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WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2016
NO. 21
Memorial Service
is Monday evening
John Watson Post 257 American Legion will conduct
the Memorial Day service at 5 p.m. Monday, May 30,
in the performing arts auditorium at Springfield Public
School.
An invitation is extended to all to join in remembering the veterans of all wars.
The American Legion Color Guard, Sons of the
American Legion, Legion Auxiliary and Boy Scouts
will present the colors and lead the audience in the
Pledge of Allegiance.
Julie Smith, pastor of St. Johns Lutheran Church,
will give the Invocation and Benediction.
Gabrielle Cohrs, retired from the U.S. Air Force,
will give the Memorial Day Address.
Legionnaire John Moritz will be master of ceremonies and welcome all Veterans and Gold Star Mothers,
and he will call the Roll of War Veterans. The Legion
Rifle Squad will fire a rifle salute, and trumpeter Nick
Dauer will respond with Taps.
The Springfield High School Band, directed by
Stephen Seaberg, will perform patriotic music including the audience favorites, Armed Forces Salute and
Stars and Stripes Forever.
The Legion Auxiliary will serve a light supper in the
Legion Hall following the program. All are welcome.
Matt Solmonson is this year’s Memorial Day
Chairman. Richard “Jocko” Meyers is commander of
John Watson Post 257 American Legion. Cheryl Haala
is president of the American Legion Auxiliary.
Council hesitates to
adopt Rental Property
Inspection Ordinance
The
Springfield
City
Council last week failed
to adopt the proposed
Ordinance 411 that would
establish a Rental Property
Inspection
Program
in
Springfield. The ordinance
was drafted to apply to all
residential rental properties with three or fewer
units, requires compliance with Uniform Fire
Code, Electrical Code, and
Plumbing Code; an annual
license / inspection would
be required; and fee to be
set by council on an annual
basis with regular fee schedule. Although the Council
had conducted the second
reading of the proposed ordinance, councilors tabled
action to check further regarding availability of an
inspector and costs.
The council also approved
appropriate speed limit
signage for Cass Avenue.
The Springfield Wellness
Committee suggested that a
sign be placed on the north
side of the Cass Avenue
Bridge in order to slow
City Council — See Page 2
Valedictorian Ashley Larson addresses classmates and guests at Springfield High School Commencement Friday
evening, May 20.
‘Don’t worry,’ say class leaders
“Don’t worry” ~ be happy,
said class leaders speaking
to classmates, family and
friends during Springfield
High School commencement
Friday evening.
Valedictorian
Ashley
Larson spoke about life lessons learned in high school.
Rather than worrying about
money, spend time creating
memories and a meaningful
life, she said.
Don’t worry about figuring everything out because
not all things go according
to plan.
Don’t complain about
stress because everyone is
stressed at times; but seeking
help from others will help relieve the stress.
Holding grudges won’t get
you anywhere.
It’s your prerogative to
change your mind. Everyone
has opinions and nearly every view can be changed, and
often change is good.
Don’t settle for “safe.”
Step outside of your comfort
zone. It can be immensely
rewarding. Ashley found
that trying new extracurricular activities and classes
enriched her high school experience and expanded her
horizons.
Salutatorian James Hoffmann also suggested taking
the high road to success and
happiness.
“While it is exciting to be
heading off to live on our
own, the experience can be
quite intimidating,” he told
his classmates. “So while
many of us are scrambling
to figure out our lives, I’m
going to tell you what not to
worry about.”
He suggested taking the
most positive, ethical course.
Almost all find it necessary
to take out student loans at
some point in their schooling, so accept it, he said. The
loans will help build a credit
rating and prepare them for
the next steps in their lives.
“Do your best now and make
your schooling worth the effort and expense,” he said.
The choice of a study major or career is a daunting
task, he said, but it’s okay to
change one’s mind to something completely different than what was planned.
Fifty to 70 percent of students change their majors at
least once before thy graduate, with many changing at
least three times.
Don’t worry about social
media, he advised. “In almost all circumstances, your
prevalence on social media
platforms will not benefit
you in any way that will help
achieve our goals.”
Don’t worry about making
new friends, he concluded.
“You will make new friends
who will expose you to new
ideas, so keep and open mind
and get the most out of these
friendships.”
Scholarships support educational goals
“I am impressed with the
overwhelming support this
community provides to education,” Springfield High
School Principal Patrick
Moriarty said as he addressed
the Class of 2016 and guests
who attended Springfield
High School commencement
Friday evening.
Scholarships are highly
visible ways of supporting
Library to showSmart Play Spot today
A new Smart Play Spot has opened at the Springfield Public Library. During the past several years, Smart Play
Spots have been developed and installed all across Minnesota to encourage children’s literacy development
through hands-on, multi-sensory activities that include dramatic play, storytelling and playing with letters and
sounds. The Smart Play Spot was financed with a $10,000 grant from the Traverse des Sioux Library System. The
Library Board of Trustees and librarians invite the public to visit the Springfield Public Library to see the Smart
Play Spot. Open house is being held today (Wednesday, May 25) from 5:00 to 8:00. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. Refreshments will be served.
our youth at the community
level. Investing in the education of young people not
only impacts the lives of
students but also society as
a whole, because of a great
need for an educated citizenry and workforce.
He advised graduates to
work hard and never forget
their community that has
provided strong support for
their 13 years of education;
and acknowledged that more
than $170,000 in scholarships handed out to the class
continues to help financially
support graduates as they
pursue college education.
Scholarships presented to
the Class of 2016 at commencement Friday evening
is as follows:
The Mike and Jodi Pieschel
Scholarship in memory of Frank
and Libby Pieschel was presented to Natalie Timm.
The Sylveter Schunk Educational
Trust provided scholarships to
15 graduates: Alexis Streich,
Anthony Roiger, Ashley
Larson, Benjamin Groebner,
Bridget Fenger, Hannah
Johnson, James Hoffmann,
Kalley Hoffmann, Kylee
Wells,
Maleah
Roiger,
Marah Larson, Micheala
Leonard, Natalie Timm, Sam
Baier and Tristan Johnson.
The Alan Kettner Scholarship
from the Springfield Rotary
Club went to Daniel Wait.
The Geraldine Ritzenthaler
Scholarship from the Springfield Rotary Club went to
Kaelyn Platz.
The Dr. and Mrs. Carl Denzine
Fine Arts Endowment Scholarship
was presented to Hannah
Johnson.
Vernon and Leoma Jenniges
Scholarships were presented to 23 graduates: Emily
Augustin, Sam Baier, Abbey
Baumann, Bradley Berg,
Conner Bertram, Aaron
Beussman, Bridget Fenger,
Ben Groebner, Sara Haugo,
James Hoffmann, Kalley
Hoffmann, Hannah Johnson,
Tristan Johnson, Ashley
Larson, Marah Larson,
Micheala Leonard, Michael
O’Callaghan, Kaelyn Platz,
Anthony Roiger, Maleah
Roiger, Alexis
Streich,
Natalie Timm and Kylee
Wells.
The Donald Reiner Educational
Trust provided scholarships
to 23 graduates: Emily
Augustin, Sam Baier, Abbey
Baumann, Bradley Berg,
Conner Bertram, Aaron
Beussman, Bridget Fenger,
Ben Groebner, Sara Haugo,
James Hoffmann, Kalley
Hoffmann, Hannah Johnson,
Tristan Johnson, Ashley
Larson, Marah Larson,
Micheala Leonard, Michael
O’Callaghan, Kaelyn Platz,
Anthony Roiger, Maleah
Roiger, Alexis
Streich,
Natalie Timm and Kylee
Wells.
Richard and Mary Lou
Mathiowetz Family Scholarships
went to Andrew Nachreiner,
Kaelyn Platz and Ashley
Larson.
The Roland Boettger Charitable
Fund provided scholarships
Scholarships ~ See Page 2
Page 2
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Springfield Advance-Press
From the Front Duck Derby to support Judge sets date
City Council
motor vehicle traffic before it
crosses the bridge and heads
into Riverside Park; and
that a pedestrian crossing
sign be placed on the north
side of the bridge between
the Community Center and
Rotary Park to provide a safer crossing area for walkers
and bikers.
In other action during their
regular monthly meeting the
evening of May 17, the council:
APPROVED a downspout
/ drainage improvement project at the Springfield Area
Community Center that will
drain water through a drainpipe under the sidewalk.
Water dripping and running
on the sidewalk creates a
safety hazard when icy during cold winter weather.
Derek Krebs Construction,
the apparent low bidder, will
do the work for $700.
VOTED
to
purchase
new tires and rims for the
Springfield Fire Deparment’s 1986 model No. 4
tanker truck at a cost of
$2,940.
ACCEPTED with appreciation the final account distribution of $58,093 from the
Wayne Schenk Estate.
APPROVED
Building
and Zoning Permits as recommended by the Planning
Commission as follows:
Michael and Cassandra
Halter to build a house at 601
Garden Street; Keith Weber,
construct a 996 sq. ft. garage
at 108 East Maple Street;
Justin and Jennifer Asmus,
to build a 30 ft. x 30 ft. (900
sq. ft.) building at 1310 W.
Wilson Street; James Streich,
20 N. Spring Avenue, put
up a privacy fence; Chris
Gartner, construct 11 ft. x 12
ft. deck at 216 N. Jefferson
Avenue.
APPROVED Liquor Licenses as follows: Outlaws
Bar and Grill, C.G. Gatzbys
Inc., Clay’s Drive In Liquor,
Springfield Golf Club Inc.,
Tommy’s Central Street
Steak House, and American
Legion Club. Licenses for
on-sale 3.2 beer sales were
approved for Springfield
Lanes / The Garage, and
Springfield Baseball Association.
ORDERED letters be sent
to a list of property owners/
renters regarding trees and/or
bushes that need trimming.
APPROVED a threeyear pension increase for
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Springfield Firemen’s relief
Association.
APPROVED a mutual aid
agreement with Southwest
Minnesota Emergency Fire
Coalition.
APPROVED a business
associate agreement with
Gold Cross Ambulance.
APPROVED new signs
for the campground listing
rules and regulations.
APPROVED seal coating of the bituminous trail
system to extend its life expectancy. The contract for
the seal coating goes to the
apparent low of two bidders, M.R.Paving, at a cost
of $41,201. The project will
be financed from the Roiger
Estate gift.
APPROVED an advertising budget as proposed by
the Springfield Convention
and Visitors Bureau that
would provide funds for
two community celebrations — Riverside Days
and the Springfield Nativity
Pageant.
APPROVED sidewalk replacements on South Burns
Avenue and North Jefferson
Street.
ACKNOWLEDGED
grants for automated electronic defibrillators that will
provide for one at the municipal swimming pool by
the Mayo Foundation, and
a second one at City Hall
provided by CenterPoint
Energy.
Denied the request of
Omarion Peart for a peddler’s license. His application was denied because of
a conviction of disorderly
conduct in April 2013. He
had the right to appeal the
decision and had requested
a hearing. A public hearing
was set for 7:00 p.m. May
17. Peart did not show up
for the hearing, however;
thus denial of his request.
Swim pool
opens Friday
Springfield
Municipal
Swimming Pool will open
for the season on Friday,
May 27.
The pool will be open
daily from 1:00 to 8:00 p.m.
including Memorial Day.
Family swim is Sunday
evenings from 6-8 p.m.
Admission is $5 per day.
Season passes and punch
cards are also available.
Swimming
Lessons
are scheduled for June
6-17; July 11-22; and July
25-August 5. Maximum of
10 kids per class per session.
Contact City Hall or the
pool at 723-3516 after May
27 for more information.
Kids Party in the Park
A Duck Derby will be
conducted to support the
Kids Party in the Park that
will be a part of the 2016
Riverside Days celebration
in Springfield.
It’s time to get quackin’!
Adopt a duck! Join the fun!
Little plastic ducks — yellow, blue and pink — are offered for adoption at $5 each
or 3 for $12 at Springfield’s
fine financial institutions.
(You’ll get a ticket that corresponds to a duck. Must be 18
years old to purchase ducks.)
This family-fun event
quacks up the young and
young at heart while supporting Riverside Days’ entertainment for kids at our
community’s summer celebration. The duck race is
being organized by a group
of local volunteers led by
banker John Fank. The fun
starts at noon on Friday,
June 24, when 300 colorful
little ducks go into the Big
Cottonwood River at the
Cass Avenue Bridge and begin the race down the river to
“Coney Island” — all vying
to cross the finish line first
to be named top duck. Top
duck earns $100 Springfield
Bucks; second duck gets
$75; third duck $50; fourth
$25; and fifth $10. Buy your
ducks, cheer them on and
have a chance to win prizes
— Springfield Bucks that are
as good as gold when spent
anyplace in Springfield.
Need not be present to win.
Winners will be announced
The Weather
We had a warmer and dry
week with only 0.01 inches
rain. That may change this
week though. We received
79 GDU’s for the week and
203 for the month. We had
a high temperature of 80 degrees and a low temperature
of 31 degrees for a mean
temperature was 57.86 degrees. Thus far this month
we have received 1.77 inches
rain. The normal amount of
rainfall for the month of May
in this part of the country
is 3.43 inches. The normal
yearly rainfall at May’s end
is 9.38 inches. Year to date
we have received 8.15 inches
Weather Observer Russell Rogotzke
recorded this week’s weather report at
Springfield, Minnesota:
DATE
HI LO PREC.
May 15 68 31
May 16 71 47 .01”
May 17 67 41
May 18 70 37
May 19 77 49
May 20 75 48
May 21 80 49
WEEKLY CROP REPORT
CORN3.40
BEANS9.89
Courtesy of Harvest Land Co-op, effective
as of May 23, 2016.
Monsanto Sponsored Lunch Wagon
at the Legion Club after the
parade on Friday evening.
(You do not have to take your
duck home to feed and train.
Winning ducks will be available for the winners to take
home after the announcement
of winners.)
All proceeds will benefit
Riverside Days activities.
The Kids Party in the Park
will provide 7 inflatables and
14 game stands.
Wristbands are also being
offered for sale. Kids who
want to join the party must
wear a wristband that will
give them entry to the complete party Friday, June 24,
from noon to 5 p.m., and
Saturday, June 25, from 11
a.m. to 5 p.m. Wristbands
are also being sold now at
Springfield financial institutions — First National Bank,
the Farmers & Merchants
Bank,
and
SouthPoint
Financial Credit Union.
Wristbands are $15 each presale through June 22; or $25
at the gate (good both days),
If you have small children,
there will be a childcare
wristband available for caretakers at no cost.
It’s time to get quackin’!
Buy a duck! Buy a wristband! Join the fun!
Kolton DeBerg receives Bean Scholarship
Kolton DeBerg is recipient of the 2016 Jim and Lauretta
Bean Scholarship.
The Jim and Lauretta Bean Scholarship, established
by long-term Springfield teachers, goes to a graduate of
Springfield High School who is beginning his/her junior
year in college and is majoring in the field of journalism
or elementary education.
DeBerg is studying media broadcasting in Long Beach,
California.
wonderful communities here.
BAM is coming to
Springfield this summer —
on August 19. The ride is expected to bring 300 bikers to
town who will bring business
to our community, and create some excitement for local
residents.
The
Convention
and
Visitors Bureau (CVB) and
Chamber of Commerce are
now seeking volunteers who
would be willing to serve
on a committee to organize
plans for the event.
BAM is a fully-supported
ride with all meals included
and a shower truck with private shower stalls and plenty
of warm water every evening.
The bikers will camp overnight in tents in Riverside
Park, will have two catered
meals at the Springfield Area
Community Center, and, no
doubt, they’ll be looking
for food, beverages and entertainment in Springfield.
They will spend the night in
Springfield and will be on the
road again Saturday morning,
August 20.
BAM’s goals as a nonprofit are to promote Share
the Road, bicycle safety, fitness, state tourism and the
Scenic Bikeways System in
Minnesota, and bicycling as
a transportation mode.
Anyone willing to help with
arrangements is encouraged
to call CVB Representative
Ben Luense at 507-227-3579;
or Chamber of Commerce
Secretary Marlys Vanderwerf
at 507-723-3508, if no answer, please leave message.
Springfield Area Nativity Theatre Association
will be serving
Supreme
Santa Burgers
Friday, June 3
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
and 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
on the parking lot
at Jim’s Market
Proceeds benefit the
Springfield Nativity Pageant
Full meal with brat, potato salad,
beans and beverage $600
Root Beer
Floats
Springfield Area Lions Club
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Since 2006, Bicycling
Around Minnesota (BAM)
has been offering a four-day
bicycle ride covering 60 to
80 miles per day, with overnight stays in four host cities.
Usually held in August,
this ride is aimed at moderate to experienced cyclists.
BAM riders enjoy rolling over paved, low-traffic
roads and bikeways to take
in the beauty that abounds
in this ‘home of 10,000
lakes.’ Each year the route
moves to a different region
of Minnesota to promote the
Continued from front
Full meal with hamburger or hot dog, $ 00
potato salad, beans and beverage 5
Join us at The Garage for an
informational meeting on the largest
service organizaition in the world.
Free refreshements
defense team, which claimed
Vasquez was not competent
to assist in his defense because of his inability to remember the event, resulted
in the judge finding Vasquez
competent to stand trial.
The defense has requested
another examination suggesting Vasquez is/was suffering “from a mental illness,
which may impair his ability
to know right from wrong.”
The court expects a report
on the second mental examination in the next few weeks.
Judge Docherty placed the
trial on the court’s schedule
for a three-week period beginning on October 31.
BAM coming to Springfield;
Volunteers sought to help
develop plans for event
to Ben Groebner and Kaelyn Platz.
The Ruth Dallmann Scholarship was presented to Micheala
Leonard.
The Herbert and Leora Schultz Scholarship was awarded to
Hannah Johnson.
Many more scholarships were handed out during the
school’s Annual Awards Program the morning of May 18.
For that information, turn to school news on Pages 10 and
11 in this newspaper.
Friday, May 27 • 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 26, 7 p.m.
District Court Judge Robert
Docherty has set a date for
the trial in the case of Miguel
Vasquez, who is charged
with the murder of Amber
Lechuga, the mother of his
two children, on September
25, 2014.
Lechuga’s body was found
near the Cottonwood River
landing just south of Sleepy
Eye. Vasquez’ stories about
her disappearance varied, and
he maintains that he can’t remember the events of the accusations.
The court awaits results of
a second mental competency
examination. The first examination requested by the
Scholarships
at Jim’s Market parking lot with all proceeds going to
Firemen’s Relief Fund and Springfield Softball Assn.
OPEN
HOUSE
for Vasquez trial
served from
11:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Pump Perks for S.A.N.T.A.
Stop by and fuel your vehicle using your Pump Perk card. You will
receive your discount and Jim’s Market will match the dollar amount
with a cash donation to S.A.N.T.A.
Sponsored by the
Springfield Area Nativity Theatre Association
Sponsor of the Springfield Nativity Pageant. Thirty[first Annual Pageant Dec. 9 & 10, 2016
On the Avenue
SPRINGFIELD AMBULANCE SERVICE is sponsoring a Build-a-Burger Feed
today (Wednesday, May 25),
from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m.at the
ambulance station on South
Marshall Avenue. Support
the ambulance service and
get a good meal. Ask to see
a demonstration of the LUCAS 2 mechanical CRP device.
***
JOHN WATSON POST
257 American Legion will
display the Parade of Flags
at East End Park on Memorial Day and Veterans Day.
If anyone has a flag that was
given to the family of a veteran at the funeral service,
and wishes to return it to the
Legion for display, please
drop off at the Legion or call
Ken Koll at 507-227-0385,
or Floyd Rogotzke at 507829-7650.
***
THE AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY will
serve a light supper at the Legion Club following the Memorial Day Service Monday
May 30. All are welcome.
***
SCHOOL’S OUT, Springfield Municipal Swimming
Pool opens Friday, and soon
it’s time for swimming lessons. Swim lesson registration forms have been supplied to students at Springfield Public and St. Raphael
Schools.
Forms may be
dropped off at City Hall, 2
East Central Street, or at the
pool after Friday, May 27.
For more information, please
call City Hall at 723-3500 or
the pool at 507-723-3516 after Friday, May 27.
***
PATTY ZIHLKE is retiring after 30 years in banking. First National Bank is
hosting a Retirement Open
House honoring her Friday,
May 27, from 1:00 to 3:00.
All are invited to extend best
wishes to Patty for happiness
in her retirement.
***
NATIONAL HAMBURGER DAY is Saturday, May
28. Place a note on your grocery shopping list to pick up
some fresh ground beef for
grilling to celebrate.
***
COMMUNITY WALKS
will be held every Monday
evening, weather permitting. Meet up at the tennis
courts in Riverside Park at
7 p.m. There will be Hon-
orary Captains each week. On May 30, the Honorary
Captains will be members
of the Community Wellness
Team and their families.
Anyone is welcome to come
and walk each week. These
walks are being promoted to
help create healthy habits for
Springfield residents. Wear
comfortable shoes and bring
water along to drink. The
trail system will be utilized
for these walks. You can
walk whatever distance is
comfortable for you.
***
THE GARDEN CENTER at Runnings continues
to have a good selection
of flowers and vegetable
plants. For all the equipment
and supplies you’ll need for
your yard and garden, refer
to Runnings Memorial Sale
circular that was distributed
in this week’s Springfield
Shopper
***
JIM’S MARKET — formerly Tauer’s Super Valu
— has a colorful, 6-page
broadsheet circular that was
distributed with this week’s
Springfield Shopper.
Be
sure to look it over for savings in all store departments.
Clip the In-Store Coupons
and take them grocery shopping for additional savings
***
S P R I N G F I E L D
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE and local businesses are providing Happy
Camper Visitor Guides to
campers in Riverside Park
this summer. The Happy
Camper News and Visitors
Guide provides a schedule
of events in Springfield and
area communities and an invitation to campers to visit
local businesses to purchase
products and services.
***
ANYTIME FITNESS is
offering Free Workout Saturdays in May. Refer to
Anytime Fitness advertisement to see where e these
events are scheduled.
***
IF YOU HAVE A NEWSWORTHY STORY about
your business, you are invited to compile notes about
the activity, or call News
Editor Doris Weber at 7234225. News of special interest includes new or unusual
business start-ups, staff promotions, awards, new hires,
election to office or committee, and human interest
stories.
New Lions Club
forming in Springfield
It has been a few years
since Springfield had a Lions Club in the community.
There is an effort to start
a new club in Springfield
and several volunteers from
neighboring clubs have been
out trying to recruit citizens
in the Springfield area interested in joining the Lions.
The Lions are a service organization of nearly 1.4 million people in over 210 countries and geographic areas.
Here in Southwest Minnesota we have 1250 members
in 42 Lions Clubs. Members
help meet the needs of local
communities and rural areas
serving as volunteers for numerous projects. The Lions
were started in 1917 in Chicago, so we will be celebrat-
ing 100 years in 2017.
Most people associate
Lions with eye glass collections, vision health and
Service dogs for the blind.
Now we are as diverse in
projects as your community
has needs. The Lions’ motto
is: “We Serve.” It is their
hope that interested citizens
of the Springfield area will
consider joining them.
The Lions are planning an
informal get-together at The
Garage restaurant at 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 26, to learn
more about what the Lions
can offer. Free refreshments
will be provided so bring a
spouse, family and friends.
Come join the largest service
organization in the world.
Milbrath named one of ICA’s
top 15 representatives of 2015
Investment Centers of
America, Inc. (ICA) recognized David Milbrath, of
Prairie Plans Asset Management, as one of its top15 representatives at the company’s
national conference in Boca
Raton, Florida. The annual
event, held April 27-30 at the
Boca Raton Resort and Club,
provided an opportunity for
attendees to share strategies
for developing effective solutions to assist clients with
their financial goals.
“The success of our representatives comes from hard
work and dedication, doing
what is best for their clients’
individual needs,” said ICA
President Greg Gunderson.
“David commits a generous
amount of time and effort to
each client relationship. He
exemplifies the philosophy
and values that are the foundation of ICA.”
Representatives
learned
how to implement new investment management techniques; initiate important
conversations with clients on
legacy planning; and use the
appropriate methods and best
practices to accomplish long-
Memorial Day is Monday,
May 30. It is a time to honor
and show our appreciation for
our country’s fallen wartime
heroes from the American
Revolution to today’s efforts
in various places around the
world. Most businesses will
be closed for the holiday.
Flags will fly
The Avenue of Flags will
display the patriotic red,
white and blue in Springfield
on Memorial Day. Legionnaires will put up the flags
at dawn along U.S. Highway
14 at the east gateway of
our city and at the Veterans
Final Resting Place in the
Springfield City Cemetery.
The Stars and Stripes will be
taken down at dusk.
No mail Memorial Day
There will be no mail service of any kind on Memorial
Day. The post office will be
closed, there will be no city
or rural delivery or mail, nor
incoming or outgoing mail.
Mail service will be normal
on Saturday and Tuesday.
Advance-Press as usual
The Advance-Press will
be distributed at the usual
time next week. However,
the Advance-Press has an
earlier printing date because
of the holiday. Earlier news
and advertising deadlines are
necessary because of the holiday printing schedule. The
deadline for advertising and
news for the June 1 AdvancePress is at 9 a.m. Thursday,
May 26. The Advance-Press
will be printed early Friday
and entered into the post office and on local news stands
And, like you, we’re proud
to call home. Thank you
for your business and
your trust. We look forward
to many more successful
year together.
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term goals for their clients.
The event included workshops and educational sessions designed to educate the
company’s representatives
on the latest tools for retirement income planning and
helping clients reach their
goals.
David Milbrath, along with
the Prairie Plans team consisting of John Mueller, Tim
Kuisle and Joe Tauer, are located at 101 North Marshall
in Springfield.
Around the area
Plum Creek Library System considering
discontinuance of outreach programming
The Plum Creek Library System serves nine counties
in southwest Minnesota, including Redwood County. Its
role is to help promote literacy and assist local libraries and communities to ensure people become lifelong
learners through reading. For a number of years that role
has included outreach efforts in communities that do not
have a library through what is known as the bookmobile. While the bookmobile has been popular for some
time as technology has increased the need for access to
books decreased. According to Jim Trojanowski, Plum
Creek Library system director, four counties currently
using the system are Redwood, Cottonwood, Pipestone
and Murray counties. In the future that will be changing. Cottonwood County has chosen not to move forward
with the program after 2016, and Pipestone County looks
to be heading in the same direction. With interest waning,
Trojanowski said the time has come to take a look at the
future of that program and the best use of the Plum Creek
Library System’s funds.
—The Redwood Gazette
State approves loan for Kraft expansion in New Ulm
The $100 million expansion Kraft Heinz is making in
its New Ulm plant, announced in January, received approval on May 20 for a $450,000 forgivable loan from
the Minnesota Investment Fund. The Kraft Heinz expansion will add 50 jobs at the New Ulm plant and preserve
90 more, according to New Ulm Economic Development
Coordinator Brian Tohal. The City of New Ulm is providing $113,000 for the project; $20,000 in cash and a
3.8 acre tract of land valued at $93,000. “This expansion
is a tribute to the strong work ethic and dedication of the
New Ulm workforce, both past and present,” said Matt
Hippe, New Ulm plant manager.
—The Journal, New Ulm
Sleepy Eye woman is finalist for Princess Kay honors
Sabrina Portner of Sleepy Eye is among 12 county dairy
princesses named finalists for Minnesota’s 63rd Princess
Kay of the Milky Way, an icon for the state’s dairy community best known for the Minnesota State Fair butter
sculptures. Brown County Dairy Association was represented by Portner and Rebecca Rosenhammer, two of
their four local dairy princesses at the Midwest Dairy Association Dairy Princess Leadership and Training Event
May 13-15 at St. Cloud.
— Sleepy Eye Herald-Dispatch
Windom jewelry store to close
There’s no place like
SPRINGFIELD.
Patti Zihlke
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as usual on Tuesday. Postal
patrons can expect to receive
their newspapers as the usual
times.
The Advance-Press office
will be closed on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Memorial
Day.
City and county offices
to close for the holiday
Springfield Municipal offices, including the library
and community center, will
be closed on Monday, May
30, in observance of the Memorial Day.
All Brown County offices
will be closed on Monday.
No Heartland Express
on Memorial Day
The Brown County Heartland Express will not be
operating and the transit office will be closed on Monday, May 30, in observance
of Memorial Day. Regular
transit service will resume
on Tuesday, May 31.
To schedule rides for May
31, patrons need to call the
Brown County Heartland
Express office no later than
3:00 p.m. on Friday, May 27
at 1-800-707-2717.
Patriotism consists not in
waving the flag, but in striving
that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.
—James Bryce
Windom has had at least one jewelry store since the
turn of the century, but that era is coming to the end.
Soon, owners Mark and Kathryn Neimitz of Windom
will retire. When the store closes, it will mark what is
believed to be the first time since at least 1900 that Windom has been without a jewelry store. It’s the end of
an era for the community and also for the Neimitz family. Mark worked there for 44 years and Kathryn for 40
years. They’ve owned it for 35 years. They bought the
store from Mark’s parents.
—Cottonwood County Citizen
Regional status sought for Plum Creek Park
Plum Creek Park was established as a county park in
1968 when it was approved by the Redwood County
Planning Commission. Over the past 46 years the park
has expanded to 215 acres and features camping, hiking, playgrounds, picnic facilities, swimming beach, a
nine-hole disc golf course, and fishing opportunities. On
May 5 a public meeting was held at the Walnut Grove
Community Center to get input for a master plan to seek
Regional Park Status from the state. Park board representative Ted Suss presided at the meeting and introduced
Scott Wold, who oversees the parks and trails in Redwood County. According to Suss, there is about $8 million a year designated by the state for Regional Parks in
the greater Minnesota area. Having a master plan that
looks out 10-30 years to the future will enable them to
apply for grants once they achieve Regional Park status.
Suss and Wold said they were very pleased with the input
from the community. —Sentinel Tribune serving Walnut Grove,
Westbrook, Currie, Storden, Dovray and Revere
Build-a-Burger
at the
Springfield
Ambulance Garage
Wednesday, May 25
4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
See the new LUCAS2
mechanical CPR device demonstrated
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Wanda, Minnesota
The Wanda State Bank
has a new telephone number!
As part of upgrading the phone system, it was necessary to change
the telephone numbers of customer service lines. Please take note of
our two new numbers.
Cell phone users, please use 507-550-1678.
Land line users, you may use toll free number
855-808-8878.
The Telephone Banking number
and the FAX number remain
unchanged at this time
(Our existing main numbers will
remain in service for a period
of time to help ease this transition.)
Thank you for your continued
support and understanding as
we work through this change.
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Friends&Family
Nominations sought for
Outstanding Seniors
Marilyn Kratz elected president of
Brookville Harmony Homemakers
The Brookville Harmony
Homemakers Club elected
officers for 2016-‘17 during
their May 16 meeting at The
Maples.
Marilyn Krat was elected
president; Joan Richert,
vice-president; Jody Krebs,
treasurer; Edna Petersen,
secretary; and JoAnn Norton, cheer.
Planning of the next year’s
program consists tentatively
of: The stevia sweetener
plant, Centerpieces at the
Floral Shop, Christmas table favors for The Maples,
Christmas Lunch at The Maples, Music Box Show and
Tell, a Hanging bird feeder/
treat, Nut cups for Easter
and hints for using vinegar,
Foreign Exchange student
speaker and Salad Swap. Petersen will print up the program for next year with dates
and hostesses.
Kratz read an informative
article of “Sneaky Sodium”
telling about how sodium is
used in large amounts in so
many foods. The worst culprit is white bread. Seventyfive percent of the salt we
consume is found in processed foods. A surprising
amount of salt is found in
corn flakes, cottage cheese,
catsup, mayonnaise, bran
flakes, deli sandwich meat,
canned soups and soy sauce.
If you do your own cooking
you have better control of the
amount of salt used. You can
eliminate 30 – 40% of the sodium in canned vegetables by
draining them.
Avona Bielen won the door
prize. Hostess Richert served
a blueberry cheesecake for
dessert.
Congregate Meals and Meals On Wheels
Downtown Estates senior
apartments at 102 Lincoln
host the home-delivered
meals program and senior
congregate dining site in its
community room. Adults
60+ and their spouses are
welcome to participate.
Please call the Senior Center
at 507-723-3444 to reserve
meals or request meals on
wheels. Calls need to be
received by 11 a.m. the day
prior to receive a meal delivered to your door. Meals
are provided on a suggested
donation basis of $4.00 per
meal and no one age-eligible
will be denied a meal because of inability to donate.
Thurs., May 26 — Swedish
meatballs, paprika potatoes,
cream cabbage, bread, ice
cream, milk.
Fri., May 27 — roast beef,
mashed potatoes, carrots,
dinner roll, pudding dessert,
milk.
Mon., May 30 — Closed
for Memorial Day
Tues., May 31 — Cook’s
Choice
Wed., June 1 — lasagna,
green beans, lettuce w/dressing, garlic bread, bar, milk.
Thurs., June 2 — oven
crispy chicken, sweet potatoes, mixed vegetables,
bread, cake, milk.
May is Older Americans Month
When Older Americans
Month was established in
1963, only 17 million living Americans had reached
their 65th birthdays. About
a third of older Americans
lived in poverty and there
were few programs to meet
their needs. Interest in older
Americans and their concerns was growing, however. In April of 1963, President
John F. Kennedy’s meeting
with the National Council of
Senior Citizens served as a
prelude to designating May
as “Senior Citizens Month.”
Thanks to President Jimmy
Carter’s 1980 designation,
what was once called Senior Citizens Month, is now
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called “Older Americans
Month,” and has become a
tradition.
Historically, Older Americans Month has been a time
to acknowledge the contributions of past and current older persons to our country, in
particular those who defended our country. Every President since JFK has issued a
formal proclamation during
or before the month of May
asking that the entire nation
pay tribute in some way to
older persons in their communities. Older Americans
Month is celebrated across
the country through ceremonies, events, fairs and other
such activities.
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Immigrant Monument, New Ulm
Immigrant Monument
to be re-dedicated
New Ulm’s Immigrant Monument, sponsored by the
German-Bohemian Heritage Society (GBHS), was rededicated for its twenty-fifth anniversary Saturday, May
21. The event began on site at 2nd North and German
Street in New Ulm. Elroy Ubl served as master of ceremonies Mayor Robert Beussman presented a Proclamation from the City. GBHS President Patrick Kretsch
performed the re-dedication ceremony. Charlie Braunreiter played the Böhmerwald Lied on his concertina, with
Heidi (Vorwerk) Berle on vocal. A banquet was held at the New Ulm Country Club, with
German-American music by the Original German Band. A slide show was narrated by Gary Wiltscheck provided
insight into the original concept for the Monument, its design and symbolism, its construction, and the 1991 Dedication.
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demonstrates commitment to
their local community.
Nominees will be recognized for their community
involvement at the Brown
County Fair in August. Both
a man and a woman can be
selected to represent Brown
County on Senior Day at the
2016 Minnesota State Fair on
September 1.
Those wishing to make
nominations can obtain official nomination forms by
contacting their local Senior
Citizen group representative
or Bob Apitz at Brown County Family Services, PO Box
788, New Ulm, MN 56073,
(507)-354-8246.
Anita’s Conservatory of Dance
will present recital on June 4
Anita’s Conservatory of
Dance will present the annual dance recital on Saturday,
June 4, at the Red Rock Central High School Auditorium
in Lamberton with shows at
1:00, 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. All
students will perform in the
two afternoon shows, while
only the Wednesday students
will perform in the “encore”
presentation in the evening.
This year’s show is entitled
“Dance for Joy.” There will
be three-year-olds through
adult in routines in ballet, tap,
jazz, hip hop and tumbling.
The show will have special
effects with fog, strobe, mirrored ball and lasers. There
will be three shows that will
provide enough seating for
all who would like to see the
local, talented entertainers.
Everyone is welcome. The
7:00 show has the most available seating on the main floor
and balcony.
Tips from the Master Gardener
‘Tis tick season!
by Marianne Schotzko,
Master Gardener
Spring weather means
it is tick season. There are
thirteen known species of
ticks in Minnesota but only
three are common. They include the blacklegged tick
(deer tick) and the American
dog tick (wood tick) and the
Brown dog tick. These species are problems to people
as well as dogs and livestock
due to the fact that they take
a blood meal from them …
given the chance. Deer ticks
are especially a problem as
they are the potential vector
of Lyme disease and other
diseases.
Identification of ticks
can be very challenging
due to their small size and
the changes that occur dur-
Events at the
Springfield Area
Community Center
Wednesday, May 25 —
Bridge Club 1 p.m. in Multipurpose Room
Thursday, May 26 — Senior Cards 1 p.m. in Multipurpose Room
Saturday, May 28 — Zahn
Bridal Shower in Multipurpose Room; Riederer graduation party in the Parkview
Room; Beussman graduation party in the Garden
room.
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ing their maturity. Engorged
ticks are particularly challenging to identify as their
size and color are greatly
altered. American dog tick
adults are dark brown with
whitish or yellowish markings. They are most commonly encountered
in spring from April
to June and die after
laying eggs. Female
blacklegged ticks
(deer ticks) are reddish brown with
black head and legs.
They require two
years to complete
their life cycle and
most cases of Lyme
disease occur in
June and July due
to bits of infected nymphal
ticks. A person with Lyme
disease develops a red skin
lesion that expands over a
period of days to form a large
bright red ring with a clear
center. If bitten by a tick,
save it for identification as
this may aid your doctor in
Lyme disease diagnosis. The
Brown dog ticks are brown,
lacking any markings on their
bodies. Dogs are the primary
host for this tick. They cannot survive winters outdoors
in Minnesota, but are active
from spring through fall.
Ticks are found in grass,
shrubs, brush, and other
vegetation. They also favor
more shaded areas. They
typically search for hosts by
climbing up plants and sticking their legs out when they
detect a potential host. They
detect CO2, body heat and
biochemical cues. When a
moving body brushes against
them, they quickly let loose
of the plant on which they
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Nominations are now being accepted until June 20
for the Brown County Outstanding Senior Citizen recognition for 2016.
Seniors who have reached
the age of 70 by June 1, 2016
can be nominated. Recognition will be based largely
on how the nominee has
touched the lives of other
people in their community,
the scope of volunteer involvement in various community organizations, as
well as the variety, quality
and quantity of community
service performed after the
age of 65. Nominees must
currently do a volunteer
activity that is unpaid and
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are resting and attach to the
animal or human. It is a superstition that ticks crawl up
trees and drop down on humans. Ticks are also infrequently found in short, maintained lawns. The ticks will
cut a small hole in the skin
and insert their mouthparts
into the opening, thus attaching themselves to their host.
The precautions that are
recommended to protect
yourself from ticks are difficult to follow if you are a
gardener. It is recommended
that you stay out of brushy,
grassy areas where ticks are
common. Most gardens have
plant growth that could by
harboring ticks. Another recommendation is to wear long,
light colored pants (easier to
see the tick on light colors),
and to tuck your pants into
your socks. Our nice warm
sunny days usually determine a bit less clothing when
laboring in the garden.
The easiest method of protection from tick bites may
be to do a thorough check
of your clothes and yourself
when you come indoors. Ticks are small and can be
easily overlooked. Be sure to
look in out of the way places,
particularly examine yourself
around the waist, under the
arms, inner legs, behind the
knees, and around the head,
including in and around the
ears and in the hair.
Prompt removal of embedded ticks is important to reduce the risk of disease transmission. The best method for
removing a feeding tick is to
grasp it as close as possible
to the skin with a tweezers
or tissue paper. Gently, yet
firmly apply steady pressure
on the tick until you pull
it out. If you try to jerk or
twist the tick out, you risk
the mouthparts breaking off
and remaining in the skin. Always clean the skin with a
good germicidal agent.
St. John’s Circle of Care News
May 12-18, 2016
The GrandKids visited
Station 2 S/W Thursday
morning. Residents and staff
enjoyed Chaplain Noel’s presentation on the history of St.
John’s Thursday afternoon.
The GrandKids and residents enjoyed baking together Friday morning.
Quarter bingo was played
Friday afternoon.
Nick Stadick and Johnny
Helget provided musical entertainment Saturday afternoon.
Chaplain Noel led our
Sunday worship service
in the Chapel of the Good
Shepherd.
Mary Glaeseman and
Alicia led a fun sing-a-long
Monday morning. The men
met with Chaplain Noel and
the ladies worked on crafts
Monday afternoon. The 4
to K GrandKids graduation
program was held later in the
day.
Station 1 S/W Tuesday
morning. Pastor Christian
Andrews led our midweek
service. The Junior High
Band from Springfield Public School, directed by Stephen Seaberg, presented a
mini-concert Tuesday afternoon. The watercolor group
met with Rachelle and bell
choir rehearsed with Debbra.
Station 2N Wednesday morning. Father Phil led Catholic
Mass and Chaplain Noel led
our prayer group. The Junior
High Choir from Springfield
Public School, directed by
Julie Prechel, presented a
mini-concert Wednesday afternoon.
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Springfield FFA celebrates achievements at 79th Annual Awards Banquet
Springfield FFA members were recognized for
their achievements and involvement in agricultural
education programs during
the chapter’s 79th Annual
Awards Banquet the evening
of Monday, May 16.
FFA Advisor T.J. Brown
thanked parents, community
leaders and supporters of
the chapter during the dinner / program held at the
Springfield Area Community Center. The FFA had a
successful year. During the
2015-‘16 academic year,
the Springfield FFA Chapter
had 86 members, the highest membership ever, and
was ranked tenth among the
more than 200 chapters in the
state of Minnesota. Three
teams won Gold Awards in
state competition and Michael O’Callaghan was state
champion in the Soils Judging contest.
FFA Award winners included:
Honorary Chapter Degree — Darrell and Jolene
Platz and Justin Sorby were
presented the Honorary
Chapter Degree. The award
is a token of appreciation
for encouragement, cooperation and assistance given the
FFA and helping accomplish
outstanding achievements in
agriculture, leadership, citizenship and community development.
The State Degree was
earned by Kaelyn Platz, Nick
Klabunde, Andrew Nachreiner and Dylan Nachreiner.
The State Degree is the highest award a state FFA association can bestow upon its
members. To earn the Minnesota FFA Degree, a student
must have earned and invested a least $2,000 dollars
for his or her own efforts.
Each candidate completed
a minimum of two years
of classroom instruction in
an Agriculture, Food and
Natural Resources Education program, were involved
in work-based experiences
called Supervised Agriculture Experiences (SAE), and
developed a business plan.
They must demonstrate leadership development.
DeKalb
Outstanding
Senior — Kaelyn Platz.
The award is based upon the
member’s participation in
FFA activities, other school
and community activities,
scholarship and SAE program. The DeKalb Agricultural Accomplishment Award
is annually presented to one
FFA student per chapter because they exemplify scholarship, commitment and
work ethic.
Star in Ag Production
— Nick Klabunde.
Star in Agri-Business
— Andrew Nachreiner.
Star Farmer — Kaelyn
Platz.
Freshman Scholar —
Brittany Rogotzke and Jake
Veenstra.
Sophomore Scholar —
Anna Plotz.
Junior Scholar — William Vanderwerf.
Senior Scholar — Kaelyn Platz
Blue Award — Sophomore Brandi Platz.
Gold Award — Junior
William Vanderwerf.
State Career Development Event Awards
(Golds) —Jena Roiger,
Cheyanne Hammerschmidt,
Michael O’Callaghan, Jaden
Mickelson, Ben Groebner,
Jake Veenstra, Tim Rogotzke
and Dylan Nachreiner.
Proficiency
Awards
— Willie Vanderwerf x2,
Tanner Weisensel, Mikayla
Parker, Justin Haugo, Chassidy Vanderwerf, MakennaWinkelmann, Nick Klabunde
x3, Austin Steffl, Tyson
Meidl x9, Anna Plotz, Kendra Kent, Vinnie Haala, Kaelyn Platz x2, Marah Larson
x2, JakeVeenstra x2, Brittany Rogotzke, Luke Roiger,
Brandi Platz, Joe Kaseforth,
Angel Vasquez, Arynzi Rabb
and Jordan Kieper.
Fundraising Award —
Kaelyn Platz.
Crop Show High Points
Exhibitor —Arynzi Rabb.
FFA Letter — Dylan
Nachreiner, Andrew Nachreiner, Nick Klabunde and
William Vanderwerf.
Star Greenhand — Brittany Rogotzke.
Chapter Degree — Andrew Beckman, Cole Christensen, Cheyanne Hammerschmidt, Justin Haugo,
Joel Martinez, Tyson Meidl,
Madison Neperman, Mikayla Parker, Brandi Platz,
Anna Plotz, Arynzi Rabb
and Makenna Winkelmann
Greenhand Degree —
Colton Jensen, Elizabeth
Johnson, Joseph Kaseforth,
Kendra Kent, Jordan Kieper,
Allison Krueger, Mitchell
Leonard, Hunter Mathiowetz, James Ploeger, Anna
Reiner, Brittany Rogotzke,
Timothy Rogotzke, Luke
Roiger, Aaron Salonek,
Noah Solmonson, Austin
Steffl, Chassidy Vanderwerf, Angel Vasquez, Jake
Veenstra, Jamison White and
Austin Plaster
Star Awards for exemplary leadership — Nick Klabunde,
Star in Ag Production; Andrew Nachreiner, Star in Agribusiness; and Star Farmer Kaelyn Platz.
Honorary Chapter Degrees were bestowed on Jolene
and Darrell Platz and Justin Sorby for their strong support of the FFA Program.
FFA Officers for 2016-‘17 — seated, from left: President William Vanderwerf, Vice
President Brandi Platz, Secretary Makenna Winkelmann, and Treasurer Tyson Meidl.
Back: Reporter Anna Plotz, Sentinel Kale Meendering, Historian Jena Roiger, Chaplain Mikayla Parker and Officer at Large Brittany Rogotzke. Parliamentarian Andrew
Beckman was unavailable for picture.
FFA Scholar Awards — Seated, from left: Freshman
Scholar Jake Veenstra and Junior Scholar William
Vanderwerf. Back: Freshman Scholar Brittany Rogotzke, Sophomore Scholar Anna Plotz and Senior Scholar
Kaelyn Platz.
Kaelyn Platz won the Fundraising Award
Freshman Brittany Rogotzke earned the Star Greenhand award. Sophomore Brandi
Platz won the Blue Award. Junior William Vanderwerf won the Gold Award. Senior
Kaelyn Platz won the DeKalb Award.
Kickoff Summer with these delicious Memorial Day party recipes
Planning the perfect Memorial Day party can be fun,
but it can also be stressful to
come up with just the right
ingredients. Chef Blakely
Trettenero, the founder of
www.cookingforbimbos.
com, says there are plenty of
ways to make that party pop.
“Grilling outside with family, friends, cocktails and fun
is an ideal way to kickoff
summer,” she says.
According to the Bureau
of Labor Statistics, Memorial Day is the third-largest
grilling occasion of the year,
behind July 4 and birthdays.
Plus, it’s affordable, with the
price of a 12-person cookout
in 2015 rising just 2 percent
over the previous year.
“Make a party out of it,”
Trettenero says. “Go ahead
Matthew J. Hillesheim
and decorate, and consider
catering to everyone who
will attend: kids, drinkers,
vegetarians. And, don’t forget water bowls and treats
for those with dogs.”
Most important of all
are the food and libations.
Trettenero offers some recipes for getting the party
started.
• Homemade BBQ Sauce:
Whether it’s steak, burgers, chicken or veggie patties, you can’t go wrong
with fresh BBQ sauce. It’s
easy to make your own
sauce and it’s fun to tinker
with different ingredients
to see exactly what you and
your family like. You won’t
go wrong by combining the
following ingredients: 1¼ cup ketchup, 1 cup dark brown sugar
¼ cup water ¼ cup pineapple juice
¼ cup molasses juice from ½ lemon 2 ½ teaspoons dry mustard 2 teaspoons paprika ½
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon onion powder 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Lisa Ann’s Healing Hands
Open House
Bridal Shower
honoring
Emily Zahn
bride-to-be of
Saturday, May 28
Springfield Area
Community Center
Registered at
Miesen’s,
Bed Bath &
Beyond
Parents are
Diana & Al Zahn,
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Cletus & Kathy
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1 tablespoon Worcestershire
sauce salt pepper
• Wing it in the oven:
While grilling hot dogs
and burgers, consider using
the oven to cook wings in a
tinfoil-lined tray for a much
easier time than frying them.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and cook the wings for
30 minutes (you can make
BBQ sauce during this time).
Next, brush the wings liberally with the sauce and kick
the oven temperature up to
400 degrees. Cook the wings
an additional 10 minutes.
¼ cup fresh squeezed orange
juice ½ cup silver tequila of
choice sliced lime rounds (optional) In a blender add the watermelon, sugar, lemon juice,
lime juice, orange juice and
tequila. In your Popsicle
mold of choice, pour the
liquid ¾ of the way full, put
on the top, and put in your
sticks. If you want, add a
thinly sliced lime round in
the mold before pouring it
in to make it look pretty. Let
them freeze for 3-plus hours
before enjoying.
• Easy Pasta Salad:
1 pound bowtie pasta,
cooked
12 oz marinated artichokes,
quartered
1- 6 oz can large black olives
• Watermelon Margarita
Popsicles:
5 cups diced seedless watermelon ½ cup sugar ¼ cup fresh squeezed lemon
juice ¾ cup fresh squeezed lime
juice 4 oz chorizo ( or any hard salami ) diced
1 red bell pepper, diced
1/2 sweet onion, diced small
1/2 pint cherry tomatoes, cut
in half
1- 14 can hearts of palm,
diced
Vinaigrette
1/2 cup white balsamic
1/2 cup olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
15 fresh basil leaves, diced
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
leaves from 15 thyme sprigs
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon red pepper
flakes
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons pepper
3/4 cup Parmesan cheese
Instructions
In a large bowl add the
cooked bow tie (cook according to the package directions), artichoke hearts,
black olives, chorizo (or any
other salami), red bell pepper, sweet onion, cherry tomatoes, and hearts of palm.
Stir and set aside while you
make the vinaigrette
In a bowl add the white
balsamic vinegar, olive oil,
minced garlic, chopped basil, chopped parsley, thyme
leaves, garlic powder, red
pepper flakes, salt, pepper,
and Parmesan cheese. Whisk
and pour the vinaigrette over
the pasta salad. Mix completely to combine.
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beginning of what’s possible at your grilling party,”
Trettenero says.
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(www.cookingforbimbos.
com) and Hungry for Travels (www.hungryfortravels.
com) websites, is a graduate of the Le Cordon Bleu
College of Culinary Arts in
Orlando, Fla. She is a world
traveler, having visited more
than 30 countries, and is becoming a frequent guest on
TV.
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Editorials
Memorial Day,
do at least one thing
by Glenn Mollette
Memorial Day is a time to remember the men and women who have
died serving our country. This special
day is not the only time we should
remember them but the holiday underscores the importance of having
a time to revere and respect people
who are sacred to our country. They
are our heroes who are buried across
America. They left home to go to
hostile places and laid down their
lives for us.
Take a moment and visit the grave
of someone who died representing
us. When you go take just a few moments and give thanks for that person
who will be one of many, many thousands who have made what we have
in America possible.
We take America for granted. We
enjoy so much freedom, opportunity
and protection. We are so far from
perfect but nothing in the world is
perfect.
Today, America is still making
dreams come true for men and women who want to sacrifice, work a little
harder than the next guy and try again
after falling more than once. We’ve
all been knocked down a few times
in life. Every time you get knocked
down remember a soldier went down
and never got a chance to get back up.
The death of any one soldier might
have been the very life sacrificed that
gave you the second chance to try one
more time.
Another way we can celebrate
Memorial Day is to celebrate our
serving soldiers and living Veterans.
I have two sons currently deployed
serving in the Navy and the Army.
I’m really proud of them. We should
give thanks for all serving in our military, honor and pray for them. We
should also stand by our Veterans.
One of the ways we can honor our
Veterans is to eliminate the majority
of Veteran’s hospital. We should send
all of them a National Medical card
that would allow them to have access
to medical care by any doctor or hospital in America.
There a lot of things Americans do
on Memorial Day weekend. We travel, grill out, go to the mall or gather
with family. All of these are good.
However, do at least one thing this
Memorial Day weekend and that is
remember, and give thanks for the
soldiers who have made the travel,
grilling out and family outings possible.
Glenn Mollette is an American columnist and
author. Contact him at GMollette@aol.com.
Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
“Four score and seven years ago, our
fathers brought forth upon this continent a
new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are
created equal.
“Now we are engaged in a great civil war,
testing whether that nation, or any nation
so conceived and so dedicated, can long
endure. We are met on a great battlefield of
that war. We have come to dedicate a portion
of that field, as a final resting place for those
who here gave their lives that that nation
might live. It is altogether fitting and proper
that we should do this.
“But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate — we can not consecrate — we can
not hallow — this gound. The brave men,
living and dead, who struggled here, have
consecrated it, far above our poor power to
add or detract. The world will little note, nor
long remember what we say here, but it can
never forget what they dedicated here to the
unfinished work which they who fought here
have thus far so nobly advanced.
“It is rather for us to be here dedicated to
the great task remaining before us — that
from these honored dead we take increased
devotion to that cause for which they gave
the last full measure of devotion — that we
have highly resolve that these dead shall not
have died in vain — that this nation, under
God, shall have a new birth of freedom —
and that government of the people, by the
people and for the people, shall not perish
from the earth.”
For Your
Information
For the information of readers
who wish to write or call their
legislators, The Advance-Press
provides the following names,
addresses and phone numbers:
State Officials
GOV. MARK DAYTON, 130
State Capitol, 75 Rev. Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. Blvd., St. Paul
MN 55155, Tel: 651-201-3400, or
1-800-657-3717; e-mail: mark.
dayton@state.mn.us
U.S. Senators
SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR,
DFL, United States Senate, 346
Russell Senate Office Building,
Washington DC 20510; Tel:
202-224-3244; e-mail: senator@
klobuchar.senate.gov
SENATOR AL FRANKEN,
DFL, United State Senate, 320
Hart — Senate Office Building,
Washington, DC 20510-2304
U.S. House, First District
CONGRESSMAN TIM WALZ,
Democrat, Congress of the
United States, 1529 Longworth
House
Office
Building,
Washington DC 20515; Tel: 202225-2472. Mankato Office: 227
E. Main St., Suite 220, Mankato
MN 56001; Tel: 507-388-2149
State Legislature, District 21
SEN. GARY DAHMS, (I-R,
Redwood Falls), Capitol Office,
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. Blvd., State Office Building,
Room 121, St. Paul, MN 551551206; Tel: 651-296-8138; e-mail:
sen.gary.dahms@senate.mn
REP. PAUL TORKELSON (IR, Hanska), 381 State Office
Building, 100 Martin Luther
King Jr. Blvd., St. Paul MN 55155;
Tel: 651-296-9303, or 888-7273891; E-mail: rep.paul.torkelson@house.mn
May 24, 2006
Elizabeth Hauth was
named valedictorian of the
2006 graduating class at
Springfield High School.
Naomi Timm was salutatorian.
Senior Athletes of the
Year at Springfield High
School were Naomi Timm
and Zach Sturm.
Brown County Sheriff
Tim Brennan announced that
he would retire at the end of
his term in January.
Vandals caused an estimated $100,000 or more
damage at the Sioux Rock
Quarry
southwest
of
Springfield.
Graduating
Seniors
Elizabeth Hauth, Barbara
Knutson and Scott Davidson
received Pastor’s Awards
from Father Dennis Labat at
St. Raphael Catholic Church.
May 22, 1996
An eighty-three-yearold Springfield resident,
Mable Bloemke, received
her high school diploma in
ceremonies at Southwestern
Tehnical College in Granite
Falls.
Jamie Thorston, daughter
of Gene and Bev Thorston,
was named Springfield’s
1996 representative to Girls
State. Gianna Anderson was
alternate.
Gary and Judy Weedman
announced the engagement
of their daughter, Koree
Jean, to James Boyle, son
of James and Beth Boyle of
Beresford, South Dakota.
Funeral service for vet-
50-40-30-20-10 years ago
eran Springfield grocer and
community volunteer Harry
Peichel was held May 21
at St. Raphael Catholic
Church.
The Springfield - Comfrey - Cedar Mountain varsity baseball team won the
Tomahawk
Conference
Championship by defeating
the Sleepy Eye Indians.
May 21, 1986
Jeff Skarphol was named
valedictorian of the Class
of 1996 at Springfield High
School. Scott Saffert was
salutatorian.
Herman and Laurene
Rogotzke celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary
with an open house at St.
Paul Lutheran Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Meine
announced the engagement
of their daughter, Kay, to
Monte Krueger, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lester Krueger.
Daphne Schmitz was
awarded the Rotary Club’s
Arion Award, presented at
the high school pop concert
to an outstanding graduating
senior musician.
Terry Ochs graduated
from Creighton Law School
in Omaha, Nebraska.
May 26, 1976
Jim Dimick, baseball
coach at St. Olaf College,
delivered the commencement address at Springfield
High School titled “Do you
know how to win?”
Deb Tostenrud, an eighth
grader at Springfield Public
School, was awarded the
Colonel Ladd Citizenship
Award.
Betty Beran won the Arion
Award at the annual high
school pop concert. Sandy
Haseleu won the National
Choral Award and Vicki
Gould won the John Philip
Sousa Award.
Challengers
Dennis
Youngerberg and Bernie
Hornick won seats on
the Springfield Board of
Education. They defeated
incumbents Norman Gatzlaff
and Barbara Dorn by nearly a
3-1 margin.
Dave and Char’s Style
House announced that Sue
Steinke would join their staff
as a stylist.
May 26, 1966
Long-time high school
band
director
Clifford
Aamoth accepted a position
as band director of Mounds
View High School.
A fire of undetermined
cause destroyed a machine
shed/granary on the Lloyd
Jensen farm. Along with the
building, Jensen lost seven
tons of feed, two tractors, a
corn planter, a grain drill and
a tiller in the blaze.
Steven Coates was presented the Arion Award by
the Rotary Club at the high
school pop concert.
Mankato attorney John
Corbey delivered the address
at the American Legion’s annual Memorial Day Program
in Riverside Park.
Broasted chicken specials
at Smith’s A&W Drive-In—
tub of 12 pieces for $2.00 or a
barrel of 24 pieces for $3.85.
Minnesota House
adjourns sine die
Tax relief heads to Governor’s desk,
bonding bill over light rail train
The Minnesota House adjourned sine die Sunday evening,
officially concluding the 2016 legislative session. The House
and Senate passed several bills, including more than half a
billion dollars in permanent, middle-class tax relief and historic tax breaks for Minnesota’s veterans,
“Over the past two years, Republicans have led on the
priorities of middle-class families,” said House Speaker Kurt
Daudt (R-Crown). “The 2016 legislative session built on the
significant achievements from 2015 that included generational reforms to improve quality-of-life for Minnesota’s aging adults and historic levels of education funding. This year,
we passed meaningful middle-class tax relief that puts money back in the pockets of veterans, college graduates with
student debt, farmers, and families with young children.”
The Minnesota House also passed a bonding bill with
$696.5 million in funding for roads and bridges on a bipartisan vote of 91 to 39. In a political maneuver, the Senate
DFL majority failed to pass the bonding bill and prevented
funding from going to the following projects across the state
of Minnesota:
• $60 million for Highway 23 New London to Paynesville •
$45 million for U.S. Highway 14 Owatonna to Dodge
Center • $30 million for U.S. Highway 10 Hanson Blvd. to
Round Lake Blvd. • $40 million for Land acquisition U.S.
Highway 14 Nicollet to New Ulm
• $34.5 million for City of Moorhead railroad crossing separation • $20 million for Cliff Road and I-35W Improvements
• $25 million for Interstate 35W/CSAH 3 Transit Access
Project • $20.5 million for Interstate 694/Rice Street
Interchange
• $14.7 million for rail grade crossing separation in City of
Red Wing • $11.9 million for rail grade crossing separation
in Anoka County StartFragment
• $12.5 million for Small Cities Road Assistance, a new
program established by House Republicans in 2015
“Unfortunately, in the final weeks Senate Democrats made
a choice to hold funding for our roads and bridges hostage
for an expensive train in Minneapolis, and in the final moments of session, sunk a bonding bill that included projects to
fix some of Minnesota’s most regionally important projects
including Highway 14, Highway 10, and Highway 23,” concluded Speaker Daudt.
Brown County
Commissioners
Richard Seeboth 1602 S.
Washington, New Ulm, 1st
District; James Berg, 16468
220th St., New Ulm, 2nd District;
Scott Windschitl (chairman)
10 Doris Drive, New Ulm, 3rd
District; Dean Simonson, 28711
310 Avenue, Sleepy Eye, 4th
District; Dennis Potter, 40520 US
Highway 4, Springfield, Tel: 7236144, 5th District representing
townships of Albin, Bashaw,
Burnstown,
Lake
Hanska,
Leavenworth, Mulligan, North
Star and Stately Townships
and the Cities of Springfield,
Comfrey, Cobden and Hanska
Springfield City Council
Mark Brown, Mayor; Lowell
Helget an Theresa Beckman
Councilors
representing
Ward I: and Mike Rothmeier
and Chetter Bisel, Councilors
representing
Ward
II
Remember When
Springfield Board of
Education
Charles Tews (chairman),
Jeffrey
Kretsch
(clerk),
Megan Quesenberry, (treasurer), Scott Jones, Mandy
Rasset, Doug Robertson and
Justin Roiger
The value
of time
To realize the value of one
year: Ask a student who has
failed a final exam.
month: Ask a mother who has
given birth to a premature
baby.
week: Ask an editor of a
weekly newspaper.
hour: Ask the lovers who are
waiting to meet.
minute: Ask the person who
has missed the train, bus or
plane.
second: Ask a person who
has survived an accident.
millisecond: Ask the person
who has won a silver medal
in the Olympics.
Time waits for no one. Treasure every moment you have.
You will reassure it even
more when you share it with
someone special.
Author unknown
The reality
about newspapers
During the past several years, the newspaper business has
faced unprecedented financial challenges. The economic
meltdown and advertising recession have hit our industry
hard. But make no mistake about this: newspaper media —
print and digital — remains strong and will emerge from the
current environment an even stronger multi-platform force.
Here is the reality about newspapers today:
1. Myth: No one reads newspapers anymore.
Reality: More than 104 million adults read a print newspaper every day, more than 115 million on Sundays. That’s
more people than watch the Super Bowl (94 million),
American Idol (23 million) or that typically watch the late
local new (65 million).
2. Myth: Young people no longer read newspapers.
Reality: 61 percent of 18-24 year-olds and 25-34 year-olds
read a newspaper in an average week and 65 percent of
them read a newspaper or visited a newspaper website in
the past week.
3. Myth: Newspaper readership is tanking.
Reality: Average weekly newspaper readership declined
a mere 1.8 percent between 2007 and 2008, and about 7
percent since its peak in 2002. Compare that to the 10 percent decline seen in the prime time TV audience in 2007
alone. Meanwhile, newspapers’ Web audience has grown
nearly 75 percent since 2004, to 73 million unique visitors
a month.
4. Myth: Many newspapers are going out of business.
Reality: Newspapers as individual businesses, by and large
remain profitable enterprises — with operating margins
that Wall Street analysts estimate will generally average
in the low to mid teens during 2009. While that may be
down from historical highs, such margins would be the
envy of many other industries today. As consultant John
Morton said in a recent American Journalism Review article, “Overall, the beleaguered newspaper industry’s financial health has been weakened but remains healthy by most
measures. In this environment, that is an achievement.”
Myth: Newspaper advertising doesn’t work.
Reality: Google’s own research shows that 56 percent of
consumers researched or purchased products they saw in a
newspaper. Google also says that newspaper advertising
reinforces online ads: 52 percent are more likely to buy
products if they see it in the paper.
Myth: If newspapers close, you will still be able to get news
from other sources.
Reality: Newspapers make a larger investment in journalism than any other medium. Most of the information you
read from “aggregators” and other media originated with
newspapers. No amount of effort from local bloggers,
non-profit news entities or TV news sources could match
the depth and breadth of newspaper-produced content.
This is not a portrait of a dying industry. It’s illustrative of
transformation. Newspapers are reinventing themselves to
focus on seving distinct audiences with a variety of products, and delivering those audiences effectively to advertisers across media channels.
For more on the power of newspaper media, visit www.
newspapermedia.com.
John F. Sturm, President and CEO
Newspaper Association of America
4401 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 900
Arlington, Virginia 22203
ST. PAUL LUTHERAN
LCMC
WED., MAY 25
5:15 p.m. VBS
THURS., MAY 26
5:15 p.m. VBS
8:00 p.m. VBS Program
SUN., MAY 29
9:00 a.m. Worship Service
10:00 a.m. Coffee Talk
ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN LCMC
Pastor Julie Smith
WED., MAY 25
5:15 p.m. VBS at St. Paul’s
THURS., MAY 26
7:00 a.m. Bible Study
SUN., MAY 29
10:00 a.m. Coffee Hour
TUES., MAY 31
9:00 a.m. Quilting
SUNDOWN LUTHERAN ELCA
Pastor Juanita Harberts
SUN., MAY 29
ST. JOHN LUTHERAN HOME
Chaplain Noel Wetter
WEDNESDAYS
10 a.m. Mass in the Chapel
SUNDAYS
10:00 a.m. Worship
TUESDAYS
10:00 a.m. Communion
UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
Dr. David Price, Pastor
WED., MAY 25
6:30 a.m. Men’s Bible Study
at the Maples
7:30 p.m. Choir
THURS., MAY 26
5:00 p.m. Cheerful Chimers
SUN., MAY 29
TUES., MAY 31
WED., JUNE 1
at the Maples
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Faith & Fellowship
ZION LUTHERAN-LCMS
Rev. David Fretham, Pastor
WED., MAY 25
at the Maples
8:30 a.m. Quilting
THURS., MAY 26
SUN., MAY 29
10:30 a.m. Coffee Time
10:45 a.m. Education Hour
WED., JUNE 1
at the Maples
ST. RAPHAEL CATHOLIC
Rev. Philip Schotzko, Pastor
WED., MAY 25
8:00 a.m. Mass-Lamberton
8:30 a.m. VBS
10:00 a.m. Mass-SJLH
THURS., MAY 26
8:30 a.m. VBS
7:00 p.m. Mass-Sanborn
FRI., MAY 27
8:30 a.m. Mass
SAT., MAY 28
4:45 p.m. Reconciliation
5:30 p.m. Mass
SUN., MAY 29
8:30 a.m. Mass
10:30 a.m. Mass-Lamberton
TUES., MAY 31
8:30 a.m. Mass
WED., JUNE 1
10:00 a.m. Mass-SJLH
1:30 p.m. Mass-Lamberton
NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Gary Carlson, Interim Pastor
SUN., MAY 29
10:30
a.m.
Children’s
Ministries
FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH
Sanborn Corners
Rev. Robert Mehltretter
SUN., MAY 29
9:00 a.m. Bible Class
Jean ‘Pat’ Davison
Jean “Pat” Charlton Davison, 93, of Dassel, formerly of
Hutchinson, died Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at his residence in
Dassel.
A private family service will be held.
Jean “Pat” Charlton Davison was
born on March 17, 1923, in Galesburg,
Illinois. He was the son of Washington
Irving and Emma Josephine (Nelson)
Davison. Pat was confirmed in his
faith on January 6, 1957, at St. Johns
Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Springfield, Minnesota. He received
his education in Galesburg, and was a
graduate of the Galesburg High School
in 1941.
Pat Davison
On September 8, 1944, Pat was
united in marriage to Aloma Evans in
Peoria, Illinois. This marriage was blessed with four children, Michael, Rick, Patricia “Patsy” and Ronald. Pat and
Aloma resided in Springfield, Minnesota, and later moved to
Hutchinson, Minnesota. Pat and Aloma shared over 68 years
of marriage until Aloma passed away on August 6, 2013.
Pat and Aloma owned and operated Davison’s North Side
Grocery Store in Hutchinson, until the 1990s.
As a young man, Pat was a talented town team baseball
player. He played for the Chicago Cubs Minor League and
remained baseball’s biggest fan. He played baseball for the
Springfield Tigers while living in Springfield. “If you are feeling down just pick up a ball and play catch – play catch – play
catch,” he would say.
Pat found a love for writing, penning a memoir about his
time in baseball followed by his many “one-pagers.” He was
a fisherman, a painter and a craftsman. A caregiver and the
corner store owner. The boy who loved the farm and the man
with a passion for all kinds of sports. Pat was always ready
with a big smile and excited to share a joke or a story. Most of
all, he cherished spending time with his family, his grandchildren and his friends.
Pat is survived by his children, Patricia Eigen and her husband, Garland of Hutchinson, Minn., Rick Davison of Omaha,
Neb.; daughter-in-law, Kim Davison of Bloomington, Ill.;
grandchildren, Corey Davison and wife Kelly, Rick Davison
and wife Ann, Tarah Pritchard and husband Rodney, Tracie
Petersen and husband Jay, Tamie Eigen, Emily Davison,
Sarah Combites and husband Brian, Ellie Geuss and husband
Damen, Erin Buhl and husband Greg, and Michael Davison;
great-grandchildren, Jason Buhl, Olivia Buhl, Avarie Petersen,
Ellie Petersen, Jozie Petersen, Connor Davison, Kia Davison,
Mollie Geuss, Grady Geuss, Ella Combites, Brylee Combites;
any other relatives and friends.
Pat was preceded in death by his parents; wife Aloma
Davison; sons, Michael Davison and Ronald Davison; daughter-in-law, DeAnne Davison; sisters, Mary Maltas, Gertrude
Davison, Helen Waters, Dorothy Bowles, Katherine Gelb,
Evelyn Shaver and Gladys Davison in infancy; brothers,
Walter “Mike” Davison and Irving Davison; and sisters-inlaw, Lucille Davison, Margaret Davison.
Arrangements by the Dobratz-Hantge Chapel in Hutchinson,
Minnesota. Online Obituaries and Guest Book available at
www.hantge.com. Please click on Obituaries/Guest Book.
About Death Notices — Death notices, published free of
charge, include basic funeral information and are handled by
the news department. For information, call 507-723-4225.
Full obituaries are paid tributes and provide friends and family
the opportunity to memorialize loved ones as they wish.
Kindergarteners celebrate last day of school with graduation
Kindergarteners at Springfield Public School celebrated graduation on Monday, May 16. Forty-four boys and
girls, in classes taught by Julie Hoek, Brianna Jensen and Whitney Sperry, entertained parents, grandparents,
uncles, aunts, siblings and friends with a program of songs, then donned their graduation caps and strolled
across the stage in the auditorium to receive their diplomas. Brooklyn Anderson is pictured as she received her
diploma from Elementary Principal Jeff Kuehn.
ZION LUTHERAN-WELS
Sanborn
Pastor Matthew Sprunger
WED., MAY 25
7:00 p.m. Midweek Service
SUN., MAY 29
7:00 p.m. Bible Class
WED., JUNE 1
7:00 p.m. Midweek Service
CHRIST LUTHERAN-LCMC
STATELY TOWNSHIP
120th St., Rural Sanborn
SUN., MAY 29
CHURCH OF THE JAPANESE
MARTYRS-LEAVENWORTH
THURS., MAY 26
8:30 a.m. Mass
SAT., MAY 28
8:00 p.m. Mass
MON., MAY 31
10:15 a.m. Memorial Day
Mass
NEW HOPE
LUTHERAN-COMFREY
LCMC
Rev. Brian Nehring, Pastor
THURS., MAY 26
9:00
a.m.
Matins
at
Brickstone Manor
SUN., MAY 29
10:00 a.m. Coffee Hour
6:00 p.m. Praise Band
TRINITY LUTHERAN-ELCA
Sleepy Eye
Rev. Keith Ainsley, Pastor
WED., MAY 25
9:00 a.m. Wms Bible Study
6:45 p.m. Worship Service
SUN., MAY 29
10:00 a.m. Coffee Time
TUES., MAY 31
7:00 a.m. Mens Bible Study
WED., JUNE 1
9:00 a.m. Wms Bible Study
ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN
WELS-Sleepy Eye
Pastor Chris Cordes
SUN., MAY 29
10:15 a.m. Spiritual Growth
MON., MAY 30
8:00 p.m. Spiritual Growth
ST. MATTHEW’S LUTHERAN
EVAN - ELCA
Pastor Becca Krogstad
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Funeral and Death Notices
Helen Enger
Helen Enger, 98, of Hatton, N.D., died on Tuesday, May
17, at the Hatton Prairie Village. She was the mother of
Sharon Pieschel of Springfield.
Helen Emma Kanton was born
January 6, 1918, to Joseph and Emma
Kantor in Waskish, Minn. The family
moved to International Falls where she
attended school and graduated from
International Falls High School. She
attended St. Olaf College ad earned her
Bachelor of Science in Food Science
from the University of Minnesota.
Helen interned at the University of
Oklahoma Hospital and graduated as
a registered dietician and worked as a
dietician at Sunnyrest Sanatorium in
Crookston. He married Filmore Enger
in 1941. They lived in Crookston beHelen Enger
fore moving to Sharon, N.D., where
they farmed for 10 years. Filmore worked for the U.S.
Department of Agriculture and they lived in various communities. In 1959 they settled in Lodi, California, where
Filmore was the agricultural loan manager for the Farmers
and Merchants Bank of Central California.
In each community where they lived, Helen was actively
involved in church and community activities as well as PTA
and Scouting functions. The couple enjoyed traveling and
went by car to 49 states and flew to Hawaii to complete their
goal to see the U.S. They also visited many European countries including Russia. When Filmore was no longer able to
travel, Helen enjoyed trips with her daughter, Deborah, to
Israel, Egypt, Ecuador and Peru.
In 1987, Helen and Filmore returned to farming in Hatton
and settled into the home where Filmore grew up. In 2006,
Helen moved into the assisted living at Hatton Prairie Village,
and in January 2015 to the care community where she continued to enjoy life to the fullest.
Helen is survived by her children, Filmore (Kathleen)
Enger of Edina, Deborah (Robert) Enger of St. Croix, Wendy
(Kirk) Gibson of St. Charles, Ill., and Sharon (Paul) Pieschel
of Springfield; 12 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 2000 after 59
years of marriage.
Funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 21 at the
Hatton Prairie Village Chapel in Hatton. Burial was in the
Little Forks Cemetery in Hatton.
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Roberta Johnson
Funeral service for Roberta Ida Johnson, 81, was held
at 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 23, in the Chapel of the Good
Shepherd at St. John Lutheran Home. Mike Bartz officiated at the service and interment was in the Springfield City
Cemetery.
Mrs. Johnson died on Monday,
May 16, 2016, at the St. Cloud
Hospital in St. Cloud.
Roberta Ida Johnson was born on
September 12, 1934, in Springfield,
Brown County, Minnesota, the
daughter of Edward and Mildred
(Timm) Schiller. Roberta attended
Springfield Public School. She married Delbert Johnson on October 14,
1956, in Springfield. Roberta cleaned
for Hap Overson Chevrolet, was a
nurse at the Tessien Hospital and did
babysitting for many families in the
community of Springfield. She was a Roberta Johnson
member of the New Life Assembly of
God Church in Springfield. She enjoyed, biking, spending
time with family, her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
She is survived by her children, Rosemarry Elsing of Sleepy
Eye and Dean Johnson of Evan; grandchildren, Nichole
and Paul Peichel and their children April, Stephen, Emma,
Jazmine, and Aidan; Nina Wenisch of Redwood Falls and
children Austin, Robert IV and Avianna, and friend Robert
Ehlers III; Ronald Wenisch of Sleepy Eye; Rachel Johnson of
Sleepy Eye and children Raymond and Michael, and friend
Jason Halvorson; Emily Johnson of Sleepy Eye and Alysha
Johnson of Evan. She is survived by brothers, Donald, David,
Darvin, Doug and Dan Schiller; and sisters, Joan, Janice,
Lola, Lorene, Eileen, Kay, Elizabeth, and Jolene.
Sturm Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be left for the family at
www.sturmfh.com.
A Sincere Thank You
from the family of Eddie Wilstermann
Special thanks to everyone who shared in celebrating the life of
Eddie Wilstermann. Thank you to all who sent cards, flowers, food,
shared stories of his life and gave memorials in his memory.
Eddie came home to Springfield to be near his mother, siblings
and close friends when he became ill with Parkinson’s disease and
he needed more help when it progressed. He truly did consider 2
North at St. John’s Lutheran Home to be his home away from home.
We want to especially thank Sue Steffl, Gina Hammerschmidt,
Carla, Diane Arnsdorf, Marianne Schotzko and Deb Groebner for all
the little extra’s you always did for him. Thank you to Chaplain Noel
for the nice service and tribute. Thanks to Jo Schwartz for the beautiful music. Thanks also, to Scott Jones and the Sturm Funeral Home
Staff. Eddie will be missed by family and friends, but he has gone to
a much better place and is now free of his disease.
Ardella Wilstermann
Linda (Mike) Donahue family
Bonnie (Arden) Brand family
Carol Polizia family
Ruth Ann Gicker family
John Wilstermann
Amy Wilstermann
Ken and Shari Koll family
Dermont and Bonnie Wells family
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Wednesday May 25, 2016
Honoring our Nation’s Heroes
on
Memorial Day
Always
Remember
WORLD WAR I
JOHN H. WATSON
(for whom our post is named,
buried in France)
Nels Colburn
Oscar Colburn
Alfred Prechel
Floyd Swanbeck
WORLD WAR II
Lowell Adolphson
Harlan Arnsdorf
Milton Beck
Robert Bielen
Christian J. Domeier
Adolph Dusl
Jerome Helget
Richard E. Jenzen
Roy Jensen
Virgil F. Jenzen
Delbert Juenemann
Leo Kainz
Roland Kantzenbach
Howard Neubauer
David Potter
Merlin Rhode
Vernon Sater
Richard Thompson
Peter Vanderwerf
Elmer Weinberger
George Wood
KOREAN CONFLICT
Elroy Bakker
Donald Hier
August Meinhardt, Jr.
VIETNAM CONFLICT
Loren Schmitz
Alan Kettner
Larry Krebs
Daniel Lipetzky
Timothy Sullivan
GOLD STAR MOTHER
Mary Lipetzky
VETERANS WHO
DIED SINCE
MEMORIAL DAY, 2015
Past • Present • Future
We salute the men and women who have served
in our Armed Forces, those who serve today, and
the future generations who will carry on the honorable
duties of protecting and preserving America’s freedom.
Their dedication, patriotism, sacrifice and courage
will always be remembered.
David Schmidt
Clement Wersal
James Turbes
Kevin Keil
Al Prechel
Richard Feser
Richard Schwartz
Norman Gatzlaff
Doug Schroeder
Floyd Isaksen
Edward Pautzke
Lloyd Weckwerth
LaRell Kettner
Edward Tauer
Loren Schmidt
Lowell Anderson
MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM
John Watson Post #257 American Legion
Springfield High School Performing Arts Auditorium
5:00 p.m. Monday, May 30, 2016
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Springfield High School Band
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Sons of the American Legion
Boy Scouts
‘Star Spangled Banner’
Pledge of Allegiance
Boy Scouts
Invocation
Pastor Julie Smith
‘Washington Post March’
Introduction of Speaker
John Moritz
Memorial Day Address
Gabrielle Cohrs, U.S. Airforce
‘Armed Forces Salute’
Welcome to all Veterans and Gold Star Mothers
John Moritz
Roll Call of War Veterans
John Moritz
Silent Prayer
Audience
Rifle Salute
Legion Firing Squad
‘Taps’
Nick Dauer
‘Stars and Stripes Forever’
Benediction
Pastor Julie Smith
‘Fanfare and Flourishes’
Retiring of Colors
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Sons of the American Legion
Boy Scouts
John Moritz- Master of Ceremonies
Matthew Solmonson - Program Chairman
Stephen Seaberg, Director - Springfield High School Band
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May 20, 2016
Springfield High School
2016 Commencement
Class Motto:
Chase your dreams, but always know
the road that will lead you home again.
— T. McGraw
Tristan
Johnson
adjusts his
cap for photo.
Salutatorian James Hoffmann delivers commencement address.
Nancy Anderson
congratulates
Emily Augustin.
Pomp and Circumstance —Jonathan Anderson and
Aliza Guttum make their way through “Tiger Country.”
Two
students
from foreign
lands — Lore
Buchet of Belgiuim and Fabio Yaksic of Bolivia —
graduated with the Class of 2016.
Springfield High School Principal Patrick Moriarty presented the Class of 2016.
Diplomas were presented by Superintendent Keith Kottke and Board of Education Chairman Charles Tews.
Turning of the tassel symbolizes transition from candidates to graduates.
Sheila and Todd Nachreiner congratulate their twin sons
Dylan and Andrew.
Cheyanne Vogel and Alexis Streich
share a few moments.
Michael
O’Callaghan
and his
parents,
Rita and Dan
O’Callaghan,
pose for
a photo.
Valedictorian
Ashley Larson
is congratulated
by her parents,
Rhonda and
Rod Larson.
The sun set on the Class of 2016 as they celebrated graduation with family and friends Friday evening. It was a beautiful evening and provided a perfect setting for an outdoor reception.
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Springfield High School recognizes students for
The Annual Awards Program at Springfield High School Wednesday morning, May 18, brought students of grades 7-12 together in the auditorium to
celebrate achievements of the 2015-‘16 school year. Students shared the limelight for a few fleeting moments as they received awards, pins, letters, certificates and scholarships, along with words of praise recognizing them for
excellence in academics, athletics and arts culminating study and commitment
to programs in a broad spectrum.
Hundreds of awards were handed out. Thousands of dollars were distributed
in scholarships. Not all awards were distributed during the program, however.
Students involved in music, athletics, FFA, speech and drama were honored
during their own programs in recent days.
The FFA celebrated their achievements at a banquet and program the evening of Monday, May 16.
Students in speech and drama also celebrated their achievements during an
awards program Monday evening, May 16. Pictures and a story about them
can be found elsewhere in this newspaper.
Student athletes were recognized during sports programs in recent weeks.
Recognition was given to Knowledge Bowl and Mock Trial teams, Yearbook
staff, BPA (Business Professionals of America), Youth Energy Summit (YES)
team, to students who received scholarships to colleges and vocational schools,
and to students with good citizenship and leadership skills. A large number of
students in grades 7-12 were acknowledged for earning Presidential Physical
Fitness Awards.
Speaker and Best of Class awards from area radio and television stations
were presented to Class of 2016 leaders — Valedictorian Ashley Larson,
Salutatorian James Hoffmann and to high-ranking students Natalie Timm,
Kaelyn Platz and Hannah Johnson.
FFA Scholarships from the Springfield FFA Boosters included a $750 scholarship to Kaelyn Platz, $500 scholarship to Andrew Nachreiner, and $250
scholarships to Michael O’Callaghan and Nick Klabunde.
The Sons of the American Legion presented $250 scholarships each to Emily
Augustin, Bridget Fenger, Hannah Johnson, Nickolas Klabunde and Emma
Riederer.
John Watson Post 257 American Legion presented $250 scholarships to
Ashley Larson, Nickolas Klabunde and Emily Augustin.
Natalie Timm was awarded the $1,000 Abigail Peterson Memorial
Scholarship.
Employees of the First National Bank awarded their scholarship to Abbey
Baumann.
St. John’s Circle of Care Foundation awarded $500 scholarships to Emily
Augustin and Kalley Hoffmann.
The Mildred Dorow Erickson Scholarship for $500 was awarded to Kalley
Hoffmann.
The Springfield Area Health Care Foundation Scholarship was awarded to
Natalie Timm.
The R.T. Rodenberg Memorial Scholarship for $500 was presented to Sam
Baier.
Kylie Wells received a $500 Bank Pack Scholarship from the Farmers &
Merchants Bank. The bank also presented two $250 scholarships to area graduates, and two $250 scholarships to local college graduates.
Austin Wallert received a $1,006 scholarship — a dollar for each hour he
worked at the Mountain Lake Good Samaritan Home.
The Mediacom Communications World Class Scholarship went to Ashley
Larson.
Four students — Abbey Baumann, Bridget Fenger, Michael O’Callaghan and
Kaelyn Platz — received $700 Scholarships from the Joseph J. and Katherine
Schneider Trust.
Springfield Softball Association provided a $250 Scholarship that went to
Natalie Timm.
The Springfield Education Association awarded two $300 Scholarships that
went to Conner Bertram and Alexis Streich.
The National Society of High School Scholars honored Ashley Larson with
membership to the esteemed organization. The society recognizes top scholars who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, scholarship and community commitment.
The Norman Borlaug Science Achievement Award that recognizes academic
achievements in Science and a $1,000 Scholarship went to Kate Quesenberry.
The Cottonwood Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation awarded
their scholarship to Bridget Fenger.
Anthony Roiger received a $300 scholarship from Catholic United Financial.
Austin Wallert received a $1,500 scholarship from the Toro Company,
Scholarship Management Services.
The Society of Women Engineers recognized Ashley Larson and Kate
Quesenberry for excellence in mathematics and science.
The Redwood Electric Cooperative awarded $400 scholarships to Michael
O’Callaghan and Kylee Wells.
South Central Electric Association awarded a $500 scholarship to Kaelyn
Platz.
The American Red Cross acknowledged Abbey Baumann, Kalley Hoffmann,
Hannah Johnson, Kerri Kilpatrick, Nickolas Klabunde, Kaelyn Platz and
Naomi Timm for their blood contributions and presented red cords to wear
with their graduation caps and gowns. Johnson and Timm received scholarships for their leadership efforts.
Hailey Hovland and Brandi Platz were recognized by the Minnesota Mile
Program that identifies outstanding sophomores for being responsible citizens
in their communities and schools and provides them with the opportunity to
develop their leadership skills through the promotion of personal responsibility, volunteerism, and social awareness.
The Guillotine, Minnesota’s Amateur Wrestling News Source, recognized
Sam Baier as an Academic All-State Wrestler.
The University of South Dakota awarded a Coyote Commitment Promise
Scholarship of $4,000 ($1,000/year) to Bridget Fenger.
The University of South Dakota awarded a Coyote Commitment Distinction
Scholarship of $7,000 ($1,750/year) to Hannah Johnson.
The South Dakota State University awarded to Ashley Larson a $5,000
Leaders for Tomorrow renewable scholarship, a $1,000 Jackrabbit
Achievement Award renewable scholarship, and a $3,500 Ireland-UC –UC
First-Year Seminar Stipend.
St. John’s University will be awarding Michael O’Callaghan the Legacy
Scholarship, the ROTC Scholarship Incentive, and the President’s Scholarship,
all totaling $28,400 in scholarship money.
Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall will be awarding Alexis
Streich the Leadership Scholarship Package and the SMSU College Now
Scholarship for a combined total of $9,000 over four years.
Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall will be awarding Emily
Augustin the Dean’s Scholarship Package and the College Now Scholarship
for a combined total of $9,000 over four years.
Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall will be awarding Deena
Weber the Dean’s Scholarship Package and the College Now Scholarship for
a combined total of $9,000 over four years.
Radio and Television Awards — to the Best of Class, from left: Ashley Larson,
Natalie Timm, James Hoffmann, Kaelyn Platz and Hannah Johnson.
Senior Scholar Athletes — front row, from left: Hannah Johnson, James Hoffmann,
Sara Haugo, Kaelyn Platz and Ashley Larson. Back row: Micheala Leonard, Sam
Baier, Ben Groebner, Bridget Fenger and Natalie Timm.
National Honor Society Senior Cords — National Honor Society status is determined on the basis of academic achievement with a 3.6 grade point average or higher and evaluation of character and leadership service. Seniors who earned a place
on the prestigious National Honor Society received gold cords that they wore with
their caps and gowns at commencement. Seated, from left: Kaelyn Platz, Dan Wait
and Bridget Fenger. Back: Hannah Johnson, Natalie Timm and Ashley Larson.
Ninth Grade Presidential Award for Educational Excellence — from left: Tim
Rogotzke, Sarah Dunn, Jake Veenstra and Elijah Kirschstein. Luke Roiger, who
also received the award, was unavailable for this picture. To earn the award, students must have attained a 3.5 grade point average or higher, and score 85% or
higher in mathematics and reading on a national standardized test.
National Speech and Debate Association Seniors and Inductees — front row,
from left: Anna Reiner, Julieann Reindl, Natalie Timm, Hannah Johnson and Sarah
Dunn. Back row: Elijah Kirschstein, Brianna Platz and Colten Jensen. (Angel
Vasquez was unavailable for picture.)
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achievements in academics, arts and athletics
Mock Trial — The Minnesota State High School League Mock Trial Program is an exciting law-related educational
program that introduces students to the American legal system and provides a challenging opportunity for personal
growth and achievement. As part of the mock trial program, students exercise their critical thinking and teamwork
skills as well as the basic skills learned in the the classroom. Front row, from left: Bridget Fenger, Hannah Johnson,
Kalina Kastner, Kerri Kilpatrick, Callie Wersal, Kate Quesenberry and Natalie Timm. Back: Briana Schmidt, Colten
Jensen, Dan Wait, Anna Plotz, Liz Johnson, Sarah Dunn and Kate Vogel.
ExCEL Awards — Joe Pieschel and Callie Wersal. The
award goes to students who are active in school activities, who show leadership qualities and work voluntarily
in the community.
Students honor teacher
who’s headed for Korea
AAA Awards —
Natalie Timm and Michael
O’Callaghan are Triple A Students recognized by the
Minnesota State High School League for having excelled in academics, athletics and the arts. Both are involved in numerous activities in school and community.
Athletes of the Year — Sam Baier and Bridget Fenger.
were chosen Athletes of the Year by varsity coaches
based on the number of sports and level of success,
character traits and accomplishments in their activities.
Presidential Award for
Educational Excellence —
Six seniors in the Springfield High
School Class of 2016 earned the
President’s Award for Educational
Excellence for having attained a 3.5
grade point average or above, and
scoring 85% or higher in mathematics
and reading on a national standardized
test.
Front, from left: Hannah Johnson,
Sara Haugo and Ashley Larson. Back:
Ben Groebner, James Hoffmann and
Dan Wait.
Students at Springfield
High School honored science teacher Amanda
Meyer during the Annual
Awards Day Program last
week Wednesday. Mrs.
Meyer has resigned from
the school faculty after
12 years, and plans to
move soon with her family — husband Dan and
sons Quinn and Egen — to
Seoul, South Korea, where
she will teach high school
biology at Asia Pacific International School.
Natalie Timm and Bridget
Fenger initiated the action
by calling Mrs. Meyer to the
stage. Students expressed
thanks and appreciation for
Mrs. Meyer’s many contributions to school and community during her tenure at
Springfield Public Schools.
Student messages were
shown on the big screen
in the auditorium for all
to view. The students presented Mrs. Meyer with
with a large tote bag filled
with gifts that carried out
their theme to say that she
has “tote-ally affected” the
Springfield community, and
offered best wishes that she
and her family be “tote-ally
happy” in their new home,
school and community in
Korea.
“Springfield is an excellent
school because of the students, community of teachers
and the broader community,”
Mrs. Meyer responded, then
went on to say that she has
always challenged herself to
do things that are “challenging and different.” While she
is extremely excited to be
starting a new chapter in her
teaching career, “that doesn’t
make it any easier to leave,”
she said. “May it be an inspiration to all of you to reach
for your dreams, too. With
perseverance and a positive
attitude you can accomplish
your goals.”
The audience responded
with a standing ovation for
the teacher.
Knowledge Bowl Letters —Springfield High School Knowledge
Bowl team was recognized for a very successful year. Letters
were awarded to James Hoffmann, Michael Gluth and Dan Wait.
Yearbook Staff —
front,from left: Ella Bartz,
Emily Augustin,
Kalley Hoffmann,
Ashley Larson
and Brittany
Rogotzke.
Amanda Meyer addresses students after being acknowledged for her years of
teaching and coaching at Springfield High School. Bridget Fenger and Natalie
Timm look on.
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Springfield High School Speech and Drama Students
Awards program shines spotlight on speech and drama students
speech and drama students
celebrated
achievements
of the 2015-‘16 academic
year during their Annual
Awards Program the evening
of Monday, May 16, in the
school’s performing arts auditorium.
The students, who shared
the microphone to introduce
speakers and activities, recalled favorite memories of
their speech and/or drama
careers and added bits of humor to the program.
Drama
Fall Play
Drama Department presented “Peter and Wendy,” for
their fall play, directed by
Gabrielle Cohrs.
Acting awards went to
Hannah Johnson, Sarah
Dunn and Briana Schmidt.
Technical awards went to
Andrew Hoffmann and
Kalina Kastner.
Jackie
Reindl
received
the
Deputized award for leadership. Best Debut awards
went to Maddie McCone and
Lore Buchet.
One Act Play
Drama Department presented “Aesop’s (Oh So Slightly)
Updated Fables,” directed by
Marilyn Zwaschka, in one
act play competition. The
production placed second at
the 3A Sub-Section contest
and advanced to Sections.
Acting
awards
went
to Hannah Johnson and
Anthony Roiger. Technical
awards went to Andrew
Hoffmann and Anthony
Roiger.
Kendra Parker
was named Most Improved
Actor. A special award for
Most Versatile Player went
to Kalina Kastner.
Spring Play
Drama Department presented “I Remember Mama,”
a story of a middle-class
Norwegian
immigrant
family, set in 1910 in San
Francisco,
directed
by
Marilyn Zwaschka.
Acting
awards
went
to Hannah Johnson and
Anthony Roiger.
Technical awards went to
Andrew Hoffmann, Kalina
Kastner, Anthony Roiger
and Emily Scheitel.
Andrew Hoffmann was
named Drama Student of the
Year.
Speech
River
Valley
Speech
Team, with students from
Springfield and Sleepy Eye
Public Schools, had a successful year in 2015-‘16.
The team of 39 students
in grades 7-12, coached
by Brianna Jensen, Darcy
Hoyt and Rebecca Bartz,
had 28 students qualify
for the Section 3A Speech
Tournament. Seven students
advanced to the Minnesota
State High School League
(MSHSL) State Speech
tournament. At the MSHSL
Speech Tournament Briana
Schmidt placed third in
Original Oratory, Sarah
Dunn placed seventh in
Humorous, and Kate Vogel
placed eighth in Informative
Speaking.
Other state
participants were Hannah
Johnson, Harley Braun, Joe
Pieschel and Anna Plotz.
Briana Schmidt received
Perfect Attendance award
for her participation in SubSection, Section and State
Speech competition.
Entertainment at various
times during the program
was provided by senior
MSHSL State Speech participants — Harley Braun in
Prose, and Joe Pieschel and
Hannah Johnson in Duo.
Individual awards were
presented to outstanding
speech students as voted by
their peers with consideration of the coaches. Most
Valuable Speakers named
were Sarah Dunn, Briana
Schmidt, Joe Pieschel and
Hannah Johnson. Sarah
Dunn and Elijah Kirschstein
were named Most Successful
Junior
High
Speakers.
Local students
named to dean’s list
Two local students have
been named to the dean’s list
for academic achievement at
St. Cloud State University.
Tyler Berg of Clements is
listed on the honor roll at the
College of Liberal Arts.
Logan Swann of Morgan
is on the honor roll at the
School of Education. He majored in Special Education /
Academic and Behavioral
Strategist.
Hannah Johnson and Natalie
Timm received Miss Team
awards. Kate Vogel and
Harley Braun were named
Most Improved Speakers.
Joe Pieschel was named Best
Entertainer.
Libby Tonn
won the Rookie of the Year
award.
Briana Schmidt
was named Most Dedicated
Speaker.
Special
Awards
Hannah Johnson, a senior
who was involved in speech
six years, grades 7-12, and
participated in various different categories during
those years, was voted Best
Speech Career.
Hannah Johnson was presented the Neidt Family
Award
for
the
most
Outstanding Speech and
Drama Student.
Cheryl
Neidt, former speech coach,
made the award presentation.
Hannah Johnson was
presented the Best Drama
Career award given by
Springfield
Community
Theatre.
Marilyn Zwaschka, who
came out of retirement to
do some drama coaching at
Springfield High School in
recent years, was honored
for her coaching career that
began in 1965. She taught
and coached at Sanborn High
School and when Sanborn
school merged with the
Lamberton school district
and became known as Red
Rock Central, Marilyn continued to coach until 2006.
She has directed 125 shows
during the past 50 years. She
was presented a plaque for
her lifetime contribution to
drama.
Graduation
Celebration
honoring
Aaron Beussman
Saturday, May 28
2:00-6:00 p.m.
Springfield Area
Community Center
Parents:
Bruce & Melissa Beussman
Andrew Rogotzke of
Springfield, studying Auto
Body work at Ridgewater
College on the Willmar
Campus, participated in the
Minnesota State Skills USA
Conference recently.
He
placed third in Collision
Refinishing. He is the son of
Mike and Crissy Rogotzke.
Marilyn Zwaschka
Speech Coaches Darcy Hoyt, Brianna Jensen and Rebecca Bartz.
Stark earns
Doctorate in
physical therapy
Daniel Stark graduated
from St. Scholastica in
Duluth on May 14, 2016,
with a doctorate in physical
therapy. He will be pursuing
work in sports orthopedics.
He is the son on Bradley and
Elen Stark of Sanborn.
Drama students who won major awards — seated, from left: Kendra Parks, Hannah
Johnson, Jackie Reindl, Emily Scheitel, Briana Schmidt and Sarah Dunn. Back:
Anthony Roiger, Andrew Hoffmann, Lore Buchet and Maddie McCone.
Vanderwerf
graduates
Andrew Rogotzke
places in Auto Body
competition
Open House
Speech students who won major awards — seated, from left: Kate Vogel, Natalie
Timm, Sarah Dunn, Hannah Johnson and Joe Pieschel. Back: Elijah Kirschstein,
Libby Tonn, Briana Schmidt and Harley Braun.
Daniel Stark
Taylor J. Vanderwerf
graduated
from
Lake
Area Technical Institute,
Watertown, S.D., on Friday,
May 13. He graduated on
the A Honor Roll with two
degrees — Large Animal
and Dairy Technician. He
is employed as livestock
manager at Drumgoon Dairy
— Lake Norden. Taylor is
the son of Terry Vanderwerf
of Zimmerman and Linda
Vanderwerf of Sioux Falls,
S.D. Grandparents are Bob
and Marlys Vanderwerf of
Springfield.
Stark awarded Alumni invited
to perform with
Presidential
SHS band
Scholarship
Molly Stark has been
awarded the Presidential
Scholarship from Bethany
Lutheran College for the
2016-‘17
school
year.
This scholarship, valued at
$48,000 over four years, is
based on high school grade
point average and national
standardized test score.
Molly, daughter of
Bradley and Elen Stark of
rural Sanborn, is a senior at
Minnesota Valley Lutheran
High School.
Instrumental
Music
Instructor / Band Director
Stephen Seaberg invites
band alumni to participate
with the high school band at
Springfield’s Memorial Day
Service on Monday, May 30.
Two rehearsals are scheduled: Tuesday, May 24,
from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.,
and Thursday, May 26, from
9:00 to 10:30 a.m. in the
high school band room.
Bring your instrument or
use one of the school’s.
For more information get
in touch with Mr. Seaberg.
Public Library to show
off Smart Play Area
“A library isn’t just
about books,” says Library
Director Linda Roiger. “We
want children to come in to
play and learn.”
With the world and academia asking for more and
more of our kids at an early
age — early childhood play
is an important thing. Lots of
opportunity to play!
The Minnesota Children’s
Museum is passionate about
sparking children’s learning
through play and the entire
experience at the museum is
aimed at allowing children to
play, at their own level and
ability and the takeaways are
immense. In 2010, the museum decided that in addition
to inviting children and families to play and learn at the
museum that it was important for children and families
to experience this with tools
from the museum outside of
the museum and Smart Play
Spots were born. The first
three were a partnership with
Dakota County, Hennepin
County and St. Paul Public
Libraries and funded by the
Institute of Museum and
Library Sciences, today there
are about 20 Smart Play
Spots throughout Minnesota
— including Springfield.
Smart Play Spots encourage children’s literacy development through hands-on,
multi-sensory activities that
include dramatic play, story
telling, and playing with letters and sounds. Clear messages also inspire adults
with ideas and information
on how to promote a love of
reading and build pre-literacy skills in young children.
The Children’s Museum
of Minnesota offered grants
through the Arts and Cultural
Heritage Fund (ACHF) to libraries to create Smart Play
Spots in their libraries to
support the idea that children
learn best through play. It
was mentioned this would be
a good use of ACHF money
because it would allow libraries to leave a lasting
legacy in their local community for generations to
enjoy. Two libraries in the
Traverse des Sioux Library
System received grants to
develop Smart Play Spots.
Blue Earth County Library in
Mankato was selected as the
large project and Springfield
Public Library was selected as the smaller project.
Springfield Public Library
received a $10,000 grant that
financially supported the local project.
The theme of the Smart
Play Area is Bugs Galore!
“We wanted to do something to focus on the window,” and to lighten and
brighten the area for children, said Roiger. A canopy
made with green, leafy printed fabric was placed over
the big window and coordinates with the tree painted
in the scene on the adjacent
wall. The scene includes
The new children’s Smart Play Spot at Springfield Public Library is already getting good reviews. This group
was captured by the Advance-Press camera Tuesday morning following story hour, when the children had the
opportunity to try the new furniture and toys.
The library staff moved
one book case and opened
up the northeast section of
the library for the Smart Play
Spot.
Library to show Smart Play Spot
The Library Board of Trustees and library
staff invite the public to visit the Springfield
Public Library to see the new Smart Play Spot.
Open house is being held today (Wednesday,
May 25) from 5:00 to 8:00. All are welcome
and encouraged to attend. Refreshments will
be served.
lady bugs, ants, bees, and
mushrooms to tie in with the
theme. The window seat was
complemented with grouping of colorful pillows in
primary colors red, blue and
yellow, and some secondary
colors.
A big colorful rug, edged
with the alphabet and numbers, centers the floor. A
grouping of comfortable
green lounge chairs is
flanked with a book bin filled
with books, a U-shaped table
and colorful chairs and some
interesting toys. There’s a
Caterpillar Climb Through,
a curvy, colorful toy made
of heavy-duty plastic with
super-tough construction to
make it safe and fun for kids
to sit on, crawl through and
scramble over. Young boys
and girls will have tons of
fun exploring each side of the
large Activity Center Cube.
There’s a wooden Rocking
Boat where they can pretend
to be pirates, cast their fishing nets, or sail solo around
the world; or it can be turned
over during story time to be
a bridge or steps to carry out
various themes.
Part of the wish from the
ACHF Committee at the
Traverse des Sioux Library
Cooperative was to involve the community in
the projects. The U-shaped
table and set of six colorful
chairs was a gift from Kathy
Moe and the late Charlie
Moe. Tiffany Trapp painted
ons every year at Red Rock
Central Elementary, said
Sharon Furth, the fourthgrade teacher at Red Rock
Central. Ella is her fifth state
champion. She’s the first national champion.
That win awards the teacher
a trip to Boston, and for Ella
it wins national recognition, a
$1,000 check, and very proud
parents.
Ella is the daughter of
Nathan and Sally Erickson of
rural Jeffers.
“We’re very proud,” said
Ella’s father. “She has always been the one who’ll attack things. The one to read
on her own. She does writing
and her school work well.
She’s always been very selfmotivated.”
Public Health Corner
Give alcohol serious thought by Kayla Jore, PHN
Drinking too much alcohol
increases a person’s risk for
injuries, violence, drowning, liver disease, and some
types of cancer. This April
during Alcohol Awareness
Month, Brown County Public Health encourages you to
educate yourself and your
loved ones about the dangers of drinking too much.
Let’s look at some facts
about alcohol:
• In Minnesota alone,
there were 25,258 impaired
driving incidents in 2014.
• An average drunk driver
has driven drunk over 80
times before first arrest.
• Drunk driving costs the
US $132 billion a year.
• A standard drink is defined as 12 ounces of beer,
5 ounces of wine, or 1.5
ounces of distilled spirits, all
of which contain the same
amount of alcohol.
• The average person metabolizes alcohol at the rate
of about one drink per hour.
• Every 2 minutes, a person is injured in a drunk
driving crash.
• Only time will sober a
person up. Drinking strong
coffee, exercising or taking a
cold shower will not help.
If you are drinking too
much, you can improve your
health by cutting back or
quitting. Here are some strategies to help you cut back or
stop drinking:
• Limit your drinking to no
more than 1 drink a day for
women or 2 drinks a day for
men.
• Keep track of how much
you drink.
• Choose a day each week
when you will not drink.
• Don’t drink when you are
upset.
• Avoid places where people drink a lot.
• Make a list of reasons not
to drink.
If you choose to drink, you
can do so safely and responsibly. Here are some things
to think about when you
drink:
• Limit the amount that you
drink.
• Drink water or soda between alcoholic drinks to dilute the alcohol.
• Pace yourself.
Slow
down and take small sips, not
big gulps.
the Bugs Galore scene on the
wall. Clarice Platz sewed
and made the canopy and
the pillows for the window
and window seat. Students
in industrial arts class cut the
circles that were painted by
Rebecca Bartz to make a caterpillar for the side of large
book bins. “ The library staff
played an important role,
and Jerry Peters and Greg
Roiger were our jack-of-all,
go-to-guys,” said the library
director.
A wish list compiled by
the library staff has garnered
gifts from the community.
Games that include Balance,
Gears, a super building set,
Illuminating Table, Duplo
Blocks and Legos, Puzzles,
a giant Tonka Truck, Tinker
Toys, Vegetable Sorter,
Doctor Kit, Electronic Snap
Circuit that provides kids
with hands-on experience
designing and building mod-
els of working electrical circuits. John Watson Post 257
provided a Giant Connect
Four game. Puzzles Giant
Tonka truck, puzzles, Tinker
Toys. “We will continue to
add things,” Roiger said.
An area for juniors was
also created using a grouping of three comfortable
round lounge chairs centered
with table-like docking station into which they can plug
electronic iPads, cellphones,
games. Adults are also welcome to use that area.
“We’re still awaiting the
arrival of two lady bug chairs
that have been shipped from
Germany. “We are tracing
them, and hope that they’ll
be here for the open house,”
said Roiger. However, with
or without the lady bug
chairs, open house will be
held today (Wednesday, May
25, to show the Smart Play
Spot. All are welcome.
We all know to follow the law, but
sometimes they ask too much
Jeffers girl wins national
cursive writing competition
A fourth-grader at Red
Rock Central Elementary
School has won national recognition for her cursive writing skills.
Ella Erickson’s work was
impressive enough to take
home the best writing for
their grades in the state of
Minnesota.
And when the competition
moved to the national stage,
Ella proved that she had the
best writing of all fourthgraders across the nation.
Ella was required to write
the sentence, “The quick
brown fox jumped over the
lazy dog,” for the competition. “It has all the letters of
the alphabet in it,” she said.
The award continues Red
Rock’s impressive history.
“We’ve had state champi-
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The following is a column, Just Sayin,’ by Ryan
Crossigham, a reporter for
Minnesota Farm Guide, and
printed in the April 29, 2016
issue of Country Living.
It was submitted by Ken
Richert. The following article is just for fun:
Ella Erickson is pictured with her parents, Nathan and Sally
Erickson, and brother, Jake, who took home the regional
award for handwriting in the second-grade.
License your pet this spring
Spring is here, and pets and
people alike are excited to
get outdoors. Springfield pet
owners are required to obtain
a license from the City for
their dogs and cats. Cost of
a license is $10.00 per year
per pet, with the licensing
year beginning May 1. To
obtain a license, you must
have your pet up to date on
rabies and distemper vaccinations. Those interested
in using the dog park this
coming summer will need to
have their dog licensed with
the City. Stop in at City Hall
with proof of vaccinations to
obtain your license.
• Eat something before
and during drinking. Food
makes the body absorb alcohol more slowly.
• Know how to refuse a
drink.
• Avoid top-ups so you can
keep track of how much you
are drinking.
• Do not drive or operate
machinery. Plan how you
are going to get home by
taking a cab or asking a nondrinking driver to come get
you.
If you are concerned about
someone else’s drinking, offer to help. If you are concerned about your drinking,
ask for help. There are options and recourses to help
with alcohol addiction in our
community.
• New Ulm Medical Cen-
ter, Substance Abuse for
adults and adolescent inpatient and outpatient treatment; 507-217-5118
• Brown County Human
Services;
507-359-6500/
Toll Free 800-450-8246
• Addiction Recovery
Technology in Mankato and
St. Peter; 507-345-4670; addictionrectech.com
• AA/Al-anon/NA for
meeting info 888-425-2666
• SAMHSA.gov for substance abuse and mental
health information
• Underage Substance
Abuse Coalition; usacbrowncounty.org
• Toll Free Hot Lines —
800-NCA-CALL
1-800622-2255; 800-ALCOHOL
1-800-252-6465
Sometimes I like to look
up ridiculous things on the
internet, and one of the most
entertaining may be “ridiculous state laws.” I know laws
are created to protect us, but
some are just too crazy to not
poke fun at.
First off, I want to preface this by saying these
laws may not still be on the
books, but some of them are
still enforced and they were
all real laws at some point.
Let’s take a look at some of
the most head-scratching
laws in North Dakota and
Minnesota.
1. In North Dakota, it’s illegal to lie down and fall
asleep with your shoes on.
I find it hard to believe this
is still enforced, but if it is I
need to turn my mother-inlaw in. She’s back in town to
visit and she never takes her
shoes off because of some
sort of foot fracture. I know it
provides her the support she
needs, but the law is the law
and I’m not in the business of
aiding and abetting.
2. In Fargo, N.D., you may
be jailed if you’re wearing a hat while dancing, or
if you’re wearing a hat at a
function where dancing is
going on.
This could be bad news
with prom coming up here in
Wishek, N.D. Every young
man seems to wear a hat
with his tuxedo, but they’re
saving grace may be the actual “dancing” part. From
what I’ve noticed during my
“volunteering” as a prom
chaperone is that kids spend
much more time sitting and
popping balloons rather than
dancing at prom. They must
know the law.
3. In North Dakota, it’s
illegal to keep an elk in a
sandbox in your backyard.
This one ruined my day more
than others. What kind of
country do we live in when
we can’t keep a pet in a sandbox in our backyard? What
if we moved the sandbox to
the front yard? Does law
enforcement look the other
way in this case? There are
just so many unanswered
questions.
4. Operators of underground coal mines in North
Dakota must provide an
“adequate supply” of toilet paper for each toilet.
“Adequate” is the key term
here. Having an inadequate
supply of toilet paper under
any circumstances would
seem to be an unfortunate
situation, especially when
working underground.
5. In Devils Lake, N.D.,
New Year’s fireworks are
prohibited from being set off
after 11:00 p.m.
There is nothing quite as
much fun as celebrating
one hour left in the year. In
all seriousness, this one is
somewhat understandable,
but also humorous at the
same time.
6.
Moving
east
to
Minnesota, from a law written in 1937, it’s illegal to
drive a car in neutral.
I may be stating the obvious here, but it’s actually
impossible to drive a car in
neutral, whether you want to
or not.
7. Also in Minnesota, all
men driving motorcycles
must wear shirts. No ruling
on women, however. Odd.
For anyone heading down
to Sturgis, S.D., in early
August, please wait to take
your shirt off until you cross
state lines. Thanks for your
cooperation.
8.
Finally,
another
Minnesota law involving orders, a person may not cross
state lines with a duck atop
his/her head.
This is disappointing on
a number of levels, but as a
ducky-carrying connoisseur,
I for one know that carrying
a duck atop one’s head is by
far the most efficient way for
duck transportation This is
definitely one to be amended
in future years.
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Sports News
Tiger Golf Results
Conference Meet #3
The Springfield Tiger varsity boys and girls golf teams
participated in Conference
Meet #3 Monday, May 16.
The boys meet was at the
Sleepy Eye Golf Course
and the girls meet was at
the Farmers Golf and Health
Club in Sanborn.
The Tiger girls won the
meet with a team score of
371 followed by Sleepy
Eye United 405, New Ulm
Cathedral 425, GFW 489,
Wabasso 496 and MVL 553.
The girls were also named
the conference champions
and Callie Wersal was a meet
medalist.
The Tiger boys finished
in fourth place at the meet.
Sleepy Eye United won the
meet with 330 followed by
MVL 349, New Ulm Cathedral 369, Springfield 370,
GFW 378, Cedar Moun-
Tiger Jena Roiger
Tiger Callie Wersal
Tiger Mavrick Winkelmann
Tiger Mason Kretsch
tain 380, Wabasso 387 and
BLHS 471. The boys took
third place overall in the
conference meets.
Redwood Invitational
The Springfield Tiger varsity boys and girls golf teams
participated in the Redwood
Invitational at the Redwood
Falls Golf Club last Tuesday,
May 17.
The girls team competed
with Minneota, Pipestone
Area and Redwood Valley
and finished with a score
of 374. Individual 18-hole
scores: Callie Wersal 93,
Jena Roiger 93, Makenna
Winkelmann 94, Kensie
Lothert 94, Shylyn Lothert
95 and Anna Plotz 97.
The boys team competed
with MACCRAY, Minneota,
Pipestone Area and Redwood
Valley and finished with a
score of 394. Individual 18hole scores: Mason Kretsch
90, Mavrick Winkelmann 95,
Owen Bertram 101, Jacob
Rosenstengel 108 and Tabor
Runck 109.
Photos submitted by Paul Arnoldi
Tiger Softball
The Springfield Tiger varsity girls softball team had
one game on their schedule
this past week. They hosted
the Red Rock Central on
May 17 in Riverside Park.
Both teams played a great
game with the Tigers coming out on top 8-7 in nine innings of play.
The girls have one game
on their schedule this week.
They will host Cleveland
on Tuesday, May 24 in Riverside Park. Best of luck
to Head Coach Paul Dunn
and the Tigers in action this
week!
Tigers 8 RRC 7
The Tigers hosted Red
Rock Central last Tuesday,
May 17. The Tigers defeated
the Falcons 8-7 in nine innings of play.
Natalie Timm pitched the
entire game for the Tigers,
giving up 9 runs on 11 hits
with 13 strikeouts.
On offense, Kate Quesenberry had 2 hits—a double
and a homerun—plus 1 run
and 2 RBIs. Natalie Timm
had 2 hits, one being a double, plus 1 run and McKensie
Schwanke had 2 hits with 1
run and 1 RBI. Justina Streich had 2 doubles and Briana Schmidt had a double
Tiger McKensie Schwanke
plus 2 runs and 2 RBIs. Micheala Leonard had a double
with 1 run scored and 2 RBIs
and Sydney Krueger and
Casandra Graff had 1 hit and
1 run apiece. Bridget Fenger
scored 1 run for the Tiger
victory.
Tigers 1-3-0-0-1-0-0-0-3—8
RRC 0-1-3-1-0-0-0-0-2—7
Tigers Natalie Timm and Bridget Fenger
Photos submitted by Deb Miesen
Tiger Baseball
The Springfield Tiger varsity boys baseball team had
two games on their schedule
this past week. The Tigers
hosted MVL on May 17 and
lost the game 0-1. The boys
traveled to Lamberton for
a matchup with Red Rock
Central. The Tigers defeated
the Falcons 7-4.
The Tigers have two
games on their schedule
this week. They travel to
Redwood Falls on Monday,
May 23 for a matchup with
Redwood Valley. They host
ACGC on Tuesday, May 24.
Best of luck to Head Coach
Bob Fink and the Tiger boys
in baseball action this week!
Tigers 0 MVL 1
The Tigers hosted Minnesota Valley Lutheran in a
Tomahawk Conference baseball game last Tuesday, May
17. They lost to the MVL
Chargers 1-0 in a classic
pitching dual. Tiger pitcher
Sam Baier gave up only
three hits and one unearned
run in the seventh inning to
take the loss. MVL’s Nick
Fischer tossed a complete
game shutout allowing only
2 hits with 8 strikeouts. The
two Tiger hits came from
eighth grader Decker Scheffler and junior Joe Pieschel.
Tigers 7 RRC 4
The Tigers traveled to
Lamberton to take on the
Red Rock Central Falcons
last Thursday, May 19. After falling behind 4-0 in the
first inning, the Tigers scored
3 runs in the sixth inning and
4 runs in the final inning to
win the game 7-4. Branden
Flock was the winning pitcher, giving up 0 runs in four
innings while striking out 6
Falcon batters. Freshman
Isaac Fink pitched the final
two innings, giving up only
Tiger varsity boys baseball team in the dugout.
1 hit and no runs. Branden
Flock was the leading hitter
for the Tigers collecting 2
hits. Teammates Sam Baier,
Isaac Fink, Joe Pieschel and
Carter Cook had 1 hit apiece.
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CMCS Track Results
Sleepy Eye Meet
The Cedar MountainComfrey-Springfield Track
Team traveled to Sleepy Eye
on Monday, May 16. The
girls team won the meet with
146 points and the boys team
was third with MVL winning
the meet.
In girls team action,
the first place finishers include Irene Anderson in the
100m hurdles (15.65) and
300m hurdles (47.75); Paige
Richert in the 1600m run
(5:47.48); Lauren Zeug in
the triple jump (30’.75”);
Vishe Raab in the high jump
(4’10”); and the 4x200m
relay team of Irene Anderson, Emma Auslam, Joci
Nestande and Vishe Raab in
1:53.20. Lauren Zeug tied
for 3rd place in the long jump
(13’4”) and was 4th in the
100m hurdles (18.36). Joci
Nestande was 2nd in the 100m
dash (12.93) and the 200m
dash (27.89). Ashley Larson was 4th in the 1600m run
(6:22.46), a personal best.
Erin Veerkamp was 5th in the
400m run (1:11.38). In the
800m run, Paige Richert was
2nd (2:41.37) and Alle Ahrens
was 4th (2:48.61). In the
3200m run, Brooke Hoffbeck
was 2nd (14:17.11) and Hailey
Hovland was 3rd (15:31.78).
The 4x400m relay team of
Ashley Larson, Alle Ahrens,
Erin Veerkamp and Heather
Lemcke placed 2nd in 4:47.89
and the 4x100m relay team
of Lauren Zeug, Kylie Wer-
sal, Emma Auslam and
Heather Lemcke placed 3rd in
57.60. Sierra Koepp placed
2nd in the discus (81’8”) and
3rd in the shot put (28’3.5”).
Paige Richert was 6th in the
high jump (4’6”).
In boys team action, Austin Wallert tied for 5th in the
100m dash (12.38). Russell Lumbar placed 3rd in
the 800m run (2:11.77) and
1600m run (5:13.07). Logan
Kelly placed 3rd in the 200m
dash (24.91), 400m dash
(55.05), long jump (17’1.5”)
and was 4th in the triple jump
(36’6.75”). James Hoffmann
tied for 4th in the long jump
(16’8”) and Justin Lumbar
placed 2nd in the high jump
(5’4”). The 4x100m relay
team of Brady Forbrook, Justin Lumbar, Austin Wallert
and Riley Reding placed 3rd
in 49.49 and the 4x200m relay team of Brady Forbrook,
Austin Plaster, Austin Wallert and Riley Reding placed
3rd in 1:45.47.
Conference Meet
Girls take Title!!
The CMCS girls track and
field team won the Tomahawk Conference track and
field meet on Thursday, May
19 in Sleepy Eye by amassing 138 total team points.
The CMCS Rockets outdistanced second place Sleepy
Eye Unified who finished
with 72.5 points, followed by
Wabasso (64.5), MVL (60)
and GFW (18).
The CMCS girls had elev-
en first place finishers. Irene
Anderson and Vishe Raab
each had four first place finishes and shared the Tomahawk Conference Athlete of
the Year Award. Anderson
won the 100m hurdles in a
personal best of 15.6 sec, tying the CMCS record. She
also won the 300m hurdles
(46.7), the triple jump (32’5”
– personal best) and was on
the first place 4x200 relay
team with Kylee Wells, Joci
Nestande and Vishe Raab
who also set the CMCS record in 1:46.38.
Raab won the 200m dash
in a personal best of 25.99,
setting the Springfield and
CMCS records. She also
won the high jump (5’4”)
and 400m dash in a personal best of 59.6 sec. Paige
Richert won the 1600m run
(5:46.13), the 800m run in a
personal best of 2:33.17 and
was 3rd in the 100m hurdles
(17.57). Angie Krebs won
the discus (97’5”), setting
a new Springfield record,
and was 5th in the shot put
(28’0.5”). Sierra Koepp won
the shot put (29’11”) and
was 5th in the discus (87’9”)
and Kaelyn Platz was 3rd in
the discus (89’10”) and shot
put (29’7”). Lauren Zeug
was 3rd in the triple jump
(30’9.5”), 5th in the long
jump (13’7.5”) and 5th in the
100m hurdles (18.16). Joci
Nestande was 4th in the 100m
dash (12.99) and the 200m
dash with a personal best of
Conference Champion 4x200m relay team of Joci Nestande, Kylee Wells, Irene
Anderson, and Vishe Raab
Conference Champion 4x800m relay team of Dylan Nachreiner, Russell Lumbar,
Andrew Nachreiner, and (missing) Logan Kelly
Conference Champion Discus thrower Tomahawk Conference Athletes of the
Angie Krebs
Year Vishe Raab and Irene Anderson
27.18. Kylee Wells was 2nd
in the 100m dash (12.94)
and Ashley Larson was 4th
in the 1600m run (6:22.73).
In the 3200m run, Brook
Hoffbeck took 3rd (14:37.82)
and Hailey Hovland took 4th
(15:24.30). The 4x800m
relay team of Ashley Larson, Brandi Platz, Alle
Ahrens and Brook Hoffbeck
placed 2nd (11:24.79) and the
4x100m relay team of Katelyn Green, Kylie Wersal,
Emma Auslam and Heather
Lemcke placed 3rd (56.87).
The 4x400m relay team of
Ashley Larson, Alle Ahrens,
Erin Veerkamp and Heather
Lemcke placed 4th (4:48.07).
The CMCS boys team
finished in fourth place in
the Tomahawk Conference
meet. MVL won the meet
with 145 points followed by
GFW (93), Wabasso (63),
CMCS (34) and SEU (18).
The boys had two first
place finishers. Justin Lumbar won the high jump (5’4”)
and the 4x800m relay team
of Dylan Nachreiner, Logan
Kelly, Andrew Nachreiner
and Russell Lumbar won in
8:59.3.
Michael O’Callaghan was
4th in the 100m dash (11.85)
and Dylan Nachreiner was 4th
in the 1600m run (4:57.80).
Logan Kelly was 4th in the
triple jump (37’3.25”) and
Russell Lumbar was 3rd in
the 800m run (2:11.53). The
4x100m relay team of Michael O’Callaghan, Brady
Forbrook, Austin Wallert
Cedar Mountain-Comfrey-Springfield Girls Conference Champions
and Riley Reding placed 3rd
(48.93) and the 4x200m relay team of Brady Forbrook,
Austin Plaster, Austin Wallert and Riley Reding placed
3rd (1:46.52).
Congratulations to Coach
Mike Frietag who was named
Girls Tomahawk Conference
Coach of the Year. Also,
Congratulations to Irene and
Vishe on winning the Athlete of the Year Award and to
the boys and girls teams and
coaches for the fine job done
at the conference meet!
The CMCS track teams
start post season competition
on May 26 at the Subsection
9A Track and Field Meet in
Luverne. Best of luck to the
coaches and the entire team!
Photos submitted by Rhonda Larson
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a 4.54 ERA in 26 starts.
He had 130 strikeouts in
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SPRINGFIELD CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
APRIL 19, 2016
The April 19, 2016 council meeting was called to
order by Mayor Mark Brown at 7:00 PM. Those
present include Brown, Lowell Helget, Chett Bisel,
Theresa Beckman, Mike Rothmeier, City Attorney
Paul Muske, City Manager Matt Skaret, and City
Clerk Amy Vogel. Others present include Tom
Olinger, Nicki Holmgren, Kurt Weber, Tim Lipetzky,
Tucker Loomis, Jill Riederer and Donna Woidylla.
Motion by Bisel, second by Rothmeier to adopt
the agenda with the additions of adding cement by
the baseball field and replacing community center
tables. All ayes.
Olinger presented the 2015 city audit to the council. They are issuing qualified opinion on the governmental activities with the rest getting a clear
opinion due to not implementing the GASB 68 with
the Fire Relief Assn. They have not heard any issues with this at this time. If issues arise, the city
may want to complete the actuarial on the fire pension to get the clear opinion.
There was only one finding reported in the report. The auditors complete the reporting for the
city, which is common for cities of similar size. The
new GASB68 reporting requirement is showing additional pension liability in the governmental funds
of $670,000 and $410,000 for the PUC funds. This
was measured as of June 30, 2015 and was based
on the city’s contributions received by PERA during the measurement period of July 1, 2014 to June
30, 2015 relative to the total of all participating
employers. There should not be much fluctuation
from year to year.
The General Fund fund balance increased about
$135,000 bringing it to a total of $1,190,220 which
is about 58.5% of the 2016 budget and is right
where the state auditor likes it. The water, sewer
and ambulance funds have good cash balances
but electric and rental apts do not. The rental fund
depends on the rent being paid and paying down
debt service; therefore the reason the cash does
not meet the minimum target cash balance. The
electric fund should consider a rate study and
possible rate increase to build rate stabilization by
building cash balance. Assets in the governmental
fund are at 40%, which is considered aging infrastructure. The enterprise funds are at about 50%
which is slightly better. Olinger urged the city to
keep planning for capital replacements.
Motion by Beckman, second by Helget to accept
the 2015 audit. All ayes.
They reviewed the consent agenda. Skaret explained an invoice from Feder Mechanical from
2014 with the HVAC at the community center. The
issue was never resolved and the board was reluctant to pay the invoice. The bill was actually about
$7,300 and has been negotiated down to $3,500.
There was also a request to prorate the cigarette
license fee for Jim’s Market, new owner of the grocery store. Motion by Helget, second by Bisel to
approve the consent agenda and approve prorating the cigarette license fee. All ayes.
Skaret announced that the visibility obstruction
issue at 502 W Lincoln St has been resolved. The
property owner cut down the tree and shrubs.
Weber and Holmgren explained that they would
like to build a garage in the back of their property
but the platted alley is not improved. They are
requesting the city to improve and maintain it so
they can access their garage. They believe that
if the snow is plowed, it may have an effect on
the amount of snow getting to the houses. They
agreed that the alley should be marked so that any
growth into the alley can be trimmed 4 ft back. It
is possible that the whole alley may have to be surveyed if the stakes cannot be located. Motion by
Rothmeier, second by Helget to approve improving
and maintaining the alley to the north of this block.
All ayes. They requested that the city wait until the
garage is done to put gravel down so it doesn’t get
wrecked when equipment comes in.
Skaret updated the council on a recent meeting
with the State Office of Aeronautics as they are trying to meet with all MN airports. They noted that
the FAA has been unresponsive to the request for
funding a master plan and instead is requesting a
marketing plan to aim at getting the airport reclassified. There have been improvements noted that
would make the airport more desirable such as a
longer runway and additional and larger hangars.
Bisel believes that planes are being used more for
business than personally as was the case in the
past. This is one of the nicest airports in the area
and it needs to be marketed. It was noted that the
state is taking over the federal funding at levels of
80/20 to 90/10. Bryan Page with Mead & Hunt will
be at the May council meeting with a proposal.
The council reviewed the closeout report for the
airport pavement rehab project that was recently
completed. This will allow us to collect the balance of the state and federal grant dollars. Motion
by Rothmeier, second by Beckman to accept the
closeout report on the airport pavement project.
All ayes.
Rothmeier and Helget were unable to look at
the East End Park bathroom because it was just
opened for the season.
The first reading of Ordinance 411 was conducted. It was simplified from the samples that
were used because those cities have adopted the
state’s building code. It would apply to all rental
properties with 3 units or less on a property. It is
proposed to start on Jan. 1, 2017. The fees are yet
to be determined.
Skaret stated that the candidate who applied
for the pool manager position has not answered
multiple communication attempts. He contacted
the school about possible candidates. It was suggested to try advertising with the wages of $6,500
included. The only other option is to utilize the
community center director and the city manager.
It may be easier to hire part time help for the community center. The Health Fair committee would
like to include swim lesson signup at their event.
Motion by Helget, second by Rothmeier to authorize Skaret to do the hiring either way due to being
so close to pool opening. All ayes.
Skaret recapped the 2015 pool wages and mentioned that minimum wage goes to $9.50 on August 1. He recommended going with the higher
wages to begin with as has been done in the past.
Incentives for WSI would be getting paid WSI wages for all hours and not just during lessons. Motion
by Rothmeier, second by Bisel to adopt Res. #16041902 establishing pool wages for 2016. All ayes.
The council reviewed proposed pool policies.
Skaret and Beckman recapped information gathered from a pool committee. Some of the changes
include – pool season from Memorial Day to midAugust when school starts again and on weekends
until Labor Day when staff is available, one shift
from noon to 8 PM, holiday hours noon to 6 PM,
family swim 6-8 PM Sunday evenings, requiring a
swimsuit to swim, employees must always wear
uniform suit, max of 10 students per group lesson
session, no parents allowed during lessons, the
instructor must be in the water during the whole
lesson, the pool will be open unless there is lightening or when the pool general manager says the
pool should close, and an employee has to replace
themselves with the same level position as they are
when switching shifts (lifeguard for lifeguard). Motion by Helget, second by Rothmeier to adopt Res.
#16-041903 establishing pool policies. All ayes.
Skaret noted that the Roiger committee has approved the purchase of tables, chairs, an AED machine and vacuum for the pool. A grant application through the Mayo Foundation can be applied
for to decrease the cost of the AED. Chris Niehoff
recommends keeping the pool vacuum because
it still works but replace it with one that isn’t so
heavy to do most of the vacuuming. Motion by
Rothmeier, second by Helget to approve purchasing the tables, chairs, and vacuum and authorize
the city to apply for the Mayo Foundation for the
AED grant. All ayes.
The community center HVAC project is at 90%
completion as of today. Substantial completion
was April 15. The building is functional with just
loose ends to tie up and completing the HVAC for
the restrooms and office areas and moving the a/c
unit on the north side of the building back to the
side of the big unit there. Fencing will be completed to allow for airflow and Myron will assist with
this project. It should be 99% complete by April
22 with testing, balancing and training to be done
the next week. They are hoping to issue final payment at the May meeting. Filters will be changed
4 times a year instead of the current 2 times. They
would like to establish a maintenance contract with
Ahrens for 2 times per year. Motion by Beckman,
second by Helget to authorize pay estimate #3 for
$64,000 to Ahrens. All ayes.
Muske recapped the 2 quotes received for the
dog park fencing – Oberg Fence $23,583 and
Mankato Landshapes, Inc $23,665. He has been
told that fence prices will be going up after April
and they would like to schedule the installation
for this summer. Fundraisers are planned as they
are about $7,500 short of their goal. Motion by
Rothmeier, second by Beckman to approve the
purchase and installation of the dog park fencing
from Oberg Fence for $23,583. All ayes.
The fire dept has requested authorization to apply
for a DNR grant to purchase 9 more pagers bringing all pagers up to date. The total cost is $4,419
and the city’s share is 50%, or $2,209.50. Motion
by Helget, second by Rothmeier to authorize application for the DNR grant. All ayes.
The fire dept has been asked to conduct controlled CRP burns for area farmers. Most depts.
in the area are charging around $35/acre, which is
what the dept is recommending the council charge.
The burns provide good training for the guys. Motion by Rothmeier, second by Beckman to approve
$35/acre for CRP burning. All ayes.
Skaret mentioned that the airport hangar agreement was changed to add a provision to charge
$15 for all keys needing to be replaced. Motion by
Helget, second by Bisel to approve the amended
hangar agreement to include a charge for key replacement of $15/key. All ayes.
Skaret noted that the council approved the hiring of Sam Baier and Carter Erickson as the Rec
Complex seasonal workers at the March meeting
but did not establish a wage for either one. It has
been recommended to hire Baier at $3,250 as the
head person and $3,000 for Erickson. Motion by
Rothmeier, second by Bisel to approved Baier’s
wages as $3,250 and Erickson’s wages as $3,000.
All ayes.
The job descriptions for these positions were
reviewed and proposed changes made based on
past employee, Brandon Wilhelmi’s experience.
They are nearly identical except that one is the
head and the other is for the assistant. Motion by
Helget, second by Rothmeier to approve the Rec
Complex job descriptions. All ayes.
Skaret stated that there was only 1 applicant for
the seasonal park worker position. He recommended hiring Alana Menter at $10 for this seasonal position. Motion by Bisel, second by Helget
to hire Menter at $10 for the position and if she
doesn’t accept to authorize advertising again for
the position. All ayes.
It was noted that Matt Mude reached his 6-month
anniversary on April 5. According to Gene Haas,
he is doing a good job. The safety coordinator,
Chris Trembley, has commented that he is very
safety-oriented. Moving him up a step would increase his wages from $15.18 to $15.70/hr. Motion
by Bisel, second by Helget to approve the step increase for Mude from $15.18 to $15.70/hr effective
April 5. All ayes.
The street dept computer is very old and not
working properly. Quotes were received from
Kemske $1,093.88 and NU Telecom $968.98.
Kemske’s quote included Windows 7 which seems
to be more user-friendly than the Windows 8.1 for
NU Telecom. The dept also requested a printer.
Skaret recommended purchasing the Kemske
computer with Windows 7 and let the dept pick
out which printer they want. Motion by Rothmeier,
second by Bisel to approve the laptop quote of
$1,093.88 from Kemske and authorized the street
dept to pick out a printer. All ayes.
Two quotes were received for crack sealing Appel, Cottonwood and Von Fischer. Ground Zero
was at $2,335.20 and Bargen was at $18,150.
This is the first attempt at crack sealing and if it
works out good, this could become a regular annual maintenance item. Motion by Rothmeier, second by Beckman to accept the quote from Ground
Zero for $2,335.20. All ayes. The council agreed to
have Ground Zero submit quotes for crack sealing
the community center parking lot and the Opera
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Prices were lower this year for sealcoating going
from $1.39 to $1.10 so more area can be done for
the same amount. Red rock will be used in the
process. MR Paving quoted $1.10 and Caldwell
quoted $1.20. Motion by Helget, second by Rothmeier to approve the quote of $1.10 from MR Paving to do the sealcoating. All ayes.
Salonek’s submitted a quote to replace 3 sections of curb/gutter and/or sidewalk that will be
charged back to the property owners. The repairs
total $2,535.00. Quotes received for the various
areas needing street patching were from Ground
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owners as well. Skaret recommended approving
Salonek’s quote on the curb/gutter and sidewalk
and Ground Zero’s quote for patching. Motion by
Helget, second by Beckman to accept the patching quote of $25,611 from Ground Zero. All ayes.
Motion by Beckman, second by Rothmeier to accept the quote of $2,535 from Salonek’s to remove
and replace the needed curb/gutter and sidewalk.
All ayes.
The PUC has approved the purchase of 517 E
Sanborn St for $20,000 but the city has to own
it. The property is a potential site for a community solar garden. Demolition costs are estimated
at $8,000. The owner has agreed to take the appliances and the small shed and are conditions in
the purchase agreement. Back taxes amount to
about $6,000 and an outstanding utility bill is about
$1,000 of which these will both be paid from the
proceeds. Motion by Helget, second by Rothmeier to approve the purchase of 517 E Sanborn for
$20,000. All ayes.
Three blight ordinance violations were noted by
the police – 524 E Lincoln St, 314 N Cass Ave, and
216 W Sanborn. It was noted that there has been
progress at 524 E Lincoln St. The 216 W Sanborn
St property is a fire hazard. It was mentioned that
all pallets and dimensional lumber have to be removed from the property and only allow so much
actual firewood – can only cover a certain percentage of the lot. Motion by Rothmeier, second by
Helget to declare nuisances at 314 N Cass and 216
W Sanborn and order the abatement of the nuisance and directed letters to be sent to the property owners. All ayes.
Motion by Beckman, second by Rothmeier to approve the same dust treatment areas as was done
last year. All ayes.
Skaret stated that it was recommended by safety
coordinator, Chris Trembley, to have an AED machine at city hall due to the amount of traffic that
goes through daily. The quote was $1,501.43 for a
new Defibtech Lifeline AED. It was not budgeted
but a Center Point Energy safety grant may be applied for to defray costs. Motion by Rothmeier,
second by Helget to authorize a safety grant application to Center Point Energy for purchase of an
AED at city hall. All ayes.
Skaret mentioned that city hall security was discussed at the recent LMCIT meeting. City hall
is not set up well for safety either in the office or
council chambers. Some changes can be very
costly. However, the council could decide to move
the council table so that they can at least see who
is coming in. Other security items could include
installing panic buttons and redesigning the office.
It was also suggested to install security cameras in
the office/lobby areas. They asked Skaret to look
into this.
Motion by Rothmeier, second by Helget to approve the non-waiver of the monetary limits on municipal tort liability for the Rec Complex. All ayes.
The Community Facilities Board recommended
to the council to purchase 10 round and 10 rectangle tables for the center. Motion by Rothmeier,
second by Beckman to purchase these tables for a
total of $5,099.00. All ayes.
The Rec Complex board has recommended to the
council to cement out the third and first baselines
to make the area more level and patio-like. Along
the third baseline, it would go from the grandstand
to the batting cage. The Roiger committee has
agreed to fund this improvement at $17,000. Two
quotes were received – Salonek’s $17,400 and Severson Concrete Construction Inc $18,040. It was
noted that Saloneks installed the new basketball
court in Riverside Park and there were a couple of
issues that have to be resolved with it. Miesen’s
will be striping the court and then Saloneks will
seal it. Motion by Rothmeier, second by Beckman to authorize a council member and Skaret to
meet with Ryan from Saloneks to discuss the issues of cut and color on the basketball court and
then make a determination if Saloneks is able to
complete the project of concreting the area along
the third and first baselines for $17,400. All ayes.
The board has also hired a contractor for $4,900
to do a feasibility study for use of the grandstand
bathrooms. The three options are to complete
cosmetic improvements to the existing spaces,
bring the spaces to code compliance with cosmetic and mechanical improvements, or to build a new
facility along the third baseline and use the current
space as storage.
Bisel received a call about the drainage hole in
the field to the west of Schwartz’s. Randy Baier
thought he could move dirt to resolve this issue for
$130-150. Motion by Bisel, second by Helget to
authorize Baier to do this work for $130-150. All
ayes.
Rothmeier noted that he has received calls about
the steps at 120 E Van Dusen. They come out to
the sidewalk. Skaret said that the owner included
steps on the permit but didn’t draw them on the
plan. It is possible to turn the steps to the east or
west to correct this issue. Skaret will look into this.
Rothmeier stated that a contractor living along
Sanborn is storing job trailers and a dump truck on
their property. They agreed to have the police look
at to see if there is an ordinance violation.
Skaret stated that Brown County is making photo
ID’s for regular city employees for emergency situations to prove they are a city employee. It was
Legal Notices
done for free but duplicates were ordered at $1
each.
Skaret noted that Teske Mfg is infringing on the
area around the storm water detention pond with
dirt piles and equipment. They do have first right
to purchase this area but they should not be using
it without purchasing or leasing. Motion by Brown,
second by Rothmeier to give Teske seven days to
remove the dirt piles or the city will take care of
this and bill it accordingly and to remove the equipment or lease or buy the property it is located on.
All ayes.
Motion by Rothmeier, second by Helget to adjourn at 10 PM. All ayes.
Amy A. Vogel, City Clerk
The special city council meeting was called to
order by Council President Mike Rothmeier at 7:04
PM. Those present include Rothmeier, Chett Bisel,
Theresa Beckman, City Manager Matt Skaret, and
City Clerk Amy Vogel. Others present include Doris Weber, Anne Grunert, Angela Gauert, Pauline
Braulick and Deb Miesen.
Motion by Bisel, second by Beckman to adopt
the agenda. All ayes.
Rothmeier opened the Local Board of Appeal
and Equalization. Grunert introduced the Brown
County Assessor reps. She explained that Springfield residential sales should have realized a 6.42%
increase based on the raw ratio from 12 months
of sales. But due to the state conducting a time
adjusted ratio based on 21 months, the increase
averaged 8.62%. Commercial rates saw a small
decrease of 0.73% and Industrial increased about
2.13%.
R003.260.008.15.150 – 6 E North St - Deb Miesen presented figures that she put together on
similar type properties in Springfield. Her property
is proposed to increase 11% to $183,400 for 2017.
In the last 3 years, it has gone up $21,800. They
have not made any updates to the house and are
not sure why it is seeing such large increases.
Grunert noted that they view the city as a whole
and also in neighborhoods. Properties are viewed
every 5 years. Sales will affect the values on other
properties in the same area. If updating is needed,
sale price have been lower. Gauert stated that
they viewed the property earlier this evening and
noted that it does need updating and noted that it
is in average condition and not above average as
it was originally valued. She suggested a value of
$155,000 be considered.
Motion by Rothmeier, second by Beckman to
accept the assessor’s recommendation to lower
the value of 6 E North St to $155,000 based on the
inspection. All ayes.
With no more appointments, Rothmeier closed
the Local Board of Appeal and Equalization at 7:35
PM.
Skaret noted that since the council packet was
put together, he had hired a pool manager, Zach
Johnson. Natalie Timm applied to be an assistant manager and he recommended hiring her as
the assistant at $12.00, which is $0.50 more than
her regular wage. He would like to hire another
assistant manager but is willing to see if there is
someone that Johnson would like to be an assistant manager. Motion by Beckman, second by
Bisel to ratify the hiring of Zach Johnson as the
pool manager with a salary of $6,500 for the season. All ayes.
Motion by Beckman, second by Bisel to approve
hiring Natalie Timm as the assistant manager and
pay her $12/hr when she is managing. All ayes.
Motion by Rothmeier, second by Beckman to
allow Johnson to hire another assistant manager
with the approval of Skaret. All ayes.
Skaret said that the council had originally agreed
to pool hours of noon to 8 PM. Adding that extra hour will impact the budget and would require
moving the lessons to an hour earlier to allow the
employees time for a lunch break. It was suggested to change the hours to 1 PM through 8 PM to
keep the same number of working hours and so
that swim lessons don’t need to be changed. This
will allow the employees a one hour break between
lessons and open swim. Motion by Bisel, second
by Beckman to change the hours of the pool to 1
PM to 8 PM. All ayes.
Skaret suggested changing the admission
charge from $4/session to $5/day and the 10-day
punch card from $35 to $40 in response the hour
change. It is believed that swimmers and campers may actually save money with only paying for
one session per day if they don’t have a season
pass. Motion by Beckman, second by Bisel to
adopt Res. $16-050301 establishing the pool rates
for 2016 and beyond. All ayes.
Skaret announced that the city received word
this afternoon that our application for the 2016
MN Small Cities Development program has been
approved for funding in the amount of $463,050
pending our expected award from DEED.
Beckman asked if there was still a tree program
open. It was noted that the tree program was a
part of the street project.
Skaret noted that he would be gone from
Wednesday afternoon through the end of the week
at the City Managers Conference in Nisswa.
Motion by Bisel, second by Beckman to adjourn
at 7:57 PM. All ayes.
Amy A. Vogel, City Clerk
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Wednesday May 25, 2016
Brown SWCD and NRCS Seek
Local Input at Public Meeting
Brown County Fair
Premium books
now available
Brown Soil and Water County. The Brown SWCD
Conservation District and and NRCS offices welcome
the USDA Natural Resources all input for the Local Work
Conservation Service offices Group to consider as they set
of Brown County are holding the priorities for the County
its annual Local Work Group for funding purposes and to
meeting to obtain input on a consider technical and nonvariety of conservation plan- technical program issues.
The Local Work Group
ning and prioritizing topics. The feedback provided meeting is open to the public
could help shape conserva- and we encourage all local
agricultural groups, production in Brown County!
Topics of discussion will ers and organizations to atbe: 1) Technical recommen- tend. The meeting will be
dations on Natural Resources held at 9:00AM on Tuesday
Conservation Service prac- June 7, 2016 at the Brown
SWCD
Office
tice standards, 2) USDA County
Programs, 3) Resource con- Building - Community
nd Ave. SW,
cerns in the County, and Room, 300 2
4)Sensitive areas in the Sleepy Eye, MN 56085.
The 2016 Brown County
Free Fair is set for August
12-16 at the fairgrounds
in New Ulm. Grandstand
events
include
Demo
Derbies on Wednesday and
Saturday nights, Minn-eRods and Truck/Tractor
Pull on Sunday afternoon, a
free concert by Unspoken,
a contemporary Christian
band, on Thursday evening, and Gwen Sebastian
will provide country music in the grandstand on
Friday evening. Sebastian
has toured with country star
Blake Shelton and competed during the second season of The Voice.
There will be free entertainment every afternoon
and evening throughout the
fair, including Sandra Lee
and the Velvets on Saturday
afternoon. Senior Citizens
Day is Thursday beginning
at 10:30 a.m. with many activities in the climate controlled Civic Center. Kids
Day will feature various
special activities on Friday
afternoon.
Dock Dogs
will be a highlight again
Legislators, DNR and Friends
of Fort Ridgely meet
On April 14, the Department of Natural Resources
(DNR) held a public meeting
to discuss the department’s
sudden decision to close the
Fort Ridgely golf course. Because many questions remain
unanswered, area legislators met last week with the
DNR and the Friends of Fort
Ridgely.
The golf course was built
in 1926 and is the only golf
course in any of the state’s
parks. Over the decades, the
course has undergone renovations from sand greens
to artificial turf to natural
greens. The DNR’s current
position is that maintaining
the golf course does not coincide with the new State Parks
and Trails System Plan, and
because the golf course is
losing money, its resources
need to go to other areas of
the system.
DNR Assistant
Commissioner Sarah Stroman
stressed that the DNR has
heard and understands the
concerns community members have, but the DNR is trying to balance its park budget.
In terms of recreation use
of Fort Ridgely State Park,
“Golf is not a priority,” said
DNR Park and trails Division
Director Erica Rivers.
Friends of Fort Ridgley
member Loren Kaardal emphasized that the golf course
is part of the local history,
culture, and way of life. “We
grew up with it,” he said. He
also stressed the importance
of the park to the Minnesota River Valley’s master
plan. Friends of Fort Ridgley member Randy Krzmarzick talked about how the
golf course draws visitors to
the park when the DNR and
Historical Society eliminated
many of the park’s other attractions.
As the meeting came to a
close, Representative Dean
Urdahl suggested the DNR
consider letting the Friends
of Fort Ridgely run the golf
course. Senator Gary Dahms
questioned the DNR about
their willingness to discuss
keeping the golf course open
if the Friends of Fort Ridgely
participated in the maintenance of the course which
could be a compromise for
all concerned. The DNR
promised continued open
discussions with the Friends
of Fort Ridgely and area residents. As of today, however,
the golf course is still scheduled for closure July 1, 2016.
New Listings Needed
- Buyers Looking!
Ask A Trooper
by Sgt. Troy Christianson
of the Minnesota State Patrol
on Friday, Saturday and
Sunday.
Local participation is encouraged for all open class
livestock shows, horticulture, clothing construction, handicrafts, canning,
culinary arts, and fine arts,
as well as the MN State
Gladiolus Society Show.
Premium books are available at most banks and
grocery stores in Brown
County as well as on
the fair’s website: www.
browncountyfreefair.com
Amusement Attractions
will be returning with all
the great carnival rides you
enjoyed at last year’s fair.
Watch for more information regarding discount
ride coupons closer to fair
time.
Make plans now to visit
all the 4-H and FFA exhibits, machinery exhibits,
and livestock shows, along
with lots of great food
and beverages at the 2016
Brown County Free Fair.
As always, admission and
parking are free.
House approves Historic
Tax Cut for veterans
A provision authored
by Representative Josh
Heintzeman (R-Nisswa) that
excludes military retirement
pay from state income tax
was approved by the House
of Representatives as part of
the omnibus supplemental
budget bill.
Currently, Minnesota is
one of only a handful of
states that fully tax retired
military veterans’ retirement
pay. Rep. Heintzeman said
that he wanted to author a
bill that would incentivize
more veterans to retire in
Minnesota.
House Veteran Affairs
Division Chairman, Rep.
Bob Dettmer (R-Forest
Lake), offered his support and appreciation to
Representative Heintzeman
for carrying the provision in
the House.
“We have been trying to
pass this measure for almost
two decades,” said Dettmer.
“This has been a top priority for Minnesota’s veteran
community for many years,
and it is high time that we
join the vast majority of
other states in making veterans’ retirement benefits
tax-free. I am so please that
this bill was included in the
final supplemental budget
proposal.”
Question: What can be done about an aging family member when their driving skills become diminished and it becomes a safety concern?
Answer: Older drivers in general are safe. As we age the
risks behind the wheel increase with the possibility of declining cognitive, vision and physical abilities.
Older drivers are more likely to get killed or injured because
they are more likely to be physically fragile and less able to
recover from injuries. One out of every five traffic fatalities in
Minnesota is a person age 65 or older.
There are a number of options that can be pursued.
As a family member, try to pay close attention to older family members’ driving skills. Start the discussion of when to
stop driving, and determine other transportation options. Age
alone cannot be considered a good cause for re-examination.
This can be a sensitive issue for many older drivers. Older
drivers forced to stop driving may feel a lack of freedom, anger and may suffer from depression.
Actions to take if concerned about an older family
member’s driving
•Write and sign a letter to the Department of Public Safety
Driver and Vehicle Services (DPS-DVS) outlining specific
concerns.
• DVS will contact the person and ask them to come in for
an interview.
• Based on the interview, the person can be requested to
conduct a written and road test, submit a vision report, and/or
submit a doctor’s statement verifying that they are physically
qualified to drive within 30 days of the interview.
• If no concerns arise during the interview or if the driver
passes a road quiz and appears to be physically fine, they may
not be required to do anything further to continue to drive.
• If the person does not submit the requested statements or
their vision/physical report is unsatisfactory, their driver’s license can be cancelled.
• If the person is unable to pass the tests within the required
time, their driver’s license is cancelled.
• Talk to a family member’s physician to see if the doctor
has noticed the same problems. If so, ask the doctor to submit a request for a written/road test to DVS. If the physician
sees the person is not physically qualified to drive, the doctor
can notify the department and DVS can cancel the driver’s
privileges.
Law enforcement officers can also send a request for review
to DVS if they identify a driver who they believe should either re-test or be checked by a doctor. In the end, DVS can
allow the person to keep driving with increased limitations
such as roadway speed, daylight only, certain times of the day
or within a set limit of miles from his or her home. They can
also require follow-up doctor’s exams.
Don’t be afraid to speak up if you are concerned about a
loved ones driving behavior. It could end up saving their life
or another life on the road.
A portion of state statutes were used with permission from the
Office of the Revisor of Statutes. If you have any questions concerning traffic related laws or issues in Minnesota send your
questions to Sgt. Troy Christianson – Minnesota State Patrol at
2900 48th Street NW, Rochester MN 55901-5848. (Or reach him at,
Troy.Christianson@state.mn.us) Twitter:MSPPIO_SOUTH
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
SPRINGFIELD PROPERTIES
NEW LISTING: 314 ROCK ST W, SPRINGFIELD
– MLS #6023218 - 3 bedrooms, 2 ½ baths,
approx. 1,598 sq. ft., gas fireplace in
family room, main level laundry, new
windows on second story in 2015, F/A
furnace and central A/C, attached and
detached garages, 18’ x 21’ cement pa$53,900
tio in large, beautiful backyard
SALE PENDING!
NEW LISTING: 20360 CO RD 2, SPRINGFIELD
– MLS #6023002 - 10 acre building site
NEW LISTING: 623 ROCK ST W, SPRINGFIELD – MLS #6022082 – Restaurant
business includes completely updated
2,700 square foot building located in a
prime, high traffic location along Hwy
14, ample indoor seating in a spacious
dining area, as well as partially shaded
outdoor seating. Total kitchen remodel w/commercial kitchen provides an ideal work space. Parking lot
newly paved and striped. Turn key business opportunity! Owners will
include recipes and training if desired.
$199,900
LOTS IN SPRINGFIELD
NEW LISTING 401 S COUNTY ROAD 5 #101, SPRINGFIELD - MLS # 6022528 –
located on a paved road NW of Springfield includes 7 tillable acres, updated
septic system, 3 bedroom home, heated double garage, and various outbuildings.
$79,500
Riverview Homestead Coop unit - 1 bedroom, 1 bath; approx. 760
sq ft; updated flooring and paint
throughout, as well as bathroom
with walk-in shower, close to
garage. $69,000
NEW LISTING: 505 JACKSON AVE N, SPRINGFIELD – MLS #6022602– 4 bedrooms,
NEW LISTING: 531 VAN DUSEN ST W, SPRINGFIELD – MLS #6022606 – 3 bedrooms, 1 ½ baths, approx. 1,248 sq. ft., updated flooring and paint
throughout main level, family room with
fireplace & large patio door leading out
to backyard, main level bedroom &
bath, gas F/A furnace & central A/C, attached double garage
$65,000
SOLD!
1 ¾ baths, approx. 1,625 sq. ft., Updated vinyl siding, shingles, forced air
furnace, and hot water heater; spacious living and dining room, eat-in
kitchen, main level bdrm and bath,
and partially finished basement with
large family room and 4th bdrm. Located close to the hospital in a
nice neighborhood. 2 single detached garages
$70,000
NEW LISTING: 616 LINCOLN ST W, SPRINGFIELD MLS 6022052 - 3 bedroom, 1 3/4 baths, ap-
SALE PENDING!
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prox. 1,351 sq. ft. - well-cared for brick
NEW LISTING: 106 SPRING AVE S, SPRINGFIELD MLS #6022628 – 3 bedrooms, home with various updates including new
furnace in ‘09, new hot water heater in ‘15,
1 ½ baths, approx. 1,434 sq. ft., updated
and updated flooring and paint throughout. Basement features large
windows, shingles, central A/C, flooring,
family room w/wood burning stove, bdrm with egress window; rebreakers, remodeled kitchen, & updated
cently finished 3/4 bath. All appliances included. $64,900
bathrooms. Great amount of character
throughout. Deep backyard features large
17688
MIDWAY AVE, SPRINGFIELD – MLS #6010927 – 10 acre building site w/compatio & detached garage. Located close to
pletely remodeled & updated 3,200 sq. ft.
school & park.
$72,000
home w/4 bdrms, 3 baths, & 4-stall garage. Outbuildings include 40’x80’ metal
NEW LISTING: 315 PARK AVE S, SPRINGFIELD - 3
frame shed built in ’10 w/24’x30’ insubdrms, 2 1/2 baths, approx. 1,942 sq. ft., close
lated area w/wood-burning stove, 3-car
to school and parks, featuring a mix of originals
detached 30’x36’ garage built in ‘11,
- woodwork, built ins, pocket doors - and up36’x54’barn, & open front 16’x48’ building. Mature grove w/many wild flowdates including remodeled baths and second
ers, fruit trees, & new plantings. Additional 30 acres surrounding building
level, kitchen updates, recently finished family
site available for sale.
$349,500
room in basement, newer shingles, and more.
309 W LINCOLN ST, SPRINGFIELD – MLS # 6009510
Double detached insulated and heated garage. $109,500
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- 2 bdrms, 1 bath, approx. 973 sq. ft.; feaRED 0
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dow, main level bdrm w/ample storage, an
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updated furnace, hot water heater, water
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1,308 sq. ft. New steel siding & shingles in
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softener, & dining room windows. $29,900
‘02, new windows in ‘01, and updated furRICE 8,000
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nace & hot water heater. Features include
$6
orig. hardwood floors & woodwork, built-in
20682 SHERWOOD AVENUE, SLEEPY EYE - MLS #
hutch in dining room, spacious 3-season
front porch, walk-in closets, & bathrooms
6007748 - 10 acre farm site (including 4 tillable
on main level and upstairs. 3-car detached
acres) located close to Springfield, Morgan
$68,000
garage (24’x36’) built in ‘99 - insulated & heated
& Sleepy Eye
$185,000
SALE PENDING!
SLEEPY EYE PROPERTIES
105 VAN BUREN AVE N, SPRINGFIELD – MLS #6006522–
SALE PENDING!
2 bdrms, 1 bath, approx. 768 sq. ft.; well-maintained
home w/updated plumbing, wiring, flooring & paint;
cent. A/C; Office on second level; 24’ x 24’ detached
insulated garage built in 2000 $45,900
315 CENTER ST, COBDEN - MLS # 6007757 1 bed, 1 bath, attached double garage.
Sale includes 1.7 tillable acres located
in NE corner of Cobden.
$60,000
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Enjoy the feel of country living with city amenities!
Located on the SW corner of Springfield. Electric, gas, water, and
sewer hook ups in place for each lot – assessment balance will be paid
in full by seller. Prices ranging from $27,000 - $37,000 – please call for details!
SPRINGFIELD LOTS
LOT FOR SALE - MLS #6006553 Legal Descrip-
tion: Lot 5, Block 1, Johnson’s Addition, City of
Springfield, Brown County. Lot Size: 100’ x 134’.
GREAT Location! Private backyard! Located along
Cottonwood Street near swimming pool, park, tennis courts & athletic fields.
LOTS FOR SALE: St. John First addition, Springfield - Appel St. - Blk. 1
Lots 2 & 1/2 of 3; Blk 3 Lots 1, 2 & 1/2 of 3
LOT FOR SALE MLS #6006549 - Located on
County Road 4, South of Springfield – Enjoy the
privacy & proximity of Springfield!
SANBORN PROPERTIES
NEW LISTING: 301 MAIN ST S, SANBORN –
MLS# 6023356 - 4 or 5 bedrooms, 1 ½
baths, approx. 2,150 sq. ft.,
detached dbl garage
$69,500
SALE PENDING!
NEW LISTING: 330 MAIN ST S, SANBORN
– MLS #6022978 – 2 or 3 bedrooms, 2
baths, approx. 1,900 sq. ft.
$59,500
NEW LISTING: 100 ORCHARD ST, SANBORN
– MLS #6008420 - 2 bedrooms, 1 bath,
approx. 1,105 sq. ft., dbl garage
$67,000
NEED NEW LISTINGS - inventory is low!
Buyers are looking! Please give us a call today!
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Amanda Frank, Broker
507-723-5233
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Ben Luense, Agent
507-723-5233
Cell # 507-227-3579
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