Sauk Centre Herald 07-13-2023

Feathered campers

Sauk Centre

Jeff Borchert, holding a purple martin birdhouse, also places new and old bluebird birdhouses next to each other July 6 at the Saukinac Campground north of Sauk Centre. Borchert has placed at least 100 bluebird houses, about nine purple martin houses and about 20 wood duck houses around the campground since becoming its owner in 2013.

Borchert places over 100 birdhouses at Saukinac Campground

BY BEN SONNEK | STAFF WRITER

Throughout the spring and summer, campers at the Saukinac Campground at the north end of Sauk Lake have their mornings and evenings filled with birdsong, thanks to the 100-plus birdhouses placed around the property by the campground’s owner, Jeff Borchert. For him, this is one of the many ways he sustains and gives back to the land that provides recreation to so many throughout the years.

“I’ve been loving birds my whole life, maybe more than planting trees,” Borchert said.

He has owned Saukinac Campground since the spring of 2013.

“We’ve had one camper come here for over 30 years,” he said. “She told me, before we bought this place, there were no birds here.”

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PHOTO SUBMITTED Members of the Stearns County 4-H team that competed internationally - Tyler Ratka (from left), Lanna Walter, Megan Ratka and Dan Frericks - stand in front of cattle June 26 at Brieryside Ayrshires & Arranview

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Local youth compete internationally

BY ALEX CHRISTEN STAFF WRITER

When Lanna Walter was talked into joining the Stearns County 4-H Dairy Judging Team in 2021, she was excited, she said, to spend time with the other members of the team. However, she never envisioned the time with them would include international travel.

Walter is one of the four Stearns County 4-H members who had

the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to participate in dairy judging across the Atlantic in Scotland and Ireland.

The other members of the team include Megan and Tyler Ratka of Cold Spring and Dan Frericks of Melrose.

The team was coached by Tara Meyer of Sauk Centre, Sadie Frericks of Melrose and Kevin Ratka of Cold Spring.

While judging abroad, the team participated in two different judging contests, the Royal Highland Show

June 24 in Scotland and the Clonmel Show July 2 in Ireland. At both competitions, the team experienced differences in the judging process that were new to them.

“The first contest, in Scotland, was different from how we’ve ever judged before,” Walter said.

All of the team’s previous contests until this point had been pretty similar in structure. There are normally 12 minutes given for judging the non-reasons classes and 15 minutes for reasons classes.

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City approves Lakeview Drive, Sauk Lane projects

Residents ask questions, give feedback at public hearing

BY BEN SONNEK | STAFF WRITER

With trail projects put on hold for this year, the city of Sauk Centre will per-

form street maintenance on Lakeview Drive and Sauk Lane.

continues construction

The Sauk Centre City Council temporarily recessed their July 5 meeting at Sauk Centre City Hall for a public hearing involving the 2023 improvement and assessment for Lakeview Drive and Sauk Lane in Sauk Centre. The project scope involves removing

the streets’ bituminous layer and repairing curbs before reapplying a bituminous layer.

“There are 17 individual property owners (in the project area), plus the city,” said Sauk Centre City Administrator Vicki Willer.

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Decades of baking

Seniors look forward to July 13 Pie and Ice Cream Social

BY BEN SONNEK STAFF WRITER

The Sauk Centre Seniors’ Pie and Ice Cream Social may be marking its 25th year, but there are plenty of local piemakers who have been practicing their skills for longer than that. For instance, Jo Rehkamp, 100, and Rose Betow, 90, have been making pies since they were children and have contributed to the annual social for years.

Rehkamp and Betow – along with Senior Center Director Donna Broermann and Sauk Centre Seniors President Tony Jennissen – are looking forward to seeing all the people who come to the event from 2 to 4 p.m., Thursday, July 13 at the senior center, 321 Fourth St. N., Sauk Centre.

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Holsteins farm near Maybole, Scotland. The farm is one of six dairy farms the team toured while abroad.

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entrance mosaic are still visible as members of the Sauk

consulting firm

inspect the building construction progress

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PHOTO BY BEN SONNEK Rose Betow displays one of her blueberry pies July 11 at her home in Sauk Centre. Betow will be bringing two blueberry pies and one sour cream and raisin pie to the July 13 Sauk Centre Seniors’ 25th annual Pie and Ice Cream Social.

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“At this contest, we had four minutes for all of the classes,” Walter said. “Although we were surprised,

overall, we did pretty well with the circumstances.”

The second competition, which took place in

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Garrison James Wenninger

Dacotah Wenninger and Cassidy Holmquist, of Sauk Centre, are happy to announce the birth of their son, Garrison James Wenninger, at 7:38 p.m., July 3, 2023, at CentraCareMelrose Hospital in Melrose.

He weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces and measured 21.5 inches long.

Big sister Faith, 8, welcomed him home.

Grandparents are Dondi and Sue Wenninger, of Sauk

Huxley David Anders

Stephanie and Eddie Anders, of Mounds View, are happy to announce the birth of their son, Huxley David Anders, at 2:57 a.m., May 20, 2023, at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park.

He weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces and measured 19 inches long. His big sister, Hazel, 4, and big brother, Crosby, 2, were very excited to welcome him home.

Grandparents are Bryan and Jeanne Bellefeuille, of Sauk Centre; and Bob Anders and Deb Bond-Anders, of

Garrison James Wenninger

Ireland, was still very different. However, this particular contest was more similar to what the team was familiar with, as the judging priorities were more similar and they had a longer time to place the cattle.

The main difference was that the team was able to judge in a team-like setting, where they could correspond with each other and submit one scorecard for the entire team. They also judged the animals at the same time as the official contest judge.

“We did way better in that contest, taking third place,” Walter said. “It was really fun to place well as we judged for the last time as this team of four.”

Walter said they also noticed differences in what judges focused on in the contests.

“They just judge differently by prioritizing different things than we do,” Walter said.

pete in dairy judging at the national level again.

Their team is one of seven that advanced to the international level of judging. The teams competing abroad included three 4-H teams and four FFA teams from Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Florida, Pennsylvania and Michigan.

While abroad, the team, coaches and parents did much more than just participate in the competitions. They traveled throughout Scotland, Ireland and England, seeing tourist attractions and touring dairy farms.

“My favorite experience while we were there was either kissing the Blarney Stone or visiting an almost all Ayrshire farm,” Walter said.

Walter said she enjoyed taking advantage of the opportunity she was given to learn about farming in other countries.

Huxley David Anders Ames, Iowa.

Great-grandparents are Jay and Helen Brisson, of Sauk Centre; and Jeannette Jahnke, of Graceville.

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The team’s journey to the international contest began last fall at the 2022 Minnesota State Fair. The team took home first place there, advancing them to the national competition at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin. While in Madison, the team placed third, which earned them the international dairy judging trip. The trip was a bittersweet opportunity for the members of the team. Now that they have competed at the national level, they are no longer eligible to com-

“We were able to talk to the farmers about how they farm differently from how we do,” Walter said. “It was interesting to learn the differences.”

Most of the farms the team visited throughout their international adventures participate in seasonal dairying, where the calves are all born in the spring and the cows are not milked throughout the winter.

Another difference that Walter said she found interesting was the lack of alfalfa.

“They pretty much only

feed grass in both Scotland and Ireland,” Walter said. “They can’t grow a lot more than just grass.”

The group attended six different dairy farm tours while on their 14-day excursion throughout the three European countries.

Settled again at her home outside of Sauk Centre, Walter looked back at all

of the adventures that dairy judging has given her and said that she is most appreciative of how close the four members of the team were by the end of the experience.

“It was easy,” Walter said. “The team was easy to talk to and easy to hang out with. They are just fun people to be around.”

Sauk Centre man sentenced in 2021 ATV crash

Kuhlmann receives staggered jail sentence

BY BEN SONNEK STAFF WRITER

A Sauk Centre man was sentenced July 10 for his involvement in a crash that killed another man.

Wilder Brian Kuhlmann, 22, is convicted of one felony count of criminal vehicular homicide for operating a motor vehicle in a grossly negligent manner.

Kuhlmann was operating an ATV on the Wobegon Trail Aug. 15, 2021, with a passenger on the front rack when he struck two pedestrians – Scott Nathe and Margaret Stepan – who were walking on the trail. The passenger and pedestrians were all

injured and transported to the hospital where Nathe was pronounced dead.

Kuhlmann, who entered a guilty plea in April with the agreement that eight other charges were dismissed, received a stayed prison sentence of four years, nine months in prison; he will not serve that time unless he fails to complete the terms of 10 years’ probation.

Instead, Kuhlmann will serve a 210-day sentence in county jail over four segments. He was

required to report for a 90-day sentence immediately following sentencing. Three 40-day incarceration periods will begin on the day of the accident –Aug. 15 – for the next three years in 2024, 2025 and 2026.

Kulhmann is ordered to pay $5,792.84 in restitution to Stepan before reimbursing the court for fines, fees and surcharges.

While on probation, Kuhlmann must complete 60 hours of community service work with 20 hours related to sharing his sto-

ry. He is court-ordered to attend a 12-step support group and is required to abstain from using and/or possessing any alcohol or controlled substances with the exception of prescribed medications. Kulhmann must follow all state and federal laws, pay $1,089 in fines and fees, contact his probation officer as directed, cooperate with searches of his person or personal property, sign releases of information and provide DNA samples as directed, complete and follow recommendations of a mental health evaluation, submit to random testing and abstain from possessing firearms, ammunition or explosives.

Centre; and Jamisty and Dion Claseman, of Long Prairie.

PHOTO SUBMITTED Sadie Frericks (front, from left), Lanna Walter, Megan Ratka and Kathy Ratka; (back, from left) Dan Frericks, Dave Walter, Tara Meyer, Tyler Ratka and Kevin Ratka stand in front of the kelpie statues June 25 at Helix Park in Falkirk, Scotland. Meyer, Sadie Frericks and Kevin Ratka coached the dairy judging team.

Wilder Brian Kuhlmann

Saukinac Campground from front

Since then, Borchert has planted about 3,000 trees, reintroduced areas of native prairie grass and installed numerous birdhouses. So far, Saukinac Campground has at least 100 bluebird houses and 20 wood duck houses, many acquired by Borchert from the Fergus Falls Fish and Game Club. Purple martins, being a more social bird, nest in birdhouses with about 16 or 20 apartments each, and Borchert has about nine of those around the campground for a minimum of about 108 apartments. The trees Borchert plants do their part in making the area a hospitable place for birds. For instance, by the playground, the American Mountain Ash trees have small berries throughout the season that are bird-friendly. The prairie grasses host insects the birds catch for food.

The birds that usually visit Saukinac are purple martins, wood ducks, mergansers, bluebirds and tree swallows, the latter of which tend to take up residence in bluebird houses. They arrive in the spring when bugs are active – which was around

early May this year – and they help keep the mosquito population down. Around this time of summer, the next generation of birds is starting to take flight.

“I saw one (young purple martin) hanging on the perch the other day. I could see it had lost its balance and was trying to stay on the edge,” Borchert said. “They should be fledging and learning to fly here anytime – in the next couple of weeks, probably.”

Borchert is pressed to keep out unwanted birds. House sparrows, for instance, are an invasive species of bird introduced to North America in the 1800s, and they are known to destroy nests and eggs and kill other nestlings and adult birds – such as tree swallows – in order to take over their nest sites. Borchert estimates he eliminates about a couple 100 of these sparrows per year, usually by traps or birdshot.

The birds who nest in Saukinac can be territorial about other flying things that

City council from front

“The city has 675 feet of frontage of Hickman Park, which is also included.” Because the streets were originally part of the previous Hickman Drive project, assessment calculations had already been done. Residents – as well as the city, in regard to their Hickman Park frontage – will be paying 35% of the cost, the preliminary estimate of which is nearly $154,000. However, as bids will be considered at a later date, Willer anticipates that price will decline.

Lakeview Drive resident Rod Grove had several questions, including whether property owners on corner lots would be assessed more and if sealcoating Lakeview Drive would suffice instead of a reclamation. According to the city, corner lots would only be assessed for their frontage in the project area, and in Lakeview Drive’s current condition, the cracks would telegraph through the sealcoating.

Virginia Lyon, another

“Getting to know the people is the main thing for me,” Betow said. “I don’t get out much.”

Both Rehkamp and Betow come from families of 12 children; Betow was the youngest of her siblings, and Rehkamp was the third youngest. Rehkamp started making pies when she was 16 to 17 years old, and Betow began at a younger age.

“I started baking pies when I was old enough to roll a roller,” Betow said. “My mother did a lot of cooking and baking; as a mother of 12, she had to.”

Then, World War II broke out. Two of Betow’s brothers were drafted into the military right away, and many baking ingredients like sugar and flour were rationed, often needing coupons to be purchased.

“You had to cut back,” Betow said. “They cut back quite a bit during the war years … totally different world back then.”

Fortunately, Betow’s brothers returned from the war, and piemaking continued.

Betow also received pie making experience through her work at the nursing home in Sauk Centre, making pies, cookies and cakes. Her seven children ensured she had plenty of piemaking practice, as well.

Pork lard was one of the best ingredients for pie crusts back in the day, along with flour and a sprinkle of water to moisten it. The lard needed to be melted on a stove and strained to get the pork out.

“I feel like pie baking is a lost art in some ways, even in my generation,” Broermann said. “I’m not a pie baker, and I’ve tried.”

Rehkamp likes all pies, but her special favorites include apple and banana cream,

come into their territory.

“When you fly a drone around, they’ll attack it,” Borchert said. “When I did my webpage, the gal who took the pictures, I warned her about it. (Her drone) flew down at the dock, and (the birds) set up a perimeter. When it stayed down there, they were fine, but if they got close to the birdhouses, they were attacking it.”

Sauk Centre Seniors Pie and Ice Cream Social:Thursday, July 13, 2-4 p.m. at the Senior Center, Sauk Centre.

Grey Eagle United Methodist Church Annual BBQ Luncheon: Saturday, July 15, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Bake Sale, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. – 30422 County Road 2, at the intersection of County Road 47, across from the Rock Tavern. Garage sale on Friday and Saturday.

Sauk Centre Senior Organization Meeting: Third Tuesday each month, 2 p.m. at the Sauk Centre Senior Center, Sauk Centre. New members always welcome.

Lakeview Drive resident, expressed her disapproval of the Lakeview Drive project because she knew of other streets in town that appeared to be in worse states of disrepair. Sauk Centre Public Works Supervisor Ben Clink clarified that those streets required new water and sewer services as well, and Lakeview Drive was the most significant project the city could complete within its $160,000 budget this year.

HoPu Resuming their regular meeting, the council approved ordering the improvement of Lakeview Drive and Sauk Lane. It will not be until October that the final assessments are adopted, and November will be when they are certified.

Construction will likely begin late August. The council also accepted a bid of $123,781 from Mark Lee Excavating for the project.

Other city council news:

– By general consent, the council agreed to postpone the

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final paving of Second Street South until Sept. 15. Some electrical lines still need to be grounded and moved in the area, and Spectrum is installing a fiber optic line from Second Street South and Birch Street South all the way to the city’s Authors Addition, requiring road work of their own.

– Approved the installation of a “No Outlet” sign to be placed just south of the intersection of Minette Road and Fourth Street South. According to residents, drivers have been mistaking the road as a connection to Interstate 94.

– Approved a cigarette license and a cannabinoid license for low-dosage THC edibles and infused drinks to Freedom Greens LLC, a business proposing to open a retail store on the 300 block of Main Street South.

– Approved Sauk Centre Fire Relief’s amendment to their bylaws, increasing their annual benefit – the amount paid to retiring firefighters, multiplied by their years of service – by $100 to a total of $2,900. Financial projections

The birds usually leave the area in September. They will stage themselves on the campground’s power line in groups of sometimes 500 before they fly south; purple martins end up flying all the way to Brazil. The wood ducks usually stick around for another month before they migrate, and other duck species stay longer before the campground goes quiet for the season.

It is always a treat for Borchert when the birds return with their songs in the spring, and he will continue to set up homes for them.

“One time, somebody asked, ‘What are all the birdhouses for?’” he said. “I said, ‘For the birds.’”

indicate SCFR will have total assets of $1,113,283 and pension liabilities of $1,098,916, resulting in a $14,367 surplus.

– Approved the following Aug. 1 Tax Increment Economic Development Projects payments: $26,244.19 to Felling Trailers, $4,601.49 to FJERA and $2,718.08 to Savory Smokehouse. The latter two were under construction during the period when they payment was being calculated, so their future payments will be higher. This represents the first of 18 payments for FJERA and Savory Smokehouse and the seventh of 18 payments for Felling Trailers.

– Approved a temporary extension of premise permit for the Palmer House for their July 7 event in support of the grand opening of the Ranch at the Eagle’s Healing Nest.

– Approved a gambling permit from Punkins and Monkeys Nursery School for an Oct. 29 raffle at Holy Family School in Sauk Centre.

– Approved the following donations: $130.38 from the Men’s Card Playing Group and $200 from Lois Egeland, both for the Sauk Centre Senior Center, and $500 from the Sauk Centre Veterans of Foreign Wars for the Sauk Centre Police Department’s DARE program.

The next city council meeting will be at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 19.

Pins and Needles Quilters Monthly Meeting: Second Tuesday of the Month, 7-9 p.m. at the Sauk Centre Senior Center, 321 Fourth Street North, Sauk Centre. Goal is to promote the art of quilt making at all skill levels by discussion, lessons, and show and tell of your projects at our meetings. They welcome new members.

Catholic in Recovery/All Addictions Anonymous: Second and Fourth Saturday each month at 1 p.m. Located at Centre for Christ, Sauk Centre.

Little Sauk Legion Auxiliary Unit 417 Meeting:Second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m.at theLittle Sauk Legion, Little Sauk. New members welcome.

Western Stearns DFL: Meets every third Tuesday of the month, 6 p.m. potluck, 6:30 p.m. meeting. Location may vary, so please call Mitch Manoski at 320-282-8312 for location. New members welcome!

Sauk Centre History Museum and Research Center: Museum hours are Sunday and Monday - closed, Tuesday 1-5 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday 1-5 p.m., Friday 12-4 p.m and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Located in the Sinclair Lewis Library building, 430 Main Street, Sauk Centre. Any questions, call 320-351-8777.

Mental Health Crisis Line: 320-253-5555 or 800-635-8008. Crisis Response Team for Benton, Sherburne, Stearns and Wright counties.

AA Meetings: Thursdays, 11 a.m. at United Church of Christ in Sauk Centre. For more information, call 320-429-1620. AA and Al-Anon 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays in Sauk Centre at United Church of Christ. Back to Basics Meeting, Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at Tutti Fruitti in Sauk Centre. For more information, call 218-240-1076. Wednesdays Big Book Meeting at 7 p.m., City Center, Melrose. For more information, call 320-241-3909.

NA Meetings: Mondays at 7 p.m. at River of Life Church, Sauk Centre, and Fridays at 11 a.m. at Eagle’s Healing Nest Chapel, Sauk Centre.

Alzheimer’s Support Group:Cristina Rodriguez, Care Navigator/Dementia Educator from D-CAN, is offering a support group the First Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. Located at Alternative Senior Care, 418 Tenth Street South, Sauk Centre. This service is on a donation-only basis and funded by Central MN Council on Aging as part of the Older Americans Act Program. If anyone wants to sign up for the support group or one-to-one coaching, they need to contact Cristina directly at (320) 640-6724.

the latter of which is made differently than the former.

“You take your crust, and then you cook it before you put the (banana cream) filling in,” Rehkamp said.

The Pie and Ice Cream Social was started in 1998 and was not originally a fundraiser but more of an activity for the seniors. There was a cover cost to compensate for materials and time, but as the event increased in popularity and garnered a profit, it became a Sauk Centre Seniors fundraiser.

“Lorraine Peschel was really instrumental in the very start of our Pie and Ice Cream Social,” Broermann said. “She was president of the (Sauk Centre) Seniors for many years.”

Along with her piemaking for the Pie and Ice Cream Social, for 16 years – starting in 2006 – Rehkamp managed the quilt raffle held alongside the event.

“I called 13 people, and it was always on Thursday, Friday and Saturday,” Rehkamp said. “I’ve had 371 quilts I’ve helped sew, and I set up every one of those.”

Rehkamp turns 101 next month, and last year was the first time she did not make pies for the social. Betow, though, will still be making three pies

on her own – two blueberry and one sour cream and raisin – and bringing them to the senior center.

“If they need more, I’m available,” Betow said.

Betow’s blueberry pies have homemade filling, made out of blueberries, sugar, lemon juice and cornstarch as a thickener. The mixture is added to a baked pie crust and topped with either browned egg whites or Cool Whip.

Jennissen is expecting over 60 pies this year. One of them will be from Rudy Beilke, another senior center member, who will be bringing a raspberry pie made of raspberries he has grown. Member Patty Boyer has been put down for six homemade peach pies as well.

In prior years, any leftover pies would go to the Eagle’s Healing Nest in Sauk Centre or the CentraCare-Sauk Centre Care Center, but there is usually not much left afterward.

For Rehkamp and Betow, making pies is one way of proving to themselves they can still do tasks on their own.

“It gives you a sense you can still do something and do it for somebody else, and they enjoy it,” Betow said. “That’s what’s behind it.”

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A purple martin sits on the perch of a purple martin birdhouse July 6 at the Saukinac Campground north of Sauk Centre. The birds, who migrate to and from Brazil, leave around September and return when the bugs are active, which was in early May this year.

PHOTO BY BEN SONNEK Sauk Centre Seniors members Tony Jennissen (from left), Jo Rehkamp, Rudy Beilke and Rose Betow visit July 10 at the Sauk Centre Senior Center in Sauk Centre. Jennissen, president of the Sauk Centre Seniors, is expecting over 60 pies to be available.

When my daughter was around 10 years old, she told my wife and me she was going for a bike ride – by herself.

As she was getting older, she was enjoying more and more freedoms, but a bike ride to places where I cannot see her? This hadn’t been requested before, and it made me worry.

When I and most of you reading this grew up, we got on our bikes after breakfast and often only came home when we were hungry or when it got dark out. It wasn’t because our parents didn’t care or weren’t worried about our safety, it was because they trusted the neighborhood was safe and other parents and neighbors were to be trusted.

Then, in the little town of St. Joseph, a young boy was riding his bike with two friends to rent a movie at a local Tom Thumb store. They were stopped on a dirt road by a sketchy looking man with a gun. One of the boys was taken, sexually assaulted and then killed. We all know who this boy is, not just because it happened so close to home, but because it made national news. Jacob Wetterling’s name and innocent 12-year-old face was plastered all over cable news channels, and parents realized that could be their child’s face on a billboard or telephone pole.

Growing up, the only missing children we heard about were the ones we saw on the back of a milk carton. But this only happened in faraway places. Jacob Wetterling brought it home for everyone, and parenting changed.

Most parents no longer dropped their kids off at the local park or let them ride their bikes down desolate roads to a friend’s house. Those neighbors that used to be trusted were now held with suspicion. Who knows what goes on behind closed doors. We didn’t just worry about skinned up knees or speeding cars when our kids went on bike rides. Now, we worried they could be snatched away from us, never to be seen again, the last remnant a spinning wheel

of a left-behind bicycle in the ditch.

Nancy Grace made a fortune on cable news highlighting missing children daily, interviewing desperate parents and eager law enforcement, shining a light on the devastating heartbreak a missing child causes. Again, we watched and felt it could happen to our child. Before, we only heard about such things if they happened locally, but Nancy Grace brought the issue to the national stage and we all felt it. It was real, and it almost felt like an epidemic. Where were these creeps coming from?

This past weekend my wife and I went to see the movie “Sound of Freedom.” The film shines a light on the dark underbelly of child trafficking. The movie contends human trafficking is a $150 billion industry and children as young as five are being kidnapped and trafficked for sex. Please, go see the movie and then watch interviews with star Jim Caviezel who helps bring awareness to this atrocity.

It is hard to imagine there are people out there who would do something so intentionally disgusting and abhorrent. Yet, it exists, partly because we let it.

The hope is this movie opens the eyes of everyone and demands a collective response from leaders around the world to put a stop to it. If we invested a quarter of money into fighting human trafficking as we do climate change or fighting wars, we could put a lot of sick people behind bars forever and could save a lot of children.

But we won’t. Which begs the question, “Why not?”

As for that first bike ride my daughter requested, we let her go. But I suddenly had to run to the store. It didn’t take long for my daughter to notice I had followed her so I could keep an eye on her. She wasn’t too happy with her dad that day. But I didn’t care. Some day she will be a parent, and she will understand.

Where to shop?

Where to shop seems like a simple question, right? What do I need, and where can I buy from for a fair price? I ask myself these questions often, and every now and again find myself questioning if my purchases are worth it?

In all honesty, I fully intended to write about my disdain for brands, stores and celebrities using their platforms to push ideas, agendas, lifestyles, et cetera. I also intended to write about how nice it would be if these same brands, stores and celebrities would focus more on creation of great, quality products and talents instead of focusing their attention on the ideas, agendas, lifestyles and buzz of the current moment, much of which seems disingenuous to me.

Kayla’s Korner by Kayla Hunstiger

I gave a lot of thought to what I was trying to say and what it really meant to me. It became clear I have also been a part of the problem. As much as I think brands, stores and celebrities should stick to the jobs they’re being paid to do, they, too, have the right to do what they like and/or deem good and necessary.

What a beautiful freedom we have here in the United States of America. Thank you to all, past, present and future, who have fought, fight and will continue to fight for

our freedoms. I am forever grateful. Brands, stores and celebrities have the right to create and sell whatever they’d like to whomever they would like. We, as consumers, have the same right to purchase whatever we’d like from whomever we’d like.

Don’t let anyone play you as a pawn in their disingenuous game to earn more sales. Know what you stand for and support brands, stores and celebrities that stand tall with you. Remind yourself there is no need for pomp and circumstance. Some of the most amazing heroes have been oh so stoic.

Stoicism should make a comeback.

You do you and I’ll do me.

Live the beautiful life many of us take for granted. Know your freedoms today have come at and continue to come at a price.

Don’t be ungrateful.

Acknowledge more than one way of thinking and know we ultimately all answer for our own choices. I will be answering for my choices one day – not yours – so why am I so concerned about people I don’t even know?

Once a month, I gather with three long-time friends, Shirley, Claudette and Jean, for a noon lunch. The scheduled date, the second Wednesday each month, came to be after we promised to meet for lunch but never did – until we did.

And it is one of the best things, we all agree, we have done.

In a laid-back, no-hurry atmosphere, we catch up on life, and because we meet monthly, we don’t have as much to catch up on. At times, other people eating at the restaurant, like Lori, stop to chat with us. Usually, I’m the only one who has to return to work, because the other three are retired. Unless, Claudette has to head to Freeport for her parttime job. Yes, they do tease me about retiring, because they know I am past retirement age, but I tell them I would have to find something to occupy my time, and I might as well do what I enjoy doing, until I don’t enjoy doing it or am unable to do it.

All too often, we put off doing things like this, whether it is getting together with friends or family. We say – and sometimes promise – we will do it, but we never do. Someone once told me don’t make a promise you can’t keep.

After Mom passed away in August of 2017, I made it my goal to make sure, as family, we got together, especially during holidays. After all, I’m the oldest and that’s my job, right? So, now we have siblings who offer to host holidays. For me, it’s Easter. We miss family members who aren’t able to make it and are thankful for the ones who do. Our growing family added three little boys over the last year with one more baby anticipated to be born in August. I often wonder what Mom and Dad would think about their growing family.

Christmas 2017, our first without Mom and one of many without Dad, we gathered at my sister Laura and husband Mike’s house and each and every family member was there, so a photo was taken. It was mentioned Mom and Dad would have been pretty happy to have us all together. I’m sure they had a hand in it from heaven.

With a rare exception, once a week since Mom’s death, Laura and Mike and I have traded off hosting supper every other week. The meals aren’t anything fancy – for me, it’s just usually something in a crockpot – because it’s more about the visiting than what’s on the menu.

A few weeks ago, I brought a box of freshly prepicked strawberries to my brother, Mark, and wife Barb’s home, knowing their granddaughters, Skylar and Mia, were there after grandma took them swimming at nearby Cedar Lake. I have never seen two little girls eat so many strawberries. They couldn’t even wait until they were cleaned. I was lucky they let me wash them off. We had a picnic of pizza outside before I had to head home, but not before Mia performed a dance to music she came up with.

I remember sitting in an auditorium chair as a four-year-old, my short legs swinging in the air, unable to reach the floor. My eyes watched the stage as three high school girls were crowned in shiny tiaras, my aunt, Jordan, among them. At that moment, I knew I wanted to be up there someday, smiling as a crown is placed on my head, and a sash is draped over my shoulders.

As years continued, I continued to hope for the opportunity to represent Sauk Centre my senior year without a doubt in my mind that I would have the chance to do so. During junior year, signups for this chance began, and I was faced with a brutal reality: There wasn’t enough interest. I was devastated a plan I had made for the last decade of my life wouldn’t be followed through.

Or so I thought.

After many discussions with the Sauk Centre Chamber, there was a decision there would still be Sauk Centre Royalty … just not in the way I had expected. The chamber board had decided there would be an ambassador program for the coming year. This meant I would be crowned alongside my friend, Hayley, as the first Sauk Centre Ambassadors. While the event wasn’t what I had pictured when I was younger, I was extremely grateful and excited to still represent that community in a sparkly tiara, and that’s exactly what I’ve done for the last year.

While being an ambassador, I’ve had the privilege of attending parades, meeting little kids, talking with other royalty and making community connections, something no other program in the area offers. From the outside, being town royalty looks like it’s full of only wearing crowns and dresses while doing odd waves in parades, but through this program, I’ve learned there is a lot more to it. I’ve never had the chance to

socialize with such a large group of people, and it’s been terrifying and exciting.

My favorite part of the whole experience has been being able to make kids smile. There have been multiple occasions where I’ve heard a little girl say, “Look, a princess.” as I pass by in a crown, and it’s been one of the most precious phrases I’ve ever heard, especially knowing they are talking about me. Even though I don’t have the heart to tell them I’m an ambassador and not a princess, it’s still flattering nonetheless.

However, it’s time for my reign to come to an end. Yesterday at seven o’clock in the Sinclair Lewis Park Bandshell, I said goodbye to being an ambassador, an opportunity I’ve loved every second of. It’s come with its highs and lows, but it’s been one of my favorite experiences to date. As my days to college grow closer, this is just another door I’ve had to close, yet I’m confident the incoming ambassadors, Emily and Jorja, will fill Sauk Centre with even more joy and spirit. With that being said, it’s time for me to step aside and allow them this opportunity.

Signing off for the last time in crown and sash, your 2022 Sauk Centre Ambassador, Hailey Hokanson.

Like we have done for more than 30 years, the Moorman family, cousins and friends got together this year on the Fourth of July at my brother Tom’s Lake Sylvia home. We gathered closer under an umbrella as a light rain fell, not letting it dampen our day or our spirits. The young children had fun tubing behind a speed boat on the water. One wise guy mentioned is was high time I be pulled on a tube behind the boat, but I quickly put that idea to rest. I’m content to keep both feet on the ground, I told him. We enjoyed hamburgers and venison brats on the grill and lots of side dishes, including cucumbers freshly picked from my garden. I even made Mom’s rhubarb cake.

Any time we can gather with family and friends it’s a plus. We just need to do it.

It was the second Wednesday of the month this week – and, yes, that meant it was Medicare payday for me – but more importantly it was time to get together with Shirley, Claudette and Jean.

A date made is a promise kept.

Life Hacks

By Missy Traeger

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Roger Van Dorn Phillips

The Rev. Roger Van Dorn Phillips, 85, passed away peacefully, with his family at his side, May 22, 2023, following a brief illness from an aggressive lymphoma.

Roger was born to Dr. Roger E. Phillips and Maud “Larrie” Larkin Phillips

Oct. 8, 1937, in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. After graduating from Edgewater High School in 1955 and the University of Florida in 1959, he taught social studies at Colonial High School. Roger was commissioned a Naval officer in 1962, was captain of two LSTs in Vietnam, and left the Navy in 1971. He met his wife, Rosemary, singing in the Virginia Beach Civic Chorus in 1970, a hobby they both enjoyed up until October 2022. After returning to Orlando, Roger became a certified

In Loving Memory of Whitey Hoeschen

February 2, 1955 - July 19, 2003

Always in our thoughts, Forever in our hearts.

Roger Van Dorn Phillips property manager, and in 1984 he and Rosemary formed Attwood-Phillips, Inc., which they owned until retirement in 2007. They bought a lake home on Big Birch Lake in Minnesota in 1989 where they would eventually spend six months of the year. Roger was ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church in Minnesota in 2004 and served at The Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan while at the

lake and supplied at various parishes in the Diocese of Central Florida during the winter months.

Roger is survived by his loving wife, Rosemary Burger Phillips; his sister, Amy Phillips Grant; son Michael Ford (Melissa); daughters Kelly Best (Joe) and Lisa Eberlein; grandchildren Kinsley, Carson and Brynna Ford; Sean (Victoria) and Kevin (Jessica) Best; Ford (Abby) and Stella Eberlein; Will (Carissa) Simmons; William Simmons; and Seth (Rachel) Simmons; greatgrandchildren Ash and Ian Best, as well as many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in

death by his parents, daughter

Marian Phillips Simmons, son-in-law

Martin Bradford Cox, grandson Nolan Patrick Best, granddaughter Brielle

Caroline Ford, sister-in-law

Sandra Burger, brother-in-law

Richard Grant, brother-in-law

John Burger and nephew-inlaw Daniel Burger. A memorial service will take place at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 29, at The Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan, 529 Main Street South, Sauk Centre.

Memorial contributions may be made to The Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan or to the Big Birch Lake Association.

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100 years ago • July 12, 1923

“Main Street” film showing in Sauk Centre

“Main Street,” the breakthrough novel from Sauk Centre’s Sinclair Lewis, has been made into a Warner Brothers classic of the screen and will be coming to the Caughren Theatre in Sauk Centre July 17-19. Florence Vidor and Monte Blue play the leading roles of Carol and Doctor Kennicott; the director, Harry Beaumont, is himself a Main Street product and was able to give the production the benefit of his small town life experiences. Lewis himself – after a year of touring England, France and Italy – has concluded that American and European small towns are broadly similar except that European towns generally have fewer material comforts and money-grabbers and more beautiful scenery and buildings, and the women do not dress with the finish of their American counterparts.

50 years ago • July 12, 1973

Children needed for kiddie parade

The Mrs. Jaycees want to remind parents to encourage their children to participate in the Sinclair Lewis Days Kiddie Parade July 14, helping make this year’s festival a success. Assembly time is 1:30 p.m. in the enclosed elementary school playground across from the telephone office; local high school girls have volunteered to watch the children and keep them evenly spaced. The parade will come down Main Street, turning left on Sinclair Lewis Avenue and then right to get to Sinclair Lewis Park. All entrants will receive pop and ice cream in the park after the parade, and ribbons and cash prizes of $5, $3 and $2 will be given to the top three winners in each parade float category.

Thank you

The Laurie Morvan Band thanked all involved with her concert and stay in Sauk Centre. A special thanks goes out to Bill Gillies who set up and ran the sound for the band and Marc Hinnenkamp who helped with lights and sound. Thank you to Pam Durbin at the AmericInn by Wyndham for making space for the band. Also, thank you to the Palmer House for dinner and breakfast.

The band could not say enough good things about our hospitality, and they loved performing in the Sinclair Lewis Bandshell.

Thank you to our sponsors, Community Connection, Sauk Centre Area Community Foundation, the American Legion Auxiliary, City of Sauk Centre and Community Legacies Foundation. A special thank you to Ben Clink and staff who keep our public areas beautiful.

Also, this activity is made possible, in part, by a grant from the Central MN Arts Board with funds appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature from its general fund.

Thank you all who made this concert possible.

25 years ago • July 14, 1998

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Sinclair Lewis Days traces legacy to Pride of Main Street Butter Days

Sally (Schwegmann) O’Gara was crowned Sauk Centre’s first Butter Queen June 5, 1948, and she rode on a float in the Pride of Main Street Butter Parade; now, 50 years later, she will be part of the parade again as she serves as grand marshal in the 1998 Sinclair Lewis Days celebrations. This year, Sinclair Lewis Days is commemorating its roots in the Pride of Main Street Butter Days, a celebration which was held annually from 1948 through 1966, concluding when the Sauk Centre Creamery stopped making butter. Sinclair Lewis Days was then begun in 1970 in connection with the opening of the Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home.

10 years ago • July 11, 2013

Illies brothers to be deployed to Afghanistan

Brothers Bret and Casey Illies, sons of Gary and Renae Illies of Sauk Centre, will be serving as brothers in arms in the Army’s 849th Multi-Agency Augmentation Command unit out of Litchfield, which is being deployed to Afghanistan next Sunday at 3 p.m. This will be Casey’s first deployment and Bret’s second. Neither brother would have needed to go on this deployment, but they chose to do so; Casey, who had already completed seven years of military service, volunteered under a special one-year enlistment so he could be deployed with his unit, and Bret was eager to go again after his first 11-month deployment, nine months of which were on Afghanistan’s front lines.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that default has occurred in the conditions of the following

described mortgage:

DATE OF MORTGAGE: July 13, 2020

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL

AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE:

$191,369.00

MORTGAGOR(S): Drake

Mudrow, a single man

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage

Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Broker Solutions, Inc. dba New American Funding, its successors and assigns

DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING:

Recorded: July 28, 2020, Stearns County Recorder

Document Number: A1575562

LOAN MODIFICATION:

Dated: February 20, 2021

Recorded: March 1, 2021 Document Number: A1595476 ASSIGNMENTS OF

Dated: November 23, 2020

Recorded: November 25, 2020, Stearns County Recorder

Document Number:

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

August 01, 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 February 1, 2024, or the next business day if February 1, 2024, 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

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

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: June 12, 2023

MORTGAGEE: U.S. Bank National Association Wilford, Geske & Cook, P.A. Attorneys for Mortgagee 7616 Currell Boulevard, Suite 200 Woodbury, MN 55125 (651) 209-3300 File Number: 051936-F5 H-24-6B

Stearns County, Planning Commission

Notice is hereby given that the Stearns County Planning Commission, in and for the County of Stearns, will conduct certain public hearings as follows:

1. To consider a rezoning request submitted by Victoria Pfeffer, Sauk Centre MN according to Section 4.10 of Stearns County Land Use and Zoning Ordinance #439 to rezone approximately 6 acres from the Agricultural 160 (A-160) zoning district to the Residential 10 (R-10) zoning district. The property is in part of the SE1/4 of the SW1/4, lying east of State Highway 71, in Section 22, Sauk Centre Township (126/34). The property address is 40062 State Hwy 71, Sauk Centre MN.

2. To consider a rezoning request submitted by Francis and Elaine Funk, Sauk Centre MN according to Section 4.10 of Stearns County Land Use and Zoning Ordinance #439 to rezone approximately 14.33 acres from the Agricultural 40 (A-40) zoning district to the Residential 5 (R-5) zoning district. The property is in part of the NW1/4 of the SE1/4, lying north of 442nd St and east of 410th Ave, in Section 33, Sauk Centre Township (127/34). The property address is 40786 442nd St, Sauk Centre MN.

When and where is the meeting?

Date and Time: July 27, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.

Location: Stearns County Service Center 3301 County Road 138 Waite Park, MN 56387

How do I participate?

Public Testimony: If you would like to provide public testimony, you may do so by appearing at the above hearing, by telephone or other electronic means, please contact Jennifer Buckentine at Jennifer.Buckentine@stearnscountymn.gov by calling (320) 656-3613.

Written Testimony: You may submit written testimony by emailing Jennifer.Buckentine@stearnscountymn.gov by 3 p.m. on July 25, 2023. Written testimony may also be mailed to the Stearns County Environmental Services Department, Service Center, 3301 County Road 138, Waite Park, MN 56387. Comments on this public hearing are not limited to those persons receiving copies of this notice. If you know of any interested person, who for any reason has not received a copy of this notice, it would be appreciated if you would inform them of this public hearing.

Where can I view the application?

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

DATE OF MORTGAGE: April 28, 2005

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL

AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE:

$184,680.00

MORTGAGOR(S): Sara A. Balfanz and Chad S. Balfanz, Wife and Husband MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Marketplace Home Mortgage, LLC, its successors and assigns

Dated: July 13, 2022

Recorded: July 14, 2022, Stearns County Recorder Document Number: A1636648 And assigned to: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, as trustee for Freddie Mac

Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2021-3

Dated: January 12, 2023

Recorded: January 23, 2023, Stearns County Recorder Document Number: A1647786

Transaction Agent: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. Transaction Agent Mortgage Identification Number: 100249110000038691 Lender/Broker/Mortgage

Originator: Marketplace Home Mortgage, LLC Residential Mortgage Servicer: Nationstar Mortgage LLC COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Stearns Property Address: 1761 Forest Glen Dr, Saint Augusta, MN 56301 Tax Parcel ID Number: 81.43168.0597

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:

July 29, 2013, Stearns County Recorder

Document Number: A1403930

And assigned to: Community Loan Servicing, LLC

Dated: December 1, 2020

Recorded: December 3, 2020, Stearns County Recorder

Document Number: A1587576

And assigned to: Nationstar Mortgage LLC

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

DATE OF MORTGAGE: September 1, 2006

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL

AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE:

$322,400.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Scott H. Stroeing and Adris A. Brown, Husband and Wife, as Joint

Tenants

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage

Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Fremont Investment & Loan, its successors and assigns

DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING:

LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot Two (2), Block Six (6), Blackberry Farms, according to the plat and survey thereof on file and of record in the office of the County Recorder in and for Stearns County, Minnesota AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE:

$242,467.69

THAT all pre-foreclosure requirements have been

DATE AND TIME OF SALE: July 25, 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 January 25, 2024, or the next business day if January 25, 2024, 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

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

Stearns Property Address: 2725 Tranquility Drive, Saint Cloud, MN 56301 Tax Parcel ID Number: 82.50705.0189 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 10, Block 3, Serenity Plat Two, Stearns County, Minnesota

DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE:

$299,443.18

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: June 14, 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 December 14, 2023, or the next business day if December 14, 2023 falls on a Saturday,

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. 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: June 5, 2023

MORTGAGEE: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, as trustee for Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2021-3 Wilford, Geske & Cook, P.A. Attorneys for Mortgagee 7616 Currell Boulevard, Suite 200 Woodbury, MN 55125 (651) 209-3300

File Number: 052341-F1 H23-6B

A copy of the application can be viewed approximately one week prior to the meeting at http://stearnscountymn.iqm2.com/Citizens/Default.aspx. Action taken on this request will be available shortly after the meeting at the same website location.

What if the meeting changes?

This meeting is subject to change. Please sign up for automatic updates for this meeting at http://stearnscountymn.iqm2.com/ Citizens/Default.aspx. Call the Department for assistance. What is the next step?

The Stearns County Board of Commissioners will consider this request on August 8, 2023 The agenda can be found at: http:// stearnscountymn.iqm2.com/Citizens/Default.aspx. Interim Use and Conditional Use Permits will be placed on the consent agenda which is heard at the beginning of the agenda. To inquire how to request an item be placed under the regular agenda for discussion, please contact the Department. If the Board of Commissioners do not concur with the Planning Commission, they will hold another public hearing and new notice will be sent. Stearns County Planning Commission

Barrier Free Status: This meeting will be accessible to the handicapped. Attempts will be made to accommodate any other individual need for special services. Please call (320) 656-3613 early so arrangements can be made.

Publish: July 13, 2023 – Sauk Centre Herald

CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333

NAME: Messer Attachments.

ASSUMED

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PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: 42739 County Road 184, Sauk Centre, MN 56378 USA.

NAMEHOLDER(S): Messer Attachments LLC, 42739 County Road 184, Sauk Centre, MN 56378 USA.

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 fields, 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.

/s/ Nathan Messer 07/10/2023

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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 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: April 19, 2023

MORTGAGEE: HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee for Fremont Home Loan Trust 2006-D, MortgageBacked Certificates, Series 2006-D

Wilford, Geske & Cook, P.A. Attorneys for Mortgagee 7616 Currell Boulevard, Suite 200 Woodbury, MN 55125 (651) 209-3300

File Number: 051622-F2

NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE SALE

The above referenced sale scheduled for June 14, 2023 at 10:00 AM has been postponed to July 18, 2023 at 10:00 AM in the Stearns County Sheriff`s office, Law Enforcement Center, 807 Courthouse Square, St. Cloud, Minnesota in said County and State.

DATED: June 2, 2023

MORTGAGEE: HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee for Fremont Home Loan Trust 2006-D, MortgageBacked Certificates, Series 2006-D

NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE SALE

The above referenced sale scheduled for July 18, 2023 at 10:00 AM has been postponed to September 12, 2023 at 10:00 AM in the Stearns County Sheriff`s office, Law Enforcement Center, 807 Courthouse Square, St. Cloud, Minnesota in said County and State.

DATED: July 7, 2023

MORTGAGEE: HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee for Fremont Home Loan Trust 2006-D, MortgageBacked Certificates, Series 2006-D Wilford, Geske & Cook, P.A. Attorneys for Mortgagee 7616 Currell Boulevard, Suite 200 Woodbury, MN 55125

(651) 209-3300

File Number: 051622-F2

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CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333

NAME: Granite City Motor Cars of Ramsey.

ASSUMED

PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS IS: 8055 County Road 75, Saint Joseph, MN 56374 USA.

NAMEHOLDER(S): Ramsey Motors 7009 LLC, 8055 County Road 75, Saint Joseph, MN 56374 USA.

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 fields, 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.

/s/ Lee Hanson 07/10/2023

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Schneider, Dols retire as Stearns County League golf outing organizers

BY EVAN MICHEALSON STAFF WRITER

For 31 years, Dave Schneider has given the gift of comradery and friendship through the Stearns County League golf outing, giving former league ballplayers an opportunity to get together and socialize once a year.

However, at the most recent outing, the roles were reversed.

The organizer of the event, officially known as the Marcel Eibensteiner Memorial Tournament, for over three decades, received a large collection of donations and a rousing standing ovation June 23 at GreyStone Golf Club in Sauk Centre.

It was an emotional moment for Schneider, who has worked alongside childhood friend and fellow Stearns County League veteran Dave Dols in bringing former amateur baseball players together.

“I’m very happy it ended up being what I wanted it to be: a chance to get together and talk about baseball,” Schneider said.

The idea popped into Schneider’s mind in 1993. After an amateur baseball career for Meire Grove, the passionate former ballplayer wanted to create a way to continue the connections formed on the diamond. Golf became the perfect platform for such an occasion, and Schneider approached Dols with the proposal.

Dols was by no means a random choice. The two Daves had been friends since 1958, having spent their early years in Meire Grove and sharing the same love for America’s pastime. Although Dols and his family moved to Richmond, the two remained close, even before eventually playing amateur baseball against each other.

“When we were little kids, I would ride with (milk hauler) Norb Gramke to Richmond on a Monday and come back on a Friday,” Schneider said.

When his longtime friend brought the golf outing idea to him, Dols was immedi-

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Duo of Daves

BY EVAN MICHEALSON | STAFF WRITER

first golf outing consisted of 33 participants and was held in October in far from ideal conditions, but by the time the outing was in its sixth year of existence, it had built a formidable following, with 180 former baseball players grabbing their clubs to represent the Stearns County League.

What started as a standard team-driven golf tournament eventually expanded. Schneider and Dols also introduced other fun golf-related competitions, such as a putting contest and longest drive, and the tournament eventually was broken down into age groups to create a more diverse class of winners. Helping this gradual process of positive adjustments was Eibensteiner, who played baseball in Greenwald and was a real estate businessman who attended the same church as Schneider. Eibensteiner visited with Schneider and offered a significant donation every year to the golf outing to help fund the endeavor and hand out loftier prizes.

When Eibensteiner passed away in 2018, his family continued the efforts to keep the tournament as active as ever, donating $10,000 every summer to the event, which is held annually on the fourth Friday of June.

“I couldn’t believe it,” Schneider said. “Nobody had ever thought of that before.”

The regular displays of support for the Marcel Eibensteiner Memorial comes not from a desire to win prizes, however. Regardless of the four courses the league hosts the outing at – Koronis Hills

Paynesville, Albany Golf Club in Albany, Rich Spring Golf Club in Cold Spring and GreyStone – the tournament brings in familiar faces from all around the state and country.

“It’s like a class reunion every year for us,” Dols said. “We get to see everybody that played in that league, old and new. The guys out of town, they appreciated it. It gave them a chance to come back to their hometown every year.”

With the league’s 10 teams broken into 36 golfing squads consisting of up to six players, making sure the big day runs smoothly is a tall task for any organizer. Luckily, Schneider and Dols have long relied on a reliable volunteering crew of Amy Schneider, Mary Schneider, Eileen Schneider, Diane Brickweg and Judy Meyer to help with registration, prize giveaways and overall preparation.

“A lot of it runs itself, but there’s so much behind the scenes,” Schneider said. “Those five ladies have been doing it probably the last 10 years.”

Boasting an attendance of 210 golfers, this year’s tournament was set to be yet another towering success in

BY HERMAN LENSING (Above) A fleet of golf carts head for various holes to begin the Marcel Eibensteiner Memorial Tournament June 23 at GreyStone Golf Club in Sauk Centre. There were 210 golfers participating in this year’s contest.

Dave Dols (left)

its eventful history. However, a torrent of rain ended the round of golf at 14 holes and created an unforeseen challenge, as the teams and volunteers piled into the GreyStone clubhouse. GreyStone, like all of the courses to have hosted the outing, stepped up.

“This year went really well, even with the rainout,” Dols said. “You had 220 people in that clubhouse at one time because it was raining so hard. You were a sardine in that clubhouse. For our last year, we couldn’t be happier with Sauk Centre for what they did for us.”

The drenched teams ushered in the end of an unforgettable era of the Stearns County League golf outing with a festive dinner and a joyous, united display of appreciation for Schneider and Dols, who turned a small-time event into one of the largest golf tournaments in central Minnesota.

“There was just something about it,” Dols said. “It was really unique. I can’t even describe how much fun it was seeing everybody every year like that, having a good time.”

While Schneider and Dols retire from event planning, they hope the Marcel Eibensteiner Memorial continues with new leadership and are ready to help anyone who takes it upon themselves to step into that role.

“Somebody is going to take it over,” Schneider said. “Everybody enjoys it way too much for it not to continue.”

The Sauk Centre Titans amateur baseball team entered its non-league game against the Raymond Rockets July 8 as winners of four games in a row, but the Rockets were up for the challenge, taking down Sauk Centre 12-0 in Raymond.

“It was good to see some different teams and players,” said Andrew Rousslange, manager. “It was a refreshing weekend to play some different baseball in different towns.”

The Titans could not find solutions to slow down Raymond on either side of the ball. The hosts hit a pair of home runs in a nine-hit performance offensively, while Rockets starter and collegiate pitcher Caleb Ditmarson held Sauk Centre to three hits in five innings of work.

“We played a clean game (defensively),” Rousslange said. “It was just a matter of they could hit the ball and we couldn’t, and they threw strikes and we couldn’t.”

Derek Holm and Brian Beuning picked up backto-back first-inning singles, with Holm providing the team’s third and final hit in the third inning. The Titans struck out eight times against Raymond’s three-pitcher effort.

Dylan Haskamp and Isaac Roelike tossed three innings each for the Titans, who were missing key depth against a strong contender for the state tournament.

Sauk Centre aims to bounce back against the Alexandria Black Sox at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 15, at Sauk Centre High School in Sauk Centre.

Sauk Centre 9, Freeport 3

Late mistakes proved to be the Freeport Black Sox’s downfall, as the Titans scored runs in the final four innings of a 9-3 exhibition win July 7 in Freeport.

“Second or third time through the order, we finally got things clicking and made contact,” Rousslange said. “A couple of guys hit some deep balls, and we just built off of that.”

Jake Zollman drove home a run on a groundout in the second inning and Holm doubled home a run in the fourth to give Sauk Centre a 2-1 lead. That fairly-low score remained so until the sixth inning, when Shawn Hayungs hit an RBI single.

The Titans’ largest run output came in the seventh inning, as the visitors used two Freeport errors, an RBI double from Jake Haskamp, a run-scoring single from Roelike and a second RBI from Zollman to take a commanding 7-1 advantage.

Outside of two errors in the eighth that led to two Freeport runs, Sauk Centre was rarely threatened. Hayungs went the distance in the area matchup, totaling 11 strikeouts while allowing only one earned run. The Black Sox found only two hits against Hayungs in the dominant outing.

“I think he went out there to prove something,” Rousslange said. “We knew he was a good relief guy, so we gave him the opportunity to see what he could do. He kept all of those hitters at bay.”

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and Dave Schneider review final items before the Marcel Eibensteiner Memorial Tournament June 23 at GreyStone Golf Club in Sauk Centre. The duo have organized the annual outing of retired Stearns County League players for the past 31 years.

Greenwald’s Peter Schwieters (left) lines up an attempt in the putting contest while Dave Schneider watches during the Marcel Eibensteiner Memorial Tournament June 23 at GreyStone Golf Club in Sauk Centre. Other golf outing participants also watched the result of the putt.

Fletcher makes mark at state baseball event

Eli Fletcher’s high school athletic career ended in the Twin Cities, in All-Star fashion.

The 2023 Sauk Centre High School graduate received an upclose look at some of the baseball talent the state of Minnesota offers, as Fletcher took part in the 2023 Minnesota State High School Baseball Coaches Association AllStar Series June 22-24 in Chaska.

“It’s fun to be in that kind of atmosphere,” said Fletcher, a three-sport athlete.

Inspirational Illies inducted

Saints honor longtime contributor, father Duane

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Fletcher was a major contributor for the Sauk Centre baseball team during the spring season. A proficient player who prides himself in his hitting, the senior batted .411 with two home runs and a team-leading 21 RBIs and 11 stolen bases. He also pitched 26 innings for the Streeters, compiling a 1.88 ERA.

“Just being the ‘utility guy’ this year really worked out for me,” Fletcher said. “Wherever Coach sticks me, I can play it.”

After this impressive campaign, Fletcher was informed by head coach Bryan Zollman that he had been selected for the All-Star Series. As part of the process, he was required to sell four ads; with some help from his coach and the community, Fletcher sold 12 ads, one of the highest totals the MSHSBCA had seen from one athlete.

“It was cool to see the community backed me and I could get 12 ads from different businesses,” Fletcher said. “It means a lot.”

The productive Streeter was a member of the North team, comprised of some of the best baseball athletes outside of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. He received five at-bats over the course of the three-game showcase, also starting in left field in two contests. The North squad won their first game over eventual champion Metro West by a score of 5-4 before dropping their final two games by a combined three runs.

Along with the actual games, Fletcher bowled with his temporary teammates at Shakopee Lanes, witnessed an entertaining Home Run Derby and attended a banquet. It was an unforgettable experience that he hopes other Sauk Centre baseball players have the fortune of undertaking.

“If you get a chance to be a part of it, definitely go,” he said. “It was a blast.”

Other sports tidbits include:

• Cierra Kortan and the North Tartan 16U Elite team went national to gain some more basketball experience, battling opponents from all across the continent July 7-10 in Chicago, Illinois.

North Tartan picked up a 53-35 win over Drive Nation of Texas to kickstart their tournament run before emerging victorious over Canada’s Kia Nurse Elite by a score of 46-32.

The second day of the large-scale event saw North Tartan win over North Hampton, Virginia’s Boo Williams squad 60-55 and continue their surge of success with a commanding 67-49 victory over Wisconsin Flight Elite.

Navigating the platinum championship bracket, North Tartan defeated the Cal Stars 65-37 before suffering their first loss of the tournament July 9, a 54-43 loss to Philly Rise.

North Tartan closed out an exciting tournament on a bittersweet note, falling 67-55 to the Fairfax Stars.

• The sixth annual Mill City Invitational gave Tory Jennissen and West Central United 16U another shot at greatness July 6-8 at Chanhassen High School in Chanhassen.

WCU piled on the points in a first-round slaughter, winning 69-33 over Give-N-Go MN 2024. Jennissen led the team in points with 16, making a team-high eight baskets.

Another in-state matchup saw WCU edge out another win, this time over Minnesota Comets Roberts, as Jennissen provided four points in a 48-41 win to improve to 2-0. However, WCU could not stay undefeated, dropping a tough one to Rise ’25 Jeddeloh by a score of 68-46.

In the final day of Mill City action, WCU earned a hardfought 54-51 victory over Northwest Elite Schradle. Jennissen made a pair of free throws on her way to six points.

• Streeters involved in the Minnesota Comets AAU program got a taste of elite summer competition as well, participating in the MN Comets’ home Great Plains Alliance event June 28-30, held at three locations in the St. Cloud area.

Alex Drevlow and Eli Yarke and Comets Dahl won their first three games; Isaac Hokanson and Comets Boyer went 0-4 in closely-matched Pool B competition; Jacob Drevlow and Matthew Zenzen and Comets Elite Meyer bounced back from an 0-2 day one with a 2-0 consolation run; and Damian Ahrens and Chad Herickhoff and Comets Elite Allen picked up three wins in four games.

• Also getting some important looks in the summertime is the Sauk Centre volleyball program, who played in a pair of Breakdown Sports USA tournaments as part of the Summer Volleyball Series.

The Streeters had a strong day at a tournament in Paynesville July 11, going 2-1 and taking first place in the green bracket. Sauk Centre defeated West Central Conference rival Minnewaska Area in three sets, including a 16-14 third-set win, in its opening matchup before falling in straight sets to Rocori.

Sauk Centre got back on track in their third match, taking down New London-Spicer to win the pool, as the Streeters possessed the head-to-head tiebreaker over both Minnewaska Area and NLS, who each defeated Rocori.

“We just kept playing better and better as the day went on,” said Jim Klaphake, head coach.

Sauk Centre also excelled in tournament action at the College of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph June 28, collecting a 3-0 record to win the championship.

The Streeters will participate in another tournament in Sauk Rapids July 22.

“You have girls that graduated and you’re trying to figure out who is improved at what positions,” Klaphake said. “We’re figuring things out and playing a lot of girls, so we’ll see how it goes.”

• Even without upcoming seniors Isie Kolbo and Lanna Walter, the Streeters softball summer squad added a key win its growing collection, defeating Melrose by a score of 6-4 in the first game of a doubleheader June 29 at Melrose Area High School in Melrose.

“Going down to Melrose and beating them was encouraging,” said TJ Schmiesing, head coach. “It’s a lot of younger girls getting experience this summer, and everything that happens this summer is a step forward for this spring.”

Jenna Riley threw a complete game, holding the team’s area rival to four hits while striking out seven hitters in five innings.

Trailing 3-1 entering the fifth and final frame, the bats came alive for Sauk Centre. Sienna Klaphake hit an RBI single to score Emily Peters, Addy Hoffman reached on an error to score another run and Anna Feltman came through with a big two-run single in the rally.

Melrose used a comeback of its own to win game two, overcoming a 4-2 deficit after two innings to win 10-7.

Sauk Centre softball will play Alexandria at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 13, at Sauk Centre High School in Sauk Centre.

For one more time, Pat Illies appeared on the Elrosa diamond wearing a No. 9 uniform.

Pat, who leads in most Elrosa Saints categories, and his father Duane (1951-1993) were inducted into the Elrosa Baseball Hall of Fame July 7 prior to the eventually rain-halted Elrosa-Meire Grove game in Elrosa.

“It is an honor to be inducted with my dad,” Pat said. “He was my role model. I chose No. 9 because he wore it.”

Saints manager AJ Hadley read through a list of contributions both Duane and Pat made to the Elrosa program. Duane was part of bringing amateur baseball back to Elrosa in the 1960s. He played for a few years, but left his mark more as promoter of the team and field as a coach and, as Pat referenced, a mentor.

Hadley highlighted elements of Pat’s career, from playing when the team struggled to his value as an allaround player and coach, including his 2017 walk-off home run over Regal to send Elrosa to the Minnesota Amateur Baseball Tournament.

“The YouTube video has over 1,000 views,” said Matt Middendorf at the ceremony.

Big hits and walk-off

moments were what made Illies special to Elrosa. Middendorf, who played with Pat, spoke of how he led and inspired the team. Middendorf brought out a ham sandwich, a bottle of Mountain Dew, a packet of powdered gravy, a bottle of hard lemonade, a can of Miller Lite and a baseball from a cooler. Each item represented an element Pat brought to the game. The sandwich, a favorite snack of Pat’s, represented simplicity; Illies knew how to keep the game simple. The Mountain Dew was selected because caffeine gives a jolt, and when needed, Pat always found a way to inspire the team. The gravy came from Pat’s ability to nickname players – one of

whom he nicknamed Gravy –and make them feel valued. The hard lemonade was the first non-soda beverage ever offered by a player (Pat) to Middendorf – and to him, it represented that Pat was not above working with and alongside younger players.

Middendorf said Pat played various positions, as he saw it as a way to let young players get into the game. Miller Lite was often the beverage shared after games in dugout conversations.

“We talked about baseball, but Pat was really talking about life lessons,” Middendorf said.

The baseball represented Pat’s love and passion of the game. Middendorf said he never saw a game where

Pat did not play to win. That included an exhibition game when Pat had all but retired, but because Elrosa was short a player, he stepped onto the field.

“He had four hits,” Middendorf said.

Middendorf concluded his remarks by naming Pat Illies Elrosa’s “Mr. Baseball.”

Pat, in his acceptance speech, thanked his teammates, family and the community for the opportunity. He recalled his mother always having sandwiches ready on gamedays, his wife Abby encouraging him to keep playing and coaching and playing with his children.

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Post 67 earns walk-off win

BY BRYAN ZOLLMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Trailing 5-4 with two outs in the seventh and seeking their first win of the summer, things were looking bleak for the Sauk Centre Post 67 Legion squad against Browerville July 7 at Sauk Centre High School in Sauk Centre.

But, Leyton Fuchs drew a two-out walk and Hunter Broich hit a high

fastball into the gap in right center field. Fuchs raced around third base, scoring the tying run as Broich pulled into second base.

The next batter, Neal Stadsvold, laced a single to right field scoring Broich with the game winning run as teammates hounded both Broich and Stadsvold near home plate following a 6-5 victory.

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Centre and, after giving up a grand slam in the first, cruised through five-plus frames in a solid pitching effort.

Sauk Centre trailed 4-2 in the fifth when Fuchs came to the plate and delivered a key two-out, two-run double to tie the game. Browerville scored the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh, but Broich’s and Stadsvold’s big hits countered to give the Legion roster their first victory.

Broich also came on in relief and pitched Post 67

out of a jam in the sixth to earn the victory on the mound.

Glenwood-Lowry 10, Sauk Centre 0 Sauk Centre traveled to Glenwood July 10 to take on Glenwood-Lowry in the opening round of double-elimination playoffs and took one on the chin in a 10-0 loss.

They committed four errors in the first inning, leading to an insurmountable lead.

Post 67’s next game is at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 13, versus Benson.

Babe Ruth squad splits with Long Prairie

BY BRYAN ZOLLMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Sauk Centre 15U

Babe Ruth squad split with Long Prairie July 10, winning 4-0 in the first game of a doubleheader and losing 14-12 in the nightcap in Long Prairie.

Johnny Zollman pitched three scoreless innings in game one and scored twice to help lead the squad. Leyton Fuchs also doubled and scored.

In game two, Long Prairie scored eight runs in the third inning to come back

after Sauk Centre scored six in the second. In that second inning, Jace Chalich walked and scored as the team took advantage of several walks and errors. Also scoring runs were Kayden Thieschafer, Noah Christen, Josiah Tegels, Corbin Middendorf and Brody Laven. Sauk Centre added three more runs in the fourth on hits by Zollman, Fuchs and Evan Zales. They added another run in the fifth on an RBI by Middendorf to plate Christen.

The 15U squad will finish up their regular season Thursday, July 13 at home against Eden Valley-Watkins. Playoffs begin Thursday, July 20.

PHOTO BY HERMAN LENSING

Pat Illies’ family members – sister Angie Lieser (front, from left) mother Jeanne, wife Abby and Pat Illies; (back, from left) sons Ryan and Luke, brother Mike and daughter Grace – celebrate at the Elrosa Saints’ Hall of Fame ceremony July 7 in Elrosa. Pat and his father, Duane, were inducted on the same evening.

Fun on the diamond

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“I was lucky and healthy and gifted enough to play,” he said. “I had lifelong friendships and support of my family.”

Elrosa 4, Meire Grove 3

The Saints put themselves into a first-place tie in the Stearns County League North Division, with New Munich, topping Meire Grove 4-3 July 9 in Elrosa. The game was the second of two games Elrosa played and won that day.

The Saints wasted little

time taking the lead, scoring three in the first inning. Derek Wiener doubled to score Kevin Kuefler, who had singled, and Blaine Fischer, who had walked. Ashton Dingmann followed with a triple scoring Wiener. In the second, Jackson Peter singled to score Kuefler. Kuefler had singled before going to second on a hit-andrun groundout by Fischer. Other than Wiener’s fifth-inning double, that was all the hits Elrosa had. The Saints managed to hang on for the win behind strong pitching from Will VanBeck. VanBeck scattered four hits across seven innings, allow-

ing five baserunners and one run.

Good defense backed up his effort. The team turned a double play and had four 1-2-3 innings. The play of the game was made by outfielder Andrew Weller with a backto-the-plate running catch.

Wyatt Steffensen earned the save in relief, allowed two unearned runs.

“Our pitching staff has been lights out for the past two weeks,” said Ethan Vogt, pitcher and outfielder. “That’s been the difference. Our bats are not quite going yet, but the pitching staff has given up about five runs in about the last 55 innings.”

Elrosa 5, Lake Henry 0 Vogt did his part July 9, throwing eight innings in a 5-0 win over Lake Henry. He gave up four hits and hit two batters. Vogt and reliever Riley Meyer combined to retire the last nine batters they faced.

Elrosa broke a 0-0 tie with Kuefler’s fifth-inning RBI single. VanBeck, who doubled, scored on the play. Weiner, who had two hits, singled to score Fischer in the seventh.

The Saints iced the game without a hit in the eighth. Matt Schmitz drew a walk and VanBeck and Kuefler were hit by pitches before Fischer walked, forcing in a run. Jacob Walz followed with a sacrifice fly, scoring VanBeck, and Kuefler also scored on a missed throw.

Elrosa’s games this coming weekend will affect the final standings in the SCL North. It hosts New Munich July 14 in Elrosa and travels to Spring Hill July 16.

Alderman/Beste/Kerfeld/Metcalf ................................................48.5 Beilke/Poepping/Quistorff/Paulson/B.Deters .................................45 Stein/Stein/Anderson/Kittelson .....................................................43 Yarke/Sunderman/Breitbach/Dingman/Nathe ...............................42 Deschene/Rieland/Traeger/Deschene/Kleinschmidt ...................41.5 Uhlenkamp/Brower/Yarke/Reinardy/Hoeschen ..........................41.5 Fuchs/Schaefer/Mayer/Beste/Lackmann.....................................40.5 Leinonen/Tiemann/Weisbecker/Jessman ...................................40.5 Oltman/Crider/Casper ....................................................................40

M.Traeger/Kranz/Gustafson/Braegelmann .................................39.5

K. Peterson/O. Peterson/S. Carpenter/A. Carpenter ........................39 Schwieters/Dobesh/Bruggerman/ Reller .......................................38

S. Anderson/N. Anderson/Carbajal/Seiler/Wander/T. Anderson .....37 Leukam/R. Funk/F. Funk/Stone ...................................................36.5 Kortan/Hagen/Korte/Wilson/Wanderschied ..................................36 Yoeckel/Slayter/Johnson/Pfeffer .................................................35.5 Thielen/Iten/Hensayer/Rickbeil ..................................................35.5 Bailey/Speidel/Z. Deters/S. Deters ..............................................26.5

Tanner Rieland delivered a five-inning no-hitter, helping the Sauk Centre Babe Ruth squad defeat Long Prairie by a score of 10-0. Rieland allowed only three baserunners as Sauk Centre improved to 10-1 on the season.

The Sauk Centre Titans earned a hard-fought win over an area foe, defeating the Melrose Black Sox 2-1 in New Munich. The three-person pitching combination of Rob Mettenburg, Scott Nelson and Marcus Bromenshenkel limited Melrose to one unearned run in the seven-inning victory.

The Sauk Centre Legion baseball roster pushed past Paynesville 3-0 in an exciting home win. Ben Dirkes tossed a two-hitter, relinquishing only two hits while striking out seven in five innings of work.

PHOTOS BY MARK KLAPHAKE

(Above) Darron Nelson gives some tips to his son, Mason, between innings of a Farm League game. Darron is one of the many volunteer coaches for the Sauk Centre Baseball Association. (Right) Jordan Klimek prepares to throw a pitch to a batter during the 12U game during the 100 inning game July 8 on the baseball fields near the Sauk Centre Civic Arena. The 12U game was the last game of the day and finished around 8 p.m.

Drake Welle smiles big as he heads toward home plate during one of their games July 8. Welle plays in the Farm League.

Maverick Hammond takes a big cut at a baseball during a T-Ball game July 8 at the Sauk Centre Civic Arena baseball fields. The T-Ball teams started their games at 9 a.m.

100 inning game showcases

Sauk Centre youth baseball players