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SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 2018

Four selected to represent dairy industry Ackerman, Bukovich, Benoit and Smelter receive titles

BY NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER

FOLEY — Smiles beamed from the faces of four Sauk Rapids students March 10 as they were ofÀcially accepted into Benton County’s goodwill program for the dairy industry. Parents, grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles and others who support the American Dairy Association gathered at Mr. Jim’s in Foley for the 2018 Dairy Princess and Ambassador Banquet and Coronation.

“Six months ago when I started college, I didn’t think I was going to be a part of dairy,” said Lindsey Benoit, who attends Ridgewater

2017 candidate Alison Smelter, 17, as Benton County’s newest dairy princesses. Smelter, daughter of Melissa Smelter and Joe Bromenschenkel, will each have the opportunity to compete for the title of Minnesota’s Princess Kay of the Milky Way this May. After a stagnant program with no participants for two years, Benton County revived its princess program in 2017. Eligible candidate Rebecca Schubert advanced to Princess Kay Ànalist with only a few months ambassadorship under her sash. Schubert, 19, said the last year of her life has been the best so far.

“It was super fun,” said Schubert, who started her involvement in dairy by PHOTO BY NATASHA BARBER taking a job feeding calves Izzy Bukovich (from left), Lindsey Benoit, Alison Smelter and Nicole Ackerman are recognized March 10 at the 2018 Dairy Princess when she was 15 years old and Ambassador Banquet and Coronation in Foley. The four will reign as Benton County American Dairy Association royalty; at O & S Dairy in Rice. “I gained a lot more out of Bukovich and Ackerman as ambassadors and Benoit and Smelter as princesses. the program than I thought.

College-Willmar for industry has to offer. Since a leadership role to be able to E i g h t e e n - y e a r - o l d When I came into it, I didn’t agribusiness. “In December, then, I’ve been hooked. I advocate about agriculture Benoit, daughter of Rocky I looked into what the saw the princess program as and dairy.” and JoAnn Benoit, joins Princesses page 2

Retirement signals new beginnings Martens completes 30 years with Extension

BY JENNIFER COYNE STAFF WRITER

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FOLEY – In 30 years’ time, Dan Martens has become an agricultural icon in the Benton County area. While his time with the University of Minnesota Extension is coming to an end, Martens will surely remain a notable Àgure in the agricultural community.

After beginning with University of Minnesota Extension in October 1988, following 13 years of teaching high school agriculture, Martens will retire at the end of the March.

“A good friend once told me that you don’t retire from something, you need to retire to something,” Martens said.

“So it seems if life is not about retirement, but life is about life – doing our best with the PHOTO SUBMITTED things that matter most to use Dan Martens completes work at his desk at the Benton County Extension office in Foley. Martens will retire from his position as and being grateful for the days an Extension educator with the University of Minnesota at the end of the month. we are given to enjoy.”

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Martens has served the Benton County area as an Extension educator, specializing in crop production, since 2004. During this time, his position has also been supported in Morrison and Stearns Counties.

Previously, the university system was setup in county clusters where Martens was responsible for crop production issues in Sherburne, Wright, Stearns and Benton Counties.

This system was in place for 16 years.

“That was a major change and the counties handled it well,” Martens said about the transition from a cluster to a partnership between counties.

“The core of my work stayed the same. I’ve always aimed to provide information and resources helpful to farmers, agribusinesses and the general public.”

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“You’re not exempt from everything,” Busse said. “If you stay in the state you live in, you do not need an annual inspection, commercial driver’s license, drug and alcohol testing or medical card.” According to MAP-21, motor carriers can transport agricultural commodities or farm supplies within the state and up to 176 miles from their home or farmstead without having to register with the Department of Transportation. At 177 miles, the operator loses the exemption. These vehicles must have farm vehicle plates or proof of being a covered farm vehicle inside the vehicle at all times.

Farmers are also partially exempt from roadside inspections that commercial transporters face.

“We can’t make a random stop on a farm vehicle like we could in the past,” Busse said.

But that does not stop troopers from pulling someone over. With probable cause or for a weight check, law enforcement can stop a vehicle and proceed with an inspection.

“If we see any violations at the time we are weighing you, then we can proceed into inspection,” Busse said.

“If we have a probable cause we can stop you and proceed into that inspection. You still cannot be using the cell phone in the farm straight truck or semi, so if we see you using one, we can pull you over and then proceed into inspection. If you are not wearing your seatbelt, you can be pulled over and we can proceed into an inspection.”

Inspections are executed at three levels. Level III, the level with minimum detail, is a simple inspection of paperwork — license, registration, etc. Level II will include law enforcement checking the vehicle’s safety measures such as lights, wipers, signals, tire pressure and tread, as well as some mechanical parts. The most detailed inspection is a Level I inspection where brake pads, air hoses and other parts of equipment are tested;

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ST. CLOUD — With the Áip of the calendar page to March, many farmers are gearing up for the spring planting season. As the ground softens and the frost lets out, agricultural equipment will soon appear in Àelds and on roads. It is wise for owners to make sure vehicles and machinery are in good working order and that they are complying with regulations.

David Busse, a commercial vehicle inspector

with the Minnesota State Patrol, updated community members at the Central Minnesota Farm Show in St. Cloud Feb. 27 on regulations and exemptions for farm vehicles at his presentation, “Carrying the Load: Is your equipment Àt for the road?”

Busse said many agricultural producers and their staff are exempt from some rules that are applicable to commercial drivers due to the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), which was signed into law July 2012.

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Drivers can be issued violations or citations for any of these items that are not in proper working order.

Law enforcement may also deem a vehicle out of service if necessary.

“Every April, Federal Motor Carrier lists the violations they deem serious enough that the truck and or driver has to be parked until the items are corrected,” Busse said. “ … If it is in that book, we have to park the vehicle. It is my discretion if I am going to write a ticket or not. It is in my discretion if I am going to warn you or cite you, but I don’t have the discretion of putting you out of service. If it is in that book I have to place you out of service.”

In the event a vehicle is written as out of service, law enforcement will escort the vehicle from the roadside to a nearby safe location where it can be repaired or towed for repair.

Implements of husbandry Many times farmers are operating machinery other than motor vehicles on Minnesota roadways.

Implements of husbandry are deÀned by Minnesota statute as self-propelled or towed equipment used exclusively for timber harvesting, agricultural, horticultural or livestock-raising operations.

For the most part, this equipment is exempt from registration but operators still need to follow laws and regulations to avoid citations and potential lawsuits.

When operating or towing implements of husbandry, drivers must remember to always stay to the right of the center lines. If the roadway does not allow, drivers may cross the center line only when necessary and when escorted to the front by a vehicle displaying hazard warning lights that are visible during normal sunlight. Equipment may not be operated or towed on interstate highways.

Operators should also remember than any vehicle or equipment traveling at a speed of 30 miles per hour or less requires a slow-moving vehicle emblem.

The emblem may still be present if the operator plans on traveling at greater speeds, so it is a good idea to keep an emblem on all machinery

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Minnesota State Patrol Commercial Vehicle Inspector Dave Busse speaks about road regulations Feb. 27 at the Central Minnesota Farm Show in St. Cloud. Busse has been with the commercial vehicle patrol for nearly 29 years.

or vehicles.

Most equipment is exempt from size limitations as long as it is being operated within a 75-mile radius of the owned or leased land, is not on an interstate and is traveling less than 30 mph; but no vehicle, equipment or machinery is exempt from weight restrictions in the state of Minnesota.

Minnesota weight enforcement Weight laws vary by state, so when driving across state lines know the laws.

“Weights are left up to the state,” Busse said. “So, if it is true in Minnesota, it might be different in Wisconsin, North Dakota or South Dakota. If you are hauling into different states, you will want to double check and see the weights you can carry.”

Minnesota law states a vehicle or vehicle-trailer combination cannot exceed 80,000 pounds without having a permit. In addition, the vehicle must have the required number of axles for its respective weight.

“You can get a 90,000-pound permit but you have to have six axles on your vehicle,” Busse said.

“For the six-axle permit, that could be three axles on the tractor, three axles on the trailer; but you have to have a total of six axles to get that 90,000-pound permit.”

Permits are valid for one year and must be in the vehicle but are not for use on all roads. Busse said Minnesota permits are not

valid on county, township or city roadways.

“It says right on your permit, only good for on Minnesota and U.S. Highways [not interstates],” Busse said. “So if you are going to go on a county road you have to get a county permit. Most counties have a permitting system. Usually it’s the county engineer you have to talk to.”

In general, unmarked Minnesota roadways have a 10-ton limit when on a blacktop and 9-ton limit on gravel. Unmarked gravel roads are reduced during spring road restrictions to 5-ton. Road authorities have the option to restrict the weight on roads to a lower limit, in which signs must be posted indicating the restriction.

Busse said there are no weight exemptions for Àeld to farm or for simply crossing a road, but oftentimes farmers overlook the laws and are not caught.

Busse reminded audience members that in the event of an accident or crash, all vehicles are subject to a mandatory inspection.

Anything listed as a violation, even if not cited, gives attorneys information to prosecute, so it is best for drivers to know the rules and prepare before taking the road.

Information can be accessed at https://dps. mn.gov/divisions/msp/ Pages/default.aspx or by contacting your Minnesota State Patrol OfÀce.

Updates on local meetings

Editor’s note: Written in or call (612) 625-9111. Your collaboration with Extension participation in the focus Educator Beth Berlin group or survey is appreciated Fruit, vegetable and will help develop future pesticide focus group Are resources for fruit, vegetable you a fruit or vegetable and organic farmers through grower or farmer in Central the University of Minnesota Minnesota who sells your Extension. produce at a local market?

Nitrogen Smart meeting Are you willing to discuss BY DAN MARTENS postponed The University of University of Minnesota “Nitrogen Smart” pesticide safety? Consider MN Extension workshop was postponed in joining a focus group with Foley March 5 due to weather.

Extension educator Natalie Hoidal to discuss having future outreach It is rescheduled for March 26 at Henry’s and educational resources related to Catering in Foley from 12:30-3:30 p.m.

The workshop is about a three-hour pesticides on fruit, vegetable and organic discussion geared at understanding farms.

The focus group will meet March the nature of nitrogen fertilizer 14 from 10-11 a.m. at the St. Cloud materials, stabilizers, inhibitors, other Public Library in the Bird Nest Activity products used with nitrogen, and the Room 118. The goal of the group is to interaction of nitrogen, soils, crops, and get input from local fruit and vegetable weather variables in making nitrogen farmers, including organic farms about management decisions. The goal is to pesticide safety and education needs. maximize economic return on nitrogen At this meeting we will discuss aspects inputs and minimize losses.

The main instructors are U of M of information needed on integrated pest management, drift, technical skills Extension soil specialist Dan Kaiser such as calibration, understanding and regional extension soils educator temperature inversions, food safety, Brad Carlson. They use Àeld situations legality of homemade pesticides and to apply the discussion to real life situations. cleaning equipment.

The workshop is free, preIn addition there is a survey growers and farmers can complete covering registration is not needed. There will be the same questions to help plan future refreshments, but no meal. Please call pesticide safety education. To complete if you need more information, Brad at the 5-10 minute survey, visit http://z. (507) 389-6745 or the Benton County Extension OfÀce at (320) 968-5077 or umn.edu/pesticidesurvey.

To RSVP for the focus group, email (800) 964-4929.

Natalie Hoidal at hoida016@umn.edu

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Trade wars bad news for ag

A trade war of any size, shape or form is market.” bad news for agriculture. In what he describes China is the biggest market for U.S. as a national security issue, President Trump soybeans, purchasing more than all our has laid out plans to impose tariffs of 25 other customers combined, accounting for percent on steel imports and 10 percent on $14 billion in sales and more than a third aluminum to protect U.S. industries. of total U.S. soybean production. They are The 10 percent duty on all aluminum also a big customer for corn, pork and beef. will be more than 2.5 percent higher than the U.S. Wheat Associates and the National harshest of Commerce’s recommendations.

Association of Wheat Growers issued The top 10 steel exporters to the United this joint statement: “We have repeatedly States are Canada, Brazil, South Korea, warned that the risks of retaliation and the Mexico, Russia, Turkey, Japan, Taiwan, precedent set by such a policy have serious Germany and India. China, which Trump aides BY ROGER STROM potential consequences for agriculture. It is describe as the main target of the new tariffs, is The Business of Farming dismaying that the voices of farmers and 11th on the list. many other industries were ignored in favor Canada and Mexico are excluded with of an industry that is already among the plans to negotiate with those two countries as part of the most protected in the country. Wheat farmers have been North American Free Trade Agreement. battling a market in which China holds almost 50 percent As you might imagine, commodity groups and farm of world ending wheat stocks.” organizations are more than just a little concerned. John Brian Kuehl, executive director of Farmers for Free Heisdorffer, president Trade, a bipartisan campaign to rebuild support for trade of the American at the grassroots level, said American farmers and ranchers China is the biggest Soybean Association have traditionally paid the price for trade disputes in the market for U.S. said, “The tariffs form of retaliatory tariffs on the ag exports farmers rely on announced by the to make ends meet. soybeans, purchasing administration will put Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue said President Trump’s more than all our other the interests of other plan to place tariffs on steel and aluminum imports may customers combined, domestic industries get the United States a better trade deal. He also said the over farmers. China United States cannot be responsible for China’s response, accounting for $14 has indicated that it but there could be one. billion in sales and may retaliate against He adds, “We need to be prepared in that effort more than a third of U.S. soybean imports, from a mitigation perspective if there are retaliations on total U.S. soybean which would be agriculture products.” devastating to U.S. Mitigation: The action of reducing the severity, production. They are soy growers.

Our seriousness or painfulness of something or lessening the also a big customer for competitors in Brazil force or intensity of something unpleasant, as wrath, pain, corn, pork and beef. and Argentina are all grief or extreme circumstances. too happy to pick up Yeah, I do not think we want that. supplying the Chinese …jus-sayn

Public Notices 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: September 9, 2011 M O RT G A G O R : Thomas Kolbo, a single adult.

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: April 24, 2018 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Benton County Sheriff’s OfÀce, 581 Highway 23 Northeast Foley, MN 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.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded September 21, 2011 Benton County Recorder, Document No. 383861.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. Dated December 17, 2015 Recorded December 23, 2015, as Document No. A413639.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 10036241045299240-8 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE

ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Liberty Savings Bank R E S I D E N T I A L MORTGAGE SERVICER: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association M O R T G A G E D PROPERTY ADDRESS: 909 7th Street Northeast, Rice, MN 56367 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 150066600 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 16, Block 2, Fox Meadows, Benton County, Minnesota COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Benton ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $161,658.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $145,960.43 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

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: January 5, 2007 M O RT G A G O R : Sherry L. Baron, unmarried woman.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded January 18, 2013 Benton County Recorder, Document No. 394182.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for CMALT REMIC Series 2007-A2 – REMIC PassThrough CertiÀcates Series 2007-A2.

Dated June 27, 2013 Recorded July 8, 2013, as Document No. 397904 and Corrected by Document Dated December 5, 2017 Recorded December 11, 2017 as Document No. 426740.

T R A N S A C T I O N AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. T R A N S A C T I O N AGENT’S MORTGAGE I D E N T I F I C AT I O N

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: law or otherwise to recover the 100011520040453138 debt secured by said mortgage, LENDER OR BROKER or any part thereof; AND MORTGAGE PURSUANT to the power of ORIGINATOR STATED ON sale contained in said mortgage, MORTGAGE: CitiMortgage the above described property Inc will be sold by the Sheriff of R E S I D E N T I A L said county as follows: MORTGAGE SERVICER: DATE AND TIME OF CitiMortgage, Inc. SALE: May 1, 2018 at 10:00 M O R T G A G E D AM PROPERTY ADDRESS: 250 PLACE OF SALE: 2nd Avenue Southwest, Rice, Benton County Sheriff’s OfÀce, MN 56367 581 Highway 23 Northeast TAX PARCEL I.D. #: Foley, MN 150051400 to pay the debt then secured by LEGAL DESCRIPTION said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, OF PROPERTY: on said premises, and the costs Lot Àve (5), Block two and disbursements, including (2), Walnut Ridge, according to attorneys’ fees allowed by law the plat and survey thereof on subject to redemption within Àle or of record in the ofÀce of six (6) months from the date of the county recorder in and for said sale by the mortgagor(s), Benton County, Minnesota their personal representatives COUNTY IN WHICH or assigns unless reduced to PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Five (5) weeks under MN Stat.

Benton §580.07.

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL TIME AND DATE TO AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: VACATE PROPERTY: If the $124,000.00 real estate is an owner-occupied, AMOUNT DUE AND single-family dwelling, unless CLAIMED TO BE DUE otherwise provided by law, AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, the date on or before which INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, the mortgagor(s) must vacate PAID BY MORTGAGEE: the property if the mortgage $145,900.17 is not reinstated under section That prior to the 580.30 or the property is not commencement of this redeemed under section 580.23 mortgage foreclosure is 11:59 p.m. on November proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee 1, 2018, unless that date of Mortgagee complied with all falls on a weekend or legal notice requirements as required holiday, in which case it is the by statute; That no action or next weekday, and unless the proceeding has been instituted at redemption period is reduced to

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 October 24, 2018, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs.

580.07 or 582.032.

M O R T G A G O R ( S ) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE:None “THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION

BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S 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: February 20, 2018 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 - 18-001190 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. R-9-6B

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 R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S 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: February 28, 2018 U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee 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 10 - 18-001744 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. R-10-6B

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO foreclosure proceeding VERIFICATION OF THE Mortgagee/Assignee of DEBT AND IDENTITY OF Mortgagee complied with all THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR notice requirements as required WITHIN THE TIME by statute; That no action or PROVIDED BY LAW IS proceeding has been instituted at NOT AFFECTED BY THIS law or otherwise to recover the ACTION. debt secured by said mortgage, NOTICE IS HEREBY or any part thereof; GIVEN, that default has PURSUANT to the power of occurred in conditions of the sale contained in said mortgage, following described mortgage: the above described property DATE OF MORTGAGE: will be sold by the Sheriff of May 24, 2005 said county as follows: M O RT G A G O R : DATE AND TIME OF James R. Ziwicki and Leah E. SALE: April 24, 2018 at 10:00 Swendra-Ziwicki, husband and AM wife.

PLACE OF SALE: MORTGAGEE: Benton County Sheriff’s OfÀce, CitiMortgage, Inc..

581 Highway 23 Northeast DATE AND PLACE Foley, MN OF RECORDING: to pay the debt then secured by Recorded June 3, 2005 Benton said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, County Recorder, Document on said premises, and the costs No. 326720. and disbursements, including ASSIGNMENTS OF attorneys’ fees allowed by MORTGAGE: Assigned to: law subject to redemption Green Tree Servicing LLC now within twelve (12) months known as Ditech Financial LLC. from the date of said sale by Dated September 10, 2014 the mortgagor(s), their personal Recorded September 11, 2014, representatives or assigns unless as Document No. A405397. reduced to Five (5) weeks under TRANSACTION AGENT: MN Stat. §580.07.

NONE TIME AND DATE TO T R A N S A C T I O N VACATE PROPERTY: If the AGENT’S MORTGAGE real estate is an owner-occupied, IDENTIFICATION NUMBER single-family dwelling, unless ON MORTGAGE: NONE otherwise provided by law, the LENDER OR BROKER date on or before which the AND MORTGAGE mortgagor(s) must vacate the ORIGINATOR STATED ON property if the mortgage is not MORTGAGE: CitiMortgage, reinstated under section 580.30 Inc. or the property is not redeemed R E S I D E N T I A L under section 580.23 is 11:59 MORTGAGE SERVICER: p.m. on April 24, 2019 unless Ditech Financial LLC that date falls on a weekend or M O R T G A G E D legal holiday, in which case it is PROPERTY ADDRESS: the next weekday, and unless the 15461 65th Street Northeast, redemption period is reduced to Foley, MN 56329 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs.

TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 580.07 or 582.032.

080038000 M O R T G A G O R ( S ) LEGAL DESCRIPTION RELEASED FROM OF PROPERTY: FINANCIAL OBLIGATION The SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of ON MORTGAGE:None Section 29, Township 37 North, Dated: February 19, 2018 Range 28 West, Fourth Principal Ditech Financial LLC Meridian Mortgagee/Assignee of COUNTY IN WHICH Mortgagee PROPERTY IS LOCATED: USSET, WEINGARDEN AND Benton LIEBO, P.L.L.P. ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL Attorneys for Mortgagee/ AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: Assignee of Mortgagee $100,000.00 4500 Park Glen Road #300 AMOUNT DUE AND Minneapolis, MN 55416 CLAIMED TO BE DUE (952) 925-6888 AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, 8 - 18-001576 FC INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, THIS IS A PAID BY MORTGAGEE: COMMUNICATION FROM A $119,786.11 DEBT COLLECTOR. R-9-6B That prior to the commencement of this mortgage Notice of Public Auction Sale – Seized Property Under the authority in In- feet distant Northerly of the ternal Revenue Code section common Lot line between said 6331, the property described Lots nine (9) and Ten (10), all below has been seized for non- in Block thirty-one (31) of the payment of Internal Revenue original TOWN (now village) taxes due from Roger & Kala of SAUK RAPIDS, according Haller. The property will be to the plat and survey thereof sold at public auction as pro- on Àle and of record in the ofvided by Internal Revenue Àce of the Register of Deeds Code section 6335 and related in and for said Benton County, regulations.

Minnesota.

Date: April 10, 2018 Minimum bid $51,114.43 Time: 11:00 am. Bidder regisThe Terms of Payment: 20 tration begins at 10:30 a.m. % of purchase price upon acPlace: Benton County Sheriff’s ceptance of the bid, the balance OfÀce lobby, 581 Highway 23, must be paid on or before April Foley MN 56329 30, 2018 All payments must be Property may be inspected by cash, a certiÀed, cashier’s or – drive by only. treasurer’s check drawn on any Only the right, title, and bank or trust company incorinterest of Roger & Kala Haller porated under the laws of the in and to the property will be United States or under the laws offered for sale. If requested, of any State, Territory, or posthe Internal Revenue Service session of the United States, or will furnish information about by a United States postal, bank, possible encumbrances, which or express money order. Make may be useful in determining check or money order payable the value of the interest being to the United States Treasury. sold.

The Government reserves Single family house con- the right to reject any and all verted to a store front located bids and to withdraw the propat 212 2nd Ave S, Sauk Rapids erty from the sale.

MN. For additional information Legal Description: All of about the property and proLot Ten (10) and the Southerly posed sale, please contact Patty One-half (Sly. 1/2) of Lot Nine Hall; Property Appraisal & Liq(9), being all that part of said uidation Specialist at 214-422Lot Nine (9) lying Southerly 7386 or visit www.irsauctions. of a straight line drawn paral- gov lel with the Twenty-Àve (25) R-11-1B

Benton County Highway Department CLOSING DATE: April 6, 2018 Foley, Minnesota INVITING REQUESTS FOR PROPOSAL COUNTY ADA TRANSISITION PLAN and INVENTORY Benton County is seeking written proposals from a qualiÀed consultant or consultants to assist in development of an update of the ADA Transition Plan and Inventory.

The scope of this project is to develop a countywide ADA transition plan that will incorporate all necessary elements required to ensure Benton County is in compliance with current ADA regulations, and provide an inventory of all existing facilities so that the county can identify existing obstacles and barriers within county road rights of way and develop a long term plan for necessary upgrades.

Interested Àrms should contact Chris Byrd, Department of Public Works Director, at: Benton County Public Works/Highway Development Attn: Chris Byrd, Director 7752 Highway 25 NE PO Box 247 Foley, MN 56329 Contact can also be done via phone (320) 968-5051, or by email: cbyrd@co.benton.mn.us.

All proposals received by 4:00 p.m. April 6, 2018 at the Benton County Department of Public Works ofÀce will be given equal consideration. A full copy of this RFP is available at the Benton County Public Works/Highway Department ofÀce and on the County’s website (www.co.benton.mn.us).

Thank you for your interest.

Dated at Foley, Minnesota on March 3, 2018.

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Local dairy producers recognized at annual meeting

BY NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER

ST. CLOUD — Roughly 50 members of Benton County’s Dairy Herd Improvement Association gathered at Coyote Moon Grille in St. Cloud March 3 to share information and recognition at their annual meeting.

Lifetime milk production plaques were awarded to eight different farms, which had Holsteins that produced over 200,000 pounds of milk. O & S Dairy, Greener Farms, New Heights Dairy, Popp Dairy, Terry Molitor, Scapanski Dairy Inc., Schmitt Dairy and Riverview Enterprises

took home those awards.

The largest production of that group was of cow No. 535, of O & S Dairy, which has produced 237,898 pounds of milk.

Scapanski Farms LLC took home seven trophies for the evening, including the Premiere Dairy Award for the highest three-year average of butterfat and protein production at 1,141 and 940 pounds, respectively.

They were also recognized for the highest herd milk production average of 30,554 pounds and highest herd average of butterfat and protein which stood at 1,159 pounds butterfat and 966 pounds protein. The dairy’s individual cows

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also achieved some notable awards. The highest Àrst lactation for milk, butterfat and protein went to cow No. Y-1340 for 35,235 pounds of milk, 1,313 pounds butterfat and 1,086 pounds protein.

Cow No. 1157 helped them achieve honors in butterfat and protein categories, coming in as a high cow with 1,854 pounds butterfat and 1,306 pounds protein.

Boasting the high cow for milk production was No. 1131 with 44,427 pounds.

Montag Dairy was awarded trophies for highest milk production of a Àrst year herd [23,305 pounds] and lowest herd somatic cell count raw score of 103,000.

Drew and Renee Schefers, of Foley, received the high cow butterfat and protein award for colored breeds with their Brown Swiss No. 478 which produced 1,096 pounds butterfat and 919 pounds protein.

The highest herd increase over three years for milk and butterfat and protein were awarded to Czech’s Roadside Acres. The dairy’s herd increased 3,986 pounds of milk and 96 and 115 pounds of butterfat and protein per cow, respectively.

Czech’s Roadside Acres also earned the award for lowest herd somatic cell count

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Dan Hennek (from left), of Riverview Enterprises; Terry Popp, of Popp Dairy; Troy and Emily Schreindl, of O & S Dairy; and Mark Schmitt, of Schmitt Dairy, are among those awarded with lifetime production plaques at the Dairy Herd Improvement annual meeting March 3 in St. Cloud. A total of eight farms were recognized for their 200,000-plus pounds of production in Holstein cows.

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Awards for top dollar cow were also presented for the cow that produced the highest dollar value of milk in each breed. Dandeken Holsteins received the award for three breeds — Ayrshire, Guernsey and Jersey. Drew and Renee Schefers were presented the award for Brown Swiss, Scapanski Farms LLC for Holstein, Mike and Jill Eichler for Milking Shorthorn, and New Heights Dairy for mixed breeds.

Renee and Drew Schefers are recognized for the high cow butterfat-protein award in colored breeds. The Scheferses milk Brown Swiss cows in Foley.

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Jim Aman, who was also a former manager of the creamery, helped keep the creamery open and operational after the 1997 Àre that caused major damage to the mill.

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One area the creamery has struggled with is milk hauling patrons. The creamery, which had approximately 18 milk patrons when Carlson started with the co-op in 2005, is now down to three.

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Harold Magnuson (from left), Chris Carlson and Pat Smelter work together at the Oak Park Creamery in Oak Park. The creamery prides itself on customer service and satisfaction, seed and feed, but also offers a wide variety of other products and services.

Carlson said. “It makes things tough, but we do our best to serve those three patrons.”

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