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Sat., October 6, 2007
Vol. 8 • Issue 40
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What’s Inside Weekly
Obituaries/Births ..............................Pages 4 & 5
Community Events.....................................Page 6
Entertainment.......................................... Page 11
Legal Notices.......................................... Page 17
Classifieds...................................Pages 18 & 19
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October 6, 2007
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Quilts of Valor drop off spot
The mission of the QOV
Foundation (www.qovf.org)
is to cover ALL wounded
service members whether
physical or psychological
with wartime quilts called
Quilts of Valor (QOV).
News reports on the war
never mention the number
of wounded. Current official
Department of Defense
numbers indicate that over
61,000 Americans have been
wounded since the beginning of Operation Enduring
Freedom in Afghanistan in
2001 and March 2003 for
Operation Iraqi Freedom in
Iraq. As of the end of early
August, 11,458 QOVs have
been distributed.
The Minnesota QOV organization has requested
that Tiger Textiles become
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tops and completed QOVs.
Northern Lights Quilting
Studio of Swatara has volunteered to long arm quilt
many of the tops for QOV.
Quilts of Valor currently
has a request from the Fargo
Veterans Hospital for 521
quilts and they expect ad-
ditional requests from the
other area VA hospitals over
the next few months. Tiger
Textiles agreed to help in
this effort.
Here are some ways for
you to get involved in the
QOV process:
• QOV’s should be a minimum size of 50” x 60” and
quilted, either by hand or
machine. Any quality cotton fabric may be used in a
design of your choice. It is
helpful if your quilt includes
a pillowcase and a label with
the name of the piecer, the
quilter and a line and date
for the recipient’s name. It is
also nice to include a hand
written or typed message
to the soldier. They really
appreciate the thanks and
encouragement. For more
detailed info visit the website at www.qovf.org.
• Donate funds or fabric
to the local QOV non-profit
foundation. Or, purchase a
raffle ticket on the two raffle
quilts.
When your donation is
ready, drop it off at Tiger
Textiles, 211 NW 1st Ave.,
Grand Rapids, complete a
quilt submission form and
they will make sure your
donation gets to our QOV
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quilter will each receive a
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During WWII, the whole
country was behind the
war effort. Women worked
in the shipyards (Rosie the
Riveter) and commodities
were rationed. That wasn’t
true when the unpopu-
MINNESOTA’S
2007
SAT., OCT. 6 • 9 a.m.
LARGEST
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GREAT RIVER GARDEN CENTER Inventory Reduction
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AUTO SUPPLY
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AITKIN • 218-927-2153
Selling at PUBLIC AUCTION
huge variety of perennials, shrubs and trees, including the favorites and the unusual for collectors.
After 20 years of growing, we are overstocked. Come help us pare down our inventory so we can bring you more new and exciting offerings in the spring of ‘08. Fall is for
Planting! We truly have our best success with fall planting because newly planted trees, shrubs and perennials have several months of ideal growing conditions with cool,
moist weather and soil temperatures still warm enough for root growth. Getting plants into the ground in the fall allows the soil to be settled over the winter better than
even the earliest spring planting, ensuring your plants will be more likely to endure the stress of heat and possible droughty conditions next summer. While some stock is
“scratch and dent” most will be FIRST QUALITY MERCHANDISE!
GREAT RIVER
GARDEN CENTER
AITKIN, MN
HUGE AUCTION
Eastside of Aitkin on Hwy. 169 &
Hwy. 210, next to Hardware Hank.
Annual Nursery Stock Reduction: Trees,
Shrubs, Perennials & Retail Products
More information on website:
www.midwestauctions.com/janzen
Flowering perennials: Many varieties of
Hostas, Daylilies, Astilbe, Ferns, Coneflowers, BlackEyed Susan, Russian Sage, Hybrid Lilies, Bleeding
Hearts, Sedum, Lots More!
Ground Covers: Bugleweed, Periwinkle,
Sedum and more!
Ornamental Grasses: Calamagrostis,
Big Bluestem, Miscathus and more!
Shade Trees: Maples, Ash, Elm, Oak, Willow,
Linden and more!
Flowering Trees: Disease resistant Flow-
Retail Items: Bagged soil , manure and
ering Crabs, Mountain Ash, Tree Hydrangea, Tree
Lilacs and more!
Fruit Trees: Many varieties of Standard and
Dwarf Apple trees including Honeycrisp, Pears,
Apricots, Plums and Cherries
Small Fruit: Blueberry, Raspberry and Blackberry bushes and more!
mulch, pavers and retaining wall block, decorative
iron including gazebos and arbors, glazed and terracotta pottery, fountains and statuary, bird baths, bird
feeders and feed, chemicals, tools, fall and winter
décor, Christmas items, shepherds hooks, trellises
and MUCH, MUCH MORE!
Misc: 1000+gallon Warm Homes Outdoor Boiler,
other farm, greenhouse and nursery misc.
Preview - Aitkin Garden Center will be open every
day of the week until auction, McGregor Garden
Center will be open Mon. - Sat. until Sept. 29. All
inventory subject to presale.
Evergreen Trees and shrubs:
Black Hills and Blue Spruce, Spreading, Upright and
Topiary Junipers and Arborvitae, Russian Cypress,
Mugo Pine and more!
Flowering Shrubs: Many varieties of
Lilacs, Potentillas, Hydrangeas, Rhododendrons,
Azaleas, Spireas, Weigelas, Barberry, Burning Bush,
Dogwoods, Flowering Plums and Almonds, Honeysuckle, Ninebarks, Sumacs, Viburnums and more!
Vines: Clematis, Honeysuckle, Engleman Ivy,
Bittersweet and more!
Roses: Several varieties of hybrid tea, floribunda
and hardy shrub roses!
Produce: Giant Pumpkins, Kraut Cabbage, 20
and 50# bags of potatoes and squash
Assistance with loading and delivery
service will be available. All items must
be removed from premises by the end of the day on
Sunday, October 7.
Great River Gardens will have the produce stand
open during the auction for the best in
home grown. Featuring pumpkins, gourds, tomatoes,
melons, 12 varieties of squash, cabbage, broccoli,
Minnesota apples and more!
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HOSES ALSO AVAILABLE AT:
PALISADE COOP • PALISADE • 218-845-2333
D&S TRUCK REPAIR • MCGREGOR • 218-851-1555
*SOME SIZES NOT AVAILABLE AT ALL LOCATIONS
927-2100 • 1-800-450-5546
“Sports Call” with Tom Martin,
Every Monday 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
and the “The Morning Show”
with Dallas Kurt Smith,
94.3 FM Classic Country
930 AM Adult Favorites
Twins on
94.3 FM
Every Tuesday through Friday
8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Vikings • Twins • Gopher Football
Aitkin • Crosby • McGregor Local Sports
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HOTLINE
24-HOURS A DAY
Note! Fall is for planting – great weather to make additions to your landscape. Your new plants will enjoy
a cool, moist growing season and rest during the winter before the stress of the hot summer. Fall is ideal,
the best time to plant.
Great River Garden Center in Aitkin will reopen
Monday, October 8 for the rest of
October and will be here to serve you in both
Aitkin and McGregor in the spring of ‘08.
TERMS: Cash, Checks, Master/Visa Card. 6 % Buyer’s
Premium and Sales Tax Applicable.
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Be sure to attend, bring a friend and have a nice day. LUNCH BY: Good Food Concessions
TERMS
CASH OR GOOD CHECK. Nothing removed from premises until
settlement is made. Settlement must be made at conclusion of sale.
EVERYTHING SOLD AS IS! You are responsible for your items after
purchase. DRIVER’S LICENSE OR PICTURE I.D. Not responsible
for accidents. Any statement made at the auction by the auctioneers
takes precedence over any printed material.
lar Viet Nam conflict sent
many of our citizens (family
members) to a hazardous
place. How difficult it was
for those returning veterans. Many never received a
kind word or gesture. Let’s
not let that happen again.
As Sherrill Valdes, a social
worker who has worked
with veterans for over 20
years says, “Acknowledgement by a ‘stranger’ is the
beginning of the healing
process.”
Thank you if you’re already donating your time
to QOV. If not, here’s your
chance!
JANZEN AUCTIONEERS, INC.
Bob Janzen – Auctioneer/Realtor Lic. #01-14 • Dallas Smith – Lic. #01-41
Dan Masloski – Lic. #02-111
Aitkin, MN • 218-927-4488 or find us at: www.midwestauctions.com
Published by: NewsHopper Aitkin, MN • 218-927-6990
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THE OLD WEST
with Dakota Livesay
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October 6, 2007
3
The old school, Ball Bluff
By Philip Neese
Ivan Anderson, a student
in 1941, tells us a little
about the location, “That
school was located right by
Ball Bluff which is about
three miles south of Jacobson. The bluff was about 60
ft. high and shaped like a
dome. There were no trees
on the bluff. It was bald and
thus the name, Ball Bluff.
We skied on the south and
east side of the bluff and
we would go all the way
to Carl Norberg’s pasture.
Unfortunately, most of this
bluff was removed when
highway 65 was upgraded.
The school building has
been gone for some time.”
Ruth Stenrud Anderson
got the job of teaching at
Ball Bluff right after she
graduated from Duluth
Teachers College in 1941.
Ruth had been a city girl
and living and teaching in
the country was a new ex-
perience for her. She loved
to take the kids for nature
walks and especially to
climb the bluff.
“We had many picnics up
on that bluff. I am sorry that
it is gone now. I learned a
lot about trees and flowers
from my students. I had a
lot to learn but so did they. I
guess you might say that we
were in the same boat.”
The school board made
it very clear that there was
very little money available
for books and supplies.
“These books were good
enough for us and they
should serve you well!”
Ruth explained, “They
had a bench for recitation.
Each class was to get up
from their seats and go to
the front of the room and
sit on this bench for oral
recitation. The kids would
take advantage and it would
take several minutes to get
the kids to settle down.
Timothy E. Hanson
Independent Insurance Agency, Inc.
Tim Hanson
20 Maddy St.
McGregor, MN 55760
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Aitkin Lions Club
Fall
Spaghetti feed
Fri., Oct. 12
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
at the Aitkin American
Legion Club
- Take Out Available -
Adults: $6.00 • Children: $4.00
There was a disturbance every time one of these eight
classes was called. One day,
I called a class and one boy
refused to come up front.
I had to do something, so
I grabbed the boy’s hair
behind his ear and pulled.
The boy’s neck stretched
out a little but he did not
move. I pulled again and
his neck became longer!
Soon I was laughing and he
was laughing. Soon every
one was laughing. I knew
there had to be a change. I
arranged the student’s seats
by grade. Then when it
was time for recitation, the
children would stay seated
and I would move to that
part of the room. Things
were better after that. We
put the bench in the back
of the room for storage as
the school board would
not permit anything to be
thrown out.
“Some years later I got a
letter from the reluctant student in which he said, ‘I bet
you never thought I would
graduate from high school.
I fooled you. Thanks for
being my teacher.’
“Wally Newstrom was
superintendent of schools
for Aitkin County and he
sent out a notice that the
schools were to help out in
every way possible with the
war effort. We had a scrap
iron drive. Agner Carlson
provided his truck and we
filled it to the top. I think
we had the best record in
the area.”
Ivan Anderson recalls,
“One of the projects we had
was a Victory Garden. That
was really hard work. My
dad had a breaking plow
and he let us boys use our
team of horses. One would
drive the team and the other
would try to keep that plow
in the ground. I was 12 and
that was some of the hardest work ever.”
Ivan Continues. “The first
time I saw Ruth was the
first day of school in 1941.
We peaked in the window
and saw this small girl. We
thought she was a student.
She turned out to be one
of the nicest teachers I ever
had.”
Ruth explains, “We were
doing all right in the normal
school studies but I wanted
to teach some practical lessons. We formed a club in
which we chose projects.
For instance we chose to
make some cupboards. We
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Ball Bluff School
then drew out plans and
began our construction.
Next we thought curtains
would go nice and this
was a project for the girls.
We built shelves and with
books, which had been
stored in boxes, we made
a library. We made a wood
box so that the wood would
not have to lie on the floor
and we made a table. Some
of the children who worked
on these projects were; Lois,
Jackie and Jean Hiatt, Anna
and Jean Lofgren, Johnny
Anderson, Ivan Anderson,
Elmer Eason and Gilbert
Lofgren.
“One thing I lacked was
music, but Lois Hiatt and
Ailie Relander would sit
on the porch railing during
recess and sing and Yodel
like birds! Everyone else
just stood and listened,
awestruck, hoping to learn
how they did it! “We brought items from
home and had an auction
sale. The parents were
invited. We raised $24.64,
which we gave to the Red
Cross. We made presents
and wreaths for the Christmas program. My first year
of teaching was fun and
enjoyable. Oh! And did I
mention I also found a husband right across the road
from the school!”
1942, students with a load of
scrap iron collected for the
war effort.
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COUNTRY
Aitkin - This nicely remodeled 3 BR, 2BA
home stands proud on 2 acres on the edge
of town. MLS#161527 $139,900
feature LISTINGs
Aitkin - 3 BR, 2 BA country home on
6 acres. Home has had many updates
- siding, roof, septic, windows, hot water
heater. Close to town but room to roam.
MLS#161851 $159,500
Aitkin - Very nice country home only 2+
miles from downtown Aitkin. 2 miles from
new Aitkin hospital. New septic system
and well in 2006. New deck and screen
porch in 2006. MLS#163483 $199,900
Garrison - Quiet wooded setting, newer
home, quality built, cedar siding, T
& G vaulted ceilings, MB suite, oak
floors & cabinets, plus 6 panel doors.
MLS#165788 $239,900
lake LOTs
Aitkin - Camp Lake - Wooded 2.1 acre
building lot on the lake. Totally private
building site. Lake offers clear water for
swimming. MLS#164159 $89,900
Aitkin - 1782’ of Mississippi River
frontage. Rustic cabin/home on property.
Hard to find 42.86 acres on river, some
wooded, some open. Can be split one time.
Cabin is 26x28 with loft, wired and runs
off generator. Comes furnished. MLS#
166440 $239,500
Aitkin - 550' of Mississippi River frontage close to downtown Aitkin. 30x30 pole
shed for the toys. Property has older home
and shed that need major repair. Great
chance for that river property you have
always been looking for. MLS#168264
$125,000
Aitkin - Well cared for 3 BR, 2 BA home
on 5 acres. Features include Central Air,
Large Master Bedroom, walk-in closets
and master bath with Garden tub. Enjoy
country living at an affordable price.
MLS#168511 $119,900
Aitkin - Cedar Lake over 1700 acres.
3 BR, 2 BA lake home, large wooded
lot, huge front yard for fun and games,
level sand shore line. Decks front & back.
MLS#163269 $435,000
IN TOWN
lakeshore homes
Aitkin - New 3 BR, 2 BA home. 2-car
oversized garage. Paved drive and sidewalks. City water, city sewer. Owner/
Agent. MLS#159977 $105,900
Aitkin - Beautiful level lakeshore on Esquagamah Lake with lots of trees. Newer
well and septic. Cabin has been used year
round. Remodeled with new windows and
bath. 13x10.8 loft for extra sleeping space.
MLS#154697 $217,000
LOTS & ACREAGE
Aitkin - Private 10 acre lot at end of Culde-sac. Rolling hills, mature trees and an
abundance of wildlife. Within miles of
Mille Lacs, Bay, and Farm Island Lake.
MLS#161679 $57,900
Aitkin - Private 10 acre lot at end of Culde-sac. Rolling hills, mature trees and an
abundance of wildlife. Within miles of
Mille Lacs, Bay, and Farm Island Lake.
MLS#161680 $62,900
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Aitkin - "The Switzerland Trail" says it
all, enjoy the beautiful views of 2 lakes
(Hammal & Four) from this manicured
setting and new home. Lots of wood
inside and out and a lot of extras enhance
this property. Heated attached garage, this
property is like brand new. Just move in
and enjoy. MLS#162077 $430,000
Aitkin - Thornton Lake - What a get
away, this is a well maintained cabin
on a private lake. Great beach & water
clarity. Great fishing with large Northern & Bass. Owner is willing to leave
cabin furnished, just write down what
ever you want to stay. MLS#168099
$199,900
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OBITUARIES
Donna Elling
Donna I. Elling, 73, of Aitkin, died Thurs., Sept.27,
2007, at Riverwood Health Care Center, Aitkin.
Services were held Wed., Oct. 3, 2007, at SorensenRoot-Thompson Funeral Home in Aitkin, with Reverend
Dallas Smith officiating.
She was born Aug. 17, 1934, in Bismarck, ND, to Fred
and Hazel (Boyd) Petersen. In 1954 in Aitkin, she was
united in marrige to Donald R. Elling.
She is survived by son and daughter-in-law: Steve
(Tammy), Denver, CO; daughter: Terry Elling, Aitkin; five
grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and brother
Fred Petersen, Aitkin.
Arrangements were with Sorensen-Root-Thompson
Funeral Home, Aitkin.
William Rodger, Jr.
William David Rodger, Jr., 77, of Aitkin, formerly of
Minneapolis, died Sun., Sept. 30, 2007, at the Aitkin
Health Services in Aitkin.
Services were held Fri., Oct. 5, 2007, at the SorensenRoot-Thompson Funeral Home with Fr. Paul Fruth officiating. Burial was in the St. Thomas Cemetery in Aitkin.
He was born Mar. 26, 1930, to William, Sr. and Dorothy
(Tourtillotte) Rodger in Minneapolis where he grew up
and attended schools. He moved to the Aitkin area in
the early 1980’s.
He is survived by his sons and daughter-in-laws:
James (Connie) Rodger, Centerville; Donald Rodger,
Circle Pines; Patrick Rodger, Lakeville; Mike (Patti)
Rodger, St. Francis; Steve (Rhonda) Rodger, Ham Lake;
daughters and son-in-laws: Colleen (Greg) Durand,
Plymouth; Sue (Steve) Ouellette, North Branch; step
daughter: Karen Simonson, Aitkin; brother; Bob Rodger;
numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Dianne,
one daughter Rosemary, and three sisters: Doris, Mary
and Marian.
Wilson D. Morris
Wilson D. Morris, 90, of Aitkin, formerly of Garrison, died Mon., Sept.
24, 2007, at Aitkin Health Services
in Aitkin.
Services were held Mon., Oct. 1, 2007, at SorensenRoot-Thompson Funeral Home in Aitkin with Rev.
Donald Norman officiating. Burial was in the Oak Grove
Cemetery near Brainerd. Military rites were provided by
the Aitkin VFW and American Legion Posts.
He was born Mar. 29, 1917, in Estherville, IA to Julia
(Van Fleet) and Waller Morris. He enlisted in the US Army
during WWII serving stateside in Armor. He spent most
of his life in construction in Greenland, Casablanca, Iran,
Alaska, and other places. After he retired from working
in the construction business for Bolander Company, he
retired to Kerry Lake near Garrison. He was a member
of the 49er’s Union.
He is survived by his sister, Peggy Chester, Apache
Junction, AZ; daughters and sons-in-law: Judy (Ron)
Smith, Brook Park; Kay (Steve) Anderson, Hugo; Becjt
(David) Arnold, Montrose; sons and daughter-in-law:
Kebbeth Morris, Cloverdale; Bob (Tracy) Morris, Aitkin;
Joe Morris, Phoenix, AZ; numerous grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his former wives,
Helen Eldeen and Margy Morris; daughter, Pat Clement; and son, Jason Morris; two granddaughters and
one grandson.
Welcome To Our Area Churches
* Indicates handicap accessible. NOTE: All times are Sunday morning (a.m.) unless indicated otherwise.
ALLIANCE
Garrison* — Pastor Michael H. Palkie; Adult & Children’s SS 9:30; Worship & Children’s Church 10:30; Wed. 7 p.m. Church/Home Bible Study.
McGregor/Big Sandy — Rev. S. DeMars, 426-3408; E. of Sather’s Store;
Worship 9:30; Children’s Church 10-10:30.
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Aitkin — Rev. Dan Turner; SS 9; Worship 10; Wed. 7 p.m.
Crosby — Rev. Michael Towers; Worship 10:30
Crosslake — Crossroads Christian, Rev. Gary Espeth;
Hill City — Rev. G. Valley; Worship 10 and 6:30 p.m.; Bible Study
Thurs. 7 p.m.
Palisade — Pastor Ed Sornberger; SS 9; Worship 10; Bible Study, Wed.
7 p.m. at church.
BAPTIST
Aitkin — Westside, Pastor D. Smith; Worship 9; SS 11; (Sept.-May).
Crosby — Bible Baptist, Pastor G. Fisher; SS 9:45; Service 10:45 and 6
p.m., Bible Study and Our Kids for Christ Wed. 7 p.m.
Deerwood — Pastor W. Skog; SS 9:30; Worship 10:30 and 6 p.m.; Wed.
Service, 7 p.m.
Glory — Pastor R. F. Stauter, 927-3678; SS 9:15; Worship 10:30 am.
Hill City — Pastor L. Lee; 697-2645; SS 9:45; Worship 11 am, 7 p.m.;
Wed. 7 p.m.; Bible Study, Fri., 7 p.m.
Isle — Pastor Gary Lambert; 676-3171; SS 9:30; Service 10:30; Bible
Study, Wed., 7 p.m.
Opstead — Pastor P. Johnson; 676-8859; SS 9:30; Worship, 10:30; Bible
Study Wed., 7 p.m.; www.opsteadbaptist.tzo.com.
CATHOLIC
Aitkin — St. James, Fr. Paul Fruth, Mass: Sat. 4:30 pm; Sun. 8:30 am;
Confession Sat. 3:45 p.m. Call 218-927-6581.
Cromwell/Wright — Immaculate Conception, Mass: Sun. 11
Crosby — St. Joseph’s, Mass: Sat. 4 p.m.; Sun 10:30; Tue & Thu 8:30
Crosslake — Immaculate Heart, Mass: Sat. 4 p.m.; Sun. 8 & 10:30
Deerwood — St. Joseph’s, Fr. H. Eisel, Mass: Sat. 7:30 p.m.; Sun. 8:30
am; Daily: Mon. & Fri. 8:30.
Emily — St. Emily, Fr. Roman Spoors, Mass: Sat. 4:30 p.m.; Sun. 10 am;
218-763-2101.
Garrison — Our Lady of Fatima, Fr. Paul Fruth, Mass: Sat. 7 p.m.; Sun.
11 am; Confession Sat. 8 p.m.
Hillman — Holy Family, Sun. 9;
Hill City — St. John’s, Fr. Jerry Weiss; Fr. Keith Bertram, asst. pastor
Mass: Sun. 8:30
McGrath — Our Lady of Fatima, Fr. J. Fleischhacker, O.S.C., Mass: Sun. 11.
McGregor — Holy Family, Fr. J. Fleischhacker, O.S.C., Mass: Sat. 5:30
pm; Sun. 9.
Vineland — St. Therese, Mass Sun. 11; Holy Days 8:30.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Aitkin — Worship and SS 10:00; Mtgs. 1st & 3rd Wed., 7:30 p.m.
CHURCH OF JESUS CHIRST OF
LATTER-DAY SAINTS
Aitkin — Co. Rd. 12, Chapel Ph. 218-927-4454; Paul Peterson, Br. President,
218-927-4435; Priesthood/Relief Society, 9; S.S. 10; Sac. Mtg. 10:50
KENDRA
HARRIS
Kendra Rae Harris, a girl,
weighing 7 lbs., 7 ozs., was
born Sept. 16, 2007, at Kanabec Hospital in Mora, to
Luke and Bettina Harris of
Sandstone. Grandparents are
Butch and Maryles Crawford,
and Bob and Peggy Harris.
JUSTIN
HATFIELD
CHANTHAVON
THAO
Chanthavon Thao, a girl,
weighing 7 lbs., 8 ozs., was
born Sept. 18, 2007, at Kanabec Hospital in Mora, to
Pheng Thao and Chanepheng
Thao of Hinckley. Chanthavon
is welcomed home by her siblings: Alida, Adical, Anowick,
Anilad, and Chanthavi.
Koop Funeral Home
32 East Main St., P.O. Box 7 • Crosby, MN 56441
C.F. Michaloski, Director • Mary & Nick Zillmer, Owners/Directors
• Traditional, Graveside &
Over 80 Years of Caring
Memorial Funerals
Service on the Cuyuna Range
• Cremation Service
& Surrounding Areas
• Out-of-town Arrangements
• Pre-arrangement Plans
218-546-5531
Sorensen-Root-Thompson
Aitkin, MN
218-927-2614
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Justin Michael Hatfield, a boy,
weighing 7 lbs., 1.6 ozs., was
born Sept. 21, 2007, at Riverwood Healthcare Center in
Aitkin, to Angel Thompson and
Gary Hatfield of McGregor.
Justin is welcomed home by
his siblings Jesse and Jayla. Grandparents are: Wally
Thompson; Ronda Brisbane
of McGregor; Gary Hatfield,
Sr. of Browersville; and Deb
Hatfield of Princeton.
Wedding
Reception
A wedding reception will be
held Sat., Oct. 13, 2007, from
2-5 p.m. at the Lawler Town Hall
in Lawler, for Amos and Sara
(Heitalati) Fredrickson.
McGregor Funeral Home
McGregor, MN
218-768-3136
Traditional • Cremation • Memorials • Pre-Arranged Funerals
Directors:
Jerry Thompson
Gordon Root
Jason Brezinsky
COMMUNITY
Aitkin Community — Nondenominational; 927-2749; Worship 10; at
219-1st Ave. NE.
Emily, Community Cornerstone Christian — Pastor Earl Ready; Worship
10, 41536 Birchwood Drive, Emily; 218-763-2939.
Glen, mile east of Glen — Rev. R. Stauter; Worship 9, May- Oct.
Grand Rapids — Solid Rock Church of God, Pastor Robert Kimberling;
218-326-0711; Sun. BS 9:30, Worship 10:30; Wed. BS 6:30 p.m.
Jacobson Community Church (the little white church in Jacobson). Sun. SS
(All ages) 9:30, Worship 10:30; Family Time 2nd & 4th Sundays; Wed.
BS 7 p.m.
Kimberly — Nature Ave. Rev. Rick Perry; Worship 9; Adult Bible Study
& Sunday School 10:30; 218-927-6256.
McGregor — Amazing Grace Christian Church; Worship
9:30 at McGregor VFW; Bible study Sat. 7 p.m. VFW basement; Contact:
Pat Perrine 218-768-2234
Merrifield — Community Church of the Nazarene, Pastor Larry Harshman;
SS 9:45; Service 11 & 6 p.m.; Wed. Prayer Meeting,
7 p.m.; 218-829-7536.
Merrifield — Ossipee Community, Pastor Ewald Eisele; SS 9:15; Service
10:30; Wed. Bible Study Prayer, Pastor Ralph Hegman 7:30 p.m.
Palisade/Waukenabo Twp. — Hilltop Chapel, Pastor B. Hite; Service
10 a.m.; Adult and Children’s Sunday School 9 a.m.; located between
Esquagama & Round Lake. Handicap Accessible.
Tamarack — Church of Christ, Pastor Brandt Johnson, 218-768-2965;
Service 9:30; SS 10:45. Wed. worship, 6 p.m.
McGregor — Victory Mission, Pastor J. Gould, 218-768-2160; Sun. 10;
Wed. Bible Study, 7:30 p.m.
COMMUNITY OF CHRIST
Aitkin — Community of Christ, Elder S. Wasserzieher, 218-678-2506
for meeting place and time.
CONGREGATIONAL
Aitkin (UCC) — First, Rev. Richard Celley; Worship 10; Comm. 1st Sun.;
Trustees Mtg., 2nd Sun.; Diaconate Mtg., 3rd Sun.; Adult Bible Study
Sun. 9 am.
EVANGELICAL FREE
Crosslake — Pastor Fred Cressman; Call for Service Times at 218-6924141, email thelogchurch@crosslake.net
Isle — Pastor Charles Visser; Worship 9; SS 10:15; Wed. Youth Group
6 pm; Adult Prayer 6:30 p.m.
Malmo — Rev. R. F. Carl; SS 9:30; Fellowship 10:30; Worship 10:50; Wed.
Care Group 9 & Prayer and Praise 6 p.m.; Radio Time on Sunday a.m.
Wright — Pastor Ken Mitchell, 218-426-5115; SS 9:30; Worship, 10:30;
Wed., Bible Study, 7 p.m.
EPISCOPAL
Aitkin — St. John’s, Holy Comm. or Morning Prayer, Sun. 9
INDEPENDENT PENTECOSTAL
Ironton — Iron Range Christian Center; Pastor Dwight Semler; 218-546-6523;
meeting at Irondale Town Hall*, Co. Rd. 12, (Deerwood Shortcut); Worship 10
& Wed. 7 p.m.
LUTHERAN
Aitkin — Bethel* (CLB), Rev. G. Salmonson; Worship, 9:30; Wed. Wed.
Kids Club (starting 9/19) 3:30; Thurs. Bible Study & prayer 7; SS following
morning worship.
Aitkin —Bethlehem (ELCA), Rev. Cindy Gray; Worship 8:30 and 10; SS
10; Holy Comm. 1st Sun. each month.
Aitkin — First* (ELCA), Rev. Lance E. Isaacson, Sr. Pastor; Rev. Sarah
Cordray, Assoc. Pastor; Worship: Sun. 8 and 10:30; coffee fellowship 9;
Adult Forum and Sunday School 9:15; Contemporary 3rd Sun., Communion
1st & 3rd Sun.; 10:30 service broadcast live on KKIN (930 AM) & on TV
cable channel 8 at 9 am Wed.
Aitkin — St. John’s (Missouri Synod), Pastor D. Becker; Worship Sun.
9 a.m.
Beaver Township — Finnish EA, Hwy. 27, Worship 1st & 3rd Sundays,
10:30.
Cedarbrook — St. John’s (ELCA), Rev. Sandy Berg-Holte; Worship 8:30;
SS 9:30; Saturday SS; Holy Comm. 1st & 3rd Sun.
Crosby — Immanuel (ELCA) Pastor Paul Mattson; Sat. 5 p.m. worship; Sun. 8:30 & 10:30 worship; fellowship & coffee 9:30. Call for FLT
schedule.
Crosby —Zion (LC-MS) Pastor Dean Stolz; Worship 8:30; SS 10; Bible
Study Wed. 7pm; handicap accessible. 218-546-6910
Crosslake —(ELCA), Pastor Mark Anderson; Worship Sun. 9:30; SS 10:15;
Coffee Fellowship 10:30. 218-692-3682.
Crosslake —Mission of the Cross (LCMS), Pastor Steve Anderson; SS/Bible
Study 10:45; Worship 9:30; Fellowship follows; Holy Comm. 1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays;
Confirm./Youth Group Wed. 6 p.m.; 218-692-4228
Deerwood — Salem (ELCA), Pastor D. Anderson; Fall Worship: 8:00
& 10:00 a.m.
Giese Immanuel — Rev. R. Langhorst & Rev. R. Lovaas; Worship 9; SS
10; Holy Communion 1st Sun. each month 8:45.
Garrison — Light of the Cross (ELCA), Pastor Chris Hill; Worship 9:00
a.m.; Fellowship 10:0 a.m.; Sunday School 10:00 a.m.; 320-692-4773.
Garrison — Shepherd of the Lake (Missouri Synod), Pastor Matthew
Ruesch, Bible Study & SS Sun. 8:45; Worship 10; Fellowship 11.
Hill City — Trinity, (Missouri Synod), Pastor Volkert; Worship 9; Bible
Study 10:15.
Hillman — Immanuel, (ELCA) Pastor Cathie Rhodes; Sun. Worship 9:30.
Located on the corner of Hwy. 27 and Co. Rd. 47. (Handicap accessible)
Iron Hub — Immanuel (LC-MS), Pastor Dean Stolz; Worship 10:30;
218-534-3069.
Isle — Faith (ELCA), Pastor John Lundberg; Worship 9:30; handicapped
accessible.
Isle — Trinity (Missouri Synod), Rev. Mark Maunula; Worship 8:30;
Fellowship follows; SS 9:45; Adult Bible 10.
Jacobson — Carmel, J. and L. Anderson-Bauer; Services, 11; SS, 9:30.
Malmo — Bethesda (ELCA), Rev. Jim Raisanen; Sat. Informal Worship
5 p.m.; Sun. Worship 8:30 & 10; Fellowship between services; Comm.
1st & 3rd Sun.
McGrath — Grace; Wed. potluck 5 p.m., Bible study 6 p.m.; SS 10;
Worship 11.
McGrath — Zion (ELCA), Pastor James Sodergren; Worship 9; SS 9.
McGregor/Big Sandy Lake — Grace (ELCA), Pastor D. Heath; Sun.
Worship 9 a.m. Fellowship hour follows. Last Sat. service Oct. 13 5:30
McGregor — Our Savior’s (Missouri Synod), Pastor Henry Koopman;
Worship 9; SS 10; Bible Study Tue. 9, Wed. 7 p.m.
Opstead — Holden (ELCA), SS 9:30; Worship 10:30.
Outing — Our Saviors; Worship 9.
Palisade — Bethel (ELCA), Rev. W. J. Sass; Worship 9:30; SS: pre-school
- 1st grade, 10; 2nd grade & up, 10:45
Rossburg — Bethesda (ELCA), Rev. Sandy Berg-Holte; Worship 10:30; SS
2nd Sat of Mo. 9 - 1 p.m.; Comm. 1st & 3rd Sunday each month.
Tamarack (AFLC) — Pastor P. Franz; 1st & 4th Sun. 11; 3rd Sun. 1
Thor — Zion, Pastor G. Salmonson; Worship 11; 1st and 3rd Sun. April
through December.
Wright —Bethlehem, Worship; SS 9.
Wright — St. John’s (Missouri Synod), Pastor Henry Koopman; Worship
10:30; Bible Study Thu. 10.
PENTECOSTAL INDIAN
Tamarack — Warriors of the Rainbow Ministry, 218-768-3412, Pastors
Ken and Robin Fairbanks, Praise and Worship, Sat., 11.
PRESBYTERIAN
Crosby/Ironton — Pastor Norma Spurgin
1st St. SE, Hallet Ave.; Worship 10 a.m.; SS during worship.
Crosslake — Pastor John Hill; Adult Education 9; Worship/SS 10, 14444
Daggett Pine Rd., 218-692-4769
McGrath — Calvary, Interim Pastor - Rev. Bill Chadwick; Worship 9:30;
SS 10:30.
McGregor/Round Lake — Rev. J. Yingling; Worship 9:30.
Tamarack — First, Rev. J. Yingling; Worship 11.
Round Lake — Rev. J. Yingling; Worship 9:30.
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
Aitkin — Pastor R. Brauer; Worship, Sat. 9:20; Sabbath School 10:20;
Prayer Mtg. Tue. 7 p.m.
UNITED METHODIST
Aitkin — Rev. Judith A. Clark; Adult SS and classes for 3 yrs. to 9th grade,
9; Worship & Nursery 10:30.
Crosby/Deerwood — Cascade, Rev. Shirley Nelson; Worship 9:45;
fellowship follows.
Emily — Pastor Lois Hansen; Worship 8:45; fellowship follows.*
Northern Lights Parish (United Methodist) — Pastor Russ Christensen
Cromwell — Worship 11:00; SS 9. Pastor Russ Christensen
Fleming — Worship 10:30; handicapped accessible.
Hill City — Rev. Russ Christensen; Worship 10:30 a.m.
McGregor — Pastor Russ Christensen .Worship 8:45; S.S. 10:15.*
Palisade - Pastor Russ Christensen Worship 9.
Cutler — Pine Lake Chapel, Rev. Judith A. Clark; Worship 9; SS 9.
WESLEYAN
Emily — Rev. Jeff Drake; Worship 9; Friendship Time 10; SS 10:30; Wed.
Activities 6:30 p.m.; 218-763-HOPE.
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ANDRE
BUCHANAN
AIRON & AIRIK
MARTIN
KADENCE
PIERCE
LOGAN
WICKLUND
Airon Robert and Airik Roy
Martin, boys, weighing 4 lbs.,
11ozs. and 4 lbs., 15 ozs.,
were born Sept. 13, 2007, at
Kanabec Hospital in Mora,
to Gloria Shabaiash and William Martin Sr., of Sandstone.
Airon and Airik are welcomed
home by sibling William Martin
Jr. Grandparents are Robert
and Esther Martin of Hinckley,
and Roy Shabaiash Sr. of
Hinckley.
Kadence AnnMarie Pierce, a
girl, weighing 9 lbs., 8 ozs., was
born Sept. 13, 2007, at Kanabec Hospital in Mora, Shane
and Randy Pierce of Pequot
Lakes. Kadence is welcomed
home by her brother, Aiden.
Grandparents are: Brent and
Annette Cole of Craig, AK;
Larry Surrett of Ogilvie; and
Michelle Pierce of Brainerd.
Logan Daniel Wicklund, a
boy, weighing 8 lbs., 14 ozs.,
was born Sept. 17, 2007, at
to Dan Wicklund and Allison
Alseth of Hinckley. Logan is
welcomed home by siblings
Jada, Tori and Noah. Grandparents: Mark and Darlene
Wicklund of Mora; and Joy
Davis and David Alseth of
Wisconsin.
DEVON
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IRIS
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ANTHONY
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Anthony Scott Berglund, a
Zach and Kim Berglund of
Hinckley. Grandparents are
Mary and Andrew Johnson
of Hinckley, and Randy and
Debbi Berglund of Duluth.
Devon Thomas Schroeder, a
Kanabec Hospital in Mora, to
Theodore and April Schroeder
of Grasston. Grandparents are
Thomas and Cindy Schroeder
of Stillwater, and Tom and Colleen Holden of Plymouth.
Iris Marie Hass, a girl, weighing 7 lbs., 15 ozs., was born
Sept. 24, 2007, at Riverwood
Healthcare Center in Aitkin to
Jessica Grorud and Ronny
Hass of Aitkin. Grandparents
are Curtis Grorud of Theif
River Falls, Debra Winter of
Mahnomen, and Karen Hass
of Ogilvie.
Focus on the Family
www.family.org
(800) A-FAMILY (232-6459)
Too much TV, too little attention
BY KIM TROBEE
How much TV do your little
ones watch? According to a
new study, if it nears an average of 2 hours a day,
he or she may be at risk
for attention problems
later in life.
The study, which
began in 1972 at the
University of Otago in
New Zealand, shows a
40 percent increase in
attention deficit disorder among adolescents
who began watching television by age five. The effect
was observed in both boys
and girls and many were not
diagnosed with ADD prior
to the study. Jay Senter with
Common Sense Media is impressed by the research.
“Anytime that you do a
longitudinal study and you continue the habit.
look at the long term habits, it “Media consumption, as
provides a great deal of cred- with many habits, they’re
ibility and really puts some formed very early in life and
unless you are very actively working to change
those habits, they can
settle in at a very young
age.”
She says it’s another
warning to parents to
limit their child’s viewing time.
“The obvious takeaway
from this is that parents
teeth behind the research.”
do need to find better outlets
Study authors say televi- for their children than just
sion’s rapid-fire scenes may sitting in front of the televiover-stimulate a young child’s sion set.”
brain, making it harder to Add this to the growing
concentrate. Melissa Henson body of evidence showing
with the Parent’s Television a link between television
Council says kids who start viewing and other health
young are more likely to problems.
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Emily Charter School
Andre Benjamin Buchanan, a
Jenelle Kingbird and Jon Buchanan of Sandstone. Andre
is welcomed home by siblings
Jon and Breann. Grandparents are Trisha Moose, Gloria
St. John, Michelle LeDoux all
of Hinckley, and Darrell Kingbird of Bemidji.
HUNTER
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Hunter Jon Rian, a boy, weighing 8 lbs., .05 ozs., was born
Sept. 27, 2007, at Riverwood
Healthcare Center in Aitkin
to Sarah and Eric Rian of
McGregor. Grandparents are
Robert Anderson of McGrath,
Peggy Orvis of Onamia,
and Tim and Julie Nistler of
McGregor. Great-grandparents are Bud and Debbie
Anderson of Mora, Marcia
Anderson of Aitkin, Art and
Minyon Rian, Thelma Tiessen,
and LeRoy and Brenda Nistler
all of McGregor.
Kindergartner, Tyler Johnson, brought a garter snake
to share with his class.
Assistant, Robin Ward, helps
Tyler Johnson release the
garter snake that he brought
to share with the class.
Ms. Hagelie’s 3rd and 4th
graders listen intently to
School Bus Safety rules, on
School Bus Safety Day.
Students, Bryan Nelson and
Meliah Schaumburg, practice safe bus evacuation, on
School Bus Safety Day.
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October 6, 2007
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Aitkin Scout’s Food Drive
Cub Scout Pack 52 and
Boy Scout Troop 52, teamed
up for their “annual” food
drive. This is one of the
largest in the state.
This past Sunday, Cub
Scouts went door to door
and left bags at each house.
Next Saturday, the Boy
Scouts will return and pick
up the bags of food. Homeowners are asked to fill the
bags with non-perishable
food and leave the bags
out by the front door for
pickup.
Community
EVENTS
Ongoing Events:
Back row L to R: Jeremy Paulbeck and Lukac Cline. Middle
row L to R: Kyle Kittleson, William Rengo, Hunter Conway,
Kasey Morgan, Kyler Drewelow, Alex Kukowski, Dylin Furney, Hunter Haugen and Dakota Pierce. Front row L to R:
Jack Aysta, Jacob Kukowski, Fline Morgan, Kenny Hesse,
Korben Cline and Cody Zebro.
Adult Volleyball Change
There is a slight change in
the Aitkin adult volleyball
schedule. Practice days will
be on Wednesdays, Oct. 24
and 31. Play will begin on
November 7. Deadline to
register your team has also
been moved back one week
to October 12. Mail registra-
tion to Community Education, 306 2nd St. NW, Aitkin,
or bring it to the Rippleside
or High School office. When
you register, we will contact
you to set up a practice time
for your team. Team fee is
$125. Call 927-2115, ext. 118
with questions.
Tickets on sale for ‘Chicago’
Tickets are now on sale for
CLC Theatre department’s
production of the musical,
“Chicago” playing Oct. 1820 and 25-27 at 7:30 p.m.
in the Chalberg Theatre on
the Brainerd campus.
The 1975 musical production has the two merry
murderesses and ran for 936
performances on Broadway.
The 1996 revival of the musical is still running strong
on Broadway.
“Chicago” deals with adult
themes and may not be suitable for all audiences.
Tickets are $5 and can be
reserved by phoning the
theater box office at 218855-8199.
Chrissy Roering as Roxie with her “Chicago boys,” from left,
Anthony White, Matt Tousignant, Jay Brockpahler, Wyatt
Ploof, and Gabriel Franz.
The history of European art
series continues
Arena Chapel”, all 3 p.m.
sessions. Please Read
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four Fridays
October in
Charlemagne to the beginning of World War II. The
presentations will continue
on future Fridays well into
2008.
For additional information
call 218 927-2363. Admission is always free. Regular
hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday.
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Aitkin Farmers’ Market, Fridays 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.,
at Pamida parking lot, Hwy. 169 South.
Aitkin Singles, meets monthly for various activities such as music, hiking, and dancing. For
more info call 218-927-3153.
Aitkin Women’s Tennis meets at the Aitkin
courts every Tues. and Thurs. morning, 810 a.m. All playing levels welcome.
Blind Lake (Aitkin Area) ATV Club, meets the
second Fri. of each month at Aitkin City Hall,
7:30 p.m. New members welcome.
Blow-Hards, a lung disease support group,
meets the fourth Thurs. of each month at
Kanabec Hospital in Mora. Contact Carol in
Respiratory Therapy, 320-225-3646.
Cancer Support Group, meets monthly on the
third Tuesday of each month at Riverwood
Hospital conference room “B”, in Aitkin. This
is sponsored by Riverwood Healthcare Center and Cuyuna Regional Medical Center.
Call 218-927-2121 x2257 or 218-546-4302
for more information.
Circles of Support meets every Tues., 6 - 8 p.m.
If you are living paycheck to paycheck and
are ready for a change, Circles may be right
for you. Circles of Support provides an informal, confidential support system that consists of volunteers and community-based
support networks of allies partnering with
families. If you are a self-starter and selfmotivated, call Brandi, 800-997-5723.
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)
-- Captain Robert Orr Chapter DAR meets
the second Saturday of every month, May
thru Oct., at Embers/SawMill Inn in Brainerd. Meeting convenes at 10 a.m. followed
by program and then lunch. New members
and interested women are welcome. For
more information call Shirley, 218-927-2757
or Jeanne, 218-829-2737.
Dial-A-Ride is offering service in Aitkin. Call for
pick up: 218-326-3503 or 1-800-642-6143.
Emergency Food Shelf at St. James Catholic
Church, Aitkin. Hours are: Thurs. afternoons only from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m.
Access the Food Shelf from the south side
of the building. Go to the 4th door and look
for signs.
Garrison City Council meetings are the first
Thurs. of each month at the City building.
Hope for the Future Support Group for those
dealing with emotional issues, 1st and 3rd
Thurs., 1 p.m., Access North, 105 4th St.
NW, Aitkin, 927-3748.
Ironton TOPS (Take off Pounds Sensibly)
meets Mon. evenings, 7 p.m. at 212 Viola
Ave., Ironton. All interested is invited. Call
Paula Robinson, 218-545-2180 for more
info.
Jacobson Busy Bees meets every Thurs., 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. at Jacobson Community
Bldg. Potluck at noon. Beverage provided.
Cribbage, cards, Phase 10 and socializing
are enjoyed. All are welcome. For more
info., call 752-6652.
Legal Aid meets in Aitkin every other month
on the third Wed., at Security State Bank,
2nd floor, 402 Minnesota Ave. N in Aitkin,
10 a.m. to noon. Contact the Senior Office,
218-927-3811 for appointment. 2007 dates:
Nov. 21.
LinkAge Line™, 4th Thurs. of the month, 9:30 to
11:30 at Aitkin Co. Senior Office (Security
State Bank bldg., 2nd floor). Counselors will
assist with Medicare-related issues. For an
appt., call 800-333-2433.
McGrath Area Civic Organization, first Wed.,
following the first Thurs. of the month, 9
a.m. at 1865 Cafe.
McGrath City Council, first Thurs. of the month,
6 p.m. at Fire Station Hall.
McGregor TOPS (Take off Pounds Sensibly)
meets Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. at Lake Minnewawa Sportsman’s Club, Goshawk St.
(Co. Rd. 6). 218-768-2340 for more info.
MS Support Group, 3rd Mon., 1 p.m., Access
North, 105 4th St. NW, Aitkin, 927-3748.
Ripple River Quilters meet the 2nd Tuesday of
the month, 1 p.m., for location call 218-9275760.
Rainbows Grief Support Group meets every
2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, 9:30
a.m. at Grace Lutheran (Log) Church. For
more information call Mary Ann at 218-4263491 or Diane Mon.-Fri., 9:00 a.m. to noon
at 218-426-3343.
October:
Code
5th - Austin Price Benefit, Westside Church,
Aitkin, 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. Dinner, Silent Auc-
tion, Live Auction, Clowns, Kid’s Activities,
Adults $6, Kids $4. To help, or donate items,
please contact Penny Harms at 927-4750.
6th - Lakes Area Women’s Expo, 9 a.m. - 4
p.m. at the Brainerd Civic Center.
6th - Mission Fall Fest, 3 to 6 p.m. Great family
fun with hayrides, medallion hunt, bonfire,
food, face painting and more. For more information, call Doris Young at 765-3168.
6th - Olde Tyme Fall Fest, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., at
Mille Lacs Lake Museum in Isle. Arts, crafts,
demos, food, music and more. Artisans,
crafters and demonstrators wanted. Call
320-676-3945 for more info.
6th - Harvest Bazaar, Carmel Lutheran Church,
Jacobson, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
6th - Living History Day at the Charles A. Lindbergh Historic Site, Little Falls. 10 a.m. - 4
p.m. Costumed characters.
6th - Bazaar, Aitkin United Methodist Church,
9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Auction at 10 a.m. All day
- Lefse, Crafts, Bake Sale, Used Books,
Rada Cutlery, Grandma’s Attic and a Fish
Pond for the kids.
6th - Country Western Wanna-bes, 7:00 p.m.
at Light of the Cross Lutheran Church, Garrison. Tickets are $5 for adults and $2.50 for
children 12 and under. Located two blocks
west of the Super Valu in Garrison.
7th - Pancake Breakfast, Cuyuna Range Masonic Lodge, 220 First St. SW, Crosby.
7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost: Adults $4, 6-12 $2,
5 and under free.
7th - Bluegrass Hymn Sing at Isle Baptist
Church. 7 p.m., light supper following. Call
320-676-3171.
7th - West Range Country Show at Greenway
High School, Coleraine, 6:30 p.m. Handicap
accessible.
7th-20th - Fall migration peak waterfowl count,
Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Largest
numbers of waterfowl at the refuge at this time.
8th - Cuyuna Range Women’s Club annual dinner, 6 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
in Crosby.
10th - Waukenabo Dance, “Jerry B.” at the
Waukenabo Community Center/Town Hall
located 15 mi. N. of Aitkin on Hwy. 169 to W
on CR 3, 1.25 mi. on left.
11th - Operation Community Connect at First
Lutheran Church, Aitkin, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Need help with housing, food, clothing, etc?
Come check out the services available in
the community.
14th - (tentative date) - Pumpkin Patch at Aitkin
City Park, Sponsored by AWOT.
15th - Dancing at McGregor VFW Post, 1-4
p.m. with “Country Pride.”
17th - 5th Quarter Party for students in 9th-12th
grade, Westside Church in Aitkin, following the football game until 11 p.m. Bring a
friend. A time of food and fun. Call 927-2728
x2 for more information.
18th - Dala Art Show, Kanabec History Center
in Mora. Call 320-679-1665 for more information.
19th - 21st - 22nd Annual Octoberfest at Ruttger’s Bay Lake Resort. Food, arts and crafts
fair, strolling entertainment, polka band.
20th - Cascade United Methodist Church of
Deerwood’s bazaar and bake sale, 9 a.m.
- 2 p.m. with lunch served from 11 a.m. - 1
p.m.
20th - Lutefisk Dinner at Holden Lutheran
Church, 1-5 p.m. For information or directions call Carol at 320-684-2174.
20th - Benefit for Darrell Buesgen’s Family, 3
p.m., Aitkin VFW Post 1727.
23rd - 24th - Unlimited Learning seminar to
Explore Liberty and Justice. Seminar will
be held at Ruttgers Bay Lake Lodge. Call
Fern Newman at 218-534-3898 for more
information.
26th - 27th - Northland Arboretum Haunted
Trail, Brainerd. Call 218-829-8770 for more
information.
27th - Zoo Boo at Pine Grove Zoo in Little Falls.
Call 320-616-5595 for more information.
27th - Mission Haunted Hayride, 5:30 to 11
p.m. Mission Volunteer Fire Department’s
haunted maze, hayride and great food. For
more information, call Doris Young at 7653168.
27th - Halloween Party by McGrath Area Civic
Organization at the Senior Center, 6 p.m.
Please come in costume. Games and candy
for the children.
28th - Sons of American Legion Gourmet Omelette Breakfast, Aitkin - Lee Post 86 in
Aitkin, 8 a.m. - Noon. Choose your own fixings! Adults $6, Kids 12 & under $3.
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grader at Crosby-Ironton High School.
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Pioneer Game Warden 3
BY PHILIP NEESE
Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area was designed
for wildlife protection and
propagation. This 23,000-acre
sanctuary located in Wyoming
Township was started in 1933,
with a goal of providing protection for wildlife and at the
same time improving hunting
conditions for the increasing
number of Minnesota hunters.
It should be noted that the
property acquired was taxforfeited land.
A game farm and nursery
were included. The game farm
provided a facility for producing pheasants, quail, partridge,
ducks and geese. The nursery
produced a variety of ground
forage and seedlings that were
planted on potential state
hunting land. The farm also
grew crops of corn and black
amber cane for the protection
of birds during the winter.
Much of Carlos Avery is bog
or marshland. Prior to being
established as a refuge, carpet
companies drained the area
with ditches to the point that
horses wearing bog shoes
could harvest the wiregrass,
which would be used to make
a fine carpet. These bog shoes
were 10 by 12 inch wooden
platforms onto which the
horse’s hooves fit. It would
seem that handling a team of
horses with these bog shoes
would be a very difficult task.
The refuge was beset by
many problems including
lack of predator control. Good
management was needed and
it was at this time that Marion
Cooper was hired as Refuge
Supervisor at a salary of $150
per month (rent or lodging to
be deducted). It is interesting
that, in 1932, Marion received
a letter from the State of Minnesota, informing him that he
and all other Conservation
Department employees would
be required to take a two week
vacation without pay.
Two years after Marion’s
appointment, predators were
under control, wild life had
increased to the point that
public hunting grounds were
opened for the first time. Stray
cats, bobcats, weasels, mink,
foxes, wolves, hawks, owls
and eagles all loved the small
chicks. Marion was very good
at taking care of this problem
and he was a good instructor.
During the depression, young
men earned money by trapping gophers. The clerk of
Wyoming Township would lay
the feet of these little animals
on his table and count them
out. Pocket gophers were
worth 5 cents; two legs of each
gopher were to be presented.
Stripped gophers were worth
3 cents and four legs were to
be presented.
He never asked more out of
his men than he would do,
nor would he accept less. The
refuge and farm soon became
a model for the state.
The zoo in Stillwater donated
a tame deer to the refuge.
This deer soon became a pet,
named Gus. Somehow, Gus
became hooked on tobacco.
If someone wanted Gus to
do tricks they would give him
a pinch of snuff or a wad of
tobacco. He chased kids into
Little Coon Lake and he would
take clothes off the cloth line
with his fine horns. Marion was
always having to come to the
rescue and he was getting a
little tired of it. One warm day
A large stray cat beside the famous 25-20 Winchester
rifle.
Marion holds a wolf and shotgun in front of a Model ‘A”
Ford pickup.
Marion displays a golden eagle.
when a car window had been
left partially open, Gus got his
head inside the car looking
for snuff and couldn’t get his
head back out. Needless to say
the car was a disaster and Gus
ended up in the meat locker!
Marion participated in the
project of planting thousands
of pine seedlings. When these
pines were of the right size,
they were planted along Highway 169 from Zimmerman to
north of Milaca. You may see
these mature Norway Pines
now, especially between Princeton and Zimmerman.
Beware of trespassing during hunting season
The Minnesota Department
of Natural Resources reminds
hunters to always ask landowners for permission to hunt
on their property.
It is also important for hunters
to remember that they should
always respect the rights and
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property of their host.
Any entry onto the private
property of another without
permission is considered trespass. Landowners may be able
to pursue court action against
trespassers whether the property is posted or not. People
who are caught trespassing
may be issued a citation and
assessed a fine under civil
penalties, and repeat violators can lose their license or
registration.
If convicted of violating trespass laws, they may lose their
hunting privileges for up to
two years, lose hunting equipment, and be subject to fines
and possibly a jail sentence.
All DNR conservation officers and licensed peace offers
enforce trespass laws and may
issue a citation to a person
who trespasses in violation of
the law or who removes a sign
without authorization.
A brochure about hunting
private land is available by
contacting the DNR Information Center at info@dnr.state.
mn.us, 651-296-6157 or tollfree 1-888-MINNDNR (6466367).
Brochures may also be downloaded from the DNR Web site
at www.dnr.state.mn.us/hunting/privateland/index.html.
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Garrison
Lions
membership
night
Maryhill WWII veterans/
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Judd Anderson, Commander of the American
Legion Post 1727, congratulates Maryhill resident
Bob Tibbitts after presenting a WWII medallion
commemorating his service to our country.
Maxine Bailey, whose late husband Warren was
a WWII veteran, received a commemorative
medallion accompanied by her sister-in-law, Carol,
and brother-in-law, Paul Bailey, Aitkin County
Commissioner.
CONNIE PETTERSEN
Following the Marine’s
motto where no one gets
left behind, Aitkin Maryhill
Manor’s Community Room
filled with onlookers on Sun.,
Sept. 30, to witness a presentation of WWII medallions
to more than a dozen residents. Additional medallions
originally made for the June
9th dedication of the state’s
$1.3 million dollar WWII memorial were specially ordered
for area veterans/widowed
spouses not able to attend
last June.
“These additional medallions were made possible
financially through VFW Post
1727, American Legion Post
86, and the Kenneth Kellar
Foundation,” said Carroll
Janzen, Co-chair of the Aitkin
Area Persian Gulf Support
Group. “On behalf of the
State of Minnesota, through
the American Legion and the
Veterans of Foreign Wars
we present WWII medallions
on behalf of their dedicated
service as a WWII veteran,
or as a widow representing
that WWII veteran.”
Also participating at Maryhill were Joy Janzen, Co-chair
of the Aitkin Area Persian
Support Group; Aitkin American Legion Commander,
Judd Anderson; Commander, Larry Robberstad of the
Aitkin VFW; American Legion
Axiliary President, Agnes
Weimer; and Aitkin County
Commissioner, Paul Bailey;
with Nancy Houg, coordinating the event on behalf of
Aitkin Housing Authority.
The Garrison Lions are
holding an informational
meeting with dinner provided on Thurs., Oct. 11 at the
Garrison City Hall Building
at 5:30 p.m. Here is a place
where you will experience
fellowship, friendship, and
a feeling of accomplishment that you have helped
someone in our local community or in other areas of
the world.
For more information, contact any of the following:
• Kay at 320-692-4887
• Hal at 320-692-4439
• Betty at 218-678-2141
If you are planning on
attending, please contact
any of the above named by
Oct. 9. The Garrison Lions
welcome anyone interested
in our club.
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October 6, 2007
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Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs
If every American home
replaced just one light bulb
with an ENERGY STAR qualified bulb, we would save
enough energy to light more
than 3 million homes for a
year, more than $600 million
in annual energy costs, and
prevent greenhouse gases
equivalent to the emissions
of more than 800,000 cars.
ENERGY STAR qualified
CFLs:
• ENERGY STAR qualified
bulbs use about 75 percent
less energy than standard
incandescent bulbs and last
up to 10 times longer.
• Save about $30 or more
in electricity costs over each
bulb’s lifetime.
• Produce about 75 percent
less heat, so they’re safer to
operate and can cut energy
costs associated with home
cooling.
• Are available in different
sizes and shapes to fit in almost any fixture, for indoors
and outdoors.
How to Choose and Where
to Use CFLs:
INCANDESCENT
LIGHT BULBS
MINIMUM
LIGHT OUTPUT
COMMON ENERGY STAR
QUALIFIED LIGHT BULBS
WATTS
LUMENS
WATTS
40
450
9-13
60
800
13-15
75
1,100
18-25
100
1,600
23-30
150
2,600
30-52
ENERGY STAR qualified
CFLs provide the greatest
savings in fixtures that are
on for a substantial amount
of time each day. At a minimum, ENERGY STAR recommends installing qualified
CFLs in fixtures that are used
at least 15 minutes at a time
or several hours per day. The
best fixtures to use qualified
CFLs in are usually found in
the following areas of your
home:
• family and living rooms
• kitchen
• dining room
• bedrooms
• outdoors
How to Choose the Right
Light:
Matching the right CFL
to the right kind of fixture
helps ensure that it will
perform properly and last a
long time.
For example:
• CFLs perform best in
open fixtures that allow
airflow, such as table and
floor lamps, wall sconces,
pendants, and outdoor fix-
tures.
• For recessed fixtures, it is
better to use a reflector CFL
than a spiral CFL since the
design of the reflector evenly
distributes the light down to
your task area.
• If a light fixture is connected to a dimmer or threeway switch, you’ll need to
use a special ENERGY STAR
qualified CFL designed to
work in these applications.
Make sure to look for CFLs
that specify use with dimmers or three-way fixtures.
• Choose a qualified CFL
that offers a shade of white
light that works best for you.
For example, while most
CFLs provide warm or soft
white light for your home,
you could choose a cooler
color for task lighting.
• To choose the ENERGY
STAR qualified CFL with
the right amount of light,
find a qualified CFL that is
labeled as equivalent to the
incandescent bulb you are
replacing. Light bulb manufacturers include this infor-
mation right on the product
packaging to make it easy
for consumers to choose the
equivalent bulb. Common
terms include “Soft White 60”
or “60 Watt Replacement.”
You should also check
the lumen rating to find the
right CFL. The higher the
lumen rating, the greater
the light output. Consult the
chart above to determine
what CFL wattage is best to
replace your incandescent
light bulb.
Kick the oil habit
SAVINGS WITH A TWIST.
Visit this special sale and stock up on money
saving, energy saving ENERGY STAR ® qualified
compact fluorescent light bulbs.
ENERGY STAR® qualified bulbs use:
! Use up to 75% less energy
! Last up to 10 times longer
! Save at least $30 in energy costs over
the life of each bulb
! Fits almost anywhere a standard bulb fits
Instant Rebates
$2 per bulb are available to MilleLacs Energy Cooperative
members who purchase Energy Star® compact fluorescent light
bulbs (CFL) (Limit of 12 rebates per member)
Offer valid through November 30, 2007, or while supplies last.
Bulbs may be purchased at the following stores:
" Ace Timber Building Supply in Deerwood
" Agnew Hardware Hank in Onamia
" Aitkin True Value in Aitkin
" Deerwood True Value in Deerwood
" Emily Ace Hardware in Emily
The Big Picture
If one room in every US household were brightened by Energy
Star® qualified lighting:
· The change would save Americans over $3 billion annually in
electricity costs
· The annual energy savings would be equivalent to removing
more than 8 million cars from the road for one year.
What is E85?
More than five million
American cars are already
capable of running on E85
ethanol, a gasoline alternative made up of 85 percent
ethanol and 15 percent
regular gasoline.
Ethanol is made from
a variety of crops grown
here in America. Right now,
most ethanol in America is
produced from corn. In the
future, increasingly, a wider
array of crops will produce
ethanol.
There are a number of
reasons why E85 ethanol is
better than gasoline:
• It is cheaper. With gas
prices at their current levels,
ethanol typically sells at 60
or 70 cents less per gallon
of fuel.
• Lots of cars can use it.
Already 5 million American
cars on the road can run on
E85. It is relatively easy and
inexpensive for car-makers
to tweak existing models to
run on E85. (Source: CBS
News, 60 Minutes, May 7,
2006.)
• E85 is clean. E85 is
much cleaner than gasoline,
and emits a smaller amount
of smog precursors and
greenhouse gases for every
gallon of fuel consumed.
• E85 is renewable. Getting more homegrown ethanol is simply a matter of
Valero, and ConocoPhillips
to double the number of
E85 pumps in the next year
and provide E85 at half of
all gas stations within a
decade.
Learn more about E85 or
find information about E85
vehicles from the National
Ethanol Vehicle Coalition
(NEVC) at www.e85fuel.
com.
Locate alternative fueling
stations in your area at:
http://afdcmap2.nrel.gov/
locator/FindPane.asp.
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planting new crops. The
United States has the capacity to produce an enormous
amount of ethanol.
• E85 is American. Instead of supporting foreign
regimes that can hold our
foreign policy hostage, E85
promises to help liberate
us from foreign energy
dependence. At the same
time, E85 can help create
jobs in the US for farmers
and refiners.
To be clear: E85 is just part
of a broader solution. But,
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steps to take right away.
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October 6, 2007
Fine Dining with a Breathtaking
View of Serpent Lake
The Pumpkin Patch
218-534-3871
Located 2 blocks North on Hwy. 6 in Deerwood
- An Event for All Ages
Sponsored by the Aitkin Women of Today
Sunday, October 14
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Aitkin’s City Park
• Games • Prizes
• Not So Haunted - Haunted House
• Pumpkins to Purchase
• Bake Sale
• Duane’s Photography will be
there for family photos
 Boneless Apple Seared Pork Chops - $11.95 
Beck’s Oktoberfest Beer – $3.50
Weber Liebfraumilch, Germany
$
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OPEN: TUE-SAT. 4 P.M. - 9 P.M.
Closed Sundays & Mondays
 Baked Apple Dumpling - $4.95 
Oktoberfest Specials served upon availability per evening.
Country Western Wanna-bes
218-927-7811
209 MN Ave. N
Aitkin, MN 56431
HARVEST TEA
TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 9 th, 1 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 6, 7:00 p.m.
Light of the Cross Lutheran Church, Garrison
Presented by the
$5 for adults
“Golden Goof Offs”,
be
to
$2.50 for children
The evening is sure
d
an
ic,
us
m
12 and under
full of fun, good
LOTS of laughs!
Mon.-Fri. 7-7
Sat. 7-5
Sun. 9-1
Reservations Required
Carmel Apple Pie Latté $3.25
Light of the Cross is located 2 blocks west of the Super Valu in Garrison.
Best Pizza North of the Twin Cities!
HUNTERS SPECIAL
DAY
ANY IME
T
ANY
10” CHEESE PIZZA $4.99
10” ONE TOPPING PIZZA $5.99
COUPON REQUIRED
EXP. 11-15-07
FRI - BUY A 14” AND GET A 12” 1-TOPPPING 1/2 OFF
SAT - ALL YOU CAN EAT PIZZA
$6.50 PER ADULT, $3.25 PER CHILD ( 10 AND UNDER)
Downtown Aitkin 218-927-6412
Austin Price
Benefit
Friday, October 5
4:30—7:30
Westside Church
Hwy 210 West,
Aitkin
*Adults $6 Beef Stroganoff
* Kids $4 Mac and Cheese
(Austin’s favorite!)
Five year old Austin Price was diagnosed with Burkitts
Lymphoma in August. He will be going through chemotherapy treatments at Childrens Medical Center, Minneapolis
for 6-8 months. Please join family and friends on October
5 for dinner, auctions, clowns and kid’s activities.
Austin’s Awesome Auction Items:
Reservations are not required,
but HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
218-426-3029
1-888-EAT-KRAUT
Daily
Open a.m.
at 11
12 mi. NE of McGregor. Take Hwy. 65 N 5 mi. to CR
6, right on CR 6 for 6 mi., left on CR 40 for 1 mi.
Call us for Your Fall Project
Fri., Octth5th Serving from 5-9
Sat., Oct 6 Serving from Noon-9
* Neil McCoy autographed Wranglers, CD, photo * Kenny G autographed Selmer AS500 Saxophone * Minnesota Wild Tickets * Timberwolves Tickets * Shindaiwa Power Broom * Delta Scroll Saw * Remington
shotgun * Portable DVD Player * Kansas Autographed DVD and photo * Golf bag * Makita Reciprocating
Saw * Bobby Vinton signed CDs, photos, book * Golf at Ruttgers, Emily Greens, Cuyuna Country Club *
Grand Casino Mill Lacs Overnight * George Jones signed photo * Handmade maple lamp * Handmade quilt *
Wayne Newton signed video * Framed Prints * Garden Decorations * Kids Items * Gift Certificates and more!
Serving Authentic German
& Bavarian Food!
$1 OFF ALL German Beer
& German Spirits!
Thank you all for your generous donations!
HOPPER’S $AVERS
Lorren Lindevig
Sat., Oct. 6th from 6-10p.m.
POLKA MUSIC
Great Gift Ideas!
While Supplies Last!
Available at the NEWSHOPPER
Office in Aitkin and by mail.
$ $
7.00
$
CITADEL GAMES, Brainerd (4 hours of computer time) ... $10.00 for 7.00
$
COOKIES ‘N THINGS, Aitkin ................................................... $10.00 for 7.00
$
CURVES, Aitkin ... One Month + 1/2 Off Membership = $119.00 for 34.00
$
DEERSTAND SPORTS BAR& GRILL, Deerwood.......... $10.00 for 7.00
$
ENGUMS TAE-KWON-DO, Crosby One Month = $40.00 for 20.00
$
FAMOUS DAVE’S PIT BBQ, Baxter ............................$5.00 for 3.00
$
GIOVANNI’S PIZZA, Brainerd ........................................... $10.00 for 7.00
$
HALLETT COMM. CENTER Crosby - Valid for 10 time pass only$70.00 for 60.00
$
HAWKEYE’S COFFEE SHOP, Aitkin ............................... $5.00 for 3.00
$
HAWK ON BAY, Deerwood ...............................................$10.00 for 7.00
BIG SANDY LODGE, McGregor.............................................. $10.00 for
$
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Stop by the NEWSHOPPER office or send in your order form with a check and a self-addressed stamped envelope to:
NEWSHOPPER 202 Minnesota Ave N • Aitkin, MN 56431 • To get your HOPPER’S Savers mailed to you.
7.00
HEARTLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Crosby$41.00 for 20.00
$
LOUIE’S BUCKET OF BONES,Ironton (Only 5 per week) ....$5.00 for 3.00
$
NORD LAKE REFLECTIONS, Aitkin .............................$10.00 for 7.00
$
NORDIC INN, Crosby ................................................... $65.00 for 50.00
$
RAFFERTY’S, Brainerd...................................................... $10.00 for 7.00
$
ROSALLINI’S, Aitkin .......................................................... $10.00 for 7.00
$
THE BEANERY, Aitkin ....................................................... $10.00 for 7.00
$
THE HOME COMFORT CONNECTION, Aitkin .......... $10.00 for 7.00
$
THE SWEETERY, Aitkin - Candy, Gifts, Poker Merch. $15.00 for 10.00
$
TJ’S ON THE COVE, Deerwood .................................... $10.00 for 7.00
HEARTLAND KITCHEN, Crosby ....................................$10.00 for
$
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OPEN: Mon. - Tues. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. • Wed. - Fri. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Closed Saturday and Sunday
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Some exclusions may apply per certificate. We reserve the right to limit
quantities and discontinue this promotion at any time.
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October 6, 2007
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END OF SEASON SALE!
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OPEN: Mon.- Fri. 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Closed Saturday & Sunday
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• Sod Installation
• Class Five
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• All Dirt Work Needs
• Patios
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• Basements
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• Ponds
• Wild Life Food Plots
• Land & Lot Clearing
• Stump Removal
• Rip Rap
• Demolition
• Building Pads
• Ditches and Ditch Cleaning
• Black Dirt, Sand & Gravel
• Roads / Road Building
• Boulder Walls
• Trail Brushing
Tree Removal
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• Stump Grinding
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• Aerial Truck
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Burke to serve on National Association of Counties steering committee
CONNIE PETTERSEN
H&HS Board highlights
9-25-07
Tom Burke, Director of
Health and Human Services
(H&HS) has been nominated
to serve on the NACo (National Association of Counties) steering committee “Human Services and Education.”
Burke sought approval from
the H&HS Board since NACo
meetings take place out of
state, including in Washington DC.
Burke explained that participation in these programs
is very important. “The State
of Minnesota is not in the
discussion if you don’t have a
representative there,” he said.
“You just get left out.”
“I’d rather see a rural county spokesman at the table
than a Hennepin County or
Anoka representative,” said
Commissioner Dale Lueck,
pointing out that large metros
have enough people at these
meetings, whereas rural parts
of the country are left out.
“If you are not at the table,
you know what will happen
to your dinner!”, said Lueck. Consensus was that the
nomination for membership
on a NACo steering committee would not only benefit
Aitkin County, but all rural
Minnesota.
“If you give up an opportunity to say something,
then you better not complain in the future,” added
Tom Burke, “and you don’t
know when you will make
an impact.”
The Board commended
Burke on his NACo committee nomination and authorized reimbursement for
travel costs. Board chair,
Brian Napstad asked Burke
to keep track of costs and
benefits to Aitkin County and
to see if benefits out weigh
expenses. Burke will inform
NACo meeting organizers
that a larger dent is made in
a smaller county’s budget to
furnish a rural representative
and he will try to seek travel
reimbursement from federal
sources.
Freedom to Breathe Act
Cindi Korpela, Public Health
Supervisor handed out a
packet of literature to the
H&HS Board regarding the
upcoming October 1st start
date of the public smoking
ban as determined in the
Freedom to Breathe Act.
Last spring, Minnesota
Legislature and Governor
Pawlenty passed into law
the Freedom to Breathe Act,
expanding the Minnesota
Clean Indoor Air Act. The act
extends second hand smoke
protections to customers and
employees in indoor workplaces including restaurants,
bars, and private clubs.
Board chair Brian Napstad
said he did not think there
was enough time for all
businesses involved to get
required variances/building
permits if they build outside
smoking areas.
“The intent was to protect
the health of people, especially employees,” Korpela
said, “It would be interesting
to see if adding on a room
where people could go outside and smoke would actually bring in more business or
not.” She said statistics show
that typically three months
after towns, organizations,
etc., went smoke free, there
was a three-month lull in
business before it picked up
again, which happened in
19 states.
“Most of those states don’t
get to 40 below!” quipped
Napstad.
Minnesota is the 26th state
to adopt the Freedom to
Breathe Act. Korpela said
H&HS will be sending out
education packets to businesses in Aitkin County.
Other business
• Sue Tange, Social Services Supervisor updated the
H&HS Board about the Children and Community Services Act. In order to receive
funding appropriated by the
Act, counties are mandated
to submit a biennial service
agreement to the Department
of Human Services.
• The Board was informed
of a letter sent by Mike
Rohde and Adam DeShaw
of McDonalds’ restaurant in
Aitkin to Virginia, MN office
of AEOA and NE MN Office
of Job Training. The letter
complimented Aitkin Work-
force Center staff for “terrific
work” regarding their job applications so managers could
do final interviews and orient
new workers. The letter said
Aitkin area is fortunate to
have such capable and dedicated employees.
Committee Reports
• H&HS Advisory Committee received updates from
Cindi Korpela on Children’s
Health Services planning
process and Freedom to
Breathe Act and discussed
County Based Purchasing
and possible training for
County Board and advisory
committee members.
• Children’s Mental Health
– discussed employment
for ages 14 to 21 who face
mental challenges and cannot attend colleges and what
their needs are.
• McGregor Housing Group
- survey results is back that
went to 1300 people. About
540 responses came in and
data indicates a need for
some sort of transitional
housing — not nursing home
or a single-family dwellings.
• Central Minnesota Community Corrections – Commissioner Napstad said Director Mike Kafka was queried
at an Aitkin County Board
meeting recently whether or
not he thought a re-evaluation of his job, title, responsibility, wages was in order
after closing the juvenile
center, but Kafka had said it
was not. “That has not been
the undercurrent of the Joint
Powers Board over the last
couple of meetings, nor the
Executive Committee,” said
Napstad, stating that Crow
Wing County offered to utilize a consultant presently
in house working for them
and have that consultant
evaluate the new situation.
Napstad said the decision
was unanimous to engage
that consultant.
Regular County Board
Jessica Seibert, representing Aitkin County Homeless
Coalition updated the Commissioners on the 2nd annual Operation Community
Connect to be held Thurs.,
Oct. 11 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
at First Lutheran Church in
Aitkin. The goal of the event
is to connect low-income individuals and/or in homeless
situations with multi service
agencies conveniently in one
location to try to get help for
their situation.
“It’s more than an information fair where people get
pamphlets,” Seibert said.
“There are actual applications available to apply for
and receive services.” Coats
for Kids will also be going
on and it is a food shelf day
at the church, so eligible persons could receive groceries,
grocery cards, or certificates.
Transportation can be provided. Seibert said they are
looking for volunteers to act
as tour guides. Seibert can
be reached at Aitkin County
Homeless Coalition, 218-9272151 for more information.
Other Business:
• The Commissioners approved the final plat of Letigre Resort 2nd addition.
• County Administrator Patrick Wussow and the Board
reviewed the status of their
2007 priority items. Wussow will work with Human
Resources manager Cindi
Hills doing research regarding random drug testing of
employees.
• The Board invited more
department heads to attend
County Board meetings to
keep communication open.
Aitkin Fire Department’s
Open House
Tuesday, October 9th
From 5-7 p.m.
At the Aitkin Fire Hall
• FREE Hot Dogs, Chips & Pop
• Fire Truck Rides & Demonstrations
Fun for all ages!!
Aitkin County Seat Historical tour
On Thurs., Oct. 11 at 4:30 p.m., an Arrowhead bus
departs from the courthouse for a Sesquicentennial
Aitkin County Seat historical tour honoring the 150th
anniversary of our county. Stops include a dozen landmarks followed by a picnic supper at the courthouse.
Register by calling Julie Hughes at 218-927-7276. There
is no charge for the tour or the picnic supper.
A pictorial history of other parts of Aitkin County
will be on display at the courthouse.
Do you recognize these houses? Find out more
about them and a host of
others on the upcoming Tour
of County Seat Landmarks on
Oct. 11.
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Aitkin
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this Auction will be held at the Bay Lake Area Lions Building.
Located from Deerwood, MN 4 miles South on Hwy. #6
or 1 mile North of Ruttger’s on Hwy. #6.
SHOP & RELATED: 12 Volt Arc Welder & Welding Rod, Helmet, Craftsman Auto Scroll
Saw, B & D Jig Saw, B & D 5 ½ in. Circular Saw w/Extra Blades, B & D ¼ Drill, Craftsman
3/8 Cordless Drill LAWN/GARDEN: Murray 10 hp 30 in Deck Rear Engine Riding Mower,
Jacobsen 26 in. 2 Stage Snow Blower, Craftsman 110 Volt Blower/Vac, Garden Hose &
Reel on Wheels, Craftsman Hedge Trimmer SPORTING: 1979 E-Z Go Gas Golf Cart,
17 ft Fiberglass Canoe w/Paddles, 7 x 8 Fish House w/Heater & Rattle Reels, 4 x 8 Fold
Up Fish House, Gas Ice Auger ANTIQUES/COLLECTIBLES: Small Slot Machine, Toy
Tonka Trucks, Radio Flyer Steel Wagon, 40 Avon Covered Steins 1974-2004 (In Boxes),
12 Avon Duck Figurines (In Boxes), Antique Butchers Scale, Narrow Drop Leaf Table
w/Drawer, Oak Claw Foot Table w/4 Leaves, 7 Oak Chairs, Mirror Back Buffet, Wood
Ironing Board, 70 yr Old Child's Electric Range, Antique Jewel Tea Dishes, 55 in Royal
Racer Sled (50+ yrs Old), Herringbone Iris Colored Dishes, Two Man Saw FIREARMS:
Ruger Mark III .22 Target Pistol w/Leupold Scope, 5 1/2 in. Barrel w/Holster & Clips (Like
New) #227-01008, Savage Mod IIF Left Hand Bolt 22-250 w/3 x 9 Bush Scope & Sling
(Like New) G511388, Remington 870 Express Mag 20 ga 2 3/4 & 3 in. w/Bushnell Scope
HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS: Queen Bedroom Set: Mattress PLUS MUCH MORE!
PAUL &
CLARENCE
ENYART,
OWNERS
SUN., OCT. 14 • 10 a.m.
SWATARA/ HILL CITY AREA Due to Health, selling all the following at
auction.Located in Swatara, from Hill City 6 miles South of Hwy. 169 to
Corner Club then 3 miles West on Co. Rd. #7
OVER 100 FIREARMS! Firearms selling at approx. 11 a.m.
(Many New) Not Available for Viewing Until Auction Day – In Secure Storage (This is
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Crow Wing Board votes to return parks department to land department
BY KATHY C. BRYAN
The Board of Crow Wing
County Commissioners met
on Tues., Sept. 25 in the
County Board Room of the
Historic Courthouse. Commissioners Rachel Reabe
Nystrom, Rosemary Franzen, Chairman Dewey Tautges, Paul Thiede, and Doug
Houge were present. Also
present, County Administrator, David Hamilton, and
County Auditor Deborah
Erickson.
A motion was approved
to cancel the Confessions
of Judgment in default on
the following parties: Peggy
Crowell, Beth Ann Watson
and Buddy Corey.
Auditor’s Office:
1) Tax Applications have
been approved by the County Treasurer, Assessor and
Auditor. Motions were made,
seconded and carried to
approve one settlement application and one abatement
application.
2) The Board supported the Premises Gambling
Permit application of the
Heartland Animal Rescue
Team for Class B Premises
Permit to be held at the Old
Waterfall.
3) The Board also ap-
proved the Minnesota Trail
Assistance Program Snowmobile FY 2008 Maintenance
and Grooming Grants for the
Baxter Snowmobile Club,
Brainerd Snodoes Snowmobile Club, Fort Ripley North
Country Trail Busters, Garrison Commercial Club, Gull
Lake Drifters, Ideal Sno-Pros
Snowmobile Club, and the
Merrifield Marathons Snowmobile Club. The Chairperson and the County Auditor
were authorized to sign said
agreements.
4) The Board accepted
donations in the amount
of $1,617 from Crow Wing
County Fair Multiple Contributors and $450 and from
the ETOC Company.
Sheila Haverkamp appeared before the Board
concerning partnering with
BLADC to apply for and
administer a Small Cities Development Program application. After a brief discussion,
the Board agreed to partner
with BLADC in this regard.
Cheryal Hills from Region
Five Development Commission appeared before the
Board with informational
updates on the Annual Report and the Work Program.
Hills also distributed an
invitation for the Energy In
Region Five meeting to be
held Nov. 14, 2007 at 10 a.m.
at the Initiative Foundation
Building in Little Falls. Also
noted was the Minnesota
Sesquicentennial Meeting to
be held on Oct. 23 at 6 p.m.
at Craguns’ Resort for Crow
Wing County.
New Business:
An auctioneer quote was
awarded to Schubert Auctioneers, the Weyerhauser
invite was discussed, Nov. 19
was set as a possible date for
the Cass/Crow Wing County
Joint Meeting, and the Board
considered agenda items on
the District V AMG Meeting.
After a presentation by the
Land Department, a motion
was approved to support
the proposed Partition for
Division action involving
undivided interest properties
pending rezoning approval
of two tracts.
Tom Colwell from the Land
Department also presented information concerning
County Forest Roads. The
Board approved the recording of a list of County Forest Roads, this matter will
be referred to the County
Attorney’s Office for action.
Planning and Zoning:
Rezoning requests were
approved for David Bolei,
Michael and Mary Eastwood,
Curt Veith, and Kurt Ramsdell.
A final plat approval for
Robert Thoe’s Addition was
also approved by the Board.
The Board also approved
a refund of $32,000 road
surety bond for Plat of Pine
on the Mississippi, Center Y and a $14,000 road
surety bond for Plat of Rustic
Ridge, Ideal T. There was
also a brief discussion to correct the 1979 County Board
Minutes as they relate to a
zoning error in the Plat of
North Shore Acre Lots. After
lengthy discussion, this item
was tabled and returned to
Planning and Zoning for
clarification.
The Human Services Director appeared before the
Board with a summary of
the 2007 Purchase of Service Contracts. The Board
approved the following:
Randall Bundy Addendum,
St. Joseph’s Medical Center,
Focus Unit, Avalon Programs
Addendum, and Bridges of
Hope.
Social Services presented
information concerning the
Special Needs Basic Care
Reconsideration Results.
Crow Wing County will have
three health plans per State
guidelines. This department
also furnished information
on the South Country Health
Alliance New Health Promotion. There will be combined
outreach efforts with SCHA
and Public Health to recognize October as National
Breast Cancer Awareness
month.
Lyndon Robjent, County
Highway Engineer presented
information on the CSAH 3
(Mill Avenue) reconstruction
project – Received municipal
consent. A resolution was
approved establishing Ponds
Edge Trail as a Town Road.
Although the County Attorney wasn’t present, there
was follow-up discussion
concerning an Amendment
of the Ordinance regulating
liquor licenses in Crow Wing
County, specifically Section
5, license hours as it relates
to outside music. A decision
on this issue was tabled until
the Oct. 9 Board meeting.
The County Attorney’s Office will review complaints
with Sheriff’s Office after the
public hearing in this matter
was held.
David Hamilton, County
Administrator, presented
information to the Board
concerning the snowmobile
trails in Crow Wing County.
Following this report, Hamilton also supplied summary
and background information
relating to the management
and overall day-to-day direction of the Parks Department
as it relates to the County
Administrator’s Office. There
was lengthy discussion concerning returning the Parks
Department and its three
existing staffing positions
to the Land Department
under the administrative
leadership of the Land Commissioner. Several people
from these departments
appeared before the Board
expressing diverse concerns
and opinions in this regard.
The Board agreed to return
the Parks Department to the
Land Department.
Dr. Janis Amatuzio, Medical Examiner for Crow Wing
County appeared before
the Board with an annual report for 2006. Crow
Wing is the second largest
out of the nine counties in
the consortium. Dr. Amatuzio presented a statistical
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Crosby City Council approves zero percent increase on levy
BY KATHY C. BRYAN
The Crosby City Council
met Sept. 24 in the Crosby
City Hall. Mayor Dale Sova
was present as were Council Members, Deb Shankle,
David “Butch” Ferrari, Ed
Vukelich, City Attorney,
James Gamello, and City
Clerk, Cindy Nelson. Council Member Neprud was
absent.
Mayor Sova announced
no one from the public was
present on the preliminary
levy hearing held recently
and the Council voted on
a zero percent increase on
the levy.
Denny Palmer appeared
before the Council with an
enlarged map of the Cuyuna
Lakes Bike Trail and offered
an update on the route of
trail. Palmer requested input
on the new changes from
the Council. Mayor Sova
requested the City Engineer
receive a copy of the enlarged map and consult with
City Attorney as the project
progresses. Palmer stated the
trail will be open next year
and that Federal and State
funds have been allocated
for it. The Council authorized
preliminary work on Alternative B for the bike trail. Mayor
Sova asked Mike Rude, City
Engineer, to oversee trail
progress ensuring there are
no problems with City water
and sewer demarcations.
Peggy from the Crosby
Library appeared before the
Council to discuss a new hire
position, stating a letter was
sent to the Mayor’s Office
on Aug. 17 concerning this
issue. The letter was never
included in the Council packets or placed on their agenda.
The librarian explained this
isn’t a new position and her
department is under budget
for staff needs. The Council
approved the Library staff
position.There will be an
open house/barbeque at the
Library on Oct. 14.
John Mehrkens from Presbyterian Homes appeared
before the Council with an
update on the Crosby Senior Services project. Mayor
Sova asked for discussion or
questions from the Council
on this project. The Council
agreed that the City Clerk
and the Mayor can sign off
to approve the final plat for
Cuyuna Range Development for the Senior Housing
Project.
Under New Business, Mayor
Sova opened the meeting for
an open forum on the Business Subsidy Plan with the
City of Crosby. Hearing no
discussion, the open forum
was closed. The Council approved a motion to adopt
the resolution on the policies
and criteria for the Business
Subsidy Plan.
Mayor Sova called for a
motion on the Development
Agreement for the TIF#2 – 2
Iron Range Plaza. The motion passed to execute the
Development Agreement for
the project.
The Council approved the
resignation from the Public
Works Supervisor effective
Sept. 24, 2007. The Supervisor will be paid through Sept.
28. Mayor Sova asked Police
Chief Coughlin to follow
up with obtaining keys and
other belongings of the City
from the Public Works Supervisor. There was discussion
concerning the restructuring
of the Public Works Department. A job description for
the Public Works Supervisor
will be posted at the City
garage and the library. Until
someone is hired for this
position, Steve Perpich, the
Working Foreman, will cover
the supervisory duties in the
interim. Mayor Sova request-
ed that the job description
for the Working Foreman be
presented to him for review.
He will work with Council
Member Vukelich on the restructuring of this department
and together they will make
a list of what needs to be
done for the Working Foreman. Working Foreman will
report to the Council until a
Supervisor is hired.
The Crosby Fire Chief reported there was one run
since the last meeting and
gave a brief update on the
Cuyuna Range Fire Service
Mutual Aid Agreement. The
Council agreed to adopt the
agreement.
Mayor Sova asked the City
Attorney if he’d received
information concerning the
Hallett Center Zamboni
Agreement with Heartland
Hockey Camp. Gamello stated he hasn’t heard from them
yet but will follow up.
City Clerk Nelson, Deb
Shankle and the Mayor will
attend the Regional League
of Minnesota Cities meeting
on Oct. 3.
Council Member Vukelich
inquired about contractor
digging permits in the City
of Crosby. Vukelich wants
to know why the City is
charging $25.00 for the permits when the City of Deerwood and the City of Ironton
do not. More specifically,
Vukelich asked why contractors are being charged for
permits, if they are licensed
and bonded. The City Clerk
retrieved the file on digging
permits for clarification. After
a brief discussion, Council
Member Vukelich asked for
further clarification on this issue and the matter was tabled
until more research can be
done and presented at the
next Council meeting.
Police Chief Kim Coughlin
appeared before the Council
and presented recent photos
taken of an unkempt property. Mayor Sova commented
the Ordinance is pretty clear
about upkeep of properties
in Crosby. Coughlin reminded the Council that if a property owner needs a reminder,
the Police Department sends
out a letter with a copy of
the Ordinance to clean up
the property. Recently, ten
residents have received tickets for failure to abide by the
ordinance after a warning
was sent. Mayor Sova asked
Coughlin to remain gently
diligent about the property
in question and encourage
the resident to continue with
the clean-up.
Coughlin also reminded
the Council winter parking
notices will be placed on
vehicles next month concerning parking on City streets
during the winter months.
Captain Rick Koop of the
Crosby Police Department
appeared before the Council
to discuss damage done to
the roof antennae on City
Hall. A strong wind broke
the cable and the pipe is bent
and needs to be replaced.
Estimates will be obtained to
repair the damage. Koop also
reminded the Council one
squad car needs to be purchased before the end of the
year. Mayor Sova suggested
the vehicle be purchased
outright and not leased,
thereby saving taxpayer dollars. The Council approved
the purchase a police vehicle
for 2007-2008.
There was a discussion
about Project Play. Chief
Coughlin suggested a certificate or plaque be awarded to
those who were instrumental
in initiating this program.
The Council agreed. Council
Member Deb Shankle volContinued on Page 16
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AITKIN CO. SHERIFF REPORT
Booking Report: 9/17/07
- 9/23/07 Three for failure to
appear, two for disorderly
conduct, one for falsely reporting a crime, one for probation violation, five for DWI,
one for obstructing legal
process and assault, one for
traffic violation, one for assault one for felony escape,
one Wright Co. boarder and
four St. Louis Co. boarders.
Sept. 20: Possible business scam was reported
on Hwy. 210, McGregor...
warrant arrest was made on
Hwy. 169, Garrison... burglar
alarm was reported on 365th
Ave., Aitkin... storm damage was reported on Hwy.
65, McGregor... McGregor
Fire Department responded
to tree on fire because of
downed power lines on 480th
St., McGregor... vehicle in
ditch was reported on Hwy.
65, McGregor... dangerous
dog complaint was made on
Co. Rd. 66, Hill City... missing property was reported in
Aitkin... Hill City Fire Department responded to a car fire
8 miles south on Hwy. 169,
Hill City... alarm was reported on 326th Pl., Isle... fight
was reported on 202nd Pl.,
McGregor.
Sept. 21: Abandon vehicle
was reported on Hwy. 200,
Hill City... unwanted person
was reported on 260th Ave.
McGregor... alarm was reported on Dove St. Aitkin...
alarm was reported again
on Dove St., Aitkin... traffic
stop was made on Hwy. 47,
Malmo... theft was reported
on 4th St. NW, Aitkin... lost
cell phone was reported on
Hwy. 210, Aitkin... assistance
was requested on 1st St. NE,
Aitkin... two vehicle accident
was reported on 2nd St. NW,
Aitkin... Aitkin Fire Department responded on a vehicle
fire on Hwy. 210, Aitkin... traffic stop was made on 2nd St.
NW, Aitkin... sparking power
line was reported on 4th St.
SE, Aitkin... car and deer accident was reported on Hwy.
47, Aitkin... alarm was reported on 310th Ave., Aitkin.
Sept. 22: Possible breaking and entering was reported on 529th Ln., McGregor...
accident was reported on
Hwy. 18, Aitkin... vehicle
in ditch was reported on
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Sept. 23: Property damage was reported at Riverside Pub on 2nd St. NE,
Aitkin... breaking and entering was reported on 1st Ave.,
McGregor... breaking and entering was reported on Hwy.
18, Finlayson.... on-going
driving complaint was made
on 250th Pl., McGrath... driving complaint was made on
2nd St. NW, Aitkin... assault
was reported on Stoner
Ave. Hill City... propane leak
Aitkin... accident was reported on Hwy. 65, McGregor...
driving complaint was made
on Hwy. 169, Aitkin... ATV
crash was reported on Kestral Ave. McGrath... harassment restraining order violation was reported in Isle...
stolen firewood was reported
on Hwy. 169, Aitkin... custody dispute was reported on
1st Ave. NW, Aitkin... clothes
in the road were reported on
2nd St. NW, Aitkin.
Sept. 24: Possible harassment restraining order violation was reported on 310th
Ave., Isle... injured deer was
reported on Deer St., Aitkin...
Hwy. 65, McGregor.... ID theft
was reported on 5th St. NW,
Aitkin... harassing phone
call was reported on Linden
Ave., Hill City... breaking and
entering was reported on
Hwy. 169, Hill City... ID theft
was reported on 620th Ln.,
Swatara... assisted Brainerd Police Department on
370th St., Aitkin... NSF check
was reported on 210th Pl.,
McGregor... ticket was issue for no proof of insurance
on Hwy. 65 and Co. Rd. 8,
McGregor... McGregor Fire
Department responded to a
motor home fire on 420th Ln.,
McGregor... intoxicated female assaulted police officer
in McGregor... out-of-state
warrant arrest was made at
Hill Crest Resort, McGregor...
person in road was reported
on Hwy. 210, McGregor... unwanted person was reported
on 4th NE, Aitkin.
Sept. 25: Attempted breaking and entering was reported on Main St., McGregor...
traffic stop resulting in a citation was made on Hwy. 210,
McGregor... traffic stop resulting in a citation was made
on Hwy. 169, Aitkin... vehicle
break in was reported on 1st
Ave., McGregor... bad check
was reported on 220th St.
McGrath... illegal alien workers were reported on Long Pt.
Pl., McGregor... littering was
reported on Hwy. 18, Aitkin...
property damage was reported Hwy. 210, McGregor... accident was reported on Hwy.
210, McGregor... traffic stop
resulting in no proof of insurance citation was made on
Hwy. 210, McGregor... gas
drive off was reported on
Hwy. 210 W, McGregor… attempt to locate missing person was made in the Dam
Lake area, Aitkin.
Sept. 26: Noise complaint was made on 195th
Ln., Isle... juvenile runaway
was reported on Airpark
Dr., Aitkin.... missing person
was reported on Co. Rd. 75,
Sturgeon Lake... credit card
fraud was reported on 412th
Pl., Aitkin... cows on Co. Rd.
22 were reported in Aitkin...
attempt to locate vulnerable
adult was reported on 335th
Ln., Aitkin... dog bite complaint was made on 526th
McGregor... mailbox damage was reported on 228th
St. Aitkin... juvenile runaway
was reported on 250th Ave.,
McGrath... assisted State Patrol on Hwy. 169 and Hwy.
18, Aitkin... welfare check
was requested on 480th St.
Palisade... car and deer accident was reported on Co.
Rd. 76, Aitkin... assisted
State Patrol with accident
with injuries on Hwy. 210 and
Crow Wing Co. Line, Aitkin.
Crow Wing County Board continued from Page 14
summary of deaths in the
county, stating there are
currently nine non-physician death investigators.
Amatuzio also stated members of the area County
Commissioners met recently
to discuss the new facility
in Anoka County, and that
there is an advisory board
being formed to meet two
to three times per year in
this regard.
The Human Resources
Director appeared before
the Board and the Board approved the following hiring
requests: Sheriff’s Office, two
Communication Officers/911
Dispatchers and a Social
Worker/CPS replacement.
There was a closed session meeting for the County
Administrator’s review.
The Board meets every other Tuesday at 9 a.m. in the
Board Room of the Historic
Courthouse. The meetings
are open to the public.
Crosby City Council continued from Page 15
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Mayor Sova indicated there
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agreed that an additional
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Council Member Vukelich
inquired about a bill listed
as partial payment for a
pump house in the amount
of $5,282.42. City to Clerk
to find out what the total
bill for this is and report
back to Council.
There was brief discussion on the purchase of
a stump grinder for the
City. Mayor Sova indicated
this item was in the City
budget for the year. The
Council approved $5,175
be allocated to purchase
the stump grinder.
The Crosby City Council meets on the second
and fourth Mondays of the
month at 6 p.m. at City Hall.
The meetings are open to
the public. However, the
City Council meeting scheduled on Dec. 24, 2007, will
be moved to Dec. 20 at 5
p.m. to accommodate the
Holiday season.
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE
FORECLOSURE SALE
THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF
THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE
ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE
TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.
Date: September 11, 2007.
YOU ARE NOTIFIED THAT:
1. Default has occurred in the conditions of the Mortgage dated June 27,
2002, executed by Anthony J. Bodway
and Tracey A. Bodway, husband and
wife, as Mortgagors, to Grand Timber
Bank, f/k/a State Bank of McGregor,
as Mortgagee, and filed for record July 5,
2002, as Document No. 340496, in the
office of the County Recorder of Aitkin
County, Minnesota. The land described
in the Mortgage is not registered land.
5. The holder of the Mortgage has
complied with all conditions precedent to
acceleration of the debt secured by the
Mortgage and foreclosure of the Mortgage, and all notice and other requirements of applicable statutes.
6. At the date of this notice the amount
due on the Mortgage, and taxes, if any,
paid by the holder of the Mortgage
is: $24,153.37.
7. Pursuant to the power of sale in the
Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreclosed, and the land in Aitkin County,
Minnesota, described as follows:
ber 29, 2007, at the main office of the
Aitkin County Sheriff, 217 Second Street
NW, Aitkin, Minnesota 56431.
8. The time allowed by law for redemption by Mortgagor or Mortgagor’s personal representatives or assigns is 12
months after the date of sale.
9. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR
REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGORS,
THE MORTGAGORS’ PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS MAY BE
REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER
MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION
582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED
PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS
THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.Dated:
September 4, 2007
3. The original principal amount
secured by the Mortgage was:
$40,000.00.
The Southwest Quarter of the
Southeast Quarter (SW1/4 of SE1/4) of
Section Twenty (20), Township Fortynine (49), Range Twenty-four (24), EXCEPT the South 506 feet West of the
East 890 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (SW1/4 of
SE1/4), Section Twenty (20), Township
Forty-nine (49), Range Twenty-four
(24); AND FURTHER EXCEPTING:
the South 925 feet of the West 470
feet of the East 890 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (SW1/4 of SE1/4), Section Twenty
(20), Township Forty-nine (49), Range
Twenty-four (24). Aitkin County, Minnesota,
4. No action or proceeding at law is
now pending to recover the debt secured
by the Mortgage, or any part thereof.
will be sold by the County Sheriff of
Aitkin County, Minnesota, at public auction at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, Novem-
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT
A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT
12.74
PURPOSE.
$20,000.00.
NW, Aitkin, Minnesota 56431.
4. No action or proceeding at law is
now pending to recover the debt secured
by the Mortgage, or any part thereof.
8. The time allowed by law for redemption by Mortgagor or Mortgagor’s personal representatives or assigns is 12
months after the date of sale.
2. The Mortgage has been assigned
as follows: N/A
Saturday, October 6, 13, 20, 27;
November 3, 10, 2007)
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE
FORECLOSURE SALE
THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF
THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE
ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE
TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.
Date: September 12, 2007.
YOU ARE NOTIFIED THAT:
1. Default has occurred in the conditions of the Mortgage dated September
30, 2004, executed by Anthony J. Bodway and Tracey A. Bodway, husband
and wife, as Mortgagors, to Grand
Timber Bank, f/k/a State Bank of
McGregor, as Mortgagee, and filed for
record October 6, 2004, as Document
No. 361505, in the office of the County
Recorder of Aitkin County, Minnesota.
The land described in the Mortgage is
not registered land.
2. The Mortgage has been assigned
as follows: N/A
5. The holder of the Mortgage has
complied with all conditions precedent to
acceleration of the debt secured by the
Mortgage and foreclosure of the Mortgage, and all notice and other requirements of applicable statutes.
6. At the date of this notice the amount
due on the Mortgage, and taxes, if any,
paid by the holder of the Mortgage
is: $23,032.64.
7. Pursuant to the power of sale in the
Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreclosed, and the land in Aitkin County,
Minnesota, described as follows:
The Southeast Quarter of Northeast
Quarter (SE1/4 of NE1/4) of Section
Twenty (20), Township Forty-nine
(49), Range Twenty-four (24), Aitkin
County, Minnesota,
3. The original principal amount
secured by the Mortgage was:
will be sold by the County Sheriff of
Aitkin County, Minnesota, at public auction at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 29, 2007, at the main office of the
Aitkin County Sheriff, 217 Second Street
Saturday, October 6, 2007)
Notice of Hearing
THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL
ASSEMBLE FOR A HEARING OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ON OCTOBER
15, 2007 AT 4:00 P.M. IN THE AITKIN
COUNTY COURTHOUSE, AITKIN, MINNESOTA 56431.
KENNECOTT EXPLORATION, OSWALD MAA, JON GILLETTE, ASTRID
JOHNSON, ROBERT JOHNSON, TA-
TONKA PLAINS BISON RANCH, 10861
N. MAVINEE DR. #141, ORO VALLEY,
AZ, 85737 NE NW, SE NW, NE SW, SW
SE, 35.87 AC OF NW OF SE IN DOC.
198931, NW SE LESS 35.87 AC, W ½
SW LESS 2 AC, SE SW of Section 24,
Township 48, Range 22, NW NE, NE SW,
NW SW, SW SW, SE SW of Section 25,
Township 48, Range 22, S 440 FT OF N
880 FT OF SE SE, SE SE LESS N 880 FT
of Section 23, Township 48, Range 22.
Aitkin County, Minnesota 56431
GRAND TIMBER BANK
By Shawn M. Dunlevy (#123626)
Fryberger, Buchanan,
Smith & Frederick, P.A.
302 West Superior Street, Suite 700
Duluth, Minnesota 55802-1863
(218) 722-0861
9. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR
REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGORS,
THE MORTGAGORS’ PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS MAY BE
REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER
MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION
582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED
PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS
THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.
GRAND TIMBER BANK
By Shawn M. Dunlevy (#123626)
Fryberger, Buchanan,
Smith & Frederick, P.A.
302 West Superior Street, Suite 700
Duluth, Minnesota 55802-1863
(218) 722-0861
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT
A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE. 11.27
PERMIT #33871C
THE PURPOSE OF THE HEARING IS:
To set conditions on a Conditional Use
Permit for mineral exploration activities in
areas zoned Farm Residential, Open and
Shoreland (Douglas & Nelson Lake).
**Please note: Consistent with the opinion of the Minnesota Court of Appeals,
no further public testimony or comments
will be heard on this matter.
AITKIN COUNTY ZONING
3.96
Saturday, October 6, 2007)
Notice of Hearing
THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL
ASSEMBLE FOR A HEARING OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATIONS
ON OCTOBER 15, 2007 AT 4:00 P.M. IN
THE AITKIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE,
AITKIN, MINNESOTA 56431. THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION WILL BE REVIEWED.
PALISADE FIVE, LLC, PO BOX 109,
PALISADE, MN 56469 are requesting
a Conditional Use Permit to construct a
residence in an area zoned Commercial.
NE OF NW LESS HY & LESS THE W330
FT, Section 23, Township 49, Range 26,
Aitkin County, Minnesota 56431 PERMIT #35750C
AITKIN COUNTY ZONING
2.3
Saturday, September 29,
October 6, 2007)
idun township
meeting notice
The October regular board meeting
will be held at 7 p.m. on October 15th
at the clerk’s home: 27322 Hwy. 18, Isle,
MN.
Maureen Switzer
Clerk, Workman Township
1.3
1) Commissioners’ Breakfast with 4-H
2) Brian Napstad, County Board Chairperson
A) Call to Order
B) Pledge of Allegiance
C) Board of Commissioners Meeting Procedure
D) Approval of Agenda
E) Public Requests for Future Agenda Items
3) Review Minutes
A) 10/2/7 Board Meeting
4) Consent Agenda
A) Correspondence File: October 2, 2007 – October 8, 2007
B) Approve 9/25/7 Minutes
C) Part-Time Listing
D) Application to Conduct Off-Site Gambling Form LG230: Minnewawa Sportsmen’s Club –
Shamrock Township
5) Honorable John R. Solien
A) Sobriety Court Update
6) John Welle, County Engineer
A) Mississippi River Diversion Channel
B) Construction Updates
BREAK
7) Board Discussion
A) Insurance Plans for 2008 Committee Updates
8) Ross Wagner, Economic Development and Forest Industry Coordinator
Tourism Grant Fund Requests
Manufacturers Tour Request
11:35 ADJOURN
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are approximate and subject to change without notice.
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Dr. William Faber, an instructor in the Central Lakes
College Natural Resources
program, was invited to
accompany two other representatives of state conservation organizations to
Washington, D.C., where he
will meet with Minnesota
Senators Amy Klobuchar and
Norm Coleman.
Faber was at the Capitol
Sept. 23-25 to advocate for
legislation to protect wildlife
and confront global warming, issues of importance to
the National Wildlife Federation.
Faber, 45, is in his second
year as a full-time instructor at CLC. after two years
on a part-time basis and
three years at St. Cloud State
University, where he taught
upper-level courses in wildlife management, wildlife
population, mammalogy, and
ornithology.
He is an international researcher whose 13 years in
Sweden produced material
on moose and other species
published in scientific journals. He earned his master’s
and doctoral degrees in Sweden.
He graduated from high
school in Fridley, MN. He is
a 1985 graduate in Wildlife
Management from the U of
M and 10 years later earned
a second bachelor’s degree
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people with developmental disabilities learn daily living skills.
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CROSbY-IRONTON SCHOOLS is
seeking applications for a full
time individual in the business
office. Proficient at Microsoft
Word and Excel required. Must
have experience in accounts
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Human resources background
preferred. Must possess good
oral and written communications
skills, organizational skills, be
service and detail oriented. Send
letter of application, resume and
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duties for the NewsHopper, a free
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'93 JEEP GRANd CHERoKEE
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CHOIR/PIANO PLAYER - PT services and rehersals, Light of the
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FORD 4000 - gas tractor, 1961, 5
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Firearms
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Firewood
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Homes for Rent
3bR HOUSE FOR RENT 2-car
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+ util. Call 218-927-3879 or
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Now hunting pheasants and chukars at GANZ'S ROSSbURG
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CRAFTSMAN leaf blower/vacuum,
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Travel required.
Qualifications
include
participation and
knowledge of
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in the service area.
Applications are
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through Monday,
October 15, 2007.
Please call
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CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE
The Aitkin County Health & Human Services has child care funding for children age 12 and under (or 14 if disabled), on a sliding-fee scale basis. People
looking for work, going to school or training programs, or working could get
this funding.
Proof of income, schooling, job search, or that you are working is needed to
decide if you can get this funding. To be able to get this funding, your income
must be below State guidelines.
A part of the child care costs may be claimed as a credit while doing your
income taxes. People can find out more about this from their IRS office.
To find our more about this funding and/or to apply, contact Bobbi Rosecrans at the Aitkin County Health & Human Services or call 218-927-7200.
Parents looking for child care, call Arrowhead Child Care Resource and Referral, toll free 1-800-450-0450.
Aitkin County is currently recruiting new homes. If interested call Deb Jensen at 218-927-7200 or 1-800-328-3744 (in county only).
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Boathouse $16 Certificate for $8 • Bonanza $10 Certificate for $7 (1 per person, couple or group) •
Dave’s Pizza $15 Certificate for $8 • Famous Dave's $15 Certificate for $10 • Kelly’s $15 Certificate
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• Aardvark Artwork $100 toward sign or logo work $60 • Al's Marine $500 off Apex GT, Apex RTX or The ATTAK $200 • Americinn Little Falls mini suite $79 for $45 • AMERICINN Pequot
Lakes, night stay $99 value for $50 • Anytime Fitness, Brainerd 3
months w/ tanning $165 value for $90 • Anytime Fitness, Nisswa/
Crosslake 3 months membership $165 value for $90 • Backwoods
Interiors $100 towards design services $50 • Blue Thunder pair of
adult season passes $340 value for $170 • Blue Thunder single junior
season pass $85 value for $40 • Blue Thunder Tailgate Party $130
for $65 • Blue Thunder Birthday Party $125 for $63 • Blue Thunder
Flex 40 $160 for $80 • Brainerd Floral $15 for $8 • Brainerd Tools
and More 7ft. solid wood grandfather clock $249 for $140 • Brainerd
Tools and More 5ft. solid wood grandfather clock $99 value for $60
• Brainerd Tools and More $10 certificate for $6 • Cakes By Design
$100 towards a $200+ order $60 • Citadel Games 4 hours comp. time
$10 for $6 • Citrus Tanning 5 sessions $26 value $13 • City Looks
$20 towards any hair or nail service $12 • Computer Cleansweep
deluxe package $150 for $75 • Cost Cutters Haircut $13 value for $8
• Country Inn in Deerwood standard room $79 for $45 • Cragun's
Legacy twilight golf and dinner special (18 hole w/cart & dinner at
the grill) $65 for $33 • Crystals Green Cleaning general cleaning
services (eco safe / allergen free) $50 for $25 • Curves Brainerd 6
month membership $210 value for $130 • Curves Nisswa / Crosslake
6 month membership $245 value for $139 • Custom Fitness 3 month
membership $125.85 for $65 • Dairy Queen one 8" ice cream cake
$16.99 value for $10 • Eastwood Inn in Motley - night stay in standard room $70 for $35 • Einstien Cellular $30 Certificate for $15 •
Exhaust Pros $300 towards replacement or repair $150 • Fitquest 3
month membership $165 for $79 • Framing Connection $50 toward a
complete custom frame order $25 • Furnish It Furniture $100 certificate for $50 • Hudrlik Carpet $200 off of a purchse of 20 yds carpet
or more for $100 • Itsy Bitsy $15 Certificate For $8 • JB Western
Wear $25 toward regular merchandice $15 • Kenlor Enterprises
used merchandise $40 for $20 • Kustom Koncepts $300 off of custom
paint package worth $500 or more $200 • Lake County Journal 1
yr. subscription $20 value for $12 • Lake Master $200 towards lake
art for $100 • Lake Master $300 toward lake art for $150 • Larson
Motor Service 18 ft. boat storage for winter; must accompany winterization $250 value for $125 • Liberty Tax $100 certificate for $50
• Marlene's Salon any service $20 for $10 • Mattie And Me $10
Certificate for $6 • Meyers Cleaners Dry Cleaning $10 Value For $6
• MN Fishing Museum family season pass $25 for $13 • MN Vac
Pfaff Sewing Machine $350 • Mr. Tubs Car Wash $6 Value For $3 •
North Country Floral $15 for $8 • Old Log Theater tickets for 2 $54
value for $27 • Paintball Connection $20 towards merchandise $12
• Paul Bunyan Bowl 2 hours of bowling, 1 pizza and pitcher of pop
$25 • Paul Bunyan Bowl 2 games bowling, shoes, party decorations,
1 pizza & pop for every 3 bowlers (can use more than one at time) $6
• Pine Village TMC $55 toward any service for $35 • Rainbow Healing Center Reike & Angel reading $60 value for $30 • Rapid River
Water Park 1 admission Sun - Thurs. $7 • Service Master carpet
cleaning $50 value $25 • Shannon’s Auto Body 2 wheel front end
alignment $50 value for $30 • Shannon’s Auto Body 4 wheel alignment $75 value for $50 • Shannon’s Auto Body complete truck detail
$200 value for $100 • Shannon’s Auto Body complete car detail $150
value for $75 • Snow White Car Wash $6 Value For $3 • Sother’s
Studio $50 Toward Photography Packages - $25 • Spirit Spas toward service $25 for $15 • Tender Care Home Managment 2 hours
service work : organization, meal prep, shopping etc. $60 value for
$35 • Teresa's Parts $25 toward any applicance $15 • Tykes $100 towards merchandise $50 • Vacationland Family Fun Park one round
of: jump shots, mini golf, climbing wall, and water wars $15 value for
$8 • Valvoline oil change on car or small truck $32.69 value for $20
• Whitefish Golf 18 holes w/cart $36 for $22 • Wild Bird Store $20
certificate for $13 • Wild Wedge Season pass (9 holes ) $199 for $99 •
Wild Wedge round of mini golf $6.50 for $3
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02 FORD TAURUS
SALE PRICE: -Power Windows PER MONTH:
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#70678
SALE PRICE:
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-Alloy Wheels
-CD Player
PER MONTH:
$299*
07 FORD FOCUS
SALE PRICE:
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04 FORD RANGER
$15,995
#70695
-Power Locks
-Automatic
-2.0L
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PER MONTH:
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07 FORD TAURUS
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-Bucket Seats
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05 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY
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02 FORD TAURUS SES
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$150*
05 DODGE 1500 QUAD CAB
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-1 Owner
$18,900
$354*
#51786a
06 F150 SUPERCREW FX4
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$26,750
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06 BUICK LACROSSE
SALE PRICE:
$17,475
#70685
$500*
-1 Owner
-Leather
-Automatic
-Air Conditioning
-Power Windows
PER MONTH:
$327*
07 FORD FREESTYLE LTD
SALE PRICE:
$25,900
-3.0L 6 Cyl.
-CD Player
-Keyless Entry
*Payments based on 60 months + 10% down + tax, title & license.
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MONTH:
WALKER
PER MONTH:
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SALE PRICE: -Cruise Control
$15,900
#30307
-Manual
-Tilt Steering
#11145a
05 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY
PER MONTH:
$298*
04 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
SALE PRICE: -Power Mirrors
$15,900
#70690
-Power Windows
-Automatic
PER MONTH:
$298*
$25,790
#70697
$482*
05 FORD F150 SUPERCAB
SALE PRICE:
$24,750
#70680
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-Lariat
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PER MONTH:
$463*
01 FORD EXCURSION
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$206*
03 FORD FOCUS
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$7,995
#70675
07 FORD EXPLORER
HWY 371 S.
BRAINERD
$30,215
06 JEEP WRANGLER
PINE RIVER
371
PINE RIVER, MN
#30306
2007 Jeep Wrangler Sahara
-CD Player
-Cruise Control
$150*
05 FORD ESCAPE XLT 4X4
SALE PRICE:
$18,490
#70682a
-Auto
-Air Conditioning
-Cruise Control
01 HONDA CRV
SALE PRICE:
$9,975
#70693
-Rear Defrost
-Tilt Steering
-Power Windows
PER MONTH:
$187*
08 FORD ESCAPE
SALE PRICE:
$24,775
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