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Local band hitting national stage

BY PAUL GILBERTSON NEWS@PINECITYMN.COM

Local Christian band Render is turning heads and embarking on a nationwide tour with a recently recorded debut album in hand. The band has strong local roots, brothers Andrew, lead singer, and Jeremy Cox, bassist, reside in Pine City, while rhythm guitarist Alec Barnick, lead guitarist Aaron Hohn, and drummer Chad Rolf all come from Mora.

Render began to form in April of 2014 when Aaron and his wife attended a local church where Andrew and Jeremy were leading the worship team. Soon Aaron joined them on the team and they began throwing the idea of a b and around. Alec had played with them a handful of times and was quickly on board. With the only missing piece being a drummer, the band sent out a F acebook posting and within 24 hours Chad had contacted them, auditioned, and formally joined the group. Shortly after, the group adopted the name Render – meaning to ‘make new’ – and began practicing, first in churches, and after that in Aaron’s basement.

Since then, the band hasn’t had much time to rest. They played their first live show last June and shortly thereafter caught the eye of M inneapolis-based Christian hip hop artist

Alert woman evades carjacking

BY MIKE GAINOR EDITOR@PINECITYMN.COM

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The Christian rock band Render, featuring musicians from Pine City and Mora, will tour across the United States this summer.

Tru Serva, who recently asked Render to join him on his upcoming nationwide tour that begins May 20.

To prepare for the tour, in addition to practicing and planning, the band has been busy finishing writing songs and recording their debut album.

Alec said, “It’s a to ugh process and pushing each other so hard we had our share of spats during the process.

But being such good friends allows us to be honest with each other because

we know everyone wants the best for the band.”

Render named their debut album “Castles” because a c astle signifies safety and a fi rm foundation and one of the main themes of the album deals with spiritual warfare.

When asked about what type of music they play, the band is quick to distance themselves from any one type.

SEE RENDER, PAGE 7

‘One of the scariest things is the unknown that comes along with doing something totally new. But we are so excited for the opportunity to spread our message.’

A Pokegama Township man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to c arjack a woman outside a Main Street business in Pine City.

Jose Sanchez-Aquino, 29, was charged on May 29 with felony first- and second- degree aggravated robbery and misdemeanor theft. Bail has been set at $500,000.

According to the criminal complaint filed in Pine County Court, a w oman left the Anytime Fitness building at 925 Main Street on May 27 at approximately 9:30 p.m.

Sheriff Jeff Nelson She unlocked her car and got in.

Moments later, a man she did not know allegedly entered her vehicle on the passenger side, pointed what appeared to be a light-brown stick at her, and shouted at her to drive.

Instead, the woman jumped out of t he car. She ran back toward the gym, leaving

‘She did the right thing and got herself out of harm’s way as quickly as possible.’

SEE CARJACKING, PAGE 7

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New city administrator set to start June 29

BY HENRY FISCHER NEWS@PINECITYMN.COM

New Pine City Administrator Ken Cammilleri is looking forward to starting on the job here on Monday, June 29.

Cammilleri currently works as Assistant City Administrator at Washburn, Wisconsin, a similar lakeside community with a population of 2,117, the largest city in Bayfield County.

“I am really excited to be a part of the Pine City community and to be joining the City,” Cammilleri said. “Pine City is really a f antastic town with a lot to of fer both residents and

visitors, and I am just glad that I have the opportunity to b e a part of it.”

Cammilleri plans to meet with Mayor Carl Pederson and Interim City Administrator Jerry Bohnsack in the coming weeks as he transitions to Pine City and gains a b etter understanding of his new role and duties prior to h is start date.

Bohnsack said Cammilleri is committed to t he position and has been here numerous times.

“I am looking forward to a smooth transition,” Cammilleri said. “ My general impression is that I am coming into an organization that al-

ready has a g reat many good things going for it and has plenty of o pportunities for the future. Of course, there are a fair share of c hallenges, too. Bu t, all in all, I see a lot of potential for the City.”

Cammilleri earned a masters degree in public administration from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee and has served as an assistant city administrator and intern at several Wisconsin communities, including cities, townships and counties.

His employment agreement at Pine City includes a $70,000 annual starting salary plus

two weeks of accrued combined leave and standard benefits offered to o ther non-union city employees. After six months, upon completion of a satisfactory performance review, his annual salary would be increased to $72,000, and adjusted annually thereafter. The city will pay him $2,500 for moving expenses, provided that he stays here for at least two years.

The Pine City Council approved Cammilleri’s employment agreement on a 4 -1 vote, with Council Member Paul Miller voting no. Miller SEE CAMMILLERI, PAGE 7

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After years of effort, Highway 70 resurfacing now rolling ahead

BY MIKE GAINOR EDITOR@PINECITYMN.COM

The Highway 70 resurfacing project started May 18, and work is now underway in the 9.2 miles of h ighway between Rock Creek and the Wisconsin border.

MnDOT Project Manager Dan Erickson said the estimated $8,637,179 project would be divided into three work areas.

• Work Area 1 st arts near the intersection of Highway 61 and Highway 70, a nd rolls east to County Road 3 (Maple Road). During this time, traffic coming from the west will be detoured south on Highway 61 to 560th Street (County Road 2), until it heads north again on Maple Road back to Highway 70. The detour will add 1.4 miles to t he trip, and is scheduled to en d by Aug. 1.

• Work Area 2 puts the 2.1 miles east of C ounty Road 3 u nder construction from July 6 until Aug. 1. Flaggers or portable signals will control traffic as it is cut down to a single lane Monday-Saturday in various locations .

• Work Area 3 fi nishes the final 1.6 miles of t he project before it reaches the Wisconsin border, and though culvert work may take place earlier, resurfacing will begin in earnest after the other two work areas are complete. Traffic will be

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A day of music, food and camaraderie awaits visitors to Pride 2015 in Pine City’s Voyageur Park.

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MnDOT workers, contractors and local leaders got together on May 18 to celebrate the first day of construction on the 2015 Highway 70 resurfacing project.

restricted to a single lane using flaggers or portable signals. Work here includes reducing hills to improve sight lines.

All work on the project is scheduled to b e finished in the middle of October. More information is offered at the project website at www. mndot.gov/d1/projects/ Hwy70easti35/ Erickson said he is available by phone if residents or travelers have concerns about the project at 651-234-7763 or daniel.j.erickson@state. mn.us.

He said that Highway 70 is one of s everal projects he is helping to run this summer.

“If I d on’t call back right away it’s not because I d on’t care about your question,” Erickson said. “It’s because I go t busy.”

HIGHWAY 70 COALITION Since 2009, Rock Creek’s Lynn Zeleny has been a leader of the Highway 70 C oalition, a c ommunity-driven effort to rebuild the highway.

Zeleny noted that the drive to r ebuild the highway was fueled by concerns about safety.

Within a 1 0-year span organizers counted 101 total crashes, including four fatal crashes, 36 injury crashes, and 61 with property damage.

Concerned residents began meeting in March 2009, and had meetings with state officials starting in 2010.

A push for rebuilding moved into high gear as sand used in oil fracking began to b e shipped by truck from Wisconsin to M innesota using Highway 70. Rock Creek and Pine County both

adopted resolutions supporting reconstruction in 2010.

MnDOT officials note that sand-hauling activity has increased the number of trucks using Highway 70, a nd that some people have expressed concern that the highway will not be able to hold up with this additional traffic.

On 2011, MnDOT added a Highway 70 improvement project to the state transportation plan. Many residents expressed a w ish that funds would be found for a full reconstruction of the highway (estimated at $30 million). Though this project did not materialize, coalition members were hopeful that the $8.6 million resurfacing would be sufficient to prepare the highway for the next 20 years.

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A man seriously injured his leg while drilling holes for fence posts in Sturgeon Lake Township on May 26.

The Pine County Sheriff’s Office reports that on May 26, at 3:17 p.m., dispatch received a r eport of a farm accident on Moose Horn Lane near Farm to Market Road in Sturgeon Lake Township.

The caller reported a male had his leg caught in a tractor power take-off, a drive shaft which allows im-

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Mercy Ambulance along with Sturgeon Lake and Willow River Rescue responded to the scene. On arrival, rescue workers found a 2 8-year-old male with his right leg broken.

A witness on the scene reported they were drilling holes for fence posts when the power take-off shaft broke off and caught the male’s right leg, wrapping it around the shaft.

A helicopter landed at the scene and flew the male to a D uluth Hospital. No further information was available on the victim’s condition.

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Pride returns to Pine City June 7 PRESS RELEASE

East Central Minnesota Pride organizers have announced another LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) pride event for Sunday, June 7, from Noon to 5 p.m. at Pine City’s Voyageur Park and VFW, at 600 1st Street NW. The theme of t his year’s event is “Transforming Hearts and Minds, and the event includes live music, an alpaca petting zoo, a barbeque, vendors, politicians and more.

“The recent changes in federal, state, and local laws to eliminate sexual orientation and gender identification inequality sometimes can lull me into feeling that events like Pride are no longer needed,” said Julie Redpath of Lindström. “[But] I think of the LGBT people who are just coming out because hearts and minds and laws are changing, and I know they still need safe places to find community and celebrate who they are, especially in rural areas and small towns.”

Bigger cities across the U.S. have held prides for decades. Pride in Pine City began when it was just one of two rural prides in the nation. And, it is the first pride in the State of Minnesota to be held each year during what President Obama has declared as “Pride Month,” June.

“When I was younger, it was great to see an event in my hometown,” said Ashley Ackley, a 2006 Pine City High School graduate, then named John. “It showed that the general atmosphere about LGBT acceptance was changing and evolving publicly. Knowing that perceptions were changing helped me feel safer in my own town.”

The music lineup this year includes Calliope Women’s Chorus, Neighberz Band, and tracks played by Deejay Geo Montecillo. Excerpts from the recent Duluth Playhouse production of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” will also be a featured entertainment. Television news and radio personality Val Mondor will be the event’s emcee this year. For the second time, area mayors—this year Pine City Mayor Carl Pederson and North Branch Mayor Kirsten Hagen-Kennedy—will give official welcomes to attendees.

Admission is free, though there is a suggested donation for the meal offered at the event.

East Central Minnesota Pride was started in 2005 as a wa y to b ring about a s ense of L GBT community, build awareness, and promote tolerance in Pine, Isanti, Chisago, Kanabec and Mille Lacs counties. It is known as one of the few rural LGBT pride events in the world.

As such, it has drawn opposition by some over the years. Early on, some people were offended by advertisements circulated locally, including one that said, “It’s okay to be GAY in Pine City.” The ad featured a pink boa around the neck of a v oyageur monument in the park where the event is held. Later, the words “Happy Pride!” advertised on a c ommunity sign on school grounds offended others.

This year, Pride organizers have displayed a banner over Pine City’s Main Street to highlight the community event and the reaction has been quite positive, they say.

“People are becoming so much more accepting of their lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender neighbors who have always been in their communities,” asserted Redpath.

Everyone is welcome at Pride, a rendezvous of friends, family and the larger community. And, while it is just a picnic of sorts, it is also a statement heard far beyond Pine City, and the region.

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JUNE 4 Summer library program kick-off

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.

JUNE 5 Moth capture field study

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.

ting to East Central Minnesota Pride, a L GBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) pride event and picnic on Sunday, June 7, from noon to 5 p.m. In addition to live 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 and more at this free event.

For details visit eastcentralminnesotapride.com.

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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.

Women’s Christian Connection

The Women’s Christian Connection will meet on Monday, June 8, 7 p .m., in Tobies’ Big Kettle Room in Hinckley. Because June is Dairy Month, Nathan Nelson will present the program, “Farming, then and now.” Music guest will be Steve Johnson of H inckley, and Sue Selbin will speak on overcoming difficulty. Reservations may be made by calling 320-384-6413 or 320-245-2783.

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.

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.

JUNE 6 & 7 Wine tasting

Northern Hollow Winery, 6916 Canary Rd., Grasston, is hosting an open house and wine tasting on Saturday and Sunday, June 6 and 7, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.

Visit www.NorthernHollowWinery.com or call 320-266-8691 for more information.

JUNE 7 East Central MN Pride in the Park

For the 11th year, Voyageur Park in Pine City will be the set-

JUNE 9 Free Summer Rec program

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.

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.

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JUNE 9 & 11 PCftA Summer Arts program

The Pine Center for the Arts free Summer Arts program for Pine City School District students in grades K-6 begins with Music & A rt Swap sessions on Tuesday and Thursday, June 9 and 11 at Pine Center for the Arts, downtown Pine City. Class sizes are limited. Call 320-6294924 for information or register online at www.pinecenter.org.

JUNE 10 Story Time and ‘Pause to Learn’

On Wednesday, June 10, it’s Story Time at 10 a.m. at the Pine City Public Library for children ages 3-5 (siblings are also welcome), followed at 11:15 a.m. by a special presentation, “Band Jam,” with the Pine City High School band members for K-6 graders. Stop by the library or call 320-629-6403 for more information.

JUNE 11 Magnificent Red Hatters

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.

The Pine City Arts Council invites the community to enjoy a visit to Paris, France with “Café Accordion” at Art in The Park on Friday, June 12, 6:30 p.m., at Robinson Park in downtown Pine City. The Boy Scouts will begin serving cheeseburgers and ice cream at 5:30 p.m.

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.

The annual Rush City Regional Airport Fly-in/Drive-in will take place on Sunday, June 14 beginning at 8 a .m. with the Rush City Lions pancake breakfast. Throughout the day there will be plane and helicopter rides, classic cars and tractors, remote control airplanes, a rock climbing wall, a t raveling aircraft museum, food and fun for all ages. Visit www.rushcitymn. us or call 320-358-4743 for more information.

JUNE 15 Quilt design program

On Monday, June 15 t he public is invited to a f ree presentation by internationally known speaker and quilt designer, Jodi Barrows, at First Lutheran Church, Rush City, at 7 p.m. Refreshments will be served. For information, call 320-629-3710.

JUNE 16 Dragon Wagon summer schedule

The Dragon Wagon, a t raveling bus that brings free preschool reading activities throughout the area, will make regular scheduled stops in Pine City every Tuesday beginning June 16 through Aug. 11 (no Dragon Wagon July 21) at the following locations: Robinson Park, 11 a.m. to noon; Pine City public beach, 12:15 to 1 p .m.; Pine Terrace mobile home park, 1:15 to 2 p .m. Call 320-629-4030 with questions, or visit dragonwagon578 on Facebook.

Safe Sitter course

A Safe Sitter course for kids ages 11-13 will take place on Tuesday, June 16 at the Pine City High School 7th grade commons from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The course teaches skills to safely care for children from infant to school age. Class size is limited.

For questions or to register, call Pine City Community Ed. at 320-629-4030.

ECRAC Biennial Plan meeting

The East Central Regional Arts Council (ECRAC) will present their Biennial Plan for FY 2016-2017 at a public meeting on Tuesday, June 16, 7 p .m., at 112 Main Ave. S. in Braham to obtain feedback and comments from the public. If unable to attend this meeting, but would like to comment, request a copy of the plan by calling 320-3962337, or email: info@ecrac.org.

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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THURSDAY 6/4 TOPS-Take Off Pounds Sensibly: Pine City Library Community Room, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Pine City Music Boosters: Pine City Pizza Pub, 6:30 p.m.

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

Teen AA/NA: 6:30 p.m., Teen Focus Center, Rush City Al-Anon: 7:30 p.m., Pine City, Our Redeemer Lutheran Church SATURDAY 6/6 Model RR club: Askov, 10 a.m., Pine County History Museum SUNDAY 6/7 AA (Big Book study): Evangelical Free Church, 7 p.m.

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

AA: 7:30 p.m., Our Redeemer Lutheran Church TUESDAY 6/9 American Legion Auxiliary: Pine City American Legion, 7 p.m.

Pine County Republicans: 7:30 p.m., Tobies, Hinckley WEDNESDAY 6/10 Woodcarving club: Askov, 9 a.m. Pine Co. History Museum Pine City Toastmasters: 7 p.m., Pine City VFW Hall AA: 8 p.m., Rock Creek Community Center

SENIOR DINING June 8 - 12 Monday: Mushroom & onion pork chop, o’brien potatoes, squash, wheat dinner roll, applesauce Tuesday: Specials of the day Wednesday: Roast beef with horseradish, whipped potatoes with gravy, fresh vegetables and ranch dip, wheat dinner roll, mandarin oranges Thursday: Baked chicken breast and bun with lettuce and tomato, baked beans, cole slaw, chocolate chip cookie Friday: Breaded fish wedge, rosemary roasted potatoes, vegetable medley, wheat bread, rhubarb cake 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.

JUNE 17 Story Time and ‘Pause to Learn’

On Wednesday, June 17, it’s Story Time at 10 a.m. at the Pine City Public Library for children ages 3-5, followed at 11:15 a.m. by “Trick or Tweet,” with the Department of Natural Resources for K-6 graders. All activities are free and open to the public.

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Hey, teachers!

The best thing about having a b ig family gathering at your own home is that you find yourself actually working on that long list of jobs and projects you’ve been putting off. For years now I’ve been at war with this old birdhouse on a pole that refused to stay upright, and now with the help of a c ouple bags of concrete I think I can finally declare victory.

Whew!

We had a pretty darn good reason to celebrate too. Our Emma was graduating from Our family was all Editor’s college. coming over on Sunday, but Soapbox at 7 a.m. on Saturday we were driving down to the Mike graduation ceremony and flipping through stations, Gainor ending up on an old Casey Kasem Top 40 countdown from 1980. And then that classic Pink Floyd song came on, the one that goes “We don’t need no education/ We don’t need no thought control.” That tune is such an old standard now you forget how shocking it was back then. Casey actually read a l etter from an outraged teacher (from 1980, remember) who felt this song was driving a wedge between teachers and students.

It’s funny, though: “No more teachers, no more books...” – t hat sentiment has been around just as long as students have been forced to sit in classrooms. We’ve all felt it.

And I’m guessing that nowadays there are a lot of teachers who grew up with Pink Floyd and get a k ick out of s inging along. “Hey, teachers! Leave those kids alone.”

“That’s a good song to play on a graduation day,” my wife said, and I c ouldn’t help but agree.

Down at the graduation ceremony there was the usual pomp and circumstance and attempts to dampen down the excitement of the almost-grads. But even though there were times when things got far too solemn and wordy for my taste (Teachers, leave those kids alone!), I have to admit the speakers were inspiring. One woman talked about returning to college after many years away, and now finally getting her degree and feeling ready to change the world.

“They don’t tell you this, but education sets you free,” she said. “Get out there, go a fter those greater things you are now prepared to do, we’re counting on you. The world is counting on you.”

She’s right. And that’s why we need education. It’s not always fun, and it’s sometimes frustrating, but if we’re going to keep growing we have to k eep learning. Because the world is counting on us, too.

The great thing about the future is...

Good evening. It is an honor to address all of you here tonight. As I look down on the faces of the people we grew up with as we celebrate this day together, I am reminded of the popular painting, ‘Starry Night’ by Vincent Van Gogh.

The swirling colors and new age vibe of the painting may have gained it its popularity, but for me, the beauty lies in the meaning behind it. Van Gogh believed that in death, the soul travels to the sky to l ive on a st ar, much like taking a t rain to a nother city. With this idea in mind, he Katlyn Lindblom painted “Starry Night.’ and Jackie Westeren Now, all of you may be asking yourselves why I’m referencing an insane artist, who was most well-known for chopping off his own ear, at a graduation. Well, we are commencing a new part of a jo urney to our star. After today, we are going to st art our “real” lives. We will get deg rees, jobs, spouses, divorces, children, heartache, happiness, and an experience unique to us alone. We will make decisions that will affect us and those around us. We will be great, and we will make a difference to those who know us. Much like Van Gogh believed, we will begin a journey to our own star.

I could not have asked for a b etter group of p eople to grow up with. When thinking of my peers, I’m reminded of the good times we shared. I can think of Shawn Staples stealing doughnuts from the social studies lounge, Sam Roberto telling Mr. Nordstrand he was late because he was “jamming,” the successes of sports teams and other groups through the years have showcased our talents, and our academic standing as a cl ass speaks for itself.

Beyond the trivial things, as a class, we have supported each other, lifted each other up, and been truly a cl ass of friends, even in the most heartbreaking and difficult times. Today, we walk away with more than these memories and a piece of paper; we walk away with the tools that have been installed in us through them. Through the years we have spent together, with the faculty, and with our textbooks, we have transformed from children

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into capable and compelling young adults. Today, we complete our childhood, saying good-bye to all we knew and embracing the future we were meant to have. I have faith that the class of 2015 will truly go on to change and improve all that they touch.

After today though, the past is the past. We have a fresh start. Along with that fresh start, comes millions of opportunities. We can accept that full time job, go to college, travel the world, and start our own business, or do whatever else will make us happy. We are no longer confined by the restrictions of childhood. So, class of 2015, I want you to know that we all have potential. We have the knowledge, ambition, and heart to be successful. We will grow to be doctors, farmers, lawyers, SCOTUS workers, and small business owners, and we all have the chance to be innovators in our fields. You may be thinking, as I have as well, what is different about us? What will make us stand out to h ave a b right future? Well, right now, nothing. But that’s the great thing about the future; it has yet to be written. What will make us stand out to be successful is the power to choose our own path. We all have the power to do whatever we wish with the gifts and talents we have been given. We can use these gifts to blaze a new trail – the trail that will best suit us. Class of 2015, I want you to know that I believe in you. I believe that you all have been taught the social skills, life skills, and confidence to go out into the world and build a future for yourself that you will be proud of. Go out and build yourself a future that will make you happy. Follow your own path to your own star.

Graduation is to both reflect upon that which we have learned, and thank those who have taught us. On behalf of the class of 2015, we would like to thank the teachers, the faculty, the coaches, the parents, guardians, and community members who helped form us in our most critical period of development. We are more than a school here, we are a family, and that makes all the difference in the world.

This is time for remembering and for gratitude, but also for celebration. So today, as we cross the threshold into a new beginning, I would like to wish the graduating class, my friends and peers, the best of luck as they take their train to join the stars.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Poppies help serve veterans

To the Editor: Every year the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 51 of Pine City distributes poppies, handmade by disabled veterans, during May to h elp remind us all of the service of our veterans and their sacrifices for our country.

Please be assured that 100 percent of t he proceeds are used to help veterans and active military. This past year, we donated the poppy funds to the following veteran programs (and more): • American Legion Auxiliary Hospital for financial aid for medical costs • Armed Forces Service Center at the MSP Airport • Blue Star Mothers of P ine City for care packages and “Beds for Vets” • Brain Science Foundation at Minneapolis Veterans Hospital for research • DAV van for Pine County to provide free transportation to VA Hospital • Fisher House, a “home away from home” for military and veteran families while loved ones are receiving medical care at VA or Military Medical Centers • Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans to help homeless veterans • Operation Comfort Warriors to p rovide comfort items to wounded military • Paws With A Cause to train service dogs for veterans • Pheasant dinners for veterans held at several veterans’ homes in Minnesota • St. Cloud Veterans Health Care System • Veteran Rehabilitation at the Extended Care Center at VA Hospital We are grateful to the community, businesses and volunteers of Pine City for their generous support. You make Poppy Days possible.

Sylvia Severson American Legion Auxiliary Unit 51 Pine City

Missing out on an opportunity

To the Editor: Due to traffic congestion on I-35, thousands of extra cars traveled through Pine City on Memorial Day. What a golden opportunity to showcase our community and demonstrate our patriotism and support for our active military and veterans.

We blew it, Pine City.

What kind of message did we send? According to the big banner across Main Street at the Pine City Elementary School, we think more of promoting ourselves as the Small Town Gay Pride capital of East Central Minnesota in living color.

I guess that’s another reason why we don’t have thousands of people moving here. As an Air Force military Mom, I a m ashamed that this community will greet my son with this message when he comes home next week after serving our country overseas. No yellow

ribbons for him. No appreciation for his service – just an invitation to a gay pride picnic.

I don’t begrudge the gay pride people; I just wish they would postpone their festival promotion until after Memorial Day – not a solid month before, and certainly not in front of an elementary school.

Barb Fischer Pokegama Township

Skeptical of Common Core, global warming To the Editor: The federally developed Common Core testing process for grades K-12 is wildly controversial at best.

Adding to t he controversy, I h ave just learned that Common Core treats questions about global warming as if it were a fact – that surface temperatures and sea levels will rise as a result of CO2 increases in the atmosphere. In other words, student scores will be downgraded if they don’t buy into the global warming hoax.

Global warming is predicted and promoted by computer modeling. The developers and users of the software have been caught manipulating the data (garbage in, garbage out) to falsely demonstrate that global warming is/will occur. Liberals and the media eat it up.

Politics have taken over the “science” of s o-called global warming to t he point where I a m extremely skeptical about anything coming out of our government.

After the many scandals and outright lies to t he American people coming out of Washington such as Obamacare, IRS snooping, the VA hospital mess, red flags immediately go up in my mind with anything with the word “government” attached. Sad state of affairs but such is the situation America finds itself in today.

There’s no doubt in my mind, based on the government’s track record, that should Common Core be implemented nationwide, soon thereafter will follow funding tied to compliance – play by Uncle Sam’s rules or you don’t get the money (so our own tax dollars are used against us).

In my opinion, it’s a huge mistake for any individual or local/state government to become dependent on some benevolent dictator in Washington D.C. or state Capitol.

All too often, government cannot solve the problem – it is the problem.

In a recent poll, 82 percent of the American people believe that most politicians are putting themselves and their political party ahead of what’s best for America.

I am one of those.

Al Wolter Hinckley

Coming home to the paper

To the Editor: I look forward to getting home on Thursdays to read the Pine City Pioneer and last week’s edition was good cause for that enthusiasm. Thank you for writing a terrific message about appreciating special staff; I could really relate as I work with absolutely wonderful people every day.

Also, the article about retiring teachers was very well done and I wish to extend my best wishes to each of them alongside gratitude for the extraordinary contributions they have made in the lives of students in our community. I appreciated their recognition of mentors and inspirational messages they provided with their reflections on education.

I recall many of t he teachers they mentioned and have much respect and appreciation for the important role they played in my life.

I also want to say thank you for the positive human interest stories and news. Too often we hear predominantly bad news and I t hink it is great to report the good stuff too.

Cheryl Smetana McHugh Pine City

Memorial Day with the family To the Editor: Memorial Day is a very special time of t he year. It is considered the beginning of su mmer. Besides the remembrance of t he deceased, it is time devoted to friends and family. This holiday usually is a q uieter time. It is great to just relax and have a picnic with the family and time to visit.

There seems to be enough time today to just be yourself. The gathering of people can be an enjoyable time and most agree that it does not happen enough. Getting reacquainted, even with family, can lead to t he “Where has all the time gone?”

I hope you all had a relaxing day as we did.

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Washout delays trains at Devils Lake cut 10 Years Ago, 2005 Recent increases in sales at Travel Stop Liquors have convinced the Pine City council to keep the store open.

Pine County Sheriff’s deputies will enforce curfews in cities throughout the county this summer. Kids who are 16-17 have until 11 p.m. to be out on weekends, but during the week can only be in public places until 10 p.m.

Theft of b atteries, bikes and boats topped the list on the Pine County Sheriff’s blotter.

A resident on St. Croix Road, Pine City requested help. A t ruck driver was pinned between his semi and a wall. Ambulance and a de puty responded. Victim was dead at the Years scene.

Ago A report of a m an passed out by First National Bank building in Pine Donna City. Deputies responded. Called family to come get the person.

Heath The Cross Lake Association scholarship committee members Gary Pavechek and Wayne Heffke presented the first $2,000 Cross Lake Scholarship to K atie Prihoda. The scholarship was established to encourage recipients to b ecome involved in the environment and how to protect it.

Frank Christopherson, US Bank’s Pine City branch manager, received the Pine Technical College Foundation Hammer Award. The award represents a significant level of giving. The endowment provides student scholarships at Pine Technical College.

25 Years Ago, 1990

A trio of senior girls chattered nervously while they waited to file into the Pine City High School gym. The song, “It’s Hard to Say Goodbye,” performed by the senior choir, best expressed the feelings of the members of the Class of 19 90, who will be going their separate ways.

Twenty-five graduates from Pine City High School received scholarships provided by individuals, organizations, corporations and learning institutions. In 1989 $37,000 in scholarship funding came from the local community, and funds this year exceed that amount.

Pine City welcomes visitors to the community with new banners, a project coordinated by the city’s Governor’s Design Team Task Force. The banners, some red and some green, were hung by the city maintenance crew in time for the Memorial Day holiday. Lee’s Pro Shop created the colorful banners. Paul Janssen made the brackets on which the banners hang.

Kyle Hanson, Pine City, is one of 1,250 athletes participating in the Minnesota State Special Olympics Summer games.

Wayne White’s 15 years of dedicated service in grassroots government were recognized by his fellow Royalton Township Board members. White did not file for re-election in March.

Winners in the prize drawing at the grand opening of the new Maytag Laundry in Pine City were Linda Mohn, 50 free wash tickets, Russell Blair, 25 free wash tickets, and Nancy Runyan, 10 free wash tickets.

The Dragon track team placed one individual in state competition after a go od region showing in Duluth. John Bloom will go to state after running a 10:04 in the 3200 meter run at regions, good for second place.

The team of Daryl Olson and Steve Fore caught the largest crappie in the first week of the Hook, Line and

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The board gets to work The Pine City Draft Board prepares to carry out their responsibilities in about the year 1960. As part of the Selected Service Act, draft boards were given the work of registering and selecting (or rejecting) men of a military age for service. Seated are Paul Beesman and Mel Swanson. Standing are George Sauser, Leonard Moschart and Art Biederman.

Sinker Fishing Club competition. The team of Mark Madison and Jim Southwick took home the most sunfish in the second week of the club competition. Jeff Kotek and Jeff Barrows caught the largest sunfish in the second week of c ompetition and Jay Samuelson caught the largest crappie during the third week.

Known as Peaches, clown Shirley Woischke puts white face clown makeup on her sister-in-law, Mary Ann Woischke, who plays Willie. The women belong to the Pine City Clown Club, an outrageous bunch of folks who add color and fun to so many area events.

75 Years Ago, 1940 Final plans and preparations are being made this week for the big 10th District Legion and Auxiliary Convention to be held in Pine City June 15 and 16.

The Pine City Independent baseball team took a terrific thrashing from the Braham squad to the tune of 5-0, but the new team showed plenty of promise for future victories.

Miss Theresa Louise Buckley and Walter H. Bobzin exchanged marriage vows at the Immaculate Conception Church.

Miss Dorothy Ann Wanous, daughter of M r. and Mrs. Anton Wanous of the town of Chengwatana and James Sindelar, son of M r. and Mrs. Frank Sindelar of Pokegama town were united in marriage at Olivia on June 1.

At a pretty nuptial service solemnized at the Little Brown Church in the Vale, Miss Pearl I. Wittkopf became the bride of George W. Lentz on June 1.

100 Years Ago, 1915

The Pine Poker printed three issues of t he paper during the week of the firemen’s convention held in Pine City. Two of the issues were called The Pine Poker Evening Fireside editions.

The neatest, completest thing at the firemen’s convention is the dandy new auto chemical engine bearing the name of t he Pine City Fire Department. On a light but substantial running gear, carrying two 30-gallon chemical tanks and an extension ladder, it has a wailing siren whistle and can reach any fire with three or four men and 100 feet of hose almost as soon as the alarm is turned in. It would put out nearly all fires before they got started!

115 Years Ago, 1890

Pine City may feel proud of t he fact that she is the only town on this line of the road that floats the stars and stripes over their public schools. We are slowly but surely getting in the front.

The log drives are again moving along at a f air speed. The rear of t he Snake is at Cutaway dam and Jim Malloy says with about three more hauls it can be delivered at Chengwatana. The rear of A nn is at the railroad and plenty of water behind. The prospect of getting into the St. Croix is now encouraging.

Heavy rains washed out part of the Devils Lake cut and delayed the trains considerably. A l arge crew of men are at work repairing the damage.

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RENDER: Band looking forward to tour FROM PAGE 1

“We each have different musical preferences and that comes through in our music,” Chad said. “The album really spans about seven musical genres including 80’s rock, alternative, and acoustic. We wanted to make an album with a positive message that anyone could find songs they enjoy.”

While recording the album was a l ot of h ard work, it also helped bring the band closer together. The process involved starting early in the day, staying late at the studio, and even sleeping at the studio so they could get an early start the next day.

The band members then laughed as they explained how they took turns sneaking across the street to the gym to shower so they wouldn’t smell for the next day of recording.

The bonding hasn’t stopped since then, with long rehearsal hours finding members of the band staying at Alec’s house many nights. “Alec has been pretty awesome about letting us crash at his place and eat all of the food in his house,” Jeremy said with a smile.

With the demands a n ationwide tour requires, all five band members have quit their day jobs to give the band and the upcoming tour all they have.

While the sacrifices are great, the band explained it’s something they need to d o. “I’ve never been happier than I a m right now doing something I love and have been called to d o and hope people can hear that through our music,” Aaron said.

As the band sets out on their first tour they excitedly talked about the roles they expect the various members to play. They claim Alec will be the dad who keeps them in order. Chad will be the mom who contacts everyone and knows where everyone needs to b e and the other members snickered as they unanimously claim Andrew will be the diva

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of the group who will always have something to complain about.

While none of the members of Render know what to expect from the tour, they are anxious to start.

Andrew summed it up best when he said, “One of the scariest things is the unknown that comes along with doing something totally new. But we are so excited for the opportunity to sp read our message and it will be an incredible experience.”

Render’s debut album, Castles, will be released on iTunes later this fall. Advanced copies are available for purchase at Ace Hardware and Almost Yours Gun N’ Pawn in Mora.

You can find the band, along with links to their Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts, on their website, www.renderband.com.

Paul Gilbertson is a contributing writer for the Kanabec County Times, sister paper to the Pioneer.

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expressed previous concerns that the council only had two finalists to pick from. Miller earlier suggested that the city re-post for the position and start over.

In other action, the Pine City Council: APPROVED moving forward with developing a three-year agreement with AEM Financial Solutions to provide financial management services to the city, at a cost equivalent to, or less than, hiring a full time finance director. The unit of Twin Cities law firm Abdo Eick & Meyers would assist city officials with budget and audit preparation, cash and investment monitoring, plus monthly and quarterly financial reporting at a c ost of $ 5,950 per month for the balance of this year, plus annual three percent increases in the following two years.

The city may cancel the agreement by providing a 60-day notice.

AGREED to pay $1,747 from the city’s parks and recreation budget for materials to repair and reconstruct the city’s horseshoe pits at Westside Park. Trevor Teich represented a de legation of horseshoe pitchers who expressed safety concerns about the uneven surface. Horseshoe League volunteers will provide the labor necessary to replace portions of the concrete. Some 200 people participate in horseshoe tournaments and events, includ-

CARJACKING: Sheriff calls incident isolated, not trend

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AGREED to sp end $4,000 to c onstruct a sm all basketball court at the south end of beach property at Westside Park; it includes a $1,000 donation from Greater Pine Area Endowment.

SUPPORTED Hands for Pine City’s conceptual plan to construct a small playground with safety netting for pre-school aged children north of t he city softball fields.

APPROVED re-opening a o ne-block section of Railroad Street SE b ehind the Fire Hall and Library to facilitate staging of the Pine County Fair Parade for one day only on Saturday, Aug. 1.

APPROVED plans to l ease a s ix-foot-tall chain link fence from Deutschlander Fencing, LLC to surround buildings at the Pine City Mill site for up to one year at a cost of $2,565. Fire Marshal Dave Hill has ordered the site perimeter to be secured, since mercury contamination has been discovered inside the buildings. C ommunity Development Director Nathan Johnson said the city is hoping to get a grant from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to pay for clean-up but the process will take longer than the city anticipated. Costs for the fence can later be assessed to the property, and the owner has provided the city with written permission to install the temporary fence and perform additional site analysis.

her purse behind, and pounded on the windows of the gym shouting for help until she was let in.

She later said she was afraid that the man was going to harm her, especially since he tried to f orce her to drive rather than simply taking her purse and leaving.

“She did the right thing and got herself out of harm’s way as quickly as possible,” said Pine County Sheriff Jeff Nelson. “She was quick-thinking.”

While one deputy went to interview the woman, a second deputy began searching for the man who had been described as wearing a black shirt and having tattoos on his arms. Two people on 8th Street SW said they saw a man with tattoos, a b lack shirt and blue shorts running past seconds earlier.

The deputy traveled west on Hillside Avenue and saw a silver Volkswagen leaving Halter Pines Apartments with a f emale driver and a male matching the suspect’s description. The deputy said the man, later identified as Jose Sanchez-Aquino, gave him an alarmed look and slumped down in his seat when he saw the deputy looking at him.

The deputy stopped the Volkswagen at the corner of Hillside Avenue and Main Street, a nd had Sanchez-Aquino step out of the vehicle. According to the deputy, he was out of breath, sweating profusely and covered in grass. The deputy put Sanchez-Aquino in handcuffs and asked what he was doing that night.

According to t he deputy, Sanchez-Aquino said he was being picked up by a friend, and said he had just come from Walmart and was covered in grass because he had fallen while jogging.

The driver of the Volkswagen said Sanchez-Aquino had called her to a sk for a ride, and she did not know he had done anything wrong.

A deputy brought the victim from Anytime Fitness to the sc ene. The criminal complaint states that she identified Sanchez-Aquino

as the man who entered her car. The deputies placed Sanchez-Aquino under arrest.

Sanchez-Aquino was searched, and was discovered to be wearing two pairs of shorts. Deputies reported that in the inner pair were the victim’s Minnesota driver’s license, paper currency wadded in a ball that matched the amount taken from the victim’s purse, two manual folding knives and a black rubber glove.

On the morning of M ay 28, a c itizen discovered the victim’s purse – w ith credit cards still inside – and a 16inch wooden bat in her backyard on 8th Street SW. The victim identified the bat as the object Sanchez-Aquino pointed at her in the car.

The criminal complaint notes that the victim was especially concerned about Sanchez-Aquino’s intentions because he took her driver’s license with her identifying information, but left behind many other items that had value.

“It was handled very well by the deputies at the time, and they did a g reat job of identifying the suspect and getting him into custody,” Nelson said. “Can’t say enough good things about what the deputies have been doing.”

Nelson said that carjackings are rare in Pine County, and the last one he remembers was in the Hinckley area more than six years ago.

“It’s a p retty rare occurrence in Pine County,” he said. “We want to make sure that the community understands that it was isolated, that there’s not a bigger safety issue. There’s not a crime trend or anything like that.”

Nelson acknowledged that high-profile cases have been on the uptick in Pine County, but said his deputies are getting the job done and clearing cases.

“We’ve had a very busy year already,” he said. “I’m very happy with the work we’ve been doing and the results we’ve been getting.”

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Track team improves at Sections, Foss heads to State Girls 4x800 relay squad sets another school record

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Track athletes from Pine City competed at the Section 5A Meet at St. John’s University on Wednesday, May 27, with hopes of qualifying for State. All of t he Dragons who competed in the event were gunning for a top-two finish, as that was needed to advance to State. In the end, senior Easton Foss would be the lone Pine City athlete to achieve the feat, placing second in the 1600m (4:34.58). Foss is going to the State Track and Field Meet, to be held at Hamline University, June 5-6.

“It feels great,” Foss said of h is accomplishment.

“Just being able to fi nish off my high school career going to State is amazing. State was a goal and something that I wanted, but to have it come to reality was just a great feeling.”

Foss, a 2 015 graduate, had never run track for Pine City before this spring but had qualified for State during each of t he past two cross-country seasons.

Foss said that he felt running track was much different, and it presented some unique challenges.

“For me,” added Foss, “it feels quite a b it different than cross-country actually. It’s a m uch faster pace.

There’s also a lot of strategy. Trying to get into position, lots of runners on the track. At many of the cross-country meets it’s a whole golf course, and this is a much tighter space. It’s a lot different. My expectations were hoping to get into the 4:40’s, but to run a 4:34 and make State, I was just super excited.”

Foss’ coach, Jared Clementson, was equally excited about his accomplishment at sections.

“Easton ran a great race,” said Clementson. “He put himself in good position during the beginning of the race and with 500 meters to go he made his move and put himself into second. He made sure that he worked harder than anyone else at that point in the race to make it that much harder for anyone to catch him.”

Foss also placed ninth in the 3200m and was Pine City’s highest scoring boy at the meet with 8 p oints.

Tristan Zbytovsky scored 6.5 points and Aaron Pulkrabek scored 2.5 points.

“Our boys team tied for 14th out of 26 teams with a total of 17 points,” said Coach Clementson. “Although this may not sound good, it is a h uge improvement from last year where we didn’t score a s ingle point.

It is much harder to score points at the Section Meet because you are up against some of t he very best in each event. Our girls did great too, taking 16th out of 27 teams with a total of 19 p oints. Last year we were 29th with 1 point.”

Seventh grader Alaina Steele wrapped up an outstanding season by leading the Dragons in points at the meet with 7.5 points. Allison Gusk scored 6.5, Grace Langmade scored 3.5 points, Elsie Lundquist scored 3 points and Makayla Butenhoff scored 2.5 points. Although none qualified for State, these four girls combined to take fourth in the 4x800m relay (10:00.96), and set a new school record in the process. Steele also placed fourth in the 800m (2:25.50) and Gusk got fifth in the 1600m (5:38.71).

“I enjoyed every minute of the meet as our athletes competed to t heir potential,” said Clementson. “We were hopeful to qualify a few more to t he State Meet but we are a y oung team with high expectations for next year. Our team has made some huge improvements throughout this season. We are a m uch more competitive team with some much better performing

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(top) In his first season on the track squad, Easton Foss made a mark, with a second-place finish in the 1600m sending him to the State Track and Field Meet on June 5-7. (below) Dragon athletes Allison Gusk, Lily Wilson and Grace Grubbs ran hard in the mile at the St. John’s meet on May 27.

athletes. We hope to continue to improve in the next couple of seasons.”

The State Track Meet will be held on Friday and Saturday, June 5-6 at Hamline in St. Paul. Foss will compete at 5:17 p.m. on Saturday.

The athletes competing at the Section Meet had also qualified for that round of c ompetition at the earlier Sub-Section Meet, held at East Central on Tuesday, May 19. A t Sub-Sections, Pine City’s girls team won with 136.5 points, narrowly edging Mora. The Dragons boys team took second with 118.5 points.

At Sub-Sections, Gusk was a w inner in the 1600m (5:40.90). Lundquist won the Long Jump (14’ 11”) and Steele won the 800m Run (2:29.80). For the boys, sub-section first place finishes went to Foss in the 1600m (4:42.91), Zbytovsky in the 200m dash (24.06) and the 4x200m relay (1:34.69) along with teammates Dennis Skalicky, Pulkrabek and Adam Seals.

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The band plays on Pine City students had a last chance to perform before summer vacation at Art in the Park in Robinson Park on May 22. Though the scheduled May 29 Art in the Park performance by Five Til Sunrise had to be cancelled due to rain, the Pine City Art Council’s annual summer celebration is set to return this Friday (weather permitting) with food in the pavillion and live tunes by variety band Freeway Jam.

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Baseball bumped out of playoffs

Golf ends season

BY JESSE LOGAN SPORTS@PINECITYMN.COM

Golf season came to an end for the Pine City Dragons at the Section 7AA Tournament, held at Giants Ridge in Biwabik on May 26-28. Although none of the Dragons would qualify for State, three athletes would play well enough on the first day to go b ack and play the second day as Ryan Gamec-Bromberg, Sam Saunders and Megan Long all qualified for day two.

“While we would have liked more kids to qualify for day two of s ections,” said coach Anna Potvin, “the Quarry is an incredibly challenging course, and none of t he kids’ scores are anything to be ashamed of.

It’s the type of course where, if you struggle to hit the ball straight, you can get i nto a lot of t rouble. While I’m proud of everyone for finishing their rounds, those that qualified for day two should be especially proud.”

Gamec-Bromberg was the highest placing Dragons boy with a t wo-day score of 171, good for 25th place.

Sam Saunders was the other Dragon boy who qualified for a second day of play, and he finished 43rd with a 192 for the two days. Megan Long took 38th with a twoday score of 239. The top four

teams and 20 individuals qualified for State, meaning none from Pine City would move on. That doesn’t mean the Dragons didn’t provide some highlights.

“As the scores were coming in on Wednesday (boys’ day one),” recounted Potvin, “it was looking like the cut would be somewhere in the eighties. Sam Saunders, who shot an 89, ended up being in a p layoff with three other golfers for one spot to advance to day two. The playoff began on the par three #17, where Sam stuck his drive about two feet from the pin.

He sunk the putt for a birdie, won the playoff, and advanced to day two.”

Potvin said that the final round would prove to b e troublesome for the Dragons.

“Thursday was a c hallenge for all of o ur kids,” admitted coach Potvin. “No one met their goal of improving upon their day one score.

That said, I wa s still very proud of e ach of t hem for making it that far, and I look forward to seeing what we can accomplish next year.”

The Class AA State Golf Tournament will be held at Sand Creek June 9-10.

BY JESSE LOGAN SPORTS@PINECITYMN.COM

Baseball season came to an unceremonious end for the Pine City Dragons this season. After beating the Rush City Tigers in the regular season finale, the Dragons would lose to t hat same team in the opening round of t he Section 7AA Playoffs to finish with a 6-14 record.

HINCKLEY 6, PINE CITY 0 The final week of t he Dragons season began with a doubleheader in Hinckley on Tuesday, May 19 with Pine City losing both games. In the first one, Hinckley pitchers TJ Johnson and Travis Visser threw very well and kept the Dragons to two hits. For the Dragons, Austin Cavallin was also strong on the mound, keeping his team in the game and giving them a chance for the win in a complete game effort. Cobly Pavelka and Kyle Peters had the hits for Pine City.

HINCKLEY 7, PINE CITY 5 The Dragons got their bats going early in this one, scoring four runs in the first inning and collecting seven hits for the game.

“It looked like we were poised to earn the split on the night,” said coach Ted Hasz, “but Hinckley scored two in the first, one in the second and one in the third to tie the game. From there it was a battle and we came up two runs short. It was a good night for baseball and it was a good tune-up for playoffs. Hinckley has a nice team this year.”

Mitch Hansmann went the distance while striking out eight. Marcus Scarbrough had three hits including a double and a t riple. Hansmann had two hits, while Peters and Pavelka had one hit each.

PINE CITY 9, RUSH CITY 3 The Dragons dominated the Tigers in a six-run win to finish the regular season. The game was played in Rush on Wednesday, May 20. The contest saw eighth grader Nick Hansmann throw a

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complete game in his first varsity start to e arn the win. Offensively the Dragons were led by Scarbrough and Isaiah Gonyea who each had three hits to go along with three and two RBI respectively. Pavelka also had two hits and Mitch Hansmann a hit.

“It was a nice way to end the regular season,” said Hasz. “The guys are playing good baseball right now.”

Unfortunately, a different outcome against the same team three days later would end the Dragons season.

RUSH CITY 6, PINE CITY 4 “We came in confident having just beat the Tigers,” said Hasz, “but Rush City put the pressure on early scoring four runs in the first inning. We were playing catch up the whole game and could not overcome the big first inning.”

Mitchell Hansmann threw the complete game for the Dragons in his final game wearing the green and white. Scarbrough, Jake Lunceford and Cavallin each had two hits, while Tony Pitzen, Andrew Morris, Pavelka and Peters each had one.

“It was a tough way to end the season” admitted Hasz. “Baseball is a funny game. You can be playing your best ball and then get i nto a one game situation and it can be all over. We would like to wish the seniors the best in the future and would like to thank them for their service to the Dragons baseball program.”

This year the seniors were Cavallin, Mitchell Hansmann, Morris and Pitzen. Although he’s losing a solid group of leaders, Hasz said he’s still optimistic about the future of Pine City baseball.

“We are very excited about our program,” said Hasz. “We have a lot of good young players coming up. Our summer programs are off to a go od start and the kids are ready to c ontinue to get better. There are good things ahead for Pine City baseball.”

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really don’t think that the board needs to be there at all,” Peterson said.

Pine City Elementary School Principal Stephanie Lorsung said she was following standard school practice with this hiring, and offered a l ist of o ther times a similar process was used to hire internal candidates for particular positions.

The school board voted to go f orward with the hires. Ames voted no.

In his May 29 community email, Superintendent Wayne Gilman said that the schools are reviewing their hiring policies to p revent any potential conflicts of i nterest, and will set out timelines and requirements for future hiring selection committees.

“My goal is to i mprove our communication between the school board and administration and with the public,” Gilman said.

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formation she has gathered and send it to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Minneapolis for their consideration.

“We’ve got a serious issue in our district,” Ames said. “I think that many [staff] are hesitant and even scared to talk about it. We’ve got a trust problem.”

Board members Wendy Leibel and Alicia Ascheman also said they were concerned about school hiring practices.

“There are a l ot of r ed flags,” Leibel said. “We want to be transparent in our district and in our community. The sequence of ev ents here was ... questionable, if one was to look at it.”

Board Chair Dan Peterson said he wasn’t surprised by the staff change, and said that as a rule the school board should leave the hiring process for most teachers and staff to administrators.

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Two staff changes drew the school board’s attention: a c hange for John Mettling from Science Specialist to Alternative Delivery of Specialized Instructional Services, and Joel Lorsung from fifth grade classroom teacher to Science Specialist.

Board Member Candice Ames said that she was critical of the process, not the individual teachers involved. She noted that the Science Specialist position was posted three days after the April school board meeting, though at that meeting there was no mention of such a change.

“I was later told that the elementary

science specialist position had been re-visioned from a focus on science content to, and I q uote, ‘science cheerleader.’” Ames said. “The fact that there was no mention of this also meant there was no discussion of it between school board members, faculty, or groups established for parent-community input.”

She also noted that only these two internal applicants were interviewed for the positions.

“There were still some outside applicants,” Ames noted. “There were two applicants with four-year science degrees.

Both also held elementary certification.

Why were they not even interviewed?

“We want everybody to have equal opportunity,” she continued. “You only get to be an equal opportunity employer if you really follow the steps.”

Ames said she was so concerned about the process that she would take the in-

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Mark S. Braun

Beatrice Bowers

Mark S. Braun, age 62 of Hugo, passed away May 19, H 22015. He was born May 25, 11952 to R aymond and Genevieve Braun in Minneapolis. v He graduated from Kellogg H High School in 1970 and H proudly served in the U.S. p Army.

A Mark’s passions included his family, friends, his nuh merous jobs, cooking, telling m sstories, fishing, fixing things, helping others and meeting new people. He loved being a part of the Floppy Crappie in Pine City.

He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend to everyone he met.

Mark is preceded in death by both parents and brother, John. He is survived by his wife, Cindy; sons: Greg (Katina), Ray (Heather); daughter, Suzie (Luke) Dalien; grandchildren: Caleb, Eli, Alaina, Lily and Alex; brothers, Phil, Roger; sister, Pam Foshay; and step-mother Luella.

Memorial Mass will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 7 at Roberts Family Funeral Home, 555 SW Centennial Dr., Forest Lake, with a gathering of family and friends beginning at 1 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred and will be distributed by family.

Arrangements are with Roberts Family Funeral Home; 651-464-4422; www.RobertsFamilyFH.com.

Beatrice (Bea) Bowers passed away at FirstLight Hosp pital in Mora on Thursday, p May 28, at the age of 78.

M Bea is survived by her loving husband Arnie. Bea and Arnie h were married in Munich, Gerw many and celebrated 58 years m ttogether.

Bea will be lovingly remembered by her children: Dayne b ((Ken) Bowers-Dewhurst of Peorria, Illinois, Todd Bowers and Catherine Shen of Ningbo, China, Rody Jo Bowers of Duluth; grandchildren: Travis, Jake, Lance, Nicole Bowers of Michigan, Beau Hughes, Gabriela Hughes, Elle Hughes all of Duluth; sister Gail (George) Soderbeck of Westminster, Colorodo; and nieces and nephews.

Bea is preceded by her parents Cecil and Millie Smith, and her sister Sally Lyons Browning.

A celebration of B ea’s life is scheduled for Friday, June 5 at 4 p.m. at the Swanson Chapel in Pine City.

There will be a gathering of friends Thursday evening from 5-8 p.m., and one hour prior to the celebration.

The interment for Bea will take place in the Hustletown Union Cemetery northeast of Pine City.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: Pulmonary Hypertension Association, 801 Roeder Road, Suite 1000, Silver Springs, MD 20910 or online at www.phassociation.org/Memorials.

Condolences for the family may be offered online at http://www.funeralandcremationservice.com.

Funeral arrangements for Beatrice are entrusted to the Funeral and Cremation Services – Swanson Chapel, Pine City; www.funeralandcremationservice.com.

Roblee A. Johnson Roblee A. Johnson, age 67, of Sandstone passed away on May 31, 2015 with his wife by his side.

A memorial service is planned for Roblee on June 6, 2015 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Dell Grove, Minnesota at 11 a.m. Visitation will be prior to the service for an hour. See full obituary next week.

Arrangements by Methven Funeral Home of S andstone; www.methvenfuneralhome.com.

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.

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

Raymond S. Skalicky Raymond Stanley Skalicky, age 89 of P ine City, passed away May 23, 2015 at St. Clare Nursing Home in Mora. Ray was born May 8, 1926 to Frank and Katie (Basta) Skalicky. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy during World War II on the Air Craft Carrier, the USS Siboney.

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.

Marvin M. Malm

Marvin Melvin Malm of Pine City died Sunday, o May 24, 2015 at the Lakeside M Medical Center in Pine City M at the age of 93. a Marvin was born on Dec. 220, 1922 to Carl and Carolyn Malm in Mound, MinneM ssota. Marvin grew up on a farm that provided him wonderful memories of w good times spent with his g brother, Al, and sisters, Bergit and Lillian. M arv often spoke of the many “fun times” he and Lill shared as siblings!

Marv had a certain “flair” for finding trouble once in a while, so his parents kept a watchful eye (or two) on him. He attended school in Mound through the 10th grade.

Marv met and married Shirley Mae Schuler, “the only girl he ever loved,” on Sept. 15, 1945. Marv always said they were a “good team and worked well together.” They were a picture of love together. They had two children, daughter Sandra Lee, and son Michael Dale.

Marv was very proud of his Swedish heritage. Marv

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

Journey North Church Current location: 840 Main St S, behind A&W. Pastor Tim Adams 320-629-6111 Sunday Services: 9 & 10:30 a.m.

Nursery, toddlers and KidVenture programs during both services. www.JourneyNorthChurch.com

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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.

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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.

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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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He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Emily (Pulkrabek) Skalicky; his children: Marlene (LeRoy) Bible of Beroun, Terry Skalicky of Grasston, Roxanne Jaworski of Pine City, Tim (Deb) Skalicky of Pine City, Danny Skalicky of Br ook Park, Randy Skalicky of P ine City, Scott (Kenna) Skalicky of J ackson, Minnesota, Jeff (Karen) Skalicky of Beroun, 22 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, many nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.

Raymond was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Katie, brother Donald Skalicky, daughter Sharon Baum, son Rick Skalicky, daughter-in-law Joyann Skalicky, and son-in-law Robert Jaworski.

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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.

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Wednesday Service 7 p.m.

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worked hard his whole life which was filled with many types of w ork. For several years Marv drove truck for Streeter’s Lumber in the Twin Cities. He also did some field work for local farmers. He and his brother Al owned a tavern in Mound called “The Three Point Inn” for a while. His dream and ambition was to b ecome a farmer.

March of 1963, Marv realized his dream and moved his family to a f arm in Pine City. The farm would become their home for many years. Marv loved the farm, raising cattle, horses, chickens and some goats. Marv continued to drive truck; however, farming would become his primary career.

Marv loved to p lay dice, drink Pfeiffer’s and take car trips. His car trips often included looking for farm equipment or searching for just the right kind of salami. You could bet he would stop for a burger and a beer on the way home.

If there was one word that would describe Marv it would be BIG! He had hands the size of a catcher’s mitt and a smile that never quit. He could fill a room with his presence…his laugh…his love of a go od time. He also had a big heart. A heart that gave so much to us and a heart that now has found its way back to the only girl he ever loved.

Marvin is survived by his children: Sandra (John) Bergwick of Br ook Park, Michael Malm of B abbitt, Minnesota; grandchildren: Denise (John) Johnson of Duluth, Dawn (Joe) Vanek, of Brook Park, Chris (Rochelle) Bergwick of Gr asston, Heidi Bergwick (Matt Robbins) of Sturgeon Lake; eight great-grandchildren: Lindsey, Dustin, Nick, Seth, Johnathon, Katelyn, Caroline, Andrew; and sister: Lillian Koehnen of Willmar.

Marvin is preceded in death by his parents Carl and Carolyn Malm, and wife Shirley; siblings: Bergit, Stacey and Alfred Malm.

Pastor Marvin Miller officiated a funeral service for Marvin Malm on Friday, May 29, 2015 at the Henriette Community Church in Henriette. Music was provided

by Marge Carter and Wyatt Frietag. Casket bearers included: Chris Bergwick, Dustin Bergwick, Johnathon Bergwick, Nick Johnson, Seth Norlander, Larry Krautbauer, with the interment in the Brook Park Cemetery in Brook Park.

Funeral arrangements for Mr. Marvin Malm of Brook Park are entrusted to the Funeral and Cremation Service of Pine City – Swanson Chapel; www.funeralandcremationservice.com.

Alphonse J. Theisen Alphonse (Al) John Theiisen, of P ine City, died at tthe Golden Living Center in Rush City on May 21, 2015 at R tthe age of 90, surrounded by his family. h He was born at home to Michael and Katherine (Heidgc erken) Theisen on March 8, e 11925 in Elrosa, Minnesota.

He entered first grade at 6 years old in Elrosa, speaky ing only German. At the age of 8 h e attended the Greenwald School. At the age of 1 2 he attended the Cold Spring High School, where he graduated high school in the 10th grade by passing a test.

Al worked for farmers after high school for five years, quitting to farm with his brother Julius and help take care of his parents in Burtrum, Minnesota. Al was drafted into the Army and stationed in Fort Riley, Kansas, Virginia, and a f ew other places. He was not deployed; he was given a “Class orders Secret Service.”

When discharged, he went back home to Burtrum for a few years to help his brother care for his dad. He worked at Glicks Farm Brewery Co. between Shakopee and Hopkins for a short time. A good friend told him about a job at the Paper Calmenson & Co. in St. Paul where he worked for 16 years. After just four months of work he took a class B welding test for Tac Welder and passed. In less than a year he moved up to first class “A” Welder, “a real natural and the best there was” – he had great eyes.

He put perfection in everything he did.

He met the love of his life, Nettie Jane Coates, at the Prom Ballroom in St. Paul. They loved to d ance. Al exclaimed he had the best looking gal there was. They both loved to travel and during their marriage they visited 48 states. They married on June 25, 1953 in South Minneapolis and celebrated 50 years together before Nettie tragically passed away in April of 2004.

He and Nettie had a daughter, Carol, four wonderful grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Al spent a lot of time with his daughter and his grandchildren.

He enjoyed taking them out to eat, attending their choir and band concerts, sports, piano recitals, and anything else they were involved in. He was very proud of their accomplishments, including Jeff’s military service, Josh’s music business and upcoming marriage; he knew that Jenae and Jaylene would also have bright futures ahead of them.

They lived in South Minneapolis 1953-54, in Northeast Minneapolis from 1955-58, in Columbia Heights in 1959, and Fridley in 1960. In 1965 they moved to Braham to farm and raise cows and pigs. During this time he

also worked at the Twin Cities Arsenal for about four years. He worked for American Hoist & Derrick Co. in St. Paul for 15 years as a First Class “A” Welder until he took an early retirement due to heart problems.

Al was easy to talk to and a good listener, always had respect for others, and was always willing to help. He was very selfless and always put others first. He had a great sense of humor and would often joke around with those he visited with. Al had pride, determination, and a sense of “ German stubbornness.” He loved to b uild things from scratch and made most of his own decorations for flower beds and the lawn. He loved working outside and was constantly in his garage or improving his yard. He had a beautiful place surrounded by flowers and bird feeders. In 1969-70, Al invented a u nique variation of a w ood stove. He willingly shared the design with his neighbors who thought it was a brilliant and efficient method of heating. He had many great ideas and was vehicle crazy as well. He kept his many vehicles in pristine condition and was often able to resell them for a profit. He always knew the year, make, and model of any vehicle he saw.

Al also loved animals; on the Braham farm they had a family dog named Lady, however, Lady was his dog.

Al was also fond of their dog Sparky, and their cat Joker.

Last summer he adopted a kitten and named her Missy. The two of t hem immediately became pals and Al claimed Missy as “his cat.”

In March Al achieved a goal of his and celebrated his 90th birthday with family.

Al was an amazing dad, grandpa, and great-grandpa and a good provider. He will be missed very much, but will be forever in our hearts.

Alphonse is survived by his daughter Carol and husband Steve Belko of Pine City; four grandchildren, Jeff, Josh, Jenae and Jaylene, three great-grandchildren and sister-in-law Jean Coates of Kellogg, Minnesota.

He is preceded in death by his parents Michael and Katherine Theisen and his wife Nettie, and 10 brothers and sisters.

Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 29, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Beroun. Monsignor Aleksander Suchan officiated.

Music was provided by Josh Belko, Jenae Belko, Cindy Novy and Adrienne Roubinek.

Casket bearers included: Josh Belko (grandson), LeRoy Theisen (nephew), Ken Rademacher (nephew), Jim Rademacher (nephew), Leo Rademacher (nephew), and Mark Pfaff (godson).

Burial with Military Honors provided by the Heath-Perkins American Legion Post #51, the Novak Milliren VFW Post #4258, and the Minnesota National Guard took place at St. Joseph’s Calvary Cemetery in Beroun.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the Funeral and Cremation Service – Swanson Chapel, Pine City.

PINE COUNTY SHERIFF’S BLOTTER May 2 25 - 3 31 Theft, burglary, vandalism May 25, 7:56 a.m., report of damage to property, Highwood Shores Rd., Pokegama Twp. west.

May 25, 3:08 p.m., report of burglary, Lofty Pines Rd., Pine City Twp. east.

May 25, 3:59 p.m., report of fraud, Hillside Ave., Pine City south.

May 25, 5:41 p.m., report of damage to property, White Pine Rd., Pine City Twp. east.

May 26, 7:03 a.m., report of burglary, 6th Ave., Pine City south.

May 26, 3:31 p.m., report of vehicle theft/attempt, 5th St., Pine City south.

May 27, 7:43 a.m., report of fraud, Brook Dr., Pokegama Twp. west.

May 27, 10:27 a.m., report of theft, Main St., Pine City south.

May 27, 10:49 a.m., report of graffiti, Fairway Rd./580th St., Pine City Twp. west.

May 27, 1:06 p.m., report of theft, 3rd Ave., Pine City south.

May 27, 9:38 p.m., report of robbery, Main St., Pine City south.

May 29, 2:48 a.m., report of shoplifter, Evergreen Sq., Pine City south.

May 30, 8:29 p.m., report of property damage/hit and run, St. Croix Rd./Government Rd., Pine City Twp. west.

May 31, 3:10 a.m., report of

property damage w/animal, Henriette Rd./Brook Park Rd., Pokegama Twp. west.

May 31, 1:41 p.m., report of burglary, Pokegama Lake Rd., Pokegama Twp. west.

Miscellaneous May 25, 9:14 p.m., report of fireworks, 3rd Ave., Pine City south.

May 26, 2:32 p.m., report of disturbance, Henriette Rd., Pokegama Twp. west.

May 26, 5:29 p.m., report of suspicious activity, Edgewater Rd., Pokegama Twp. east.

May 27, 2:08 p.m., report of suspicious activity, Cross Lake Rd., Pine City Twp. west.

May 27, 2:24 p.m., report of animal disturbance, 3rd Ave./7th St., Pine City south.

May 27, 11:04 p.m., report of assault, State Hwy. 70, Rock Creek west.

May 27, 11:52 p.m., report of suspicious activity, 10th St., Pine City north.

May 28, 3:47 p.m., report of drug incident, 4th St., Pine City south.

May 28, 6:36 p.m., report of disturbance, Evergreen Sq., Pine City south.

May 28, 7:43 p.m., report of sounds of shots, Cross Lake Rd., Pine City Twp. west.

May 29, 4:03 a.m., report of unwanted person, 8th Ave., Pine City south.

May 29, 3:17 p.m., report of sus-

picious activity, 10th St., Pine City south.

May 30, 2:33 a.m., report of neighbor trouble, Rice Rd., Brook Park Twp. May 30, 12:13 p.m., report of neighbor trouble, Mist Ln., Pokegama Twp. west.

May 30, 11:31 p.m., report of loud music, 8th Ave., Pine City south.

May 31, 2:57 a.m., report of suspicious activity, 560th St./Butterfly Rd., Rock Creek west.

May 31, 11:28 a.m., report of animal disturbance, 6th Ave., Pine City south.

Fires and accidents May 25, 12:49 p.m., report of personal injury, I-35, Pine City Twp. west.

May 27, 10:56 p.m., report of vehicle in ditch, St. Croix Rd./ Freedom Rd., Pine City south.

Jail roster May 25, Shannon Margaret Bissell, Pine County warrant, under sentence, drugs- poss/ sale hypo syringe/need... Released May 26.

May 26, Cody Depree Ritchie, warrant, under sentence, Pine County writ, theft- take/ use/transfer movable p... Released May 27.

May 27, Jose Francisco Sanchez Aquino, awaiting trial/ court, remand-bail, robbery1st degree- agg- armed or inflicts...

May 27, Dylan James Michael Kitley, warrant, under sentence, domestic assault- GMsubsequent viol...

May 27, Margarita Castillo Sanroman, awaiting trial/ court, remand-RPR, probable cause, assault- domestic assault- misd. Released May 29.

May 28, Michael Jon Wissler, awaiting trial/court, probable cause, assault- 2nd degreedangerous weapon- subst bo... Released May 28.

May 28, Alan Joseph Dosmann Jr., awaiting trial/ court, hold for other agency, theft- by swindle, remand bail, drugs- 5th degree- poss/ procure/control su... trafficdriving after revocation.

May 28, Curtis Lee James Fairbanks, hold for other agency, burglary- 1st degree- dwelling- occupied...

May 28, Randall Wayne Nickaboine Jr., awaiting trial/ court, remand-bail, assaultdomestic assault- misd.

May 28, Christopher Michael Videen, awaiting trial/court, hold for other agency, thefttake/use/transfer movable pro...; probable cause, burglary- poss of burg tools.

May 29, Katherine Marie Doyle, Pine County warrant, probation violation- GM. May 29, Matthew Garcia, awaiting trial/court, hold for other agency, drugs- 1st degree- mfg...; probable cause, fugitive from justice from other st...

May 29, Suzanne Marie Ja-

cobson, awaiting trial/court, probable cause, drugs- 3rd degree- possess 3 gram...

May 29, Alan Geoffrey MottSmith, under sentence, assault- terrorist threats reckless dis...

May 29, David Dontrell Sanders, hold for other agency, drugs- 5th degree- poss/procure/control su...

May 29, Thomas Gerald Walberg, Pine County warrant, indecent exposure- public place- adul...; theft- take/ use/transfer movable pro...; assault- 5th degree- inflict or attempt bodil...; disorderly conduct- offensive/abusiv...

May 29, Chad Richard Oflanagan, under sentence, trafficDUI- 4th degree .08 or more in... Released May 31.

May 29, Colby Scot Labelle Anderson, awaiting trial/ court, probable cause, remand-RPR, disturb- disorderly conduct. Released May 29.

May 30, Dann Robert Thornton Jr., awaiting trial/court,

probable cause, MV reg- hit and run failure to not...; traffic- DUI- 3rd degree driving...

Released May 31.

May 30, Casey David Rote, warrant, probation/parole violation, traffic- DUI- 2nd degree- alcohol conc over ...

May 30, Jason Kevin Shea, warrant, hold for other agency, domestic abuse- violate order for...; Pine County warrant, stolen property- receiveother property- $250...

May 30, Jeremy Ray Vork, warrant, pre-trial violation, drugs- 5th degree- poss...; fleeing police officer in vehicle resul...

May 31, Robert Lee Bridges, Pine County warrant, drugs5th degree- possess schedule 1.

There have been 822 admissions to the Pine County Jail in 2015.

WEATHER Date 5/25 5/26 5/27 5/28 5/29 5/30 5/31

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JUNE 4, 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

www.pinecitymn.com 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 10, 2007 MORTGAGOR: Donald J. Howard and Marcia L. Howard, husband and wife.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for River City Mortgage & Financial, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company its successors and assigns.

DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded August 15, 2007 Pine County Recorder, Document No. A466771.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: U.S. Bank National Association. Dated March 13, 2014 Recorded March 19, 2014, as Document No. A513610.

TRANSACTION AGENT:

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 100315900000064278 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: River City Mortgage & Financial, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: U.S. Bank National Association MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 18479 Liberty Road Southeast, Pine City, MN 55063 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 260248000 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: That part of the South Three Quarters of the South Half of the Northeast Quarter (S 3/4 of S 1/2 of NE 1/4) of Section Nine (9), Township Thirty-eight (38), Range Twenty-one (21), Pine County, Minnesota, described as commencing at the Southwest corner of said Northeast Quarter of Section 9; Thence on an assumed bearing of South 88037’50” East along the South line of said Northeast Quarter a distance of 1160.0 feet to the point of beginning of the property to be described; Thence continuing South 88037’50” East along said South line 220.5 feet; Thence on a bearing of North parallel with the West line of said Northeast Quarter a distance of 988.67 feet to the North line of said South Three Quarters of the South half of the Northeast Quarter; Thence North 88029’10” West along said North line 220.52 feet; Thence on a bearing of South parallel with the West line of said Northeast Quarter a distance of 989.23 feet to the point of beginning; Subject to County Highway No. 17 over and across the South 33 feet thereof.

Subject to restrictions, mineral reservations and zoning regulations of record, if any.

Model “44-3”, Make: Fall Creek, Serial no. #FC-1173099 A & B, which is affixed and attached to the land and is part of the real property.

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Pine ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $147,784.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $165,151.44 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 30, 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 February 1, 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 “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: May 14, 2015 U.S. Bank National Association Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND

PINE CITY PIONEER LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 19 - 15-001500 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Pine City Pioneer on June 4, 11, 18, 25, July 2 and 9, 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 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

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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 TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION Court File No. 58-PR-15-35 Estate of Elmer Karas, a/k/a Elmer L. Karas, Decedent NOTICE OF INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS (INTESTATE) Notice is given that an application for informal appointment of personal representative has been filed with the Registrar. No will has been presented for probate. The application has been granted.

Notice is also given that the Registrar has informally appointed David E. Karas, whose address is 11201 Milkyway Lane SE, Pine City, MN, 55063 as personal representative of the Estate of the Decedent.

Any heir or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the personal representative. Unless objections are filed with the Court (pursuant to Minn. Stat. 524.3-607)and the Court otherwise orders, the personal representative 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 appointment of the Personal Representative 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.

Notice is also given that (subject to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801) all 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: 5-20-15 /s/ LU ANN BLEGEN Registrar Lu Ann Blegen Dated: 5-20-15 /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 5-20-15 Court Administration District Court Pine County, MN

By SS Court Administrator/Deputy Published in the Pine City Pioneer on June 4 and 11, 2015

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Board of County Commissioners, Pine County, Minnesota will meet at 10:15 a.m., or as soon thereafter as practicable, on June 16, 2015 in the Pine County Boardroom at the Pine County Courthouse, 635 Northridge Drive NW, Pine City, Minnesota, to conduct a public hearing to obtain public comment on the County’s intention to amend its Liquor Ordinance to allow for seasonal liquor licenses and setting application dates and fees as authorized by Chapter 340A of the Minnesota Statutes.

Cathy J. Clemmer Pine County Auditor-Treasurer Published in the Pine City Pioneer on June 4, 2015

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The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 51 of P ine City would like to sincerely thank the Pine City community and businesses for your generous donations during Poppy Days in May. Also, we’d like to applaud the volunteers who made Poppy Days a success with their dedication. Thank you for remembering our Veterans.

American Legion Auxiliary Unit 51 The family of Ru ss Martinson is overwhelmed by the goodness of G od expressed in the outpouring of love, sympathy, memorials, food brought to the home, and caring acts by so many.

Our deepest gratitude to t he Pine County EMTs, Cambridge Medical Center and GracePointeCrossing West for their prompt care.

Special thanks to: Pastor Eng, Gene and Karen Carlson, Stephanie Eng and Emily Olsen for the funeral service; the American Legion Honor Guard and the National Guardsmen for the service at the grave site; for Nancy Rys, A nne Miklya, Charlotte Wilcox, and Geneva Olson serving the delicious lunch; for Pine City Township’s generosity in providing the hall; and for the expertise of Swa nson and Olson Chapel personnel – Br ady Helseth, Mike Carroll, Dan Rinden, Joe Kirchberg and Penny Hudlow – for seeing that all went smoothly.

Our hearts are full of gratitude for you all.

Marty Martinson Kathy and Scott Lobdell and family Dale and Lisa Martinson and family Jerry and Jean Marie Martinson and family Nieces, nephews, and cousins

Nelson Isaac James Nelson was born on May 14, 2015 at FirstLight Health System.

He weighed seven pounds, one ounce and was 20 inches long. His parents are Daniel Nelson and Kayde Mader of Pine City. Isaac is welcomed home by brother Bryicin Mader, 3. His grandparents are Lynne and Brian Schmid of St. Paul, Keith Mader, Lynnette Davidson and Lynn Davidson, all of Moose Lake, Donald Nelson (deceased) of Hinckley.

Rundell Nolan James Rundell was born on May 12, 2015 at FirstLight Health System. He weighed nine pounds, three ounces and was 21-1/4 inches long. His parents are Stefan Rundell and Jill Peterson of Mora. Nolan is welcomed home by Jace Rundell, 2. His grandparents are Joel and Julene Peterson of Isle, Steve Rundell of Thief River Falls, Kim Rundell of St. Cloud.

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Sahl - Belko Douglas and Patricia Sahl of Nerstrand, Minnesota, announce the engagement of their daughter, Stacy Lynn Sahl, to Joshua Andrew Belko. Josh is the son of Steven and Carol Belko of Pine City. Stacy is a 2013 graduate of Buena Vista University with degrees in Social Work and Spanish. She is employed with Howry Residential Services in South Saint Paul as a Behavioral Specialist. Josh is a 2012 graduate of Buena Vista University with a degree in music production. He is self-employed as a live sound engineer and backline technician. The wedding is planned for June 2015 in Faribault.

COLLEGE Graduate Vermilion Community College held its spring commencement ceremonies May 12, 2015 in Ely, Minnesota. Brook Park resident Rian Bergstad graduated with an AS degree, Criminal Justice - Police Science.

Ryleigh Rae Lynn Carlson was born on May 18, 2015 at FirstLight Health System. She weighed eight pounds, four ounces and was 19-1/2 inches long. Her parents are Desiree Bisset and Jake Carlson of Ogilvie. Ryleigh is welcomed home by big sister Destani. Her grandparents are Patricia, Troy, Sharon, Clayton and Lauretta.

PUBLIC NOTICES FROM PAGE 13 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 application 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.

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 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 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 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 right-of-way line of County Highway No. 9 (said EastWest 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.

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Working out of your home, you will be servicing the Mora or Isle area. The Route Service/Sales Technician is provided a company truck, competitive compensation and excellent benefits package including vacation, sick time, medical insurance and a 401k retirement plan. Experience is not required; we will train the right person and provide them with all the tools required for a successful career. Four weeks paid training in Minneapolis.

Submit resumes to:

Lakes and Pines C.A.C., Inc.

Place an ad today!

This position is approximately 16 hours per week and includes front desk reception, answering phones, as well as other administrative work. Word processing and proofing skills are necessary. Position also includes some newspaper production duties, which we will teach.

Send Resume To: Mike Gainor, Pine City Pioneer editor@pinecitymn.com

Route Service/Sales Technician

Resumes1020@yahoo.com or fax to 320-679-6699

Responsible for following the Head Start mission and Program Performance Standards in addition to planning, implementing, and evaluating the Health and Nutrition Service Areas, and the services provided to each enrolled EHS/HS child; and coordinating those services with all EHS/ HS Service Areas and the community as a whole. Experience working with families with young children. Requires a Health background (Public Health Nurse [PHN], Registered Nurse [RN], Licensed Practical Nurse [LPN]) with public health or administrative experience. Training and experience in public health nursing, health education, maternal and child health or health administration may be considered. A Bachelor’s degree in a related field with appropriate experience may be considered.

SPORTSMAN'S PARADISE! 80 ACRES Custom 4-bedroom, 3bath two-story home within easy commute of the Twin Cities on I35 and Highway 65 in north metro. Secluded property sits within minutes of eight great fishing lakes, with 30 acres tillable, balance wooded, wildlife habitat and large private pond.

Hunt deer, pheasant, turkey, duck, geese and more on your own land out your back door. 2,878 square feet finished with gourmet kitchen, walk-in pantry, luxury master suite, bonus room and more. Contact the Chris Fritch Team with Keller Williams Classic Realty 763-746-3997

If you have the talent to work on multiple tasks, are skilled with computers, offer excellent, friendly customer service and seek part-time work, we have an immediate opening for you.

Are you a dynamic, energetic and motivated person who can work independently and with a team?

Does the idea of managing your own territory and growing business while providing essential services to our commercial and residential customers every month interest you? Do you have a valid driver’s license with a clean driving record, no criminal record and are ready to work on one of the top service teams in the upper Midwest?

2nd & 3rd Shift.

These positions require a strong mechanical aptitude. Experience installing and setting up molding tools a plus. Offers competitive pay and beneÀts.

Early Head Start/Head Start (0-5) Health Services Coordinator

Part-time

Call 320-629-6771 or go to www.pinecitymn.com - click on Classifieds, place an ad!

PINE P INE CITY

IMPERIAL PLASTICS, INC.

General Office Position

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FACES & PLACES

PINE CITY PIONEER

JUNE 4, 2015

www.pinecitymn.com

Students explore world of water at Freshwater Fair 2015 Fish (left) and frogs (below) were among the aquatic attractions at the Pokegama Lake Association’s annual Freshwater Fair. Freshwater Fair organizers have recently been approached by state officials who have expressed interest in replicating the successful and long-standing eduction program in other school districts.

MIKE GAINOR | THE PIONEER

WWII veteran honored on Memorial Day Roland “Rollie” Brandt, 93, was presented with a “Quilt of Valor” by Lyn Johnson and honored for his World War II service at Pine City’s Memorial Day parade and ceremony. Brandt served as a cryptographer – a specialist in writing and breaking codes – and was deployed in Burma during the war. He is a lifetime member of the American Legion and the Disabled American Veterans. Brandt rode in the parade on a refurbished Army jeep driven by Paul Darrow, and had several fans on hand to see him receive this honor: daughters Sherry Broecker and Carol Brandt, and longtime friend Donna Heath.

MIKE GAINOR | THE PIONEER

MERANDA MORRELL

The Pine City Ambassadors showed their patriotic colors at the Memorial Day Parade.

BREAKFAST BREAK AKFAST SPECIAL MONDAY  FRIDAY 2 eggs, American Fries, Bacon or Sausage, Toast Mon – Half Price Burger Day

(1/3# burger on toasted bun only) Dine iin W Di Weekly kl Tue – All Day Taco Tuesday Specials 2 Tacos/$4.95

4pm-8pm

Wed – Spaghetti & Meatballs $4.95

$1.00 es ak Milksh

7am-11am

$5.95

320-629-4833

Thur – Chicken of the Day $6.95 Fri – Fish Fry $7.95 Sat Night – Surf n’ Turf $11.95 Sun – Kids Eat FREE off the kids

PRICES GOOD THRU 6/30/15

Open Daily 7am-8pm Happy Hour 2:30pm-6pm

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10 lbs Potatoes $ for 1.99 w/gas

MILK Skim Gallons $

• 2

25

a gal/case of 4

1% Gallons $

2.75 ea.

• 2 50 a gal/case of 4 $

2% Gallons $

NEW Fresh Bakery Bread & Buns!

2 for $4.00 (mix and match)

3.00 ea.

• $ 2 75 a gal/case of 4

Whole Milk Gallons $

New Luigi’s Pizzas

2.50 ea.

$

3.25 ea.

• $ 3 00 a gal/case of 4

2 for $12.00 North Country Cheese

Pepper Jack Medium Cheddar $ Colby Co-Jack

4.99 lb.

Grassland Butter 1/4 ‘s $ 2.79 lb. or 2 for $500

Coke & Pepsi 5.99

$

20 packs

455 South Main, Pine City, MN Mon-Fri 5:30am-10pm; Sat & Sun 6am-10pm