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Glencoe, Minnesota Vol. 119, No. 23
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June 8, 2016
Glencoe city council looks at next steps for stormwater issues
By Rebecca Mariscal
Staff Writer
The Glencoe City Council heard a
presentation on the central stormwater system from Short Elliot Hendrickson (SEH) Project Manager
John Rodeberg on Monday night.
Rodeberg presented initial modeling on the central corridor, which
runs from about 16th Street to Highway 212, that the city will use to
determine its next steps to help relieve stormwater issues.
One option SEH modeled was replacing the central corridor pipe
with a 48-inch pipe. Rodeberg said
this would impact the amount of
time the area experienced flooding,
but would not have much impact on
the height of flooding.
Another option SEH looked at
was increasing the pipe to 60-inches
near the Highway 212 outlet and
putting in 48-inch to 60-inch pipe
through the rest of the area.
This option would also add a
surge basin on the west side of the
tracks where informal flooding already occurs. This option would require permits from the Minnesota
Department of Transportation and
the Buffalo Creek Watershed.
Rodeberg said the most important
part is to make sure there is a clear
cost benefit in whatever the city decides to do in the future. Cost analysis will be the next step in the
process.
Rodeberg said SEH would like to
continue to meet with staff to find a
balance, especially between storm
water issues in the central and north
district.
Council Member Allen Robeck
asked if their was an immediate fix
for the rocks and debris in the pipes
that the city noticed during the televised look last month.
Public Works Director Mike Drew
explained the rocks are from the side
and bottom of the pipe itself, as its
made out of compressed rock. He
Stormwater
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Residents take county
board to task over trails
Chronicle photos by Rebecca Mariscal
Construction
continues
around town
It’s that time of year again. As
summer approaches, construction season has begun.
Glencoe will have three big
construction projects running
this summer including the
city’s Armstrong Avenue street
improvement project, the
county’s jail expansion project
and the Glencoe-Silver Lake
School District’s construction
project. At top, Seventh Street
is closed from Armstrong Avenue to Chandler Avenue as
crews work on the Armstrong
Avenue project. The city council heard the project is about a
week behind. Left, work on the
Glencoe-Silver Lake District’s
new building continues at the
high school, with work focusing on the area between the
high school and Lincoln Junior High.
By Lori Copler
Editor
The McLeod County Board of
Commissioners — in particular
commissioners Paul Wright and Joe
Nagel — took some pointed questions and criticism from two residents at the May 31 board meeting.
Kevin Masrud of Stewart first
asked Wright about his response to
student questions regarding a resolution the board passed a couple of
years ago regarding Second Amendment rights. In particular, the resolution indicated that the county would
not support federal action on gun
control.
Wright said that the county’s “role
is not to make a nullification of a
federal law — we don’t have the
right to do that.”
Jim Bobier of Acoma Township
had some questions about the recently adopted McLeod County
Trails Plan, noting that the plan that
was posted on the Mid-Minnesota
Development Commission’s website
does not seem to be complete, as it
is apparently missing some appendixes that are cited in the plan.
Bobier said he would like to see
the full plan posted on the county
website. Commissioner Doug
Krueger said he would personally
work to get the plan on the website.
Bobier also asked that the county
consult with its attorney as to
whether it was legal for a commissioner to appoint someone to the
trail committee who was not from
the commissioner’s district.
In response to a similar question
from Masrud as to why Wright had
picked the committee members that
he had, Wright said it was because
of their “expertise” on trails. In particular, he said, Bill Arndt of
Hutchinson was a longtime advocate
of snowmobile trails. And former
Hutchinson Mayor Steve Cook, who
was Wright’s other nominee, had
asked to be on the committee, said
Wright.
Wright said that both of his nominees were residents of his district
when the committee was formed,
but one moved out of his district
while the trail committee was doing
its work.
Bobier also asked the commissioners why they had not followed
the directive in resolutions passed
by 10 of the county’s 14 townships
asking for a moratorium on the trail
plan.
Bobier also asked Nagel if he had
followed up with the two townships
in his district regarding the resolution.
Nagel said he was at the annual
meeting when Hutchinson Township
passed its resolution, and was also at
Acoma Township’s annual meeting
when the vote on the resolution
ended in a tie. Acoma later passed
the resolution. However, Nagel said,
he did not make follow-up calls or
contacts to either township after
their decision.
Krueger said both townships in
his district also passed the resolution; however, Krueger voted in
favor of the plan.
Krueger reiterated statements
made at prior meetings that he felt
the plan was a good tool, and that he
liked that fact that the county had
ownership of the plan, rather than
being told what to do by other entities.
In addition, Krueger said, the plan
does not call for any commitment to
dollars from the county.
“That’s a separate issue,” Krueger
said, adding that he does not favor
spending county dollars on trails.
“I don’t agree with county money
going to trails,” said Krueger. “But
we did spend money on this plan,
and it’s our plan. When it comes to
actually spending, I will look at it
somewhat differently.”
Commissioner Ron Shimanski
echoed Krueger’s sentiments, saying
that he too would heavily scrutinize
any proposed spending on trails.
Residents
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Archer Daniels Midland hosts open house for new Glencoe feed mill
By Rebecca Mariscal
Staff Writer
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)
welcomed guests to an open house
for its new feed mill facility in Glencoe on Wednesday, June 1.
The new facility features automated processes that will reduce the
amount of manual operation within
the feed production, Plant Manager
Lyle Highland said.
“The fingerprint of the people putting their hands on the bags will be a
bare minimum,” Highland said.
Director of Manufacturing Ryan
Goldie explained the purpose of the
increase in automation is to be more
efficient. The new mill is expected
to generate 100,000 tons of feed a
year compared to the old mill’s
25,000 to 30,000 tons each year.
“The goal is to minimize the
amount of touches,” Goldie said. “It
should make us a lot more efficient
in the long run.”
Automation will not only increase
efficiency, but it will increase safety
as well. By reducing the number of
manual operations, ADM reduces
the chance of error with the feed, or
injury to employees.
“By putting automation in it we
reduce our risk,” Goldie said.
The new facility features more
than 30,000 square feet of warehouse space with 21 bulk ingredient
bins and 28 feed bins.
The mill will produce between 20
and 30 feeds a day in meal, crumbling and pellet form with new in-
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gredients coming in daily. The plant
will continue to generate ADM’s
dairy, beef, poultry, equine and
wildlife feed.
This facility will serve the area’s
current customer base in Minnesota,
Wisconsin, North Dakota and Iowa.
With the new mill, Highland said the
company is looking at expanding its
customer base as well.
“That’s in the works,” Highland
said.
Though the mill will require less
manual operation, Highland said the
work force will stay about the same.
Production will still require workers
to run the equipment and watch over
the process. Currently the plant employs seven salaried workers and 16
hourly workers in addition to truck
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drivers.
Employees have had hands-on
training and testing with the new facility to ensure a smooth transition
with the new technology. Highland
said many workers were involved
with the installation of the new machinery and ADM asked them for
input as the process developed.
“Most of them have been involved
in the process,” Highland said.
“They’ve watched it come together.”
Planning for the new mill started
two years ago, with construction beginning in June of last year, Highland said.
“We’re very happy with the way
the project came together,” he said.
The facility was designed to face
the issues the industry is facing both
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now and in the future, and constructed with both food and employee
safety in mind.
“Safety is number one,” Highland
said.
ADM decided to continue its operations in the area because of the
local market, Highland said.
“It’s a market here,” he said.
“Minnesota has a lot of diversity in
what they’re raising.”
The old feed mill still stands next
to the new construction. That facility
will continue to operate while the
new one gets up and running, which
Highland said should take about two
to three weeks. In early 2017, the
old mill will be demolished and
turned into a parking lot.
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Pure Life Center welcomes new chiropractor
The Silver Lake Senior Citizens Club will meet Monday, June 13, at 1 p.m., at the Silver Lake Auditorium. A
potluck lunch will be served.
Degree of Honor 182 to meet
The Silver Lake Degree of Honor 182 will have its
business meeting Tuesday, June 14, at 1 p.m., in the Silver Lake Auditorium.
Libertarian Party meeting
There will be a Libertarian Party meeting Tuesday,
June 14, at 6 p.m., at the Hutchinson Public Library, 50
Hassan St. SE, Hutchinson. The meeting will be both informative and organizational, and is intended to see if
there is enough interest to start a McLeod County Chapter of the Libertarian Party. For more information, call
Bill Dodge at 612-499-2239, or email him at
bdodge76@yahoo.com.
Bus planned to Graham rally
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Glencoe is sponsoring a bus to the Franklin Graham Decision America
rally, set for June 16 at noon on the capitol steps in St.
Paul. The bus will leave Good Shepherd at 10 a.m. that
day. There is a cost of $10. Registrations for seats on the
bus are due by June 6, and can be made by calling the
church at 320-864-6157, or Virginia Pavelek at 320-8642923.
Swan Lake sea side service
Members and friends of Grace Bible Church in Silver
Lake invite the public to experience and participate in a
unique outdoor worship service. On Sunday, June 12, at
9:30 a.m., a special Sea Side Service will be held at
Swan Lake on the north side next to the pier. The service
is reflective of the times when Jesus preached from a
boat on the Sea of Galilee, which is a fresh water lake.
This worship includes a message preached from a boat
and congregational singing. Dress is casual and those
who attend are asked to bring their own lawn chair or a
blanket. Boats are also welcome to join but are requested
to be anchored five to 10 minutes before the service begins. Following the service there will be a potluck in the
shelter. Swan Lake is located about one mile northwest
of Silver Lake on County Road 16. In case of inclement
weather the service will be held at the church building.
Grace Bible Church is located in Silver Lake at 300
Cleveland Street next to the city water tower.
McLeod History supper
The McLeod County Historical Society and Museum
will host its annual pork chop supper fundraiser on Monday, June 13 from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the museum educational media center. Music will be from 5 p.m. to 6
p.m. with vocals by Rianne Matthews. Limited inventory
of Les Kouba Art prints will be available in a silent auction. The gallery will be open with log cabin tours.
Adults are $12 and kids are $6 with extra chop available
for $3. For questions call 320-587-2109 or email
asa@hutchtel.net.
Dedication of day care
St. John’s Lutheran Church (Helen Township) invites
members of the community to a worship service to dedicate the new Precious Little Blessings Daycare and Preschool Center. The service will be held on Sunday, June
12 at St. John’s Lutheran Church at 9 a.m. The church is
located at 4505 80th Street, five miles south of Glencoe.
For more information call the church office at 320-8643093.
Music by the Pond
Grand Meadows Senior Living in Glencoe will be
hosting Music by the Pond, featuring special music by
Allen and Matt Carlson on Thursday, June 16, at 6:30
p.m. Bring lawn chair and blankets and enjoy an evening
of good music, ice cream treats and a chance to win a
door prize. Come rain or shine. In the event of inclement
weather, the music will be held in the lounge. For more
information please call 320-864-5577.
By Rebecca Mariscal
Staff Writer
The Glencoe City Council
approved a work order and
change order for the Armstrong Avenue project during
its regular meeting Monday
night.
Short Elliot Hendrickson
(SEH) Project Manager John
Rodeberg said a work order
needed to be approved for the
replacement of a pipe by
Highway 212 that was approved at the council’s April
18 meeting.
Records from the county,
state and Buffalo Creek Watershed showed a 72-inch
pipe in the area, but Rodeberg said crews discovered
the pipe stops on the south
side and continues in a 4-foot
by 4-foot precast pipe. The
funds for replacement will
come from the project’s contingency fund.
Council Member Allen
Robeck asked if the professional liability in the city’s
contract with SEH would
come into play here. He said
he mentioned this issue at
earlier meetings and thought
SEH should pay for some of
the replacement costs.
Rodeberg said SEH had
three references about the
said if they city can get in the
pipe, it will look at trying to
get the debris out. Council
Member John Schrupp said
there is a safety issue with
sending someone down into
the pipe though, and Drew
agreed.
City Administrator Mark
Larson spoke to the council
about the Northeast Drainage
project, which would run a
pipe east from the north ponds
to the East Ditch to relieve the
flooding in the north area. The
permit for the project was denied by the Buffalo Creek
Watershed.
Larson said the city had the
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option to appeal the decision
to Minnesota Board of Water
and Soil Resources within 30
days. However, Larson said
he and Mayor Randy Wilson
were not recommending that
path to the council. He said
they both viewed the issue as
a regional one.
Instead Larson said he’d
like to petition the Buffalo
Creek Watershed for help
with the central corridor, as
the city has done previously
with the western corridor. Larson said the city could do so
in July after getting all the information on the central corridor from modeling.
Annual Food Shelf Sale
Begins Saturday, June 11!
BRING IN 5 NON-PERISHABLE
FOOD/HOUSEHOLD ITEMS OR A
$5.00 DONATION AND WE’LL GIVE YOU
50% OFF YOUR TOTAL PURCHASE
OF PLANTS AND SUPPLIES.
Collected items will be donated to the
Renville County Food Shelf.
Depression support groups
The Glencoe Senior Citizens meet on Tuesdays and
Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. in the seniors room at the Glencoe City Center. Sheephead is played on Tuesdays, and
both sheephead and 500 are played on Thursdays. All
seniors over 55 are invited. For more information, call
320-510-1551 and leave a message.
pipe. He said the city would
still have to replace the pipe
whether it was discovered before or after the project
began, so liability would not
apply.
The change order presented
to the council was for a
change to the phasing of the
project. Rodeberg said it did
not change the completion
date.
The work order and change
order were approved 4-1,
with Robeck voting no.
The council also heard
from Rodeberg that the rain
has set the project back about
a week. Rodeberg said he is
hopeful the crew will catch
up to the completion date.
In other business, the
Council:
• Heard the Lincoln Park
project should be finished by
the end of the week. The
crews are working on reseeding the grass and paving on
Wednesday and Thursday of
this week. City Administrator
Mark Larson said the tree
planting at Lincoln Park will
be in the fall.
• Held a public hearing on
municipal separate storm
sewer system (MS4). This is
a requirement by the state.
There was no public com-
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The First Lutheran Church youth will hold a garage
sale in the church fellowship center Wednesday, June 8,
from noon to 6 p.m.; Thursday, June 9 and Friday, June
10 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Proceeds will benefit their National Youth Gathering Trip to New Orleans in July.
Glencoe seniors meetings
sports injuries.
“Football injuries and a
couple of riding accidents,
things that a chiropractor was
able to help me with, get me
“It seemed like the perfect
location,” he said. “I like the
small community versus
Minneapolis.”
Niemela said he is excited
to get involved with the community.
“I’m looking forward to
getting to know the community, meeting the patient base
and getting familiar with the
area and people in town
here,” he said.
When he’s not working,
Niemela enjoys riding horses,
fishing, hiking and mountain
biking.
“Pretty much anything inside,” he said.
Glencoe council hears Armstrong news
First Lutheran garage sale
ment.
• Held a public hearing on
the solar ordinance system.
There was no public comment. The council approved
the second reading of the
solar ordinance with a few
changes from Public Works
Director Gary Schreifels and
City Attorney Jody Winters.
• Approved a contract with
Al Gruenhagen at 9524 Highway 22 and Ed Dostal at
9604 Highway 22 to provide
services to their properties
that are outside the city.
Schreifels said the city has
service across the highway at
Miller Manufacturing and
will have the two properties
share a single pipe from that
point. The request passed 4-1,
with Robeck voting no.
• Accepted the deed to 307
DeSoto Avenue, which had
been labeled as a hazardous
property. The owner transferred the property to the city
so it could take care of the is-
sues. Winters said the property will then be assessed for
the repairs.
• Accepted an offer from
Bill Peterson of BP Seeds to
purchase property in the
GlenTech Park. The offer was
for a lot on Block 2 for 65
cents per square foot.
• Approved the changes to
the city center fees presented
by Assistant City Administrator Dan Ehrke and discussed
at the finance committee
meeting.
• Approved a resolution for
the Glencoe Police Department to serve another year as
the fiscal agent and administrator for the Toward Zero
Deaths Grant.
• Heard from Larson that
the archery range would
begin work in the next month
or so.
• Heard concern from
Robeck about a fence by the
fire department that has been
damaged.
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“The plan is needed to
hopefully draw in Legacy
funds,” said Shimanski. “Any
further endeavors would have
to come back to the County
Board, and unless we know
that there are substantial finance advantages to doing so,
I would probably not vote to
spend county dollars.”
Krueger also said that while
he was not in favor of county
dollars for trails, nor was he
against other entities, such as
private groups, donating
money toward trails.
“It’s not government’s role
to fund these trails, nor is it to
block it if there is private
funding,” said Krueger.
Glencoe’s EAA Chapter 92
is again sponsoring
free airplane rides for youth
ages 8-17 as part of the
EAA’s Young Eagles program.
The airplane rides will take place at
the Glencoe Municipal airport on
Saturday, June 11 from
8:30 am to 12:30 pm.
The rain date would be the following
Saturday, June 18, the same time.
Sign up and registration will begin at 8:00 am
and all youth need to be accompanied
by parent or guardian.
Sale excludes custom potting and gift certificates.
Gift Certificates Available Year-Round.
Mon.-Fri. 9 am-7 pm; Sat. 9 am-5 pm; Sun. Noon-5 pm
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The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance of Mid
Minnesota is hosting two depression support groups, one
located in Hutchinson and one in Glencoe. The Hutchinson group meets Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and
Wednesdays from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Hutchinson Library. The Glencoe group meets Wednesdays from 5 p.m.
to 6 p.m. at Glencoe Regional Health Services, Conference Room F. There also is a family support group that
meets on Thursdays from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the
Glencoe City Center West Conference Room. For more
information, call 763-479-9356.
Arthur Niemela
out of pain and back on my
feet,” Niemela said. “That
was my first experience with
chiropractic.”
His experience as an athlete has carried over to his
work as a chiropractor.
Though he works with different chiropractic issues such
as soft tissue and mobility
problems, Niemela said one
of his favorites is sports rehabilitation.
“I find it to be pretty rewarding because usually it responds well to care,” he said.
After graduating from
Northwestern in Bloomington, Niemela said he wanted
to stay in the Minnesota area,
but outside of the cities.
For more information, call 320-583-8367
or 320-310-8522
*All pilots are licensed and are members of the EAA’s
National Organization.
For more info, call 320-583-8367 or 320-310-8522.
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By Rebecca Mariscal
Staff Writer
Pure Life Chiropractic and
Wellness Center welcomed a
new chiropractor this month
with the addition of Arthur
Niemela.
Niemela graduated from
Northwestern Health Sciences University in Bloomington in May of this year
and will do general chiropractic work with Pure Life
owner Dr. Nick Johnson three
days a week.
As a life-long athlete,
Niemela said he has been interested in chiropractic since
high school. He played football and was part of the rodeo
team, so he’s no stranger to
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Glencoe Police
TUESDAY, MAY 31
11:39 a.m. — A theft was reported on 13th Street W.
6:42 p.m. — A bicycle was
picked up on 16th Street W and
placed in the central garage.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1
10:05 a.m. — Counterfeit $50
bills were reported on 12th Street
E. It was unknown who the reporting party got them from or
when.
10:38 a.m. — Officers assisted
at a medical on 10th Street E.
3:29 p.m. — A dead elk was reported at the sanctuary at Oak
Leaf Park. The Sportsman’s Club
was notified.
7:42 p.m. — An officer responded to a dog complaint on
Fir Circle. A person had unleashed her dog to let it into the
house when it saw another dog
being walked on the street, ran
over to the other dog and
“roughed him up a little. Suspect
dog did not break the skin on the
victim dog.” The suspect dog’s
owner was asked to be more
careful when putting the dog in
the house so it doesn’t get away
from her.
9:11 p.m. — An officer responded to a dog issue in the
area of Pryor Avenue N and 11th
Street E, in which a dog broke its
leash. An officer made contact
with the dog’s owner, who was
able to get it back home.
THURSDAY, JUNE 2
12:50 a.m. — An officer
checked on a vehicle in the area
of Chandler Avenue N and Lindbergh Trail. The vehicle was out
of gas and the driver was waiting
for some friends to bring him fuel.
8:44 a.m. — An officer responded to a vulnerable adult
issue on 15th Street E.
10:59 a.m. — An officer and an
ambulance responded to a medical on Newton Avenue.
1:39 p.m. — Officers and the
ambulance responded to a medical on Ford Avenue N.
4:39 p.m. — An officer put
back a manhole cover he found
lying in the street in the area of
Ninth Street E and Hennepin Avenue N.
6:38 p.m. — Officers responded to a disturbance on 10th
Street E. A person was concerned his neighbor was driving
too close to his property while
driving in the alley. Officers explained how the alley right of way
works to the reporting party.
FRIDAY, JUNE 3
4:25 a.m. — A citation for
speed was issued at a traffic stop
on Highway 212 and 95th Street.
5:04 a.m. -10:08 p.m. — Verbal
warnings were issued for lights
and tint at traffic stops on Highway 212 and Russell Avenue.
11:15 a.m. — Theft of $19 in
flag markers was made at 10th
Street.
3:05 p.m. — Officers responded to a medical on Hennepin.
4:33 p.m. — A warrant arrest
was made at a traffic stop on
Highway 212 and Dairy Avenue.
6:45 p.m. — Officers assisted
with a civil issue regarding a broken washer bought at a garage
sale.
7:52 p.m. — A citation for
speed was issued at a traffic stop
on Highway 212 and Ideal Avenue.
11:23 p.m. — Officers responded to suspicious activity on Ninth
Street. An auction vehicle’s headlights were on. No one was in the
area and everything was secure.
SATURDAY, JUNE 4
12:29 a.m. - 5:03 p.m. — Verbal warnings were given for
speed, stop signs, driver’s license
violations, front plates, tail lights
and tints at traffic stops on Highway 212.
4:49 p.m. — A medical was reported on 14th Street with a male
complaining of lower back and
leg pain. He was transported to
the hospital by ambulance.
5:54 p.m. — A verbal domestic
dispute was reported at Newton
Avenue.
5:57 p.m. -10:07 p.m. — Verbal
warnings were given for out lights
at traffic stops on Highway 212.
6:20 p.m. — A citation was
given for drug paraphernalia on
Highway 212 and Falcon Avenue.
7:18 p.m. — A citation was
given for seat belt and warning
for child seat belt at Highway 212
and Morningside Drive.
9:06 p.m. — A driving complaint was made of a black Dodge
Charger doing doughnut and
burnouts in a park. Officers located an unrelated Charger, but
could not locate reported vehicle.
11:50 p.m. — A citation was issued to a driver and passenger
for possession of drug paraphernalia at 10th Street and Owen Avenue.
SUNDAY, JUNE 5
1:25 a.m. — A verbal warning
was given for driving over the
center and unsafe tires at a traffic
stop on Chandler Avenue and
Sixth Street.
2:35 a.m. — A 14-year-old driver was stopped at Chandler Avenue and 12th Street and was released to the mother.
3:13 a.m. — An officer assisted
an intoxicated female who had
lost her friend on Greeley Avenue. The officer helped locate
the friend and transported the female to Super 8.
11:16 a.m. — A written parking
warning was given on 16th
Street.
5:31 p.m. — A verbal warning
was given for speed at Hennepin
Avenue and Reeds Lane.
5:53 p.m. — Officers responded to an open door at HomeTown
Music. Everything looked fine.
6:19 p.m. — A fire was report-
ed on Knight Avenue. The reporting party then stated it was only
the grill smoking heavily. Everything was fine.
6:57 p.m. — A driving complaint was made about a vehicle
going over the center line. Officer
followed vehicle at Highway 212
and Lindbergh Trail and noticed
vehicle going a little over the center line. The vehicle was pulled
over at Highway 212 and Morningside Drive. The driver was a
little tired and nervous about vehicle that had been following her for
20 miles. The following vehicle
was the reporting party.
9:43 p.m., 10 p.m. — Verbal
warnings were given for stop
sign, unregistered moped, no insurance and headlights at traffic
stops.
11:57 p.m. — Officers responded to an incident on Chandler Avenue. An individual was taken to
the emergency room and placed
on a 72-hour hold.
MONDAY, JUNE 6
2:50 a.m., 3:32 a.m. — Verbal
warnings were issued for speed
at traffic stops on Highway 212.
5:20 a.m. — An officer removed a small branch from 15th
Street.
5:26 a.m. — A tree was reported down in Hennepin Avenue.
The city was working on clearing
it.
8:25 a.m. — A citation was issued for an expired driver’s license at Highway 212 and Morningside Drive.
9:41 a.m. — Harassment was
reported on Ives Avenue.
9:42 a.m. — A complaint was
made of a semi crossing over the
fog line at County Road 2 and
80th Street. An officer spoke to
the driver who said the wind was
blowing the empty semi.
10:02 a.m. — Officer assisted
an ambulance with a medical on
Hennepin Avenue.
11:37 a.m. — Items were reported stolen from a pick-up truck
overnight on Armstrong Avenue.
1:18 p.m. — A child’s lost bike
was found by the street department on the south side of the
Hennepin Bridge.
3:05 p.m. — Officers assisted
with a medical on Queen Avenue.
3:23 p.m. — Officers assisted
with a medical on Newton Avenue.
4:05 p.m. — A theft from a vehicle was reported on Pryor Avenue. The vehicle was unlocked.
5:09 p.m. — A two-vehicle accident occurred on 18th Street
and Hennepin Avenue. A 2008
Kia Sedona, driven by Joyce Burandt and owned by Larry Burandt of Lester Prairie, was traveling north on Hennepin when a
1997 Toyota Camry owned and
driven by Brian Brosz of Hutchinson crossed the intersection. The
Sedona hit the passenger side of
the Camry.
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7:42 p.m. — A medical was reported on Morningside Avenue. A
child was choking but the obstruction was dislodged before officers arrived. The child was not
transported and everything was
OK.
7:58 p.m. — A driving complaint was made for a vehicle
driving fast in Oak Leaf Park. Officer spoke with the driver and advised him of the speed limit in the
park.
9:11 p.m. - 10:15 p.m. — Verbal warnings were given at traffic
stops on 11th Street, 13th Street
and Highway 212.
Building Permits
The following building permits
were approved by the Glencoe
City Council Monday, June 6:
• Dennis Davis, 210 Pleasant
Ave N; window/door replacement
• Kevin Pries, 1323 Armstrong
Ave N; garage addition
• Brad Werth, 1416 Ford Ave
N; finish remodel
• Dan Perschau, 325 Scout Hill
Dr; Windows, remodel
• Adam Grimm, 1330 Chandler
Ave N; re-roof
• Seneca Foods, 101 8th St W;
utility buidling
• Jeff Huhn, 707 Ford Ave N;
fence
• Justin Polo, 1331 14th St. e,
re-roof.
• Harold Templin, 1601 9th St
E; re-roof
• Annette Zimmerman, 1603
9th St E; re-roof
• Dorothy Rose, 1605 9th St E;
re-roof
• Mabel Abraham, 914 Pryor
Ave N; re-roof
• Dave Grimm, 210 Interwood
Dr; fence
• Dan Werth, 1015 10th St E;
re-roof
• Jim Adrian, 420 1st St E; mechanical permit
• Jason Otto, 1315 Pryor Ave
N; mechanical permit
• Douglas Elias, 1707 McLeod
Ave N; plumbing permit
• Brett Weibel, 1528 Hennepin
Ave N; fence
• Jerry Rannow, 1212 DeSoto
Ave N; re-roof
• GJW Group, 1209 Pryor Ave
N; demolition permit
• Casey Lemke, 608 19th St W;
deck
Petzel Farms is the 2016
Sibley County Farm Family
of the Year. Petzel Farms,
which includes the families
of Curtis and Marvin Petzel,
raise cash crops and milking
cows south of Arlington.
Petzel Farms were established by Otto Petzel in 1909,
producing 77 acres of corn,
soybeans and wheat and raising dairy cows, hogs and
chickens. Since then, the
farm has been passed down
through the family to grandsons Curtis and Marvin, who
now run 750 acres of cash
crops as well as a dairy herd.
Fourth generation Petzels are
active on the farm: Marvin’s
sons Bryan and Greg assist
with the cash crop side of the
business with Curtis’ children
Doug and Cheryl working
full time at the dairy.
The Petzels also are involved in the community,
holding membership in local
cooperatives such as UFC,
Genesis, Heartland Corn
Products and Bongards
Creamery. Marvin Petzel is
the chairman of Henderson
Town Board; Curtis Petzel is
on the board of directors for
the Sibley County Holstein
Association.
Representing agricultural
achievement in diverse farming operations, 70 families
from throughout Minnesota
are being honored as a 2016
Farm Family of the Year by
the University of Minnesota.
The Petzels will be recognized in ceremonies Thursday, Aug. 4, at 1:30 p.m., at
the annual Minnesota Farmfest on the Gilfillan Estate
near Redwood Falls. They
will also be recognized Friday, Aug. 5, at 4 p.m., at the
Sibley County Fair on the
Heritage Stage.
The annual farm family recipient is chosen locally by a
committee of past recipients
and is based on its demonstrated commitment to enhancing and supporting agriculture and community involvement.
“The farm families receiving this year’s honors exemplify what makes Minnesota
agriculture strong. They bring
innovation, science and hard
work to farming. They care
greatly about the land and animals and delivering quality
products to consumers worldwide,” said Bev Durgan,
Dean of Extension. “The
University of Minnesota
takes great pride in honoring
these families.”
McLeod Co. recovery
program will open late
The McLeod County Material Recovery Facility and
aluminum redemption program will be open late from
June 13 through June 17 to
collect tires, appliances, electronics, mattresses, carseats
and other accepted recyclables. The extended business hours will be from 8
a.m. to 6 p.m. all week.
This extension of business
hours is for one week only.
For further “after hour” opportunities, please visit the
McLeod County Solid Waste
Management Facebook or
webpage for scheduled curbside collections.
Qualified HHW technicians will not be available to
accept hazardous waste, and
other HHW accepted items,
during these extended hours.
Hazardous wastes must be
delivered prior to 4 p.m. For
evening HHW mobile collection dates, see the Facebook
or webpage.
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Political posturing
continues at capitol
Our view: Chances for a special
session fade as parties spar
N
ot only did the state Legislature fail to complete
its work on time, but it
seems that our state politics cannot
even come together on setting the
parameters for a special session to
finish the work.
Unfortunately, in Minnesota, the
only person with authority to call a
special legislative session is the governor. And Gov. Dayton is using that
power to hold legislators hostage to
his demands. Dayton is looking for
pre-session agreement to additional
funding for several college and university campuses, transit and programs and other items.
In addition, the governor threatened to let lapse a tax-cut bill that
was one of the few bills that had
wide bipartisan support.
Dayton claims that the bill, which
provides tax cuts for veterans, working families, farmers, small business
owners and, as House Majority
Leader Kurt Daudt said, people of
“every walk of life, every corner of
the state,” has a flaw that will cost
the state $101 million over the next
three years.
Dayton said the flaw needs to be
fixed before he signs the bill but, of
course, only a special session will
allow that to happen. Otherwise, the
bill will and, indeed did, die from
what is known as a “pocket veto.” In
other words, if the governor failed to
sign it by a minute before midnight
Monday, it did not become law. And
the governor did, in fact, let it die.
Once again, people in the state of
Minnesota are suffering because its
political leaders don’t care to compromise much.
The tax bill is not the only thing
that will be lost in the wind if legislators don’t come to an agreement.
The failure to pass a bonding bill
means that several projects will not
take place this year, unless there is a
special session to get the bill passed.
An area newspaper reported on a
woman’s appeal to her legislators to
get a bill passed so that safety improvements would be made on
Highway 12, on which her sister
died in a tragic traffic accident.
Dassel-Cokato High School graduate Angela (Lars) Erickson recently
told her legislators, “I stand before
you today and implore you to do the
right thing. It’s tragic that we have to
be here to ask for a special session.”
It is indeed tragic that we have to
beg our legislators to do the right
thing.
If the governor calls a special session, it should allow legislators to
have a fresh start at passing a bonding bill and a transportation bill. And
the only condition should be that the
flaw that the governor found in the
tax bill is fixed, and that he signs it.
Please, do the right thing.
— L.C.
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My deck has become gang territory
My deck has always been my
summer sanctuary. From mid-May
to mid-September, I spend most of
my early mornings and evenings
there.
In the morning, I like to take my
cup of coffee and laptop out there,
and cruise the Internet while my privacy fence keeps passersby from the
sight of me sitting in my ratty sweatshirts and pajama pants with my hair
sticking out in 60 different directions.
In the evenings, if the bugs aren’t
too bad, I may eat supper there and,
later, after my chores are done, sit
there with a book and a beverage as
the sun sets.
Unfortunately, this year, my deck
has been taken over by a pair of
robins whom, I assume, have a nest
in the ash tree that shades my personal sanctuary.
Most mornings, I look out the
back door to find the pair of them
standing on the backs of my deck
chairs, giving me the beady eye and
daring me to come outside.
One of the couple looks like an ordinary robin. The other one looks
like he’s been roughed up in a gang
war. His chest feathers stick out
worse than my morning hair, and
Lori Copler
he’s far more aggressive than his
mate. I can pass within a foot of him
and he won’t cede an inch. If birds
had street gangs, he’d be the kingpin
and enforcer.
Even when they aren’t perched on
the deck furniture, they are warning
me off by splattering my deck and
furniture with whitewash.
I’ve taken to sidling out my back
door and then scooting to the garage
to keep out of their way.
It may seem cowardly to be so intimidated by two birds, but my fear
is deep-seated in my childhood.
My parents had a weekend tradition of taking us to the drive-in
movie theater. I think their goal was
to have us fall asleep in the back of
the station wagon while they enjoyed the movies.
Unfortunately, my mother had a
penchant for horror movies. Even as
a young child, most of them didn’t
bother me. Until we went to see Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds.” That
one gave me nightmares and an irrational fear of our avian friends. If a
bird flies into my garage, I’ll fly out.
Many times these days, I feel like
the actress Tippi Hedren in the final
scene, as she makes her way out of a
house as thousands and thousands of
birds watch maleovently from their
perches in trees and on top of electrical wires. She braved those thousands of birds; I can barely inch my
way past two pesky robins.
I know of people who would suggest a little splash of water from a
garden hose to nudge those pests
from their perches. I’d like to say
I’m too tenderhearted to do something like that, but the truth is I’m
afraid they’ll peck my eyes out.
So, I’ll keep sidling may way past
them and hope that some day soon
the nestlings will take off and I can
reclaim my deck. And that the parent robins never take their nestlings
to a horror movie.
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Letter to the Editor
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Question of the week
What town ball team do you root for?
1) Brownton Bruins.
2) Glencoe Brewers.
3) Plato Blue Jays.
Results for most recent question:
Did you attend a Memorial Day
service on Monday?
1) Yes — 42%
2) No — 58%
26 votes. New question runs June 8-15 .
Both parties derailed the proposed bonding bill
To the Editor:
Ka-thunk. Another legislative session ended without passing the main
course, which this year was the state
bonding bill. But instead of accepting part of the blame for the fiasco,
our local legislators are pointing
their fingers at Senate Democrats for
end-of-session maneuvering.
Their complaint? A last-minute
amendment by Senate Democrats,
which they say derailed the bonding
bill. Ignored by our local legislators
were the last-minute flurry of
amendments House Republicans
made before passing the bill and
sending it to the Senate for final approval in the last minutes of the session.
Delay was the name of the game
for the Republican-led House this
year, with no sign of a bonding bill
until five days before the end of the
session. That attitude carried
through to the last night of the session, when the bill’s author introduced a major amendment so late in
the game that it was not seen in
printed form before being further
amended — by Republican legislators only — and passed by the
House.
Those changes were made at the
11th hour in order to force the Senate to accept the bill “as is,” despite
the lack of one of the Senate’s
“must-have” provisions in the bill.
When an amendment to include
funding for Southwest Light Rail
was made, the House abruptly adjourned. Since that ended any
chance of the House concurring with
the Senate version of the bill, the bill
was now dead for the session.
Thankfully, Gov. Dayton has
agreed to call a special session
which will give House and Senate
members a chance to redeem themselves by passing a bill that all sides
can agree on. Last minute gamesmanship has already cost Minnesota
dearly, and finger-pointing will not
cure the problem. What we need are
people in office who will put aside
partisanship and work together to
find solutions that bridge the gap between parties. Let’s think about that
when we head out to the polls this
November.
Merle Larson
Dassel
Senate District 18 DFL chair
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History
Letter to the Editor
From the Brownton Bulletin archives
City’s focus should be on central corridor
100 Years Ago
June 15, 1916
O.C. Conrad, Editor
The rounding up of Fred
Zecher and Willie Hoffman, the
former a lad just of age and the
latter about 16, by Sheriff Frank
Klaus last Thursday caused more
or less surprise to a lot of our
people, while others just said, “I
told you so.” Zecher supposedly
proposed breaking into the Prahl
hardware store. The Hoffman
boy would not agree to this, but
stood outside while his pal did
the work. The sheriff recovered
the plunder, which included several guns and a goodly supply of
ammunition. The sheriff and the
marshall took the boys to Glencoe on the afternoon train, and
they are now in the county jail.
75 Years Ago
June 5, 1941
Milton D. Hakel, Editor
Confirmation services will be
held at Immanuel Lutheran
Church Sunday at 9:30 a.m. The
members of the confirmation
class include Wallace Grochow,
Vernon Rickert, Harvey Winseman, Victor Rennecke, Herbert
Winterfeldt, Robert Zimmerman,
Donald Geister, Howard Groth,
Elaine Braun, Adeline Hoffman,
Marion Streseman, Luella Hardel, Jeanette Husfeldt, Edna
Schatz, Eldonna Timm, Pearl
Schatz, Elsie Gaulke and
Richard Polsfuss.
20 Years Ago
June 5, 1996
Lori Copler, Editor
Work on Highway 15 between
Brownton and Winthrop is expected to begin about July, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The $1.8
million project includes the establishment of passing and turn
lanes at 10 junctions.
50 Years Ago
10 Years Ago
June 9, 1966
Charles H. Warner, Editor
LeaEtte Hantge of Brownton
was named one of McLeod
County’s three dairy princesses,
along with Barb Dostal of
Hutchinson and Linda Kottke of
Glencoe.
Richard Peik, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Peik, graduated
from Asbury Theological Seminary May 31 in Wilmore, Kentucky. He will be Methodist pastor in Wisconsin.
June 7, 2006
Lori Copler, Editor
Members of the Stewart High
School class of 1938 had their
68th class reunion at Cactus
Jack’s Monday. The class has
held a reunion each year since
graduation. Attending were
Eleanora (Penk) Lamp, Orville
Lipke, Harriette (Boehlke) Becker, Flora (Oberlin) Schaufler,
Earl Wagner, Margaret (Anderson) Ahl, Ruth (McKee) Prieve
and Adline (Bulau) Kottke.
From the Chronicle archives
30 Years Ago
June 11, 1986
Bill Ramige, Editor
A queen and two princesses
will be crowned at the Glencoe
Days Queen Pageant. Vying for
the crowns are Cindy Picha,
Amy Polifka, Sherri Bump,
Phyllis Liestman, Genise Stuber
and Darcy Gassmann.
Glencoe hurdler John Sprengeler capped his high school
track career with a third place
finish in the 110-meter hurdles at
the State High School Track
Meet. He also anchored the Eagles’ 4-by-100 meter relay team
that placed fifth.
Pictured on the front page was
four-year-old Danny Bishop who
had discovered that by holding
his hand near the end of the
hose, he could create a big spray
of water. He spent more time trying to get his sister, Tammy, and
their neighborhood friends wet
than he spent filling the pool in
his yard. The warm, sunny
weather Monday made getting
wet a lot of fun for the youngsters.
20 Years Ago
June 12, 1996
Rich Glennie, Editor
Chad Middlebrook and Lou
Raecki, Seneca pilots, landed the
first jet at the Glencoe airport.
The runway was improved and
paved last fall. The jet brought
representatives to do business at
the Glencoe Seneca Foods plant.
The Glencoe-Silver Lake
baseball team is going to the
state tournament. After getting
close the last couple of years, the
Panthers defeated the Sartell
Sabers 1-0 to win the Section 5A
title.
10 Years Ago
June 14, 2006
Rich Glennie, Editor
Miranda Matousek was
crowned Miss Glencoe at the
Miss Glencoe Pageant held last
Thursday. Also crowned were
Katherine Twiss, Little Miss
Glencoe; Molly Vacek, First
Princess; and Alecia Cohrs, Miss
Congeniality.
GSL junior Chip Maresh
placed fourth in Class A MSHSL
State Track and Field Championships. The Panthers’ 4x200meter relay of Kyle O’Donnell,
Darren Thompson, Jon Hoese
and Travis Welle placed fifth.
From the Silver Lake Leader archives
75 Years Ago
June 7, 1941
Delbert Merrill, Publisher
Born to Mr. and Mrs.
Theodore Mallak of Hale Township, on Sunday, May 11, 1941,
a girl Marjorie Helen. Weight 61⁄2
pounds.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Murphy of Hutchinson Township, on Sunday, May 25, 1941,
a boy.
Two Silver Lake men helped
fill a nine-person quota from
McLeod County for induction at
Fort Snelling. The Silver Lake
boys are Irwin Bernhagen and
George Kucera.
50 Years Ago
June 2, 1966
Wilbert Merrill, Publisher
Richard Penaz, 63, of
Hutchinson was laid to rest at the
Presbyterian Cemetery in Silver
Lake on May 26.
The Silver Lake Fire Department made a run to the Ernest
Schultz farm east of Silver Lake
last week when a tractor caught
fire. Ernest had the fire extinguished by the time the department arrived and damage was
mainly to wiring and the motor
area.
25 Years Ago
June 6, 1991
Ken and Dorothy Merrill,
Publishers
Reggie and Debra (Wraspir)
Krueger of Hopkins are proud to
announce the birth of a girl, Bailey Dorann, on June 1, 1991.
Grandparents are Glen and Doris
Wraspir of Silver Lake and
JoAnn Kruger of Winsted.
Ronald and Judy (Yukel) of
Tacoma, Washington, announce
the birth of their son, Scott Clifford, born May 11, 1991. Grandparents are Clifford and Verna
Pratt of Breckenridge and
Raleigh and Lucille Yukel of Silver Lake.
Tom and Theresa (Shimitz)
Victorian of St. Paul announce
the birth of a girl, Breanna
Theona, on May 27, 1991.
Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Shimitz and Mr. and
Mrs. Tony Victorian of Silver
Lake.
10 Years Ago
June 8, 2006
Ken and Dorothy Merrill,
Publishers
On June 3, the McLeod Sheriff’s Office responded to a hitand-run motorcycle accident on
120th Street, just west of Highway 22. As a result of the accident, Michael Paul Popelka of
Glencoe died at the scene.
Michael “Mike” Popelka was a
successful Glencoe business
owner.
To the Editor:
At the last Glencoe City
Council meeting, the City
Council directed the city engineer to complete a comprehensive sewer plan. This plan
may well be a very important
guideline to help us down the
road.
If your sewer is running
slow on Monday, you don’t
call the plumber on Sunday.
If your roof is leaking because of all the rain we’ve
had lately, you don’t get a
quote to fix the leak next
summer. If your home has
smoke coming out of the
walls, you don’t wait for the
By Lori Copler
Editor
The McLeod County Board
of Commissioners approved a
bid of $78,893.30 from Ed
Rettmann Excavating of
Hutchinson to clear five
miles worth of sediment out
of County Ditch 26 and 27.
The award was made at the
Tuesday, May 31, meeting.
Justin Black of Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc.,
(SEH) the engineering firm
that provided a study of the
ditches, said that the engineer’s estimate for the work
was $176,000, so Rettmann’s
bid was nearly $100,000
lower than anticipated. Black
added that the county had received eight bids for the
work, with the highest bid
topping out at about
$202,000.
But an issue, Black added,
is who will pay to re-establish
buffer strips along the ditch
system. Black said the buffer
strips were established in
about 1980, but in some
areas, the land was being
farmed right up to the edge of
the ditch.
Black said all of the buffer
strip will need to be reseeded
with grass after the clean-out
is complete. However, he
said, the question remains on
who will pay to re-establish
the buffer strip that had been
farmed. Black said he did not
feel the ditch authority should
have to pay that cost.
75 Years Ago
June 6, 1941
Harry Koeppen, Editor
L.A. Hakes, postmaster here
since 1933 and previous to that
the publisher of the Tribune, last
Thursday tendered his resignation as postmaster and left Sunday morning for Washington,
D.C., to take a position as a gov-
50 Years Ago
June 9, 1966
Kermit T. Hubin, Editor
Mr. Alden Blixrud, who has
been the superintendent of
schools in Huntley the past four
years, will begin duties as the superintendent in Stewart on July
1.
Ted Burke was named the
Stewart High School athlete of
the year at the awards ceremony
Friday. Burke has earned 17 letters in his high school career, in
basketball, football, track and
baseball. He also has been
named all-conference in basket-
ball and football, as well as allarea in both sports. He was allstate in football.
35 Years Ago
June 4, 1981
Douglas G. Seitz, Editor
Frank Forcier has been elected
the new commander of FleischDegree Post 125 of the American
Legion. He will replace outgoing
commander Paul Maiers.
Stewart Community Education will present “Saving Grace”
July 10 and 11. Cast members
include the Rev. Gary Danielson, Eileen Krzmarzick, Marlene
Krippner, Ruth Wangen, Chris
Kalenberg, Curt Wangen and Jim
Novotny. the play is directed by
Charles Olesen with assistance
from Darothe Sunde. The backstage committee consists of
Marge Streich, Teresa Rosenow,
Jessie Ludowese and Lu Ann
Forcier.
Mosel files for House 18b seat
Darrel Mosel, a farmer
from Gaylord, filed for office
May 31, 2016 officially entering the race to run the
Minnesota House of Representatives in District 18b.
Mosel said he is running for
state representative to bring
his area’s values to the state
capital.
“Sibley and McLeod counties are a great place to live,
work and raise a family, however, the issues important to
our community aren’t being
addressed at the state capital
and too often, nothing is getting done,” said Mosel. “I
want to help end the gridlock
and work together to solve
problems on issues important
to our community like better
schools, safer roads, and
stronger economy.”
Mosel and his wife, Diane,
have farmed near Gaylord for
thirty-six years. They operate
a diversified dairy and crop
farm. They have two sons,
Christopher and Michael.
They are members of the
United Church of Christ.
Darrel is a member of the
Gaylord Sertoma Club, the
Gaylord Lake committee, the
Sibley County Planning and
Zoning Board. He was appointed to the advisory
board, AGGRETT, for the
Minnesota Department of
Agriculture by Minnesota
Agriculture Commissioner
Frederickson. He was elected
to the state legislature in
1992.
The District 18b seat is
currently held by Rep. Glenn
Gruenhagen.
County Attorney Mike
Junge said that it would be
“practically impossible” to
determine when the farming
of the buffer strip began, and
that the statute of limitations,
which is six years, may have
run out on the issue.
“We need to go forward, do
the job, and do it right, and
go on from here,” said Junge.
Trying to challenge the cost
of the re-establishment of
those areas of the buffer strip
could “put us in litigation for
years,” Junge added.
Black said the cost to reseed the buffer strip is a total
of $16,000, and he was not
sure what portion of that cost
would be required to pay for
the re-establishment of the
farmed buffer strip areas.
The County Board indicated that the amount be of a
small enough portion that it
would be better to pick up the
cost than to pursue the matter
through litigation.
The board voted to accept
the bid.
The County Board also approved a supplemental agreement with SEH to continue
with the project. The agreement includes construction
administration and inspection
of the work being done, according to Black.
In other business, the
County Board:
• Received notification that
the Minnesota Department of
Natural Resources (DNR)
that it intends to acquire 8.74
acres of property near
Baker’s Lake in Penn Township for a Wildlife Management Area.
Joe Stangel of the DNR
said the property is non-tillable and is adjacent to other
wildlife land. There will be
payment made in lieu of
property taxes on the property. The property will be purchased by Pheasants Forever,
which in turn will donate it to
the DNR.
• Approved the hiring of a
temporary, part-time position
for the auditor-treasurer’s office to assist with preparation
and administration of the primary and general elections
this year.
• Heard from Commissioner Paul Wright that he would
like to have a workshop regarding the Trailblazer Transit system. Wright said he
would like to look at making
the Trailblazer board “more
of an advisory board than a
joint powers board, considering some of the comments
I’ve been hearing.”
• Recognized Joe Oliver, an
investigator with the sheriff’s
office, for his 18 years of
service. Oliver started as a
correctional officer, served as
a bailiff, and then became a
detective, working on felony
cases. He has accepted a position with the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office.
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Lester Koeppen, Editor
Last Thursday evening was
the commencement exercise for
the Stewart High School class of
1916, which consists of six
members.
Alfred Polfuss Jr. of Brownton
was arraigned before Judge Russell of Glencoe last week for
selling booze to the Hutchinson
High School pupils while they
were having their school picnic
at Lake Marion.
ernment printer.
Charles N. Ewert, 54, a
prominent Collins Township
farmer, died Sunday about 10
o’clock. Deceased had been suffering some time from asthma
and heart attacks. He was a native of this community and
farmed all his life.
needs to address maintenance
and frequency of inspections,
also.
I, for one, do not want to
read the Chronicle archives
article where the printed article says that 10 years ago,
Glencoe’s storm water system
failed and caused millions of
dollars of damage.
There is enough blame to
go around. Let’s go forward,
correct the immediate problems and stop kicking the can
down the road.
Allen Robeck
Glencoe City Council
Member
County Board accepts bid
for clearing ditch sediment
From the Stewart Tribune archives
100 Years Ago
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you call the fire department.
If our rocket ship to the moon
has problems, we don’t call
Houston after it has crashed.
Our priority immediately
should be doing neglected
maintenance and repairs on
our central drainage corridor,
before we have a complete
failure and flood additional
homes throughout the city.
Perhaps this comprehensive plan will also re-evaluate
responsibilities and duties of
our top city staff. It would appear to me that written reprimands would be more appropriate than raises. This plan
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Annual Stewartfest celebration set for June 24-26
ment (DJ Cory Carr), 5:30
p.m.-8 p.m.; waterball tournament, registration, 6 p.m.,
tournament, 6:30 p.m.; fire
department street dance featuring Backroads Band, 8:30
p.m. to 12:30 p.m.; 50/50 raffle drawing, 10 p.m.
Saturday, June 25 —
Garage sales, 8 a.m.; baseball
tournament, 8 a.m.; medallion hunt, 10 a.m.; antique
tractor pull, 10 a.m. (weigh-
ins at 8 a.m.); Grand Day parade, 1 p.m.; music in the
park with Redneck Crazy Entertainment, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.;
kids inflatable rides, 1 p.m. to
8 p.m.; Xtremeball, 1 p.m. to
8 p.m.; clowns and balloons,
2 p.m. to 5 p.m.; beer pong
tournament, 2:30 p.m., registration at 2 p.m.; Minn-E-Rod
pull, sponsored by the Stewart Lions Club, 5 p.m.; fire
department street dance fea-
Weather Corner
turing Rock Godz, 9 p.m. to 1
a.m.; fireworks, sponsored by
the city of Stewart and community members, 10 p.m.;
50/50 raffle drawing, 10 p.m.
Sunday, June 26 — Baseball tournament, 8 a.m.; community worship at the community center, 9 a.m.; pancake breakfast at the fire hall,
9 a.m. to noon; kids pedal
pull, 10 a.m.
By Jake Yurek
Hot stuff, coming through!! We’ve been stuck in a
rather wet, cool (yet about normal temperatures) type of
pattern recently. That will all change this week as a ridge
that’s been building out west for a couple weeks now finally pushes in and ramps temperatures and humidity
way up. The start of the week through Wednesday will be
very pleasant with perfect temperature and low humidity.
Things begin to warm Thursday with highs climbing into
the 80’s and eventually 90’s for Friday and Saturday. Friday should be the hottest day with highs well into the
90’s and increased humidity as well. Saturday won’t be
too far behind making a run into the 90’s again. Sunday
we should take a very minor dip back into the 80’s and
this trend should linger into next week with above average temperatures sticking around. Rain chances will be
very scattered in nature so everyone might not see something. The best chance of rain will be late Wednesday
into early Thursday with scattered thunderstorms. There
could be some spotty thunder Saturday night into Sunday
but it’s hard to tell with the heat bubble over us (for the
most part the rain should stay to our north). I know this is
a very important forecast with Winstock being this weekend…..my advice, drink plenty of water and stay as cool
as possible!! Have a great week everyone, if heading to
the concerts be safe.
Crops conditions are improving as year goes
Source: Dave Nicolai, Extension educator, crops, University of Minnesota Extension.
The National Agricultural
Statistics Service reported
that as of May 27, 92 percent
of the Minnesota corn crop
had emerged, a day behind
last year, but 13 days ahead
of the five-year average. Corn
condition rated 71 percent
good to excellent, up 6 percentage points from the previous week. Soybean planting
was 95 percent complete.
Sixty-seven percent of the
soybean
acreage
had
emerged, equal to last year
and 11 days ahead of average.
The first cutting of alfalfa hay
was 38 percent complete, 12
days ahead of last year and
average. All hay condition
rated 78 percent good to excellent.
Corn growth
In many corn fields in central and south central Minnesota, the corn will be entering or soon developing at the
V6 or six-collar corn growth
stage. A producer who understands the growth and development of corn can use production practices to obtain
higher yields and profit by
being more efficient and
timely. Potential plant parts
(“factory”) developed and potential kernel rows are deter-
Farm Notes
By Nathan Winter
mined at this stage which typically occurs at 24 to 30 days
after emergence (475 Growing Degree Day Units). The
following corn plant growth
features will develop.
Above ground: Growing
point and tassel (differentiated in V5) are above the soil
surface;
Stalk is beginning a period
of rapid elongation;
Determination of kernel
rows per ear begins, strongly
determined by a hybrid’s genetics; tillers (suckers) are
visible at this time; degeneration and loss of lower to
leaves; and new leaf emerging (V-stage) about every
three days.
Beginning at about V6, increasing stalk and nodal root
growth combine to tear the
small lowest leaves from the
plant. To determine the leaf
stage after lower leaf loss,
split the lower stalk lengthwise and inspect for internode elongation. The first node
above the first elongated stalk
internode generally is the
fifth leaf node. The internode
usually is about one centimeter in length. This fifth leaf
node may be used as a replacement reference point for
counting to the top leaf collar.
Below ground: Nodal root
system is established (18
inches deep by 15 inches
wide). This is now the main
functional root system of the
plant.
Troubleshooting:
Foliar defoliation from
hail, wind, and leaf-feeding
insects may decrease row
number;100 percent yield
loss to frost caused from
plant death;53 percent yield
loss to hail when completely
defoliated; and severe yield
loss to flooding.
Management
Time to apply nitrogen (up
to V8) before rapid uptake
period in corn.
To determine whether supplemental nitrogen should be
applied in corn, consider the
University of Minnesota InSeason Corn N Calculator
http://z.umn.edu/ncalculator.
If anhydrous ammonia is
used for the application, it is
important to watch soil conditions to ensure the knife
track closes properly to avoid
foliage damage by free ammonia escaping to the atmosphere.
Urea granules will have the
least impact on leaf burn
compared to UAN or dry
products such as ammonium
nitrate or ammonium sulfate.
To minimize adhesion of dry
products to the leaves, it is
best to apply when the foliage
is dry.
Remember, though, that
urea is subject to volatilization if at least a one-fourth
inch of rain does not fall
within three to four days after
application. As much as 30
percent of broadcast urea can
volatilize if there is no rainfall within approximately 10
days after the application.
You may want to consider
using urea plus a urease inhibitor to “buy” more time
for rain to incorporate the
product before volatilization
losses occur.
Nathan Winter is the
farm Extension agent for
McLeod and Meeker counties.
Ma dobry weekendem
Wednesday night — Lows 57-65; scattered rain and
thunder.
Thursday — Highs 81-87, lows 64-70; clear.
Friday — Highs 90-97, lows 67-73; clear.
Saturday — Highs 88-94, lows 65-71; mostly clear
with possible night thunder.
Sunday — Highs 83-89; partly cloudly.
Weather Quiz: Will the last half of June/start of July be
more active (severe weather) than we’ve seen so far this
year?
Answer to last week’s question (Why did some areas
receive over 4 inches of rain last week when other spots
close by only saw a half-inch or less?): Thunderstorms
can be very hit-and-miss. A lot of energy gets built up
and released over sometimes small areas. A couple weeks
ago we had a setup from Cosmos to Cokato and Buffalo
that say anywhere from 2-5 inches of rain in around 3
hours. This ‘training effect’ leads to torrential rain for
some and only showers for others close by.
Remember: I make the forecast, not the weather!
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Brownton Bike-a-thon winners
The Brownton Women’s Club sponsored this year’s Brownton bike-athon. Winners were awarded for first,
second and third place in the kindergarten through first grade, second
through third grade and fourth through
sixth grade brackets. Pictured from left
to right are Halle Hoemberg, second
place in kindergarten through first
grade; Ty Winterfeldt, first place in
kindergarten through first grade; Chloe
Hoemberg, first place in second
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Nineteen Brownton senior
citizens met Monday afternoon, June 6, at the Brownton Community Center.
Winning at cards were
Alice Olson, first, and Audrey Tongen, second, 500;
Verona Katzenmeyer, first,
and Phyllis Mahnke, second,
pinochle; and Lowell Brelje,
first, and Lil Lindeman, second, sheephead.
John Burgstahler won the
door prize. Verona Katzenmeyer served refreshments.
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Taryn Zellmann, second place in fourth
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Thurs., June 9 — AA Group mtg. next to
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Mon., June 13 — Tops Weigh-In mtg., 55:30 p.m.; Brownton Senior Citizens Club,
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p.m. and 8 p.m.; start of the
medallion hunt, 5 p.m.; free
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Holy Trinity
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honor roll
Pollmann is SCSU graduate
Tyler Pollmann, son of Mark and Holly Pollmann of
Glencoe, graduated from St. Cloud State University on
May 6 with a degree in human resource business management. He will be working at Doherty Staffing Solutions in St. Cloud.
Locals on NDSU dean’s list
Several area students earned spots on the North Dakota
State University dean’s list for the spring semester.
Logan Miller of Brownton, Chad Allen, Erika Meyer and
Robyn Siewert of Glencoe, and Russel Bayerl of Silver
Lake all were named to the list. Students must earn a
grade point average of 3.5 or higher to be on the list.
SMSU names honors list
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The Glencoe-Silver Lake BPA competed at nationals in Boston. Pictured
above are Ellie Schmidt, Katherine
Twiss, Dini Schweikert and Madeline
Kuehn.
GSL BPA chapter competes,
places at nationals in Boston
The Glencoe-Silver Lake
Chapter of Business Professionals of America (BPA)
participated in individual and
team events from May 5 to
May 9 in Boston against students throughout the country.
This was the final level of
competition for the students
who began preparing for this
competition at the beginning
of the 2015-2016 school year.
Results are as follows:
Madeline Kuehn, legal office procedures, 2nd place
overall; Ellie Schmidt, funda-
mental word processing, 3rd
place overall; Mark Lueders,
database applications, 5th
place overall; Dini Schweikert, basic office systems and
procedures, top 10 overall;
Katherine Twiss, fundamental desktop publishing, top 10
overall; Mitchell Beneke,
legal office procedures; Jacob
Fehrenbach, administrative
support team; Amanda
Husted, administrative support team; Moriah Maunu,
economic research project
team; Taylor Novak, econom-
Miller Manufacturing celebrates its
75th anniversary with open house
It’s a milestone not many
companies reach these days,
but one local company, Miller
Manufacturing, is celebrating
their 75th year in business.
What started as a small, family-owned company back in
1941 has grown steadily over
the decades, and today you
can find their farm, ranch and
pet products in stores across
the United States and in 30
countries around the world.
Miller Manufacturing still
produces a wide variety of
their products right here in
the state. Miller operates a
400,000-square foot manufacturing, warehouse and distribution center in Glencoe,
where they make and ship
everything from plastic buckets, wire dog crates, poultry
waterers and employ nearly
350 local residents.
“What sets Miller Manufacturing apart is our commitment to American manufacturing, and even after 75
years, the commitment is still
as strong as ever,” said Dan
Ferrise, CEO of Miller Manu-
facturing.
To celebrate this milestone,
Miller Manufacturing will be
hosting an open house on Friday, June 24 from 2 p.m. to 7
p.m. at their local facility located at 1400 West 13th
Street in Glencoe. There will
be a brief kickoff program at
2 p.m. with a tour following
immediately. Throughout the
day, there will be tours of the
facility, product displays, a
raffle and light refreshments.
This event is family friendly
and open to the public.
ic research project team;
Maggie Petersen, computer
network technology; Austin
Pinske, management, marketing and human resources
concepts; Faith Rakow, medical office procedures;
Alexander Romano, database
applications; Lindsay Wedin,
advanced office systems and
procedures; Michael Schaefer, administrative support
team, PC servicing and trouble shooting.
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trimester honor roll
First Lutheran School of
Glencoe announced its honor
roll for the third trimester.
“A” Honor Roll
Jackie Lemke, Alaina Voss,
Elise Betcher, Kyle Hagan,
Madigan Primmer, Bethany
Hagen and Adam Schauer.
“B” Honor Roll
Lily Becker, Meara Busse,
Ben Grimm, Alyssa Gruber,
Faith Wertz, Alyssa Radke,
Lena Toualiat, Lauren Bernstein, Beau Christiansen,
Abby Gruber, Jordan Mickolichek, Cassidy Rislund,
Maggie Schuft, Rebekah
Welch, Kobe Boozike, Grace
Litzau, Meldoy Nikkel, Ashley Radke, Ethan Bernstein
and Cole Ehrke.
Kristen and Jared Heldt of Glencoe announce the birth
of their daughter, Lydia Brynn Heldt, born May 24, 2016,
at Glencoe Regional Health Services. Lydia weighed 7
pounds, 10 ounces, and was 20 inches long. She joins sister Eleanor. Grandparents are Gary and Karen Templin of
Glencoe and Earl and Debra Heldt of Lester Prairie.
Great-grandparents are Harold and Bonnie Templin of
Glencoe, Margaret Heldt of Lester Prairie and Izzy Salonek of Watertown.
Son born to Brinkmanns
Tanya and Chris Brinkmann of Glencoe announce the
birth of their son, Benjamin Brian Brinkmann, born May
25, 2016, at Glencoe Regional Health Services. Benjamin weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces, and was 20 inches
long. He is welcomed by siblings Lauren and Brody.
Grandparents are Brian and Konnie Brinkmann of Glencoe and Duane and Betty Liether of Spicer. Great-grandparent is Grace Brinkmann of Darwin.
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Southwest Minnesota State University announced its
high honors and honors list for the spring semester. Ashley Alsleben, Ashley Kuphal and Christopher Ross, all of
Glencoe, earned a spot on the honors list. Students who
earn a 3.5 or higher quality for honors while students
with a 4.0 qualify for high honors.
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Holy Trinity in Winsted
announced its fourth quarter
honor roll.
“A” Honor Roll
Elizabeth Lachermeier,
Sarah Mendiola, Hallie
Millerbernd, Allison Pokornowski, Carly Wolter, Aaron
Bebo, Rebecca Fasching,
Lucy Hertel, Paul Heuer,
Evelyn Lachermeier, Jennifer
Luhman, Jayden Gray, John
Mendiola, Andrew Merz,
Katlyn Pokornowski, Emily
Swartzer, Grace Dietrich,
Sally Yin, Emily Darsow,
Carrie Ogram, Julia Pelzel,
Nicole Entinger, Shelby
Fasching, Paige Hausladen,
Sunny Huynh, Alicia
Swartzer, Caydin Wolter,
Katie Yang and Jason Zhang,
“B” Honor Roll
Thomas Fasching, Crystal
Gunderson, Madison Campbell, Sophie Dolezal, Isaiah
Essen, Isabella Geislinger,
Matthew Mendiola, Andrew
Mendoza, Elizabeth Mochinski, Hannah Siepker, Joey
Swartzer, Tiffany Vorlicek,
Elizabeth Anderson, McKenna Jagodzinksi, Warren
Wolter, Matthew Wood, Zoe
Edlund, Jack Luhman, Simon
Mendoza, Zachary Siepker,
Michael Dietz, Elijah Essen,
Nathaniel Hausladen, Jenna
Dolezal, Amanda Hoff, Joey
Mochinski, Stephanie Hoffmann, Evelyn Penas, Nichole
Felder, Silvia Krzmarzick,
Mariah Lenz, Katie Mochinski and Ben Rasset.
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Mayra Sanchez and Samuel Alvarado of Glencoe announce the birth of their son, Samuel Alvarado, born
May 26, 2016, at Glencoe Regional Health Services.
Samuel weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces, and was 181⁄2 inches
long. He joins siblings Genesis and Geniess. Grandparents are Luz Sanchez of Glencoe and Adalia Alvarado of
Arlington.
Austin Ludowese graduates
Austin Ludowese of Stewart graduated with a Bachelor
of Science in business administration from the University
of Wisconsin-Stout in May.
Rothstein earns scholarship
Mitchell Rothstein, son of Eugene and Brenda Rothstein of Glencoe, received the North Dakota State University Mildred Larson Business Presidential Scholarship
in the amount of $6,000. The scholarship recognizes high
academic achievement. Rothstein will enter NDSU in the
fall and plans to major in finance and marketing.
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Son to Gaylord couple
Vanessa Godinez and Osblado Cardoza of Gaylord announce the birth of their son, Damien Ace Cardoza, born
May 30, 2016 at Glencoe Regional Health Services.
Damien weighed 8 pounds, 13 ounces and was 21 inches
long. He joins siblings Gabriel Godinez and Daniel Cardoza. Grandparents are Amanda and Gerardo Godinez of
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Esmeralda Martinez and Alejandro Gonzalez of New
Auburn announce the birth of their daughter, Emilia Gonzalez, born June 1, 2016, at Glencoe Regional Health
Services. She joins siblings Omar, Tanya and Aalia.
Grandparents are Maria Ponce and Ricardo Rosales of
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earned a spot on the dean’s list. To qualify, they had to
earn GPA of 3.5 to 3.9.
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Obituaries
Marlys A. Barfknecht, 71, of Glencoe
Carl Klaustermeier, 87, Lester Prairie
Marlys Adeline (Becker)
Barfknecht, 71, of Glencoe,
died Friday, May 27, 2016, at
Glencoe Regional Health
Services Long Term Care.
Memorial
services
were held
T h u r s d a y,
June 2, at
First Evangelical
Lutheran
Church in
Glencoe
with
the
Marlys
R e v .
Barfknecht
R o n a l d
Mathison officiating. Dawn
Wolter was the organist.
Soloist Justin Rierson sang
“Softly and Tenderly” and
“The Lord’s Prayer.” Congregational hymns were “Amazing Grace” and “How Great
Thou Art.”
Urn bearers were Mrs. Barfknecht’s grandchildren,
Courtney Wolff, Ethan Wolff,
Brittney Wolff, Kalvin Barfknecht and Keaton Barfknecht.
Interment was in the
church cemetery.
Marlys Adeline (Becker)
Barfknecht was born Nov. 29,
1944, in Brownton, the
daughter of Alfred and Adeline (Pischke) Becker. She
Carl Arnold Klaustermeier,
87, of Lester Prairie, died
peacefully Sunday, May 29,
2016, at the Garden House in
Winsted.
Funeral
services
were held
Tu e s d a y,
June 7, at
St. Peter ’s
Lutheran
Church in
L e s t e r
Prairie
(while the Carl
sanctuary at Klaustermeier
St.
Paul
Evangelical Lutheran Church
was undergoing renovations).
The Rev. Travis Loeslie officiated. Jamie Degen was the
organist, and congregational
hymns were “Beautiful Savior,” “Amazing Grace” and
“How Great Thou Art.”
Honorary casket bearers
were Paige Anderson and
Amelia Meyer. Casket bearers were Spencer Anderson,
Graham Anderson, Kate
Klaustermeier, Nick Klaustermeier, Liam Meyer and
James Klaustermeier.
Interment was in the St.
Paul Evangelical Lutheran
Church Cemetery in Lester
Prairie.
Carl Arnold Klaustermeier
was born March 22, 1929, in
Bergen Township, McLeod
County, the son of William
and Bertha (Templin)
Klaustermeier. He was baptized as an infant on April 7,
1929, by the Rev. A. Spleiss,
was baptized as an infant in
December 1944, and was
confirmed in her faith as a
youth on March 30, 1958,
both by the Rev. Hartenberger at St. John’s Lutheran
Church in Dryden Township,
Mountville. She was educated in Glencoe, graduating
with the Glencoe High
School class of 1962.
On Aug. 18, 1967, she was
united in marriage to Daryl
Barfknecht by the Rev.
Hartenberger at St. John’s
Lutheran Church in Dryden
Township, Mountsville. Their
marriage was blessed with
two children, Dawn and
Daren. On Aug. 31, 1995, she
was united in marriage to
Henry Seil by the Rev. Harvey Kath at First Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Glencoe.
She made her home in Glencoe. Marlys and Henry Seil
shared 13 years of marriage
before Mr. Seil’s death on
Oct. 31, 2008.
In addition to being a loving wife, mother and homemaker, during her lifetime
she worked at Fingerhut in
Gaylord, Schlauderaff Implement, Green Giant and First
Evangelical Lutheran School
in Glencoe, Hands in
Winthrop and Young America
Corporation in Norwood
Young America. She was a
member of First Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Glencoe.
She enjoyed playing cards,
sewing and gardening. She
loved spending time with her
friends and family, especially
her children and grandchildren.
She is survived by her
daughter and son-in-law,
Dawn and David Wolff of
Glencoe; son and daughterin-law, Daren and Marlene
Barfknecht of St. Peter;
grandchildren, Courtney
Wolff, Ethan Wolff, Brittney
Wolff, Kalvin Barfknecht and
Keaton Barfknecht; brothers,
Wilbert (Helen) Becker of
Hutchinson, Ernie Becker of
Gaylord, Alfred (Marlys)
Becker Jr. of New Auburn
and Harvey (Elaine) Becker
of Hutchinson; nieces,
nephews, other relatives and
many friends.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, Alfred and
Adeline Becker; husband,
Henry Seil; and brother,
Clarence Becker.
Arrangements were with
the Johnson-McBride Funeral
Chapel in Glencoe. Online
obituaries and guest book are
available at www.hantge.
com.
Thomas Condon, 87, of Silver Lake
Thomas “Tom” LeRoy
Condon, 87, of Silver Lake,
died Sunday, June 1, 2016,
surrounded by his loving
family, at Glencoe Regional
Health Services Long Term
Care.
A concelebrated
Mass
of
Christian
Burial was
held Monday, June 6,
at
Holy
F a m i l y
Catholic
Church in Thomas
Silver Lake Condon
with the
Revs. Paul Schumacher, Tony
Stubeda and Todd Petersen
officiating.
Honorary pallbearers were
Nic Bacon, Daniel Condon,
Timothy Fiecke, Josh Forcier,
Jedediah Rasmussen, John
Condon, Thomas Condon and
Greg Condon.
Pallbearers were Mr. Condon’s six sons, Thomas Jr.,
James, Stephen, Vincent,
Charles and Paul Condon. Interment was in the St. Joseph
Catholic Cemetery in Silver
Lake.
Thomas “Tom” LeRoy
Condon was born Aug. 27,
1928, in St. Cloud. He lived
most of his youth at Forest
City and Cedar Mills. He met
the love of his life, Virginia
Baune, at a Whoopie John
dance in Olivia. Seven
months later, they were married on Nov. 10, 1953, at St.
Anne’s Catholic Church in
Wabasso. Early in their marriage, they lived in Hutchinson. They outgrew their small
house and in 1970 moved to
their farm near Silver Lake.
For the past 16 years, the
couple wintered at Pine to
Palm Resort Park in Weslaco,
Texas, where he ran the
Bingo games for many years.
Mr. Condon worked as a
truck driver for 37 years at
Hutchinson Manufacturing
and, since 1970, he farmed on
the side. He was blessed to
have worked two careers that
he loved.
He enjoyed playing cards
and Yahtzee, visiting relatives, teasing Mom to stir up
her dander as he winked at
the kids, taking Sunday
drives after church to check
out the area fields, going on
daily walks up and down the
rows in his own fields as he
was proud of his crops, and
taking his kids long on rides
in the truck.
Along with three of his
brothers-in-law, he was a
charter member of the
Knights of Columbus at St.
Anastasia Catholic Church in
Hutchinson. He currently was
a KC member at Holy Family
in Silver Lake. He was very
faithful to his Catholic faith
and never missed Mass without a very good reason.
He is survived by his wife
of 62 years, Virginia, and
their children, Barbara
Stelzner, Thomas (Rhonda)
Condon, Veronica (Paul)
Fiecke, James (Kathy) Condon, Stephen (Kathy) Condon, Vincent (Rose) Condon,
Charles (Julie) Condon, Liz
(Mike) Bacon, Gina Riss,
Bernadette (Craig) Rasmussen and Paul (Bethany)
Condon; siblings, Betty
Maresch, Ardella (Joseph)
O’Fallon, Diane (John) Bastian and Michael Condon; 41
grandchildren, Jennifer Hunt,
Rebecca Aase, Thomas Condon, Erik (Hannah) Condon,
Kara Condon, Shannon
Fiecke, Dustin Fiecke, Timothy Fiecke, Andrew Fiecke,
Jacob (Heather) Condon,
Daniel (Shelly) Condon,
Laura Condon, Theresa
(Mike) Lucin, Samantha
Condon, Christopher Condon, Kimberly Condon, Allison Condon, John (Jennifer)
Condon, Michael (Kristen)
Condon, Michelle (Nick) Pramann, Ted Condon, Lee Condon, Nick Bacon, Amber
Bacon, Cody Bacon, Mikenzee Bacon, Natasha Forcier,
Joshua Forcier, Justin Forcier,
Brianna Forcier, Jedediah
Rasmussen, Hosanna (Rob)
Termaat, Christian Rasmussen, Greg Condon, Jeremy Condon and Nicole Condon; stepgrandchildren, Cody
Jensen, Nate Smith, Zach
Smith and Emelia Smith; 16
great-grandchildren; and
many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, William and
Marie Condon; father-in-law
and mother-in-law, Clarence
and Marie Baune; son-in-law,
Thomas Stelzner; greatgrandson, Mason; sister and
brother-in-law, Cathy and
Ray Ewald; brother and sister-in-law, William Howard
and Myrtle Condon; sister
and brother-in-law, Lanora
and Alvin Schlueter; brother,
Patrick; brothers-in-law,
Harold Maresch, Gerald
Baune and Leslie Schroeder;
and sisters-in-law, Jean
Baune, Barbara Baune and
Kathy Baune.
The Maresh Funeral Home
in Silver Lake served the
family. Online condolences
may be made at mareshfuner
alhome.com.
William “Bill” Harry Madson, 83, died at Marshall
Healthcare in Machias,
Maine on May 20, 2016, with
those who
loved him
by
his
side.
In keeping with
B i l l ’s
wishes,
there will William
be no fu- Madson
neral services.
William “Bill” Harry Madson was born in Stillwater on
August 20, 1932, the son of
Edgar and Ivy (Nelson) Madson.
In 1939 the family moved
to Bird Island and in 1945, to
Glencoe. He graduated from
Glencoe High School in
1950. During his high school
years, he worked at Gildea’s
gas station, where he learned
the rudiments of mechanics
that he used for the rest of his
life.
He graduated from Drexel
Institute of Technology in
Philadelphia in 1956 with a
degree in engineering. While
still in college and for a few
years after graduation he
worked in the helicopter industry.
In 1962 he went to work
for RCA, which later became
GE. One of his projects was
partnering with NASA to develop technology to take pictures on the moon’s surface
from the early moon bound
rockets and relay those pictures back to Earth. At the
age of 55, he decided it
wasn’t fun going to work
anymore and opted for early
retirement. Moving to Jonesboro, he spent time gardening, fixing anything that was
broken and going to yard
sales. When the weather
turned cold, he traveled to
warmer climates. On alternate years he spent three or
four months in New Zealand
or traveling by freighter for
however long it took the ship
to circumnavigate the globe.
He is survived by Charlotte
Urbano, with whom he
shared the last 20 years of his
life; his brother Thomas
Madson and his wife Mary of
Concord, New Hampshire;
his niece Diane Santin and
her son of Hookset, New
Hampshire and a nephew
David Madson and his fiance
of Dorchester, Massachusetts.
Donations in his memory
may be made to the Michael
J. Fox Parkinson’s Foundation P.O. Box 5014 Hagerstown, Maryland 21741-5014
or to the charity of your
choice. Condolences and
memories may be shared at
www.mccclurefamilyfuneral.com.
463.
Mr. Klaustermeier enjoyed
reading the newspaper, doing
farm work and taking Sunday
drives. He also loved having
coffee with friends. He cherished the time spent with
family and friends.
He is survived by his wife,
Carol Klaustermeier of Lester
Prairie; children and their
spouses, Mary and David Anderson of St. Louis Park,
David and Jen Klaustermeier
of South St. Paul and Amy
and Stacy Meyer of Lester
Prairie; grandchildren, Paige
Anderson, Spencer Anderson,
Graham Anderson, Kate
Klaustermeier, Nick Klaustermeier, Liam Meyer and
Amelia Meyer; brothers-inlaw and sisters-in-law, Robert
and Carol Jessen of Elgin,
Illinois, Delwyn Jensen and
his wife Karen Osborn of
Colorado Springs, Colorado,
Sandi and Warren Schmidt of
Altenburg, Missouri, and
Tom and Deb Jessen of
Madelia; nieces, nephews,
other relatives and many
friends.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, William and
Bertha Klaustermeier; and
siblings and their spouses,
Lorna and Ortwin Schmidt
and Walter and Jean Klaustermeier.
Arrangements were with
the Paul-McBride Funeral
Chapel in Lester Prairie. Online obituaries and guest book
are available at www.hantge.
com.
Helen Meyer, 91, of Modesto, California
Helen M. Meyer, 91, of
Modesto, California, died
Saturday, May 7, 2016 at her
home in Modesto.
Mass of Christian Burial
was held Thursday, May 19 at
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
in Modesto with Rev. Francis
Joseph officiating.
Casket bearers were Paul
Samando Sr., Paul Samando
Jr., Martin Vega, Justin Wilson, James Wilson and Isaac
Wilson.
Interment was at St. Stanislaus Catholic Cemetery in
Modesto.
Helen M. Meyer was born
July 5, 1924 in Belle Plaine
to James and Mary (Weldon)
Bailey, one of 11 children.
She was baptized, confirmed
and attended school in Belle
Plaine.
On Oct. 28, 1944, she married Earl (Pat) Meyer. They
had five children. She worked
at Fingerhut, Gedney’s Pickles and co-owned with her
husband Pat’s Place in Bongards and the Blue Diamond
in Plato for over ten years.
She moved to Modesto with
her husband in 1978 where
she lived for 38 years. She
was a member of St. Joseph’s
Catholic Church and was a
resident of Marble Manor.
She was preceded in death
by her former husband, Earl
Meyer; parents James and
Mary Bailey; brother Dennis
Bailey; sisters Isabel Farrell,
Kathryn Bigaouette, Irene
Madden, Rosemary Berger,
Teresa Fritz, Betty Hammers,
Mary Fahey; and grandson
Darren Bollmann.
She is survived by her children Pat (Linda) Meyer of
Green Isle, Larry (Judie)
Meyer of Gainesville, Georgia, Mary (Bob) Norwick of
Eagan, Donna Samando of
Modesto and Karen Wilson
of Modesto; her 13 grandchildren Michelle Meyer, Jason
(Stephanie) Meyer, Emily
(Dan) McGraw, Aileen
(Brandon) LaTourelle, Jake
(Diana) Meyer, Stacy Meyer,
Dana (Brett) Legler, Brad
Bollmann, Paul Samando Sr.,
Azsha Samando (Martin
Vega), James Wilson, Justin
Wilson, Isaac Wilson (Han-
nah Sorrell); her twelve
great-grandchildren Lewis
Meyer, Owen Meyer, James
McGraw, Avery LaTourelle,
Dylan (Danielle) Furst, Ella
Meyer, Ethan Meyer, Drew
Legler, Megan Legler, Paul
Samando Jr., Alyssa Samando, Martin Kayne Samando
and Vivienne Samando; and
sisters Shirley Aretz and
Josephine Battcher.
In Loving Memory of
MARY JANE KOSEK
who passed away in June,
one year ago.
Time slips by
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so many memories
but we wish we
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William Madson, 83, of Machias,Maine
and was confirmed in his
faith as a youth on March 29,
1942, by the Rev. E.H.
Stahlke, both at St. Paul’s
Evangelical Lutheran Church
in Lester Prairie. He attended
St. Paul’s Parochial School.
He was later drafted into the
U.S. Army, and entered active
service on Nov. 8, 1954. Following his basic training, he
was stationed in Germany for
18 months. He earned the
Army of Occupation Medal,
the Good Conduct Medal and
the Rifle Marksmanship
Badge. He was honorably
discharged at Fort Sheridan,
Illinois, on Oct. 24, 1956.
On Aug. 29, 1965, he was
united in marriage to Carol
Jessen at Zion Lutheran
Church in Hardwick. The
couple made their home on
the family farm near Lester
Prairie. Their marriage was
blessed with three children,
Mary, David and Amy. The
couple shared over 50 years
of marriage.
Mr. Klaustermeier worked
for the McLeod County
Highway Department from
1965 to 1993. After his retirement from the county, he
worked at Cominco American
in Lester Prairie hauling fertilizer and chemicals. In
1995, he started driving a bus
for the Lester Prairie School
District until 2005. He was a
lifetime member of St. Paul’s
Evangelical Lutheran Church
in Lester Prairie. He also was
a member of the Lester
Prairie American Legion Post
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and I’m not here to see,
If the sun should rise and find your
eyes, filled with tears for me.
I wish so much you wouldn’t cry,
the way you did today,
While thinking of the many things,
we didn’t get to say.
I know how much you love me,
as much as I love you,
And each time you think of me,
I know you’ll miss me too.
When tomorrow starts without me,
don’t think we’re far apart,
for every time you think of me,
I’m right there in your heart ™
Two strong hands are resting,
A loving heart is still;
A handsome son we loved so dearly,
Is waiting for us just over the hill.
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Obituaries
Adela Anna Lucht, 101, of Glencoe
Adela Anna (Stoeckmann)
Lucht, 101, of Glencoe, died
Sunday, May 29, 2016, at
Grand Meadows in Glencoe.
Funeral
services
were held
Friday,
June 3, at
Good Sheph e r d
Lutheran
Church in
Glencoe
with
the
Adela Lucht
Rev. Robert
Nowak officiating. Marjorie
Hemmann was the organist.
Soloist Julie Stiles sang
“Amazing Grace.” Congregational hymns were “Just As I
Am” and “What a Friend We
Have in Jesus.”
Honorary casket bearers
were Orlin Engelke, Dennis
Kohls, Gary Stoeckmann and
Augie Miller. Casket bearers
were Scot Lucht and Laurel
Lucht.
Interment was in the First
Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in Glencoe.
Adela Anna (Stoeckmann)
Lucht was born Jan. 15,
1915, in Hamburg, the
daughter of Ernst and Maria
(Proehl) Stoeckmann. She
was baptized as an infant on
Jan. 24, 1915, and was confirmed in her faith as a youth
on March 24, 1929, both by
the Rev. Heinrich Bouman at
Emanuel Lutheran Church in
Hamburg. She received her
education in Hamburg.
On Oct. 27, 1946, she was
united in marriage to Elmer
Lucht by the Rev. Wohlfeil at
Emanuel Lutheran Church in
Hamburg. They made their
home in Glencoe. Their marriage was blessed with three
children, Roger, Sharlyn and
Janice. The couple shared
over 52 years of marriage before Mr. Lucht’s death on Jan.
14, 1999.
Mrs. Lucht started working
on farms, cleaning and
babysitting when she was 10
years old. During World War
II, she worked at University
Farms (now the University of
Minnesota St. Paul Campus)
serving meals to sailors until
she became employed at the
St. Paul Ford plant. There,
she was a Rosie the Riveter,
making airplane parts for
World War II. She also
worked at Lindy’s restaurant
in Glencoe and Green Giant
in Glencoe, Fingerhut in Gaylord and, in 1965, at Telex
Corporation in Glencoe, from
which she retired. She was a
member of Good Shepherd
Lutheran Church in Glencoe,
active in the Ladies Aid and
Altar Guild. She also was a
member of the Senior Citizens Club and various card
clubs.
She enjoyed traveling in
the United States, took pleasure in her gardening, dancing,
music, playing cards, bingo
and word puzzles. She loved
to visit with everyone, though
talking with her sisters happened often.
She is survived by her son
and daughter-in-law, Roger
and Susan Lucht of Glencoe;
daughter and son-in-law, Janice and Jim Mowry of Mora;
stepgrandchildren, Joele
Mowry of Tuscan, Arizona,
and Jim Mowry of Eveleth;
sisters, Erna Panning of Norwood Young America and
Marie Hebiesen of Glencoe;
sister-in-law, Margaret Lucht
of Braham; nieces, nephews,
other relatives and many
friends.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, Ernst and
Maria Stoeckmann; husband,
Elmer Lucht; daughter, Sharlyn Adela Lucht; and siblings,
Hulda Kohls, Laura Engelke
and Ernie Stoeckmann.
Arrangements were with
the Johnson-McBride Funeral
Chapel of Glencoe. Online
obituaries and guest book are
available at www.hantge.
com.
Submitted photos
Jr. Pioneers
beautify park
Members of the Glencoe
Jr. Pioneers 4-H Club recently planted flowers at
Oscar Olson Park in
Glencoe. Those participating are pictured in
the top photograph and
include, front row from
left, Zach Wanous, Zoe
Ruschmeier and Emily
Ward; and, back, Madeline Kuehn, Montana
Sanchez,
Grace
Garoutte, Becca Olson
and Kyle Wanous. At
left, Garoutte works in a
flower bed.
Virgil Schilling, 78, of Mission, Texas
Virgil “Virg” Norman
Schilling, 78, of Mission,
Texas, died Monday, May 2,
2016, at the Mission Regional
Medical Center in Mission,
Texas.
A memorial service
was held
Sunday,
May 22, at
St. Paul’s
Lutheran
Church in
Green Isle
with
the
Rev. Eric
Virgil
Rapp officiSchilling
ating. Corrine Powers was the organist.
Congregational hymns were
“I Know That My Redeemer
Lives,” “Amazing Grace”
and “How Great Thou Art.”
Honorary pallbearers were
Mr. Schilling’s many nieces
and nephews. Interment was
in St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery in Green Isle.
Virgil “Virg” Norman
Schilling was born Dec. 30,
1937, on the family farm in
Green Isle. He was the son of
Henry and Frieda (Eickhoff)
Schilling. He was baptized as
an infant on Jan. 16, 1938, by
the Rev. R.W. Rottmann and
was confirmed in his faith as
a youth on April 27, 1952, by
the Rev. R. Arndt, both at St.
Paul’s Lutheran Church,
Green Isle, where he was a
lifelong member. He completed his education at the
school in Green Isle.
Mr. Schilling’s life was
blessed with five children,
Cynthia, Christine, Melanie,
Ehren and Stephanie.
He lived and worked on the
family farm in Green Isle
until the early 1970s. He also
worked for Harry Melsha
Construction, for which he
drove a caterpillar. In 1969,
he started working for WhirlAir-Flow Corporation, where
he was a fabricator welder for
34 years. He enjoyed and
took pride in his work there
and enjoyed the friendships
that he made. He retired from
Whirl-Air-Flow in 2003.
Mr. Schilling spent his retirement years as a “Winter
Texan,” living at Tropical
Valley Acres, Mission, Texas.
He spent his time traveling in
his motor home between
Texas and Minnesota, and
touring many states across
the country. He enjoyed a
memorable Alaskan cruise
with his special friend Alice,
who accompanied him in his
motor home on many occasions.
Mr. Schilling’s passions
were hunting, fishing, playing
cards, and dancing. In his
later years, he enjoyed growing and nurturing his red
roses and other flowering
plants. He especially enjoyed
an occasional day trip into
Mexico and playing cards
and shuffleboard with his
many friends at Tropical Valley Acres. He cherished the
time spent with family and
friends.
He is survived by his children, Cindy (Jim) Ford of
Glencoe, Christine (Tim)
Heuer of Glencoe, Melanie
(Keith) Sensabaugh of Free
Soil,
Michigan,
and
Stephanie (Patrick) Schmidt
of Minneapolis; grandchildren, Miranda (Jason) Voigt,
Mitchell Schultz, Houston
Hewitt, Hallie Hewitt, Spc.
Mitchell Heuer, Melina
Heuer, Nicholas (Jennifer)
Exsted, Whitney Exsted, Lauren Kutt, Mason Schmidt and
McKenzie Schmidt; five
great-grandchildren; siblings,
Elvera (Leslie) Winter of Arlington, Sylvia Luehrs of
Glencoe, and Alloyd (Elaine)
Schilling of North Mankato;
nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Henry and
Frieda Schilling; son, Ehren
Schilling; infant siblings,
Wilhelm, Norman and Nicolett Schilling; brother, Harvey
Schilling; sisters-in-law, Ruth
(Mueller) Schilling and
Muriel (Cornell) Schilling;
brother-in-law,
Marvin
Luehrs; and special friend,
Alice Chio.
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Carver County a happy place
CARVER COUNTY — Carver County is considered
the third happiest county in the United States, the Waconia Patriot reported last week. The ranking was the result
of a study done by Smart Asset, a data firm that analyzed
family stability, physical health, personal finance health
and economic security in determining the happiest counties in the nation.
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DASSEL-COKATO — Dassel-Cokato High School
graduate Angela (Lars) Erickson recently asked local legislators to call a special session and pass a bonding bill so
that Highway 12 could be funded for safety improvements. Erickson, whose sister was killed in an accident in
February, told the legislators, “I stand before you today
and implore you to do the right thing. It’s tragic that we
have to be here to ask for a special session.” The 2016
bonding bill, which failed to pass before the legislative
session ended, included $15 million targeted for Highway 12 improvements.
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Voters to decide mayoral term
HUTCHINSON — Hutchinson voters will decide in
November whether the city’s mayoral term should be
four years instead of two years, which it is now. The
change has been proposed several times by the city’s
charter commission.
Renner retires after 49 years
The
McLeod County
Chronicle
WINTHROP — For nearly a half-century, Mavis Renner has been the front-office face for Winthrop Public
Schools, and now GFW High School. Her total service in
the school district is 56 years. The Stewart native retired
at the end of the current school year, according to the
Winthrop News.
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great items to give this Father’s Day.
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First Lutheran holds crawfish boil
Supporters of First Lutheran School
enjoyed an authentic Cajun crawfish
boil on Friday, June 3. It was an allyou-can-eat affair that included hot
boiled crawfish flown in live from
Louisiana, red potatoes, smoked
sausage, corn on the cob and various
other vegetables - all spiced up just
right Cajun style. Live music was provided by the Country Fried Grubers. All
the proceeds went toward needed supplies for First Lutheran School. Pictured above, from left, Ashley Radke
and Breann Goff enjoy the culinary experience.
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Glencoe Dairy Day:
Thursday, June 16
4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Downtown Glencoe and the
former Economart Parking Lot
Silver Lake Dairy Day:
Friday, June 17
June Dairy Month:
National Dairy Month started out as National Milk Month in 1937 as a way to promote drinking milk. It was initially created to stabilize the dairy demand when production was at a surplus, but has now developed into an annual tradition that celebrates
the contributions the dairy industry has made to the world After the National Dairy
Council stepped in to promote the cause, the name soon changed to "Dairy Month."
National Dairy Month is a great way to start the summer with nutrient-rich dairy
foods. From calcium to potassium, dairy products like milk contain nine essential nutrients which may help to better manage your weight, reduce your risk for high blood
pressure, osteoporosis and certain cancers. Whether it's protein to help build and repair the muscle tissue of active bodies or vitamin A to help maintain healthy skin,
dairy products are a natural nutrient powerhouse. Those are just a few of the reasons
that you should celebrate dairy not just in June, but all year long.
5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
at Silver Lake City Park
(rain location at Silver Lake Auditorium)
The History of Ice Cream
The Evolution of Ice Cream
Ice cream’s origins are known to reach back as far as the second century
B.C., although no specific date of origin nor inventor has been undisputably
credited with its discovery. We know that Alexander the Great enjoyed
snow and ice flavored with honey and nectar. Biblical references also show
that King Solomon was fond of iced drinks during harvesting. During the
Roman Empire, Nero Claudius Caesar (A.D. 54-86) frequently sent runners
into the mountains for snow, which was then flavored with fruits and juices.
Over a thousand years later, Marco Polo returned to Italy from the Far
East with a recipe that closely resembled what is now called sherbet. Historians estimate that this recipe evolved into ice cream sometime in the 16th
century. England seems to have discovered ice cream at the same time, or
perhaps even earlier than the Italians. “Cream Ice,” as it was called, appeared regularly at the table of Charles I during the 17th century. France
was introduced to similar frozen desserts in 1553 by the Italian Catherine
de Medici when she became the wife of Henry II of France. It wasn’t until
1660 that ice cream was made available to the general public. The Sicilian
Procopio introduced a recipe blending milk, cream, butter and eggs at Café
Procope, the first café in Paris.
Ice Cream for America
The first official account of ice cream in the New World comes from a letter written in 1744 by a guest of Maryland Governor William Bladen. The
first advertisement for ice cream in this country appeared in the New York
Gazette on May 12, 1777, when confectioner Philip Lenzi announced that
ice cream was available “almost every day.” Records kept by a Chatham
Street, New York, merchant show that President George Washington spent
approximately $200 for ice cream during the summer of 1790. Inventory
records of Mount Vernon taken after Washington's death revealed “two
pewter ice cream pots.” President Thomas Jefferson was said to have a favorite 18-step recipe for an ice cream delicacy that resembled a modernday Baked Alaska. Check out President Jefferson’s vanilla ice cream recipe
here. In 1813, Dolley Madison served a magnificent strawberry ice cream
creation at President Madison’s second inaugural banquet at the White
House.
CHEESE: Did You Know?
The most popular cheese recipe is the United States is "macaroni and cheese."
There are around 2,000 varieties of cheeses. Visit Cheese.com for a large list of types.
Cheese takes up about 1/10 the volume of the milk it was made from
A giant wheel of Cheddar cheese was given to Queen Victoria (1837-1901) for a wedding gift. It
weighed over 1,000 pounds. A normal Cheddar wheel weighs 60-75 pounds.
Thanks to our area
Dairy Farmers!
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