological $100 (per barrel) barrier Congress needs to wake up. The $100 barrier will be broken just like the $3 gas barrier. We will soon look back at $3 gas with nostalgia.
Flyers beat Greenway
COLERAINE - Chris Sylvester scored two goals for the Little Falls Flyers boys' hockey team as it defeated Greenway 6-3 in non-conference action Saturday.
Pierz takes third at invite
FOLEY - The Pierz Pioneers wrestling team took third place at the Foley Invitational Saturday.
Pierz defeats Pine City
PINE CITY - Senior Katie Kimman had 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Pierz Pioneers girls' basketball team as it defeated Pine City 63-45 Saturday.
Warriors finish fourth at invite
BLUE EARTH - The Brainerd Warriors wrestling team finished fourth with a team score of 147 at the Blue Earth Dick Maher Invitational Saturday.
Scoreboard
Area events
Ohio State, LSU to play for BCS title
One victory. That's all Missouri and West Virginia needed to ensure a trip to the BCS National Championship Game. Neither team had to worry about scenarios, voter swings or computer recalculations. They just needed to win to get in.
CLC hoops canceled
The Central Lakes College Raiders men's and women's basketball games against MSCTC-Fergus Falls were both canceled due to weather Saturday.
State forecast for N.D.
Winter weather advisory northwest and central late tonight
Snowman weather
Weather drawing by Luke Meyer of Jan Wilcox's kindergarten class at Lowell school.
State forecast for S.D.
Today...Partly cloudy. Highs from the upper teens far northeast to the lower 50s far southwest.
State forecast for Iowa
Today...Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
State forecast for Minnesota
Today...Becoming mostly cloudy statewide by afternoon. Highs 10
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers near lake superior. Becoming partly cloudy elsewhere. Colder with highs from the upper teens west central...To the upper 20s far east.