30-win seasons. 4 Panthers hit target; but none to state Sports. Woman dies of wounds; boyfriend charged. County GOP dilemma:

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1 Twiss wins exciting spelling bee Page 3 30-win seasons 4 Panthers hit target; but none to state Sports The McLeod County Chronicle Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012 Glencoe, Minnesota Vol. 115 No. 9 $1.00 Woman dies of wounds; boyfriend charged David Muniz Bustos of Silver Lake, who turns 44 today (Wednesday), has been charged with second-degree murder in the alleged stabbing death of his girlfriend, Domingo Limon, 40. According to a complaint filed in McLeod County District Court, Bustos and Limon were allegedly arguing Tuesday, Feb. 21, at about 11:10, at a residence on East 12th Street in Limon s daughter, Maria Sanchez, 20, was present at the home, as was Maria Sanchez younger brother. Maria Sanchez left the residence briefly to go to her car. She returned a short time later and, according to the complaint, saw through the window that the defendant was apparently striking Limon in the chest area. Bustos then allegedly raced out of the residence, and Maria Sanchez entered to find Limon on the floor, bleeding. The Glencoe Police Department was called and took Bustos into custody as he was running down the street. An officer noticed that the defendant had blood on his hands and an arm and, after entering the residence, discovered a bloody knife about 5 feet from where Limon was lying. Limon was taken to Glencoe Regional Health Services and then to Hennepin County Medical Center, where she was placed on life support. According to the complaint, Limon suffered at least 13 stab wounds, at least one of which penetrated her heart. Because of Limon s critical medical condition, the McLeod County Attorney s Office asked for, and was granted, an extension on filing charges in case they changed from assault to murder. Limon died Thursday, Feb. 23. Bustos made his first appearance on a sec- Murder Turn to page 2 County GOP dilemma: Will it be Shimanski or Gruenhagen? By Rich Glennie Editor The McLeod County Republican Party faced a conundrum during its county convention Saturday in the Silver Lake Auditorium they will lose one of their state legislators. But which one? Local Republicans learned earlier in the week that the judicial panel in charge of redistricting Minnesota s legislative districts put two local Republican House members in the same district the newly realigned District 18B. That means three-term incumbent District 18A Rep. Ron Shimanski, R-Silver Lake, and freshman incumbent District 25A Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen, R-Glencoe, will now have to vie for the same District 18B House seat. Evidenced by comments at Saturday s county convention, both are well liked for their conservative records, and both indicated they will seek the party s endorsement at the March 24 endorsing convention. Therein lies the dilemma. As you can imagine, we will lose one of these gentlemen (Shimanski or Gruenhagen), said Craig Hoel, chairman of the county Republican Party. First of all it saddens me, Hoel said of losing one of those good representatives. He said both indicated they will seek the endorsement for District 18B and both will abide by the endorsement. Hoel added, I have never been more im- Redistricting Turn to page 5 osmos ector fax 18A MEEKER Buffalo Lake Cedar Mills Gibbon Stewart Darwin Lafayette Hutchinson Dassel Biscay MCLEOD Brownton Winthrop 18B Glencoe New Auburn Gaylord NICOLLET Cokato Silver Lake SIBLEY Howard Lake Winsted Lester Prairie Plato Arlington 19A Green Isle 29A Montrose Waverly New Germany CARVER NYA 47A Hamburg Henderson Mayer Le Sueur Rockfo Roc Delano Inde Watertown Mi Waconia Cologne 20A St Bonifa Belle Plaine Le C LE S Redistricting adds Sibley to McLeod in new District 18B The redistricting brought a large part of northern Sibley County in with a majority of McLeod County to form District 18B. The realignment also split Hutchinson in half and into two House districts. Hutchinson west of Highway 15, along with the northwest townships in McLeod County, go into House District District 18B Turn to page 2 Kids and critters The Glencoe-Silver Lake FFA Chapter hosted its annual barnyard for kids Thursday, with members bringing calves, bunnies and a variety of other farm animals for Chronicle photo by Lori Copler the public to enjoy, including Hudson Lien, above, son of Mike and Shannon Lien of Hudson attended the barnyard with other kids from his day care. Larson gets good marks in city administrator job review Earlier in February, Glencoe City Council performed a closeddoor review of City Administrator Larson s job performance. Last Thursday, the Council released the results of Mark Larson that review. Mayor Randy Wilson stated in the review: Your performance was commendable, and you routinely exceed expectations and requirements. Wilson also stated that City Council also set four main goals for Larson in 2012: Review and prepare a plan for the Glencoe Liquor Store expansion. Work with the park board to determine a long-range plan for the city of Glencoe s parks, and identify matching grant sources for the Donald Hatz donation. Prepare and adopt a pavement, utility reconstruction plan and a funding arrangement for this plan. Even with the uncertainty of legislative funding, work with boards and commissions to develop 5- and 10-year plans for the city of Wilson added Larson does many functions that the public does not see. Mark is doing a very, very good job, Wilson added. Mark does exceed expectations. Larson has been Glencoe s city administrator for the past 23 years. Three area House members talked over issues during Saturday s McLeod County Republican convention in the Silver Lake Auditorium. From left to right are State Rep. Dean Urdahl, R-Grove City, State Rep. Ron Shimanski, R-Silver Lake, and Chronicle photo by Rich Glennie Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen, R- The state redistricting plan placed both Shimanski and Gruenhagen in the same House district. They both opted to seek the party s endorsement to run for re-election. Weather Wed., 2-29 H: 34º, L: 31º Thur., 3-1 H: 35º, L: 22º Fri., 3-2 H: 34º, L:26º Sat., 3-3 H: 31º, L: 21º Sun., 3-4 H: 27º, L: 15º Looking back: Mild winter conditions continued as February winds down. But major snow is in the forecast. Date Hi Lo Snow Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Tr. Feb Tr. Temperatures and precipitation compiled by Robert Thurn, Chronicle weather observer. Chronicle News and Advertising Deadlines All news is due by 5, Monday, and all advertising is due by noon, Monday. News received after that deadline will be published as space allows.

2 The McLeod County Chronicle, Wednesday, February 29, 2012, page 2 Happenings Sportsmen Club meets March 5 The Glencoe Sportsmen Club will meet from 5 to 7:30, Monday, March 5, at the Glencoe VFW meeting room. Habitat tip night set March 5 Crow River Habitat For Humanity (CRHFH) will hold a tip jar fund-raiser night at the Glencoe Pizza Ranch on Monday, March 5. CRHFH volunteers will bus tables. A portion of the proceeds from sales that evening and the tips will be donated to CRHFH to help provide simple, decent and affordable housing for people in need in McLeod County. Cub Scout cake auction set The first Cub Scout Pack 352 cake auction fund raiser is planned for Sunday, March 25, at 1, in the Glencoe-Silver Lake High School cafeteria. The Cub Scout families will make the cakes and community members can bid on them. If one buys a cake, one gets an opportunity to throw a pie at brave volunteers of your choice from the fire department, police department, school administration or even the Scout leaders. Luncheon, bake sale set The fifth-annual First Lutheran School fund raiser is set for Sunday, March 4. The public is invited to a free will chili luncheon from 11 to 1 A bake sale and silent auction with numerous items also runs from 9 to 1 This event will be held in the church s fellowship hall located at th St. E. in Funds raised will be supplemented by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Plato Lions spring brunch set The Plato Lions will host its 29th-annual spring brunch Sunday, March 18, at Plato Hall, from 9 to noon. The menu includes pancakes, sausage, eggs, toast and a beverage. Free-will donations will be accepted with proceeds going to community projects. Diabetes screening will be available on site. Shady Lane meeting changed The Shady Lane Sportsmen Club monthly meeting has been changed for March only. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 6, at 7:30 Corn give-away set March 3 The Shady Lane Sportsmen Club will be having a corn give-away and breakfast Saturday, March 3, from 7 to 10, at the club house. The corn give-away is sponsored by the High Island Lake Conservation Club. Auction, dinner are planned Emanuel Lutheran Church in Hamburg will host a silent auction and buffet dinner starting at 5, Saturday, March 10. The live auction starts at 8 and hundreds of items are available, including automotive, dining and entertainment, tools, sporting goods, home and garden items and more. MFWA banquet set March 3 The 11th-annual McLeod Fish and Wildlife Alliance (MFWA) banquet will be held March 3 at the Pla-Mor Ballroom in Happy hour and games begin at 3:30 ; a prime rib dinner begins at 6 ; artwork, artists displays and a gun display will be available, as well, throughout the event. All the proceeds stay in McLeod County. For tickets, contact Dave Dammann at or Joyce Teubert at Wee Friends open house set Wee Friends Creative Preschool will host an open house for all new preschool children from 6 to 8, Thursday, March 1, at the First Congregational Church, corner of Elliott Avenue and 14th Street in The open house is a chance to meet the teacher, see the classroom, learn about the program and register for the school year. Call with questions or go to Pancake breakfast March 4 The LWML of Emanuel Lutheran Church, County Road 50, Hamburg, will host a pancake breakfast from 10 to 1 on Sunday, March 4, in the church fellowship hall. The menu includes pancakes, ham, applesauce, bars and beverage. Glencoe seniors set meetings The Glencoe Senior Citizens Club will meet at 12:30, Thursday, March 1, in the senior room of the Glencoe City Center. All area seniors are welcome to play sheephead or 500. Looking for canasta and pinochle players. The group also is open to other card or board games. The club also will meet at 12:30, Tuesday, March 6, for lunch and cards. Jesus Cares Ministry March 8 Jesus Cares Ministry will meet at 6:30, Thursday, March 8, at St. John s Lutheran Church in Helen Township. The ministry is for special needs people in area communities. Events include fellowship, Bible lessons, songs, crafts and snacks. Volunteers at St. John s Lutheran Church provide the ministry at no cost. The church, at th St., five miles southeast of Glencoe, is handicap accessible. Call the Rev. Dennis Reichow at for more information. Women s Club meets March 7 The Brownton Women s Club will meet at 7:30, Wednesday, March 7, at the Brownton Communty Center. To be included in this column, items for Happenings must be received in the Chronicle office no later than 5 on Monday of the week they are to be published. Items received after that will be published elsewhere in the newspaper as space permits. Rep. Ron Shimanski Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen Sen. Scott Newman Republicans: Keep majority in Legislature By Rich Glennie Editor McLeod County Republican delegates gathered for their county convention in the Silver Lake Auditorium Saturday and beat a steady drum over the need to maintain current majorities in both houses of the State Legislature as well as the need to defeat Democratic incumbents at the state and federal levels. While the recent state redistricting plan generated a lot of discussion Saturday, there were plenty of other topics discussed. District 18B State Rep. Dean Urdahl, R-Grove City, stressed that these are trying times for the state, and the governor and Legislature are locked in an epic battle over the future of Minnesota. While the area is well represented at the Legislature, Urdahl urged Republicans to work hard together for the values that are important to Minnesota. Work hard for jobs, the future of our families and what is right for people. District 18A State Rep. Ron Shimanski, R-Silver Lake, said he has been in the Legislature for six years, and has fought to bring back job opportunities for young people to come back to their communities. I m still concerned that rural areas are still losing population to the metro areas. He said his aim is to work to focus on what s important to rural Minnesota. Shimanski said he is the assistant House majority whip and sits on a variety of committees and commissions. Shimanski will face his friend and Republican House colleague, District 25A State Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen, R- Glencoe, for the newly aligned District 18B seat after the redistricting plans were announced. Both have announced intentions to run for the seat, and both indicated they will abide by the Republican endorsing convention. Gruenhagen said he has a strong passion to address the dire consequences of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, national health care plan. He wrote a book Health Care in Crisis: Is Government the Solution or the Problem? Gruenhagen said his passion is high in opposing Obamacare. I believe Obamacare will seriously damage the medical device industry in Minnesota, Gruenhagen said. And the taxes need to pay for the District 18B Continued from page 1 18A, currently held by state Rep. Dean Urdahl, R-Grove City. Hutchinson east of Highway 15 will go with the rest of McLeod County into District 18B. The District 18 Senate seat held by State Sen. Scott Newman, R-Hutchinson, still includes all of McLeod County, but has added all of Sibley County as well. All legislative seats are up for election in November due to the redistricting process. Newman was elected to a two-year term in health care will very adversely affect Minnesota. It (Obamacare) has to be stopped. He said his book is aimed at educating the public on the impact it will have on you. Gruenhagen said health care will be the key issue in the fall elections. If Obamacare is not stopped, unelected bureaucrats will be deciding your health care. That s very un-american. He added that there are better private sector alternatives. District 18 State Sen. Scott Newman, R-Hutchinson, said his newly arranged Senate District still includes all of McLeod County, but now takes in Sibley County, too. His Senate district, which will remain 18, has increased in size. Newman called next November s elections the most important in our lifetimes. He said the loss of control of the Legislature would give Minnesota the most liberal in the country coupled with the most erratic governor still in office. He called on all Republicans to help in what he called a long campaign. Your help is vital. You re not doing this for us, but for you and your Denny s Barber Shop Will be CLOSED MARCH Greeley Ave K9ACl GALE S TAX SERVICE Personal Professional Service Providing both individual and small business tax preparation. Authorized e-file provider Call for an appointment or Owner: Gale Hamblin F6-11CAj grandchildren. Other speakers included State Rep. Ernie Leidiger, R- Mayer, who spoke on behalf of Dan Doc Severson. Severson is seeking the GOP nomination to run against U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D- Minn. He said Severson was a top Navy fighter pilot for 20 years, has won four terms in the Legislature, but ran unsuccessfully for the Minnesota Secretary of State position in He s a true leader, Leidiger said of Severson, and he speaks for veterans. Leidiger called Klobuchar a lap dog for President Obama. Kyle Narison, speaking for Peter Hegseth, another Republican seeking the nomination to run for the U.S. Senate against Klobuchar, said Hegseth is a combat veteran from Stillwater, who did three tours of duty in Afghanistan. He has seen Al-Qaeda up close. Narison added that the country cannot afford another six years of Obamacare under Sen. Klobuchar. Klobuchar has a ton of special interest money, he said of the coming election. First Lutheran School th St. E. Glencoe, MN Murder Continued from page 1 ond-degree murder charge Friday, Feb. 24. Bustos was charged under Minnesota Statute (1), with second-degree murder with intent to murder, but not with pre-meditation. The court set bail or bond at $750,000, assigned Bustos a public defender and scheduled an initial Rule 8 appearance for March 16 in McLeod County District Court. According to Minnesota court rules, a Rule 8 hearing advises a defendant of the charges, informs him or her of legal rights and allows them to enter a plea of guilty. Only a guilty plea can be entered at a Rule 8 hearing. If the defendant pleads guilty, the court case moves into the pre-sentencing and sentencing phase. If the defendant does not wish to plead guilty, the arraignment is continued to an omnibus hearing. An omnibus hearing determines the admissability of evidence, and whether there is probable cause to continue proceedings to a jury trial, as well as outlines other court procedures that may apply to the case. A second-degree murder conviction carries a sentence of up to 40 years in prison. 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3 The McLeod County Chronicle, Wednesday, February 29, 2012, page 3 Charter change draws fire at public hearing By Rich Glennie Editor After 11 rounds of last Friday s Lincoln Jr. High spelling bee, five students still remained in the running for the 2012 title. Only one student had fallen out of the race since round eight in the intense competition. But round 12 was a tough one, and four of the five finalists failed to correctly spell their word, expect for Aaron Giesen, an eighth grader from First Lutheran School. He was the last one standing and had to spell one more word correctly to win the spelling bee. Giesen was given the word rhinoceros. He missed. All of a sudden, Giesen s apparent title vanished, and all five finalists were tossed back into the fray to determine a champion and runnerup. The top two were needed to determine who would receive the new hard-cover dictionary for winning and who would get the new thesaurus as runner up. Both were supplied by The Chronicle photos by Rich Glennie The Lincoln Jr. High Spelling Bee was a mix of emotions ranging from the pensive look of contestant Krissy Majors, left, a fifth grader, to the eventual winners, above, Haley Kirchoff, left, and Katie Twiss, right. Kirchoff, a fifth-grade student, was the runnerup, and Twiss, a seventh grader at Lincoln Jr. High, was the champion. The annual spelling bee, sponsored by The McLeod County Chronicle, is open to students in grades 5-8 at Lakeside Elementary in Silver Lake, Lincoln Jr. High in Glencoe, and parochial schools at First Lutheran and St. Pius X in In all, 27 students participated in the spelling bee, which took 15 rounds and nearly two hours to determine Twiss as the champion speller. Given another chance, Twiss emerges with spelling bee title By Rich Glennie Editor It has been a number of years since last discussed, but improvements to the westend ditch resurfaced during Thursday night s Glencoe City Council meeting. City Administrator Mark Larson said the city approached the Buffalo Creek Watershed District (BCWD) to assist in improving the west-end ditch system that has plagued the city with flooding problems over the years. Last year, the city had to replace a blown out storm sewer in the cemetery, Larson said. The problem, Larson said, is that much of the west ditch lies outside Glencoe s city limits, and it has been difficult in getting adjoining property owners along the ditch to accept responsibility for improving the ditch that runs into Buffalo Creek in Larson said the city is asking the watershed district to assume responsibility for the ditch that lies outside the city limits, and the BCWD indicated it would look into taking over some of that responsibility. The west ditch handles runoff from a watershed that is estimated to be 4.2 square miles and lies north and west of Larson said the McLeod County Chronicle, annual sponsor of the spelling bee. Giesen got another shot, but hit the word tardigrade. Ouch! The look on his face was frustration. He had confidently cruised easily through the first 12 rounds, only to get hit with two of the toughest words of the competition. Before round 14 was over, Giesen, Maggie Petersen and Kenzie Boozikee also had fallen out of the competition, leaving Haley Kirchoff, a fifth grader, Katie Twiss, a seventh grader, remaining. In round 15, Twiss finally won the title by correctly spelling sophistication, and then sealing the win by correctly spelling jaundiced. The nearly two-hour marathon, that started with 27 contestants in grades 5-8 from area public and parochial schools, had finally ended. Rebecca Bartholmey- Suko, first-year English teacher at Lincoln, organized this year s spelling bee. It went well. The kids were amazing, Bartholmey-Suko said. Their spelling was above par for so many rounds. I m very proud of them. They were so composed. Bartholmey-Suko said the Lincoln spelling bee is just a local competition, but the winner may advance to regional competition next year. The field of this year s spelling bee included: Grade 5: Olivia Lemke, Krissy Major, Kirchoff, Jacob Reichow, Johnny Liestman, Elijah Essen and Lillian Nikkel. Grade 6: Mariah Koester, Hunter Eiden, Becky Lieser, Jack Gepson, Ellie Schmidt and Jessica Alsleben. Grade 7: Michael Meyer, Teanna Vorlicek, Petersen, Twiss, Jordan Kaczmarek and Hannah Kunkel. Grade 8: Alex Romano, Raymond Otto, Ryley Oliver, Mark Lueders and Lili Mallak. By the way, tardigrade means moving or stepping slowly. City, watershed district discuss improvements to west-end ditch city and BCWD also discussed the east-end ditch that runs through the city s industrial park and comes out near Pamida. In other matters, City Council: Heard from Mike Drew, park superintendent, that the Oak Leaf Park Shelter No. 2, which was recently sold, has already been paid for and removed. The park board appointed a building committee Council member Greg Copas and commission members Gloria Hilgers and Lawrence Winters to look at a new building on the site and present layouts at the Feb. 29 meeting of the park board. Drew said the aim is to present a design and plan for a new shelter house to City Council by its March 19 meeting. Approved the purchase of a replacement mower for the city park department for $10,634 to be paid for over two years. Low bidder was Midwest Machinery on a John Deere mower. Approved abating the penalty and interest on city property at 1324 Elliott Ave., which is being sold to the First Congregational Church. The property was condemned and torn down in 2008, but the property taxes, interest and penalties have accrued since. The abatement eliminates the city s penalty and interest. The church will pay $14,206 plus the delinquent taxes in its purchase agreement. Heard from David Meyer, Glencoe Light Plant manager, that bids were opened for the new transmission poles, conductors and insulators and that the bids came close to estimates. Meyer said the Light & Power Commission will award the bids at its Monday meeting. Meyer said bids for the rest of the new transmission line project, that will run from the Armstrong Avenue substation in Glencoe east along Highway 212 to a new substation along Diamond Avenue, east of Glencoe, will be opened on March 14. That includes construction of the new Diamond Avenue substation. Hopefully, the poles will start standing in August, Meyer said. Work on the substation could begin earlier. We re looking forward to moving forward on this. Heard that the city s application for the City Center to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places is proceeding at the state level. If approved, it would allow the project to tap into state Legacy funds and complete the north end of the City Center facility, Larson said. By Rich Glennie Editor Glencoe City Council, meeting in a rare Thursday session, approved the second reading of a charter amendment realigning its four precincts within the city. But the action came after a volatile public hearing in which Gary Ballard, a former council member, questioned the charter commission appointment process and the need for changing the precinct borders. Where s all the excitement? Ballard asked about the alignment that moves several blocks of residents from Precincts 2 and 3 to Precincts 1 and 4. He said he has heard no complaints about the current setup. Ballard told City Council that people are pretty let down about what happened with the charter commission appointments as well as the process. But Mayor Randy Wilson replied that the city had no choice by state statute and it needed to realign the precincts to provide equal representation to all its citizens. We have an obligation, Wilson said. We need to follow state statute. But Ballard persisted. The wards have not changed in 40 years, and questioned why they needed to now. It s about equal representation, Wilson answered. They are not equal now. He stated Precinct 1 has 1,240 residents, Precinct 2 has 1,574, Precinct 3 has 1,618 and Precinct 4 has 1,199. The charter commission, on a 10-1 vote Feb. 2, approved the minor changes that moved six blocks and 166 residents from Precinct 2 to Precinct 1. It also shifted 12 blocks and 210 residents from Precinct 3 to Precinct 4. That brought the precincts closer to the 1,407 goal for each district. But Ballard was unimpressed and said the changes are minor. Why get all worked up over these wards? It s a recommendation that came out of the charter commission, said council member Gary Ziemer. He sits on that 11-member commission. But Ballard pushed on and said the decision by the charter commission was all cut and dried before it met and the commissioners were not given any other choice. We discussed it fully, Ziemer shot back. He said another plan also was discussed. The vote was 10-1, Wilson added. But Ballard added that the charter commission was made up mainly of city officials or people appointed by the City Council. In checking with other communities, Ballard said they avoid people associated with city government in order to be impartial. That set off the mayor. That s very unfair! Wilson shouted. These (appointees) are very good people. You re questioning their integrity! Wilson asked Ballard, Who appointed them? Ballard said a district court judge, but added that the citizens petition for appointments included seven names and the judge only appointed Community HU Chant HU is an ancient name for God. It is also a love song to God. All that we do with the word HU is to sing it with reverence. It represents the love of God for Soul, and we are Soul. HU represents the enormous love that the Creator has for Its creation. Sri Harold Klemp Glencoe City Center Glencoe Public Library 11 11:30am, Mtg. Rm Sat., March 10, Contact: Craig Exsted, R9,10Cl two off that list. Wilson reiterated that Ballard was questioning the integrity of the appointees. Ballard continued and questioned the application process that was closed earlier than announced. He said the whole process was railroaded through without us citizens having any say about this. Also questioned by Ballard was the need for an outside attorney to draw up the ordinance amendment when the city has its own attorney. I asked for the extra help, Wilson replied. It was my recommendation. Wilson also said he will take the blame for closing off applications before the announced deadline. That was a mistake. Wilson then asked Ballard if he had an alternative plan for balancing the four precincts. Rather than the jogs created in Precinct 2 and Precinct 3, Ballard said the precincts should follow streets to keep them straight and understandable. That doesn t make them even, Ziemer replied. He said the proposed changes were the easiest, most direct way to get almost identicalsized precincts. Wilson called the jogs not significant. Marie Thurn, who also sits on the charter commission and cast the lone dissenting vote, said the reason she voted no was that the map was already drawn up and the ordinance (change) was ready. There was no time to have a reasonable discussion. Wilson reminded Thurn that the charter commission was under a time constraint in approving the precinct map, and that is why the City Council meeting was held on a Thursday. Thurn said she hoped, in the future, that the charter commission could see other information before making decisions. She asked that more research be done before decisions are made. All the charter members had the packets, a week before the meeting, Ziemer said of the precinct map options. He said the plans were suggestions and the commission members had ample time to discuss it. To imply this was a railroaded thing is an insult! Ziemer added. City Council approved the second reading 4-0 with council member Lori Adamietz absent. THANK YOU to all the groups and businesses who donated to the McLeod Alliance for Victims of Domestic Violence 16th annual StrikeOut The Violence Bowlathon. 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4 O pinions McLeod, Sibley county delegates have tough decision to make Our view: Rep. Shimanski, Rep. Gruenhagen agree to abide by GOP endorsing process Redistricting every 10 years is an adventure for sitting elected officials, and for the constiutents they represent as well. The uncertainty can be nervewracking. About the only certain thing about the redistricting process is that the two major political parties will never agree, and the decision lands in the laps of a judicial panel. That is what happened again this year as the redistricting plans were announced last week. The odds-on bet prior to the announcement was McLeod County would return to the days when it was divided into three House districts and two Senate districts. That did not happen, but it was close. McLeod County was divided into two House districts 18A and 18B, and remains in Senate District 18. District 18 state Sen. Scott Newman, R-Hutchinson, will retain all of McLeod County, lose some of his constituents to the north, but gain Sibley County to the south. District 18A state Rep. Ron Shimanski, R-Silver Lake, and District 25A state Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen, R-Glencoe, however, face the unenviable task of vying for the same District 18B seat for the November election. Most of McLeod County remains in Shimanski s old District 18A, but a good chunk of Gruenhagen s District 25A in Sibley County moves north. Both form the new 18B House district. The other oddity is that Hutchinson will be divided into two House districts. Residents west of Highway 15 in Hutchinson will reside in House District 18A currently held by state Rep. Dean Urdahl, R-Grove City. Those lying east of Highway 15 in Hutchinson will be in new House District 18B (Shimanski or Gruenhagen). Redistricting and Hutchinson always seem to come up with unusual results. Hutchinson will now be represented by two House members. While District 18B is not alone in pitting two sitting incumbents against one another, the unusual part is the two incumbents have opted to take the high road and allow the county delegates to decide who they prefer. That is a classy way to settle a touchy political dilemma. But Shimanski and Gruenhagen have shown class before, and it should come as no surprise they would again. Their approach of talking to each other, praying together and remaining friends is an example of how it should be done. They agreed to abide by the wishes of the endorsing convention. Sadly, their amiable approach to the dilemma may be the exception this election year and not the rule. The county Republican delegates in McLeod and Sibley counties have a tough decision to make will it be three-term representative Shimanski, or freshman representative Gruenhagen? We can live with either one. Too bad we still cannot have them both. R.G. Guest column: Redistricting map finally unveiled; bills continue to work through House By Rep. Ron Shimanski, R-Silver Lake. The long-awaited redistricting plan was released this week. Gov. Dayton vetoed the Legislature s redistricting plan last spring. Thus by statute, Minnesota s Supreme Court Chief Justice, Lorie Gildea, appointed five judges to a redistricting panel to create and redraw the lines. New districts are drawn every 10 years after the U.S. census is taken. The lines are drawn according to geographic population to ensure equal representation for each district. Rep. Ron Shimanski More information can be found at the state geographic information services website: html. ***** In the House Judiciary Committee, which I chair, we began hearing bills regarding family law and parental plans. HF 292, authored by Rep. Diane Anderson, requires parenting plans or orders to be created unless certain conditions are met by each parent. HF 322, authored by Rep. Peggy Scott, creates the Children s Equal and Shared Parenting Act and establishes a rebuttable presumption of joint legal and joint physical child custody. There were also a number of bonding requests in the House Transportation Committee this week. Many of these bonding requests are to repair local and state roads and bridges across Minnesota. An urgent bill was voted on during Monday s floor session to create more stringent community notification requirements for civilly committed sex offenders who are being provisionally discharged from the Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP). It requires community notification prior to entering a halfway house as part of their release. ***** Don t forget to participate in my 2012 Legislative Survey at 012survey if you haven t already. The McLeod County Chronicle, Wednesday, February 29, 2012, page 4 Redistricting has made things interesting Chuck Warner Every 10 years, following the federal census, states are redistricted. The Legislature is charged with this task with the agreement of the governor. This year, due to the fact that the two couldn t agree, a judicial panel was set up. Its findings were released late last week. Residents of the state have come to expect changes in their legislative districts, and this year was no exception. One thing seemed to jump out for area residents: why was the city of Hutchinson split into two legislative districts? One can see why Minneapolis or St. Paul, Duluth, Rochester or St. Cloud might have to be put in multiple districts, but Hutchinson? Then, too, one wonders why McLeod County is carved up. It would seem it may have been better to leave the county whole, adding and subtracting a township or two, rather than shaving off a big chunk and then adding another county. Redistricting is not easy. In order to have districts of near equal size, population wise, some jurisdictions have to be split. Yet it would seem this carving up should be held to a minimum. The various political parties have endorsing conventions. Traditionally these meetings have been held county by county. As new voting areas, districts, are set up each 10 years, party faithful gather with new groups to set up their candidates. It certainly would be neater if old district lines could be the basis for new ones with as little change as possible. Hutchinson Mayor Steve Cook came up with a good view on what happened with his city. He felt, maybe they d have additional clout in the Legislature with two representatives. Kinda like Hutchinson having a leg up on the rest of the county as it has three commissioners with Hutchinson addresses. Could be. But Mayor Cook might find that Hutchinson could be outvoted in both districts and end up with no voice. Redistricting often brings incumbents together against each other. Our legislative district, the new one, will have Ron Shimanski of Silver Lake, who has been our representative for several terms, in the same district as Glenn Gruenhagen of Both are Republicans. Both have many friends and supporters in the community. And both tend to be quite conservative. It will be interesting to see what happens here. While several Minnesota congressional districts ended up with two incumbents, our district remains pretty much the same. Collin Peterson, a blue dog Democrat, has been in office for quite some time. It would appear he enjoys support from the majority in the district, and the GOP has had a difficult time coming up with a candidate that commands districtwide support. Especially in legislative races, redistricting in Minnesota could well make for many interesting matchups. Things could get interesting in November. Chuck Warner, former owner/publisher of the Brownton Bulletin, is a member of the Brownton City Council. Food Drive Challenge begins this week With the 2012 McLeod Food Drive Challenge beginning this week, local residents are asked to support those in need by making a donation to the McLeod Emergency Food Shelf. This annual food drive is designed to restock the shelves at the food shelf. The Glencoe Area Chamber of Commerce, Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce, Lester Prairie Business Association, Winsted Chamber of Commerce, and Silver Lake Business Association are sponsoring this friendly challenge. Their goal is to raise more than 100,000 pounds of donations during the month of March. Here in Glencoe, the following Chamber Update By Dan Ehrke businesses are serving as public collection sites: Bump s Family Restaurant, Coborn s, First Minnesota Bank, Gauer Chiropractic, Glencoe Auto Body, Glencoe Family Chiropractic, Glencoe City Center, Glencoe Public Library, Glencoe Regional Health Services, LMI Home Medical Equipment, McLeod Publishing, Security Bank & Trust, The Glencoe Enterprise and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Donations collected during March are matched by Minnesota Food Share Network making this an ideal time to donate. Non-perishable food, laundry items, and other personal hygiene products are requested. Donations also can be dropped off at the McLeod Food Shelf in Glencoe at 808 E. 12th St. Feel strongly about an issue? Share your opinion with The McLeod County Chronicle readers through a letter to the editor. 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5 Permit for coal-transfer station approved by county planners Application forwarded to county board By Lori Copler Staff Writer A conditional use permit for a coal-transfer station to be located just east of Stewart was approved by the McLeod County Planning Advisory Commission Wednesday morning, Feb. 22. The permit will be forwarded to the McLeod County Board of Commissioners for final approval on March 6. The facility will be located between 75th Street and Highway 212 on property owned by Arvin Buss, about a mile east of Stewart. The facility will be owned and operated by Gascoyne Materials Handling & Recycling (GMHR) of Dickinson, N.D. William Pladson, president of Gascoyne, said the intent of the facility is to build a railroad spur that will allow trains to leave the main Twin Cities & Western (TCW) track and dump coal into a pit, from which it will be augered out and stockpiled. The coal will then be loaded onto semis for transport to both the east and west, typically toward the Rochester and Willmar areas. The coal will come from the Wyoming and Montana area, Pladson said. Pladson said coal is still an economical fuel source for many industries, because the price does not fluctuate much. Pladson said he expects about 10 trains a year to dump coal, and that the stockpile will never exceed 15,000 tons. About 20 to 25 semis will enter and leave the station on a daily basis. Pladson expects the facility to employ five to six people and run 24 hours a day, to split up the truck traffic. We ll run about two-thirds of the trucks during the day and about one-third in the evening, because traffic in the evening is a lot less, said Pladson. The coal will be loaded onto the semis with a frontend loader, but if noise becomes an issue, the company will use a surge system to load the trucks, Pladson said. The proposed facility will be located across the highway from the Bruce Kasal property, which also is home to Stewart Energy. Marc Telecky, assistant zoning administrator, said the proposed facility has received approval from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, which is mostly concerned with water issues. Gascoyne agreed to treat groundwater through storm ponds and to monitor the water. Larry Gasow, zoning administrator, said the Minnesota Department of Transportation has asked Gascoyne to build a right-turn lane off Highway 212 to accommodate the facility. All truck traffic also is required to enter and exit the property from Highway 212, and not from 75th Street. Gasow also said Gascoyne will have to comply with any permits or conditions required by state agencies. Gasow pointed out that Gascoyne will be leasing the property for the station from Buss and asked about cleanup of the property if Gascoyne ever decides to abandon the facility. Pladson said he will address that issue in his lease contract with Buss and let you folks look at that before the matter comes before the County Board March 6. No adjacent property owners were at the hearing on the permit, but Gasow said he had a letter from one resident who supported the project because it will be bringing jobs to the area. City of Biscay gets $342,000 grant for septic drainfields By Lori Copler Staff Writer The city of Biscay has received a $342,000 grant from the Board of Water and Soil Resources to address its failing septic system. The McLeod County Board, at its Feb. 21 meeting, heard from Roger Berggren, county environmentalist, that the city will use the grant to buy property outside the city limits, and develop clustertype drainfields to accommodate about 30 homes in the city. Berggren brought the matter to the Board of Commissioners because the city is asking the county to act as the fiscal agent to administer the grant. Berggren said the grant doesn t allow the city of Biscay to administer these funds, but does allow the county to act on behalf of the city. Berggren said County Auditor-Treasurer Cindy Schultz had agreed to allow her office to administer the grant. Berggren said Biscay has a number of failing septic systems, some of which currently discharge into the Crow River. About 30 homes have no room to install a mound septic system, which is why the city is buying property to develop cluster drainfields. The grant program is run through the Board of Water and Soil Resources, with funding coming from an abatement grant program funded by the Clean Water Legacy amendment. In other business, the County Board: Adopted its five-year highway maintenance and construction program. County Highway Engineer John Brunkhorst said the 2012 projects are in place, and the Board passed several resolutions for bidding dates for the projects. The biggest project in 2012 will be the reconstruction of County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 111 in Stewart, toward which the county has dedicated about $1.4 million. The project will be in conjunction with a city utility improvement project. Brunkhorst said projects in County planners approve permit for new electrical substation for MCPA By Lori Copler Staff Writer McLeod Cooperative Power Association (MCPA) will be building a new substation just northeast of Brownton to accommodate the new United Farmers Cooperative (UFC) grain-handling facility currently under construction. The McLeod County Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit for the substation, to be located on the east side of Highway 15 directly across from the facility, at its Feb. 22, meeting. Because there were no objections to the substation, the permit will be on the County Board s consent agenda March 6 for final approval. Darrel Beste, representing the association, said the MCPA is already providing temporary electrical service to the UFC facility during its construction phase, and, therefore, already had permission from the Minnesota Department of Transportation to bore under Highway 15. Beste said the new substation will not only supply electricity to the UFC facility, but provide a backup in case MCPA substations to the north or south fail for some reason. We will be able to backfeed to other customers in the event of problems to our other substations, said Beste. The substation will be located on about an acre and a half of land and be fully enclosed by a fence, Beste said. It will be located in the highway right-of-way. In related business, the commission heard that UFC will be before the commission in March for a proposed natural gas line between the Hutchinson Utilities main between Brownton and Stewart to the new facility. UFC also is considering extending the line to the city of Brownton, Zoning Administrator Larry Gasow said. Man arrested after car chase MEEKER COUNTY The Enterprise-Dispatch of Dassel-Cokato reported that Benjamin Berry, 26, of Lester Prairie, was arrested Feb. 17 after fleeing in stolen vehicle that led the chase. The chase ended when Berry crashed the Jeep Wrangler, stolen earlier in Hutchinson, into a tree in Dassel and tried to flee on foot. the five-year plan for 2013 and beyond may change depending on funding, adding that the five-year plan is a guideline for the highway department. Heard that this year s mild winter helped balance out the cost of last year s record-breaking snowfall in terms of snow removal costs. The winter, between November and February, cost the county $494,706. For the same period in , the cost has been $114,409. Agreed to continue the McLeod University program to provide training to supervisory employees. Rescinded the award of the legal newspaper bid to the Herald Journal of Winsted and approved the bid of The McLeod County Chronicle. County Administrator Pat Melvin said county administration miscalculated the bid criteria when awarding the original bid. The Board also agreed to reimburse the Herald Journal $100 for a printer s bond it was required to purchase for being the county s legal publication. TSE to close Arlington plant ARLINGTON The Arlington Enterprise reported that Technical Services for Electronics (TSE) announced plans to close its Arlington manufacturing plant by the end of the year, and transfer the majority of its products to a larger facility in Jackson. The closure will impact 92 employees at the Arlington facility. Norovirus caused illness GAYLORD A norovirus is believed to have caused the massive number of illnesses at the Sibley East Elementary School in Gaylord recently, the Arlington Enterprise reported. The illnesses apparently began after lunch on Feb. 14 with about 10 students becoming sick. A larger outbreak was reported Feb. 15. Overall, 178 students and seven teachers were absent from school on Feb. 15, and the Minnesota Department of Health was notified. A thorough cleaning of the school building began that night. A norovirus is spread person-to-person, through contaminated food or water, and by touching contaminated surfaces. Hand washing is vital in stopping its spread. Record Police Report S S 105 West Main St. Arlington John A. Schad*, CPA, PFS Laura Wynn, CPA The McLeod County Chronicle, Wednesday, February 29, 2012, page 5 Redistricting Continued from page 1 A hit-and-run accident was reported in the Glencoe Regional Health Services parking lot on Feb. 14. A vehicle belonging to Brad Caughron received damage to the rear driver s-side fender and had a light broken. On Feb. 16, a search of the high school by a drug-sniffing dog resulted in a hit, the police reported. A 2007 Chevrolet pickup truck driven by Tim Ardolf of Glencoe hit three deer on 100th Street about a quarter-mile west of Dairy Avenue on Feb. 18. A two-vehicle accident was reported Feb. 18 at the 10th Street and Morningside Avenue intersection. Involved were a 2005 GMC Yukon driven by Betty Sturges, 56, and a Jeep driven by Brittany Geib, 24. No one was injured. A pink bicycle was found in a yard in the 1500 block of Pryor Avenue on Feb. 20. The My Own Body Shop building in the 900 block of Hennepin Avenue was damaged by a vehicle that struck the corner of the structure. and left. The accident was reported Feb. 21. A domestic dispute was called in to police on Feb. 21 by a child from a residence in the 500 block of 12th Street. The child reported that a male was punching her mother, and her mother had blood all over her face. When police arrived, a women was found unconscious, and a male was apprehended and handcuffed. 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We complement each other well. The other punch, Shimanski said, was the split of Hutchinson in half. I m sorry to lose you fine folks (west of Highway 15). But he said District 18B gained a lot of territory in Sibley County and there are fine people in Sibley County, *Financial Plans *Investment and Retirement Planning Health and Life Insurance Annuities And Much More! Optician Gerry s Vision Shoppe, Inc. Your Complete Optical Store (with In-House Lab) Call for Appointment Greeley Ave., Glencoe Podiatrist Dr. William N. Nichols Located in the Glencoe Regional Health Services 1805 Hennepin Ave. N. Glencoe Putting the care back into healthcare... One patient at a time. Safe, gentle care for children and adults. We use a healing combination of therapeutic massage and chiropractic care to help you find relief from many different conditions and to help you feel your best. 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Gruenhagen echoed Shimanski s remarks, and added he always trusted the delegates and the endorsing process. State Rep. Ernie Leidiger, R-Mayer, who attended the county convention to endorse Dan Doc Severson as the Republican candidate to run against U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., took time to say, you have two incredible individuals representing you at the state Capitol. There are no two better gentlemen than Ron (Shimanski) and Glenn (Gruenhagen). As to the two getting together and praying, Leidiger said that has not been the case in other districts in the state where two incumbents have been paired. Leidiger said the redistricting put the McLeod County delegates in a difficult situation in having to choose between Shimanski and Gruenhagen. GLENCOE ROTARY Introduces Bruce Bergmann Profession/Occupation: Floor covering, retail sales, developer. 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6 The McLeod County Chronicle, Wednesday, February 29, 2012, page 6 Panther Paw winners Submitted photos The February Panther Pride award winners at Helen Baker Elementary included the following students, front row, left to right, Jaxsin Moreno, Michael Schrupp, Gracey Templin, Dylan Mathews, Joseph Urban, Eliel Escalante, Averey Heimerl, Esteban Garcia, Dolan Jaster and Brenda Sanchez. The middle row includes Alexander Martin, Trevor Kirchoff, Finley Sturges, Noah Dressen, Megan Becker, Danien Hallstrom, Treighton Wemhoff, Melanie Zavala, Mikayla Silva and Shawn McHugh. In the back are Christian Ramos, Magdalena Villanueva, Angel Balboa, Owen Peterson, Daniel Schulz, Malayna Graf, Jackson Stifter, Vicente Garza, Alexis Dahlman and Zach Nowak. At the right is the GSL Panther with Lori Hatlestad, who was named the February Staff Panther Pride winner for continually being available and helping students throughout the school. Submitted photo Chester Hoernemann of Step by Step Behavioral Counseling. Glencoe business receives SWIF microenterprise loan Chester Hoernemann of Step by Step Behavioral Counseling of Glencoe recently received loan assistance from the Southwest Initiative Foundation s (SWIF) Microenterprise Loan Program for the start-up of his mental health counseling business in Hoernemann provides a variety of services, including individual and couple counseling, psychological testing/diagnostics and evaluation, pre-surgery bariatric testing and evaluation, anger management counseling and domestic abuse counseling, Hoernemann is fully licensed and certified by the national board and has worked in the field for the past year and a half. SWIF is pleased to assist Chester in this business, said Kurt Thompson, SWIF program officer. He is a capable, hard-working and determined individual who will do well in the community. Proceeds from the SWIF loan will be used for equipment and working capital for the business, located in the Glencoe Law Office building at 821 E. 11th St. SWIF s loan program offers loans up to $50,000 for starting or expanding forprofit small businesses located within the 18 counties of southwest Minnesota. The program also serves Carver, Stearns and Wright counties. The loan program receives funding assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For more information, contact SWIF at , or loans@swifoun dation.org, Dahlke elected Lions new district governor On Feb. 11, at the annual Lions Clubs International District 5M-2 Mid-Winter Convention in Mankato, delegates elected Ron Dahlke of Glencoe as their district governor for District 5M-2, which consists of 12 South Central Minnesota counties, including McLeod, Carver, Sibley, Scott, Rice, Steele, LeSueur, Nicollet, Waseca, Blue Earth, Faribault, and Freeborn, has a total current membership of 2,444 Lions. Dahlke and his wife, Jean, will attend the 95th-annual International Convention of Lions Clubs International in Busan, South Korea, where he will be installed as district governor on June 26, with his term ending June 30, Among his duties as district governor, Dahlke will visit each of the 68 Lions, Lioness and Leo clubs in the district, preside at four quarterly district cabinet meetings, and attend three fall region meetings, nine fall zone meetings and nine spring zone meetings. In addition, he will represent the district at quarterly Multiple District Council of Governors meetings for the Lions of Minnesota, Manito- Ron Dahlke ba and northwest Ontario. Dahlke, a 20-year member of the Glencoe Lions Club, is the third member of his club to serve as district governor; others being William Bill Curtis, , and Ellsworth Becker, Lions are more than 1.35 million volunteer members of clubs located in 208 countries and geographical areas, grouped under an international organization, where they enjoy fellowship and dedicate part of their free time to help those in need. First Lutheran sets Lutheran Schools Week activities Lutheran Schools Week at First Lutheran School of Glencoe begins Thursday, March 1. This year s theme is Lutheran Schools: Equipped to. A preschool breakfast will start at 8 Each school family is asked to bring a box of their favorite cereal to share. The unused cereal will be donated to the McLeod Emergency Food Shelf. Friday, March 2, the dress for the day is jersey/sports. A Chapel Family breakfast will begin at 8:10 Each school family is asked to bring a box of their favorite cereal to share. The unused cereal will be donated to the Engagements Natzel Dehn Allyson Natzel of Green Isle and Michael Dehn of Waconia announce their engagement and plans to marry July 28 in Waconia. Parents of the bride are Mary Becker of New Auburn and Mark Natzel of Cambridge. Parents of the groom are Connie Dehn of Norwood Young America and Ed Dehn county food shelf. Juice, milk and other breakfast essentials will be furnished by the Parent Flame Boosters. In the afternoon, the preliminary Rock, Paper, Scissors round will be played, and the Chapel Families will make place mats for the chili luncheon. On Sunday, March 4, the children will sing at the 8 and/or 10:30 worship services in First Evangelical Lutheran Church. A bake sale and bidding for a silent auction will begin at 9 A Lutheran Schools Week Celebration luncheon will begin at 11 The bake sale, luncheon and bidding on the silent auction will end at 1 The silent auction has been approved by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans for supplemental funds. For every $2 raised, $1 will be supplemented up to $800. On Monday, March 5, the dress for the day will be career. The King s Kids choir will perform at Millie Beneke Manor at 10:15 On Tuesday, March 6, the dress for the day is Disney/cartoon/character costume. The Glory to God Singers will perform at Glencoe Regional Health Center at 10:15 Kindergarten round-up and of Waconia. Natzel is a Glencoe-Silver Lake High School graduate and a graduate of Argosy University. She is a customer service representative at Timberwall Landscape Supply. Dehn is a Mayer Lutheran High School and Wyo-Tech graduate. He is a detail technician at BMW. registration begin at 6:30 in the kindergarten classroom and church fellowship center. On Wednesday, March 7, the dress for the day is pajamas/sweatsuits. Chapel will be at 8:05 and will include a special offering for the county food shelf. The championship round of Rock, Paper, Scissors will follow chapel in the church fellowship center. Later, the classes will enjoy the annual Afternoon at the Movies. Students may bring a soda and snack. Popcorn will be served by the Flame Boosters. People Son born to Johnson family Brian and Jessica Johnson of Minnetrista announce the birth of their son, Cameron Alexander, on Jan. 30, 2012, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Cameron weighed 2 pounds, 10 ounces, and was 16 inches long. His big sister is Julianna, 2. Grandparents are Larry and Cathy Johnson of Hector and Milan and Laurie Alexander of Great-grandparents are Frank and Frances Johnson of Hector, Mabel Stradtmann of Glencoe and Bob and Virginia (Alexander) Eckers of St. Louis Park. Area students on WSU list Two area students were named to the fall semester dean s list at Winona State University. They include Natalie Exsted of Glencoe and Tyler Greeley of Silver Lake. Hallstroms announce birth Matthew and Ashley Hallstrom of Silver Lake announce the birth of their daughter, Britten Marie, on Feb. 17, 2012, at Glencoe Regional Health Services. Britten weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces, and was 19 inches long. Her older siblings are Danien, Reagan, Jehnsen and Camrey. Grandparents are Charles and Laura Sundberg of Duluth and Edward and Ruth Hallstrom of Eben Junction, Mich. Cline accepted at SMSU Shannon Cline, daughter of Lawson and Mary Cline of Glencoe, has been accepted for the fall semester at Southwest Minnesota State University at Marshall. Cline will be a 2012 graduate of Glencoe-Silver Lake High School. Her planned major field of study is elementary education with a minor in special education. Frick, Breyer announce birth Courtney Frick and Todd Breyer of Glencoe announce the birth of their daughter, MaKynna Marie Breyer, on Feb. 21, 2012, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. MaKynna weighed 6 pounds, 2 ounces, and was 19 inches long. Her older siblings are Jordan and Mackenzie. Grandparents are Jodi and Larry Warzecha of Hutchinson, David and Oksana Frick of Brownton, Tim and Julie Breyer of Glencoe and David Wendorff. Greatgrandparents are Alan and Lucy Hagen of Hutchinson, Mary Frick of Iowa, Robert Frick of Iowa, Bernice Breyer and Eddie and Dorothy Brelje, all of Broderius, Illg on dean s list Lisa Broderius and Jessica Illg, both of Glencoe, have been named to the fall semester dean s list at Bemidji State University. Halligan, Pagel on dean s list Thomas Halligan and Heather Pagel, both of Glencoe, were named to the fall semester dean s list at Concordia University in St. Paul. Halligan, a junior, is majoring in Christian ministry. Pagel, a senior, is an elementary education: K-6 major. Glencoe Jr. Pioneers 4-H meet, discuss coming March events By Nicholas Lange The Feb. 13 meeting of the Glencoe Jr. Pioneers 4-H club was called to order by President Samantha Lange at the Glencoe City Center. Flag and club pledges were led by Matthew Dahlke and Axel Schultz. Roll call was to name something red. Birthdays for February were Matthew Dahlke and Ben Donnay. Secretary s and treasurer s reports were approved as read. Matthew Dahlke talked about shooting sports and Jenaya Posusta talked about the county bowling that was held in January in Hutchinson. The county Favorite Food Show and Family Fun Night are scheduled for March 12 at the fairgrounds in Hutchinson. Applications for the Favorite Food show are due March 1. Fruit from the county fruit sale also will be available for pick-up that night. Matthew Dahlke gave a demonstration on his shop project. All 4-H families brought sweet treats for members of the club to bid on. All money raised was donated to the American Heart Association. Brownton Lions Fish Fry Friday, March 2 Menu: fish, potatoes, beans, coleslaw, coffee, milk Brownton Community Center Serving 4-8 pm or till fish run out. ALL WAITING INDOORS! K-6 th grade: $ 5.00, Adults: $ Proceeds go to community projects! Bring your old eyeglasses! Wed., Feb. 29 Leap Year Day! Thurs., March 1 AA Group Mtg. next to Post Office in Stewart, 8, call for info. Sat., March 3 11 th Annual McLeod Fish & Wildlife Alliance banquet, Pla-Mor Ballroom, Glencoe, happy hour & games at 3:30, prime rib dinner at 6, call Dave Dammann at or Joyce Teubert at for more info. Mon., March 5 Tops Weigh-In Mtg., 5-5:30 ; Brownton Senior Citizens Club, 1, Brownton Community Center; Crow River Habitat for Humanity tip jar fund-raiser night at Glencoe Pizza Ranch. Tues., March 6 Narcotics Anonymous, Brownton Community Center, 7 ; Brownton City Council, 7 SECURITY BANK & TRUST CO TH AVE. N. P.O. BOX 279 BROWNTON, MN PHONE (320) FAX Member FDIC F8-9ACj

7 Obituaries Lester William Arlt, 69, of St. Cloud Funeral services celebrating the life of Lester William Arlt, 69, of St. Cloud, were held Monday, Feb. 27, at the Miller-Carlin Funeral Home in St. Cloud. The Rev. Nicole Schmidt officiated. Mr. Arlt died peacefully in his home surrounded by his family Lester Arlt Wednesday morning, Feb. 22, Burial will take place at a later date. Mr. Arlt was born Feb. 1, 1943, to Arnold and Esther (Alsleben) Arlt in He grew up in Glencoe, but after marriage lived in Columbia Heights, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and Funeral services for Herald Marvin Barton, 97, of Silver Lake, were held Monday, Feb. 20, at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Hutchinson. The Rev. Brian Brosz officiated. Mr. Barton died Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, at his home in Silver Lake. The organist was Herald Barton Pearl Seale. The soloist was the Rev. Brosz, who sang The Lord s Prayer and Ten Thousand Years. He was accompanied by Sharon Barton. Special music by Elmer Howe, accordion, and the Rev. Brosz, guitar, was Silent Night. Congregational hymns were Just as I Am and How Great Thou Art. The reader was Mark Rivers. Pallbearers were Eve Lee, Katie Rehmann, Paul Barton, Michael Barton, Josiah Rehmann, David Barton, Amy Barton and Anna Barton. Military honors were by the Silver Lake American Legion Post 141. Interment was in the Congregational Church Cemetery in Silver Lake. Mr. Barton was born July 2, 1914, in Silver Lake, to Joseph H. and Katherine (Pipal) Barton. He was baptized as an infant Sept. 6, 1914, by the Rev. Edmund Wrbitzky and confirmed in his faith as a youth. He later served as elder in the Silver Lake Congregational Church. Mr. Barton attended District 27, Silver Lake Public School and later graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Agriculture in Mr. Barton entered active military service in the U.S. Army on July 15, 1942, and served his country during World War II. He was stationed at several army bases Coon Rapids before moving to St. Cloud, where he lived the rest of his life. He attended Glencoe High School, graduating in the class of He furthered his education by attaining a degree in sociology from the University of Minnesota in Mr. Arlt married the love of his life, Jean Miller, on Sept. 5, 1964, in He enlisted in the Navy, in which he served as an officer aboard the USS Enterprise from during the Vietnam War. He worked for DeZurik Corp. as a purchasing manager from 1974 until retiring in Mr. Arlt held various positions after his retirement; the one he enjoyed the most was driving the Care Cab wheelchair van. He always enjoyed as a cook, along with his brother Dan. Mr. Barton also was in charge of rations for 3,000 German prisoners in Louisiana. He received an honorable discharge on Dec. 19, On June 25, 1941, Mr. Barton was united in marriage to Beatrice Marie Urban in Holdingford. This marriage was blessed with three sons, William, Robert and Barry. The Bartons resided in Silver Lake until 1951, when they moved to Mrs. Barton s home farm in Hale Township, McLeod County. They shared 65 years of marriage before Mrs. Barton died Dec. 25, Mr. Barton s uncle, Frank Barton, started a hatchery in the basement of his home in 1928, which later became known as the Silver Lake Hatchery. Herald Barton began working with his uncle in the hatchery and took over the business after Frank Barton died in He continued to expand the Silver Lake Hatchery and Breeding Farm. There they propagated parent stock for the Shaver Starcross 288 Leghorns. In 1939, he also opened an International Harvester Implement Store in Silver Lake. In 1948, Mr. Barton began farming on wife s home farm. Of all of his occupations, farming was his first and foremost enjoyment. Years later, while combining corn, he would notice too many cobs breaking off and falling on the ground. This led him to invent the Corn Shield in Mr. Barton was a member of the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Hutchinson. He also was a member of the Silver Lake American Legion Post 141 for 67 years, and he held offices in the Minnesota Poultry Hatchery Association and was on the Minnesota Poultry Improvement Board under three yard work, gardening and pondering under the oak tree at the cabin. Survivors include his wife, Jean Arlt, St. Cloud; his children, Darrin (Michelle) Arlt, Saginaw, Mich., and Becky (John) Youngdahl, Champlin; his siblings, Norm (Quink) Arlt, Aurora, Colo., Nancy (Dick) Carsberg, Dunnellon, Fla., and Cindy Arlt, Maple Grove; and his grandchildren, Emma, Hanna and Megan Arlt, and Alec and Ryan Youngdahl. He was preceded in death by his parents, Esther and Arnold Arlt. In lieu of flowers, the family would request donations be made to the Coborn Cancer Center, St. Cloud Hospice, or the MS Society. Arrangements were with the Miller-Carlin Funeral Home of St. Cloud. Herald M. Barton, 97, of Silver Lake A Mass of Christian Burial for Katherine J. Daak, 80, of Buffalo Lake and formerly of Olivia, was held Friday, Feb. 24, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Stewart. The Rev. Zachary Peterson officiated. M r s. Daak died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, at the Buffalo Lake Healthcare Center in Buffalo Lake. The organist was Marjorie Navara. Pallbearers were Tyler Eisenschenk, Dustin Daak, Brent Daak, Nathan Daak, Andrew Folsom, Loren Daak and Brittany Daak. Interment was in the church cemetery. Katherine J. Kissner was born Oct. 20, 1931, in Winsted, to Joseph and Ann (Garlig) Kissner. She was baptized in Winsted. She grew up in the Stewart area, and attended St. Boniface Parochial School. She was confirmed in her faith at St. Boniface Catholic Church. On Jan. 28, 1953, Katherine Kissner was united in marriage to Clinton Daak at St. Anastasia Catholic Church in Hutchinson. Eight children were born to their marriage. Through the years, Mrs. Daak lived in the Buffalo Lake-Hector area, Bird Island and Olivia. She enjoyed her role as a homemaker, and kept busy with gardening, canning and baking. Her fried chicken was everyone s favorite dish. Mrs. Daak was a seamstress, a talent she used in her employment with Fingerhut. She loved her family and all the time she could spend with them. Mrs. Daak moved to Park View Village in Olivia in October 2009, and spent her last few months at the Buffalo Lake Healthcare Center. Survivors include her children, Charles Daak of St. Cloud, Richard (Alice) Daak of Stewart, Diane (Mark) Eisenschenk of St. Joseph, governors. The Bartons enjoyed many fishing trips to Canada, Many Point and locally to Lake Koronis. He especially enjoyed the 1975 trip to Alaska, and the many winters that he and Beatrice spent being snowbirds in Mission, Texas. Mr. Barton also enjoyed watching RFD TV, Wheel of Fortune, church services, listening to old-time music and photography. He loved the time he spent with his children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. Herald would most want to be remembered for believing in a positive attitude and sharing it with others, which came from his faith in Jesus Christ. Survivors include his sons, William Barton of Hutchinson, Robert Barton of Sioux Falls, S.D., and Barry (Sharon) Barton of Hutchinson; grandchildren, Eve Lee, Katie Rehmann, Paul Barton, Michael Barton, Lisa Cleveland, David Barton, Amy Barton, and Anna Barton; greatgrandchildren, Mitchel Cleveland, Joey Cleveland, Carter Barton, Trevor Barton, Josiah Rehmann, Isabel Rehmann, Elias Rehmann, Alison Rehmann, Gabriella Lee, Mathias Lee, Lola Barton, Violet Barton, Liam Barton, Leila Barton, Leighton Barton, and Lainey Barton; sister, Carol Chambard of Santa Maria, Calif.; nieces, nephews, many other relatives and friends. Preceding him in death were his parents, Joseph H. and Katherine Barton; wife, Beatrice Barton; great-granddaughter, Ava Barton; brother, Dan Barton and his wife, Mildred; brother-in-law, Wendell Chambard; and grandson-inlaw, Aaron Lee. Arrangements were by the Dobratz-Hantge Chapel in Hutchinson. Online obituaries and guest book are available at Click on obituaries/guest book. Katherine Daak, 80, of Buffalo Lake Katherine Daak Kenneth (DeeAnn) Daak of Phoenix, Ariz., Bruce Daak of Olivia, Susan (Tim) Hart of Hutchinson, and Steve (Robin) Daak of Buffalo Lake; 17 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; siblings, Johnny (Bonnie) Kissner of New Ulm, Hilda Krebsbach of Kerrville, Texas, Leo (Rita) Kissner of Houston, Minn., George Kissner of St. Cloud and Alvina Krebsbach of Lake Crystal; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Preceding her in death were her parents; daughter, Kathy; and siblings, Tillie Schiltz, Manuel Kissner, Joseph Kissner Jr., Vicky Renneke, Conrad Kissner, Walter Kissner, Alex Kissner, Jenny Steel, Anna Macheledt, Marie Schnickels and Helen Schnickels. The Hughes-Hantge Fneral Chapel of Stewart handled the arrangements. For its online guest book, go to Click on obituaries/guest book. Helen Fruetel, 88, of Alamo, Texas A memorial service celebrating the life of Helen R. Fruetel, 88, of Alamo, Texas, and formerly of Norwood Young America (NYA), will be held in May at Friedens County L i n e Church of NYA. M r s. Fruetel died Tuesday, Feb. 21, Helen Fruetel Funeral services for Darwin William Raduenz, 71, of Glencoe, were held Saturday, Feb. 25, at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in The Rev. Ronald Mathison officiated. M r. Raduenz died Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, at his home in The organist was Robin Kruse and the congregational hymns were Rock of Ages, Amazing Grace and How Great Thou Art. Pallbearers were Nick Raduenz, Nathan Raduenz, Evon Bussler, Jennifer Silva, Rodney Hoecke and Steven Raduenz. Interment was in the church cemetery. Mr. Raduenz was born June 14, 1940, in Arlington, to Art and Augusta (Kuhnau) Raduenz. He was baptized as an infant July 7, 1940, by the Rev. Striepe, and was confirmed in his faith as a youth June 13, 1954, by the Rev. W.F. Mueller, both at Zion Lutheran Church in Arlington. He received his education at Zion Lutheran Church country school. On Oct. 12, 1956, Mr. Raduenz was united in marriage to Darlene Wacker by the Rev. Malotky at the church parsonage in Green Isle. Their marriage was blessed with five children, 2012, at the Sterling House of Blaine. Interment will be in the Lester Prairie City Cemetery. Helen R. Vollmer was born to Peter and Nellie (Grimm) Vollmer on Sept. 3, 1923, in On Feb. 8, 1942, Helen Vollmer was united in marriage with Leslie Les Fruetel at Friedens County Line Church by the Rev. Nussmann. The couple made their home on a farm in Young America Township and later Hutchinson before moving to Alamo, Texas. Mr. Fruetel died in November Since April 2008, Mrs. Fruetel has been a resident of Sterling House of Blaine. Mrs. Fruetel enjoyed quilting, crocheting and sewing. She loved the time spent in her flower and vegetable gardens, attending Bible studies, volunteering for church activities, and visiting with friends. She loved being a mother and grandmother and cherished the time with her family. She was very proud of going back to school at age 50 to earn her GED. Survivors include her loving family: children, Joyce Bachelor of Alamo, Texas, Barbara (Eugene) Monroe of Bluffton, S.C., Margaret Fruetel and friend, Mark Harris, of Andover, and Larry (Vicki) Fruetel of New Prague; grandchildren, Michelle Bachelor, Richard (Tamy) Bachelor, Daniel Bachelor, Pati (Theron) Fairchild, Matthew Monroe, and Angela McDaniels; great-grandchildren, Sydney, Makenzie and Tanner Bachelor, Evan Monroe, and Boden Roger, Linda, Gary, Kevin and Kathy. Mr. Raduenz grew up in Arlington. The couple moved to Glencoe in 1960, and then in 1965, made their home on their hobby farm where they now reside. They shared over 55 years of marriage. Mr. Raduenz held employment at Green Giant and then was a mechanic at Glencoe Motors in Glencoe for 22 years and Hutchinson Auto Center, previously known as Plowman s, in Hutchinson until he retired at the age of 64. He was a member of First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mr. Raduenz enjoyed the outdoors, especially deer hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, four-wheeling, camping and gardening. He also enjoyed spending time with his brother chopping wood and doing woodworking projects. He loved collecting tractors and adding them to his wonderful collection. He especially cherished the time spent with his family and friends. Survivors include his wife, Darlene Raduenz of Glencoe; children, Roger Raduenz of Glencoe, Linda (Mike) Tassinari of Glencoe, Gary (Diane) Raduenz of Glencoe, Kevin Raduenz and his girlfriend, Donna, of Glencoe, and Kathy Raduenz of Willmar; grandchildren, Lorelei Raduenz of St. Paul, Jennifer Silva of Glencoe, Stephanie Raduenz of Glencoe, Nathan and Annabelle McDaniels; sisters, Viola (Hillard) Mehlhop of Ortonville and Lorraine Reha of Minneapolis; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Mildred Feltmann of NYA, Wilfred Fruetel of St. Louis Park, Marcella Fruetel of Glencoe, Leonard and Sonja Fruetel of Cosmos, Ralph and Elaine Fruetel of Rifle, Colo., and Vera Fruetel of Lester Prairie; as well as nieces, nephews, and many friends. Preceding her in death were her parents, Peter and Nellie Vollmer; her foster parents, Herman and Margaret Kroppen; husband, Leslie Les Fruetel; grandchild, Catherine Monroe; brothers, Harold Vollmer, Ernest Vollmer and Oliver Vollmer; sister, Dorothy Vollmer; brother-in-law, Byron Reha; and sisters-inlaw, Lorraine Vollmer and Dorothy Vollmer. Arrangements were with the Johnson Funeral Home in Waconia; its website is Darwin W. Raduenz, 71, of Glencoe Darwin Raduenz Deaths Irene Schrupp, 99, Glencoe Funeral services for Irene E. Schrupp, 99, of Glencoe, will be held Thursday, March 1, at 11, at St. John s Lutheran Church in Plato. Ms. Schrupp died Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, at Glencoe Regional Health Services long-term care facility. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Arrangements are with the Johnson-McBride Funeral Chapel in For an online guest book, go to Lorna Field, 92, of Glencoe A memorial service for Lorna Field, 92, of Glencoe, will be held Saturday, March 3, at 11, at the Johnson- McBride Funeral Chapel in Ms. Field died Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, at Glencoe Regional Health Services long-term care facility. A gathering of family and friends will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral chapel on Saturday. For an online guest book, go to The McLeod County Chronicle, Wednesday, February 29, 2012, page 7 (320) Century Avenue Hutchinson SHOWTIMES GOOD FROM 3/2-3/8 THE LORAX PG Fri 5:00 7:05 9:10; Sat-Sun 12:50 2:55 5:00 7:05 9:10; Mon-Thurs 4:30 7:05 9:10 PROJECT X R Sorry, No Passes Or Discount Tickets Accepted! 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Preceding him in death were his parents, Art and Augusta Raduenz; grandson, Joseph Skelton; sister, Gladys (Raymond) Bergs; and brothers-in-law, Wilfred Pagel and Glenn Hoecke. Arrangements were by the Johnson-McBride Funeral Chapel of Online obituaries and guest book are available at com. Click on obituaries/ guest book. State Theatre Downtown Hutchinson Fri Mar 2 to Thu Mar 8 CONTRBAND R Everyday 8:10 GIRL w/ DRAGON TATTOO R Everyday 7:30 WE BOUGHT A ZOO PG Sat Sun 1:45 4:45 Weekdays 4:45 WAR HORSE PG13 Everyday 7:45 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS G CHIPWRECKED Sat Sun 2:10 5:10 Weekdays 5:10 ADVENTURES OF TINTIN PG Sat Sun 2:00 5:00 Weekdays 5:00 Adults 3.50 Kids & Seniors 2.50 Monday Everyone WACONIA THEATRE # W 1 st St STADIUM SEATING & ALL AUDITORIUMS HAVE HD DIGITAL PRESENTATION AND 7.1 DIGITAL SOUND ~ CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED ~ NOW PLAYING FRI. THURS., MAR. 2 8 SORRY, NO BARGAIN TUESDAY FRI., MAR. 2 NO SHOWS START BEFORE 4 P.M. 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8 The McLeod County Chronicle, Wednesday, February 29, 2012, page 8 Obituaries Betty Kemmerer, 78, of Lester Prairie Memorial services for Betty Jane Kemmerer, 78, of Lester Prairie and formerly of Pennsylvania, were held Thursday, Feb. 23, at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in L e s t e r Prairie with Betty Kemmerer the Rev. Eric Nelson officiating. M r s. Kemmerer died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012, at her home in Lester Prairie. The organist was Marsha Christenson. Soloist Marvin Westermann sang Softly and Tenderly. Congregational hymns were Amazing Grace and How Great Thou Art. Interment will be at a later date at Skyview Cemetery in Hometown, Pa. Betty Jane Evanchuck was born Feb. 25, 1933, in Allentown, Pa., to Harry and Hilda (Brinker) Evanchuck. She was baptized as an infant and confirmed in her faith as a youth at Trinity Memorial Funeral services for Rueben Walter Knick, 92, of Glencoe, were held Monday, Feb. 27, at the Church of Peace in Glencoe, the Rev. Joseph Clay officiating. M r. Knick died Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, at Glencoe Regional Health Services longterm care facility. The organist was Lynne Reinitz. Soloist Wanda Litzau sang The Old Rugged Cross. The congregational hymns were Rock of Ages, How Great Thou Art and When the Saints Go Marching In. Military honors were by the Glencoe VFW Post Pallbearers were Scott Knick, Jon Knick, Eldon Hantge, Tom Moran, Mike Drew and Veryl Schuch. Interment was in Hillcrest Cemetery in Mr. Knick was born March 27, 1919, in Glencoe, to Louis and Augusta (Schwartz) Knick. He was baptized as an infant March 29, 1919, and confirmed in his faith as a youth June 19, Lutheran Church in Allentown, Pa. She received her education in Allentown and was a graduate of the Allentown High School class of On June 7, 1952, Betty Evanchuck was united in marriage to Curtis Kemmerer at Trinity Memorial Lutheran Church in Allentown. This marriage was blessed with two children, Lori and David. The couple made their home in Allentown and Lake Hauto, Pa. They shared almost 52 years of marriage before Mr. Kemmerer died March 4, In September 2006, Mrs. Kemmerer moved to Lester Prairie. In addition to being a loving homemaker and mother, Mrs. Kemmerer held employment at Western Electric Company for 10 years. She was a member of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lester Prairie. She was also a Lioness and volunteer for the American Cancer Society. Mrs. Kemmerer enjoyed shopping, playing cards and Mahjong, going to garage sales and out to eat. Her 1932, both at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in He received his education in Glencoe and was a graduate of the Glencoe High School class of On May 5, 1942, Mr. Knick enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard in Omaha, Neb. Serving initially as an apprentice seaman, he underwent training in New York and at Groton, Conn., and served during World War II both in Port Huron, Mich., and aboard the USS Bisbee, which was home ported in Seattle, Wash. He was honorably discharged as a motor machinist mate third class on Sept. 27, On Dec. 12, 1942, Mr. Knick was united in marriage to Betty Drew at the Church of Peace parsonage in This marriage was blessed with one son, Robert. The Knicks made their home in Glencoe and shared 69 years of marriage. Mr. Knick held employment at Green Giant in Glencoe for over 30 years as a foreman. He was a member of Church of Peace in Glencoe, where he was very active through the years holding many positions. Mr. Knick also was a charter member of the Glencoe VFW Post greatest love was traveling back east. She especially cherished the time spent with her family and friends. Survivors include her children, Lori (Sheldon) Ehrke of Glencoe and David Kemmerer and his special friend, Sandy, of Barnesville, Pa; grandchildren, Amanda (Doug) Donnangelo of Hummelstown, Pa., Andrew Kemmerer of Tamaqua, Pa., Shane Ehrke of Glencoe, Tyler Ehrke of Glencoe, and Cole Ehrke of Glencoe; greatgrandchild, Roderick Kemmerer; brother, Donald (Mary) Evanchuck of Bethlehem, Pa.; sister-in-law, Shirley (Richard) Diehl of Baton Rouge, La.; nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. Preceding her in death were her parents, Harry and Hilda Evanchuck; and husband, Curtis Kemmerer. Arrangements were by the Paul-McBride Funeral Chapel of Lester Prairie. Online obituaries and guest book are available at com. Click on obituaries/ guest book. Rueben Walter Knick, 92, of Glencoe Rueben Knick Lillian Lil Sommers, age 91, of Arlington, died Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, at the Arlington Good Samaritan Center in Arlington. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Feb. 28, at Peace Lutheran Church in Arlington with the Rev. Kurt Lehmkuhl officiating. Interment was in the Arlington Public Cemetery. Lillian Beneke was born in Green Isle Township Aug. 29, 1920, to Oscar and Doris (Sprengeler) Beneke. She was baptized and confirmed at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Hamburg. On Dec. 10, 1939, Lillian Beneke was united in marriage to Raymond H. Sommers in Green Isle. They farmed in Washington Lake Township until She then took a job with Fingerhut for five years, and moved on to ITT Thermotech in Hopkins, where she was employed until her retirement. Mrs. Sommers loved her flowers. She also made many handmade quilts and also baptismal banners for Peace Lutheran Church. She also enjoyed participating in mock weddings with friends from Hamburg. Survivors include her sons, Ronald (Gloria) Sommers of Rogers, Ark., Larry Sommers of Green Isle, and Robert (Elaine) Sommers of Glencoe; seven grandchildren; 14 Mr. Knick enjoyed gardening, especially flowers, fishing and pheasant hunting. He also was a fan of all Minnesota sports. He especially cherished the time spent with his family and friends. Survivors include his wife, Betty Knick of Glencoe; son, Robert (Marie) Knick of Pompton Lakes, N.J.; grandsons, Scott (Michelle) Knick of Pompton Plains, N.J., and Jon (Renee) Knick of Wayne, N.J.; great-grandchildren, Alex Knick, Aaron Knick, Ariana Knick, Aidan Knick, and Siena Knick; sister-inlaw, Rosalind Drew of Hutchinson; brothers-in-law, John Drew and Granville (Colleen) Drew, both of Glencoe; niece, Susan (Harry) Kislander of Elk River; godson, Veryl (Judy) Schuch of Glencoe; other relatives and many friends. Preceding him in death were his parents, Louis and Augusta Knick; and brother, Elmer Knick and his wife, Molly. Arrangements were by the Johnson-McBride Funeral Chapel of Online obituaries and guest book are available at com. Click on obituaries/ guest book. Lillian Lil Sommers, 91, of Arlington great-grandchildren; siblings, Larry (Mabel) Beneke of Waconia, Ray (Dorothy) Beneke of Minneapolis, Myrtle Luecke of Norwood Young America, Arlene Beneke of Hutchinson, and Delford (Sharon) Beneke of Norwood Young America. Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, Ray; daughter-in-law, Shirley Sommers; greatgranddaughter, Madison Zemke; and siblings, Elmer and Hillard Beneke and Helen Thompson. The Kolden Funeral Home of Arlington handled the arrangements. Paul Youngquist, 61, of North Branch Look to the spine for the cause of disease... ~ Hippocrates Kurt D. Kramer, STM, DC th Street E, Glencoe, MN dr.kramer@glencoefamilychiropractic.com Funeral services for Paul A. Youngquist, 61, of North Branch, recently of Glencoe, were held Thursday, Feb. 23, at Grandstrand Funeral Home in North Branch with the Rev. Gary Guptill officiating. Mr. Youngquist died Thursday, Feb. 16, Music was by Cathie Hendren. Interment followed the service at Oak Grove Cemetery, Harris. Mr. Youngquist was born July 11, 1950, in Rush City, to Arthur and Evelyn (Bloomquist) Youngquist. He worked as an assembler for the Whirlpool Corp. Survivors include his brother, Bruce (Bonnie) Youngquist; step-sons, Fred (Carrie) Yerke and Jason Need Business Cards? We can help! (Sandy) Yerke; and many other relatives and friends. Preceding him in death were his parents, Arthur and Evelyn Youngquist. Arrangements were under the direction of Grandstrand Funeral Home in North Branch. Condolences may be left at fh.com. McLeod Publishing, Inc. 716 E. 10th St. Glencoe, MN advertising@glencoenews.com Library to host March programs The Glencoe Library has several programs available to patrons in March. Each Thursday, from 10 to 11, the Glencoe Library will provide a computer class for job seekers in McLeod County. The class sessions will be held for job seekers who have no computer experience, looking for employment, and might not have a home computer. Topics could include computer basics, using an online search engine, the McLeod County/Minnesota Workforce websites, how to get an e- mail account to send a resume and receive information from an employer, and resume writing assistance. Registration is preferred so instructors know what to prepare. There is no cost for these sessions. Call the Glencoe Library to register, The computer lab will be closed to the public each Thursday from 10 to 11 in March. ***** One thousand is a high number; 1,000 is a high number of books read to children; 1,000 books read to children before they enter school seems too challenging. When books are read to early learners the children acquire skills needed to learn how to read and begin their lifelong enjoyment of stories and books. Parents of children ages 0 to 5 years have the opportunity to meet that challenge and help prepare their children for school by reading books. The 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten is an emphasis-guided program to help parents, grandparents and day-care providers read to the On Saturday, March 3, from 2:30 to 4:30, there will be a collection for the McLeod Emergency Food Shelf. Youths from Grace Bible Church in Silver Lake will be participating in this local food collection as part of a service project for World Vision s 30-Hour Famine. World Vision is a Christian humanitatrian organization dedicated to fighting hunger. 22 Brownton seniors met on Monday Twenty-two Brownton senior citizens met Monday at the community center. Cards were played after the meeting with the following winners: 500, Norma Albrecht, first, and Audrey Tongen, second; pinochle, Melvin Dahlke, first, and Betty Katzenmeyer, second; and sheephead, Lil Lindeman, first, and Pearl Streu, second. Carol Brelje won the door prize. Eleanora Lamp served refreshments. The next meeting is Monday, March 5, at 1 Youths will be collecting from area residents, or food also may be dropped off at the church on March 3, between 2:30 and 3:30 Library News By Jackee Fountain early learners. A partnership of Glencoe- Silver Lake ECFE, the GSL School District, and the Glencoe Public Library is providing parents and children a chance to read 1,000 books before school entry. Reading a few books at a time and doing it consistently will help achieve the goal. Incentives are given to the children along the way, and a final prize will be presented to children who have read the full 1,000 books in documentation. The Glencoe Library is keeping track of the registered children and encouraging the parents and grandparents to keep reading. A celebration evening will be held in March or April when children will be acknowledged for their individual milestones. If anyone still needs to sign up for the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program, visit ECFE or the Glencoe Library. ***** Homework Help continues at the library. Students in grades 2-6 may come to the library each Monday from 4:15 to 5:15 and get help with their homework. Volunteers from the Glencoe Police Department, McLeod County Sheriff s Office, Glencoe Fire Department, Glencoe Ambulance Department, and youth librarian will serve as the teachers. The sessions are free and no registration is necessary. ***** The Friends of the Glencoe Library are taking orders for geranium plants as its spring fund raiser. Proceeds will help support the summer reading program events at the Glencoe Library. The cost of each geranium plant is $7 with choices of red or pink blooms. Plants will be delivered in time for Mother s Day. Orders will be taken and money collected by any member of the Friends of the Library, as well as the Glencoe Library front desk. For orders, payments, and more information, visit the library. Thank you to the Friends of the Glencoe Library for representing the library at the booth in the Glencoe Expo. Many patrons visited the booth, kids and adults played Guitar Hero, prizes were given, and stories were read. Visitors to the booth were Fancy Nancy, Arthur (the aardvark), Shaggy with Scooby Doo, Amelia Bedelia, and Junie B. Jones all had a great time. More information about services, events, projects, library links, and reading material update visit the Glencoe Library website: coepubliclibrary.webs.com. Grace Bible youths to collect food Pastor s Corner Pastor Scott Forsberg, Crossroads Church, Plato Grace Bible Church is located on Cleveland Avenue in Silver Lake, next to the city water tower. PERSONALIZED & CUSTOMIZED JOHN & LORI TROCKE Minnesota Valley Granite, LLC. Memorial Markers & Monuments Hand crafted Locally made with the finest granite Large variety of design ideas Competitive prices 730 Chandler Ave., Glencoe Toll Free Mon.-Thurs Other times available by appointment. How many of you know that fear is an incredible motivator. For me I know that it has motivated me to avoid certain situations in my life. Case in point, I am so scared of snakes that I refuse to go near the tanks they live in at the pet store. I know they are behind glass, but I still can t help but feel like I can t breathe. That fear motivates me to avoid that portion of the store. Fear is something that kills our faith. Faith usually takes a step into the unknown, and fear is always there fighting to keep us from stepping out in faith. Fear keeps us from those opportunities that God has put in our path, because we fear the faith it takes to walk into those opportunities that God has for us. 1 John 4:18: There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear. Fear distracts us from that which God has for us, as we stay focused on what we fear rather than the opportunity God has provided. In the Old Testament the Israelites forfeited the Promised Land the first time around, as they feared the giants that lived there, they focused more on the size of the obstacle rather than focusing on the Promised Land God had given them. God is going to give you opportunities, just remember opportunities rarely come at opportune times. So stay focused on opportunities and not the fear that distracts from them. This weekly message is contributed by the following concerned citizens and businesses who urge you to attend the church of your choice. Chronicle/ Advertiser 716 E. 10th St., Glencoe Johnson-McBride Funeral Chapel 1222 Hennepin, Glencoe Glencoe Area Ministerial Assoc. Monthly Meeting (The First Tuesday of each month except June, July and August)

9 Community Ed sponsors spring-break activities Glencoe-Silver Lake Community Education activities during the sping break include: Rain Forests by Sea Life of Minnesota. From leafy layers to amazing animal diversity, explore the wonders of the Rain Forests here in Glencoe, Tuesday, March 6, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m, from 11 to noon, and from 1 to 2 Space is limited, so register early. Non-school day open Area Churches BEREAN BAPTIST Corner of 16th Street and Hennepin Avenue, Glencoe Steve Nelson, Youth Pastor or Wed., Feb. 29 Service on Glencoe Cable Channel 10, 8 Sun., March 4 Sunday school for all ages, 9 ; worship, 10:20 ; service on Glencoe Cable Channel 10, 10:30 Tues., March 6 Men s Bible study, 6 CHRIST LUTHERAN 1820 N. Knight Ave., Glencoe Katherine Rood, Pastor office@christluth.com Wed., Feb. 29 Men s breakfast and Bible study, 8 ; bells, 5:30 ; Lenten supper, 5:30 ; choir, 6:30 ; Lenten worship, 7 Thurs., March 1 Grand Meadows worship, 10:30 Sun., March 4 Worship with communion, 8:15 and 10:45 ; no Sunday school or adult Bible study; first communion for fifth graders and parents in fellowship hall, 1:30 Mon., March 5 Quilting, 1 Tues., March 6 Ladies fellowship at Gert & Erma s, 10 ; GSL ministerial meeting at Gert & Erma s, 10:30 ; missions and social concerns meeting, 6:30 Wed., March 7 Men s breakfast and Bible study, 8 ; worship with communion, 1:30 ; Lenten supper, 5 ; bells, 5:30 ; choir, 6:30 ; Lenten worship, 7 CHURCH OF PEACE th St. E., Glencoe Joseph Clay, Pastor Wed., Feb. 29 Lenten service at Friedens, 7 Sun., March 4 Confirmation, 9:30 ; worship with communion, 10 Wed., March 7 Lenten service at Lester Prairie UCC, 7 ST. PIUS X CHURCH 1014 Knight Ave., Glencoe Anthony Stubeda, Pastor Wed., Feb. 29 Evening prayer, 5:40 ; grades K-6 religious education, 7-8, grades 7-11 religious education, 7-8:15 ; confirmation session including exam, 7-9 Thurs., March 1 Morning prayer, 8 ; school Mass, 8:20 ; parent-teacher conferences, pre- K-6, 3:30-7:30 ; fund-raiser night at Pizza Ranch; CCW meeting, 7 Fri., March 2 Morning prayer, 8 ; school Mass, 8:20 ; no school, spring break; Spanish Mass, 5:30 ; adoration of the blessed sacrament, 6 ; benediction, 6:45 ; stations of the cross, 7 Sat., March 3 Region 6 CCW Lenten morning of reflection, 8:30-12:30 ; widow-widower and senior singles group breakfast, G. Dubbs, 9:30 ; reconciliation, 3:30 ; Mass, 5 Sun., March 4 Mass, 9:30 ; Spanish Mass, 11:30 ; no Spanish religious education classes; Bible study at Holy Family, 4 ; Mass at Holy Family, Silver Lake, 8 Mon., March 5 No Mass; no school; confirmation choir practice at Holy Family, 7 Tues., March 6 Morning prayer, 8 ; school Mass, 8:20 ; no school, spring break; no junior choir; word committee at Holy Family, 7 Wed., March 7 No school, spring break; evening prayer, 5:40 ; Mass, 6 ; no religious education classes. FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH UCC 1400 Elliott Ave., Glencoe Rev. Linzy Collins Jr., Pastor congoucc@gmail.com Wed., Feb. 29 Eighth-grade confirmation, 3:30 ; choir, 6:30 ; joint Lenten service at Friedens UCC County Line Church, 7 Sun., March 4 Worship with communion, 9:15 ; group Sunday school, 10:30 Tues., March 6 Glencoe ministerial meeting, 10:30 ; Christian board meeting, 6:30 Wed., March 7 Communion at GRHS long-term care, 10:15 ; youth to feed-the-hungry activity, Stewart; choir, 6:30 ; joint Lenten service at Prairie Community UCC Church, Lester Prairie. FIRST EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN th St. E., Glencoe Ronald L. Mathison, Pastor Layton Lemke and Donald Urbach, assisting pastors firstev.lcms@juno.com Wed., Feb. 29 Lenten worship, 2 and 7 ; dessert, 2:45 ; public school confirmation, 3:30 swim is from 9 to noon on Monday, March 5, and Thursday, March 8, at the GSL High School. Come explore Dr. Seuss through creative play, puppets, games and more for ages 3-5, on Monday, March 12, from 9 to 10:30, at the Panther Field House. Mask Theatre is for students in grades K-2. Students will create their own masks and then use them to perform drama together. The sessions ; Cherub Chimes, 4:45 ; Gospel Ringers, 6 ; senior choir, 6:15 Thurs., March 1 Board of deacons, 7 Fri., March 2 Youth worship, 7 Sun., March 4 Worship with communion, 8 ; fellowship, 9 ; luncheon and silent auction, 11 ; worship, 10:30 ; Spanish worship, 6 Mon., March 5 Adult confirmation, 6:30 ; board of stewardship, 6:30 ; LWML, 7 Tues., March 6 Bible study, 9:30 ; FLS kindergarten registration, 6:30 ; youth board, 7 Wed., March 7 No handbells or public school confirmation; Lenten worship, 2 and 7 ; dessert, 2:45 ; senior choir, 6:15 GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN Lutheran Church Missouri Synod 1407 Cedar Ave. N., Glencoe Rev. James F. Gomez, Pastor Matthew Harwell, Director of Christian Education office@gslcglencoe.org Wed, Feb. 29 Kids Praise, 3:15 ; Lenten meal, 5:30-6:40 ; worship, 7 Thurs., March 1 Communion at GRHS, 9:30 ; women s Bible study, 6:30 Sun., March 4 Choir rehearsal, 7:45 ; worship with communion, 9 a.m; Kingdom Quest, FUEL, adult Bible study, 10:15 ; LTC chapel, 1 ; no LIVE. Mon., March 5 Ladies Guild LWML prayer service, 7 Tues., March 6 GSLC Bible study, 9:30 ; GSL Ministerial, 10:30 Wed, March 7 No Kids Praise; Lenten meal, 5:30-6:40 ; Lenten worship, 7 ; deacons, board of education, 8 ST. JOHN S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN th St., Helen Township Glencoe Dennis Reichow, Pastor Wed., Feb. 29 Lenten worship at Millie Beneke Manor, 2 ; grades 5-6 catechism, 3:45 ; grades 7-8 catechism, 4:45 ; Lenten supper, 5:45 ; Lenten worship, 7 ; choir, 8 Sun., March 4 Worship, 9 ; Sunday school, 10 ; Bible class, 10:20 Mon., March 5 Elders meeting, 6:30 ; church board, 7 Tues., March 6 Chimes, 6:30 ; Table Talk, 7 Wed., March 7 Lenten worship at Millie Beneke Manor, 2 ; grades 5-6 catechism, 3:45 ; grades 7-8 catechism, 4:45 ; Lenten supper, 5:45 ; Lenten worship, 7 ; choir, 8 GRACE LUTHERAN 8638 Plum Ave., Brownton Andrew Hermodson-Olsen, Pastor contact@gracebrownton.org Wed., Feb. 29 Confirmation, 4:30 ; supper, 5:30 ; Lenten worship, 6:30 ; choir, 7:30 Sun., March 4 Worship with communion, 8:45 ; Sunday school, 10 Tues., March 6 Bible study, 9 Wed., March 7 Confirmation, 4:30 ; supper, 5:30 ; Lenten worship, 6:30 ; choir, 7:30 IMMANUEL LUTHERAN 700 Division St., Brownton R. Allan Reed, Pastor Wed., Feb. 29 Bible study with pastor, 9 ; confirmation classes, 4:15 ; Lenten meal served by the preschool, 5:15 ; stewardship meeting, 5:30 ; worship, 6:30 Thurs., March 1 Parkview Bible study, 1:30 Sat., March 3 Ladies Aid prayer service, 10:30 Sun., March 4 Worship with communion, 9 ; L.W.M.L. mites; Sunday school, 10:15 ; Bible study with pastor, 10:30 ; youth meeting, 10:30 ; Channel 8 video. Wed., March 7 Bible study with pastor, 9 ; confirmation classes, 4:15 ; Lenten meal, 5:15 p.m.; bell choir practice, 5:45 ; Lenten worship, 6:30 ; vocal choir practice, 7:15 CONGREGATIONAL Division Street, Brownton Barry Marchant, Interim Pastor Sun., March 4 Worship, 9 ; Sunday school, 10 ST. PAUL S LUTHERAN Stewart Robert Lehner, Pastor Sat., March 3 Worship with communion, 5 Sun., March 4 Sunday school, 9 ; worship with communion, 10 ; SPY group meeting, 6 run from Monday through Thursday, March 5-8, from 10 to noon. Make a Play for students in grades 3-6 is Monday through Thursday, March 5-8, from 12:30 to 3 As a group, students will verbally write their own play, create costumes, and design a set. Garden delight is an opportunity to spend the afternoon making garden décor and crafts on Monday, March 12, from 1 to 3:30 Tues., March 6 Pastors text study, 10 Wed., March 7 Eighth-grade confirmation, 3:45 ; seventhgrade confirmation, 5:30 ; Lenten lunch, 5:30-6:45 ; worship, 7 ST. BONIFACE CATHOLIC Stewart Wed., Feb. 29 Mass, 9 Thurs., March 1 No Mass. Fri., March 2 Mass, 9 Sun., March 4 Mass, 9:15 ST. MATTHEW S LUTHERAN Fernando Aaron Albrecht, part-time pastor Sun., March 4 Sunday school, adult Sunday school, 9 ; worship with communion, 10 Wed., March 7 Lenten service, 6 ; lunch follows service. ST. JOHN S CHURCH Nature Ave. (rural Biscay) Robert Taylor, pastor Weds., Feb. 29 Mid-week Lenten service, 7 Sun., March 4 Sunday school, 9:15 ; worship with communion, 10:30 Weds., March 7 Mid-week Lenten service, 7 CROSSROADS CHURCH Bell Ave., Plato Scott and Heidi Forsberg, pastors Wed., Feb. 29 Youth and adult activities night, 7 Sun., March 4 Worship, 10 Wed., March 7 Youth and adult activities night, 7 ST. JOHN S LUTHERAN 216 McLeod Ave. N., Plato Bruce Laabs, Pastor stjlplato@embarqmail.com Wed., Feb. 29 Midweek for grades 7-8, 3:45 ; midweek for grades 4-6, 6 ; Lenten worship, 7:15 Thurs., March 1 Bible study, 9 ; bulletin deadline; Belle Plaine and Arlington visitis. Sun., March 4 Time of Grace, TV channel 9, 6:30 ; worship with communion, 9 ; Sunday school, 10 ; Bible study, 10:10 Tues., March 6 Deacons meeting, 6:30 ; church council, 7:30 Wed., March 7 Midweek for grades 7-8, 3:45 ; midweek for grades 4-6, 6 ; Lenten worship, 7:15 ST. PAUL S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 308 First St. N.E., Plato Bill Baldwin, Pastor Wed., Feb. 29 Men s coffee, 9 ; confirmation, 4 Fri., March 2 Office open, 11 Sun., March 4 Sunday school, 8:45 ; worship with communion, 10 ; prayer time, 11 Tues., March 6 Office open, 9 ; council meeting, 7 ; women s guild, 7 Wed., March 7 Men s coffee, 9 ; confirmation, 4 ; adult choir, 6 ; Lenten worship at Prairie Community Church in Lester Prairie, 7 IMMANUEL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN New Auburn Bradley Danielson, Pastor immanuellc@yahoo.com Wed., Feb. 29 Seventh-grade confirmation, 4:30 ; eighth-grade confirmation, 5:30. Sun., March 4 Worship, 9 ; fellowship, 10 ; Sunday school, 10:15 ; adult education, 10:15 Wed., March 7 Seventh-grade confirmation, 4:30 ; eighth-grade confirmation, 5:30. GRACE BIBLE CHURCH 300 Cleveland Ave., Silver Lake Dr. Tom Rakow, Pastor Wed., Feb. 29 Soup supper served by Living Water Puppets, 5:30 ; confirmation/discipleship class, 6 ; Lenten service, 7 Sat., March 3 Men s Bible study, 7 ; women s Bible study, 9 ; 30-hour famine youth event; food shelf collection project, 2:30 Sun., March 4 First Light radio broadcast on KARP FM, 7:30 ; pre-service prayer time, 9:15 ; worship service, 9:30 ; Sunday school, 10:35 ; allchurch potluck; Centershot Archery Ministry, 1 Mon., March 5 Puppet practice, 6 ; church board meeting, 7 Wed., March 7 Soup supper, 5:30 ; confirmation/discipleship Spring Break Scientists is for student in grades 3-6. Come build LEGO structures, learn about the science of color, conduct experiments and much more For more information, or to register for any of these activities, contact GSL Community Education at Pre-registration is required for all class. clss, 6 ; Lenten service, 7 Dial-A-Bible Story, FAITH PRESBYTERIAN 108 W. Main St., Silver Lake / Fax faithfriends@embarqmail.com You may be able to reach someone at the church every Tuesday through Friday. Don t hesitate to come in (use church office door) or call, or at faithfriends@embarqmail.com. Wed., Feb. 29 Light supper, 5:30 ; WOW classes, 6 ; adult Bible study, 6 ; choir practice, 6:45 Sun., March 4 Worship service, 10 ; fellowship follows worship. Wed., March 7 Light supper, 5:30 ; WOW classes, 6 ; adult Bible study, 6 ; choir practice, 6:45 HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHURCH 712 W. Main St., Silver Lake Anthony Stubeda, Pastor Wed., Feb. 29 Parent-catechist conferences for grades one through 10, 5:30 ; Mass, 6:30 ; fish fry set-up at auditorium, 7 Fri., March 2 Mass, 8 ; stations of the cross, 6 ; KC fish fry, 4:30 Sat., March 3 Mission group soup and sandwich supper, 4 ; reconciliation, 5 ; Mass, 6:30 Sun., March 4 Mass, 8 and 8 ; Bible study, 4 Mon., March 5 Confirmation choir practice, 7 Tues., March 6 Mass, 8 ; quilting, 9 ; Area Word Committee, 7 Wed., March 7 No religious education classes, spring break; Mass, 6:30 The McLeod County Chronicle, Wednesday, February 29, 2012, page 9 FRIEDEN S COUNTY LINE Zebra Ave., Norwood Joseph Clay, Pastor Sun., March 4 Worship, 10 THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS 770 School Rd., Hutchinson Kenneth Rand, Branch President Wed., Feb. 29 Young men and women (12-18 years old) and scouting, 7-8:30 Sun., March 4 Sunday school, 10:50-11:30 ; priesthood, relief society and primary, 11:40-12:30 Wed., March 7 Young men and women (12-18 years old) and scouting, 7-8:30 WATER OF LIFE CHURCH IGLESIA METODISTA LIBRE Clinica del Alma th St. E., Glencoe Spanish/bi-lingual services Nestor and Maria German, Pastors nestor2maria@hotmail.com Sun., March 4 Worship, 2 ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCH 77 Second Ave., S. Corner C.R. 1 and Second Street South, Lester Prairie David R. Erbel, pastor Wed., Feb. 29 Office open, 9 ; Lenten worship at St. Paul s Lutheran, 7 Thurs., March 1 Office open, 9 Sun., March 4 Worship, 9 ; Sunday school and adult Bible class, 10:15 Mon., March 5 Office open, 9 ; altar guild, 6:30 Tues., March 6 Evangelism meeting, 7 Wed., March 7 Office open, 9 ; Thrivent meeting, 10 ; Lenten worship at St. Paul s Lutheran, 7 ; adult choir, 8 SHALOM BAPTIST CHURCH 1215 Roberts Rd. S.W., Hutchinson Rick Stapleton, Senior pastor Adam Krumrie, Worship pastor Wed., Feb. 29 Release time, 9 ; Kids ROCK, 6:30 ; middle school youth group, 6:30 ; senior high youth group, 7:30 Thurs., March 1 Senior high lunch, 11 ; worship team, 5:30 Sun., March 4 Worship, 9 and 10:30 ; Sunday school, Lifekeys, 9 Mon., March 5 Women s discipleship, 6:30 ; men s Bible study, 7 Tues., March 6 Women s discipleship, 9 Wed., March 7 Release time, 9 ; LIFT, 1 ; Kids ROCK, 6:30 ; middle school youth group, 6:30 ; senior high youth group, 7:30 Friberg resigns as senior pastor at Berean Baptist The Rev. Paul Friberg, senior pastor at Berean Baptist Church in Glencoe, has resigned effective Feb. 29. The members, attendees and many friends of Berean Baptist Church wish Paul and the entire Friberg family God s richest blessings for their future endeavors, said Wayne Alsleben, president of PLUMBING For all your Plumbing & Heating needs and repairs call today! Tempstar Gas, LP Furnace & A.C. 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10 The McLeod County Chronicle, Wednesday, February 29, 2012, page 10 Brownton Cabin Fever Days The community of Brownton had its first-ever Cabin Fever Days celebration Feb Funds raised throughout the day benefited the new Brownton Area Civic Center, which was created from the former Brownton school building. The Civic Center is the new home for the city offices and the public library. Above, Connie Timm (right) tours the library with her grand-nephew and visits with librarian Beth Selle, left, during a Sunday open house. Chief Hawk-Who-Watches (Dave Sanken) got the crowd involved in Cabin Fever Days opening event, a mystery dinner, Friday evening. The mystery, Death in Them Thar Hills, was performed by local talent as the Brownton Lions Club served a smoked-chop dinner. Chronicle photos by Lori Copler Above, Ella Kruse (back to camera) interrogates Cactus Gulch banker Abraham Patton (John Sanken) and guesthouse owner Sarah Barnes (Steffi Gronlund) about the death of Dusty Jones during Friday s mystery dinner. The Brownton Lions Club served over 330 people at a pancake breakfast and open house Sunday morning. From left to right are Nancy Sweely, Kevin Nordby, Kevin Miller and Tim Olson. A bean-bag tournament hosted by the Brownton Baseball Association Saturday drew 30 teams. Among the participants were, above, Bob Lindeman and Michael Selle, both of Brownton. Doctor Tricia Truehart (Mona Geier, center) declares Dusty Jones (Daniel Rosenau, right) deceased as Cactus Gulch Mayor Beauregard Brady (the Rev. R. Allan Reed) reacts in horror. Mischief & Mayhem, a dueling-pianos show, provided entertainment Saturday night in the Civic Center gym.