Sauk Centre Herald 08-17-2023

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Campers visit, learn at Vogt dairy farm

ABY BEN SONNEK | STAFF WRITER

Sells, Musburgers dedicated to helping others

BY CAROL MOORMAN | STAFF WRITER

John and Dorothy Sells hit the ground running when they moved to Sauk Centre November of 1999. They started volunteering at the Sauk Centre Food Shelf, bringing with them years of experience.

Jerry and Carol Musburger did the same when they moved to Melrose in 2000 and to Sauk Centre in 2007. Each was active with the American Legion Post and Auxiliary, and Carol volunteered at the white school house in Melrose and currently at the Little Red School House in Sauk Centre.

“It’s good to join organizations when you move to town. It’s how you find out what’s going on,” John said Aug. 9 sitting around a table at the Sauk Centre Senior Center with Dorothy and the Musburgers, while two tables of men played cards.

Both couples are active members of the senior center, which has close to 100 members. “Vic Schwinghamer, Melvin Ehlert and Henry Banal,” John said crediting this trio with starting the organization.

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fleet of campers parked at the Vogt dairy farm south of Sauk Centre for most of last week, as Sally Vogt invited camping friends from across Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota to her home to show them the farming life.She was initially planning to host this sort of informal get-together once, but in listening to her fellow campers and seeing how much they have enjoyed their time, she is already interested in doing it again.

“This is the first event I’ve hosted,” Vogt said. “Once you’ve done it, you know the ins and outs.”

The campers – Lorie Costello, Rosie Court, Lori Hammerstrom, Darcee Larsen, Vashelle Brannon, Ann Foster, Jane Meehan and Kathy Dirkson – did not come just for the recreation, but they also value their trip’s educational aspects.

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so they could visit and learn more about farming and Minnesota rural life.

Under the radar

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A map from the Association of Minnesota Emergency Managers shows areas of most and least weather radar coverage in the state. With much of the area’s severe weather coming from the west, Stearns County is particularly threatened by the radar gap that is mainly in Grant and Douglas counties.

Weather detection gaps threaten central Minnesota

BY BEN SONNEK | STAFF WRITER

Areas of low coverage in the state’s weather radar coverage could be putting central Minnesotans in danger should unexpected severe weather strike.

“(We wanted to) let people know (the gap) exists to begin with,” said Bob Brezinka, Stearns County emergency management specialist. “You can’t find the solution to the problem if you don’t know there is one. … If (residents) have a concern about it, they can certainly reach out to their local legislators.”

Stearns County is alerting its residents to the public safety risk coming from weather radar gaps, particularly in the central-western area of the state. The gaps are areas that are far from weather radar stations, making it difficult to detect tornadoes or other severe weather incidents and leaving people with little to no warning when they occur. In winter, the gaps make it harder to detect snowfall that happens farther away from weather stations.

The closest weather radar stations to west-central Minnesota are in Duluth and Chanhassen and eastern North Dakota and South Dakota. These are part of the National Weather Service’s Next Generation Weather Radar, but although they cover most of Minnesota, the state’s size means there remain areas where low-altitude radar coverage is lacking.

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Carol (front, left) and Jerry Musburger and (back) Dorothy and John Sells gather Aug. 9 at the Sauk Centre Senior Center in Sauk Centre. All four have each volunteered more than 50 years, totaling 200 years, in the communities where they have lived.

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Jane Meehan greets the cows at the Vogt dairy farm Aug. 10 south of Sauk Centre. The campers arrived Aug. 8 and stayed for most of the remaining week.

PHOTO BY BEN SONNEK Campers – Vashelle Brannon (front, from left), Ann Foster, Darcee Larsen and Lorie Costello; and (back, from left) Rosie Court, Jane Meehan, Lori Hammerstrom, Sally Vogt and Kathy Dirkson – gather after breakfast Aug. 8 at the Vogt dairy farm south of Sauk Centre. Vogt invited friends in Sisters on the Fly, an outdoor adventure group for women,

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“When we sit around the campfire, I think we learn something new every time,” Foster said. “We’re not bragging about where we’ve been (or) what we do; we are sharing our information, and it’s the best network.”

The women all belong to a variety of camping and adventure groups, and one they all belong to is Sisters on the Fly, an outdoor adventure group for women. It was founded by a pair of sisters who took their mother fishing in Montana in 1999. They had vintage campers and enjoyed the outdoors, and they started inviting other people to join them. The group now has over 8,000 active members internationally.

“I consider it an organization that empowers women,” Foster said.

“We have three rules: No men, no children and have fun. … It’s like-minded women who have a sense of adventure, and we do anything that pops up.”

Being part of this group gives the women a chance to get away from their usual roles – wife,

mother, business owner or anything – to relax with their peers.

“You can just go, let

your hair down, take care of yourself and have fun for a while,” Meehan said.

“Then, you come back after three or four days, and you’re recharged.”

While meeting up during one of their earlier camping outings, Vogt and some of her friends suggested they have an informal gathering at Vogt’s farm. With the property’s electrical availability, Vogt and her husband, Ken Vogt, figured they would have enough power to host about 10 campers, so she invited some of her closest Sisters on the Fly friends.

Everybody arrived the afternoon of Aug. 8, and they grilled for dinner and played games that night. They spent the day touring the Vogt farm. Some of the women were interested in visiting because they had never seen farms or cows up close before.

“Growing up, my cousins all lived on farms,” Dirkson said. “That’s how I made my money in the summer, pulling weeds because they didn’t do pesticides back then, but I had not been up close and personal with a cow until this weekend.”

They woke up early the next morning to see the farm chores being done – and helping as well, with some of the women bottle-feeding newborn calves. They were only minutes too late to see a new calf being born.

The most surprising thing about farming for Meehan was how much work goes into it every day.

“You just take it for granted,” she said. “You go to the grocery store and buy milk. Well, it’s a long process before it gets there, and people need to respect that more. I’m a city girl. We don’t even think of where your food comes from, but we should be grateful to these people.”

The group also learned about the land the Vogts farm to provide feed to their cattle, as well as the recycling of the sand used for the cows’ bedding and the record-keeping that needs to happen.

“To see the whole process from beginning to end was very interesting,” Foster said.

Another learning event for the campers was their Aug. 9 visit to Redhead Creamery near Padua. They toured the facility, saw the cheesemaking process – including its robotic elements – and tried samples.

Back at the Vogt farm, the campers spent the rest of the day making barn quilts, and they ordered pizza for dinner. They then spent another day or two in the area before going their separate ways for the time being.

One of Vogt’s favorite parts of hosting her fellow campers at her home and showing them a slice of rural life has been seeing their excitement.

“They’re mundane chores for me,” Vogt said. “But, their enthusiasm about feeding a calf – you know how many pictures we’re taking of them? … We’re all about promoting dairy, so I think, when they leave and talk to other people, they will tell them what they learned, and people will get a better understanding of the dairy industry.”

The campers are certainly willing to spread that word.

“I can’t wait to tell people about the cows and the robotics,” Costello said.

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Ann Foster (front) bottle-feeds a calf on the Vogt dairy farm Aug. 9 south of Sauk Centre. The campers on the farm came from across Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

Campers look at cheese samples during their tour of Redhead Creamery Aug. 9 near Padua. The group made barn quilts later in the day.

Monday, Aug. 21, is World Senior Citizens Day.

It was officially founded in 1988 by former United States President Ronald Reagan.

Volunteers from front 57 years, were looking to relocate from Linwood Township in Anoka County, thinking the Grand Rapids area was where they wanted to be. Then a friend, who lived in Osakis, asked John, a retired electrician, to do electrical work for him.

The Sells and Musburgers call senior citizens the “backbone of communities,” especially when it comes to volunteering.

Not wanting to toot their own horns, they agree it is “wonderful” to have volunteers – and to volunteer.

“We have all volunteered over half a century, and we are still doing it because we like it, and I feel really proud to be still doing it,” Carol said.

She talks about the volunteers who worked at the Little Red School House during this year’s Sinclair Lewis Days.

“We had close to 150 visitors at the school,” she said.

Talk turns to what brought them to Sauk Centre.

“I threw a dart,” John kiddingly said.

The Sells, now married

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“The most impactful or severe portions of the storm that can cause issues for residents and for weather spotters … fall between that 2,000 to 8,000 feet above ground level,” Brezinka said. “Because of the curvature of the earth, and because the beam goes out at the same degree over the entire distance, the farther

“And we ended up here,” John said of their rural Sauk Centre home.

The Musburgers, both retired teachers and married 62 years, moved to Melrose to be closer to their daughter. They relocated to Sauk Centre where they found a single level home.

No matter where they lived, these couples have sought volunteering opportunities, dating back to their youth.

John volunteered as a basketball and hockey coach and with the Boy Scouts.

“I just made sure he got to places on time,” Dorothy said.

She taught bible school and was a Cub Scout den mother and Linwood Township senior coordinator. Community connec-

away (it travels), the more the ground curves so that’s why we’re missing some of that (low-altitude weather).”

The NWS S-band radar provides high-resolution coverage in a 60-100 mile radius, from about ground level to 3,000 feet. Only the southeastern tip of Stearns County is in the high-resolution area from the Chanhassen radar station. Otherwise, the eastern half of the county is in an area where the radar station can

tions led them to the Sauk Centre Food Shelf.

“When we moved up here, Ceil Bolz, our first cousin, invited us over and Jacki (Spoden-Bolz) was there, and she was with the food shelf. I told her we had food shelf experience,” John said. ‘We started in January of 2000.”

He is also a Knights of Columbus member.

“Our second year here I was grand knight,” John said.

They were both active members of their church, helping make sauerkraut for the St. Alexius Parish Sausage Supper in West Union each October.

Jerry’s volunteering dates back to his Scouting days.

“I parked cars at the state fair when I was a Boy Scout,” he said.

As a veteran, he has been an American Legion Post member for more than 50 years. During his time as a Melrose Lion, he organized a 5K run/walk.

“We had Finken water for the participants, and we got a treat for them at the end, fruit or bananas,” Jerry

detect in the 3,000-6,000 foot altitude range, and the western half of the county is where the station can detect in the 6,000-10,000 foot altitude range.

Farther to the west, there is a diamond-shaped area along the southern border of Otter Tail County and the meeting point of Grant, Douglas, Stevens and Pope counties where there is no weather radar coverage below 10,000 feet.

“When the storms are coming from that direction – which is generally the case – we don’t have as much advanced warning on radar,” Brezinka said.

“We need to rely more on weather spotters, volunteer firefighters, law enforcement (and) people who are interested in weather spotting who do the SKYWARN training.”

These weather gaps are especially dangerous in the

said. The Musburgers volunteered together at the Melrose Area Food Shelf and as Scout leaders for 10 years, and they are Retired Educators Association of Minnesota members.

“As I got older I was in everything, taught Sunday school, was a Boy Scout den mother, in the Mrs. Jaycees and League of Minnesota Voters,” Carol said. “It was part of our generation.”

Volunteering, which they learned from their parents, keeps these couples busy – and young at heart. They encourage others to volunteer.

“Age doesn’t really matter,” Carol said.

“They asked a woman who was 100 years old what her secret to a long life was, and she said, ‘I didn’t die,’” Jerry said. “That’s about it. Only the Lord knows when you’re going to go.” They said volunteers are “strong role models.”

“Volunteering is one of the greatest legacies we can leave from our generation,” Carol concluded.

summer when an influx of visitors come to the state’s lakes and recreation areas, many of which are located in the gaps. There have been instances of people getting injured or killed by tornadoes that occurred in the weather gaps, including a Kandiyohi County first responder who was killed while storm spotting in 2022.

A group of Minnesota emergency managers from Stearns, Kandiyohi, Grant, Beltrami, Otter Tail, Hennepin and Cook counties have teamed up to fix the lack of low-level weather radar. They are assisted by a former member of the NWS and current members of the University of Minnesota and the National Guard. They have been working with the private company Climavision to fill gaps as efficiently as possible. Their plan, so far, is to deploy two X-band, low-range radar units – reaching a 20-40 mile radius with high-resolution coverage – on the western side of the border between Otter Tail and Grant counties and another as-yet undetermined location in Kandiyohi County. Other mid-range commercial solutions are being discussed.

While these solutions are solidified, residents are reminded of the importance of being prepared for severe weather, most especially for people living in a weather gap, so one should be aware of where the gap areas are, spread the word to others in the gap, have plans for tornadoes or other severe weather and stay informed about the weather forecast. Severe weather can happen even when weather apps say the skies are clear. Regional forecasts can be more reliable than more general national weather apps.

Brezinka encourages concerned residents to reach out to their local legislators.

“Ultimately, (the project) is going to need to come with additional funding,” Brezinka said. “Make sure they’re aware of it also and to know it’s a concern of their constituents.”

1973 Sauk Centre Class Reunion: Saturday, Sept. 23, 5:30 p.m. at American Legion. RSVP by Aug. 31 on Facebook: Sauk Centre High School ~ Class of 1973.

Youth ATV Field Day Safety Course: Sunday, Sept. 24, in Sauk Centre. Sponsored by the Sauk Centre Sno-Cleats. For information and registration, call Chris Kerfeld at 320-766-7223.

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

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. 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.

Little Sauk Legion Auxiliary Unit 417 Meeting: Second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Little Sauk Legion.

Western Stearns DFL Group: Meets every third Tuesday of the month, 6 p.m. potluck, 6:30 p.m. meeting. Location may vary, so please call 320-282-8312 for location.

Sauk Centre History Museum and Research Center: Museum hours are Sunday and Monday - closed, Tuesday 1-5 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Thursday 1-5 p.m., Friday 12-4 p.m and Saturdays 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Located in the Sinclair Lewis Library building at 430 Main Street. 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., Civic Center, Melrose. For more information, call 320241-3909.

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 1st Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. Located at Alternative Senior Care, 418 10th 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) 6406724.

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FIRST UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 620 5th St. S 320-352-2030

EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN 529 Main St. S 320-352-6882 goodsamaritansaukcentre.org Alleviate

OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS CATHOLIC CHURCH Ash St. and 7th St. 320-352-2196 parishesontheprairie.org/parishes ST. PAUL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 304 Sinclair Lewis Ave. 320-352-2196 parishesontheprairie.org/parishes

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 504 Elm St. S 320-352-2827 saukcentreumc.org

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If you would like parishioners to see your church here, please contact Robin at 320-351-7837

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Anyone can become a Lion.

The Sauk Centre Lions Club has partnered with Special Olympics to form the Sauk River Champions Lions Club, an organization for Special Olympics athletes, people with disabilities and their coaches and mentors. This represents the second Champions Club in the state, and they already have plans for how they will be serving the area.

Dennis Heinen, past Lions Club council chair and current Guiding Lion for the Sauk River Champions, is encouraged by the enthusiasm and positive attitude the members have for this opportunity.

“They are excited to be a Lion,” Heinen said. “They were beaming with joy to get their Lions shirts. Sauk River Champions Lions want to do activities and to help the community.”

The Sauk River Champions held their charter meeting Aug. 9 at Minnesota National Bank in Sauk Centre. Along with dinner, games and introductory remarks from Lions Club Council Chair Rob Wiener, the meeting consisted of a presentation on becoming a Lion by past Lions Club International Director Bruce Beck, the induction

67th Annual Fall Festival

Sunday, August 27, 2023

After Mass, join us for a homemade chicken and ham dinner with all the fixings, serving indoors and outdoors, starting at 11am.

of members, an installation of officers and presentations of the charter and gifts from other clubs.

The Champions Club currently has 24 members from the Sauk Centre, Melrose and Long Prairie areas, with Mike Jennissen and Sue Korfe serving as presidents, Sam Eagan and Robin Pollock serving as secretary and treasurer and Mary Ann Primus and Darlene Gerads serving as membership chairs. Members include people with intellectual disabilities, their caregivers and family members.

“The club is interested in promoting activities for people with intellectual disabilities,” Heinen said. “The club gives people with disabilities a chance to give back to the community. They are very positive about what they can do as a club.”

The Sauk River Champions are sponsored by the Sauk Centre Lions Club, working with the District 5M Special Olympics, which includes Lions from Minnesota, Manitoba and northwest Ontario. Members from the Camp Confidence Lions Club out of Baxter – the first Special Olympics club in the multiple district – have also helped the Sauk River Champions get started.

The club plans to hold events for people with disabilities, including dances and Special Olympics events. They will be selling bratwurst at Coborn’s Saturday, Aug. 26. They have already helped clean up Fairy Lake Park, and they are looking forward to helping with the Lions’ annual pancake breakfast.

Lions International and Special Olympics began partnering in 2001 with

the global expansion of the Special Olympics Lions Club International Opening Eyes program. The $27 million the Lions Clubs International Foundation has awarded to its “Mission: Inclusion” partnership with Special Olympics has provided over 46,046,000 Special Olympics athletes with vision care and given over 229,000 athletes prescription eyewear. Over 22,000 Lions worldwide have volunteered their time and talents to Special Olympics.

On the local level, Heinen and Wiener came up with the idea to have a Special Olympics club in Sauk Centre.

“Lion Dianna Nelson has worked with Special Olympics, and we approached her with the idea of a club with Special Olympians,” Heinen said. “Lion Rick Jennissen had a brother who participated in Special Olympics, and we discussed this with him. Lion Dianna Nelson was able to get a bunch of Special Olympians interested in joining. From there, we organized meetings to get the club started.”

Other Sauk Centre Lions who helped generate interest in the Champions Club included Jacque Heinen, Terry and Jacki Mead, Jo Wiener, Mike Beilke and Jason Kerfeld. 5M4 First Vice District Governor Jacque Heinen organized the charter night. Nelson received a Global Action Team Medal for her work in organizing the club.

Heinen encourages the area to support the Sauk River Champions when they fundraise and to look for ways to include them in the community.

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Lions Club members – Dennis Leabch (front, from left), David Tack, Lisa Sanders, Rhonda Gerads, Mike Jennissen, Shannon Primus, Jeff Halverson, Susan Korfe, Ruth Meier and past international director Bruce Beck; (middle, from left) district governor Sue Kulbeik, guiding Lion Dennis Heinen, Darlene Gerads, Mary Ann Primus, Mary Klaphake, Madison Potter, Val Koelln-Boecker, Mark Jones, liaison Dianna Nelson and council chair Rob Wiener; and (back, from left) Lee Dowhower, Erick Capps, Ramona Stalboerger, Loren Klug, Jessica Petermeier, Sam Eagan, Robin Pollock, Neil Heieie and president Ken Gieske – gather for the Sauk River Champions charter meeting Aug. 9 at Minnesota National Bank in Sauk Centre. The club is the second Champions Club in the state.

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Lions Club Council Chair Rob Wiener gives the introductory remarks at

Laughter exploded through the air, and pride beamed from deep within – not just from me but from my husband, too. Our son recently learned how to kneeboard, and I may be slightly biased, but he is actually really good.

Within a few minutes of receiving instruction from his father and getting into the water, he popped up on the board, strapped himself in and was getting the feel of the wake. After a few laps on the north end of Sauk Lake, he started to show off as any young child would. It was awe-inspiring to see how quickly he became so comfortable.

Kayla’s Korner by Kayla Hunstiger

On one run, he had dug deep to jump the wake and leaned so far to the side he wiped out because there wasn’t enough board on the water to keep him straight and upright. I was amazed at the splash he made, and I was a little nervous he may be hurt or at the least a bit scared.

Boy, was I wrong. As he surfaced, his laughter was contagious, and just like that, he was hooked. I do believe there will be quite a bit of lake time in our future.

Our son has always been on the adventurous side. This is

I am often asked in the post-Sinclair Lewis Days madness, “What are you working on now?” A common misconception must be it is really quiet now that all the festivities are over. However, there is so much more work taking place than many realize, and the work doesn’t end. In fact, it’s only a small part of what we do.

The chamber is working to build connections, to be a liaison between businesses, community and government leaders. We continue to work to connect, convene and collaborate with our members and look forward to connecting others with the right people in any situation. The work on the Boost Up Sauk Centre campaign continues as well, and I cannot express enough how we hope our community has taken the time to participate by weighing in and sharing your thoughts on the five-question survey.

When it comes to creating connections, this week is a busy one. The Sauk Centre Area Chamber has partnered with 26 chambers across five states to bring a Midwest Summit Series to our members. The Cybersecurity and Technology Summit is available to our members Aug. 17 at no charge. The cyber threat landscape is rapidly evolving, and the summit covers business attacks, remote workforce, emerging technology, national security, artificial intelligence and much more. These partnerships which allow us to bring a summit of this magnitude to our members at no charge is an incredible benefit to our members, giving them the ability to hear from leading experts in their fields.

Connections locally are equally important. We often hear how, living in a small town, everyone knows everybody, but do they? The chamber has a monthly event called Third Thursday Networking, and this event features a different host business each month. It gives the host business an opportunity to highlight what they do and what is going on at their organization. Additionally, it gives our members an opportunity to share what is going on at their business. We are able to share ideas, information and usually lunch. I can honestly say, at every one of these events, there is someone who made a connection or met another member they didn’t know prior to attending.

This month, our host is the Sauk Centre Rotary Club, where we will meet at the Sinclair Lewis Park picnic shelter at noon, Aug. 17, to mix, mingle and connect. We love hearing about our member businesses and organizations.

Upcoming Third Thursday Networking Events include: Oct. 19 at Coldwell Banker-Crown Realtors, Nov. 16 at Magnifi Financial and Dec. 21 at the Sauk Centre History Museum.

a character trait of his I truly admire. It’s one of the many great qualities he’s received from his father. When I first met my husband, he tried teaching me to kneeboard. He tried and tried; however, I did not have the upper body strength to pop up and out of the water like I needed to. So, I guess I will just need to live vicariously through the strength and adventure of our son.

I am continually amazed at what our children – and all children, for that matter – can do. At seven, our son is kneeboarding, cutting campfire wood and jumping ramps with his bike, and the adventures continue.

At nine, our daughter is cooking basic meals, learning to bake, drawing amazing artwork and loving competitive swimming. We recently attended a rodeo with our children, and we were all amazed at the young talent present there. There were children as young as nine barrel racing and as young as 11 bull riding. It’s truly amazing how early talents can be developed if we just foster them.

I’m sure there are a million psychologists out there who’d be all too willing to tell you how a child’s identity is closely tied to where they live – the house with their toys, parents, food and so forth. Therefore, moving from one house to another is a major occurrence in a child’s life; many of you readers, especially those from military families, must have a story or two about a childhood move from one house to another. However, not many children beyond America’s frontier days can say they have memories of helping build their childhood home. As much as they can resemble jungle gyms, construction sites aren’t the most kid-friendly venues.

That’s one of the many reasons I can safely say I had a unique childhood.

In September, our networking event will look a little different. We are excited to be bringing in Dr. Cindra Kamphoff Sept. 14 for a lunch-andlearn-style presentation in place of a networking event. This event is open to our members, and registration will open to nonmembers Wednesday, Aug. 23.

Dr. Cindra Kamphoff is a certified mental performance coach and consultant with the Association for Applied Sport Psychology who also comes with a PhD and Masters in Sport and Performance Psychology. Cindra has worked alongside The Minnesota Vikings. She’s an accomplished author of the Amazon Best Seller “Beyond Grit,” and she is an award-winning speaker and host of the top-rated podcast “High Performance Mindset.” This special event is an opportunity for you to join us for a high-energy, inspiring training session where you will gain insights, practical strategies and tools to help you up your game regardless of your field.

Connections at a community level are also incredibly important. We all make a difference with every purchase and every local interaction at our businesses, whether it’s how we promote or talk about a business or where we choose to shop, bank, buy, give and live. Supporting local isn’t limited to a day; it should be a mindset. The mindset should be it is up to us to keep the businesses alive. If we don’t support them, who will? Then what? There are exciting things buzzing about at the chamber, so keep an eye on us as we unveil exciting news in the near future that further supports this mission.

If you are interested in registering for the Dr. Cindra Kamphoff event, Boost Up Sauk Centre survey or in chamber membership, please email us at saukcentrechamber@ gmail.com. We appreciate the opportunity to continue serving and celebrating our businesses.

My parents live in a house in the country near Lake Crystal, and this year marks the 20th anniversary of its construction. When my family moved from Illinois to Minnesota, we lived in New Ulm for about five years. My dad had grown up on a Minnesota farm and was ready return to that life – maybe not the full tractor-and-combine life, but certainly one with more elbow room and self-sufficiency.

So, the year was 2003. I was old enough to remember the excitement around the whole new millennium we had just entered but not so old to realize its full significance; it was much more significant to me when my family started looking for a new place to live. The New Ulm house was the only one I could remember, so I had no idea what it would be like to live anywhere else.

Good thing my family built a house instead of buying a pre-built one; that made the transition feel much less alien. Also, when I say my family built the house, I mean it. My dad, a mechanical engineering consultant, designed the house and barn to his specifications and lined up all the contractors so the place was built over a summer. My mom also had plenty of say in how the house was put together because, as she put it, “I don’t want to live in an ethanol plant.”

I had little to no input on the house. As evidence, I cite the building’s unfortunate lack of secret passages. Come on, Dad, we could’ve at least had a tunnel to the barn. It would’ve been both interesting and practical during the winter months, and you know it.

By Missy Traeger

Instead of using a flyswatter or harmful chemicals, get rid of flies by spraying them with water. The water will disable their wings and you can dispose of them easily.

After the designing came the building, and our parents almost always brought us kids along when they went to the job site – which, considering how closely my dad was involved with it, was often. Not only did those trips familiarize us with the route to our new home, but there were also things for us to do when we got there. For instance, one of our first tasks was corn whacking; because the construction site was a field, some leftover corn from last year’s harvest popped up, so Mom and Dad gave us baseball bats and let us run amok. We could also help our parents with minor tasks like delivering messages, fetching tools and nails and helping electricians thread cables into the walls. There are geothermal coils under the property with my fingerprints on the wire ties.

Granted, it wasn’t all child labor. We could also play around the site, provided we stayed out of the way of heavy machinery. We rode bikes up and down dirt piles. We played tag around building foundations. We walked barefoot on dirt that had been flaked and crinkled by construction equipment, which felt like a massage for the sole and the soul. That jungle gym comparison I made in the first paragraph wasn’t unwarranted; scaffolding was a viable alternative to stairs for bored children. My brother was notorious for delivering messages to Mom and then diving out the window, which was a nice little heart attack for her until she realized there was a platform out there. Was it all safe? Definitely not. I still have a three-inch scar on one of my legs, a reminder of how hazardous it can be to brush against sawedoff rebar, so I’m not suggesting we treat every hard hat zone like a McDonald’s playground. Still, the whole experience occupies a magical section of my memory to this day and makes me smile a little more when my oldest boy asks me to read him books about construction. I didn’t build the house where we now live – it’s five times older than my parents’ place, after all – but I can appreciate the art of literal homemaking a little more thanks to my preteen engineering experiences.

And, considering how my house was built in the early 1900s, there’s a good chance there are child-sized footprints under its foundations as well.

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Robert P. “Bob”

Polipnick

Robert P. “Bob” Polipnick, 89, of Sauk Centre, passed away Aug. 13, 2023, surrounded by his family at Fairway Pines in Sauk Centre.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 17, at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with the Rev. Mark Botzet officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be from 10-10:45 a.m. Thursday at the church.

Robert (Bob) Paul Polipnick was born Feb. 18, 1934, in Sauk Centre, to Edward and Amelia (Steffes) Polipnick. His youth was spent helping his dad and mom at the Main Street Cafe, where he grew up in the apartment upstairs. He graduated from Sauk Centre High School in 1952, and it was in high school where he met his wife and love of his life, Edna Schurman. They were married Oct. 1, 1955.

Bob and Edna raised their family in the city he loved. He was passionate about Sauk Centre. Bob served as mayor, city councilman, hospital board member, volunteer firefighter, Chamber of Commerce president and board member, Sinclair Lewis Foundation board member, Riverview Manor board member,

Vera M. Arneson

Vera Marie (Williams)

Arneson, 96, of Burnsville, passed away after a brief illness Aug. 8, 2023, at M Health Fairview Ridges hospital in Burnsville.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 22, at St. Alexius Catholic Church in West Union with the Rev. Mark Botzet officiating. Inurnment will be held in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10-11 a.m. Tuesday at the church.

Vera Marie (Williams)

Arneson was born April 14, 1927, in West Union, to John

Robert P. “Bob” Polipnick

rotary president and Rotarian, founding member of the Sauk Centre Dollars for Scholars and many others. In 1955, Bob went to work at Steiner Lumber Company and bought the business in 1972. He eventually sold the business to his son but continued to go out to the “lumber yard” every day until a few months before his passing.

Bob was a sports enthusiast and talented athlete. He played baseball and basketball and ran track in high school. He played amateur baseball into his 30s and briefly came out of retirement in his 50s to play on the Malloy’s Boys softball team. Bob was also an avid golfer, with 5 holesin-one in his career, and he could be found most Thursday nights and Sunday mornings on the golf course. Bob announced Streeter football games for 20 years and was

a high school football and basketball referee. He was also a huge Saint Cloud State hockey fan. While participating in athletics was an integral part of his life, his greatest joy was watching his son, grandkids and great-grandkids play sports. He was happiest on a bleacher or a bench and was even known to heckle a referee every now and then.

Bob and Edna had a strong faith and love of God. They went to daily Mass, prayed the rosary nightly and spent time at the adoration chapel. Bob served on the church board, building addition board and numerous ministries in the church.

Making people smile was Bob’s goal during every interaction. He had an endless supply of jokes, gave the best hugs and always knew when someone needed a smile, kind word or a piece of candy to make their day a little better. He was perpetually positive, and he gave the best advice. Bob loved without reservation.

Bob was most proud of family. He grew up with a strong commitment to family and instilled that in his children. He is survived by his children Mary (Dan) Borgmann, Mickey (Bruce) Welle, Marcia (Lee) Riedel and Rob (Sue) Polipnick; grandchildren Tim (Janelle) Borgmann,

moved to Minneapolis and worked at the Federal Reserve Bank.

Matt (Lindsay) Borgmann, Katie (Cory) Nathe, Annie (Charlie) Korenchen, Chrissy (Kris) Hokanson, Becky (Paul) Winters, Beth (Ira) Bradford, Lindsay (Nick) Cox, Jordan Welle, BJ Welle, Andy Riedel, Jenny (Ben) Roloff, Courtney (Curtis) Krump, Robby (Ashley) Polipnick and Stephy Polipnick; great-grandchildren Hailey, Mason, Isaac, Peyton, Nora, Isaiah, Carter, Boston, Max, Liam, Raya, James, Brynn, Easton, Holly, Sawyer, Mila, Millie, Hudson, Quinn, Maisy, Neil, Grayson, Jack, Brooks, Parker and Adelee, with Baby Krump due December 2023; sister Juleen “Lee” Johnston; brothers-inlaw Ed Schurman and Bill (Dee) Schurman; and sistersin-law Mary Ann Polipnick and Laura (Bill) Pohl.

Bob was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Edna (Schurman) Polipnick; brothers Alan, Jack, Dick and Jim; and sisters Virginia Blair and Rosie Kosek.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Holy Family School in Sauk Centre or Sauk Centre Sports Boosters.

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Vera M. Arneson and Margaret Williams. She grew up on a farm in West Union Township and attended country school through the eighth grade. Vera graduated from Osakis High School in 1944. After graduation, she

100 years ago • Aug. 16, 1923

Gas prices drop, Grey Eagle farmer killed in lightning storm

Drivers in the Sauk Centre area are celebrating the lowering of gasoline prices in the city to 17.8 cents per gallon for low grade gas and 20.8 cents for high test gas, a decline of about 9 cents per gallon in six weeks’ time. A prominent independent dealer in St. Paul reportedly stated the old price was abnormally high and not warranted at this time of gasoline overproduction. It is not known whether the present prices will be permanent or not.

Benjamin Faust, 24, a farmer who lived about 20 miles north of Grey Eagle, was killed when lightning struck his barn while he was doing chores during the severe electrical storm early Monday morning. The 20by-40 barn was burned completely to the ground, and all livestock were removed except for one cow.

50 years ago • Aug. 16, 1973

VFW Junior Unit girls participate in cancer walkathon

Seven girls, members of the Ladies Veterans of Foreign Wars Junior Unit in Sauk Centre, participated in an Aug. 6 walkathon for the Cancer Foundation. The seven girls were Cindy Schneider, Sheila Wiechmann, Janet Wiechmann, Janet Schneider, Linda Pickhartz, Cathy Schmitt and Char Marthaler. They arrived in Belgrade at 5 p.m. after their 21-mile hike – some sunburned, some with blistered feet and all tired – and were met by members of their Belgrade unit and brought to the local Post Home for supper. They were then taken to the Al Wiechmann home where they pitched tents to rest overnight before their return to Sauk Centre the next day.

Thank you

Thank you to all the people who helped us through Henry’s cancer treatment. The volunteers who drove him to St. Cloud for treatments. The CentraCare doctors and nurses. The Hospice nurses and Home Health Care. Friends and family that stopped by to visit or brought food. Our priests that came each time we called. God bless all of you.

Lyla Berling and family

Thank you

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The Sauk Centre Conservation Club would like to thank the sponsors that made the Youth Shoot event at Beste’s Sporting Clays a success. We could not do it without you: Coborn’s of Sauk Centre, Long Prairie Packing, Wayne Hegg Construction, Kleinschmidt Plumbing and Heating and Central Planes Aviation.

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Vera married Leonard Arneson Dec. 2, 1950. They bought a home in Coon Rapids and had a daughter, Jan. Vera worked at the First State Bank of Coon Rapids, where she eventually became an assistant vice president. After more than 20 years in banking, Vera decided to become a realtor and continued in this career until her retirement. Following retirement, Vera enjoyed traveling, volunteering at the Church of the Epiphany in Coon Rapids and spending time with family and friends.

She was well known for her sharp sense of humor and her devotion to her loved ones. Vera passed away peacefully with her daughter at her side. She is survived by her daughter Jan (Gerry) Abraham; grandson Daniel (Ashley) Abraham; brother Robert (Bernie) Williams; and many nieces and nephews. Vera was preceded in death by her parents John and Margaret; sisters Elizabeth and Dorothy; brother George; and nephew Charles Imdieke. Memorials are preferred to reiserrelief.org or Reiser Relief, Inc., P.O. Box 48096, Coon Rapids, MN 55448. H-33-1B

25 years ago • Aug. 18, 1998

Sauk Centre twins in U of M study

Three pairs of Sauk Centre twins – Beth and Becky Welle, Scott and Steve Beuning and Kate and Kathy Bellefeuille – are taking part in a study on twins at the University of Minnesota. The three sets of twins and their parents periodically receive questionnaires which are answered by them and kept on file, and a phone call is made every year to update data. Every three years, the three families stay overnight in the Twin Cities for more questions and intensive physical, mental and psychological testing. These tests will be ongoing as the twins move through their adolescence and into adulthood.

10 years ago • Aug. 15, 2013

Borgmann honored with Fairy Lake Park memorial

A memorial at Fairy Lake Park has been dedicated to Paul Borgmann, a member of the Sauk Centre Lions Club who died in 2011. Borgmann was one of the Lions who was most instrumental in the club’s undertaking of their Fairy Lake Park projects and was on their Fairy Lake Committee; when farming, he would bring his heavy equipment to the park to help take care of the grounds. He had perfect attendance in his 34 years as a Lions member and served on the Board of Directors twice; he was also on the Diabetes Committee, the Senior Citizens Fall Drive, Community Food Shelf, Park Rental and Awards Committee.

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

DATE OF MORTGAGE: April 27, 2007

ORIGINAL

PRINCIPAL

AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE:

$66,000.00

MORTGAGOR(S): Patricia A

Lemke, a single person

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Advisor`s Mortgage, LLC, its successors and assigns

DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING:

Recorded: May 7, 2007 Stearns

County Recorder Document Number: 1226621

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE:

And assigned to: CitiMortgage, Inc.

Dated: September 29, 2012

Recorded: October 1, 2012 Stearns County Recorder

Document Number: A1380096

And assigned to: Federal

Lender/Broker/Mortgage Originator: Advisor`s Mortgage, LLC Residential Mortgage Servicer: Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.

Address: 152 35th Ave N, Saint Cloud, MN 56303

Tax Parcel ID Number:

82.46261.0000

LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 28, Block 7, Cottage Place, an Addition to St. Cloud, Stearns County, MN AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE:

$71,213.69

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:

May 31, 2023 at 10:00 AM

PLACE OF SALE: County

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 8, 2023

NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE SALE

The above referenced sale scheduled for July 6, 2023 at 10:00 AM has been postponed to August 8, 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 8, 2023

MORTGAGEE: Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2019-4, U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE SALE

The above referenced sale scheduled for August 8, 2023 at 10:00 AM has been postponed to September 7, 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 14, 2023

CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME

Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333

ASSUMED NAME: 49 Adventures.

PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS IS: 801 11th Street SW, Little Falls, MN 56345 USA.

NAMEHOLDER(S): Practical Parenting, LLC, 508 Main Street South, #4, Sauk Centre, MN 56378 United States. 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/ Kent R Gustafson 08/14/2023 H-33-2B

PROBATE NOTICE STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF STEARNS SEVENTH JUDICIAL

DISTRICT PROBATE DIVISION

Court File No: 73-PR-23-5976

County Recorder

A1592635

assigned to: Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2019-4, U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee

Dated: February 11, 2021

Recorded: January 12, 2023 Stearns County Recorder

Document Number: A1647387

Transaction Agent: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.

Transaction Agent Mortgage Identification Number: 100199600000148649

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 30, 2023, or the next business day if November 30, 2023 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. Mortgagor(s) released from financial obligation: NONE THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR

MORTGAGEE: Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2019-4, U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee Wilford, Geske & Cook, P.A. Attorneys for Mortgagee 7616 Currell Boulevard, Suite 200 Woodbury, MN 55125 (651) 209-3300

File Number: 051996-F1

NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE SALE

The above referenced sale scheduled for May 31, 2023 at 10:00 AM has been postponed to July 6, 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: May 19, 2023

MORTGAGEE: Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2019-4, U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee

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

DATE OF MORTGAGE: April 3, 2020

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE:

$117,216.00

MORTGAGOR(S): Skyler Wilson, a single man

as

as nominee for

LLC,

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

TIME OF SALE: September 26, 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 March 26, 2024, or the next business day if March 26, 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 THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

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 March 26, 2024, or the next business day if March 26, 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

OBTAINED

MORTGAGEE: Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2019-4, U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

The above referenced sale scheduled for September 7, 2023 at 10:00 AM has been postponed to October 5, 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: August 10, 2023

MORTGAGEE: Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2019-4, U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee Wilford, Geske & Cook, P.A. Attorneys for Mortgagee 7616 Currell Boulevard, Suite 200 Woodbury, MN 55125 (651) 209-3300 File Number: 051996-F1 H-33-1B

NOTICE AND ORDER OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of: Edward C. Waletzko, Decedent.

It is Ordered and Notice is given that on September 8, 2023, at 8:45 a.m., a hearing will be held in this Court at 725 Courthouse Square, St. Cloud, Minnesota, for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the Will of the Decedent dated, December 16, 2011, (“Will”), and for the appointment of Mary Ann Waletzko, whose address is 100 Wellington Circle, Apt. 205, Waite Park, MN 56387 as Personal Representative of the Estate of the Decedent in an unsupervised administration. Any objections to the petition must be filed with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing.

PROBATE NOTICE

STATE OF MINNESOTA

COUNTY OF STEARNS

If proper and if no objections are filed or raised, the Personal Representative will be appointed with full power to administer the Estate including the power to collect all assets, to pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and expenses, to sell real and personal property, and to do all necessary acts for the Estate. Notice is also given that (subject to Minnesota Statutes section 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the Personal Representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred.

Dated: August 2, 2023 BY THE COURT

/s/ Vicki E. Landwehr Judge of District Court

Dated: August 2, 2023 /s/George Lock Court Administrator Attorney for Petitioner LeAnne D. Miller Reichert Wenner, P.A. 616 Roosevelt Road, Suite 100 St. Cloud, MN 56301 Attorney License No: 0302041 Telephone: (320) 252-7600

FAX: (320) 252-2678

Email: lmiller@reichertwennerlaw.com

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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: August 1, 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: 052718-F2 H-32-6B

DISTRICT COURT SEVENTH JUDICIAL

DISTRICT Court File No: 73-PR-23-6133

NOTICE OF AND ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In Re: Estate of Janet I. Dokken, Decedent.

It is Ordered and Notice is given that on September 22, 2023, at 8:45 a.m., a hearing will be held in this Court at Stearns County Courthouse, 725 Courthouse Square, St. Cloud, Minnesota 56303, on a petition for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the decedent’s Will dated January 30, 2023, for the appointment of Melainie Pederson, whose address is 1687 39th Street S, St. Cloud, MN 56301 as Personal Representative of the decedent’s estate in an unsupervised administration.

Any objections to the petition must be raised at the hear-

PROBATE NOTICE

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF STEARNS

ing or filed with the Court prior to the hearing. If the petition is proper and if no objections are filed or raised, the personal representative will be appointed with full power to administer the decedent’s estate, including the power to collect all assets; pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and expenses; sell real and personal property; and to do all necessary acts for the decedemnt’s estate. Notice is further given that, subject to Minn. Stat. § 524.3-801, all creditors having claims against the decedent’s estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court within four (4) months after the date of this notice or the claims will be barred.

BY THE COURT

Dated: 8/10/2023

/s/ Matthew E. Engelking Judge of District Court

Dated: 8/10/2023

/s/George Lock Court Administrator Kristal Dahlager (MN#0393602) Anderson Larson Saunders Klaassen Dahlager & Leitch, PLLP 331 SW Third Street Willmar, Minnesota 56201 Telephone: (320) 235-4313 Facsimile: (320) 235-8180 H-33-2B

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: August 2, 2023

MORTGAGEE: Guild Mortgage Company LLC Wilford, Geske & Cook, P.A. Attorneys for Mortgagee 7616 Currell Boulevard, Suite 200 Woodbury, MN 55125 (651) 209-3300 File Number: 053216-F1 H-32-6B

DISTRICT COURT SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No: 73-PR-23-6032

NOTICE OF AND ORDER FOR HEARING ON PE-

TITION FOR FORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In Re: Edmund Joseph Duevel, aka, Edmund J. Duevel, aka, Edmund Duevel, Decedent.

It is Ordered and Notice is given that on September 15, 2023, at 8:45 a.m., a hearing will be held in this Court at St. Cloud, Minnesota, on a petition for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the Decedent’s Will dated November 27, 1991, and for the appointment of Robert Duevel, whose address is 2844 Holly Avenue North, Oakdale, MN 55128, as personal representative of the Decedent’s estate in an unsupervised administration. Any objections to the petition must be raised at the hear-

ing or filed with the Court prior to the hearing. If the petition is proper and no objections are filed or raised, the personal representatives will be appointed with the full power to administer the Decedent’s estate, including the power to collect all assets; pay all legal debts, claims, taxes, and expenses; sell real and personal property; and do all necessary acts for the Decedent’s estate. Notice is further given that, subject to Minn. Stat. § 524.3-801, all creditors having claims against the Decedent’s estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court within four months after the date of this notice or the claims will be barred.

BY THE COURT

Dated: 8/5/2023

Mary B. Mahler Judge of District Court

Dated: 8/5/2023 George Lock Court Administrator Dymoke Law Office, P.A. Scott E.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following

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.

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OF RECORDING:

Recorded: May 2, 2018, Stearns County Recorder

Document Number: A1519484

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: And assigned to: PennyMac Loan Services, LLC

Dated: October 20, 2022

Recorded: October 20, 2022, Stearns County Recorder

Document Number: A1642976

Transaction Agent: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.

Transaction Agent Mortgage

Identification Number: 1003502-9101025414-1

Lender/Broker/Mortgage

Originator: Mortgage Research Center, LLC dba Veterans United Home Loans

Residential Mortgage Servicer: PennyMac Loan Services, LLC COUNTY IN WHICH

PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Stearns

Property Address: 920 Savanna Ave, Saint Cloud, MN 56303

Tax Parcel ID Number: 82.52629.0631

LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY: Lot 11, Block 8, Westwood Parkway, Stearns County, Minnesota

AMOUNT DUE AND

CLAIMED TO BE DUE

AS OF DATE OF NOTICE:

$195,717.39

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:

October 03, 2023, at 10:00 AM

PLACE OF SALE: County

PROBATE NOTICE

STATE OF MINNESOTA

COUNTY OF STEARNS

SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

PROBATE DIVISION

Court File No: 73-PR-23-5155

NOTICE AND ORDER OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of:

Arlene Marie Towler, Decedent.

It is Ordered and Notice is given that on September 8, 2023, at 8:45 a.m., a hearing will be held in this Court at This is an administrative hearing and your appearance is not required, for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the Will of the Decedent dated, March 25, 2016, (“Will”), and for the appointment of James George Towler, whose address is 520 1st Street NE, Apt. #256, Sartell, MN, 56377 as Personal Representative of the Estate of the Decedent in an UNSUPERVISED administration. Any objections to the petition must be filed with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing. If proper and if no ob-

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 April 3, 2024, or the next business day if April 3, 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 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: August 10, 2023

MORTGAGEE: PennyMac Loan Services, LLC

Wilford, Geske & Cook, P.A. Attorneys for Mortgagee 7616 Currell Boulevard, Suite 200

Woodbury, MN 55125

(651) 209-3300

File Number: 052143-F1 H-33-6B

jections are filed or raised, the Personal Representative will be appointed with full power to administer the Estate including the power to collect all assets, to pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and expenses, to sell real and personal property, and to do all necessary acts for the Estate.

Notice is also given that (subject to Minnesota Statutes section 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the Personal Representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred.

Dated: August 2, 2023 BY THE COURT

Landwehr

/s/ Vicki E.

Judge of District Court

Dated: August 2, 2023

/s/George Lock

Court Administrator

Attorney for Petitioner

Susan M. Dege

Jovanovich, Dege & Athmann, PA 1010 West St. Germain Street, Ste 420 St. Cloud, MN, 56301

Attorney License No: 0290385 Telephone: (320) 230-0203

Email: Susan.Dege@jdalaw. net H-32-2B

Snowmobiling is one of this region’s most popular winter sports, and for the past 50 years, the Sauk Centre Sno-Cleats have ensured local snowmobilers have paths and training to safely enjoy their hours dashing through the snow. They celebrated this milestone with an Aug. 13 celebration at the recently completed Sno-Cleats clubhouse in Sauk Centre, serving lunch and displaying documents and items from the club throughout the years – including oldtime metal snowmobile snow cleats.

“For a club to make it 50 years is definitely an accomplishment,” said Sno-Cleats President Steve Ruegemer. “Without us, there wouldn’t be trails out here for everybody to ride on. You’d have to go somewhere else.”

Moving ahead, the club plans to continue developing their youth safety programs while also maintaining their 100-plus miles of snowmobile trails – and possibly adding more.

Larry Terwey was one of the first members of the Sno-Cleats. He was a member for about 15 years, and his job was looking after

COMMUNITY STARS

Brown on Luther College dean’s list DECORAH, IOWA – Luther College has announced their dean’s list for the 2023 spring semester. Included with the 625 students on the list is Olivia Brown from Sauk Centre.

To be named to the dean’s list, a student must earn a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale and must complete at least 12 credit hours with 10 hours of conventional grades.

the trails the club made and maintained.

Even before the SnoCleats were founded, snowmobile numbers were climbing in Stearns County. Friends went riding in groups of 10 to 20, but there were not many trails for them to ride, so they would make their own –much to the annoyance of property owners.

“Snowmobiling, at the time, was very social between neighbors,” Terwey said. “It was also kind of known that everybody who was snowmobiling in a group carried a pliers in their trunk so they could cut the fence wires, so that was a bad deal. That was something we had to overcome.”

Terwey remembers John Meyer, Elaine Beste and Dick Otte being several of the members who put a lot of work into the formation of the Sno-Cleats. The club’s articles of incorporation were signed by Minnesota Secretary of State Arlen Erdahl Jan. 4, 1973.

Members Mike Stanczyk and Gerry Osendorf were major contributors to the trail system. Stanczyk, who lived north of Melrose, owned land around a state park, and he and Osendorf went through it with a team of horses

to make trails. Another of Stanczyk’s contributions was a chicken coop on his homestead farm that he converted into a fire pit.

“I would say it was probably 8-by-8 with a pipe going out,” Terwey said.

“Didn’t meet fire codes, I’m sure, but that was your stop-off point to warm up.

It was called the warming house, and he did that just as a favor. The wood they cut from the state park for the trail, that’s what they were burning in there.”

Education was also a part of the Sno-Cleats early mission. Terwey and Beste taught the course. Beste would mostly handle the classroom portion, and then the two of them would get

out the snowmobiles to demonstrate proper maintenance and similar topics. Today, the Sno-Cleats are still going strong, with about 40 families who support the club. Their trail system continues to expand. Their most recently added trails include one from Elrosa to Spring Hill in 2008, one from Sauk Centre to Padua in 2010 and one from West Union to Little Sauk in 2019. Their two Sur-Trac trail groomers maintain their approximately 120 miles of trails, so when winter comes, they will be ready to make the ride easier for snowmobilers and area landowners.

Crowded tables at MCCL rummage sale

for VRMTG Asset Trust by written assignment recorded on 02/07/2023, as Document Number A1648460, in the recording office stated in paragraph

numbered seven (7), in McClure and Whitneys addition to St. Cloud, Minnesota. Being the Same property conveyed to Robert J. Lokensgard and Kathleen H. Lokensgard by deed from Leland C. Menz and Phyllis H. Menz recorded 04/20/1960 in deed book 307 page 238

Tax ID# 82.48506.0000

8. The physical street address, city, and zip code of the mortgaged premises: 1028 16th Ave S, St. Cloud, MN 56301

9. The person holding the Mortgage: is not a transaction agent, as defined by Minn. Stat. 58.02, subd. 30. The name of the residential mortgage servicer and the lender or broker, as defined in Minn. Stat. 58.02 are: Fay Servicing, LLC and U.S. Bank Trust National Association, Not in its Individual Capacity but Solely

as Owner Trustee for VRMTG Asset Trust, respectively.

10. The name of the mortgage originator, as defined in Minn. Stat. 58.02, subd. 19 is: MetLife Home Loans, a Division of MetLife Bank, N.A.

11. The requisites of Minn. Stat. 580.02 have been satisfied.

12. The original principal amount secured by the Mortgage was $165,000.00

13. At the date of this notice the amount due on the Mortgage, including taxes, if any, paid by the holder of the mortgage, is: $150,878.81

14. Pursuant to the power of sale in the Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreclosed, and the mortgaged premises will be sold by the Sheriff of Stearns County, Minnesota, at public auction on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office, 807 Courthouse Square,

St Cloud, MN 56303.

15. The time allowed by law for redemption by Mortgagor or Mortgagor’s personal representative or assigns is 6 months after the date of the sale.

16. Minn. Stat. 580.04(b) provides, “If the real estate is an owner-occupied, singlefamily dwelling, the notice must also specify the date on or before which the mortgagor must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property redeemed under section 580.23.” If this statute applies, the time to vacate the property is 11:59 p.m. on 04/04/2024. 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.

Name of Mortgagee or Mortgage Assignee: U.S. Bank Trust National Association, Not in its Individual Capacity but Solely as Owner Trustee for VRMTG Asset Trust

Name and address of Attorney for Mortgagee or Mortgage Assignee: Daniel O. Barham, Barham & Maucere LLC, 7209 Haley Industrial Dr. Ste. 210, Nolensville, TN 37135 H-31-6B

PHOTOS BY BEN SONNEK

Sauk Centre Sno-Cleats member Jason Primus (left) and club president Steve Ruegemer man the grill during the Sno-Cleats 50th anniversary celebration Aug. 13 at the Sno-Cleats clubhouse in Sauk Centre. The club’s articles of incorporation were signed by Minnesota Secretary of State Arlen Erdahl Jan. 4, 1973.

Sno-Cleats items and documents, including the original articles of incorporation, are displayed at the Sno-Cleats 50th anniversary celebration Aug. 13 at the Sno-Cleats clubhouse in Sauk Centre. The club maintains about 120 miles of trails.

PHOTO BY BEN SONNEK

Bargain hunters fill the spaces between tables Aug. 10 at the Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life annual rummage sale at the Stearns County Fairgrounds in Sauk Centre. The sale runs through Saturday, Aug. 19.

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“We felt like we were doing a good job of making contact, but we were hitting everything right at them,” Rousslange said. “Dylan (Haskamp) had two hardhit balls that could have been home runs if the wind wasn’t blowing in. Things just weren’t going our way.”

While the Titans’ offense could not garner momentum, Trattles provided an essential boost on the bump even after pitching three innings the day before. The former collegiate thrower possessed impeccable command on both his fastball and off-speed pitches, throwing 77 of his 107 pitches for strikes in completing a full eight innings. Trattles, nicknamed “Bulldog” by his teammates for his fight and tenacity in stressful situations, allowed only one run on a sacrifice fly and struck out seven.

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Monday

Playoffs Bussman, Atkinson, Rothstein def. DeFoe, Eisenschenk, Thompson Stueve, Engle, Lawinger def. Rueter, Haskamp, Eibensteiner Barten, Kern, Nathe def. Bertram, Bertram, Crider Semifinals next week

10 YEARS AGO

The Sauk Centre Sports Boosters held their annual golf tournament and fundraiser, drawing in 32 teams and 128 golfers. The winning team consisted of Jeremy Sunderman, Loren Beste, Pat Uhlenkamp and Dan Dickinson.

20 YEARS AGO

The Sauk Centre girls tennis team opened their season with triangular in Clara City. The Streeters defeated Redwood Valley 4-3 before falling to MACCRAY 5-2.

30 YEARS AGO

Dr. Julian DuBois accomplished a feat that long eluded him, hitting a hole-in-one on hole five of Sauk Centre Golf Course. The golfing aficionado hit the ace with a 5-wood on the par-3 hole after seven decades of playing the sport.

“He’s a different person in the playoffs,” Rousslange said. “He flips that switch and gets more dominant and it’s fun to watch. It’s definitely fun to watch him work around batters and mix it up and strike people out.”

Carlos’ lone run ended up being enough, with Endres facing only 32 batters in a complete game shutout. The win vaulted the Cougars to the state tournament and sent Sauk Centre home with a tough defeat to forget about.

“It’s a successful season; we had fun and I love hanging with the guys,” Rousslange said. “It’s always a good time. It’s just very frustrating that we were right there again and let it slip away.”

The Titans turn their attention toward the future, hoping their blend of veteran contributors are joined by fresh new faces and more depth as the club looks to return to state once more in 2024.

“We talked over the summer about discovering new guys and giving them a chance,” Rousslange said. “Hopefully, we can get the numbers up and keep competing as the years goes on.”

Sauk Centre 10, Urbank 6

In 2022, the Urbank Bombers eliminated the

Titans in the Region 16C playoffs on their way to a highly-coveted state tournament appearance.

One year later, it was Sauk Centre showing Urbank the door in an elimination game, with the Titans tallying 13 hits in a bigtime 10-6 victory over the Bombers Aug. 11 in Pelican Rapids.

“Those do-or-die

games, there’s a lot more stress, you press a lot more, but that’s the reason we play,” Rousslange said.

Urbank used big flies to build an early advantage.

After an RBI single in the first inning, the Bombers smacked a pair of solo home runs in the third inning to take a 3-0 lead.

“I probably was still a nervous wreck in the

outfield watching the balls fly over the fence, but our guys stayed in it and battled back,” Rousslange said.

“Our heads never dropped that game.”

Dylan Haskamp, who did not start as planned due to inflammation in his throwing arm, still made a gigantic impact on the game, poking a two-run single to right in the third to cut into the Urbank lead.

“That gave us a spark that ignited the fire, and the battle started at that point,” Rousslange said.

Sauk Centre changed the outcome of the game with a five-run fifth, in which five straight at-bats ended with a run coming across home plate. Brian Beuning, Dylan Haskamp, Jake Zollman and Jake Haskamp hit four consecutive singles to lead the way.

The Titans scored three more insurance runs in the seventh, capped off by a two-run double from Holm. The offensive outpouring supported a balanced effort from Sauk Centre’s four-headed pitching attack of Matthew Warring, Trattles, Beuning and Shawn Hayungs, all of whom were willing to pitch after Dylan Haskamp’s injury outlook created last-minute adjustments.

“With the little panic when Dylan said he couldn’t go, it was trying to game-plan what we were going to do moving forward,” Rousslange said. “Everyone stepped up and said they were ready to throw.”

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Men’s Scramble League 8/14/23

PHOTOS BY MARK KLAPHAKE

Jake Haskamp takes a cut at a pitch during the Titans game against Carlos Aug. 12 in Pelican Rapids. The Titans collected two hits in the game.

Left fielder Andrew Rousslange charges in to bring in a fly ball during their playoff game against Carlos Aug. 12 in Pelican Rapids.