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Creating a masterpiece Klaphakes transform property using stone, concrete, repurposed materials By DIANE LEUKAM Staff Writer
ALBANY – Music played quietly in the background, thin white curtains fluttered in the breeze and fire crackled in a brick oven. It was a perfect summer morning July 5 as Dewey and Lisa Klaphake prepared for guests at their home south of Albany. Friends from Colorado were stopping by for pizza, something that happens often at the Klaphake residence. “We like it when people call and say ‘we’d like to come over for some pizza,’ or ‘we’d like to do a movie tonight,” Lisa said. There is something special about those pizzas and movies, and much of the entertaining the Klaphakes do. It all takes place outdoors, in a serene setting with features that could easily be found in a glossy magazine.
“On a Friday night, we might say we’re out on the patio if you want to stop over,” Dewey said. The 1.2-acre property features several major areas of interest. A 40- by 32-foot patio is complete with kitchen, dining and lounging areas showcased by a two-story stone fireplace. In the back yard, a waterfall covers much of a hillside, a tamarack tree growing with its airy branches moving delicately in the breeze alongside the mesmerizing sounds of water. A stone shed and terraced garden with stone walls finish the hillside. From the shed on the hillside, one can turn and view another scene below, where an outdoor theater awaits guests. When Dewey and Lisa view those scenes, they are seeing the fruits of their own labor. It has been accomplished with
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Dewey and Lisa Klaphake stand by the fireplace on their patio July 5 at their home south of Albany. Their hands rest on a rock given to them as a gift by their mentor, Don Johnson, for many of the projects they have completed on their property.
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NEW LONDON – Ginny Letourneau’s home outside of New London is almost always bustling with activity. Visitors of all shapes and sizes stop in; some stay for a day, others will stay longer. Letourneau strives to make sure each of her guests feel welcome and are cared for and comfortable. These guests are furry, fourlegged canines which come for training and boarding at her business, the Canine Training Institute. “If it has four legs and it’s called a dog, we will help the owner train it,” she said. Letourneau grew up in Minneapolis and as a child, she always wanted a dog of her own. “When I was a kid, I always wanted a dog but my mother had three kids to care for by herself and having a dog wasn’t going to happen,” she said. However, through the kindness of several neighbors, she had the opportunity to interact with dogs. “When I was 9 or 10 years old, one of my neighbors got a dog and she came over and asked my mother if I would train her dog for her,” she said. Letourneau gladly accepted the request. Shortly after training her first dog, a couple other neighbors also got dogs and asked Letourneau if she could train theirs as well. “As I got older, I realized my neigh-
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Ginny Letourneau sits with two of her dogs, Uff-Da (left) and DoDA, July 12 at her business, Canine Training Institute, outside of New London. Letourneau has been training dogs for over 50 years.
bors were being kind to me by getting dogs because they knew I wanted one. That’s how I got into training dogs,” she said. After graduating high school, Letourneau got her own dog as soon as she
was able. For several years, she held different positions in advertising, construction, wholesale lumber and management consulting. Meanwhile, she trained her dogs and other people’s dogs as a side job. She participated in American Ken-
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nel Club (AKC) obedience trials and stock dog trials. Letourneau learned a lot through Marly Whiting’s classes at the Canine College in Richfield. Whiting was a licensed handler with AKC and wellknown in the world of canines. Many dog handlers, including Letourneau, gleaned beneficial dog training knowledge from Whiting. Five years after high school, Letourneau moved to the New London area. “My friends were from New London,” she said. “I had a car and they didn’t, so I would drive them out to New London so they could visit their family. I liked the area and decided to move.” After moving, Letourneau offered obedience training classes through the community education program. When she realized there was a high interest in her classes, she started her own business. “I love doing it,” Letourneau said. “I started a class and it worked, so I just kept doing it.” Letourneau found her life’s calling. For over 50 years, she has worked with people to train their dogs and cared for dogs. Letourneau has an indoor training center, several outside fenced-in areas and a private dog park. “I have everything double-fenced so we don’t have any escapees,” she said. Letourneau’s business offers boarding, private and group obedience training
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their own creativity, ingenuity and ultimately, a whole lot of sweat equity. Since the couple’s marriage in 2006, there has always been a project in the works. But, they did not start with a completely blank canvas. Lisa bought a piece of bare land in 2002 and built a home on it – a home she designed, contracted and worked on. “Then I met Dewey and we started to dream bigger,” Lisa said. The Klaphakes have three children – Garrett, 25, of St. Martin, Micaela, 23, of the Twin Cities and Madison, 18, who just graduated from high school. Madison’s graduation party was held in June at their home, and was the occasion of a meaningful moment for the Klaphakes. Madison’s art teacher was one of the guests. While giving a
tour of her home, Madison was asked if her parents were artists as well. She replied, “They are just artists of a different kind. They created this.” While Madison uses oils, chalks and watercolors, her parents use concrete and stone. Their first project together was when they poured a cement apron in front of the house. They made a large stamp of plywood in the shape of a tree, with routered veining and the names of their children carved into it. The image is stamped and stained into the concrete within a large circle, an emblem for their family. Both Dewey and Lisa grew up on farms where they learned a strong work ethic from their parents. They are both hands-on people, clearly evident in their surroundings.
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Dewey Klaphake explains the process of transforming a bare hillside with a waterfall, stone shed and terraced gardens, using rock and repurposed materials, while Lisa looks on. The building doubles as a garden shed and snack shack for movie nights.
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“I have a mechanical engineering design background, but I love to be outside, working with my hands, building and creating,” Dewey said. “Both of us like creating, but she’s got more of the creative gene and I’ve got more of the execution gene.” Lisa’s creativity was fed early on when she accompanied her mother, who was a Home Interiors representative, to demonstrations. “I used to go along to all the shows and I learned how things go together,” Lisa said. “I love the outdoors so we just took it outside. We always joke that the five most expensive words uttered out of this house were ‘Honey I was just thinking.’” They may joke, but the couple watches their expenses very carefully. They saved up for major costs like landscaping blocks, which needed to be purchased all at one time. Otherwise, a deeply-held philosophy holds true with anything they are building or creating. “We like to recycle, reuse and repurpose,” Dewey said. For example, the walls on the patio are made from cinder blocks bought at an auction. “We thought, you know what, we’re going to have a use for this,” Dewey said. “They were cheap so we bought them. They sat here on pallets for two years before we did anything with them.” Many other materials are repurposed. The mantel of the fireplace is from a barn that was being torn down south of Avon. The foundation of the stone shed is formed from concrete picnic tabletops from a rest stop being re-built near Avon. Wood from Dewey’s uncle’s granary now lends beauty and character to the ceiling and shakes on the roof were waste from construction projects. The
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Page 4 • Country Acres - Friday, July 20, 2018 KLAPHAKE continued from page 3 “Before we buy anything I’ll check Craigslist just to see if we can find it there first,” Lisa said. Research is applied to their projects as well. From building a brick oven to knowing about the filtration and pump size needed to create enough lift for a waterfall, no stones are left unturned. And speaking of stones, the heart of the Klaphakes’ creative work is rocks. “Every rock has its own energy,” Lisa said. “Kind of like trees; they’re all so unique.” There are rocks unearthed from their hillside, rocks from numerous farms within a few miles of their home and rocks chosen from each of the farms where they grew up. There are rocks chosen specifically for their location in the landscape, rocks brought home from special places where they have traveled and rocks given to them as gifts by people they love. Not everyone appreciates rocks, however. Lisa laughed as she recalled a time when they ran into one of the farmers from whose farm they had collected rocks. She told him they should come over and see where their rocks were going. The farmer told Lisa, “Oh, me and my wife, we drove by. I looked at her and I said, ‘Stupid people!’” Working day in and day out on their property for years, the couple garnered the attention of their neighbors. In 2013, they built the patio, though the brick oven and fireplace were not yet done. They decided they just had to take a break. “Our neighbors – we didn’t know this – they had taken bets what that meant,” Lisa said. “Somebody said ‘they’re only taking a day off,’ somebody said two. I think one person came up with a week. We took two weeks off, so they all lost.” Through the years of work, the couPHOTOS BY DIANE LEUKAM A waterfall graces a hillside on Dewey and Lisa ple learned to take their time figuring Klaphake’s property. The Klaphakes created the things out, working through them until feature on a bare hillside, working side by side for they could agree on a plan. “And still be married after all this,” two years on the project. outdoor theatre fabric is an awning from a camper, held in place and rolling on garage door tracks. The liner for the waterfall is used rubber roofing material, and even the padding has a story. “We were going through Holdingford and the church was ripping out their carpeting and their padding, and it was all in the dumpster,” Lisa said. “We call the waterfall our holy fountain.” Everything they need to purchase is carefully researched.
Dewey and Lisa Klaphake stand on their patio July 5 south of Albany. The 32- by 40-foot space features a two-story fireplace, in addition to kitchen, dining and lounging areas for entertaining.
Dewey said, grinning. They each know their strengths and respect those of the other. At times, though, the work became too grueling and the tension would rise. “We’ve had to say, ‘I’m done for the day’ and even to take a break and walk away,” Lisa said. “In an hour, we’d be back and go ‘OK, I’m better now, let’s keep going again.’ Everybody needs a break.” Perhaps someday, the Klaphakes will write a book about their life together, and the transformation of their home and entire property. Lisa has already written a heartfelt story about a very special man, a fellow rock enthusiast named Don Johnson from Cloquet. The father of
a friend, Johnson became their dear friend and mentor, and together the three talked rocks, stone and mortar and strategies. In 2015, Don was diagnosed with cancer. Lisa’s story reads, “In all the years of collaborating, Don hadn’t actually seen in person what his advice helped create.” Don visited in October that year, and they shared stories and what various rocks meant to them. Knowing Don had never given up even one rock in his lifetime, they dared to ask, would he give them one? Don spent two weeks choosing one and sent it to the Klaphakes, along with a
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(above) A home theater is viewed from a hillside on the Dewey and Lisa Klaphake property. The screen is an awning from a camper and rolls up and down on garage door tracks. The artwork on the metal screens is original, painted by Lisa.
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Back road picking Baumgardts share appreciation of automobile collectibles
hubcaps and miscellaneous items fill the shop. “There’s so much here to look at,” said shop COSMOS – Near the owner Kevin Baumgardt. entrance of a store called “People who come into the Backroad Pickers, located shop could easily spend an in the rural town of Cos- hour in here.” The building that mos with a population of 473, a red and white Mo- houses the business once bil gas pump stands in a served as the city hall for Cosmos. corner. AutoHowever, motive signs, when Kevin decals and and his wife, license plates Kristine, achang from quired the the walls. Oil space, they cans are scattransformed it tered throughinto a petroout the store, leum and autohanging from mobile collectthe ceiling ible store that and resting on opened the first shelves. Metweek of April. al toys, racing On a jackets, comic Thursday afbooks, autoKevin Baumgardt’s most ternoon in the motive ad- unique find, a one-quart vertisements, Bear-Ring Motor Oil can back room of the store, Kevtire pressure in mint condition, was in and Kristine gauges, car manufactured by hood orna- Coleman Oil Co. in St. Paul shared their story about ments, shiny between 1920-1930.
how their business got started. “I wanted to sell something different, something unique,” Kevin said of the shop’s items. For 18 years, Kevin worked at a medical manufacturing company until he decided he wanted to pursue a different line of work. He heard of a couple who made a living by selling goods online through eBay. He decided to do the same by selling automotive parts for collector vehicles. “I bought old rusty vehicles that no longer ran and pulled out parts that were in good condition to sell to customers,” he said. The items, such as steering wheels and, horn rings, bumpers, ash trays and radio frames were sold to customers who needed parts for collector vehicles. Kevin’s new enterprise took a turn when he began going to auctions to buy car parts, instead of purchasing vehicles in
their entirety. “It became too much of a hassle buying the whole car and taking out only what I needed,” he said. At the auctions, he discovered the world of automotive collectibles, such as license plates, toys and gas pumps. “I decided to get out of selling car parts and start selling automotive memorabilia,” he said. “The items I sell are for people who have an appreciation for them and would display them in their house, shop, business.” Kevin stopped selling items online after opening his shop this year. “The shop keeps me so busy, I don’t have time to sell items online anymore,” he said. Kevin spends a great deal of time researching the value of his products. “I visit collector websites to determine a price for the collectibles as they
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Kevin and Kristine Baumgardt stand inside their shop, Back Road Pickers, July 5 in Cosmos. The Baumgardts opened the shop earlier this year to sell collectible automotive memorabilia.
reflect more accurate pric- ing the items. The couple enjoys going to auctions es than eBay,” he said. Kristine also does re- all over the state, looking search on the collectibles and helps with the store BAUMGARDTS by cleaning and organizcontinued on page 14
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Friday, July 20, 2018 - Country Acres • Page 15 BAUMGARDTS continued from page 14 as color, amount of rust and form, is the biggest factor in determining the value of an item. After purchasing collectibles, the Baumgardts carefully clean them as best they can. “We learned a lot
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Prairie grass surrounds Dave Jacobson as he stands near the entrance of his century farm July 9 north of Sauk Centre. The original barn is in the background with a Project 2020 sign signifying that the 160-acre native prairie restoration is dedicated to his grandparents, August and Albertina Jacobson, and their descendants.
Jacobson encourages others to put their history on paper By CAROL MOORMAN a result, he threw the other half into the garbage. Staff Writer Many of the identified photographs were used SAUK CENTRE – Dave when he compiled the hisJacobson had a shoebox tory of the Jacobson cenfilled with old photos. Un- tury farm, owned for more fortunately, only half of the than 100 years by three photos were identified. As generations of Jacobsons.
The farm dates back to 1885 when homesteaded by his grandparents, August and Albertina Jacobson, followed by Dave’s parents, Herman and Lyla Jacobson, who moved to the farm with their children in 1935 when he was
2 years old. Jacobson purchased the farm from his parents in 1970. “If you are considering writing your own family history, the first step is locating that shoebox, and then sitting down with family members and identifing those photographs,” Jacobson said. Preserving history and preserving the land go hand-in-hand for Jacobson. As the third-generation owner of the Jacobson farm, his goal, upon retirement in 1990, has been to restore the land to its original state, an ongoing project. He recently completed a mission to make sure the written history is preserved. After three winters of working on the history of the farm, he held the completed product in a three-ring binder June 5, with old family photos lying on the table in front of him. Now he is encouraging others to do the same. “Sit down with Grandma and Grandpa and talk about their family history,” said this 86-year-old retired Sauk Centre educator. “Get out that shoebox filled with family photos before it’s too late.” Jacobson talked about
Dave Jacobson holds a three-ringed binder that describes more than 100 years on the Jacobson farm. Jacobson compiled the information and photographs in the binder as a tribute to his ancestors.
the first family history he compiled, for the Mel Ehlert family of Sauk Centre. “I did a five-hour oral interview with Mel,” said Jacobson, who turned that information into a written three-ring binder history that included family photos. Mel passed away last year but now his family has an idea of what life was like for Ehlert, decade by decade. “Mel gave this to family members as a Christmas gift,” Jacobson said. Dave launched into the history of the Jacobson
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States on the internet. “I had no idea that was available,” he said. “It’s just an idea of things people uncovered because of modern technology.” Jacobson’s binder is divided into three periods of time: yesterday, today and tomorrow. The yesterday section explains his grandparents’ separate trips from Sweden across the Atlantic, life during the Great Depression and photos of buildings and life on the farm, including memories. “Like my mother taking us children outside to listen to the frogs on a spring day,” he said. The today section describes and shows the Jacobson farm restoration, a project near and dear to his heart. Jacobson read in a newspaper about an invitation from the Minnesota Land Trust, an organization which protects land forever, and attended the meeting. After that he inr vited government agencies, like the Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Fish and Wildlife, to discuss the possibility of restoring his entire farm. Once he decided to move ahead, he signed an agreement with the Minnesota Land Trust that at no time in the future could his farm
ever be planted into crops. “It’s a legal document attached to my deed and anyone buying it has to abide by it,” Jacobson said. As part of the restoration project, 30 wetland, which at one time were tillable, once again dot the acreage, along with native prairies, woodlands and a conifer savanna filled with pine, spruce and balsam fir trees. Much of it was done with a mission in mind. “In addition to preserving the 160 acres forever, I wanted to bring the wildlife back,” Jacobson said. Proof of that happening is described on a page in the binder. Jacobson fondly described an ongoing experience with a killdeer he called “Mabel.” Mabel reappeared for three years and a trust was formed between Jacobson and Mabel, two unlikely friends, so much so that Mabel just watched when Jacobson took photos of her and her hatching eggs. The future chapter is two pages and includes a photo of a sign that designated the Jacobson farm in September of 1985 as a Minnesota Century Farm. Below it is another sign that reads the land is protected forever in cooperation with the landowner
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Dave Jacobson (left) and his nephew, Tom Jacobson, stand in front of Dave’s grandfather’s preserved boyhood home in Sweden during a trip there in 2004.
ed. The second meaning implies perfect vision.” Peg Churchwell, from Long Prairie, designed the information and photos for placement on pages in the binder. He received his first three-ring binder the end of May. He thinks his grandparents and parents would be proud not only that he has restored the land but also of the history he compiled. “This becomes a reference for future generations,” he said. “There have been 100 years of farming here and three generations. It’s very important.” He is pleased with how the binder turned out. “I think of the time, energy and hard work that started with my grandparents and continued with my parents, my siblings and me,” he said. “If you would like to examine the entire three-ringed binder, copies are available to read at the Sauk Centre History Museum and Research Centre and at the Todd August Jacobson (third from left) and other family members watch a flock of turkeys on August’s 11th County Historical Museum. This is my legacy.” birthday, Sept. 3, 1911, on the Jacobson farm. and the Minnesota Land Trust. In the binder is a photo of Jacobson standing next to another sign that says it all: Project 2020. This 160-acre native prairie restoration is dedicated to his grandparents and their descendants. “Project 2020 has a double meaning,” he said. “It’s a goal I have set to have this project complet-
Dave Jacobson checks a bur oak tree on a 20-acre oak savanna in 2010. It was one of 2,000 trees he planted on oak savanna and woodlot areas at the farm over a period of 10 years as part of a restoration project.
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Introducing the most Capable, Comfortable and Confident 2- or 4-seat Side-by-Sides from Yamaha – the 2019 Wolverine X2 and Wolverine X4. Both Wolverine models feature: A compact chassis, yet roomy cabin • Powerful, ultra-quiet, low-vibration 847cc parallel twin engine • OnCommand® 2WD/4WD with diff-lock • Industry’s most reliable CVT: Ultramatic® transmission • Legendary, Proven Off-Road durability and reliability • Available full-cab enclosure accessories to keep you warm and dry • Prewired for easy installation of the new Yamaha Adventure Pro System • Proudly assembled in the USA • The Wolverine X2 features an exclusive 600-lb. dumping cargo bed & 2,000-lb. towing capacity
“We are in the land improvement business. We do farm drainage, ag waste systems, site work for farm buildings and silage pads, plus miscellaneous work. We also do county, township, and watershed work, as well as soil conservation work.” - MBC Drainage, Sauk Centre CA_July20_1B_LO
A&C Yamaha 320-243-3736 www.acfarmservice.com
*Price and Specifications subject to change without notice. $12,699 MSRP for Wolverine X2 model. Wolverine X2 R-Spec SE shown from $15,299. Professional driver on closed course. Wear your seat belt, helmet, eye protection and protective clothing. Read the Owner’s Manual and the product warning labels before operation. Model shown with optional accessories. Vehicle specifications subject to change. ©2018 Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. All rights reserved. • YamahaOutdoors.com
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1800 2nd St. S. • Sauk Centre, MN
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