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yOUR MARKETINg PARTNER

2012

506 James Street • PO Box 974 • Brainerd • MN • 56401 218•829•4705 • 800•432•3703 • www.brainerddispatch.com

Media

Let’s Partner Together in 2012

bringing you the hometown news since 1881

Every day the Dispatch reaches over 27,000 readers in print.

Our website is viewed by more than 120,000 per month.

The Dispatch reaches over 80 percent of our area residents.

The Brainerd Dispatch continues to be the primary source for news and information in our area. Newspaper advertising is effective - 80% of U.S. adults report looking at advertising while reading the paper and 82% took some action as a result of a newspaper ad.

Tim Bogenschutz Publisher

Kari Lake

Human Resource Director

Sam Swanson

VP of Revenue Development

Phil Seibel

Digital Manager

Susie Alters

Inside Sales Director

Nikki Lyter

Marketing Coordinator

We offer a vast array of media products that combine continuous strong traditional newspaper readership with additional audiences through our web site, emails, a mobile app, TMC and many niche products such as monthly magazines, quarterly magazines, and guides. The diversity of products is why the Dispatch reaches all sectors in our market.

Our fresh new website provides affordable, effective products and programs that will reach the right people with the right message for maximum effectiveness. More than 4,000 visitors go to our site every day, viewing over 60,000 pages per day. A mobile app that brings the Dispatch right to your smart phone or IPad will engage the tech savvy sector and provide an outstanding marketing platform.

Our experienced media consultants can help you make informed marketing decisions to target your audience and grow your business. Contact us and let us be your marketing partner in 2011.

506 James Street, Brainerd, MN 56401 • 800-432-3703 • www.brainerddispatch.com • All of our rates are net.

Mission Statement & Spec Requirements The Brainerd Dispatch is committed to providing an excellent product to all its customers. To ensure excellence to our advertisers, the Dispatch has set the following advertising policies.

All advertisements are accepted subject to the approval of the publisher. The Brainerd Dispatch reserves the right to refuse or cancel any advertisement at any time.

Rates charged for advertising are for space only and do not include any compensation for the right, title and any interest to layouts, composition, material, or labor of advertisements created by and placed with the Dispatch. All advertisements remain the sole property of the Brainerd Dispatch.

The Dispatch reserves the right to copyright any ad produced by its staff.

All advertising is cash with order except when credit has been approved by the company. When credit is allowed to an advertiser, accounts are due on receipt of statement. A service charge of 1.5% per month (annual rate 18%) will be charged on accounts more than 30 days past due.

In double truck ads the gutter is billed as one column.

Advertising rates may be revised from time to time. Advertisers under contract will be given 30 days notice.

Advertising deadlines are set well in advance of publication to ensure an excellent product for the advertiser. Proofs for the purpose of correcting errors in production will be emailed or faxed to the advertiser. Proof of ads 40 column inches in size or more will be faxed or taken to advertisers on

request. Once a proof is submitted to the advertiser, the advertiser takes responsibility for errors not marked on the proof. Correctness of ads submitted after deadline is the responsibility of the advertiser.

However, if there is an error that is the fault of the Dispatch, the ad will be re-run (or credit given for) that part of the ad containing the error.

Cancellation deadlines are the same as ad order deadlines. Because of the expense involved in the production of ads, cancellations after deadline may be billed for time and materials. The labor charge is $25 per hour.

The advertiser agrees to indemnify and hold the newspaper harmless for any claims arising out of the publication of copy submitted by the advertiser. This includes, but is not limited to, claims for libel, copyright infringement and trademark infringement.

Position requests will be granted, but not guaranteed, when possible and will not be considered a condition of acceptance for publications. Failure to meet these requests will not constitute cause for adjustment, refund or rerun of the advertisement, unless a positioning surcharge has been paid.

Specs For Sending Ads Our preferred ad delivery format is PDF Version 1.3 (Acrobat 4 Standard).

• All spot colors, RGB, etc. should be converted to CMYK prior to final PDF creation.

• Due to the nature of the newsprint printing process rich black or black made up of CMYK should not be used.

• Type that is overprinted should be no smaller than 5pt, type that is knocking out of more than one color should be no smaller than 8pt.

• When using type at the minimum sizes take into account the fonts you are using as some script and thin bodied type may still be too thin at these sizes.

• Do not use ICC or embedded color profiling as there could be a potential color shift from what you see on your screen versus what you will see on the final piece. This is due to the fact that your profiles may not match our profiles during final output causing the colors to shift to try to match our profiles.

• All fonts must be embedded.

• OPI cannot be used.

• Any images used in your original document should be at a minimum resolution of 200 dpi.

• All PDF’s created from software that supports layers and

live transparencies (i.e. Adobe CS Suite, Quark, etc.) must have all layers and live transparencies flattened within the final PDF delivered to us. If this is not done we can not guarantee your transparency settings will match ours during the digital work flow. This could potentially create undesired effects in the final output of your ad.

• PDFwriter is not acceptable for creating a PDF for print production. At our discretion we may occasionally choose to work with PDF’s created from Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher, or other office applications as best we can, but can not guarantee final output. They are designed for Desktop Publishing not Print Production and typically are missing important capabilities for producing CMYK color, correct font embedding, etc.

• We also will accept native files which must include all supporting fonts and graphics. Please call ahead to be sure we have compatible versions of software to open and work with the files.

• Any copy not sent as a digital file will be converted digitally (scanned) and will probably suffer a loss of quality in the conversion.

• If you have concerns or questions regarding any of the above please feel free to call.

506 James Street, Brainerd, MN 56401 • 800-432-3703 • www.brainerddispatch.com • All of our rates are net.

Brainerd Dispatch Market CITY ZONE AND NEWSPAPER DESIGNATED MARKET / BRAINERD, MINNESOTA Hubbard

Backus

56662

56435

56467 56435 56464

56448 Fifty Lakes

56474

56435

Chickamaw Beach

Emily

56447

Manhattan Beach

Pine River

56469

56472 56477

Crosslake

56456 Jenkins

56474 Nimrod

56442

Aitkin

Cass Pequot Lakes Breezy Point

Wadena 56472

Crow Wing

56441

56481 56465

Nisswa Lake Shore

56466

56468

is sip

pi R iv er

56479

56431

56444

M is s

East Gull Lake

56466

Aitkin

Cuyuna Trommald Crosby Ironton Deerwood 56455 Riverton

Staples 56425 56473 Pillager

Motley

56479

Brainerd Baxter

56401

Garrison

56450

56443

Vineland

Fort Ripley

40

56449

Todd

Harding

Browerville

Randall 56438

Morrison

56475

Mille Lacs 56338 Onamia

56345 Lastrup

56347 Long Prairie

56382

56364

0

5

10

Little Falls

Miles

56359 Hillman

Pierz Genola

LEGEND COUNTY BOUNDARY

Brainerd

ZIP CODE BOUNDARY BRAINERD CORPORATE LIMITS

Twin Cities

BALANCE OF ABC CITY ZONE BALANCE OF NEWSPAPER DESIGNATED MARKET

Audit Bureau of Circulations C1200-R07

Brainerd Dispatch (Morning & Sunday), Brainerd, MN, Page #2

55760 McGregor

56442 Crosslake

56472 Pequot Lakes

56338 Hillman

56342 Isle

56443 Cushing

56473 Pillager

56344 Lastrup

56345 Little Falls

56444 Deerwood

56474 Pine River

56347 Long Prairie

58359 Onamia

56447 Emily

56479 Staples

56373 Royalton

56364 Pierz

56449 Fort Ripley

56481 Verndale

56382 Swanville

56386 Wahkon

56450 Garrison

56482 Wadena

56384 Upsala

56401 Brainerd

56452 Hackensack

56655 Longville

56437 Bertha

56425 Baxter

56465 Merrifield

56314 Bowlus

56438 Browerville

56431 Aitkin

56466 Motley

56318 Burtrum

56440 Clarissa

56435 Backus

56468 Nisswa

56329 Foley

56446 Eagle Bend

56441 Crosby

56469 Palisade

56336 Grey Eagle

56475 Randall

506 James Street, Brainerd, MN 56401 • 800-432-3703 • www.brainerddispatch.com • All of our rates are net.

Audit Bureau of Circulations AUDITED EVERY OTHER YEAR

BRAINERD DISPATCH Brainerd (Crow Wing County), Minnesota 24 months ended September 30, 2011

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Print Newspaper Digital Editions TOTAL AVERAGE CIRCULATION 1A. TOTAL AVERAGE CIRCULATION Paid Circulation Individually Paid Circulation Home Delivery and Mail Print Digital Single Copy Sales Total Average Individually Paid Circulation Business/Traveler Paid Circulation Hotel Distribution - Room/Lobby Copies Total Average Business/Traveler Paid Circulation Total Average Paid Circulation Verified Circulation Home Delivery Requested Targeted Total Average Home Delivery Single Copy Educational Copies Employee/Independent Contractor Retail/Business Total Average Single Copy Total Average Verified Circulation TOTAL AVERAGE CIRCULATION

Sun

Morning (Mon.-Fri.)

15,396 4 15,400

11,199 4 11,203

10,054 4 4,912 14,970

9,192 4 1,070 10,266

104 104 15,074

63 63 10,329

28 22 50

28 18 46

83 183 10 276 326 15,400

574 183 71 828 874 11,203

15,400

11,203

AUDIT STATEMENT There was no adjustment made in the average circulation as shown in the Publisher’s Statements for the period audited.

506 James Street, Brainerd, MN 56401 • 800-432-3703 • www.brainerddispatch.com • All of our rates are net.

Publishing Plans

2012 Display Rates per column inch

Ad Type DVContract

Open Rate

Disc.

Regular Display Sunday BW

$16.50

Sunday Color

$19.90

The Brainerd Dispatch is not responsible for proof of publication 60 days after the ad is published.

Regular Display Daily BW

Daily Color

Sunday Color

Classified Display

Classified Display Sunday BW

Daily BW

$13.40

$16.80

$17.00

$20.40

$13.90

$2,500

13%

$14.35

$17.31

$11.65

$14.61

$14.79

$17.75

$12.09

$5,000

15%

$14.02

$16.91

$11.39

$14.28

$14.45

$17.34

$11.81

$10,000

17%

$13.69

$16.51

$11.12

$13.94

$14.11

$16.93

$11.53

$15,000

19%

$13.36

$16.11

$10.85

$13.60

$13.77

$16.52

$11.25

$20,000

21%

$13.03

$15.72

$10.58

$13.27

$13.43

$16.12

$10.98

$25,000

23%

$12.70

$15.32

$10.31

$12.93

$13.09

$15.71

$10.70

$40,000

25%

$12.37

$14.92

$10.05

$12.60

$12.75

$15.30

$10.42

$50,000

27%

$12.04

$14.52

$9.78

$12.26

$12.41

$14.89

$10.14

$60,000

29%

$11.71

$14.12

$9.51

$11.92

$12.07

$14.48

$9.86

$75,000

31%

$11.38

$13.73

$9.24

$11.59

$11.73

$14.08

$9.59

$100,000

33%

$11.05

$13.33

$8.97

$11.25

$11.39

$13.67

$9.31

$150,000

35%

$10.72

$12.93

$8.71

$10.92

$11.05

$13.26

$9.03

$200,000

37%

$10.39

$12.53

$8.44

$10.58

$10.71

$12.85

$8.75

506 James Street, Brainerd, MN 56401 • 800-432-3703 • www.brainerddispatch.com • All of our rates are net.

*Employment ads are charged an additional $80 Media Fee.

Classified Display

Employment*

Employment*

Neighbors & Wkd. BW

Color

Sunday BW

Sunday Color

Daily BW

Daily Color

$17.30

$18.50

$21.90

$15.00

$18.40

$14.00

$17.40

$15.05

$16.09

$19.05

$13.05

$16.01

$12.18

$15.14

$14.70

$15.72

$18.61

$12.75

$15.64

$11.90

$14.79

$14.35

$15.35

$18.17

$12.45

$15.27

$11.62

$14.44

$14.00

$14.98

$17.73

$12.15

$14.90

$11.34

$14.09

$13.67

$14.61

$17.30

$11.85

$14.54

$11.06

$13.75

$13.32

$14.24

$16.86

$11.55

$14.17

$10.78

$13.40

Daily Color

$12.97 $12.62

$13.87 $13.50

$16.42 $15.98

$11.25 $10.95

$13.80 $13.43

$10.50 $10.22

$13.05 $12.70

$12.27

$13.13

$15.54

$10.65

$13.06

$9.94

$12.35

$11.94

$12.76

$15.11

$10.35

$12.70

$9.66

$12.01

$11.59

$12.39

$14.67

$10.05

$12.33

$9.38

$11.66

$11.24

$12.02

$14.23

$9.75

$11.96

$9.10

$11.31

$10.89

$11.65

$13.79

$9.45

$11.59

$8.82

$10.96

506 James Street, Brainerd, MN 56401 • 800-432-3703 • www.brainerddispatch.com • All of our rates are net.

2012 Pickup Rates 20% off second ad if less than 40 inches

*Ad must run within 6 days of 1st ad.

40% off second ad if more than 40 inches

*Ad must run within 6 days of 1st ad.

2012 Classified Rates EMPLOYMENT OPEN RATE

Days 15 word Ad AVG. Per Word

1-3 $30.00 $0.67

4-6 $37.50 $0.42

7-12 $45.00 $0.25

13-18 $67.50 $0.25

19-26 $90.00 $0.23

Employment Ads are charged an $80 Media fee in addition to per word rate. 15 word minimum.

National/AGENCY Employment OPEN RATE

Days 1-3 4-6 50 word Ad $125.00 $150.00 AVG. Per Word $0.83 $0.50

7-12 $200.00 $0.33

13-18 19-26 $300.00 $350.00 $0.33 $0.27

Employment Ads are charged an $80 Media fee in addition to per word rate. 15 word minimum.

MERCHANDISE & RECREATION OPEN RATE

Days 15 word Ad AVG. Per Word

1-3 $22.50 $0.50

4-6 $26.25 $0.29

7-12 $30.00 $0.17

13-18 $37.50 $0.14

Days 15 word Ad Per Word

1-6 $22.50 $0.25

7-12 $30.00 $0.17

13-18 $37.50 $0.14

19-26 $45.00 $0.12

Days 15 word Ad Per Word

1-6 $37.50 $0.42

7-12 $45.00 $0.25

13-18 $52.50 $0.19

19-26 $60.00 $0.15

Days 15 word Ad Per Word

1-6 $45.00 $.50

7-12 $52.50 $0.29

13-18 $60.00 $0.22

19-26 $67.50 $0.17

Days 15 word Ad Per Word

1-6 $30.00 $0.33

7-12 $45.00 $0.25

13-18 $60.00 $0.22

19-26 $75.00 $0.19

19-26 $45.00 $0.12

TRANSPORTATION OPEN RATE

REAL ESTATE OPEN RATE

RENTAL OPEN RATE

ServiceS OPEN RATE

**Per Word over 40 words: $1.60. 40 word minimum charge.

GARAGE SALE OPEN RATE

Days 40 word ad**

1-3 $27.00 *$5.00 Add’l per day cost

506 James Street, Brainerd, MN 56401 • 800-432-3703 • www.brainerddispatch.com • All of our rates are net.

2012 Online Rates Ad Type

Monthly CPM

Annual CPM

Reccomended Impressions

Cost per Month

Leaderboard Ad

$14

$11

50,000

$700/$550

Impact Ad

$13

$10

50,000

$650/$500

Wow Ad

$10

$7

50,000

$500/$350

Double Wow Ad

$18

$15

50,000

$800/$650

Video Ad

$14

$11

50,000

$700/$550

Prime Time Ad

N/A

$15

50,000

$750

Yahoo!

DMA

Core Zips

$19

30,000

$540/$570

$6

20,000

$120

Employment

N/A

N/A

$100/Week

Spotted

N/A

N/A

$200/Week

News

N/A

N/A

$300/Week

Classified

N/A

N/A

$400/Week

Obits

N/A

N/A

$500/Week

Home Page

N/A

N/A

$300/Day

Email Blast

N/A

N/A

$0.07/email

Daily Post-it

N/A

N/A

$125/Day M - W $100/Day Th -Sun

Corner Peel

N/A

N/A

$250/Day

Sliding Billboard

N/A

N/A

$300/Day

* Video already created * Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm

Behavioral Targeting

$18

Impact Print Bundle

Monthly/Annual

DMA/Core Zips

Interstitial Ads

**Please see individual product sheets for specs/requirements 506 James Street, Brainerd, MN 56401 • 800-432-3703 • www.brainerddispatch.com • All of our rates are net.

2012 Single Sheet Insert Rates 8.5” X 11” SINGLE SHEET INSERTS

QUANTITY - 10,000+ Contract Rate

POST-ITS

Open Rate $2,500

$5,000

$10,000 $15,000

$20,000

$25,000

$40,000

$50,000

$60,000

$75,000 $100,000

$150,000

$200,000

Printing Cost

$38.50 $38.50 $38.50 $38.50 $38.50 $38.50 $38.50 $38.50 $38.50 $38.50 $38.50 $38.50 $38.50 $38.50

Insertion Cost

$58.00 $50.46 $49.30 $48.14 $46.98 $45.82 $44.66 $43.50 $42.34 $41.18 $40.02 $38.86 $37.70 $36.54

QUANTITY - 5,000 - 9,000

Total CPM

$96.50 $88.96 $87.80 $86.64 $85.48 $84.32 $83.16 $82.00 $80.84 $79.68 $78.52 $77.36 $76.20 $75.04

Contract Rate

Open Rate

$2,500 $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $25,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 $75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Printing Cost

$56.50

$56.50 $56.50 $56.50 $56.50 $56.50 $56.50 $56.50 $56.50 $56.50 $56.50 $56.50 $56.50 $56.50

Insertion Cost

$58.00 $50.46 $49.30 $48.14 $46.98 $45.82 $44.66 $43.50 $42.34 $41.18 $40.02 $38.86 $37.70 $36.54

Total CPM

$114.50

$106.96 $105.80 $104.64 $103.48 $102.32 $101.16 $100.00 $98.84 $97.68 $96.52 $95.36 $94.20 $93.04

11” X 17” SINGLE SHEET INSERTS QUANTITY - 10,000+

Contract Rate Open Rate $2,500 $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $25,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 $75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Printing Cost

$69.00 $69.00 $69.00 $69.00 $69.00 $69.00 $69.00 $69.00 $69.00 $69.00 $69.00 $69.00 $69.00 $69.00

Insertion Cost

$58.00 $50.46 $49.30 $48.14 $46.98 $45.82 $44.66 $43.50 $42.34 $41.18 $40.02 $38.86 $37.70 $36.54

QUANTITY - 7,000 - 9,000 Total CPM

$127.00 $119.46 $118.30 $117.14 $115.98 $114.82 $113.66 $112.50 $111.34 $110.18 $109.02 $107.86 $106.70 $105.54

Contract Rate Open Rate

$2,500 $5,000

$10,000

$15,000

$20,000

$25,000

$40,000

$50,000 $60,000

$75,000

$100,000

$150,000

$200,000

Deadlines – See your media consultant for deadline information.

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Split puts deficit-cut package in doubt WASHINGTON (AP) — A painful package of spending cuts and tax increases drew sharp challenges from both the left and right on President Barack Obama’s deficit commission Wednesday, putting approval in doubt. However, both parties’ Senate budget point men embraced the plan, and even

opponents called it a starting point for efforts next year to control the nation’s ballooning debt.

“It’s a template that gives people an opportunity to start discussing what we have to do to get our fiscal house in order,” said Rep. Xavier Becerra, a California Democrat on the panel who hasn’t said whether he’ll support the

package.

The 18-member bipartisan commission scheduled a vote on the plan for Friday. But as Wednesday’s meeting demonstrated, the co-chairmen, Democrat Erskine Bowles and Republican Alan Simpson, face a difficult chore in rounding up the 14 votes needed to officially send

the plan to Congress for consideration.

Winning over lawmakers who are also panel members appeared to be the biggest remaining challenge, given the politically incendiary nature of many of the proposals. The tax increases it includes are deal-breakers for some Republicans, likewise social

program cuts for some Democrats.

The plan calls for sweeping tax changes that would affect millions of Americans, including trimming or doing away with many popular tax breaks such as the home mortgage deduction. It would also

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The S&P 500 added 2.2 percent to 1,206.07. Today’s gain followed rallies of 3 percent on Sept. 1 and 2.2 some for cuts program the plan to Congress for considerpercent on Aug. 2, meaning Democrats. called it a starting package.

The plan calls for sweeping tax The 18-member bipartisan ation.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A opponents the three biggest advances Winning over lawmakers who point for efforts next year to conscheduled a vote on that would affect millions painful package of spending cuts the nation’s ballooning debt. commission for Friday. But as are also panel members appeared changes trimming since July occurred on plan tax increases drew sharp trol andthe remaining chal- of Americans, including “It’s a template that gives peo- the meeting demon- to be the biggest politically incen- or doing away with many popular challenges from both the left and first trading day of a month, opportunity to start dis- Wednesday’sthe co-chairmen, lenge, given the such as the home on President Barack ple an of many of the pro- tax breaks we have to do to get strated, what nature diary cussing also and Bloomberg data show.right The would It Bowles commission mortgage deduction.

Democrat Erskine Obama’s deficit posals. The tax increases it our fiscal house in order,” said Republican Alan Simpson, face a Wednesday, putting approval in Dow Jones Industrial includes are deal-breakers for Rep. Xavier Becerra, a California difficult chore in rounding up the doubt. However, both parties’ See DEFICIT, Page 4A some Republicans, likewise social Democrat on the panel who hasn’t Average rose 249.76 points, 14 votes needed to officially send Senate budget point men said whether he’ll support the embraced the plan, and even or 2.3 percent, to 11,255.78.

“The recovery is unfolding,” said John Praveen, the Newark, N.J.-based chief investment strategist at Prudential International Investments Advisers. “The quality of the economic data WASHINGTON (AP) — has been improving. There’s Pointing to the BP blowout a strong bid for commodiand risks of a new environmental disaster, the Obama ties as China is growingBloomberg at a News administration reversed NEW YORK — Stocks strong pace. There’s some itself Wednesday and promrallied Wednesday, sending ised not to pursue offshore easing of concerns about the Standard & Poor’s 500 drilling in the eastern Gulf Index to the biggest Europe. Those are all cataof Mexico or anywhere else advance in three months, along the nation’s East lysts for a stock rally.” amid improving global ecoCoast.

The Dow average nomic has data and on investor The decision was hailed speculation of a larger in Florida, which depends rallied in December more European financial rescue. on tourists drawn by the The S&P 500 added 2.2 than in any other month state’s white beaches, but percent to 1,206.07. Today’s criticized by the oil industry, over the last century, gain followed rallies of 3 which said the administrapercent on Sept. 1 and 2.2 according to data compiled tion was stifling crucial U.S. percent on Aug. 2, meaning

by Bespoke Investment energy production and costthe three biggest advances jobrecession-battered on the Brainerd ing Dispatch/Steve Kohls Group. On average, the since 30- July occurred seekers golden opportuniday of a month, Katie (front) and Erica Stepanek guided their sled down the Brainerd High School hill stock gauge has risen first 1.3tradingdata for new work. tiesWednesday.

The show.Garin Bloomberg The administration had Industrial fresh snow improved the surface of the popular sliding hill. percent in the month. Dow JonesThe backed a major expansion points,

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“The recovery is unfolding,” said John Praveen, the Newark, N.J.-based chief investment strategist at Prudential International Investments Advisers. “The quality of the economic data has been improving. There’s a strong bid for commodities as China is growing at a strong pace. There’s some easing of concerns about Europe. Those are all catalysts for a stock rally.”

The Dow average has rallied in December more than in any other month over the last century, according to data compiled Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls

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30-front of the house. guided their sled down the Brainerd Group. On average, the the STOCKINGER Katie Garin (front) and Erica Stepanek the popular sliding hill. stock gauge has risen 1.3 surface offive theamong improvedis The Kowalczyk The fresh snow home percent in the month.

Pierz homes are ready for holidays

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East Coast oil drilling rejected

by Obama WASHINGTON (AP) — Pointing to the BP blowout and risks of a new environmental disaster, the Obama administration reversed itself Wednesday and promised not to pursue offshore drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico or anywhere else along the nation’s East Coast.

The decision was hailed in Florida, which depends on tourists drawn by the state’s white beaches, but criticized by the oil industry, which said the administration was stifling crucial U.S. energy production and costing recession-battered jobseekers golden opportunities for new work.

The administration had backed a major expansion of offshore drilling earlier this year, in part to gain support for comprehensive climate legislation in Congress, one of President Barack Obama’s top legislative goals.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar denied politics played any role, saying the BP spill taught officials a number of lessons, “most importantly that we need to proceed with caution and focus on creating a more stringent regulatory regime.”

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of offshore drilling earlier this year, in part to gain support for comprehensive in legislation climate Congress, one of President Barack Obama’s top legislative goals.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar denied politics played any role, saying the BP spill taught officials a number of lessons, “most importantly that we need to proceed with caution and focus on creating a more regulatory stringent regime.”

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The log home is owned by Arnold Kowalczyk and Diane Holmquist. the built and designed Kowalczyk home in 2007 in rural Pierz. The home firefeatures vaulted ceilings, a stone in place, a large pond and a waterfall

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and proceeds Holy Trinity School in Pierz. Tickets are available at the school, Unity all Bank, F&M Bank and Red’s Auto, and in Pierz; Double Deuce in Genola; Radio Shack in Little Falls.

Cari Woitalla, tour marketing coorwill dinator, said funds from the tour help enrich students’ activities and See HOMES, Page 5A

A slice of “Pie” — andhomes Scrooge | on five log home in rural Pierz will be among The Central Lakes Arnold Kowalczyk and Diane Holmquist’s the Tour of Homes Sunday in Pierz.

College theater department is A slice of “Pie” looking foward to — and Scrooge | The Central Lakes a busy December.

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Cari Woitalla, tour marketing coorKowalczyk designed and built the from the tour will home in 2007 in rural Pierz. The home dinator, said funds the front of the house.

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A ‘Gardeny’ Christmas mom is a gardener Dear master gardener: My something “gardeny” and I would like to give her any suggestions? for Christmas. Do you have all make good gifts.

Books and tools and plants gardening books, but Bookstores have many good for our climate, make sure they are appropriateMelinda Myers’ as which is zone 3. Books such in Minnesota would fit Month-by-Month Gardening such as that criterion. So would a magazine by the Minnesota Northern Gardener, published State Horticulture Society. as a hand pruner, Good quality hand tools, such or dandelion digger a lopper or a sturdy “claw” tools such as spades, might be welcome. Larger also fill a need. potato forks, edgers, etc., may a membership to Other possibilities would be kneeling pads or stools, the Northland Arboretum, d gloves or a pail fitted close-fitting half-rubberize and pockets for garwith a canvas lining with slots certificate to a seed den tools and supplies. A gift store would always be catalog company or garden appreciated, too. friend gave me a Dear master gardener: A How do I take care blooming amaryllis as a gift. of it? flowering houseAn amaryllis is a beautiful ed flowers on 1plant that has large trumpet-shap in red, salmon, pink, to 2-foot stalks. They come your amaryllis is apricot, white or bi-color. While prolong the life of the blooming, you will want to direct sunlight. After flowers by keeping it out of cut the faded your plant is finished blooming,remove the flower to flowers off, being careful not After it has finstalk until it has turned yellow. amaryllis in the ished blooming, keep your and continue waterbrightest spot in your house Make sure the ing and fertilizing it regularly.your plant does not so water drains from the pot get root rot. when all danger of summer, Next spring or early outside. Keep it frost is gone, place your amaryllis slowly move it to a in a shaded area at first, then at least six hours place in your garden that receives pot into the ground and of sunlight daily. Sink the fertilize it all summer.

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• When you buy a poinsettia, choose a sturdy, healthy one. Wrap it well in the store and put it into a warm car. When you get it home, remove the wrap and any paper covering the pot. Check to be sure the pot has a drainage hole. Water whenever the surface starts to dry.

Place in a sunny window and fertilize in four to six weeks.

• Poinsettia sap may irritate skin but the plant is not toxic when eaten. Holly and mistletoe, however, can be dangerous, especially when eaten by children. Ornamental peppers are not poisonous but can be so “hot” that handling them can be painful, especially when pepper oils on hands get rubbed into eyes.

• Dust on houseplant leaves is unsightly and prevents the sun’s benefits from being absorbed by the plant. Periodically clean both upper and under sides of leaves with warm water, to which a drop or two of dish soap has been added. Do not use mayonnaise or milk because they leave a residue that attracts dust.

• Continue to check stored dahlia tubers and canna bulbs for mold, soft spots and shriveling, all of which should be discarded. Such damage can mean that storage temperatures are too high and/or air circulation is poor.

• Choose a fresh Christmas tree to meet your needs. Balsam is most fragrant. Norway pine holds heavy ornaments well. White pine has softer, longer and fragrant needles suitable for lightweight ornaments. White spruce and Norfolk Island pine are good tabletop trees.

• De-icers often damage grass and shrubs.

Use sand instead.

the first frost in the Bring it back indoors before place and do not fall and store it in a cool, dark when it has become water it. Remove the foliage can be forced into dry and shriveled. The bulbs has rested for eight to bloom again after your plant

growth, set your 12 weeks. When you see new and begin waterlight amaryllis back into bright stalks appear and ing it again. You will see the four to six weeks the flowers will follow about bound, so you will later. Amaryllis like to be pot every three to four only have to repot it about years. soil in my houseDear master gardener: The crusty on top. Also, plants is turning white and have white around I have a few clay pots that the rim. What is this? pots has a buildIt sounds like the soil in your accumulate on top up of soluble salts. These salts You also may see crust. of the soil, forming a white the top edge of your a ring of salt deposits around pots. You can preclay pots and on the outside of up by proper vent soluble salts from building watering. softened water to If at all possible, do not use it adds chemical salts to water your plants because and potentially injure the soil, which can build up like fertilizer can. the roots of your plants, just out by holding You can flush most of the salts your plant heavyour pot over a sink and watering of the drainage out run to ily, allowing the water in the saucer so the holes. Discard any water left not reabsorbed back salts you just leached out are holes or walls of into the soil through the drainage of salts on the top of the clay pot. If there is a layer begin leaching. you your soil, remove it before high, you may If the soluble salt level is very repot a plant, you want to repot the plant. When holes so water can choose a container with drain pebbles in the drain freely from the soil. Layering will not help soil bottom of a solid container drainage. are trained and certiCROW WING MASTER GARDENERS of Minnesota Extension fied volunteers for the University in this column is based on Service. All information given To ask a provided by the university. research and information Help Line at 824-1000, question, call the Master Gardener A master gardener will message. a leave and extension 4040, return your call.

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Senior Class L MINNESOTA SENIORS A PUBLICATION FOR CENTRA

SENIOR CLASS

Edition, Friday, 2011; Neighbors Weekend Tuesday, December 20,

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December 23, 2011

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(front left), Mabel Halvorson The moms are Helen Heino

Excelsior Place in Baxter.

mothers who all live at and Lonnie Knutson.

spend time with their left), Carol Blowers Three childhood friends are Bev Ganske (back Knutson; and the daughters

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By JENNIFER STOCKI day — worked at the hardAXTER — Three childhood ware store in Pequot Lakes. the friends have gone nearly Rosellyn’s husband also full circle of life with each worked there.

Ganske said when Blower’s other and their mothers.

Bev The three daughters — mother moved to Excelsior and Lonnie ExGanske, Carol Blowers she’d take her mother to each other Knutson — have known celsior and the four would Knutson for 52 years. Ganske and have lunch or tea and cookies Pequot met in sixth grade in the together. Ganske said besides Blowers Lakes School District, and Excelsior being a nice place to grade. decided met them in seventh to live, her mother now the The three childhood friends, live there too because of in conin their late 60s, have kept friendships. sometimes “I love it that all our moms tact their entire lives — — and now more than other times live here,” said Ganske. nt to they have another arrangeme even “When I come here I get nice. that will make their friendship visit all three moms. It’s stronger.

We’ll make lunch reservait Their mothers live at Excelsior tions with our moms and mother, Place in Baxter. Blower’s feels nice that Carol’s and lived at so Mabel Halvorson, 91, has Lonnie’s moms both are Ganske’s come.

I years; when Excelsior for five happy to see me Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls has lived of mother, Helen Heino, 89, They haven’t gotten sick Place in Knutson recently at Excelsior there for a year; and Knutson’s me yet.” hugged her mother Rosellyn 92, Lonnie Knutson (right) Ganske said that the three Baxter. mother, Rosellyn Knutson, at the drug have for a 10 cent coke floats just sit here moved to Excelsior in October. friends are lucky to still lives and now they can of her store in Pequot Lakes.

Rosellyn said a big part their mothers, as they have and socialize.

Place their moth- and look pretty Knutson and Blowers attended and us to decision to move to Excelsior friends who do not have “Family is so important Mabel.

Sunday School together. each other.” was because of Helen and ers around anymore. they we’re lucky to all have knowing fathers The daughters said that many “It was nice to come here The childhood friends’ The childhood friends have did their homework Rosellyn. past. Ganske often times I had friends here,” said have since passed away. fond memories of their for a long See FRIENDS, Page 2S Blowers.

“It’s just us girls,” said “We’ve known each other recall going into town hard all their and Knutson time.”

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