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Five injured in Lansing dance shooting Teen dance ends in bullets, no suspects By RICK BUSSLER Publisher

Chaos and mayhem took over the area around Lansing Corners Event Center early Sunday just after a dance finished, ending in a multiple shooting which sent five people to the hospital—two of them critically injured and fighting for their lives. Just less than a hundred yards away, Dustin Plank and his wife Brittany had just settled down in bed for the night. They live in a small house just north of the event center with their 3-yearold son. “It was a bunch of chaos— screaming, yelling and cars peeling out of the lot,” said Dustin. The Planks heard loud banging noises, which at first Dustin

thought was someone banging on their front door. But Brittany knew otherwise. “I was pretty sure that I had just heard gunshots,” she said. “We were all pretty scared. We locked our door and stayed inside.” Added Dustin: “We were a little frightened and scared, especially before the police got here.”

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It turned out Brittany was right. Five people were shot outside the event center in the parking lot around midnight Saturday just as a teenage rap dance had let out for the night, according to Mower County Sheriff Terese Amazi. Two of the five are in critical condition at St. Mary’s Hospi-

tal in Rochester. A 21-year-old man from Sioux Falls received a gunshot to the chest while a 19-year-old from Rochester was shot twice in the chest and once in the right thigh. The sheriff reported the 19-year-old was initially transported from the scene by private vehicle and then by ambulance. The three other victims included: a 23-year-old Austin woman with two gunshot wounds in her stomach and one to the left hand, a 17-year-old boy from Sioux Falls with a gunshot wound to his back right calf and a 17-year-old Austin boy with a gunshot wound to his right foot.

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Times photo by Rick Bussler Dustin Plank points out where a shooting incident that left five people injured took place early Sunday morning. Plank lives nearby the Lansing Corners Event Center, recently reopened after the historic restaurant closed down. The event center hosted a teen dance on Saturday night and the shootings occurred in the parking lot as those in attendance were clearing out after the dance.

A Veteran’s Day Salute

Citizen of the Year: Ahrens a true leader By LEMAR NELSON Staff Writer

The dictionary definition of a whirling dervish is a member of a religious order noted for a frenzied, whirling dance. Take away the religious aspect, and tone down the frenzy Shermanjust a little, Ahrens and you have a pretty good definition of Mary ShermanAhrens, the Blooming Prairie Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year. She is always on the move, and there are usually several kids following in her wake. Mary Sherman-Ahrens has been the Branch Director of the Boys and Girls Club for the past four and a half years, and the club has evolved into a thriving,

beneficial and active organization under her tutelage. Much of the club’s success is reflected back to her tireless enthusiasm and her love of kids. Currently over 30 kids show up after school each day to do their outstanding homework, participate in a whole gamut of learning projects, and also find time for fun activities. As the director and answerable only to a local board of directors and the parent club in Rochester, her responsibilities and duties encompass a whole array of tasks. To name just a few - and remember that these are just a few - she is responsible for all activities in the club, fund raising, coordinating all the programs in both the school year and the summer, training personnel, working with the parent club, writing grants, and educating the community about the club and its program.

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Highway 14 crash claims three lives By RICK BUSSLER Publisher

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A head-on crash in Dodge County has claimed the lives of three people, including a prominent businessman and a boy struggling with cancer. The Minnesota State Patrol identified the three victims as Scott Hodgman, 50, of West Concord and Jack Reich, 43, of Zap, N.D. and his 10-yearTimes photos by Troy Thompson old son Vander Reich. All three Top: Members of the rifle squad fire off a twenty-one gun salute were declared dead at the scene. at the Blooming Prairie Servicemen’s Club on Sunday during a The crash was reported at Veteran’s Day ceremony. Veteran’s Day was officially Sunday, 6:30 p.m., Nov. 6, on U.S. HighFRONTIER TODAY Nov. 11, but many businesses and services were closed Monway 14 just west of Minnesota day in observance. Highway 56. Sheriff Jim Jensen Left: Veterans stand at attention and salute while the American CHOOSE A QUALIFYING PLAN AND GET THE BEST GIFTsaid EVER:the accident happened in flag is being raised. A $450 APPLE® GIFT CARD the area where the road narrows Top: Old Glory in a chilled November wind. from four lanes to two lanes.

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Our View Tragic crash underscores need to widen Hwy. 14

A tragic crash on a busy stretch of road between Dodge Center and Claremont last week is renewing calls for making the roadway safer by expanding it into four lanes. On Election night, a prominent West Concord businessman and a father and son with brain cancer from North Dakota died on U.S. Highway 14 by Dodge Center. This tragedy happened along a two-lane stretch of road that has received incredible scrutiny over the years. Since he got onto the Owatonna City Council in 1996, Les Abraham joined a coalition to improve Highway 14. It’s called the U.S. Highway 14 Partnership and Abraham serves as the group’s president. The partnership has one goal in mind—to make Highway 14 four lanes from Dodge Center to Owatonna and from North Mankato to New Ulm. “My goal is to get four lanes from border to border,” Abraham said. He and the other 30 or so members of the group say it’s high time for transportation officials and politicians to make something happen. “We just can’t have people dying along that road,” Abraham said after last week’s triple fatality. He has counted eight fatal crashes in the 16-mile stretch from Dodge Center to Owatonna in the past 10 years. Two years ago a 16-year-old Blooming Prairie boy died on Highway 14 near Claremont while heading to a football playoff game. We couldn’t agree more with Abraham and the Highway 14 Partnership. Something needs to be done to improve the safety of the roadway. This latest tragedy should push the calls for safety to the forefront once again. Part of the frustration being experienced by Abraham’s group is that MnDOT has pulled Highway 14 off the road construction list indefinitely. In other words, there are currently no plans to do anything with the road anytime in the future. Abraham isn’t confident that last week’s fatalities will trigger officials to do anything. “My fear is that it won’t, but my hope is that it will,” he said. This is where you can step in to help. It’s important for citizens to call, write or e-mail local and federal political leaders and Minnesota transportation officials about concerns related to Highway 14. We need to get the road project back on the radar of officials. We all need to play a part in opening people’s eyes for the critical need for a four-lane road. The price tag to widen Highway 14 into four lanes would run about $160 million, according to Abraham. But no price can ever replace the countless lives lost on that roadway.

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It’s the end of the world as we know it

Well, the election season is finally over. Gay marriage is still illegal in this state despite $15 million being spent to not legalize it, and people can still freely exercise their right to vote despite many people voting to not allow it unless the government approves. Doesn’t quite make sense, does it? We’ve elected our representatives to solve all of our problems, produce jobs, feed the poor, stop corruption, bilk the rich, create equality, love, peace and harmony, etc. I’m happy everything is going to be OK, now. But, they’ve got less than a month to accomplish it at this point. The predictable rhetoric

about unification, mutual support, wanting to work together, compromise, progress and doing what’s in the best interest of the country is all well and good, but…whatever. That will all have to wait and may, in fact, be potentially moot. Yes, sad to say, but now that we’ve managed to secure hope for our future, the reality is that 12/12/12 is fast approaching and we’re all doomed. Hopefully some clown doesn’t make our demise materialize in the form of the Stay-Puft marshmallow man, but that might still be preferable to a rogue asteroid or a volcanic explosion at Yellowstone. I’m afraid that before we can get on with healing the country’s ills and unifying the divide that has plagued our society for… well…a very long time, we must first get past the pending end of the world as foretold by the Mayan civilization, Nostradamus and someone named Frank McDougal of rural Biloxi, Miss. I don’t know Frank personally, but his blog is pretty serious stuff and quite convincing. He even has a countdown clock widget so we all know, to the

second, how long we have to tidy up our earthly affairs. Personally, I’m extremely prepared for the end of days as long as zombies are the culprit. Since we’re only a few episodes in to Season 3 of the Walking Dead, and the world ending on Dec. 12 means I won’t get to see how it all turns out, I might have to wing it to a degree. But, I’m fine with that. I can improvise under those circumstances. I’m not really sure how to handle a rogue meteor or volcanic catastrophe, though. I have contingencies, but, really, you can only plan for so much chaos. At some point, you either have to audible or get sacked. Assuming we survive the end of the world, there’s still the impending ‘fiscal cliff’ of the New Year lurking just beyond the end of the world crisis. Tax cut deadlines and spending cuts threaten to sink our meager economic recovery faster than any iceberg. Thankfully, we’ll still be able to get some enjoyment from all of the Christmas gifts that will be exchanged a week earlier before plunging head-first into the economic abyss that 2013 is be-

ing predicted to bring. Stocks plummeted the day after the election. Gas prices rose, even as crude oil traded downward. On the same day, ABC News reported that the U.S. was now a net exporter of gasoline. I’ve thought about the gas price puzzle a lot. Supply and demand is the American way and the perception is we’ve finagled our way into the Middle East to ensure our supply due to our never-ending demand. But if you believe the recent media reports that the U.S. is exporting “excess” supplies of refined gas, this whole roller coaster ride of willy-nilly price fluctuations at the pump doesn’t hold water. We (as a nation) are creating more refined gasoline than we consume, so we’re selling off the “excess” supply. Seems to make good business sense, but does it make good economic sense? There’s a big difference. What’s good for business isn’t always what’s good for all.

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Proud vet burdened by judgemental pastor

Great American Smokeout this week

I am proud to be a veteran who honorably served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. I was drafted, sent to a foreign country to serve to protect the rights of all American citizens, one nation under God. One right is the right to worship in the church of my choice according to the Constitution of the United States of America. A self-righteous pastor who said I could not be a social member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Eagles, Elks, or Shrine took this right away from me. He told me I was worshipping other gods by being a member of these organizations and that I had to show him in writing I had removed my membership in these organizations and follow his orders or be sorry. He took it upon himself to falsely accuse me, judge me, condemn me, and ex-communicate me from the church of my choice of which I had been a member of for 48 years. I joined this church when I returned to civilian life with traumatic memories from the war. I found peace with myself and God with my trust in the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ when joining this church, of which

the pastor says I do not have the right to worship in. This is my right under the Constitution, which he says he does not believe in. Where has our freedom gone which we veterans served our life on the line for? In this great country of ours we have selfrighteous people who think they are God. I feel sorry for them in their state of mind. Their action is an unforgiveable sin according to God’s word in the greatest history book ever written, the Holy Bible. I would like to know what this pastor expected to accomplish, or what did he gain by this most disgraceful, abusive action toward me, other than to show me he has power to dominate over me and destroy my life spiritually. I personally realize no one cares or has any interest in what sad depressing times we veterans went through to help preserve what little freedom we may still have today. I am still proud to be an American veteran who has done my part to serve my country. Many people ask me how I am. I most always say, ‘horrible’ and go on to tell them how I was a victim of a spiritually abusive religious pastor who was legalistic addictive mind-controlling authoritarian with an abusive position of religious power. This individual has no Christian feeling for me or anyone spiritually, emotionally, physically, or mentally. This abusive action has left me with a very devastating lasting effect on me of which I feel, spiritually that I can never trust even a legitimate religious spiritual authority again. I hope and pray that those who read this information will do some self-examination before they act to destroy another Christian’s soul. I can forgive the one who traumatized me with this disgraceful action but shall never forget and on judgment day I will see how the creator disciplines him for this horrible action toward me. God helps me cope with this burden. Walt Barfknecht Owatonna

Quit for one day, quit for life By Jane Nyquist

The Four Corners Partnership wants to remind everyone that the 37th Great American Smokeout will take place on Thursday, November 15, 2012. This annual event is sponsored by the American Cancer Society. The purpose of the Smokeout is to encourage smokers to quit. Quitting smoking for the day of the Smokeout can be the first step towards a healthier life. Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, causing about one out of every five deaths. In Minnesota, about 625,000 adults still smoke. Each year, tobacco use is responsible for more than 5,100 deaths and almost $3 billion in preventable health care costs in our state alone. For decades, Minnesota has had consistent, significant declines in smoking, but now our smoking rate for adults has stalled at approximately 16 percent. Our young people continue to smoke at higher rates than the general population, with 6,800 kids becoming daily smokers each year. Most smokers are reluctant smokers who wish they could quit. In fact, nearly 70 percent of U.S. smokers want to quit for good. The tobacco industry spends over $150 million per year to market its products in Minnesota to retain current smokers and recruit a new generation of “replacement smokers”. Youth and young adults are prime targets for tobacco marketing. Nearly 90% of adult smokers start smoking before

they are 18 years old. It has been almost 50 years since the first Surgeon General’s report that linked smoking with lung cancer. Today, everyone knows that smoking is bad for your health. If you ask a smoker if kids should start smoking, the answer will be ‘no’. Encouraging smokers to quit is important, but the fact that this is the 37th Great American Smokeout makes it clear that helping smokers to quit is only part of the solution.” One of the most effective ways to prevent youth smoking and to encourage smokers to quit is to increase tobacco prices is by increasing the sales tax on tobacco. Minnesota currently ranks number 28 in the nation for tobacco tax. For the last several years, the Raise if for Health coalition (www.raiseitforhealth.org) has been educating the public and legislators about the health benefits that would result from a tobacco tax increase. The Four Corners Partnership is a participant in the Raise it for Health coalition. Jane Nyquist is the coordinator of the Four Corners Partnership and a public health educator for Steele County. The Four Corners Partnership educates the public and elected officials in Dodge, Goodhue, Rice and Steele counties about the harm tobacco causes. The partnership advocates for proven, evidence-based policies that will reduce tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke, and prevent youth from starting to smoke. Learn more at: www.4cornerspartnership.org.

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Local Briefs Blooming Prairie Library Book Nook Recently I was able to attend the Minnesota Library Association conference in St. Paul. The day Vaillancourt was filled with information from early literacy consultant Saroj Ghoting about Early Childhood Literacy, what it is, why it is important, and how do we achieve it. Early childhood literacy is what children know about communication, verbal and nonverbal language, reading, and writing before they can actually read and write. The more experiences children have with language, the easier it is for them to learn to read and comprehend. To encourage language experiences, there are some easy things to do with your young child: talk, read, sing, write, and play! In other words, keep doing what you are doing with your child, but be aware to choose words and begin conversations that will expand your child’s vo-

cabulary and understanding. The library is a great resource to help with these goals. One of the most exciting additions to our programming this year has been the introduction of Family Fun Nights. One evening a month, usually the 3rd Thursday, a special story time is held in conjunction with the Early Childhood Family Education teachers from the elementary school. Stories are read, songs are sung, and then the families spend time working on projects to take home. Preschoolers and their friends and families are invited to a Giving Thanks Family Fun Night at the Blooming Prairie Branch Library on Thursday, November 15 at 6:30 p.m. There will be stories, songs, crafts, and feathery fun for all. The program is presented by staff from the library and the Blooming Prairie Early Childhood Family Education. Mark your December calendar for Stories by Candlelight Family Fun Night on Thursday, December 20. Nancy Vaillancourt Blooming Prairie Library

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Third ‘Gobble Wobble’ set to run By TROY THOMPSON News Editor

Youthful memories of lazy summer days spent at Blooming Prairie’s Pine Springs Pool and a passion for running were the impetus behind organizing the first Gobble Wobble on the Prairie in 2010. The annual event, set to mark its third anniversary on Thanksgiving morning next week, has already paid dividends in helping to make memories for a new generation of pool-goers. The pre-turkey dinner threeand six-mile walk/run has grown fast and is attracting increasingly more participation. Last year’s event saw participation nearly double from the inaugural event, and organizers say they are hoping for as many as 200 people to complete the Gobble Wobble course through the Blooming Prairie streets this year. “The idea was started out of my love for running and the thought that maybe more people would like a reason to exercise on Thanksgiving Day before ‘stuffing’ themselves with the traditional dinner,” said Linda Klemmensen, who also operates Sportstitch in downtown Blooming Prairie. “I also loved to hang out at Pine Springs Pool as a kid and thought that would be a nice place for the proceeds to go.” The new picnic pavilion that debuted at the pool this past summer was built using proceeds from the first two years of the event. Klemmensen said proceeds from this year’s Gobble Wobble are earmarked to help fund a new floating platform in the deep end of the pool. Klemmensen, an avid run-

ner, said getting in a little premeal exercise might help ease some guilt over any second helpings or extra slices of pie that may be eaten later in the day. On average, participants can expect to burn anywhere from 300 to 850 calories depending on if they walk or run the three or six-mile course. Considering a slice of pumpkin pie equals approximately 320 calories, participating in the Gobble Wobble could provide some tasty rewards. In addition to the consciencecleansing rewards, prizes will be awarded to participants, including a Pine Springs Pool membership, and t-shirts are

provided to all pre-registrants on the day of the race. The cost is $20 to run or walk and walk-ups are welcome the morning of the race, but preregistering guarantees a t-shirt and eligibility for prizes. You can pre-register at The Pizza Cellar, the BP Chamber office, or at Sportstitch. New this year is a $50 entry fee for teams of up to four. The event begins at 8 a.m. at volunteers will be on hand to help guide runners and walkers through their selected course. A free ‘Widdle Wobble’ will take place at approximately 9 a.m. for kids of any age. That event is three city blocks and free prize bags will be hand-

ed out to the first 100 Widdle Wobblers. Supervised children’s activities will be provided at The Pizza Cellar during the Gobble Wobble so parents can participate worry-free. Activities include face-painting, tattoos, games, storytime, coloring and snack time. “The event is a great way for families to begin Thanksgiving Day together and to create a new tradition within their family,” said Klemmensen. Judging by the growing number of participants and repeat runners, it’s already become a new tradition for many.

Seminar touts flexible land rent agreements By TROY THOMPSON News Editor

Submitted photo Six-year-old Keily Averhoff poses with her freshly-clipped locks after a visit to Blooming Prairie’s Lone Star Salon. Averhoff donated her hair to the Locks of Love program. Locks of Love helps provide realistic wigs to cancer patients undergoing treatment. Keily is the daughter of Cody and Jasmine Carlson.

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Nearly 100 area farmers and landowners gathered at the Blooming Prairie City Center last week for a presentation by the University of Minnesota Extension office on land rent agreements. David Bau, an Agricultural Business Management Extension Educator gave the presentation which was designed to help farmers and landowners reach equitable deals when negotiating agreements for crop land. According to Bau, the average rental price in Steele County for last season was $208 per acre, up from $168 per acre the previous year. Steele County experienced a range of per acre rents of anywhere between $67 and $265 last season. “We jumped up forty-two dollars from last year to this year,” Bau told the audience. “I wouldn’t be surprised to see forty-two dollars added to that price again this year in Steele County.

A complex algorithm of economic and market forces combine to define what is a fair rental price, said Bau. A former statistician with the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bau came armed with plenty of numbers, formulas and worksheets to help decipher the puzzle. “Land prices are going up dramatically,” said Bau. “Also, the input for corn is also going up.” According the Bau, the average farmer has seen an annual increase of 9 percent since 2003 for inputting corn crops. That compares to an average increase of 7 percent for inputting soybeans. Similarly, the average price per acre for agricultural land sold in Steele County increased from $4,184 to $5341 from 2010 to 2011. Those figures are helping to drive up rental rates as landowners seek to offset increased taxes. But with yields varying widely, especially this last season, Bau says the traditional split of

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two-thirds net proceeds to the landowner and one-third to the farmer, may not work for all. “I encourage flexible leases,” said Bau. “You don’t see those too often, but prices have jumped, profits got high, and rents haven’t kept up. There are lots of ways to do a flexible agreement and the trends now are more and more to singleyear leases. Bau says flexible rents can be beneficial to both parties involved and be based on gross revenue, base rents plus a bonus, yields, and profit sharing. Bau says a combination of methods can be used to tailor

the agreement to unique situation. “The goal is, what is equitable and what is fair,” he said. Bau projected that corn would be a safer bet profit-wise next year after analyzing the futures markets. “It doesn’t look very good for beans next year,” he said. After flirting with $8 a bushel corn due to drought conditions earlier this summer, prices have dropped back into the $5 range and are forecast to drop further. “There’s still going to be under hundred dollar an acre rent next year,” he said. “But you might get what you pay for.”

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November 19, 2002 Elsie Slinger, Editor Milo (Jeff) and Loraine Jensen will celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary with an “Open House” on Saturday, November 30, 2002, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church Hall in Newry Township hosted by their children. The couple was married December 4, 1952. On November 2nd and November 9th, the Cub Scout Troop 260 and Boy Scout Troop 261 conducted their “Annual Food Drive”. The local scouts collected about 500 lbs. of food, enough to fill a minivan, from the people of Blooming Prairie. On the county level the Boy Scouts of America collect enough food to meet the needs of the county food shelf for a full month.

20 Years Ago

November 18, 1992 Karla Iacovino, Publisher Wednesday, November 11, 1992 was observed as Veteran’s Day across the nation. Here in Blooming Prairie a flag raising ceremony was held at 11:00 a.m. The ceremony was a joint effort by American Legion Post #52 and VFW Post 878 and their

auxiliaries. The flag was raised by Blooming Prairie’s only remaining World War I veteran, Mr. Nels Sorenson. A reading on veteran’s Day was read by Legion Commander Ken Trom, a closing prayer by Pastor Clifford Schroeder and taps by Legion-VFW color guard.

30 Years Ago

November 17, 1982 John Moe, Editor Pfc. Ronald J. DeBeau graduated from Marine Corps Recruit Training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California on September 17, 1982. His mother, Mrs. Barbara DeBeau flew out to San Diego to attend the services. Pfc. DeBeau is back at Marine School now at Camp Pendleton following a 14-day leave. Three local athletes received All-Conference recognition at the annual Fall Sports Banquet held Nov. 8. Diana Walch was named to the Volleyball All-Conference Team, and Paul Anderson and David Sheedy received the honors in Gopher Conference football. Installation services for the Rev. Lloyd Kallevig were held at Red Oak Grove Lutheran Church Sunday morning, Nov. 14, at both

the 8:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. worship services. A reception dinner was held at 12:15 p.m. Sunday, followed with a reception program beginning at 1:30 p.m. At the afternoon program, Rev. Kallevig’s brother, Emil, of Fergus Falls, who is also a pastor but currently serving as assistant to the president at Golden Meadow Lutheran College in the area of development, took part. Also taking part was Wayne Lindquist, chairman of the Red Oak Grove congregation, and Burton Ingvalson. Special music was presented by Bonnie Schlotzhauer and Carolyn Zipse with Gladys Basness as the accompanist.

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November 15, 1962 Victor & Vernon Krejci, Editors Mr. and Mrs. Orville Knutson announce the engagement of their daughter, Donna Jean, to Duane Bernard Herzog, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Herzog, Owatonna. Miss Knutson is a graduate of Blooming Prairie high school and is an employee at the Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. in Owatonna. Her fiancé is a graduate of Marian high school, Owatonna, and is employed at the Brick Furniture Store, Owatonna. Allan Morton and Arnold Gri-

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November 18, 1937 Walter K. Mickelson, Editor & Publisher New officers were elected, reports of the recent state convention in St. Paul given, and usual routine business transacted at the meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary of the A. O. H. Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Jane Trotman. Mrs. Jane Trotman was chosen as president of the organization with Mrs. Edward Trotman, vice-president; Mrs. T. C. Cashman, financial secretary; Miss Elizabeth Cashman, recording secretary; Miss Margaret Farrell, treasurer; Mrs. D. J. Coughlin, sentinel; Miss Angeline McNellis, chairman of standing committee. Visitors at the Ingval Anderson home Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bagley and family, Austin.

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Continued from Front of the local Subway and Budget Mart. She had membership in the Women of Today, serving as an officer; managed the diner for 4H at the Steele County fair, and belonged to the BP Matmen organization for several years. Her childhood included growing up in Dexter, and attending school and graduating from Southland. “ I never thought when I was a Southland Rebel”, she said, “I would ever be an Awesome Blossom, but I can tell you that I am very proud to be one!” When asked about goals for herself, Sherman-Ahrens replied that having the B & G club grow would be a short term goal. “Long term, I would like to see 45 members come to the club daily, and we could find more people in the community who would be willing to spend a little time helping kids.” She is like most other people and has a bucket list of things if she ever gets to the point of retiring. She would like to try sky diving some day and also travel to Europe on a long trip. Besides the countless hours she spends at the club, she still finds time to do some decorative cake baking, indulge in scrapbooking, and spend time with her family and friends. If she could

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be describe herself in one sentence, it would probably be, “I love kids”, as one of the club directors commented. “I don’t think the club would still be operating, if it weren’t for her love of the kids and her continual desire to see that the club is successful.” A point of great pride for her lies in the fact that although we are a small community, we can still have our own boys and girls club, the only other such club, besides Rochester, in the entire southeastern area of Minnesota. That says volumes about our Citizen of the Year.

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One of her disappointments comes from the fact that the club is still not highly regarded or known about in the community and the mistaken belief that any funds raised in this community goes to the parent club in Rochester. This is in error, as people should know that any donations made to the local club stays right here in Blooming Prairie and has no connection to Rochester. It is quite remarkable that the club operates with ShermanAhrens as the only full-time employee. Three part-time employees include Jaci Hillson, Sam Wacek, and Desi Sherman, plus a student hired by the local PTO who does tutoring after school. And these all work in and around over 30 active and energetic kids. As Hillson volunteered, “There is never a dull moment around here, for sure, and Mary does a remarkable job in supervising such a large and important project. Something is going on here every minute the club is open.” This certainly is not the only job in the Director’s resume’, but it is one she thoroughly enjoys. She spent several years as The a para-professional in the local school system andMinnesota was manager

sim, in company with several friends, left Friday morning of last week for Kenora, Ontario, Canada, to enjoy a week-end of moose hunting. Allan is reported to have bagged a bull moose which weighed approximately 1500-pounds before it was dressed. One of the other members of the party also shot a cow moose.

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Commentary: Crossroads of opportunity

John Walch, 77, Zumbrota

I find myself in the queer position of composing a polemic on the eve of what promises to be a hairline election result, yet by the time you are reading this, the electorate will have spoken and we will have a new president. Alas, I am entirely unqualified to venture a guess as to the outcome. As I write this article, I am left to wonder whether we shall elect President Obama or President Romney, whereas you are certain. Democrats or Republicans will either be jubilantly celebrating or lamenting the loss of an exciting direction for our nation. I stand on the eve of the crossroads of opportunity, yet you are sojourning on the selected direction. God help you! The desire to provide some last-minute sage ministerial

In the peace of his home, John Leonard Walch of Zumbrota, died on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. John will be remembered as a man who lived his faith and deeply loved his family. John was born on April 4, 1935, in Altura, to Leonard and Lucile (Frisch) Walch. He was one of nine children, blessed to grow up in a family that worked hard and celebrated life together. He attended high schools in Seward, Alaska and Lewiston, Minn. While attending Lewiston High School, John met Rebecca Wirt, a bright young woman whose warm heart and sparkling smile captured his heart. They dated during high school and continued their courtship through college. The couple wed on July 26, 1958, the same year John completed his undergraduate studies at St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s University in Winona. John then attended the University of Minnesota, where he studied Veterinary Medicine. Upon his graduation, the couple made their home in Blooming Prairie, where they raised their four children. John practiced as a veterinar-

ian and then partnered to build the Blooming Prairie Veterinary Clinic. John had a deep and lasting appreciation for the relationships that developed with farmers, clients and associates over the years. John was active in the Blooming Prairie community. He was a member of the St. Columbanus Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus, the Jaycees, and served on the school board. Before retiring in 1999, he spent several years working as an inspector for the US Department of Agriculture. In 2000, John and Rebecca retired to Zumbrota where he continued to spend time celebrating life with family, practicing his Catholic faith, tending to his trees and lawn, reading, debating politics, and relaxing to beautiful music. Those who knew John will continue to be inspired by his deep faith and loyalty to family. John is survived by his children, Philip (Nora) Walch of Rochester, Sara Walch of White Bear Township, Diana (Jay) Smith of Stillwater and Johanna (David) Brandvik of Altadena, Calif.; his grandchildren Meghan (Sultan) Mirzoyev, Teresa Walch, Abby Walch, Ellie Walch, Aron Mozes, Gergely Mozes, Kinga Mozes, Luca Mozes, Hannah Smith, Noah Smith, Kate Smith, Freya Brandvik, Esme Brandvik and Willa Brandvik; siblings,

Cabrini Walch, Joan (Don) Simon, Roman (Mary) Walch, Kathryn (Richard) Kreutter, and Rita (Jim) Suchomel. John was preceded in death by his wife, Rebecca (Wirt) Walch, who died on March 10, 2011, one brother (Thomas Walch) and two sisters (Genevieve Roth and Mary Kronebusch). A mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, at 3 p.m. at St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Catholic Church in Zumbrota with Father Randal Kasel officiating. Visitation will be on Friday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the church. Burial will be at St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Oak Ridge Cemetery at a later date. Memorial gifts can be made to Sisters of St. Francis at Assisi Heights (1001 14th Street NW, Rochester, MN 55901), St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Catholic Church (749 S. Main Street, Zumbrota, MN 55992), or Mayo Clinic Heart Disease Research Program (Mayo Clinic, Department of Development, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905). Arrangements were made with Mahn Family Funeral Home â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Larson Chapel in Zumbrota. www.mahnfamilyfuneralhome. com

This summer my cousin passed away. She was only a few years older than I am and so I have been, perhaps, more aware of the passing of time and life. Maybe it is the witness of nature around us to the cycle of life Sauer that has led many faith traditions to use November as a time to remember the dead. While contemporary society seems uncomfortable talking about death, the Christian community reflects on death in light of the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. His experience has changed our perspective on death and has given us hope for a future of eternal life. A number of years ago, Cardinal Joseph Bernardin of Chicago died after a long battle with cancer. At the time, Newsweek magazine featured a cover story on the cardinal entitled: Teaching Us How To Die. The authors reflected on the life and very public death of this man who had touched the lives of so many â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and not only those in the Catholic Church. Even his dying

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FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCHâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;ELCA 6: WK $YH +RSH 507-451-3854 Worship: 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERANâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;LCMS 2500 7th Ave. NE., Owatonna Rev. Mark Rosenau & Rev. *UHJRU\ 6FKOLFNHU Â&#x2021; ZZZ JRRGVKHSKDUGRZDWRQQD FRP Services: 8 a.m., 9:15 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Sunday Sunday School: 9:15 a.m. ST. MICHAELâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LUTHERANâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;ELCA 30450 570th Ave., Waltham Rev. John Heruth (Intern) 507-567-2474 Worship: 10:30 a.m. Sunday Sunday School: 9:15 a.m.

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became a moment of teaching and witness. He reminded us that death is a â&#x20AC;&#x153;transition from earthly life to life eternal.â&#x20AC;? And while our heads might tell us that is true we often live in fear of death. We fear the unknown, the possibility of an end to our existence. We are concerned with what happens to us â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not as a physical body â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but as a person, a human being with a soul and a life which has meaning. The opening words of the General Introduction to the Roman Catholic Order of Christian Funerals states clearly and succinctly the Christian attitude in response to human death. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the face of death, the Church confidently proclaims that God has created each person for eternal life and that Jesus, the Son of God, by his death and resurrection, has broken the chains of sin and death that bound humanity.â&#x20AC;? The death, resurrection and glorification of Jesus, what we call the Paschal Mystery, become the central dynamic at work in our response to the death of a Christian. In His own death, Jesus experienced all that we do when confronted by that reality. He felt the darkness, the threat, the loneliness. He knew the powerlessness and the suffering. What is unique and

salvific is the response of Jesus in the face of His own death. In His struggle Jesus accepts death. He places His hope in the Father, overcoming death itself. By His act of submission to the will of God, Jesus begins to live fully with God. In speaking of the death of Jesus, Jesuit theologian Juan Alfaro states, â&#x20AC;&#x153;the very event of death, the disintegration of manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s existence in the world, has become the personal meeting with God who â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;gives life to the dead.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? There is nothing in the human experience of death that would lead one to proclaim faith in eternal life with God. The insistence of the Christian community that we have such faith is a constant affirmation of our confidence in the power of the Risen Christ. We are invited to see death as a friend and not an enemy. We acknowledge, with St. Francis of Assisi, â&#x20AC;&#x153;sister deathâ&#x20AC;? as a passageway to eternal life. It is only by letting go, trusting that God will indeed be faithful to His promises that we can embrace death and find hope in the midst of suffering and death. Fr. John Sauer Sacred Heart Church Owatonna

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ST. MARYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CATHOLIC Rural Geneva Father Swamy Pothireddy 507-465-8217 Service: 10:45 a.m. Sunday SACRED HEART CATHOLIC +D\ÂżHOG Father Steve Peterson 507-477-2256 Service: 10 a.m. Sunday CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS 307 1st St. SW., New Richland Father Swamy Pothireddy 507-465-8217 Services: 5 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday. Sunday School: 9 a.m. Sunday ST. COLUMBANUS CATHOLIC CHURCH 114 E. Main St., Blooming Prairie Father Steve Peterson 507-583-2784 Reconciliation: 3:45 p.m. Saturday Services: 4 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday. Monday - Friday 2IÂżFH +RXUV D P S P HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH OF LITOMYSL 9946 SE 24th Ave., Owatonna Rev. John Sauer, Pastor Rev. Jon Moore, Substitute Priest 507-451-2299 www.litomysl.webs.com Services: 9:30 a.m. Sunday )DLWK ,Q $FWLRQ &RQÂżUPDWLRQ (6-11 gr.) 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday Pre-5 gr. Family Faith Formation with noon Potluck: Second Sunday SACRED HEART CHURCH 810 S. Cedar Ave., Owatonna Father Rev. John Sauer Father Michael Cronin, Parochial Vicar 507-451-1588 www.sacredheartowatonna.org Services: 5 p.m Saturday and 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., & 10:30 a.m. Sunday Spanish Mass: 1 p.m. Sunday ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH ( 0DLQ 6W +D\ÂżHOG Father Emmanuel Sylvester 218-695-2641 Mass & Religious Ed: 11 a.m Sunday Lutheran

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Sans the creation of a time machine, the die is cast. Yet do not for a moment believe the old lie that all our chips of ambition and hope were placed upon the ballot paper. They were not! Our path is not the product of party ideology or Ă la mode legislation, but rather the forging forward of personal choices that have ripple effects throughout your future. No man sitting comfortably in the White House has dominion over your personal life, instead your life is determined by the person sitting comfortably in your lazy-boy. YOU!

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wisdom of biblical proportion is overwhelming, yet by the time you read these words the curtains on the window of influence will be drawn. Yet, the exclusive selection of one political path does not automatically equate to all decisions being determined. Our senses are throbbing from months of being berated with political ads prophesying the definite misery we will endure if we were so foolish as to elect their competitor. By contrast, our ears are pink from being tickled with the fuzzy promises of endless chocolate bunnies and warm hugs. Dare we believe for a brief moment that our lives had any real future without the celestial insight of the right candidate, we would have a hope that Washington cannot afford.

AURORA LUTHERAN 6329 SE 38th St., Owatonna Pastor Jonathon Davis 507-676-5696 Sunday School: 10:15 a.m Sunday Worship Service: 9:00 a.m. Sunday and 10:30 a.m. Monday FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCHâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;ELCA 434 1st St. SW., Blooming Prairie Charles Leonard, Senior Pastor Heidi Heimgartner, Associate Pastor 507-583-6621 ÂżUVWOXWKHUDQES FRP Worship: 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Broadcast 8:30 KOWZ, 100.9FM

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RED OAK GROVE LUTHERANâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;ELCA 30456 Mower-Freeborn Rd., Austin Pastor Lindsay Stolen 507-583-2038 or 507-437-3000 www.roglutheran.org Worship: 9 a.m. Sunday Sunday School (Sept-May): 10:15 a.m. REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCHâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;LCMS 1054 Truman Ave., Owatonna Pastor Kirk Griebel 507-451-2720 www.redeemerowatonna.org Service: 9:00 a.m. Sunday Sunday School: 10:15 a.m.

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ST. JOHNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LUTHERAN CHURCH â&#x20AC;&#x201D;LCMS 4532 SE 84th Ave., Claremont Rev. Alan Broadwell 507-584-2404 VMOFRIÂżFH#IURQWLHUQHW QHW +RO\ &RPPXQLRQ QG WK 6XQGD\V. Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sermon: 1st & 3rd Sundays. 6XQGD\ 6FKRRO &RQÂżUPDWLRQ 9:15-10:15 a.m. Sunday (Sept-May) Services: 6 p.m. Saturday and 10:30 a.m. Sunday ST. JOHNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LUTHERAN CHURCHâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;LCMS 28959 630th Ave., Sargeant Rev. Ronald Prigge 507-584-6358 Service: 10:15 a.m. Sunday Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.

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A pre-winter Deer opener with the Governor sports break

With the football season abruptly ending and two weeks before the first winter sports event of the season, it gives me a chance to mention a few items that sometimes get crowded out when a lot of sports news is on the schedule. The Times is going to publish a winter sports tab in the Dec. 4 issue, but the basketball girls and the wresting team will have competition the preceding week. Therefore, I had better get non-athletic items mentioned before that time. GAINING A MENTAL EDGE IN LIFE The regular meeting of the local Parent- Teacher-Organization had a visitor today when Dawn (Mollenhauer) Goodsell conducted an exercise in team building before the meeting and then spoke to the group later. Goodsell is part of an organization called Mental Edge Now which teaches team building with various organizations around the state and do it by taking groups of five or so people and then go through various activities to better be able to work as a team and solve problems together. Goodsell demonstrated this with two groups of girls before the organization held its meeting. Goodsell is a 1982 graduate of BPHS. She participated in several activities while a student at the local school and was a queen candidate at the 1981 fall homecoming festivities. Her organization specializes in coaching athletes, but it also trains any individuals or groups who really want to make a change in their lives. As the title of the organization suggests, it gives participants a mental edge in life. MISCELANEOUS ITEMS Local business owner Leanne Hanson, from her Touch Of Charm shop, received the honor of decorating the Atrium of the Historic Hormel House. This was at least the second time that she got the nod to participate in decorating the Hormel House, a very historic and beautiful Hormel family mansion. A tip of the hat to Hanson and A Touch of Charm for the fine skills in decorating. Matt Zellmer a former BPHS athlete, is one of nine letter winners returning for the Luther College upcoming basketball season. The team last season compiled a 17-9 season record and is coached by Mark Franzen, who is starting his seventh season as the head coach. Luther College is a liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America and is located in Decorah, Iowa. Its athletic teams are members of the Iowa intercollegiate Conference (IIAC), and the Norsemen compete in 10 men’s and 9 women’s sports. While in BPHS, Zellmer was a standout athlete in football, basketball, and baseball, and he was involved in several other activities as well. Zellmer should get a great deal of playing time for the team this season. We wish him luck and will follow his season through the year. SPECIAL EVENTS Sunday, the local veterans were honored at special ceremonies at the Servicemen’s Club, and yesterday marked the official Veterans’ Day observance nationwide. I have said it often in this column, but it stands repeating often. Our country was founded on

the fact that its citizens were always ready to be called upon to defend its freedom. Because of the sacrifices all of these people made, we still can call America the greatest country in the world and the shining example of a true democracy. A great big tip of the hat to the veterans of our armed forces. We owe you everything! This week is also American Education Week, a week in which we celebrate public education and honor those individuals who make a difference in children’s education. Whether there is a special activity each day or just an invitation for parents to visit school to see for themselves what is happening at all times. The week is special to public education, and a tip of the hat this week goes also to teachers. A ROYAL ENTERTAINMENT Finally, last week saw three very exciting performances of this year’s BPHS all-school musical. There was no doubt in anyone’s mind that this was top-notch entertainment in all aspects of theater. Director Tamzen Johnson and her assistants, Kari Bottin and Amelia Harthan, had every cast member in the right roles, and they all performed with enthusiasm and confidence. Katherine Bell shone as Cinderella, and her voice was one of the most melodious voices by a lead in the allschool musical for years. She demonstrated a perfect pitch and a high quality voice. The Prince, as played by Jimmy Mans, also featured a strong voice and excellent tone, and their duets on “Ten Minutes Ago” and “Do I loved You Because You’re Beautiful” were beautifully done. The comic relief by the stepsisters in the “Stepsisters’ Lament” thoroughly entertained the audience. The sets were very appropriate for the action, and the costumes overall demonstrated the world of fairy tale kingdoms in striking fashion. The king, portrayed by John Rumpza, and Breanna Behne as the Queen both performed with poise and confidence, and their song “Boys and Girls like You and Me” was just one example of the talent they displayed. The Chef, the Steward, and the Herald all had their moments to shine, which they did with great aplomb. Anna Noble made a perfect Godmother, and her portrayal got stronger as the action progressed All of the characters did a god job in their respective roles. Two other comments are warranted. Bravos should go to Music Director Amelia Harthan and the orchestra for the excellent accompaniment of the action. That group deserves a standing ovation for the quality and timeliness of their music. Finally, a very big thank you is offered to the anonymous benefactor who donated funds for the revamped and improved sound system. It was very gratifying to finally being able to hear everything after the many years of struggling to catch and understand any dialogue at all. A tip of the hat for that and also to the entire cast and crews for a delightful evening of entertainment. It was an unforgettable experience for many. A last item of interest revolved around the efforts of local resident Chris Mans, who organized a successful reunion of members of the 1977 production of Cinderella. I was a time for re-acquaintance, which, in some cases, hadn’t happened since that occasion twenty-five years ago. On that cheerful note, we will close for this week. There is no need for any additional humor, when the events of last week already provided so much information and entertainment, but we’ll still talk again!

Submitted photo From left: Blooming Prairie Chamber of Commerce Secretary, Becky Noble, Gov. Mark Dayton, and Joanne Nahlovsky at the governor’s deer opener in Winona on Friday, Nov. 2.

By LEMAR NELSON Staff Writer

Two Blooming prairie Chamber of commerce members attended governor Mark Dayton’s deer opener activities at Winona on Friday, Nov. 2. Chamber Secretary Becky Noble and Joanne Nahlovsky were just part of a large contingent of hunters and dignitaries who enjoyed a luncheon at the Winona Sportsmen’s Club, listened to

comments from the governor, and watched a shotgun shooting exhibition by the Gould Brothers and student archery and clay shooting competitions in the afternoon. Hunting in general, and deer hunting in particular, provide a great amount of income to the state of Minnesota as illustrated by some of the numbers: 597,000 people hunt in Minnesota each year, and Minnesota hunters pay $63.8 million in

state and local taxes. Hunters spend $180 million each year, and provide 14,400 jobs. Those jobs give $365 to workers in salaries and wages. Generally, a ripple effect brings in $1.47 billion to the state’s economy. Hunters in Minnesota support more jobs than many of the state’s biggest employers, such as Hormel Foods. Annual spending by Minnesota hunters is one-third the cash receipts from corn, the state’s top agri-

cultural commodity, and each Minnesota hunter spends an average of $783 per year on triprelated expenses and gear. It is no wonder, then why hunting in Minnesota is so popular, and why it would draw the governor of the state to hunting territory each year. The site changes each year, but it always draws statewide interest to the sport of hunting.

Area teams continue postseason play

By LEMAR NELSON Staff Writer

Any doubts about Gopher conference Faribault B.A. having a dominant volleyball team and an even more dominating season certainly went down the drain at the state volleyball tournament. The Cardinals won both the opening round match and the semi-final match over Win-E-Mac in three games, and they didn’t lose one game in either of the two matches. They topped the season off with a 3-1 match victory over Southwest Christian last Saturday. B.A. lost its first game of the tourney when the Stars took game two of the championship match 25-18. The Cardinals came back to take the next two games by identical 25-22 scores and claim their third title in the last four years. They have won the state tournament championship four times since 2003. B.A defeated Win-E-Mac 259, 25-11, and 25-11 on their way to the finals. Maddie Borwege had 15 kills in that match, and it gave the Cardinals a perfect record. B. A. capped the season with a victory in the finals. That gave the Gopher Conference representative its fourth state title since 2003 and the third in the last four years. Not to be outdone, the B.A. football team defeated Sleepy St. Marys 43-12 about the same time the volleyball team

was winning their state championship. The Cardinals intercepted several Knight passes, and got two touchdowns each from Mark Mahowld and quarterback Kyle Filzen. B.A. will now face Dawson-Boyd in the semi-finals of the state playoffs at the Metrodome at the end of next week. Dawson-Boyd, last year’s Class A football champions, was the team that stopped the Awesome Blossom team in the se-finals last year. Closer to home, the Owatonna Husky football team earned a trip to the Metrodome and the semi-finals of class 5A. Owatonna had little trouble against Mankato West in the state quarterfinals, as they won that contest 28-0 in a game at Lakeville Friday, Nov. 9. Running back Aaron Peterson piled up 226 yards rushing on 26 carries, and the defense sacked West’s quarterback five times in the shutout win. The Huskies will face St. Thomas Academy in the semi-finals this coming Friday, Nov.16, at the Metrodome. The only area teams on the losing end of playoff games were the Owatonna volleyball team. The Huskies lost both of their matches sat the state tournament, dropping three straight to Eden Prairie in the quarterfinals and then losing to Bemidji three games to one in the consolation match.

Times photo by Troy Thompson Faribault Bethlehem Academy’s Blake Langerud (No. 8) is tackled by Blooming Prairie’s defense in game earlier this season. The Cardinals advanced to state after downing BP in the Section 1A finals.

BPHS grad Zellmer hits the court for Luther College

Matt Zellmer, a 2009 graduate of Blooming Prairie High School, is a member of the Luther College men’s basketball team. Zellmer is one of nine letter winners returning from last

season’s team that posted a record of 17-9. Luther will begin the year at the River Forest Classic on Nov. 16 at Dominican University, at 8:00 p.m. The next day Luther will play at Concordia University (IL) at 6:00 p.m. Luther is led by head coach Mark Franzen who begins his seventh season at the helm of the Norse program. The sports information department will once again be providing free live video streaming for all home basketball events throughout the 2012-13 season. These video streams allow Luther fans the ability to watch home athletic events on their home computers. Zellmer is the son of Randy and Kay Zellmer of Blooming Prairie, Minn.

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Three enchanted evenings of Cinderella at BPHS

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According to the L.A. Times, “refiners defend the practice as a necessary profit booster that benefits suppliers, workers and shareholders.” American oil companies are supplying more product than American consumers are demanding, so they’re raiding the domestic supply by exporting the excess to foreign markets at premium rates, which, in turn, limits our supply and ability to meet our own fluctuating demand. Reference the recent gas rationing in the wake of Sandy in New York. Transportation logistics are partially to blame, I’m sure, but if regional refineries experience production glitches, there’s not enough domestic supply to immediately make up for the loss in production or spikes in demand. Short supply, plus high demand equals higher prices. That’s basic business math. And that, my friends, about sums up last week’s elections and illustrates what’s currently wrong with this country, and why we’re paying more for a gallon of gas at $80some a barrel of crude than we were at $140-some a barrel. We have lost our concept of common sense. In everything. Common economic sense might dictate adequate rotating reserves to prevent price spikes due to refinery interruptions or sudden increases in demand. But that would mean sacrificing some “necessary profit boosters”. Let’s assume for just a moment (because we don’t have a lot of time before the end of the world) that all Democrats are Socialist and all Republicans are Capitalists. That’s an overgeneralization, but if left unchecked, it’s assumed those are the paths they’d follow. Let the elephants stampede and the logical conclusion is that every conceivable resource available would be consumed without forethought for the sole purpose of generating a profit until there was no more supply to meet the demand. Turn the donkeys loose without any fences, and they’ll give away the farm and leave the land barren, essentially bankrupting their supply until they can’t feed the demand. A system of checks and balances is all well and good, but what we need is a little common sense. Hopefully, we can find that middle ground before we plunge off the fiscal cliff. Hopefully, we can balance the right to making a profit with not creating undue economic hardships for the masses. I don’t honestly believe zombies will inherit the earth before Christmas. But I’ve got a backpack ready with supplies, just in case that, or some other kind of Armageddon, happens to occur. I have even packed a small torch, graham crackers and chocoThe late. You, know, just in case ourMinnesota demise does come at the gooey hands of the Stay-Puft marshmallow man. Crazy, you say? Nay. Common sense, and our current political climate, almost demands it.

Be proud of our soldiers

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Yesterday was Veteran’s Day. Whether you saw a vet and thanked him or her, or not, give thanks to a vet today. Give thanks to a Vet whenever you see one…every day. Wear a poppy with pride. Soldiers put their lives on the line for us -- for their families. They put their lives on the line for their friends, for their freedom, for their country. They risk their lives to protect their brothers in the front lines. They come back with pain in their hearts and suffering in their eyes. They witness suffering and death. They see their buddies die in firefights and from IED’s. They have to shoot and kill to follow orders. They come home suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). It’s real. The death our soldiers see is real. The violence they have been witness to is real. The hurt in their souls is real. There were and are many men in my family who served in the

military. My great grandpa and my grandpa, my great uncle, my second cousin, and my cousin (currently serving). They are all my heroes. My cousin is a soldier in the United States Army. He’s made a career of it. He has a family and a new baby. He’s trying to get into the Special Forces. He’s seen death and destruction. I’ve seen and heard the suffering he’s gone through. It is real. He witnessed a buddy die in the war. He was with him in his last moments. My great grandpa witnessed suffering as well. He never talked about it with the women…Only with the men, including my dad. Be proud of our soldiers. Display that pride through bumper stickers and decals. Speak out in defense of soldiers when you see them being spoken badly of. Wear a shirt that displays the name of one of the service branches: Army, Navy, Marine Corp., or Air Force. Light a candle in your church for a soldier. If you’ve lost a soldier, light it in his or her name.

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If you haven’t, light one for the Unknown Soldier…For the one who no one remembers… For the one who goes unnamed and unmentioned in remembrance services. I light a candle for that buddy of my cousin’s who died on the feast of the Immaculate Conception of this year. Light a candle for all the vets alive and dead who’ve offered and sacrificed their lives for all of us…All of us here in the United States of America who enjoy freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom to bear arms, freedom to express ourselves and our beliefs, freedom to express our Patriotism, and freedom to love our service men and women. Express your love for our soldiers, whether you know one personally or not. Shake a soldier’s hand, thank them for their service, light a candle for them, say a prayer for them and for their protection, remember them throughout your life and think of them throughout your days.

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Continued from Front The State Patrol said the pickup driven by Hodgman was heading east when it crossed into the path of the westbound SUV. It’s unknown why Hodgman’s vehicle crossed over the centerline. All occupants in the vehicles were reported to have been wearing their seatbelts. Highway 14 from Highway 56 to Claremont was closed for about four hours after the accident. Some of the traffic was

diverted onto Highway 56. Besides the State Patrol, the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office, Dodge Center Ambulance and fire departments from Dodge Center and Claremont assisted at the scene. Sheriff Jensen said there are not typically many accidents in the area where this triple fatality took place. Even so, Jensen said he would like to see the entire stretch of Highway 14 from Owatonna to Rochester made into four lanes.

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Did You Know? A moment in Blossom history Because BPHS was still several years away from girls’ sports, and the school annuals did not have much copy to go along with the events, information is a little sketchy. However, the sports scene still offered some interesting sidelights to the school year 1967-68. Because Hayfield had to forfeit a football game due to using an ineligible player, the Blossoms finished 6-3 for the season. Greg Hansen, Steve Gallentine, Rich Hermann, and Bruce Krejci led the team to a second place finish in the conference. Richard Ryks and Gallentine led the wrestling team to a 5-4-1 record, and the basketball team recorded a 7-9 mark for the year. Ken Kruckeberg, Greg Olson, and Greg Hansen were three of the returning lettermen that led the team for the season. A cross country team that missed going to the section by just a few points were led by

Stan Bauer and Mike Kleeberger. Bruce Krejci, Greg Hansen, John Weiss, and Rich Mullenbach returned as lettermen for the baseball team, but the yearbook was printed before the end of the season, so no final record was available. Finally, the track team enjoyed a lot of success, and John Milton set a new school record in the shot put. Stan Bauer, Bruce Vaith, Larry Farrow, and Arlie Olsen also had some real accomplishments in that sport. It is unfortunate that the entire season results in any of the spring sports became available because of the early deadline for printing the annual. Undoubtedly some other highlights happened over the course of the school year, but it will be left up to the athletes themselves to keep those accomplishments alive in the memories of that school term. Compiled by LeMar Nelson

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The cataclysmic demises will prove to be unfounded and the predicted wave of unbridled prosperity will fail to materialize. But what about those matters of true importance? Your family’s happiness, your health, your ambitions, caring for those you love, and even your eternal salvation? Mr. Obama or Mr. Romney will be of little help. Yet do not despair, you are the same person you were prior to election, and no election can hamper you being who you want to be. Most importantly remember that Heaven is neither a democracy or a republic. God is not

subject to election, and despite His popularity in the polls His devotion to blessing your life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness never wains. Politicians come and go, and your brief moment on this earth is too important to be blown by the winds of Washington. Rather let them be carried along by guidance from Heaven and excellent choices, setting sail for destiny untouched by brief bureaucratic bends. Pastor Patrick Stitt Vibrant Life Assembly of God Ellendale

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The Times • Tuesday, November 13, 2012 • 11A

Blotter Spotlight: Found from area police reports: Flying Garbage. On Nov. 2 at 12:16 p.m., garbage flew out of the back end of a garbage truck and hit and broke the windshield of a vehicle near the Ellington Town Hall.

Arrest Report Steele County Sheriff Miguel Angel Carreon, 19, arrested at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 5, felony fifth-degree possession of controlled substance, held for court. Joshua Nathan Temple, 30, arrested at 11:33 p.m. Nov. 5, driving after cancelled license, controlled substance and possession of Marijuana, held for court. Brett Willis Warner, 24, arrested at 11:42 a.m. Nov. 6, felony fifthdegree possession of controlled substance and probation violation, held for court. Jeremiah Joel Bauer, 26, arrested at 1:45 p.m. Nov. 7, misdemeanor domestic assault, held for court. Lennie Allan St. Martin, 33, arrested at 7:49 p.m. Nov. 8, felony fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance, held for court. Duol Luk Ret, 29, arrested at 11:53 p.m. Nov. 8, warrant arrest, $500 bail.

Steele County Sheriff Aaron Phillip Ayen, 21, arrested at 9:42 a.m. Nov. 5, no insurance warrant, held for court. Shaun James Belisle, 26, arrested at 11:18 p.m. Nov. 5, warrant arrest, $12,000 bail.

Area Police Blotter Blooming Prairie Police Nov. 2 Warrant. Police responded to warrant activity in the city at 3:09 p.m.

Owatonna Police Nov. 2 Drunken Driving. Two adults were arrested throughout the day for driving while intoxicated. They were at 12:50 a.m. in the 1100 block of School St. E. and at 11:21 p.m. in the 100 block of Heritage Dr. NW. Arson. Police responded to the 100 block of Elm Ave. N. at 6:44 a.m. following a report of an arson. Traffic. A vehicle was stopped at 13th St. SW and Oak Ave. S. at 1:13 p.m. Officers arrested the adult driver. Shoplifting. At 2:52 p.m., police took report of shoplifting in the 2100 block of Bridge St. W. Theft. An adult was arrested for theft in the 3600 block of County Rd. 45 N. at 4:21 p.m. Nov. 3 Traffic. Officer pulled over a vehicle at Oak Ave. N. and Pearl St. W. at 12:18 a.m. A citation was issued to the driver. DWI. At 1:17 a.m., officer stopped a motor vehicle in the 100 block of Rose St. E. The adult driver was arrested for DWI. Domestics. Police responded to two domestic disturbances during the day, including in the 2100 block of 3rd Ave. NW at 1:19 a.m. and in the 200 block of Vine St. E. at 11:12 a.m. Noise Complaint. Officers responded to a complaint of loud music in the 300 block of 22nd St. SE at 5:03 a.m. An adult was arrested at the scene. Nov. 4 Domestic. A domestic disturbance was reported in the 700 block of Academy St. E. at 7:24 a.m. Thefts. Police received two thefts throughout the day including in the 100 block of Riverside Ave. NW at 10:54 a.m. and in the 1100 block of Brady Blvd. NW at 12:40 p.m. Shoplifting. At 1:06 p.m., an incident of shoplifting was reported in the 2100 block of Bridge St. W. Medical. Paramedics and officers responded to a medical emergency in the 1100 block of Oak Ave. S. at 2:58 p.m. Drugs. A report of drug activity in the 1900 block of 4th Ave. SE came in at 5:02 p.m. Nov. 5

Shoplifting. Officers took two reports of shoplifting. They were at 9:27 a.m. in the 400 block of North St. W. and at 10:43 a.m. in the 1400 block of 21st Ave. NW. Crash. An accident involving property damage was reported at 11:44 a.m. at Mosher Ave. SW and School St. W. Traffic. At 9:28 p.m., officers pulled a vehicle over in the 1700 block of Cedar Ave. S. The adult driver was arrested. Nov. 6 AOA. Officers assisted another agency in the 200 block of Locust Ave. NE at 9:11 a.m. They arrested an adult at the scene. Animal. Police received an animal call at 3:18 p.m. in the 2500 block of Lamada Place NE. Domestic. Officer responded to a domestic argument in the 500 block of Academy St. E. at 4:23 p.m. Nov. 7 Burglary. Police began a burglary investigation in the 1800 block of Cedar Ave. N. at 9:09 a.m. Shoplifting. Two incidents of shoplifting occurred in the city throughout the day: in the 1100 block of Frontage Rd. W. at 11:32 a.m. and in the 1400 block of 21st Ave. NW at 11:04 a.m. Mental Health. At 4:48 p.m., police took a mental health report in the 100 block of Main St. E. Runaway. A citizen reported a runaway in the 400 block of Crestview Lane NE at 8:22 p.m. Nov. 8 Sex Conduct. Police began an investigation of criminal sexual conduct in the 200 block of Pearl St. E. at 10:37 a.m. Accidents. Two property damage crashes occurred throughout the day. They were in the 400 block of St. Paul Place NE at 2:02 p.m. and at Broadway St. E. and Grove Ave. N. at 2:42 p.m. Theft. A theft from a car was reported in the 300 block of School St. W. at 3:03 p.m. Assault. At 4:54 p.m., officers responded to an assault at Hoffman Dr. NW and Rose St. W. Runaway. Police took runaway report in the 200 block of Pearl St. E. at 4:38 p.m. Traffic. A motor vehicle was stopped at State Ave. NW and West Hills Circle NW at 7:08 p.m. The adult driver was arrested. Noise. Officers responded to a noise complaint in the 400 block of St. Paul Place NE at 11:32 p.m. An adult was arrested at the scene.

Steele County Sheriff Nov. 2 DWI’s. Two adults were arrested for intoxicated driving, including in the 1000 block of School St. E. at 1:35 a.m. and in the 9000 block of County Rd. 3 at 5:53 p.m. Child Protection. At 5:10 p.m., a child protection report was taken in the 500 block of Forest Lane SE. Domestic. Deputies took a report of a domestic disturbance in the 7000 block of 48th St. SE at 7:26 p.m. Nov. 3 DWI. Deputy pulled a vehicle over at 69th St. NE and Cedar Ave. at 1:06 a.m. The motorist was arrested for drunken driving. Weapons Violation. A citizen reported a weapons violation and shots being fired in the 2300 block of 34th Ave. NE at 11:03 a.m. Nov. 5 Burglary. Deputies responded to the 13000 block of 29th Ave. SE at 11:28 a.m. for a burglary. Warrant. At 8:12 p.m., deputy arrested an adult for an outstanding warrant in the 4100 block of 66th St. NW. Nov. 6 Theft. A report of theft in the 3500 block of 128th St. SE was received at 3:35 p.m. Nov. 7 Thefts. Two thefts were reported, including the 2100 block of 34th Ave. SE at 11:21 a.m. and in the 200 block of 2nd Ave. SW at 7:28 p.m. Traffic. A motorist was stopped at 26th St. NE and Cedar Ave at 9:49 p.m. A citation was issued to the driver. Nov. 8 Traffic. Deputy pulled a vehicle over at 34th Ave. SE and Hwy. 14 E. at 12:22 a.m. The driver issued a cita-

tion. Burglary. An investigation of a burglary in the 4100 block of 66th St. NW at 6:14 p.m. began. Accident. Deputies responded to a crash resulting in property damage in the 3000 block of 34th Ave. NE at 10:30 p.m.

Dodge County Sheriff The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office handled 273 complaints for the week of Oct. 31 – Nov. 7. Some of them include: Oct. 31 Civil. A Dodge Center resident called deputies at 2:15 p.m. after borrowing a subject a semi-truck and the subject is now stripping it for parts. Odor. A strong odor of sewer gas in Kasson was reported at 8:38 p.m. Nov. 1 Carbon Monoxide. At 3:44 a.m., carbon monoxide alarms were going off in Dodge Center. Suspicious Activity. A person was putting signs in a yard without permission at 12:34 p.m. in Mantorville. Nov. 2 Strange Odor. A strong acetone smell was coming from the scrap yard by North Park in Dodge Center at 9:50 a.m. Suspicious Activity. Deputies responded to a Hayfield residence after a truck pulled into its driveway at 10:19 p.m. and three females and two males got out of it and started drinking beer. Nov. 3 Loose Goats. At 1:35 p.m., a herd of goats was loose behind the Dodge Center Fire Hall. Trespassing. Deputies received a report that hunters were trespassing on a Blooming Prairie property at 4:40 p.m. Nov. 4 Driving Complaint. Deputies pulled a vehicle over in Dodge Center after receiving a complaint that kids in the car were hanging out of the windows trying to touch other cars at 6:57 p.m. Nov. 5 Domestic Assault. At 3:45 p.m., deputies responded to a domestic argument in Claremont. One adult male was arrested and transported to Steele County Jail. Nov. 6 Accident. A motor vehicle accident with multiple fatalities occurred in Dodge Center at 6:29 p.m. Both vehicles ended up in the ditch. Deputies, MN State Patrol, Dodge Center Ambulance and Fire Department responded to the scene. Nov. 7 Crash. A vehicle went off the road and hit a stop sign and light pole in Hayfield at 6:42 p.m. Burglary. Deputy took report of a burglary in Hayfield at 12:32 p.m. Theft. The American Flag was stolen from the Wasioja Cemetery at 3:26 p.m. This was the second time this had happened. Deputies were asked to take extra patrol of the cemetery and area.

Area Court News Steele County The following cases were heard in Steele County District Court the week of Oct. 29 with Judge Casey J. Christian presiding: Tarah L. Brockmiller, 26, Owatonna, previously appeared and was convicted of felony receiving stolen property. Brockmiller was sentenced to $8867.32, no alcohol or controlled substance use, do not enter liquor establishments, obtain permission to leave the state and 5 years of supervised probation. Nicholas A. Marsolek, 34, Owatonna, previously appeared and was convicted of felony possession of Marijuana. He was sentenced to $1705.50, 60 days in county jail, no alcohol or controlled substance use, chemical dependency treatment, obtain permission to leave the state and 5 years of supervised probation. The following misdemeanors and petty misdemeanors were heard in Steele County District Court the week of Oct. 29 – Nov. 3: Blooming Prairie Police Department

Hilary M. Brown, 19, Brooklyn Center, speeding and permit violation, $171; Miguel A. HeranandezMaldonado, 20, Austin, suspended license, $281; Dylan B. Heuer, 17, Blooming Prairie, speeding, $121. MN State Patrol Golden Valley Andrew M. Adams, 18, El Paso, TX, speeding, $141. MN State Patrol Rochester Taylor C. Brown, 19, Verona, WI, speeding, $131; Randy L. Clements, 57, Owatonna, vehicle weight violation, $881; Paul Z. Davis, 52, Arkeny, IA, speeding, $131; Ellyn E. Luebbe, 16, Medford, speeding, $141; Kaylea F. Miller, 18, Algona, IA, speeding, $131; Lyndsi M. Nelson, 18, Windthorst, TX, seat belt, $106; Victor G. Olendi, 27, Bellevue, NE, speeding, $131; Raymond L. Olson, 45, Ellendale, seat belt, $106; William S. Pringle, 47, Winona, speeding, $221; Donald E. Rockafellow, 66, Fort Dodge, IA, speeding, $121; Rickey D. Wytaske, 58, Austin, steer tire cord exposed, $131; David A. Zill Jr., 37, Dodge Center, revoked license, $181 and 1 year of unsupervised probation. Owatonna Police Department Derek P. Bennett, 30, Owatonna, open bottle, $181; Tarah L. Brockmiller, 26, Owatonna, theft, $254.03 and 1 year of unsupervised probation; Andrew A. Buzzard, 17, Owatonna, turning at intersection violation, $131; Brandon J. Canny, 18, Owatonna, muffler violation and driving a vehicle in unsafe conditions, $171; Kimberly M. Carman-Larsen, 45, Mankato, theft – shoplifting, $381 and 1 year of supervised probation; Nicole R. Cook, 29, Owatonna, stop sign, $131; Laura L. Drake, 34, Waseca, theft – shoplifting, $381, 45 days in county jail and 1 year of supervised probation; Joshua W. Giles, 31, Waseca, DWI, $1011, 90 days in county jail, no alcohol or controlled substance use, do not enter liquor establishments, chemical dependency treatment, obtain permission to leave the state and 3 years of supervised probation; Eduardo C. Gonzalez, 28, Owatonna, seat belt, $106; Joshua S. Haefemeyer, 20, Faribault, driving a vehicle in unsafe conditions, $121; Isreal Hernandez-Juarez, 29, Faribault, seat belt, $106; Marino N. Isom, 37, Owatonna, disorderly conduct, $131 and 90 days in county jail; Emily A. Mensing, 16, Owatonna, speeding, $131; Juan M. Ruiz-Acevedo, 19, Owatonna, speeding, $141; Dustin L. Sanders, 34, Owatonna, seat belt, $106; Andrea K. Saufferer, 20, Owatonna, minor consumption, $181; Tyler G. Selbrade, 19, Owatonna, minor consumption, $181; Mauricio R. Silva, 19, Owatonna, seat belt, $106; Cory S. Simpson, 26, Lino Lakes, giving peace officer false name of another person, $131 and 91 days in county jail; Ronald J. Tupy, 54, Owatonna, assault, $381, anger management, and 2 years of supervised probation; Todd C. Valento, 44, Owatonna, stop sign, $131; Lance E. Williams, 41, Owatonna, possession of Paraphernalia, $131; Teana R. Wright, 18, Owatonna, minor consumption, $181. Steele County Sheriff’s Office Ralph G. Bone, 53, Savage, speeding, $141; Devin D. Driscoll, 45, Faribault, DWI, $1006, 10 days in county jail, no alcohol or controlled substance use, do not enter liquor establishments, chemical dependency treatment, MADD impact panel, obtain permission to leave the state and 3 years of supervised probation; John P. Iacovino, 56, Owatonna, DWI, $506, MADD impact panel, chemical awareness class and 2 years of supervised probation; Jose V. Navarro, 53, Medford, stop sign, $131; Juan M. Reyes, 27, Faribault, suspended license, $281; Wade J. Summer, 38, Ellendale, suspended license, $131; Dawn M. Witt, 46, Owatonna, $506, no alcohol or controlled substance use, do not enter liquor establishments and 3 years of supervised probation.

Dodge County The following cases were heard in Dodge County District Court the week of Oct. 29 with Judge Joseph F. Wieners presiding: Lisa A. Goskeson, 38, Kasson, previously appeared and was convicted of felony second-degree burglary.

Public Safety Goskeson was sentenced to $580, 165 days in county jail, no alcohol or controlled substance use, do not enter liquor establishments, chemical assessment, attend AA and NA, maintain employment, obtain GED, no contact with victims, 75 hours of community service and 10 years of supervised probation. Cory J. Packman, 31, Kasson, previously appeared and was convicted of felony possession of Marijuana. He was sentenced to $300, no alcohol or controlled substance use, do not enter liquor establishments, psychological treatment, chemical dependency treatment, maintain employment, 40 hours of community service and 5 years of supervised probation. The following misdemeanors and petty misdemeanors were heard in Dodge County District Court the week of Oct. 29 – Nov. 5: Dodge County Sheriff’s Office Donavan E. Bailey, 41, Byron, speeding, $140; Gary H. Boettcher, 52, Dodge Center, seat belt, $105; Mariah J. Cyphers, 19, Mantorville, stop sign, $130; Charleen L. Dostal, 80, Dodge Center, seat belt, $105; Michael D. Fandel, 49, Plymouth, speeding, $130; Rory B. Horsman, 30, Dodge Center, speeding, $130; Connor R. Kispert, 18, Dodge Center, failure to yield right of way, $130; Amy C. Kleinschmidt, 21, Austin, speeding, $130; Zachary J. Martin, 33, Dodge Center, seat belt, $105; Joel D. Ohnstad, 19, Goodhue, speeding, $120; Brent E. Rossow, 39, Mankato, speeding, $120; Rebecca N. Shull, 37, Austin, speeding, $130; Brandon W. Theobald, 30, West Concord, speeding, $130; Patricia M. Utech, 48, West Concord, speeding, $220; Jayde K. Zelinske, 26, Mantorville, DWI, $1010, 90 days in county jail, no alcohol or

controlled substance use, do not enter liquor establishments, ignition interlock program and 3 years of supervised probation. Kasson Police Department Wayne K. Alberts, 53, Mantorville, seat belt, $105; Jessica L. Beardsley, 32, Byron, speeding, $130; Megan L. Dahl, 22, Rochester, seat belt, $105; Kristin A. Decker, 39, Kasson, seat belt, $105; Christopher J. Fernholz, 34, Oronoco, seat belt, $105; Brandon C. Hedberg, 26, Dodge Center, parking violation, $32; Dallas W. Johnson, 22, Byron, windshield violation, $120; Roger W. Johnson, 54, Dodge Center, seat belt, $106; James J. Morten, 54, Byron, seat belt, $105; Kristine M. Poffenberger, 24, Kasson, seat belt, $105; Alexander E. Schmidt, 19, Lake City, minor consumption, $180; Benjamin M. Sullivan, 18, Dodge Center, speeding, $130; Sherry L. Threinen, 44, Kasson, seat belt, $105. MN State Patrol Rochester Fatuma M. Ahmed, 24, Kasson, speeding, $120; Jason R. Bennerotte, 41, Dodge Center, speeding, $130; Jessica K. Bennerotte, 24, Claremont, speeding, $140; Keith M. Cassen, 29, Ellendale, speeding, $120; Monica S. Everson, 32, Lakeville, speeding, $140; Terence C. Smith, 36, La Crosse, WI, speeding, $120; Lana J. Swanberg, 36, Byron, speeding, $120; Nicholas J. Tindal, 23, Waltham, speeding, $140; James R. Wharton, 51, Byron, vehicle weight violation, $480. West Concord Police Department Gregory R. Schwering, 25, Dodge Center, speeding, $120.

Mower County

Woman shot in face near Lansing, two in custody By RICK BUSSLER Publisher

Two Lansing area men are facing charges after allegedly shooting at a group of people who tried to drive away from a property in Mower County. Daniel Robert Peterson, 62, is accused of shooting at the car with a rifle at his home at 29077 560th Ave., which is four miles northeast of D. Peterson Lansing. The vehicle was being driven at the time of the shooting by a 30-year-old woman. She reportedly slumped over the wheel but managed to hit the accelerator as the passenger grabbed the wheel and steered as they drove away. T h e M o w e r County Attorney has charged Peterson with second-degree attempted murder J. Peterson and Joseph Michael Peterson, 27, with three counts of second-degree assault for also firing shots at the car. Court records say the three alleged victims drove to Petersons’ home to hang out with Joseph. When they arrived, they

discovered that Joseph was acting strangely and began kicking a tree. Joseph ran into the house and Daniel came out with a rifle and began shooting, according to the court. The victims drove away with the passenger switching seats with the injured woman. She was taken to Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin where officials locked down the facility for about a half hour. Court records indicate that the gunshot shattered some of the woman’s teeth. She still was able to give an account of what happened to sheriff’s investigators. The victim was later airlifted to St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester where she was in critical condition. She is expected to recover. Sheriff’s deputies went to the Peterson home where they arrested Joseph. At the time of his arrest, he was in possession of a .22 caliber rifle, according to the complaint. Daniel later came out of the house and turned himself in. The court records show that Daniel made a comment to a deputy that “all this for us trying to get people off our property.” He later appeared in court and told the judge that the victims were trespassing. Deadly force is only justified to prevent “great bodily harm or death,” or in preventing a felony inside the person’s home. Both Petersons are being held in Mower County Jail on $500,000 bail.

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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Old station, new home Ellendale Area Heritage Society saves Gus’ Station

Mike Donnelly

It’s not too late to do something about your lawn For some lawns, this summer’s weather conditions were all but helpful, and a lot of lawns are entering the winter months looking a little grim. If you missed the opportunity to seed your lawns before now, it’s not too late to get a jump start for next year. There is still an opportunity to seed in midNovember. This practice, called “dormant seeding,” is an effective way to introduce species and/or varieties of turf into your existing lawn that are ready to start growing next spring. Dormant seeding should be done when the ground is not yet frozen, but cold enough so germination of the seed will not occur until next spring when the soil begins to warm. If seeds do germinate before next spring, they may not survive due to the inability of young, immature seedlings to endure harsh weather conditions. An article written by retired Extension Turfgrass Educator, Bob Mugaas, outlines the following proper dormant seeding practices. • Choose the right seed. Select seed mixes that are well adapted to both your site conditions and amount of maintenance you will provide during the growing season. For average lawn conditions, it is suggested that you chose a variety containing some Kentucky bluegrass, fine fescue and small amounts of perennial ryegrass. • Good seed to soil contact is key! When preparing the area to seed, loosen the soil so the seed can be easily incorporated into the surface. Small areas and areas where grass already exists that you want to keep, can be prepared using a hand rake. Larger areas with sparse turfgrass can be prepared by lightly going over the surface with a power rake or vertical mower (set blades just deep enough to work the top ¼ inch of soil). Rake grass and plant debris from the surface so that it will not interfere with seeding. Another machine that could be used is a slit seeder. • Water the area, but not too much! Once the area has been properly seeded, water the area thoroughly and leave until next spring. It is important that the area does not become soggy and saturated with water. The fall’s cool and short days should keep the area damp—if necessary lightly water the area just enough to keep it from becoming too dry (in most cases this will not be necessary). The success of dormant seeding depends greatly on the winter conditions seeded areas encounter. Even with ideal preparation, some overseeding may be necessary in the spring, to areas where little grass emerges. It is important to allow enough time to for the seeds to come up following the start of spring. For more information maintaining a quality lawn and to view the full article on dormant seeding, please visit. www.turf. umn.edu. As always, feel free to contact the Steele County Extension office for all of your lawn, garden and agricultural questions. (Steele Talkin’ is a weekly column featuring officials from various organizations throughout Steele County. Mike Donnelly is the Agriculture Extension Educator with the University of Minnesota Extension in Steele County.)

By DENNIS OTTOSEN County News Writer

The foundation has been laid at its spot in the Village of Yesteryear, and Gus’s station, a 80-year old gas station from Ellendale, is scheduled to be moved to it’s new home this week. Lloyd Kaplan of the Ellendale Area Heritage Society has worked closely with Steele County Historical Society to orchestrate the 17-mile move of the 20-foot-by-14-foot building. Broskoff Structures will do the lifting of the building and AgPower will be transporting the building. Kaplan said the Village of Yesteryear is a great location for Gus’ Station, which will take what is possibly the last available spot in the Village of Yesteryear. “It was quite a historic building in the town of Ellendale. It’s an important part of the town and county,” Kaplan said. “Everybody has a lot of great memories of this gas station.” Hember Steele built the gas station in 1931, and began pumping Phillips 66 gasoline Throughout its life the gas station has served a variety of purposes besides selling gas. During the 1930s, The Jefferson Bus Company had a bus stop at the gas station. Several people have owned the station over the years including Harvey and Mabel (Zuelkel), who took over the Gas Station in 1936, and later switched to Mobil gasoline. From about 193843, Neil Johnson operated the station. In 1941, during World War II, the gas station became a home

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Above: Gus’s Station in its current condition. The service bays were torn down before the building on left could be moved. Below: Foundation laid for Gus’ new spot in Village of Yesteryear.

for newlyweds Iris and Norman Kuntz. Adolph and Martha Anderson and their family also lived there at one time. In 1946, Gus and Hilda Jacobson purchased the building and turned it back into a gas station and began a Standard Oil franchise. Gus added two service bays - one for oil changes and lubes and the second for tire repairs. For the many services he provided over the years he operated the station, Gus received several service awards.   Gus owned the gas station until the 1970s. It was during the years under Gus’ when the gas station began sell-

ing candy and soda. Over the decades, the counters filled with candy, attracted multitudes of students during noon hour and after school. Running to the station to get candy is something many children who grew up in Ellendale fondly remember. “There are a lot of fond memories associated with Gus’ Station simply because the amount of kids who went down there,” said Barbara Mrotz, president of the EAHS. “It was well known as Gus’ Station and it kept that name.” The little building, originally built by Hember Steele in 1931, on the corner of School Street

and Eighth Avenue has been sitting empty since 1981. It currently looks more like a house than a gas station. “The building itself is typical of how gas stations were at that time. It’s very small,” Mrotz said. The original building is still in good repair and is the part that will be moved to the Village of Yesteryear. The foundation has been deteriorating and the service bays that were added onto the station were not in condition to be moved and was recently torn down.

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Festival of Trees to light up Steele County for 22nd year Event kicks off Friday with Opening Night Gala By DENNIS OTTOSEN County News Writer Advocates for Developmental Disabilities have sold over 50 trees this year for their annual Festival of Trees. Those trees, decorated with ornaments of a unique holiday theme, will be lit up and on display for Steele County residents to admire start-

All four county commissioners re-elected

ing Friday night at the History Center. The 22nd Festival of Trees fundraiser will begin with its Opening Night Gala at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Special dates and times to bring the kids and view the display of decorated trees at the History Center include: Nov. 17, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., and Nov. 18, 23, and 24, noon - 3 p.m. Laurie Runnings, Director of Advocates for Developmental Disabilities, has been with the agency for 24 years. She said the idea of bringing the Festival of Trees, an international fund-

raiser, to Steele County as board members search for a much needed fundraising effort at the time. “We had heard how Rochester had ran their Festival of Trees so we decided to try it out and see how it would play out, and it was very successful for us,” Runnings said. “We loved how it included the community, and so we took it on as our major fundraiser.” Since its beginnings, attendance at the event has increased significantly. Runnings is expecting about 300 people at this year’s event.

This year’s event will be held at the new Steele County History Center. It was previously held at the Holiday Inn and Suites. Running’s said she’s excited to see the trees showcased at the new location. Hors d’oeuvres and holiday desserts will be served at the gala, which will also feature silent and live auctions, a cash bar, and a raffle to win an Ipad or a flat screen TV. Raffle tickets cost $5 each.

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Porter, Ale, Stout and more

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Matt Whalen of Locher Brothers, the Miller distributor in Owatonna, pours a glass of Henry Weinhards Redwood Flats Amber for Daryl Kubicek, of Owatonna, at the 2012 Beer Tasting Benefit hosted by the Homestead Hospice House.

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All four incumbent commissioners will continue their work on the Steele County Board in January after each was re-elected on Tuesday. In District 2, Commissioner Doug Johnson easily defeated challenger Karen Docksey by a large margin. Johnson will serve another two-year term in the districts he’s served since 2002. “I’m honored to get a chance to serve for another two years,” Johnson said. “I’d like to thank all those who voted for me. The results showed Johnson received 2,430 votes (72 percent) to Docksey’s 939 votes (28 percent). Johnson said the board must continue doing more of what they have been. “My goal is just to stay focused on what we’ve been working on all along while I’ve been on the board,” Johnson said. In the commissioner race with the closest margin – District 3, Commissioner Mark Schultz defeated challenger Matt Durand. Schultz collected 1,588 votes (58 percent) to Durand’s 1,146 votes (42 percent). Schultz was elected to another four-year term. He has served on the board for six years. “Matt called me last night and congratulated me,” Schultz said the day after the election. “I thought it would be very close, and I was excited to learn that I did win. It gives me a chance to serve District 3 and the Steele County residents for another four years.” As far as short term goals, Schultz said the board will be working on updating a strategic plan that hasn’t been updated since 1999, reducing costs for the public works service center, and working with the Minnesota Department of Transportation to come to an agreement on the old Highway 14. Voters in District 4 showed strong support for Commissioner James “Corky” Ebeling, who had an easy victory over challenger Roger Wacek. Ebeling will serve his second four-year term as Steele County Commissioner after he collected 2,549 votes (70 percent) to Wacek’s 1,091 votes (30 percent). “When it was all said and done, I was very excited and very honored that I got reelected, because its truly an honor to serve the county,” Ebeling said. Creating a strategic plan for Steele County is something Ebeling, who ran his campaign on preparing the county for the future, is looking forward to in his return. “We’re really getting into it heavy now, updating our strategic plan on where we’re going to be five, 10, 20 years from now,” Ebeling said. In District 5,Commissioner Nina Huntington won an uncontested race and will serve another four-year as commissioner. Huntington received 3,217 votes, or 99 percent. Steele County residents also elected three soil and water conservation district supervisors. David Melby won in District 2 with 14,971 votes, Dan Hansen won District 4 with 14,719 votes, and James Frances Klecker took District 5 with 14,643 votes.

2B • Tuesday, November 13, 2012 • The Times

County

Two new officials to serve city of Ellendale County Briefs Swearingen runs unopposed, wins mayor seat

By DENNIS OTTOSEN County News Writer

The City of Ellendale will have a new mayor and a new council member after the election last Tuesday. Both won in uncontested races. With current mayor Steve Engel chosing not to seek reelection, Roger Swearingen stepped up and will become the city’s new mayor in January. “We’ve got some things in town that need to be corrected and it doesn’t seem to be getting anywhere so I thought maybe I could do something,” Swearingen said. Swearingen is currently the city’s maintenance supervisor. He’s worked in that department for 21 years. He also holds positions as emergency managager and animal control officer for Ellendale. Winning was no surprise to Swearingen, who said he feels he has a lot of the town’s support. But even with his name

as the only one on the ballot, Swearingen said the fact that he will be mayor in January still has not really set in. “I don’t think it’s set it yet. It’s probably not going to set in until we get into things,” Swearingen said. “We got a lot of things to tackle.” One of the first things Swearingen was to do is cleanup of the city, like finding a solution for yards piled with junk, abandoned houses and vehicles as well clean up the burned down house on Highway 30. “The first issue I want to tackle is clean up some places around town that have been left to be junk,” Swearingen said. “We need to do some general cleanup, make the city look a little better.” Swearingen previously ran for mayor of Ellendale eight years ago and lost by a single vote. “I was beat by one vote,” Swearingen said. “I don’t know how you figure that.” As for the city council, incumbent Gene Helland chose not to seek re-election. His vacant seat will be filled by Richard Lassahn.

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Roger Swearingen was elected mayor of Ellendale on Tuesday.

Lassahn has been living in Ellendale since 1979 and has previously served on the city council. He looks forward to being a voice for the community. Duane Goebel, who also ran unopposed, will serve his ward for another four years after being re-elected to his city council seat. When the final votes came in, Goebel kept his seat with 241 votes (46 percent) and Lassahn

brought in 215 votes (41 percent). Although both city council elections were unopposed, there were 62 write in candidates for the seats. Residents of Ellendale also passed a ballot question allowing restaurants to sell alcohol on Sunday within the city limits by a 243-134 margin.

United Way of Steele County reaches 33 percent of $750,000 goal with help from area businesses As of noon Nov. 6, the United Way of Steele County has reached 33 percent of its 2012 fundraising goal. This year’s goal of $750,000 will provide funding to 20 local programs that give children a healthy start in life; families the tools they need to thrive; seniors and disabled neighbors the support to live with purpose and dignity; and neighbors the support they need in times of crisis to get back on their feet.

For the second year in a row, over half of community members seeking services from United Way funded agencies needed help to meet their basic needs including food, clothing, shelter and safety as well as legal services to assist them to secure or maintain government benefits. United Way of Steele County is able to sustain a safety net of direct services in our community, respond to crisis and at the same time, prepare our children for the

future because of the generosity of community members and local businesses that contribute to our annual campaign. United way appreciates the following businesses for their corporate donations: Heinz Insurance, Home Sellers of Minnesota, J & H Liquor, John’s Appliance and Air Conditioning Services, Owatonna Veterinary Hospital, Randall’s License Bureau and Rossi Law Office. United Way also celebrates

Jensen defeats Swedin in District 24

By DENNIS OTTOSEN County News Writer

Vicki Jensen, DFL – Owatonna, defeated Vern Swedin, R-Owatonna, on Tuesday night by winning 53 percent of the votes. Jensen received 19,247 votes to Swedin’s 17,285 votes. When the Jensen final results came in early the next morning, Jensen became the first woman to represent the Steele County area in the Minnesota Senate.

Newly formed Senate District 24 covers nearly all of Steele County and parts of Dodge, Waseca and Rice counties. It covers the cities of Owatonna, Waseca and Faribault. Until Tuesday, a DFL member hadn’t represented this area in four decades. The Steele County results mirrored those of the district, Jensen had 9,074 votes (52 percent) to Swedin’s 8,384 votes (48 percent). In Rice County Jensen won by the widest margin of the race, winning by a 54 percent to 46 percent margin. Jensen recived 7,074 votes to Swedin’s 5,963. In Waseca county, Jensen reived 2,685 votes (52 percent)

to Swedin’s 2,494 votes (48 percent). Swedin did collect 52 percent of the small amount of ballots cast by voters in Dodge county, but it wasn’t enough. He won the county with 52 percent of the vote – grabbing 445 votes to Jensen’s 415. Jensen announced her candidacy in late April after working on the Owatonna School Board for 10 months. Jensen ran for the DFL nomination for state Senate in 2010, losing to Alex De Marco, of Faribault, before being appointed to the school board in June 2011.

visited the gas station as students in the ’40s - ’70s. “In an effort to raise funds we contacted many of the alumni of the school and many of them said they were happy to hear that memory would be preserved,” Mrotz said. Moving the gas station is only half the battle. Once it’s at the new location, the renovation will begin. Mrotz said the EAHS will have to raise at least another $5,000 for the renovation. The total estimated project cost is between $10,000 and $15,000. The vision for the gas station is to make it look like it did in the 1950s and ‘60s, by replacing

the siding and filling it with age appropriate artifacts. The building still has the same candy counter, an old cigarette machine and original bathroom fixtures, but is missing a lot. The heritage society has plans to put old windows back in the building, and gas pumps to sit out front. The gas station will also be positioned to make room for the possible addition of a two service bays, which would be filled with vehicles from the time period. “It’s exciting for us to think that we may be able to recreate that memory for people,” Mrotz said.

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Continued from page 1B EAHS began the effort to save this landmark when the owner of the building has graciously donated the building to the society. “We didn’t want to see it just pushed into a heap and hauled away,” Mrotz said. In May of this year the Steele County Historical Society, which oversees the Village of Yesteryear, accepted the donation of the gas station from the EAHS. The EAHS has currently has raised $5000 for that transportation and will need at least that much more to renovate the building to look like the old gas station. Many of the donations have come from individuals who

Gus’ Station in the 1970s.

gifts from new and continuing members of the United Way Business Leadership Circles. Thank you to Associates Leadership Circle members Alexander Lumber, Dean’s Westside Towing, Hair Studio One, Holman Agency, Melby’s Masonry, Owatonna Shoe and Steele County Abstract; Partners Leadership Circle members Festal Farms and Michaelson Funeral Home and Investors Leadership Circle member Smith Tollefson, Rahrick and Cass. “United Way is very fortunate to have solid support in the local business community,” said Evelina Giobbe, Executive Director. “We are grateful to each and every one of our partners. By working together and sharing our resources, we will continue to keep our community strong.” The mission of the United Way is to change lives by mobilizing and optimizing the caring power of our community.

Adult Dodge ball team registration deadline is Nov. 15, 2012. Team fees is $50.00 - plus $10.00 per player. Registration forms are available at the Parks and Recreation Office. · Tikes/Squirts Basketball deadline is Dec. 4, 2012. This basketball program is for Kindergarten-2nd grade boys and girls. You can register in person or on-line. Cost is $33.00. Program runs January 5, 19, February 2, 9, 16, 23. · Swim registration will begin on Dec. 4, 2012, at 7 a.m. at the Parks and Recreation office. You can register in person or online for $39.00 per class. Private lessons are available only for in-person registration for a fee of $100/1 child or $150/2 children in the same class. · Hockey Session 2 registration will begin Dec. 1. You must register in person at the Parks and Recreation Office. The fee is $75 for levels l and 2 and $100 for levels 3 and 4. Deadline is Dec. 20, 2012. · Call 444-4321 with any questions.

Bunco Fundraiser

On Saturday Nov. 17, the Order of the Eastern Star, Cedar Chapter #123 will host the Bunco Fundraiser at the Masonic Lodge in Owatonna – 311 South Oak Ave. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. Bunco game starts at 2 p.m. sharp and ends at 4 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the door, the $10 cost includes Bunco and food. There will be door prize drawings throughout the afternoon. A Bunco Queen and King will be crowned as well as other prizes. Bunco is a fun, easy to learn social game. It is a fast paced game that allows you to meet new people and have a lot of laughs. “Never played Bunco before? It’s easy! If you can roll dice and tally points, you can play Bunco.” Proceeds to benefit Cedar Chapter and their charitable projects.

Single-Family Housing Loans

Loans are available through USDA Rural Development for low-income families to buy, build, rehabilitate or improve homes located in rural communities with a population of 20,000 or less. Faribault and Owatonna are currently eligible areas as these communities are “grandfathered” into the program. The maximum loan limits for the counties served throughout the SE Region range from $152,800 in Blue Earth County to $197,800 in Goodhue County. Approval for the maximum amount is based on household income and monthly debt obligations. NO down payment is required and a portion of the loan closing costs may be included into the loan. The applicant must be unable to obtain the needed credit from another lending source, have an acceptable credit history, meet income guidelines, have repayment capacity to service any existing obligations and the home loan payment, be without adequate housing, be a United States citizen or a non-citizen legally admitted for permanent residence and have the ability to personally occupy the home on a permanent basis. Funding is based upon an annual appropriation. Loans may be made for up to 100% of the appraised value of the home. The Rural Development loan may be subsidized based on financial need in order to show repayment capacity. The repayment period of the loan is typically 33 years. For information pertaining to the following counties: Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, LeSueur, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca and Winona, contact the USDA, Rural Development office at 1408 21st Ave NW #3, Austin, MN 55912. (507.437.8247, ext. 4.). Information is also available online at www.rurdev.usda.gov/ mn.

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Continued from page 1B Runnings is excited about the items in the auctions, she said in the 22 years of doing the event the amount and quality of items they receive has increased tremendously. “For the silent auction, I believe we will have about 80 – 85 baskets, and those are just so incredible,” Runnings said. “So many people who come to the festival walk out with all their Christmas shopping done.” Admission for the event is $25, and tickets can be purchases at the ADD office, St. John’s Lutheran Church or at the door. A major part of the Festival is the tree lottery. Prices for the 53 trees started at $275 going up to $525 for trees ranging from four-foot pencil trees to sevenand-a-half-foot pine trees. The underwriters, who purchased the trees, don’t know how the trees are decorated until

the night of the gala. At the gala names will be drawn, based the different tree categories, and underwriters can select their tree. “If they bought a fourfoot pencil tree, their name is put into a hat and when it’s drawn they can select any of the remaining four-foot pencil trees,” Runnings said. This year’s Festival of Trees has eight corporate sponsors, the most its ever had, which help fund the by sponsoring it for prices ranging from $550 $1000 dollars. The Underwriters for the trees, as well as the corporate sponsors are invited to attend a pre-gala event at 6 p.m. to preview the trees and participate in the lottery. All proceeds from the gala will go to ADD. The agency serves all of Steele County, providing support, advocacy

and service for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. ADD’s director and board members meet throughout the year to evaluate and reorganize Festival plans. To help with the growing event, The ADD created a Festival of Trees Committee this year to help with organizing the event. There are also tree decorators and other volunteers who help bring it all together in the final weeks. Runnings said she is looking forward to watching everything come together for this year’s event. “One of my favorite parts is seeing everyone at the opening night. I almost just want to cry, it’s just so overwhelming to see everyone there,” Runnings said. “It’s an absolutely beautiful way to kick off the holiday season.”

Secretary of State Mark Ritchie thanks notaries on Notary Public Day

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Today, Secretary of State Mark Ritchie recognized Notary Public Day by formally thanking Minnesota’s 85,000 notaries for their public service and contributions to safeguarding commerce. “Today we recognize and express our appreciation to notaries. Minnesota’s notaries provide a valuable service that protects the public interest by deterring fraud in important personal and professional transactions such as buying a home, starting a business, adopting a child, or finalizing a will,” said Ritchie. ” The first notary public in

America was appointed in 1639. In recognition of that benchmark, Notary Public Day was designated in 1974 and is observed annually on Nov. 7. The Office of the Secretary of State business services division processes notary applications, maintains notary records, and certifies notarial authority. To learn more about how to become a notary visit:http://www.sos.state. mn.us/index.aspx?page=1472. “I want personally express my sincere gratitude to Minnesota’s notaries for providing this valuable public service,” concluded Secretary Ritchie.

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Living MEDFORD ANOTHER TIME

The Times • Tuesday, November 13, 2012 • 3B

Medford elects Lois Nelson as mayor

Mayor elected for second time in 14 years John Gross

World War I ‘Touches’ Medford The First World War broke out among the major powers of Europe in the summer of 1914 largely due to nationalism, powerful military alliances, and strong political differences regarding land ownership. Most Americans supported President Woodrow Wilson’s neutrality policy, and he was elected to a second term in 1916. The United States entered the conflict on April 6, 1917, after German submarines continued to sink U.S. passenger ships. During the next nineteen months, the Owatonna National Guard Unit, Company I Supply, Second Infantry was actively involved, and 683 citizens from Steele County served in the “war to end all wars.” On May 16, 1917, the Faribault Journal proudly proclaimed: “Medford has forged to the front as a rival of Blooming Prairie for championship honors in furnishing recruits for Company I at Owatonna. Five Medford young men are now enrolled in Company I, and several others are seriously considering enlisting.” A week later the same paper announced that “Lyle and Gordon Gilman, sons of F.A. Gilman, have enlisted in the National Guard Company at Madison, South Dakota.” Medford, like many other communities across America, not only sent its sons off to the distant conflict, but did whatever it could large or small to contribute to the war effort. The Owatonna People’s Press had this to say on June 8, 1917: “Geo. B. Corey is one of our patriotic citizens. Monday afternoon he decorated Bailey’s Hall with a number of United States flags and with bunting. A United States flag 18 feet long and 8 feet broad was hung across the hall. A portrait of President Wilson with two small flags across was hung about the middle of the large flag. Two other flags were put over the entrance to the room, and two fine flags were ready to be hung on the north end of the hall outside. This is the place where Medford young men between the ages of twenty-one and thirty-one will register June 5 for patriotic service for their country.” In their Nov. 21, 1917 edition the Faribault Journal observed: “Probably in all the history of Medford has there ever been so successful an affair as was the Red Cross basket social held in Bailey’s hall last Friday evening. One basket brought the sum of $13 and many others went for $4, $5 and $7. The total receipts of the evening after deducting all expenses was $230. The money received from the sale is to be used by the Red Cross organization in purchasing supplies used in making wearing apparel for the soldiers.” A few months later on March 13, 1918, the same paper noted: “Thursdays have been officially designated as junk days for the Junior Red Cross members of the local school. On every Thursday the school children will bring junk from their homes and leave it in the yard of the George B. Corey home. Mr. Corey will assemble the junk when enough has been accumulated and sell it. The proceeds will be turned over to the Junior Red Cross.” The war ended on Nov. 11, 1918 and was observed earlier this week throughout America as Veterans Day. In a future article we will take a closer look at how the Gilman family was personally affected by the war.

By DENNIS OTTOSEN County News Writer Lois Nelson will be beginning her second four-year term as Medford mayor in January, 11 years after serving her first. Tuesday night, Nelson defeated challenger Paul Beiser in the race for mayor by a 57 percent to 43 percent margin. Nelson garnered 353 votes to Beiser’s 271. Nelson, who previously served as mayor of Medford from 1997-2001, worked throughout the day Tuesday trying to expend some built up energy. “I washed windows, got a couple big closets cleaned and did a lot of reorganizing while thinking if there was anything I could have done differently,” Nelson said. At about a quarter to 9 p.m., Nelson and her husband went to the County Administration building to see the results come in. When she got a print out of the results shortly before 10 p.m. Nelson said she first noticed that the resolution won and then looked for the results of her contest. “I was really pleased with the turnout … the fact that I had 57 percent of the vote felt

Times photos by Dennis Ottosen Above: Voters lined up to vote at the City Hall in Medford throughout the day on Tuesday. Below: Lois Nelson, who was elected mayor on Tuesday. pretty darn good,” Nelson said. “It just kind of reaffirmed that people recognized my history and commitment to this community.” The first thing Nelson did when she arrived home was send out an email to her family and her students abroad,

who had all been following the race. The Nelson’s have hosted 10 foreign exchange students in the last 16 years. Prior to the election, Nelson said she took the time to try and visit each home in Medford. “I made an effort in the last month to go to every household in Medford,” Nelson said. “The last week before the election and even Monday night I was going back to the home that I really wanted to connect with.” Nelson said she is looking forward to keeping those lines of communication with Medford resident open in her role as mayor. “I want to reconnect with business people. I feel the mayor’s responsibility is more or less the visible communications, public relations piece and that has to be resurrected,” Nelson said. “ Working with the city council and different committees is something else Nelson is excited about. “We have a good group of elected officials and a good core group of employees,” Nelson said. One of Nelson’s first goals is to work with the city administrator and the department of

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Randy Sobrack

Randy Sobrack was raised in Owatonna. He has lived in Medford since 2005. He married his wife Holly in 1997. They have two children a daughter Amber, 13 and a son Carson, 10. Sobrack works as a communication specialist for Steele/Waseca Cooperative Electric in Owatonna.

Hobbies: I enjoy golfing and bowling. I’m also in my 26th season of fantasy football. I’m having fun with that right now. Favorite thing about living in Medford: My wife and I have found

it enjoyable to raise a familly in a small town. It’s in a perfect location between Owatonna, where I work, and Faribault, where my wife works. Favorite TV show: NCIS, with Mike and Mike in the Morning on ESPN a close second. Favorite Movie: One of my favorite experiences in the theater was seeing Titanic. One of my favorite movies is Serendipity. Favorite Music: I have a wide range of interests, but I just can’t go wrong with AC/ DC.

revenue to figure out the steps for implementing the half of one percent sales tax and find out when residents can expect a change in their water bills. Another thing Nelson plans on doing is reviewing the city’s comprehensive plan. “The Comprehensive Plan was last reviewed in 2007,” Nelson said. “This is the time to invite business leaders, school district leadership, interested citizens and other surrounding government entities to the table to review, update and design a vision for the next 5-20 years.” There will also be some reorganization and expansion of the city’s advisory committees, which often happens with a new mayor. Nelson said she would like to see the economic development group reinstated as a board, in an effort to prepare Medford for the next phase of growth. “It can be a strong entity that economic bases going,” Nelson said. Nelson plans on getting the council involved in the workshops and training with organizations like the League of Minnesota Cities which hosts events for new and seasoned council members and mayors,

teaching everything from how to deal with disgruntled public to proper business civility at council meetings. “It’s a wide range of training topics. In my previous experience, it’s really excellent stuff,” Nelson said. “I’m sincere in working on strategic goal making and planning and that’s going to start real quick.” Besides her position as Medford’s Mayor, Nelson has served as a city council member and the school board Chair. She is currently serving on Medford’s Economic Development Committee, Steele County Food Shelf, Allina Hospital Foundation, Koda Community Foundation, Steele County Communities for a Lifetime, Owatonna Rotary and the Regent of Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court St Anne. Serving in all of these roles has helped her build a netwrok throughout the county Nelson said in a pre election questionnaire sent out by The Times . “Through the years, I have served on numerous committees for Steele Co and other non-profits. Each has expanded my network of contacts and served as a learning experience.”

Half percent sales tax passed

One of the key issues on the Medford ballot was the question whether or not to add a .5 percent sales tax for the community Medford overwhelmingly supported the increase, it passed 539 to 85. The new sales tax will

“provide funds to pay the costs of collecting and administering the tax and to repay loans received from the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority since 2007 that were used to finance $4.2 million of improvements to the city’s wastewater system.”

Grayson, Sexton remain on council

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Dream Vacation: I frankly do not have a desire to travel abroad but at some point I’d be willing to venture to Hawaii. Favorite childhood activities: I absolutely loved to play with my electric football set. Spent many hours playing that.

If I could have lunch with any person, living or dead: Probably

Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy or in modern day personally I think our current president Barack Obama.

Something not many people know about me: I’m not

always a nice guy. People seem to think I never get angry. Pet peeves: Unexpected inconveniences.

The two open four-year city council seats were won by incumbents Jessica Grayson and Marie Sexton, who defeated challenger Jason Winter. Grayson received the most votes – 374, or 37 percent – Sexton received 367 votes – 36 percent and Winter received 260 votes – 26 percent. Sexton has served on the council from 1997 – 2009 and was re-appointed in July 2011. Grayson has served on the council since 2009. The two-year term city

council seat on the ballot was won by a large margin, Keith Maas recieved 68 percent of the votes. Maas collected 405 votes to Theresa Sierakowski’s 189 votes. Maas, who has been assistant fire chief of Medford for 12 years, is a new-comer to the council. He works for the Owatonna sewer department and has also served on the Wellhead Planning Committee and has been on the Medford Zoning Board for 10 years.

Three new members on school board Come January, three new members will join the Medford school board. Jackie Berg (444 total votes), Anne Hemann (390) and Jon Sutherland (393) were all elected to fouryear terms on the board. Current member Gary Wiersma was also on the ballot and garnered 405 votes. He will serve another four-year term. Current members of the board include Wiersma, Jeri Madsen, Allison Janke and Chair Bill Cronin. Berg graduated from

Medford High School in ‘91.The resepect she has for employees is one of the reasons she ran. She is a sales representative for Wenger, and often works with school districts. Sutherland is a software developer and analyst. He has a daughter Reagan in second gradeat the Medford School. Sutherland is a graduate of LeRoy-Ostrander. The three members who did not seek re-election were Jane Keller, John Gross and Jim Thon.

4B • Tuesday, November 13, 2012 • The Times

R N E O S I U T L C T E S L E

STEELE COUNTY ELECTION RESULTS BY PRECINCT President

Aurora Township Berlin Township City of Blooming Prairie Blooming Prairie Township Clinton Falls Township Deerfield Township Ellendale Havana Township Lemond Township Medford Medford Township Meriden Township Merton Township Owatonna/W-1/P-1 Owatonna/W-1/P-2 Owatonna/W-2/P-1 Owatonna/W-2/P-2 Owatonna/W-3/P-1 Owatonna/W-3/P-2 Owatonna/W-4/P-1 Owatonna/W-4/P-2 Owatonna/W-5/P-1 Owatonna/W-5/P-2 Owatonna Township Somerset Township Summit Township

Obama 130 108 564 112 99 106 175 123 97 265 140 135 86 654 667 576 653 495 570 694 650 580 567 126 207 126

Romney 187 155 383 130 133 198 192 224 184 350 195 208 127 599 837 608 969 420 480 689 736 667 651 253 215 113

U.S. SENATE 1,850,594 867,781

U.S. CONGRESS, DISTRICT 1 *Tim Walz 193,211 Allen Quist 142,158

57% 42%

MN SENATE, DISTRICT 1 Vern Swedin 17,285 *Vicki Jensen 19,247

47% 52%

MN SENATE, DISTRICT 25 *David H. Senjem 22,299 Judy Ohly 19,149

MN SENATE, DISTRICT 27 12,334 26,554

53% 46% 31% 68%

MN REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 24A *John Petersburg 9,906 52% Craig A. Brenden 9,036 47% MN REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 24B *Patti Fritz 9,987 56% Dan Kaiser 7,607 43% DISTRICT 27A 1,574 7% 9,091 44% 9,744 47%

MN REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 27B Nathan Neitzell 6,792 37% *Jeanne Poppe 11,486 62% MN REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 25A 11,056 54% 9,188 45%

*Duane Quam John Vossen

BLOOMING PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL 597 54% 784 45%

*Tara L. Gimbel *Mary F. Kittelson

BLOOMING PRAIRIE MAYOR 829 38

*H. Peterson Write-In

BROWNSDALE CITY COUNCIL

*David Pike Jeff Foster Carol Larick

151 128 326 103 116 182 157 186 162 277 153 151 115 527 695 540 898 365 424 613 616 589 577 203 241 94

65% 30%

1,361,732 1,535,441

*Eugene Crabtree *Aronn Oakland Alan Yates Kevin Purrier Liberty Barnes

170 150 620 144 115 118 219 165 119 336 181 189 107 721 795 652 731 551 604 788 753 654 637 170 178 153

Quist

CLAREMONT MAYOR *Don D. Gray 96 Ralph Schwanke 91

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT - VOTER ID

MN REPRESENTATIVE. William J. Wagner Rich Murray *Shannon Savick

109 88 221 69 67 104 107 127 112 183 99 96 80 351 459 372 605 256 274 402 399 428 385 138 124 61

Walz

52% 45%

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT - MARRIAGE 1,399,813 1,506,048

Linden Anderson *Dan Sparks

200 172 670 156 157 170 241 198 160 393 215 217 124 818 964 741 949 596 689 900 898 751 747 209 276 169

Bills

BROWNSDALE CITY - SUNDAY LIQUOR *Yes 244 69% No 109 30%

Yes *No Yes *No

Klobuchar

U.S. Congress

MN Senate 24

Swedin.

Jensen 171 142 X 121 107 129 193 155 119 305 162 181 107 707 786 606 702 504 598 764 732 617 625 168 241 131

146 130 X 120 122 167 176 192 150 299 171 155 107 530 690 568 907 396 426 621 628 611 580 204 178 109

MN Rep 24B

Fritz 174 144 X 136 X X 222 157 X 332 162 X 110 X X X X X X X X X X X 229 158

OTHER LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL RACES *MN VOTES ONLY

PRESIDENT & VICE PRESIDENT *Barack Obama & Joe Biden 1,542,027 Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan 1,320,035 *Amy Klobuchar Kurt Bills

U.S. Senate

206 177 82 78 12

BROWNSDALE MAYOR 130 129 100

95%

CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL 98 64 63 43 39 23

*Michelle J. Welch *Dean Gray Richard Butler Richard Haberman Samuel F. Weeks Dan Hoy

50% 47% 29% 19% 18% 12% 11% 6%

DODGE CO. COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 1 *John Allen 1201 54% Jane Olive 992 45% DODGE CO. COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 2 *Lyle Tjosaas 1,797 98% DODGE CO. COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 3 *Rodney Peterson 831 51% Wayne McColley 778 47% DODGE CO. COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 4 *David F. Erickson 1,535 98% DODGE CO. COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 5 *Steven Gray 1,648 97% DODGE SOIL & WATER, DISTRICT 2 *Don W. Heser 7,584 99% ELLENDALE MAYOR *Roger Swearingen 270 Write-In 88

75% 24%

ELLENDALE CITY COUNCIL *Duane Goebel 241 Richard Lassahn 215

46% 41%

ELLENDALE CITY - SUNDAY LIQUOR *Yes 243 64% No 134 35% GENEVA MAYOR *Steven Bailey 247 Write-In 16

93% 6%

GENEVA CITY COUNCIL *Taff Worrell 237 Jannell Tufte 214

51% 46%

HAYFIELD CITY COUNCIL *Rich Fjerstad 500 *Mary Peterson 446

52% 46%

HAYFIELD SPECIAL ELECTION - COUNCIL *Anthony Reese 534 99% 52% 29% 13% 12% 10%

36% 35% 27%

HAYFIELD MAYOR *Greg Demmer 557 HAYFIELD SCHOOL BOARD 1,638 1,256 1,131 921 790 606

*Lisa Bungum *Craig Pesch *Kathy Hegna Zelinske *Christopher Ebling Kelly Caspers Douglas J. Waldner

96%

25% 19% 17% 14% 15% 9%

*Lois Nelson Paul Beiser

Kaiser 141 131 X 106 X X 147 191 X 285 168 X 109 X X X X X X X X X X X 193 88

MEDFORD MAYOR 353 271

56% 43%

MEDFORD CITY COUNCIL *Jessica Grayson 374 *Marie Sexton 367 Jason J. Winter 260

36% 36% 25%

MEDFORD SPECIAL COUNCIL *Keith Maas 405 Theresa Sierakowski 189

67% 31%

MEDFORD CITY ELECTION -SALES TAX *Yes 539 86% No 85 13% MEDFORD SCHOOL BOARD *Jackie Berg 1,098 *Gary Wiersma 965 *Anne Hemann 902 *Jon Sutherland 897

28% 24% 23% 22%

NEW RICHLAND MAYOR *Christine Gislason 447 Jacob Papkinsi 108

78% 19%

NEW RICHLAND CITY COUNCIL *Sandra Neumann 408 *John Hullopeter 362 Anthony Martens 230

40% 35% 22%

OWATONNA SCHOOL BOARD

*Eric Schuster *David Anderson *Ronald E. Van Nurden Kenyen J. Wall Dale Fairbanks

6,273 5,773 5,379 5,036 4,452

23% 21% 19% 18% 16%

OWATONNA SCHOOL BOARD SPECIAL ELECTION *Mark Sebring 8,671 72% 3,318 Bill Wall, Jr. 27% STEELE COUNTY COMMISIONER, DISTRICT 2 Karen Docksey 939 27% *Douglas G. Johnson 2,430 71% STEELE COUNTY COMMISIONER, DISTRICT 3 1,588 57% 1,146 41%

*Mark D. Schultz Matt Durand

STEELE COUNTY COMMISIONER, DISTRICT 4 Roger A. Wacek 1,091 29% *James P. “Corky” Ebeling 2,549 69% STEELE COUNTY COMMISIONER, DISTRICT 5 *Nina Huntington 3,217 98% Write-In 33 1% STEELE COUNTY SOIL & WATER, DISTRICT 2 *David Melby 14,971 99% STEELE COUNTY SOIL & WATER, DISTRICT 4 *Dan Hansen 14,719 99% STEELE COUNTY SOIL & WATER, DISTRICT 5 *James Francis Klecker 14,643 99% WALTHAM MAYOR *Norbert Eggert 72

97%

STEELE COUNTY COMMISIONER, DISTRICT 4 1,091 29% 69% 2,549

Roger A. Wacek *James P. “Corky” Ebeling

The Times • Tuesday, November 13, 2012 • 7B

Times Remembering Vietnam A Soldier’s Story

Story and layout by Dennis Ottosen Photos Submitted

Vietnam Veteran recalls his last night of battle

Left: Mollenhauer (left) enjoys a break in the action with buddies Bill Butler and Ray Bourgeois. Right: Mollenhauer behind a 90 mm recoiless in Cu Chi, Vietnam. Middle: Mollenhauer (front right) recognized with the Solider of the Month award. Bottom Left: (from left) Dale Cutler, Conrad Garcia, Doc Turner and Mollenhauer receive special recognition for going beyond the call. Bottom Right: Mollenhaur and a friend go through photos at a 2nd and 27th Wolfhounds reunion.

ebruary 4, 1969 is a day Robert E. Mollenhauer will never forget. “We had gone out by the Hobo Woods to extract a 101st Airborne long-range patrol squad that had been pinned down. They had a couple wounded and a couple dead,” Mollenhauer said. “Everybody was dead by the time we got there.” As Mollenhauer’s outfit, the 2nd and 27th Wolfhounds, began retrieving deceased soldiers, they found themselves in the middle of battle that lasted the whole afternoon. “That was a real intense fire fight, from that afternoon into the evening until about 7 o’clock. We we’re under fire for five or six hours,” Mollenhauer said. “We finally extracted the bodies and moved back into an open rice pad area and set up a night logger position.” After the squad of about 30 soldiers established their night logger position, another company of about 100 soldiers moved in with them. “We knew we would get hit again that night,” Mollenhauer. “We were way out-numbered and way out-gunned.” It was just about midnight when the patrol began taking on “small arms, mortars, and RPGs.” A two-hour firefight ensued. “I and a 90 mm recoiless gunner were very close to each other and an RPG came and hit a make shift bunker in between us and got us both,” Mollenhauer said. “He was blinded and I was blinded and had lots of shrapnel all over my body.” The RPG that hit Mollenhauer was the last thing he saw in Vietnam. His body was filled with bullet holes and shrapnel, he had missing toes and was completely blind. In his squad two men were killed and five wounded. Mollenhauer said there were more casualties from the other company. When the firing finally ceased at about 3 a.m., Mollenhauer was one of the first soldiers “dustedoff,” or extracted by a first aid helicopter. “At that time, you’re just thinking, well, you’re going home,” Mollenhauer said. “I had no pain. The adrenaline had taken over and I had none at all.” Daily battles were nothing new to Mollenhauer. Armed with an M-79 Grenade Launcher and a 12 gauge shotgun, he would lead his squad in nightly ambushes. “We were out pulling night ambushes just about every day of the week. During the day we would what they call a rift, a search and destroy mission usually in a wooded area,” Mollenhauer said. “Sometimes you got contact in the day time, but we were in contact pretty regular at night, probably six out of 10 nights.” As a point man, Mollenhauer would walk by himself a couple hundred yards in front of the squad. “Then we went into some pretty heavy battles, and I had a radio telephone operator, a machinegunner and two riflemen. So we were a reactionary force, if the platoon got hit, we would flank the enemy and try to deal with that,” Mollenhauer said. “I was still walking point the night I was hurt.”

Being drafted

Robert E. Mollenhauer grew up just east of

Havana. He graduated from Owatonna High School in the spring of 1967. He was granted a

stay because his dad was in the construction farm drainage business. “So I got a 90 day deferment, and then they drafted me,” Mollenhauer said. “It was the end of January when my draft number came up. Then I went up to St. Paul, got a physical and headed out.” Being drafted during that time was no surprise to Mollenhauer, regardless of stories he had heard about the war, he was ready to go. “I was fine with it. There was a lot of guys from Owatonna who had gotten drafted,” Mollenhauer said. “I knew several of the guys who had been to Vietnam, and some who had lost their lives already. But I was ready to go. No qualms at all about going to serve the country.” After being drafted, Mollenhauer went to Fort Campbell, KY, for basic training and then to Fort Lewis, WA for advanced infantry training. He got a fifteen-day leave to come back home right before leaving for Vietnam. He took off out of Oakland, with stops in Alaska and Japan before arriving in Vietnam in early October of ‘68.

Aftercare

When he was air lifted from the battlefield, Mollenhauer was taken to the 25th Evacuation Hospital in Cu Chi, Vietnam, where he stayed for three weeks. Mollenhauer would spend the remainder of his time in the United States Army in a hospital bed. He was moved from there to Yokota Air Base in Honshu, Japan, for 10-12 days before being moved to the Schofield Barracks in Oahu, Hawaii where he stayed for two weeks and received his first surgeries. The long hospital stay for Mollenhauer was at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Denver, Colo. It was in Denver where he began a long line of eye surgeries during his stay from March of 1969 to September 1972. “I had 19 eye operations in two years. I was legally blind and going to be blind for life,” Mollenhauer said. “The last year I had some leaves home, but I was still basically at a duty station there in the hospital.” Previous surgeons had managed to save Mollenhauer’s eyes but he remained blind, that was until he met a young doctor by the name of Bill Calhoun. Before arriving in Denver, Calhoun had been in Germany studying new forms of eye surgery. When he saw Mollenhauer, he thought he could help. Calhoun told Mollenhauer of one of the new techniques he had learned that could possibly restore Mollenhauer’s sight. After a few days Mollenhauer decided to go through with it. The surgery was life changing. “Two days after the surgery, they took the bandages off and I could finally see lights come on in the room,” Mollenhauer said. “Within about a week I could read headlines on the newspaper. It was like a whole new life.” His eyes weren’t the only part of his body going through surgeries, Mollenhauer also had toes amputated from his right foot, pins in his left ankle and right knee, internal surgeries, dental surgeries among others.

Staying in touch

Mollenhauer was discharged from the service in

the fall of 1972, with three purple hearts and three bronze stars with oak leaf clusters. He returned to Owatonna and got married soon after. He has lived in Steele County ever since he returned. He is a life member of the VFW, DAV, Order of the Purple Heart, and has served on all the chairs at the legion including being past commander. He spent the first year and a half healing before going to work for a couple different drainage contractors. Within a couple years he was running heavy equipment again. Eventually Mollenhauer opened his own delivery business in Steele County called On Call Pickup and Delivery, which he ran for 17 years. He sold the business four years ago and has been retired since then. For three decades Mollenhauer stayed busy, losing complete touch with the men he had served with in the 2nd and 27th Wolfhounds. “We basically didn’t have any contact for over thirty years, and then one of the guys started getting a hold of us, and now we have a reunion every other year,” Mollenhauer said. “We’ve had real good success at the reunions, probably 100 guys out of 125 or 130.” The guys have also started a fall fishing trip a couple years ago. Mollenhauer said the wives of the men have gotten very involved too. They have started coming along on the trips and get together and shop among other things, while the guys go fishing. “It’s really been good for the whole crew,” Mollenhauer said. “The bond between us is better than it was even when we were [in Vietnam].” When Hurricane Sandy hit, one of the Mollenhauer’s friends, Paul Neso of New Jersey was in its path. As soon as Mollenhauer heard about the storm, he was worried for his fellow veteran. After trying to get a hold of Neso for a couple days, Mollenhauer finally got through and found out Mesos would be without power for at

least two weeks. This prompted Mollenhauer to take action. “My son works at Cabela’s. We put in a call to Cabela’s headquarters last night and explained the situation to them,” Mollenhauer said. “They said to ‘pile up a generator, water, supplies, a couple of heaters and some gas on a pallet and send it to him.’ It was all-free from Cabela’s. That was pretty neat.” Within in two hours the package was ok’d from headquarters and in the air. “We’re that way, if somebody’s in trouble, no matter what the issue is, we pitch in and make something work for them,” Mollenhauer said. As for the Veteran’s Day celebrations this past weekend, Mollenhauer said he was looking forward to attending as many as possible. “We as Vietnam Vets didn’t have much of a homecoming, partly because we came home in small groups,” Mollenhauer said. “I think it’s important to take a day and honor the veterans and their families.”

8B • The Times • Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Legal Notices Mortgage Foreclosure NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE PRIVATE 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 the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: May 15, 2003 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $140,000.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Joseph Scott Houston and Marie Houston, husband and wife MORTGAGEE: Centennial Mortgage and Funding, Inc., a Minnesota corporation DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Filed May 19, 2003, Steele County Recorder; Document No. A310669 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc., n/k/a Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. successor by merger to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. by written assignment recorded on May 19, 2003 as Document Number A-310670 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: The North Half of the West Half of Lot 2, Block 1, in Homestead Addition to the City of Owatonna; AND the East 25 feet of the North Half of Lot 3, in Block 1, in Homestead Addition to the City of Owatonna STREETADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 645 12th Street NE, Owatonna, MN 55060 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Steele County, Minnesota THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: $151,306.81 THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes; 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: November 27, 2012 at 10:00 am PLACE OF SALE: Steele County Sheriff’s office, in the Law Enforcement Center, 204 Pearl Street East, Owatonna, Minnesota to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by said mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns is five (5) weeks from the date of sale. Unless said mortgage is reinstated or the property redeemed, or unless the time for redemption is reduced by judicial order, you must vacate the premises by 11:59 p.m. on January 2, 2013. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: MARIE FLORA HOUSTON. “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: October 2, 2012

WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Mortgagee REITER & SCHILLER, P.A. /s/ By: Rebecca F. Schiller, Esq. Sarah J.B. Adam, Esq. N. Kibongni Fondungallah, Esq. James J. Pauly, Esq. Steven R. Pennock, Esq. Curt N. Trisko, Esq. Attorneys for Mortgagee 25 North Dale Street St. Paul, MN 551022227 (651) 209-9760 (Z1981) THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE FORECLOSURE DATA Minn. Stat. § 580.025 (1) Street Address, City and Zip Code of Mortgaged Premises 645 12th Street NE, Owatonna, MN 55060 (2) Transaction Agent Centennial Mortgage and Funding, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (3) Name of Mortgage Originator (Lender) Centennial Mortgage and Funding, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (4) Residential Servicer Wells Fargo (800) 416-1472 (5) Tax Parcel Identification Number 17-135-0122 (6) Transaction Agent’s Mortgage ID Number (MERS number) None 10/9,10/16,10/23 10/30,11/6,11/13

Mortgage Foreclosure 12-082933

OF MORTGAGE: $157,510.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Maria De La Luz Ramirez, a married woman MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Filed May 9, 2005, Steele County Registrar of Titles, as Document Number T000058062 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee for RASC 2005KS6; Dated: May 17, 2012 MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR: Not Applicable T R A N S A C T I O N AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT'S MORTGAGE ID NUMBER: 100200700000465915 SERVICER: GMAC Mortgage, LLC LENDER: Paragon Home Lending, LLC LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot Fourteen (14), in Block One (1) in Naefke Addition, City of Owatonna, Minnesota REGISTERED PROPERTY STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 717 South Street E, Owatonna, MN 55060 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Steele TAX PARCEL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 17-1880114 Certificate No. 16608 THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: $161,313.36 THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statues; 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: November 26, 2012, 10:00am PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff's Main Office, Law Enforcement Center, 204 Pearl Street East, Owatonna, MN 55060 to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by said mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns is 6 months from the date of sale. TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property, if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23, is 11:59 p.m. on May 28, 2013. "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 5 UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Dated: October 1, 2012 U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee for RASC 2005KS6 Assignee of Mortgagee SHAPIRO & ZIELKE, LLP

BY ___________________________ Lawrence P. Zielke - 152559 Diane F. Mach - 273788 Melissa L. B. Porter - 0337778 Ronald W. Spencer - 0104061 Stephanie O. Nelson - 0388918 Randolph W. Dawdy - 2160X Gary J. Evers - 0134764 Attorneys for Mortgagee 12550 West Frontage Road, Ste. 200 Burnsville, MN 55337 (952) 831-4060

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS OFFICE IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THIS NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT AND DOES NOT IMPLY THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT MONEY FROM ANYONE WHO HAS DISCHARGED THE DEBT UNDER THE BANKRUPTCY LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. 10/9,10/16,10/23 10/30,11/6,11/13

Mortgage Foreclosure 12-086988

Document Number T000059839 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee for the holders of the certificates issued by Deutsche Alt-A Securities Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-AR3; Dated: May 15, 2010 filed: May 26, 2010, recorded as document number T000065862 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: West 35 feet of Lot 9, and East 39 feet of Lot 8, Block 2, Town and Country Addition to the City of Owatonna REGISTERED PROPERTY PROPERTY ADDRESS: 616 16Th St Se, Owatonna, MN 55060 PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 17.200.0209 CERT NO. 16386 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Steele THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: $160,340.10 THAT all pre-foreclosure requirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; 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 4, 2012, 10:00am PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Main Office, Law Enforcement Center, 204 Pearl Street East, Owatonna, MN 55060 to pay the debt 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 6 months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s) the personal representatives or assigns. TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property, if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23, is 11:59 p.m. on June 4, 2013. “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 5 UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Dated: October 9, 2012 HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee for the holders of the certificates issued by Deutsche Alt-A Securities Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-AR3 Assignee of Mortgagee SHAPIRO & ZIELKE, LLP

1 of Park Heights Sub-Division to the City of Owatonna, Minnesota. COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY S t e e l e IS LOCATED: ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $ 1 3 1 , 2 5 7 . 0 0 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $ 1 4 7 , 5 8 5 . 8 0 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: November 30, 2012 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: S t e e l e County Sheriff’s Office, Law Enforcement Center, 204 Pearl Street East, Owatonna, 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 owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on May 30, 2013, 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 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: October 2, 2012

CitiMortgage, Inc. Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 10 - 12-004306 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. 10/16,10/23,10/30 11/6,11/13,11/20

signs unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07. TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on _December 9, 2013_, 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 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: October 8, 2012

SHAPIRO & ZIELKE, LLP BY ___________________________ Lawrence P. Zielke - 152559 Diane F. Mach - 273788 Melissa L. B. Porter - 0337778 Ronald W. Spencer - 0104061 Stephanie O. Nelson - 0388918 Randolph W. Dawdy - 2160X Gary J. Evers - 0134764 Attorneys for Mortgagee 12550 West Frontage Road, Ste. 200 Burnsville, MN 55337 (952) 831-4060 PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS OFFICE IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THIS NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT AND DOES NOT IMPLY THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT MONEY FROM ANYONE WHO HAS DISCHARGED THE DEBT UNDER THE BANKRUPTCY LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. 10/23,10/30,11/6 11/13,11/20,11/27

Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 136 - 12-005353 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. 10/23,10/30,11/6 11/13,11/20,11/27

Mortgage Foreclosure 12-086562

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE 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 the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: November 30, 2004 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $208,000.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Kelly J. Huff, and Palmer Huff, wife and husband MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. MIN#: 1000157-0004508268-8 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON THE MORTGAGE: America’s Wholesale Lender SERVICER: Bank of America, N.A. DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Filed January 5, 2005, Steele County Recorder, as Document Number A000328617 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York as Trustee for the Certificateholders of CWALT, Inc., Alternative Loan Trust 2004-36CB, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-36CB; Dated: March 8, 2012 filed: March 19, 2012, recorded as document number A000383516 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 4, Block 2, Oakridge Bluffs Third Addition PROPERTY ADDRESS: 549 Oakland Path, Medford, MN 55049 PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 16-114-0204 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Steele THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: $197,643.74 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; 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 4, 2012, 10:00am PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Main Office, Law Enforcement Center, 204 Pearl Street East, Owatonna, MN 55060 to pay the debt 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 6 months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s) the personal representatives or assigns. TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property, if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23, is 11:59 p.m. on June 4, 2013. “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 5 UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Dated: October 9, 2012 THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK,AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWALT,INC.,ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2004-36CB, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-36CB Assignee of Mortgagee

Mortgage Foreclosure NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE 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: November 12, 2007 MORTGAGOR: Bradley E. Dahl, a single person. MORTGAGEE: Advisor’s Mortgage, LLC. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDRecorded November ING: 14, 2007 Steele County Recorder, Document No. A 000353485. ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. TRANSACTION AGENT: NONE TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: NONE LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Advisor’s Mortgage, LLC RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 619 Mineral Springs Road, NE Owatonna, MN 55060 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 171130222 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: The Westerly 66 feet, except the southerly 135 feet thereof, of Lot 10, Block 2, of Merrill Odell’s Addition to the City of Owatonna, Minnesota COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: S t e e l e ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $ 1 0 9 , 1 4 0 . 0 0 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $ 1 4 6 , 1 1 1 . 8 5 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: January 11, 2013 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: S t e e l e County Sheriff’s Office, Law Enforcement Center, 204 Pearl Street East, Owatonna, 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 owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on July 11, 2013, 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 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: October 1, 2012 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 30 - 12-004367 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. 11/13, 11/20, 11/27, 12/4, 12/11, 12/18

Mortgage Foreclosure NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE YOU

ARE

NOTIFIED

THAT:

1. Default has occurred in the conditions of the Mortgage dated October 16, 1998, executed by Richard T. Anderson and Caroline J. Anderson, husband and wife, as joint tenants, as mortgagors, to Norwest Mortgage, Inc., as mortgagee, and memorialized on Certificate of Title No. 14594 for record on November 10, 1998 as Document Number T000042973, in the office of the County Registrar of Titles of Steele County, Minnesota, and for record on November 10, 1998 as Document Number A000270575, in the office of the County Recorder of Steele County, Minnesota. The land described in the Mortgage is registered land. 2. As a result of a merger/consolidation Norwest Mortgage, Inc. is now known as Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. 3. The original principal amount secured by the Mortgage was $86,850.00. 4. No action or proceeding at law is now pending to recover the debt secured by the Mortgage, or any part thereof. 5. No mortgagor has been released from financial obligation on the mortgage. 6. The holder of the Mortgage has complied with all conditions precedent to acceleration of the debt secured by the Mortgage and foreclosure of the Mortgage, and all notice and other requirements of applicable statutes. 7. At the date of this notice the amount due on the Mortgage, and taxes, if any, paid by the holder of the Mortgage is $73,775.07. 8. Pursuant to the power of sale in the Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreclosed, and the land described as follows: Legal Description: Lot 6, Block 1, Radel’s Country Club Addition, Owatonna, Minnesota and Outlot A, Westwood Addition, Steele County, Minnesota. will be sold by the Sheriff of Steele County, Minnesota, at public auction on January 10, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at the office of the Steele County Sheriff, 204 East Pearl Street, Owatonna, MN 55060. 9. The mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. July 10, 2013, if the mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. Sec. 580.30, the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. Sec. 580.23, or the redemption period is not reduced under section 582.032. 10. The time allowed by law for redemption by Mortgagors or Mortgagors’ personal representatives or assigns is 6 months after the date of sale. 11. 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. 12. 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. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Foreclosure Data required by Minn. Stat. Sec. 580.025 1. Property Address: 690 Lynwood Street, Owatonna, MN 55060 1. Transaction Agent: Not Applicable 2. Name of Mortgage Originator (Lender): Norwest Mortgage, Inc. 3. Residential Servicer: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 4. Tax Parcel Identification Number: 17-317-0106 5. Transaction Agent’s Mortgage ID Number: Not Applicable Dated: October 6, 2012 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Attorneys for Mortgagee Mark D. Stephenson STEPHENSON, SANFORD & THONE, P.L.C. Suite 220, 1905 East Wayzata Boulevard Wayzata, MN 55391 (952) 404-2100 7-2866 11/6, 11/13. 11/20, 11/27, 12/4, 12/11

Mortgage Foreclosure NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE YOU ARE NOTIFIED THAT: 1. Default has occurred in the conditions of the Mortgage dated December 5, 2008, executed by Brent L. Holte and Sarah D. Holte, husband and wife, as joint tenants, as mortgagors, to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as mortgagee, and recorded on December 30, 2008, as Document Number A000361307, in the office of the County Recorder of Steele County, Minnesota. The land described in the Mortgage is not registered land. 2. The original principal amount secured by the Mortgage was $158,704.72. 3. No action or proceeding at law is now pending to recover the debt secured by the Mortgage, or any part thereof. 4. No mortgagor has been released from financial obligation on the mortgage. 5. The holder of the Mortgage has complied with all conditions precedent to acceleration of the debt secured by the Mortgage and foreclosure of the Mortgage, and all notice and other requirements of applicable statutes. 6. At the date of this notice the amount due on the Mortgage, and taxes, if any, paid by the holder

of the Mortgage is $195,967.21. 7. Pursuant to the power of sale in the Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreclosed, and the land described as follows: Legal Description: Commencing at the Northeast corner of Lot 2 in Northeast Quarter of Section 16, Township 107 North, Range 20 West, South 9 rods, West 59 feet 4 ½ inches, North 9 rods East 59 feet 4 ½ inches to place of beginning, Steele County, Minnesota. will be sold by the Sheriff of Steele County, Minnesota, at public auction on January 10, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at the office of the Steele County Sheriff, 204 East Pearl Street, Owatonna, MN 55060. 8. The mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. July 10, 2013, if the mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. Sec. 580.30, the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. Sec. 580.23, or the redemption period is not reduced under section 582.032. 9. The time allowed by law for redemption by Mortgagors or Mortgagors’ personal representatives or assigns is 6 months after the date of sale. 10. 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. 11. 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. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 12. THE MORTGAGEE DOES NOT INTEND A MERGER OF TITLE WITH ANY OTHER INTEREST IT HOLDS. Foreclosure Data required by Minn. Stat. Sec. 580.025 1. Property Address: 115 W. School St., Owatonna, MN 55060-2911 1. Transaction Agent: Not Applicable 2. Name of Mortgage Originator (Lender): Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 3.Residential Servicer: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 4. Tax Parcel Identification Number: 17-016-1129 5. Transaction Agent’s Mortgage ID Number: Not Applicable Date: October 31, 2012 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Attorneys for Mortgagee Katherine J. Ford STEPHENSON, SANFORD & THONE, P.L.C. Suite 220, 1905 East Wayzata Boulevard Wayzata, MN 55391 (952) 404-2100 15-0502 11/6, 11/13. 11/20, 11/27, 12/4, 12/11

Mortgage Foreclosure 12-086728 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE 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 the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: December 11, 2006 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $186,000.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Timothy D. Blum single man MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. MIN#: 1002489-0611003833-6 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON THE MORTGAGE: Rescue Mortgage Inc., DBA Mortgage Depot SERVICER: Bank of America, N.A. DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Filed January 2, 2007, Steele County Recorder, as Document Number A000346819 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP; Dated: October 5, 2011 filed: November 4, 2011, recorded as document number A000381011 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lots 11 and 12, in Block 2, Pointview Addition to the City of Owatonna PROPERTY ADDRESS: 349 Plainview St, Owatonna, MN 55060 PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 17-134-0211 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Steele THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: $104,692.57 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; 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: January 8, 2013, 10:00am PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Main Office, Law Enforcement Center, 204 Pearl Street East, Owatonna, MN 55060 to pay the debt 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 12 months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s) the personal representatives or assigns. TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family

dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property, if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23, is 11:59 p.m. on January 8, 2014. “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 5 UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Dated: October 18, 2012 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Assignee of Mortgagee SHAPIRO & ZIELKE, LLP BY __________________________ Lawrence P. Zielke - 152559 Diane F. Mach - 273788 Melissa L. B. Porter - 0337778 Ronald W. Spencer - 0104061 Stephanie O. Nelson - 0388918 Randolph W. Dawdy - 2160X Gary J. Evers - 0134764 Attorneys for Mortgagee 12550 West Frontage Road, Ste. 200 Burnsville, MN 55337 (952) 831-4060 PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS OFFICE IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THIS NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT AND DOES NOT IMPLY THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT MONEY FROM ANYONE WHO HAS DISCHARGED THE DEBT UNDER THE BANKRUPTCY LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. 11/6, 11/13. 11/20, 11/27, 12/4, 12/11

Mortgage Foreclosure 12-086686 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE 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 the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: May 16, 2005 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $107,200.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Jose M. Galindo, a single person MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. MIN#: 1001975-0000023886-5 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON THE MORTGAGE: Brier Mortgage Corporation SERVICER: Nationstar Mortgage DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Filed May 18, 2005, Steele County Recorder, as Document Number A000331995 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Nationstar Mortgage, LLC; Dated: August 31, 2012 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 16, Block 1, Hursh Addition No. 2, Owatonna, Minnesota PROPERTY ADDRESS: 808 Ne 20Th St, Owatonna, MN 55060 PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 17-319-0116 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Steele THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: $119,858.72 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; 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: January 3, 2013, 10:00am PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff's Main Office, Law Enforcement Center, 204 Pearl Street East, Owatonna, MN 55060 to pay the debt 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 6 months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s) the personal representatives or assigns. TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property, if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23, is 11:59 p.m. on July 3, 2013. "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 5 UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Dated: October 22, 2012 Nationstar Mortgage, LLC Assignee of Mortgagee SHAPIRO & ZIELKE, LLP BY ___________________________

Lawrence P. Zielke - 152559 Diane F. Mach - 273788 Melissa L. B. Porter - 0337778 Ronald W. Spencer - 0104061 Stephanie O. Nelson - 0388918 Randolph W. Dawdy - 2160X Gary J. Evers - 0134764 Attorneys for Mortgagee 12550 West Frontage Road, Ste. 200 Burnsville, MN 55337 (952) 831-4060 PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS OFFICE IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THIS NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT AND DOES NOT IMPLY THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT MONEY FROM ANYONE WHO HAS DISCHARGED THE DEBT UNDER THE BANKRUPTCY LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. 11/6, 11/13. 11/20, 11/27, 12/4, 12/11

Mortgage Foreclosure NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE 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: June 22, 2004 MORTGAGOR: V i v ian K Terry, single person MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded July 13, 2004 Steele County Recorder, Document No. A323742. ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust Mortgage PassThrough Certificates Series 2004-4. TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 100055101405249283 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Aegis Lending Corporation RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 467 Mound Street, Owatonna, MN 55060 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 171120301 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 1, Block 3, of Morehouse Addition to the City of Owatonna COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: S t e e l e ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $ 9 0 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $ 8 7 , 1 0 9 . 3 1 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 21, 2012 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: S t e e l e County Sheriff’s Office, Law Enforcement Center, 204 Pearl Street East, Owatonna, 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 owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on _June 21, 2013, 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 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: October 11, 2012 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Trustee Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 30 - 12-005243 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. 11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 11/27, 12/4, 12/11

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Mortgage Foreclosure NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE 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: July 30, 2009 o h n MORTGAGOR: J Merchlewitz and Linda Merchlewitz, husband and wife. MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded July 31, 2009 Steele County Recorder, Document No. A000365708. ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, S/B/M Chase Home Finance LLC. TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 100137610000402570 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Lakeland Mortgage Corporation RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 520 Cedardale Drive Southeast, Owatonna, MN 55060 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 173450206 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 6, Block 2, Cedardale Addition No. 3, Owatonna, Minnesota COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Steele ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $ 1 3 9 , 7 9 6 . 0 0 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $ 1 7 3 , 0 0 6 . 8 7 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 21, 2013 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: S t e e l e County Sheriff’s Office, Law Enforcement Center, 204 Pearl Street East, Owatonna, 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 owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on _June 21, 2013, 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 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: October 11, 2012 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 30 - 12-005395 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

Mortgage Foreclosure 12-085150 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE 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 the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: February 12, 2010 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $99,999.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Abrah Dufault, a single woman MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. T R A N S A C T I O N AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. MIN#: 1001032-1000061496-5 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON THE MORTGAGE: The Business Bank, DBA Prime Mortgage SERVICER: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Filed February 16, 2010, Steele County Recorder, as Document Number A000369459 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association; Dated: June 18, 2012 filed: July 9, 2012 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Commencing at the South East Corner of Lot Four (4) in Extension to Block Twenty Two (22) in the City of Owatonna, Minnesota, running thence North Eight (8) rods, thence West Forty Eight (48) feet, thence South Eight (8) rods, thence East Forty Eight (48) feet to the place of beginning. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 250 E School St, Owatonna, MN 55060 PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 17-100-2212 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Steele THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: $101,423.90 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; 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: January 8, 2013, 10:00am PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Main Office, Law Enforcement Center, 204 Pearl Street East, Owatonna, MN 55060 to pay the debt 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 6 months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s) the personal representatives or assigns. TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property, if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23, is 11:59 p.m. on July 8, 2013. “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 5 UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Dated:

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JPMorgan National Assignee SHAPIRO

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Bank, Association Mortgagee

ZIELKE,

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BY ___________________________ Lawrence P. Zielke - 152559 Diane F. Mach 273788 Melissa L. B. Porter - 0337778 Ronald W. Spencer - 0104061 Stephanie O. Nelson - 0388918 Randolph W. Dawdy - 2160X Gary J. Evers 0134764 Attorneys for Mortgagee 12550 West Frontage Road, Ste. 200 Burnsville, MN 55337 (952) 831-4060 PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS OFFICE IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THIS NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT AND DOES NOT IMPLY THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT MONEY FROM ANYONE WHO HAS DISCHARGED THE DEBT UNDER THE BANKRUPTCY LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 11/27, 12/4, 12/11

Steele County

11/13, 11/20, 11/27, 12/4, 12/11, 12/18

SECOND HALF

Agriculture Real Estate & Manufactured Home Taxes Due Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012 Payments need to be postmarked on or before November 15, 2012 Steele County Treasurer 630 Florence Avenue P.O. Box 890 Owatonna, MN 55060 507-444-7420 www.co.steele.mn.us

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Dated: September 12, 2012

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Mortgagee

Mortgage Foreclosure NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE 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 the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: August 25, 2004 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $188,000.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Jason A. Math and Jonna M. Math, husband and wife MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware coproration, as nominee for American Mortgage Network, Inc., a Delaware corporation DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Filed September 1, 2004, Steele County Recorder; Document No. A325333 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. by written assignment recorded on June 20, 2011 as Document No. A000378668 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 4, Block 1, Jones second Addition STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 415 3rd Street Southwest, Medford, MN 55049 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Steele County, Minnesota THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: $179,266.40 THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes; 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: July 31, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. PLACE OF SALE: Steele County Sheriff’s office, in the Law Enforcement Center, 204 Pearl Street East, Owatonna, Minnesota to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by said mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns is six (6) months from the date of sale. Unless said mortgage is reinstated or the property redeemed, or unless the time for redemption is reduced by judicial order, you must vacate the premises by 11:59 p.m. on January 31, 2013. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: JASON A. MATH AND JONNA M. MATH “THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.” Dated: June 5, 2012 WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Mortgagee REITER & SCHILLER, P.A. /s/ Rebecca F. Schiller, Esq. Sarah J.B. Adam, Esq. N. Kibongni Fondungallah, Esq. James J. Pauly, Esq. Brian F. Kidwell, Esq. Steven R. Pennock, Esq. Curt N. Trisko, Esq. Attorneys for Mortgagee 25 North Dale Street St. Paul, MN 55102-2227 (651) 209-9760 (E7571) THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

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REITER & SCHILLER, P.A. /s/ Rebecca F. Schiller, Esq. Sarah J.B. Adam, Esq. N. Kibongni Fondungallah, Esq. James J. Pauly, Esq. Leah K. Weaver, Esq. Brian F. Kidwell, Esq. Attorneys for Mortgagee 25 North Dale Street St. Paul, MN 55102-2227 (651) 209-9760 (E7571) By:

NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the mortgage foreclosure sale referred to in the foregoing Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale has been postponed from: November 6, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. to January 8, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. Said sale will be held at the main office of the Steele County Sheriff’s office, in the Law Enforcement Center, 204 Pearl Street East, in the city of Owatonna, County of Steele, State of Minnesota. Unless said mortgage is reinstated or the property redeemed, or unless the time for redemption is reduced by judicial order, you must vacate the premises by 11:59 p.m. on July 8, 2013. Dated: November 8, 2012 WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Mortgagee REITER & SCHILLER, P.A. /s/ Rebecca F. Schiller, Esq. Sarah J.B. Adam, Esq. N. Kibongni Fondungallah, Esq. James J. Pauly, Esq. Steven R. Pennock, Esq. Curt N. Trisko, Esq. Jeffrey D. Klobucar, Esq. Attorneys for Mortgagee 25 North Dale Street St. Paul, MN 55102-2227 (651) 209-9760 (E7571) By:

REITER & SCHILLER, P.A. By: /s/ Rebecca F. Schiller, Esq. Sarah J.B. Adam, Esq. N. Kibongni Fondungallah, Esq. James J. Pauly, Esq. Leah K. Weaver, Esq. Brian F. Kidwell, Esq. Attorneys for Mortgagee 25 North Dale Street St. Paul, MN 55102-2227 (651) 209-9760 (E7571)

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NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the mortgage foreclosure sale referred to in the foregoing Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale has been postponed from: September 11, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. to November 6, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. Said sale will be held at the main office of the Steele County Sheriff’s office, in the Law Enforcement Center, 204 Pearl Street East, in the city of Owatonna, County of Steele, State of Minnesota. Unless said mortgage is reinstated or the property redeemed, or unless the time for redemption is reduced by judicial order, you must vacate the premises by 11:59 p.m. on May 6, 2013.

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Dated: October 3, 2012 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee

(1) Street Address, City and Zip Code of Mortgaged Premises 415 3rd Street Southwest, Medford, MN 55049 (2) Transaction Agent Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware coproration, as nominee for American Mortgage Network, Inc., a Delaware corporation (3) Name of Mortgage Originator Lender) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware coproration, as nominee for American Mortgage Network, Inc., a Delaware corporation (4) Residential Servicer Wells Fargo 800-416-1472 (5) Tax Parcel Identification Number 1 6 - 1 0 7 - 0 1 0 4 (6) Transaction Agent’s Mortgage ID Number (MERS number) 1001310-2040593701-0

Dated: August 1, 2012 ME, the week beginning 11/11/2012 WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Mortgagee

BY MORTGAGEE: $ 1 4 6 , 4 0 4 . 9 6 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: January 3, 2013 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: S t e e l e County Sheriff’s Office, Law Enforcement Center, 204 Pearl Street East, Owatonna, 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 owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on July 3, 2013 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 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.”

USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 30 - 12-004885 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. 11/13, 11/20, 11/27, 12/4, 12/11, 12/18

Estate

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF STEELE

Attorney for Petitioner David L. Einhaus Einhaus, Mattison, Carver & Haberman, P.A. 202 N. Cedar Ave. P.O. Box 545 Owatonna, MN 55060 Attorney License No: 26190 Phone: 507-451-3580 FAX: 507-451-3532 Email: einhaus@owatonnalawyers.com 11/13, 11/20

Estate STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF STEELE

THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION Court File No. 74-PR-12-2366 Estate Of Marguerite M. Frits, Decedent NOTICE AND ORDER OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS It is Ordered and Notice is given that on December 4, 2012, at 10:45 a.m., a hearing will be held in this Court at 111 East Main St., Owatonna, Minnesota, for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the Will of the Decedent dated, April 10, 1986, (“Will”), and for the appointment of Jimmy Ray Frits, whose address is 530 Holly Lynn Drive, Cary, IL, 60013 as Personal Representative of the Estate of the Decendent 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 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, 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 Minn. Stat. 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 said claims will be barred. Date: 11-2-12 Joseph A. Bueltel Judge of District Court Attorney for Petitioner Eric J. Mattison Einhaus, Mattison, Carver & Haberman, P.A. 202 N. Cedar Ave. P.O. Box 545 Owatonna, MN 55060 Attorney License No: 151609 Phone: 507-451-3580 FAX: 507-451-3532 Email: mattison@owatonnalawyers.com 11/13, 11/20

THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION Court File No. 74-PR-12-2305 Estate Of Stephens J. Lange, Decedent NOTICE AND ORDER OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS (ANCILLARY PROCEEDING) It is Ordered and Notice is given that on December 4, 2012, at 10:45 a.m., a hearing will be held in this Court at 111 East Main St., Owatonna, Minnesota, for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the Will of the Decedent dated, April 5, 2012, (“Will”), and for the appointment of Chadwick S. Lange, whose address is 636 12th Street SE, Owatonna, MN 55060 as Ancillary Personal Representative of the Estate of the Decendent 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 objections are filed or raised, the Personal Representative will be appointed with power to administer the assets of the Estate in Minnesota. Including the power to collect all assets, pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and expenses, and sell real and personal property, and do all necessary acts for the Estate. Notice is also given that (subject to Minn. Stat. 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. Date: 10-29-12

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Joseph A. Bueltel Judge of District Court

Minnesotans ignited a national philanthropic movement with the launch of the first “Give to the Max Day” in 2009. On Nov. 15, they’ll have their fourth annual opportunity to prove their record-breaking generosity by contributing to their favorite nonprofit organizations and schools. During last year’s Give to the Max Day, 47,534 donors logged on to GiveMN.org. The result: $13.4 million was raised for 3,978 Minnesota nonprofit organizations, whose missions range from feeding the hungry, to protecting the environment, to promoting the arts. GiveMN’s hopes are high for another great showing in 2012. Since launching in 2009, donors have given more than $50 million to over 6,700 nonprofit organizations on GiveMN.org. Meanwhile, other states and organizations have adopted the “Give to the Max Day” concept, having seen its success in connecting donors with charities. “Thousands of nonprofit organizations have benefitted in the past three years, and this year we have added public schools to the list of organizations that individual donors can choose to support,” explained Dana Nelson, executive director of GiveMN. “We’re constantly looking for innovative ways to expand the impact of this giving platform in Minnesota. We’re also gratified to see the ‘Give to the Max’ movement spread across the country, empowering more donors and organizations to enrich the lives of others.” Matching Funds – Donors

will have the opportunity to double their dollars for hundreds of featured nonprofit organizations that have secured matching funds for Give to the Max Day. GiveMN will not be offering any matching dollars. “Our donors share that Give to the Max Day is one of their favorite ways to support us,” said Josh Reimnitz, co-executive director, Students Today Leaders Forever. “It’s exciting for the entire state to come together to champion their favorite nonprofits and schools. Give to the Max Day shows the strong Minnesota pride toward the nonprofits and schools that strengthen our communities.” At GiveMN, Minnesota nonprofits and schools can showcase their work and introduce their organizations to potential donors. Customized profiles of Minnesota charities detail their individual missions, programs and events. The site also lets donors manage their charitable giving by recording online contributions and storing receipts. GiveMN is powered by Razoo, a critical partner in making Give to the Max Day a success. Based in Washington, D.C., Razoo is a venture funded social enterprise committed to transforming people’s lives through meaningful giving. Its secure online platform facilitates crowdsourced fundraising, streamlines the donation process and offers a suite of free and easy-to-use fundraising tools that inspire individuals and nonprofits to give and fundraise online.

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