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12, 2015 • Year 132 • Issue

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When Two Are Called Together

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lakes area

Lina Belar

For The Focus non Falls, Minn., Augustana Collegeand went to studied religion. where she Cassie Anderson At Luther an- Seminary, swered the call, her four-year and she is inary now the new associate degree included semthree of Calvary Lutheran pastor years of classroom experience Church and in Perham. Here, her empha- was a one-year internship. It sis will be working at the seminary where with she met young adults and her now-husband, terms of education, family in Jacob. They were ity and hospitality. spiritual- dents, but only both stuknew each Her last other call was more of a generalist: time. through Facebook at the from 2011 to 2014, she was associate pastor “We began dating in Sparta, divorce, after Wis. and sustained our his relationship while “To be called means we were to be miles 500 open to going where you feel June apart,” Cassie said. “In a pull,” said Cassie. of 2014, I left my call at “The the congregation work of the Spirit in Sparta for clusive to the is not ex- a variety of reasons, church. the most A important being plumber may feel to Jacob and Cassie pulled to my follow the gifts call as a partner live into associate Anderson and steppastor of Calvary are both pastors living in Perham has. Church lifethat he or she parent.” Lutheran Church. is not just with their children, what happens within She moved Submitted photo Jackson and Layla. Cassie is the new walls of a building,the four Lake, N.D. in to Devils ready had two children. June, to be son Jack- Jacob it is closer knowing God is present band to her intended hus- 3. is 5 years old and Layla, the hopes to find a call in who everywhere.” area, but he is working had been who was also a pastor, at various synods selected from their local Calvary Lutheran in Grand Forks, When both individuals Cassie said she always and regions, to reality,” said N.D. She and as educain felt Jacob were called to be a married Sept. 13, a relationship are pastors, it tion coordinator, band leader travel to Israel and Palestine Cassie. makes and in 2014. Jacob was church. She grewpart of the 2014, and they On the trip, the immediately well, job selection a little, now. assistant custodian for ticipant. also a par- pants up in Can- were particichallenging. Cassie also a family, as Jacob accompanied That local alShe is classicallyloves music. made possible project was Lutherans and “We worked Christians in gether, “said Cassie.on it to- piano, plays guitar trained in laboration withthrough a col- Israel and Palestine, “Part of my call as ELCA Young and sings. Adult and bepastor is to help people come more In the end, Cassie began Ministry and the the conflict. educated about see that the land they many factors that there were ham on Dec. 16,work in Per- ELCA’S Peace 2014. The Campaign. Not Walls are standing on is ward Perham. pointed to- next month, January The goal was holy." Jacob’s family For one, she led a of 2015, religious, politicalto share the “The goal was trip to the Holy lives not far Cassie Anderson from town, and her Land. train young adultssimple: to history of the and social region and to lead deepen a cabin at Lake family has their peers on accompaniment the faith of travelers Alexander. as She had been there before, journeys, one of 16 young adults their globaland help connect CALLED experience with continued on 10a

Ottertail Lake seeing unusual ice heave

Elizabeth Huwe

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At Hoot’s Sports in Perham, the (left, sales manager) spring boat season and John Hendrickx begins in January. Elizabeth Huwe/FOCUS As the weather (right, sales representative) will be kept busygets warmer, Matt Carstens for several more months.

Springing out of

Perham retaile

Elizabeth Huwe ehuwe@perham focus.com

rs already prepa

winter

red for spring

ehuwe@perham nesota Department focus.com of Natural Resources, ice heaves and ridges Ice is a normal part of win- by the are caused by caused ter along Minnesota’s lakes. lake’s pushing action of a However, this ice sheet against the property owners year, some shore. on Otter Tail County Lakes “This is especially are dealing true in with more ice, and damage, years that the ice sheet lacks than usual. an insulating snow cover,” the department Dave Sethre, President of ice cracks added. When lake the Otter Tail County Coali- son, water for whatever reation of Lake Associations, rises into the cracks called the pushing and freezes, gradually ice on Otter panding exTail Lake “pretty the sheet. radical” this year. Fluctuating temperatures can worsen this “This is turning problem by out to be causing the winter of the additional expansion, ice many of our larger heave on the DNR said, which Otter Tail tremendous exerts a County lakes,” thrust Sethre in the March COLA wrote shore. Alternate against the warming and ter. “Estimates are newslet- cooling of the ice sheet leads sion has been that expan- to additional pushing 150 to 200 action, percent at some causing the ice to creep And we are only locations. shoreward and scrape, gouge, through the winter.”half ways ICE HEAVE According to the Mincontinued on 3a

“Our ‘spring’ starts Mike Parta, General January 1,” said “That’s also where Manager at Hoot’s On one hand, Mike came up during though winter neverit almost seems as week. an interview with the Focus last with our fishing seminars,” Arno “That’s Perham area this fully set in over the start providing when the manufacturers one way the company creates a said of draw for potential shoppers deals.” snowfall and routineyear, with minimal in the market for “We’re a little bit days near or above a unusual, I suppose, new toy while also providing freezing. On the Anne Polta from a lot of businesses,” a learning other, after the bursts opportunity. extreme cold, Forum News Service said Jim Arno, of Business Officials have few Now, however, likely to beg winter Minnesotans are that the Manager at Hoot’s, then added ing to establish a been workearly start to spring of online shopping,with the prevalence zone to trol around the farm of conInstead, tell-tale stick around. is ultimately Veterinarians territory can mean helpful, starting to pop up signs of spring are of sales as they try to fit a year’s worth comparatively little. health officials are and state affected. Surveillancethat was keeping a additional “You’d be surprised, for any delions. Lenten everywhere, like dan- months. and business into only five close watch for the contacts that signs of infection fish any are made over the grass (however brownfries have begun, breaks of a deadly new out- also will be launched internet,” said Parta. “We work in the fall “It’s really become as part ible and spring sports it may be) is vis- inventory virus that struck avian flu of an all-out effort on getting our a global marketplace for and getting practices are startto limit the a Pope ing. County turkey set up,” Parta said. our show rooms consider us,” Arno agreed. “When you farm in late spread of the virus, Cardona the size “We’re well into February. said Friday. When no one spring already.” Lund dealerships, that we are, among when spring will ever really knows and They’re hopeful, The virus was most that we’re rank“And however, introduced likely ance each year, make its first appear- season, shows,” said Arno. “The show ing in the top three for all that the virus can into the Pope how of be contained ous retailers decide do Perham’s vari- set for really, is a turning of the mind- America… that’s pretty huge.” North to the one barn where it was County turkey flock by one or There are a few gears between seasons?when to switch know, the buying public – to let them detected. more infected wild changes that follow ‘Hey, we’re open.’ with the normal spring calendar as first turkeys becamebirds. The We’re ready Arno “We’ll do our best too.” well, sick durto pre- ing the said. Store hours vent it with biosecurity,” and seasonal last week in February. HOOT’S Because of territory said Within boundaries set ployees are added. Meetings are emDr. Carol Cardona, As it turns out, SPORTS days, nearly 15,000 more frequently. spring at Hoot’s by the boat manufacturers, Sports has very sor in avian health a profes- were dead. Everyone needs held Parta and Arno said they have little to do with to at be the Unilearned to be espethe cal- cially endar or open water. versity of creative in Minnesota’s SPRING College of Veterinary tional customers. how to draw in addiMedicine who also specializes continued on 10a in FLU detecting avian influenza in continued on 10a domestic poultry.

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