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Volume 120, Number 42 • Wednesday, July 15, 2015 • Maple Lake, MN 55358 • maplelakemessenger.com $1

Donna Lloyd visits Library: page 6

* Movie on Birch is July 17

* Christopher Schneider Annual Bass Tourneyis July 18

* Gear-Head Cars & Coffee is July 18

* Lakers 2015 Portside Open Golf Tourney isJuly 18

Clown camp: page 3

Organizers Barb and Bob Schneider pose with their son, Matt, in front of the banner for

last year’s 10th annual Christopher Schneider Bass Fishing Tournament.

(Photo from the Messenger archives)

by Brenda ErdahlCorrespondent

After 11 years the Christo-pher Schneider Bass Tourna-ment continues to reel infishermen and proceeds to helplocal kids reach their full poten-tial.

Since 2004, the Schneiderfamily has held this contest onMaple Lake to honor their sonand brother, Christopher, whowas killed in a car accident onApril 27, 2003. The moneyraised is then given to deservinglocal students in three $500scholarships.

On Saturday, July 18, fifteenteams of two will vie for fourprizes totaling $725. Fishermenand women sign in at 6:30 a.m.at the Lions Park just west of theboat landing and beach. Thereare still two spots open and willbe available on a first come, firstserve basis, said Barb Schneider,Christopher’s mom and eventorganizer.

Contestants have all morningand most of the afternoon tocomprise the heaviest catch until

weigh-in time at 3 p.m. sharp.The heaviest catch will earn thetop prize of $400.

Throughout the day, whilethe contestants fish, the commu-nity is invited to enjoy a barbe-cue in the park with proceedscontributing to the scholarshipfund. At 2 p.m., children willhave a chance to practice theircasting skills at a casting clinic,and win a prize of their own.

Barb never expected the tour-nament to last this long, shesaid. It started with nine teamsand over the years has continuedto grow to the point that she hashad to limit participation to 15teams.

Every year the competitionattracts people with a passion forfishing from nearby cities suchas Coon Rapids, Ramsey, Mon-trose, Hutchinson, Monticello,Sauk Rapids, Sartell, Buffaloand, of course, Maple Lake.

Many come year after yearbecause they love fishing andbecause they love Christopher.

According to Barb, Christo-pher was an avid bass fisher-

man. He started fishing in TeamBass Club at the age of 11. Heloved the competition of tourna-ment fishing, she said, partici-pating in eight to 10tournaments a year.

The night before the contest,on Friday, July 17, the Schnei-ders will hold their annual silentauction at The V by HH withproceeds from that also benefit-ing the scholarship program.The event follows The V’s all-you-can-eat fish fry. The auctionbegins at 5 p.m. and lasts until 8p.m. with items donated fromDahlheimer Distributing, MoonMotors, Loch Jewelers, North-land Tackle, Maple Lake Lum-ber Co. and H & H Sports Shopto name a few. Anyone wishingto donate to the silent auctioncan still do so, Barb said. Con-tact her at 763-478-1076.

“We wanted to help otherkids accomplish their dreams,”the Schneiders said of the tour-nament. “Christopher would beproud to know that his fishingpassion will help others reachtheir dreams.”

11th Annual Christopher Schneider BassTournament set for Saturday, July 18

Maple Lake Lumber Co. turns 50by Brenda Erdahl

Correspondent

Fifty years ago Ken Hennenand his wife, Marge, took a leapof faith when they bought theMaple Lake Lumber Companyfrom the Salzer Lumber Co.

That was back when lumberwas delivered by train and in thewinter coal sold better than2x4s.

Ken was a manager for Salz-ers in his hometown of Watkinsuntil he was transferred to thecompany’s Maple Lake site. Inthe mid-1960s Salzer began sell-ing lumber yards, which theyowned throughout Minnesotaand North Dakota.

Ken had only six years expe-rience under his belt whenSalzer owners offered to sellhim the business.

“We had no other place to go,so we thought we would give ita try,” Ken said.

That was 1965, the winterswere harsh, and the lack of ma-chinery made the work back-breaking.

“Come winter, we didn’t sella 2x4. It was coal or nothing,”Ken said. “When it froze thatwas it.

“We had to haul everythingby hand. We were in heavenwhen we got that Weber (forklift), we could pick up any-thing.”

The Hennens not only madeit through those first tough win-ters, they turned the businessinto a thriving one.

Today three generations ofHennens have worked in thelocal lumber yard and the fam-ily-run business is still goingstrong under the direction ofKen and Marge’s son, Daryl,

and his wife, Kathy.This summer they celebrate

50 years of serving the MapleLake community with all oftheir construction needs.

Things have changed a lot inthat time, but a lot has stayed thesame as well.

“Many of the products are thesame, but the material used tomake the product has changed.Some for the better and somenot,” Daryl said.

Customers also have a largerselection to choose from.

In 1965 all of Maple Lake’slumber was delivered by traincar. Ken and his employeeswould unload the cars on thesouth side of the tracks by thegrain elevator. A little furtherwest of there was the depot. Itwas dangerous work when trainstraveling in the opposite direc-tion would zoom by. They wereliable to pull a 2x4 right out ofyour hands if you let it dangletoo near the tracks when pullingit off the train cars, Ken said.

Back then Maple Lake Lum-ber built more farm buildingsthan houses. Their business re-volved around corn cribs, polesheds, graineries and dairybarns. In the winter they soldcoal.

“We used to sell three to fivecarloads of coal to the schooland the Catholic church took atruck load,” Ken recalled.

By 1967 most of the commu-nity was using natural gas, so thelumber yard stopped sellingcoal. In the 1970s the train depotclosed and the majority of thelumber yard’s supplies werecoming in by semi truck.

The Maple Lake Lumber Company has seen a lot of changes over the years. This is

what the office at 120 Oak Avenue looked like in 1984.

(Photo submitted)

An extensive remodeling project in 1995 added 8,300 square feet including show room,

office space and warehouse. Stop in at Maple Lake Lumber Company Monday thru Friday

from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

(Photo by Kayla Erickson)ML Lumber

continued on page 7

Road construction in Maple LakeMaple Lake is in for about a

week of road closures and de-tours according to Kevin John-son of the Wright CountyHighway Department. “Thecrews plan on finishing up in

Maple Lake by July 22, barringany weather problems,” saidJohnson. “But any rain could setthings back a day or two.”

The project, which includesmilling existing roadways and

adding a fresh bituminous over-lay, is affecting homes and busi-nesses on and near Division andOak Streets.

Find the map below atwww.ci.maple-lake.mn.us

Maple Lake Lakersbaseball: page 9

(Photo by Sam Zuehl)

Question: What type of li-cense endorsement would Ineed to operate the new Can-Am Spyder three-wheel motor-cycle/vehicle in Minnesota?

Answer: They are classifiedas a motorcycle in Minnesotaand you must have a standard

driver’s license with either amotorcycle instruction permit, amotorcycle endorsement, or"also valid for three-wheel mo-torcycle" under restrictions.

You will need to take andpass the three-wheel motorcycleroad test at a DVS testing facil-

ity with a three-wheel motorcy-cle. DVS recommends lettingthem know the type of bike thatyou will be using for the roadtest when you make an appoint-ment.

Motorcycle means everymotor vehicle having a seat orsaddle for the use of the riderand designed to travel on notmore than three wheels in con-tact with the ground, includingmotor scooters.

All motorcycle operatorsmust:

• Have a motorcycle instruc-tion permit or endorsement.

• Register their motorcycleand display a valid license plate.

• Carry liability insurance.• Carry proof of insurance

when riding. • Wear eye protection: face

shield, goggles, or glasses.If you have any questions

concerning traffic related lawsor issues in Minnesota, sendyour questions to Sgt. NeilDickenson – Minnesota StatePatrol at 1131 Mesaba Ave, Du-luth, MN 55811. (You can fol-low me on Twitter@MSPPIO_NE or at, [email protected]).

Mother Nature provided an outstanding light show Sunday night

as a thunderstorm passed through the area. Fortunately the winds

didn’t reach the predicted high velocities of 60-70 mph so there

was little damage in ML. I noticed one tree limb took out an elec-

trical service on Linden Ave. N., but for the most part it was twigs,

small branches, and black walnuts lying on the lawn. The gardens

seemed to take the brunt of the storm, flattening sweet corn and

raising havoc with the tomatoes. Fortunately there wasn’t any hail

in Sunday’s storm, at least in town!

* * *

I neglected to mention in last week’s column that we saw two

buck deer with their horns in the velvet stage when we drove down

to the Mink and Somers Lake public access on the 4th of July.

Later that morning a deer came down to the lake for a drink, but

we were too far away to see if it was one of the bucks. . .

I’m getting a few scattered reports of people seeing coveys of

young pheasants, the most recent a hen with six chicks. . .

back to angling, I gave Cedar Lake my best shot Tuesday morning

of last week, not expecting a lot because of the cold front the night

before. I didn’t catch any keeper sunfish and not many of the small

fry, but I did catch a walleye while I was drifting for sunnies. You

won’t see a photo of it in the Messenger. It was a whole 6 1/2

inches long! There weren’t a whole lot of anglers on Cedar, but the

Cormorants were there and I’d guess they numbered from 150 to

200 and they were on the hunt along with a few pelicans and some

seagulls. The internet says, “Cormorants are not wading birds like

great blue herons, but are swimmers that can dive and swim for

long distances under water to catch their prey. They are so efficient

that centuries ago the Chinese figured out that they could capture

a cormorant, tie a long string around one of its legs and place a

collar around the bird’s throat. They would then go out in a boat,

hold the string while the bird dove down and swallowed a fish.

They would then pull the bird back to the boat and squeeze the

neck above the collar and plop the fish into the boat.” I think I’ll

stick with a rod and reel! The internet also said, “Large flocks of

cormorants, sometimes numbering more than a thousand, can de-

scend on lakes, rivers or fish farms with devastating results. Stud-

ies have confirmed that these birds can eat 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of

fish per bird per day.” They’re protected in Minnesota, but I don’t

know why! . . . Mike Miller and I fished Maple Lake

Wednesday morning and we had to move around a lot to find any-

thing to put in the livewell. I thought we had hit the honey hole on

our second stop, but that fizzled out about as quickly as it started.

We also found out a July wind out of the south, southeast can be

downright cold, especially when the sun is behind a cloud. We

were on the lake for about 3 1/2 hours and had only 16 keepers to

show for our efforts. Miller brought along some venison sticks

from a doe he harvested last fall which were delicious. He said he’s

concentrating on a buck this year, which will be his third year of

hunting.

* * *

Jack Treadwell was all smiles Sunday morning when we traded

fish stories. He and Mary had been fishing on Ottertail Lake where

they had some great walleye fishing. He said they fished in 19-20

feet of water with a guide who had an extremely sensitive piece of

electronics that showed each walleye. He figured that was para-

mount in them catching nearly 30 walleyes that day. Needless to

say, I was a wee bit jealous! . . . Evan Hennen kept me en-

tertained Friday morning when we tried Maple Lake for sunfish.

We didn’t have any problem finding sunfish, but finding some

large enough to keep is another story. We had our best luck in about

17 feet of water just off the tall weeds. We used pieces of leeches,

power bait, and Hennen has some artificial secrets in his tackle

box which worked, too. He likes to experiment with different lures

which often worked on the hungry sunnies. The largest of the 14

we kept was nine inches. The Hennens have a young Springer

Spaniel, Bella. Evan and his dad, Brad, are looking forward to

doing some bird hunting again this fall with the pup who was in-

troduced to pheasants a year ago. The seventh grader is also look-

ing forward to the deer hunting season after bagging a buck last

fall.

* * *

My compliments to Tricia Manuel for the move she’s making

with The Costume Shoppe. The former flower shop and Dircks

Bros. Grocery Store on Division Street has been gutted, and when

the refurbishing is done, it will provide a lot more space for

Manuel for display, etc. I also like the green awning!

Work Zone Violators FaceHefty Fines

The traditional saying is thatMinnesota has two seasons:winter and road construction.Major construction projectshave begun throughout the 8counties of the Tenth JudicialDistrict, as well as numeroussmaller projects. These projectsnow display a large and clearsign warning of $300 fines forviolations of the posted workzone speed limit. Why is that?

Over the past few years therehave been numerous traffic con-struction zone accidents inwhich construction workershave been killed or seriously in-

jured. I recall that two highwayworkers were killed by aspeeder in Burnsville in 2011.Minnesota had nine work zonefatalities in 2013 and there were579 nationwide. The MinnesotaLegislature in 2014 passed Min-nesota Statute section 169.14,subdivision 6a, which providesa $75 surcharge in addition tothe scheduled fine for viola-tions. The total fine for speed-ing in a work zone is $385. Bylaw, the $300 fine is mandatory.

You would think this wouldbe an incentive for drivers tocomply with the posted speedlimit, even if they are not com-pelled to slow down in the inter-

est of the safety of the construc-tion workers. But many do notas you probably have observed.I have driven several times re-cently through the I-94 con-struction zone in Rogers whereit crosses the Crow River. It isposted 60 mph for the most partand 45 mph through two short“S” curves. There is basicallyno shoulder and with the cranesand trucks it is clearly a “live”construction zone. (Some driv-ers seem to conclude that theposted speed limit does notapply if they see no workers.)Several times I have beenpassed by cars and large semi-trucks traveling 10-15 mph overthe posted work zone speedlimit, endangering everyoneelse and risking a hefty fine.

As an example, if you aredriving 11-14 mph over thespeed limit not in a work zone,the fine and surcharges total$135. If 20-25 mph over the

limit, the total is $225, due to anadditional $70 surcharge. If in awork zone, for any speeding it’sa whopping $385. Good lucktrying to argue to the judge thatyou can’t afford such a heftyfine.

So, please, fellow citizensand drivers: SLOW DOWN.OBEY THE POSTED WORKZONE SPEED LIMIT.

Submitted by Judge SteveHalsey, Wright County DistrictCourt, chambered in Buffalo.Judge Halsey is the host of“The District Court Show” onlocal cable TV public accesschannels throughout the TenthJudicial District. Excerpts canbe viewed at WWW.QCTV.org.Go to Community and click“The District Court Show.”Judge Halsey may also beheard on “Legal Happenings”on KRWC 1360 AM (Buffalo)on Saturdays at 12:30 p.m.

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"We are honored to be in-cluded among the Becker's Hos-pital Review 100 GreatCommunity Hospitals," saidJennifer Myster, president ofBuffalo Hospital. "This awardconfirms that we are deliveringthe highest quality and safestcare possible to our communi-ties and our neighbors. BuffaloHospital has an outstandingteam of physicians, staff andvolunteers and it is exciting tohave our hospital recognized."

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July 13 Maple Lake Fire Department report

Maple Lake’s VolunteerFire Department and Ambu-lance Service responded to thefollowing emergencies duringthe past week: July 12, 11:26 a.m.: Med-ical. Patient transported byMaple Lake Ambulance to theBuffalo Hospital ER. July 11, 9:17 a.m.: Medical.No ambulance transportation. July 10, 9:21 p.m.: Med-ical. Patient transported byMaple Lake Ambulance to theBuffalo Hospital ER. July 9, 1:49 p.m.: Medical.Patient was deceased. July 8, 5:23 p.m.: Medical.Maple Lake assisted AllinaAmbulance. July 7, 2:00 p.m.: Medical.Patient transported by MapleLake Ambulance to the Buf-

falo Hospital ER. July 7, 7:54 a.m.: Medical.Patient transported by MapleLake Ambulance to the St.Cloud Hospital ER. July 6, 6:29 p.m.: Medical.Patient transported by MapleLake Ambulance to the Buf-falo Hospital ER. July 6, 12:34 p.m.: Med-ical. Patient transported byMaple Lake Ambulance to theBuffalo Hospital ER. Maple Lake’s VolunteerFire Department responded tothe following fire emergen-cies: Weather spotting in MapleLake fire area, July 12, at 9:14and 10:39 p.m. Fifteen fire-fighters responded to the pageand remained on standby alertat the fire hall.


July 13 Wright CountySheriff’s report

Elletson, Justice David, age21, of Monticello, sentenced on07/08/15 for Probation Viola-tions for Gross MisdemeanorSecond Degree DWI to 60 daysjail. Sentenced by Judge Mottl.

Frank, Steven William, age36, of Rockford, sentenced on07/06/15 for MisdemeanorDriving Restrictions to 90 daysjail, $1,000 fine; 85 days, $700stayed for one year on condi-tions of probation, serve 5 daysjail, pay $300 fine plus sur-charges, comply with ignitioninterlock program, have nosame or similar violations. Sen-tenced by Judge Mottl.

Gertzen, Todd Denis, age47, of St. Michael, sentenced on07/06/15 for Gross Misde-meanor Third Degree DWI to365 days jail, $3,000 fine; 335days, $2,600 stayed for fouryears on conditions of proba-tion, serve 30 days jail, pay$400 fine plus surcharges, un-dergo chemical dependencytreatment and follow all recom-mendations, complete intensivesupervision program and followall recommendations, have nouse or possession of alcohol ornon-prescription drugs, submitto random testing, attend a sup-port group and verify atten-dance, stay out ofestablishments where alcohol isprimary means of business,serve 30 days on electronichome monitoring, have no sameor similar violations. Sentencedby Judge Mottl.

Hayes Stich, Lisa Marie, age42, of St. Michael, sentenced on07/06/15 for Probation Viola-tions for Gross MisdemeanorRefusal to Submit to ChemicalTesting to 120 days jail. Sen-tenced by Judge Davis.

Hochstein, Allen Clarence,ae 64, of South Haven, sen-tenced on 07/06/15 for FelonyControlled Substance Crime inthe Third Degree to 24 months

prison. Sentenced by JudgeDavis.

Jensen, Brittany Elizabeth,age 26, of Maple Lake, sen-tenced on 07/02/15 for Proba-tion Violations for GrossMisdemeanor Third DegreeDWI to 90 days jail. Sentencedby Judge Strand.

Krahl, Justin Duane, age 35,of Montrose, sentenced on07/02/15 for MisdemeanorFourth Degree DWI to 90 daysjail, $200 fine; 81 days stayedfor one year on conditions ofprobation, serve 9 days jail, pay$200 fine plus surcharges, pay$75 public defender co-pay-ment, attend Awareness Panelfor Impaired Drivers, have nouse or possession of alcohol ornon-prescription drugs, submitto random testing, complete aLevel II driving program, haveno same or similar violations.Sentenced by Judge Strand.

Linder, Jolene Marie, age39, of Buffalo, sentenced on07/02/15 for MisdemeanorCriminal Damage to Property to90 days jail, $100 fine; 90 daysstayed for one year on condi-tions of probation, pay $100fine plus surcharges, have nosame or similar violations. Sen-tenced by Judge Strand.

Schaaf, Nicole Marie, age27, of Clear Lake, sentenced on07/06/15 for Probation Viola-tions for Gross MisdemeanorSecond Degree DWI to 365days jail. Sentenced by JudgeDavis.

Stern, Robert Raymond, Jr.,age 56, of Monticello, sen-tenced on 07/06/15 for GrossMisdemeanor Driving AfterCancellation to 365 days jail,$3,000 fine; 355 days, $2,950stayed for two years on condi-tions of probation, serve 10 daysjail, pay $50 fine plus sur-charges, have no same or simi-lar violations. Sentenced byJudge Mottl.

On July 6, Cassidy MarieJones, 18, of Monticello, wasarrested in Scott County on aWright County warrant for tres-passing.

On July 6, Adam John Mor-ton, 33, of Buffalo, was arrestedin Buffalo on a Wright Countywarrant for driving after cancel-lation inimical to public safetyand a Stearns County warrantfor 3rd degree DWI.

On July 6, Jerrid AndersonRoushar, 26, of Monticello, wasarrested in Monticello on aWright County warrant for 3rddegree DWI violations.

On July 7, Charles Ross An-derson, 55, of Delano, was ar-rested in Monticello on thecharge of 3rd degree DWI.

On July 7, Timothy VernonCompton, 54, of St. Michael,was arrested in St. Michael onthe charge of domestic assaultby strangulation.

On July 8, Nicole MarieSterling, 33, of Annandale, wasarrested in Hennepin County ona Wright County warrant for in-troducing contraband into a cor-rectional facility.

On July 8, Audra Tamra SueBoswell, 22, of Delano, was ar-rested in Nicollet County onWright County warrants for 5thdegree controlled substance vi-olations.

On July 8, Russell Marc Pat-ton, 40, of Monticello, was ar-rested in Buffalo on a WrightCounty warrant for domestic as-sault.

On July 10, NicholasCarmelo Nierenhausen, 29, of

St. Michael, was arrested inRamsey County on a MN De-partment of Corrections warrantfor 1st degree sale of a con-trolled substance violation.

On July 10, Keith AllenFearing, 39, of Montrose, wasarrested in Carver County on thecharges of 3rd degree burglaryand theft.

On July 11, Brittany JuneGrove, 20, of Buffalo, was ar-rested in Buffalo on the chargeof domestic assault.

On July 11, Joshua DeaunFowler, 26, of Howard Lake,was arrested in St. Michael onthe charges of possession ofstolen property, 5th degree pos-session of a controlled sub-stance and felon in possessionof a firearm.

On July 12, ChristopherMichael Bland, 25, of MapleLake, was arrested in Monti-cello on the charge of 3rd de-gree DWI and probationviolation.

On July 12, Jacob AndrewLerum, 28, of Monticello, wasarrested in Buffalo on a WrightCounty apprehension and deten-tion order for 3rd degree DWIviolation.

There were 14 property dam-age accidents, 6 personal injuryaccidents, no hit and run acci-dents and 3 car-deer accidents.

There were 4 arrests forDWI, 1 underage consumptionarrest, no school bus stop armviolations and 58 tickets formiscellaneous traffic violationsreported this week.

July 6 Wright County Attorney’s report

A dedication event took placeat Camp Friendship in Annan-dale to officially open the An-drea M. Vieau Multi-SensoryEnvironment. A Multi-SensoryEnvironment (MSE) is an inno-vative space in which users maycontrol their sensory input.Lighting, noise, temperature andsmell are all regulated to meetthe needs of any user enteringthe space.

Participants with autism,brain injury, challenging behav-iors, sensory processing disor-ders anddevelopmental/cognitive disabil-ities can benefit from an MSE.Individuals with limited physicalability can utilize the MSE to ex-perience the world and his or herenvironment by maximizing theuse of all available senses. Thegoal of an MSE is to allow usersto easily meet their sensoryneeds using safe equipment tosustain satisfied, content feel-ings. A huge benefit of using anMSE is decreased anxiety and abetter ability to focus.

The room was made possiblethrough a generous donation bythe Vieau family. They funded

the room as a way to ensure theirdaughter, who passed away at anearly age, would have a lastinglegacy. Of the donation, Ralphsaid, “Lana and I both agree thatthis was the perfect way to givea gift in memory of our daugh-ter, Andrea, that not only is spe-cial and innovative, but makes abig impact on people’s lives.”The event drew a large crowd,including friends and family ofthe Vieau’s and six members ofthe True Friends Board of Direc-tors. Guests heard from TrueFriends President and CEO EdStracke and were able to enterthe room and experience the en-vironment.

True Friends is a nonprofitagency providing life-changingexperiences that enhance inde-pendence and self-esteem fornearly 4,000 children and adultswith disabilities annually. Loca-tions include Camp Couragenear Maple Lake, Camp Friend-ship near Annandale, CampEden Wood in Eden Prairie, andtwo northern Minnesota loca-tions. For more informationvisit www.TrueFriends.org orcall 952-852-0101.

Top: Ralph and Lana Vieau, who funded the Multi-Sensory Environment, posing in front of the dedication plaque.

Bottom: A guest experienced the room’s bubble pit, just one of the many elements in the MSE. (Photos submitted)

Multi-Sensory Environment benefits children with autism at camp

by John HollerCorrespondent

For more than 40 years,Wright County has been con-tracting out law enforcement du-ties for cities within the countythat don’t have their own policeforces. At the July 7 meeting ofthe Wright County Board, it wasdetermined that those costswould be rising.

The commissioners approvedincreases of $2.50 an hour for thetwo-year contract that runsthrough the end of 2017, increas-ing the hourly cost to $67 anhour in 2016 and $69.50 in 2017.

Sheriff Joe Hagerty said thatthe increase isn’t to add moneyto the county coffers. Instead, itis simply covering the county’scost to provide deputies to patrolthe cities.

“This isn’t a money-makerfor the county,” Hagerty said.“We’re trying to provide a serv-ice to the cities and give the feelof being a local police depart-ment. But, from our end, wehave to be able to cover our costsbecause we don’t want those res-idents who aren’t served underthis contract to be paying for itthrough taxes.”

A total of 13 cities contractthrough the county for policeservice – Albertville, Clearwater,Cokato, Delano, Hanover, MapleLake, Monticello, Montrose, Ot-sego, Rockford, South Haven,St. Michael and Waverly. Threecities – Annandale, Buffalo andHoward Lake – have their ownpolice departments.

Board approves sheriff’s contract with cities in county

Maple Lake 5th Season - Free Admission!Every Friday & Sunday*

7AM - 2PMOpen: April 12 - October 25110 Birch Avenue South • Maple Lake(Maple Lake Museum grassy area/parking lot/sidewalk)$10 Day of set-up at 7AM (Some free tables available)

Fundraiser to help support the Maple Lake Museum!* New Day! Monticello Market is now closed.

Contact John Haack at 612-819-4225

by Lynda ZimmermanCorrespondent

What kind of people becomeclowns? According to TriciaManuel, AKA Pricilla Moose-burger, proprietor of the MapleLake Costume Shoppe, “anyonewilling to make fun of them-selves for the enjoyment of oth-ers” can be a clown. Manuel hasbeen teaching people how tomake fun of themselves for twodecades and is obviously pas-sionate about clowns and thepeople who portray them. Oneof her greatest satisfactions is“seeing the people who aretransformed and overwhelmed”by learning to be a clown.

Mooseburger knows a lotabout being a clown and has en-thusiastically shared that knowl-edge with thousands of amateurand professional clowns over thepast 20 years. She performedover 1,500 times for the Rin-gling Brothers Barnum and Bai-ley Circus in the 1980s and thenclowned for three years at the

Disneyland Circus Fantasy. Sheturned her talents to teachingand in 1994 created the Moose-burger Clown Arts Camp, whichis the largest and longest-run-ning clown college in the coun-try. This year’s camp will beheld at Christ the King RetreatHouse in Buffalo from July 28 toAugust 2, and registrations areopen now. There’s a full dailyschedule and something forearly birds to night owls.

Manuel explained there aremany types of clowns, and di-verse skills are needed. CircusClowns, Caring Clowns (per-forming in hospitals and nursinghomes), Gospel Clowns (forchurch, Bible Camps and mis-sion work) and HometownClowns (entertaining at birthdayparties, parades, schools, li-braries, and special events) aresome of the specialties the campattracts.

Clown around at camp

Mooseburger Clown Arts Camp is scheduled for July 28

- August 2 in Buffalo, MN. To register call 800-973-6277 by

July 24. (Photo submitted)

Clown Campcontinued on page 10

County Boardcontinued on page 8

Maple Lake family joinsin Healing Haiti efforts

by Ashley Becker2014 graduate of MLHSMiss Teen of Minnesota

This past January I was pre-sented with the amazing oppor-tunity to travel to Haiti throughthe non-profit, relief organiza-tion Healing Haiti. Despitenever having traveled on anysort of mission trip before, Iquickly took advantage of theopportunity and never lookedback. The trip proved to be oneof a lifetime; the people, the cul-ture, everything about Haitiseemed right for me. Uponboarding my flight back to theUnited States at the end of theweek, I only shed a single tear. Iwas saddened to go, but I knewthat my departure wasn’t good-bye, but rather a see you later.

Months passed and my desireto return to Haiti only grew. Themore time went on, the more Irealized that I had left a part ofmy heart in Haiti and I wouldonly feel complete again uponreturning. So that’s what I did. Ibooked a trip for the end of June;however, this time I did not

travel to the beautiful Caribbeancountry alone, instead I broughtmy best friends along to sharethe journey.

Prior to traveling to Haiti inJune, neither my mom nor myyounger brother or sister hadever been on a mission trip be-fore; however, as I did precedingmy first trip, they all jumped inwith both feet, excited to expe-rience everything I had sharedwith them for themselves.

“I went down to Haiti think-ing that this was going to be agreat experience, but it ended upbeing more than that. We wokeup every day to serve God andwork alongside the people ofHaiti,” said my 15-year-old sis-ter, Anna, on her experience.

The week spent in Haiti wasboth very similar to my first ex-perience in the country in Janu-ary, and also very different.There were many familiar placesand faces, but also a few brand-new encounters.

Haiti Tripcontinued on page 8

by Katie FriedmanCorrespondent

Common goals and overlap-ping interests were discussed bythe city’s leaders Tuesday, July 7,as Maple Lake’s City Counciland School Board assembled fora joint meeting at city hall. Anannual tradition, the gatheringwas marked by candid conversa-tion and a spirit of jovial cooper-ation.

Topics included the pros andcons of repairing the schoolground tennis courts, the originsand parameters of Moland Av-enue, and effects of the area’schanging demographics on boththe city and the schools.

As in years past, a lack of newhome construction was a point ofmajor concern to school boardmembers. Though recent legisla-

tion at the state level has in-creased per-pupil funding, stu-dent population has neverthelessdeclined over recent years.

The district graduated around106 seniors last month, whilefewer than 60 kindergartners areregistered for classes this fall.

“It presents a financial chal-lenge for us,” said Maple LakeSchool Superintendent Mark Re-demske, “but we knew that wascoming.”

With hopes that a new indus-trial park will attract more busi-nesses and residents to MapleLake, city planners have been ad-vised that a school system whichcan produce a competent work-force over coming years is a keycomponent in growing both.

City Council, school boardconverse and connect

City Councilcontinued on page 8

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July 16: Wright SaddleClub, 7:30 p.m., clubhouse,Maple Lake. New memberswelcome. Krista, 320-963-3990.

July 16: AA & Al-Anon,7:30 p.m., Buffalo EvangelicalFree Church, 2051 50th St. NE,County Rds. 25 & 113.

July 18: AA, 7:30 p.m.,Buffalo Evangelical FreeChurch, 2051 50th St. NE,County Rds. 25 & 113.

July 20: S.A.M. quiltinggroup, 8 a.m., St. Timothy'sChurch basement.

July 20: Multiple Sclerosissupport group, 12-1:30 p.m.,Buffalo United MethodistChurch. Cathy, 320-274-8408or Mary Jo, 612-353-1460.

July 20: Al-Anon and

Men's 12 Step Group, 7:30p.m., Buffalo Evangelical FreeChurch, 2051 50th St. NE,County Rds. 25 & 113.

July 21: Maple Lake CityCouncil, 7 p.m., city hall.

July 21: Annandale LakersAA & Al-Anon, 8 p.m., UnitedMethodist Church of Annan-dale, 250 Oak Ave. N.; 320-274-3380.

July 21: Celebrate Recov-ery (non-denominationalChristian-based recovery pro-gram), 7 p.m., MonticelloCovenant Church; 763-295-2112.

July 21: Gamblers Anony-mous & AA, 7:30 p.m., Buf-falo Evangelical Free Church,2051 50th St. NE, County Rds.25 & 113.

Firearms safety classes begin August 3The American Legion and the Hasty-Silver Creek Sportsmen’s

Club are sponsoring firearms safety classes at the Legion Club.Classes run from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. and begin on Monday, August 3,and Tuesday, August 4, and continue on August 10 and 11. The FieldDay will be August 8 from 8 a.m. to noon. Students must be 11 yearsold when classes begin. Please arrive at 6:15 p.m. on August 3 forregistration. Students must attend all classes; no exceptions. Classsize is limited. Interested individuals may pre-register by calling 320-963-6449 or Tom at 763-226-9951..

Christopher Schneider Foundation silent auctionThe Christopher Schneider Foundation will be having a silent auc-

tion on July 17 from 5 to 8 p.m. at The V by HH. Money is beingraised for scholarships for the Maple Lake High School senior class.Silent auction items are being accepted. If interested in donating itemsplease call Barb Schneider at 763-478-1076. Thank you for your sup-port over the years.

Christopher Schneider Annual Bass TourneyThe Christopher Schneider 11th Annual Bass Tournament is on

Saturday, July 18, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Maple Lake. Sign in at6:30 a.m. (no later) and weigh in at 3 p.m. (sharp). Entry fee is $150per boat, big bass option is $20 per boat (limited to 15 boats and upto two people per boat). First place prize is $400, second place is$150, third is $100 and fourth is $75. Proceeds raised will be awardedto the Maple Lake Senior class as scholarships. Contact Barb Schnei-der for more information at 763-478-1076 or email [email protected]. Maple Lake will be off limites starting Monday, July 13thru Saturday, July 18th.

2015 Portside Open ML Lakers Golf TournamentThe Maple Lake Lakers 20th annual Portside Open golf tourna-

ment will be Saturday, July 18, at Albion Ridges Golf Course. Thisfour person scramble includes 18-holes of golf, cart and pizza servedat Madigan’s after tournament. Registration is at 8:30 a.m. with tee-off at 9 a.m. Other optional games that are not included in the entryfee are: longest drive, closest to the pin, par three betting, hole-in-onechallenge, skins game, prize pool and mulligans. To register, sign upwith any Laker, or contact Chad Raiche at [email protected] (320) 260-4239.

First-time home buyers seminar is July 21Wright County residents thinking about buying a home are invited

to attend a one day informative workshop designed to help them learnthe basics of home ownership. Wright County Community Action(WCCA) offers a first-time home buyer’s seminar (Home Stretch)which will cover a variety of topics related to the home buyingprocess. Area lenders, real estate agents, and other housing profes-sionals will instruct the workshop.

Home Stretch will be offered on Tuesday, July 21, from 8 a.m. to5 p.m. at Otsego Prairie Center, 8899 Nashua Avenue, Otsego, MN55301. To register, call Wright County Community Action (WCCA)at (320) 963-6500, ext. 238.

Holy Cross Country Music Festival is July 26Holy Cross Lutheran Church of Maple Lake will be hosting its

22nd annual Country Music Festival on Sunday, July 26. Over theyears, Holy Cross has become known across the state for their Coun-try Music Worship Services, which presents the gospel message witha lively mix of new and old-time favorites, done in country-westernstyle. In addition to the country worship service at 9:30 a.m., HolyCross will be hosting a pork chop dinner from 5-7 p.m. (tickets soldat the door), and a FREE Country Music Concert at both 5 p.m. and7 p.m. – held indoors in the air conditioned sanctuary. People of thecommunity are welcome to attend. Fun for the entire family, new thisyear are fun activities for kids that include a dunk tank and bouncyhouse. A bake sale will be held prior to the morning service: 8:30 –9:15 a.m. A silent auction will be held during the Country Music Fes-tival: 5 – 6:30 p.m. Proceeds will fund missions and outreach pro-grams. Holy Cross Lutheran Church is located on County Road 8 inMaple Lake, just one mile north of the stoplights at Highway 55. Formore information, call the church at 763-463-9447.

Annual dinner and gala with Carol McBradyJoin the celebration of the great progress made by Carol McBrady

and the children in Zambia. The Action for Children - ZambiaFundraiser annual dinner and gala is at B’s on the River in Watertownon August 1. Social hour is at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. and the programand education auction is at 8 p.m. The special guest and speaker isCarol McBrady. For more information, to order a ticket or send a do-nation, contact Betty Thomes at 320-963-3940 or Sarah Thomes(event chairperson) at 1794 Marshall Ave., St. Paul MN 55104.

Gear-Head Get Together is August 15The Gear-Head Get Together show and swap meet located down-

town Maple Lake is Saturday, August 15. The Gear-Head swap meetstarts at 8 a.m. and goes until 5 p.m. (Call 763-333-4422 for details(no household items). DJ Bondo Bob will be entertaining from 8 to11 a.m., Castaways perform 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Crankshaft & theGear Grinders from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Horsepower dyno for cars andbikes onsite from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and a vintage dragster displayshowing all day. Bring your cars, trucks, rods, motorcycles, scooters,tractors, snow-machines, lawn mowers, chainsaws, commercial ve-hicles, motors and other mechanical devices. No trophies, no plaques,just great Gear-Head fun. Food and beverages available all day. A freeMaple Lake Chamber of Commerce event. For more details visitwww.gear-headgettogether.com

The home of Randy andDiane Troppman in Maple LakeTownship suffered heavy dam-age as a result of a fire. ... Hun-dreds of people flocked to thegrand opening of the expandedfacilities for Lake Region Co-opand the Country Store in MapleLake. ... Seven shooters from theBuffalo Youth Shooting Sports(BYSS) team represented Min-nesota in Rogers, AR for theDaisy National BB Gun Cham-pionship match. ... And That’sThe Way It Was Five Years AgoThis Week.

The Maple Lake VolunteerFire Department added a new1,800-gallon tanker to its fireequipment. ... Lampi Auction-eers, Inc. took its auctioneeringexpertise to Indonesia for amulti-million dollar sale. ...Casting agent James Levineflew in from Los Angeles insearch of professional clownsfor a Dodge SUV commercial.Levine found Maple Lakethrough Patricia and DaleBothun’s Pricilla MooseburgerOriginals web site. ... AndThat’s The Way It Was 15 YearsAgo This Week.

Following Buffalo Clinicboard-approved actions, physi-cian services would no longer beprovided through the MapleLake Clinic. ... Maple Lake’sCentennial parade attractedabout 7,500 spectators when thetwo-hour parade wound its waythrough the city over a one-mileroute. ... Members of BethlehemUnited Church of Christ voted toapprove the architectural planfor the construction of their newchurch. ... And That’s The WayIt Was 25 Years Ago This Week.

Former Maple Lake residentand Alcatraz warden said thatthe film “Birdman of Alcatraz”did not accurately tell the fullstory about Roger Stroud, con-victed murderer who became arenowned expert on birds whilea prisoner at Alcatraz. ... Gover-nor Rolvaag and his wife visitedCamp Courage for the tradi-tional “Governor’s Day.” ... AtManuel Department Store, witheach purchase of a pair of men’sdress pants for $7.98-13.98, cus-tomers would receive a freewhite dress shirt. ... And That’sThe Way It Was 50 Years AgoThis Week.

And that’s theway it was . . .

Programs & Eventscontinued on page 5

Wright County Public Health

offers cholesterol testing in the

Wellness on Wheels van. The

WOW Van schedule is available

at www.co.wright.mn.us and

www.facebook.com/WrightCty-

PublicHealth or by calling our

new phone number, 763-682-

7516 (toll-free 1-800-362-3667

ext 7516). Please use this num-

ber for more information or to

make an appointment.

Wellness on Wheels Services

include: Adult and Child Immu-

nizations; Health Screening:

Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Cho-

lesterol (by appointment), Preg-

nancy, Health and Wellness;

Child Car Seat Check (by ap-

pointment); Information about:

Healthy Lifestyle - Exercise,

Nutrition, Recommendations

for Routine Medical Care,

Safety - Individual, Home, Car

Seat, Pregnancy, Childbirth,

Parenting, Child Health, Growth

& Development, Reproductive

Health & Family Planning, In-

fectious Diseases, Chronic Ill-

ness, Unhealthy Lifestyle

Behaviors, such as Smoking,

Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Un-

safe Sex; Information and Assis-

tance in Accessing Resources.

For immunizations, bring

past immunization records to

the van, if available. * Van

hours Monday through Thurs-

day are from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to

1 p.m.

Upcoming dates:

Saturday, July 11: Open

Streets, Buffalo

Tuesday, July 14: Coborn’s,

Delano

Thursday, July 23: Market-

place, Cokato

Tuesday, July 28: Market-

place, Annandale

Wednesday, July 29 - Sun-

day, August 2: Wright County

Fairgrounds

The complete WOW van

schedule is available online at:

http://www.co.wright.mn.us/de-

partment/humanservices/wow

Wright County Public Health

offers cholesterol testing in the

Wellness on Wheels (WOW)

Van. The entire test takes about

30 minutes. We have two dif-

ferent test options. A 12 hour

fast is required for a lipid profile

including blood sugar screen-

ing. The cost is $35. A non-fast-

ing test is also available. This

test gives your total cholesterol

and HDL. The cost is $25.

WOWWellness on Wheels

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Community Calendar


Community

Offering a nutritious meal ina warm, caring atmosphere withfriendship and fun. Everyonewelcome. The Senior DiningCenter is located at MapleManor West, 555 2nd St. W. Formore information, call 320-963-5771.

MONDAY, July 20Spaghetti Noodles, Tomato-

Meat Sauce, Green Beans, Gar-lic Bread, Fresh Fruit

TUESDAY, July 21Marinated Pork Chops,

Oven-Roasted Potatoes,Squash, Wheat Dinner Roll,

Chocolate Zucchini CakeWEDNESDAY, July 22Parmesan Chicken Breast,

Wild Rice Pilaf, Steamed Cab-bage, Italian Lettuce Salad,Chewy Coconut Cookie

THURSDAY, July 23Roast Beef w/Horseradish,

Whipped Potatoes w/Gravy,Broccoli Salad, Wheat DinnerRoll, Peaches

FRIDAY, July 24Breaded Fish Wedge, Rose-

mary Roasted Potatoes, Veg-etable Medley, Wheat Bread,Butterscotch Bliss Dessert

Senior Dining Menu July 20-24

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“Community” refers to agroup of people who live in thesame place or who share a partic-ular characteristic. It also meansa feeling of fellowship, as whenpeople have common attitudes,interests and goals. That entiredefinition describes BuffaloCommunity Theater, and the castof this summer’s musical pro-duction “Oliver!”

While the organization is cen-tered in Buffalo and certainlydraws many volunteer actorsfrom this town, many others inthe large cast come from variouscommunities across the north-west metro area and beyond.

Kevin Courtney, who playsMr. Brownlow, drives from Zim-merman to rehearse, and said thefun of acting and enjoyment ofpeople drew him. “The BuffaloCommunity Theater website hasa lot of information about pastproductions, and I was impressedby the quality of their shows,”Courtney said.

Chorus member Eric Ell-woods, of Montrose, agreed. He,wife, Lisa, and daughter, Zoe, areall in the show, and have mademany friends through commu-nity theater. “BCT’s reputationdrew me in,” Ellwoods stated.

Of the cast of more than 60, atleast two dozen are Buffalo resi-dents and nine more come fromMontrose. Others have more of acommute. There are five actorsfrom Rogers, and a couple eachfrom Maple Lake and MapleGrove.

There are also cast members

who live in Annandale, St.Michael, Rockford, Corcoran,Medina, Howard Lake, Cokato,Otsego, Zimmerman and Min-neapolis.

Rebecca Hunkins, a theatermajor at Minnesota State Uni-versity, Mankato, is home inMedina for the summer. Sheconsiders a role as a featureddancer in BCT’s “Oliver!” avaluable opportunity. “Commu-nity theater was the startinggrounds for most professionalactors,” Hunkins explained.“You never know what youcould learn from a productionlike this, no matter the size of therole.”

Of course, the Buffalo-basedactors know this, too. Chorusmember Melissa Bray said, “Ilove living in this very musicalcommunity.” Bray is enjoyingbeing on stage with her youngdaughter, Cerisa, and said shehopes audiences appreciate thequality of BCT shows.

Buffalo Community The-ater’s “Oliver!” musical, basedon the Charles Dickens novel“Oliver Twist,” takes the Per-forming Art Center stage at Buf-falo High School July 17-18 and23-25 at 7:30 p.m., with a mati-nee July 19 at 2 p.m. Tickets canbe purchased online atwww.bctmn.org. For more infor-mation, call (612) 404-0228.

This BCT production is madepossible by a grant from the Cen-tral MN Arts Board, with legisla-tive appropriation from the artsand cultural heritage fund.

Cast members Kevin Courtney, Mr. Brownlow, and Re-

becca Hunkins, featured dancer, in Buffalo Community

Theatre’s musical “Oliver”. (Photo submitted)

Buffalo Community Theatre’s musical “Oliver”

BETHLEHEM UNITEDCHURCH OF CHRIST 400 County Rd. 37 NE, Maple LakePh.: [email protected]@ants.eduInterim Pastor: Michael FritzSAT.-SUN.: Mission Trip.SUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship Service;10:30 a.m., Fellowship; NewsletterDeadline.SUN.-FRI.: Camp Week I.

CHURCH OF SAINT TIMO-THY8 Oak Ave. N., Maple LakePh.: 320-963-3726www.churchofsttimothy.orgPastor: Father John MeyerInterim School Principal: DawnKincsSAT.: 3:30-4:15 p.m., Confessions;4:30 p.m., Mass.SUN.: 8 & 10 a.m., Mass.

HOLY CROSS LUTHERANCHURCH5460 63rd St. NW, Box 462, MapleLakePh.: 763-463-9447www.holycrossmaplelake.orgPastors: Culynn CurtisVisitors Are Always Welcome!SUN.: 8:30 a.m., Lutheranism 101& Refreshments; 9:30 a.m., Sum-mer Service.MON.: 11 a.m., First of All Prayer;1 p.m., Quilters; 7 p.m., BibleStudy.TUES.: 6 p.m., Life Around theTable.WED.: 6 p.m., Worship on Wednes-day.

IMMANUEL LUTHERANCHURCH IN SILVER CREEK(LCMS)11390 Elliott Ave. N.W., M.L.Ph.: 763-878-2820, 320-333-8636Pastor: Rev. George W. Sagissor IIISUN.: 10 a.m., Worship Service;11:15 a.m., Sunday School, BibleStudy.

SILVER CREEK COMMUNITY CHURCH4282 114th St. NW, Maple Lake,MN 553583 miles so. of I-94 on Co. Rd. 143,just off Hwy. 8; Ph.: 320-963-3957;605-553-5240www.silvercreekcommunity-church.comPastor: Luke BaehrSUN.: 9 a.m., Worship; 10:30 a.m.,Sunday School, Bible Study.

ANNANDALE EVAN. FREECHURCH10252 St. Hwy. 55 N.W., Annan-dalePh.: 320-274-8951Pastor: Dennis L. JohnsonSUN.: 8:15 a.m., Prayer; 8:30 &10:30 a.m., Worship Servicew/Communion; 9:45 a.m., Fellow-ship Hour.MON.: 9 a.m., Grandmas in Prayer.TUES.: 7 p.m., Celebrate Recovery.WED.: 2 p.m., Young at Heart.

ANNANDALE UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH250 Oak Ave. N., Box 329, Annan.Ph.: 320-274-5127www.mumac.org/~annandaleumcPastor: Ruth HograbeFRI.: 7:30 p.m., Narcotics Anony-mous. SAT.: 7:30 a.m., Bible Doctrine; 8a.m., Church Garage Sale.SUN.: 9 a.m., Worship Service;10:15 a.m., Coffee Fellowship, Sun-day School.TUES.: 8 p.m., AA/Al-Anon.

BETHLEHEM LUTHERANCHURCH7809 Co. Rd. 35 W., AnnandalePh.: 320-963-3592Pastor: Lynn MachulaSUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship Servicew/Communion; 10:30 a.m., SundaySchool & Bible Study.

EAGLES GROVE CHURCHPO Box 1020, AnnandaleLocation: Hwy. 55, next to TheMarketplacePh.: 320-248-6024www.eaglesgrove.org & FacebookSUN.: 10:30 a.m., Worship Service;Energized Music and Quality Chil-dren's Programs Provided.

MT. HERMON LUTHERANCHURCH1284 Keats Ave. N.W., AnnandalePh.: 320-963-3284Pastor: Marianne ZitzewitzSUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship.

ST. JOHN'S LUTHERANCHURCH331 W. Harrison St., AnnandalePh.: 320-274-8827www.stjohns-annandale.orgPastor: Dave E. Nelson and TomHeyd SUN.: 8:30 Traditional Worship; 10a.m., Contemporary Worship.

BUFFALO SEVENTH-DAYADVENTIST CHURCH200 2nd Ave. NE, BuffaloPh.: 763-682-3582Pastor: Devin LocatiSAT.: 9:45 a.m., Bible Study; 11a.m., Church Service.

HOSANNA LUTHERANCHURCH1705 Hwy. 25 N., Buffalo, Mo.Syn.Pastor: Rob JarvisPh.: 763-682-3278; www.hosannal-cms.orgSUN.: 9 a.m., Worship Service;10:30 a.m., Bible Study and SundaySchool.TUES.: 8 p.m., Young AdultsGroup.WED.: 10 a.m., Bible Study; 7p.m., Confirmation Class.

BUFFALO UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIPWED.: Discussion Group Meets the2nd & 4th Wednesday, Sept. thruMay, 7:30 p.m., at Buffalo Commu-nity Center, Across the Street fromthe Post Office at 206 Central Ave.(Hwy. 25). For More Information,Call Luke at 763-682-4616 or Visitwww.buuf.us. Everyone is wel-come.

BUFFALO EVANGELICALFREE CHURCH2051 50th Street NE, Buffalo, MN(corner of Hwy. 25 N. & CountyRd. 113)Ph. 763-682-6846; [email protected] Pastor: Brian ThorstadTHURS.: 7 p.m., Small Groups;7:30 a.m., AA & Al-Anon.FRI.: 6 a.m., Men's Small Group; 7p.m., Small Groups.SUN.: 10 a.m., Summer WorshipService, Coffee Fellowship, Chil-dren's Church. MON.: 7 p.m., Women's BibleStudy; 7:30 p.m., Al-Anon.TUES.: 7 p.m., Knitting Ministry;7:30 p.m., Men's Small Group, AA,GA.WED.: 6:30 p.m., Awana, ChoirPractice.

BUFFALO COVENANTCHURCH1601 Hwy. 25 N., BuffaloPh.: 763-682-1470www.buffalocov.orgLead Pastor: Max FrazierFRI.: Office Closed; CHIC; GirlsCowboy Camp, Lingo Ranch; 6:30p.m., Men's Softball Practice.SAT.: CHIC; Girls Cowboy Camp.SUN.: 8 a.m., Traditional Worship;9:30 & 11 a.m., Contemporary Wor-ship; 11 a.m., Info Meeting on Clas-sical Christian School; 1:30 p.m.,Van Leaves for Jr. High Camp; 5p.m., Homeschooling FamiliesPotluck Picnic; 6 p.m., Chill Out atBusch's.MON.: Noon, Prayer Group; 6:30p.m., Mission Commission Meet-ing.TUES.: 7 p.m., Wives Book Study.WED.: 6 p.m., Hang Time atBusch's.THURS.: 6:30 p.m., Worship TeamPractice.

FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCHLCMC12449 Clementa Ave. NW, Monti-celloPastor: Jim Tetlie, 763-878-2092www.lutheran-faith.orgSecretary's office hours are: 9 a.m.to 3 p.m., Mon., Wed., Thurs.Tuesdays, Wednesday & ThursdaySUN.: 10 a.m., Worship.WED.: 7 p.m., Worship.

CELEBRATION COMMUNITYCHURCHAffiliated with Evangelical FreeCh.Box 171, Montrose; 763-675-3003Interim Pastor: Dawson Grover;763-675-3003SUN.: 10 a.m., Worship at Mon-trose Elementary School Gymna-sium.

TRI-COUNTY ALLIANCECHURCH8464 160th St. N.W.Clearwater, MN; 320-558-2750Pastor: Dave Fogal SUN.: 10:30 a.m., Worship Service.www.tcachurch,com


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The 60+ and Healthy Clinics,provided by Wright County Pub-lic Health, provides foot care forthe senior citizens of WrightCounty. Toenail trimming is of-fered to meet the needs of thoseseniors who have a health con-dition such as diabetes or are un-able to trim toenails themselves.

The 60+ and Healthy Clinicswill be charging a $15 fee forfoot care services. This fee isnecessary because the clinics areno longer being funded by grantmoney. However, if you are un-able to pay the fee, you will not

be turned away. The clinics arehosted from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

If you have any questions,please ask clinic staff or call WCPublic Health at 1-800-362-3667 or 763-682-7456. Upcom-ing dates:

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Tuesday, July 28: St.Michael Ridge ApartmentsCommunity Room, 698 RidgeDrive

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July 16th & 17th (8Hr. FirstTime Course) 4 to 8 p.m., Rock-ford Com. Ctr., 7600 RebeccaPark Trl., Rockford

July 20th (4Hr. RefresherCourse) 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,Buffalo Community Center, 206Central Ave., Buffalo

July 29th (4Hr. RefresherCourse) 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., St.Michael – Crow River Sr Cen-ter, 11800 Town Center Dr. NE,St. Michael

August 6th (4Hr. RefresherCourse) 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., Buf-falo Presbyterian Church, 507Co Rd 134, Buffalo

August 8th (4Hr. RefresherCourse) 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ca-bela’s, 20200 Rogers Dr.,Rogers

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course is open to the public; pre-registration is required. A MNHighway Safety & ResearchCenter certified instructorteaches this class. By utilizingthe most up-to-date research inthe field, participants will beprovided the latest informationin regards to driver safety, newlaws, and vehicle technology.The fee for the four-hour re-fresher course is $20 and theeight-hour course is $24. Formore information or to register,visit www.mnsafetycenter.org orcall TOLL FREE 1-(888)-234-1294.

Persons age 55 and older whocomplete the course qualify fora 10% discount on their auto in-surance premiums for threeyears, according to Minnesotalaw. First-time participants mustcomplete the initial eight hoursof training and a four-hour re-fresher class every three years tomaintain the 10% discount.

Programs & Events continued from page 4

EEA Chapter 878 Fly In/Drive In is August 15The Maple Lake Airport, EAA Chapter 878, will have a Fly

In/Drive In on Saturday, August 15. The 29th annual pork chop dinnerwill be served from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Free meal to PIC of warbirdor experimental aircraft.) Showing aircraft and aviation displays andClowning for Smiles by Dotz. Shuttle buses to and from the Gear-Head Get Together show and swap meet.

Short-call substitute teacher two-day trainingPeople who want to teach but don’t have the full credentials will

have an opportunity to become certified as short-call substitute teach-ers under the Minnesota Limited, Short-Call Substitute program. Afour-year bachelor degree is required to qualify.

Resource Training & Solutions in St. Cloud has announced that ithas coordinated a two-day program on August 17 & 18, to prepareindividuals to apply to become limited, short-call substitute teachers.

Registration for the training can be made by contacting DebThomes at Resource Training & Solutions, 137 23rd Street South,Sartell, MN, phone 320-255-3236 or toll-free 844-335-3276, websitewww.resourcetraining.com.

Maple Lake Library summer programsThe Maple Lake Library has a summer full of reading fun planned.

Visit the library for more information and registration forms. Hoursare 12pm - 6pm Mon & Fri; 12pm - 8pm Wed; and 10am to 1pm Sat..Phone contact: 320-963-2009.

June 8 - August 22: The Read & Redeem Program is back by pop-ular demand! Read books and earn new prizes every week. Pre-readersmay have books read to them. Grand prizes for each age group at theend of the program. Takes place at the Library.

9:30 a.m., Tuesdays, June 9 - August 11: Books with Boone en-courages children to “paws to read” during the summer. For studentswho have completed 1st through 3rd grade to. Lisa Perovich will reada story and then review it with a game. Participants will read aloud toher greyhound Boone and complete a story-related craft, writing, oractivity. Takes place at the Library.

9:30 a.m., Tuesdays, June 9 - August 18: Storytime with MarieMavencamp will celebrate a “Summer of Animals” with preschoolersages 2 - 6. Each week Marie will read a book and conduct activitiesincluding songs, games, craft activities, and snacks. Children mustbe accompanied by an adult. Takes place at the McHugh Building,33 Birch Avenue.

11:00 a.m., second Thursdays, June 11 - August 13: Maple LakeLibrary Book Club for adult readers has fun and lively discussions!Most books are supplied in book club kits. Registration is requested.Contact [email protected] for information. Takes place atIrish Blessings Coffeehouse,120 Oak Avenue.


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Local studentsreceive high honorsat MSU-Mankato

The Academic High Honorand Honor lists (Deans’ lists) forthe past spring semester at Min-nesota State University,Mankato have been announcedby Provost and Senior VicePresident for Academic AffairsMarilyn Wells.

• Luke Aleckson, Honor List• Brady Gagnon, Honor List• Madison Gagnon, High

Honor List• Ben Hudek, Honor List• Danielle Hudek, Honor

List• Brittany Negley, Honor

ListAmong 2,978 students, a

total of 718 students qualifiedfor the High Honor List byachieving a 4.0 straight "A" av-erage, while 2,260 studentsearned a 3.5 to 3.99 average toqualify for the Honor List.

To qualify for academic hon-ors, undergraduate studentsmust be enrolled for at least 12credit hours for the semester.

Minnesota State Mankato, acomprehensive university with15,376 students, is part of theMinnesota State Colleges &Universities system, whichcomprises 31 state institutions.

Local students earnacademic honorsfrom St. Cloud Tech

St. Cloud Technical & Com-munity College congratulatesthe following students for theiracademic achievement Spring2015. They have earned recog-nition on the President's List fora grade point average of 4.0, orthe Dean's List for a grade pointaverage of 3.5 to 3.9. View fulllist online atwww.sctcc.edu/honors-spring-2015.

• Steven Johnson, Presi-dent's List

• Adam Lee, President's List• Clayton Rosine, Dean's

List

Local studentsreceive Chancellor’sAward at UW-Stout

The following students fromthe area received the Chancel-

lor's Award for the spring 2015semester.

• Jacob Johnson, BS appliedscience, pre-dentistry/pre-prof

• Michael Thomas, BS ap-plied science, pre-dentistry/pre-prof

The award is presented tostudents who have a grade pointaverage of 3.5 or above.

UW-Stout, Wisconsin's Poly-technic University, has 48 un-dergraduate majors and 23graduate programs, includingone doctoral degree. UW-Stout,established in 1891, prides itselfon the success of its students inthe workplace, with an employ-ment rate at or above 97 percentfor recent graduates. The univer-sity was awarded the MalcolmBaldrige National Quality awardin 2001.

Enrollment for 2014-15 was9,371.

Schwindel namedto Dean’s List

Gregg Raisanen, senior deanof academic affairs and studentsat Alexandria Technical & Com-munity College, recognizes in-dividual students for academicexcellence during spring 2015.

Amber Schwindel of MapleLake was named to the Dean'sList for achieving a GPA of 3.5or higher in spring semester2015.

Local students namedto Dean’s List at BSU

Paige Blizil and Maria Peter-son from Maple Lake earnedDean's List honors from BemidjiState University at the conclu-sion of the spring 2015 semes-ter.

To be eligible for the Dean'sList, BSU students must be en-rolled for at least 12 credits andearn a 3.5 GPA during the se-mester. A total of 1,042 studentsearned spring 2015 Dean's Listhonors from the university.

Bemidji State University, lo-cated in northern Minnesota'slake district, occupies a woodedcampus along the shore of LakeBemidji. Enrolling nearly 5,000students, Bemidji State offersmore than 50 undergraduate ma-jors and nine graduate programsencompassing arts, sciences andselect professional programs.

Summer Storytime visits the Arctic

Maple Lake Library's Summer Storytime visited the Arctic on Tuesday, July 7. Guest reader, Peggy Marquette, shared

stories, poems, and activities centered around polar bears, penguins, and other arctic animals. The children shared

arctic animals they brought from home with the group and made an arctic animal snow globe picture. They are shown

holding their arctic animals and were given a penguin snack. (Photo submitted by Peggy Marquette)

Educator, author and photographer Donna Lloyd visits the Libraryby Lynda Zimmerman

Correspondent

Educator, author and photog-rapher Donna (Wurm) Lloydspent Monday afternoon at the

Maple Lake Library with 16young readers ages four to four-teen.

She conducted a variety of ac-tivities about letters, words, sen-

tences and story writing, each tai-lored to individual abilities.

Bugs and firefighters, basedon books Donna has written toencourage young readers, were

the themes of the day. The funspread from tables to the floor asextra space was found to enjoylearning new things.

Lloyd had help keeping all of

the energetic youngsters occu-pied. Her mom, Rose Wurm,stopped by early in the afternoon.Her sister, Brenda Jude, lent ahand and niece, Amber Jude, also

pitched in. Lloyd commentedabout how quickly the afternoonpassed and summed up the expe-rience with “I enjoyed it tremen-dously.” Sixteen kids did, too.

Left: Kayla Paumen broke out in laughter as author Donna Lloyd taught her and Monica Stokman about bugs from her book series during her visit at the Maple Lake Library on

Monday, July 13. Right: Charley Peterson (middle) learns about shapes while "assembling" a fire truck. His cousin, Samara Peterson (right), and Donna Lloyd's niece, Amber

Jude, provide help with encouragement.

Left: Some of the bugs you can learn about in Donna Lloyd’s books.Middle: Andrew Hickman with Lloyd and brother, Austin Hickman. The Hickman boys won firemen hats in

the door prize drawing. Right: Kayla Paumen and Monica Stokman race to find all the letters in Donna Lloyd’s fire safety activity. (Photos by Bob Zimmerman)

“Henry and Mudge” and bingo with Boone

Front row: Allie Ertel, Danica Hageman, Savannah Geyen, Boone the greyhound, Ben Ogram and Landon Marsicek.

Back row: Christina Ogram, Evan Geyen, Lisa Perovich, Hans Peterson, Larson Melgaard and Kelyn Marsicek.

(Photo submitted by Terry Mooney)

The Books with Boonebunch listened to “Henry andMudge” the story of a boy andhis dog, followed by a livelygame of Henry and Mudge

Bingo. New this week, the readers

started earning “Paw Points”for participating in the day’s ac-tivities, with the promise of fab-

ulous prizes to be awarded atthe end of the summer.

As a special surprise, Booneled his pack to the pre-schoolprogram, where they sang

“Happy Birthday” to Marie,and were then invited to share abirthday treat with the Marieand her group.

In the meantime, Ken wasgrooming Daryl to perhaps oneday take over the business.

He was only seven years oldwhen he started working at thefamily business. His main jobwas to sweep floors, but it wasobvious he was meant for more.

“I remember this one fellowcomes in and says ‘I never knewa young fellow who knows lum-ber like he (Daryl) does,’” Kensaid.

But what Daryl really en-joyed was designing homes andselling them. So after highschool, he attended DunwoodyCollege of Technology in Min-neapolis for drafting and esti-mating, and eventually becamethe Maple Lake Lumber Co’sfirst draftsman.

Up until the early 1970s theyhad no need for a trained drafts-man. Customers would come inwith sketches of the buildingsthey wanted to construct and thelumber yard sold them the mate-rials. In 1972, builders were sud-denly required to have blueprints for every building.

“That was a big change,”Daryl said.

By the 1980s, Maple LakeLumber crews were buildingmore homes than farm buildings.

In 1992, Daryl and Kathytook over the business. In 1995,an extensive remodeling projectled to 8,300 additional squarefeet to their building. Daryl hadthe idea of constructing the newbuilding over the original officeand then dismantling it fromwithin the new building.

The early 2000s were theboom years for Maple LakeLumber Co.

The Hennens employed 25people. Everyone was buildingand remodeling houses. Busi-ness hit its peak in 2004 thendropped slightly in 2005. Busi-ness has leveled off now andMaple Lake Lumber Co. has 16employees waiting to serve thecommunity.

The lumber business contin-ued to change as computers, cellphones and social media cameinto the picture.

“Marge used to do all thebookkeeping with a wood pen-cil,” Ken recalled.

“Many nights I was here fil-ing tickets,” Marge said. “A copwould come by sometimes andknock on the door because thelight was still on.”

Computers have made lifeeasier at the lumber yard, al-though at first the change wasdifficult to become accustomedto.

“Imagine five guys whonever touched a computer, whowere doing it all by hand, thensuddenly had to touch a com-puter,” Daryl said with a smile.

Cell phones have made it eas-ier for Daryl to keep in contactwith customers, employees outat a job and drivers making de-liveries.

“We can contact driverswithin minutes,” Daryl said.

E-mail and the World WideWeb has added its own dimen-sion to the lumber business.

“It used to be if someoneneeded something they came inand talked to us, now you bettercheck your e-mail,” Daryl said.“You have to respond by e-mail,too, often they don’t even leavea phone number. Then one daythey show up and want to seethat deck you priced out.”

In 2005, the Hennens added ashow room. Suddenly, customerswho before were content to orderfrom a catalog wanted to seefirst-hand and touch what theywere buying.

Now customers who are buy-

ing or building a new home canperuse a showroom dedicated tointerior design and another areadedicated to exterior design.

Today the lumber yard has 15buildings, most of them on thesouth side of the railroad tracksin Maple Lake. Daryl and Kathymaintain Ken and Marge’s tradi-tion of encouraging their em-ployees to serve on the MapleLake Volunteer Fire Department,and never make them punch-outto serve their community byfighting a fire.

They continue to specialize inall building supplies, blueprint-ing and post frame construction,as well as stock plumbing sup-

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ebrate their 50th anniversarywith a special thank you to theircustomers. (See the Maple LakeLumber ad on page 12 for addi-tional information.)

Today Ken looks back atthose early days and that deci-sion to buy the lumber yard, andhe has no regrets.

“It’s been a good experi-ence,” he said.


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Hagerty said his office ismindful that raising prices canbe a burden to the cities, but thatthe increase was studied to deter-mine how much it would need tobe increased to cover thecounty’s costs, but not to thepoint that it would generate rev-enue.

“It’s like anything else,”Hagerty said. “Costs go up overtime. We have increases in em-ployee wages through the lastunion contracts that wereawarded and we understand thatnobody wants to pay more forservice. But, when you compareit to the cost of running yourown police department, the costis pretty reasonable and I thinkcity officials understand that andrealize we’re keeping the costsas low as we can and are simplylooking to cover our operatingexpenses.”

In other items on the July 7agenda, the board:

* Scheduled a committee ofthe whole meeting for 1 to 4 p.m.July 8 to interview finalists forthe county assessor position.County Assessor Greg Kramberwas significantly injured in anauto accident in February 2014and county employees donatedvacation time in hopes he wouldreturn to his office at some point.Last month, Kramber announcedhis resignation and the countyopened the position for replace-ment.

* Approved signatures on athree-year contract extensionwith Aramark Inc. to providefood service to the county jailthrough June 30, 2018. Thecounty has been contracting withAramark since 2003.

* Authorized imposing a$500 civil penalty to WhisperingPines Golf Course and Up theCreek Grill and Bar for a secondviolation of alcohol compliancechecks. Both establishments alsofailed compliance checks in the

spring of 2014.* Set a public hearing for

9:30 a.m. at the Aug. 18 boardmeeting to discuss proposedamendments to the WrightCounty Water Surface Use Ordi-nance.

* Authorized attendance atthe Association of MinnesotaCounties Fall Policy Committeeconference, scheduled for Sept.17-18 in Pequot Lakes.

* Approved appointments tothe Central Minnesota Emer-gency Services Board Commit-tees from the sheriff’sdepartment. Sgt. AnnetteHabisch was named to the Re-gional Advisory Committee, Sgt.Jason Kramber was appointed tothe Owners & Operators Com-mittee, and Kramber and SteveBerg to the User Committee.

* Authorized obtainingquotes to sell equipment withinthe closed compost facility. Thecounty has been looking to sellthe equipment for the last year,but there isn’t much of a marketfor the equipment as it was ini-tially used and may end up beingsold for scrap.

* Referred to the buildingcommittee discussion of theHuman Services Center exteriorlighting retrofit project proposal,a request from Wright Choice re-garding rent in the county court-house, and discussion of a roofrepair at the current PublicWorks Building.

* Authorized signatures on afeedlot performance grant in theamount of $4,357.

* Approved a rezoning of aproperty in Rockford Townshipfrom general agriculture to 1.7acres of R-1 Urban-Rural Tran-sitional Zone and the remaining46.3 acres to Agricultural/Resi-dential Zone.

* Referred discussion ofstaffing needs in the surveyor’sdepartment to the July 22 meet-ing of the personnel committee.

City Councilcontinued from page 3

Councilmember JohnNorthenscold noted that manu-facturing companies are dealingwith a shortage of welders andasked if the school offers anyprograms that focus on suchskills.

Redemske said that theWright Technical Center offerswelding courses, as well as au-tomotive, electrical, construc-tion, graphics, law enforcementand certified nursing assistantprograms. Also, a new CEOclass, conducted before schoolhours begin, takes place in areabusinesses, where students arementored in the ways and meansof creating and sustaining acommercial enterprise.

Councilmember Deb Geyennoted the importance of identi-fying potential home buildingsites, and others agreed that thecity is lacking for family-friendly affordable housing,mainly in the form of apartmentcomplexes.

In spite of that, School BoardChair Arnie Michalicek said he’sencouraged by the sight ofyoung couples walking in localneighborhoods with their chil-dren.

“Those are the ones we wantto see,” he said.

“Once we get some industrycoming in,” said Northenscold,“the houses will follow, and sowill the school kids.”

Regarding other matters ontheir agenda, the council andschool board:

• Discussed the pros and consof repairing the school groundtennis courts, which are in needof major and costly repair, andwhether their continued use is tobe a viable possibility. CityClerk Lee Ann Yager said con-versations with the MinnesotaDepartment of Resources(DNR) revealed that in 1978 thecity had originally obtained agrant through the DNR to build

the courts, but as the project wasnot on city property, the city wasnot necessarily responsible fortheir upkeep. At this point, Yagersaid, the DNR views the courtsas having lived out their usefullife, and the city is free to havethem declared obsolete and re-moved. The high school doesnot have a tennis team and thecourts have not been used inover a decade. Simply resurfac-ing, it was decided, is at thispoint an inadequate and expen-sive endeavor, and Mayor LynnKissock suggested looking intothe possibility of obtaining morefunding through the DNR tohelp cover the cost of com-pletely rebuilding the courts. Al-ternative uses – including spacefor parking, a maintenancegarage or a hockey rink – werediscussed and dismissed in turnas unnecessary at this time. Themost promising prospect wasraised by CouncilmemberNorthenscold, who proposedbuilding pickle ball courts on thesite for community use in thesummertime, and all agreed theidea was worth pursuing as apossible grant-funded or com-munity project.

• Discussed property linesand respective responsibilitiesconcerning Moland Avenue be-tween the high school and High-way 37. Redemske noted that noaction was required, but said thesubject was a matter of curiosity.Michalicek said the section hadnever been a legal road, but wascreated as a construction routeduring the building of the schoolin 1968. The city continued toplow the route long after con-struction ceased and the schoolofficially closed it, and a nearbyproperty owner pays the schooldistrict a dollar a year for ease-ment rights.

• Discussed the ongoingHighway 55 Beautification Proj-ect in which the Minnesota De-

partment of Transportation(MnDOT) pays for landscapingmaterials in order to spruce upthe highway corridor. Schoolproperty has been included inthe plan’s first phase, andKissock reported that severaltrees were recently planted onschool property by city workersand volunteers.

• Heard a recap of a few re-cent infrastructural crises by Re-demske. The schools’ springtimesemester was blighted by twoseparate events – a gas leak anda sewer backup – both whichcaused considerable inconven-

ience and cost, with the latter ex-pected to be covered by insur-ance.

• Heard a reminder fromKissock that the new Trailblazertransit system is now servingmany of Wright County’ssmaller cities, including MapleLake, along with a suggestionthat the school might utilizethose transit services for summerprograms and special activities.

The school board’s nextmeeting will be Monday, July13, at 7 p.m. The city council’snext regular meeting is Tuesday,July 21, at 7 p.m.

For our first day in the field,we traveled to Mother Theresa’sHospital where we nurtured,played with and fed sick anddying children and infants. Outof all of the places we visited,that hospital left us with ex-tremely heavy hearts.

Our hearts were soon liftedagain as we visited an orphanagewhere we were able to play out-side with the children livingthere. Before we left, they sangfor us as a sign of their gratitudefor us coming and spending timewith them.

The next two days, we jour-neyed into a place where mostteams don’t even dare to go: CiteSoleil, the poorest slum in theWestern Hemisphere. Upon driv-ing into the slum, it is immedi-ately apparent that you havearrived. The smells, the sights,everything changes. Even thesounds alter from the noises ofthe busy streets of Port au Princeto the “Hey, you!” chants of thechildren residing within CiteSoleil as they chased our truck,the “taptap.”

“It's really hard to pick onefavorite part of our journey aseach service event was special inits own way. I think what movedme the most was deliveringwater to Citi Soleil; helping fillwater buckets as well as helpingbring the buckets to their homesand sharing love with endlesschildren. Walking with the chil-dren through their district andending at the site of HopeChurch for songs and prayerswas so moving. Seeing the

progress made in just 5 monthswhen they broke ground isamazing. The name says it all!Lives will forever be changed bythis church and school uponcompletion,” said our amazingmom, Sandy.

Upon stopping at the districtwithin the slum where we wouldbe delivering water, exiting thetaptap was nearly impossible aschildren crowded around tryingto catch the attention of the mis-sionaries. Some were naked,many were barefoot and all werecraving just a minute of attentionfrom one of the “blans” (whitepeople). “My favorite thingabout Haiti was ‘Hey, you!’ andall of the children paradingaround in their miscellaneousgarments,” shared my 17-year-old brother, Austin.

We spent two days deliveringwater in Cite Soliel and then atthe end of the second day, we gotto travel somewhere brand new:an orphanage for deaf and muteHaitian children. Our team wasconsidered a “trial run” at the or-phanage and things went so wellthat Healing Haiti will mostlikely send teams there regularlymoving forward. The childrenthere were absolutely unbeliev-able and it was amazing beingable to communicate with themwithout using any words at all,but rather by doing little thingslike playing and smiling. “It wascool not needing to speak Creole(the language spoken byHaitians), or at all, with the kidsbecause there is no over-lyinglanguage when it comes to things

like play and love,” said Austin.There was one little girl at the

orphanage who will forever be inmy heart. She may not have beenable to hear it, but her laughcould lighten up a room andknowing that I helped bring outthat laughter is the most reward-ing of feelings.

The next day we got to haveanother new experience as wetraveled to another new orphan-age called Notre Dames. Whilethere we got a short tour of thefacility, which was huge, and wespent the remainder of our timeplaying with the children resid-ing there. Once again, being thetrial team, I am happy to say thatfollowing our positive visit, therewill most likely be Healing Haititeams visiting that orphanageregularly as well.

We finished Friday by visit-ing Carrefour, a hospital foradults, where we aided the pa-tients by applying lotion to theirdry limbs and massaging theirsore bodies. Out of everythingthat I have experienced on bothtrips in Haiti, that stop continuesto be one of the most humbling.

Saturday was the day that Iwas most looking forward toduring the week. We traveled toTitanyen, another very poor vil-lage outside of Port au Prince.While in Titanyen we visited afew elders, washed and lotionedtheir feet and sang to them.

After visiting with the elders,we drove to Grace Village, theorphanage and school that Heal-ing Haiti built and runs. HealingHaiti has now expanded it to alsoinclude a church and clinicwhich are open to the commu-nity of Titanyen. In January, Ihad the opportunity to take someof the children from Grace Vil-lage to the beach, so I was ex-tremely excited to be reunitedwith them; however, saying“orevwa” (goodbye) this timearound was much harder.

We finished our last night inthe field as we did each of theprevious nights, playing soccerwith the neighborhood boys out-side of the Healing Haiti guest-house where we resided;however, I’m not sure it’s accu-rate to say that we actually

played soccer with the Haitianboys, most of the time we juststood there while they dribbledthe ball around us. “Nightly soc-cer games featured any whiteperson getting totally schooled,”reaffirmed Austin.

All in all, Haiti was evenmore amazing the second timearound and I cannot wait to re-turn this winter and for my fam-ily to return again with me nextsummer. Once again, our tripwould not have been possiblewithout the support of our amaz-ing friends and family, as well asthe Maple Lake Messenger andthe Maple Lake Lions who eachsponsored us as we journeyedinto one of the monetarily poor-est countries in the world to helpsome of the most spiritually richpeople in the world. “As much aswe helped the people of Haitiphysically, I can easily say theyblessed us mentally. All in all,spiritually, they helped make oursouls rich,” said Anna.

They say that home is wherethe heart is and I believe that tobe true. As I said earlier, Haitistole a bit of my heart in January,but returning in June with myfamily by my side made me feelnothing short of complete. Thereis no doubt in my mind that aslong as I have my best friendsstanding beside me, Haiti is andalways will be home.

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The Becker family with children from one of the districts in Cite Soleil.

Ashley with her new friend from the orphanage for deaf

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The Maple Lake Lakers sawtheir 21-game winning streakcome to an end on Sunday,matching the winning streakthey posted last season. Fortu-nately, the loss was a non-con-ference game against the ClassB Coon Rapids Redbirds so itdid not hurt their North StarLeague standings. The Lakershave a tough week ahead butwill look to start a new streakthat runs deep into the playoffs.

Maple Lake 4Loretto Larks 3

The Lakers played their finalroad game of the regular seasonlast Wednesday in Loretto. TheLarks are right around .500 thisseason in the North Star Leaguebut feature a potent offense thatcan lead to upsets.

Dusty Decker started thescoring for the Lakers in thesecond inning by putting moonboots on a 3-1 pitch to take aone-run lead. Loretto answeredin the fifth with a two-run, two-out rally to pull ahead. D.Decker gave Maple Lake thelead again by hitting a two-runsingle in the sixth to keep thepressure on Loretto. The Larkstied it with a solo home run oftheir own in the seventh, thefirst home run starter JeremySchmidt has given up since July20, 2012. Todd Fuller got thegame winner, scoring pinch-runner McCrae Haney. Schmidtheld the lead with a quick eighthfollowed by a single and threestraight strikeouts in the ninthfor the complete game win. Heultimately gave up eight hits,two walks and three earned runswhile striking out 12. Thosethree earned runs doubledSchmidt’s total earned runs forthe season. Though Luke Fobbemanaged to reach on a walk andscore, this was the first game hewas hitless all season, ending a21-game hitting streak.

Player AB R H RBIB. Redemske 3 1 1 0L. Fobbe 4 1 0 0Bergstrom 4 0 0 0Raiche 2 0 1 0Haney 0 1 0 0Johnson 3 0 0 0D. Decker 3 1 2 3Fuller 4 0 1 1Wurm 4 0 0 0R. Decker 3 0 0 0Totals 30 4 5 4

Rockford 7Maple Lake 8

Maple Lake hosted RockfordFriday night for what turned outto be an exciting, see-saw NorthStar League matchup. Rockfordcame into the game looking foran upset to help them get intoseventh place in the NSL toavoid having to play for theeighth seed. The River Banditsshowed they were hungry, scor-ing in the first off starter ChadRaiche. The Laker offense re-sponded when Bert Marsnikdrove in two to take the lead in

the bottom of the first. Rockfordanswered with two in the thirdbefore each team scored a run inthe fourth. Raiche was able tosettle in after the fourth, turningin four and two-thirds more in-nings for a near complete-game.Maple Lake added two in thesixth and three in the seventh totake a four-run lead. Theywould need all of it as Rockfordput up three in the ninth beforeTodd Fuller was brought in forrelief. With two outs and run-ners on, Fuller struck out theonly batter he saw to end thegame. Raiche gave up 12 hits,three walks, and six earned runswhile striking out 11.

Player AB R H RBIB. Redemske 5 0 3 1L. Fobbe 5 1 3 2Bergstrom 4 1 1 0Marsnik 4 0 1 2D. Decker 4 0 0 0Strub 0 1 0 0Johnson 3 1 1 0C. Redemske 0 1 0 0Fuller 3 0 0 0Rachel 4 1 1 0R. Decker 3 2 1 1Totals 35 8 11 6

Coon Rapids 12Maple Lake 1

Sunday was a rough day forthe Lakers. Ben Jungers got thestart and gave up one in the first,striking out the last batter withthe bases loaded to get out of theinning and keep the game close.Coon Rapids scored another inthe third, answered by Brian Re-demske, who scored Todd Fullerto get the Lakers on the board.The fifth inning got away from

the Lakers as Coon Rapidsstrung together a bunch of sin-gles and a few errors, putting upeight runs. Bobby Fobbe wasbrought in to relieve Jungers inthe fifth and settled the gamedown until giving up two morein the ninth. The Laker offensecould not get anything goingand Maple Lake took their firstloss since May. This was thefirst game the Lakers havescored and not won this season.

Player AB R H RBIB. Redemske 3 0 0 1C. Redemske 1 0 0 0L. Fobbe 4 0 2 0Bergstrom 4 0 1 0Marsnik 4 0 0 0D. Decker 3 0 0 0R. Decker 1 0 0 0Johnson 2 0 0 0Raiche 3 0 0 0Fuller 3 1 2 0Rachel 3 0 1 0Totals 31 1 6 1

The Lakers start a homestand to end the regular seasonthat could have major playoffimplications, starting with thestruggling DC Saints onWednesday at 7:30 who arelooking for an upset to digthemselves out of the NSL cel-lar. Friday night brings the NSLsecond-ranked HutchinsonHuskies to town for a game at7:30. The NSL third-ranked De-lano Athletics come to MapleLake on Sunday for a gamestarting at 2:00. Saturday is theLake Portside Open Golf Tour-nament. It is not too late to get ateam in. Contact Chad Raichefor details.

Lakers winning streak ends at 21


Sports

Wed 7/15 7:30pm vs. Dassel-Cokato Irish Stadium

Fri 7/17 7:30pm vs. Hutchinson Irish Stadium

Sun 7/19 2pm vs. Delano Irish Stadium

Wed 7/22 7:30pm vs. Maple Plain Irish Stadium

Fri 7/24 7:30pm vs. Loretto Irish Stadium

Sun 7/26 2pm vs. Mound Irish Stadium

Fri 7/31 7:30pm vs. St. Michael Irish Stadium

Sun 8/2 2pm vs. Moorhead Irish Stadium

Laker Baseball Schedulesubject to change due to inclement weather

2015 NBA Free AgencyThe 2015 NBA Free Agency

period has been anything but or-dinary. To date, a mere 107 freeagents have agreed to deals andat least 19 trades are either inthe works or have been con-firmed. Despite the San AntonioSpurs doing everything rightand seemingly ensuring theirdynasty extends into the future,the biggest story so far has beenDeAndre Jordan, who verballyagreed to a deal with the DallasMavericks before bailing onthem and cowardly returning tothe Los Angeles Clippers. Withfree agency 12 days old, hereare a few of the storylines, thus

far. Go Spurs Go!!

Just when it looked like thesun could be setting on theSpurs’ dynasty, with Tim Dun-can and Manu Ginobili nearingthe end of their careers, they re-load at the drop of a hat. TheSpurs were able to lock up bud-ding star Kawhi Leonard and, asanticipated, signed the prize ofthe 2015 free agent class,LaMarcus Aldridge, instantlymaking them favorites onceagain, in the West. As if thatweren’t enough, they also re-signed Duncan and DannyGreen, while convincing DavidWest to leave $12 million on the

table from Indiana and sign aone-year deal for the veteranminimum of $1.4 million. ForWest, the opportunity to win achampionship at this stage ofhis career, trumped the moneyand you have to commend himfor that. San Antonio has lostkey role players such as TiagoSplitter, Cory Joseph, andMarco Belinelli, but the Spurswill be just fine.

Cavs primed for anotherrun at the title

After a mostly disastrousfirst season in Cleveland, manythought Kevin Love wouldbounce and head elsewhere.Well, apparently Love issmarter than some thought andwinning means more to himthan being the number one op-tion on a bad team.

The Catchby Jeff Plattner

Pinch runner, Dusty Strub, #6, slid in to steal second and was safe on the base.

Luke Fobbe got a hit for the Lakers and advanced the runners at their game against

Rockford on Friday, July 10, at Irish Stadium.

Laker Dusty Decker, #29, caught the ball for an out on first base. The Lakers went on

to defeat the Rockford River Bandits 8-4. (Photos by Charlene Wurm)

Going the distance on the mound for the Lakers was

pitcher Chad Raiche, #19.

The Catchcontinued on page 10


MAPLE LAKE TOWNSHIP

June 16, 2015 Minutes

The regular meeting of the Maple

Lake Township Board was called to

order by Chairman Gerry Giebenhain

at 7 p.m. Supervisors Ronald Wolff

and Tom Neumann, Treasurer Judy

Neumann and Clerk Dick Hogan

were present.

The minutes of the May 19 meet-

ing were read by Chair Giebenhain.

As no additions or corrections were

noted, a motion was offered by Wolff,

seconded by Neumann, to accept as

read. Carried 3-0.

Virgil Hawkins, Wright County

Highway Department, updated the

board on the progress of the County

Road 12 reconstruction from begin-

ning construction to the present, not-

ing some delays, and the re-routing

of traffic. He touched on the addi-

tional traffic on Town roads, and pos-

sible damage from heavy trucks. No

reimbursement was offered for road

damage from the county, but Com-

missioner Sawatzke stated he would

check into the possibility.

All warrants were paid as pre-

sented.

As no additional business was

brought before the board, Chairman

Giebenhain adjourned the regular

meeting at 8:20 p.m.

Dick Hogan, Clerk

Maple Lake Township

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He re-upped for 5 years; $113million and the Cavs weren’tdone there. They also re-signedLeBron, Mike Miller, TimofeyMozgov, Iman Shumpert, areworking on a deal to re-signTristan Thompson, and addedMo Williams, a very importantsigning that will give them a le-gitimate back-up point guard.Furthermore, there have beentalks of the Cavs working on adeal to acquire Joe Johnson fromthe Brooklyn Nets. Whether thatdeal gets done or not, Clevelandwill once again be favorites inthe East.

The Clippers,oh the Clippers

Wow, what an off-season forthese clowns. I can’t think of an-other team, in any sport, withsuch a dreadful history that’seasy to hate, like the Los Ange-les Clippers. Usually you hatethe teams that always win, notthe ones with 10 winning sea-sons in 45 years, but these whin-ers keep giving us reasons. I’m

not saying what they did, ingoing to Houston, to steal De-Andre Jordan away from theDallas Mavericks was wrong.Because, as the rumors go, itwas Jordan who initiated thecontact, reaching out to BlakeGriffin, saying he was havingsecond thoughts about leavingthe Clips. But man, if you’re De-Andre, be a man and at leasthave the decency to pick up thephone and call Mavs ownerMark Cuban, to tell him you’rebacking out. Or at the very least,answer one of his texts, phonecalls, or emails, instead of hidingout like a criminal. What a cow-ard. On top of re-signing Jordan,the Clippers added Paul Pierceand acquired Lance Stephenson,in a trade that sent Matt Barnes(who was later traded to Mem-phis) and Spencer Hawes toCharlotte. Unfortunately, theClippers will be very good againin 2016.

Fear the Deer?The Milwaukee Bucks are

quietly cementing themselves asone of the better teams in theEastern Conference. With apromising young core of JabariParker, Giannis Antetokounmpo(aka, The Greek Freak), MichaelCarter-Williams, and Khris Mid-dleton, the Bucks added15ppg/10rpg center, Greg Mon-roe, signing him away from De-troit at 3 years, $51 million.They also added back-up pointguard Grevis Vasquez and withthe selection of Minnesota na-tive, Rashad Vaughn, on draftnight, Milwaukee and headcoach Jason Kidd have builtthemselves a nice young teamthat could surprise some peopleas early as next season. Rightnow, on paper, the Bucks legiti-mately look like the fourth orfifth best team in the East.

The Crazy KingsIs there a bigger joke in pro-

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Kings, along with their loonaticowner Vivek Ranadive, mostlikely swung and missed in anattempt to sign him. On draftnight, the Kings basically gaveaway Nic Stauskas and two vet-eran big men, Carl Landry andJason Thompson, to Philadel-phia, in a cap clearing deal thatwould allow them to becomeplayers in free agency. What didSacramento get out of it? A one-year deal with Rajon Rondothat’s assured to have a disas-trous ending, the re-signing ofOmri Casspi, three years ofMarco Belinelli for about $7million too much, a washed upCaron Butler, and a reported 4year, $33 million deal for KostaKoufas, which is actually a verynice signing. The bottom linehere is the Kings will win somegames because they have a de-cent amount of talent, but theyalso now have a locker room thatconsists of DeMarcus Cousins,Rondo, and Willie Cauley-Stein.Good luck with that.

The camp offers additionalinstruction in clown art frommagic and illusion to face paint-ing, puppets to balloons. Manuelstates, “Clowns are usuallypretty goofy, and the chance tobe goofy with a hundred or sopracticing clowns sparks creativ-ity and promotes confidence. Ifyou get the right training fromthe beginning, you have yourwings.”

Each annual camp drawsabout 75-105 attendees, includ-ing 20 newcomers to the art ofclowning, and Manuel offers aClowning 101 course for begin-ners. Every student has a pre-camp consultation with Manuel,and a Personal Education Plan(PEP) is developed. Having a setagenda for the camp helps takesome of the fear of the unknownfrom the experience and helpsfolks relax. The plan can beadapted as camp goes on, andpeople often want to change di-rection a bit after acquiring newinformation. Seventeen of thenation’s top clown instructorswill be on hand to teach theirtricks and tips. In addition to thebaby clowns, 70+ professionalperforming clowns from acrossthe country will attend to learnnew skills, develop new per-formance material and perfecttheir art.

The camp is advertised as a“6-day intensive clown schooldesigned to meet the needs ofpeople who want to be ‘real’clowns,” and people fromaround the world have attended.There are also options for 1- and3-day guest passes that allowlocal attendees access to some ofthe workshops, Prop Shop andDealer Room and include re-served seating at the free All-Star Clown Show.

Manuel says, “Everyone whoattends the camp leaves with afeeling of accomplishment.” Sheurges anyone considering be-coming a “real” clown to attendall or part of the camp. Don’tpass up this chance to learn from

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320-963-3612 • 120 Oak Ave. S. • Maple Lake, MN 55358 • www.maplelakelumber.com

MMAPLE LAKELUMBER CO.

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Come help us celebrate 50 years in business!Wednesday, July 22

Product representatives will be available from11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to answer questions on...

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for their 50 years in business.

A-MEAT SHOPPE

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BLIZIL’S REPAIR

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CEDAR LAKEENGINEERING

COSTUME SHOPPE

COUNTRY CHEVROLET

CUTTING EDGE CABINETS

DELMONT LIESKE,D.V.M.

ELFMANN PLUMBING

EXIT REALTY NEXUS

FRENCH LAKE AUTO PARTS

FULLER CONCRETE

H&H ARCHERY

H&H SPORT SHOP

HEGLE DOOR SALES

IRISH BLESSINGSCOFFEEHOUSE

KRAMER SALES

LAKE CENTRALINSURANCE SERVICES

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LENGYEL LECTRIC

LOCH JEWELERS

LUNDEEN BROS. FORD

M&M BUS SERVICE

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MAPLE LAKE BOWL

MAPLE LAKE LIONS CLUB

MAPLE LAKE MESSENGER

MAPLE LAKE WINE & SPIRITS

MAYOR LYNNKISSOCK

MP NEXLEVEL

PACE INDUSTRIES,PRODUCT TECH

DIVISION

RICK THOMASEDINA REALTY

ROB’S CUSTOMUPHOLSTERY &

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ROGER’S BP AMOCO

SCHLENNER WENNER & CO.

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