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Residents to take lead over Rice fire contract negotiation

BY NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER

RICE — The City of Rice will have a different team of representatives at the table when negotiating their Àre contract with Watab Township this year.

The current contract is set to expire Dec. 31.

Mike Burton, a spokesperson for the township, approached the Rice City Council at the regularly-scheduled meeting Feb. 5 informing them that the township would like to begin negotiations – this time with a team of unelected ofÀcials.

According to Watab Township Supervisor Todd Waytashek, township board members consented at an emergency services committee meeting last month to allow a group of about Àve people to take the lead on the upcoming contract negotiations. No formal action has yet been taken.

The negotiators will be tasked with Ànding a reasonable contract agreement between the city and township and recommending that said contract to the board. The township residents will be given direction from the board and the board will still be responsible for authorizing the agreement.

The township continues to research alternatives for Àre services at this time.

Rice council member Chris Scheel was absent from this meeting.

The city council has canceled their Feb. 19 meeting.

City ofÀces are closed that Monday due to President’s Day. In other council news: • Authorized the utilities department to begin tracking hours spent on storm sewer versus city water and other maintenance in order to determine where labor is spent.

This will allow the city to allocate funds accordingly and assess where fees need to be collected when creating a utility improvement.

• Approved a large gathering permit for the Heritage Day Parade to take place Saturday, March 17.

• Approved posting the positions of compost site attendants for the 2018 season.

• Tabled a quote from Prairie Restorations for removal of buckthorn on city property for the period of Àve years. Council members would like to see other quotes.

BY NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER

SAUK RAPIDS — Bryce Seguin never dreamed of growing up and becoming a ÀreÀghter.

Like many young children, he took the department and the service it provides for granted; it never crossed his mind. That outlook changed as Seguin became an adult and family man. The St. Cloud native now lives in Sauk Rapids with his wife, Nikki, and sons – Sylus, 3, and Austin, 1.

“It was time for me to give back,” said Seguin, 30.

Now, with only two years on the Sauk Rapids Fire Department after beginning in January 2016, Seguin is ranked amongst veterans. He was honored with the Sauk Rapids 2017 FireÀghter of the Year Award at the department’s annual banquet in January.

“It’s pretty cool. I’m not going to lie; I was very excited,” Seguin said.

“It doesn’t put me above anyone, but it is a cool accomplishment. If you’re going to be involved in something, you might as well do it to the best of your ability.”

Sauk Rapids FireÀghter of the Year is awarded to the member who has responded to the most calls over the calendar year. For Sequin that number was 145. He missed 24 of the 169 total calls.

Seguin’s numbers were surpassed by veterans such as Allen Olson, Neil Bueckers, Dale Abraham, Robert Calhoun and Jeff Jahnke, who have each earned the award over the last Àve years making them ineligible for the title at this time. Seguin said the experienced personnel in the department have paved the way for people like him. That list includes ÀreÀghter Jared Gapinski, the president of Seguin’s employer, All State Communications. Gapinski recommended Seguin join SRFD. “It’s a very welcoming group,” Seguin said. “Everyone’s been great. It’s a little overwhelming when you Àrst come in here because you’re walking into another family

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Seguin named Firefighter of the Year

PHOTO BY NATASHA BARBER

Sauk Rapids 2017 Firefighter of the Year Bryce Seguin sits with his family – Sylus, 3, Nikki and Austin, 1 – at the Sauk Rapids Fire Fall. Seguin was honored with the award this past January.

essentially. … It’s a great group of guys. No one will scold you for doing something wrong; they’ll give you pointers on how to do things more efÀciently or correctly. I wouldn’t be scared to ask any of the guys for help.

They are all open-minded. If you have a question, throw it out there and they’ll answer it.”

Even though Seguin and his family had prepared for the time commitment it takes to become a ÀreÀghter, he was still surprised at the demand. Seguin was educated in the required Fire I and Fire II, as well as hazardous materials and Àrst responder training. He is required to attend at least three training sessions each month for approximately three hours each, spends time at the

“You don’t want to live by the pager, but you’re waiting.” – Bryce Seguin

community events and responds to calls whenever needed.

Seguin said the time commitment is offset by the department’s intent to include each member’s immediate family as one of their own.

“Prior to being involved in this, I didn’t realize how much the families truly are involved,” Seguin said. “We do a lot of things with the families.

We have a family night for the kids to come down, and we have meals here.

It is literally like an extension of your family to a bigger family.”

But what has surprised Seguin the most was the number of calls the department receives. Finding balance has taken time.

“You don’t want to live by the pager, but you’re waiting,” he said.

“It is hard to balance my actual job with this. I can’t leave on every call because I have work to do. If I am in the middle of something I can’t

up and leave if I have timelines that my stuff has to be done. It’s tough because [the Àre department] is your commitment. You’re signing up to do this. But then again, it is my second job to my Àrst job. If my Àrst job fails, then this one will.”

Despite the time commitment, Seguin manages to wear the helmet of the SRFD along with the hats of being a husband and father. He attributes his success to his supportive family.

“Without my wife, my in laws and even my parents, there would be less calls made because I have them on hand. If I have a call, I can drop my kids off and go,” Seguin said.

Seguin may have not dreamed of taking on the role of a ÀreÀghter as a child, but he answered the call as an adult and is not looking back.

“It’s been fun; it’s been exciting,” he said. “I wish I could do this full time.”

Caucuses reveal voter thoughts on upcoming gubernatorial race SAUK RAPIDS — Community members gathered across Benton County Feb. 6 to take part in democracy and cast their preference ballots for the state’s gubernatorial candidates.

According to the Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, with 95 percent of precincts reporting, 2,375 people voted at democratic caucuses in congressional district 5, which covers Benton, Carver,

Sherburne, Stearns, Wright, Anoka and Washington counties.

Tim Walz claimed the majority of the state’s preference at 8,982 votes of 29,924 or 30.55 percent. Likewise Walz led in district 5 with 590 votes, but was favored similarly to Rebecca Otto who tallied 587 votes. Otto was also second amongst DFLers in Minnesota with 5,886 votes and 20.02 percent.

SpeciÀc county statistics were not available through the DFL website.

On the other side of the aisle

love audiobooks. There is such a convenience about them.”

When it comes to travel, for Thomas at least, an e-book makes for a great companion.

“I think there are a variety of different types of readers out there,” she said. “Some people really enjoy the digital or audio books, and some prefer the print.”

The trend towards digital is something GRRL Associate Director of Collection Development Jami Trenam has noticed since e-books became more mainstream in the late 2000s.

“The e-book market has really changed since they Àrst started offering them in 2009,” Trenam said. “And in 2011 when we Àrst started offering the service, we used OverDrive.”

OverDrive is a digital media distributor GRRL uses to allow patrons the option of borrowing an e-book or an e-audiobook.

“But as technologies have evolved, different vendors have joined the market,” she said.

Vendors like the library’s newest digital media distributor Axis 360.

“We always want to get the best bang for our buck,” Trenam said. “Especially with the cost of annual subscription fees (to access

e-materials from digital media distributors), we want to make sure we focus on smaller fees and more variety for our patrons.”

Axis 360 works similar to OverDrive. Users can browse the selection of available e-materials, check them out and use them for about three weeks. If the e-book is not renewed in time, access to the e-book is removed and it is available for the next patron to access.

However, there are some newer, more convenient features available.

“Axis 360 is very intuitive,” Trenam said. “It takes about three clicks and you can access content.”

In addition to its ease of use on desktop, Axis 360 is also available on mobile devices through a free app.

“You can go onto the app, plug in your library card information, and get access to e-books through there,” Thomas said. “Plus, the service is ADA [Americans with Disabilities Act] accessible since it was developed in conjunction with the National Federation for the Blind.”

Trenam said Axis 360 does cost the library less in subscription fees compared to OverDrive. The exact dollar amount was not provided.

Axis 360, unlike OverDrive, does not require users to create a special log-in to access e-materials.

BY NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER

after 100 percent of the basic political operating units reported, Republicans in Minnesota favored Jeff Johnson as their candidate for governor. Of the 10,909 votes, Johnson received 4,955 or 45.42 percent. Many [1,706] members were undecided.

In Benton County, GOP members chose Keith Downey by one votes over Jeff Johnson. Downey attended and spoke at the county caucus at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School. Downey and Johnson tallied 27 and 26 votes, respectively, of the 88 people who attended. Downey

claimed 1,590 votes or 14.59 percent from the state.

Of those reporting, 13 percent of DFL members and 16 percent of GOP members were undecided as of the caucuses Tuesday.

Candidates will ofÀcially Àle to run for ofÀce between May 22 and June 5. Both political parties will gather June 1-3 to endorse a candidate who in turn will receive the Ànancial backing of their respective party.

Primary elections will narrow the race Aug. 14; general elections take place Nov. 6.

Area libraries embrace new electronic services

BY VICKI IKEOGU CONTRIBUTING WRITER

ST. CLOUD – Rachel Thomas has a hard time passing up a good book, no matter its form.

As the patron services supervisor for Great River Regional Library, Thomas can browse through millions of titles throughout the shelves of the systems 32 libraries.

But sometimes, she admits, a print copy does not always Àt her reading needs.

“I’m still very much a print book user,” Thomas said. “But I

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Authors Lisa Wingate (left) and Raghavan Iyer talk about the books “Before We Were Yours” and “Smashed, Mashed, Broiled and Baked – and Fried, Too!: A Celebration of Potatoes in 75 Irresistible Recipes” at the Axis 360 Feb. 3 launch party at the St. Cloud Public Library.

It is a feature Trenam said that compatible with all e-readers. maintains the library’s commitment “Axis 360 is not supported with to protect the privacy of its patrons. Àrst and second-generation Kindle While there are more options Fires and on the Kindle Paperwhites and more current titles on Axis 360, Axis 360 page 2 the digital media distributor is not

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BY ANNA SALDANA STAFF WRITER

Sauk Rapids-Rice High School had a week of festivities and celebration Jan. 29-Feb. 2 as they held their annual Snow Days.

The week’s festivities started on the evening of Jan. 29 as teams

fought it out to make the dodgeball Ànals. The week continued Jan. 30 with the crowning of king Sawyer Amo and queen Chandra Colvin, as well as the Àrst half of the talent show.

Events concluded Feb. 2 with the second half of the talent show

and the dodgeball Ànals.

Each day featured a dress up theme for the students and staff – workout, tourist, groutÀt (grey on grey), country and country club and school colors.

Chandra Colvin (left) and Sawyer Amo are crowned the Snow Days queen and king Jan. 30 at Sauk RapidsRice High School.

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Justus Floren (from left), Ava Juntunen-Novak, Veronica Peacock, Bella Peplinski, Madeline Ziegler and Sarah Anderson enjoy their lunch dressed up in grey attire Jan. 30 at SRRHS. Brady Pesta (left) and Carmella Leischke strike a pose during a quick break in the music Feb. 2.

Kennedy Bartels sings for the high school Feb. 2.

Shawn Schoen presents a Storm jersey to SRRHS Principal Erich Martens Feb. 2 during the school’s pep rally. Martens will be taking over as the Minnesota State High School League’s executive director later this spring, ending his career at SRRHS.

Cordell Lazer scouts out his opponents to find someone to throw a ball at Feb. 2 during the dodgeball finals.

Zach Storms (from left), Jacob Bokelman and Gabe Magbie perform a series of kicks under the direction of their dance partners Feb. 2.

Juniors – (front, from left) Brady Posch and Cole Fuecker; (back, from left) Braden Tretter, Riley Holmes, JD Bates, Staci Meyer and Mason Wiebusch – participate in the pep fest Feb. 2 at SRRHS.

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Keep you cars locked, valuables out of sight

Sunday Funday: Easter, April Fool’s should make for interesting combination

Theft is one of the top Àve most common crimes in Benton County, and I would like to talk speciÀcally about theft from motor vehicles. On a regular basis, law enforcement agencies in and around Benton County deal with rashes of thefts from motor vehicles. These criminals typically target residential neighborhoods where they can comb through a number of vehicles in a

BY TROY HECK short period of time. Generally, these Benton County Sheriff thieves are looking for a quick and easy target, often only going into unlocked vehicles. These thieves usually target things like money, cell phones, small electronic items, purses, wallets, checkbooks or anything else of value that can be quickly and easily removed from the vehicle. These incidents usually occur during the overnight hours and have happened in every kind of neighborhood. Taking a few easy steps can help prevent you from being the next victim of these thieves.

• Lock your car whenever you are not in it. Regardless of how long you will be out of the vehicle, where you have parked or how safe you believe the area is; lock your car. This is the best and easiest way to prevent this crime.

• Remove any valuables from your vehicle. The thieves cannot take what is not there. Bring valuables inside your residence whenever possible. If you cannot bring your valuables inside or you are not at home, conceal valuables from sight.

• Make sure your parking area is well-lit by either a yard light or motion lights. These thieves prefer to operate in the dark and shadows. Keeping an area well lit increases the likelihood they will be seen and caught.

• Report suspicious activity to law enforcement right away. If you see someone or something suspicious happening in your neighborhood, law enforcement wants to know. Your call could be the information we need to put a thief behind bars.

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January weather in review

Weather: As cold as January seemed, I was surprised it was above average for temperatures. Snow: not much at all.

The Àrst six days were below zero, then there was a break in the cold before going back below zero for seven days. Eleven days, some days well above average. The last two days were back in the deep freeze.

The warmest day was Jan. 18 when it was a short-sleeve day of 44 degrees. On the cold BY JIM HOVDA Rice side of our weather, it dipped to 21 degrees below zero on both Jan. 1 and Jan. 13. The average high was 23 degrees while the average low was 15.5 degrees. I was surprised when I found there were 10 days of below zero readings last year compared to 15 this year. It was the mild temperatures between our below zero episodes that made this January warmer. So far, it has been a mild winter.

Snow accumulated to 4.1 inches, the most snow falling Jan. 15 when I measured three inches — just enough for the snow blower. All the snow melted down to only .25 of an inch of precipitation. January is usually a dry month. All in all, it was a mundane weather month. There was only a trace of snow on the ground at the end of the month.

Local weather records: January can be brutal. A 50 degree below zero in 1885, yet in 1981 it made it to a high of 56 degrees. That is a 106-degree difference. The most precipitation, 2.75 inches, was recorded in 1897 while the most snow fell in 1975, 29.9 inches.

A not so good record, the most fatalities from a winter storm statewide was 200 in 1888. That storm must have surprised everyone; there was no storm-tracker radar then.

Phenology: Our three-moon month was the big story.

Two full moons appeared Jan. 1 and Jan. 31. I was blessed with a clear sky on the early morning of Jan. 31, when the eclipse started at about 6:10 a.m. and was in total eclipse by 6:55 a.m. Then trees and a setting moon ended it all. So, on Jan. 31 we had a super moon, a blue moon and an eclipsed moon. I am not sure how many hundreds of years it will be before that combination happens again. Not to mention a clear sky, so I could observe it.

Bird activity all month was slow. The winter birds consisted of plentiful blue jays and juncos, a few chickadees and mourning doves, a pair of red (northern) cardinals, downy, hairy and red-belied woodpeckers, an occasional purple Ànch and a couple of white-breasted nuthatches. There were about 20 wild turkeys at Jerry Perske’s corn feeder.

A couple of bunnies, Áying squirrels at night on the sunÁower seed feeder and a pair of grey squirrels were all that appeared.

Little Rock Lake: My two lake observers, Randy Fernholz and Don Weyer, noted that lake clarity varied in different parts of the lake. Randy reports that Secchi disk readings at his Àsh house were 5.5 feet, while in other parts only 2-3 feet. Ice thickness at the Fernholz house was 21 inches. Ice thickness can vary widely. Lots of moving water runs through the lake.

There was open water most of the month under the Highway 10 bridge. Little Rock Creek had open water most of the month. Mark Soderholm reported he counted 252 Àsh houses on the lake Jan. 20.

The next issue will be the ground heaving on some shore lots. This may be severe due to the lack of snow that provides insulation from deep ground freezing. Some ice heaves have been more than Àve feet high.

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OPINION Next week is Valentine’s Day and coincidently likely super time-consuming, but I bet when the many Catholics will be headed out or staying kids start digging into the candy dish on the sofa in to dish up on shrimp, lobster and other nottable, they’ll be surprised. considered-meat fare.

Full disclaimer on this one as I wouldn’t Why? want to ruin anyone’s fridge. I saw a photograph of Because this year the holiday falls on the Àrst someone who had replaced the water in their fridge day of the Lenten season, Ash Wednesday. The turf door dispenser with jelly beans. Do you think in the heart-shaped box at the supermarket will that actually works without wrecking anything? have to wait in the fridge while we dine on only BY NATASHA BARBER Sounds like something the Elf on the Shelf would surf instead. do. Maybe the elves are wearing off on the Easter Ash Wednesday is not the only religious event Bunny. that takes place on an iconic holiday in 2018; so does Easter.

No time to prepare a dish for the family gathering? Well I The day celebrating the resurrection of Christ coincides with doubt people will believe that when they pull the aluminum foil April Fool’s Day. It ought to be interesting. off the 9-by 13-inch pan to Ànd it Àlled with letter ‘e’ cutouts Normally April Fools comes and goes mid-week with, at from brown construction paper. I’d bring a back-up pan of least in my life, minimal pranks. Thank goodness because if actually brownies just in case it causes a raucous. gullible is written on the ceiling, I might be the one searching You know those bunny-shaped cakes people serve at for it for hours on end. But I expect this year will be different. Easter? Well you could prank the pot luck by covering a squashWith families gathering for ham dinner April 1, there are more shaped car-washing sponge with Cool Whip and decorate as people to prank so why not take advantage of playing a friendly normal. It might be the most marvelous sponge cake people joke on a family member? Key word is friendly. We do not need have laid eyes on. I hope no one would actually get to the point anyone turning blue in the shower like the captain in “Private they tried it, but one can never tell.

Benjamin” after Goldie Hawn puts dye in the mechanics.

But perhaps the simplest and most cruel prank will be to I found a couple clever pranks online. The trick in this send our tweens on their annual basket and egg hunt without family will be not to give ourselves away by avoiding eye actually having hid any treasures. I wonder how long they will contact or smirking and smiling. I hope you get a chuckle. be looking before one of them Àgures it out.

If you do not mind a belly ache and love chocolate here is Whatever you come up with, have some fun with it. And one for you. You know those timely chocolate eggs wrapped in remember, the key word is friendly. colored foil? Eat the chocolate and wrap up grapes instead. It’s

The whisper of the Holy Spirit, continued I would like to tell you some good news for time and see if there has been a cancellation, my nephew, Aden. But, I will let my sister do the maybe they can work us in since we are only talking as she shared this on Aden’s Facebook 10 minutes from them right now.’ Before I page. called, I prayed, asking God that if this was the “Today it has been just over a week since direction we were supposed to go with Aden’s Aden had the last seizure. While I thank God that medication, that He would open doors for us. I the new medicine has stopped the seizures, my made the call, and once again I was told they were husband and I both noticed a dramatic change booked full. But then, the receptionist asked me in Aden’s behavior within this Àrst week. His to please hold. After a couple minutes she came sleep has become terrible again, he is very easily back and said we could be seen in 15 minutes. agitated with violent mood swings at times, crying We were there in 10 minutes. We were a lot, and he seems to struggle speaking again. BY MERCY NYGAARD able to get Aden in, speak with a wonderful lady After witnessing this change we asked our who knowledgeably answered our questions, Life by Faith neurologist about pursuing medical cannabis, and individualized his medication to his speciÀc she responded by certifying that Aden had a condition that needs and Àlled his prescription. All within an hour and a qualiÀed him for treatment with medical cannabis and placed half. him on the registry.

It was incredibly hard to watch Aden go through the Some people living with cancer and uncontrolled seizures seizures last week, and part of me was giving into fear. I had have reported beneÀcial effects and reduced seizure activity to hold onto God’s promises knowing He was working this when using medical cannabis, especially strains rich in CBD, out for our good. I had to trust in His plan which is so much or CBD, according to the Colorado Epilepsy Foundation. bigger than I can see or feel in any given moment, and lean We were able to Àll out everything required on His strength and comfort to sustain me when I felt the online, and we made an appointment the same day despair of starting all over again with Aden’s care, when I felt with a certiÀed doctor in the Cities thinking they the guilt of not being in the room when some of the seizures would be able to prescribe Aden what he needed. started. Daily, I have to surrender to His peace that should When we arrived, driving from Park Rapids, I God still take Aden, he has had a wonderful, pain free, lovelearned that because we registered online the whole Àlled, normal childhood for three years since being diagnosed. appointment with them was not necessary. Instead, we Some might say that it was a coincidence we needed to make an appointment at one of the dispensaries. got worked into the full schedule. To me it was an I quickly called the St. Cloud dispensary while we were answered prayer, a gentle whisper of love from our still in the Cities and asked if they had any appointments Maker, another afÀrmation of guidance. I am excited available today. They said they were booked full and to see where this new part of Aden’s journey takes us, could not Àt us in until next week. We were crushed as we knowing without a doubt that God is very much with us. headed home, feeling this whole trip had been a waste.

Thank you all for your continued prayers and God bless.”

On the way home, we stopped to get gas in St. Cloud You can follow their story by searching Aden’s story for and I told my husband, ‘I’m going to call them one more God’s glory on Facebook.

Foles, Pederson lead Eagles past patriots in Super Bowl LII

In their 41-33 victory over the New England Patriots in (see: Green Bay Packers 2017-18), and I could not have been Super Bowl LII, the Philadelphia Eagles had the more impressed with how the Eagles adapted on the perfect offensive game plan. Make the slower Pats Áy to life without Wentz. By the time he was hoisting defenders cover from sideline to sideline, take shots the Super Bowl MVP trophy last Sunday night, Foles downÀeld, and do not be afraid to take a risk or two. was in complete control of a high-octane Philadelphia The Patriots are a veteran team led by an adaptive offense that had just shredded three elite defenses on coaching staff and hall-of-fame caliber quarterback. an historic playoff run.

The only way you can beat New England in a big From their game-plan to their gutsy calls throughout game is by mixing up your looks and repeatedly the Super Bowl, Pederson and Foles showed they hammering their weaknesses. That is exactly what were not afraid to take the chances necessary to beat Philadelphia did, and that is why the Lombardi by ANDY THAYER the Pats. From going for a fourth down conversion in Sports Columnist their own territory with 5:39 remaining in the fourth trophy is headed to Philly.

Bill Belichick might be the greatest coach in the quarter of a 38-33 game to calling a gadget play on history of football. He is a defensive guru, and his calling card a fourth and two goal line play in the biggest game of their is devising game-plans and making in-game adjustments that lives, Pederson and Foles repeatedly took matters into their force opposing offenses to play left-handed. However, that is own hands instead of leaving their fates in the hands of Tom tough to do when you are unable to generate a pass rush or Brady. This was especially smart, considering Brady was his match up with the speedy personnel of a team like the Eagles. usual greatest-of-all-time self, completing 28 of 48 passes for The slow Patriots linebackers had no chance to cover the quick- 505 yards and three touchdowns. Seriously, Brady threw for hitting crossing and wheel routes the Eagles kept running with over 500 yards and three touchdowns and the Patriots did not receivers like Nelson Agholor, Torrey Smith and running back punt once, and the Eagles somehow still won by eight points.

Corey Clement. The Pats tried to shift to nickel coverage and That is how good Foles was in this game.

After the dust settles from the ridiculous celebrations in keep more defensive backs on the Àeld, but then the Eagles were able to gash them on the ground with LeGarrette Blount Philadelphia, the Eagles can begin planning what they want to (14 carries for 90 yards) and Jay Ajayi (nine carries for 57 do with Super Bowl MVP Foles, who is signed to a backupyards). Belichick likes to turn the game of football into a chess level contract for one more season. Do you keep him as an match, but the Eagles created enough mismatches all over the incredibly-overqualiÀed backup to Wentz and make another run Àeld that he was stuck playing (and losing) a high-stakes game at the title knowing you have the best insurance policy in the NFL? Do you try to trade him and get another Sam Bradfordof checkers with Eagles coach Doug Pederson.

Pederson deserves a ton of credit for keeping his team esque trade package from a quarterback-needy team in order to on track when MVP candidate Carson Wentz was lost for the add more rookie-level contracts and address other weaknesses season with a knee injury back in December. Pederson (along on your roster? Is there even a wrong answer here? The rich with offensive coordinator Frank Reich) was able to adapt his get richer. This Super Bowl run was no Áuke – the Eagles have team’s offense to backup quarterback Nick Foles, who could not a strong, cost-controlled roster (kudos to general manager have played much better throughout an impressive playoff run. Howie Grossman), and they are a legitimate threat to repeat as Losing an MVP-caliber quarterback is often a death sentence champions next year.

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OBITUARIES Victor A. Weinand

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Rice for Victor A. Weinand, age 90, who passed away Feb. 2 at Cherrywood of St. Cloud.

Rev. Thomas Becker will ofÀciate and burial will be in the parish cemetery.

Visitation was from 4-8 p.m.

Friday at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids and one hour prior to the services Saturday at the church. St. Cloud VFW Post No. 428 prayed at 5:30 p.m., followed by St. Cloud Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 622 at 6:30 p.m. and parish prayers were at 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Victor was born June 25, 1927 in St. Cloud to Albert and Lucy (Heinen) Weinand.

He served our country in the U.S. Army during WWII. Victor married Constance Wisniewski on Aug. 13, 1952 at Immaculate Conception

Victor A. Weinand

Catholic Church in Rice. He worked for St. Regis/Champion Paper Co. in Sartell for over 42 years. Victor was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus Bishop Busch Council No. 9138. He was also a member of Royalton American Legion Post No. 137, St. Cloud VFW Post No.428 and St. Cloud Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 622.

Victor was the former chief of the Rice Fire Department, past

Rita G. Reimann

president of the Lake Region FireÀghters Association and was a charter member and instrumental in setting up the Central Minnesota Mutual Aid Association. He enjoyed restoring tractors and deer hunting, and took a lot of pride in the Rice Fire Department.

Victor was hardworking, funny and always joking. He loved his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Survivors include his children, Thomas (Kimberly) of Royalton, Mark (Robin) of Royalton, Cheryl (Robert) Guck of Sartell, Kathryn (Donald) Kloss of Royalton, Brenda (Steve) Smude of Royalton and Michael of Rice; sisters, Alvera Theisen of St. Cloud and Eunice Spleiss of Blaine; 16 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Connie in 2002; and brother, Willis.

Obituary, guestbook and video tribute available online: www.williamsdingmann. com.

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“Our Country is in Mourning, A Soldier Died Today.”

Sauk Rapids Police Department activity Jan. 31 1127 hrs: OfÀcers were dispatched for an injured coyote running near 10th Street N and Second Avenue N. After ofÀcers observed the animal, it was deemed nonaggressive and was moving toward the highway rather than into the city. OfÀcers cleared.

Feb. 1 2216 hrs: OfÀcers responded to a call of a suicidal male on the 1000 block of Second Ave S. A friend reported receiving text messages stating he wanted to kill himself and was saying goodbye. OfÀcers made contact at the male’s residence and male stated he was upset about being grounded.

Male’s mother stated she would talk to him about the concerns and transport him to the hospital if necessary.

Feb. 4 1840 hrs: OfÀcers responded to a female on the 1400 block of 10th Avenue NE whose water broke with her seventh child.

OfÀcers noted the female had a misdemeanor warrant for a worthless check and advised female to take care of it after returning from the hospital.

Incidents: 9 parking violations, 14 assists,

2 disorderly conduct, 2 civil, 2 911, 15 medicals, 2 vulnerable adults, 9 accidents, 4 thefts, 2 drunk, 11 animals, 10 suspicious, 2 missing persons, 14 trafÀc stops, 17 human services reports, 2 suicidal persons, 6 welfare checks, 3 harassments, 4 child, 3 alarms, 3 frauds and 18 various calls.

Rice Police Department activity Feb. 3 1745 hrs: OfÀcers responded to a complaint on the 200 block of Third Street SE of a male whose girlfriend was making threats and had a knife. Upon arrival, ofÀcers learned female had left in a vehicle. The vehicle was located on County Road 73 near County Road 2. Vehicle continued north on County Road 73 and south on Highway 10 back toward the city. OfÀcers were Ànally able to stop vehicle near the Old Creamery Café, but the driver was uncooperative. After breaking the driver’s side window and using a stun gun, ofÀcers were able to take the subject into custody. She was transported to the Benton County Jail on charges of Áeeing in a motor vehicle and a DWI.

Mass of Christian Burial was 11 a.m. Feb. 8 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sauk Rapids for Rita G. Reimann, age 85 of Sauk Rapids, who passed away peacefully at her home Feb. 4. Rev. Ralph Zimmerman ofÀciated and burial was in the parish cemetery.

Visitation was from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids and one hour prior to the services Thursday at the church in Sauk Rapids. St. Monica’s Society prayed at 5 p.m., followed by parish prayers at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Rita was born Oct. 26, 1932 in LeSauk Township to Arnold and Alice (Lease) Genz. She married Claude Reimann on Sept. 5, 1955 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in St. Cloud. Rita has lived all of her life in the Sauk Rapids-St.

Darlene Ann Bechtold

Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, Feb. 10 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in St. Joseph for Darlene Ann Bechtold, age 78, of St. Joseph, who died on Monday at the St. Cloud Hospital as a result of a traumatic stroke suffered on Sunday. Rev Jerome Tupa OSB will ofÀciate. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.

Friends could call on Friday between 4-8 p.m. and on Saturday after 9 a.m. at St. Joseph Heritage Hall in St. Joseph.

Darlene was very active in her church and school.

She loved children, but will always be remembered for her love of her husband and her family.

SUMMONS AND NOTICE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS MATTER

STATE OF MINNESOTA DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF CHISAGO TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File Number: 13-JV-18-1 Case Type: CHIPS-TPR In the Matter of the Welfare Incidents: 3 thefts, 4 assists, 2 trafÀc stops, of the Child(ren) of: 3 child, 2 animals, 3 parking violations and 5 Jessica Ann Bushnell and Nathan Michael Lahr, Parent various calls.

NOTICE TO: Above Named Parent(s): Nathan Michael Lahr

BENTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 16, 2018 The Benton County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on January 16, 2018 in the Benton County Board Room in Foley, MN with Commissioners Spencer Buerkle, Ed Popp, Warren Peschl and Jim McMahon present and Commissioner Jake Bauerly absent (excused). Call to order by Chair Popp was at 9:00 AM followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Áag.

Peschl/McMahon unanimous to approve the agenda as written.

No one was present to speak under Open Forum.

Buerkle/McMahon unanimous to approve the Consent Agenda: 1) approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of January 2, 2018 as written; 2) accept and Àle Veterans Service OfÀcer Quarterly Report as written; 3) appoint Bruce Bonebright to the Solid Waste Advisory Committee for the term January 1, 2018-December 2020; 4) approve Application for Exempt Permit for Mid Minnesota Friends to conduct a rafÁe at Jack & Jim’s Event Center, 11025 Duelm Road NE, Foley, on March 3, 2018; 5) approve Application for Exempt Permit for Turn In Poachers Brainerd Banquet to conduct a rafÁe at Jack & Jim’s Event Center, 11025 Duelm Road NE, Foley, on March 15, 2018; 6) approve Application for Exempt Permit for St. Elizabeth’s Church, 16454 – 125th Avenue NE, Foley, to conduct a rafÁe on March 16, 2018; 7) approve Application for Exempt Permit for Duelm Area Lions Club to conduct a rafÁe at Jack & Jim’s Event Center, 11025 Duelm Road NE, Foley, on June 13, 2018; 8) approve Application for Exempt Permit for East Central Chapter of MN Deer Association to conduct a rafÁe at Jack & Jim’s Event Center, 11025 Duelm Road NE, Foley, on September 14, 2018; 9) reappoint Roger Athman and Brian Kaschmitter as Members at Large on the Elk River Watershed Association for 2018; 10) approve Special Road Use Permit—Foley Fun Days; 11) approve contract with Bradshaw and Bryant for commitment, guardianship and conservatorship public defenders for the period January 1, 2018-December 31, 2018, with options to renew for three additional years, and authorize the Chair to sign; and 12) approve contract with Rajkowski Hansmeier Ltd. for paternity and civil contempt public defenders for the period January 1, 2018-December 31, 2018, with options to renew for three additional years, and authorize the Chair to sign.

Cheryl Kantor, Recording Supervisor, requested Board approval to upgrade the current Vitals program (a tracking system for documents such as marriage, notary and ordinations) which was purchased by the county in 2005; the updated software is web-based and includes additional features. Buerkle/Peschl unanimous to approve the agreement with Tri-Min Systems to upgrade the existing Vitals application and authorize the Chair to sign.

Monty Headley, County Administrator, explained that, per direction from the County Board, he contacted the Sauk Rapids Herald to determine the cost to publish County items as an addition to the publication in the Benton County News (which was selected on January 2nd as the County’s ofÀcial newspaper based on lowest responsible bidder). Headley outlined several cost scenarios for publication in the Sauk Rapids Herald in 2018 for the Board’s consideration (based on actual 2017 publications). Noting that the circulation of the Herald is approximately 11,400 residences (sent no charge to residences with a Sauk Rapids or Rice zip code) and the Benton County News is mailed to approximately 1,450 residences (by paid subscription), McMahon commented “I would like to urge the rest of the Commissioners…to get back to publishing in both papers…the best “bang for the buck” for our constituents…and revisit this again next year…” Buerkle

noted a difference of about $4,000 to publish all legals and all ads in both papers in 2018 (estimated 2018 cost of $43,863.03 under Revised Option #3) as compared to amounts paid to publish in both papers in 2017 ($39,732.75). Popp commented “… the Herald has a 78% readership…I don’t think the readership of the Benton County News covers enough of the county…I feel we need to do both…” Buerkle/McMahon unanimous to add Revised Option #3 of the Sauk Rapids Herald (30% discount on all legals and all ads published in both papers) to the motion from the January 2nd County Board meeting (designating the Benton County News as the County’s ofÀcial newspaper based on lowest responsible bidder).

Headley noted that, this time each year, the Board has scheduled an off-site meeting to discuss County priorities and goals; he requested Board direction on how that process should occur this year. Headley pointed out that recent employee surveys have suggested the need for a more formal “strategic plan” for the County; some departments have long-range plans in various forms, but no county-wide long-range plan exists. He inquired if the Board desires to develop such a plan and whether an outside facilitator might be useful. Buerkle commented “…if we want to do this, we don’t just want to put it on the shelf…it takes a lot of work…I do see value in it…” McMahon commented “…maybe a mini-kaizen event at our goal-setting session to see if we can streamline what we do…” Popp commented “…as we are elected by the people, we need to realize that the group of employees who want it (a long-range plan)…might not be the same as the general public wants…” Following brief discussion, Board consensus to schedule a goal-setting session of the Board and, if one of the resulting goals is to develop a strategic plan, then perhaps move forward with outside facilitator. Popp requested that Headley inquire if other counties of similar size to Benton County have a county-wide strategic plan.

The Regular County Board meeting was recessed at 9:28 AM to conduct a Human Services Board meeting.

The Regular County Board meeting was reconvened at 9:31 AM. A public hearing to consider Ordinance #461, amending the Benton County Development Code Ordinance #185, to remove the mortgage split process, was opened at 9:32 AM. Roxanne Achman, Department of Development Director, explained that it was recently discovered that very few banks allow for mortgage splits concurrent with the county ordinance. She pointed out that the current ordinance allows for a mortgage split that deed restricts each parcel so it cannot be sold, transferred or conveyed as a separate lot—the County’s intent is to divide the parcel into two descriptions rather than two legal parcels; mortgage companies, however, are requiring a more ofÀcial split created by deeds and new tax ID numbers for each parcel. Achman noted that if the County were to record deeds and create new tax ID numbers, new lots would be created, which is not the intent of the mortgage split. She stated that staff contacted surrounding counties to verify whether or not they allow for mortgage splits; the other counties removed the mortgage split process from their ordinance years ago because it created issues if the property ever went into foreclosure—the bank would own one lot and someone else would own the other, which would likely create substandard lots. Achman added that the Planning Commission recommends approval of this ordinance and are looking at new alternatives to the mortgage split process. No one was present to speak in support or in opposition, or to comment on the proposed ordinance; the public hearing was closed at 9:39 AM. Peschl/McMahon unanimous to approve Ordinance #461, removing the mortgage split process, and authorize the Chair to sign.

Achman reported that the Anderson/Helmin gravel pit, locat-

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Cloud area. She worked in the kitchen at Sacred Heart School for 20 years. She is a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and St. Monica’s Society, and volunteered at the parish and school. Rita is a cancer survivor. She enjoyed spending time putting together puzzles, playing cards – especially cribbage and 500, watching birds, Àshing and spending time with her family.

Rita was a caring, loving, passionate and wonderful mother and grandmother.

Survivors include her children, Michael (Marie) of St. Cloud, Patrick (Lina) of Fredericksburg, Va., Clyde (Patty) of St. Michael, Maria of Sartell, Therese (Bernard) Boone of Little Falls, Lisa Reimann (John Keiser) of Sartell and Brian (Connie) of Sartell; daughter-in-law, Pamela Reimann of St. Cloud; brothers and sister, Jerome (Rosie) Genz of Detroit Lakes, Sister Mary Emmanuel, Poor Clares of Sauk Rapids and David (Patsy) Genz of St. Cloud; 23 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and one on the way. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Claude; and sons, Steven and Joseph.

Obituary, guestbook and video tribute available online: www.williamsdingmann. com.

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Darlene was born Jan. 3, 1940, to Peter and Agnes (Zimmer) Kosel. She married Herbert Bechtold on May 7, 1960 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in St. Joseph. Darlene lived in St. Joseph most of her life where she provided day care services for 28 years for many many children.

Grandma Darlene was a foster grandparent at Kennedy School for 12 years. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and Senior Citizens.

Darlene was a member of St. Joseph TOPS for 33 years.

Survivors include her husband Herb, children, Brian Bechtold (Kirsten) Sartell, Bruce Bechtold (Pat) St. Joseph, Bradley Bechtold (Jane) Sauk Rapids, daughterin-law Nicole Bechtold, Holdingford, grandchildren, Brianna (Al Flannigan),

Spencer, Tanner (Kia Grindland), Samuel (Carrie), Mary (Blake Bellefeuille), Ted, Kate, Kelly, Amy Gans (John), great-grandchild Cameron, sister, Karen Schloemer, Baxter and brother, Kevin Kosel, St. Joseph.

She was preceded in death by her parents, son Brent Bechtold on Aug. 16, 2017, sister and in-laws Kathy Seifert and Al Seifert and Gerald Schloemer.

Memorials are preferred.

The family would like to thank the employees at “The Club”, St. Joseph Rescue Squad, Gold Cross, and the staff at the St. Cloud Hospital for the care given to Darlene.

Also, the family appreciates her special friends at the St. Joseph Police Department.B-6-1B

1. Notice is hereby given that the matter of said Termination of Parental Rights Petition will be called for hearing before the Juvenile Court located at 313 N. Main St. Center City Minnesota, on February 26th, 2018 at 9:00AM. A Termination of Parental Rights Petition has been Àled in the OfÀce of the Clerk of 2. Juvenile Court located at 313 N. Main St. Center City, Minnesota, alleging that parental rights of the abovenamed parent(s) or legal custodian(s) to the child(ren) named in the petition should be permanently severed.

3. YOU ARE OR-

DERED to appear before the Juvenile Court at the scheduled time and date.

4. You have a right to be represented by counsel.

5. If you fail to appear at the hearing, the Court may still conduct the hearing and grant appropriate relief, including permanently severing the parental rights of the abovenamed parent(s) or legal custodian(s) and taking permanent custody of the child/ren named in the Petition.

WITNESS, the Honorable Judge Robert Rancourt of District Court BY:Kathleen Karnowski Court Administrator R-5-3B

ed in Glendorado Township on County Road 9, has completed an Environment Assessment Worksheet (EAW) in order to expand their mining operation from 39 acres to 90 acres; the EAW addresses potential impacts, mitigation methods and provides an indepth overview of the site and periphery. Achman noted that the process for completing an EAW has a strict timeline attached to it; once approved for distribution, the EAW will be published for public comment and sent to many agencies and organizations required to review and comment on the document. She added that, after the 30-day comment period, the County Board must hold a public hearing and make a decision on whether an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is necessary based on the material presented and the comments received. McMahon/Peschl unanimous to authorize distribution of the EAW for public comment as recommended by staff.

Achman explained that staff was asked to look into membership options for the Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment. She presented an outline of MN State Statute’s regulations on the Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment, as well as Benton County’s current Commission/Board guidelines and guidelines from three other counties. Achman referenced Meeker County guidelines which state, in part, “Every attempt shall be made to obtain a cross-section or countywide distribution of members…” McMahon commented “…we’re coming through some difÀcult times in trying to Àll these positions… the interpretation of our code…for one of these boards is that the board member shall be representative of that district…one of these boards states they must reside within the district…” Achman stated the interpretation of the Assistant County Attorney is that the member must reside within that district. She noted that the ordinance language may be revised to state the member must represent each district and, possibly, add the referenced language from the Meeker County guidelines. McMahon/Peschl unanimous to move forward and ask staff to bring back proposed ordinance language to address Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment membership.

Achman provided the Department of Development 2017 year-end activity/revenue report. She reported 624 actions totaling $251,948.64; 51 single family homes were constructed in 2017 with an average value of $245,921.

Board members reported on recent meetings they attended on behalf of the county.

Mary Kivi from the Little Rock Lake Association thanked the Board for their resolution of support which was likely instrumental in the Association receiving grant funding for the planned drawdown at the Sartell Dam in 2018. She stated their need to raise an additional $34,000; $50,000 is preferred in order to help subsidize individual home owners along the lake who may wish to install buffers. She noted that the Association does have a marketing strategy to raise the needed funds.

Peschl/Buerkle unanimous to set Committees of the Whole: January 19, D.A.R.E. Culmination Ceremony for Mississippi-Heights Elementary School; January 23, Discuss Eisenschenk Gravel Pit/Human Services StafÀng Issues; January 29, County Board Goal-Setting Session; and February 28/March 1, AMC Legislative Conference.

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CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333 (1) The exact name under which the business is or will be conducted is: Southview Heights.

(2) The address of the principal place of business is: 213 20th Avenue SE, St. Joseph, MN 56374, USA. (3) List the name and complete street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name, OR if an entity, provide the legal corporate, LLC, or Limited Partnership name and registered ofÀce address: KJ Development of St. Joseph LLC, 140 75th Street NE, Rice, MN 56367, United States (4) By typing my name, I, the undersigned, certify that I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required Àelds, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the applicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath.

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The Storm gymnastics team competed against Willmar Feb. 2. Despite the 145.9-133.5 loss, the team accomplished their secondhighest score of the season.

“We really had a great night,” said coach Liz Walek.

“We accomplished a lot of personal bests … even without one of our captains, Ann Starr, who was out sick. Our team

Vault: 6. Weisenbeck 9.125, 7.

Floren 8.975, 8. Elie Weinert 8.65, 9. Anna Magnan 8.5, 9. Bergen Henkemeyer 8.5.

Bars: 4. Floren 8.5, 6.

Weisenbeck 8.2, 8. Weinert 7.875, 9. Katlyn Schulz 7.425, 10. Emma Chapman 7.175.

Beam: 2. Weisenbeck 8.875, 6. Taylor Helget 8.10, 7. Floren 8.05, 9. Liberty Kosloski 7.875, 10.

Chapman 7.4.

Floor: 6. Magnan 8.6, 7.

Weisenbeck 8.4, 8. Floren 8.25, 9.

Weinert 8.1, 10. Chapman 8.05.

All-around: 2. Weisenbeck 34.6, 3. Floren 33.775, 6. Weinert 24.625, 7. Chapman 22.625.

“Our team really stepped up and together had a very successful meet.”

- coach Liz Walek

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really stepped up and together had a very successful meet.”

Carley Weisenbeck continues to be the team’s strongest gymnast, placing second all-around against the Cardinals. Justus Floren is not far behind, falling in third allaround.

The team competes in the conference championships Feb. 10 at St. Cloud Tech and then at the Section 8AA tournament Feb. 17 in Buffalo.

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The Storm boys hockey team had six different players score goals this past week, but fell to Brainerd Feb. 1, 12-3, and Rocori-River Lakes, 7-3.

CERTIFICATE OF The team wraps up their ASSUMED NAME regular season Feb. 13 against Minnesota Statutes Becker-Big Lake and Feb. 15 Chapter 333 (1) The exact name under against Willmar. They begin which the business is or will be Section 5A playoffs Feb. 20. conducted is: ANS Fence (2) The address of the principal place of business is: 1509 7th Ave N, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 (3) List the name and complete street address of all perTHE RIGHT TO sons conducting business under VERIFICATION OF THE the above Assumed Name, OR DEBT AND IDENTITY OF if an entity, provide the legal THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR corporate, LLC, or Limited WITHIN THE TIME Partnership name and regis- PROVIDED BY LAW IS tered ofÀce address: Steven NOT AFFECTED BY THIS Theis, 1509 7th Ave N, Sauk ACTION. Rapids, MN 56379 and Adam NOTICE IS HEREBY Johnson, 16370 165th Ave NE, GIVEN, that default has Foley, MN 56329. occurred in conditions of the (4) By typing my name, following described mortgage: I, the undersigned, certify that DATE OF MORTGAGE: July I am signing this document as 17, 2007 the person whose signature is MORTGAGOR: Sergio Sulier required, or as agent of the per- and Mindy Suzanne Sulier fka son(s) whose signature would Mindy Suzanne Scott, husband be required who has authorized and wife. me to sign this document on MORTGAGEE: M o r t g a g e his/her behalf, or in both ca- Electronic Registration Systems, pacities. I further certify that Inc. as nominee for American I have completed all required Brokers Conduit. Àelds, and that the information DATE AND PLACE OF in this document is true and RECORDING: Recorded correct and in compliance with August 1, 2007 Benton County the applicable chapter of Min- Recorder, Document No. nesota Statutes. I understand A350353. that by signing this document ASSIGNMENTS OF I am subject to the penalties of MORTGAGE: Assigned to: perjury as set forth in Section Residential Credit Solutions, 609.48 as if I had signed this Inc. Dated September 12, document under oath.

2011 Recorded September /s/ Steven Theis, Owner 28, 2011, as Document No. 12/27/2017 383990.

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CERTIFICATE OF Dated July 28, 2015 Recorded ASSUMED NAME September 16, 2015, as Minnesota Statutes Document No. A411797. And Chapter 333 thereafter assigned to: Citibank, (1) The exact name under N.A., as trustee for CMLTI Asset which the business is or will be Trust. Dated August 11, 2016 conducted is: Nature Soils.

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Rocori-River Lakes 7, SRR 3 Nevin Friesz, Sean Moonen and Drake RadunsParsley were the stars of the show Feb. 5 against RocoriRiver Lakes, each putting up a goal for the Storm.

Friesz found the net at 8:46 into the Àrst period; Moonen scored an unassisted goal nine minutes into the second and Raduns-Parsley put in his goal less than a minute from the

Ànal buzzer.

Daymin Dodge earned two assists for the evening, while Bryce Kirt and Morgan Barber each had one.

The team sat 10 minutes for Àve penalty infractions and attempted 39 shots.

Garrett Meisinger and Jason Sjogren split time in the net. Sjogren made all 37 saves for the Storm.

Brainerd 12, SRR 3 The Storm had a tough game Feb. 1 against conference rivals Brainerd. The Warriors

outscored the Storm 12-3.

Near the end of the Àrst period, Barber scored a goal with the help of Kirt. In the second, Brady Pesta scored at 12:40, with help from Gavin Laine, and Chase Christensen followed just over a minute later, assisted by Brandon Sornberger.

SRR sat four minutes on two infractions and attempted 17 shots.

Meisinger was in goal and made 34 saves for the Storm.

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Splashing to victory Storm get crucial win over Otters 200 IM: 2. Hendrickson 2:20.23, 3. Isaac Freese 2:26.09, 4. Cole Bonovsky 2:27.67. 50 FS: 1. Kayden Daniels 23.24, 2. Claassen 23.92, 5. Morgan Freese 25.40, Thomas Daniels 24.95. Diving: 1. Jack Grabinski 254.60, 2. Elijah Grabinski 225.20. 100 FLY: 1. Thomas Daniels 1:00.10, 3. Bonovsky 1:06.19. 100 FS: 1. Maanum 51.37, 2. Kawlewski 53.87, 3. Claassen 54.63. 500 FS: 1.

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200 FSR: 1. Claassen, Maanum, Morgan Freese and Kawlewski 1:35.76; 3. Thomas Daniels, Bonovsky, Hendrickson and Moriak 1:40.00; 5. Moilanen, Rock Moliga, Preston Johnson and Steven Ritten 1:52.03. 100 BK: Stephen Davis 1:04.97, Moriak 1:06.78, Simon Davis 1:08.49. 100 BR: Isaac Freese 1:06.60, Hendrickson 1:10.21, Eisenschenk 1:17.65. 400 FSR: Maanum, Kayden Daniels, Bonovsky and Kawlewski 3:32.00; Morgan Freese, Moriak, Feuling and Eisenschenk 3:47.65; Shawn Schoen, Bearson, Stephen Davis and Simon Davis 4:18.30.

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SRR continues to have a successful season.

The team swam against St. Cloud Tech Feb. 1, winning 109-75, and against Montevideo Feb. 5, winning 94-84.

The Storm compete Feb. 10 at the conference championship in Sartell, followed by sections Feb. 2324 at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School.

SRR 94, Montevideo 84 SRR hosted the Montevideo swim team Feb. 5, keeping the 94-84 victory at home. First place Ànishes varied across the roster and included strong swimmers – Ryan Kawlewski, Kayden Daniels, Dylan Maanum, Jack Grabinski and Thomas Daniels.

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If Monday nights Central Lakes Conference game between Fergus Falls and Sauk Rapids-Rice is any indication, the Storm will be a team to be reckoned with in the playoffs in March.

The Storm knocked off the Flyers 80-72 in a Central Lakes Conference matchup, a game featuring two of the top teams in Section 8AAA. “It gives us conÀdence and the thought in our head that hey if we play well and do what we are supposed to do; we can beat that team,” said Storm Head Coach Derek Peterson. “That means we have a shot to come out of the section.”

Both teams, along with Alexandria and Bemidji, are in the running for the top spot which is currently held by SRR. The win also avenges a 71-51 loss to the Otters in December.

“The kids know that Fergus is the team to beat; I was excited for them,” Peterson said. “It’s the Àrst time as a head coach we beat Fergus. It gave us some room in the QRF (Quality Results Formula, which determines the seeding for playoffs) we have a little bit of breathing room.”

As the Ànal seconds ticked away, Peterson gave high Àves to the team to celebrate the big win.

“I can’t remember the last time we beat Fergus Falls,” Peterson said. “It was exciting.

It was fun. The kids really wanted this.”

The Storm let the Otters know they were up for the task from the onset. After center Cody Landwehr had a basket down low the Storm led 168. A short time later, Anthony Massman had a layup and then a three-point basket to give the Storm a 26-16 lead midway through the Àrst half.

Massman sunk his fourth three-pointer in the last minute of the Àrst half giving the Storm a 43-30 lead.

“When he is on, it makes us very hard to guard, you can’t just focus on our inside presence, you have to honor the outside shot, when he hits shots that just adds another

PHOTOS BY MARK KLAPHAKE

Storm players Nate Waldorf (from left), Josh Schloe and Anthony Massman defend the basket during the second half of the SRR win over Fergus Falls Feb. 5 in Sauk Rapids.

complexity for people to guard us,” Peterson said. “Everyone comes in focused on stopping Cody and Deng. I don’t think they spent a lot of time on us being a three-point shooting team.”

By halftime Massman had 14 points and center Landwehr had chipped in 12, mostly down low for SRR. “The kids came out really ready,” Peterson said. “I told them after the game I thought that was the most-ready and focused they’ve been for a basketball game all year.”

Landwehr added.

“The half time lead gave us conÀdence we could beat Fergus,” he said. “We did a great job of keeping a consistent lead around 10 points throughout the game.”

Out of the break, the Storm continued to play well and after an offensive rebound and basket from junior Braden Tretter, they had increased the gap to 14, 61-47 with under eight minutes left in the game.

“Our plan was to get the ball inside and Ànish around the basket,” Landwehr said.

“Once we established a strong inside, they started to double inside the post which gave a great opportunity for our guards to cut to the basket.”

The Otters were able to trim the deÀcit to Àve, 73-68 with 43 seconds left, but the Storm sunk seven of their last eight free-throws to seal the huge win.

“This win meant a lot to us because we lost to Fergus earlier in the season and they are one of the better teams that we play in our season,” Landwehr said.

Because of the strong outside shooters the Otters have, the Storm played a 1-22 zone throughout much of the game.

“We knew there were three

Cade Milton-Baumgartner (left) and Braden Tretter celebrate after the Storm’s 80-72 win over Fergus Falls Monday night in Sauk Rapids.

kids on that team that could hit threes like crazy and we needed to know where those kids were and we knew we would be OK if they threw the ball inside because we had Cody and Deng in there to give them Àts underneath,” Peterson said. “I thought we had great energy on defense.”

Massman Ànished the game with 22 points, including 5-6 from three-point range.

Landwehr had 19 and Deang added 18 points for the winners. SRR was 8-12 from beyond the arc as a team.

SRR is 7-5 in the CLC and 14-6 overall. They travel to St. Cloud Apollo Feb. 13 and host Rocori Feb. 15.

“They’ve [Apollo] had some big wins this year. They are capable,” Peterson said.

(6 rebounds, 5 assists), Tretter 10, Cade Milton-Baumgartner 8 (6 assists) and Nate Waldorf 3. FG 2552.

Sauk Rapids-Rice 77, Detroit Lakes 60 The Storm had great scoring from their post players when they rolled past the Lakers Feb. 2 in Sauk Rapids.

Deang and Landwehr who start at forward and center, respectively, combined for 39 points, and Josh Schloe, who comes in off the bench in the post, added 12 points for the Storm.

SRR had an outstanding night shooting the ball. She connected on 32-55 (58 percent) of their shots.

SR scoring: Deang 20 (5 rebounds), Landwehr 19 (9 rebounds), Massman 14 (5 rebounds), Schloe 12, Waldorf 5, SR scoring: Massman 22 Milton-Baumgartner 3, Tretter 2 (5 (6 rebounds), Landwehr 19 (6 rebounds) and Connor Silbernick 2 rebounds, 4 assists), Deang 18 FG 32-55.

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New Ulm 6, Granite City 4 The Lumberjacks out-shot the Steel 44-38 in the Feb. 3 game, but found themselves in penalty trouble early. New Ulm was able to score three of their six goals in the Àrst period while a man up after Granite City sat in the box for tripping, head contact and high sticking. New Ulm led 3-0 at the end of the Àrst.

In the second period, the Steel scored their fourth goal.

Granite City was able to put one on board with their own power play goal from Brandon Baker.

The team battled back and forth in the third, but the Lumberjacks could not capture a lead. The game ended 6-4, New Ulm. Granite City goals were scored by Chase Di Bari, Braden Altena and a second goal from Baker.

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David Mulligan was in net for the Jacks, saving 32 shots.

Ryan Kenny blocked 40.

Both teams had eight infractions. Granite City sat 37 minutes; the Steel, 24 minutes.

New Ulm 3, Granite City 2 The Lumberjacks still outshot the Steel during the Feb. 9 home game, but this time the power plays came in their favor. Still, Granite City came up short and lost the game 3-2.

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Walters: Dedicated player, captain PHOTO BY ANNA SALDANA

Storm’n Sabres C a p t a i n Brooke Walters competes against the St. Cloud Icebreakers Jan. 19 at Hockey Day Minnesota on Lake George.

BY ANNA SALDANA STAFF WRITER

SARTELL – Brooke Walters, a Sauk Rapids-Rice High School junior, is one of the most familiar faces on the ice during a Storm’n Sabres girls hockey game.

As a captain, Walters is a strong leader for her team both on and off the ice.

“I enjoy being there for my teammates and knowing they feel comfortable coming to me with anything,” Walters said.

“It just adds to my incredible hockey career.”

Walters began playing hockey at age 10, after watching her brother play the year before.

“I remember being that kid who saw how much fun my brother was having and then turning to my parents and saying I wanted to be a hockey player,” Walters said.

“Here I am all these years later, passionate about hockey.”

Over the years, Walters has played nearly every position on the ice, but her favorite is left wing.

“I have so much more opportunity as left wing,” Walters said. “It gives me

Brooke Walters more of a chance at getting the puck in the net.”

In Walters’ career with the Storm’n Sabres, she has scored 62 goals and totals 125 points through Jan. 30. She is ranked Àfth in Storm’n Sabres history for points and has one full season left to play.

“Brooke has all the tools that make up a great hockey player,” said coach Marty Anderson. “She is a good skater, has great hands, shoots the puck well, sees the ice and most importantly she works hard every day. The team looks for her to lead us offensively and when she makes a great play, you can feel the energy on the bench increase and the whole team picks up their play.”

While Walters knows she has incredible stats, she does not focus on the record

book. Rather, she concentrates on becoming an even better player.

During the hockey season, Walters is at practice, as well as shooting in her backyard rink every day and doing overspeed training twice a week in the Twin Cities.

“I really just want to be the best player I can be for my team,” Walters said. “I’ve learned that hard work does pay off, so that’s what I do.”

During the offseason, Walters continues to practice with the team and they compete in tournaments.

One of Walters’s favorite experiences on the ice is scoring a goal.

“There’s just a thrill about it,” Walters said. “It’s a huge relief, particularly in games against tough teams. I’m always happy and smiling a lot after I score a goal.”

This season, her favorite game was a face-off with Buffalo Dec. 22.

“My cousin is on the Buffalo team, and it was fun to play against her,” Walters said. “But it was also really fun to score two goals against her team.”

Walters was a part of the 2015-16 Minnesota State participating SSRR team, something she feels is the highlight of her career.

“It was such a great experience,” Walters said.

“There’s nothing like the atmosphere at a state tournament game.

It’s something I’ll always remember and an experience I’ll cherish. Not everyone gets an experience like that.”

When Walters thinks about the future of her career, she has two goals. The Àrst is to reach over 40 points in a season, which she has already accomplished three seasons in a row. The second is to lead the Central Lakes Conference.

“I think it would be so cool to be the conference leader,” Walters said. “That’s the goal

I’m really striving for.”

While Walters is a junior this year, she has a good idea of what her hockey career will look like as a college athlete.

“I’m really set on either Bemidji State or the University

of Wisconsin-River Falls,” Walters said. “I really like the coaches at Bemidji State, which is awesome, but I also know a lot of the girls at River Falls. My decision is deÀnitely not Ànal yet, so it’s good that I

have time to decide.”

Until then, Walters will continue to heat up the ice with the Storm’n Sabres. The team begins section playoffs Feb. 10.

Leading the Saluting great accomplishments in the Sauk Rapids-Rice High School

JERAD SCHLICHTING Parents: Scott and Kris Schlichting Grade: 12th Sport accomplishment: Senior captain on the boys basketball team.

What do you enjoy most about basketball? Getting the opportunity to play the game I love with my friends.

What is the best game you have ever been a part of? The best game I’ve ever been a part of was against Fergus Falls at home this year because everyone was doing their job. The bench was getting into the game and so were the fans. The atmosphere that night was unexplainable. We took control of that game all the way to the end, and itwas a game that I won’t forget.

What is the best advice you have ever received?

“Everything happens for a reason.”

What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? Hanging out with friends, hunting, former NFL players, famous fishing and playing fortnite celebrities and chefs. It was an with the boys. amazing experience getting to learn skills from the top What is your favorite meal, movie, social media and chefs around the world. song? Chicken alfredo, “Star What skill do you possess Wars: revenge of the Sith,” most people do not know Snapchat and “Heartache on the Dance Floor” by Jon about? I am ambidextrous.

Pardi.

What are you most looking forward to in your senior What are your future college year? Making the most fun plans? Attend and memorable experiences at either St. Cloud State with my friends and University or University classmates as our senior year of Minnesota-Duluth for business or engineering. is coming to an end.

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What are some other activities you are involved in within school? Football and track.

What has been your most rewarding high school class to date? Culinary class because I was given the opportunity to go to the Taste of the NFL. My teacher chose me to cook with NFL chefs from around the world, and then be able to serve the food we prepared to

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