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Wet, cold fall makes for tough harvest BY TERRY SALMELA EDITOR@PINECITYMN.COM

Usually farmers are done harvesting soybeans and corn by Thanksgiving. This year harvest could go for another

two weeks or even until Christmas and beyond. The weather gets blamed for a lot of things and this year it can be blamed for the late harvest. Last year and this year were two of the wettest growing sea-

sons in history for farmers in this area. Last fall there were extremely wet soils in many fields that never dried out this spring. That was followed by this year’s wet and cold spring and summer. Farmers strug-

gled to plant their corn and soybeans. This has led to an extremely wet harvest this fall. “If we did not have the warm weeks in September there would not have been a crop in this area,” said Nancy Rys.

Nancy’s husband Tom and their family farm east of Rock Creek. They have a grain drying and storage business and a Pioneer Hybrid dealership. SEE HARVEST, PAGE 17

County unemployment hits lowest rate ever BY MIKE GAINOR EDITOR@PINECITYMN.COM

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‘Hay’ there, Frosty! The Doug and Susan Fore family took their holiday decorating to the next level, piling up three white-wrapped ﬁve-foot-tall haybales and ﬁxing up their huge haybale-snowman with a tire and bucket for the hat, ice cream bucket lids painted black for the face and buttons, and a bright orange caution cone for the nose. The family welcomes visitors to drive by and check out their creation at 15095 Mallard Road in Brook Park.

The unemployment rate in Pine County fell to 3.3 percent in October, the lowest recorded jobless rate in the county since records were first kept in 1990. According to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), the 3.3 percent unemployment rate for October 2017 beats the previous lowest rate of 3.4 percent recorded back in October 2000 and October 1999. Overall, DEED data shows that unemployment in Pine County traditionally rises in winter and early spring, then heads back downwards. The years 201517 have continued that trend so far, with the unemployment rate hitting a low of 3.8 percent in October 2015, then climbing to 8.0 percent in March 2016. It fell from there to a low of 4.1 percent in October 2016, and rose to a high of 9.3 percent in January 2017 – the highest unemployment in Pine County in the past four years – before coming back down to the current all time-low.

The highest recorded Pine County unemployment rate was 16.4 percent in February 1991. In October 2017, Pine County had a labor force of 14,986 with 14,487 employed and 499 unemployed. DEED reports that Minnesota’s overall unemployment rate fell 0.4 percent in October to 3.3 percent, its lowest level in 17 years, according to seasonally adjusted figures. The agency said state employers eliminated 4,500 jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis in October. Over the past 12 months, however, Minnesota has gained 41,372 jobs, a 1.4 percent growth rate, matching the U.S. rate of job growth during that period. “Minnesota’s labor market is still growing at a healthy pace, adding more than 290,000 jobs since ... January 2011,” said DEED Commissioner Shawntera Hardy. “Over the past year, nine of the state’s 11 industrial sectors have outpaced the national growth rate.” The jobless rate for the United States as a whole was 4.1 percent in October.

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Dog leads police to 286 pounds of pot in Askov woman’s car STAFF REPORT NEWS@PINECITYMN.COM

A woman from Askov has been arrested and charged after 286 pounds of marijuana was found in her vehicle by law enforcement in North Dakota. According to a press release from the West Fargo Police Department, on Nov. 21 the West Fargo Police Department, the North Dakota Highway Patrol, and the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office, in a joint effort made a traffic stop on Interstate 94 by the 45th Street exit

in West Fargo. During the traffic stop a West Fargo K9 named Disco, gave a positive alert. This gave the police probable cause to search the vehicle. Upon search of the vehicle, approximately 286 pounds of marijuana was found and seized. The estimated street value of the marijuana is $1,370,000. Kimberly Norton, 34, of Askov, was arrested for possession of marijuana with intent to deliver. She was taken to the Cass County Jail.

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Cult leader Barnard pursues reduced sentence BY AILENE CROUP NEWS@PINECITYMN.COM

Victor Barnard has asked the Minnesota Court of Appeals to have his sentence reduced to the maximum number of years allowed under state guidelines. Barnard was known as the cult leader of the Finlayson group River Road Fellowship back in the late 1990s into the 2000s in a compound located off County Road 36, east of Finlayson, Minn. Minnesota District Courts operate under state sentencing guidelines. The state has a maximum sentence allowed for any offense. The 10th Judicial District Court which includes Pine County may depart from those sentencing limits by asking for fewer or more years than the state has set. Pine County Attorney Reese

Fredrickson was surprised when the Minnesota’s Court of Appeals upheld Barnard’s request for the reduced sentence. It was a clerical error, according to Fredrickson, which brought the case back to the Court of Appeals. The 30-year sentence had already been discussed and was agreed to at the sentencing hearing by the defense, Barnard and the judge. The maximum sentence under state guidelines for the two counts of criminal sexual conduct is 24 years, 12 years for each count. Fredrickson asked the court for a departure from state limits. He requested the sentence be extended to 15 years for each count and a total of 30 years. All parties involved agreed and it was pronounced at the hearing and “the intent is clearly on the record,” according to Fredrickson. The transcript of the proceedings

reflects that discussion, he told the Pioneer. There was a clerical error. There should have been a line in the document that said there was a departure from the maximum sentence of 24 years to the actual sentence of 30 years. Fredrickson said he has kept in touch with one of the defendants in Barnard case, Lindsay Tornambe. When he broke the news to her, he said her response was, “It’s not fair.” Fredrickson said he is preparing for his last chance to appeal to the State Supreme Court. He will be asking that the sentence stand at 30 years as the transcripts reflect. Barnard’s appeal was prepared and presented by a court appointed appellate attorney which is paid for by the state.

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NOV. 30 Ruby’s Pantry The Ruby’s Pantry food distribution, normally the fourth Thursday of each month, will have a special distribution date of Thursday, Nov. 30 at the Armory in Pine City from 5 - 6:30 p.m. For information call 651-674-0009 or visit www.rubyspantry.org.

Pine City Junior High Holiday Concert The Pine City High School Music Department will present their Junior High Holiday Concert on Thursday, Nov. 30 at 7:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The choirs will open the concert, followed by the concert and symphonic bands. All are invited to attend this free concert featuring the outstanding junior high students of Pine City High. Email jkrinke@ isd578.org with any questions.

DEC. 1 PCftA Snowﬂake Gallery opening Pine Center for the Arts will be exhibiting a collection of unique artwork and gifts from past gallery artists as well as local artists, just in time for the holiday shopping season. The public is invited to opening night on Friday, Dec. 1 from 4-7 p.m. at Pine Center for the Arts, Pine City. There will be extended Holiday Madness hours on Saturday, Dec. 2, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. December holiday hours are Thursday and Friday, 4-7 p.m., and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 320-629-4924, visit www.pinecenter.org, or become a fan on Facebook for details.

DEC. 2 History museum ‘Festival of Trees’ On Saturday, Dec. 2 the public is invited to the annual Festival of Trees fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Pine County Historical Museum in Askov. There will be vendors and crafters, door prizes, breakfast buffet and soup and salad buffet at the Little Mermaid Cafe. Bake sale begins at 9 a.m. and a Christmas tea will take place from 1 to 2:45 p.m. RSVPs are appreciated; call 320-838-1607.

Holiday Madness and Christmas Carol Parade Saturday, Dec. 2 is the annual Holiday Madness celebration and Holiday parade in Pine City. There will be various craft/ boutique shows including the Christmas Marketplace at four local churches, Gals Ya’ Know at the American Legion, and the Snowflake Gallery at Pine Center for the Arts. Anytime Fitness and Fairview will host a “Jingle Bell Jog” at 4 p.m. and there will be Photos with Santa (by appointment) at Cabin Coffee’s. A Chamber Chili Cook-Off featuring seven local businesses takes place from 4 to 6:30 p.m. and a Holiday Lights Tour

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residential contest will be sponsored by Stearns Bank. The parade begins at 5:30 p.m. at 8th Ave. and Main Street, and ends at Robinson Park. Prizes will be awarded by the Pine City Pioneer to a first and second place winner for the most creative and/or entertaining floats. After the parade at 6:30 p.m. is the tree lighting and holiday program in Robinson Park with drawings for Chamber Bucks. Contact the Chamber at 320-322-4040 or visit www.pinecitychamber.com for more information.

Pine City Christmas Marketplace Four Pine City churches are participating in a Christmas Marketplace on Saturday, Dec. 2. Immaculate Conception, 535 8th St. SW, starts the day off at 8 a.m. with coffee and rolls and a silent auction. Beginning at 9 a.m., visit Our Redeemer Lutheran’s specialty shops featuring a “Scandinavian Sweet Shop,” crafts, lefse demo and coffee, quilt raffle and more at 825 Golf Ave. SW. Stop at First Presbyterian, 405 S. Main St., for cookies, lefse and chili & cornbread lunch, and finish the day browsing craft, artist and vendor booths at Pine City Evangelical’s Lighthouse, 1045 Main St. S. Call 320-629-7249 or 320-629-2584 for booth space or more information.

‘Songs of the Stage’ The Pine City Heritage Players will present an evening of entertainment with “Songs of the Stage” on Saturday, Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m., at the Pine City American Legion. “Dreaming of a White Christmas” will feature many local talents. Advance sale tickets are available at Cabin Coffee’s, Three Twenty Brewing Co., or purchase tickets at the door. Visit pinecityheritageplayers.com for information.

um at 3 p.m. Tickets are now on sale by calling 952-474-1000; or online at www.lorieline.com.

Legion Auxiliary cash bingo Play Legion Auxiliary cash bingo on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2 p.m., at the American Legion in Pine City. There will be cash door prizes and a raffle. Proceeds are used for veterans projects. For more information call Linda at 651-334-8789.

DEC. 4 PCHS Holiday Concert The Pine City High School Music Department will present their Senior High Band and Choir Holiday Concert on Monday, Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. All are invited to attend this free concert featuring the outstanding senior high students of Pine City High. Email jkrinke@ isd578.org with any questions.

DEC. 5 Ethnic Dinner in Rush City The public is invited to participate in the North Chisago Historical Society’s “Ethnic Dinner” at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 5, at the Rushseba Town Hall, located just north of Rush City, on Old Highway 61. Participants are asked a dish to pass, especially one whose recipe originates from another country. It promises to be an enjoyable evening, sharing stories and listening to music entertainment.

DEC. 9 Kuzel book signing Local author Dale Kuzel will be at the Pine City Library on Saturday, Dec. 9 at 10:30 a.m. to sign and read from his book, “Beautiful Pictures, Beautiful Words.”

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DEC. 2 & 3 Sweetgrass basket workshop Learn the art of making a coil sweetgrass basket at this twoday workshop on Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dec. 2 and 3, at the Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post. Sweetgrass is a fragrant sacred herb used in ceremonies and artwork by the Ojibwe. Refreshments and a light lunch are provided on both days and discount hotel rooms are available on Saturday at Grand Casino Mille Lacs for participants. Registration is required. Call 320-532-3632 or visit www.mnhs.org/millelacs for more information.

Santa Day in Braham will take place Saturday, Dec. 9, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Braham Area Community Event Center, 655 8th St. SW. Events will include Dad’s Belgian Waffle Brunch, Photos with Santa, Santa’s Gift Shop, Mrs. Claus Bake Sale, Elves Workshop, Christmas trees and wreaths. Visit brahamcenter. org or call 320-396-3177 for more information. The Paradise Theatre in Mora will present a free showing of the movie “Boss Baby” on Saturday, Dec. 9 at 12:30 p.m. Contact 320-679-3964 or www.moratheatre.com for more information.

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Lorie Line Christmas concert On Sunday, Dec. 3 Lorie Line will perform her Christmas concert, “King of Kings,” at the Pine City High School auditori-

library for all to enjoy. Legos will be supplied by the library, so leave personal Legos at home. For more information, call the library at 320-384-6351 (ask for the Hinckley branch), drop by the library at 106 First St. SE, or visit www.ecrlib.org.

DEC. 14 ‘Selﬁsh Elﬁsh’ appears at the Rush City Library “Selfish Elfish,” a free program about what happens when one of Santa’s own helpers doesn’t make the “nice” list, will be performed on Thursday, Dec. 14 at 4 p.m. at the Rush City Public Library. For more information, log on to www.ecrlib. org or call 320-358-3948.

DEC. 16 Free holiday movie in Paradise The Paradise Theatre in Mora will present a free showing of the movie “Nut Job 2” on Saturday, Dec. 16 at 12:30 p.m. Call 320-679-3964 or visit www.moratheatre.com for more information.

DEC. 20 Acoustic music jam session Area musician Troy Heling will lead an acoustic music jam session from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20 at the Rush City Public Library. All acoustic instruments, voices, levels and styles are welcome. The goal is to have fun and share the joy of making music together. Listeners also are welcome to enjoy the music. Call the library (320358-3948) the day of the event to confirm.

DEC. 21 ‘Blue Christmas’ service A Place for You homeless shelter will host a “Blue Christmas” service on Thursday, Dec. 21 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Pine City. The service, which addresses those who have experienced loss and disappointment in the past year, will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by soup, sandwiches and cookies. At 7 p.m. there will be musical performances and a group sing-a-long. All by free-will donation, funds will benefit A Place for You. Email ctuckner@ gmail.com with any questions.

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Kids in grades 1-6 are invited to Lego Club at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12 at the Hinckley Public Library. The kids’ creations will be displayed in the

DEC. 31 Free New Year’s Eve luncheon Senior citizens and handicapped individuals are invited to ring in the New Year during daylight hours beginning at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 31 at Open Arms Church in Grasston. A free meal will be served at 12:30 p.m. and entertainment by the Mystery Mountain Boys will follow. Call 888-344-5464 for (required) reservations by Dec. 23.

MEETINGS THURSDAY 11/30 TOPS-Take Off Pounds Sensibly: Pine City Library Community Room, 4:30-5:30 p.m. NAMI peer and family support: Cambridge Medical Ctr., 6:30 p.m. Teen AA/NA: 6:30 p.m., Teen Focus Center, Rush City Pine County LGBT: 7 p.m. Hinckley City Hall Comm. Room Al-Anon: 7:30 p.m., Pine City, Our Redeemer Lutheran Church SATURDAY 12/1 Model RR club: Askov, 10 a.m., Pine County History Museum SUNDAY 12/2 AA (Big Book study): Evangelical Free Church, 7 p.m. MONDAY 12/3 Celebrate Recovery: Pine City, Journey North Church, 6 p.m. AA: 7:30 p.m., Our Redeemer Lutheran Church TUESDAY 12/4 Pine County Board: 1 p.m., Public Health Bldg., Sandstone WEDNESDAY 12/5 Woodcarving club: Askov, 9 a.m. Pine Co. History Museum Focus on Ability: 1:30 p.m., Chisago Co. Snr. Ctr., North Branch Pine City Council: 6:30 p.m., Pine Government Ctr., Pine City Pine City Toastmasters: 7 p.m., Pine City VFW Hall

SENIOR DINING Dec. 4 - 8 Monday: Chicken chow mein over noodles, steamed white rice, oriental vegetables, mandarin oranges and ice cream Tuesday: Taco salad, beef, cheese, lettuce and tomatoes, breadstick, applesauce, spice bar Wednesday: Liver and onions or hamburger patty with gravy, whipped potatoes with gravy, broccoli normandy, wheat bread and apple pie Thursday: Roast turkey, whipped potatoes with gravy, corn, wheat bread and frosted white cake Friday: Western chili, lettuce salad, honey glazed cornbread, sliced pears and chocolate mousse Cost is $4.00 for people over 60 and $7.50 for under 60. No preregistration needed, except for special events. Call the Pine City Senior Center at 320-629-3024 between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.

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Ending net neutrality a bad deal On Dec. 14, the Federal Communications Commission will vote to repeal the current net neutrality rules. I’m pretty fired-up about this. I think it’s a terrible thing for the everyday internet user. Imagine for a second that the “information superhighway” is actually a highway. Right now, the net neutrality rules say that big broadband providers have to treat all content providers equally, so all the vehicles on the road shipping information Editor’s back and forth are treated the same. But if net neuSoapbox trality is taken away, the company that provides you Mike with your internet can create slow lanes and fast lanes Gainor on that highway. It can force companies to pay more to be able to offer content and top speeds to their users. And it can make you pay more to get access to the sites you use every day. So, imagine for a second that instead of the internet we have now, where we get on and can connect to anything anywhere, you have to pay to order access to certain websites. It could be a bit like when you order a cable package. You might have to pay an extra $5 a month to get access to Facebook, and another $5 extra a month to get YouTube to come through without freezing up every couple of minutes. One of my favorite things about the internet is that it offers us a crazy wealth of alternatives for where we can choose to get information. I don’t want internet providers to start having the ability to limit our choices, so that one website will be slow (or possibly blocked entirely) while another website will pay to be able to deliver its content to you at top speed. For instance, the cable provider Comcast has a 30 percent ownership stake in the Hulu streaming TV service. If net neutrality is repealed, Comcast would be perfectly within its rights to speed up Hulu and slow down a competitor like Netflix. Again, I think this is a bad deal for everyone (except for the big internet providers, who stand to make a fortune).. And I think it would be lousy for innovation on the internet as we go into the future. We’ve seen game-changers come along every few years, sites like Ebay, Amazon, Google and so on. How is the next breakthrough going to disrupt the status quo if the system is set up to keep the existing structure in place? If you feel the same, I’d urge you to contact your representatives (see the information on this page) and have them relay your opinion up the line to the Federal Communications Commission.

Ask a Trooper: Losing control on icy roads BY SGT. NEIL DICKENSON MINNESOTA STATE PATROL

Why do officers assume someQ: one was speeding when a driver hits ice and loses control? That can happen to the most experienced drivers. Our main mission is to promote traffic safety through education and enforcement. One of the top contributing factors to why people are losing their lives and being injured on our roadways is speeding or traveling too fast for conditions. Many of the fatal and serious injury crashes that I have investigated are one-vehicle rollovers or a two-vehicle crash where one of the vehicles was traveling too fast for conditions.

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We all have an obligation to drive with due care and adjust our driving skills to the weather, road and traffic conditions. Losing control of a vehicle is evidence that the driver committed a violation of a traffic or equipment law. Failure to drive with due care is the most common violation when a vehicle loses control and goes off the roadway. The number one thing we can all do is slow down and increase our following distances, especially when roads are slippery and the visibility becomes poor. In my experience and when talking with my co-workers, the reasons found for a vehicle losing control on slippery road surfaces are typically: • Traveling too fast for conditions.

• Using cruise control on poor road conditions. • Following too close. • Distracted driving • Unsafe tires • Driving while impaired • Fatigued driving Each year, 20-30 State Patrol squad cars are struck while at the scene of a crash or traffic stop because of one or more of these factors. We take traffic enforcement very seriously. Our goal is to reduce crashes and keep everyone safe on our roadways. Send questions to Sgt. Neil Dickenson – Minnesota State Patrol at 1131 Mesaba Ave, Duluth, MN 55811 or neil.dickenson@state.mn.us.

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Pine City’s Heinrich presents mini-concert in 1992 BY CAROL AASER NEWS@PINECITYMN.COM

10 Years Ago, 2007 A night of fun is planned for Friday, Nov. 30, during the Pine City Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Holiday Madness celebration. A new event this year is photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus by Cornerstone Photography, doing away with the traditional Polaroids. Picturing Pine Artwork & Gifts is hosting an exhibit of Pine City vintage photos now through Dec. 8, in which visitors can appreciate the differences between the Pine City of the past and Pine City today. Shortly after C. J. Gustafson opened Picturing Pine, people started stopping in to see photos and talk about the landmarks and popular scenes. Mark Roubinek has been in education for 23 years, first as a teacher, then as a high school principal. He has worked in Goodhue, Hinckley-Finlayson and Windom. Now this Pine City native is back at school, only as the student this time. He is completing an internship in the Pine City School District’s superintendent’s office, meeting the requirements to earn his superintendent’s certification.

25 Years Ago, 1992 Pine City Superintendent of School Joe Hobson has completed the 1991-92 Bush Public Schools Executive Fellows program. He received a letter from Gov. Arnie Carlson recognizing his accomplishment. Violette Heinrich, Pine City, presented a mini concert recently at the North Branch As-

sembly of God. A clothing project workshop for 4-Hers in five area counties was held at Pine Town Hall Nov. 14. About 95 young people participated in the event, learning about quilting, fabric care, finishing techniques, different kinds of sewing machines, when and how to press and iron and how to choose the right patterns and styles for their body type. Each participant selected seven of the 12 workshop sessions. Rosemary Brabec, instructed 4-Hers in the art of quilting.

50 Years Ago, 1967 The new American Legion Streamliner clubrooms will be dedicated this Saturday evening (Dec. 9) with members and invited guests attending plus several dignitaries from the state department of the American Legion. Following 30 years of service as Pine City’s postmaster, D. R. Wilcox has applied for retirement effective Dec. 29, 1967. An early phase of construction work in the form of earth moving got underway at the local golf course site during the week. Construction was also well underway by Land O’ Lakes Creameries, Inc. on a new 60 to 100 foot warehouse in Pine City located next to the Land O’ Lakes drying plant.

75 Years Ago, 1942 We have been informed by M. B. Hurley of the civilian defense, that there will be a test Blackout of Pine County and as many surrounding communities as is possible next Friday,

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Lakeside nurses help with double set of twins Marian White contributed the photograph, which was previously published in the “Memory Lane” section of the Pine City Pioneer. It features the nurses from the old Lakeside Hospital with two sets of twins born in one week. “Lakeside Hospital was small but efficient,” Marian wrote. “Dr. Nethercott was our doctor. But in one week we had two sets of twins born. This put us in the local news. One mother was a Mrs. Felton, but I don’t remember the other name.” She named the nurses pictured from the left: Mrs. John Lindquist, Agnes Falta, Marian White, Mrs. Falk, Irene Houdak, unknown, and Faith Brackenbury.

Dec. 11. The first ration period for coffee began Nov. 28. Sugar ration cards were used to receive coffee. Miss Florence Kick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Kick of Pine City, was united in marriage Nov. 25 to Charles Hoefler, son of Mrs. Mabel Hoefler of St. Paul, in a quiet ceremony at the Lutheran church parsonage here. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Chapin were entertained Friday evening at their home by about 30 friends and relatives who gathered to help them celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary.

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At the last meeting of the Farmers’ scale company Gene Wilcox was appointed deputy weigh-master, to act in the absence of Weigh-master Daniels. Sheriff Hawley received orders from Lieut. Wilcox to ship the naval militia boats to New York. They will probably go within the next few days. The bond and oath of J. E. Therrien as judge of probate were accepted and filed by the county commissioners. Also the board elected Mrs. Louise N. Wallace as clerk of the probate court and accepted her bond.

For nearly a week, dark, lowering clouds have overspread the sky, giving promise of a liberal snow-fall, but as yet there is no sign of the snow in available quantities. J. H. Hay has completed his ice boat, but he has not had a chance to try it yet, on account of lack of wind. It is a very fine craft, and its runners are so arranged that it can sail in about ten inches of snow. Businesses of all kinds are still on the increase, and everything indicates a prosperous season.

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Pine County Commissioners, in September, gave a letter of support to Director Bryan Woods of the Audubon Center of the Northwoods. The letter asked the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) to use its Border to Border program to fund expansion of broadband to the Grindstone Lake area. At that meeting, Pine County Commissioner Steve Hallan, who represents the board on the county’s technology committee, said, “I’m wholeheartedly in support. We’ve had this dream for all of Pine County to be connected.” He said there was a similar request for homes on the northeast side of Cross Lake and was hoping something could be worked out for that area. The Border-to-Border Broad-

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Boys basketball aiming high this season BY JESSE LOGAN SPORTS@PINECITYMN.COM

With a deep senior class and five underclassmen who appear ready to make significant contributions, the Pine City Dragons boys basketball team appears primed for success during the 2017-18 season. After posting 20 wins for the second time in three years last year, this incarnation of the Dragons has the potential to be one of the best in school history. Pine City finished 22-7 a season ago while earning second place in their subsection, and will return four of their five starters. “It feels good to be back at it,” said Head Coach Kyle Allen. “We’ve been getting ready for six or seven weeks now, there’s

a lot that goes into it. We’re excited. We’re going to be relying on a lot experience that we bring back. A lot of guys got experience last year but some have experience from the past two or even three years at the varsity level. This is a group that has gone through it, they know how we do things.” The Dragons have a quick start to the season with two games in the first 24 hours of action, and will play a total of three games in the Twin Cities during the month of December, including a game at Target Center on Saturday, Dec. 2 against Duluth Marshall. Tougher opponents have also been added to help push this Pine City team early. “This group has been to the

Target Center before, so we were comfortable with that going in,” said Allen. “We were also really excited to add Minneapolis Southwest to the schedule, it’s a Class AAAA school so we will absolutely have our hands full with them. But it’s great to be able to add a team of that caliber to our schedule that wants to play us.” The Dragons have come a long way over the seven years that Allen has been at the helm of the program. After ranking 117th out of 124 teams in Class AA in QRF in his first season, Pine City’s improvements have been steady. Last season’s onefor-the-ages storyline even saw the team featured in a national piece by the Wall Street Journal, with added media cover-

age by Fox 9, KFAN, GoNews, and others. With nearly all of the key pieces returning, high hopes are abounding. “I have been better at allowing myself to look at the program as a whole and see the big picture,” Allen said when asked to reflect. “Sometimes we get caught up looking at the next game or next practice, but we have a bigger purpose. We’re trying to create great young men. We have huge, high expectations for these guys. We want them to be elite young men. It’s a big part of what we do and what we believe in. We hope the things we’re doing help them be better prepared for the world that awaits them once their time here is done.” The returning roster is cen-

tered on three seniors who have played together since fifth grade. Jake Rademacher and Clay Logan are returning All Section and All Conference award recipients, while Jake Lunceford is a returning All Conference Honorable Mention player. The boys have established a bond and have a real trust for one another on the floor and off. The senior group is large with Casey Foster Damien Schwab, Kordell Major, and Riley Palmer all ready to have roles as well. “This team has been together for a long time,” said Rademacher. “We have a huge group of seniors. It’s coach Allen’s biggest group of seniors yet and we’ve SEE BASKETBALL, PAGE 17

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Girls basketball courts ongoing success BY JESSE LOGAN SPORTS@PINECITYMN.COM

Coming off of their most successful season of all time, hopes are high for the Pine City girls basketball team. The Dragons posted a 23-5 record last season, best in the school’s history for girls hoops, while also setting nine team records including points scored (1776), 3-pointers made (146), as well as field goals made, steals per game and free throws made. Practices for the new season started on Monday, Nov. 13, and with loads of experience returning, the team is coming together nicely. “We’ve been focusing on a few new things that we are putting in this season,” explained Head Coach Ted Hasz, “and of course, fundamentals. We have had a good offseason. We had players that played on AAU teams, and MYAS

teams, many kids at our workouts and open gyms, as well as at our summer league. We have a lot of multi-sport athletes as well, which is wonderful.” Returning All Conference and All Section players Grace Langmade and Lily Wilson, as well as returning All Conference player Ali Brown, have all seemingly taken a step forward in their development. Seniors Brown and Langmade will serve as captains. Also returning from a successful season is junior Hannah Lorsung, who made All Conference Honorable Mention last season. The Dragons have just two seniors, but relatively large and talented groups in the three classes below them so the squad has excellent depth. The Dragons will be challenged by a schedule that has been beefed up in difficulty to include a few Class AAA opponents. The Great River Conference

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Wrestlers ready to make most of new season BY JESSE LOGAN SPORTS@PINECITYMN.COM

Dragons wrestling season is underway. The first day of practice was Monday, Nov. 20 and the early focus has been on building strength. The wrestlers have also been concentrating on technique and working on endurance to help prepare for the long varsity season. Although numbers are down at the top of the program, a talented core is returning with several individual wrestlers serving as headliners. “We’re excited about the season,” said Head Coach Milo Allen. “We’re looking forward to it with anticipation. Unfortunately we lost a large group of seniors, nine guys in all, to graduation. So it’s kind of a tough one again.” With only three seniors coming in, the Pine City/Hinckley-Finlayson co-op is decidedly young. The captains look to be senior Carter Utecht, and junior Robbie Decker, two of the wrestlers who have already shown the ability to win at a high level. Other returning athletes include Will Fix, JJ Preston, Dylan Chesbrough, Lukas Keman, Austin Odegard, Austin Eckert, and Charles Fix. Senior Remington Steele is also out for wrestling for the first time. From the outset, it appears the two captains have some of the highest expectations place upon them. “Decker coming back as a junior heavyweight in his third year as a varsity wrestler,” Allen said when asked for a name of someone who has impressed him. “He was over .500 last year but has gotten even stronger and his body has changed. He’s going to break out and turn some heads. Carter too; he was in the semifinals in sections last year and lost a tough match to a very good wrestler, it was one of the best matches of

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the whole section tournament, so we’re looking for him to get past that match and into the section finals so he can see if he can get himself down to the State Tournament.” Allen also expressed high hopes for Will Fix, a tough wrestler who lost in a true second place match in sections a year ago and returns with an eye on becoming a State entrant. Others to watch include Chesbrough and Preston. “Chesbrough is good on his feet and picks things up quickly,” added Allen. “Preston’s going into his fourth year in the Dragons wrestling program and seems ready to take a step forward as his body has grown and strength has improved. Lukas Keman is also another

name to watch, you’ll be hearing a lot about him too.” The schedule has shifted quite a bit for the 2017-18 season as the MSHSL has altered the number of contests and the match counts that each wrestler is allowed to have. While wrestlers are allowed an increased number of matches (45) while dropping the number of contests allowed (from 18-16). That combination means that the boys will be wrestling more matches in each day of action. “When you add nine matches but drop the contests,” explained Allen, “it means you have to seek out more events that allow you to have more matches per day. We have a five match limit per day. Instead of us doing duals, we’re looking

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Dragon hockey excited to hit the ice in new season BY JESSE LOGAN SPORTS@PINECITYMN.COM

The proverbial puck dropped on the first day of the Dragons hockey season when practice began Nov. 13. The Pine City/ Rush City co-op is again under the watchful eye of former Dragons player Grant Nicoll, who is set to coach the team for his fifth year. Early practices have consisted of conditioning and skill development as well as extensive player evaluation as coaches try to develop different line combinations. “The boys usually come up with one as the season goes,” Nicoll said when asked for a season motto. “But so far its been ‘all in.’ We have a lot of team goals, but the big ones are to win back-to-back-to-back Conference Championships for the first time in Dragons history, as well as make it to the big dance, (State Tournament) for the first time in Dragons history. Dragon hockey has been close to State three times, but they have lost in the section final (1996, 1999, 2002) each time.

We are looking to be that team.” The Dragons will return a talented and experienced team that recorded 18 wins a season ago and spent time ranked in the top-10 in the state in several major statistical categories. The squad will be led by senior Jonah Bergstrom, who currently sits at 160 career points, just 39 points behind Jonah Rydberg-Sauter as Pine City’s all-time leader. Bergstrom is the team’s only returning All Conference player, while brother Dusty Bergstrom is a returning All Conference Honorable Mention as is Ethan White of Rush City. “We only graduated four seniors last year, so we return the majority of our team,” said Nicoll. “We have a lot of depth this year and will rely on that as we move through the year. We will have battles every day in practice between guys fighting for spots on the varsity team. We have an entire team full of leaders. We are only a week into the season, but we have freshman, sophomores, juniors, and seniors all show-

ing leadership qualities. We have a few new guys that will contribute at the varsity level right out of the gate, both on the front end and on the back end.” The Dragons will be captained by Jonah Bergstrom, White, and TJ Roth and boast a balanced roster with nearly equal numbers of seniors, juniors, sophomores and freshmen. Pine City/Rush City does have a few questions to answer, including at goalie, but the coaches have seen a solid work ethic and are coming in with high hopes. “These boys have been working their tail off this past offseason,” added Nicoll. “Not counting all the individual things that they did throughout the offseason, we as a team skated all summer twice a week in Forest Lake. Scheduled over 12 scrimmages. They were on the ice three times a week for the two months leading up to the season. All these things showed when we hit the ice this first week; these boys were ready. This should be a very exciting year for Dragon hockey,

we are looking forward to it.” The Two Rivers Conference appears to be a little down this year as the Dragons try for a third straight conference crown. St. Paul Highland Park/ Central seems to be Pine City/ Rush City’s main competition. There is no consensus favorite between the Dragons, North Branch, Princeton, Chisago Lakes, Northern Lakes, Sauk Rapids, and Monticello. The Dragons will be tested. “Our schedule is harder this year than it has ever been,” Nicoll noted. “We start the year out in Marshall in their Thanksgiving Tournament with some top-rated teams like Breck, who is #6 in class A right now, and Fargo Davies who took the Consolation Championship last year in North Dakota. We are also invited to the Schwan’s Cup Christmas tournament this year, which is an invite-only tournament. Most of our big section games are on the road this year, so the boys should be battle tested by the time playoffs roll around.” After coaching the Burnett

County co-op before taking the Dragons job, this will be Nicoll’s 10th year of coaching varsity hockey. His staff has changed a little over the years, but there have been a few mainstays. Continuity should help the team as they move forward, but some new faces have also been added to the mix. “We have added some key elements to our staff this year that I believe will help us reach our goals as a team,” Nicoll said. “I rely on our staff a ton, they are a huge part of the success that we have had the past few years, and they only continue to get better. Each member has both an individual group of athletes that they key in on, as well as an equal say in the overall program. We are excited to work as a team with Coach Louden, Coach Westbrook, Coach Johnson, Coach Jordan, Coach Miller, and Coach Nicoll this season.” The Dragons first home game will be on Friday, Dec. 1 against St. Paul Highland Park/Central.

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James Albert “Jim” Rypkema was born March 13, 1931. He died Nov. 23, 2017 at 86 years and 8 months. A beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, uncle, and friend, he will be remembered for his quick wit and considerable optimism for the challenges he faced. He was a polio survivor; a 21 year military man from both the US Navy and US Air Force; farmer; piano repairman; marine deputy; caretaker for an estate; determined hunter and crafty fisherman; a foster parent; a Civil Air Patrol leader; a born-again Christian, he understood the meaning of forgiveness. Jim loved to tell stories. He remembered many things from growing up. He captivated his audience by his play on words. He livened up the conversation. Coming home to Pine City in 1996 was a blessing. He cherished the old home. The garden was his delight. The 75 foot rows were often more numerous as he thought of all the folks who couldn‘t raise a garden. Salsa was his specialty. ”Cook it down so it gets the full flavor,” he said. At Christmas he made fudge from a secret recipe. chocolate, butterscotch, and peanut butter – each batch was five pounds Every Friday night for several years he enjoyed playing “500” with special friends, Marvin and Ina. Survivors include: wife of 53 years-Joyce; sisters Doris , Phyllis , Janice (Luverne), Janet (Donald); children - Cathy (Rolly), Sherry (Bryan), Karen, Jamie, Larry (Sheila), Wanda; many grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and many friends. Funeral 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 1 at First Presbyterian Church, Hinckley with visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the church, as well as one hour prior to service. Burial at Rosehill Cemetery, Hinckley with full military honors by the Hinckley Honor Squad. Arrangements by Tatting-Methven Funeral Home, Hinckley. www.methvenfuneralhome.com

Mary Louise Haedt, 71 of Red Wing, formerly of Pine City, died Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, at her home with her husband by her side. A memorial service will be 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Pine City. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. A celebration of Mary’s life will follow the service. Memorials are preferred to the donor’s choice. Online condolences can be sent at www.mahnfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Clark C. Nichols Clark C. Nichols, age 75 of Forest Lake, loving husband, dad, grandpa and brother passed away suddenly on Nov. 20, 2017. He is preceded in death by parents, Hank and Myrtle. Clark is survived by wife, Barbara; children, Stephanie (Jim) Lundorff, Bill Nichols; grandchildren, Sarah Frehner, Kyle Nichols, Celia Nichols, Katie (James) Walker, Bodin Nichols, Corryn Eberhart; great-grandchild, Brailee Nichols; siblings, David Nichols, Bruce (Ramona) Nichols, Brian (Helen) Nichols; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. A celebration of Clark’s Life was 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26, at Roberts Family Life Celebration Home, 555 SW Centennial Dr., Forest Lake. Memorials preferred to the Salvation Army. Arrangements are with Roberts Family Life Celebration Home; 651-464-4422; RobertsFamilyFH.com.

Shermer Samuel Dean Shermer was born on Oct. 23, 2017, at 9:11 a.m. at Fairview Wyoming Hospital. He weighed nine pounds, three ounces and was 22-1/4” long. Samuel’s parents are Daryl Shermer and Roxanne Cavallin. His maternal grandparents are Becky Cavallin and Matt Tschumper of Stanchﬁeld, David Cavallin and Carla Schmakel of Braham. Maternal great-grandparents are Gary and Lillian Bue of Pine City, Richard and Sandy Cavallin of Pine City. Paternal grandparents are Mark Shermer of Pine City and Colleen Shermer of Ellijay, Georgia. Paternal great-grandparents are Mary Shermer of Pine City, Kenneth and Jean Parker of Hayesville, North Carolina.

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45268 Brunswick Rd, Harris, MN 763-689-5817 Pastor/Teacher Dr. Harvey Martin Sunday School, all ages 9:00 am Sunday Service 10:25 am www.daleefc.com Awana, Wed. 6:30-8:00pm Youth, Wed. 6:30-8:00pm

First Presbyterian Church 405 Main St. S., Pine City 320-629-3592 Rev. Rob Spahr www.firstprespinecity.org 10:00 a.m. Sunday School-all ages, No Sunday School-June-August 10:30 a.m. Worship Celebration Wednesday @ 6:15 p.m. Youth Group

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1 mile Southwest of Pine City on Fairway Road (next to I-35) 320-629-1374 Pastor Tim W. Stratton 10:00 a.m. Sunday School for all ages. 11:00 a.m. Preaching Service, 6:00 p.m. Evening Service. 7:30 p.m. Wed. Bible study, 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Master Clubs for children ages 4 to 6th grade.

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(Free Methodist) One mile North of Henriette on HWY 107 • 320-679-4875 Pastor Marvin Miller Sunday School, 9:00a.m.; Sunday morning Worship, 10:15 a.m.

Hope Lutheran Church Grasston Dean Oelfke, Pastor 320-396-3925 hopelutherangrasston.org

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Hustletown Community Church Non-denominational 17945 Blue Jay Ln. Pastor Bruce Thompson 320-225-9231 Sunday School, 10:15 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m.

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Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 535 8th St. SW, Pine City 320-629-2935 Monsignor Alek Suchan www.icchurchpinecitymn.org office@icchurcpinecitymn.org Mass: Saturday 5 pm, Sunday 10 am, Confession: Saturday 4-4:30pm, Sunday 9:15-9:45am

Journey North Church Current location: 840 Main St S, behind A&W. Pastor Tim Adams 320-629-6111 Sunday Services: 9 & 10:30 a.m. Nursery, toddlers and KidVenture programs during both services. www.JourneyNorthChurch.com

Living Hope Christian Center Pastor Jeremy Langmade Assembly of God 11914 Fairway Rd. SW, Pine City ¾ mile West of I-35 on Pokegama Lake Road 320-629-6136 Livinghopepinecity@gmail.com

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Meeting at Pine City Library Community Room 300 5th St SE, Pine City, MN Pastor Dennis Eng 320-336-9292 Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Bible study at 7p.m. (Call for location) www.southpinebaptist.org

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Pine City Evangelical Free Church 625 Golf Ave SW Pastor Joel Preston Sunday Service 10:00 a.m. Sunday School (all ages) 9:15 a.m. Nursery (infant-3yrs) all morning Wednesdays: AWANA (Sept-Apr) 6 p.m.; Frontline (Youth Group), Jr & Sr High 6:00 p.m. Phone: 320-629-2584 Email: office@pcefc.com, www.pcefc.com

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“Corn barely made it to maturity this fall before it froze,” Nancy explained. There was no so-called ‘Indian Summer’ this year. She estimated that by Thanksgiving about 90 percent of the soybeans and 50 percent of the corn had been harvested in the area. “Thanksgiving was one week early this year and harvest is about three weeks late. So, it feels like we are a month behind,” she added. On the positive side she pointed out that corn planted before Mother’s Day has been tremendous. However, corn that was planted after that is not very good due to the lack of solar radiation and temperature. Others agreed. Kevin Carlson, Senior Agronomist for Federated Coop said, “I would not have given a penny for the crop on Sept. 1.” Don Olson who farms and has Northland Grain Company east of Mora said that if August would have been warmer that there was the potential for this to have been the best crop ever. “Yields are pretty good considering the heavy rains this spring,” he added. Roger Peterson, District Sales Manager for Gold Country Seeds said, “Yields are not very good to extremely good.” He works with farmers from the Twin Cities north in East Central Minnesota. In his area he has seen or heard of soybean yields from 15 to 75 bushels/acre and corn yields from 30 to 280 bu/ac. He added that the lack of heat played a big role and there was lots of rain. Late planting, wet ground and weeds also contributed. So, one could describe the harvest as one of extremes. Here are some of the challenges that farmers have been facing this growing and harvest season:

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An area farmer takes advantage of a rare sunny day to combine soybeans.

WET FIELDS The wet muddy soils have made it tough to get machinery into and through the fields to do the harvest. Tracks on combines, tractors and grain carts were often needed. It helps when the fields freeze solid to support machinery. However, ground freeze-up has been slow. After being frozen, warm days can make areas in fields muddy, rutted and compacted. Fortunately, some fields have been dry enough for farmers to get a start on fall tillage. HIGH GRAIN MOISTURE LEVELS Moisture levels of crops being harvested are high. The wet cool temperatures have not given crops a chance to dry down in the field. Both soybeans and corn are having to be dried a lot from around 17 percent to 13.5 percent for soybeans and from 18-24 percent for corn down to 15.5 percent which is ideal for storage. Rys compared the drying of soybeans to baking prime rib. They have to be dried very slowly. So, it does not work well to be drying soybeans at the same time when there is also lots of corn to dry. According to Carlson, Federated Coop has really been busy hauling propane gas to farmers to dry their grain.

LOWER GRAIN QUALITY (TEST WEIGHTS) Olson said that there is a lot of 200-230 bu/ac corn yields out there which is similar to last year. However, a big difference is that last year test weights were higher, up to 59 lbs/bu and averaged 57 lbs/bu. This year they are around 52-54 lbs/bu. In a 56 lb standard bushel weight, 52 lbs/bu is 4 lbs lighter and a 4lbs/56lbs = 7% lower yield just in test weight. Another difference this year has been more drown out areas in fields. Peterson said that he has heard of corn test weights as low as 42 lbs/bu and as high as 59 lbs/bu. According to Rys, lower quality test weight corn does not dry well and has more fines. WHITE MOLD IN SOYBEANS Peterson said that White Mold was a huge problem in soybeans. Rys added that this year’s wet, cool and cloudy weather was the perfect storm for White Mold to grow. Olson added that he was disappointed with his soybean yields because the White Mold knocked his soybean yields down. White Mold on soybeans has been a terrible problem for the last two to three years in this area according

to Carlson. He encourages farmers watch for it and to use more than one of the following management practice next year to reduce it. They include: crop rotation, using one of two available fungicides, a preemergence biological product and selecting a mold tolerant variety.

STORAGE, HAULING AND MARKETING With the large grain yields farmers may run short of bin storage space. Also, there may still be some of last year’s crop in storage that needs to be moved out. So, truckers have been and will be very busy hauling grain to the terminal elevators on the river in St. Paul. Another factor that compounds the storage problem is that the Mississippi barge traffic shuts down after Thanksgiving. Carlson encouraged farmers to spend time at marketing their crop and to take advantage of any opportunities in the market. He also encouraged them to take advantage of pre-buy discounts for next year and to look soon at budgeting and lending for next year’s crops.

DNR Question of the Week BASKETBALL: Dragon boys are hoping to make a run deep into the playoffs, take aim at State tournament Q: What makes certain streams good for trout?

Streams that hold trout are usually an indicaA: tor of healthy water quality and responsible land use. Trout require fairly consistent stream

temperatures year-round – cold water in the summer and water that doesn’t freeze in the winter. In Minnesota, this comes from groundwater inflow since we don’t have mountain snowpack like some Western streams. Good trout streams also tend to be relatively clear and free of excess sediment. When stream banks become eroded, trout eggs can become covered in silt, water quality suffers and aquatic insects that trout feed on may decline. Deep-rooted grasses alongside streams help to stabilize the banks, prevent erosion and filter out sediment from the surrounding land. In addition, trout streams benefit from stable flows. That means they need groundwater to maintain flow during dry periods and over the winter – and a natural floodplain that can disperse large amounts of water during heavy rain events. Lastly, streams with good aquatic habitat will support more trout. This includes deep pools, riffles and cover such as vegetation, wood and undercut banks. Pools provide places for trout to rest, riffles cool and oxygenate the water, and cover adds diverse places to hide or feed. Together, these elements provide the living space for all life stages of trout throughout the year. ~ Mark Nemeth, DNR trout stream habitat specialist

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been through a lot. The JV Coach is my dad, Jason Rademacher, and when we were younger he coached us at tournaments all over Wisconsin and Minnesota. He’s been there with us all the way through. We’ve all gotten to know each other inside and out, so that also makes it special.” In addition to relying on each other, Rademacher, Logan, and Lunceford will look to outstanding junior shooting guard Nick Hansmann to help put points on the board in their up-tempo style. Hansmann is also a returning All Conference player who comes in off of a breakout football season as the Dragons starting quarterback. Hansmann began to build on his relationship with Logan, the football team’s starting wide receiver. “Nick is a really good shooter,” said Logan. “He’s a really good defender. This past football season I got to be on the same team as him and in the same locker room as him. We might not have connected on a whole lot of plays but I just came to respect him for how hard he works and how hard he plays. He fits really well with us on the basketball court.” The team also has other talented underclassmen in juniors Quentin Miklya and Jake Adams, and sophomores Seth Logan and Konnor Jusczak. In all, Pine City has about 75 kids out for basketball in grades 7-12. Still, with a lot of mouths to feed and only five players on the court at a time, the team will be led by the three senior returning starters.

“Jake Rod I trust,” said Allen. “He’s a returning captain and he’s been a captain since he was a sophomore. He learned how to be a captain by studying Kole (Jusczak) and Noah (Adams). He’s our Swiss army knife, he can do everything on the court. Clay is one of the best high school scorers in the area. He has the ability to put the ball in the hole, no two ways about it, and in multiple ways. He’s upped his game over the summer and has added more to his repertoire that’s going to make him even more deadly. Lunceford we trust to go and hunt down the other team’s best player. We turn Lunce loose on whoever that is. He uses his athleticism, mobility and strength to do that. He’s really come a long way in that.” The Great River Conference was won by Hinckley-Finlayson last season, a break from the norm in a long line of Braham-dominant years. The Dragons play in Section 6 AAA, which may well be the most difficult section in the state, all four classes combined. Even so, the goals haven’t changed. “Coach has always talked about putting a year on the banner,” added Logan. “That’s what we want to do. We were close last year and we made a good run in the playoffs but we didn’t get that year on the banner. That’s what we want. We want to win the conference and then have a full head of steam, playing great heading into the playoffs.” The season begins on Friday, Dec. 1 at home when the Dragons face the Ogilvie Lions.

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September 25, 1995. The Registrar accepted the application and appointed, Florence Mallet whose address is 3084 Pokegama Lake Road, Grasston, MN 55030, to serve as the personal representative of the decedent’s estate. Any heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the personal representative. Any objection to the appointment of the personal representative must be filed with the Court, and any properly filed objection will be heard by the Court after notice is provided to interested persons of the date of hearing on the objection. Unless objections are filed, and unless the Court orders otherwise, the personal representative has the full power to administer the estate, including, after thirty (30) days from the issuance of letters testamentary, the power to sell, encumber, lease, or distribute any interest in real estate owned by the decedent. Notice is further given that, subject to Minn. Stat. § 524.3-801, all creditors having claims against the decedent’s estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court within four (4) months after the date of this notice or the claims will be barred. Dated: LU ANN BLEGEN Registrar Pine Court Administrator 2017.11.16 08:26:23-06’00’ Dated: LU ANN BLEGEN Court Administrator Pine Court Administrator 2017.11.16 08:26:39-06’00’ Filed in Tenth Judicial District Court Nelson, Kim (Pine Court Administration) Nov 16 2017 9:16 AM Robert A. LaFleur MN# 0172911 5775 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 700 St. Louis Park, MN 55416 Telephone: 612-850-4085 Facsimile: 952-843-5673 e-mail: Rob@RobertLaFleur.com Published in the Pine City Pioneer on Nov. 23 and 30, 2017 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: February 6, 2006 MORTGAGOR: Edward R Davies Jr., a single man.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for America’s Wholesale Lender its successors and assigns. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded March 9, 2006 Pine County Recorder, Document No. 453170. ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.. Dated March 7, 2008 Recorded March 17, 2008, as Document No. A471138. And thereafter assigned to: BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP. Dated April 1, 2010 Recorded April 9, 2010, as Document No. A486833. And thereafter assigned to: Green Tree Servicing LLC now known as Ditech Financial LLC. Dated July 12, 2013 Recorded July 29, 2013, as Document No. A-509439. TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 100015700064058866 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: America’s Wholesale Lender RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Ditech Financial LLC f/k/a Green Tree Servicing LLC MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 206 1st Street Southwest, Hinckley, MN 55037 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 405220000 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lots 9 & 10, Block 142, Town of Hinckley according to the plat and survey thereof on file and of record in the office of the County Recorder in and for Pine County, Minnesota COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Pine ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $79,000.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $82,999.47 That prior to the commencement of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by statute; That no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: December 14, 2017 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: D e t e n t i o n Center, 635 Northridge Drive NW, Pine City MN 55063 to pay the debt then secured by

said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07. TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on June 14, 2018 unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None “THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.” Dated: October 16, 2017 Ditech Financial LLC f/k/a Green Tree Servicing LLC Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 8 - 17-006046 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Pine City Pioneer on Oct. 26, Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2017

sell/barter/di.. Nov. 21, Deserae Dawn Thayer, Hold for other agency, Counterfeiting of currency-manufa..,Government-MS-contempt of court, released Nov. 22. Nov. 21, Ronald Benjamin Stillday, Awaiting trial/court, Remand RPR, probable cause, Assault - domestic assaultmisd.., released Nov. 22. Nov. 21, Mary Christina Nelson, Awaiting trial/court, remand RPR, probable cause, Assault - 4th degree - correctional employee, disarming a peace officer- take de.., probable cause, government -obstruct legal process-inter..,traffic-driving after cancellation., released Nov. 22. Nov. 22, Francisco Villarreal IV, Hold for other agency, Theft-take/use/transfer movable pro. Nov. 22, Dustin Michael Scherfenberg, Awaiting trial/court, Probable cause, Burglury-3rd degree-non Resforced-night, Domestic Abuse no contact order- v. Nov. 22, Christopher Ian Neuberger, Awaiting trial/court, probable cause, Burglary-3rd degree -non res-forced-night. Nov. Daniel Erwin Jillson, Sr., Awaiting trial/court, probable cause, Burglary 3rd degree non-res-forced-night. Nov. 22, David Allen Benja-

minson, Hold for other agency, Burglary-poss of burg. tools. Nov. 22, Daniel Ross Kepros, Warrant, hold for other agency, drugs- 5th degree- possess, released Nov. 22. Nov. 22, Kellie Shelene Nelson, Awaiting trial/court, probable cause, traffic-driving after revocation, traffic-insurance-no proof. released Nov. 24. Nov. 23, Terri Ann Thomas, Awaiting trial/court, probable cause, Drugs 5th degree-poss, Govt.-smuggle-contraband into prison, burglary 3rd degree-non res-forced-night. Nov. 23, John Benjamin Shabaiash, Under sentence, Pine County warrant, Trafﬁc-drivers license-driving after cancellation-inimical to public safety, Sentence, forgery-check forgery-$250 or more Nov. 23, Shaun Ray Fratzke, Awaiting trial/court, probable cause, drugs 5th degree poss/ procure/control su.., drugsposs/sale hypo syringe/needle Nov. 24, Taylor Mae Tere, Welle-Loehrer, Hold other agency, Theft $500 or less - M Nov. 24, Levi James Roseland, Pine county warrant, Assault-domestic assault-misd Nov. 24, Craig Allen Novak, Awaiting trial/court, proba-

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR SEALED BIDS The City of Pine City will be accepting sealed bids on a 1997 Ford F250 Pick-up truck with plow; the minimum starting bid for the vehicle is $750.00. The deadline for submittal is 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 13, 2017. Call Public Works at (612) 390-4707 to arrange for an inspection. Sale As Is – with title, but no rep-

NOVEMBER 30, 2017 resentations of any warranty, guarantee, etc. are made. City employees are allowed to submit a sealed bid. The City reserves the right to reject any and all Bids. Published in the Pine City Pioneer on November 30, 2017 CITY OF ROCK CREEK Notice is hereby given that the City of Rock Creek Planning Commission has changed the start time for the December 18, 2017 meeting to 6PM. Planning Commission meetings are scheduled the 3rd Monday of every Month at 7PM except January and February due to the Holidays. Nancy Runyan Deputy Clerk (320) 629-2736 Published in the Pine City Pioneer on November 30, 2017 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PINE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION City Hall Council Chambers 315 Main Street South NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission will hold public hearings on Tuesday, the 12th Day of December, 2017 at 6:30 pm to consider the following requests: To hear a request by Jerry McConnell for a Conditional Use Permit to allow a commercial apartment in the building located at 720 Main Street South, Parcel ID 425434000. All interested persons are encouraged to attend and be heard on these matters. The details of the applications are on file and available for viewing at the Administrative Offices in City Hall located at 315 Main St. S. or by calling City Hall at 320-629-2575. Published in the Pine City Pioneer on November 30, 2017 NOTICE The Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Pine City has developed its Agency Plan and ACOP for Fiscal Year 2018 in compliance with the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998. The plan is available for review at the Authority’s Office located at 905 7th Street SW, Pine City, MN 55063. The Authority’s hours of operation are Monday - Friday, 9:00am to 1:00pm. In addition, a public hearing will be held on Jan. 16th instead of Dec. 7, 2017 at the Authority’s office at 8:30am. Everyone is invited to attend. Published in the Pine City Pioneer on Nov. 23 and 30, 2017

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STATE OF MINNESOTA ANOKA COUNTY DISTRICT COURT TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT CASE TYPE: JUVENILE CASE NO. 02JV17-1277 Summons and Notice Termination of Parental Rights Matter In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child(ren) of: Kristina Marie Krone NOTICE TO: Kristina Marie Krone, above-named parent(s) or legal custodian(s). 1. A Termination of Parental Rights Petition has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Juvenile Court located at Anoka Count Courthouse, 2100 3rd Ave, Anoka, Minnesota 55303, alleging that parental rights of the above-names parent(s) or legal custodian(s) to the child(ren) named in the petition should be permanently severed. 2. Notice is hereby given that the matter of said Termination of Parental Rights Petition will be called for hearing before the Juvenile Court located at Anoka County Courthouse, 2100 3rd Ave, Anoka, MN 55303, on January 4th, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. or as soon after as the Matter can be heard. 3. YOU ARE ORDERED to appear before the Juvenile Court at the scheduled time and date. 4. You have a right to be represented by counsel. 5. If you fail to appear at the hearing, the Court may still conduct the hearing and grant appropriate relief, including permanently severing the parental rights of the above-named parent(s) or legal custodian(s) and taking permanent custody of the child/ren named in the Petition. DATED: November 27, 2017 WITNESS, the Honorable Barry A. Sullivan Judge of District Court By: Lori O'Brien/by Rose Court Administrator Published in the Pine City Pioneer on November 30, December 7,14

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PINE COUNTY SHERIFF’S BLOTTER Nov. 20 - 26 Theft, burglary, vandalism Nov. 21, 1:22 p.m., report of shoplifer, Evergreen Sq., Pine City South. Nov. 21, 10:22 a.m., report of burglary,9th St., Pine City South. Nov. 22, 3:44 a.m., report of vehicle prowl/entry, Government Rd, Rock Creek West. Nov. 22, 5:23 p.m., report of fraud, 3rd Ave., Pine City South. Nov. 24, 4:50 a.m., report of open door, 6th Ave., Pine City South. Nov. 24, 10:07 a.m., report of theft, Falcon Ave., Rock Creek West. Nov. 24, 3:34 p.m., report of fraud, 8th St, Pine City South. Nov. 25, 5:20 p.m., report of shoplifter, Evergreen Sq., Pine city South. Nov. 26, 1:03 p.m., report of burglary, Pokegama Ave., Henriette.

Miscellaneous Nov. 20, 8:30a.m., report of Disturbance, 6th Ave., Pine City south. Nov. 20, 8:44 a.m., report of customer trouble, 13th St., Pine City South. Nov. 20, 11:48 p.m., report of suspicious activity, 8th St., Pine City south.

Nov. 22, 2:47 p.m., report of property damage, 8th Ave/2nd St., Pine City South. Nov. 23, 6:00 p.m., report of property damage, 8th Ave/2nd St., Pine City South. Nov. 26, 3:41 p.m., report of order violation, Northridge Dr., Pine City North.

Fires and accidents Nov. 20, 11:01 a.m., report of Vehicle in the Ditch, Tigua Rd, Pokegama Twp East. Nov. 23, 4:20 p.m., report of chimney ﬁre, 7th Ave., Pokegama Twp East. Nov. 25, 9:35 p.m., report of miscellaneous ﬁre, Homestead Rd/White Oak Rd, Pokegama Twp East.

Jail roster Nov. 20, Ersel Jayme Watts, Probation Violation F, hold for other agency. Nov. 20, Travis James Thielman, Probation violation, hold for other agency, Drugs5th degree-poss. Nov. 20, Katelynn Marie Herron, Hold for other agency, Probation violation-Fe..released Nov. 21. Nov. 20, Sara Renae Sederberg, Awaiting trial/court, No days - Sent Com, probable cause, hold for other agency, traffic-driving after revocation, drugs-possess/procure/

ble cause, drugs - posses/sale hypo syringe/needle, drugs 5th degree-posses/procure/ control su, traffic - driving after revocation Nov. 24, Marvin Bill Knight, Under sentence, malicious punishment of a child - GM Nov. 24, John Patrick Erlitz, Hold for other agency, Criminal sexual conduct-2nd degree- victim under 13 F actor Nov. 24, Dale Michael Dembiczak, Awaiting trial/ court, probable cause, Trafﬁc-DUI-alcohol concentration over .0, traffic-drivers license-driving restrictions-alcohol/co Nov. 25, Timothy Allan Wendt, Awaiting trial/court, probable cause, Drugs 5th degree-posses/procure/control su Nov. 25, Waylon James Snyder, Awaiting trial/court, probable cause, Traffic-drivers license, driving after cancellation, inimical to public safe Nov. 25, Mark Samuel Meddaugh, Awaiting trial/court, probable cause, traffic-DUI3rd degree- combination. released Nov. 25. Nov. 25, Edward Everett Gerry, Hold for other agency, trafﬁc-driving after revocation, stolen property-possess-other property-$500 -,thefttake/drive motor vehicle-no.. released Nov. 27. Nov. 26, Steve Craig Young,

Hold for other agency, Theft-$500 or less - M Nov. 26, Lucero Lozano, Pine County warrant, Drugs - 5th degree - possess schedu.. Nov. 26, Scott Gordon Hein, Awaiting trial/court, probable cause, Domestic Abuse - Violate order for Nov. 26, Leah Marie Fairbanks, Awaiting trial/court, probable cause, DWI - ﬁrst degree; previous fe Nov. 26, Christian James Benjamin, Hold for other agency, Assault - 4th degree - peace office Nov. 26, Shaun James Belisle, Awaiting trial/court, probable cause, Traffic- drivers licensedriving after cancellation- inimical to public safe Nov. 26, Colton Scott Armstrong, Awaiting trial/court, probable cause, Drugs 5th degree - poss/procure/control su.., Government - false name to police officer -G Nov. 26, Lauren Lynn Matrious, Booked and Released, probable cause, Traffic-drivers license-driving after cancellation-inimical to public sa.. released Nov. 26.

There have been 2,258 admissions to the Pine County Jail in 2017.

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