Sauk Centre Herald 04-06-2023

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The right fit

Oetterer to work full-time with SCPD

BY BEN SONNEK | STAFF WRITER

The Sauk Centre Police Department has a new full-time officer joining their ranks: Preston Oetterer, who has been working part-time for the SCPD for about a year and whose experience covers Osakis, Long Prairie and other areas of Todd County.

As he prepares to transition his focus to Sauk Centre, he is looking forward to working with area schools and making connections with students and their families.

Oetterer was raised in Finlayson in eastern Minnesota and graduated from East Central High School in Finlayson in 2018. When he was still in high school, he was inspired to pursue a career in law enforcement through a ride-along with a local deputy, during which they saw some action.

“It was exciting, and I knew afterward that was what I wanted to do,” Oetterer said. “I wanted to do something different and make a name for myself.”

Oetterer’s father also works in corrections as a lieutenant, so Oetterer had family connections to the profession.

By earning college credits in high school, Oetterer was able to receive his associate’s degree in law enforcement from the Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College in Cloquet in 2019, a year after his high school graduation. He was first hired by the Todd County Sheriff’s Office in April 2020; after four months, he started working part-time for the Long Prairie Police Department and then the Osakis Police Department. By March 2021, he had a full-time position on the OPD, and in July 2022, he resigned so he could work full-time with the LPPD. Oetterer will continue to be working full-time with the LPPD until May 1; then, he will be part-time with the LPPD and full-time with the SCPD.

Oetterer’s first few months in law enforcement was a time where the public opinion of police took a hit. However, Oetterer stayed positive in the line of duty.

“It was more about bringing a positive outlook to the table,” Oetterer said. “I was still appreciated around here for the most part.”

Oetterer’s career arc has taken him to larger towns along its course – from Finlayson with its approximate population of 300 to Osakis with 1,800 and Long Prairie with 3,500, and now Sauk Centre with 4,500.

“The more I’ve been doing the job, I want bigger and better,” Oetterer said. “I think (Sauk Centre) is the fit for me. It’s got a small-town feel, but it’s a bigger town, which is a nice opportunity.”

Serving in Sauk Centre, one of Oetterer’s main roles will be working as a School Resource Officer.

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Humor a constant during Quistorff ’s quest to defeat brain cancer

LBY CAROL MOORMAN STAFF WRITER

cancer free cancer Loving life

aurie Quistorff has touched the lives of many people during 42 years in her nursing career, as an aide, followed by a LPN, RN and in homecare. She has a special fondness for helping the elderly.

“Listening to their stories,” is her answer March 29 sitting next to daughter Nicole Burgardt in Laurie’s Sauk Lake cabin north of Sauk Centre, recalling years spent working at care facilities in Albany, Sauk Centre, Melrose and St. Cloud.

“Homecare and geriatrics’ were her bread and butter,” Nicole said.

Today, Laurie’s role has been reversed, and she is the one being cared for. Nicole is her mom’s caregiver, after brain cancer side effects have left her unable to care for herself. Laurie and husband Wayne, who passed away in 1998 from cancer, raised Randy and Nicole, who is married to Brent, and Laurie has two grandchildren, Brayden and Lincoln.

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Easter Bunny

BY BEN SONNEK | STAFF WRITER

With winter storms closing out the month of March and more coming in the forecast, Eagle’s Healing Nest in Sauk Centre has postponed their annual Easter Egg Hunt by two weeks, planning it for 10 a.m.-noon, Saturday, April 22.

Cancellation was definitely not an option – not when the Nest has 100,000 eggs ready for the free event, making it once again the largest Easter egg hunt in Minnesota.

The postponement decision was made March 30 by Eagle’s Healing

Elementary school last day moved to May 19

Board discusses building project, staffing, year-end events

Nest, Faith Baptist Church in Sauk Centre, Sauk Centre Community Connection and American Legion Auxiliary 428.

“Hopefully, we will have a much happier spring,” said Eagle’s Healing Nest Director Melony Butler. “A lot of kids and families come to enjoy the day, and we want them to be able to enjoy it.”

The Nest ordered 75,000 plastic eggs for this year’s hunt. Some mothers from the Twin Cities metropolitan area stuffed more eggs, and the Elks Lodge in Alexandria and the American Legion ordered more shipments, bringing the total up to 100,000.

“This is a new high,” Butler said.

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BY BEN SONNEK | STAFF WRITER

The Sauk Centre Public Schools Board convened a special meeting the evening of April 3 in the media center in Sauk Centre to approve an adjustment to the elementary school calendar.

The proposal was to move back the 202223 school year’s last student contact day for kindergarten through fourth grade to Friday, May 19. Staff would then use May 22-26 to pack their things and prepare the classrooms for the start of the school renovation project. The resolution passed by a unanimous vote with the exception of councilmember John Drevlow, who was absent.

During a committee meeting preceding the special meeting, Superintendent Don Peschel updated the council on the building project.

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PHOTOS BY CAROL MOORMAN Nicole Burgardt (left) gathers with her mother, Laurie Quistorff March 29 at Laurie’s cabin north of Sauk Centre. They talked about life since Quistorff was diagnosed with brain cancer three years ago and are thankful she is cancer free.

Laurie Quistorff (front, center) is surrounded by former Pine Villa Nursing Home co-workers Mary Tschida (front, left) and Diane Hellermann; and (back, from left) Rosie Wiechmann, Kathy Lemm, Geri Boecker and Nancy Kemper March 30 at True North Marketplace in Melrose. They reminisced about old times and caught up with life in retirement.

PHOTO BY BEN SONNEK Eagle’s Healing Nest Director Melony Butler finds a golden egg and an oversized egg out of the 100,000 eggs stored in the auditorium March 31 at the Eagle’s Healing Nest in Sauk Centre. The Nest postponed their egg hunt to April 22 with the hope that the snow will melt.

Aurora Josephine

Boser

Scott and Sarah Boser, of Sauk Centre, are excited to announce the birth of their daughter, Aurora Josephine Boser, March 15, 2023, at 4:25 p.m., at Alomere Hospital in Alexandria.

She weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces and measured 18 inches long.

Grandparents are Jerome (Buddo) and Mary Schmitz, of St. Cloud; and Jeff and Carolyn Boser, of Pierz.

Remaining greatgrandparents are Josephine

Reaching out

with open doors

Welsand officiating at Church of the Good Samaritan

BY BEN SONNEK STAFF WRITER

Already a familiar face at Sauk Centre’s Church of the Good Samaritan, the Rev. Randy Welsand will no longer be rotating through area Episcopal churches. He will instead be officiating as a service pastor on an interim basis, assisting the Rev. Roger Phillips in ministering to the local congregation.

“It’s about being available for the people in that small church,” Welsand said. “As you grow older, your needs change, and it is so important to have the priest available. That’s the biggest plus for me, that I’m mostly in one spot, and that gives me the ability to feed my congregation as the need arises.”

A fellowship gathering to welcome Welsand and his wife, Kay, will be held after the 10 a.m. Easter Sunday service, April 9, at the Church of the Good Samaritan’s parish hall.

Welsand was born and raised in Duluth. A member of the Episcopal church all his life, he was baptized, confirmed and married in Duluth’s Holy Apostles Episcopal Church. He received his call to the pastoral ministry in his late 40s. In the early 2000s, he got involved in the Episcopal church’s new Total Ministry program.

“There was a group of 13 of us who went through the formation process,” Welsand said. “We took care of three small rural churches: St. Stephen’s in Paynesville, the Church of Our Savior in Little Falls and the Church of the Good Samaritan in Sauk Centre.”

For nearly all of Welsand’s approximately 22-year ministry, he and the other pastors rotated around the three churches.

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“The whole principle behind it was to take care of the small rural churches,” Welsand said. “That was our whole ministry.”

Paynesville’s St. Stephen’s Church and Little Falls’ Church of Our Savior have both closed, leaving Sauk Centre’s Good Samaritan Episcopal church as the only one left from the original Total Ministry program. Once the other two churches closed, Welsand was made a supply priest for the Episcopal Church in Minnesota;

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based out of St. Cloud, he will be sent where he is needed, but he will mostly be focused on Sauk Centre.

Welsand is currently assisting the Good Samaritan’s current full-time pastor, Phillips, who will be returning to Sauk Centre from Florida during the summer.

“He takes care of (the church) in the summer, and I take care of it in the winter, so we kind of split it half and half,” Welsand said. In his more than 20 years of service, Welsand has gotten to know and love the local congregation.

“It’s a small church that is extremely tight-knit as a church family and yet open to the needs of the surrounding communities,” Welsand said. “This church has outreach all over the place. Whatever needs there are, the church reaches out to do that.”

At this time, Welsand sees the biggest challenge to the area’s Episcopal churches is encouraging the next generations to participate.

“Most of our congregation is elderly,” Welsand said. “I’m going to be 70 in a couple of weeks, and I’m one of the youngsters up there. It’s a struggle throughout most of the mainline denominations to get younger people, younger families in.”

Looking ahead, once Phillips returns, the Good Samaritan will be resuming their weekly Bible study, which is open to surrounding communities. Of course, the Eucharist and services will continue to be available on a weekly basis.

“The doors are always open,” Welsand said. “We’re certainly welcoming to anybody who wants to come into our church.”

Str eeter Streeter

Aaron Kerfeld

Parents: Chris and Janet Kerfeld

Accomplishment: Is a returning hurdler for Sauk Centre Track and Field Team

What do you enjoy most about being on the track team? Easily my favorite part about track is the meets. Everyone is on the rail cheering for whoever is running at the time and yelling to run faster. There’s no feeling quite like going down into the starting block with your whole team and every other team screaming from the sidelines.

What is your favorite event to compete in? 110 hurdles; it’s fun when you have a clean run without hitting any hurdles. It’s not a race that anyone can do, and so every hurdler accepts the fact that we are the coolest people on the track. And no one can change my mind.

Tell us about the best meet you have ever been a part of. My best meet would be sections last year. I got a personal best by over half a second in the 110 hurdles and finished fifth in our section. I got a cool medal and the whole meet was fun.

What other activities are you involved in at school? I have participated in Football, Archery and Trapshooting.

Why do you feel it’s important to be involved in school activities? You really get to know your classmates, and the friendships you build in school sports and activities is unparalleled, not to mention it’s really fun and a good way to stay in shape.

What is your favorite Streeter tradition? When you walk down the Senior high stairs into the locker room there is a wood board that says “Streeters” on it. I love smacking the heck out of that board when going down to the locker room.

How do you try to make a difference at school? Probably the biggest influence I’ve made is running the weight room Instagram page. Every morning and after school, the weight room is open. There are lots of athletes that use it, and it can be hard to get information out about it. I do everything from posting if the weight room will be closed to pictures and cool things happening in it. There are a lot of people that use it, and having a good way of communicating is paramount. I do my part by making sure it runs smoothly and everyone receives the information effectively.

What teacher has impacted your education the most? Mr. Ellen’s one of our science teachers; he’s a great guy and really loves nature. I’ve had several classes with him and, when we go outside to study some plant or animal, you can really tell he cares about what he is teaching. He’s very knowledgeable about the world around us and really made me slow down and just look around once in a while. It made me appreciate what this world is and

What is something you’ve learned in class recently? In Spanish class the other day, we learned about La Guerra Sucia. It was a war that happened in Argentina where the government kidnapped and killed opposing political parties.  What is one item on your bucket list? One goal on the bucket list is to complete Tolstoy’s 1,200-page book “War and Peace”. I started it the other day and I read it every night. Someday in the far future, maybe I will finish it.

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Aurora Josephine Boser Leko, of Sauk Centre; Marita Schmitz, of Sauk Centre; and Shirley Boser, of Pierz.

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The Rev. Randy Welsand prepares for the Palm Sunday service April 2 at the Church of the Good Samaritan in Sauk Centre. Welsand, a service pastor, will be assisting the Rev. Roger Phillips.

Egg hunt from front

“When we first started, the egg hunt was originally uptown. River of Life (Church) assisted Community Connection to do it, and as they were expanding, they didn’t have a place to do it. … We have 124 acres to do an event, and we wanted to make it a family event just like Halloween, and so we stuffed eggs.”

They originally started with a few thousand eggs, but the hunt brought in more children than expected.

“In the veterans’ world, it’s go big or go home, so we kept increasing the eggs,” Butler said. “We were at 35,000, so then they started searching to see what the largest egg hunt was. … The largest they found was 60,000 (eggs), so we did 70,000, and now we’re at 100,000 eggs.”

The Nest continued the egg hunt in 2020 during the pandemic, holding a drive-thru version. Then, in 2022, when Butler tried getting the Easter eggs online, someone else got the order before she could check out. She called the company, and it turned out to be Marine-owned, so the owner took it upon himself to get the Nest their order, also giving them a discount and providing a driver to get the eggs there on time.

“We again went with that veteran-owned company from down south to deliver our

Oetterer from front

He already has experience through working with the Osakis School District, and he will also soon be attending a week-long SRO course in Fargo, North Dakota. He is also a DARE instructor, an education program that teaches students to resist involvement in drugs, gangs and violence. He recently graduated 170 students from the course at the schools in Long Prairie.

“To my understanding, I’ll be continuing DARE here as well,” Oetterer said.

So far, he finds the connections he makes to be one of the most rewarding parts of being a police officer.

Flags fly around the Eagle’s Healing Nest during the snowstorm April 4 in Sauk Centre. The Nest’s April 22 Easter egg hunt will also feature music, a spring crafts station, a snack bar and a variety of activities for all age groups.

eggs,” Butler said. “They’ve been waiting in the auditorium for us to spread them around.”

This year, Butler does not anticipate much work will be needed to move the event date ahead; it mostly comes down to spreading the word.

“Other egg hunts had done the same, just because we had so much cold and snow and it’s not giving us a reprieve,” Butler said. “Logistically, we tried to think of a different way to do (the egg hunt), but with 100,000 eggs, it’s just not possible, and we want them to enjoy the day

– not that they wouldn’t enjoy it, but fitting that many into the auditorium is just not feasible. So, we had to move it forward two weeks. Hopefully, the sun will shine, the snow will melt, and we can enjoy outside and inside activities.”

Along with the egg hunt there will be music, a spring crafts station, a snack bar and a variety of activities for all age groups. A veteran will be dressed as the Easter Bunny for photos, and there will be baby livestock to see.

also be hidden in the mix. Each age division – ages 3 and under, 4-6 years old, 7-9 years old and 10-12 years old – will have a chance to find the golden eggs, and the pair of lucky finders can each redeem them for a new bicycle. For the veterans, the main reward of the event is to see families and the community coming together with them.

“Our veterans go out and work in the community all over, not just Sauk Centre, so a large number of them opt to stay in our community,” Butler said. “They love to see the kids smile, and their families love that their veterans have found a place to call home and the community loves them. They fight for God, for country and for family, so to have all that in one place in an Easter event is pretty amazing.”

The Nest is also looking forward to the rest of their events this year, such as their Nest Family Gatherings on the last Saturday of every month, the Nest Fest on Aug. 26, the Mid-Minnesota Car Show and the opening of the Nest’s Ranch building, built in honor of Mark Pavelich. They also have the Buffalo Rodeo Association planning to bring a sanctioned rodeo to Sauk Centre in 2024.

Then, of course, there

be next year’s Easter Egg Hunt.

“(The veterans) are not going to give up the largest egg hunt,” Butler said. “That would tell me we’re going to have 120,000 eggs next year to make sure no one beats them.”

HFS March Little World Changers announced

“Every time I’m out doing the regular job – stopping cars and responding to calls – I’m seeing my DARE students,” Oetterer said. “They say hi to me, they give me high fives, they thank me for doing DARE and stuff. … It’s made my job much easier up there because the parents will look at me and be like, ‘My kid really likes you, I respect that.’ If I can come down here and do the same thing, great.” $95

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PHOTO SUBMITTED Holy Family School’s Little World Changer Award March recipients – kindergarteners Weston Dickhoff (front, from left) and Ayla Borgerding and first graders Kelsie Steichen and Scarlett Clink; (middle, from left) second graders Elle Radjenovich and Raina Middendorf and third graders Luke Winters and Chris Norgren; and (back, from left) Principal Lisa Otte, fifth grader Austin Moritz, fourth grader Isaac Zenzen, fifth grader Jack Yarke, fourth grader Etta Dold and sixth graders Jude Speidel and Megan Hass – assemble for their awards March 29 at the school in Sauk Centre. The character trait being exemplified for March was self-discipline.

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What about the relationship?

Eleven years ago this past September, I married my best friend. Throughout those 11 years, we have experienced more than a few different seasons. I’m not talking about spring, summer, winter or fall. Although 44 of those have passed, hopefully with many more to come, including a spring that comes sooner rather than later. I’m talking about different periods throughout our relationship.

There have been times where Shawn and I are very in tune with one another; communication is flowing well and things are great.

There have been times where one of us, or sometimes both, put our jobs or the children ahead of our relationship. There have also been times where we do not communicate well; whether it be because of an argument, stubbornness or just not making our relationship a priority.

Regardless, I have to say marriage has been both the most rewarding and the most frustrating experience of my life to date. With that said, I do want you to know it has also been worth every second, and I would commit a lifetime to Shawn again in a heartbeat. However, let’s talk about the nitty-gritty here.

Why do we experience so many different seasons of life in our relationships? What can we do to spend more time in the better seasons, whether it be a spouse, partner, parent, sibling, child, colleague, etc.? The list could go on, but I will spare you. You get the idea.

I have a couple of theories here:

– We experience something new that we have yet to navigate.

As the weather continues to harass us with blowing snow and cold temperatures, everyone, from kindergarteners to seniors, anxiously checks to see whether or not school will be closed on days when the weather gets crazy. Since we’ve used all of our e-learning days for the year, if school is canceled, it’s back to the good ol’ snow days. However, at the beginning of the year, no school meant working on our Chromebooks for the day instead. For many students, this is something to be happy about, but for myself, and probably others, this was a disappointing turn of events.

As someone who loved snow days when I was little, the thought of doing school work on a day off isn’t ideal. I remember the days of getting to sleep in before going to day care for the day, thinking I would just be getting a two-hour late start while waiting to watch “Sauk Centre schools” flicker across the bottom of the news screen in hopes of no school. The anticipation building while hearing, “What letter are they on? Start watching, it’s almost to us,” while eating my cereal is a feeling I will never forget. The cheers that commenced after seeing the small “canceled” label behind the name of my school district always excited me as an elementary kid.

Flash forward to the present where watching the snow fall makes me realize that I’ll be stuck at home learning instead. This feeling brings me back to the quarantine days when I’d be stuck in my room on my Chromebook, trying to figure out how to do an assignment that is virtual. As a student who enjoys having in-class discussions and in-

– We change/evolve as a person.

– We get lazy and take things/people for granted.

– What do we do to spend more time in the better seasons?

– Communicate

– Communicate

– Communicate

Now, I know what you’re thinking: It’s not that easy. And you would be right, it’s not that easy. Communication is hard, especially when you haven’t done it before.

Oftentimes, I’ve noticed Shawn and I stop talking because the topic is hard to talk about or we simply just do not agree. It’s OK to not agree; take your time before saying something you might regret, but don’t let it fester like a bad infection. It will only get worse.

One way we’ve made this process work better for us is to allow each other “mommy timeouts” and “daddy timeouts.” We call them this because often our disagreements occur in regard to parenting.

When I say I need a timeout, Shawn knows he needs to take sole responsibility for the children and household for at least five minutes while I go to the garage, go for a walk or take a bike ride. I do the same for him when he asks for it. This doesn’t always work, but when it works out, it does wonders for our relationship with each other and our children.

What sort of things work for you and your relationships?

Gizzards, wishbones, idiot mittens, bread bags in boots, Kleenex in a sleeve, Easter egg hunts. What do these all have in common, you ask? They are all things I grew up eating, doing or using.

The gizzard was often a fought-after food, at least for me, when chicken was on the table. If Mom made dressing, there was no need to decide who would get the gizzard, heart or liver, because she ground it up for dressing. The wishbone was located between the neck and breast of a bird. When the wishbone was found, two of us would grab the ends and there would be a battle to see who would end up with the longest end, which meant the wish – hence the name wishbone – they made before the deed was done would come true. Did those wishes ever come true? Probably not, but it was sure fun trying.

struction, working online was not my cup of tea. Social interaction is a vital part of the learning process and was definitely something I craved during 2020; however, online learning isn’t the case anymore, except on the eye-roll-inducing snow days. As much as I despise needing to learn online when the snow makes an appearance, the logic does make sense. With e-learning days, making up school isn’t necessary, a decision that most students like to hear. I’ve had many adults ask me what the workload is like on the days where we do work from home. Normally, my answer varies on what classes I’m taking, but most teachers give students 20 to 30 minutes of work on an e-learning day, which truly isn’t very much considering in-person classes last 70 minutes. This often shocks the people who ask, since it doesn’t seem beneficial to have a student do only a small amount of work during virtual learning. Yet, when I think about how much education has progressed due to technology, it’s amazing to think this is a possibility at all, regardless of how much work is assigned during this time.

While learning from my house isn’t my favorite thing in the world, it is still a good compromise when it comes to living in Minnesota, since snow days are a given at this point. Rather than adding more school days, utilizing the cancellations due to snow has proven to be a smart decision. However, as more snow continues to come and the e-learning days run out for this year, I enjoy the ability to potentially relax and enjoy the last snow days of high school, just like I did as an excited elementary student.

I never had to wear what one guy called idiot mittens, but during a conversation, while stopping for breakfast Saturday morning at Coborn’s, the topic of winter apparel came up after an April 1 snowfall. It was explained to me that idiot mittens were for people who had the tendency to lose mittens. With idiot mittens, there was a string attached to each mitten, long enough, I imagine, to wrap around a person’s neck, so there was no chance of loosing a mitten. Smart idea, I’m thinking. I never had a need for idiot mittens, but we did wear double mittens when going outside to play in the snow – and that was a daily must, even when it was 20 below zero. That way, when the outer mittens got wet, we could hightail it back inside the house and switch out our wet mittens, placing them on the heat register to dry and putting on a new pair of mittens as we headed back outside where we played games like pie-shaped tag, dug snow forts or slid down homemade hills.

With our winter boots, we wore bread bags inside – often Wonder Bread bags – to make sure our feet remained dry. One of the guys at Coborn’s mentioned how he had a pair of two-buckle boots; the other guy saying he must have been rich because he only had a pair of one-buckle boots. I don’t remember having any buckles, just pull-on boots.

To this day, I put a Kleenex in the sleeve of a long sleeve shirt, a tip I picked up from Mom. It sure beats trying to find a Kleenex when I’m in need. I’ve also washed my share of Kleenex when I forgot to check my sleeve or pocket before putting clothes in the washing machine, ending up with bits and pieces of Kleenex all over my clothes.

Back in the early days of my youth, we didn’t even have Kleenex; we used handkerchiefs. I remember opening a dresser drawer in Mom and Dad’s bedroom, and there were red and white handkerchiefs, red for work days and white for Sundays or special days. They were all folded neatly and ready for use. Chances are Mom even ironed them because she ironed most everything. Finally, since it’s Easter Sunday this week, there have been or will be Easter egg hunts. I remember covering an egg hunt one year at Sinclair Lewis Park in Sauk Centre on a warm, sunny Saturday before Easter. Little girls, dressed in their Easter hats, filled their baskets with colorful eggs. Years ago, when I took my nephews to Easter egg hunts, hard boiled eggs were hidden in Jaycee Park, often in plain sight. I bet more than one was smashed in the dash. Those days are long gone as hard boiled eggs have been replaced with plastic eggs filled with candy or cash.

I hope you have plenty to eat and do – including treasured traditions – to make this Easter special.

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Bernice M. “Bernie”

Uhlenkamp

Bernice M. “Bernie” Uhlenkamp, age 84 of Elrosa, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on March 30, 2023, at the CentraCare Hospital in Sauk Centre.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held April 5 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Elrosa with the Rev. Mark Botzet officiating. Interment was in the parish cemetery.

Bernice Marie Kortan was born May 1, 1938, in Melrose, Minnesota, to Frank and Loretta (Vogel) Kortan. She was united in marriage to Ernest “Ernie” Uhlenkamp June 1, 1957, at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk

Raymond G. “Ray”

Sunderman

Raymond G. “Ray” Sunderman, age 90 of Sauk Centre, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on March 29, 2023, at St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, April 10, at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with the Rev. Tim Wenzel officiating and the Rev. Jim Maderak concelebrating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be 10-11 a.m., April 10, at the church.

Raymond Gerhard Sunderman was born Feb. 5, 1933, near Grey Eagle,

Mildred M. “Millie” Poepping

Mildred M. “Millie” Poepping, age 86 of Sauk Centre, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on April 3, 2023, at the CentraCare Care Center in Sauk Centre.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 11, at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with the Rev. Greg Paffel officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m., Monday, April 10, at Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Sauk Centre and 10-11 a.m., April 11, at the church. Parish prayers will be at 4 p.m., April 10, at the funeral home.

Mildred Martha Walz was born April 20, 1936,

Valeria J. “Val” Braun

Valeria J. “Val” Braun, age 102 of Sauk Centre, passed away peacefully just 10 days before her 103rd birthday, surrounded by her family on March 31, 2023, at Fairway Pines Assisted Living in Sauk Centre.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held on April 5 at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with the Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating and the Rev. Greg Paffel concelebrating. Interment was in the parish cemetery.

Valeria Johanna Mader was born April 10, 1920, in Greenwald, Minnesota, to Christ and Agnes (Kramer) Mader. She was united in marriage to Alfred Braun June 18, 1940, at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Greenwald. Val was a loving wife and

member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Elrosa, Christian Women, Diocesan Council of Catholic Women and the Two Cylinder Club. Bernie enjoyed crocheting, watching the Minnesota Twins and her grandchildren’s sporting events, puzzles and coloring, and she loved socializing with friends and family.

Bernice M. “Bernie” Uhlenkamp

Micah (Katlin) and Dante; one great-granddaughter on the way; and brothers and sisters Darlene (John) Dols of Sauk Centre, Jeanette (Joe) Loehr of Melrose, Michael (Theresa) Kortan of Melrose and Julie Grams of St. Cloud.

Bernie was preceded in death by her husband, Ernie Uhlenkamp, Oct. 10, 2015; parents; infant daughter Marie Uhlenkamp; infant son Charles Uhlenkamp; and sister Karen Moening.

Centre. Bernie primarily worked as a teacher’s aide at Holy Family School in Sauk Centre. She later became a foster grandmother at Holy Family School and was also a hospice volunteer. She was a Minnesota, to Leo and Clara (Pluth) Sunderman. He graduated from Grey Eagle High School in 1951 and worked for Peschel Hardware after graduation. He was united in marriage to Irene Ruhland July 6, 1959, at St.

Survivors include her children Tom (Jolene) Uhlenkamp of Villard, Gerard (Kristina) Uhlenkamp of Brooten and Mark (Sherrie) Uhlenkamp of Melrose; grandchildren Brendan, Nicholas, Kaitlyn, James, Faith (Noah), Zachary (Makala), Daniel (Bella),

Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre. Ray worked for Standard Oil from 1955 through 1964 and then worked at Vigortone Pre-Mixes and Ration Maker Pre-Mixes until his retirement in 1996. After retirement, Ray worked parttime at Centre Rental in Sauk Centre.

Raymond

He was a member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre and the Knights of Columbus. Ray had the gift to gab and enjoyed visiting with family and friends.

Survivors include his loving wife of 64 years, Irene Sunderman of Sauk Centre; children Debra (Gene) Fondow of Mosinee, Wisconsin, Barbra (Todd)

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred. Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral and Cremation Services of Sauk Centre.

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Gapinski of Sauk Centre and Robert Sunderman of Sauk Centre; grandchildren Abby and Bella Fondow and Zach, Josh and Lynsie Gapinski; and sisters-in-law Barbara Sunderman of Woodbury and Alice Sunderman of Grey Eagle.

Ray was preceded in death by his parents; sister Evelyn Gartner; brothers Ronald and Richard Sunderman; and brothers-in-law Norb Gartner, Ray and Harold Ruhland. Ray was a friendly man and will truly be missed by all who knew him.

Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral and Cremation Services of Sauk Centre.

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Mildred M. “Millie” Poepping in Lake George Township, Stearns County, Minnesota, to Leo and Margaret (Bösl) Walz. Millie graduated from Sauk Centre High School. She was united in marriage to Ralph Poepping June 19, 1956, at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre. Millie waitressed at the Theatre Café

and Fran’s Corner Bar and later worked at Fingerhut. She also sold Celebrity Jewelry and eventually retired after working for Bruce Rindahl at Lutheran Brotherhood. She was a member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre and the Christian Mothers. Millie enjoyed dancing, bowling, playing cards and making an occasional trip to the casino. She also enjoyed cooking, baking Christmas cookies and apple pies and loved making potato dumplings with her sister, Evelyn.

Survivors include her children Mike Poepping of Sauk Centre, Ron (Diann) Poepping of Hutchinson, Cindy (Rick) Jensen of Westbrook, Jerry (Dawn)

Valeria J. “Val” Braun mother and served as a homemaker most of her life. Her family was her priority and, until her dying day, she enjoyed many visits from her children and grandchildren. Her listening, non-judgmental spirit, positive attitude, sense of humor and fantastic memory drew many to love her.

Before marriage, she worked as a telephone

Thank you

To the compassionate, amazing staff at our Care Center who truly cared for Mom during her last years, and then her last days, we thank you.

To Pastor Porter, for your many visits, prayers and uplifting service, we thank you.

To Phil, Jackie and your family, for your faithful visits that always brought Mom so much joy and for sharing your talents and your voices, we thank you.

To Amy and Sprinkle of Joy, if you saw Mom’s gorgeous flowers, you know they could not have done a more beautiful job. We thank you.

Thank you, Julie for your “warmth” for Mom.

To Sheila Karash, for your many years of friendship and your final gift of love, we thank you.

To the staff at Patton-Schad Funeral Services, thank you not only for your professionalism but also for your encouragement and comfort. Linda, you kept your promise, and then some.

To our many friends and extended family, thank you for holding us up when we needed courage and strength.

operator. After raising her family, she was employed at St. Michael’s Hospital. She was a St. Paul’s Catholic Church member in Sauk Centre, Christian Mothers and the St. Theresa Mission Group and enjoyed volunteering at Holy Family School. Val had a knack for making many crafts and enjoyed crocheting afghans and prayer shawls for others. Raising African violets and other plants was another talent in which she excelled. Her loving touch included her companion dogs, especially her poodle, Piper, and schnauzer, Alex.

Survivors include her children Robert Braun of Melrose, Sister Janine Braun, OSB, of Sauk Centre, Kathleen (Theodore) Anderson of Kimball, Beth Thieschafer Sieben (Kevin) of Melrose

Poepping of Sauk

Centre, Cheryl (Wayne) Bauer of Sauk Centre, Randy Poepping of St. Cloud and stepdaughter Teri (J.R.) Paige; 23 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild; and brother Donald (JoAnn) Walz of Sauk Centre.

Millie was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Poepping, March 9, 2011; parents; granddaughter Michelle Poepping; sisters Marie Vornbrock, Carol Prodinsky and Evelyn Schmidt.

Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral and Cremation Services of Sauk Centre.

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and John (Patricia) Braun of Lakeville; daughter-in-law Rita Ritter of Sauk Centre; 15 grandchildren; 43 greatgrandchildren; and five greatgreat-grandchildren.

Val was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred, Nov. 14, 1985; parents Christ and Agnes Mader; son Ronald Braun March 5, 1993; brothers Elmer and Stanley Mader; sister Marcella Fuchs; sonin-law Glen Thieschafer; daughters-in-law Mary Braun and Irene Braun; granddaughter Mary Braun; and great-grandson, Logan Braun.

Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral and Cremation Services of Sauk Centre.

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Every visit, kind word, hug, card, memorial, flower, plant, tree, gifts of food and service to us, is appreciated, and means the world to us. Mostly, we thank you for loving our Mother.

Please know she dearly loved each one of you, too.

The family of Jane Martin H-14-1B

G. “Ray” Sunderman

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage:

DATE OF MORTGAGE: June

2, 2014

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE:

$80,101.00

MORTGAGOR(S): James R

Proell, an unmarried adult MORTGAGEE: Mortgage

Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Central Minnesota Credit Union, its successors and assigns

DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING:

Recorded: June 10, 2014 Stearns County Recorder

Document Number: A1422646

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE:

And assigned to: Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC

Dated: March 2, 2020

Recorded: March 5, 2020 Stearns County Recorder

Document Number: A1564208

Transaction Agent: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.

Transaction Agent Mortgage Identification Number: 1011283-0001100189-5

Lender/Broker/Mortgage

Date: March 21, 2023

YOU ARE NOTIFIED THAT:

1. Default has occurred in the conditions of the Mortgage dated September 24, 2019, executed by Richard E. Holm and Suzanne M. Holm, husband and wife, as Mortgagors, to Liberty Bank Minnesota, as Mortgagee, and filed for record October 18, 2019, as Document No. A1555060, in the Office of the County Recorder of Stearns County, Minnesota. The land described in the Mortgage is not registered land.

2. The Mortgage has not been assigned.

3. The original principal amount secured by the Mortgage was $124,000.00.

4. No action or proceeding at law is now pending to recover the debt secured by the Mortgage, or any part thereof.

5. The holder of the Mortgage has complied with all conditions precedent to acceleration of the debt secured by the Mortgage and foreclosure of the Mortgage, and all notice and other requirements of

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage:

DATE OF MORTGAGE: January 9, 2006 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL

AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $128,000.00

MORTGAGOR(S): Lavaine D Davids, a single woman MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Suntrust Mortgage, Inc., its successors and assigns DATE AND PLACE OF

Originator: Central Minnesota Credit Union Residential Mortgage Servicer: Nationstar Mortgage LLC COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Stearns Property Address: 724 Birch St S, Sauk Centre, MN 56378 Tax Parcel ID Number: 94.58868.0000

LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 6, Block 16, Robbins and Mendenhall`s Addition to the City of Sauk Centre, Stearns County, MN AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE: $69,707.10

THAT all pre-foreclosure requirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that this is registered property;

PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows:

DATE AND TIME OF SALE:

April 20, 2023 at 10:00 AM

PLACE OF SALE: County

Sheriff`s office, Law Enforcement Center, 807

Courthouse Square, St. Cloud, Minnesota

to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including attorney fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns. If the Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on October 21, 2023, or the next business day if October 21, 2023 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

Mortgagor(s) released from financial obligation: NONE THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

applicable statutes.

6. At the date of this Notice the amount due on the Mortgage, and taxes, if any, paid by the holder of the Mortgage is $118,072.32.

7. Pursuant to the power of sale in the Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreclosed, and the land located in Stearns County, Minnesota, described as follows:

Lot 2, Block 3, Pond View Ridge Four, Stearns County, Minnesota will be sold by the County Sheriff of Stearns County, Minnesota, at public auction on May 11, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., at the Stearns County Sheriff’s Department, located at 807 Courthouse Square, St. Cloud, Minnesota.

8. To the best of Mortgagee’s information, the property being foreclosed has a property address of 1511 Dale Street East, St. Joseph, Minnesota 56374, and has tax parcel identification number 84.53790.0114.

9. The time allowed by law

for redemption by Mortgagors or Mortgagors’ personal representatives or assigns is six (6) months after the date of sale.

10. The property must be vacated by 11:59 p.m. on November 12, 2023, provided the Mortgagors have not reinstated the Mortgage under Minnesota Statutes, Section 580.30 or redeemed the property under Minnesota Statutes, Section 580.23. If the foregoing date is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, then the date to vacate is the next business day at 11:59 p.m.

11. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGORS, THE MORTGAGORS’ PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

DATE AND TIME OF SALE:

May 23, 2023 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: County

NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.

DATED: February 22, 2023

MORTGAGEE: Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC Wilford, Geske & Cook, P.A.

Attorneys for Mortgagee 7616 Currell Boulevard, Suite 200 Woodbury, MN 55125 (651) 209-3300

File Number: 052468-F1 H-9-6B

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN, that default has occurred in the conditions of that certain mortgage, dated the 26th day of November, 2021, executed by Paul G. Kleven, as mortgagor, to Vermillion State Bank, as mortgagee, filed for record in the office of the County Recorder in and for the County of Stearns, and State of Minnesota, on the 28th day of December 2021, at 12:16 o’clock p.m., and recorded as Document No. A1622762

That no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all notice provisions and conditions precedent as required by law; and that the mortgagee or assignee has elected to declare the entire sum secured by the note and mortgage to be immediately due and payable as provided in the note and mortgage;

That the original or maximum principal amount secured by the mortgage was Forty-five Thousand and No/100 DOLLARS ($45,000.00);

law, subject to redemption by the mortgagor, his personal representative or assigns within six (6) months from date of sale.

SUMMONS NOTICE

NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO)

AUTUMN R. DAVIS; NICHOLAS C. DAVIS; and DOES 1 through 100, Inclusive, YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): LUTHER FARWELL BALLOU, III; NOTICE! you have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case.

all pre-foreclosure requirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that this is registered property; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows:

There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Ser-

ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. LIBERTY BANK MINNESOTA /s/ Benjamin B. Bohnsack (#0319399) Rinke Noonan Suite 300 US Bank Plaza 1015 W. St. Germain St. P.O. Box 1497 St. Cloud, MN 56302 (320) 251-6700 (320) 656-3500 fax

Our File No. 22118-0212 Bbohnsack@RinkeNoonan. com

Attorneys for Mortgagee H-12-6B

That there is due and claimed to be due on the mortgage, including interest to date hereof, the sum of Fortyfive Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty and 01/100 DOLLARS ($45,760.01);

And that pursuant to the power of sale therein contained, said mortgage will be foreclosed and the tract of land lying and being in the County of Stearns, State of Minnesota, described as follows, to-wit: Lot 11, Block 27, Townsite of Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota The real property’s street address is: 101 Pine St. S., Sauk Centre, MN 56378. The real property’s identification number is: 94.59250.0000.

Transaction agent: N/A.

Transaction agent’s Mortgage identification number: N/A.

Mortgage originator: Vermillion State Bank. will be sold by the sheriff of said county at public auction on the 18th day of May, 2023, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., at Stearns County Law Enforcement Center, 807 Courthouse Square in the City of St. Cloud in said county and state, to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage on said premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under Section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on November 18, 2023. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONA L REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.

THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION Dated this 13th day of March, 2023.

VERMILLION STATE BANK, Mortgagee Jennifer G. Lurken

GISLASON & HUNTER LLP Attorneys for Vermillion State Bank Eide Bailly Center, Suite 500 111 South 2nd Street Mankato, MN 56001 Phone: 507-387-1115 Fax: 507-387-4413 jlurken@gislason.com H-11-6B

Sheriff`s office, Law Enforcement Center, 807 Courthouse Square, St. Cloud, Minnesota to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including attorney fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns. If the Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on November 23, 2023, or the next business day if November 23, 2023 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

Mortgagor(s) released from financial obligation: NONE THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

THE RIGHT TO

vices Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Laa la información a continuación.

Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO despuós de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefônica no lo protegen. Su respuesta pro escrito tiene que estar en

VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.

DATED: March 28, 2023

MORTGAGEE: Nationstar Mortgage LLC Wilford, Geske & Cook, P.A.

Attorneys for Mortgagee 7616 Currell Boulevard, Suite 200 Woodbury, MN 55125 (651) 209-3300 H14-6B

formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más informción en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secratario de la corte qu le dé un formulario de exenciõn de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que liame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado,

PROBATE NOTICE

STATE OF MINNESOTA

COUNTY OF STEARNS

DISTRICT COURT SEVENTH JUDICIAL

DISTRICT Court File No: 73-PR-23-1206

Notice of Informal Appointment of Personal Representative and Notice to Creditors (Without a Will)

In re the Estate of Jane M Klein, Deceased.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS AND CREDITORS:

Notice is hereby given that an application for informal appointment of personal representative has been filed with the Probate Registrar. No will has been presented for probate. The application has been granted.

Notice is also given that the Probate Registrar has informally appointed the following:

John A. Klein, 524 1st ST SW, Melrose, MN 56352 as Personal

es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte. ca.gov) o poniéndose an contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por lay, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 õ más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de artbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pager el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso

CASE NUMBER: (Número del Caso): 37-2021-00039071-CUPA-NC

Representative of the Estate of the Decedent. Any heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as Personal Representative, or may object to the appointment of the Personal Representative. Unless objections are filed pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 524.3-607, and the court otherwise orders, the Personal Representative has full power to administer the Estate, including, after 30 days from the date of the issuance of letters, the power to sell, encumber, lease or distribute real estate. Notice is also given that, subject to Minn. Stat. § 524.3801, all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the Personal Representative or to the Court Administrator within four (4) months after the date of this Notice, or the claims will be barred.

/s/ George A. Lock Probate Registrar

16th February 2023 Date H-13-2B

The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, NORTH COUNTY DIVISION, 325 S. Melrose Dr., Vista, CA 92081-6643

The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección y el númer de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es):

LAW OFFICES OF CLAY R.

SIDES, 120 S. Main Avenue, Fallbrook, CA 92028, (760) 723-2275, S.B.N. 12631

DATE: 09/15/2021

Clerk, by /s/ N. Fabian

Deputy (State of California Seal)

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Doing it all for

Former Streeter Thiesen keys collegiate championship appearance

BY EVAN MICHEALSON STAFF WRITER

After the 2023 NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Tournament had reached its conclusion, University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs head coach Mandy Pearson called senior point guard and Sauk Centre native Maesyn Thiesen and told her she should consider coaching for a career choice.

After all, in a strange sense, Thiesen already was a coach for the Bulldogs during a remarkable run exemplified by perseverance and belief, as UMD competed in the NCAA Division II national championship against Ashland University April 1, the first time the Bulldogs had ever appeared in a title match.

“One of the most impactful quotes I’ve ever heard is: ‘Leaders do what needs to be done when it needs to be done,’” Pearson said. “That’s what she (Maesyn) does. She’s the real deal.”

Thiesen, alongside NCAA Division II Player of the Year Brooke Olson, created a critical leadership fifth-year senior combination that provided leadership and on-court abilities to propel UMD to historic heights. The soon-to-be graduates have been roommates for five years and have built an unmatched cohesion through sharing the same desire for success. For Thiesen, it stems from her high school days as the Streeters’ floor general.

“When I was in high school, Mr. (Scott) Bergman was a phenomenal coach and always had three goals: get better every day, be a great teammate and have fun,” Thiesen said. “With Brooke, we had those same three goals.”

From the moment the 2022-23 women’s basketball campaign started, it felt different to the Bulldogs, who have won the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference in three of the previous four seasons but struggled to find wins in NCAA tournament play. As it turned out, adapting one of Coach Bergman’s three components, having fun, proved

Duluth

BY TERRY NORTON, UMD ATHLETICS

to be es-sential in sustaining momen-tum throughout the season.

“Even the girl who didn’t play any minutes was on the bench screaming and throwing up her hands and the girls who played the most were doing the same thing on the floor,” Thiesen said. “The relationships we had with each other and the common theme of having so much fun was what made this team special.”

Enjoyment blossomed into eventual results. By the time the Bulldogs officially punched their ticket to the Big Dance with an 80-74 NSIC championship win over Minnesota State University, Mankato, Feb. 28, they sat at 27-3, including nine straight wins heading into March Madness.

“They did everything together with so much joy, and they competed so hard,” said Pearson, a former First Team All-American for Concordia College of Moorhead and the fastest UMD coach to reach 100 wins. “I’ve had the opportunity to coach some amazing groups. I haven’t seen a group of people come together this well with this much joy to try and fight for the same goal.”

UMD entered the Central Regional first round with high

expecta-

tions, and it was easy to see why. The Bulldogs boasted a premier scorer in Olson, excellent two-way threats in Taya Hakamaki and Ella Gilbertson and one of the strongest defenses in Division II. However, underneath all of these glowing statistics was Thiesen, whose impact went far beyond her 7.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.

“She never quite gets the credit she deserves,” Pearson said. “She is so smart, the hardest worker I’ve ever been around, the toughest kid I’ve ever been around.”

And as the Bulldogs continued to grind out victories, Thiesen’s services were required more than ever. She often had the ball in her hands as the team’s leading distributor and communicator and also played consistent on-ball defense that frustrated opponents. These elements became so vital in big-time games where finding flow under pressure was necessary, leading to Thiesen remaining on the floor for a staggering 32.4 minutes per game, the most on the team. There were several times, including in UMD’s Final Four win over Catawba, where she never left the court.

“I just really always want to do anything I could do to help the team win,” Thiesen said. “If that was staying on for the whole time, I would do that. If that mean I was off the floor, I was fine with that too. I wanted to do whatever it took.”

Thiesen’s importance was never more evident than in the Bulldogs’ regional championship battle against Missouri Southern State March 13. UMD trailed by as many as 20 points, including a 17-point deficit with under six minutes to play. However, the NSIC champions mounted a comeback that no one visiting Duluth’s Romano Gymnasium will ever forget, with Thiesen connecting on a pair of 3-pointers in the final two minutes to lead the Bulldogs to a 77-76 triumph.

“There really wasn’t a time, even when we were down, where we thought that we were going to lose,” Thiesen said. “We all decided we were going to do it now and fight for the win or our season was going to be over.”

Off the back of this heart-stopping home-court finale, the Bulldogs traveled to St. Joseph, Missouri for the

Maesyn Thiesen a piece of the Romano Gymnasium net after her University of MinnesotaDuluth Bulldogs captured the NCAA DII Central Regional championship March 13 in Duluth. Thiesen and the Bulldogs overcame a 17-point deficit in the final six minutes to advance to the Elite Eight.

Elite Eight and Final Four, winning against Assumption University 61-41 and Catawba 70-59 to set up a championship matchup against undefeated Ashland.

Before the big game tipped off, Thiesen and the Bulldogs received a chance to take part in a special set of circumstances. For only the second time ever in NCAA women’s basketball history, the DI, DII and DIII championship bouts all took place at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, to honor the 50th anniversary of Title IX. The six national finalists, including Caitlin Clark and Iowa and Angel Reese and DI national champion LSU, all participated in a ceremony recognizing important figures in growing women’s basketball.

“Everybody in Dallas did such a good job of recognizing what we were celebrating,” Thiesen said. “There really was an emphasis on recognizing the women and the people who had been a part of the movement to get us to where we are.”

Even from across the country and years after her high school career’s conclusion, Thiesen regularly received positive messages and support from her hometown as Sauk Centre and the entire state of Minnesota rallied around the Bulldogs for its memorable run.

“I’m really proud of her and her accomplishments,” Bergman said. “What a nineyear stretch she had. The number of games she won at both the high school and collegiate levels is unbelievable.”

And while this dreamlike scenario did not end with a national championship, as Ashland picked up a 78-67 victory, Thiesen and the Bulldogs left Dallas with nothing but positive memories, the finishing touches on a season that defied expectations, crowned heroes and put an underdog story on the national stage.

“It was such an exciting run for my whole team, everybody in the city of Duluth and the state of Minnesota,” Thiesen said. “There is really no other game I would have rather finished my career in. It was an exciting time and one I will remember forever.”

Hall of Fame

The next class will be inducted in February of 2024. Deadline to be considered for this class is May 1, 2023.

Nomination forms are located on the Sauk Centre Schools website. Go to isd743.org

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Maesyn Thiesen dribbles the ball during a University of Minnesota-Duluth offensive possession against Bemidji State Feb. 18 at Romano Gymnasium in Duluth. Thiesen was an important member of a historic UMD squad, serving as a “coach on the court” for the NCAA DII runners-up.

Melrose-Sauk Centre Fusion state qualifiers Andrue Stalboerger, diving (from left); Grant Eveslage, 200-yard medley relay and 400 freestyle relay; Alex Wilwerding, 100 backstroke; Sevrin

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2022-23 PLAYER OF THE YEAR

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Parents: Bob & Shanna Gerads

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2022-23 statistics: 21.6 points per game, 57.3% eld-goal percentage, 41.8% 3-point percentage, 67% free-throw percentage, 5.6 rebounds per game, 2.88 assists per game, 1.88 steals per game.

Accomplishments: Two-time Granite Ridge AllConference, Granite Ridge Conference MVP 2022-2023, 2023 Minnesota State High School League Class AA All-Tournament Team, 2023 MBCA Academic All-State Team, 2022-2023 Granite Ridge Academic Team.

Coach’s comments: Tysen has elevated his game every step of his high school career, becoming a dynamic three-level scorer. He is incredibly efficient from the floor and takes advantage of high-percentage shots with his ability to get to the basket and play above the rim. Underrated defender who uses his first slide step, chest and length to guard multiple positions. One of the best players in school history who led us to the rst state championship in our program’s history.

PIEPERKaden

Doug & Jamie Pieper 2022-23 statistics: 26 points per game, 7.9 rebounds per game, 73 assists, 52 steals, 52% eld-goal percentage.

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TE A M FIRST

BY EVAN MICHEALSON | STAFF WRITER

Tysen Gerads and the Albany Huskies entered the 202223 season with an intensity and confidence unparalleled.

After losing in the Section 6AA championship the previous winter, Gerads and the team knew they had the potential to go far but needed to put in the necessary work to reach their end goal of hoisting a state trophy.

“Our whole team went to the weight room three days a week in the morning and constantly pushed each other to get better at practice,” Gerads said. “We made sure to improve every day.”

This determined work ethic paid off in the end, as the Huskies won the Minnesota State High School Class AA Boys Basketball State Tournament with a 72-65 win over Minnehaha Academy March 25 at Target Center in Minneapolis.

And after certifying himself as a big-time scorer in clutch

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Accomplishments: Section 5A Freshman Player of the Year (2019-20), Section 5A Sophomore Player of the Year (2020-21), four-time Central Minnesota Conference First Team (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23), two-time Central Minnesota Conference Player of the Year (202122, 2022-23), scored his 2,000th point this season, 2022 Minnesota State High School League Class A All-Tournament Team, Academic All-State, nominated to play in the Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game.

Coach’s comments: Kaden had a great senior season. He has a tremendous work ethic which he brings to practice, games, the classroom and the weight room. Kaden is at his best in the open floor, where he can attack the basket and use his athleticism. He has been a joy to coach on the basketball court and is a true role model for younger athletes in our program and school.

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Nate & Ann Hess

2022-23 statistics: 23.2 points per game, 39% 3-point percentage, 5.9 rebounds per game.

Accomplishments: Four-time West Central AllConference, 2022 Star Publications All-Area

Player of the Year, three-time All-Section 6AA

Team, 2023 West Central Conference MVP.

Coach’s comments: Jay took a step forward on the defensive end this year and guarded a team’s best perimeter player nightly. Offensively, he was cient, shooting over 50% from the field and just under 40% from three, with most being deep and contested. He had a slow start to the year to his standard but was playing his best basketball of his career on both ends of the floor the back half of the season.

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time in front of the entire state, Gerads has been voted by local coaches and media as the Star Publications Boys Basketball All-Area Team Player of the Year.

“It’s a big accomplishment and I’m happy and honored,” Gerads said. “It’s been a fun season.”

Gerads tallied 21.6 points per game in ending his senior campaign as the Granite Ridge Conference MVP and a member of the Class AA All-Tournament Team. More importantly, he lived out his dream, as he and his basketball brothers achieved greatness in the Twin Cities, concluding the season with an improbable 32-1 record.

“We just had talent at every position and we bonded so well off the court and trusted each other on the court,” Gerads said.

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DINGMANN Luke

Mathew & Josie Dingmann

2022-23 statistics: 16.9 points per game, 10.4 rebounds per game, 49% field-goal percentage, 64% free-throw percentage, 138 assists, 68

Accomplishments: Three-time Central Minnesota Conference First Team (2020-21, 2021-22, 202223), 2022 Minnesota State High School League Class A All-Tournament Team.

Coach’s comments: Luke is an absolute athlete on the basketball court. There is not much he cannot do. He led our team in rebounds, steals, assists and blocks and was second in points. Luke played every position from point guard to post this season. He is the true definition of an inside-out player. Luke is a fierce competitor and as a coaching staff, we are very proud of the wellrounded player and person he has become.

ENGELMEYER Connor

Parents: Joe & Kim Engelmeyer 2022-23 statistics: 16.4 points per game, 5.2 rebounds per game, 2.2 assists per game, 1.4 steals per game, 39% 3-point percentage, 74% free-throw percentage.

Accomplishments: Two-time West Central AllConference.

Coach’s comments: Connor is a talented allaround player that can score at all three levels. He was the focal point of everyone’s defensive gameplan and someone who had the ball in his hands a lot. He also greatly improved his defense from last year.

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The Star Publications All Star Boys Basketball Team is decided by participating coaches and local members of the media. Coaches nominate their players and then the coaches and members of the local media vote for a first team, a second team and a player and coach of the year.

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Parents: Neil & Amanda Austin 2022-23 statistics: 11.8 points per game, 40.4% (65-for-161) 3-point percentage, 71.3% freethrow percentage, 4.4 rebounds per game, 3.12 assists per game.

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Schlagel, soaring Huskies cap off state-winning season

BY EVAN MICHEALSON STAFF WRITER

ALBANY- Cory Schlagel is still trying to soak it all in.

The head coach of the Albany Huskies boys basketball team for a decade, Schlagel has cemented a style of play and system into a program with a strong foundation of success. This culminated in a historic 2022-23 campaign that ended with Albany raising the Minnesota State High School League Class AA Boys

Basketball State Tournament championship trophy for the first time.

Monumental campaigns often come with monumental acclaim, and Schlagel’s situation is no different, as the Class AA Coach of the Year has been voted by local coaches and media as the Star Publications

All-Area Boys Basketball Team’s Coach of the Year.

“Two of my assistant coaches, Jacob Boone and Grant Johnson, have been here the entire time

I’ve been here, so they have just as much invested in the program as I do,” Schlagel said. “It’s rewarding the entire program, not just one person.”

Albany lost in the Section 6AA championship game versus eventual champion Annandale in 2022 but returned to the court with a determination the likes of which had never previously been seen within the program.

“If there’s ever a model

in terms of how a group needs to go about their business, this group would be at the top of the list with their preparation, not only just on the floor, but off the floor as well,” Schlagel said.

The Huskies, in losing just a single game all season, relied on its entire lineup for production and specific roles and purposes. This was a product of a long-standing ladder of player development that begins in youth basketball at the Albany Youth Basketball Association and ends under Schlagel’s watch.

“There are a lot of youth coaches that invest a lot of time to teach those kids skills,” Schlagel said. “It’s not just a one-stop shop for these kids, they’re doing this for a long time.”

With so many years of basketball under their belt, the Huskies also bonded through a shared work ethic and passion for the game, ending with the greatest goal of all.

“Everything just meshed together throughout the entire season to get us to where we ended up,” Schlagel said.

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Parents: Elizabeth Choal 2022-23 statistics: 12 points per game, 2.8 rebounds per game, 1.7 assists per game, .8 blocks per game, 43% 3-point percentage, 70% free-throw percentage.

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F/G | 6’6” | Sophomore Albany Huskies

Parents: Scott & Sara Hondl 2022-23 statistics: 11.8 points per game, 51% field-goal percentage, 36.8% 3-point percentage, 78.9% free-throw percentage, 5.6 rebounds per game, 2.48 assists per game.

C | 6’6” | Senior Albany Huskies

Parents: Corey & Holly Borgerding 2022-23 statistics: 9.7 points per game, 68% field-goal percentage, 72% free-throw percentage, 6.4 rebounds per game, 1.27 assists per game.

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G | 6’2” | Senior Sauk Centre Streeters

Parents: Charlie & Kari Warring 2022-23 statistics: 10.8 points per game, 6.2 rebounds per game, 110 assists to 44 turnovers.

G | 6’2” | Junior Sauk Centre Streeters

Parents: John & Varina Drevlow 2022-23 statistics: 11.6 points per game, 4 rebounds per game, 33% 3-point percentage.

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Junior Holdingford Huskers

Parents: Luke & Erin Mosey 2022-23 statistics: 10.9 points per game, 84 rebounds, 44 assists, 46 deflections, 46 steals, 16 blocks, 46% field-goal percentage, 30.6% 3-point percentage.

G | 5’10” | Senior BBE Jaguars

Parents: Darin & Marci Schwinghammer

2022-23 statistics: 9.2 points per game, 2.1 rebounds per game, 20 steals, 34 assists, 72 3-point field goals made, 42% 3-point percentage.

F | 6’2” | Junior Sauk Centre Streeters

Parents: Brian & Steph Riley 2022-23 statistics: 8.8 points per game, 6.1 rebounds per game, 2.8 assists per game.

F | 6’0” | Senior Holdingford Huskers

Parents: Paul & Mary Tomasek 2022-23 statistics: 7.5 points per game, 168 rebounds, 52 assists, 25 deflections, 27 steals, 44.3% field-

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SANDAlyssa

Parents: Paul & Lisa Sand

2022-23 Stats: 15.5 points per game, 9.8 rebounds per game, 55.5% field-goal percentage, 105 steals, 68 blocks, 62 assists, 73.2% free-throw shooter, 25% 3-point shooter.

Accomplishments: 2020-21 and 2021-22 Granite Ridge All-Conference, 2021-22 and 2022-23 AllState, 2022-23 Minnesota High School League

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Class AA Girls Basketball State Tournament All-Tournament Team, 2022-23 Granite Ridge Conference co-Player of the Year.

Coach’s Comments: Alyssa has amazing length that is effective in the lane and around the rim on both ends of the floor. She is also athletic to be effective away from the rim and in transition. Alyssa has also really increased her strength that has brought her game to another level.

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GERADS Kylan

Bob & Shanna Gerads

2022-23 Stats: 15.5 points per game, 8.8 rebounds per game, 42.6% field-goal percentage, 91 steals, 84 assists, 68.5% free-throw shooter, 28.4% 3-point shooter.

Accomplishments: 2020-21 and 2021-22 Granite Ridge All-Conference, 2021-22 and 2022-23 AllState, 2022-23 Minnesota High School League

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Class AA Girls Basketball State Tournament

All-Tournament Team, 2022-23 Granite Ridge Conference co-Player of the Year.

Coach’s Comments: Kylan is explosive. She attacks the rim and runs the floor while anticipating so well on the floor while also being effective from the perimeter. She is strong and able to come away with loose balls and plays the game with incredible energy.

PILARSKI Addy

Jeff & Trina Pilarski

2022-23 Stats: 16.5 points per game, 7.8 rebounds per game, 2.1 blocks per game, with a total of 60 blocks on the season. She was 71.4% from the free-throw line and 54% shooting the ball this season. She is in the top 10 of many categories in our conference and section.

Accomplishments: First Team Central Minnesota All-Conference, 2023 All-Section, scored her 1,000th point this year before playoffs.

Coach’s Comments: Addy is one of our team’s primary scorers and shot blockers. She is a terrifi leader, an outstanding, prolific scorer and a player that teams had to gameplan against every game. Not only did she have an inside game, she also scored from outside, shooting 36.7% from 3-point range on the year. Addy is a player who is loved by all of her teammates and is somebody who could break our school’s all-time scoring record before she graduates. Additionally, she is a good student with a good GPA.

Parents: Jess & Tammy Berge

2022-23 Stats: 20.2 points per game, 7 rebounds per game, 47% field-goal percentage, 4 steals per game.

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Accomplishments: 1,000-point scorer, All-State 2021-2022 and 2022-23, three-time Central Minnesota All-Conference, 2023 Central Minnesota Conference Player of the Year, Minnesota Girls Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game selection, 2023 Class A All-Tournament Team.

Coach’s Comments: Abby had a great senior season to cap a legendary career at BBE. Abby is a long guard who has a knack for scoring and is an excellent defender. She is a tough matchup for teams as she can score in transition, from the perimeter and the paint. She is a level-headed player who gets the job done night in and night out, defensively and offensively. She often draws the opponent’s best defender and is also put on the other team’s leading scorer. Abby led BBE to their third state tournament in four years, finishing third this season.

Berge concludes illustrious high school basketball career

BY EVAN MICHEALSON | STAFF WRITER

Since elementary school, Abby Berge and fellow Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa seniors Tiyana Schwinghammer, Allison Dingmann, Ella Halvorson and Harley Roering have long talked about wanting to end their high school careers at the state tournament.

With a trip to the Minnesota High School League Class A Girls Basketball State Tournament semifinals, this electrifying core group of upperclassmen did just that, and off the back of an All-State season, Berge has been named the Star Publications All-Area Girls Basketball Team’s Player of the Year by local coaches and media.

“Overall, it’s a very good feeling to be chosen,” Berge said. “It makes the hard work pay off. It’s recognition for all of the work you’ve put into your basketball career.”

A 1,000-point scorer who has been playing at the var-

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sity level since eighth grade, Berge was already an established playmaker as a senior, but she was not satisfied after BBE failed to make state in 2022. With a final campaign that ended with a 20.2 points-per-game average and 2023 Central Minnesota Conference Player of the Year honors, Berge made an important leap.

“Everyone likes to focus on your strengths, but I, as a player, am always working on how I can get better, not just individually, but for the team,” she said.

The Jaguars ended its 2022-23 season with a 27-5 record, including a 65-54 win over Hayfield in the Class A third-place game March 18 at Concordia University, St. Paul.

“I always tell people, ‘I couldn’t do the things I do without the team behind me,’” Berge said.

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Jason & Michelle Kortan

2022-23 Stats: 17.3 points per game, 3.1 rebounds per game, 2.5 assists per game, 1.4 steals per game and 86 made threes.

Accomplishments: Two-time West Central AllConference, two-time All-Section 6AA.

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Coach’s Comments: Cierra took her game to new heights this year, scoring the ball from all over. A big time 3-point scoring threat but also someone nish at the rim. As our point guard, the ball is in her hands a lot. 1,000-point scorer as a sophomore.

Lee & Patty Vogt 2022-23 Stats: 11.8 points per game and 8.2 rebounds per game.

Accomplishments: Two-time West Central AllConference, two-time All-Section 6AA, All-State as a junior, All-State Honorable Mention as a senior, will play in the Minnesota Girls Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game for the state’s top seniors.

Coach’s Comments: Had one of the best years at post last year, but Jenna was hampered by a knee injury this year, missing seven games. Had huge games, including 27 points versus West Central Area and 26 points versus Perham.

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