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Casino incident leads to death STAFF REPORT NEWS@PINECITYMN.COM

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Sixth graders share science skills

In an April 2 press release, the Pine County Sheriff’s Office reported that a Jan. 2 incident at Grand Casino Hinckley resulted in a man’s death – and that criminal charges may still be filed in the case.

On Jan. 2 at 11:11 p.m. , Pine County Deputies and Essentia Ambulance responded to the Grand Casino Hinckley to a medical call. It was reported that a male party was bleeding from the ear after being pushed by another male party. The suspect was identified as a known acquaintance of the victim.

The injured party, identified as Donald Ross McElderry, Jr, age 58, was transferred to North Memorial Hospital where he later died from his injuries.

On April 2 the Hennepin County Medical Examiner ruled the death was the result of blunt force trauma.

Witnesses and the suspect were cooperative at the scene.

No arrests have been made in the case. However, the Pine County Attorney’s Office is reviewing the case for possible criminal charges.

Pine City Elementary’s fourth annual Sixth Grade Science Fair had 60 projects entered and over 70 students participating. First place was taken by Rachel Brown with her project, “From Trash to Gas: Biomass.� Amelia Bombard took second place with her project “Filthy Fingers.� In third place was Stella Helseth with “Poppin Popcorn,� fourth place went to Bryer Burbe for “Moldy Mess� and fifth place went to Luke Bloomquist for “The Hover Car.� The Student Choice Award went to D’Angelo Tice for the project, “Does Your Shoe Size Matter for Kicking a Football?�

New I-35 overpasses at Hwy. 70, County Road 7 coming soon

BY MIKE GAINOR EDITOR@PINECITYMN.COM

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is preparing to tear down and replace the Interstate 35 overpasses at Highway 70 and County Road 7 (Hillside Ave./Pokegama Lake Road), with work to start on the Highway 70 overpass in April and the County Road 7 overpass in July.

HIGHWAY 70 OVERPASS MnDOT reports that the Highway 70 bridge over I-35 will be closed starting in April until the new overpass is re-opened in July.

The Highway 70 ramps will also be closed for two to three weeks for reconstruction.

MnDOT plans that Interstate 35 will be closed at the bridge for three days in April. During that time, traffic on I-35 will be detoured over the Highway 70 ramps.

COUNTY ROAD 7 OVERPASS The County Road 7 (Hillside Ave./Pokegama Lake Road) bridge over I-35 will be shut down starting in July and ending in October.

There will be a three week closure of the northbound and southbound I-35 ramps at County Road 7 during reconstruction. MnDOT officials state that this shutdown will most likely occur in August or September.

While the northbound ramps are closed, traffic will exit I-35 at Highway 70, travel north on Highway 61 into Pine City and then will be able to enter I-35 at the County Road 11 (Henriette Road) ramps.

While the southbound ramps are closed, traffic will exit I-35 at County Road 11, travel south on Highway 61 into Pine City and then will be able to enter I-35 at the Highway 7 ramps.

Interstate 35 will be closed at the bridge for three days in July. During that time, I-35 traffic will be detoured over the County Road 7 ramps.

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The Pine County, Minnesota School-Justice Partnerships Certificate Program Team has been awarded the 2018 Capstone of the Year Award from The Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (CJJR) at the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy for Project RISE. The Pine County team is composed of leaders from the East Central Public Schools, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Probation, Health and Human Services, and the County Attorney’s Office. Through its Capstone Project, the Pine County team collaborated to design a comprehensive reform effort that addresses truancy and disciplinary practices issues in schools. With the explicit goals of reducing school-based referrals into the juvenile justice system, increasing student attendance rates, and decreasing the number of youth crossing over from the child welfare system into the juvenile justice system, the team created Project RISE (Restorative Investment for Student Empowerment) to achieve better outcomes for youth and families in Pine County.

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At the March 27 rally, candles were lit and roses placed to remember each of the 12 people murdered due to domestic violence in Minnesota in 2018.

Activists seek end to domestic violence

BY JENNIFER KOTILA EDITOR@COUNTYSTAR.COM

“Domestic violence has an impact on everyone,” said Chisago County Attorney Janet Reiter as she thanked a domestic violence survivor from Chisago County for sharing her story and putting a real face to the problem.

“We are not alone in our efforts to end domestic violence.”

Reiter was speaking at the rally organized by Family Pathways for the Minnesota Coalition For Battered Women statewide day of action – “Minnesota Leads the Way in Taking Action to End Domestic Violence.” The rally took place at the Chisago County Government Center March 27.

The survivor who shared her story made it clear that it was the efforts of many people and organizations working in collaboration that assisted her in finding safety for her family and herself.

From the outside, it looked like her home life was great. The family was active in church and the children were home-schooled. Her husband had a great job and volunteered in the

community.

However, at home, the family was suffering psychological abuse, the survivor said, noting that more than half of all men and women experience psychological violence from an intimate partner.

Her husband was mean and angry at home, but she thought that if he was not hitting her, it was not abuse. Not only was her husband full of rage and anger at home, but he spoke of “evil” outside the home and controlled everything his family bought and where they went.

Nobody else knew about the abuse that was taking place inside the family’s home. However, it was having a severely negative affect on the children. Finally, in January of 2018, the survivor decided she needed to do something for her and the sake of her children, and calmly asked her husband to go spend a few days at his parents’ home.

Outraged, he told her of the bloodbath that was going to take place in their home.

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Nelson sworn into office On March 27, newly-elected State Representative Nathan Nelson (R-Hinckley) was sworn into office by Minnesota Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman during a ceremony on the floor of the Minnesota House of Representatives.

“It is such an honor to be chosen to represent the good people of Pine and Kanabec counties in the Minnesota House,” Nelson said. “I truly look forward to being a strong voice for their interests at the State Capitol, and hope to hear from them as session moves forward.”

Rep. Nelson can be reached by phone at 651-296-0518. He can also be contacted via email at rep.nathan.nelson@house.mn.

Rep. Nelson also plans to communicate to interested residents though email updates, where he can share his thoughts on what is happening in and around the State Capitol. To subscribe, visit his official Minnesota House website at www.house.mn/11B, click on “Email updates” and enter an email address.

SEE VIOLENCE, PAGE 13

In Focus An educational series presented by FirstLight Health System

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• Learn the definition of pre-diabetes and how it is diagnosed.

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• Take home valuable resources, including books and handouts.

Presented by Danna Woods, RD, LD, a registered and licensed dietician and member of FirstLight’s Nutritional Services Department.

Wednesday, April 10 from 5—6:30pm FirstLight Health | 301 Hwy 65 S | Meeting Room 2 | Mora, MN 55051

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Mark your calendar for October 23—same class to be held in Pine City.

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Please call (320) 225-3640 or email info@fl-hs.org today!

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Maple sap straight from the source Ronin Przybilla gets a sip of sweet maple sap while helping the family out with maple syrup making this March.

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Author visit at The Spare Room

Horticulture Day in Pine City

The public is invited to an evening of laughter at The Spare Room in Rush City on Thursday, April 4 at 6:30 p.m.

National author Lorna Landvik will share her brand new book, “Chronicles of a Radical Hag (with Recipes).” Granite Creek Gazette columnist Haze Evans suffers a massive stroke after fifty years writing for the paper. Her publisher decides to reprint her (mostly) beloved articles, responses and ‘homey’ recipes. Tickets are available at Scout & Morgan Books in Cambridge, Chucker’s Bowl and www.scoutandmorganbooks. com. Ticket includes door prize drawings, light appetizers, desserts and coffee.

“Backyard Birds” will be the keynote presentation by wildlife and plant photographer and author Stan Tekiela at the Pine County Master Gardener Horticulture Day on Saturday, April 6. Other topics will include breakout sessions on small tree fruits, tomatoes, hostas and adding color to your landscape with flowering shrubs. The day begins with registration, coffee and exhibits at 8 a.m. and runs to 2 p.m. at Pine City High School.

Call 800-657-3813 ext. 4, or visit www3.extension.umn.edu/local/ pine to preregister.

Youth turkey hunting Free turkey hunting safety and calling will be presented for area youth. If interested in hunting with a mentor, being a mentor or have land available to host a youth/mentor please attend an information session at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 4 at Adrenaline Archery (1300 Northridge Dr. NW, Pine City).

For more information contact Jack at 320-296-2353 or jackbarrows72@yahoo.com

FRIDAY APRIL 5 K of C fish fry Fridays The Pine City Knights of Columbus will host an allyou-can-eat Lenten fish fry on Friday, April 5 from 5-7 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 535 8th St. SW, Pine City. Meal includes fish, potato, vegetable, dessert and a beverage. Proceeds go back into the community.

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‘Murder on the Snake River’ On Saturday, April 6 the public is invited to the murder mystery dinner theatre, comedy and magic show called “Murder on the Snake River...Snake Bit: The final voyage of the S.S. Guppy” at the Fish Lake Pavillion in Mora. Boarding is at 5 p.m., meet the captain at 5:30 p.m. and departure is at 6 p.m.

Proceeds benefit the Kanabec Area Chamber Foundation; call 320-679-5792 for tickets or more information.

‘Antique Quilt Show’ The public is invited to the opening of “The Antique Quilt Show” on Saturday, April 6, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Rush City History Museum, 350 South Eliot Ave. Quilts on display are from before 1960, belonging to the local Piecemakers’ Quilt Guild members. Coffee and cookies will be served on opening day. Quilts will continue to be the special exhibit through the month of April on Thursdays, 1 to 4 p.m., and Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Email ileneoh@ gmail.com with questions.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY APRIL 6 & 7 Woodland Chorale/ SCVO performances

Highway 61 Film Festival The 9th annual Highway 61 Film Festival is Thursday through Sunday, April 4-7, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Pine Center for the Arts, 265 3rd Ave. SE, Pine City, both Thursday and Friday, April 4 and 5. On Saturday, April 6 a film session will take place at 5:30 p.m. in the Pine City High School auditorium, followed by a humorous and horrifying (adult-themed) set during the late-night session at the Pine City Pizza Pub at 9 p.m. It’s back to the art center on Sunday, April 7 with two sessions at 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. For more information and a full listing of films, visit highway61filmfestival.org or the Highway 61 Film Festival page on Facebook.

The Woodland Chorale and the St. Croix Valley Orchestra will join to perform “Masterpieces for Chorus and Orchestra” at Trinity Lutheran Church, Lindstrom, on Saturday, April 6 at 7 p.m., and at Unity School’s Performing Arts Center, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, on Sunday, April 7 at 3 p.m.

A free-will donation will be accepted at the door. For more information call 715-472-2152, ext. 103 or 715-268-6610.

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Kettle Room in Hinckley for “The History of Dolls” presented by Helen Clarke of Pine City.

Music guests will be Laura and Steve McCaughan. Guest speaker will be Marilyn Wolkowski who will share on the subject of “Strength in Weakness.” Reservations may be made by calling 320-384-6413 or 320-245-2783; walk-ins are also welcome.

The Women’s Christian Connection will meet Monday, April 8, 7 p.m., in Tobies’ Big

will learn the basics on dissolutions and custody, receive helpful materials and have questions answered by an attorney.

Visit www.familypathways.org or call Bethany at 763-689-3532 with questions.

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Firearms safety training Firearms safety training classes will begin on Tuesday, April 9 at 6:30 p.m. at the 7th grade commons at Pine City High School. Arrive the first night no later than 6:20 p.m.

Students must be at least 11 years old at the time of the class to attend. Adults are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Classes will be held April 9, 16, 23, 30 and a field trip (date TBD.) Call Steve Hallan at 320629-2465 or email shallan52@ gmail.com for cost or further information.

Driver improvement course A 55+ driver improvement course (four-hour refresher) will take place on Tuesday, April 9 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Pine City High School Board Room. Preregistration is required. For information or to register call 888-234-1294, 320629-4030 or visit www.mnsafetycenter.org.

East Central Energy (ECE) members will learn what their electric cooperative is doing to bring safe, reliable electricity to east central Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin when they attend ECE’s business meeting on Thursday, April 11 at the Braham Event Center, 655 8th St. SW, and via live video at the ECE Superior Service Center, 3617 E. Baumgartner Road, Superior, Wisconsin. Registration begins at 5 p.m. at both locations. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. For more information visit eastcentralenergy.com or call 1-800-254-7944.

Magnificent Red Hatters On Thursday, April 11, 11:30 a.m., the Magnificent Red Hatters will hold their annual Spring Style Show with fashions by Christopher & Banks at the Pine City Country Club.

Lunch is at noon. To RSVP, or for questions, call Darlene Collins at 320-629-4684. Friends are always welcome.

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MBC blood drive There will be a Memorial Blood Centers blood drive on Tuesday, April 9, 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., at Frandsen Bank & Trust, 560 3rd Ave. SE, Pine City. For more information or to sign up to donate, call 1-888-GIVE-BLD or visit www.

MBC.org.

Buds ‘n’ Blooms Garden Club On Tuesday, April 9 the public is invited to the Buds ‘n’ Blooms Garden Club meeting, 6:30 p.m., at the Pine City VFW building. (Note new day and date).

Speaker Julie Bjorklund of the Chisago County Master Gardeners will present the topic, “New Plant Varieties.” For questions call Verna at 320-629-2762.

Renewable energy options Learn about renewable energy options, come in and discuss the future. The free class will be held in the media room of Pine City High School on Tuesday, April 9 at 6 p.m. For more information contact Jane at 612-250-1282.

The Refuge Network is sponsoring a free, open to the public, Family Law Clinic on Tuesday, April 9, 6 p.m., at Family Pathways in Cambridge. Attendees

Legos and Brain Flakes Kids in kindergarten through the fourth grade are invited to have fun constructing awesome designs with Legos and Brain Flakes at the Rush City Public Library on Saturday, April 13 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. The library is located at 240 W. 4th St. in downtown Rush City and can be reached at 320-358-3948.

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DJ Tuck 9pm-1am Meat Raffle 5pm

Cook’s Choice Beef Stir-Fry with White Rice

Happy Hour - Every Day 4-6pm

Queso Meatballs with Rice Ham or Turkey Sub Sandwich with Chips

SUNDAY 4/7 AA (Big Book study): Evangelical Free Church, 7 p.m.

MONDAY 4/8 Celebrate Recovery: Pine City, Journey North Church, 6 p.m.

Pine City School Board: District office at PCHS, 6:30 p.m.

AA: 7:30 p.m., Our Redeemer Lutheran Church TUESDAY 4/9 American Legion & Auxiliary: Pine City American Legion, 7 p.m.

Pine County Republicans: 7:30 p.m., Tobies, Hinckley WEDNESDAY 4/10 Woodcarving club: Askov, 9 a.m. Pine Co. History Museum Al-Anon: 725 2nd Ave. SW, Pine City, 12 p.m., 612-387-6094, David Pine City Toastmasters: 7 p.m., Pine Center for the Arts, Pine City AA: 8 p.m., Rock Creek Community Center

April 8 - 12 Monday: BBQ pork loin, au gratin potatoes, mixed vegetables, wheat bread, apricots Tuesday: Egg and hashbrown bake, sausage patties, applesauce, fruit muffin Wednesday: Stroganoff meatballs, egg noodles, carrots, lettuce salad, cereal bar Thursday: Calico bean casserole, coleslaw, orange wedges, wheat bread, cookie Friday: Salmon loaf or seasoned chicken breast, sweet potatoes, broccoli, wheat bread, blushing pears Cost is $4.25 for people over 60 and $8 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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Palm Sunday pancakes The Pine City Lions’ annual Palm Sunday Pancake Breakfast and bake sale will take place on Sunday, April 14, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the Pine City American Legion. All proceeds support local Lions Club projects. Tickets may be purchased at the door.

Gyros with Chips and Coleslaw Pork Carnita Street Tacos

THURSDAY 4/4 TOPS-Take Off Pounds Sensibly: Pine City Library Community Room, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

NAMI peer support: Cambridge Medical Ctr., 6:30 p.m.

Teen AA/NA: 6:30 p.m., Teen Focus Center, Rush City Pine City Music Boosters: Pine City Pizza Pub, 6:30 p.m.

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A community Easter celebration will take place on Saturday, April 13, 11 a.m. to noon, at Robinson Park, Pine City.

Kids from preschool through 6th grade are invited for an egg hunt and other activities. Visit www.pinecitychamber.com for more information.

DAILY LUNCH SPECIALS Thur., April 4 Fri., April 5 Sat., April 6 Sun., April 7 Mon., April 8 Tues., April 9 Wed., April 10

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PINECITYMN.COM TOP STORIES Below are last week’s most read stories on the Pine City Pioneer website at: www.pinecitymn. com 1. Somora charged with rape of a child: Eric Bradley Somora, 41, of Pine City, has been charged with felony first-degree criminal sexual conduct after allegedly molesting a child multiple times.

2. ‘Escape room’ experience comes to Pine City: It’s WWII and the US Army barracks somewhere in Europe are under attack. General Montgomery and his men were evacuated in a rush, accidentally leaving behind the official battle plans hidden in his bunker. Now it’s up to you and your team to retrieve the plans and save the platoon from certain defeat.

According to the latest intel, the enemy is one hour away. Do you have the skill and aptitude to find the plans and get out safely before the barracks are overrun? America is counting on you.

This was the scenario for the dozens of people who participated in Breakout Route’s mobile escape room, hosted by Nick Olson and Three Twenty Brewing Co. 3. Pine County Sheriff’s Blotter - March 28, 2019 Are you a current print subscriber? Your subscription includes complimentary access to all of the Pine City Pioneer digital content. To access it, go to www.pinecitymn.com. Sign in or create an account. Select “Subscribe” in the top left corner. Choose “Online access for current print subscribers - Get Started” and follow the on screen instructions.

WINDOW crisis center in danger of closing

BY LISA LILJA WINDOW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

For 33 years, WINDOW has served crime victims and their families in Carlton, Kanabec and Pine counties.

There is a high likelihood you or someone you know – a family member, a neighbor, a friend, a coworker – received services from WINDOW at some point. From presentations to students at our schools, community outreach and awareness events, to the 24-hour crisis hotline, WINDOW is woven into the fabric of our community.

Despite decades of providing high-quality, effective services to victims and children of Carlton, Kanabec and Pine counties, our state government is withdrawing funding from WINDOW which will result in its closure. This is a devastating loss for nearly 2,000 victims served by WINDOW each year. Residents of Carlton, Kanabec and Pine counties will no longer have peace of mind knowing there is a safe haven filled with knowledgeable, experienced advocates available to them if they ever find themselves in a time of need.

We believe, with your help, we can reverse this decision. Together, we can

‘We can’t let victims and their children experience further harm because there is nowhere to turn. We value – and deserve – safe communities. When our government revokes funding from the only crime victims service agency in three counties, we are left to wonder what other local services the government will deem unnecessary. ’ save WINDOW. Please contact Governor Walz’s office and the offices of your elected officials to encourage them to reinstate funding eligibility to WINDOW. If a community pillar such as WINDOW were to close, we would lose an agency that can identify the unique needs of our communities and respond with knowledge, expertise and innovation.

A few years ago, there were no trauma-informed healthcare services available to victims of sexual assault in our community. Even when a medical practitioner who was comfortable performing a forensic exam was available at the hospital, it was often rushed, and victims were not given the time and space to make decisions based on

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their own self-defined needs. WINDOW responded by partnering with community nurses, emergency department directors, law enforcement and prosecutors to develop a SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) program that functions at all four hospitals in WINDOW’s three-county service area. Now trained sexual assault nurse examiners and sexual assault advocates work in teams to provide medical exams, collect evidence in a way that preserves it for prosecution and offer emotional and physical support to assault survivors.

Thanks to that process, regional county attorneys’ offices can more rigorously charge cases involving sexual assault since there is better evidence and victims-witnesses who feel supported

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and informed of their rights. These collaborations helped 28 survivors in the last year alone. The loss of WINDOW means the loss of much-needed advocacy to change the way places like hospitals respond to victims of sexual and domestic violence.

Our elected officials need to hear what the loss of WINDOW will mean to you and your family. In addition to Governor Walz, state representatives Nathan Nelson and Mike Sundin, State Senator Jason Rarick, U.S. Representative Pete Stauber, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith, each need to know that WINDOW’s services are vital to the tax-paying citizens of Carlton, Kanabec and Pine counties.

We can’t let victims and their children experience further harm because there is nowhere to turn. We value – and deserve – safe communities. When our government revokes funding from the only crime victims service agency in three counties, we are left to wonder what other local services the government will deem unnecessary. Be a voice for victims: save WINDOW. For more information about this situation or if you need contact information for your representative, please contact Lisa Lilja at 320-384-7113.

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Cookbooks = a trip down memory lane Someone recently asked me for a recipe, but I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t remember which of my cookbooks contained that particular recipe. I have only 19 cookbooks and one recipe box, so it took much longer than I anticipated to find it. But maybe the reason it took me so long was because suddenly I realized I was walking down memory lane.

Many of my cookbooks have been gifted to me over the years. are church cookbooksâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;A Meandering Some Taste of Heaven (Pine City United with Margaret Methodist), Cooking with Love (Our Redeemer Lutheran), The Fruit of the Spirit (Pine City Evangelical Margaret Free), Kitchen Treats (Braham CovMarty enant 1962), and The Salem Sampler (Salem Covenant New Brighton).

One was even produced by Professional Secretaries International, St. Paul Chapter, entitled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Secretaries Cook Too!!!â&#x20AC;? A special one is the Kirchberg Kitchen cookbook (local cooks) published by Morris Press.

This one is loaded with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Helpful Hintsâ&#x20AC;? preceding each section, along with tried and true Kirchberg

family recipes.

And then thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the immortal Betty Crocker cookbook, of which I own twoâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the first was gifted to me in 1966 and the other is the 40th Anniversary Edition, copyright 1991. Any question you ever have about cooking is answered in those priceless books.

I have been cooking since 1957 when I first became a bride. Early on I began making notations by every recipe I tried, to indicate whether it was delicious, easy, messy, etc., and for whom it was made. As I searched for the recipe for my friend, suddenly tears were running down my cheeks. I visualized my three little next-door grandsons helping me make rolled-out sugar cookies. I heard the laughter of dinner guests around our dining room table. I remembered the grieving friend to whom I delivered a casserole. Rice pudding and ground beef hot dish were obviously the favorites, as those two recipes have the most notations scribbled around them.

My cookbooks are treasures with which I will never part.

MARGARET MARTY is a writer and poet who is delighted to be living in retirement on the Rock Creek farm where she grew up.

Lower insulin prices will save lives

At a recent rally on the steps of the State Capitol, dozens of Minnesotans braved freezing winter temperatures to speak out for themselves and for the millions of other Americans with diabetes who find themselves in a life-and-death struggle to afford insulin, the only medicine that keeps them alive.

Joining them that day was a Minnesota mother, whose diabetic son died because the skyrocketing price of insulin forced him to ration his supply after he lost his insurance. She and others at the rally want their elected representatives to understand that for the 7.5 million people with diabetes in the United States who rely on insulin, U.S. the medication is not a choice, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Senator matter of survival.

But most of all, they want action.

Tina At a hearing following the Capitol rally, State Rep. Laurie Halverson Smith â&#x20AC;&#x201C; who has diabetes herself â&#x20AC;&#x201C; put it this way: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Insulin is air to a person with diabetes. If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have access to your insulin, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get to live.â&#x20AC;?

With just three insulin manufacturers in the United States â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Eli Lilly, Sanofi and Novo Nordisk â&#x20AC;&#x201C; this multi-billion dollar oligopoly has the market power to set insulin prices and reap huge profits in the process.

And prices have been skyrocketing. According to the American Diabetes Association, the average list price for insulin went up 300 percent between 2002 and 2013. Since then, an increasing number of people with diabetes are finding that ever-rising prices outstrip their ability to pay. The price tag can be hundreds of dollars in out-of-pocket costs each month, even for those with health coverage. For low-income Americans, or those without insurance, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s even worse.

As a member of the U.S. Senate Health Committee, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve met with that mother who lost her son. And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve worked with Minnesotans who are frustrated and angry when they discover that they pay 10-to-18 times more for insulin than people with diabetes pay in other countries. That is just wrong.

Insulin is not a new drug. It was discovered in Canada back in 1921 and quickly became a lifesaver for people with diabetes around the world. The researchers who discovered it were awarded the Nobel Prize. They sold the patent to the University of Toronto for just $1 because large profits were not their motive. Unfortunately, for millions of people with diabetes today, the three large insulin makers

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Usually, a drug that has been around for nearly a century loses its patent and its price drops dramatically. However, incremental changes to the drug over decades, have allowed the three manufacturers to maintain lucrative patents and take older formulations off the market. Thus, 98 years after insulinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s discovery, there is still no inexpensive supply of this lifesaving drug available in the United States.

Like the Minnesotans who raised their voices at the State Capitol, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve joined forces with several Senate colleagues in Washington, D.C. to put public pressure on the three insulin manufacturers to lower prices. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve pressed company executives to explain the reasons behind the recent spikes in insulin prices and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re pushing for them to be more transparent on how they set prices. We also want to know how those prices are affected by rebates the companies negotiate with the pharmacy benefit managers, who administer prescription drug plans for insurers and employers.

Beyond that, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m helping to lead a bipartisan effort to get the Food and Drug Administration to revise its recent â&#x20AC;&#x153;genericâ&#x20AC;? insulin approval policy to ensure lower-cost insulin competitors come to the market sooner rather than later.

In the coming weeks, I plan to re-introduce my â&#x20AC;&#x153;Affordable Medications Act,â&#x20AC;? a comprehensive bill to bring down the price of insulin and other prescription drugs. It would promote competition by reducing the time brand name companies can keep lower-cost insulin off the market.

The work weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing in Congress and the public pressure from diabetes advocates across the country may finally be having an impact. Recently, Eli Lilly announced it will soon offer a half-priced insulin product. Although this move has taken far too long, and the product is still far too expensive, I hope it will spur other actions to bring down prices, and bring health care to people with diabetes who canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t live without insulin.

One thing is clear to me â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and to those who rallied at the State Capitol: the health and well-being of millions of people in Minnesota and across the country should not depend on the profit-driven decisions of insulin makers with near-monopoly power.

Our voices are strong, but only if we use them.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll keep fighting for people with diabetes until they have access to affordable insulin.

TINA SMITH represents Minnesota in the U.S. Senate

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Good movies coming to town for the Highway 61 Film Festival To the Editor: This will be my third time going to the Highway 61 Film Festival. Every year I appreciate it more. There is such a variety of subjects.

Each show shares several topics and categories lasting from a few minutes of animation to drama and long documentaries. Hundreds of films were submitted from all over the world. A committee reviewed and selected the best in each class. These were then passed on to another group judging the top films. I definitely appreciate the majority of them.

With the lists of movies in each show published in last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pioneer, it makes it easy to find what you might like. See you there.

Dale Kuzel Pine City

Register to become an organ donor To the Editor: April is National Donate Life Month, and I would like to encourage all Minnesota residents to register to be an organ, tissue and eye donor. This issue has affected me personally. I am one of the very lucky and grateful individuals alive today because of another personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s generosity. In July 2016 I received the gift of a double lung transplant from an amazing donor. Sadly, there are many people who die while they wait for their transplant simply because the organ they need is not available.

We all have the power to save lives. One personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gift can save or enhance up to 75 lives through donation, providing recipients a chance to return to a normal, active life. Visit www.DonateLifeMN.org for more information.

Tim Fairclough Rush City

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10 Years Ago, 2009 Since the first week of March, the cast and crew for the current production by the Pine City Heritage Players have been busily working on memorizing lines, designing the set and gathering props and costumes.

“All Because of Agatha,” a comedy by Jonothan Troy, has attracted the comedic talents of actors and actresses from Pine City, Cambridge and Mora. Duff and Joan O’Hara, portrayed by Years Dennis Howard and Dawn Barstad-CarAgo penter, are making a Kim purchase of their new home. A home which is David reportedly haunted by the local witch, Agatha Forbes. Other cast members include: Tammy VanGrinsven, Sandi Sparling, Jasper Thomas, Kris Seuntjens, Steve Farquharson, Nicki Haroldson and Jody Hodgkin. The production is directed by Jay Schueller.

Pine County Master Gardeners cheered on the season of spring with their seventh annual Horticulture Day on Saturday, March 28. Attending the day filled with green education were 203 gardeners, including preregistration and walk ins. It was an exceptional turnout, according to Sue Bowerman, administrative assistant for the Pine County extension office. “When you add our vendors and master gardeners, we had about 250 people in attendance,”

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she said. “This was a huge jump from the previous years – last year after the day was over there were around 150 people.”

25 Years Ago, 1994 “Gene is a guy who loves to laugh and bring joy into people’s lives, and he knows the value of a friend. He is the kind of person who always seems to have time for anything anyone requests of him.” Those are just some of the kind words friends use to describe Gene Biever, Pine City’s 1994 Citizen of the Year. Most people know Biever because of his very public job as president of Pine Technical College. Less widely known is the work he does for his church, his friends and family, his community and anyone in need. Biever and his wife Darlene have four children and one granddaughter. They also have several foster children who are very much a part of their family.

Junior Kevin Grotheim and sophomores Derek Rydberg and Jade Berglund were named captains for the 1994-95 Dragon hockey season. Other team awards announced recently were: All Conference, B.J. Patzoldt (senior); All-Conference Honorable Mention, Erik Carlson (senior) and Jacob Peterson (senior); Team MVP, Erik Carlson; Blueline Award, B.J. Patzoldt; hardest workers, Erik Carlson and Alan Toman (junior); most improved, Tony Willert (sophomore) and Matt Prihoda, (junior).

The milkman from Beroun hung up his hat after Monday’s route, calling it quits after 31 years. Dick Mikyska has become locally famous for making his rounds three days a week in a 33-yearold delivery truck, keeping alive a Let us do the work for you!

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Scouts tour newspaper office Scouts from Pack 188 took a tour of the Pine City Pioneer office Thursday, March 26, 2009.

business which in many places doesn’t exist anymore. Mikyska served about 130 customers, including several local businesses and industries, providing them with Land O’ Lakes dairy products. The door-to-door milk delivery will still be available in Pine City and the old truck will still be on the roads.

Mike Piha bought the business and will continue the tradition.

Dragon basketball standout Jim Stumne, a senior at Pine City High School, was named to WCMP Radio’s All Area Basketball team. Stumne was the only Dragon boy or girl to be chosen for the WCMP first team. However, senior Chelsey Koppen was named to the station’s All Area Girls second team. Kris Zemek received honorable mention for the boys team. Player of the Year in area boys basketball was Jason Novacinski, from Barnum. Rush City Tigers coach Gary Dreissig was named Coach of the Year. For the girls, Jill Casper, Isle, was Player of the Year. Dan Schindler, coach of the North Branch Vikings, was Coach of the Year.

50 Years Ago, 1969 Settlement was reached in the school board teachers salary negotiations Tuesday evening when teachers accepted an offer by the board which reinstated the .047 index used in determining salary step increments. There is also an eight percent increase in extracurricular activities salaries.

The Army will be in Pine City April 11 to conduct W.A.C. Testing. Sergeant Sandy Stewart of the Women’s Army

Corps will be present to show a film and answer any questions concerning the role of the woman in the Armed Forces.

75 Years Ago, 1944 The County Agent’s office is now located on the second floor of the village hall at Pine City.

100 Years Ago, 1919 Several young men of this region have come home from service, the past week, among them being Will Dunning who returned from Camp Dix a week ago, and Glenn M. Turner who was met at St. Paul by his father and arrived here yesterday after 14 months service in France.

The prospects of a bridge across the St. Croix on the line a mile north of Rock Creek, interests all our people.

Everyone in this region has signed the petitions and they have been sent to Senator Larson and Representative Pedersen at St. Paul. At present there is no bridge across the river between Taylors Falls and the one east of Hinckley, and there is a strong feeling in this region that we need a bridge here as much as do the few settlers east of Hinckley.

125 Years Ago, 1894 -WANTED- To exchange stock of clothing, boots and shoes for unimproved land. Inquire at this office.

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PLA supports Dragon Trap Team The Pokegama Lake Association donated $500 to the Pine City Trap Team for the 2019 season. The popular sport continues to grow by leaps and bounds in Pine City, and this year there are over 90 youth participating.

Health officials urging well users to protect private wells from potential flood contamination If a well is in a flood-prone area and you have time, consider contacting a licensed well contractor to check your well and make any necessary repairs or changes to help protect it from flooding.

These changes may include repairing cracked or damaged casing, extending the well casing above the expected flood level, or temporarily replacing the vented well cap with a watertight cap or cover.

You should also make sure that grading allows water to flow away from your well.

If you think your well might become flooded, store a supply of clean water that will last for at least a few days. Shut off power to the well pump to avoid having floodwater pumped into your plumbing system or home. If you only have a little time before a flood, you can cover the well with a heavy plastic bag or sheeting and secure it with electrical tape. This wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t completely protect your well from contamination, but will help reduce the amount of water and debris that could enter your well, making clean up easier.

If floodwater reaches your well, assume your well is contaminated.

Well owners needing more information can contact the Well Management Section of MDH at 651-201-4600 or health.wells@state.mn.us.

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several key components. First, the team embedded a restorative approach in its New Direction program, an alternative to school suspension/expulsion in the county. Instead of sending students home for misbehavior, the New Direction program holds youth accountable for their actions while providing academic and behavioral support.

Moreover, the team partnered with the community to limit the collateral impacts of juvenile justice involvement.

As a result of this partnership, truancy court hearings are now held in schools and on the Mille Lacs Band Reservation to minimize school disruption.

The team also obtained funding to hire a cultural community coach and a school-based American Indian Liaison was obtained to provide additional support for tribal youth. Currently, they are working to create a Pine County Evening Reporting Center (ERC) to provide culturally sensitive wraparound services for pre-trial and post-adjudication youth within the community.

Finally, the team revised discipline policies to shift staff responses to studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

problem behaviors. The development of an objective graduated response tool, implementation of home visits, creation of a tiered intervention approach to truancy, and trauma-informed and cultural competency trainings are just a few examples of the discipline policy reforms.

Additionally, Pine County introduced a pre-charge diversion process that links youth to the C-5 Victim-Offender Conferencing program in lieu of formal system involvement. This has been a centerpiece of Project RISE. Juveniles get referred to C5 either pre-charge or as a condition of probation. Youth who complete the program successfully do not become involved in the justice system. The ultimate goal is to place kids on a positive track to becoming productive and contributing members of the community. On average, about 97 percent of youth involved in the C5 program successfully completed the program.

Project RISE promotes a proactive, restorative team approach to working with youth and their families by collaborating across youth-serving agencies and communities. Although the Pine

County team has only been implementing Project RISE for about two years, it has already shown a positive impact.

The cultural community coach has made contact with over 900 youth, with a focus on studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at-risk behaviors and truancy. The New Direction program served over 200 youth in the 2017 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2018 school year, with an attendance rate of approximately 97 percent. One prominent outcome as a result of these efforts is the significant drop in high school truancy rate at the pilot schools, which decreased almost 30 percent. The truancy rate for 9th to 12th graders, on average, went from approximately 43 percent in the 2016 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2017 school year to 15 percent in 2017-2018.

The Capstone team members include: â&#x20AC;˘ Andrew Almos, Superintendent, East Central Public Schools â&#x20AC;˘ Carla Big Bear, Office Manager, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe â&#x20AC;˘ Terry Fawcett, Probation Director, Pine County Probation â&#x20AC;˘ Rebecca Foss, Director, Pine County Health and Human Services â&#x20AC;˘ Reese Frederickson, County Attorney, Pine County Attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office â&#x20AC;˘ Stefanie Youngberg, Principal, East

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Central Public Schools The Pine County, Minnesota Team participated in the 2017 School-Justice Partnerships Certificate Program â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a weeklong program designed to provide youth-serving agency leaders with innovative and evidence-based solutions that address the immediate and longterm needs of students known to, or at risk of entering, the juvenile justice system. The purpose of the program is to unite current and future leaders and provide them the knowledge and tools to work across systems, cultivate their leadership skills, improve the operation of their organizations, and create a network of individuals across the country committed to systems improvement and reform. Upon completion of the Certificate Program, participants become CJJR Fellows by designing and implementing a Capstone Project to improve outcomes for youth in their jurisdiction. CJJR currently has over 1,100 Fellows that benefit from ongoing technical assistance and inclusion in a growing network of mutually supportive leaders across the country.

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GPS 45:93 joins new business group

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wishes to announce the upcoming Firearms Safety Training class.

Classes will begin on Tuesday, April 9 at 6:30 p.m. and be held at the 7th grade wing at Pine City High School. Arrive the first night no later than 6:20 p.m.

The cost is $7.50 per student. Students will be given instructions on how to pay online to the DNR website. This must be done immediately at the end of the course.

Students must be at least 11 years old and turn 12 before Dec. 31 (or older) to attend these classes.

Adults are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Classes will be held April 9, 16, 23, 30 and on April 27 for a field trip.

These classes are made possible by the generous support of the Snake River Valley Conservation club, Pine City VFW, MN Deer Hunters (Jim Jordan Chapter), Pheasants Forever (Pine City chapter), Thunderin’ Toms (Local Turkey Federation Chapter) and Family of Harold Kick (field trip location).

GPS 45:93 has joined two regional partners in the creation of a new business group in East Central Minnesota. The Inventors and Entrepreneurs Club will gather monthly to create networking opportunities and share information with new and growing businesses in the five-county region.

The Inventors and Entrepreneurs Club is made possible by generous support from East Central Energy, the East Central Regional Development Commission, and GPS::45::93. Standing meetings will take place on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m.

For more information on the Inventors and Entrepreneurs Club, visit its website at www.ecmnbusiness.com or contact Jordan Zeller at 320-679-4065 or jordan.zeller@ecrdc.org. The website includes a link for interested parties to sign up for an email list, and the group also has a presence on LinkedIn and Facebook.

Contact GPS President Heidi Steinmetz at 320-209-5031 or heidi.steinmetz@co.kanabec. mn.us or GPS consultant Karl Schuettler at 218-4813899 or kschuettler@northspan.org to learn more about GPS. GPS 45:93 is a non-profit organization dedicated to growing and attracting businesses with high-paying jobs to the five-county region of East Central Minnesota. For more information visit gps4593.com.

Watch for standing water on roads Spring rain, melting snow and culverts plugged with ice can cause water to back up onto highways.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation wants to remind motorists to be watchful for flooded areas as water can rise quickly.

MnDOT crews have already been working to thaw frozen culverts and will continue to monitor conditions. If flooding occurs, lanes or other sections of highway may need to be closed with barricades and other traffic control devices.

MnDOT wants to remind all motorists that driving through standing or moving water is dangerous and that it is unlawful to drive through areas where roads are barricaded. Vehicles can be swept away in only several inches of moving water.

For real-time traffic and travel information in Minnesota, visit www.511mn.org or get the free smartphone app at Google Play or the App Store.

Cat food being recalled Nestlé Purina PetCare Company is recalling Muse wet cat food Natural Chicken Recipe in Gravy because the product could contain rubber pieces that are translucent yellow with a blue backing, which may present a potential choking hazard.

The following affected products were distributed in 3 oz. cans nationwide and available for purchase at pet specialty and e-commerce retailers. If purchased in a variety pack, only the Natural Chicken Recipe in Gravy cans are included in the recall.

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Schemes aimed at tax pros, payroll offices, human resources personnel The IRS has also seen more advanced phishing schemes targeting the personal or Ànancial information available in the Àles of tax professionals, payroll professionals, human resources personnel, schools and organizations such as Form W-2 information. These targeted scams are known as business email compromise (BEC) or business email spooÀng (BES) scams.

re-route a direct deposit • or as someone the taxpayer trusts or recognizes, such as an executive, to initiate a wire transfer.

The IRS warned of the direct deposit variation of the BEC/ BES scam in December 2018, and continues to receive reports of direct deposit scams reported to phishing@irs.gov. The Direct Deposit and other BEC/BES variations should be forwarded to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). The IRS requests that Form W-2 scams be reported to: phishing@irs.gov (Subject: W-2 Scam).

Depending on the variation of the scam (and there are several), criminals will pose as: • a business asking the recipient to pay a fake invoice • as an employee seeking to

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The Carlton County Sheriff’s Office has reported that a March 30 ATV crash is under investigation.

According to the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office, on Saturday, March 30, 2019, at 11:47 p.m. Carlton County dispatchers received a report of an ATV crash on Wagon Road near the intersection of Larson Road in Thomson Township.

Emergency Medical Services from the Esko Fire Department and Cloquet Area Fire District, along with Minnesota State Patrol troopers and Carlton County deputies responded to the scene and found a female on the ground with injuries from the crash.

The victim was identified as a 20-year-old female from Roseville, Minnesota. The victim was transported to St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. At the time of this release the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office has not received any updates on her condition.

The initial investigation revealed the victim had been a passenger on the ATV. The operator of the ATV at the time of the crash was identified as a 20-year-old Esko man, Tyler Paul Allen Knepper.

Alcohol is believed to be a factor in this incident and Knepper is currently being held at the Carlton County Jail on the charge of criminal vehicular operation and driving while impaired.

The incident remains under investigation by the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office.

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For those participating in these schemes, such activity can lead to signiÀcant penalties and possible criminal prosecution.

Both the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), which handles scams involving IRS impersonation, and the IRS Criminal Investigation Division work closely with the Department of Justice to shut down scams and prosecute the criminals behind them.

The 2019 Dragon Tennis campaign started on Monday, April 1st. We are fortunate to have 11 returning lettermen back this year. We will have a team that has experience, great team chemistry and young men who are hungry to improve their game. Our two captains this spring are Jake Adams and Dusty Bergstrom. They lead by example and are such positive leaders. Good luck Dragons!

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Dragon track and field off and running indoors at Foley

BY LANCELOT E. FURBER SPORTS@PINECITYMN.COM

With most athletes on vacation for spring break, the Dragons headed off to the Great River Conference indoor meet at the Foley Fieldhouse on Saturday, March 30.

Pine City brought only 36 athletes out of their 105 student roster.

Even without many veteran girls, the Dragons were strong and placed first out of the eight teams competing with a score of 110.5 points. Pine City narrowly beat out Rush City by 12 points, with the Dragons winning five of the 15 events.

Dorothy Miller had a very strong showing for the Dragons, scoring 36 points and winning three of the four events she competed in. She won the 55m hurdles in 10.3 seconds, the long jump with distance of 13’ 11” and the triple jump with a distance of 31’ 1” and placed third in the 55m dash (7.8 seconds).

The Pine City girls 4x200m relay team of Allyson Chromey, Kensi Tayerle, Ainsley Vinaja and Summer Thieman won in a time of 2:00.3.

Kensi Tayerle won the high jump with a height of 4’ 6”.

Summer Thieman placed second in the 200m dash in a time of 29.2. The Dragon 4x400m relay of Arissa Rydberg, Summer Thieman, Sophie Lahti and Claire Emmons placed second in a time of 5:07.4. Cara Kuhn placed second for Pine City in the shot put

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Dawson Clifford was the second high scorer in his events with 24 points on March 30.

with a distance of 29’ 4.5” and the sprint medley relay of Ariel Schneider, Maddy Graham, Claire Emmons and Kloey Lind placed second in a time of 2:15.1.

Lydia Adams placed second in the 800m dash in a time of 2:42.4. Kelsey Erickson placed second in the triple jump with a distance of 27’ 7.5” and the sprint medley relay team of Kensi Tayerle, Alexis Pankonin, Ellaina

Johnson and Kaylee Prihoda also placed second with a time of 2:14.7. Kloey Lind placed third in the 55m hurdles and Ainsley Vinaja also placed third in the 200m dash.

This was quite the team effort for the Pine City girls with 13 athletes scoring in the meet.

The Dragon boys took home second place, out of seven teams, with 102 points, just four

Glen Dalen sails through the long jump at the Foley Fieldhouse on March 30.

points behind first place Hinckley-Finlayson.

Tucker Dalen won the triple jump with a distance of 34’ 11.75” and Dawson Clifford won the pole vault with a height of 9’ 0”. Dalen and Clifford were the only Dragons to win their events. Dalen was the Dragon high scorer with 26 points and Clifford was a close second with 24 points.

Timmy Johnson scored 14 points, Steven Hart scored 11 points and JJ Preston scored 10.

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Kloey Lind was part of the sprint medley relay team taking second place.

second in the long jump with a distance of 17’ 2.25” and also leaped to a second place finish in the high jump, clearing 5’ 4”.

Dawson Clifford took second in the 55m hurdles in a time of 9.6 seconds.

Sten Hart placed second in the pole vault with a height of 8’6”.

The event the Dragons scored the most points in was the shot put, with JJ Preston placing second (40’ 3”), Vinny David placing third (35’ 8”) and Kenny Vo placing fourth (33’ 1.5”). Timmy John-

son placed third in the 1600m in a time of 5:08.0 and in the 800m in a time of 2:18.0.

“I thought we did really well overall in the first meet of the season, especially since we were missing a lot of our seniors and other upperclassman. I was pleasantly surprised to find out we did as well as we did as a team,” said coach Jared Clemenston. “I can’t wait to see how we can do when we have our whole team competing.”

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Dragon hockey ends season as conference champs

BY LANCELOT E. FURBER SPORTS@PINECITYMN.COM

Dragon hockey finished their season after clinching the Two Rivers Conference Championship for the fourth year in a row.

Dusty Bergstrom, George Miller, Alex Laven, Jordan Stich, Parker Sell and Gabe Westbrook were named All Conference, with All Conference Honorable Mentions going to Luke Fabini and Joey Mikyska. Dusty Bergstrom, Seth Linnell, Tryston West, Logan Belau and Luke Fabini were named All Conference Academics.

On Feb. 11, 2019, Dusty Bergstrom picked up his 100th point as a varsity player. Bergstrom also was named the team’s Most Valuable Player. George Miller received Hardest Worker and Parker Sell received Rookie of the Year. Most Improved went to Justin Gamec and Joey Mikyska. The JV Most Valuable Player went to Seth Linnell and JV Leadership to TJ Rank.

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On Feb. 11, 2019, Dusty Bergstrom picked up his 100th point as a varsity player. Bergstrom also was named the team’s most valuable player.

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VIOLENCE: 144 domestic violence cases reported in Pine County in 2018 FROM PAGE 2

She finally got the courage to leave with the children and go stay with family. She sent an email asking him to leave the house, and he did so she could return home with the children.

Soon he started calling and sending messages, apologizing for his behavior and saying things would be better. However, she had started telling people what was happening insider her home, finally going to the Chisago County Sheriff’s Office a few months later and speaking to a deputy. The deputy confirmed her fears of being in danger, urging her to seek a protective order at the courthouse, and also referring her to advocates at The Refuge Network, a program of Family Pathways.

From there, she filed for a protective order against her husband, and found support through domestic violence survivors’ support groups. Advocates and deputies escorted her to and from the courthouse to ensure her safety while going to court for the protective order. She was also connected to resources that assisted her family with food and Christmas gifts.

“The love and dedication given to us absolutely is what helped us stay strong,” the survivor said of the network of people helping her stay safe and empowering her to be strong.

The survivor said that life as a single mom is crazy busy with the activities her children are in, as well as the therapy sessions and support groups, school, and her new career, but they are safe.

“Never be afraid to reach out for help, there are people who love you and want you to be free of domestic violence,” she said.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE STATISTICS FOR 2018 In 2018, 12 people were murdered in domestic violence incidents in Minnesota, Reiter noted. Six people have been murdered in domestic violence incidents in Minnesota in the first three months of 2019, she added.

Throughout Minnesota there are 90 agencies that support approximately 55,000 victim/survivors of domestic violence each year. “Collaborative efforts between domestic violence programs and other agencies help to increase the safety of survivors,” Reiter said.

Isanti County Attorney Jeff Edblad stated that Minnesota led the way for domestic violence programming, with the first domestic violence shelters and organizations to assist victim/survivors.

It has continued to lead the way with innovative programming and collaborative efforts between nonprofit organizations, law enforcement, and social service agencies.

“The services of domestic violence and sexual assault programs is critical to public safety and the safety of survivors,” Edblad said, noting survivors deserve to be heard.

He added that energy and resources need to be committed to ending domestic and sexual violence, which are happening at alarming rates, as well as providing seamless, accessible systems to promote safety and justice for victim/survivors. Efforts also need to be made to work with perpetrators of domestic and sexual violence to transform there abusive behaviors and prevent them from harming anyone else.

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the county attorneys’ offices. “They will always have my respect and appreciation,” he said, noting they assist victim/survivors by providing answers and connecting them to resources.

There were 900 crime victims in Chisago County in 2018, and 90 of those victims were related to domestic violence.

Brenda Skogman shared statistics for Pine and Isanti counties. There 144 domestic violence cases in Pine County, 26 of which charges were declined and 61 which were currently making their way through the court system.

Isanti County had 537 victims of crime in 2018, 119 of which were related to domestic violence.

Cheryl Terhaar, victim services coordinator for Kanabec County, said there were 901 crime victims in 2018, and 213 were related to domestic violence. There were no domectic violence homicides in Kanabec County in 2018.

“With services like community advocacy, court support, the shelter, batterers intervention program, as well as numerous support groups, we will not stop until domestic violence is a thing of the past,” said Family Pathways Men’s Program Manager Dustin Anderson.

He shared that 447 new victim/survivors were assisted by Family Pathways in Isanti County in 2018; 650 were assisted in Chisago County; 429 in Kanabec County; and, 88 in Pine County. The total number of new victim/survivors assisted by Family Pathways in 2018 was 2,063.

Anderson also shared that 60 men graduated from Family Pathways batterers’ intervention program with a 10 percent recidivism rate, noting that rate is at least 30 percent under the national average for recidivism after graduating from the program.

Take action to fund domestic violence prevention programming “Statistics cannot capture the whole impact of violence,” said Kanabec County Sheriff Brian Smith.

“These numbers reflect people just like you and I. They are our family members, our friends, our co-workers, our neighbors. They are people we love or people we don’t know, but may say ‘Hi’ to at the gas station or grocery store.”

He added that the women’s movement has been working for more than 30 years to keep women, chil-

dren, and men safe from domestic violence.

“The importance of domestic abuse transformation programming is to illustrate to offenders there are alternatives to their behavior by cognitive skills building, role play, activities, and in-depth discussion that can craft a bridge to a better tomorrow that is free from domestic violence and the overwhelming stress that can buildup in their lives,” Smith said.

Smith encouraged those in attendance to take action to ask their legislators to support two key pieces of legislation – HF464 in the house and SF1683 In the Senate. These bills would provide funding for domestic violence transformation programming and prevention. Smith noted batterers’ intervention programs have never been funded by the State Legislature in Minnesota.

“Not only do we want to help stop perpetrators from committing acts of violence against their loved ones, we also want to stop the violence before the first victim,” Smith said. “To do that, we must get upstream; we must invest in prevention resources.”

Chisago County Sheriff Brandon Thyen spoke before the rose ceremony to remember the 12 victims, family members, and friends known to be murdered in Minnesota due to domestic violence in 2018, noting that the Minnesota Coalition of Battered Women attempts to keep track of that information.

He noted that the method relies on monitoring news accounts of homicides in Minnesota, meaning one can never be certain all domestic violence related murders in Minnesota are included. Smith added that women of color, native women, poor women, LGBTQ folk (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/ questioning), and those involved in sex or human trafficking are under-reported.

Following the rose ceremony, Pastor Sarah Kerks of Zion Lutheran Church in Chisago City offered a moment of silence and a prayer for the 12 people murdered in Minnesota due to domestic violence, and then Family Pathways Chief Executive Officer Lisa Mears again encouraged those in attendance to take action.

“I personally want to thank all of you who commit to professional and personal energy to this work,” she said. “It is frightening, it is exhausting, it is tiring, and I honor and applaud you.”

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from the Pine City Fire Department, DNR, National Park Service, Wisconsin DNR and Minnesota State Patrol flight section responded to assist.

Search crews were later assisted as well by the NorthStar K-9 Search and

organization.

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38, Pine City.

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On Friday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m., Gayla M Marty will be reading from her work in p progress, tentatively titled “Cooking in P Paradise,” at Pine Center for the Arts.

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didates for the Minnesota State House of Representatives, esentatives, Pine City Council so that they can make an informed FORUM SCHEDULE and Pine e City School Board. decision before heading to the polls this The forum m st sstarts tarts arts at 5:30 p.m. with a The candidate andidate forum is a collaboraelection year. welcome and d in iintroductions. troduc ctions. tion of the he Pine City ity ty Area Are Chamber In a forum, orum, candidates g give ve prepared prepar • This will w be be followed follow wed by a discussion dis i cu cuss s io on 405 2nd Ave SE, Pine rema City rks • 320 320-629-6771• 629 6771• merce, Pine ne Technical & ComCom of Commerce, remarks, then respond to o questions qads@pinecitymn.com S FORUM, SEE FO OR O RUM U , PAGE 8 munity College and WINDOW Victim that the audience submits on index

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Shirley A. Anderson Shirley Anderson of Pine City passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at the age of 76.

Shirley Ann Anderson was born Nov. 5, 1942, to Henry and Alice (Larson) Bobzin in Rush City.

S Shirley grew up in Ru City and attended Rush th Rush City Schools. the W While in school Shirley wo worked at the Rush City Ba Bakery and babysat. In 19 she graduated from 1961, Ru City High School.

Rush In September of 1962, sh married Raymond she G. Anderson and they re resided in Circle Pines. In 19 they had their first 1963 ch child, Wendy, and three mo children followed. more In September of 1974 they mo moved from Circle Pines to Rush City on a farm wh where they raised chickl t rabbits, bbit cats t and dogs. ens, calves, goats, Shirley worked as a Home Health Aide and received her degree from Pine Technical College where she later graduated. She also delivered Meals on Wheels for five years. She was a baker at Rush City Foods and then she worked as a cashier until she retired at the age of 72.

Shirley resided at the Westchester Apartments in Pine City where she made many new friends and spent time going out to lunch and supper with her group of ladies.

Shirley loved to make bread, play bingo and go to the casino. She enjoyed canning and gardening; making jam and apple butter. She also enjoyed fishing, camping, going out for coffee with her sister-inlaw, sewing clothes for herself and her children and babysitting the neighborhood children while their parents worked. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and her great-grandchildren.

She will be missed by all who knew her.

Shirley is survived by her children Wendy Fehr-

man, Cora (Darwin) Weidendorf, all of Rush City, and Aaron Anderson of Wisconsin; grandchildren Joseph Fehrman, Sherri Fehrman (Trevor Massey), Alan Weidendorf and Angie Weidendorf; great-grandchildren Cameron Massey and Hazel Massey; nephews Ramsey Bobzin and Erik Bobzin.

She is preceded in death by her parents Henry and Alice Bobzin; ex-husband Raymond Anderson; son Gordy Anderson; brother Jerry Bobzin.

Pastor Nathan Baker-Trinity will officiate at funeral services for Shirley at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 6, 2019.

A time for family and friends to gather is planned for one hour prior to the service, all at the Olson Funeral Chapel in Rush City. A luncheon will be served at the Jasper Masonic Lodge following the service by the First Lutheran Church of Rush City W/ELCA. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the: Funeral and Cremation Service of Rush City – Olson Chapel; www.FuneralAndCremationService.com.

Margie M. Michael Margie M. Michael, 84, of Duluth, passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2019, at Franciscan Health Center surrounded by her family. She was born on N 21, 1934, in Beroun Nov. t Adolph and Frances to S Soukup.

Margie was a memb of Cathedral of Our ber L Lady of the Rosary. She h worked as a certihad fied nursing assistant.

M Margie loved to play the a accordion and piano, s singing, flower gard dening, spending time w with her children and g grandchildren, traveli ing.

She started Margie’s M Ministries at Franciscan H Health, enjoyed playing b bingo and crafting there.

M Margie had a strong catholic faith, and she loved angels. A special “thank you” to the staff at Franciscan Health and Essentia

Hospice for their kind and compassionate care of Margie.

She was preceded in death by her parents, sisters Rosemary Soukup and Mary Ann Filipi, son-in-law David Neby, and the father of her children Allan Minar.

She is survived by her husband Rocky “Bernard” Kuroski; her children Allan “Lee” Minar, Debbie Ann (David) Deck, Cindy Neby, Jeanne (Paul) Flaherty, Rev. Dennis (Stephanie) Eng, and Kathy (Brad) Lee; grandchildren Linda, Corey, Ryan, Nick, Jeremy, Julie, Megan, Jill, Becky, David and Emily; 16 great-grandchildren; and her brothers John Soukup, Adolph “Butch” (Red) Soukup and Frank (Terrie) Soukup.

Visitation will be held on Friday, April 5, 2019, from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial in Cathedral of our Lady of the Rosary, 2801 E. 4th St., Duluth, MN 55812. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery Beroun, on Saturday, April 6, 2019, at 11 a.m.

Arrangements by Dougherty Funeral Home, 600 E. 2nd St., Duluth, MN 55805; 218-727-3555.

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WORSHIP GUIDE Church of Christ 815 7th St. SW, Pine City 10 a.m. Bible Study 11 a.m. Worship Service 4 p.m. Evening Service Wednesday, 7 p.m. Bible Study.

Contact: Greg Douvier 320-336-8978 Dale Evangelical Free Church 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 Pastor Rob Spahr www.firstprespinecity.org Sunday Worship Celebration 10:30 AM Sunday School, Preschool-Gr 6 10:30 AM Wednesday Youth Group 6:15 PM Grace Baptist Church 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.

Grasston Baptist Church 402 N. Oak St. Grasston, MN 55030 wwåw.grasstonbaptist.org info@grasstonbaptisit.org 320.396.2645 Worship Service 9:30am Sunday School 10:45am

Hope Lutheran Church Grasston Dean Oelfke, Pastor 320-396-3925 hopelutherangrasston.org Sunday Worship Service 11am Holy Communion first and third Sundays and festival days.

Hands for Pine City Outreach Church Meeting in Pine City Library Community Room Sunday NIGHTS 5-6PM Pastors Julie & Brad Samuelson P.O. Box 164 PC 320-496-3009 Hands4PC@gmail.com Facebook fan page: Hands for Pine City Existing to be the hands of Jesus to Pine City

Hustletown Community Church Non-denominational 1010 3rd Ave SW Pine City Pastor Bruce Thompson 651-983-8130 Sunday School, 10:15 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m.

Henriette Community Church (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.

Hinckley Seventh Day Adventist 550 1st St. NE, Hinckley 320-384-6167 Pastor: Carlos Rodriguez Services, Saturday, 11 a.m.

Fellowship lunch 1st and 3rd Saturday following services.

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 4-4:30p.m., Sunday 9:15-9:45a.m.

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 Assembly of God Pastor Andrew Shaw 11914 Fairway Rd SW, Pine City 320-629-6136 www.livinghopepinecity.org livinghopepinecity@gmail.com Sunday Service 10:00 a.m.

Living Water Fellowship 915 W. 8th St. Rush City, MN Sunday Service 10:00 a.m.

Call 320-358-3818 for weekly Bible studies and youth activities.

Open Arms Church of God 406 Pine St., Grasston, MN 320-396-3373 Pastor Gene Sherrod Spirit Filled Worship Sunday Worship 10 a.m.

Children’s ministry Our Redeemer Lutheran Church 825 Golf Ave SW Pine City 320-629-2985 Pastor Fred Hanson Sunday Worship at 8 and 9:30 Wednesdays March 13 through April 10 @ 4:30 and 6:30 Lenten soup and sandwich supper 5 to 6:30 No Thursday worship Please join us in praise!

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 St. Joseph’s Catholic Church 320-629-2935 19390 Ave, Beroun, MN Monsignor Alek Suchan Sunday Mass 8:00 a.m.

South Pine Baptist Church 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 Zion Lutheran Church 410 Main St. S, Pine City Worship 9 a.m.

Wednesday Service 7 p.m.

Growing in Grace Preschool Mon-Wed- Fri a.m.

Pastor Glen Kleppe 320-629-3683

The businesses below invite you to attend the house of worship of your choice.

To be included in the Worship Guide or to make changes to your listing please contact Mel at 320-322-5243 or email mel@countystar.com

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PINE COUNTY SHERIFF’S BLOTTER March 24 - 31 Theft, burglary, vandalism

March 24, 12:46 p.m., report of theft, Evergreen Sq. SW, Pine City.

March 25, 9:42 a.m., report of theft, Main St. S, Pine City.

March 26, 2:45 p.m., report of theft, Evergreen Sq. SW, Pine City.

March 26, 3:35 p.m., report of fraud/ scam/ID, Evergreen Sq. SW, Pine City.

March 26, 6:42 p.m., report of shoplifting, Evergreen Sq. SW, Pine City.

March 29, 2:19 p.m., report of damage to vehicle, Evergreen Sq. SW, Pine City.

Miscellaneous

March 24, 8:04 p.m., report of disturbance, Main St. S, Pine City.

March 25, 8:21 p.m., report of juvenile trouble, 3rd Ave. SE, Pine City.

March 26, 5:22 p.m., report of customer trouble, Evergreen Sq. SW, Pine City.

March 26, 10:14 p.m., report of juvenile trouble, 2nd St. SE, Pine City.

March 28, 10:36 p.m., report of psychological problem, 2nd St. NE, Pine City.

March 29, 9:10 p.m., report of disturbance, Sunset View Ln., Pine City.

March 30, 6:52 p.m., report of miscellaneous fire call, Northridge Dr. NW, Pine City.

Jail roster

March 25, Katie Danielle Wexler, Pine County warrant, obstruct legal process- interfere w/peace officer.

March 25, Erica Rose Wylie, Pine County warrant, theft- take/drive motor vehicle- no owner consent; hold for other agency, give peace officer false name.

March 25, Karyena Marye Alken, hold for other agency: arrest- felony warrant, drugs- 5th degree- possess schedule 1,2,3,4- not small amount marijuana. Released March 29.

March 25, Dennis Harvey Haltli, probable cause, DWI- 4th degree driving while impaired; traffic- DWIoperate motor vehicle- alcohol concentration .08 within 2 hours; traffic- open bottle law, drinking and consumption. Released March 27.

March 25, Waneta Ann Bearhart, Pine County warrant: probation violation, drugs- 5th degree. Released March 26.

March 25, Michael Ray Grover, Pine County warrant: bench felony, drugs- 5th degree- possess schedule 1,2,3,4- not small amount marijuana. Released March 26.

March 25, Linda Agnes Miklos, summons, liquor- purchase/sell/barter/ furnish/give to u/21yr. Released March 25.

March 26, Adam Rodney Wilson, summons, criminal sex conduct 3rd degree- victim 13-15 actor >24m older.

March 26, Joshua Milo Babolik, Pine County warrant, burglary- 2nd degree- building- possess tool; receiving stolen property.

March 26, Cassandra Marie Fox, hold for other agency, drugs- 5th degreepossess schedule 1,2,3,4- not small amount marijuana; Pine County warrant, theft- take/use/transfer movable property- no consent.

March 26, Ronald Alvin Rohda, Pine County warrant, theft take/ use/transfer movable property- no consent.

March 26, Daisha Shelene Honsey, probable cause, theft; burglary- 4th degree- to commit misdemeanor.

Released March 28.

March 26, Steven Allen Menard, probable cause, damage to property- 1st degree; obstruct legal

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process. Released March 27.

March 26, Deserae Dawn Thayer, hold for other agency: bench- misdemeanor warrant. Released March 27.

March 26, Thomas William Snyder, hold for other agency: bench- misdemeanor warrant. Released March 26.

March 27, Alexandra Boleen, hold for other agency, drugs- 5th degree; Pine County warrant, traffic regulation- driver must carry proof of insurance when operating vehicle, traffic- drivers license- driving after revocation, obstruct legal processlawful execution legal process, probable cause, give peace officer false name.

March 27, Oleia Rae St John, Pine County warrant, drugs- 3rd degreepossess- 3 grams or more heroin.

March 27, Gaylyn Raynee Moose, Pine County warrant: bench- gross misdemeanor, drugs- 5th degreepossess schedule 1,2,3,4- not small amount marijuana. Released March 31.

March 27, Bobbie Anne St John, hold for other agency: bench felony warrant, drugs- 5th degree controlled substance- possession; fugitive from justice from other state; introduce contraband- drug/liquor into jail/lockup/prison. Released March 31.

March 27, Myles James Benjamin, probable cause, domestic assaultmisdemeanor- intentionally inflicts/ attempt to inflict bodily harm on another. Released March 29.

March 27, Nathan Darryl Lawrence, probable cause, drugs- 5th degree controlled substance- possession.

Released March 29.

March 27, Travis Luke Magney, probable cause, fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle; traffic- drivers license- driving after cancellationinimical to public safety, traffic regulation- vehicle registration/permit/plates required, motor vehicle registration- unregistered- certain acts forbidden; giving peace officer false name- of another person.

Released March 29.

March 27, Paul Thomas Willard, probable cause, possession of pornographic work of minors- policy; purpose, protect minors; liquorpurchase/sell/barter/furnish/give to u/21yr; criminal sex conduct- 3rd degree- victim mental impair/helpless. Released March 29.

March 27, Brandon Ryan Treske, probable cause, traffic- DWI- operate motor vehicle under influence of controlled substance, DWI- 4th degree driving while impaired; traffic regulation- driver must carry proof of insurance when operating vehicle. Released March 28.

March 28, Geoffrey Wegleitner, hold for other agency, receiving stolen property; theft- theft of property.

March 28, Daniel Jay Dean Jr., Pine County warrant, violate no contact order- within 10 years of the first of two or more convictions; give peace officer false name/birthdate/ID card.

March 28, Matthew Russell Dickey, hold for other agency, drugs- 5th degree controlled substance- possession.

March 28, Joseph Michael Dunkley, Pine County warrant, drugs- 5th degree- possess schedule 1,2,3,4not small amount marijuana, marijuana and controlled substance taxation- tax payment required for possession- no stamp.

March 28, Sheila Marie Gustafson, probable cause, traffic- DWI- operate motor vehicle under influence of alcohol, alcohol concentration .08 within 2 hours. Released March 29.

March 28, Christopher Michael

Mevissen, Pine County warrant: bench felony, fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle; identity thefttransfers/possesses/uses identity of other person. Released March 29.

March 28, Shawn James Ripka, Pine County warrant: bench- gross misdemeanor, drugs- 5th degreepossess schedule 1,2,3,4- not small amount marijuana. Released March 29.

March 28, Savannah Joan Ann Campbell, summons, damage to property- 3rd degree- reduce value $501-$1000; trespass- misdemeanor definitions. Released March 28.

March 28, Stanley James Peppin, summons, counterfeiting of currency- uttering or possessing; theft- by swindle. Released March 28.

March 29, Dra Lee Xiong, hold for other agency, trespass- misdemeanor.

March 29, Cory James Bushnell, Pine County warrant, drugs- 5th degreepossess schedule 1,2,3,4- not small amount marijuana; financial transaction card fraud- use- no consent.

March 29, Andrew Lane Dooley, probable cause, domestic, emergency telephone calls/communications- interrupt, interfere, impede, disrupt 911 call.

March 29, Dean Douglas Inman, hold for other agency, burglary2nd degree- dwelling; Pine County warrant, drugs- 5th degree- possess schedule 1,2,3,4- not small amount marijuana, pharmacy, theft- take/ drive motor vehicle- no owner consent.

March 29, Paul Daniel Moore, drugs2nd degree- sale 3 grams or morecocaine or meth and 3 aggravating factors.

March 29, Kevin Roy Petite, Pine County warrant, deprive of custody right- violation of court order- take minor, deprive cust/parent rightscause child being runaway.

March 29, Jordan David Smith, Pine County warrant, traffic- DWI- operate motor vehicle under influence of controlled substance; hold for other agency, fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle; failure to appear.

March 29, Donald Roman Brozek, probable cause, trespass- misdemeanor. Released March 30.

March 29, Feng Qing Zheng, probable cause, DWI- 4th degree driving while impaired. Released March 29.

March 29, Marian Lee Anderson, Pine County warrant: bench- misdemeanor, theft- theft of property.

Released March 29.

March 29, Hailey Marie Marshall, probable cause, traffic- DWI- 4th degree driving while impaired; criminal penalty. Released March 29.

March 29, Gennelle Marie Sargent, summons, theft- take/drive motor vehicle- no owner consent; financial transaction card fraud- use- no consent. Released March 29.

March 30, Dylan Parker Gale, hold for other agency, drugs- 5th degreepossess schedule 1,2,3,4- not small amount marijuana.

March 30, Jonathon Zaccardi, probable cause, traffic- drivers licensedriving after revocation/ penalty for not complying with peace officer.

March 31, Donovan Joseph Dobyns, probable cause, receiving stolen property.

March 31, Michael Dale Ackley, probable cause, domestic abuse- violate order for protection.

March 31, Crystal Lee Deaton, hold for other agency, drugs- 5th degreepossess schedule 1,2,3,4- not small amount marijuana.

March 31, Brandon Christopher Lehman, probable cause, traffic- drivers license- driving after cancellationinimical to public safety. Released March 31.

Kenneth J. Brown Kenny Brown passed away Monday, March 25, 2019, at his home in Harris at the age of 79.

Kenneth John Brown was born Nov. 29, 1939, to Robert Gerald Brown and Flora Fredricka (Waldman) Brown at home in A Arthyde, Minnesota.

Kenny was the younge of nine siblings in est h family. He was a his v very hard worker and h to leave school at a had y young age to help on the f family farm when his D was sick. He was a Dad v very honest and truthful m with high morals man ( (except maybe a fish or h hunting story statistic).

H treated all people He w with those same high m morals.

Kenny loved u unconditionally, showing k kindness to all. He was a always willing to lend a helping hand, asking for nothing in return. He gave sacrificially and emulated what love is by his actions. Kenny served in the National Guard and was in the Ready Reserve to go to Vietnam (his responsibility was the Honest John Rocket).

Kenny was employed by Kate Lo Tile for 31 years. He was the first to arrive in the morning and helped those early customers get their orders and send them on their way.

When he realized he wasn’t satisfied with the way his life was going he prayed for a “good wife.” His future fatherin-law, uncle-in-law and cousin-in-law arranged a meeting with Kenny and Diane Pearson by blocking his truck so he couldn’t go home until they met. (He worked for her uncle, driving from Pine City to Bloomington daily.) Kenny knew she was ‘the one’ and he proposed on their second date. They were married six months later. That was 55 years ago.

You could tell what kind of man he was by his actions, always teaching about life, a kinder and more respectful life. He told all that to be a successful parent they needed to be selfless. Kenny taught his family practical skills and trade skills and was the family problem solver. Some of those solutions were creative and they worked. There were hard times and many challenges but he was right there to work on solving them and getting the family back on track. He was a dedicated husband and father.

He loved telling jokes and stories and laughed the hardest at his own stories. Give him a microphone? Don’t do it because you won’t get it back. (A company Christmas party proved that.)

He was able to fulfill the one item on his Bucket List. Three years ago he and his brother, Roger, went to Alaska. He loved his time there – sightseeing, napping, train ride, napping, halibut deep sea fishing and salmon fishing, napping, rodeo with family, especially with Danielle, Kaci and Ryder participating. He also enjoyed meeting Roger Jr.’s family: Laurie, Cody, Jed and Cortni Jade – he had the trip of a lifetime while there and loved to talk about it.

One of his wishes was for people to love one another and get along with each other. Another wish was to see each other’s hearts, to see the good in people and to be quick to forgive.

His final act as a hunter was to get that “nasty red squirrel.” Kenny and that red squirrel entered Heaven on the same day. It’s been said that old red is chasing Kenny all around Heaven.

He loved his family dearly and is so proud of the way they’ve grown up. His final gift to friends and family was to tell them how much they meant to him. He loved his Lord Jesus and really began to share his faith as he saw his time on earth coming to an end. This faith carried him through some very challenging times. When the cancer came back he shared even more easily. His final wish is that you would know this same Jesus.

Kenny is survived by his loving wife Diane of 55 years; children: Lori Brown and canine Maggie of Richfield, Tammy Brown of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Wade Brown (Kara Clonkey and canine Lucky, plus more) of Harris, Jared Brown (Laura and Makayla Butenhoff-Pine City) of Brook Park, siblings: Ben Brown (Toni) of Washington State, Beulah Kienitz of Otsego, Jack Brown of Pine City, Mary Shermer of Pine City, Roger Brown of Hinckley and Gloria Pepin (Ray) of Cambridge.

Kenny is preceded in death by his parents Robert Brown and Flora Brown; brother Brian Brown; sister Pat Wiener; brothers-in-law Ben Kienitz, Gene Wiener and Laurence Shermer; sisters-in-law Bonnie, wife of Jack, Maxine, wife of Roger.

Pastor Bill Headley officiated at funeral services for Ken on Friday, March 29, 2019, at Journey North Church, Pine City. Visitation was held one hour prior to the service at the church.

Funeral arrangements for Kenneth Brown are entrusted to: Funeral and Cremation Service of Pine City, Swanson Chapel. www.FuneralAndCremationService.com

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SUMMARY OF MINUTES OF THE PINE COUNTY BOARD MEETING Regular Meeting – Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - 10:00 a.m.

Pine County Courthouse Pine City, Minnesota Chair Josh Mohr called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. Present were Commissioners Steve Chaffee and Matt Ludwig. Commissioner Steve Hallan was present via Interactive TV, pursuant to Minnesota Statute 13D.02 and MN Department of Administration Advisory Opinions 08-034 and 13-009.

Commissioner Hallan was seen and heard at the meeting via electronic means and participated from Fort Pickens National Park, 1400 Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach, FL 32561, site E42, a location open and accessible to the public. Also present were County Administrator David Minke and County Attorney Reese Frederickson. Commissioner John Mikrot was absent (excused).

The Pledge of Allegiance was said.

Chair Mohr called for public comment. There was no public comment.

Commissioner Chaffee moved to approve the amended Agenda. Second

by Commissioner Ludwig. Motion carried 4-0.

Commissioner Ludwig moved to approve the Minutes of the February 19, 2019 Board Meeting and Summary for publication. Second by Commissioner Chaffee. Motion carried 4-0.

Commissioner Chaffee moved to approve the Minutes of the February 26, 2019 Special Meeting-Committee of the Whole (Local Government Officials) meeting. Second by Commissioner Ludwig. Motion carried 4-0.

Minutes of Boards, Reports and Correspondence Pine County Historical Society - thank you letter Pine County Land Surveyor Monthly Report – February 2019 Notice of Approval of the Sale of GO Bond Financed Property (John Wright Building) by the Commissioner of Minnesota Management and Budget Pine County Zoning Board Minutes – January 24, 2019 Motion by Commissioner Ludwig to acknowledge the Minutes of Boards, Reports and Correspondence. Second by Commissioner Hallan. Motion carried 4-0.

Commissioner Chaffee moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Second by Commissioner Hallan. Motion carried 4-0.

Approve Disbursements Journal Report, February 1, 2019 – February 28, 2019.

Approve 2018 gas tax distribution to townships.

Adopt Merit System guidelines.

Approve Resolution 2019-13 approving the State of Minnesota Joint Powers Agreements with the County of Pine on Behalf of its Sheriff Regarding the Minnesota Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

Approve the following 2019 waste hauler licenses and authorize Board Chair to sign: Donna Tourville, LePage and Sons Inc., SKB Environmental Cloquet Landfill, Inc., Vanderpoel Disposal, and Terry’s Disposal.

Approve County Veterans Service Officer (CVSO) Mindy Sandell to attend NACVSO Accreditation Training in Omaha, Nebraska. Total cost: $1,257.

Transportation Committee Report Commissioner Hallan provided an overview of the February 20, 2019 Transportation Committee meeting. Items of discussion included: The request by Sandstone and Barry Townships to turn the Government Road over to the county. Commissioners will include the road on the spring 2019 road tour and then invite the jurisdictions to a meeting to discuss the townships’ request.

The request by the City of Pine City for the county to pay for fire calls responding to fires in the road rights-of-way on county roads. Consensus of the commissioners was to pay for fire calls at county property/facilities, but not

in the road rights-of-way as the land is not owned by the county.

The request from the railroad to Mission Creek township to contribute to the cost of a railroad crossing in need of repair, and denial by FEMA of the county’s reimbursement request from June and July 2018 storms.

Technology Committee Report Commissioner Ludwig provided an overview of the February 26, 2019 Technology Committee meeting.

A. Panic Buttons – North Pine Government Center: Motion by Commissioner Ludwig to approve the installation of duress buttons at the North Pine Government Center for an estimated cost of $4,000.

Second by Commissioner Chaffee. Motion carried 4-0.

B. Squad/Body Cameras: Motion by Commissioner Chaffee to set a Special Meeting-Committee of the Whole for April 23, 2019 at 10:30 a.m., Board Room, Courthouse, Pine City, for the purpose of discussing squad and body cameras for the sheriff’s office. Second by Commissioner Hallan. Motion carried 4-0.

Motion by Commissioner Ludwig to approve the reappointment of Jan Oak to the Pine County Housing and Redevelopment Authority Board of Directors, term October 5, 2018 through October 4, 2023. Second by Commissioner Hallan. Motion carried 4-0.

Motion by Commissioner Hallan to approve Resolution 2019-14 to allow Pine County to enter into MnDOT Cooperative Construction Agreement No. 1033036 with the State of Minnesota, Department of Transportation. Second

by Commissioner Chaffee. Motion carried 4-0.

Motion by Commissioner Ludwig to approve Cooperative Construction Agreement #1033036 between Pine County and MnDOT for SAP 058607-024, with a total county estimated cost of $828,303.67. Second by Commissioner Hallan. Motion carried 4-0.

Motion by Commissioner Chaffee to set the following Committee of the Whole meetings: • DNR Presentation – NE Regional Manager Patty Thielen • April 30, 2019, 9:00 a.m. – Visitors Center, St. Croix State Park, 30065 St. Croix State Park Road, Hinckley, Minnesota • Local Government Officials meeting • May 28, 2019, 6:00 p.m. – Either at the North Pine Government Center in Sandstone (if completed) or at the Courthouse in Pine City.

Second by Commissioner Ludwig. Motion carried 4-0.

With no further business, Chair Mohr adjourned the meeting at 11:35 a.m. The next regular meeting of the county board is scheduled for Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at the Pine County History Museum, 6333 H C Andersen Alle, Askov, Minnesota.

Joshua Mohr, Chair Board of Commissioners David J. Minke, Administrator Clerk to County Board of Commissioners The full text of the board’s Minutes are available at the County Administrator’s Office and the county’s website (www.co.pine.mn.us). Copies may also be requested from the administrator’s office.

Published in the Pine City Pioneer on April 4, 2019

NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Pokegama Town Board of Supervisors will hold their annual Reorganizational Meeting immediately after the closing of their Regular Board Meeting on April 11th, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. This meeting is open to the public and will be held at the Pokegama Town Hall located at 18336 Town Hall Road, Pine City, MN Susan Alderink Clerk, Pokegama Township Published in the Pine City Pioneer on April 4, 2019

Dated: January 8, 2019 Royal Credit Union (a Wisconsin state-chartered credit union) Mortgagee By its attorneys: /s/ Garth G. Gavenda Garth G. Gavenda, (#310918) Lindsay W. Cremona, (#393599) Anastasi Jellum, P.A. 14985 60th Street North Stillwater, MN 55082 (651) 439-2951 #19907 Published in the Pine City Pioneer on January 17, 2019

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Date: November 15, 2018 1. A default has occurred in the conditions of that certain mortgage executed by Dean W. Sand and Christine F. Sand, husband and wife, as mortgagors, in favor of The RiverBank, a Minnesota banking corporation, as mortgagee, dated December 19, 2007, and recorded on January 3, 2008, as Document No. A469804, as assigned to Royal Credit Union, a Wisconsin state-chartered credit union, pursuant to that certain assignment of mortgage dated October 14, 2011, and recorded on October 28, 2011, as Document No. A-497327, both in the Office of the County Recorder in and for Pine County, Minnesota (collectively, “Mortgage”). The land described in the Mortgage is not registered land.

2. The original principal amount secured by the Mortgage was: $360,000.00.

3. No action or proceeding at law is now pending to recover the debt secured by the Mortgage or any part thereof.

4. The holder of the Mortgage has complied with all conditions precedent to acceleration of the debt secured by the Mortgage and foreclosure of the Mortgage and all notice and other requirements of applicable statutes.

5. As of the date of this notice, the amount due on the Mortgage is: $312,527.87.

6. Pursuant to the power of sale in the Mortgage, the Mortgage shall be foreclosed, and the land located at 2068 Sherwood Street, Mora, Minnesota 55051, Property Tax ID Nos. 28.0568.000 and 28.0568.001, and legally described as follows: The West 660 feet of the North 660 feet of the Fractional South Half of the Northwest Quarter (S 1/2 of NW 1/4), Section Seven (7), Township Thirty-nine (39), Range Twenty-two (22), Pine County, Minnesota. Subject to County Road No. 120 along the West line thereof (“Property”),

shall be sold by the Sheriff of Pine County, Minnesota, at public auction on January 3, 2019, at 10:00 a.m., at the Pine County Sheriff’s Office: 635 Northridge Drive NW, Pine City, MN 55063.

7. The time allowed by law for redemption by mortgagors or mortgagors’ personal representatives or assigns is six (6) months after the date of sale.

8. The mortgagors must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on July 4, 2019, if the Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn.

Stat. § 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. § 580.23.

9. THE TIME ALLOWED

BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION

BY THE MORTGAGORS, THE MORTGAGORS’ PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINN. STAT. § 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. 10. The mortgagors released from financial obligation on the Mortgage are: None.

Royal Credit Union (a Wisconsin state-chartered credit union) By its attorneys: /s/ Lindsay W. Cremona Garth G. Gavenda, (#310918) Lindsay W. Cremona, (#393599) Anastasi Jellum, P.A. 14985 60th Street North Stillwater, MN 55082 (651) 439-2951 #19907 Published in the Pine City Pioneer on November 15, 22, 29, December 6, 13 and 20, 2018 NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Pursuant to the provisions of Minn. Stat. § 580.07, the foregoing foreclosure sale originally scheduled for January 3, 2019, has been postponed until January 24, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., at the Pine County Sheriff’s Office, 635 Northridge Drive NW, Pine City, MN 55063.

The Mortgagors must vacate the Property on or before 11:59 p.m. on July 25, 2019, if the foreclosure sale is not further postponed, the Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. § 580.30, the Property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. § 580.23, or the redemption period is not reduced under Minn. Stat. § 582.032.

MINUTES OF PINE COUNTY BOARD MEETING Special Meeting – Committee of the Whole (Wetlands Banking/Land Department Contract Reinstatement/County Zoning Initiative) Tuesday, March 12, 2019, 10:00 a.m.

Pine County Courthouse, Pine City, Minnesota Commissioner Mohr called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. Present

NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Pursuant to the provisions of Minn. Stat. § 580.07, the foregoing foreclosure sale originally scheduled for January 3, 2019, subsequently postponed until January 24, 2019, then postponed until February 14, 2019, has been further postponed until April 15, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at the Pine County Sheriff’s Office, 635 Northridge Drive NW, Pine City, MN 55063. The Mortgagor must vacate the Property on or before 11:59 p.m. on October 15, 2019, if the foreclosure sale is not further postponed, the Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. § 580.30, the Property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. § 580.23, or the redemption period is not reduced under Minn. Stat. § 582.032.

Dated: February 21, 2019 Royal Credit Union (a Wisconsin state-chartered credit union) Mortgagee By its attorneys: /s/ Garth G. Gavenda Garth G. Gavenda, (#310918) Lindsay W. Cremona, (#393599) Anastasi Jellum, P.A. Attorneys for Mortgagee 14985 60th Street North Stillwater, MN 55082 (651) 439-2951 #19907 Published in the Pine City Pioneer on February 21, 2019 NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Pursuant to the provisions of Minn. Stat. § 580.07, the foregoing foreclosure sale originally scheduled for January 3, 2019, subsequently postponed until January 24, 2019, then postponed until February 14, 2019, and subsequently postponed until April 15, 2019, has been further postponed until April 18, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. at the Pine County Sheriff’s Office, 635 Northridge Drive NW, Pine City, MN 55063.

The Mortgagor must vacate the

Property on or before 11:59 p.m. on October 18, 2019, if the foreclosure sale is not further postponed, the Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. § 580.30, the Property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. § 580.23, or the redemption period is not reduced under Minn. Stat. § 582.032.

Dated: April 4, 2019 Royal Credit Union (a Wisconsin state-chartered credit union) Mortgagee By its attorneys: /s/ Garth G. Gavenda Garth G. Gavenda, (#310918) Lindsay W. Cremona, (#393599) Anastasi Jellum, P.A. Attorneys for Mortgagee 14985 60th Street North Stillwater, MN 55082 (651) 439-2951 #19907 Published in the Pine City Pioneer on April 4, 2019 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF PINE DISTRICT COURT TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No. 58-PR-19-10 In Re: Estate of Robert Josewsky a/k/a Robert William Josewsky, Decedent.

NOTICE OF INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is given that an Application for Informal Appointment of Personal Representative was filed with the Registrar. The Registrar accepted the application and appointed Terry Clementson whose address is 16260 Sunset Trail, Pine City, MN 55063, to serve as the personal representative of the decedent’s estate.

Any heir 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 of general administration, 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

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were Commissioners Steve Chaffee, John Mikrot, Jr. and Matt Ludwig.

Commissioner Steve Hallan was absent (excused). Also present was County Administrator David Minke.

Others present: David Demmer, Wetlands Specialist, Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources; Leiah Hart, Wetlands Technician; Caleb Anderson, Land and Resources Manager, Kelly Schroeder, Auditor-Treasurer, Ailene Croup, media; Gary Hinsch, Sandstone Township Supervisor; Greg Beck, Land Commissioner/County Forester; Frank Christopherson, Pine City EDA and Planning Commission, and Traci LeBrun, media.

The pledge of allegiance was said.

Commissioner Mohr welcomed everyone and those present introduced themselves.

Motion by Commissioner Ludwig to approve the agenda. Second by Commissioner Mikrot. Motion carried 4-0.

1. Wetland Banking/Wetlands Credit David Demmer, Wetlands Specialist, Minnesota Bard of Water and Soil Resources presented an overview of wetland banking and provided information on the application process for creation of a wetland bank. The different phases necessary in the creation process as well as how to choose a site for a wetland bank, restoration and preservation of wetland sites, easements and the costs associated with creation/management were discussed. Demmer also acknowledged the Zoning Staff and the success that Pine County has had in assuming administration of the Wetland Conservation Act. Consensus of the county board was to continue to evaluate the concept of creating a wetland bank through preservation of existing wetlands.

Chair Mohr called for a recess at 11:30 a.m.

Deputy Auditor Terry Lovgren joined the meeting at 11:35 a.m.

The meeting reconvened at 11:35 a.m.

2. Auditor-Land Department Contract Reinstatement Land Commissioner/County Forester Greg Beck and Deputy Auditor Terry Lovgren reviewed the current contract reinstatement procedure for real property being forfeited due to non-payment of real estate taxes.

Currently, if a property goes tax forfeit, the owner can request a repurchase contract and pay 10 percent of the taxes due and the remainder over 10 years at 10 percent interest. Some property owners have entered repurchase contracts and then defaulted on the contract. The county has typically allowed them to get another repurchase contract.

After discussion, it was the consensus of the board that if a property owner is in default of a repurchase contract, that item should be brought to the board as the board has discretion and is not required to allow another repurchase contract. Commissioners requested that sufficient background information be provided to allow them to appropriately exercise their discretion.

3. County Land and Zoning Update/County Zoning Initiative Land and Resources Manager Caleb Anderson updated the board on the progress of the drafting of the county zoning ordinance. The next steps in the process will be review by the county attorney and zoning board and then the invitation to the townships to opt in to the ordinance. Those townships that desire to opt in will need to draft a zoning map that is consistent with the county’s comprehensive plan. The Zoning Board will review and then forward to the county board. The final steps will be a public hearing and consideration for adoption by the county board.

With no further business, the meeting adjourned at 12:40 p.m.

Joshua Mohr, Chair Pine County Board of Commissioners David J. Minke, County Administrator Clerk to the Pine County Board of Commissioners Published in the Pine City Pioneer on April 4, 2019

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 2019.03.25 11:31:53-05’00’ Dated: LU ANN BLEGEN Court Administrator Pine Court Administrator 2019.03.25 11:32:08-05’00’ Filed in District Court State of Minnesota 3/25/2019 11:38 AM CABAK LAW, LLC John M. Cabak MN# 0388929 243 Main Street S, Pine City, MN 55063 Telephone: 320-629-2529 Facsimile: 855-629-2500 e-mail: john@cabaklaw.com Published in the Pine City Pioneer on April 4 and 11, 2019 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF PINE DISTRICT COURT TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File Number: 58-FA-19-44 Case Type: Domestic Abuse In the Matter of: Notice of Issuance of Emergency (Ex Parte) Order for Protection by Publication (Minn. Stat. § 518B.01, subd. 8) Carla Ann Willhite Petitioner vs.

Garth Leroy Willhite, Jr. Respondent To Respondent named above: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an Ex Parte Order for Protection has been issued in the above matter. You may request a hearing if you contact the court administrator’s office within 12 days of the date of publication of this notice. You may obtain a copy of the Ex Parte Order for Protection and the form to request a hearing from the court administrator’s office at the following address: Pine County Court Administration, 635 Northridge Drive NW, Suite 320, Pine City, MN 55063 Failure to request a hearing or to obtain a copy of the Ex Parte Order will not be a defense to prosecution for violation of the Court’s order.

Date: 4/1/2019 Lu Ann Blegen/ Abigail Meemken Court Administrator/Deputy Published in the Pine City Pioneer on April 4, 2019 MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE OF

ASSUMED NAME MINNESOTA STATUTES CHAPTER 333 The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing is required for consumer protection in order to enable consumers to be able to identify the true owner of a business.

1. List the exact assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted: ROGER ALLAN WILLHITE 2. Principal place of business (A PO Box by itself is not acceptable): 1378 SHERWOOD ST., BRAHAM, MN 55006 3. List the name and complete street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name, OR if an entity, provide the legal corporate, LLC, or Limited Partnership name and registered office address. Attach additional sheet(s) if necessary: WILLHITE, ROGER ALLAN, 1378 SHERWOOD ST., BRAHAM, MN 55006 4. I, the undersigned, certify that I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the applicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath.

Date: 3/4/19 /s/ WILLHITE, ROGER ALLAN WILLHITE, ROGER ALLAN, BENEFICIARY/EXECUTOR Email Address for Official Notices: hotdodger@yahoo.com  Check here to have your email address excluded from requests for bulk data, to the extent allowed by Minnesota law.

Contact name: ROGER ALLAN Phone Number: 763-221-9910 Work Item 1072313400033 Original File Number 1072313400033 STATE OF MINNESOTA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE FILED 03/04/2019 11:59 PM Steve Simon Secretary of State Published in the Pine City Pioneer on April 4 and 11, 2019

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Chainsaw safety tips A few simple practices can help keep this tool’s great power under control.

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Safety is especially important when using a chainsaw since this powerful tool can cause a serious injury much faster than a user can react.

Reducing risk of injury from a chainsaw is as simple as performing regular chainsaw maintenance, understanding common chainsaw hazards and always donning proper personal protection gear before starting a chainsaw.

Risto Rautiainen, professor, Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s College of Public Health, says testing chain saw safety features to ensure they’re working, and ensuring the saw’s chain is sharp and under the appropriate tension during use are highly important chainsaw safety practices.

“Many older chainsaws, which are often found in agricultural settings, don’t have modern safety features,” Rautiainen says. “Newer chainsaws have less noise as well as reduced vibration and injury hazards. One important safety feature of newer saws is the hand guard, which activates the saw’s chain brake in the event of a kickback.”

This feature protects the user from being hit in the face and shoulder area by a fast-moving chain. Newer chainsaw designs also reduce kickback likelihood and the chainsaw catcher pin prevents the chain from becoming a

flying projectile.

“No matter what type of chainsaw you’re using, all these features should be checked to ensure they’re working before you start the chainsaw,” Rautiainen says.

Older chainsaws typically create noise levels from 95 to 115 dB. Even short work periods at these noise levels can cause hearing loss. Therefore, it should be standard practice to wear hearing protection every time a chainsaw is used, including newer models.

One major disadvantage of older chainsaws is the lack of an anti-vibration handle mounts, which could lead over time to permanent nerve damage caused by hand-arm vibration when using the saw.

Known was vibration white finger syndrome (VWS) or hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS), symptoms of the condition include numbness and tingling in hands and fingers as well as the tips of the fingers turning white, blue, swelling and throbbing. The condition is triggered by continuous use of hand-held vibrating machinery such as a chainsaw.

If diagnosed in early stages, it can be treated.

“If you use a chainsaw even for one hour, your hands and arms can be affected by the vibration,” Rautiainen says.

“Anyone frequently using a chainsaw wants to make sure it features an anti-vibration system, isolating the handles from the vibrating machine.”

Keeping chains sharp and under appropriate tension

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Safety is especially important when using a chainsaw.

during use not only makes the chainsaw work much lighter but also reduces risk of injury.

“Sharpening a chainsaw isn’t easy,” Rautiainen says.

“If you do it yourself, I recommend using a bench grinder specifically designed to sharpen a chain. If you prefer, you can take it to a dealer or shop who has the equipment to do a good job. A sharp chain makes any kind of chainsaw job much easier.”

“Keeping your chain tensioned is another critical safety practice,” Rautiainen says.

“It’s normal for a chainsaw chain to stretch as you use it.”

Whatever type of work is done with a chainsaw, users

should have all the appropriate personal protective gear, including head protection, eye and face protection, hearing protection, gloves and mitts, leg and foot protection. All gear should carry a CSA/UL approved label, which means the equipment has withstood rigorous testing to ensure it can protect the user when necessary.

Important features of chainsaw helmet sets include the product’s safety rating, whether or not it includes hearing protection and a face guard. Make sure it actually fits your head, even though it’s adjustable.

Special foot protection for

chainsaw users includes boots with steel toes and cut-resistant pads on the front side and other safety features.

“The boots and helmet set are the most important parts of this equipment,” Rautiainen says. “The trousers or coveralls with cut-resistant inlays add protection in case the chain hits the leg above the area protected by the boots.

Wearing the right boots is critical because it’s so easy to cut into your boot with a chainsaw, especially if you’re cutting firewood or anything that brings the saw close to your feet. Any cut to your feet or legs will quickly become a serious situation.”

PUBLIC NOTICES FROM PAGE 17 MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME MINNESOTA STATUTES CHAPTER 333 The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing is required for consumer protection in order to enable consumers to be able to identify the true owner of a business.

1. List the exact assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted: “Picture This...” creative custom framing 2. Principal place of business (A PO Box by itself is not acceptable): 24616 Silver Maple St., Beroun, MN 55063 3. List the name and complete street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name, OR if an entity, provide the legal corporate, LLC, or Limited Partnership name and registered office address. Attach additional sheet(s) if necessary: Peg Skalicky, 24616 Silver Maple St., Beroun, MN 55063 4. I, the undersigned, certify that I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the applicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath.

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Original File Number 1067546900031 STATE OF MINNESOTA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE FILED 03/06/2019 11:59 PM Steve Simon Secretary of State Published in the Pine City Pioneer on March 28 and April 4, 2019 INFORMATION REGARDING R O YA LTO N TO W N S H I P PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS and 2020 PROPERTY TAXES: Notice is hereby given that the Board of Appeal and Equalization of Royalton Township will meet on April 22, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. at Royalton Town Hall, 6052 Royalton Road, Braham, MN. The purpose of this meeting is to determine whether property in the jurisdiction has been properly valued and classified by the assessor. If you believe the value or classification of your property is incorrect, please contact your assessor’s office to discuss your concerns.

If you disagree with the valuation or classification after discussing it with your assessor, you may appear before the local board of appeal and equalization. The board will review your assessments and may make corrections as needed. Generally, you must appeal to the local board before appealing to the county board of appeal and equalization.

Notice is further given that the Royalton Township Board of Supervisors will be conducting the annual road inspection following the board of appeal meeting. The road inspection is expected to last through most of the afternoon. For further information, call 320-3962982.

Given under my hand this 30th day of March 2019.

Duane P. Swanson, Clerk, Royalton Township Published in the Pine City Pioneer on April 4, 2019 ASSESSMENT NOTICE FOR MUNCH TOWNSHIP Notice is hereby given, that the Board of Review (Of Appeal and Equalization) of the Town of Munch in Pine County, Minnesota, will meet

at the Munch Town Hall, 32837 Cedar Creek Road, Hinckley, MN, at 3:00 PM, on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 for the purpose of reviewing and correcting the assessments in the Town of Munch for the year 2020.

All persons considering themselves aggrieved by said assessment, or who wish to complain that the property of another is assessed too low, are hereby notified to appear at said meeting, and show cause of having such assessment corrected.

No complaint that another person is assessed too low will be acted upon until the person so assessed, or his agent, have been notified of such complaint.

If you believe the value or classification of your property is incorrect, please contact your assessor’s office. If you disagree with the valuation or classification after discussing with your assessor, you may appear before the local board of appeal and equalization.

Charm Dreier, Clerk of Munch Published in the Pine City Pioneer on April 4, 2019 CITY OF PINE CITY Notice of a quorum of the City Council, Planning Commission, EDA, & HRA Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 3pm Urban Land Institute Workshop Notice is hereby given that a quorum of the City Council, Planning Commission, EDA and HRA members may be in attendance at the Urban Land Institute Workshop to be held in the City Council Chambers (315 Main St S. Pine City, MN 55063) on Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 3pm. This is not a regularly scheduled meeting of the City Council, Planning Commission, EDA or HRA but this notice is being posted in compliance with Minnesota Open Meeting Law. No official action is to be made.

All interested persons are invited to attend.

Matthew Van Steenwyk City of Pine City Published in the Pine City Pioneer on April 4, 2019 NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF CONTRACT FOR DEED YOU ARE NOTIFIED:

1. Default has occurred in the Contract for Deed (“Contract”) dated December 20, 2011 and recorded on January 23, 2012, as Document Number 498775, in the Office of the County Recorder Registrar of Titles of Pine County, Minnesota, in which Jones Properties, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation as Seller, sold to Jamie Stearns and Dawn Stearns, spouses married to each other, as Purchaser of and subsequently assigned in the Assignment of Contract for Deed (“Assignment”) dated July 9, 2013 and recorded on July 25, 2013 as Document Number 509364 in the Office of the County Recorder Registrar of Titles of Pine County, Minnesota, in which Jamie Stearns and Dawn Stearns, spouses married to each other, as Assignors, sold to Deborah Bromley, as Assignee the real property in Pine County, Minnesota, described as follows: That part of Government Lot One (1) in Section Thirteen (13), Township Thirty-nine (39), Range Twenty-two (22), described as follows: Beginning at a point in east line of Lot 12, ISLAND VIEW TOWNSITE according to the plat thereof, recorded in the office of the County Recorder, Pine County, Minnesota, distant 6 feet north of the southeast corner of said Lot 12, thence southerly along the east line of Lots 12, 13, 14 and 15, ISLAND VIEW TOWNSITE, 103 feet to a point in the east line of Lot 15 distant 17 feet south of the northeast corner of said Lot 15; thence easterly 1639 feet more or less, to a point in the east line of Government Lot 1, distant 1083 feet south of the northeast corner of Government Lot 1; thence north along the east line of Government Lot 1 a distance of 150 feet; thence westerly 1628 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning. EXCEPT the westerly 847 feet thereof, and except the east 33 feet thereof for township road.

Check here if all or part of the described real property is Registered (Torrens)  2. The default is as follows: Balloon balance with interest as of 3/29/2019 of $87,242.19 Force placed insurance $1,825.08 2018 Property Tax balance

remaining of $163.20.

3. For contracts executed after August 1, 1976, and prior to August 1, 1985, the purchase price was […] Dollars ($ […]) and the amount of the purchase price paid by the Purchaser is […] Dollars ($ […]), which is […]% of the purchase price, as calculated in the manner required

by Minn. Stat. 559.21, subd. 1e.

4. The conditions contained in Minn. Stat. 559.209 have been complied with or are not applicable.

5. THIS NOTICE IS TO INFORM YOU THAT BY THIS NOTICE THE SELLER HAS BEGUN PROCEEDINGS UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 559.21, TO TERMINATE YOUR CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF YOUR PROPERTY FOR THE REASONS SPECIFIED IN THIS NOTICE. THE CONTRACT WILL TERMINATE 90 DAYS AFTER [SERVICE OF THIS NOTICE UPON YOU] [THE FIRST DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE] (STRIKE ONE) UNLESS BEFORE THEN: (a.) THE PERSON AUTHORIZED IN THIS NOTICE TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS RECEIVES FROM YOU: (1.) THE AMOUNT THIS NOTICE SAYS YOU OWE; PLUS (2.) THE COSTS OF SERVICE (TO BE SENT TO YOU); PLUS (3.) $500.00 TO APPLY TO ATTORNEYS’ FEES ACTUALLY EXPENDED OR INCURRED; PLUS (4.)

FOR CONTRACTS EXECUTED ON OR AFTER MAY 1, 1980, ANY ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS BECOMING DUE UNDER THE CONTRACT TO THE SELLER AFTER THIS NOTICE WAS SERVED ON YOU; PLUS (5.)

FOR CONTRACTS, OTHER THAN EARNEST MONEY CONTRACTS, PURCHASE AGREEMENTS, AND EXERCISED OPTIONS, EXECUTED ON OR AFTER AUGUST 1, 1985, $0.00 (WHICH IS TWO PERCENT OF THE AMOUNT IN DEFAULT AT THE TIME OF SERVICE OTHER THAN THE FINAL BALLOON PAYMENT, ANY TAXES, ASSESSMENTS, MORTGAGES, OR PRIOR CONTRACTS THAT ARE ASSUMED

BY YOU); OR (b.) YOU SECURE FROM A COUNTY OR DISTRICT COURT AN ORDER THAT THE TERMINATION OF THE CONTRACT BE SUSPENDED UNTIL YOUR CLAIMS OR DEFENSES ARE FINALLY DISPOSED OF BY TRIAL, HEARING OR SETTLEMENT. YOUR ACTION MUST SPECIFICALLY STATE THOSE FACTS AND GROUNDS THAT DEMONSTRATE YOUR CLAIMS OR DEFENSES. IF YOU DO NOT DO ONE OR THE OTHER OF THE ABOVE THINGS WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD SPECIFIED IN THIS NOTICE, YOUR CONTRACT WILL TERMINATE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD AND YOU WILL LOSE ALL THE MONEY YOU HAVE PAID ON THE CONTRACT; YOU WILL LOSE YOUR RIGHT TO POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY; YOU MAY LOSE YOUR RIGHT TO ASSERT ANY CLAIMS OR DEFENSES THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE; AND YOU WILL BE EVICTED. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS NOTICE, CONTACT AN ATTORNEY IMMEDIATELY. 6. The name, mailing address, street address or location and telephone number of the Seller or of an attorney authorized by the seller to accept payments pursuant to this notice is: Name: Kevin A. Hofstad (check the applicable box) Seller  Attorney for Seller  Mailing Address: 539 Main Street South, Pine City, MN 55063 Street Address or Location where the Seller or the Attorney will accept payment pursuant to this notice: 539 Main Street South, Pine City, MN 55063 Telephone: 320-629-7537 This person is authorized to receive the payments from you under this notice. /S/ KEVIN A. HOFSTAD Kevin A. Hofstad (Optional—See Minn. Stat. 559.21, subd. 4(e)) Published in the Pine City Pioneer on April 4, 11 and 18, 2019

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NEW DRIVERS BONUS FOR PT BUS DRIVERS:

After successfully completing 150 hours of employment with Arrowhead Transit, receive an extra $100. After being successfully employed for 6 months, receive an additional $200.

PT bus drivers are needed in Carlton and Pine Counties.

Two different job locations: 206 Eagle Dr, Sandstone 210 5th Ave SE, Pine City Starting pay is $14.16/hour.

Regularly scheduled raises.

Apply online at aeoaess.aeoa.org/careers Questions? Call Julia: 218-735-6838 Requires a CDL license If your application is accepted, Arrowhead Transit will provide and pay for the training you need to obtain your professional commercial driver’s license (CDL).

You must be 21 years old

General labor located in Braham, MN. Looking for 2 people to assemble sheetmetal fittings. $13 to $15 per hour.

Call George at 763689-5070 ext. #215 Narveson Management: hiring Full Time position in our Building Maintenance Department for the Village at Izatys.

Tuesday – Saturday experience and your own basic tools required. Apply at 8478 Par 5 Drive Onamia 320-532-5121.

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EXCESS BAGGAGE WEIGHING YOU DOWN? Placing a classified ad is an easy and affordable way to advertise your unwanted items to hundreds of potential buyers. Contact us today and start turning the stuff you don’t want into something you do want: CASH! Advertiser 320-322-5243 or www.pinecitymn.com

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PINE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS THE FOLLOWING OPENINGS:

Elementary Teacher Pine City Elementary School

4 FULL TIME POSITIONS Requirements: Minnesota Certified Elementary Teaching certificate Deadline: 4/12/19 Start Date: 8/21/19 Apply online:

http://www.applitrack.com/pinecity/onlineapp/ Progressive Living Solutions is a local North Branch residential adult foster care provider supporting high functioning adults with mental illness and other disabilities.

Looking for kind and caring staff to assist us in our fun and laid-back social environment. No physical cares or restraining actions required. Offering a competitive hourly wage, paid training, annual bonus, and a $500.00 new hire bonus. Now hiring for PM Shifts 3:00pm – 10:15pm and Awake Overnight Shifts 10:00pm – 7:30am with rotating weekends.

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Contact Denny, 507-269-7639.

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PINE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS THE FOLLOWING OPENING:

English/Language Arts Pine City Junior Senior High School

Full time beginning 2019-20 Requirements: Minnesota Certified English/LA Teaching certificate Deadline: Open until filled Start Date: 8/21/19 Apply online: http://www.applitrack.com/pinecity/onlineapp/

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Community comes together for food Lori Daman receives $100 and 118 pounds of food from Pine City Pioneer sales rep Tahsha Johnson from the generous donations of Spire Credit Union and the sponsors for the community page in the Pioneer in March.

In Focus cuss An educational and support pport series presented by FirstLight Health alth System

Be Heart Smart: Knowledge is the Cure!

Thursday, March 28, 2019 Noon – 1 p.m.

FirstLight Mora Campus 301 Highway 65 South Mora, MN 55051

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Running away to Run Away Bay Ron Scharmer, Kimmy Glass, Bert Peterson, Cathy Peterson, Pam Peterson and Jeff Peterson, all of Pine City, were in Run Away Bay, Jamaica in March. They wore their “Team Freetly” shirts supporting Braden Freetly and his fight with MDA.

Don’t miss this important session presented by Dr. Michael Mooney, an Interventional Cardiologist with Minneapolis Heart Institute® at Abbott Northwestern Hospital. You’ll learn: • The scale of heart disease and its toll on society • The difference between a heart attack and sudden cardiac arrest • The signs and symptoms of a heart attack • What to do in the event of a heart attack • How to prevent heart disease and a heart attack Dr. Mooney is board-certified in cardiovascular disease. He received his medical degree from Georgetown University and completed his residency and fellowship at Dartmouth Medical Center, San Francisco Heart Institute and the University of Minnesota. His special interests include valvuloplasty, interventional cardiology and cardiac catheterization.

Park in the Emergency Department/temporary hospital entrance. Follow signs to the Meeting Rooms 1 and 2.

For more information, or to register, call 320-225-3364 or email info@fl-hs.org. Advance registration is appreciated, but not required. To learn more about FirstLight’s other classes, support groups and events, please visit www.FirstLightHealthSystem.org.

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Three generations visit Graceland Three generations of “Elvis” fans – Shelly Sauter, Nikki Wiener, Madi Wiener – visit Graceland on Madi’s 19th birthday.

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Readers can show their Pine City pride by submitting pictures of themselves in exotic locations throughout the world. Send all photos to editor@pinecitymn.com.