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Q: I was an ardent fan of "In Plain Sight," and I especially liked one of the series' co-stars, Rachel Boston, who played Det. Chafee. Can you tell me what else I can see her in now that the show is no longer on the air? -- Betty W., via e-mail

A: Rachel, 30, most recently starred in the Lifetime original movie "Holiday High School Reunion," which aired in November (check your local listings for possible re-airings). As I type this, Rachel is shooting something else for Lifetime -- this time it's a pilot for a new show, which will air this summer if the network decides to pick it up for a full-season run. It's called "Witches of East End," and Rachel told me about the show when I spoke with her recently.

"I am working with such an amazing group of women! Julia Ormond plays my mom and Jenna Dewan-Tatum plays my sister. When we were born, our mom cast a spell so we wouldn't know we are witches. Through a chain of events, we discover who we are and how we can help protect each other and our town."

Q: Is there a new "Wizard of Oz" coming to theaters? I thought I saw a preview for it online -- the special effects looked excellent. -- Bret A., Pittsburgh

A: On March 8, 2013, "Oz: The Great and Power-ful" will be coming to a theater near you. Here's the official story line: "Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz. At first he thinks he's hit the jackpot -- fame and fortune are his for the taking. That all changes when he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Wil-liams), who aren't convinced he's the great wizard everyone's been expecting."

• • •Q: Do you have any news on "Downton Abbey"? I

can't wait for the new season! -- Donna B., Oklahoma City, Okla.

A: While season three has already aired in the U.K., we'll have to wait until January to see it here in the States. Also, I recently learned that the show's creator, Julian Fellowes, plans to create a "Downton Abbey" prequel, which will focus on the courtship of Lord Grantham and Cora.

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DEAR PAW’S CORNER: We’re going to adopt a kitten from a litter that our neighbor’s cat had. We’ve never had a cat before. I hear they’re easy to house train. How do we do that? -- Sara in Helena, Mont.

DEAR SARA: Congratulations on your soon-to-be new pet! A kitten is a lifelong responsibility, so learn as much as you can before you bring the kitten home.

Kittens who have reached the right age to be adopted -- at least eight weeks and preferably 12 weeks, that have been fully weaned -- should be easy to housetrain. A couple of factors might make this training take a bit longer: if the kitten is from a “barn cat” family or from a feral mother, or if the kitten has any hidden health issues.

Most cats develop similar elimination habits no matter their environment. They look for a protected place with loose soil so they can bury their waste. In their distant non-domesticated past, they likely did this to stay hidden from predators. Consider purchasing a covered litter box that does not have a mechanical scooper arm -- the automated scooper action could traumatize the kitten.

The day your kitten comes home, show it around the house, with the new litter box as the first stop. Place the kitten into the box and let it sniff around. In the days that follow, if you see your kitten scratching the floor and/or turning in place, pick him up and place him into the litter box, using encouraging words. You may need to do this for a few days -- most cats get it pretty quickly, though.

As soon as possible -- even the same day -- after get-ting your kitten, schedule an exam with the veterinarian. Your kitten will need to be checked for hidden diseases or parasites, general health and given required vaccina-tions and license. Doing so will save you tons of trouble in both house training and serious health issues.

Send your questions or comments to [email protected], or write to Paw’s Corner, c/o King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. For more pet care-related advice and information, visit www.pawscorner.com.

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Q: I recently found a fountain pen at a garage sale. I purchased it for a dollar, but think it could be worth much more. It is a Sheaffer "Lifetime Balance," black with what appears to be flakes in its design. I was told that it was originally a graduation present. -- Steve, Rio Rancho, N.M.

A: Your pen was issued in about 1934 and in excel-lent-to-good condition should be worth in the $250 to $350 range.

• • •Q: I have a small collection of Louis L'Amour books,

some authorized editions and others published in pa-perback for the first time. Are they worth anything? -- Bonnie, Granite City, Ill.

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of his books were still in print. To find out the value of your books, you should contact some of the excellent used- and rare-book dealers in St. Louis. If you have access to a computer, go to www.abe.com, and type in the titles for current values. Pay close attention to editions and whether the book is autographed by the author.

• • •Q: I recently purchased an original poster from

"The Fleet's In" starring Clara Bow. It is in excellent condition and still retains its original bright colors. Any idea of how much this might be worth? -- Steve, Brighton, Colo.

A: This was a film released in 1928. A one sheet from this movie sold for $3,500 about 10 years ago at auction. Despite our sluggish economy, movie memo-rabilia has continued to grow in popularity and values are still box-office gold with collectors. For a second opinion, contact Conway's Vintage Treasures, P.O. Box 40962, Providence, RI 02940.

• • •Q: We purchased an Atari Super Pong system when

it was introduced a number of years ago. It is still in its original box and has four games, instructions and an AC adapter. The model is NO-C-140. How much do you think it is worth? -- Shirley, Sun City West, Ariz.

A: I checked several used electronic shops and monitored the action on eBay, and think your Atari setup would sell in the $50 to $75 range.

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For sale: International 1150 grinder-mixer. One owner, inside since new. 2 screens, 540pto. 605-758-2554 for info.

Poulan Pro 500 EX Lawn Tractor54” steel deck, 15” Poulan Pro easy-glide high back seat, 22 HP Briggs & Stratton Intek V-Twin, 4 years old, 697 hours. Runs perfect. $775. 605-265-1003

CUISINARTModel LPP (Little Pro Plus). Food processor/juicer. New in the box. 605-881-4414

1995 Grand Prix SE has 111,000 miles on it. Its a two door red vehicle. It has a 3.1 LT motor. It comes with Dual exhaust and a spoiler.. GREAT GAS MILEAGE!!!!! Call/text 605.949.2025.

12 ft. Outdoor Movie Theater Blow-up Screen with Blower. (ALL NEW) For use with your projector. MAKE OFFER. (605) 878-0544 Watertown, SD.

Beautiful 1956 Blond Baldwin Spinet Piano with Nice Bench. Very Good Condition. Make reasonable offer. (605) 878-0544 Watertown, SD

2001 Chevy Malibu with spoiler. Silver V-6. 108,000 miles. Great interior and flawless exterior. Great school car! Call 605-868-6538.

FOR SALE: Round table with Folding Leaves with with 2 chairs. 605-432-5480.

TRACTOR FOR SALE: M International with Hydraulic loader. Wide front end. Tire chains. 605-949-0784. Big Stone City.

FOR SALE - Fold up walker with wheels. 605-881-4414

FOR SALE: 5 Piece Bedroom Set includes Full Bed (headboard, footboard & rails), dresser with mirror, 5 drawer chest & nightstand. Asking $400.00. Call (320) 568-2404

Winchester 30-30 Lever Action. Canadian Centennial 1867-1967. Hex barrel. Shot less than a box of shells (like new). 605-881-4414

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Old claw foot tubs with fixtures, in great condition just need cleaned up and they are ready to go. 605-690-6125. Watertown.

For Sale - Chihuahua small short hair 1 brown male, 6 months $125. 1 male, 7 weeks $200. 2 females, $250. 1 male, chocolate, tan & white $250. Madison, MN Call (320) 226-3626

Steel insulated cab with removable doors. Doors have sliding windows and windshield opens up to two positions. Defroster/heater, weatherproof AM/FM radio, dumpbox, 4X4 with 14” rims ... and tires, horn, rearview mirror and tilt steering. The cab is totally enclosed with a $4500 high end cab. Please call 605-881-6067. Asking 14, 000 OBO.

FOR SALE: Glass top coffee table with 2 matching end tables for $125. Watertown 605-520-3091

For Sale 2 wheel trailer 4x8 box tilt bed $300.00 obo phone 605 432 5723 after 5p.m.

FOR SALE: 1994 Lumina Van, 3.8 V6, Air, Teal Green, Many new parts, 165,000. $1400. Madison, MN 320-226-3626.

FOR SALE: 2008 Harley Davidson Sportster 1200 Low only 750 miles. Priced at 6,990. Call 605-868-3964. Ask for Ron. Excellent like-new condition motorcycle.

Reasonably priced low vision magnifying machine with table for sale. Wonderful for someone with Macular Degeneration. Call 605-886-6886 for details.

FOR SALE~10 GUN LOCKING GUN CABINET WITH TWO LOCKING DRAWERS. CUSTOM BUILT WOOD $125 O.B.O. CALL (605) 886-2852

FOR SALE - Several Used 8 ft. Outdoor Flourescent Fixtures and Bulbs. 605-881-4414.

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• It was British biologist and author Richard Dawkins who made the fol-lowing sage observation: “When two opposite points of view are expressed with equal intensity, the truth does not necessarily lie exactly halfway between them. It is possible for one side to be simply wrong.”

• If you’re like 20 percent of American women, you think your feet are too big.

• Did you ever wonder why we say, “I smell a rat” when we sense that some-thing is amiss? The phrase dates back to a time before effective means of pest control, when it was not uncommon for a home to be infested by rodents.

If a rat died inside a wall, the residents wouldn’t be aware of it until the smell of the decaying body became noticeable.

• If you’d like to have a festive New Year’s Eve but don’t want to deal with the crowds in New York City for the iconic ball drop, consider heading to Mount Olive, N.C. Every year the town hosts a celebration in which a 3-foot lighted pickle is dropped into a barrel at midnight.

• Ancient Romans believed that a sneeze was the body’s way of expelling evil spirits that caused disease. Thus, if one tried to suppress a sneeze, it was regarded as an invitation to illness and death.

• The 14-foot model of the Starship En-terprise that was used during shooting of the original “Star Trek” series is now displayed in the Smithsonian.


Happy Holidays from all of us at NAPA!


Chocolate Gingerbread CakeBaked in a decorative tree Bundt pan, this chocolate ginger-

bread cake spruces up holiday parties with ease.

2 cups all-purpose flour3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder1/2 teaspoon baking soda1/4 teaspoon salt3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter (no substitutions), softened3/4 cup packed brown sugar3/4 cup granulated sugar1 tablespoon grated, peeled fresh ginger3 large eggs1/4 cup blackstrap molasses1 cup low-fat buttermilk2 cups semisweet chocolate chips1 tablespoon confectioners’ sugar, for dusting

1. Preheat oven to 325 F. Coat 12-cup decorative tree Bundt pan with nonstick baking spray.

2. On sheet of waxed paper, sift together flour, cocoa, ground ginger, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

3. In large bowl, with mixer on medium-high speed, beat but-ter and sugars until creamy. Beat in fresh ginger. Reduce speed to medium; beat in eggs, 1 at a time, then molasses, scraping bowl occasionally with rubber spatula.

4. Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat just until combined, scrap-ing bowl occasionally with rubber spatula. Fold in chocolate chips.

5. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 1 hour or until tooth-pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Invert onto wire rack and carefully remove pan. Cool completely on wire rack.

6. Before serving, dust with confectioners’ sugar. Serves 12.

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Toffee Panna CottaSimple custard gets a holiday makeover thanks to the

warm flavors of eggnog, toasted walnuts and a sweet tof-fee topping.

2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin2 tablespoons cold water2 cups eggnog, plus 2 tablespoons2 tablespoons eggnog, for walnut topping1/4 cup brown sugar2 tablespoons butter1 pinch salt1/3 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped

1. In a cup, sprinkle gelatin over cold water. In a 2-quart saucepan, heat 2 cups eggnog until just bubbling.

2. Remove from heat; stir in gelatin to dissolve. Divide among 6 (4-ounce) custard cups. Refrigerate until set, at least 4 hours.

3. In a 2-quart saucepan, heat brown sugar and butter on medium until bubbling, stirring.

4. Stir in 2 tablespoons eggnog, salt and walnuts. Spoon over panna cotta.

For thousands of triple-tested recipes, visit our website at www.goodhousekeeping.com/recipefinder/.

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FREE LOT RENT for 9 months for your mobile home. Call Neil (605) 874-2539 or (605) 868-6972.

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CLOVER LEAF SPORTING CLAYS Estelline, SD. Bring your friends and try our scenic Sporting Clay Course. A great place to start your bachelor party! Summer Leagues. Call Russell Nelson (605) 690-3955

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A Camel’s Story Trilogy...A Timeless Treasure

Written by local author, Sandy Hanson...These interactive picture stories are enjoyed by people of all ages. The “camel’s story” is told on scrolls. You will laugh & cry with Xavier as you relate to his doubts & frustrations during the search as well as the dilemma he faces at the journey’s end. For more information, contact local author Sandy Hanson by phone (605) 862-8200 or (605) 880-6079 or by email: [email protected]. An amazing gift for all ages & all occasions.


Kes Is NASCAR’s

Latest SuperstarPerhaps it was unfair to expect NASCAR’s Sprint Cup

championship to be a spine-tingling affair. Perhaps the unprecedented, year-old battle between Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards raised expectations to an absurd level.

At Homestead-Miami Speedway, Jeff Gordon won the 87th race of his career, and his freshly minted archrival, Clint Bowyer, finished second. Somehow this competition was bereft of drama.

Alluding in part to beating Bowyer without, uh, wreck-ing him, Gordon said.

“I felt terrible about how I went about it and still regret the way I went about it, but, you know what? I can’t take (Phoenix) back.

“What we can do is look forward and race guys as hard and clean as we possibly can, and this is a way to get some positive things going because this year has been real up and down.”

Brad Keselowski’s championship was no surprise. He entered the race with a 20-point edge and took no chances. Jimmie Johnson’s crew botched his shot on pit road and, thanks to a mechanical failure, didn’t even finish second in the points. Bowyer did.

Perhaps the champion’s caution was understandable and even smart, but he had sworn in the days leading up to the race that he would race to win, even allowing as how he was “afraid” to race differently.

“(Johnson) was going to win this race, and I know that,” Keselowski said. “We were not as fast as we wanted to be ... but my guys never gave up. We kept working, and at the end we were even capable of getting back up there enough to where it wouldn’t have mattered if he had won, which made me feel a lot better.”

Keselowski, 29, of Rochester Hills, Mich., won the championship by 39 points in spite of finishing 15th in the most important race of his career to date.

Even the Dodge celebration was muted. Dodge hasn’t

won a title since 1975, and it was only the fifth ever. But Dodge is leaving the sport for now, so there is little prospect of an encore any time soon.

Owing to Joey Logano’s Saturday misfortune, Kesel-owski started first but didn’t stay there. His Dodge was five lengths in back of Marcos Ambrose’s Ford by the back straight of the first lap. That edge was short-lived, too, and by lap 40, Kyle Busch was more than three seconds ahead of Carl Edwards, with Keselowski sixth and Johnson ninth.

The race meandered along during its first half, with Busch leading most of the time and the title contenders, Johnson and Keselowski, keeping wary tabs on each other. An im-perfect pit stop put Keselowski behind his counterpart, but it was nothing about which to be overly concerned.

Trevor Bayne’s Ford grazed the wall twice in a span of about 10 laps, but those were just among the many footnotes drawing scant attention.

The first two caution flags were for debris. In fact, it wasn’t until lap 153 that Nationwide Series champ Ricky Stenhouse Jr. actually hit a wall with enough impact to slow the entire field.

Then “poof” went the Chase. First, on lap 213, Johnson’s crew failed him, leaving off a lugnut on the left-rear tire and earning a penalty. A few laps later, Johnson was back on pit road, but not to change tires. He coasted the famously reliable No. 48 down pit road because it was the way to the garage.

Brad Keselowki, driver of the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge, celebrates with a burnout after winning the series championship at the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. (Getty Im-ages for NASCAR photo)

It didn’t take “points as they run” to determine that Keselowski was the champion.

• • •Monte Dutton covers motorsports for The Gaston (N.C.) Gazette.

E-mail Monte at [email protected].© 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

BIG STONE CITY GIRLS BASKETBALL (4th-6th Grade & 7th-8th Grade)

December 4Big Stone City vs. Ortonville (A) - 4:30pm 7-8th graders

December 4 Big Stone City vs. Wheaton (H) - 6:00 pm 4-6th graders

December 10Big Stone City vs. Hendricks (H) - 4:30 pm 4-6th graders

December 10Big Stone City vs. Hendricks (H) - 5:30pm 7-8th graders

December 11Big Stone City vs. Watertown (A) - 6:00 pm 4-6th graders

December 11Big Stone City vs. Browns Valley (H) - 4:30pm 7-8th graders

December 17Big Stone City vs. Wheaton (A) - 6:00 pm 4-6th graders

December 17Big Stone City vs.Grant Deuel (H) - 6:00pm 7-8th graders

December 18Big Stone City vs. Ortonville (H) - 6:00 pm 7-8th graders

The Big Stone City School currently has the following employment opportunities available:

• Substitute Teachers- All grade levels

Big Stone City School District #25-1 is accepting applications for the positions of :

4-6th Grade Boys Basketball Coach for the current 2012-2013 season7-8th Grade Boys Basketball Coach for the current 2012-2013 season

Positions are open until filled. A resume and letter of application can be mailed to:

Mr. Jim Gagner, Supt.Big Stone City School District #25-1

655 Walnut StreetBig Stone City, SD 57216

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PICKS OF THE WEEK“The Dark Knight Rises” (PG-13) -- The Dark

Knight trilogy comes to a climactic conclusion as Bat-man (Christian Bale) must come out of hiding to save civilization from a new foe. Eight years after Batman took the blame for the death of D.A. Harvey Dent, crime is down and things are quiet. A muscle-bound chap named Bane (Tom Hardy) causes enough trouble to bring the Bat out of the shadows by amassing an army in the city’s sewers.

This is the big, loud, dark conclusion the trilogy de-serves. Christopher Nolan takes the themes inherent in the previous Dark Knight movies and pushes them as far as they can go. Besides Bane, there are some shiny new features in this installment; Anne Hathaway dons the skin-tight black suit of Catwoman, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays John Blake, a young cop.

“Hope Springs” (PG-13) -- You’ll get a lot of laughs, sighs and uncomfortable moments from this drama/rom-com about the intimacy issues of an older married couple. Kay (Meryl Streep) wishes her husband, Arnold (Tommy Lee Jones on an extra dosage of cranky pills), would be attracted to her. Kay gets Arnold to come with her to a couples retreat with a therapist (Steve Carell).

The trailer suggests it’s all fun and games, but these are serious discussions about things that come and go over a long marriage. Even with the laughs, the overall movie experience is an awkward one as the film tries to stay light while digging into marital issues.

“The Odd Life of Timothy Green” (PG) -- A young married couple unable to have their own child adopts the first mud-covered boy who shows up at their doorstep. Really, all they had to do was write down everything they would have wanted in a child, bury it in a box and wait for the spirits of PG-rated movies to grant them the perfect boy. Magic is fun and all, and Disney has made heaps of money and emotional capital by selling wishes-come-true fantasy, but Timothy Green is just sappy and boring.


Monday, December 3Ortonville High School Band Concert

Ortonville, MN - 7:30pm

Saturday, December 8Frontier Christmas - Fort Sisseton, SD

10:00am-4:00pm

Saturday, December 8Santa Night followed by Santa Bingo

LaBolt Mini-Mall - 6:00pm

Saturday, December 8Whetstone Jamboree

Wilmot Community Center - 7:00pm

Monday, December 10Ortonville High School Vocal Concert

Ortonville, MN - 7:30pm

Saturday, December 15 - Cookie Contest - Hardware Hank, Ortonville, MN - 10:30am

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WATERTOWN (VARSITY/JV/10TH/9TH BOYS BASKETBALL)December 7 - Watertown vs. Yankton (A) - 7:30 pmDecember 11 - Watertown vs. Aberdeen (A) - 7:30pmDecember 18 - Watertown vs. Mitchell (H) - 7:30pmDecember 21 - Watertown vs. SF O’Gorman (A) - 7:30pmDecember 28 - Watertown vs. Mike Miller Classic-Mitchell - 8:30pmJanuary 3 - Watertown vs. Brandon Valley (A) - 7:30pm

WATERTOWN (VARSITY/JV/10TH/9TH GIRLS BASKETBALL)December 7 - Watertown vs. Yankton (H) - 7:30 pmDecember 11 - Watertown vs. Aberdeen (H) - 7:30pmDecember 18 - Watertown vs. Mitchell (A) - 7:30pmDecember 21 - Watertown vs. Huron (A) - 7:30pmDecember 29 - Watertown vs. Marshall SMSU Holiday Classic (A) 4:15pmJanuary 3 - Watertown vs. Brandon Valley - (H) 7:30pm

LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY (BOYS BASKETBALL)December 4 - Lac qui Parle Valley vs. Ortonville (H) - 6:00pmDecember 6 - Lac qui Parle Valley vs. Benson (A) - 6:00pmDecember 7 - Lac qui Parle Valley vs. Montevideo (A) - 6:00pmDecember 11 - Lac qui Parle Valley vs. KMS (A) - 6:00pmDecember 14 - Lac qui Parle Valley vs. ACGC (H) - 6:00pmDecember 18 - Lac qui Parle Valley vs. Morris Area (H) - 6:00pmDecember 21 - Lac qui Parle Valley vs. B.O.L.D. (H) - 6:00pmDecember 27 - Lac qui Parle Valley vs. CGB/Minneota/Ortonville (TBA) - 6:00pmDecember 28 - Lac qui Parle Valley vs. CGB/Minneota/Ortonville (TBA) - 6:00pmJanuary 3 - Lac qui Parle Valley vs. Sauk Centre (H) - 6:00pm

LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY (GIRLS BASKETBALL)December 4 - Lac qui Parle Valley vs. B.O.L.D. (A) - 6:00pmDecember 7 - Lac qui Parle Valley vs. Montevideo (H) - 6:00pmDecember 8 - Lac qui Parle Valley Tournament vs. B.O.L.D. (A) - 9:00December 11 - Lac qui Parle Valley vs. Morris Area (A) - 6:00pmDecember 18 - Lac qui Parle Valley vs. Minneota (A) - 6:00pmDecember 20 - Lac qui Parle Valley vs. Sauk Centre (A) - 6:00pm

CLINTON/GRACEVILLE/BEARDSLEY (BOYS BASKETBALL)December 13 - Clinton/Graceville/Beardsley - Hancock (H) - 6:15pmDecember 17 &19 - Clinton/Graceville/Beardsley - Border Battle (A) - TBDDecember 27 & 28 - Clinton/Graceville/Beardsley - Lac qui Parle Valley Tournament (A) - TBD

CLINTON/GRACEVILLE/BEARDSLEY (GIRLS BASKETBALL)December 7 - Clinton/Graceville/Beardsley - Ortonville (H) - 6:15pmDecember 11 - Clinton/Graceville/Beardsley - Wilmot (A) - 6:15pmDecember 14 - Clinton/Graceville/Beardsley - Hancock (A) - 6:15pmDecember 15 - Clinton/Graceville/Beardsley - Warbird (Milnor) (A) - 6:15pmDecember 18 - Clinton/Graceville/Beardsley - Warbird (CTF) (A) - 4:45pmDecember 20 - Clinton/Graceville/Beardsley - Warbird (Lidger.) (A) - 7:45pmDecember 27 & 28 - Clinton/Graceville/Beardsley - Lac qui Parle Valley Tournament (A) - TBD

ORTONVILLE (BOYS BASKETBALL)December 4 - Ortonville vs. Lac qui Parle Valley (A) - 6:00pmDecember 6 - Ortonville vs. Hillcrest (A) - 6:15pmDecember 11 - Ortonville vs. Milbank (H) - 8:00pmDecember 15 - Ortonville vs. Renville Co. West (H) - 2:00pmDecember 27 - Ortonville vs. Lac qui Parle Valley (A) - TBADecember 28 - Ortonville vs. Lac qui Parle Valley (A) - TBA

ORTONVILLE (GIRLS BASKETBALL)December 4 - Ortonville vs. B.B.E. (H) - 6:15pmDecember 6 - Ortonville vs. Benson (H) - 6:15pmDecember 7 - Ortonville vs. Clinton/Graceville/Beardsley - (A) - 6:15pmDecember 11 - Ortonville vs. Milbank (H) - 4:00pmDecember 14 - Ortonville vs. W-H-N (H) - 6:00pmDecember 15 - Ortonville vs. Renville Co. West (H) - 2:00pmDecember 28 - Ortonville vs. Edgerton (A) - 3:45pm

MILBANK (BOYS BASKETBALL)December 7 - Milbank vs. Sisseton (H) - 4:00pmDecember 11 - Milbank vs. Ortonville (A) - 4:00pmDecember 13 - Milbank vs.. Deuel Conf. (H) - 5:15pmDecember 17 - Milbank JV vs. Waubay (A) - 6:15pmDecember 21 - Milbank vs. Redfield-Doland (H) - 4:15pmDecember 28 - Milbank vs. St. Thomas More (H) - 5:00pm

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December 29 - Milbank Subway-State Farm Shootout (H) - 1:30pmJanuary 4 - Milbank vs.Clark-Willow Lake (A) 5:15pm

MILBANK (GIRLS BASKETBALL)December 7 - Milbank vs. Sisseton (H) - 4:00pmDecember 10 - Milbank JV vs. Waubay (A) - 6:15pmDecember 11 - Milbank vs. Ortonville (A) - 4:00pmDecember 14 - Milbank vs.Deuel Conf. in Clear Lake - 5:15pmDecember 20 - Milbank vs.Warner (H) - 5:15pmDecember 21 - Milbank vs. Rdfield Conf. (A) - 4:15pmDecember 28 - Milbank vs. Castlewood (H) - 1:00pmDecember 29 - Milbank vs. Subway-State Farm Shootout (H) - 1:30pm January 3 - Milbank vs.Clark-Willow Lake (H) 5:15pm

HAMLIN (BOYS BASKETBALL)December 7 - Hamlin vs.Florence-Henry (A) - 6:30pmDecember 14 - Hamlin vs.Aberdeen Roncalli (A) - 6:30pmDecember 20 - Hamlin vs.Clark-Willow Lake (H) - 6:30pmDecember 27 - Hamlin vs.Swiftel Classic Invitational (A) - 6:30pmDecember 29 - Hamlin vs.Entringer Classic (A) - 6:30pmJanuary 3 - Hamlin vs.Redfield-Doland (A) - 6:30pm

HAMLIN (GIRLS BASKETBALL)December 6 - Hamlin vs.Florence-Henry (H) - 6:30pmDecember 11 - Hamlin vs.Redfield-Doland (H) - 6:30pmDecember 14 - Hamlin vs.Aberdeen Roncalli (DH) (A) - 6:30pmDecember 15 - Hamlin vs.Entringer Classic (A) - 6:30pmDecember 21 - Hamlin vs.Swiftel Classic Invitational (A) - 6:30pmDecember 28 - Hamlin vs.Clark-Willow Lake (A) - 6:30pm

CLARK/WILLOW LAKE (BOYS BASKETBALL)December 8 - Clark/Willow Lake vs.Sioux Valley (DH) (H) - 3:15pmDecember 13 - Clark/Willow Lake vs.Webster (A) - 6:30pmDecember 20 - Clark/Willow Lake vs.Hamlin (A) - 6:30pmDecember 29 - Clark/Willow Lake vs.Milbank Shoot Out (A) - TBA

CLARK/WILLOW LAKE (GIRLS BASKETBALL)December 8 - Clark/Willow Lake vs.Sioux Valley (DH) (H) - 3:15pmDecember 10 - Clark/Willow Lake vs.Lake Preston (H) - 6:30pmDecember 14 - Clark/Willow Lake vs.Webster (H) - 6:30pmDecember 21 -Clark/Willow Lake vs.Hamlin (H) - 6:30pmDecember 28 - Clark/Willow Lake vs.Parkston Classic (A) - TBAJanuary 3 - Clark/Willow Lake vs.Milbank (A) - 6:30pm

ASTORIA/TORONTO/WHITE (BOYS BASKETBALL)December 8 - Astoria/Toronto/White vs.Corsica-Stickney Tea ClassicDecember 11 - Astoria/Toronto/White vs.Clear Lake (A) - 4:00pmDecember 14 - Astoria/Toronto/White vs.DRSM (A) - 5:00pmDecember 20 - Astoria/Toronto/White vs.Arlinton (White) - 4:00pmDecember 29 - Astoria/Toronto/White vs.Entringer Classic (A) - 6:30pm

ASTORIA/TORONTO/WHITE (GIRLS BASKETBALL)December 6 - Astoria/Toronto/White vs.Chester (White) - 4:00pmDecember 8 - Astoria/Toronto/White vs.Corsica-Stickney Tea ClassicDecember 11 - Astoria/Toronto/White vs.Deuel (DH) (A) - 4:00pmDecember 13 - Astoria/Toronto/White vs.DRSM (A) - 5:00pmDecember 15 - Astoria/Toronto/White vs.Dell Rapids (Flandreau) - 6:45pmDecember 20 - Astoria/Toronto/White vs.Arlinton (White) - 4:00pmJanuary 3 - Astoria/Toronto/White vs.Colman-Egan (A) - 4:00pm

Lieutenant Leslie Armin Heidelberger Killed In Action April 26, 1943

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Appleton, Minnesota is the only city in the world to have all of its streets and avenues named after its fallen veterans. With the help of Appleton businesses and referencing the book Home of Honored Veterans, Tidbits of the Lake Area would like to introduce you to one of these Honored Soldiers each week.

Lieutenant Leslie Armin Heidelberger, 27, the son of Mrs. Minnie Heidelberger of Dumont, was killed in a plane crash on the Western Front.

Lieutenant Heidelberger was on leave of absence from the Appleton High School faculty for military service. He came to the local schools in the fall of 1940, and enlisted in the Army Air Corps in November 1941.

He was called to service on January 9, 1942, going first to Bakerfield, California, and then to a number of other training camps before going overseas.

A graduate of Wheaton High School in 1932, Heidelberger taught rural schools before completing a course at Moorhead State Teacher’s College in 1940.

At the time of his death, he was survived by his mother, Mrs. Minnie Heidelberger of Dumont, two brothers and a sister. His memorial services were held in Dumont.

Heidelberger Avenue is located between Gunderson and Ash Streets on the northwest edge of Appleton.

By now the local Department of Veterans Affairs hos-pitals know which of their wards will be visited over the holidays by large groups such as the American Legion or the Daughters of the American Revolution. They know which wards, and which patients, might not receive a visit -- from anyone.

This is where you come in.If you imagine yourself in the place of a veteran who has

no local family, it’s not hard to understand that a holiday visit from you -- a fellow veteran -- can mean so much.

Make the call to volunteer services. Find out what’s needed to fill in the gaps left by the large service organiza-tions. Then call your buddies and arrange to go as a group at the appointed time. Go by yourself if necessary. It’s

talking the veterans want, the company, the reminiscing, the chatting with others who also served. If you know any active military, ask them along, dressed in uniform.

If you want to provide small gifts, so much the better. Ask the nursing staff on the ward you’ll visit whether a selection from the following would be appropriate:

Whitman’s four-piece candy sampler, Hershey’s Kisses, small candy canes, sugar-free candy, deck of playing cards, pads of paper and mechanical pencils, military caps, small table-top calendar or daily journal, appropriate posters for the wall, puzzle books (word search is best), handkerchiefs, water bottles, slipper socks, a $5 coupon for the hospital canteen, a card signed by all of you in your group.

Collect boxes from shoe stores to hold the gifts. Get holiday paper (plus tissue paper), and if you’re fumble fingers, get help with wrapping. The idea is to have one individual present for each veteran.

If there is no VA hospital near you, think about the nursing homes. Call to inquire if any of their residents are veterans.

Write to Freddy Groves in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected].


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Thought for the Day: “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will

get you there.” -- Lewis Carroll

• On Dec. 13, 1621, under the care of Robert Cushman, the first American furs to be exported from the continent leave for England aboard the Fortune. During the crossing, the Fortune was captured by the French, and its valuable cargo of furs was taken. Cushman was detained on the Ile d’Dieu before being returned to England.

• On Dec. 16, 1811, the greatest series of earthquakes in U.S. history begins in the Mississippi River Valley near New Madrid, Mo., when a quake of an estimated 8.6 magnitude slams the region. The earthquake raised and lowered parts of the Mississippi Valley by as much as 15 feet and changed the course of the Mississippi River.

• On Dec. 10, 1915, the one-millionth Ford car rolls off the assembly line at the River Rouge plant in Detroit. Between 1908 and 1927, Ford sold more than 15 million Model Ts in all; they initially cost $850 (about $20,000 in today’s dol-lars).

• On Dec. 11, 1946, the United Nations votes to establish the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) to provide relief and support to children. Only two countries have failed to ratify the treaty -- Somalia and the United States.

• On Dec. 15, 1973, Sandy Hawley becomes the first jockey to win 500 races in a single year. Hawley achieved his his-toric win aboard Charlie Jr., in the third race at Maryland’s Laurel Park race track.



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