Tuesday, December 16, 2003
Extra credit
Janet Freed and Jesse Oothoudt, both of Little Falls, completed their undergraduate degree requirements at Bemidji State University. Freed received an associate of art degree in liberal education and Oothoudt's degree was in industrial technology.
2003 Stories of Christmas
Thanks to everyone who participated in this Brainerd Dispatch advertising department section. Unfortunately there wasn't enough room to publish all of the stories that were submitted. The stories that were submitted were very well written.
Adult Division
A Christmas To Remember
Children (12-under)
A Home for Christmas
More Children (12-under)
Why I Like Christmas
More Children (12-under)
The 5 Days of Christmas
More Children (12-under)
The True Meaning of Christmas
More Children (12-under)
My Christmas Story
Juniors (age 13-20)
Will You Share Your Light?
More Children (12-under)
List to Santa
Agenda
Crow Wing County Board
Births
Todd and Alison (Dronen) Koering, Fargo, N.D., a girl, Aubree Berlyn, 7 pounds, 4 ounces, Dec. 2, 2003. Grandparents are Butch and Jeannie Koering, Brainerd, and Lorraine Droxen, Wahpeton, N.D., and the late Cliff Dronen.
Accidents
NISSWA -- Five people were injured, one critically, in a three-vehicle accident Sunday on Highway 371 at Upper Roy Lake Road in Nisswa.
Fires
The cause of a house fire Saturday night remains under investigation, the Brainerd Fire Department reported today.
Fueling up the old-fashioned way
Amish children loaded split firewood onto a horse-drawn hay wagon Saturday on their farm on Highway 210 west of Staples.
Final city budget, levy pass by 5-2 vote
Brainerd has a 2004 budget and levy.
CLC student anxious to be a trailblazer
Jamie St. George, a 23-year-old Central Lakes College student, always wanted to get involved in politics, but wasn't quite sure how.
Highway 371 North public meeting set
BAXTER -- With the draft Environmental Impact Statement completed for the proposed improvements to Highway 371 North from Nisswa to Pine River, the Minnesota Department of Transportation is gearing up for a public meeting to discuss the project.
Olson provides check for city coffers
Council member Bob Olson presented a check to the city for the difference in his sidewalk improvement assessment.
Family with five children loses everything in mobile home fire
A family with five children lost everything when their mobile home and all their possessions went up in flames Saturday.
Vessey proud of his 4th Infantry Division
"Hurrah."
Not too much snow
Tanner Motors salesman Aaron Baseman swept snow off trucks in the sales lot this morning. About 1 1/2 inches of snow fell in the Brainerd area overnight.
This was Brainerd
DECEMBER 15 - 30 years ago (1973)
A key figure in the city of Brainerd during the past four years has been Mayor George Bedard who will be retiring from office Dec. 31. Last night the council presented the outgoing mayor with a key to the city in his dedication and service in Brainerd.
This was Brainerd
DECEMBER 16 - 20 years ago (1983) - A sweeping organizational change in Minnesota's State Hospital System will result in the addition of approximately 100 new jobs at the Brainerd institution.
Snowy road
A Crow Wing County snowplow bladed the snow off Cinosam Road in Nisswa Tuesday morning after one and a half inches of snow fell overnight in the Brainerd area.
East Gull Lake sewer issue to be aired again
East Gull Lake's proposed $6 million sewer project will again be before a citizens' board Tuesday in St. Paul.
City won't televise meetings of two standing committees
Brainerd committee and commission meetings will not be televised.
BHS students, teachers excited about capture
News of the capture of Saddam Hussein filled the homes of students and teachers at Brainerd High School with excitement.
Local briefs
PEQUOT LAKES -- Pequot Lakes will host a community candlelight vigil at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the trailside park building in downtown Pequot Lakes for Dru Sjodin.
Correction/clarification
A story in last Wednesday's Neighbors section on three soldiers serving in Bosnia who are new fathers incorrectly listed the base they are at. They are at Camp Connor in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Volunteers retire
The St. Mathias blood drives have long been headed by two area women, who are now retiring. Find out more in Wednesday's Neighbors.
Peter P. Trutwin
NORTH PRAIRIE -- Peter P. Trutwin, age 96, of North Prairie, Minn., passed away Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003, at St. Cloud Hospital.
Ann Marlow
HIBBING -- Ann Marlow, age 88, formerly of Backus, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003, at Leisure Hills Care Center, Hibbing. Arrangements are with Willim-Northland Funeral Homes, Pine River.
Claude 'Jim' Bricker
PIERZ -- Master Sergeant Ret. Claude "Jim" James Bricker, age 78, of Pierz, Minn., passed away Friday, Dec. 12, 2003, at St. Cloud Hospital.
Leola Buchite
Leola Buchite, 95, Brainerd, died Monday, Dec. 15, 2003, at Brainerd Manor.
Claude 'Jim' Bricker
PIERZ -- Master Sergeant Ret. Claude "Jim" James Bricker, age 78, of Pierz, Minn., passed away Friday, Dec. 12, 2003, at the St. Cloud Hospital.
Fritz Potthoff
NISSWA -- Fritz Potthoff, age 76, resident of Nisswa, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd.
Deette A. Gordon
CROSBY -- Deette Abby Gordon, age 85, of Crosby, died on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003, at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. She was born on July 11, 1918, to Earl and Edith (Taylor) Bullen.
Edna Hoheisel
BUCKMAN -- Edna Hoheisel, 86 year old resident of Buckman, Minn., died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003, at the Pierz Villa in Pierz, Minn. Arrangements for Edna are with the Shelley-Virnig Funeral Chapel in Pierz, Minn.
Irene M. Vierkant
EMILY -- Irene Margaret Vierkant, age 83, of Emily, died on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003, at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby
Obituary policy
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Robert P. Berdan
MINNEAPOLIS -- Robert Paul Berdan, age 58, died Dec. 15, 2003, at Veterans Hospital in Minneapolis, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
Obituary policy
Obituaries are a paid service of The Brainerd Dispatch Advertising Department and also appear online. Obituary notices will be charged at $10 per column inch, exclusive of the first 4 inches, which will be printed at no charge. An additional fee of $10 will be charged for a half-column photograph.
Sam Moss
CROSSLAKE -- Sam Moss, age 82, of Crosslake, died Monday, Dec. 15, 2003, at the St. Joseph's Medical Center. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Crosslake.
Edna M. Hoheisel
ONAMIA -- Edna M. Hoheisel, 86 year old resident of Onamia, Minn., formerly of Buckman, Minn., passed away Dec. 13, 2003, at the Pierz Villa in Pierz, Minn. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 19 at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Buckman, Minn. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 18 at the Shelley-Virnig Funeral Chapel in Pierz and on Friday from 1-2 p.m. at the church.
Evelyn Benjamin
ONAMIA -- Evelyn Benjamin, 63 year old resident of Onamia, Minn., died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003, at the Pierz Villa in Pierz, Minn. Arrangements for Evelyn are pending with the Shelley Funeral Chapel in Onamia, Minn.
Fritz Potthoff
Frederick Wilcox (Fritz) Potthoff, age 76, passed away Dec. 14, 2003, from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and renal failure. Born in St. Louis, Mo., on Oct. 29, 1927, Fritz moved to Nisswa, Minn., with his parents in 1931 when they purchased Minnewawa Lodge on Clark Lake. As a young man, Fritz served as a guide and boat oarsman on the Brainerd lakes in the days before outboard motors.
Jeanette Torgerson
ASHBY -- Jeanette Torgerson, 87, of Ashby died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003, at Knute Nelson Memorial Home in Alexandria.
Herbert Kammermeyer
LITTLE FALLS -- Herbert Kammermeyer, 73 year old resident of Little Falls, Minn., formerly of Randal
Ruth I. Schuster
PINE RIVER -- Ruth I. Schuster, age 89, of Pine River, passed away Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003, at her home. She was born May 2, 1914, in Fairmont, N.D., to John and Florence Souder. She is survived by her husband, Arthur; two sons, Philip Holp of Pin
Myrtle C. Cooley
PINE CENTER -- Myrtle C. Cooley, age 88, of Pine Center, passed away Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003, at St. Joseph's Medical Center.
Ann A. Marlow
HIBBING -- Ann A. Marlow, age 89, formerly of Backus, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003, at Leisure Hills Care Center, Hibbing. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec
The hunt is over
It was great news to wake up to on a Sunday morning. Many Brainerd area residents were just firing up their coffee makers and preparing for church and holiday preparations when they heard the news that Saddam Hussein was captured.
News council helps resolve disputes
The Minnesota News Council is an independent organization that examines citizens complaints alleging inaccuracy, unfairness or unethical conduct by the media.
Why confuse folks with TV?
Well, Ma, it's time for my annual Christmas letter to Kansas. But before I talk about dancing sugarplums or going over the river and through the woods to Grandma's house and all that other Christmas mush I want to tell you about them folks at the Brainerd City Council and the present they gave everybody Monday night.
Vox Pop
Vox Pop, voice of the people, publishes Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Submissions are limited to 100 words.
Open Forum
For the last year or so, "peace" protesters have given succor to Saddam Hussein and his Baathist party neo-SS. "No WMD, stay out of Iraq's internal affairs," they screamed. Hopefully this crowd read the AP article on 7 December titled "Scientists start excavating Iraqi mass grave sites."
BHS wrestlers take sixth at Coon Rapids invite
COON RAPIDS -- Brainerd's Tyler Jensen and Tom Zelinske were undefeated with records of 2-0 in the 103- and 130-pound weight class respectively to help the Warriors to sixth place at the Coon Rapids wrestling Invitational Saturday.
Scoreboard
BOYS BASKETBALL
W-DC boys' hockey remains perfect
HALLOCK-- With five assists Andrew Murray had his hand in all but three of the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines goals in a 8-3 non-conference boys' hockey victory over Kittson Central Saturday.
Roberts runner-up at Ely meet
ELY -- Christina Roberts of the Brainerd Warriors was runner-up in the Ely Classical Nordic skiing meet Saturday.
Sports shorts
The Pierz Holiday Wrestling Tournament is scheduled 10:30 a.m., Dec. 27 at Pierz Healy High School.
Pioneers' Boser wins championship
MAPLE GROVE -- Chuck Boser's 3-0 record and individual championship helped the Pierz Pioneers to sixth place at the Maple Grove wrestling tournament Saturday.
Three area teams gather for Pequot tourney
A star-studded cast, three of the area's best directors and a relative unknown, two years removed from postseason fame, highlight this weekend's Pequot Lakes tournament.
Red-hot CLC smokes Devils
Defense?
Brainerd's Mueller third in biathlon
COLERAINE -- Rebecca Mueller of Brainerd, skiing for Nisswa NW Biathlon, finished third overall in the women's 8-kilometer mass start race Sunday at Mt. Itasca.
CLC's tenCate named All-American
The awards and accolades keep on coming for Central Lakes College Raiders volleyball player Lane tenCate.
Tabbatt wins two events for Flyers
LITTLE FALLS -- Shae Tabbatt won the uneven bars, vault and the all-around competition as the Little Falls Flyers lost to Sauk Rapids 130.8 to 121.3 in Central Lakes Conference gymnastics Monday.
Scoreboard
High school boys
Little Falls boys outlast Cards
LITTLE FALLS -- Tony Parker's 13 points helped the Little Falls boys' basketball team to a 50-38 non-conference victory over the Staples-Motley Cardinals Saturday.
Staples-Motley girls ground Flyers
LITTLE FALLS -- Jacque Peterson's 14 points, Michelle Honek's 13 and Kim Mosak's 10 helped the Staples-Motley Cardinals girls' basketball team run its winning streak to three with a 75-46 victory over the Little Falls Flyers Saturday.
Scoreboard
WRESTLING
BHS gymnasts settle for third
A 10th of a point doesn't seem like much, but in gymnastics it's all the difference in the world.
Brainerd swimmers third at St. Cloud Apollo relays
ST. CLOUD -- The 400-yard freestyle relay of Andrew Mehr, Tim Lange, Brett Severson and Josiah Collins was the lone winner as the Brainerd Warriors swimming and diving team tied for third at the St. Cloud Apollo Relays Saturday.
Geiser leads Wolverine gymnasts
DETROIT LAKES -- Stephanie Geiser's first-place all-around score of 31.5 helped the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines gymnastics team to victory at the Pelican Rapids Invitational Saturday.
CLC women find bizarre way to win
Call the "Guinness Book of World Records." Get "Ripley's Believe It or Not" on the line because the Central Lakes College Raiders women's basketball team was involved in one of the most bizarre, head shaking, eye rubbing, "Did you see that?" games ever.
State forecast for South Dakota
Winter storm warning east this afternoon and evening...
State forecast for Minnesota
1004 am cst tue dec 16 2003
State forecast for Iowa
Winter storm watch west central and northwest tonight through noon tuesday...
State forecast for Iowa
Winter weather advisory this morning for portions of the Northwest...
Wisconsin state forecast
Heavy snow warning tonight northwest...
Big snowmen
Weather drawing by Kaleb Quast of Mrs. Meyer's third grade class at Riverside school.
State forecast for Minnesota
Winter storm warning this afternoon and tonight west central and
State forecast for South Dakota
Winter weather advisory until noon extreme southeast...
State forecast for North Dakota
Winter weather advisory late this morning through this evening extreme southeast...
Wisconsin state forecast
Winter weather advisory west central until noon...
Santa is on his way
Weather drawing by Cody Nelson in the Riverside School third-grade class of Mrs. Meyer.
State forecast for North Dakota
Winter weather advisory until 600 am cst southeast...