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SRRHS set to perform “Disney’s Newsies” BY NATASHA BARBER | STAFF WRITER
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! A budding journalist and orphaned dreamer are about to take stage at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School along with the rest of the school’s cast in “Disney’s Newsies: The Broadway Musical.” BY TIM HENNAGIR STAFF WRITER The Storm’s drama department will perform its rendition of events surrounding the 1899 Newsboy Strike over three 7 p.m. performances Nov. 9-11 and two 2 p.m. matinees Nov. 11-12. The shows, which are Human services didirected by Colin Nord, will take place at the SRRHS Performing Arts rector Robert Cornelius Center in Sauk Rapids. and human resources When publisher Joseph Pulitzer is faced with declining newspadirector Johanna Mattson pers sales and pledges to increase profits at the expense of the newshave ended their emboys who sell them, Jack Kelly, the leader of the Manhattan newsies, ployment with Benton organizes a strike – but not without adversity. County. County administrator Mongomery Headley PHOTO BY NATASHA BARBER recently confirmed Cor- Lily Mock as Katherine Plumber and Aric Moriak as Jack Kelly are the lead nelius and Mattson sub- characters in the Sauk Rapids-Rice High School’s performance of “Disney’s mitted resignation letters Newsies: The Broadway Musical.” The curtain opens on the performance at within the same week in 7 p.m. Nov. 9-11 as well as for two matinees at 2 p.m. Nov. 11-12. mid-October. Cornelius submitted a letter Oct. 18; his last day of employment was Nov. 3. Mattson submitted her resignation letter Oct. Former Good Shepherd Community residents 20; her final day of work is Dec. 1. commemorated at All Saints’ Day service Cornelius declined to comment on his resignaBY NATASHA BARBER | STAFF WRITER tion with Benton County when he was contacted About 35 people gathered at the death during this time of year when earlier this week by Star Good Shepherd Community Chapel trees go dormant and people celePublications. Mattson Nov. 1 to remember former resibrate the skeletons and demons that could not be reached by dents of the long-term care facility come with Halloween. newspaper staff for comin Sauk Rapids. “And so today, it might seem ment. The Rev. Gregory Tomhave of- that the church is also focused on The Minnesota Govficiated the All Saints’ Day service death as we recall with gratitude ernment Data Practices where 82 people’s names were read those sainted believers who served Act is a state law that and a bell rang for each one as the the Lord while living and especially controls how government congregation observed a moment in today recount our friends and neighdata is collected, created, silence. bors here who departed this life this stored, used and released. All Saints’ Day is said to comlast year,” Tomhave said. “That is The act sets certain memorate the saints of the church well and good so long as we rememrequirements relating to — both known and unknown — ber, as our first reading from the the right of the public to who have entered through the gates book of Revelation reminds us, that access government data of heaven. In Western churches, it is in a world preoccupied with death, and the rights of individPHOTO BY NATASHA BARBER celebrated Nov. 1, although it is obin Christ we find joy in living — for uals who are government The Rev. Gregory Tomhave speaks at the All Saints’ Day service served on various days in other parts all Christ’s people are saints alive.” Nov. 1 at Good Shepherd Community Chapel in Sauk Rapids. of the world. data subjects. Tomhave, who had been retired and is serving as interim pastor, Tomhave, beginning his sermon, Resignations accepted the call to serve the parish and will be installed as the said the world seems fixated on All Saints’ Day page 4 page 4
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carries messages beyond the newsboy strike. Moriak’s interpretation was to “Look out for the little guy” and compared the sentiment to the cast and crew of the production. “Take the leads of the show,” Moriak said. “Yeah, we’re on stage the most, but the ensemble and crew is what makes the show good. If it was just Jack Kelly, the show would be a complete mess. If you didn’t have the little guy, you wouldn’t be where you are.” Mock assured that the play shows audiences nothing is impossible with hard work and determination. “I hope the audience can feel the emotion that comes with the show,” Mock said. “And I hope they walk away knowing they can do whatever they put their minds to.” Mock, Moriak and the rest of the cast and crew debut “Disney’s Newsies: The Broadway Musical” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9. Tickets can be purchased at the door or on the Hometown Fan App through the school district.
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Saturday, Nov. 4, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Hunting Widows Extravaganza. Hosted by VFW Auxiliary Unit 428. VFW 428, 9 18th Ave. N., St. Cloud. Saturday, Nov. 4, 10:30-11 a.m. — SCSU Saturday Storytime. St. Cloud State University education students present stories, songs and movement activities geared toward ages 3-6 but all are welcome. Great River Regional Library, 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. Sunday, Nov. 5, 10:30 a.m. — “180 Degrees St. Cloud Youth Shelter.” Senior manager Dominic Jones will discuss challenges of youth who are homeless in our community and share how youth-serving organizations provide needed service. St. Cloud Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3226 Maine Prairie Road, St. Cloud. Monday, Nov. 6, 2-3 p.m. — Tech Time. Trouble understanding your laptop, tablet, e-reader or other electronic device? Questions about downloading library materials? Register with library staff for your one-on-one 30-minute session. Great River Regional Library-St. Cloud, 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. Monday, Nov. 6, 6 p.m. — Sauk Rapids-Rice School Board Meeting. Sauk Rapids-Rice High School, 1835 Osauka Road NE, Sauk Rapids. Monday, Nov. 6, 6 p.m. — Rice City Council Meeting. Rice City Hall, 205 E. Main St., Rice. Tuesday, Nov. 7, 9 a.m. — Benton County Board of Commissioners Meeting. Benton County Administration Building, 531 Dewey St., Foley.
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Headley said he would not release the October resignation letters submitted by Corneluis and In a data practices request, Mattson. Star Publications asked Headley “I don’t see anything in the to release salary, employment and state’s data practices act that conprevious work experience inforsiders a resignation letter public,” mation about the two employees. he said. Star Publications also asked Cornelius started his county for the final disposition of any employment March 1, 2013. He complaints, charges or discipreviously served as Mille Lacs plinary actions involving both County human services director employees. beginning in 2011 and Pope CounHeadley reported there were ty’s human resources director no complaints, charges or discifrom 2008 to 2011. plinary actions on file for CorneCornelius has a master’s delius or Mattson. gree in psychology from Alfred When asked if either employ- Adler Graduate School and bachee had signed an agreement to elor’s degrees from Northwestern settle an employment relationship College (psychology) and Cardispute or buyout, Headley said dinal Strich University (business that information was not applica- management). ble because both employees had Mattson started her county resigned. employment April 19, 2018. Be“Generally speaking, person- fore starting with Benton Counnel data is a mixture of public and ty, Mattson was employed as a private data,” Headley said. “They human resources generalist with (Cornelius and Mattson) both gave Electrolux in St. Cloud starting in the minimum two weeks’ notice 2008. as stated in the county’s personShe has a bachelor of arts
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Thursday, Nov. 9, 7-8 p.m. — Al-Anon Meeting. Help and hope for families and friends of alcoholics. Meets weekly. Living Waters Lutheran Church, 1911 Fourth Ave. N., Sauk Rapids. Saturday, Nov. 11 — Veterans Day. Saturday, Nov. 11, 10:30-11 a.m. — SCSU Saturday Storytime. St. Cloud State University education students present stories, songs and movement activities geared toward ages 3-6 but all are welcome. Great River Regional Library, 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud.
Thursday, Nov. 9, 7 p.m. — Sauk Rapids Legion Post 254 Monthly Meeting. Legion meets the second Thursday of each month at the Sauk Rapids VFW Post 6992, 901 N. Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids. Saturday, Nov. 11, 4:30-6:30 p.m. — Veterans Day Dinner. Roast beef supper while supplies last. Free Thursday, Nov. 9, 7 p.m. — Alcoholics Anonymous for veterans and active duty service members with identification. Sauk Rapids VFW 6992, 901 N. BenMeeting. Meets weekly. Shepherd of the Pines Luton Drive, Sauk Rapids. theran Church, 1950 125th St. NW, Rice. For more information, call 320-293-9213.
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County considers human services OBITUARIES Eugene “Geno” R. department change Brown, Jr. Commissioners discuss possible action during Oct. 20 special meeting BY TIM HENNAGIR | STAFF WRITER
Benton County leaders are considering a plan to separate public health from the county’s human services department. Commissioners discussed possible organizational structure changes during an Oct. 20 special meeting. Community health services administrator Jaclyn Litfin outlined the county’s statutory obligations in response to an agenda item requested by Monty Headley, county administrator. Benton County currently does not have a human services director. Former human services director Robert Cornelius submitted a letter of resignation Oct. 18; his last day of employment was Nov. 3 Cornelius declined to discuss his resignation when contacted by Star Publications. Litfin said during the Oct. 20 meeting that
Headley asked her to examine the pros and cons regarding a possible change in community health board governance and organizational structures. Minnesota statutes identify two governing structure options for counties or cities to organize themselves to do the work of public health: community health boards or human services boards. Organizational structure describes the way in which a department is organized. Unlike governing structures, which are dictated by statute, organizational structures are locally determined. Public health can be a stand-alone department or organized with other departments or divisions, such as human services. Benton County is currently organized as a single-county human services
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Michael Stordahl, Good Shepherd Community President and CEO, and Cheryl Anderson, vice president of community partnerships/foundation, participate in the All Saints’ Day service Nov. 1 in Sauk Rapids. Names were read and a bell rang for each of the 82 residents who passed away since the 2022 service.
All Saints’ Day from front Tomhave touched on the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-12) and how Jesus’ life embodied the standards. “Seeing how Jesus lived, bringing blessing to a dog-eat-dog world, a world preoccupied with death, we recognize the wisdom of his way of life,” Tomhave said. “Expressing our life as a new creation in Christ and as we express love in this way, we give a little foretaste of heaven where those saints above now live. We can, as we do that, bring a little bit of heaven down to earth. And, considering all the things going on, on this earth, that is a most welcome thing. Yes, we can enrich and express and extend this real life as we look at the Beatitudes and as we seek to draw from Jesus’ strength to put that into practice.” In addition to readings and Tomhave’s sermon, the annual service included music and prayers, such as the litany of saints.
board that assumes all community health board duties as a health and human services agency. That could change based on the board’s Oct. 20 special meeting. “Our community health board is currently under the human services board,” Litfin said. “One option to consider would be becoming a stand-alone public health department and have our own health board.” The Benton County Board of Commissioners could assume the duties of a community health board under the Minnesota Local Public Health Act, Litfin said. Duties could also be appointed to an independent community health board or group of individuals. Commissioners pondered those options during their special meeting. “You could modify the organizational or governance structure,” Litfin said. “I think what I’m hearing today is discussion (centering) around do we want to be a community health board under the human services board or do we want to be our own community health board as a public health standalone entity?” Board chair Scott Johnson and commissioner Steve Heinen, who currently serves as the Benton County Human Services Board chair, confirmed Litfin was correctly reading the board’s proposed direction. Litfin said Headley also asked her to review state statues that govern public health organizational structures. She also consulted with Michelle Meyer, senior assistant county attorney, regarding a possible change. “If we were to make a change through a board resolution, we would be looking to reassign duties,” Litfin said. “We would have to do a 90day notification with the Minnesota Department of Human Services.”
During discussion, Headley presented a scenario where Benton County Public Health would become a separate department. He asked if that move would require a separate community health board. “You could do that, or you could choose to remain as a human services board and have a standalone public health department under the human services board,” Litfin said. “The process would not be very painful.” Johnson suggested a county board committee of the whole to talk about structural change. Heinen asked Litfin to summarize her main arguments or considerations for and against a potential change. “The main con, which I think is a very small one, is fiscal” Litfin said. “We have a lot of fiscal support under grant contracts. If we were to become our own stand-alone department, other than that, there are more pros. Having more direct access to the board would be the biggest pro that I would see.” Litfin said the main goal in public health is working collaboratively with partners interdepartmentally. “We work with planning and zoning (and) the sheriff’s office,” Litfin said. “We would be able to interact with the board directly with implanting programs under its authority; that would be a major plus. It would give us more access to departments we work with continuously and have direct access to department leaders.” Headley said he plans to present a human services director succession plan during the board’s Tuesday, Nov. 7, meeting. The county board is scheduled to conduct a 9 a.m. Nov. 14 committee of the whole to discuss the direction of Benton County Public Health.
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Mass of Christian Burial was Oct. 30 at Annunciation Catholic Church in Mayhew Lake for Eugene “Geno” Brown, Jr., age 66, who passed away Oct. 25, 2023, at his home of interstitial lung disease. The Rev. Thomas Knoblach officiated and burial was in the parish cemetery. Visitation was at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids and one hour prior to the services at the church. Rice American Legion Post 473 prayed at the funeral home. Eugene Robert Brown, Jr. was born March 14, 1957, to Eugene and Delores (Brown) Brown Sr. in St. Cloud. He proudly served our country in the U.S. Army. Geno married Donna Dullinger April 26, 1980, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in St. Joseph. He worked as a foundry laborer for DeZURIK for 23 years, construction for several years, drove truck for WACOSA, and worked for Nahan Printing, retiring in 2019. Geno was a member of Annunciation Catholic Church, Rice American Legion Post 473, and St. Cloud Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 622. He enjoyed NASCAR, hunting, the Vikings and Frank the
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beagle. Geno had a great sense of humor, and was social and charismatic. He was a character, free spirit and didn’t hold anything back. Survivors include his wife, Donna of Rice; daughters, Kristina (Rory) Pederson of St. Cloud, Andrea (Chase) Fitch of Sartell, and Jenessa (Damon) Strande of Foley; grandchildren, Madelyn, Evelyn, Sophia, Seeley, Hazel, Inez, Nora, William, Clara, Paul, Onnika, and Frank the beagle; and siblings, Gwen Gravelle of Sartell, Barb (Don) Gravelle of Rice, John (Judy) Brown of Bowlus, Tim (Dolly) Brown of St. Cloud, Scott (Tammy Eveslage) Brown of Rice, and Jackie (Matt) Fountain of Royalton. Geno was preceded in death by his parents; and sister, Michele. Obituary, guest book and video tribute available online at www. williamsdingmann.comR-44-1B
“Our Country is in Mourning, A Veteran Died Today.”
Howard T. Cariveau Howard Thomas Cariveau, 87, retired Colonel, United States Air Force, born July 18, 1936, passed away at home Oct. 30, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. Howard was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota, the youngest of eight children born to Francis and Mary Cariveau. He graduated from East Grand Forks High School, where he met the love of his life, Margie Lee Mackie. He attended North Dakota State on a ROTC scholarship and had a 27-year career in the United States Air Force. He was a skilled pilot and respected leader across many assignments, overseas and in the U.S. He was a Vietnam War veteran who flew in combat and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his aerial achievements. After retiring from the Air Force, Howard and Margie settled in Rice where he ran an electrical contracting business, becoming a master electrician. Howard enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing,
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“Our Country is in Mourning, A Veteran Died Today.”
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What is in our soil?
Soil is what we grow our plants in. It is made up of things we can see and many we cannot. Loam, sand, silt and clay as well as molecules of water, oxygen, micronutrients, bacteria and fungi make up soil. Soil also has millions of tiny living organisms that GREEN AND contribute to growing GROWING IN BENTON COUNTY plants, particularly in BY LINDA G. TENNESON the top 12 inches. Earth worms and insect grubs are big enough to see, but they are not the only living things in the ground. Soil is slightly less than 50% minerals, 25% water and 25% air. The remainder is organic material. Organic material contains the roots of plants that are growing, have recently died and biodegrading remains of roots that died long ago. Organic material holds air and water in the spaces between soil particles. Roots grow into these spaces and access the air and water. Living organisms include microorganisms which are too small to be seen without a microscope and macroorganisms which can be observed. Earthworms, nematodes, ants, grubs and various insects as well as larger burrowing animals such as mice and voles are in the macroorganism category. The remains of all these organisms become part of the organic matter in the soil. In addition, earthworms eat organic material and excrete manure known as earthworm casts which become part of the organic material. Note earthworm activity is not required to have good soil and may be harmful. The Department of Natural Resources has additional information at dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/ terrestrialanimals/earthworms/index.html. Organic material includes grass clippings which return nutrients to the soil when the clippings are left on the grass. Organic matter should be gently added to the soil, leaving large clumps or aggregates instead of pulverizing the soil into sand size particles. When the soil is worked excessively or pulverized, the organic matter is destroyed. Look at farm fields where no-till seeding is more common and plowing less frequently done. Visit the website extension.umn. edu/managing-soil-and-nutrients/reducing-tillageyour-garden. Leaves that fall from trees contain a lot of carbon, some nitrogen and many micronutrients that are all needed by plants that will grow in the next season. Gardeners are encouraged to chop and compost their leaves instead of discarding them. Bacteria, fungi, algae and other microorganisms may be beneficial or harmful to the soil depending on their function. Lady’s slipper flowers need a specific fungus to produce blooms. Bacteria is essential to break down leaves into nutrients. Mushrooms that appear in yards after excessive rain are visible fungi. Blights that occur on various plants are caused by harmful fungi. Mycorrhiza fungi helps plants absorb water and nutrients. This website has more details on this process: extension.wisc.edu/articles/mycorrhizae. Beneficial bacteria is needed to absorb nitrogen from the air and form it into nodules in the soil which can then be used by plants. Soil tests are recommended to reveal the amount of organic material that is in the soil as well as the amounts of major nutrients. The tests are tailored to specific needs such as growing vegetables, flowers, trees, etc. The results will also indicate whether additional fertilizer is needed. The Soil Testing Laboratory at the University of Minnesota provides this service for a fee. Visit soiltest.cfans.umn.edu for directions on submitting a sample. Linda G. Tenneson is a University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardener and Tree Care Advisor.
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Which camp do you fall in? Many opportunity to learn. people are excited for fall, and just as Our high school daughter just finished many people grieve the end of summer. her cross-country season. Just before the Those excited for autumn shout, “Sweater first race, our runner rolled her ankle on weather!” or “Let the hunt begin!” Those a hike with friends. This set her back bereft of summer shout, “Summer is too considerably. She spent the rest of the short!” season healing and strength training. I love the poem by James Whitcomb “No need to go to any of my races,” Riley, “When the Frost is on the Punkin.” our girl reassured us. But when the Here is just a segment of it: opportunity came for us to go, our LIFE BY FAITH “Of course, we miss the flowers, whole family went to cheer on the spicy BY MERCY NYGAARD addition to our family. Even though and the blossums on the trees/ And the mumble of the hummin’-birds and buzzin’ our daughter did not place, that day she of the bees/ But the air’s so appetizin’; and the made a personal record for the season. We went to a landscape through the haze/ Of a crisp and sunny restaurant and celebrated her efforts of not giving up morning of the airly autumn days/ Is a pictur’ that no despite the injury, grateful for the progress. painter has the colorin’ to mock — / When the frost I am encouraged through these experiences as is on the punkin and the fodder’s in the shock.” a mom who misses the mark time and time again. Summer is associated with vibrance, foliage This autumn feels more like a third winter, and we and abundance. Autumn, although full of beginning are about to enter our fourth winter for the year. I am school activities, can evoke the feeling of dying grasping at ways to look for gratitude. with the browning and falling of leaves. With When I have felt so alone, God’s word November, however, we get to force our thoughts comforted me. I could see him in the flowers and on thankfulness. Perhaps, despite the first harvest by through my family. There are a few friends that the pilgrims, that is why Thanksgiving is in middle have been here for me as I have missed the mark of autumn. Gratitude helps us get through the dying throughout this year, and new friendships are process. growing stronger. I am eternally grateful to those j Excitedly, our son is learning to hunt with his who have not given up on me, and are here present, dad. Two nights in a row he was able to experience during my misses. God’s supply of grace is never a buck. The first night he let it go, and the second empty. We ought to supply as much as we are able night he took a shot. He pulled back with all his toward others; friend or foe, familiar or stranger. strength on his bow, lined up his target, steadied God’s grace is allowing us to fellowship with his breath, then released his arrow. His body was him. God has our family in circumstances where we filled with adrenaline, but he missed. The adrenaline are so near so that we can hear when he whispers. pumped through his body for quite a while after he We are learning through our misses and learning to took his first shot at a buck. Our family canceled our be there for others when they miss. We cry out to plans for the evening to be there when he walked God, making our requests known with thanksgiving, into the house. Despite the miss, we celebrated his and his peace is guarding our hearts and thoughts in first attempt at harvesting a deer, grateful for the Jesus.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Thank you for your service
By Betty Freihammer, secretary ALA Unit 254 On this Veterans Day, the members of the Sauk Rapids American Legion Auxiliary Unit 254 would like to express our sincere appreciation to the men and women who served and who are serving in the United States Armed Forces. We invite everyone to pause this Veterans Day and remember those who have fought and those who
are still fighting for our freedoms. Thank you to all who have so bravely protected us. We know you sacrificed much for our country. And though some of you may no longer wear a uniform, we know you’re always on call to serve and protect the freedom and security of the United States of America. To learn more about the American Legion Auxil- j iary, visit www.alaforveterans.org.
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During October, 10th-grade each representing a different students at Sauk-Rapids-Rice career field. From healthcare to High School explored careers in engineering, business to the arts, their advisory period to prepare the event showcased the diverse them for the annual Exploring array of career options available STORM CORNER Potential Interests and Careers to students. BY SANDY LOGRONO, SAUK RAPIDS-RICE event, also known as EPIC, at St. The overwhelming HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL Cloud Technical and Community response from students and College. As part of this preparation, students staff highlighted the importance of such events in completed a career interest inventory to determine shaping students’ career aspirations. Many students their top three career pathways. After learning their expressed their excitement about discovering results, students applied this information by learning new career possibilities and gaining a better about the many careers in each pathway and creating understanding of the educational paths required to questions to ask businesses in these fields to take to achieve their goals. The event helped students to see the event. new career possibilities. With a display of enthusiasm and curiosity, From a principal’s perspective, this event is students attended the annual hands-on career critical to post-secondary planning as it provides exploration event Oct. 27 alongside 4,000 students students with interactive career experiences to help from the area. Over 100 businesses, organizations them make informed decisions about their future. and academic partners came together to create these It allows students to explore their passions and find unique experiences for students. The event, designed a career path that aligns with their interests and to simulate various career activities, offered students strengths. opportunities to explore potential careers through As the event concluded, students left with a interactive experiences in the pathways of business renewed sense of purpose and a clearer vision of and administration; agriculture, food and natural possible future careers. The annual hands-on EPIC resources; engineering and manufacturing; arts, event proved successful, inspiring thousands of communication and information technology; health high schoolers to pursue their dreams and embark and science technology; and human services. on meaningful educational paths. This is just the The event is aimed to bridge the gap between beginning of EPIC as there are other opportunities classroom learning and real-world careers by throughout the year for students and families to learn providing students with hands-on experiences. more about careers. During their time at EPIC, students had the chance To learn more, visit epic-mn.com. to participate in multiple interactive activities,
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binski was fifth with 321.25 to earn honorable Oct. 24, 2:15 a.m. — A patrol officer observed mention. Senior a male with a flashlight at a dumpster on the 800 only lost to them Madalyn Anblock of North Benton Drive. The man was looking by a few points derson placed her team did. BY TOM FENTON to repurpose any trash of value. He had a few items (in a dual meet). ninth and eighth STAFF WRITER With Sartell domiand was in the process of returning the rest of grader Caroline nating its way to the team That was the one the trash to the dumpster. The man was identified we lost this year Czeck was 15th. Going into the Central title, and Brainerd and and advised of the reason for contact; he was Ally Lucas Lakes Conference meet, Tech claiming second and that we should’ve Sophia Markfelder cooperative. won. Last year, we earned honSauk Rapids-Rice swimthird, respectively, SRR orable mention with a ming and diving head used strong performances were sixth in the conferOct. 25, 12:46 p.m. — A male on the 1400 block ence. This is an improve- fifth-place finish in the 200 coach Julia Wallace had a in diving and the 100of Second Avenue North was given a preliminary ment the team is very freestyle. feeling that sneaking into yard backstroke to place breath test that indicated a .35 blood alcohol proud of.” The Storm now shift the top three spots would fourth – 20 points ahead concentration. The man was transported to the Senior Sophia Marktheir attention to the Secbe a challenge. With that of the Otters. By fi nishing hospital by Mayo Clinic Ambulance. felder placed third in div- tion 8AA meet, which is in mind, the next best ahead of Fergus Falls in thing for Wallace was fin- the meet, the Storm pulled ing with a score of 336.05 set for Friday, Nov. 10 Oct. 29, 12:10 p.m. — A caller within the city of points, missing second and Saturday, Nov. 11 at ishing ahead of a Fergus Sauk Rapids reported two transactions on a bank into a fourth-place tie in Brainerd High School in account that were seemingly fraudulent. The caller Falls team she thought her the overall team standings. place by 11. Markfelder was the only Storm athlete Brainerd. planned to visit the merchant as well as the financial Storm should have defeat“We were so happy to earn all-conference hon“We are really happy ed earlier in the season. institution the next day. The caller was advised with how the team did,” ors. Freshman Esme Gra- with where the team is That is exactly what to report back to police regarding the incident. Wallace said. “We knew sitting going into our fiThe next day, the caller reported the charges were nal meet of the year next legitimate as they were annual recurring charges for HOURS For those of you weekend,” Wallace said. add-ons made with a prior purchase. Mon. – Fri.: Incidents: Medical calls 33, assists 24, thefts 23, miscellaneous calls 19, agency assist 7, human services reports 7, police proactive visits 7, traffic stops 7, welfare checks 7, disturbances 6, civil complaints 5, suspicious activity reports 5, animal calls 4, child calls 4, parking calls 4, permits 4, alarms 3, 911 calls 2, disputes 2, driving calls 3, extra patrols 2, fire calls 2, ordinances 2, tows 2, utility calls 2, vehicle calls 2 and warrants 2.
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Central Lakes Conference Championship Team scores: 1. Sartell 540 points, 2. Brainerd 444, 3. Tech 320, 4. SRR 232, 5. Fergus Falls 212, 6. Rocori 190, 7. Alexandria 181, 8. Willmar 172 and 9. Apollo 34. SRR (top 16): 200 MR: 10. Adalyn Godfrey, Olivia Schaap, Sam Haaf and Kate Walz 2:05.47; and 15. Kendra Carlson, Hayden Reinert, Grace Thompson and Lily Gregerson 2:13.46. 200 FS: 5. Lucas 2:05.26 and 13. Schaap 2:14.5. 200 IM: 8. Walz 2:30.94 and 11. Ava Erdmann 2:33.63. 50 FS: 16. Madi Miller 27.96. 1M diving: 3. Markfelder 336.05, 5. Grabinski 321.25, 9. Anderson 237.2 and 15. Czeck 236.95. 100 FLY: 11. Sam Haaf 1:08.74. 100 FS: 14. Rhema Knutson 1:01.44. 500 FS: 11. Walz 5:51.48, 15. Thompson 6:08.31 and 16. Haaf 6:12.58. 200 FSR: 5. Erdmann, Knudson, Madi Miller and Lucas 1:48.25 and 12. Mya Miller, Reinert, Schaap and Sophia Nielsen 1:56.73. 100 BK: 8. Lucas 1:06.42, 9. Erdmann 1:07.38, 12. Godfrey 1:08.7 and 15. Madi Miller 1:10.13. 100 BR: 10. Schaap 1:18.85, 12. Mya Miller 1:19.99 and 16. Reinert 1:22.54. 400 FSR: 6. Erdmann, Knudson, Walz and Lucas 3:58.7; and 16. Thompson, Godfrey, Haaf and Madi Miller 4:14.04.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS MONDAY NOVEMBER 27, 2023 Notice is hereby given that the Sauk Rapids City Council will meet at 6:00 PM, or as soon thereafter as possible, on Monday the 27th day of November, 2023, in the City Council Chambers, 250 Summit Avenue North, to consider the adoption of the Assessment Rolls made up of individual assessments to abutting or benefited property for the following improvements: ROLL NO. IMPROVEMENT AND AREA TO BE ASSESSED 438 Unpaid Water and Sewer Bills, Storm Water Utility Fees, and Street Light Utility Fees throughout the city. The total amount of the proposed assessment roll is $58,116.80. 439 Unpaid Chapter 8 Property Violations of our city code. The total amount of the proposed assessment roll is $2,480.00. 440 2022 Second Avenue North Improvements, the improvement of 2nd Avenue North between 3rd and 8th Streets North, 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 7th, streets between 2nd Avenue North and Benton Drive, 4th Street from the alley between Benton Drive and 2nd Avenue North to 2nd Avenue North, the alleys between 2nd Avenue North and Benton Drive from 3rd Street North to 8th Street North, the alley between 2nd and 3rd Avenue north from 3rd to 4th Street North, 3rd and 4th Street North from 2nd Avenue North to the alley between 2nd and 3rd Avenue North, and the Benton Drive / 5th Street North intersection area by the fire station; by installation of streets, storm sewer, sanitary sewer, water main, street lighting, and pedestrian and emergency services flasher system improvements. The total amount of the proposed assessment roll is $361,528.62. 441 2023 Division Street Improvements, the improvement of Division Street from 2nd to 8th Avenue North, 3rd Avenue South from Division to 1st Street South, 4th Avenue from 1st Street South to 2nd Street North, and 7th and 8th Avenue North from Division to 1st Street North; by installation of streets, sidewalks, water main, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer improvements. The total amount of the proposed assessment roll is $376,905.54. 442 2023 Overlay Improvements, the improvement of 3rd Avenue North from 8th Street North to 2nd Street North and from the dead end north of 9th Street North to 8th Street North, 4th Avenue North between 2nd and 8th Street North, 4 1⁄2 and 5th Avenue North from 13th Street North to the Cul-de-Sac north of 13th Street North, 6th Avenue North from 8th Street North to 2nd Street North and from 2nd Street North to Division Street, 6th Avenue South from Division Street to 1st Street South, 7th Avenue North from 8th Street North to 3rd Street North, 8th Avenue North from 6th Street North to 3rd Street North, 9th Avenue North from 11th Street North to 3rd Street North, 10th Avenue North from Benedict Drive North of 8th Street North to 3rd Street North, 8th Street North from 9th Avenue North to 10th Avenue North, 8 1⁄2 Street North from 2nd
Avenue North to 5th Avenue North, 7th Street North from 4th Avenue North to 7th Avenue North, 6th Street North from 2nd Avenue North to 8th Avenue North, 5th Street North from 2nd Avenue North to the private drive north of 7th Avenue North, 4th Street North from the alley between 2nd Avenue North and 3rd Avenue North to 10th Avenue North, 3rd Street North from the alley between 2nd Avenue North and 3rd Avenue North to 4th Avenue North, Benedict Drive loop extending east of 10th Avenue North, Oak Drive from 100 feet South of North Highview Drive to the Cul-de-Sac south of North Highview Drive, West Highview Drive from Benton Oaks Drive to 18th Street NW by full depth mill/reclamation and bituminous overlay of the streets, and spot reconstruction of curb and gutter. The total amount of the proposed assessment roll is $743,980.93. The proposed assessment rolls are on file for public inspection at the office of the City Administrator-Clerk. Written or oral objections will be considered at the meeting. The Council may consider an objection to the amount of the proposed individual assessment at this meeting or an adjourned meeting upon further notice of the affected property owners, as it deems advisable. An owner may appeal an assessment levied by the City Council to the District Court pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 429.081 by serving notice of the appeal upon the Mayor or City Administrator-Clerk of Sauk Rapids within thirty (30) days after the adoption of the assessment roll and filing such notice with the District Court within ten (10) days after service upon the Mayor or City Administrator-Clerk however, no appeal may be taken as to the amount of any individual assessment unless a written objection signed by the effected property owner(s) is filed with the City Administrator-Clerk prior to the assessment hearing or presented to the presiding officer at the hearing on Monday, November 27, 2023. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 435.193 to 435.195, and Sauk Rapids Ordinance, a homeowner may make application to defer the payment of a special assessment for any homestead property owned by a person sixty-five (65) years of age or older for whom it would be a financial hardship to make the payments. When deferment of the special assessment has been granted and is later terminated in accord with State Law, all amounts accumulated plus applicable interest become due. Application forms may be obtained from the Sauk Rapids Finance Department upon request. All application forms for this deferred assessment must be received by the Sauk Rapids City Finance Department no later than thirty (30) days from the adoption of the assessment. City of Sauk Rapids Ross Olson, City Administrator-Clerk To be published in the Sauk Rapids Herald November 5th, 2023. R-44-1B
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Injury to Cousins could doom resurgent Vikings Last Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings playoff hopes this season. went into Lambeau Field and defeated the It’s hard not to feel bad for Cousins. arch-rival Green Bay Packers 24-10. It was Through eight weeks, he ranks second in the a relatively dominant and comfortable vicNFL in passing yards, first in completions tory that improved the Vikings’ record to and is tied for first in passing touchdowns. 4-4 and should have vaulted them back into He did all of that while his best receiver, the playoff picture. Vikings fans should Justin Jefferson, missed the past three games have been dancing in the streets. The issue with an injury. His dominant performance was that quarterback Kirk Cousins, who against San Francisco’s strong defense was having the best statistical season of (35-45 for 378 yards, zero sacks and two his career, tore his Achilles tendon and will SPORTS COLUMNIST touchdowns) was the kind of effort that BY ANDY THAYER miss the remainder of the season. This was makes you start to think this guy might actua pyrrhic victory for the ages, and this inally lead a team on a deep playoff run. The jury is likely going to be the death knell for the team’s 2023 version of Cousins was taking shots downfield, attacking the sticks on third down and spreading the ball around to multiple receivers. The timing and nature of this injury is devastating to both the Vikings and to Cousins, who was set to become a free agent that surely would have been coveted in a league riddled with teams in need of upgrades at quarterback. Now, questions about his recovery timeline and mobility are definitely going to impact his payday this summer. The Vikings are left trying to pick up the pieces. Are they going to continue to compete without their de facto on-field leader? Their defense has been playing better of late, but is it good enough to carry a team to wins while a rookie or journeyman quarterback captains an offense without Justin Jefferson? Rookie quarterback Jaren Hall will reportedly get the start under center this Sunday in Atlanta. Hall was selected in the fifth round of this year’s draft out of BYU and he has the necessary physical tools and athleticism to be effective. In his final year at Brigham Young University, he threw for 3,171 yards and 31 touchdowns, and he can scramble for yardage if plays break down. That said, he’s obviously extremely inexperienced, and in his limited cameo Oct. 29 in relief of Cousins, he lost a fumble on one of his first dropbacks. To put it bluntly, Hall’s brief performance in Green Bay did not inspire much confidence in his ability to handle the speed of the NFL game. The Vikings also traded for quarterback Josh Dobbs from Arizona prior to the trade deadline earlier this week, and he could become the starter as early as next week against New Orleans if Hall struggles. Dobbs started the first eight games of the season for the Arizona Cardinals and performed competently. Despite Arizona’s awful 1-7 record in those games, Dobbs acquitted himself fairly well by passing for 1,569 yards and eight touchdowns and rushing for an additional 258 yards and three touchdowns. Veteran signal caller Nick Mullens could also be an option once he returns from the injured list. If you’re going to use, know. The problem is competent quarterback play probably isn’t going to be enough to put this Vikings team in a position to compete in the playoffs. Cousins was Over half of pills bought online or on the street playing at an elite level, and the team was 4-4. What contain potentially lethal doses of fentanyl. would their record be with a worse QB? The Vikings rank 31st in the NFL in rushing yards per game. Their Test strips and info at fentfacts.com defense, while massively better than last season and showing improvement every week, probably isn’t good enough to carry a team to victory. The sad truth is the Vikings needed Cousins this year, and the team’s fans are about to get an unfiltered glimpse of the future if the team decides to let Cousins leave as a free agent without a competent replacement in-house.
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From woes to winning In-game turnaround sends Lumberjacks to victory BY TOM FENTON | STAFF WRITER
The entire first period for the Granite City Lumberjacks Oct. 28 was a lull of unparalleled proportion. Granite City could not avoid self-inflicted mistakes, committing four plain-to-see penalties over the course of the first 20 minutes and rarely advancing the puck into its offensive zone. Off the back of a 16-5 shot advantage, the Willmar WarHawks put the Lumberjacks down 2-0. After a fiery locker room talk with the concise message of “wake up,” the Lumberjacks returned to the ice and put together a spirited comeback, defeating the WarHawks 4-3 at Willmar Civic Center Arena in Willmar. “It was probably the worst period of hockey we’ve played all year in the first period,” said D.J. Vold, associate head coach. “We could only get better from there. It was good to see our group keep chipping away at it and being resilient even if we had nobody to blame but ourselves.” The rally took time to commence even as Granite City looked much improved from the opening faceoff of the second period. In the closing minutes of the middle frame, the Lumberjacks finally lit the goal lamp. Defenseman Joe Greniuk recorded his fourth goal of the NA3HL season and his third of the weekend. “Joe has the ability to win defenseman of the year in our entire league,” Vold said. “Joe has stepped up these recent few weeks and has been really good for us.” Greniuk became the sixth player on the Lumberjacks to reach four goals, with the team’s scoring leader Tommy Woods situated at five. Granite City’s goals have come from a diverse array of talent in the early goings of the campaign. “We have a handful of guys we look at to spark us and lead the way, but at the same time, we also have guys who lead physically and energy-wise,” Vold said. “It takes the pressure off the top guys and allows them to go and play versus gripping their sticks too tight.” The third period was a whirlwind of excitement for the Lumberjacks, particularly during a one-minute span that saw Parker Comstock and Patrick Dunaiski tally goals to turn a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 lead. And after Willmar tied the contest with just shy of five minutes remaining, Jack Marske buried the game-winner for Granite City with under three minutes to go. “To get the result we wanted on a night we weren’t very good for at least 20 minutes in the game, it’s a positive thing,” Vold said. “We can find different ways to win and be successful even when we’re not 100% on.” The Lumberjacks began a two-game stretch versus the Mason City Toros Nov. 3 and will conclude that series at 7:10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, at Mason City Arena in Mason City, Iowa.
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Season reaches finish line Storm race in Section 8AAA meet BY TOM FENTON STAFF WRITER
Enjoying the endorphins after a well-run race and improving. That is what the season was about for the Sauk Rapids-Rice cross-country team. A mostly young and inexperienced team went into the Section 8AAA meet Oct. 26 knowing they likely would not be advancing to the state meet. Instead, the Storm were focused on their own goals of simply getting better against strong competition at Buffalo Heights Golf Course in Buffalo. SRR’s boys and girls both finished in ninth place in the nineteam field on a muddy and slick 5,000-meter course. Yet, coach Sandie Lahr-Cook said her team made progress throughout the season, which is exactly what she wanted. “I am very proud of the entire team this year, the progress they made and the hard work they did to work at becoming better runners and achieving their goals,” Lahr-Cook said. “My three senior boys (Alex Ostendorf, Mason Foss and Collin Wiebe) really have come such a long way in the years I’ve coached them, and they will be missed.” Ostendorf ended his long varsity career, crossing the finish line in 18 minutes, 30.6 seconds to place 40th.
“The meet didn’t go how I had wanted it to, but I still had a lot of fun,” Ostendorf said. “Everyone was full of mud when they finished and seeing athletes embracing it and enjoying the moment was one of the main reasons I found the meet fun. I had some struggles trying to recover from an injury at the start of the season and then later getting sick, but I was able to beat my all-time personal record, which was one of my main goals.” Completing the team score for the Storm were Kade Lovell in 50th, Wiebe in 52nd, Foss in 56th and Luke Loidolt in 57th. “I’m going to miss this team,” Ostendorf said. “It was an awesome year, and we made a lot of great memories. It’s crazy to think I’m the senior now and it was my last year with the team. Cross-country became a huge part of me and who I am, and it has set the tone for my running career with track as well. A huge thanks to the coaches who have outdone themselves every year, dealt with us as athletes and made a huge impact in all of our lives.” Freshman Faith Bogle’s 34th-place finish in 21:57.1 led the Storm girls, followed by Abby Johnson in 50th, Elka Sowada in 53rd, Ayla Nygaard in 56th and Amelia Reker in 57th. Lahr-Cook said the
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The Sauk Rapids-Rice boys cross-country team — Avery Nathe (from left), Alex Ostendorf, Mason Foss, Kade Lovell, Luke Loidolt, Collin Wiebe and Evan Ostendorf — raced in the Section 8AAA championship Oct. 26 at Buffalo Heights Golf Course in Buffalo. Alex Ostendorf was the top finisher for the Storm.
The Sauk Rapids-Rice girls cross-country team — Abby Johnson (from left), Amelia Reker, Faith Bogle, Elka Sowada, Bailee Vossburgh, Ayla Nygaard and Anika Martinson — competed in the Section 8AAA championship Oct. 26 at Buffalo Heights Golf Course in Buffalo. Bogle was the top finisher for the Storm.
ers,” Lahr-Cook said. youthful girls squad “They just embraced came a long way this every competition to season. want to do well.” “My girls’ team is very young with seventh grade through 10th grad-
Section 8AAA championship Girls team top 3 and SRR: 1. St. Michael-Albertville 49, 2. Brainerd 61, 3. Moorhead 96 and 9. SRR 250. SRR girls: 34. Bogle 21:57.1, 50. Johnson 23:41.8, 53. Sowada 23:59.8, 56. Nygaard 24:51.4, 57. Reker 24:52.1, 62. Bailee Vossburgh 26:45.2 and 63. Anika Martinson 29:29.3.
Boys team top 3 and SRR: 1. Buffalo 55, 2. Moorhead 65, 3. Bemidji 84 and 9. SRR 255. SRR boys: 40. Alex Ostendorf 18:30.6, 50. Lovell 19:20.1, 52. Wiebe 19:50.6, 56. Foss 20:26.6, 57. Loidolt 20:46.6, 60. Avery Nathe 22:24.1 and 61. Evan Ostendorf 23:06.4.
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GCL 0 1 3-4 WIL 2 0 1-3 Second period: 3. Greniuk (Easton Portner, TJ Lepisto) 18:06. Third period: 4. Comstock (Nolan Widman, Thomas Gerum) 8:28. 5. Dunaiski (Hayden Johnson, Marske) 9:22. 7. Marske (Johnson, Dunaiski) 17:23. Goalie: Ryan Lehet 27 saves on 30 shots on goal.
Granite City 5, Willmar 1 After a scoreless first period, Granite City busted the game open with a three-goal second period in a convincing 5-1 triumph over Willmar Oct. 27 at Sports Arena East in Sauk Rapids. Greniuk registered the first two scores of the game. Connor Miller grabbed his first goal as a Lumberjack to conclude the high-octane period. Among the team’s 10 point-earners on the night was Easton Portner, who leads Granite City with 12 points. Sam Schowalter shut the WarHawks down with a 25-save performance in net.
WIL 0 1 0-1 GCL 0 3 2-5 Second period: 1. Greniuk (Caleb Alderson) 4:34. 2. Greniuk (Ashton Ericksen) 7:25. 4. Miller (Edan Cho, Sam Brennan) 14:49. Third period: 5. Comstock (Widman, Justin Lesser) 3:15. 6. Widman (Lesser, Portner) 17:25. Goalie: Schowalter 25 of 26.
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Playoff heartbreak strikes again committed a few less Elk River runs and mistakes, sending SRR to devastating 38-35 seapast Storm, ason-ending defeat. “It hurts, you know?” 38-35 SRR junior center Jonah BY TOM FENTON STAFF WRITER
The defending state champions were not quite ready to relinquish their crown. And the playoff demons for the Sauk Rapids-Rice football team stopped painfully short of being exorcised. Elk River entered the Section 7AAAAA semifinals with only two victories, but with all six losses coming to ranked teams, it remained dangerous. The Elks “Power T” offense is known for giving opposing defenses fits, which held true again on a bone-chilling Oct. 28 afternoon at the Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School stadium in Sauk Rapids. The Storm were riding high after a seven-win regular season and were trying avoid a thirdstraight section semifinal loss on their home field. The teams traded blows from start to finish in pad-crunching fashion, but it was the Elks who made a few more plays
Thell said after an emotional post-game gathering in the north end zone. “We know we could beat them, and it came down to pretty much the last play. Three years in a row, losing in the same game at home — it stinks.” The Elks faced top-seeded Andover for the section championship Nov. 3 in Andover. The Huskies, who handed SRR its only regular-season loss, walloped Cambridge-Isanti 84-28 in their semifinal. In a game with almost zero margin for error, the Storm did more than enough things right to win. They threw a balanced offense at the Elks, getting 246 yards passing from sophomore quarterback Spencer Ackerman while senior Shaun Walrath ran wild, battering would-be tacklers and finishing with 237 yards and four touchdowns. Each team scored five touchdowns, but Elk River converting on four of five 2-point attempts was the difference. The Elks played turnover-free foot-
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Storm junior receiver Mason Sabraski looks for running room as Elk River defenders Gavin Schmidt (left) and Gavin Kerns pursue Oct. 28 at the Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School stadium in Sauk Rapids. Sabraski caught five passes for 117 yards.
ball, while SRR gave up the ball once on a mishandled snap when it seemed it had regained the momentum after cutting what was a 30-13 Elks lead to 30-27 in the third quarter. Elk River turned the miscue into a 3-yard touchdown run from senior quarterback Owen Van Drehle and had possession for a good chunk of the fourth quarter to preserve the lead. “You know what? Our kids and coaching staff — we pour so much into every single game,” said SRR head coach Phillip Klaphake, whose team defeated Elk River 30-28 in a storm-delayed game Sept. 30. “So, it’s an emotional release when you win or lose. When the difference is this finite and all of the sudden it’s over, it’s ridiculously tough.” The Elks, whose Storm junior receiver Jaylen Hanson-Ditthidet runs away lone pass of the game from Elk River Gavin Kerns Oct. 28 at the Sauk Rapids- was on a successful firstRice Middle School stadium in Sauk Rapids. The catch half 2-point conversion, was a 53-yard gain for the Storm. chewed six minutes off the fourth-quarter while clinging to a 38-27 lead. The SRR defense got a huge fourth-down stop at the Elk River 46, and Ackerman found receiver Hudson Omoke in the corner of the end zone with 3 minutes, 16 seconds remaining. Ackerman’s pass to Dillon Miller on the 2-point attempt cut the lead to 38-35. Elk River’s offense never again let the Storm touch the ball, getting the clinching first-down run from senior two-way standout Logan Bunker, who rushed for 104 yards and had a 32-yard touchdown in the first quarter after Walrath opened the scoring with an 18-yard score on a screen pass.
“We were still confident even with being 2-6,” Bunker said. “We played until December last year, and we’ve seen what it takes to win. Sauk Rapids is a great team and a great program, and to have them back in our section shows how much it’s thriving. We’ve got a lot of young guys, and we knew it was a tough schedule. We’ve been in close games, and we knew all we had to do was finish and we could beat anyone in the state.” The only thing that stopped Elk River from scoring in the first half was the clock. They had the ball in the second quarter when time expired after already scoring on runs of 32, 68, 1 and 5 yards on their first four possessions. The Elks managed only Storm sophomore Ethan Elwood (15) gets a hold on Elk Van Drehle’s scoring run River running back Carsyn Kleffman Oct. 28 at the Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School stadium in Sauk Rapids. The in the second half.
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Elks defeated the Storm 38-35.
Members of the Sauk Rapids-Rice football team huddle after the Section 7AAAAA semifinal game against Elk River Oct. 28 at the Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School stadium in Sauk Rapids. Elk River ended the Storm season with a 38-35 victory.
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James Whitcomb Riley was a well-liked and widely known mid-western author and poet of the late 19th century who wrote these words: “When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder’s in the shock.” The poem talks of taking in the sights and sounds of the autumn season and is of the era when about 40% of the U.S. population was directly involved in agriculture production. There’s no doubt Mr. Riley had some acquaintance with the subject as well. This past week saw an abrupt change in temperatures in Central Minnesota and with that comes the consequences of frost and freeze in the field and farmyard. A prelude to the occurrence of frost early in the season are cool, clear and calm nights.
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Ken Benoit, of Valley View Farms, donates 100 bushels of corn to the Foley FFA Corn Drive Oct. 24 in Benton County. This year’s corn drive brought in about 1,500 bushels of corn and $5,000 in cash donations.
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True Friends Camp Courage, a summer camp for children and adults with disabilities in Maple Lake. The agricultural community was equally supportive, donating about 1,500 bushels of corn and $5,000 in cash donations. “Each year when I explain what the corn drive is and why we are doing it, students get excited and more involved with the planning,” Keiser said.
Foley FFA students divided into teams and drove down county roads Oct. 24 as part of an annual tradition that blends generosity and agriculture. About 40 students spent a full day visiting a combined 60 farms, community members and businesses to receive corn and cash donations to the annual Foley FFA Corn Drive benefiting True Friends Camp Courage. FFA adviser Victoria Keiser said the students rallied behind the initiative to support
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Kaylie Kuschel (from left), Chase Dahler, Makayla Benc and Grace Gadacz talk with Ken Benoit and Allen Popp of Valley View Farms Oct. 24 during the annual Foley FFA Corn Drive. The fundraiser benefited True Friends Camp Courage, a summer camp for children and adults with disabilities in Maple Lake.
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Phacelia Producers may know that cover crops benefit the soil and agricultural operations, but do they know the benefits of each species? Each month a different cover crop species will be highlighted to provide producers with information needed to successfully grow cover crops or alternative forages on their operation.
Phacelia is a cool-season annual that originated in North America and South America. It is one of the top honey producing plants for honeybees with flowers that will bloom about six weeks after germination. It is a fast-growing crop and can grow to heights of 4 feet. Phacelia is relatively new to the cover crop world, and its benefits are not widely known as some other species. This species has a shallow root system, so it doesn’t scavenge for nutrients like some other cover crop species. The shallow root system also makes phacelia a poor species for erosion control. Even with a few negatives, phacelia is still a great cover crop and is an excellent soil builder. Phacelia will germinate at temperatures as low as 37 degrees and will winterkill at a low temperature of around 20 degrees. Phacelia should be planted at a depth of no more than a quarter of an inch between April 15 and Sept. 15. Rates of seeding will vary based on method of planting and if it is in a mix, but the crop should be planted at a rate of around 5 pounds per acre.
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Dairy farms with a goal of raising a cost-effective number of replacement cows know it is expensive to raise more heifers than needed. The University of Minnesota FINBIN database shows the average cost to raise a heifer was over $2,100 in 2022. Estimates show that replacement costs average about 20% of the overall operating cost of a dairy, the third largest cost behind feed and labor. Every time a cow is culled, the dairy producer incurs a cash cost, which is the price of the replacement animal minus the salvage value of the culled cow. This number has decreased recently because of the high value of cull cows. Even with higher springing heifer values, it is still not profitable for most farms to raise excess replacements. Cull rates will vary The optimum cull rate in every herd is going to vary depending on factors including goals, replacements available, current and future herd dynamics (growing, shrinking or stable), capital available, milk price and cull cow value. The goal should
be to fill the pens so each pen is maximizing income over feed cost. It is also important to think about the future productivity of the animals in the pen. Farmers can be challenged to reach an optimum cull rate based on a specific benchmark. High-performing farms may be able to achieve a 25% cull rate, but that is the exception. Even though models show that having a higher percentage of cows in later lactations is more profitable than a young herd with a higher cull rate, it may not be the best strategy for the farm. Many farmers are very profitable and successful with a little higher cull rate. How to come up with a replacement strategy? Cull rate can be misleading because it does not indicate why or when the cows were culled. To find out how operations are truly performing producers must know when and understand why cows are culled. Below is a
er culling cows with below-average production or that could be replaced with an animal of higher potential. These could also be cows that have a history of chronic health conditions or are challenging to work with. In robotic milking herds, these could be cows that milk slowly or that the robot has a difficult time attaching to. — Evaluate replacements available and required in the future. Identify potential gaps and excesses over the next couple of years. Most of the AI companies have excellent models that can predict future heifer numbers. — Then, determine a replacement strategy based on a target cull level for the herd and include a few spares as an insurance policy. Work with the management team to develop a breeding strategy with the best mix of conventional, sexed and beef semen to hit the target number of replacements needed. The optimum replacement rate is different across farms. Rather than targeting a specific replacement rate, management should evaluate the timing and reasons for culling. The management team can determine the best replacement strategy based on goals and management style. Farms can be successful with a wide range of replacement rates if it is for the correct reasons.
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“Seeing this passion and determination to make a large donation to True Friends Camp Courage truly shows the great members we have.” Keiser said the fundraiser has been a harvest-time tradition for Foley high schoolers for more than 15 years. This year, students posted flyers around town and online explaining the corn drive and how community members could participate. “Being a smaller, close-knit community helps,” Keiser said. “ A lot of our members work or live on a farm and communicate with the farmers. Since our tradition of the corn drive has been going on for years, most farmers are aware that it is coming up.” Valley View Farms
Frost from page 1B The warm surface temperatures cool as warm air rises away from the soil surface. Surface temperatures closest to the ground remain cool because the cool air is heavier than warm air. When air temperature varies from ground level to higher up in the atmosphere, scientists call this a surface temperature inversion.
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Foley FFA Chapter president Chase Dahler looks out the window of his truck while driving classmates and a load of donated corn from Warren Peschl’s farm Oct. 24 in Benton County. Peschl is an Foley High School Class of 1963 graduate and has donated corn to the fundraiser for years.
employee Ken Benoit said the operation has contributed to the fundraiser for years. He said he looks forward to chatting with the students each year and that they have a more luxurious corn-collect-
ing experience than he remembered from his youth. “They got it too easy now,” Benoit said with a chuckle. “We used to have to clean up around the corn cribs. Here, they just pull up in the field,
Without wind, the heavy cool air closest to the ground surface continues to drop in temperature. Local topography greatly influences where the coolest air hangs out. Structures, fencerows, ditches, rises in the landscape and other formations can act as barriers trapping cool air in lower regions. Slopes, waterways and undulation in the landscape can also act as conduits for the movement of cold air. Even growing crop can-
opies and crop residues can create microclimates within the landscape where air temperature will differ from ambient air temperatures. This is why a simple thermometer reading or weather report cannot always adequately predict the threat of freezing temperatures to crops. So, what exactly is frost? Frost is the deposition of water vapor on a surface that is cooler than the freezing point of water, that is, 32 degrees. As the water vapor turns
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Benton County 4-H ambassadors — Raelee Lyon (front, from left) and Skylar Morris; (second row, from left) Alaina Ferkinhoff, Claudia Schlough, Monica Schlough, Ava Messerli, Alivia Arnold, Emma Kaschmitter, Haley Manea and Jasmine Manea; (third row, from left) Allie Barringer, Sophia Beauchamp, Kathrine Mersinger, Kenzie Manea, Maya Rahm, LuAnn McConnell, Marnie Rahm, Carley Roberts and Kaylee Waters; (fourth row, from left) Hudson Kleine, Eli Rademacher, Espen Evans, Brady Roberts, Robert Mersinger, Johnathon Mersinger, Maggie Schneider, Drew Arnold, Evan Lamberg and Chase Dahler; and (back) adviser Scott Morris — gather for a relationship-building and planning session in October at the home of Ann Olson, University of Minnesota Extension Educator, in Becker. The 4-H ambassador program is for seventh grade youth and above who want to be involved in special events, trainings and service projects.
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and we fill up a gravity box up for them.” FHS senior and Foley FFA Chapter president Chase Dahler said his classmates and he look forward to the yearly fundraiser. For them, it presents the opportunity to spend a school day visiting family, friends and neighbors in the Benton County agricultural community while raising money for the nonprofit. Dahler led a group of seniors on a Foley area route, delivering corn to Oak Park Co-op Creamery throughout the day. “I appreciate my crew being willing to come out here today, dealing with my driving and helping collect the corn because it is going to benefit a great cause,” Dahler said. “Huge appreciation to the farms, too, because they provide our food and produce enough crops to keep the economy going.”
immediately from a gas to a solid in the form of ice crystals, frost is the product. How does a light frost differ from the effects of a killing frost or freeze? The crop species, its maturity and stage of development determines its ability to modulate air temperature within plant structures relative to outside ambient air temperature. Extended time of exposure to freezing temperatures or abrupt exposure to freezing temperatures does the most damage to plant tissue. When ice crystals form inside or sometimes adjacent to plant cells, they tend to rupture cell membranes so that these structures become “leaky.” This usually damages the structures and function of the plant cells enough to cause death of the tissue. Some freeze-tolerant plants feature ice-binding proteins that mitigate freeze by adsorbing ice crystals, modifying them and stalling recrystallization. Microclimate and morphology generally will help plants modulate temperature enough that a short time at 28 to 32 degrees will not drastically affect the crop except for some moderate damage. When the air temperature drops below 28 degrees for a significant length of time, whole plant death is imminent. Despite a glistening autumn morning frost predicting colder winter months on the horizon, I hope that this harvest season sets your heart “a-clickin’ like the tickin’ of the clock” as it did the poet.
A calendar of area events to expand agricultural knowledge
Growing your education Presentation on oak tree health Join the University of Minnesota Extension and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to learn about issues affecting oak health in Central Minnesota, including drought, native pests and diseases as well as oak wilt. Also covered will be resources to help people identify oak issues and promote tree health. The event takes place from 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7, at the Stearns County Service Center, 3301 County Road 138, Waite Park. Register by Nov. 3 at z.umn.edu/oakhealth. The event is limited to 90 participants. Residents of Stearns, Benton, Morrison and Sherburne counties can direct questions to quincy@umn.edu or call 320255-6169, ext. 1.
Farm transition and estate planning webinars The University of Minnesota Extension is presenting four webinars on introductory farm transition and estate planning. Webinars, which began Oct. 4, are Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to noon. There is no cost to attendees. Attend one or all. David Bau, Nathan Hulinsky and Susanne Hinricks, extension educators in agriculture business management, will discuss several issues and ideas for farm transition and estate planning. Attendees will receive a link to materials from each session. Participants can register at z.umn.edu/farm-transition-and-estate-planning23. Remaining topics for each session are as follows: — Nov. 8 is Putting the Basics Together: Estate, Retirement, Healthcare and Business Transfer Planning.
Land rental agreement sessions Farm land rental rates are the largest input for producers, and negotiating fair rental agreements is a challenge. Landlords, producers and agri-business professionals can learn more about establishing fair farm rental agreements by attending one of several presentations in November and December. David Bau and Nathan Hulinsky, extension educators in agriculture business management, will provide several ways — through examples, factsheets and worksheets — to determine a fair farm land rental rate for both parties. No registration is required. Land rent meetings will be: — 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, at Douglas County Public Works, 526 Willow Drive, Alexandria. — 9:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 17, at Charlie’s Cafe, 115 Main St. E., Freeport. — 5:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, at the Morrison County Government Center, 213 First Ave. SE, Little Falls. — 9:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 1, at Sherburne Princeton Area Library, 100 Fourth Ave. S., Princeton. — 9:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 4, at Meeker County Extension Office Conference Room, 1230 N. Armstrong Ave., Litchfield. — 1:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4, at Wright County Government Center Room 1104, 3650 Braddock Ave. NE, Buffalo.
Beef Quality Assurance online training The University of Minnesota Extension and Minnesota Beef Council will host online Beef Quality Assurance training at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30. Producers attending the free workshop will receive a three-year certification. Certification is voluntary, but over the last three years, people have been asked to the complete the program in order to market to certain processors. Only one person from an operation is required to be certified to ensure the entire operation is following standards. Register for the two-hour online training at z.umn.edu/ BQANov30.
Reducing Market Risk Program Reducing Market Risk is a farm finance program offered by the University of Minnesota Extension that aims to increase resiliency of dairy producers in complex markets. The program is open to all livestock producers and will takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, at the Initiative Foundation, 405 First St. SE, Little Falls. The event features four speakers and a catered lunch. Register at z.umn.edu/reducingmarketrisk2023 or by contacting Dana Adams at adam1744@umn.edu or 320-2042968. Deadline to register is Nov. 28. “Dairy producers have been struggling with low milk prices and continually have to battle a fluctuating market,” said Adams, a University of Minnesota Extension Educator. “Dairy producers might benefit from hearing ways to optimize cash flow and hear about ways they can strategically control risk on their operations. This program will give our attendees the opportunity to ask experts their tough questions and start the ball rolling on wrapping up farm finances for 2023.”
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4-H’ers get creative at holiday workshop BY ANN OLSON University of Minnesota Extension Educator
Trevor Tasa (left), of Becker, and Leander Sakry, of Foley, craft a pinecone tree at the Benton County 4-H Holiday Craft & Painting Class at Foley Public Schools in Foley. Stations included how to make a pinecone creation of a tree, ornament or angel; a snowman keychain; a yarn pumpkin; a gnome, snowflake and round wood ornament; a set of llama cards; a fall mason jar; and a block Frankenstein and mummy decoration.
Annual participants Jessie Berger and her daughter, Oaklynn, make a yarn gnome ornament during the Benton County 4-H Holiday Workshop & Painting Class in Foley. The Bergers are from Becker.
“It is fun to come to the Holiday Workshop and Painting Class because you get to learn how to make cool things,” said 4-H’er Leander Sakry, of Foley, during the annual event hosted during the MEA break. “I like that you get to learn how to make things and get all kinds of new experiences. I really enjoyed the process of making the fall jar and figuring out how important it is to follow each step in the right order.” There were 11 crafting stations at the Holiday Workshop and Painting Class which took place at Foley Public Schools. The day is set aside for youth to get out of the house and spend a few hours making crafts from kits prepared by some of the 4-H clubs in Benton County, and it encompasses the 4-H philosophy of adult volunteers providing youth opportunities to teach and lead other youth. 4-H volunteer and local artist Amy Kleine,
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Sina Mersinger (left), of Foley, is assisted by Benton County 4-H ambassador Kenzie Manea, of Sauk Rapids, during the Benton County 4-H Holiday Workshop & Painting Class over MEA break in Foley. Youth rotated between 11 crafting stations at the event.
of Sauk Rapids, worked with three groups of youth that painted their own canvases. The youth chose from three themes: a pumpkin, a spooky cat or a snowman. “Each year I come, it gets a little easier to paint the canvas painting,” said Alice Gay, of Becker.
“Amy does a great job at explaining each step.” At each of the other stations, 4-H youth ambassadors and adult volunteers taught participants how to make a pinecone creation of a tree, ornament or angel; a snowman keychain; a yarn pumpkin; a gnome, snowflake
and round wood ornament; a set of llama cards; a fall mason jar; and a block Frankenstein and mummy decoration. The smiling and excited youth focused, using glue guns, paint brushes and adding embellishments to their creations. Participants finished not only with boxes filled with holiday crafts, but also with an increased understanding of art, how to repurpose trash into treasure and the value of making thoughtful, homemade gifts. “My favorite thing to make was a yarn pumpkin,” said Rosalee Bemboom, of Foley. “It was so soft, and it was relaxing to make. The hardest craft I made today was the yarn gnome ornament. You had to wrap the board like 50 times and do a lot of hitch knots.” Coleman Pekarek, of Buckman, also favored making the yarn pumpkin. “It will be fun to make these at home too,” he said. “I just have to be careful not to get knots in the yarn.”
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Anhydrous safety should be top concern after harvest
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Growing your education
MDA offers safety tips
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Nitrogen fertilizer is restricted from being applied in purple areas during the fall season. Producers can learn more at www.mda.state.mn.us/know-where-when-applyfall-nitrogen-fertilizer.
emblem visible from the rear, and be sure the tank is secured to the tractor or truck with two separate, independent chains that supplement the hitch pin/clip. If an accident or spill occurs, seek medical care if needed, immediately call 911, and then the Minnesota Duty Officer at 1-800-4220798 or 651-649-5451. You can find more safety, storage and transportation information on the MDA’s website. As a reminder, fall
application of NH3 should happen after average soil temperatures reach 50 degrees or cooler to help prevent nitrogen loss and ensure more nitrogen will be available for next season’s crop. Under the MDA’s Groundwater Protection Rule, fall nitrogen fertilizer application is prohibited in vulnerable groundwater areas of Minnesota due to environmental concerns or risks.
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Farm Halloween
As a town kid, I grew up celebrating ting-stuffed shell and all. The head was a Halloween and have many fond memobit problematic in that there was so much ries of the holiday, and even though we stuffing in it that it kept sliding forward, lived in the country, I wanted my chilbut safety pins and a bit of ingenuity dren to experience that fun. worked wonders. Trick-or-treating was so easy for me In hindsight, I realized I never made as a child. I grew up on one of the main a costume for our youngest, but he was streets of a town in southwest Minnesota, always happy with the hand-me-downs and all I had to do was walk out my front or simple store-bought garb. door and go house-to-house up one side After a quick supper was eaten, I’d RUMINATIONS of the block and down the other, filling load the two in the backseat and we’d WITH MARY MARY BARRON-TRAUT head to town. Our first stop was always my paper grocery bag with candy. Living on the farm several miles out Grandma Traut’s. (Grandpa Traut was of town proved to be a bit trickier for my sons, but it usually in the barn helping my hubby milk, but he’d never deterred us. see the costumes later.) Grandma would have treat First, I was fairly handy with my sewing mabags already packed for the boys, and she’d ooh and chine back in the day, so I pieced together some aah at their costumes, and then we’d be on our way. pretty decent costumes. When our oldest was 4, one When the boys were very young, our next stop of his favorite shows was “Darkwing Duck” so that would be their daycare provider’s home. She, too, was the costume he wore that year. The only probwould share her appreciation for their costumes, lem we ran into that year was a common one for share a special treat, and then we’d be on the road to most Minnesota trick-or-treaters. It was 1991 – the the last stop of the night — my parents’ home. There year of the blizzard. By the time the evening was Grandma Barron would be dressed as a witch, and done, Darkwing’s little webbed felt feet were falling we’d help her pass out treats to the neighborhood apart. kids while Grandpa watched TV. The next year, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” As the kids grew older, the trips to see the was all the rage, and Donatello was the character of grandparents would occur later in the evening choice. I located a pattern and set myself to work. because the first order of business was to meet the The final product was pretty true to form, batcousins in town to go trick-or-treating with them.
First, we’d walk through their cul-de-sac collecting treats from their neighbors, then we’d pile into our cars and caravan to a housing development where we knew there’d be lots of homes participating in the treat-giving ritual. After we’d exhausted the “just one more house” refrain from the kids, we’d say goodnight and load our booty back into the car for the quick stop at the grandparents’ homes and then the ride home. The chatter in the car would whirl about the amount of candy given out at one home versus another and about the types of costumes they’d seen. Once home, the boys would dump their bounty onto the living room rug and sort it by type as we watched a rerun of whatever Halloween cartoon classic was airing. The best memory for each of them was the year they each collected a pillowcase full of candy. After proudly showing Dad their candy treasures, they would scoop it up into bags and run to their rooms to stash it in a hiding place. Getting them to go to bed on those nights was always a bit difficult due to the excitement and sugar-rush, but once they were curled up and comfy in their beds, I could rest knowing that I had helped create some memories and traditions that they could perhaps share sometime down the road.
PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE PROBATE NOTICE STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF STEARNS SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION Court File No: 73-PR-23-7132 NOTICE OF INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS (INTESTATE) Estate of Krista R. Christianson, aka Krista Rhea Christianson, Decedent. Notice is given that an application for informal appointment of personal representative has been filed with the Registrar. No will has been presented for probate. The application has been granted. Notice is also given that the Registrar has informally appointed Richard O. Christianson, whose address is 485 Limestone Court, Eyota, Minnesota, 55934, as personal representative of the Estate of the Decedent. Any heir or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative
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or may object to the appointment of the personal representative. Unless objections are filed with the Court (pursuant to Minnesota Statutes section 524.3-607) and the Court otherwise orders, the personal representative has full power to administer the Estate including, after 30 days from the date of issuance of letters, the power to sell, encumber, lease or distribute real estate. Any objections to the appointment of the Personal Representative must be filed with this Court and will be heard by the Court after the filing of an appropriate petition and proper notice of hearing. 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: 10-20-2023 /s/ Gina DeVilbiss-Hendry Registrar Dated: 10-20-2023 /s/ George Lock Court Administrator Attorney for Personal Representative Jennifer A. Gumbel Wagner Oehler, LTD. 1801 Greenview Drive SW Rochester, MN, 55904 Attorney License No: 0387724 Telephone: (507) 288-5567 FAX: (507) 288-5589 Email: jennifer.gumbel@ wagnerlegalmn.com
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. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: March 13, 2013 MORTGAGOR: Eric J Novak single man. M O RT G A G E E : Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for American Heritage National Bank, its successors and assigns. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded March 18, 2013 Benton County Recorder, Document No. 395470. ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC. Dated October 2, 2023 Recorded October 4, 2023, as Document No. 468598. TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE I D E N T I F I C AT I O N NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 100590200000011536 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: American Heritage National Bank RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Carrington Mortgage Services LLC M O R T G A G E D PROPERTY ADDRESS: 10320 Golden Spike Road Northeast, Gilman, MN
56333 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 140000502 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: See attached Legal Description. State of Minnesota Benton County That part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, of Section 4, Township 37 North, Range 29; described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of said Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter; thence West on an assumed bearing, along the north line of said Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter a distance of 920.40 feet to a point herinafter referred to as Point “A”, to the intersection with the center line of Benton County Road 3: thence South 49 degrees 54 minutes 00 seconds West, along said center line 166.70 feet; thence South 21 degrees 44 minutes 00 seconds East 217.00 feet; thence South 49 degrees 54 minutes 00 seconds West, parallel with said center line 160.00 feet to the point of beginning of the land to be described; thence North 30 degrees 53 minutes 40 seconds West 212.75 feet to a point in said center line, distant 361.70 feet southwesterly of aforementioned Point “A”; thence South 49 degrees 54 minutes 00 seconds West, along said center line 143.00 feet; thence South 23 degrees 29 minutes 48 seconds East 214.91 feet to the intersection with a line drawn South 49 degrees 54 minutes 00 seconds West, parallel with said center line, from the point of beginning; thence North 49 degrees 54 minutes 00 seconds East to the point of beginning. Subject to the right-of-way of said Benton County Road 3 and easements of record.
COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Benton O R I G I N A L PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $115,306.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $91,303.03 That prior to the commencement of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/ Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by statute; That no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; 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: December 7, 2023 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Benton County Sheriff’s Office, 581 Highway 23 Northeast Foley, MN to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys’ 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 unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07. TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owneroccupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the
property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on June 7, 2024, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None “THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S P E R S O N A L R E P R E S E N T AT I V E S 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: October 5, 2023 Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee LIEBO, WEINGARDEN, DOBIE & BARBEE, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/ Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 85 - 23-005343 FC IN THE EVENT REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW: THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. R-41-6B