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A community newspaper serving Browerville, MN and surrounding areas. USPS 067-560

Thursday, October 21, 2010

 Volume 98; Number 19

 www.bladepublishing.net

Wed. Oct. 20

Cloudy/Wind

61°/34° 

Thur. Oct. 21

Sunny

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Fri. Oct. 22 

Sunny

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Sat, Oct. 23 

 Mostly Sunny

56°/39° 

Sun. Oct. 24

 Partly Cloudy

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 Mon. Oct. 25 

 Mostly Cloudy

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Tue. Oct. 26 

Showers

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Wed. Oct. 27 

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 W EEKLY W EATHER REPORT

Over 440 marijuana plants seized

75¢

City will apply jointlywith Long Prairie forHousing Rehab funds

Faculty of the Browerville school got a quick dance lesson from a group of African dancers

that visited the school on October 12th. Additional photos inside. Photos by Tarissa Host.

Sheriff Pete Mikkelson shows the 443 marijuana plants that were discovered in Little Elk

ownship.

African Dance Groupentertains students/faculty

By Venus King 

The Browerville City Council

meeting was called to order by

Mayor Aksamit Thursday

ctober 14. Willie Hetland

oiced his concerns about the

Jake braking” noise from semi

rucks that is taking place near

is home and other areas around

he city. He said it is very loud

nd happens at all hours. Chief 

eputy John Sarago also said

here have been several calls of 

omplaints that have come into

he Todd County Sheriff ’s Office.

He also explained to council

members the county and state

rdinances and reviewed the

ity’s ordinance. He explained if 

maller communities establish

pecific noise ordinances and

laced “No Jake Braking” signs

t city limits, it has helped a lot

o reduce or stop the problem.

ity Administrator Lynn Fabro

as spoken to Sheriff Pete

Mikkelson about the problem

nd he will have officers give out

warning tickets to the offenders.

  Amber Aspengren, Eagle

Bend, was at the meeting to ask

Browerville to join them in

applying for a Blandin

Foundation Grant. Mayor

 Aksamit asked about the grant

and his questions were answered

by Amber and Sev Blenkush.

Council members decided to join

Eagle Bend, Clarissa, andBertha in applying for this

grant.

Building permits were

approved for; Carl Brehmer -

building a 26’ X 30’X8’ garage in

the rear yard, Kelly Callahan – 

remove existing garage and

replace with a 26’X48’ garage in

same location, and Todd County

HRA – demolish existing house

and garage at 251 6th Street E.

  All citizens are reminded that

building permits must be

applied for and approved before

projects are started.

Municipal Liquor Store man-

ager reported the air conditionerwent down again and it was

determined one of the compres-

Continued on page 24.

On October 6, 2010, agents of the Central Minnesota Drug and

Gang Task Force (CMDGTF) along with the Minnesota Bureau of 

Criminal Apprehension (BCA) executed a search warrant in Section

23, Little Elk Township, Todd County. There agents seized 443 mar-

ijuana plants. David Minh Phan, 40, Farmington, and Quy Trong

Nguyen, 34, St. Louis Park, were arrested in connection with this

investigation. Agents also executed search warrants on two resi-

dences in St. Louis Park and Farmington.

Both men were arraigned in Todd County District Court on mul-

tiple counts of first and second degree controlled substance crimes.

CMDGTF and the BCA were assisted in the investigation by the

Todd County Sheriff’s Department, Morrison County Sheriff’s

Department, Little Falls Police Department, Farmington Police

Department, St. Louis Park Police Department, Northwest Metro

Drug Task Force, and the Dakota County Drug Task force. The mat-

ter is still under investigation.