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THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2015 VOL. 130 NO. 22

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Mulford spoke at a welcoming ceremony at PTCC on May 21.

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We remember

A young man listens to speakers honor the veterans who fought and fell in defense of our country’s freedom. Despite misting rain, the crowds came out to watch the May 25 parade, and many also came to the Pine City Memorial Day ceremony at Birchwood Cemetery.

BY MIKE GAINOR EDITOR@PINECITYMN.COM

awarded Purple Heart BY CJ GUSTAFSON NEWS@PINECITYMN.COM

Pine City’s Kathy Marenchin has always had an interest in history, but she had no idea that her digging would lead to t he long-overdue honoring of a World War I hero with a Purple Heart. Researching her family tree was interesting to Marenchin, especially since online sites like Ancestry.com have made it easier to do. Her parents and grandparents never really talked about their relatives and where they came from, so she wasn’t sure what she would find when she first started looking into her family’s past. When she first started researching in 2009, Marenchin learned that a d istant cousin had already done a fairly thorough job of mapping the history on her father’s side, so she decided to f ocus on her mother’s side: the Millers and

Pine Technical and Community College’s next president, Joe Mulford, will start on July 1, but he spent May 21 meeting with community members and college staff in Pine City. Thomas Renier, chair of t he Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of T rustees, introduced Mulford, but first thanked outgoing PTCC President Robert Musgrove for his 17 years of service. “Those years have been a transformative time for Pine, and President Musgrove has led that transformation,” Renier said. “[PTCC has] earned a well-deserved reputation as a college that knows how to build partnerships, knows how to secure friends and knows how to create innovative programs. That’s an outstanding legacy.” Renier described how the college and the community got involved in the process at listening sessions and meetings with the candidates. “You helped us understand how you saw him as a president of t his very special college,” Renier said. “You told us that Joe is approachable, genuine and passionate about rural colleges. Your confidence in Joe Mulford gave us confidence.” Mulford said he hadn’t prepared any remarks. “I intentionally didn’t write a sp eech for this, because I just wanted to speak from the heart,” Mulford said. “I feel like the luckiest guy that there is.... to have

the Bells. Unfortunately, a 19 21 ﬁre in the Commerce Department building in Washington, DC had destroyed many of t he census records pertaining to her mother’s family. Marenchin’s mother was getting on in years and didn’t remember many details, but together they were able to turn up a bit of information on Thomas Bell, a great uncle of M arenchin’s – h er grandmother’s brother. It turned out that Bell had served in the 43rd Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Corps Regiment during World War I a nd had lost his life at the infamous Battle of Belleau Wood. This confrontation, which took place approximately 60 miles outside of Pa ris, lasted for nearly a month and was one of the bloodiest battles in the war. It became legendary because of the PHOTO PROVIDED

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Thomas Bell in uniform.

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Pine City’s service to kids wins award Pre-K programs in Pine City being used as model for others across state. BY MIKE GAINOR EDITOR@PINECITYMN.COM

A unique collaboration has helped Pine City become a leader in early childhood education, and that achievement has caused Pine City and the Pine City Area Early Childhood Coalition to have been selected as one of four recipients of the 2015 Outstanding Community Initiative Award. The award recognized the group for setting up early childhood initiatives from literacy campaigns to school readiness programs, and especially noted the “Dragon Wagon,” a m obile preschool that delivers books and learning tools to remote areas. Pine Technical and Community College President Robert Musgrove said that the college and the Pine City School District saw the need to help young learners get on the path to academic success, and with help from the Initiative Foundation they began working together more closely in 2006. “At the time the Initiative Foundation was rolling out this program to fund these coalitions in communities to improve early childhood programming – preschool experiences and such,” Musgrove said. “We had the early childhood ed. program then, and we had a good relationship with the district. So everyone just came together. This was a chance for us to do something a little more for kids in this district by bringing a lot of players together and collectively achieving more than any of us could have on our own.” Pine City Community Education Director Becky Maki said that a community visioning session helped them come up with ideas for the program, and a visit from economist and early childhood education advocate Art Rolnick helped build support for the idea, which his research showed offered a $9-$17 return for every $1 invested in early childhood education. “Rolnick took it from a m oral and emotional issue into a ﬁnancial and economic issue,” Maki said. “And that was the game-changer really within the community. Business partners signed on; I think we then saw it as a whole picture, that this really needs to be a community commitment. And the functions that grew out of that really came from that understanding.” This got them started on a va riety of programs for young children and their parents. But the program organizers realized they weren’t doing enough. Pine City Schools Early Childhood Specialist Cindy Stolp did

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Melissa Feland, Cindy Stolp, Becky Maki and Robert Musgrove accept the Initiative Foundation award.

research into why parents weren’t getting their kids involved in existing early childhood programs in Pine City – and the reason turned out to surprise everyone. “We thought it would be money – people can’t afford it,” Maki said. “What she found it really was was transportation. And that’s what really birthed our whole effort with the Dragon Wagon. They couldn’t come to us, so we needed to come to them.” PTCC’s Melissa Feland, a f aculty member in the Early Childhood program, said funding for the Dragon Wagon came together through donations from the Mille Lacs Band, East Central Energy, Minnesota Energy, Horizons and the Pine City School District. “The Dragon Wagon ... brings literacy activities to children that ... don’t have solid access to early childhood services,” Maki said. “They’re in family child cares, they live in the outer perimeter of the district. The Dragon Wagon is a community symbol of our commitment to early childhood. During the winter season the Dragon Wagon will visit home child cares as well as stopping by the Pine City Library. In June, it heads to the mobile home park, to Henriette, Rock Creek and other stops. “The goal has never been to go where there were hundreds of kids – we could go to t he ﬂea market if that’s what we wanted to do,” Maki said. “We can’t just keep saying, as a school district or as a city central, ‘Come to us, come to us.’ We need to go out into the community.”

Injuries result from two Pine County highway crashes

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Two crashes with injuries took place on Interstate 35 this past week in Pine County. PHOTO PROVIDED

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She said she believes innovations like the Dragon Wagon were one of the reasons Pine City was chosen for the Community Initiative Award. “I think it had to do with several things,” Musgrove said. “Number one, we’ve hung with it. A lot of the coalitions that [the Initiative Foundation] funded back in 2006-07, they’ve closed shop. We not only kept it alive, they actually call us now.” With both Musgrove and Maki retiring this year, the program will become the responsibility of a n ew generation of educators, including Early Childhood Coalition Coordinator Anne Kubesh. “I just think it’s been a g reat partnership between the college, social services, medical providers, Head Start, the day care providers,” said Stolp. “That’s just the biggest thing.” “The old way of t hinking is, just bring your child to the school and we’ll take it from there,” Maki said. “And historically, we’ve realized that’s a ﬂ awed model. The parent is the child’s ﬁrst and foremost teacher. Our goal really is to partner with child care providers and partner with parents so that we can all get this job done. “Our overarching mission statement is that every child in Pine City will have the opportunity for a quality early childhood experience,” she said. “We’re not there quite yet, but we’re trying to move there.”

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ROLLED VEHICLE The Minnesota State Patrol reports that on Monday, May 18, a 2 005 Chevy Trailblazer was traveling north on I-35 north of S andstone and near the exit for the Kettle River Rest Area. The report states that the driver, Stephen D. Kasper, 60, of H ibbing, fell asleep and left the roadway to the west. He headed into the median ditch where he overcorrected and rolled the vehicle, which ended up landing upright on its tires. Kasper was said to have no apparent injuries, and passenger Terran L. Gentry was similarly uninjured. However, the other passenger – Ru th A. Gentry, 58, of Lakeﬁeld – was given medical care after receiving non-life-threatening injuries. WHEEL COMES OFF The state patrol also reported on a second single-car accident in the past week. On Wednesday, May 20, Arlene M. Maroste, 56, of Duluth was driving a Subaru northbound on I-35. The vehicle drifted off the road to t he right, the wheel came off the roadway and the vehicle went into the right ditch.

The passenger, Sandra L. Maroste, 77, of Virginia was transported by ground ambulance with minor injuries. The driver was reported to be uninjured.

EXTRA PATROLS The Pine County Sheriff’s Ofﬁce is taking part in a Toward Zero Deaths extra enforcement program this summer. Sheriff Jeff Nelson said that at least one extra patrol will be sent out per day in Pine County, with instructions to focus on enforcing trafﬁc safety, particularly seat belt and speed enforcement. The program is grant-funded, and will extend at least until Labor Day weekend, Nelson said.

BOATING ENFORCEMENT Pine County Sheriff’s Office deputies will be out on the lakes of Pine County this summer enforcing boating laws and regulations. Nelson said that deputies will be looking to m ake sure that boats are registered legally, that lifejackets are used, lights are on after dark, and that no drivers are boating while intoxicated. Deputies will be among the first to respond in the event of a b oat crash in Pine County. For questions, contact the Pine County Sheriff’s Office at 320-6298380.

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MAY 28 Ruby’s Pantry

The Ruby’s Pantry food distribution is the f ourth Thursday of each month at the Armory in Pine City. Registration begins at 4:30 p.m. and f ood distribution will take place T hursday, May 28, from 5 - 6:30 p .m. For information call 651-674-0009 or visit www.rubyspantry.org.

Free Senior Surf class

Seniors are invited to a f ree session on learning to surf the internet on Thursday, May 28 from 1-3 p.m. at the Hinckley Public Library. This class is geared for seniors who have little or no experience with computers. Learn how to u se a search engine, ﬁnd websites using a web address and how to determine whether a website is secure. To register, call the Senior LinkAge Line at 800-333-2433.

MAY 29

North Chisago Historical Society Museum

The North Chisago Historical Society announces open hours for their new historical museum in downtown Rush City. Starting Saturday, May 30, the museum will be open every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p .m. and every Wednesday, 12:30 to 4 p .m. The newly renovated facility, located at 350 S. Eliot Ave., features two exhibit rooms, library, research room and ofﬁce. There is no admission charge. For more information, call 320-358-4561.

MAY 31 Rural School Museum

The Pine City Rural School Museum is open to the public every Sunday from noon to 3 p.m. beginning Sunday, May 31 through the end of August. The school is located one block north of Hwy. 324 on 7th St. S. in Pine City. Contact Erna P. at 320-6292810 with any questions.

‘Five Til Sunrise’ at Art in the Park

The Pine City Arts Council invites the community to enjoy the country rock sounds of “Five Til Sunrise” at Art in The Park on Friday, May 29, 6:30 p.m., at Robinson Park in downtown Pine City. The Catholic Sodality will begin serving BBQ turkey at 5:30 p.m. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy the free show.

Abandoned Farms of Isanti Co.

The public is invited to a n opening reception for the ﬁlm and photo project, “The Abandoned Farms of I santi County” at Cambridge Center for the Arts, 140 Buchanan St. N. (in the City Center Mall) from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, May 29. The exhibition, an exploration of what is left behind of the once working farms that helped shape Isanti County, will be on view until June 27. Call 763-552-0320 or visit www.cambridgecenterforthearts.org to learn more.

MAY 30 ‘ColorMy5K’

Walkers and runners are invited to t he FirstLight Health System “ColorMy5K” run in Mora on Saturday, May 30 at 8:30 a.m. Run or walk the route and get b lasted with colored powder at stations along the way during this family-friendly community event. Visit www. colormy5k.zapevent.com for details and registration.

Jerry’s One Man Band

The Pine County History Museum in Askov welcomes Jerry’s One Man Band on Saturday, May 30. The event features free dance lessons from 4-5 p.m., followed by live music from 5-8 p.m. Kids 12 and under are free. For cost or more information, visit www.pinecountyhistorymuseum.org.

JUNE 2 Rush City airport history program

The North Chisago Historical Society invites the public to a free program at Rushseba Town Hall, 51533 Forest Boulevard, Rush City, on Tuesday, June 2 at 7 p.m. Mark Nelson will present a program on the history of the Rush City Regional Airport. Nelson is a commercial pilot, ﬂight instructor, and founder/ owner of Hawk Aviation, based at the Rush City airport. His talk will cover the early days of the airport as a g rass-covered strip, through its growth into the state-of-the-art facility it is today. For more information, call 320-358-4561.

Moth capture ﬁeld study

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Join Friends Of Crex member Rich Peet as he captures moths for study at Crex Meadows in Grantsburg, Wisconsin on Friday, June 5 ( rain date June 6) from 9:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Meet at the Dike 6 p arking lot off of Co. Rd. F. Bring bug spray, refreshments, camera, and a comfy chair. Call 715-463-2739 or visit www.crexmeadows.org for more information.

Old School Arts Center art show

Free and open to t he public, the Old School Arts Center, Sandstone, will host an art show Friday, June 5 b eginning at 7 p .m. Email dawn@ oldschoolartscenter.org with any questions.

‘Freeway Jam’ at Art in the Park

The Pine City Arts Council invites the community to enjoy the sounds of variety band “Freeway Jam” at Art in The Park on Friday, June 5, 6:30 p.m., at Robinson Park in downtown Pine City. Food will be available to purchase beginning at 5:30 p.m. Bring a b lanket or lawn chair and enjoy the free show.

JUNE 6 War of 1812 at the Fur Post

It’s the War of 1 812 and the Americans are attacking British territories. The North West Company, Pine City, is enlisting all able-bodied voyageurs to help defend the business of the fur trade. Join in musket drills, march in formation and make a militia hat on Saturday, June 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information call: 320-629-6356; or visit: www.mnhs.org/nwcfurpost.

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Driver improvement

A 55+ driver improvement course (four-hour refresher course) with Gene Carlson will take place on Thursday, June 4 from 9 a .m. to 1 p .m. at the Pine City Elementary School Media Center, 700 6th Ave. SW. Preregistration is required. Persons age 55 and older who complete the course qualify for a ten percent discount on their auto insurance premiums for three years. For information or to register call 320-629-4030, 888234-1294, or visit www.mnsafetycenter.org.

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JUNE 4 The Pine City Public Library summer reading program, “Read to t he Rhythm,” free opening program for children will feature the Teddy Bear Band on Thursday, June 4, 1:30 p.m., at the Pine City Elementary auditorium. Stop by the library and pick up a ﬂyer listing all the activities and events offered this summer for both kids and teens. Call 320-629-6403 for more information.

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For the 11th year, Voyageur Park in Pine City will be the setting to E ast Central Minnesota Pride, a LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) pride event and picnic on Sunday, June 7, from noon to 5 p.m. In addition to live music and entertainment from the Calliope Women’s Chorus, Neighberz Band, Hedwig from “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” and Deejay Geo Montecillo, there will also be vendors, food, families, friends and more at this free event. For details visit eastcentralminnesotapride.com.

Students in grades kindergarten through ninth grade are invited to s ign up for Pine City’s free Summer Recreation program. Baseball, softball, tennis, golf and more are available to different age groups. The full program begins Tuesday, June 9. Register online at www.pcsummerrec.weebly.com.

MEETINGS

The Magniﬁcent Red Hatters will lunch at The Oak Inn in North Branch on Thursday, June 11 at 11:30 a.m. For reservations (by June 8) and additional information, call Arla Kuss at 320 629-7622.

JUNE 12 Farmers’ Market opens

The Pine City Farmers’ Market begins on Friday, June 12, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at their now permanent location at the Pine County Fairgrounds in Pine City. The Farmers’ Market runs every Friday and Saturday through the end of October. For more information, and to ﬁnd out about special events and what types of produce will be available, visit “Pine City Farmers’ Market” on Facebook.

Fight sex trafficking

A free, informational seminar about sex trafﬁcking will take place at the Chisago County Courthouse in Center City on Friday, June 12 from 8:30-10:30 a.m. The training will cover the dynamics of sex trafﬁcking, how to i dentify and work with victims, and the Safe Harbor/ No Wrong Door model and resources. Open to the public, but RSVPs are requested; email kimh@familypathways.org.

THURSDAY 5/28 TOPS-Take Off Pounds Sensibly: Pine City Library Community Room, 4:30-5:30 p.m. NAMI peer and family support: Cambridge Medical Ctr., 6:30 p.m. Teen AA/NA: 6:30 p.m., Teen Focus Center, Rush City Pine County LGBT: 7 p.m. Hinckley City Hall Comm. Room Al-Anon: 7:30 p.m., Pine City, Our Redeemer Lutheran Church SUNDAY 5/31 AA (Big Book study): Evangelical Free Church, 7 p.m. MONDAY 6/1 Celebrate Recovery: Pine City, Journey North Church, 6 p.m. AA: 7:30 p.m., Our Redeemer Lutheran Church TUESDAY 6/2 Pine County Board: 10 a.m., Public Health Bldg., Sandstone WEDNESDAY 6/3 Woodcarving club: Askov, 9 a.m. Pine Co. History Museum Focus on Ability: 1:30 p.m., Chisago Co. Snr. Ctr., North Branch Pine City Council: 6:30 p.m., Pine Government Ctr., Pine City Pine City Toastmasters: 7 p.m., Pine City VFW Hall AA: 8 p.m., Rock Creek Community Center

PCftA Gallery opening

The Pine Center for the Arts June gallery display will feature the artwork of L arry Ehrlich. A free, special “Art After Work” reception will be held on Friday, June 12 from 4 - 7 p .m. at Pine Center for the Arts, 265 5th St. SE, downtown Pine City. The public is invited for appetizers and an opportunity to meet the artist. Call 320-629-4924 or become a f an on Facebook for more information.

JUNE 13 Pine EMS ‘Get Up & Glow’ 5K

The public is invited to t he Pine EMS fundraiser “Get Up & Glow” 5K walk/run and spaghetti dinner at the Pine City Armory on Saturday, June 13. Dinner is from 4-7 p.m. followed by the walk/run beginning at dusk (10 p.m.). There will be door prizes as well as awards for “Best Glow Individual” and “Best Glow Group.” Visit www. pineems.org for details and registration.

JUNE 9 Free Summer Rec program

Wildﬂower Walk

Venture into the Fish Lake Wildlife Area in search of Wild Lupine and Karner Blue Butterﬂies on Saturday, June 13, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Meet in the visitor center at Crex Meadows in Grantsburg, Wisconsin and carpool to the property, led by Friends Of Crex member, Alan Roelfs. Call 715-463-2739 or visit www.crexmeadows.org to learn more.

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SENIOR DINING June 1 - 5 Monday: Swedish meatballs, parslied potatoes, country trio vegetables, wheat bread, pineapple Tuesday: Lasagna, green beans, lettuce salad, garlic breadstick, grapes Wednesday: Parmesan chicken breast, wild rice pilaf, steamed carrots, italian lettuce salad, apple pie Thursday: Liver & onions or hamburger patty with gravy, whipped potatoes with gravy, mixed vegetables, wheat bread, oatmeal cake Friday: Chicken and rice casserole, seasoned corn, cucumber/onion salad, wheat dinner roll, peach slices Cost is $4.00 for people over 60 and $7.50 for under 60. No preregistration needed, except for special events. Call the Pine City Senior Center at 320-629-3024 between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.

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The Pioneer’s loss might be your gain I’m a lucky editor, and I have to count my blessings a lot. Ever since I started at the Pioneer I’ve had the chance to w ork with one great person after another – not just good employees and contractors, but excellent human beings. And I’m sad to say that one of those people is going to be leaving us very soon. Kathy Ericson started at the Pioneer less than a year after I did, after our beloved Judy Lawhon and her hubby moved on to new adventures. Kathy has been at the front desk two days a week Editor’s doing a whole variety of jobs for us. But though she has many talSoapbox ents, I have to tell you where she really, really shines, and that is Mike simply knowing how to make strangers smile. Gainor If you’ve ever stopped in on a Monday or Tuesday you might have had the chance to talk to Kathy, or perhaps you’ve heard her cheerful voice on your voicemail reminding you to p lease renew your subscription. There are some skills you can learn, but there are other things you just can’t teach, and Kathy has to have been born with the abilMany of us know a loved one who has faced Alzheiity to d o what she does. A n aturally warm and mer’s disease. It’s a w renching experience—watching thoughtful person, those qualities come through them slowly slip away, trying to be a source of comfort in just about every conversation she has. We othand companionship, even as a cure remains painfully er employees at the Pioneer marvel at her ability out of reach. Alzheimer’s has come to be known as the to make one phone call after another and make “long goodbye,” a d isease that gradueach call feel a little bit personal, a little bit speally takes its toll on millions of people cial. in Minnesota and across the country Now she and her husband are planning to go off every year. on their own adventures across this great land of As one of the leading causes of death ours and we wish them the best. But we also hope in the United States, Alzheimer’s and they know how much they will be missed. other forms of dem entia claim more And so ... we are going to be looking for somethan 500,000 lives per year. Right now, one with a g reat set of sk ills to h elp us out on there are close to 5 .2 million AmeriMondays and Tuesdays. Excellent customer sercans living with Alzheimer’s disease, Amy Klobuchar U.S. vice both in person and on the phone, and good including nearly 100,000 right here in computer skills (you will be doing word processSenator Minnesota. In 2013, more than 15 miling helping to enter classified ads, subscriptions lion family members and friends cared Amy and payments into our system). Someone who for someone with Alzheimer’s disease can proofread, who’s interested in learning more or another form of dementia. Klobuchar about how to put a newspaper together, and who Most troubling, this problem is prowants to help us make the Pioneer a b etter and jected to grow dramatically in coming better community newspaper with each issue. years as the Baby Boomer generation ages. By 2050, it And a good sense of humor never hurts. Like the is estimated that 13.5 million Americans will be living saying goes, you don’t have to be crazy to work with Alzheimer’s—nearly triple the number of people here, but it helps. If you’re interested, send a reaffected today. sume to editor@pinecitymn.com. The financial costs of providing care for those afflicted is staggering. Whether the expenses cover treatment, hospice, or long-term care, they can take an enormous toll on family and government budgets. This year alone, we will spend $226 billion caring for people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. By 2050, that number is projected to reach an astronomic $1.1 trillion. Of course, these numbers don’t tell the most important part of the story, that of the countless families shattered by Alzheimer’s and the enormous toll it takes on those living with the disease. Each of their experiences remind us that now is the time to stem the tide against this horrific disease. We can start by making investments in cutting-edge research today that will make a difference tomorrow. We need to m ake sure there are dedicated scientists,

Stemming the tide against Alzheimer’s

advanced research initiatives, and skilled doctors with the resources to conduct trials and care for patients until we finally find a cure. That is why I have joined with Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine to call on Congress to make the necessary investments. We are pushing to make combatting Alzheimer’s a top national priority, including doubling the research funding by 2016 with a go al of developing effective treatments by 2025. This funding will build on the momentum and cutting-edge research already being done at great institutions such as the University of Minnesota and the Mayo Clinic. Exciting medical advancements hold the promise of revolutionizing the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. We have already begun to see extraordinary results in precision medicine approaches that tailor prevention and treatment by taking into account individual variability in genes, environment, and lifestyle in other diseases, and related research for Alzheimer’s is currently underway. These investments make sense because we know that they will pay off. For example, simply delaying the onset of A lzheimer’s by five years would significantly cut the government’s spending on care and most importantly, give people more time with their loved ones. But medical research is only part of the solution. We also need to develop policies to help caregivers meet the challenges of caring for a family member with Alzheimer’s. That’s why my bipartisan Americans Giving Care to Elders Act would give family caregivers a tax credit and other assistance to help alleviate the financial burdens that come with caring for a loved one. Alzheimer’s disease presents one of t he toughest medical, economic, and social challenges facing our country. Solutions to problems this vast and devastating aren’t going to just fall out the sky. Instead, we need decisive and bold action that will bring the possibility for a cure within reach and finally end this horrific disease.

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Diggin’ in the dirt Some months ago I extolled winter as being my favorite season. Really? Lately, as I’ve been outdoors planting flowers at the cemetery and in my window boxes and gardens, I have to admit that perhaps I like springtime better. It’s always such a joy to make a plant-shopping trip to Frerich’s Nursery, meandering down their aisles of breathtakingly-beautiful flowers. I shop with a list, so I know how many petunias, snapdragons, geraniums and impatiens to purchase, or I might get carried away. As I brought geraniums to my parents’ graves the other day, I wa s reMeandering minded of my mother’s love of flowers. with Spring always found Mama toiling in her little rock garden on the north side Margaret of the house, but she didn’t consider it hard work. Rather, it was therapy Margaret for her, as she relentlessly struck the ground with her hoe, now and then Marty bending over to gently pull the weeds that were closer to the roots of the flowers. She instilled in me a love and appreciation for the priceless beauty found in flowers of all kinds, but especially perennials that come back year after year. Women shared perennials with one another in the spring when the shoots were just coming up—a shovel of this, a shovel of that, in exchange for a shovel or two of some other kind from a friend or neighbor—lily of the valley, bleeding hearts, peonies, lupines, iris, columbine, hollyhocks, golden glow. When we built our retirement home on my old home place, I had the joy of resurrecting Mama’s rock garden. By then, the rocks were so sunken into the ground that I had to use a crowbar to unearth them. I enlarged the area, using more large rocks that we had pried out of their old stone cellar, dug out all the weeds that had taken over, ordered some good black dirt, and—history repeating itself—got a sh ovel of t his and a sh ovel of that from my sister-in-law and my sisters to b egin my own perennial rock garden. The crowning glory is the flagpole my brother gave as a housewarming gift, a sentinel over the rock garden, where the Stars and Stripes remind me to give thanks for our country, our veterans, our current military personnel, and those who gave their lives for the cause of freedom. Now when I’m out diggin’ in the dirt, I hear Old Glory waving above me, sometimes gently flapping in a soft breeze, sometimes whipping straight out in a st rong wind, doing its shadowy dance over the rocks. Sometimes they relax me, sometimes they energize me, always they bring me great joy—my flowers and my flag.

“I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.” James Baldwin

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Greener on both sides

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To the Editor: The grass is greener on both sides of the fence. With all the rain we have had, everything outside is lush green. My lawn, having been mowed twice, is like an emerald carpet. Fields are returning from the drought. Alfalfa is almost six inches high. The tilled and planted grounds have little noses peaking up out of t he ground in straight rows. We must be getting close to h aving ended the drought. I predict that it will be a go od year for farmers, if they can ﬁnish their planting and have ample weather for harvest.

To the Editor: Never give up! Never give up! Don’t be a quitter, for you only defeat yourselves. I just received my ﬁrst degree black belt in karate at the age of 75 years old at the Minneapolis Convention Center on March 7. I am also a cancer survivor, surviving three major cancers – p rostate, colon, bladder. I n ever had chemo or radiation treatment with any of my cancers. I h ave been cancer free for 16 years, and am cancer free today. I hope you will follow my advice. I am living proof today. I am now going for my second degree black belt training at Dojo Karate Studio in Monticello. Ray Dinius Big Lake

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1915 sees largest graduating class: 31 receive diplomas 10 Years Ago, 2005 The back and forth banter of s enior speakers Michael Talbot and Hunter Seuntjens drew laughs from the large commencement crowd. The 101 members of Pine City High School’s Class of 2005 officially ended their school careers on Sunday, May 29, receiving their diplomas in the traditional ceremony, held in the high school gym. The mix of emotions that graduation brings could be seen on the faces of the students waiting to fi le into the ceremony. From the hidden underbelly of the city to its most visible public venues, the Pine City Council members saw it all on the first-ever public works tour. Years Public Works foreman Royce Johnson explained the sewer treatment plant Ago operation and maintenance needs to city officials on the tour. Donna The Pine County Planning, ZonHeath ing and Solid Waste Department has scheduled junk days, when residents and d property t owners can dispose of a ppliances and scrap metal. A resident on 5th Avenue in Pine City reported that two white hanging baskets filled with flowers were stolen from her home. The Pokegama Lake Association recently took delivery of a w eed harvester which will be put to work on the lake to battle the problem of curly leaf pondweed. Students in Diane Engelstad’s eighth grade English class at Pine City High School entered an essay contest sponsored by the Minnesota Chiefs of Police. The topic was “Violence in the Schools.” Pine City had four winners in the statewide competition, more than any other city in the state. Josh Dahl won $300, which was one of the top prizes in the contest, Brietta Clementson won $200, Trisha Teich and Amanda Irish won $100 each.

25 Years Ago, 1990 Valedictorian Michael Zemek and Salutatorian Tony Bacigalupi will lead the Pine City High School Class of 1990 through their commencement ceremony on June 3. The senior class song, “It’s Hard To Say Goodbye,” will be performed by the senior choir. Pine County deputies are looking for a suspect in a hit and run accident on I-35 on May 26. The man may have stolen a t ruck in Willow River after ﬂeeing the freeway accident. The Pine City High School Marching Band provided the patriotic music for the community Memorial Day parade and cemetery service on Monday. Director Kevin Cahill helped keep the band members in step as they turned onto main street in downtown Pine City. The Civil War soldiers from Fort Snelling were again part of the Memorial Day ceremonies and a Pine City Girl Scout unit marched in the parade waving ﬂags. In an impressive candle-lighting ceremony, mem-

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bers of t he Pine City Chapter of t he National Honor Society inducted eight new members into the organization at a banquet held in their honor. New inductees are: Marc Bacigalupi, Brian Bauman, Chad Fedder, Jena Jambeck, Ben Johnson, Jory Johnson, Nathan Jones and Gina Patzoldt. The Richard G. Drew Creativity Award from 3M was presented to Pine City junior Steve Kunze. The award honors juniors throughout the state and western Wisconsin who have demonstrated a creative ﬂair and persistence in technical and scientiﬁc projects. Lampshades are expensive and sometimes it is cheaper to r eplace the entire lamp than buy a n ew shade. That is what prompted Linda Kelp to design slipcovers for old lampshades. She coordinates country look fabrics with the furnishings they will be used with and they have become a p opular item at craft shows. Her husband Rudy also helps her make wooden wreathes. He cuts out heart shaped pieces of wood that are then glued to wood hoops and are very durable and attractive when they are painted in country colors or stained. Pioneer Bertha Davis, who came cross-country in a covered wagon, reached her 100th birthday and her daughter Catherine (Casey) Anderson and her husband Harold were hosting an open house in her honor. Guests were bused to their home on Cross Lake from the Super Valu parking lot in Pine City.

pital auxiliary scholarship. Miss Kraft is a 1965 graduate of Pine City High School and plans to attend the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth pursuing a career in nursing. Congratulations to M r. and Mrs. Guy Foster, Pine City on the birth of their daughter, Krista Donnell Marie, born May 30.

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Brook Park defeated Pine City Sunday at Brook Park 6-0. Holmberg and Fore did the pitching for Pine City with Anderson catching. Korsch pitched for Brook Park and Hooker did the catching. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Neldberg of Stillwater announce the marriage of their daughter, Marabelle, to George Tuma, son of Mrs. Mary Tuma of Pine City. A bridal shower was given for Miss Pearl Wittkoph at the Andrew Swanson home in Rush City, with Phyllis and Inez Swanson as hostesses.

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Next week the State Firemen’s Convention will meet in Pine City. The ﬁrst contingents will arrive Monday afternoon and there will be large numbers of t hem. The last of t he crowds will not leave until Thursday and many will linger for a few days of rest and recreation at the lakes after that. High school graduation exercises will be held in the Armory this evening with 31 graduates making the class of 1915 the largest class by far in the history of the school. It was 101 degrees in the sun Wednesday and it came pretty near being like summer. The rainy season has come at last and the farmers and lumbermen are happy.

50 Years Ago, 1965 The architectural ﬁrm of Matson and Wegleitner has completed the ﬂoor plan drawings for Pine City’s area vocational school which will be constructed and ready for use by September 1966. Carol Kraft, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Kraft of rural Pine City, is the recipient of the Rush City hos-

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bravery and tenacity shown by the Marines who eventually captured the position from the Germans, saving Paris. Private Bell was killed during an intelligence mission on June 8, 1918. He was 23 years old. Bell was buried near the battlefield in France, and his family later asked to h ave him disinterred and brought home for burial in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After learning about her great-uncle’s service and heroic death, Marenchin became curious to know if he had been awarded the Purple Heart. George Washington established the Badge of Military Merit in 1782. It was given out to just three soldiers of the Revolutionary War and then was not awarded again until after World War I, when it became known as the Purple Heart. The award, as it is known today, is given to military personnel wounded or killed, while serving, on or after April 5, 1917. Bell certainly qualified, however when she did some checking, Marenchin found that he had never received the award. “I’m not sure why the family didn’t apply for the medal on his behalf, but I feel it’s important to h ave him remembered,” she said. “I wanted to do it for my mother while she was still alive.” Marenchin searched online and found a group called Purple Hearts Reunited. Although the group typically works to return medals that have been lost or stolen, she decided to a sk if they would help honor her great-uncle. She sent an email explaining the situation and giving what information she could. She figured she would have to wait a bit for a reply, so she didn’t think too much about it when several months went by and she hadn’t heard back from the group. Then her mother passed away unexpectedly, and Marenchin herself faced health issues. The inquiry to P urple Hearts Reunited was forgotten until nearly two years later when Marenchin was looking back in her old emails and realized she hadn’t heard back from the group. She sent off another email reminding them of her initial request, and they soon replied back saying they had gathered the needed information and would be sending her something in the mail. Then in March of t his year, a p ackage arrived with a Purple Heart award, engraved with Thomas Bell’s name and information. “That’s so cool,” Marenchin remembers saying when she first opened the box and saw the medal. “I never met Tom, but I went to see his grave. It’s nice having him remembered like this. I wish my mom could have seen it.”

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Purple Hearts Reunited arranged for the creation of the medal at no charge to Marenchin. The non-proﬁt organization, established in 2012, has returned the service medals of more than 100 veterans. They also maintain a database with a list of family members searching for Purple Heart medals that have been lost or stolen. To l earn more about the group, visit their website at purpleheartsreunited.org.

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a chance to follow Robert after 17 years at this college.” Mulford has served as system director for education industry partnerships for Minnesota State Colleges and Universities since 2013, and previously worked at Hennepin Technical College, Anoka Technical College, Century College and Globe College. He has owned and operated several businesses. Mulford holds an associate’s degree from Moorhead State University (now Minnesota State University Moorhead), a bachelor’s degree from St. Cloud State University, and a m asters from Metropolitan State University, and he is completing a doctorate from the University of Nebraska. “I met a lot of great people on the way and worked with a lot of great institutions, but I’ve never been more interested and excited about working in a place than this one,” he said. Mulford said PTCC has a great reputation and is very involved in the greater Pine City community. “I’ve told everybody: I’m not a p erfect person. I won’t be a p erfect president. I’ll make mistakes, we’ll learn from them, we’ll move on. He noted that between Musgrove’s 17 years and Gene Biever’s 17 years as president before that, the college has had just two presidents in the past 34 years. “That’s just unheard of,” he said. “And it just says so much about you in the community. My intent is to be here for a long time ... we’re going to do this in pieces as we look at it and continue the legacy that you’ve all built. I can’t tell you how excited I am to get started.”

Boy Scouts clean up after Cross Lake clean-up The Cross Lake Association gave Boy Scout Troop 188 a check for $1,000 in return for the work they did cleaning up Cross Lake, the banks of the Snake River and at the boat landings for Cross Lake after ice ﬁshing season.

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Siblings meet up at track championship Erin and Jordan Pangerl, both former Dragon track athletes, met up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota for the Outdoor NCIS Conference Championships on May 8-9. Erin, a senior at the University of Minnesota Duluth, ran in the 100 Meter Dash with a time of 12.39 and in the 200 Meter dash a time of 25.69, placing 12th overall and personal best in both events. She also ran in the 4X100 Meter relay with a team time of 47.95 and placed ﬁfth overall and in the 4x400 Meter relay with a team time of 3:57:80 placing seventh overall. Her split time on the 4x400 relay was 59.00, ending her track career with another personal best of the season. Her Bulldog teammates wound up placing fourth overall among 14 league schools. Erin graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth on May 16 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology. She has recently been accepted into the Paciﬁc University of Optometry where she will pursue a doctorate.

Softball slips in ﬁnal 7 games BY JESSE LOGAN SPORTS@PINECITYMN.COM

Result: Dragons lose 15-1 to Moose Lake/Willow River Where/When: At Moose Lake on Tuesday, May 19 What happened: Pine City earned the seventh seed in their

subsection for Section 7AA postseason play. The squad knew they would have their work cut out for themselves, having just been beaten by these same rebels 14-0 in the regular season ﬁnale. History would repeat itself as this was the second time in the past three years that the Rebels had beaten Pine

City twice to finish a season. What it means: Pine City faltered down the stretch, losing their final seven games to finish 5-15. Up next: The 2016 team will have some work to do as the Dragons were a senior-led team with eight seniors on the roster.

The Pine City Dragons golf team had their final regular season competition this past week as they prepare for upcoming section play. While many of the team’s top golfers chose not to c ompete, they would get a tune-up a few days later. On Wednesday, May 20 the team traveled to Cloquet. Lindsay Miller, Kailey Jackson, Alex Wimmer played their first 18-hole round of t he season. Coach Anna Potvin said that each had some positive things happen on their rounds and have now established a baseline score to work on. Several other JV golfers also got to compete in this one as Josh Doenz, Blaise Olsen, Joseph Root, Taylor Kline and Kristina Knutson were all in action. “Everyone continued to i mprove and I l ook forward to seeing how they improve over the summer and into next season,” Potvin said of the younger players. “Many of our usual varsity golfers did not participate, choosing to take a break and not miss school with sections and the end of the year coming up next week.” Of those who did play at the Cloquet Invite, Ryan Gamec had the lowest score with an 81. Justin Gamec shot a 101 and was the second-lowest scorer for the Dragons. Doenz, with a 109 was the only other Dragon under 110. Kline and Knutson were Pine City’s lowest scoring girls as both carded 116’s. The team was able to head up to the Quarry at Giants Ridge for a practice round on Friday, May 22. The first round of play in Section 7AA was scheduled to take place at that same course in Biwabik on Tuesday, May 26 (girls) and Wednesday, May 27 (boys), with those who qualify for day two playing on Thursday, May 28. Any qualifying for State would then be competing June 9-10.

Tennis season ends, coaches look to 2016 BY JESSE LOGAN SPORTS@PINECITYMN.COM

With the team tennis season already over for the Pine City Dragons boys, the athletes turned

their attention to individual play this past week, competing in the Section 7A Individual Tournament. Berths in the State Tournament were on the line, but unfortunately no

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Dragons would qualify. In singles play, Andrew Clementson won round one over Brett Harris from Aitkin (6-2, 7-6) before falling to #1 seed Jack Dodd from Duluth Marshall (0-6, 0-6) in round two. Jon Blake also won his ﬁrst round match over Isaac Miner from Hermantown ( 3-6, 6-3, 6-2) but lost in round two against the #2 seed, Chad Hietale from Eveleth-Gilbert (2-6, 0-6). “Jon played very well in both matches,” said coach Rick Engelstad. “But in the ﬁrst round

match he did a f antastic job of rebounding after dropping set one. He was able to ﬁgure things out and did a masterful job of giving himself opportunities by putting the ball in play. Andrew played probably some of his best tennis in his last match. He was driving the ball extremely well. Dodd is a really tough player and eventually won the section title.” Pine City’s doubles teams were unable to make much noise, going 1-2 on the day. The tandem of B randt Berube

and Aaron Brown received the #6 seed and beat a team from Aitkin (6-2, 7-5) in the opening round before losing to a team from Cloquet (0-6, 0-6). “The scores really do not do justice to how these two played,” said Engelstad. “Very well, they just ran into a v ery tough team. These two teamed up for the Individual Tournament after playing singles all spring.” Also in action for doubles play was the pairing of Jonah Bergstrom and Jared Kotek. The two

freshmen were a team all year long and showed both good chemistry and promise throughout the season. Unfortunately, they lost in the opening round to a t eam from Eveleth Gilbert (1-6, 5-7). While the Dragons would leave Duluth with none advancing to the State Tournament, played in Minneapolis June 2-5, it was still a solid season with many positives to reﬂect upon. The team will lose just two seniors to graduation and has high hopes of sh owing improvement in 2016.

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Math Masters accept challenge A group of ﬁfth grade students from Pine City Elementary School recently participated in the regional Math Masters of Minnesota Challenge in Duluth. The team, comprised of Oliver Yehlik, Mason Mikyska, Dorothy Miller, Colton Blaisdell and Carissa Nascene, competed individually and as a team on eight sets of mathematical problems against 29 other teams. Members of the Pine City team placed in the winning bracket for the fact-drill round and the individual round. All the students represented the school with enthusiasm and great effort.

Legion helps youth learn civic responsibility Legion Auxiliary, Clarice Stream, Girls State Coordinator (left) and Dennis Pederson, Adjutant for American Legion Post 93 (right) congratulate Kayla Nelson and Adam Hendrick. Each year, the American Legion Auxiliary and Rush City Post 93 chooses a junior girl and boy from Rush City High School to attend American Legion Girls State, and Boys State. This year, they chose Lindsey William, daughter of Tricia and Brent Williams, and John Chinn, son of Mielissa and Shawn Chinn. The purpose of the program is to provide training in the duties, privileges, rights and responsibilities of American Citizenship to help them grasp the meaning of some of the responsibilities that they must assume when they become adults.

Summer Triangle shines east of Hercules in June BY DEANE MORRISON

In June the approach between Venus and Jupiter culminates in the two brightest planets ﬁnally meeting over the western horizon. They begin the month 20 degrees apart in the west, with Jupiter closing in on Venus from the northeast. On the 1st and 2nd, Venus makes a nearly straight line with the Gemini twins Pollux and Castor, which twinkle just west of t he planet. But the line breaks up as the stars, left behind by Earth’s orbital moon, head toward the sunset. On the 2nd through the 4th, we have a g reat chance to ﬁnd the lovely but elusive Beehive star

cluster, when it will be midway between Jupiter and Venus. Look an hour and 45 minutes after sunset and use binoculars to see the cluster, whose Latin name is Praesepe, or manger. Just east of it you’ll see two stars; these are the Aselli, or asses, feeding at the manger. On the 12th and 13th, the Beehive passes about a degree to the southeast and south of Venus. This pair will be beautiful; again, look an hour and 45 minutes after sunset. On the 30th, the great approach ends as Jupiter sweeps within 0.3 degrees, or just over half a full moon width, from Venus. The view will be terriﬁc through binocu-

Pine City Horseshoe League First Half 2015 Week 1 Team Wins Jessica Dehkes/Mel Wimmer 9 Al Barclay/Jen O’Neil 7 Hoss Otis/Joyce Teich 7 Terry Clementson/Jessica Clementson 7 Dave Ruis/Andy Olson 6 Eric Dehkes/Taylor Dehkes 6 Janet Turner/Cora Lundquist 6 Jamie Scarbrough/Nate Dehkes 5 Kim Christenson/Calab Christenson 5 Bob Fore/Bob Buros 3 Lisa Barclay/Jerry Gronau 3 Lori Fore/Steve Fore 3 James Donahue/Trevor Willhite 2 Trevor Teich/Steve Smith 2 Del Steele/Jamie Hepburn 0

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lars or a sm all telescope. The planets are near the horizon and set soon after dark, so you may have to plan your viewing to be sure of catching them. Saturn comes out low in the east to southeast after nightfall, just west of the claws of S corpius. Compare its golden color to that of Antares, the scorpion’s giant red heart southeast of t he ringed planet, and also to Jupiter and Venus. The brilliant star Arcturus comes out high in the south, above and slightly west of Saturn. Extending from Arcturus toward the northeast is the bulk of its constellation: kite-shaped Bootes, the herdsman.

East of Bootes hangs the semicircle of stars called Corona Borealis, the northern crown; the jewel in this diadem is Alphecca. Moving east again, Hercules, marked by an hourglass of stars, hangs upside down. And ﬁnally, the Summer Triangle of bright stars shines east of Hercules, who is best seen with the aid of a star map. June’s full moon arrives at 11:19 a.m. on the 2nd, hours after setting. Look for it in the west about an hour before sunrise that morning, or in the east around sunset that night. This moon was known to A lgonquin Indians as the strawberry moon, whereas Euro-

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Pine City third graders took a trip around Pine City, learning about how the city’s government works from Pine City Mayor Carl Pederson (top) and fending off the rain while ﬁnding out about the history of the railroad depot in Pine City.

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Pine City Parks and Recreation is now taking registrations for summer swimming lessons. Lessons are for preschool through advanced swimmers, and run Monday-Friday. Session 1 is June 22-26, Session 2 i s July 6-10, Session 3 i s July 20-24 and Session 4 is Aug. 3-7. For more information, or to download a registration form, visit www.pinecity.govofﬁce. com.

Little Miss applications available

Candidates currently enrolled as Kindergarten students in the Pine City School District, who live in the district, or whose parents own a business belonging to t he Pine City Chamber of Commerce may apply for the Little Miss Pine City Ambassador Program. Applications are available from the Chamber ofﬁce at 315 Main Street S., Ste. 155, or call Becky at 320-322-4040 for more information.

Head Start gets $1m grant

In early February, the Federal Department of H ealth and Human Services granted over $1,000,000 to improve children’s lives in nine counties in central and northeast Minnesota. Tri-County Community Action (TCC) is the recipient of t he Early Head Start Program grant. TCC is also a k ey partner in T.A.L.K., a cooperative community program that includes TCC, Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency, Lakes & Pines Community Action Council and Kootasca Community Action Partnership. “The grant money is critical for our or-

ganizations’ common goal of providing Early Head Start Child Care services to 72 additional children from birth to age three in the counties we serve,” says TCC’s Early Head Start Manager Kraig Gratke. The counties include Crow Wing, Morrison, Todd, Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Mille Lacs, Pine and St. Louis. For more information contact Larry Ketchum at 320-632-3691 or by email at larry.ketchum@tccaction.com.

Plant tree seedlings correctly

The Minnesota Department of N atural Resources reminds woodland owners to plant seedlings correctly so they will grow into strong, healthy trees: • Keep the roots moist (but not wet) until planting time. • Dig a hole twice as wide as and slightly deeper than the root length. • If the hole cannot be dug deep enough to fit the entire root system, trim the roots to same length as the seedling’s above-ground height or 8 inches, whichever is longer. • Place roots into the hole so top of the first root is slightly below surface level. • Distribute roots evenly, making sure roots are straight and not doubled over. • Backfill hole to slightly above top of first root. • Heel in soil with foot to remove air pockets. • Water entire backfill area. • When possible, place mulch around seedling, keeping mulch away from the trunk. Download an instructional card on how to c orrectly plant seedlings at www.mndnr.gov/arbormonth.

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A number of Pine City teachers retired this May, and left good memories and years of service behind them. • Curt Wagner taught Industrial Tech (shop) for the past 34 years, and also spent time outside school teaching kids to play guitar, volunteering with the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, and as a 15-year director of youth band at his church. He said a favorite career memory was when a student gave him a Father’s Day gift because her father was not involved in her life. Wagner pointed to Bob Kucera, Don Delak, Jack Jasperson, Helen Clark and Carolyn Tuckner as mentors who helped him along. In his retirement he plans to spend time in the woods camping with Deb and his grandkids. He looks forward to having time to design, fabricate, and ﬁx things. He’ll also perfect his guitar, banjo and ukulele skills. Wagner said he wants to teach future educators and learners about hard work, patience, and quality, to help them learn to get along with others and treat everyone with respect.

‘As a school district, I think you need to be willing to embrace new ways of thinking, but at the same time take a stand on things that you don’t feel are going in the right direction.’

• Becky Maki has been with the school district for 23 years. She coordinated Early Childhood and School Readiness, was the Community Education director, site manager of the ALC program, Parent Education , ECFE, Preschool and Family Health Classes ALC. Outside school she has been involved in the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren class, Parent Education at the Jail and the Meadow Creek Chemical Treatment, Pine Center for the Arts Board, Habitat for Humanity and the Dragon Wagon. Maki was inspired by Dr. Ames and Jerry Delak when Karla Isaacson she started, and said that some Pine City schoolteacher of her favorite career memories involve ALC graduations, School Readiness graduations and the Dragon Wagon. In retirement she plans to go hiking, stay involved in the Circle of Security Parent Groups, do lots of ﬁshing and Eurail through Europe She said the school district must continue to meet the needs of at-risk learners through school choice options like the Area Learning Center, School Readiness classes and the Dragon Wagon. • Nancy Jackson has been with the district for 22 years teaching Family and Consumer Science and reading. Outside school, she has been heavily involved with church, acted as FLA advisor, chaired the community Thanksgiving dinner, been involved with Miss Pine City Ambassador program, taught piano lessons, helped with youth basketball and taught reading in the content classes at the U of M, and at various workshops throughout the state. Some of J ackson’s mentors were LuAnn Morneau, Curt Wagner, Julie Anderson, Jeff Adams and George Johnson. “I have always loved my job,” Jackson said. “In the past few years I have connected with several younger teachers and while I have tried to be a mentor to them, I have learned so much from them. That has been rewarding.” She said she plans to do a lot of gardening, some reading and a little piano playing in the years ahead. She’ll spend time with her grandchildren, and said other jobs include “growing in my faith,” and “the continuing job of perfecting my husband.” She said tomorrow’s educators and learners need to have a growth mind set. “Be a collaborative worker, never stop learning, keep working on being a better teacher every day,” she said. “Learn from the past, be open to change. Finally, seeing the big picture, it’s not about me, it’s about the kids.”

• Teri Gospodarek has been with the district 35 years, not including a fi ve year leave being an international teacher in Stavanger, Norway. She has taught transitional first grade, first grade, Kindergarten, second grade and ADSIS Teacher K-4. She has also served as cheerleading advisor, assistant track coach, adult ed. (GED) teacher, Pine Area Food Shelf board member and volunteer, Pine City garden club, Heritage Players, Pine City Arts Council, Pine Area Lions, Immaculate Conception Church, choir, women’s club, r eligious ed teacher, Vacation Bible School and Carmelite member. “I became a t eacher because of t he great teachers I had in Pine City High School,” she said. “They modeled

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Retiring Pine City teachers and workers include: Becky Maki, Nancy Jackson, Teri Gospodarek, Cheryl Osterdyk, Darlene Asher, Sue Haavisto, Terry Schoeber, Karla Isaacson and Curt Wagner.

the excellence of t heir profession. Thank You Marion Lones, Dale Cordes, Pauline Sills, Roger Hagstrom ... and many more.” She plans to do some gardening, photography, visiting museums, art galleries, and seeing theatrical productions. “I plan to spend two months in Tucson next winter,” Gospodarek said. “I’d also like to travel to Alaska, Martha’s Vineyard, and Rome, Italy ... this is my future bucket list. Call me a nomad.” She advised future educators to t each to t he whole child. “Immerse them in knowledge, and they will absorb it like a sponge,” she said. “Discovery and self learning are important. I feel the creative arts are key to that self discovery element. Let’s surround our students with music, theater and art to l et them grow and discover who they are.” She said her philosophy of education and life is simple, but great for any age. “A little work, a little play, makes a very nice day,” she said. • Cheryl Osterdyk has been teaching first grade for 37 years, and has been involved with her church and following her own three children to all of their extracurricular activities. Her mentors included Florence Kalenius and Delores Madison, and she said one of her favorite memories involved sharing a first grade classroom for 10 years when her own children were little. In retirement she plans to relax, camp, kayak, read and take a trip to Alaska. “As educational goals continue to change rapidly, it is important to keep the best interests of our children a priority,” Osterdyk said. • Darlene Asher has taught for 27 years including Title IV- third grade, Transition First Grade and long term sub first grade. She has been involved in both the 4-H and her church. “Every year it is exciting to look back from the beginning of t he year and see how each child has made so much progress,” she said. She said she was inspired by ‘Doroty’ Moss, Judy Bilden, Mrs. Rush, Delores Madison and Cheryl Osterdyk. In retirement she plans on spending time with grandchildren, quilting, gardening, camping and reading. “Every year new requirements are added to the teacher’s work load,” Asher noted. “It really is overwhelming – keep the necessary ones and throw out the others.” • Sue Haavisto has been teaching for 34 years, with 31 years in Kindergarten – a nd 30 years in the exact same room. She has also been a Sunday School teacher and helped with Vacation Bible School, and “Growing in Grace” preschool at Zion Lutheran Church. Favorite career memories include farm trips, Valentine parties and watching children learn to r ead. She

pointed to Joyce Benson and Florence Kalenius as mentors. In retirement she’ll spend time with grandchildren and do some reading, gardening, ﬁshing, knitting and crocheting. She said she might even start scrapbooking. “I know that educators are under a l ot of p ressure concerning test scores and that probably won’t change,” Haavisto said. “But always try to keep the joy in teaching and learning.”

• Terrie Schoeberl has been a s ecretary with Pine City Schools for 39 years, and has also been a s enior class advisor. She said Mrs. Gaustad was one of h er mentors, and the job has never been boring. In retirement she’ll be gardening, knitting, crocheting and motorcycling.

• Karla Isaacson has taught for 31 years, starting as an EB/D teacher at Mission Creek Boys’ Ranch, then spending two years with EB/D and at risk students in a building behind Pine Tech. In 1991 she moved to the elementary school and began working primarily with learning disabled students. “When I began teaching first graders, I really felt like I’d found my niche,” Isaacson said. “Because I wa s a special ed. teacher, I tended to teach students who struggled. When I wa s able to b e a part of t heir excitement and success in learning to read, I felt like I had the best job in the world.” She said her mentors included Barb Spado, Candy Ames, Don Lund, Diane Lutz (now Hansen) and Deb Ringer. Retirement plans include shopping for bargains, eating out, reading and traveling. “We definitely will enjoy not being scheduled,” she said. Isaacson had many thoughts for future educators. “Looking back, just since I’ve been teaching, there have been many different initiatives in education, all of which were going to solve our failures as educators,” she explained. “Most of them have gone by the wayside, but all of us took something away from each new thing that came along. As a school district, I think you need to be willing to embrace new ways of t hinking, but at the same time take a stand on things that you don’t feel are going in the right direction. As a special education teacher, I’ve always felt that holding all students to the same standards has never made sense, therefore the current emphasis on testing should be changed. “The one initiative that I believe will not go away is the use of t echnology in teaching and learning,” she continued. “Pine City is doing an excellent job with this, and I’m definitely feeling like an old dog trying to learn new tricks. One concern I have with this is that outside of school all students do not have equal access to the internet which I k now is a n ationwide concern and one that needs to continue to be addressed.”

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Alexis Rosemarie Waldron was born on May 1, 2015 at FirstLight Health System. She weighed eight pounds, 14.1 ounces and was 20-3/4 inches long. Her parents are Jesieca and Michael Waldron of Pine City. Alexis is welcomed home by sisters Maria, 9, and Emily, 7. Her grandparents are Kathy Darsie of Pine City, Rosemarie Baguio and Elmer Luna of the Philippines.

Nora Dorothy Nelson was born on May 8, 2015 at FirstLight Health System. She weighed ﬁve pounds, two ounces and was 19 inches long. Her parents are Josh and Courtnee Nelson of Mora. Nora is welcomed home by sister Sophee, 3. Her grandparents are Jeff and Carol Nelson of Sandstone, and Judy Philipczyk of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Brady Robert Deneen was born on May 8, 2015 at FirstLight Health System. He weighed nine pounds, one ounce and was 21 inches long. His mother is Anissa Deneen of Isle. Brady is welcomed by grandparent Kelly Deneen.

COLLEGE Graduates Minnesota State University Moorhead awarded degrees to more than 940 students during its spring commencement pr ogram Friday, May 15. Inc luded among the g raduates were Haley Colby of Sandstone, bach-

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 320-420-1302

Dale Evangelical Free Church 45268 Brunswick Rd, Harris, MN 763-689-5817 Pastor/Teacher Dr. Harvey Martin Sunday Service 10:25 am www.daleefc.com

Faith Baptist Church & Academy 601 2nd Street, Hinckley 320-384-6312 Reed Owens, Pastor David Ostenson, Assistant Pastor/Academy Administration 9:45 a.m. Sunday School, 11:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m. Sunday Worship Wednesday AWANA 7 p.m.

First Presbyterian Church 405 Main St. S., Pine City 320-629-3592 Rev. Rob Spahr www.firstprespinecity.org 9:15 a.m. Sunday School, 10:30 a.m. Worship Celebration, Sunday 6:30 p.m. Youth Group Wednesday 7:00 p.m. College/Career Group

Grace Baptist Church 1 mile Southwest of Pine City on Fairway Road (next to I-35) 320-629-1374 Pastor Tim W. Stratton

Alayna Josephine Rieman was born on May 3, 2015 at FirstLight Health System. She weighed six pounds, six ounces and was 19-1/2 inches long. Her parents are Tim and Elyse Rieman of Isle. Alayna’s grandparents are Russ and Lisa Sahlstrom of Isle, and John and Debra Rieman of McGrath.

elor of science de gree, Speech/ Language/Hearing Science, magna cum laude, and Nicholas Erickson of Pine City, bachelor of arts, Criminal Justice, Sociology. The following students fr om the area graduated in May from

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.

Hands for Pine City Outreach Church Meeting at Pine City Library Community Room, 300 5th St. SE Sunday NIGHTS 5-6PM Pastor Julie & Brad Samuelson 320-496-3009 Hands4PC@gmail.com Facebook fan page: Hands for Pine City Existing to be the hands of Jesus to Pine City

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.

Braham resident Katie Nickles, B.S. b usiness administration; Kerrick resident Cassandra Beckworth, B.S. a pplied social science.

Living Water Fellowship

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

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

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

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

Living Hope Christian Center

Grasston Jim Sodergren, Pastor 320-396-3925 hopelutherangrasston.org Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Worship Service; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School; Holy Communion first and third

Pokegama Lake Road 320-629-6136 Livinghopepinecity@gmail.com Sunday Mornings: Life Class 9 a.m., Worship Service 10 a.m.

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, MN 55063 Pastor Vicki Vander Vegt 320-629-2985 www.orlcpc.com Worship Schedule Sunday Worship: 8:00 & 9:30 a.m. Coffee time at 9 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Thursday Worship 5:30 p.m.

Pine City Evangelical Free Church 625 Golf Ave SW Pastor Joel Preston Sunday Service 10:30 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

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Jeremy Langmade, Pastor Assembly of God 11914 Fairway Rd. SW, Pine City ¾ mile West of I-35 on

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320-629-2935 19390 Praha Ave, Beroun, MN Monsignor Alek Suchan Sunday Mass 8:00 a.m.

South Pine Baptist Church formerly Trinity Baptist Fellowship 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.com

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

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

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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: June 29, 2007 MORTGAGOR: Ignacio Carrillo, a married man. MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded July 31, 2007 Pine County Recorder, Document No. A466310. ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Green Tree Servicing LLC. Dated September 16, 2014 Recorded September 17, 2014, as Document No. A516571. TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 1000157-0008328470-9 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. dba America’s Wholesale Lender RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Green Tree Servicing LLC MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 15653 Tigua Road, Pine City, MN 55063 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 28.0260.001 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: The South 926 feet of the West 470 feet of the East 1008 feet of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE1/4 SW1/4) of Section Twenty (20), Township Thirty-nine (39), Range Twenty-one (21), Pine County, Minnesota. Subject to County Highway No. 53 along the South line thereof. COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Pine ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $221,680.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $214,546.16 That prior to the commencement of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by statute; That no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: June 25, 2015 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: D e t e n t i o n Center, 635 Northridge Drive NW, Pine City MN 55063 to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07. TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on December 28, 2015, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None “THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.” Dated: April 20, 2015 Green Tree Servicing LLC Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee

www.pinecitymn.com USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/ Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 8 - 15-002371 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Pine City Pioneer on May 14, 21, 28, June 4, 11 and 18, 2015 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF PINE Case Type: Contract and Mortgage Foreclosure DISTRICT COURT TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No. 58-CV-09-706 Stearns Bank, N.A., a Minnesota Banking Corporation, Plaintiff, v. Jane A. Burnes-Leverenz aka Jane A. Burnes Leverenz aka Jane A. Burnes aka Jane Leverenz aka Jane Burnes aka Jane A Leverenz, Leva M. Leverenz, Jozie R. Leverenz, and Kevin Hofstad, Defendants. SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that under and by virtue of Order for Judgment and Judgment in the above entitled action dated March 31, 2015, a certified copy of which has been delivered to me, I, the undersigned Sheriff of Pine County, Minnesota, will sell at public auction, in separate parcels, to the highest bidder, on the 25th day of June, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in the office of the Pine County Sheriff, Pine County Courthouse, Room 100, 635 Northridge Drive NW, Pine City, MN 55063, the real estate located in Pine County, Minnesota, described as: Parcel 1 Lot 16, of Auditor’s Subdivision of Government Lot 2, Section 22, Township 39 North, Range 21 West, Pine County, Minnesota. Parcel 2 All that part of Government Lot 2, in Section 22, Township 39, Range 21, Pine County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at an iron monument at the southwest corner of Lot 9, of Auditor’s Subdivision of said Government Lot 2, and running West on the south line of said Government Lot 2, a distance of 87.8 feet; thence North 12 degrees 20 minutes West 350 feet to point of beginning; thence continuing North 12 degrees 20 minutes West 50 feet; thence East to the Northwest corner of Lot 16, Auditor’s Subdivision of aforesaid Government Lot 2; thence southeasterly 50 feet to the southwest corner of said Lot 16; thence West to the point of beginning, reserving an easement for roadway purposes over the West 30 feet of the above described parcel for the purpose of ingress and egress to the parcels lying North thereof, together with an easement for roadway purposes over a parcel of land 30 feet in width, the westerly line thereof commencing at the Southwest corner of the above described premises, thence South 12 degrees 20 minutes East to the South line of said Government Lot 2. Parcel 3 That part of Government Lot 2; Section 22, Township 39, Range 21, Pine County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the North Quarter corner of said Section 22, Township 39, Range 21; thence on an assumed bearing of South 1 degree 19 minutes West along the North-South quarter line of said Section 22, a distance of 609.15 feet; thence North 89 degrees 49 minutes 30 seconds East a distance of 1111.80 feet; thence South 1 degree 19 minutes West a distance of 322.26 feet to the point of beginning of the property to be described; thence North 1 degree 19 minutes East a distance of 48.89 feet; thence North 89 degrees 49 minutes 30 seconds East a distance of 176.0 feet to the intersection with Line “A”, described below; thence South 12 degrees 20 minutes East along said Line “A” a distance of 50.0 feet; thence South 89 degrees 49 minutes 30 seconds West a distance of 187.8 feet to the point of beginning. AND That part of Government Lot 2, Section 22, Township 39, Range 21, Pine County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the North Quarter corner of said Section 22, Township 39, Range 21; thence on an assumed bearing of South 1 degree 19 minutes West along the North-South Quarter line of said Section 22 a distance of 609.15 feet; thence North 89 degrees 49 minutes 30 seconds East 1111.80 feet; thence South 1 degree 19 minutes West a distance of 273.37 feet to the point of beginning of the property to be described; thence North 1 degree

19 minutes East a distance of 48.89 feet; thence North 89 degrees 49 minutes 30 seconds East a distance of 164.2 feet to the intersection with Line “A”, described below; thence South 12 degrees 20 minutes East along said Line “A” a distance of 50.0 feet; thence South 89 degrees 49 minutes, 30 seconds West 176.0 feet to the point of beginning. Description of LINE “A”: Commencing at the North Quarter corner of said Section 22; thence on an assumed bearing of South 1 degree 19 minutes West, along the North-South Quarter line of said Section 22, a distance of 609.15 feet; thence North 89 degrees 49 minutes 30 seconds East a distance of 1221.8 feet to an existing iron monument and the point of beginning of Line “A”; thence South 12 degrees 20 minutes East 800 feet and Line “A” there terminating. Said sales will be made to satisfy amounts adjudged and due plaintiff and described in the Order for Judgment and Judgment dated March 31, 2015, against defendants Jane A. Burnes-Leverenz, a/k/a Jane A. Burnes, a/k/a Jane A. Burnes Leverenz, a/k/a Jane A. Leverenz, a/k/a Jane Burnes, a/k/a Jane Leverenz, in the amount of $810,580.38; and against Leva M. Leverenz and Jozie R. Leverenz, jointly and severally, in the amount of $524,754.67, plus interest, costs and disbursements as allowed by the Order for Judgment and Judgment, and subject to redemption by the mortgagors, their personal representatives or assigns, within six (6) months from the date of confirmation of the sheriff’s sale. The sale does not include any interest of Jane A. Burnes-Leverenz, a/k/a Jane A. Burnes, a/k/a Jane A. Burnes Leverenz, a/k/a Jane A. Leverenz, a/k/a Jane Burnes, a/k/a Jane Leverenz, in any real estate therein. IF PART OF THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD CONTAINS YOUR HOUSE, YOU MAY DESIGNATE AN AREA AS A HOMESTEAD TO BE SOLD AND REDEEMED SEPARATELY. YOU MAY DESIGNATE THE HOUSE YOU OCCUPY AND ANY AMOUNT OF THE PROPERTY AS A HOMESTEAD. THE DESIGNATED HOMESTEAD PROPERTY MUST CONFORM TO THE LOCAL ZONING ORDINANCES AND BE COMPACT SO THAT IT DOES NOT UNREASONABLY REDUCE THE VALUE OF THE REMAINING PROPERTY. YOU MUST PROVIDE THE PERSON FORECLOSING ON THE PROPERTY, THE SHERIFF, THE COUNTY RECORDER AND/OR THE REGISTRAR OF TITLES WITH A COPY OF THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE HOMESTEAD YOU HAVE DESIGNATED BY TEN BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE THE DATE THE PROPERTY IS TO BE SOLD. PINE COUNTY By /s/ Jeff Nelson Sheriff Jeff Nelson [Printed Name] Sheriff/Deputy Dated: May 1, 2015 Attorney for Plaintiff: Shawn M. Dunlevy (#123626) Fryberger, Buchanan, Smith & Frederick, P.A. 302 West Superior Street, Suite 700 Duluth, MN 55802 (218) 725-6841 Published in the Pine City Pioneer on May 7, 14, 21, 28, June 4 and 11, 2015 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF PINE Case Type: Contract and Mortgage Foreclosure DISTRICT COURT TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No. 58-CV-09-706 Stearns Bank, N.A., a Minnesota Banking Corporation, Plaintiff, v. Jane A. Burnes-Leverenz aka Jane A. Burnes Leverenz aka Jane A. Burnes aka Jane Leverenz aka Jane Burnes aka Jane A Leverenz, Leva M. Leverenz, Jozie R. Leverenz, and Kevin Hofstad, Defendants. SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that under and by virtue of Order for Judgment and Judgment in the above entitled action dated March 31, 2015, a certified copy of which has been delivered to me, I, the undersigned Sheriff of Pine County, Minnesota, will sell at public auction, in separate parcels, to the highest bidder, on the 25th day of June, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in the office of the Pine County Sheriff, Pine County Courthouse, Room 100, 635 Northridge Drive NW, Pine City, MN 55063, the real estate located in Pine County, Minnesota, described as: Parcel 4

That part of Lots 1 and 2, Block 19, Original Townsite of Pine City, Pine County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at a point on the north line of said Lot 1, distant 50.63 feet East of the northwest corner of said Lot 1 (the north line of said Lot 1 having an assumed bearing of North 89 degrees 37 minutes 54 seconds East); thence South 0 degrees 03 minutes 12 seconds West a distance of 51.55 feet; thence North 89 degrees 39 minutes 10 seconds East a distance of 15.16 feet to the point of beginning of the property to be described; thence South 0 degrees 22 minutes 54 seconds East, parallel with the east line of said Block 19, a distance of 22.69 feet; thence North 89 degrees 39 minutes 10 seconds East a distance of 9.00 feet; thence South 0 degrees 22 minutes 54 seconds East, parallel with said east line, a distance of 26.25 feet to the south line of said Lot 2; thence easterly, along said south line, to the southeast corner of said Lot 2; thence northerly, along said east line, to the northeast corner of said Lot 2; thence westerly a distance of 85.01 feet to the point of beginning. Parcel 5 Lot 17, of Auditor’s Subdivision of Government Lot 2, Section 22, Township 39 North, Range 21 West, Pine County, Minnesota. Parcel 6 All that part of Government Lot 2, in Section 22, Township 39, Range 21, Pine County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at an Iron monument at the southwest corner of Lot 9, of Auditor’s Subdivision of said Government Lot 2, and running West on the south line of said Government Lot 2, a distance of 87.8 feet; thence North 12 degrees 20 minutes West 400 feet to the point of beginning; thence continuing North 12 degrees 20 minutes West 50 feet; thence East to the Northwest corner of Lot 17, Auditor’s Subdivision of aforesaid Government Lot 2; thence southeasterly 50 feet to the southwest corner of said Lot 17; thence West to the point of beginning. Said sales will be made to satisfy amounts adjudged and due plaintiff and described in the Order for Judgment and Judgment dated March 31, 2015, against defendants Jane A. Burnes-Leverenz, a/k/a Jane A. Burnes, a/k/a Jane A. Burnes Leverenz, a/k/a Jane A. Leverenz, a/k/a Jane Burnes, a/k/a Jane Leverenz, in the amount of $810,580.38; and against Leva M. Leverenz and Jozie R. Leverenz, jointly and severally, in the amount of $524,754.67, plus interest, costs and disbursements as allowed by the Order for Judgment and Judgment, and subject to redemption by the mortgagors, their personal representatives or assigns, within six (6) months from the date of confirmation of the sheriff’s sale. IF PART OF THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD CONTAINS YOUR HOUSE, YOU MAY DESIGNATE AN AREA AS A HOMESTEAD TO BE SOLD AND REDEEMED SEPARATELY. YOU MAY DESIGNATE THE HOUSE YOU OCCUPY AND ANY AMOUNT OF THE PROPERTY AS A HOMESTEAD. THE DESIGNATED HOMESTEAD PROPERTY MUST CONFORM TO THE LOCAL ZONING ORDINANCES AND BE COMPACT SO THAT IT DOES NOT UNREASONABLY REDUCE THE VALUE OF THE REMAINING PROPERTY. YOU MUST PROVIDE THE PERSON FORECLOSING ON THE PROPERTY, THE SHERIFF, THE COUNTY RECORDER AND/OR THE REGISTRAR OF TITLES WITH A COPY OF THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE HOMESTEAD YOU HAVE DESIGNATED BY TEN BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE THE DATE THE PROPERTY IS TO BE SOLD. PINE COUNTY By /s/ Jeff Nelson Sheriff Jeff Nelson [Printed Name] Sheriff/Deputy Dated: May 1, 2015 Attorney for Plaintiff: Shawn M. Dunlevy (#123626) Fryberger, Buchanan, Smith & Frederick, P.A. 302 West Superior Street, Suite 700 Duluth, MN 55802 (218) 725-6841 Published in the Pine City Pioneer on May 7, 14, 21, 28, June 4 and 11, 2015 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: August

PINE CITY PIONEER 20, 2007 MORTGAGOR: Thomas G. Linder, a single person. MORTGAGEE: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded September 26, 2007 Pine County Recorder, Document No. A 467755. ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: NONE TRANSACTION AGENT: NONE TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: NONE LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2272 County Line Road, Nickerson, MN 55749 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 210149000 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 or Government Lot 4, Section 5, Township 45, Range 17, LESS THE FOLLOWING PARCELS: (1) Easterly 66 feet of the NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 or Government Lot 4, Section 5, Township 45, Range 17. (2) West 330 feet of the North 660 feet of the NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 or Government Lot 4, Section 5, Township 45, Range 17. (3) That part of the NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 or Government Lot 4, Section 5, Township 45, Range 17, described as follows: Beginning at a point on the North line of the NW 1/4 NW 1/4 or Government Lot 4, 66 feet West of the Northeast corner of said NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 or Government Lot 4 as the place of beginning of the parcel to be herein described, thence West along the North line of said NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 or Government Lot 4 a distance of 400 feet, thence South along a line parallel to the East line of said NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 or Government Lot 4 a distance of 1,320 feet more or less to the South line of said NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 or Government Lot 4, thence East along the South line of said NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 or Government Lot 4, to a point 66 feet West of the Southeast corner of said NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 or Government Lot 4, thence North to the point of beginning. Comprising of 12 acres more or less. COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Pine ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $159,000.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $154,451.64 That prior to the commencement of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by statute; That no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: July 9, 2015 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: D e t e n t i o n Center, 635 Northridge Drive NW, Pine City MN 55063 to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07. TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on January 11, 2016, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None Dated: May 5, 2015 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416

(952) 925-6888 30 - 15-003378 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Pine City Pioneer on May 14, 21, 28, June 4, 11 and 18, 2015

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF PINE DISTRICT COURT TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Case Type: Mortgage Foreclosure Court File No. 58-CV-14-379 JPMC Specialty Mortgage LLC Plaintiff, vs. Sundiata Menelik, a single person, John Doe and Mary Roe Defendants. NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE UNDER JUDGMENT AND DECREE (Real Property) Notice is hereby given, that under and by virtue of a Judgment and Decree in the above entitled action dated March 23, 2015, a certified copy of which has been delivered to me directing the sale of the premises, hereinafter described, to satisfy the amount found and adjudged due said Plaintiff in the above entitled action from said Defendant Menelik, as prescribed in the Judgment, the undersigned Sheriff of Pine County will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, for cash, on July 23, 2015 , at 10:00 AM, at the Sheriff’s main office, Detention Center, 635 Northridge Drive NW, Pine City MN 55063, in the City of Pine City, in said County and State, the premises and real estate described in said Judgment and Decree, to wit: All that tract(s) of parcel(s) of land lying and being in the County of Pine and State of Minnesota, described as follows, to- wit: That part of Government Lot 3, Section 34, Township 39, Range 21, Pine County, Minnesota, described as: Commencing at the East Quarter Corner of said Section 34; thence on an assumed bearing of West along the East-West Quarter line of said Section 34 a distance of 4,613.42 feet to the Westerly rightof-way line of County Highway No. 9 (said East-West Quarter line is defined by a line run West from the East Quarter Corner of said Section 34 on a mean bearing between the North and South lines of said Section 34); thence South 2 degrees 14 minutes 45 seconds West along said Westerly right-of-way line 199.56 feet; thence Southwesterly 76.15 feet along said Westerly right-ofway line which is a tangential curve concave to the Northwest having a radius of 1,606.89 feet and a central angle of 2 degrees 42 minutes 55 seconds to the point of beginning of the parcel to be described; thence Southwesterly 136.18 feet along said Westerly right-of-way line which has a tangential curve concave to the Northwest having a radius of 1,606.89 feet and a central angle of 4 degrees 51 minutes 20 seconds; thence on a bearing of West 223 feet, more or less, to the shore of Cross Lake; thence Northerly along the shore of Cross Lake to the intersection with a line that bears West from the point of beginning; thence on a bearing of East 230 feet, more or less to the point of beginning. “THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.” Dated this 21 day of May, 2015 Jeff Nelson, Sheriff, Pine County, Minnesota By: /s/ Aaron Borchardt #592 Deputy USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Kevin T. Dobie Plaintiff’s Attorney 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Published in the Pine City Pioneer on May 28, June 4, 11, 18, 25 and July 2, 2015

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UP FOR BID The City of Brook Park is taking bids on Road blading and snow plowing on the City streets. Please submit your bid to: City of Brook Park P.O. Box 89 Brook Park, MN 55007 Bids will be open on June 1, 2015. If you have any questions please call 320-679-1355. City of Brook Park Clerk Becky Conyers Published in the Pine City Pioneer on May 21 and 28, 2015 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF PINE TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION Court File No. 58-PR-15-32 Estate of Bette Darlene Johnson, a/k/a Bette D. Johnson, Decedent NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is given that an appli-

cation for informal probate of the Decedent’s Will, dated October 10, 2005, (“Will”), has been filed with the Registrar. The application has been granted. Notice is also given that the Registrar has informally appointed Steven D. Johnson, whose address is 28554 - 127th Street NW, Zimmerman, MN, 55398, William D. Johnson, whose address is 628 Turin Avenue, South St. Paul, MN 55075, and Linda J. Neumann, 100 - 17th Avenue S., South St. Paul, MN 55075 as Co-personal representatives of the Estate of the Decedent. Any heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the Co-personal representatives. Unless objections are filed with the Court (pursuant to Minn. Stat. 524.3-607) and the Court otherwise orders, the Co-personal representatives has full power to administer the Estate, including, after 30 days from the date of issuance of letters, the power to sell, encumber, lease or distribute real estate. Any objections to the probate of the Will or appointment of the Co-Personal Representatives must be filed with this Court and will be heard by the Court after the filing of an appropriate petition and proper notice of hearing.

SUMMARY MINUTES OF THE CITY OF ROCK CREEK May 7, 2015 Mayor Stevens called the Rock Creek City Council meeting to order at 7PM. Members present: Skip Stevens, Craig Saari, Dick Johnson, Pam Hinze and Joe Babolik. Others present: Nancy Runyan, Chuck Anderson - Representative from KGM Contractors Inc., and Don Burger. Saari motioned seconded by Babolik to approve the April 2, 2015 City Council meeting minutes as sent. Motion passed with all ayes. Babolik moved seconded by Johnson approval of the Text Amendment for Section 1000.13 Rec-1 Recreational District Subdivision 4 Interim Uses, adding G.) - Temporary Portable Asphalt plant for the State Hwy 70 Project only. Motion carried unanimously. Saari moved seconded by Babolik pending receipt of conditions 7 thru 10, approval of Interim Use Permit 1–IUP15 for KGM Contractors Inc. allowing a temporary Portable Hot Mix Plant for the State Hwy 70 Project only on the Gerald & Judith Caroon property in Section 14, Township 38, Range 20, adding to condition #3 – water only on all City gravel roads, Pine County approved chloride on County Roads: 550th Street, #104, Maple Ave and #106. And to condition #8 - Submit copy of Liability Insurance. Add - Requested by applicant to keep this confidential. Motion carried unanimously. Babolik moved seconded by Hinze to pursue criminal prosecution regarding a non-permitted billboard sign. Motion carried all ayes. Johnson moved seconded by Babolik to approve the following amendments to the Zoning Ordinance: Page 4 Subd 2: Compliance. The City follows the State Building Code. Structures over 120 square feet require Building Permit. Ag buildings require a Site Permit. Page 51 Subd 1: Purpose. Remove repeated sentence in paragraph. Page 61 Subd 3: Designation of types of Land Uses. General Development Streams – change one of the Section 16’s to 17 and add 18. Page 104 Subd 3: Culverts: B). Add galvanized metal. Motion carried all ayes. Johnson moved seconded by Saari to set the fee for the Permitted Home Occupation Permit at $20.00. Motion carried all ayes. Saari moved seconded by Johnson to approve the Private Assessor Agreement, the City agrees to pay the Assessor for such services the sum of $6 per parcel for the 2016 assessment. Motion carried all ayes. Johnson motioned seconded by Saari to approve payment of check #’s 13224 – 13249 and e-transfers totaling $32,467.45. Motion carried unanimously. Johnson motioned seconded by Saari to adjourn the City Council meeting at 9 PM. Motion carried all ayes. Sandra Pangerl, City Clerk Administrator Published in the Pine City Pioneer on May 28, 2015

Notice is also given that (subject to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801) ail creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred. Dated: 5-11-15 /s/ LU ANN BLEGEN Registrar Lu Ann Blegen Dated: 5-11-15 /s/ LU ANN BLEGEN Court Administrator Lu Ann Blegen Attorney for Personal Representative Kevin A. Hofstad LEDIN & HOFSTAD, LTD 539 Main Street S. Pine City, MN, 55063 Attorney License No: 012445X Telephone: (320) 629-7537 FAX: (320) 629-2479 Email: kevinh@ledinandhofstad. com Filed 5-11-15 Court Administration District Court Pine County, MN By DL Court Administrator/Deputy Published in the Pine City Pioneer on May 28 and June 4, 2015

PINE COUNTY SHERIFF’S BLOTTER May 18 - 24 Theft, burglary, vandalism

south. May 24, 10:10 p.m., report of theft, 5th St., Pine City south.

May 18, 11:37 a.m., report of damage to property, Russell Rd., Pine City Twp. west. May 19, 11:43 a.m., report of fraud, Aspen Cir., Rock Creek east. May 19, 9:41 p.m., report of property damage/ hit and run, I-35, Pine City Twp. west. May 20, 10:04 a.m., report of burglary, Holstein Dr., Pine City north. May 20, 11:36 a.m., report of vehicle exterior damage, Main St., Pine City south. May 20, 2:25 p.m., report of theft, Main St., Pine City south. May 21, 2:08 p.m., report of theft, Birchwood Trl., Pine City Twp. east. May 21, 7:47 p.m., report of recovered vehicle, Main St., Pine City north. May 21, 9:21 p.m., report of shoplifter, Evergreen Sq., Pine City south. May 22, 11:04 a.m., report of theft, Main St., Pine City

Miscellaneous May 18, 4:03 p.m., report of neighbor trouble, Elm Cir., Pokegama Twp. west. May 18, 7:28 p.m., report of suspicious activity, 1st Ave., Pine City north. May 19, 1:44 a.m., report of suspicious activity, River Island Rd., Pine City Twp. west. May 19, 11:03 a.m., report of assault, 580th St., Rock Creek west. May 19, 8:07 p.m., report of animal bite, Royal River Rd., Royalton Twp. May 20, 6:06 p.m., report of drug incident, 6th Ave., Pine City south. May 20, 8:34 p.m., report of ﬁreworks, Everready Rd., Pokegama Twp. east. May 21, 7:03 a.m., report of animal disturbance, Northern Rd./Cemetery Rd., Pine City Twp. east. May 21, 10:31 a.m., report of assault, Brook Dr., Pokegama

Twp. west. May 23, 12:03 a.m., report of loud music, Hillside Ave., Pine City south. May 23, 2:03 a.m., report of suspicious activity, Brook Dr., Pokegama Twp. west. May 23, 2:28 p.m., report of suspicious activity, Ridge Rd./Butternut Rd., Pine City Twp. east. May 24, 8:11 p.m., report of bomb threat, Northridge Dr., Courthouse. May 24, 10:42 p.m., report of person lost/found, Sportsmans Ln., Brook Park Twp.

Fires and accidents May 23, 4:30 p.m., report of grass fire, Hummingbird Rd., Brook Park Twp. May 23, 7:54 p.m., report of miscellaneous fire, Russell Rd., Pine City Twp. west. May 23, 11:46 p.m., report of grass fire, Brook Park Rd., Brook Park Twp. May 24, 4:53 p.m., report of miscellaneous fire, Tigua Rd., Pokegama Twp. east.

Jail roster

WEATHER Date 5/18 5/19 5/20 5/21 5/22 5/23 5/24

High 48° 55° 61° 68° 70° 70° 64°

Low 35° 32° 31° 43° 36° 37° 54°

Precip. .03" 0 0 0 0 0 .18"

May 18, Chad Jeremy Roberts, warrant, under sentence, probation/parole violation, remand-hold, assault- domestic- Misd. Released May 24. May 18, Jason Kelly Mayer, warrant, remand-bail, Pine County warrant, under sentence, contempt of court- fail to pay ord... Released May 19. May 18, Justin Robert Yetzer, hold for other agency, burglary- 2nd degree- resforced- unknown... Released

May 19. May 18, Gordon Raymond Campbell, book and release, Pine County warrant, trespass- return to property within... Released May 18. May 19, Randy Michael Stoltz, awaiting trial/court, remand-bail, probable cause, drugs- 5th degreeposs... Released May 24. May 19, Terry Charles Kemper, hold for other agency, criminal sexual conduct- 1st degpenet... May 19, Amy Lynn Kerbel, warrant, under sentence, trafficDUI- 3rd degree- alcohol conc over... May 19, Jamie Layton Stadheim, awaiting trial/court, probable cause, remand-bail, traffic- DWI- 4th degree drive while impaired; drivers’ licenses- driving restr... Released May 21. May 19, Savannah Jean Townley, warrant, pre-trial supervis... remand-RPR, drugs- 5th degree- possess schedule. Released May 20. May 20, Gregory Dean Church, awaiting trial/court, probable cause, traffic- diving after revocation. Released May 20. May 20, Chelsea Rae Parson, book and release, Pine County warrant, theft- $500 or lessM... Released May 20. May 20, Mark Todd Quinn Jr., warrant, Pine County writ, remand-other authority, weapon- poss- ineligible convicted, obstruct legal process- interfere. Released May 22. May 20, James Alan Odegard, awaiting trial/court, probable cause, remand-bail, drugs2nd degreeposs... Released

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May 23. May 20, Alexie Marina Charboneau, awaiting trial/court, remand-bail, drugs- 5th degreeposs/procure/control su... May 20, Deondre Marquise Jackson, awaiting trial/court, remand-bail, govt- false name to police officer-G, stolen property- poss- veh- unk amt; hold for other agency, theft- $500 or less- M, $5011000- GM; weapon- transfer pistol/assault weapon; assault- 5th degree- fear of bodily harm. May 20, Isaiah Don Ludwig, under sentence, drugs- 3rd degree- sell... May 21, Rhiannon Nichole Reese, warrant, remand-bail, stolen property- receiveother property- $250; thefttake/use/transfer movable property; fraud- ﬁnancial trans card- use frau... May 21, Roy Michael Duchene, awaiting trial/court, remand-bail, probable cause, drugs- 5th degreeposs/procure/control, vehicletheft$1001 or greater- F... Released May 22. May 21, Earl Marvin Iler III, awaiting trial/court, probable cause, remand-RPR, vehicletheft- $1001 or greater- F. Released May 22. May 21, Jason Ira Nichols, awaiting trial/court, remand-bail, probable cause, vehicletheft- $1001 or greater- F... Released May 22. May 22, Troy Daniel Piha, awaiting trial/court, probable cause, remand-RPR, trafﬁc- DUI- 3rd degree- refusal to submit; DUI of alcohol;

DWI- 4th degree drive while impaired. Released May 22. May 22, Lindsey Marie Mcelderry, book and release, summons, burglary- 1st degree- occ resforced- day...; assault- 5th degree- commits- attempts or th... Released May 22. May 22, Randy Dale Lindberg, awaiting trial/court, probable cause, drugs- 5th degreeposs...; stolen property- possveh- unk amt. May 22, Matthew Joseph Thompson, awaiting trial/ court, probable cause, burglary- 1st degree- dwellingoccupied. May 22, Tracy Lynn Lindberg, awaiting trial/court, probable cause, drugs- 5th degreeposs... Released May 23. May 22, Mary Lou Bergquist, book and release, summons, counterfeiting of currencymanufa... Released May 22. May 23, Gloria May Smith II, probation/parole violation, drugs- 5th degreeposs... May 23, Randy Jay Barnes, awaiting trial/court, probable cause, traffic- DUI- 4th degree- .08 or more in... Released May 23. May 24, Scott William Vortherms, awaiting trial/court, probable cause, assault- domestic assault-GM; domestic assault- by strangulation. May 24, Kristine Marie Gruetzman, awaiting trial/court, probable cause, traffic- DUI of alcohol. Released May 24.

There have been 789 admissions to the Pine County Jail in 2015.

MAY 28, 2015

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60 BOATS & MOTORS 1978 Leisure Island Pontoon Boat with 2008 Suzuki 9.9hp 4 stroke motor and newer bunk style pontoon trailer. Trailer fits boats up to 22' boat. Includes Minnkota 30# thrust trolling motor and electric anchor mate. Floor is okay. Comes with one captains chair. Call Carl 651-925-7961 Boat is near Danbury, WI but can be brought to St. Paul. Looking to sell as a package.

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154 EMPLOYMENT PINE CITY American Legion is now hiring a part-time server for Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights from 4pm-11pm and fill-in shifts. Please apply in person. RESERVATIONS COORDINATOR at the Audubon Center of the North Woods near Sandstone, MN. Efficient, organized person with excellent communication and customer service skills, plus expertise in MS Office needed for this full-time position. Respond to inquiries, schedule reservations, generate contracts, coordinate logistics of visiting groups, etc. See www.auduboncenter.org for details or email info@audubon-cen ter.org Wanted- Laborer on pole-shed construction, no exper. Necessary, long hrs., heavy lifting, able to do heights. Some travel. Call 9am-6pm 320629-3204 or email lspetersonconst@ gmail.com

157 EMPLOYMENT PART TIME ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT at the Audubon Center near Sandstone, MN. Responsibilities include billing and accounts receivable, preparing invoices, CRM/database entries, payroll summaries, reports generation, POS and credit card entry. Position is 20 hours/week. See www.auduboncenter.org for details or email info@audubon-center. org

368 APPLIANCES Very Lrg 2 door Servel gas refrig. Full size top freezer. $500/b.o. 651-238-1512

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452 RENTALS RESIDENTIAL 2 bedroom apartment with detached garage located in the City of Pine City. $775 per month- available immediately. Please contact Greg at 320336-8978 or Carrie at 320-629-7537. Pine City- Ground level, nice, 1BR Apt., $605+electric. Wooded view, laundry onsite. No dogs. 651983-5771.

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SELECT CATEGORY 351 Antiques/Art 368 Appliances 59 ATVs 401 Auction Calendar 52 Automobiles 51 Auto Parts/Service 113 Black Dirt 60 Boats & Motors 100 Brick Work 353 Building Supplies 505 Business For Sale 151 Business Opportunity

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358 Firewood 404 Garage Sale 103 Glass Repair 366 Guns 104 Hauling/Moving 21 Health/Beauty 159 Health Care 160 Hire Me 500 Hobby Farms 365 Home Electronics 115 Home Heating 352 Home Office Organization

106 Home Improvement 303 Horses 355 Household 91 Income Tax 92 Insurance 360 Kids/Baby 457 Lakeshore 108 Landscaping 109 Lawn Care 361 Lawn & Garden 251 Lessons/Schools 012 Livestock 14 Local Events

16 Lost & Found 503 Lots & Acreage 11 Memorials 362 Misc. 504 Mobile Homes 405 Moving Sales 363 Music 202 Need Daycare 20 Notices 105 Painting 17 Personals 304 Pet Sitting 305 Pets/Supplies

19 Piano Tuning 308 Poultry 506 Real Estate 501 Real Estate Wanted 93 Refinancing 451 Rentals Commercial 452 Rentals/Residential 455 Rentals Wanted 114 Roofing/Siding 453 Roommates 110 Rototilling 56 RVs 406 Sales

203 Senior Care 102 Services 15 Sewing 357 Snowblowers 57 Snowmobiles 101 Snow Removal/ Equipment 158 Social Services 204 Special Needs 367 Sporting Goods 454 Storage 18 Thank You 120 Tools

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Tractors take over Main Street Pine City High School seniors roll down Main Street on their last day of school May 21.

Bus drivers ride off into sunset Lavona Brackenbury and Donny Blazek celebrate their retirement with a little breakfast cake with their co-workers at Scotty’s Parkside Cafe on May 21. Brackenbury drove Pine City students on the bus for 11 years, while Blazek was behind the wheel for seven.

TAYLOR CAMPBELL

Sun, sky, Memorial Day magic A ﬁeld of seeding dandelions in Pokegama Township glow like paper lanterns as the sun sets on May 25.

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