The Maple Lake: A Gobblin' Good Time at The Thanksgiving Dance

The Maple Lake
Volume 120, Number 10 Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Maple Lake, MN 55358 maplelakemessenger.com
Inside . . .
Boys basketball:
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Boys and girls hockey:

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A gobblin good time at the Thanksgiving Dance

Hundreds of public and parochial
school students attended the annual
Thanksgiving dance sponsored by St.
Timothys Parish School on Wednesday,
November 26, at the Maple Lake American Legion. Left: Mrs. Senger, St. Tim's
Phy. Ed. teacher, leads Sierra McAlpine,
Jordyn Demarais, Josie Niemiec, Kylie
Edmonson, Kenyon Kingsbury, Alexx
Skreen, Jack Peterson, Stephanie
Bernards, Noah Beffel, Joe Rieber, Sam
Marquette and other students in a
dance. Bottom Left: St. Tims 5th grade
students load up some of the food donated during the Thanksgiving food
drive that ended on November 26. The
food was taken to the Annandale Food
Shelf. Pictured is Natalie Neumann,
Clare Donnett, Emma Jude, Elizabeth
Gendreau,
Olivia
LaTour,
David
Heimkes, Brooke Mergen and Paul
Schultz. Bottom Right: Volunteers Kathy
Loch and Brandi Brandstrom helped by
selling candy to Erika Hannon, Kyrsa
Smith and Alexx Skreen. For more
Thanksgiving Dance photos see page 7.
(Photo Submitted)
* Christmas in Maple
Lake is Dec. 6
* Tree of Hope at ML
Airport is Dec. 6
* St. Tims Craft Sale is
Dec. 6
ML Township
discusses street
closing on
Maple Lake
Maple Lake Townships last
meeting discussing the possibility of closing Donnelly Drive,
between Dempsey Ave. NW and
Dillon Ave. NW. will be continued on Tuesday, December 16th,
at 7 p.m. at the Maple Lake
Township Hall located at 6298
Bishop Ave. NW, (off of County
Road 37) in Maple Lake Township.
Township board members
will give the public an opportunity to comment before a member vote is taken at the end of the
meeting deciding the outcome of
this issue. Those interested in
this issue are encouraged to attend.
Minnesota
snowmobile
season and
weekly trail
reports begin
Snowmobilers can legally
ride any of the more than 22,000
miles of Minnesotas state and
grant-in-aid snowmobile trails
from Dec. 1 through the end of
March, according to the Department of Natural Resources.
Although many trails do not
yet have adequate snow cover
for grooming, this is a good
time to register your snowmobile, inspect your equipment,
download maps and do your trip
planning, said Tom Landwehr,
DNR commissioner. Minnesota offers a variety of
scenery and terrain to explore in
state parks, in state forests, on
state trails and on private land
that citizens kindly allow snowmobilers to use throughout the
winter months.
The economic impact of
snowmobiling in Minnesota is
estimated to be approximately
$1 billion each year, according
to Minnesota United Snowmobilers Association (MnUSA).
Minnesota snowmobile registrations totaled 216,144 last season.
Snowmobile season
continued on page 2
(Photo Submitted)
County preparing for truth in taxation hearing

by John Holler
Correspondent
Historically, the annual

Wright County Truth in Local
Taxation hearing isnt very well
attended. Whether it is due to a
lack of interest from the public,
the resignation that property
taxes are a primary funding
mechanism for counties, cities
and school districts or the fact
that, for the last decade, Wright
County has kept its budget at or
near zero growth, there has
rarely been a roomful of residents asking the board questions when they hold their
annual public hearing prior to
setting the next years budget
and levy.
However, that may change at
6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4,

when the county conducts its
Truth in Taxation hearing for
the 2015 budget. Unlike previous years, the draft budget that
was approved in September of
$106.1 million is a 3.7 percent
increase from 2014 and the
$53.1 million draft levy is an
increase of 4.9 percent.
Commissioner Charlie Borrell said that the increase has
been driven by one primary factor transportation.
The highway department
came in during the budget hearings and made a very persuasive argument as to why its
budget should be increased,
Borrell said. The lions share
of the increase is directly tied
into transportation issues.

Wright County has always
prided itself on its road system,
but the price of asphalt has skyrocketed over the last few
years. One of the reasons for
that was that we were always
able to stay ahead of the needs
for road construction. Over the
last few years, all weve been
able to do with the budgets
weve had is to just keep up
with repairs to roads instead of
construction. Weve fallen behind over the last few years
and, if we didnt invest more in
the system now, it would only
get worse as time goes on.
County Board
continued on page 3
7th grade winter choir concert
Maple Lake seventh grade boys and girls choirs perform a traditional Georgia Sea Islands song called Yonder Come Day. The boys and girls choirs performed three
songs separately and one together at their Seventh Grade Winter Choir Concert Monday
night. Pictured above - First Row: Lucas Lapenotiere, Anthony DeMars, Connor Giebenhain, Lucy Greenhagen, Avery Triplett, Nicole Wilson Second Row: Jackson Berscheid,
Eric Jude, Ben Skreen, Alyssa Bergeron, Grace Heying, Anna Zaske, Katie Goelz Third
Row: Spencer Jurgens, Megan Carlson, Mikayla Koss, Lindsey Paumen, Olivia Paumen
(Photos by Brenda Erdahl)
For more 7th grade choir photos see page 8.
(Photo by Sam Zuehl)
25 years of Tree of Hope

by Kent Peterson
Correspondent
Its the annual Christmas

shopping rush. Crowds, noise,
lists, the tree . . . the tree?! Did
you forget the 25th annual Tree
of Hope toy campaign for children in hospitals?
Each year since 1990, children in area hospitals have been
surprised by Christmas toys delivered to their bedside.
The gift campaign is organized by the MN Chapter of The
Ninety-Nines and local Zuhrah
Flyers. The Ninety-Nines, Inc. is
the first and only international organization of licensed women pilots, and The Zuhrah Flyers is a
group of aviation professionals
and enthusiasts dedicated to the
support of the Shriners Organization of America, best knownfor
the 22 Shriners Hospitals for
Children.
Santa cant deliver gifts to
hospitals; the chimneys are too
small to slide down. So, on the
first Saturday of December each
year, volunteers from Maple
Lake EAA Chapter 878, area flying clubs, the MN chapter of
NinetyNines, local Zuhrah Flyers
and the surrounding communities
gather at the Maple Lake Airport
to sort, label, wrap and deliver
gifts for children in hospitals.
This year they will deliver about
100 large bags of gifts to 36 hospitals, with 25 gifts in each bag.
The recipient hospitals are
throughout southern Minnesota
and this year, also in Wisconsin.
Some will be delivered by personal aircraft and others by automobile (theyve had a 6 teddy
bear in the co-pilots seat).
Elaine Morrow of Delano
represents The MN Ninety-Nines
and Howie and Deb Klier of
Lakeville represent Zuhrah
Flyers as chairpersons of the
annual campaign. Morrow got involved in The Tree of Hope its
first year as a MN Ninety-Nines
charity. She was attending a flyin fish fry and it was mentioned
that the chapter was interested in
having a winter charity. The Tree
of Hope was with another organization as a smaller charity, and
after the fly-in they handed it off
to the 99s. My husband, Glen,
and Wayne Flury loaded our first
bags of gifts into the airplanes,
she said. I cant believe its already been 25 years since our
first Tree of Hope. Now, were
seeing people who received gifts
during their hospitalization as a
child, giving to the charity as
adults.
Most organizations do not
give to hospitals over the Christmas holiday. You can help the
children by bringing a new, unwrapped gift for infant to 18
years of age, to the Maple Lake
Airport (1/2 mile NE of Maple
Lake on Highway 37) this Saturday, Dec. 6th, 9:00 a.m. 1:00
p.m. What would a child in a hospital want to help pass the time
and distract from the surroundings? Some ideas are, toys for the
youngest, and games, craft items
and gift cards for others.
You can also donate money
on the 6th at the airport, or by
credit card on The Tree of Hope
website via the Donate button:
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www.holidaytreeofhope.org.
Monetary donations can also be
made by check, made out to Tree
of Hope and mailed to: Elaine
Morrow, 10006 Fenner Ave. SE,
Delano, MN 55328. Gift donations can also be picked up by a
volunteer; call Elaine at 952-9132356 or Howie and Deb at 612802-8441. One hundred percent
of donations go to toys for the
children, and monetary donations
and toys are accepted year
around.
A heated airport hangar for
the gift gathering and wrapping is
generously provided by Ascend
Aviation, LLC of Maple Lake.
The children thank you!
Maple Lake Messenger Page 2

December 3, 2014
Viewpoint
Ask a
Trooper
Brutes
Bleat
by Sgt. Jesse Grabow
by Harold Brutlag
The brief warm-up on Friday and Saturday prompted me to take
a drive Saturday to see first-hand what was happening on the
pheasant range. I headed for Willmar and as I was approaching
Kingston I realized I didnt have my Hunters Atlas with me which
also included the Walk-In plots for the area I planned to look at.
Rather than return to ML for them I decided to wing it and planned
my first stop west and south of Willmar. There had been a sifting
of snow overnight and there were lots of tracks, large and small,
on the road next to the Wildlife Management Area (WMA). There
were also dog prints and one set of human tracks. It was a balmy
27 degrees when Vanna and I started hunting the edge of a cattail
swamp in about 8 inches of snow. Vanna found some fresh scent
as we were pushing into the wind and the rooster rattled the willows and cattails in its attempt to escape. I had two great shots at
the bird, but it only cackled as it flew off. I dont know if a dog is
disappointed when that happens, but I was. Its not a good idea to
miss birds this time of the year because a person usually doesnt
get that many opportunities. I made another mistake when I stayed
on the road back to the car rather than walk the edge of some standing corn. Vanna didnt follow my lead and soon was off in the cattails heading toward the corn. Sure enough a rooster flushed ahead
of her out of my range, flying into the corn. A second bird also
jumped which might have been a rooster and then a pheasant hen
took to the air which added to my frustration. .
. I decided
to look for another likely spot and without my hunters bible I kept
my eyes open for standing corn, hoping there would be a WMA
near. I was also listened to the Gopher-Wisconsin football game as
we made our way down township roads. As a friend of mine says,
To make a long story short, I counted up the pheasants we saw,
17, of which six were hens on the road picking gravel and one a
rooster flying across the road. Another rooster, much like the
photo, was showing itself off in some harvested corn, but made
tracks when we stopped. The other five were flushed out of a
swamp by Vanna and four other hunters with dogs. This all happened by 3 p.m. leaving me somewhat impressed. We spotted two
deer in some CRP and eight feeding near a grove as we were heading back to ML.
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The cold weather seems to have convinced winter anglers to
take to the ice with East Maple and Buffalo Lake getting some
crappie attention. Buffalo seems to be the greatest attraction with
reports of 100 or so shelters there over the weekend. Cedar Lake
has some open spots, according to Jim Dearing, who said the swans
are responsible for the open water as well as being noisy neighbors.
I noticed some anglers on Edwards Lake Saturday who may have
been trying to find a meal of walleyes. .
. there was a lone
shelter on Maple Lake out from the swimming beach on Sunday.
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So far my column photo, which I changed earlier this summer,
is drawing a little bit of attention with likes and dislikes running
about even. One comment asked about my age to which I can reply,
age is only a matter of the mind. That probably holds true if one is
healthy, something Im grateful for at 82.
Its in
your court
by Judge Steve Halsey
Dont Be a Grinch!
Here come the holidays, so
its probably timely to again
make some comments on child
holiday visitation or parenting
time. Many children of divorced parents will be happily
splitting the holidays between
their loving and cooperating parents. Other children become the
focus of the annual ritual, that is,
the fight over which parent is
entitled to have the child with
them for Christmas. One would
think rational parents could resolve these issues, but unfortunately, during the two weeks
before Christmas our court will
likely see several such disputes
make it on the court calendar.
Some parents go so far as to retain a lawyer and bring an emergency motion to resolve the
issue, basically asking the judge
to play Solomon.
Most custody orders these
days have a multi-page detailed
schedule for regular and holiday
visitation, including pick-up and
drop-off times, and often locations for the exchanges. If the
custodial parent violates the
courts order by denying visitation or limiting visitation, the
wronged parent may file a motion seeking relief from the court,
including a finding of contempt
of court.
A basic and commonly-misunderstood part of visitation law
is that visitation is NOT conditional upon the payment of courtordered child support. The parent
who is supposed to receive support cannot deny court-ordered
parenting time because the
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obligor is failing to pay support. Therefore, the custodial

parent cant bar the child from
seeing the other parent for holiday visitation because there is
unpaid child support.
One inevitability that divorced parents seem to ignore at
the time of the divorce is that
their lives and their childrens
lives will change. Parents embark on new relationships, remarry, move a substantial
distance apart, and have more
children. These folks need to be
flexible and understanding to
adapt to change. They also need
to speak with their own parents
and families about the need for
flexibility, i.e., avoiding the intractable position, but we always go to Grandmas on
Christmas Day!
When disputes arise over visitation, judges will usually require the parents to attend
mediation to attempt to resolve
the issues themselves before
leaving the decision to the court.
Parents may also use the services
of a parenting time expeditor or
parenting consultant to resolve
issues without the expense, financial and emotional, of going
to court.
I often tell parents in the middle of such a dispute that they are
much better off reaching an
agreement in which they are both
invested than leaving the decision up to the stranger in the
black robe (me) who cannot possibly know more about what is
best for their child than them. I
sometimes ask them, Do you
want to be the parent that isnt
Question: I read your article

about tractors going down the
highway to move snow at a
neighbors. This got me wondering if I am able to take my fourwheeler with my snow blade
down the road to help a neighbor
or two?
Answer: First we need to
know what kind of ATV you
have:
Class 1 ATVs are motorized
flotation-tired vehicles with at
least three, but no more than six,
low pressure tires that have an
engine displacement of less than
1000 cubic centimeters and total
dry weight of less than 1000
pounds.
Class 2 ATVs are motorized
flotation-tired vehicles with at
least three, but no more than six,
low pressure tires that have an
engine displacement of less than
1000 cubic centimeters and total
dry weight of 1000 to 1800
pounds.
Heres what is allowed if the
ATV is properly registered and
doesnt have restrictions related
to agricultural zone, road type or
other posted items. Public use
registration allows for operation
of:
Class 1 ATVs in the ditch
bottom; on the outer slope of
roadside ditches along state and
county roads; on the right side of
township roads and city streets,
if not prohibited by the road authority or other local laws.
Class 2 ATVs on the shoulder or extreme right side of
county roads and on the right
side of township roads and city
streets, if not prohibited by the
road authority or other local
laws. Class 2 ATVs may not be
operated in the ditch unless part
of a designated Class 2 trail.

Class 1 and 2 ATVs are not allowed on state highways. The
only exception is for crossing
those public roads. When making a direct crossing of a street or
road:
come to a complete stop and
look both ways.
yield to all traffic.
cross the road at a 90-degree
angle.
cross a divided road only at
an intersection.
A valid drivers license is required to operate anywhere it is
legal on road rights-of-way including ditches, inside and outside slopes, and crossing roads.
The only exception would be on
portions of a designated trail for
that vehicle type that specifically
includes a road right-of-way.
A portion of state statutes was
used with permission from the
Office of the Revisor of Statutes.
If you have any questions concerning traffic related laws or issues in Minnesota, send your
questions to Trp. Jesse Grabow
Minnesota State Patrol at 1000
Highway 10 West, Detroit Lakes,
MN 56501-2205. (You can follow him on Twitter @MSPPIO_NW or reach him at,
jesse.grabow@state.mn.us).
A portion of state statutes was
used with permission from the
Office of the Revisor of Statutes.
If you have any questions concerning traffic related laws or issues in Minnesota, send your
questions to Trp. Jesse Grabow
Minnesota State Patrol at 1000
Highway 10 West, Detroit Lakes,
MN 56501-2205. (You can follow him on Twitter @MSPPIO_NW or reach him at,
jesse.grabow@state.mn.us).
Snowmobile season
continued from page 1
welcome at your childs wedding

or the birth of the first grandchild
because of the miserable childhood you caused them?
I hope that you or a family
member are not in the middle of
such a dispute in court. But if
you are, please at least consult
with an attorney before you take
legal action. This may seem blasphemous, but there is nothing
sacred about celebrating with
children on Christmas Eve or
Christmas Day. Be flexible. Its
more important that children
have a happy, stress-free and
memorable experience. Most importantly, consider the emotional
toll on your child of getting the
child involved in the middle of
the dispute. Children are not
mini-adults. They will remember how you and the other parent
addressed these issues, particularly during the holidays. Keep
the childs feelings and wellbeing foremost in your mind.
Dont be a Grinch!
Submitted by Judge Steve
Halsey, Wright County District

Court, chambered in Buffalo.
Judge Halsey is the host of The
District Court Show on local
cable TV public access channels
throughout the Tenth Judicial
District. Excerpts can be viewed
at WWW.QCTV.org. Go to
Community and click The District Court Show. Judge Halsey
may also be heard on Legal
Happenings on KRWC 1360
AM (Buffalo) on Saturdays at
12:30 p.m.
Submitted by Judge Steve
Halsey, Wright County District
Court, chambered in Buffalo.
Judge Halsey is the host of The
District Court Show on local
cable TV public access channels
throughout the Tenth Judicial
District. Excerpts can be viewed
at WWW.QCTV.org. Go to Community and click The District
Court Show. Judge Halsey may
also be heard on Legal Happenings on KRWC 1360 AM
(Buffalo) on Saturdays at 12:30
p.m.
Outdoor recreation, includ- in some parts of the state will be

ing winter activities, is impor- ready to ride.
tant to Minnesota tourism, said
Snowmobile trail mainteJohn Edman, director of Ex- nance costs are partially funded
plore Minnesota. Snowmobil- through snowmobile registraing Minnesotas excellent trails, tions, trail pass sales, and a gas
lakes and forests is a great way tax attributed to snowmobile
to take in beautiful winter use. Donations, fundraisers, and
scenery that can be found only volunteer work by trail clubs
in Minnesota.
make up the remainder of the
As riders head out on the costs and efforts to operate these
trails, the DNR urges them to trails.
ride safely and responsibly.
Snow depth and trail condiKnow the rules and use tions are updated every Thurscommon sense, said DNR day after 2 p.m. throughout the
Conservation Officer Adam winter
months
at
Block. Obey signs, drive sober www.mndnr.gov/snow.
and be especially careful around
Printed maps are available at
wetlands, streams and lakes, be- local DNR offices and also can
cause the ice may not be thick be ordered by calling the DNR
enough to ride on, especially Information Center at 651-296this early in the season.
6157 or 888-646-6367 between
Club volunteers maintain 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday
more than 21,000 of the Min- through Friday or sending an
nesotas 22,000-plus trail miles. email
message
to
Trail clubs welcome new mem- info.dnr@state.mn.us. More inbers to help keep trails open and formation on snowmobile and
join in other club activities.
winter travel opportunities in
Snowmobile clubs and trail Minnesota can be found at
crews are out working on the www.exploreminnesota.com.
trails now, and have been for MnUSAs snowmobile trail resome time, said Terry Hutchin- ports are available at http://mndaybut
copies
available!
son, presidentSame
of MnUSA,
snowmobiler.org/index.php?pag
it could be awhile before trails eid=95.
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December 3, 2014
Dec. 1 Wright County

Sheriffs report
On November 24, Richard
Allen Mitchell, 20, of South
Haven, was arrested in Buffalo
on a Wright County apprehension and detention order for underage consumption.
On November 24, Christopher Lee Lavalla, 37, of St.
Michael, was arrested in St.
Michael on a Wright County
warrant for domestic assault.
On November 25, Nathan
Neal Brueggemeier, 27, of
Cokato, was arrested in Cokato
on the charge of violation of a
domestic abuse no contact order.
On November 26, John
Charles Patnode, 50, of St.
Michael, was arrested in St.
Michael on a Wright County apprehension and detention order
for 5th degree assault.
On November 26, Stephanie
Ann Johnson, 49, of Buffalo,
was arrested in Buffalo on a MN
Department of Corrections apprehension and detention order
for malicious punishment.
On November 26, William
Martin Brueggemeier, 26, of
Waverly, was arrested in Annandale on the charge of 3rd degree
DWI.
On November 27, Nicole
Ann Karnes, 29, of Howard
Lake, was arrested in Victor
Township on the charge of 3rd
degree DWI.
On November 27, Matthew
Frank Spelker Johnston, 25, of
Monticello, was arrested in
Monticello on a Hennepin
County warrant for robbery.
On November 27, Rishia Sun
Weiss, 47, of Monticello, was arrested in Monticello on a Wright

County apprehension and detention order for 2nd degree DWI.
On November 28, Jenniffer
Louise Stevenson, 19, of Buffalo, was arrested in Buffalo on
the charge of theft.
On November 29, Carol
Anna Rose, no permanent address, was arrested in Monticello
on a Wright County warrant for
disorderly conduct.
On November 29, Adam
John Morton, 32, of Buffalo,
was arrested in Maple Lake on
the charge of driving after cancellation inimical to public
safety.
On November 29, Joan Elizabeth Jackson, 54, of Buffalo,
was arrested in Buffalo on the
charges of domestic assault and
5th degree assault.
On November 30, Timothy
Robin Hillmyer, of Cokato, was
arrested in Cokato on the charge
of 3rd degree DWI.
On November 30, Jennifer
Marie Koch, 23, of Monticello,
was arrested in Buffalo on a
Wright County warrant for 5th
degree assault.
There were 35 property damage accidents, 7 personal injury
accidents, 3 hit and run accidents
and 19 car-deer accidents.
There were 10 arrests for
DWI, 3 underage consumption
arrests, no school bus stop arm
violations and 101 tickets for
miscellaneous traffic violations
reported this week.
Nov. 24 Wright County

Attorneys report
Anderson, Brandon Michael,
age 27, of Annandale, sentenced
on 11/25/14 for Gross Misdemeanor Second Degree DWI to
365 days jail, pay $75 public defender co-payment. Sentenced
by Judge Davis.
Holm, Roxanne Marie, age
34, of Monticello, sentenced on
11/24/14 for Probation Violations for Gross Misdemeanor
Third Degree DWI to 2 days
jail. Sentenced by Judge Davis.
Nichols, Daniel Patrick, age
28, of Buffalo, sentenced on
11/25/14 for Felony Burglary in
the Third Degree to a stay of imposition for five years on conditions of probation, serve 30 days
jail, pay $300 fine plus surcharges, pay $75 public defender co-payment, obtain
permission before leaving the
state, have no contact with victim or victim's residence, pay
restitution, undergo a psychological evaluation and follow all
recommendations,
provide
DNA sample, undergo a chemical dependency evaluation and
follow all recommendations,
have no use or possession of alcohol or non-prescription drugs,
submit to random testing, have
no use or possession of firearms

or dangerous weapons, obtain a
GED within six months, have
no same or similar violations.
Sentenced by Judge Strand.
Schultz, David Leroy, Sr.,
age 57, of Montrose, sentenced
on 11/25/14 for Felony Wrongfully Obtaining Assistance to a
stay of imposition for ten years
on conditions of probation,
serve 10 days jail, pay restitution, provide DNA sample, have
no same or similar violations.
Sentenced by Judge Strand.
Stenmark, Todd Lowell, age
46, of Cokato, sentenced on
11/25/14 for Probation Violations for Felony Domestic Assault by Strangulation and
Felony Violation of No Contact
Order to 45 days jail. Sentenced
by Judge Strand.
Weiss, Rishia Sun, age 47, of
Monticello, sentenced on
11/24/14 for Gross Misdemeanor Driving After Cancellation to 365 days jail; 356 days
stayed for one year on conditions of probation, serve 9 days
jail, pay $75 public defender copayment, have no same or similar violations. Sentenced by
Judge Davis.
Nov. 29 Maple Lake

Fire Department Report
Maple Lakes Volunteer Fire
Department and Ambulance
Service responded to the following emergencies during the past
week:
Nov. 29, 00:49 p.m.: Medical.
Patient transported by Allina
Ambulance.
Available at
LANTTOS
FRENCH LAKE
STORE
320-274-8495
Patient transported by Maple

Lake Ambulance to the St. Cloud
Hospital ER.
Three rescue firefighters assisted
the patient until a Gold Cross
Ambulance arrived.
Lake Ambulance to the CentraCare Hospital ER in Monticello.
No ambulance transportation.
Lake Ambulance to the CentraCare Hospital ER, in Monticello.
Nov. 27, 5:32 p.m.: Patient
transported by Maple Lake Ambulance to the Buffalo Hospital
ER.
Nov. 26, 11:45 a.m: Patient
transported by Maple Lake Ambulance to the Buffalo Hospital
ER.
No ambulance transportation.
There were no fire emergencies during the same time period.
County Board
The increase in the taxes
isnt always uniform along
property values. Some residents
will get hit harder than others
because of the formula used to
calculate property taxes, so
Borrell isnt sure how the mood
will be for those who decide to
attend.
The thing about it is that we
just dont know how many people are going to show up, Borrell said. Last year, we held
the meeting at night figuring we
would have more people showing up. There were only a handful of people that showed up
last year, but we had almost a
zero increase in the budget and
levy last year. With the increases were having this year,
it may get a lot more people
coming to the meeting to get an
explanation. Nobody likes to
pay taxes, but thats how we
run local governments and
school districts. I think if they
come and get the answers to
their questions, theyll see that

were not padding the budget.
With the exception of transportation spending, most everything else is the same as it
currently is and has been for
years. Weve worked hard to
keep increases to a minimum,
but they cant always be
helped, especially when our
road system is getting close to
falling into disrepair.
In other items on the Nov. 26
agenda, the board:
Approved moving forward
with legal action and assessments to a property owner in
Southside Township who has
several nuisances on his property that has led to long-term
legal battles with the county.
Assistant County Attorney
Greg Kryzer told the board that
his office has been dealing with
this blighted property for fourand-a-half years to no avail.
The property owner and the
county negotiated the parame-
ters for removal of the nuisance

items for years and he has
missed every deadline to the
point of actually serving three
days in jail for one missed
deadline. The county has taken
control of the situation to remove many of the items like
junked cars and the purpose of
the board approval was to approve charging back an assessment on the property for costs
incurred by the county during
the last four years. A hearing on
the assessment is scheduled to
be heard at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday,
Dec. 16.
Approved an annual revision to the countys emergency
response plan for the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant.
Several nuclear exercises are
scheduled to take place at the
power plant in 2015.
Set a committee of the
whole meeting for 9:30 a.m.
Dec. 5 at the countys compost
facility to discuss what equip-
ment can be sold and what

prices the county can expect to
receive for the mothballed
items that may have value to
another government unit.
Discussed the positions of
agricultural inspector and
drainage inspector from the
most recent ways and means
committee meeting. There isnt
a uniform policy toward how
these employees are viewed.
Some counties view them as
county employees, while others
hire them as independent contractors, including Wright
County. The board opted to ask
the new ag inspector to provide
a work report for December and
will consider language changes
in the contract it has with the
drainage inspector.
Rescheduled an owners
committee meeting from Nov.
26 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday,
Dec. 3, to discuss the progress
in the Public Works Building
construction project.
Property tax homestead application notice

Please contact the county assessor to file a homestead application on or before Dec. 15,
2014, if one of the following applies:
You purchased a property
in the past year and you, or a
qualifying relative, occupy the
property for homestead purposes
on Dec. 1, 2014
You, or a qualifying relative, occupy a property for
homestead purposes on Dec. 1,
2014, and the property was previously classified as non-homestead.
This will affect the amount of

property tax you pay in 2015,
and it may affect your eligibility
for a property tax refund.
A qualifying relative for
homestead purposes depends on
the type of property. For residential property, a qualifying relative can be a parent, stepparent,
child, stepchild, grandparent,
grandchild, brother, sister, uncle,
aunt, nephew, or niece of the
owners. This relationship may
be by blood or marriage. For
agricultural property, a qualifying relative can be a child,
grandchild, sibling or parent of

the owner or of the spouse of the
owner.
Once you have been granted
the homestead classification, no
further applications are necessary unless they are specifically
requested by the county assessor.
You must also contact the assessor by Dec. 15 if you are the
property owner, or a qualifying
relative of the property owner,
and the use of the property has
changed during the past year.
If you should sell, move, or
for any reason no longer qualify

for the homestead classification,
you are required to notify the
county assessor within 30 days
of the change in homestead status. Failure to notify the county
assessor within this 30-day period is punishable by recalculation of tax as non-homestead, in
addition to a penalty equal to
100 percent of the homestead
benefits.
For more information, contact the assessor's office at 763682-7367.
Holiday living made easy

With so much on our plates
between Thanksgiving and New
Year's Day, the holiday season
can be hectic. Fortunately, there
are many ways to save time and
make the holiday season more
manageable.
If you don't have plastic
clips to hang lights around windows and to the eaves of your
home, inexpensive clothespins
will work just as well. If you're
concerned about the color of the
wooden clips, paint them holiday hues before stringing the
lights.
Put a bath mat, rug-side
down and rubber-side up, beneath your Christmas tree stand.
This allows you to spin the tree
as you hang lights and ornaments without damaging the
floor underneath. It also makes
it simple to undress the tree once
the season is over. Use a tree
skirt to hide the mat.
Squeeze artificial tree portions into concrete form tubes.
First wrap the tree portions in
twine and then slip them into the
concrete sleeves. Each tube can
be stowed in attic or garage
rafters, freeing up precious
space.
Use empty squirt bottles to
make baking and cooking easier.
Pancake and cookie batters can
be squirted from the containers
for less mess.
Store one or two strings of
lights in a plastic shopping bag
to keep the strands from getting
tangled. Hang the bags from a
hook in a garage or stack them
in a storage bin.
Use plastic zip ties to attach
garland and lights to bannisters.
They're easy to assemble and
will not damage the bannisters.
A paper towel holder can be
screwed to the wall in a craft
room to neatly hold spools of
ribbon. Simply pull the length
you need from the spool and cut
for easy decorating.
Mount a tree stand to a
piece of wood with screws or
glue. This prevents spills from
reaching the floor while stabilizing the tree.
Old maps make interesting
gift wrap and are a nice change
of pace from commercially produced paper or newsprint.
Wrap duct tape or another
type of sticky tape around your
hand. Pat over fallen pine needles that accumulate around the
tree. In hard-to-reach areas,
wrap the tape around a broom or
a floor sweeper.
When traveling for the holidays, use a brightly colored
suitcase or flashy tape to make
your suitcase stand out from others at the airport.
Place hardened brown sugar
in a baking dish, cover it with a
moist paper towel and either microwave it on high for 20-second
intervals or place it in a 300 F
oven for five minutes. This will
soften the sugar, making it easier
to use the sugar to prepare your
favorite holiday cookie recipes.
Save plastic bread ties,
which can be used to make tags
for the wires on certain devices.
Such ties also can be used to organize decorating components
and to keep your place on a roll
of tape.
Measure the inside of your
picture window and construct a
wooden frame to its dimensions.
Staple holiday lights to the
frame and then easily slip the
frame in and out of place each
year.
Hang a live wreath or some

boughs of evergreen in your
home to give it that fresh pine
scent if you have an artificial
tree.
Color-code storage containers so you can easily find holiday decorations in the attic or
basement.
Pack for a holiday excursion using a collapsible clothing
storage hanger for closets. Fold
clothes on each fabric shelf and
then collapse it into your suitcase. When you get to your destination, unfold and hang it in a
closet so all of your clothes will
be at the ready.
Make the holidays even more
enjoyable with a variety of timesavers and clever tips.
Wright-Hennepin members donate more

than $52,000 to help local organizations
Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association (WH)
members who participate in
Operation Round Up (ORU)
donated grants totaling $52,650
in October 2014.
ORU participants allow their
electric bills to be rounded up to
the nearest dollar. The rounded
amount is then used for donations to fund local programs.
More than 80 percent of WHs
members participate in the
ORU program. ORUs trust
board of directors manages the
donated money, which is held in
a trust fund. Through a selection process and review of
guidelines, the board evaluates
funding requests on a bimonthly basis.
The ORU trust board approved the following donations
on behalf of WH members for
October 2014:
$4,000, Adopt a family
Buffalo Rotary, funds to provide coats and boots for children in need
$750, Ambassador Company, funds to support my favorite book distributions to 1st
graders in local schools and
churches
$1,000, Annandale Food
Shelf, funds to support the
backpack program and the summer lunch program
$5,000, Annandale Youth
First, funds to provide studentto-student mentorship programs
$500, Boy Scout Troop
#358, funds to support an eagle
scout project at the Crossroads
Animal Shelter
$500, CEAP Quilters,
funds to purchase quilting supplies and machine repairs
$3,000, Christian Benevolence Program, funds to support families in need in the local
area
$5,000, Community Toys

for Tots, funds to purchase toys
and gifts for children
$5,000, Crisis Nursery
serving Wright County, funds
to support a crisis nursery
$3,000, EquipALife, funds
to assist people with disabilities
$1,500, French Lake Sunshine Club, funds to support
local outreach to assist families
in need
$1,200, Friends of Maple
Lake Library, funds to purchase books
$5,000, FYCC, funds to
offset expenses related to setting up a teen gathering space
$3,500, Hammer Residences, Inc., funds for the
Quality of Life Fund
$2,000, Hillside Hope
thru Hooves, funds to provide
scholarships for clients
$2,000, Relate Counseling
Center, funds to support an-
swering
service
and
on-call counselors
$2,400, Shephards Care
Childcare, funds to support
technology at Christian daycare
$5,000, Toys for Tots of
Buffalo, funds to purchase toys
and gifts for children
$300, True Friends
Camp Courage, funds to offset
costs
for
an Auxiliary
fundraiser
$2,000, Wright County
Blue Star Mothers, funds to
defray costs for shipping packages to deployed military personnel
For those interested in applying for funds, the next application deadline is December 1,
2014. To receive an application,
visit
WHs
website
at
www.whe.org, send an email to
oru@whe.org, or call Lisa Zipp
and leave a message at (763)
477-3000 ext. 6126.

December 3, 2014
Community
Meetings
Parkinson's Under the Age of
60 support group, 6:30-8
p.m., Saron Lutheran Church in
Big Lake. Caregivers welcome;
no children, please. Camille,
763-350-7401.
Dec. 9: Annandale Lakers
AA & Al-Anon, 8 p.m., United
Methodist Church of Annandale, 20 Oak Ave. N. 320-2743380
Dec. 9: Gamblers Anonymous & AA, 7:30 p.m., Buffalo Evangelical Free Church,
2051 50th St. NE, County Rds.
25 & 113.
Dec. 9: Celebrate Recovery
(non-denominational
Christian-based recovery program), 7 p.m., Monticello
Covenant Church; 763-2952112.
And thats the

way it was . . .
Maple Lake resident Jen
Vogel took the lessons she
learned in her battle with
Hodgkins Lymphoma cancer to
write a book to help parents talk
to their children about the effects
of cancer on families. ... Former
Lightning wrestler, state champ,
assistant coach and son of former head coach Bruce Bartels,
Jason Bartels, became the A-ML
Lightning wrestling head coach.
... State Senator Amy Koch of
Buffalo welcomed Governor
Tim Pawlenty to a Chatham
Township event for her 2010
campaign. ... A birthday card
from 1964 that had traveled between Marge Ward and her
niece, Margie Peterson, for 45
years was still making its rounds
when Ward received it for her
91st birthday. ... And Thats The
Way It Was Five Years Ago This
Week.
Clarence Sonny and Lola
Carlson had been named Child
Foster Providers of the Year for
nine-county Region VII after beginning an extended family two
dozen years before. ... Arts High
School dance student Emily Florek of Maple Lake was to perform in Last Chance to See
Dance in 1999 at their winter
dance concert. ... The Otto Bremer Foundation of St. Paul had
awarded a $50,000 grant to
Friendship Ventures for its new
program and therapy center at
Camp Friendship. ... During the
month of December, each gift of
$10 or more made to the Humane Society of Wright County
in honor of a loved one, friend or
WOW
Wellness on Wheels
Wright County Public Health

offers cholesterol testing in the
Wellness on Wheels (WOW)
van. For WOW van sites, appointments or questions, call
Rosemary at 682-7717 or toll
free, 1-800-362-3667, Ext.
7717.
Wellness on Wheels Services
include: Adult and Child Immunizations; Health Screening:
Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Cholesterol (by appointment), Pregnancy, Health and Wellness;
Child Car Seat Check (by appointment); Information about:
Healthy Lifestyle - Exercise,
Nutrition, Recommendations
for Routine Medical Care,
Safety - Individual, Home, Car
Seat, Pregnancy, Childbirth,
Parenting, Child Health, Growth
& Development, Reproductive
Health & Family Planning, Infectious Diseases, Chronic Illness, Unhealthy Lifestyle
Behaviors, such as Smoking,
Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Unsafe Sex; Information and Assis-
pet added a light of remembrance on the ChristmasTree of

Hope outside the shelter. ... And
Thats The Way It Was 15 Years
Ago This Week.
Little Mountain Settlement in
Monticello was to participate in
a winter fundraiser for the
Wright County Historical Society where they would display
what Christmas was like in the
log homes of the early pioneers.
... Irene and Fred Jude, Mr. and
Mrs. Barnet Corin and Mr. and
Mrs. Vic Molan were invited to
the Fritz Vanhefty home for supper on a Wednesday evening. ...
Cathy Blumhorst, a Peace Corp
volunteer, gave enlightening
presentations to the fifth and
sixth graders at Maple Lake Elementary School, as well as to
high school Spanish students,
about life in Guatemala. ... And
Thats The Way It Was 25 Years
Ago This Week.
Bob Bakke and Mrs. Bob
Muller had been designated honorary co-chairmen of the DFL
Victory Ball held at the Lemington Hotel in Minneapolis. ...
Loren Stoppelman and his fiancee, Bea Perra, were Sunday
morning visitors at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Mooney. ...
The Monticello Movie Theatre
was playing Elvis Presley in G.
I. Blues from Thursday through
Sunday. ... The American Legion
Auxiliary was to hold its regular
meeting and annual Christmas
party at the Legion Club rooms.
... And Thats The Way It Was
50 Years Ago This Week.
tance in Accessing Resources.

For appointments or questions, call 763-682-7717, or tollfree at 1-800-362-3667, ext.
7717. For immunizations, bring
past immunization records to
the van, if available. * Van
hours Monday through Thursday are from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to
1 p.m.
Upcoming dates:
Thursday, December 4:
Cub Foods, Monticello
Tuesday, December 9:
Coborns, Delano
Wednesday, December 10:
Bank West, Hanover
Thursday, December 11:
Marketplace, Annandale
The complete WOW van
schedule is available online at:
http://www.co.wright.mn.us/department/humanservices/wow
Wright County Public Health
offers cholesterol testing in the
Wellness on Wheels (WOW)
Van. The entire test takes about
30 minutes. We have two different test options. A 12 hour
fast is required for a lipid profile
including blood sugar screening. The cost is $35. A non-fasting test is also available. This
test gives your total cholesterol
and HDL. The cost is $25.
Festival of Trees & Lighting Ceremony at WCHS

For the 8th year in a row, the Wright County Historical Society
has created an indoor, winter wonderland with a dazzling Festival
of Trees display, free and open to the public. This year there are
more than 30 individual trees, along with a Santa writing station,
animated characters and even an electric train display (courtesy of
Leander Wetter).
The Festival of Trees opens with a lighting ceremony on Tuesday, Dec. 2, from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Wright County Heritage Center
(2001 Hwy. 25 N, Buffalo). Santa will be stopping by, and student
volunteers from Buffalo High School will be on hand to take free
digital photos with Santa for all attendees. Hot chocolate, coffee and
cookies will be served. The Festival of Trees will be open daily from
Dec. 3 to Jan. 9, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. with Tuesday nights open until
8 p.m.). For more details please call 763-682-7323 or visit us on
Facebook and at www.wrighthistory.org.
December 3rd Puzzle
Dec. 4: AA & Al-Anon,

7:30 p.m., Buffalo Evangelical
Free Church, 2051 50th St. NE,
County Rds. 25 & 113.
Dec. 6: AA, 7:30 p.m., Buffalo Evangelical Free Church,
2051 50th St. NE, County Rds.
25 & 113.
Dec. 8: S.A.M. quilting
group, St. Timothy's Church
basement, 8 a.m.
Dec. 8: Maple Lake School
Board, 7 p.m., board room.
Dec. 8: Al-Anon and
Men's 12 Step Group, 7:30
p.m., Buffalo Evangelical Free
Church, 2051 50th St. NE,
County Rds. 25 & 113.
Dec. 9: American Legion
Post 131, 7:30 p.m., Maple
Lake Legion Club.
Dec. 9: Living with
Programs & Events
Grades 1-3 winter holiday choir is Dec. 4
Heres How It Works:

Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into
nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must
fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once
in each row, column, and box. You can figure out the order in
which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already
provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier
it gets to solve the puzzle!
Answers on Page 10
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On Dec. 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the high school gymnasium, the 1st,

2nd, and 3rd graders will sing a variety of songs that put a twist on
the classics such as Feliz Navidad, Rocking Around the Christmas
Tree, I Hear the Bells, and many more. These bright and colorful
arrangements are sure to bring a smile to everyones face and you
into the Christmas Spirit.
Holiday Mail for Heroes to be sent in by Dec. 5

With the help of the Red Cross, Americans can send holiday
cards with messages, seasons greetings and holiday wishes to military members and veterans who cannot be with their families this
season. The local Red Cross offices will distribute the completed
cards to military instillations, medical facilities and veteran organizations in the U.S. The American National Red Cross will deliver
cards to military members serving abroad.
To participate in the Holiday Mail for Heroes program, mail or
drop off cards at your local chapter:
American Red Cross Minnesota Region
Holiday Mail for Heroes Program
1201 West River Parkway
Minneapolis, MN 55454
To ensure card delivery in time for the holidays, the local Red
Cross office must receive cards no later than Friday, Dec. 5. Individuals are asked to refrain from sending letters, monetary donations, or any other inserts with the cards and from using glitter. More
information and card requirements are at redcross.org/holidaymail.
True Friends Holiday Fundraiser is Dec. 5

The Camp Friendship Auxiliary invites you to attend their Annual Holiday Fundraising Party. The party is Friday, Dec. 5, from
6-9 p.m. at the Camp Friendship Dining Hall, 10509 -108th St. NW,
Annandale. The evening features an hors doeuvres and dessert buffet, wine and beer sampling from Coburns, a 50-50 raffle drawing
event (half the raffle money taken in is given back as prizes), silent
auction baskets and door prizes. All proceeds benefit programs that
provide life-changing experiences that enhance independence and
self-esteem for children and adults with disabilities. Tickets: $20
in advance or at the door. For tickets and information call Julie at
320-274-7427.
rights!
Proudly sponsored by these businesses:
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200 Congress Street W
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Call us today at 320-963-2200
for an appointment or more information!
55+ Driver Improvement Program

The Minnesota Highway
Safety Center will be offering
55+ Driver Improvement Program courses on the following
days:
December 8th (4Hr. Refresher Course) 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
Handke Center, 1170 Main St;
Elk River
The Driver Improvement
course is open to the public; preregistration is required. A MN
Highway Safety & Research
Center certified instructor teaches
this class. By utilizing the most
up-to-date research in the field,
participants will be provided the
latest information in regards to
driver safety, new laws, and vehicle technology. The fee for the
four-hour refresher course is $20
and the eight-hour course is $24.
For more information or to register, visit www.mnsafetycenter.org
or call TOLL FREE 1-(888)-2341294.
Persons age 55 and older who
complete the course qualify for a
10% discount on their auto insurance premiums for three years,
according to Minnesota law.
First-time participants must complete the initial eight hours of
training and a four-hour refresher
class every three years to maintain the 10% discount.
Christ Child Luncheon is Dec. 5

The St. Ignatius CCW annual Christ Child Luncheon will be held
at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, 35 Birch St. E., Annandale, MN,
on Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, from 10:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Cookies and
candy will be available at Santas Sweet Shoppe. Proceeds will go
to Birthline of St. Cloud, Birthright of Monticello, Dakota Woodlands and MCCL. Tickets will be available at the door.
Chamber hosting Christmas in ML on Dec. 6

The Chamber will be hosting Christmas in Maple Lake on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The V by HH. The Fire
Department will bring Santa, while Mrs. Claus waits at The V.
Activities include visiting with Santa, photos taken by Zahler Photography, free hotdog lunch and gift bag for kids ages 1 to 12. There
is a great need for volunteers to help from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Anyone
who would like to donate towards the balloon artist or Santa and
Mrs. Claus costume rentals, please email Cathy at
mlpmanor@lakedalelink.net.
Tree of Hope at MLAirport is Dec. 6

The annual Tree of Hope will be hosted at the Maple Lake Municipal Airport on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Desired
gifts include items for children, birth to 18 years old, that could include stuffed animals, books, puzzles, dolls, trucks, videos, CDs,
cameras, electronic hand-held games, jewelry, cosmetics, cards,
clothes and small radios. Checks made payable to Tree of Hope will
also be accepted. Donations may also be made online via credit
card. Bring donations to the Maple Lake Airport no later than Dec.
6. For more information or to arrange for toys to be picked up, contact Elaine Morrow of Minnesota Chapter 99s at 952-955-2802, or
email pilotelaine@aol.com, or Howie and Deb Klier of Zuhrah
Shriner Flyers at 952-898-5735, or email n6870j@aol.com.
Programs & Events
continued on page 10
Submit community programs and events to

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60+ and Healthy Clinics

The 60+ and Healthy Clinics,
provided by Wright County
Public Health, provides foot
care for the senior citizens of
Wright County. Toenail trimming is offered to meet the
needs of those seniors who have
a health condition such as diabetes or are unable to trim toenails themselves.
The 60+ and Healthy Clinics
will be charging a $15 fee for
foot care services. This fee is
necessary because the clinics are
no longer being funded by grant
money. However, if you are unable to pay the fee, you will not
be turned away. The clinics are

hosted from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
If you have any questions,
please ask clinic staff or call WC
Public Health at 1-800-3623667 or 763-682-7456. Upcoming dates:
Cokato Edgewood Gables
Apartments, 600 3rd Street SE
Maple Lake Maple Manor East,
333 2nd Street West
For the full schedule, visit:
www.co.wright.mn.us/forms/hu
manservices/60%20Plus%20an
d%20Healthy%20Schedule.pdf
Senior Dining Menu December 8-12

Offering a nutritious meal in
a warm, caring atmosphere with
friendship and fun. Everyone
welcome. The Senior Dining
Center is located at Maple
Manor West, 555 2nd St. W. For
more information, call 320-9635771.
MONDAY, Dec. 8
Country-Fried
Steak,
Whipped Potatoes w/Gravy,
Cinnamon Carrots, Wheat
Bread, Sliced Pears
TUESDAY, Dec. 9
BBQ Chicken, Potato Salad,
Green Beans, Wheat Bread,

Cherry Chiffon
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10
Swiss Steak, Onion-Roasted
Potatoes, Beets, Wheat Bread,
Peach Cobbler
THURSDAY, Dec. 11
Hot Roast Pork Sandwich,
Whipped Potatoes w/Gravy,
Squash, Oatmeal-Raisin Bar
FRIDAY, Dec. 12
Lemon-Pepper Fish, Baked
Potato w/Sour Cream, Steamed
Broccoli, Wheat Bread, Mixed
Fruit

December 3, 2014
Church
HOLY CROSS LUTHERAN
CHURCH
5460 63rd St. NW, Box 462, Maple
Lake
Ph.: 763-463-9447
www.holycrossmaplelake.com
Pastors: Culynn Curtis
Visitors Are Always Welcome!
THURS.: 7 p.m., Bible Study.
SUNDAY: 8 a.m., Traditional Worship; 9:15 a.m., Faith Formation;
10:30 a.m., Contemporary Worship;
6 p.m., The112.
MON.: 11 a.m., First of All Prayer
Group; 1 p.m., Quilters
WED.: 6 p.m., Worship on Wednesdays; 7 p.m., Confirmation.
CHURCH OF SAINT TIMOTHY
8 Oak Ave. N., Maple Lake
Ph.: 320-963-3726
www.churchofsttimothy.org
Pastor: Father John Meyer
Interim School Principal: Dawn
Kincs
SAT.: 3:30-4:15 p.m., Confessions;
4:30 p.m., Mass.
SUN.: 8 & 10 a.m., Mass.
BETHLEHEM UNITED
CHURCH OF CHRIST
400 County Rd. 37 NE, Maple Lake
Ph.: 320-963-3118
www.bethuccml@gmail.com
mfritz@ants.edu
Interim Pastor: Michael Fritz
SAT.: Movie Night.
SUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship w/Communion; 10:30 a.m., Fellowship;
10:45 a.m., Sunday School, Confirmation.
TUES.: 7 p.m., Church Council.
WED.: 6:30 p.m., Choir.
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN
CHURCH IN SILVER CREEK
(LCMS)
11390 Elliott Ave. N.W., M.L.
Ph.: 763-878-2820, 320-333-8636
Pastor: Rev. George W. Sagissor III
SUN.: 10 a.m., Worship Service;
11:15 a.m., Sunday School, Bible
Study.
SILVER CREEK
COMMUNITY CHURCH
4282 114th St. NW, Maple Lake,
MN 55358
3 miles so. of I-94 on Co. Rd. 143,
just off Hwy. 8; Ph.: 320-963-3957;
605-553-5240
www.silvercreekcommunitychurch.c
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SUN.: 9 a.m., Worship; 10:30 a.m.,
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ANNANDALE EVAN. FREE
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10252 St. Hwy. 55 N.W., Annandale
Ph.: 320-274-8951
Pastor: Dennis L. Johnson
THURS.: 7 p.m., CryOut Practice.
SAT.: 7:30 p.m., Bible Doctrine.
SUN.: 8:15 a.m., Prayer; 8:30 & 11
a.m., Worship Service; 9:45 a.m.,
Sunday School; 12:30 p.m., Annual
Meeting & Potluck; 4 p.m., Men's
Choir Practice; 4:30 p.m., Choir
Practice; 6 p.m., Gospel Life.
MON.: 9 a.m., Grandmas in Prayer;
7 p.m., Men's Bible Study.
TUES.: 7 p.m., Celebrate Recovery.
WED.: 2 p.m., Young at Heart; 6:30
p.m., Wednesday Night Supper/Connection.
ANNANDALE UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
250 Oak Ave. N., Box 329, Annan.
Ph.: 320-274-5127
www.mumac.org/~annandaleumc
Pastor: Ruth Hograbe
FRI.: 7:30 p.m., Narcotics Anonymous.
10:15 a.m., Coffee Fellowship, Sunday School.
TUES.: 8 p.m., AA/Al-Anon.
BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN
CHURCH
7809 Co. Rd. 35 W., Annandale
Ph.: 320-963-3592
Pastor: Lynn Machula
SUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship Service;
10:30 a.m., Sunday School & Bible
Study.
WED.: 4:30 p.m., Bible Study.
Obituary
SAT.: 9:45 a.m., Bible Study; 11
a.m., Church Service.
HOSANNA LUTHERAN
CHURCH
1705 Hwy. 25 N., Buffalo, Mo. Syn.
Pastor: Rob Jarvis
Ph.: 763-682-3278; www.hosannalcms.org
10:30 a.m., Bible Study and Sunday
School.
TUES.: 8 p.m., Young Adults Group.
WED.: 10 a.m., Bible Study; 7 p.m.,
Confirmation Class.
BUFFALO UNITARIAN
UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP
WED.: Discussion Group Meets the
2nd & 4th Wednesday, Sept. thru
May, 7:30 p.m., at Buffalo Community Center, Across the Street from
the Post Office at 206 Central Ave.
(Hwy. 25). For More Information,
Call Luke at 763-682-4616 or Visit
www.buuf.us. Everyone is welcome.
BUFFALO EVANGELICAL
FREE CHURCH
2051 50th Street NE, Buffalo, MN
(corner of Hwy. 25 N. & County Rd.
113)
Ph. 763-682-6846; www.buffalofree.org
info@buffalofree.org
Senior Pastor: Brian Thorstad
THURS.: 7 p.m., Small Groups;
7:30 a.m., AA & Al-Anon.
FRI.: 6 a.m., Men's Small Group; 7
p.m., Small Groups.
SUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship Service,
Coffee Fellowship, Children's
Church; 11 a.m., Sunday School for
All Ages; 6 p.m., Youth Groups; 7
p.m., Small Group.
MON.: 7 p.m., Women's Bible
Study; 7:30 p.m., Al-Anon.
TUES.: 7 p.m., Knitting Ministry;
7:30 p.m., Men's Small Group, AA,
GA.
WED.: 6:30 p.m., Awana, Choir
Practice.
BUFFALO COVENANT
CHURCH
1601 Hwy. 25 N., Buffalo
Ph.: 763-682-1470
www.buffalocov.org
Lead Pastor: Max Frazier
SAT.: 8 a.m., Men's Breakfast; 1
p.m., Children's Program Practice.
SUN.: 8 a.m., Traditional Worship;
9:30 & 11 a.m., Children's Christmas
Program; 6 p.m., Concert of Prayer;
6:30 p.m., Chill Out, S.N.I.P.P.
MON.: Noon, Prayer Group; 1 p.m.,
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TUES.: 9 a.m., MOPS Steering; 8
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8 p.m., Small Group.
THURS.: 6:30 p.m., Worship Team
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LCMC
12449 Clementa Ave. NW, Monticello
Pastor: Jim Tetlie, 763-878-2092
www.lutheran-faith.org
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a.m., Celebration Worship.
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Affiliated with Evangelical Free Ch.
Box 171, Montrose; 763-675-3003
Interim Pastor: Dawson Grover;
763-675-3003
SUN.: 10 a.m., Worship at Montrose
Elementary School Gymnasium.
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8464 160th St. N.W.
Clearwater, MN; 320-558-2750
Pastor: Dave Fogal
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1284 Keats Ave. N.W., Annandale
Ph.: 320-963-3284
Pastor: Marianne Zitzewitz
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331 W. Harrison St., Annandale
Ph.: 320-274-8827
www.stjohns-annandale.org
Pastor: Dave E. Nelson and Tom
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a.m., Contemporary Worship.
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Ph.: 763-682-3582
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Steven W.
Benzschawel
,"Wobble",
53, of Lolo,
MT, and formally
of
Maple Lake,
left this earth
unexpectedly
on the eve of Nov.
23rd.
The son of Wilbur and Marlene (Lengyel) Benzschawel, he
was born July 6, 1961.
He went to school and graduated in 1979 from Maple Lake
Prayer to the
Blessed Virgin
(Never been known to fail)
Oh, most beautiful flower
of Mount Carmel, fruitful
vine, splendor of heaven,
blessed Mother of the Son of
God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in this my necessity.
Oh, Star of the Sea, help me
and show me you are my
Mother. O, Holy Mary,
Mother of God, queen of
heaven and earth, I humbly
beseech you from the bottom
of my heart to succor me in
the necessity (Prayer intention). There are none that can
withstand your power. O,
Mary, conceived without sin,
pray for us who have recourse to thee (Say three
times). Hail Mary, I place this
prayer in your hands (Say
three times). Say this prayer
for three consecutive days
and then you must publish
and it will be granted.
High School. Steve chose to take

some time off to work after high
school, but then decided to return
to college. He attended Saint
Cloud State University for two
years and then completed his education at Montana State in
Bozeman. GO, CATS!!!
He decided to stay in Montana and bought his own little
piece of God's Country in Lolo,
MT. While living in Lolo, Steve
worked for Knife River and most
recently for CH2MHill, as a construction engineer.
When Steve wasn't at work,
his passion for hunting, creating

works of art in his shop, riding
his Harley, jeeping in Moab and
watching his beloved Vikings,
kept him quite busy. But his most
important thing in life was his
family and friends. He was the
most loving and caring guy, and
although not everyone got his
humor, he was adored by all.
He is preceded in death by his
grandparents, Joe and Anna Benzschawel, James and Alfreda
Lengyel, some aunts, some uncles, and by his mother, Marlene.
Steve is survived by his fa-
ther, Wilbur; wife, Kathy, and

her two children; three sisters
and their husbands, seven nieces
and nephews, 10 great nieces and
nephews; and six very special
boys that called him "Grandpa
Lolo."
His extended family and list
of friends is too large to name
them all, but each and everyone
of you were in his heart and will
forever be there.
His wishes were to be cremated and services for him will
be announced at a later date, to
be held in both in MT and MN.
Betty J. Charboneau, Moose Lake

Betty
J.
Charboneau,
age 82, of
M o o s e
Lake, died
S a t u r d a y,
November
29, 2014, at
Augustana
Mercy Healthcare
Center in Moose Lake.
Mass of Christian Burial will
be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 5, at Holy Angels
Catholic Church in Moose Lake
with Fr. Kris McKusky as the
Celebrant. Burial will follow at
Riverside Cemetery, Barnum.
Visitation will be held 4-7 p.m.
Thursday and one hour prior to
the service on Friday, both at the
church. A prayer service will be
held at 7:00 p.m. Thursday at
the church.
Betty Jean Charboneau was

born August 3, 1932, in Crookston to James and Iona
(Mossefin) Evenson. She graduated with the Class of 1950
from Central High School in
Crookston. Betty taught at a
country school in northwestern
Minnesota for a year prior to
getting married. On June 14,
1952, she was united in marriage to Eugene Paul Charboneau in Crookston; he
preceded her in death on December 20, 2004. They moved
to the Green Bay, WI area in
1960 and then to Barnum in
1966. Betty worked as a psychiatric technician and cook at the
Moose Lake State Hospital
from 1967-1979; Betty and
Gene owned and operated
Genes Super Saver in Barnum
from 1979-1984; and Betty
worked as an admitting clerk at

Mercy Hospital from 19881998. She was a member of
Holy Angels Catholic Church.
Betty enjoyed family, church,
sewing, crocheting, quilting,
painting and cooking. Her
grandchildren and great-grandchildren brought her much joy.
She is survived by her children, Linda (John) Pennekamp
of Buffalo, James (LuAnn) of
Barnum, Diane (Don) Schlafer
of Eagan, Nancy (Doug) Hoffman of Barnum, Susan (Kevin)
Amundson of McGregor, Cari
(David) McMillan of Duluth,
Mary (Mike) Messina of Maple
Lake, Peter (Jean) of Marshalltown, IA and Julie (Jim) Larsin
of Rush City; 32 grandchildren;
19 great-grandchildren; sister,
Nona (Jack) White of Rancho
Palos Verdes, CA; and brother,
John (Cookie) Evenson of

Crookston. She is preceded in
death by her parents; husband,
Eugene; daughter, Jean McGrady; and great-grandchildren,
Liam and Elijah Hosmer.
Anthony Ourada
Obituary
continued on page 10
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December 3, 2014
School
Congratulations to all
National Honor Society
New and Present Members
New Members
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Gracie Elsenpeter, Garrett Fadden, Justin Fobbe, Paige Gagnon, Ben
Goelz, Mitchell Hoistad, Wyatt Jacobs, Emalynn Johnston, Madison Maas,
Ayva Meyer, Michael Miller, Matthew Neumann, Andrea Peterson, Bionca
Peterson, Maxx Pribyl, Samantha Price, Morgan Scanlon, Daryn Strub,
Katherine Treadwell, Devin Woolridge, Lillian Workman 9: Clara Greenhagen, Mollie Scheiber, Kyle Scherber, Grace Thiele, Sam Wilson 10:
Bridger Fruth 11: Brooke Ankerfelt, Brandon Borell, Kennedy Gorres, Aidan
Jude, Damian Kaley, Hope Kramer, Sydney Louis, Nathan Maas, Madison
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Present Members
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Things Im Thankful for

were written by Diane Hertwigs
4th grade students.
Audrey Beffel - I am thankful for my Dad because he picks
me up from school and we have
pizza and movie nights on Fridays. My Mom makes me
thankful for working so hard at
work all day and helping me
with projects. She also does the
grocery shopping. My brother
Noah plays and jumps on the
trampoline with me, and my
other brother Max plays with me
and helps me find lost things. I
am also thankful for my cat,
Camoe, He keeps me entertained
when Im bored.
Skylar Hayes - I am thankful

for my Mom. She takes care of
me really well and makes me
grateful that shes my mother.
My half-bother, Jordan likes
what I like. He always gives me
a great welcome when I visit
him in Texas. He is a great
brother to have. I am thankful
for my Grandma Rosie. She is a
grandma that will talk about
how great you are and she is
awesome. I am thankful for my
dad for helping me with my
homework for being a great
cook. I am also thankful for my
phone. It is important to me just
in case of an emergency so I can
contact my parents.
Gracie Fritz - I am thankful

for God. He helps me go in the
right direction and make good
decisions. I am thankful for my
Dad because he helps me with
my projects, drives me to my
sports, and is an amazing cook.
Unlike my Mom, he doesnt yell
at me when I have pop without
asking, or make giant forts in the
living room; but my Mom does
help me with my homework and
she gardens with me. Grandma
Fritz gives me lots and lots and
lots of candy. She also plays
games with me. I am thankful
for my pets too. They get in a lot
of trouble but yet they are still
good to have around. My pets
keep me entertained. I am thankful for stuffed animals. Its like
going to another world when
Im with them, and they are so
cuddly and soft.
Layton Johnston - I am
thankful for my Dad because he
takes me to my football games
and to Vikings games. He also
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brings me to a lot of other

places. He buys me equipment
for the sports that I play. My
mom makes us food every day
and is very nice to us. She helps
me with things and gives me advice. She also picks us up from
school every day and buys food
for our family. I am also thankful
for my brother Ryder, who is
very fun and funny. He likes to
play with me. My Grandma and
Grandpa Knese are very nice too
and let me spend the night at
their house. My dog Greta
makes me thankful for being my
pet, she sticks her tongue out
and is wild, but lazy.
Sarah Neutz - I am thankful
for my parents because they
keep me active and entertained.
My cousins help me out when I
am hurt, they help lift me up.
Grandma Neutz bakes delicious
food and is a great neighbor.
Grandma and Grandpa Olson
take me on gator rides around
the farm. I am also thankful for
our dog, Coco. She does something that I like; when you feel
down she follows you around
and lies down next to you and
licks you. Our Cat, Tiger keeps
me company too, she acts funny;
especially when you sit on the
green rocking chair and call her
name. She comes running then a
little later and starts kneading
my lap which makes me laugh.
Hunter Dalum - I am thankful for my parents. They bring
me to the sports that I like to
play, and buy me Subway sandwiches after them. My grandparents bring me presents from
Alaska and also let us go up
north with them. Aunt Melissa
and Uncle Ryan come with us on
every trip we take. We have two
hunting dogs that I am thankful
for named Angus and Bubba.
They lay with me when I am
bored. My cats Cheetah, Baby,
and Buster always keep me
company.
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December 3, 2014
PATRIOTS PEN
Thanksgiving dance
Why I Appreciate Americas Veterans

By Matthew Gendreau
Matthew attends St. Timothys school as an 8th grader
and is a student of Laurie
Hayne.
I appreciate Americas Veterans because of their courage and
the bravery they have to go and
risk their lives for America. It
takes great strength to know that
you could go into battle and
might not even make it back; but
they still go anyway because
they love their country and
would sacrifice anything for it.
Military members have great
strength to leave their family and
friends while also missing out on
things like birthdays, special
events, or even having time for
their hobbies. I couldnt imagine
having a family of my own and
having to leave them behind to
go into the military knowing that
there is a chance that we might
never see each other again. The
Soldiers family suffers greatly
as well. It would be so hard not
to have your dad around for long
periods at a time.
Another reason I appreciate
veterans, current Military mem-
bers, and those that have died in

battle, is because without them
America would not be a free
country. Americas current Military and Veterans are the reason
we are allowed to worship freely
without being persecuted. Right
now there are places in the world
where people are being killed for
their faith because they have no
freedom.
If you ever notice a Veteran it
is always nice to say something
like, Thank You for your serv-
ice. Let them know how much

they are appreciated, and thank
them for all the sacrifices they
have made for our country.
Veterans are the reason that
America is what it is today. Just
imagine where we would be as a
country without them. Veterans
and current Military members
are some of the bravest people in
the country, so be sure to thank
them when you get the chance.
Lets show our Appreciation for
Americas Veterans.
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7th grade choir

Left: Members of the Maple
Lake seventh grade boys
choir smile modestly as
their parents, friends and
neighbors applaud their
performance, Monday, Dec.
1, at the high school auditorium. Front row: Peyton
Paumen, Brandon Schmitz,
Jeffrey Henrikson and Ben
Clapp.
Right: Members of the seventh grade girls choir perform
the
traditional
Christmas song, Canon
Gloria. They also performed Aruru, a Mexican
folk carol, and All Night,
All Day, a traditional spiritual. Pictured from top to
bottom is Hailie Mickelson,
Natasha Raymond, Emily
Miller.
Bison girls hockey wins two

by Brenda Erdahl
Sports Writer
The Bison girls hockey team

went 2-0 last week, defeating
Sartell-Sauk Rapids 4-1 and
South Saint Paul 2-0.
Maple Lake junior, Tara
Holmgren, is a center on the
Bison team.
Taylor Thompson put the
Bison on the board Nov. 25, at
Bernick's Pepsi Arena at 1:46 in
the first period, assisted by Jamie
Byrne. The Bison then dominated the rest of the period, outshooting the Stormin Sabres
17-7.
The Bison got their second
goal at 12:32 when Rachel Stendahl scored her first varsity goal
assisted by Byrne and Thompson.
This weeks Maple

Lake Irish activities
Thursday, December 4: 4:00pm
Girls Basketball: 7th Grade
Game vs. Kimball @ Kimball
High School; 4:00pm Girls Basketball: 8th Grade Game vs. Kimball @ Kimball High School;
6:00pm Gymnastics: Varsity
Meet vs. Little Falls @ Maple
Lake Middle School Gym;
7:00pm Boys Hockey: Varsity
Game vs. Buffalo @ Moose
Sheritt Arena.
Friday, December 5: 6:00pm
Boys Basketball: C Game vs.
Eden Valley- Watkins @ Eden
That line really played well

and got us a 2-0 lead in the first
period, Bison Head Coach Ray
Dahlof said.
The Bison kept the pressure
on in the second period, putting
18 shots on goal to the Sabres
eight, but both goalies were
sharp, Dahlof said.
Abby Halluska opened the
third period with a beautiful
goal, going to the backhand and
hitting the top corner, Dahlof
said.
The Sabres cut the gap to 3-1
a minute later on a shot from 20
feet that hit Bison goalie Kendra
Carlson and rolled up over her
arm into the net. Bisons Madi
Jewell got the puck in the Bison
zone and cut around the Stormin
Sabre defender and scored a
highlight reel goal, beating the

goalie in the top corner, Dahlof
said.
It was one of our better skating games, we were really flying
out there last night and we were
moving the puck, Dahlof said,
adding that Tuesday nights win
was an important win over a
section opponent.
On Saturday, Nov. 29, the
Bison traveled to Wakota Arena
to battle South St. Paul.
The Bison out-shot the No. 6ranked Class A South St. Paul
team 43-18 on their way to a 2-0
win.
Superb goal tending kept the
Bison off the scoreboard until the
third period when Kirsten Olson
scored on a rebound assisted by
Abby Halluska and Leighton
McAlpin.
The Bison then struck two
minutes later on a power play by
Halluska, assisted by Ashley Effertz.
We were pleased with our
play today, we were better on our
fore-check and face-off plays
and put a lot of pucks on net,
Dahlof said.
The Bison were scheduled to
have two Mississippi Eight Conference games this week. On
Tuesday, Dec. 2, they were to
take on the North Wright County
River Hawks at the Moose Sherritt Arena in Monticello. On Friday, Dec. 5, they will host
Chisago Lakes at the Delano
Sports Center. Both games start
at 7 p.m.
Valley- Watkins High School;

6:00pm Boys Basketball: JV
Game vs. Eden Valley- Watkins
@ Eden Valley- Watkins High
School; 7:30pm Boys Basketball:
Varsity Game vs. Eden ValleyWatkins @ Eden Valley- Watkins
High School; 7:00pm Girls
Hockey: Varsity vs. Chisago
Lakes @ Buffalo Civic Center.
Saturday, December 6: 9:00am
Girls Basketball: 7th Grade Tournament @ Kimball High School;
9:00am Girls Basketball: 8th
Grade Tournament @ Kimball
High School; 9:00am Wrestling:
Varsity Invitational @ Maple
Grove High School; 11:00am
Gymnastics: JV Invitational @
Maple Lake Middle School Gym;
7:00pm Boys Hockey: Varsity vs.
St. Francis @ East Bethel Ice
Arena.
Tuesday, December 9: 4:00pm
Girls Basketball: 7th Grade
Game vs. Howard Lake-Waverly-
Winsted @ Howard Lake Middle

School; 4:00pm Girls Basketball:
8th Grade Game vs. Howard
Lake-Waverly-Winsted
@
Howard Lake Middle School;
5:00pm Wrestling: Varsity Tri
Meet vs. Foley @ Foley High
C Game vs. Holdingford @ Holdingford High School; 6:00pm
Boys Basketball: JV Game vs.
Holdingford @ Holdingford High
Varsity Game vs. Holdingford @
Holdingford High School; 6:00pm
Girls Basketball: C Game vs.
Dassel-Cokato @ Maple Lake
High School; 6:00pm Girls Basketball: JV Game vs. DasselCokato @ Maple Lake High
School; 7:30pm Girls Basketball:
Varsity Game vs. Dassel-Cokato
@ Maple Lake High School;
7:00pm Girls Hockey: Varsity
Game vs. Champlin Park @ Buffalo Civic Center; 7:00pm Boys
Hockey: Varsity Game vs. Brainerd @ Moose Sherritt Arena.

Thursday,
December
11:
4:15pm Girls Basketball: 7th
Grade Game vs. Lester
Prairie/Holy Trinity @ Maple Lake
HS Activity Center; 4:15pm Girls
Basketball: 8th Grade Game vs.
Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity @
Maple Lake HS Activity Center;
6:00pm Girls Basketball: C Game
vs. St. Cloud Cathedral @ St.
Cloud Cathedral; 6:00pm Girls
Basketball: JV Game vs. St.
Cloud Cathedral @ St. Cloud
Cathedral; 7:30pm Girls Basketball: Varsity Game vs. St. Cloud
Cathedral @ St. Cloud Cathedral; 6:00pm Gymnastics: Varsity
Meet vs. Becker @ Becker High
School; 6:00pm Wrestling: Varsity Meet vs. Litchfield @ Maple
Lake High School; 7:00pm Boys
Hockey: Varsity Game vs. St.
Olaf Showcase @ Albertville Ice
Arena.
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Bison hockey returns

with experience
Tara Holmgren, a junior at

Maple Lake, is a center on
the Bison hockey junior
varsity team this season.
(Photo by Brenda Erdahl)
by Brenda Erdahl
Sports Writer
The Bison girls hockey team

returns to the ice with a lot of experience and a lot of expectation.
Maple Lake junior Tara
Holmgren is a center for the
Bisons junior varsity team and is
playing well, according to Head
Varsity Coach Ray Dahlof. Bison
hockey is made up of players
from Buffalo, Delano, Howard
Lake-Waverly-Winsted
and
Maple Lake.
The Bison lost only two players to graduation last year, in-
cluding Maple Lake defender

Paige Blizil. Blizil and fellow
graduate Lindsay Roethke of
Buffalo, who was also the leading scorer for the Bison, were instrumental in helping last years
team to a 14-13-1 finish and a
Mississippi 8 Conference championship.
Overall we have good team
speed, several proven scorers,
solid defenders, a returning starting goalie and good team chemistry, Dahlof said of this years
team. The girls have good skating ability and very positive attitudes.
As the season progresses, the
Bison will continue to work on
team unity. If they master that,
there is no reason why they
couldnt shoot for another conference championship and play
with the big dogs (Roseau, North
Wright County, Princeton, St.
Francis and Chisago Lakes)
when it comes to section playoffs, Dahlof said.
The Bison kicked off their
season on Monday, Oct. 27, and
are currently 3-1 overall. They
were scheduled to play again on
Tuesday, Dec. 2, against the
North Wright County River
Hawks at the Moose Sherritt
Arena in Monticello, then on Friday, Dec. 5, they will take on
Chisago Lakes at Delano Arena
at 7 p.m.
Girls Bison Hockey Schedule

Tuesday, Dec. 2, North Wright County River Hawks at Moose
Sherritt Arena, 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 5, Chisago Lakes at Delano Arena, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 9, Champlin Park at Buffalo Civic Center, 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 12, Rogers at Buffalo Civic Center, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 13, Dodge County Wildcats at KassonMantorville High School, 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 16, Edina at Buffalo Civic Center, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 18, Benilde-St. Margarets School at St. Louis
Park Rec Center, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 20, Minnetonka at Pagel Center, 3 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 29, Moorhead at Centennial High School, 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 30, North Shore Storm at Buffalo Civic Center,
3 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 31, Centennial at Centennial High School,
7 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 6, Wayzata at Buffalo Civic Center, 7 p.m.
Friday, Jan 9, Cambridge-Isanti-Mora-Pine City at Isanti Arena,
7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 10, Hopkins at Buffalo Civic Center, 2 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 12, St. Francis-North Branch at East Bethel Arena,
7 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 16, North Wright County River Hawks at Buffalo
Civic Center, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 20, Chisago Lakes at Chisago Lakes Area High
School, 7 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 23, Princeton-Big Lake-Becker at Princeton Ice
Arena, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 27, Rogers at Rogers High School, 7 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 30, St. Cloud Icebreakers at MAC Arena, 7 p.m.
Bison hockey roster
Seniors:
Kendra Carlson
Madi Jewell
Ashley Effertz
Kirsten Olson
Sydney Driver
Juniors:
Abby Halluska
Payton Rudiger
Calin Graunke
Rachel Stendahl
Allison Roethke
Tara Holmgren
Sophomores:
Jillianne Hovland
Rylan Bistodeau
Taylor Thompson
Leighton McAlpin
Ali Klein
Freshmen:
Jamie Byrne
Karly Schmidt
Sports

December 3, 2014
Boys basketball wins again

by Brenda Erdahl
Sports Writer
The Maple Lake boys basketball team is 2-0 after another win,
this time over Norwood-Young
America.
The Irish made the most of a
home-court advantage when they
hosted the Raiders Tuesday, Nov.
25, by cruising to a 67-48 victory.
I thought we played another
solid game on both ends of the
court, Maple Lake Head Coach
Tim Staloch said. We still need
to do a better job stopping dribble
penetration. We took a couple
charges, but had many opportunities to take more.
The game started out slowly
for both teams offensively. Despite some decent looks at the
basket, shots just wouldnt fall
for the Irish. Fortunately, the
Raiders had the same problem. It
wasnt until the latter half of the
first half that the tempo started to
pick up.
We were able to push the ball
a little bit then, and got some decent looks in transition, Staloch
said.
By the end of the half, the
Maple Lake team had a healthy
33-23 lead.
The second half was just a
matter of wearing the NorwoodYoung America team down.
Their shots started to come up
short, Staloch said, and that led
to some transition points for the
Irish.
The lead changed hands five
times throughout the game, Tuesday night, and the score was tied
three times. At one point, the
home team boasted a 23-point
lead over their guests.
Andrew Schonnesen led the
Irish in scoring with 24 points.
He also had seven rebounds,
went six for six from the freethrow line and hit two out of four
three-point attempts.
David Stokman had five assists and four steals to go along

with his 14 points that night. He
went six for six from the freethrow line, made two of seven
three point attempts and had
three rebounds.
Centers Chase Olson, Brandon Borell and Nick Paumen had
a solid night rebounding for the
Maple Lake team. Olson snagged
three rebounds, Borell came up
with seven and Paumen had five.
Paumen and Olson also managed to put up some inside points
for the home team. Olson added
12 points, and two of Paumens
shots found the bottom of the net
for four points.
Others that contributed points
that night were Tony Goelz with
nine and Adam Ruhland and
Damian Kaley with two each.
Goelz also had five rebounds and
five assists.
The Irish were to kick-off a
big week on Tuesday, Dec. 2,
against tough subsection competitor, Annandale, at home at
7:30 p.m.
On Friday, Dec. 5, they will
travel to Eden Valley-Watkins for
their first Central Minnesota
Conference game at 7:30 p.m.
A. Schonnesen
T. Goelz
D. Stokman
K. Anderson
M. Sherber
C. Olsen
R. Kalinowski
D. Kaley
N. Paumen
B. Borell
Pts Rebs Asts

24 7 2
9 5 5
14 3 5
1
3
12 3
1
2
4 5
7 2
First Half
Maple Lake - 33
Dassel-Cokato - 23
Second Half
Maple Lake - 34
Dassel-Cokato - 25
Final Score: 67-48
Top Left: Andrew Schonnesen, #4, makes a drive for the

basket, Tuesday, Nov. 25, at the Maple Lake Irish basketball teams home opener. He had 24 points against the
Norwood-Young America Raiders. Top Right: Nick Paumen, #30, gets under the basket for a shot. He had four
points. Bottom Left: No. 11, David Stokman moves the
ball around a Raider defender. He had 14 points for the
night. Bottom Right: Brandon Borell, #32, tries to get
around Norwood-Young America center Zach Schnabel.
Its a rebuilding year for boys hockey

by Brenda Erdahl
Sports Writer
Left: Maple Lake senior, McRae Haney (No. 5), is one of

three captains for the Monticello-Annandale-Maple Lake
hockey team this season Right: Maple Lake junior, Nate
Mass (No. 27), is also a team captain.
Boys Monticello-Annandale-Maple Lake Hockey Schedule
Friday, Nov. 21, Prairie Centre Area at Monticello, 5:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 25, at Sauk Rapids-Rice, 7:15 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 28, Sartell-Saint Stephen at Monticello, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 9, Brainerd-Pillager at Monticello, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 13, Bemidji at Monticello, 3 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 18, Rogers at Monticello, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 20, Becker-Big Lake at Monticello, 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 23, at Red Wing, 7 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 29, Providence Academy at MAC Arena,
11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 31, St. Cloud Tech at MAC Arena, 12:15 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 3, Princeton at Monticello, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 15, at Princeton, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 20, Little Falls at Little Falls Exchange Arena,
7:15 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 22, Cambridge-Isanti at Monticello, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 24, at Rogers, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 3, at St. Cloud Cathedral, 7 p.m.
M-A-ML hockey roster
Seniors:
Nathan Isaacson
McRae Haney
Drew Brockman
Jesse Mendel
Trevor Nodland
Juniors:
Ryan Ashwill
Hunter Norgren
Nate Maas
Brenden Stiller
Nick Johnson
Austin Becker
Caleb Dilley
Connor Bird
Sophomores:
Jaden Jarmuzek
Casey Chiodo
Nick Zwack
Charlie Voller
Ben Ingersoll
Josh Herrman
Only two lettermen will return to the Monticello-Annandale-Maple Lake hockey team
from last years squad that went
14-12 overall and finished third
in the Mississippi 8 conference.
That means this season is
going to be a huge rebuilding
year for the program, Head
Coach Sheldon Weston said.
We are going to be a very inexperienced team, he said. We
will rely heavily on our attitudes
and work ethic.
The Moose lost 11 lettermen
to graduation last year, but the
outlook isnt all bad. Among
those returning are Maple Lake
captains McRae Haney, a senior,
and junior Nate Maas.
Weve had great leadership
from Maple Lake in the past
with young men like Neal Wagner and Justin Wilson, Weston
said.
His expectations are high for
the teams new leaders.
Joining Haney and Maas as
third captain is Jesse Mendel of
Annandale.
Also returning to the ice this
season is Drew Brockman of
Monticello. Last year he was the
teams leading scorer. Nathan
Isaacson, also of Monticello,
will return to his post in front of
the net as goal tender.
We look for big things from
all of them, Weston said.
Although inexperienced, the
M-A-ML
hockey
teams
strength will lie in the dedication

the athletes have to the game this
season.
It takes a lot of commitment
to play hockey. It requires a lot
of travel, late nights and early
mornings, Weston said.
Hes counting on that dedication to be a building block on
which to build a strong team.
We hope to build our confidence every day, he said.
The Moose started the season
off on the right foot by defeating
Prairie Center 5-1 on their first
outing, Friday, Nov. 21, but have
since lost two in a row, starting
with a 3-2 loss to Sauk Rapids
on Tuesday, Nov. 25.
They lost again on Friday,
Nov. 28, 8-2, to Sartell-St.
Stephen.
Weston hopes that by the end
of February the Moose will be
playing its best hockey of the
season, just in time for playoffs
and conference finals.
As always, the M-A-ML
team will have to contend with a
tough section that is home to
legendary high school hockey
teams Roseau and Moorhead.
Brainerd and Bemidji are also in
their section and should be tough
this year as well, Weston said.
In the Mississippi 8 Conference, they will be up against the
strong St. Michael, Rogers and
Buffalo teams, just to name a
few.
Up next for the Moose is
Brainerd-Pillager on Tuesday,
Dec. 9, at home.
Boys hockey loses two

by Brenda Erdahl
Sports Writer
The Monticello-AnnandaleMaple Lake hockey team lost

two tough games last week.
The Moose started out the
week with a 3-2 loss to Sauk
Rapids-Rice on Tuesday, Nov.
25, then lost 8-2 to a tough
Sartell-St. Stephen team on Friday, Nov. 28, at home.
Sauk Rapids-Rice got on the
score board first in the first period with goals by Brandon Mixell and Wyatt Orth.
The Moose answered early in
the second period when Casey
Chiodo scored a goal assisted by
Nick Zwack and Maple Lakes
Nate Mass.
Trevor Nodland tied things
up a few minutes later with another goal, assisted by Zwack,
but Sauk Rapid-Rice rebounded
in the third with a goal by Brandon Duray for the win.
M-A-ML outshot Sauk
Rapids-Rice 29-21 and had 12
penalty minutes on six infractions.
The Moose jumped to a quick
1-0 lead, Friday at the Moose

Sherritt Ice Arena in Monticello
on a short-handed goal by
Chiodo. Maple Lakes McRae
Haney assisted.
The home teams lead didnt
last long though. Sartell-St.
Stephens Colin Johnson answered less than a minute later
on a power-play goal. The visiting team went on to score three
more goals in the first and second periods for a substantial lead
over the Moose before Haney
managed to score on a power
play, assisted by Zwack and
Chiodo to make the score 4-2.
Sartell-St. Stephen added
three more goals in the second
period, two only four seconds
apart, then scored again early in
the third to secure the victory.
Sartell-St. Stephen outshot
M-A-ML 36-17. The Moose had
19 minutes of penalty time on
eight infractions.
M-A-ML will play again on
Tuesday, Dec. 9, at home against
Brainerd-Pillager, at 7 p.m.
On Saturday, Dec. 13, they
will host Bemidji at 3 p.m.

December 3, 2014
Programs & Events
Legal Notices
Maple Lake Township
Nov. 18, 2014 Minutes
The regular meeting of the
Maple Lake Township Board was
called to order by Chairman
Gerry Giebenhain at 7 p.m. Supervisor Ronald Wolff, Treasurer
Judy Neumann and Clerk Dick
Hogan were present.
The minutes of the Oct. 21
meeting were read by Chairman
Giebenhain. As no additions or
corrections were noted, a motion
was offered by Wolff, seconded
by Giebenhain, to accept as
read. Carried 2-0.
John Rau and Curtis Stuhr,
33rd Street NW, discussed water

drainage issues where water
stands in ditches and doesn't
drain after heavy rains. Pictures
were presented showing standing water in ditches. The Board
questioned if the culvert was
blocked or had partial blockage.
The Board will review the site in
the spring.
All warrants were paid as presented.
As no additional business was
brought before the board, Chairman Giebenhain adjourned the
regular meeting at 8 p.m.
Dick Hogan, Clerk
Obituaries
Anthony Leonard Ourada,

Heron Lake - formerly of Maple Lake
Dr. Ant h o n y
Ourada, 92,
formerly of
Heron Lake,
passed away
at
the
Spencer
Hospital
in
Spencer, Iowa on
Sunday, November 23, 2014.
Visitation was held on Saturday,
November 29, from 9:00 a.m.
until the service at 10:30 a.m. at
Sacred Heart Catholic Church in
Heron Lake with Father Russell
Scepaniak officiating. Burial
took place immediately following the service at Sacred Heart
Catholic Cemetery in Heron
Lake.
Anthony Leonard Ourada
was born to Anton and Rose
Ourada in Walnut Grove, MN,
on February 5, 1922. Tony graduated from Heron Lake High
School and attended the University of Minnesota. He graduated
from the U of M medical school
in 1946. He married Mary E.
Henkels on April 29, 1947. Dr.
and Mrs. Ourada lived in postwar Germany where Dr. Ourada
served as a captain in the Army
Medical Corps. Dr. Ourada
served as a general practitioner
in southern Minnesota before
taking over a practice in Fairmont, where he worked for 17
years. In 1956, Dr. Ourada was
president of the Fairmont Community Hospital Board.
Throughout the 1950s, Dr.
and Mrs. Ourada adopted five
children and their child, Mary
Margaret, was born in Fairmont
in 1957. The family moved to St.
Paul in 1967 in order for Dr.
Ourada to continue his surgical
education. In 1969, they moved

to Buffalo, MN, and Dr. Ourada
took over a practice in Maple
Lake, MN, from which he retired in 1989. Mary passed away
on November 29, 1981. In 2000,
Tony became a resident at Longhouse-Northshire.
Dr. Ourada always had a joke
ready and could tell a great story.
He loved his family, church, and
country.
Dr. Ourada leaves to mourn
his memory: his six children:
Tom (Beverly) Ourada, of Los
Angeles, CA, John Ourada, of
Idaho Falls, ID, Elizabeth
Ourada, of Hutchinson, MN,
Mark Ourada, of Buffalo, MN,
Ann (David) Strubler, of Lake
Orion, MI, and Mary Margaret
(Thomas) Pedersen, of Smyrna,
GA; his seven grandchildren:
Alex and Erin Ourada, Emily
and Alice Pedersen, and Mark,
Michael, Matthew Strubler, and
one
great-granddaughter,
Camille Strubler.
Blessed be the memory of Dr.
Anthony L. Ourada.
The family asks that in their
fathers memory, memorials be
directed to the University of
Minnesota Medical School.
St. Johns Holiday Fair is Dec. 6

Mark your calendars. Saturday, Dec. 6, is the Holiday Fair at St.
Johns Lutheran Church, 331 Harrison Street West, Annandale,
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be a bake sale, crafts, and treasures/antiques/collectables. Lunch served. Fresh lefse made and sold
on site. All proceeds go to charity.
St. Tims Christmas Craft & Bake Sale Dec. 6, 7
in Annandale on Dec. 11 at 9:30 a.m. You'll catch the Christmas

spirit with holiday music by Caitilin Ehlenz of Buffalo plus enjoy
a great feature, teddy bears on parade by Karla Kolle of St. Cloud.
Karla, who is also the guest speaker will help sharpen your focus
on Christmas as she talks about "Life's Journeys". Invite your
friends and make reservations by calling Dawn at 612-723-3905,
Betsy at 320-274-5419 or email lilred.schramm@gmail.com. This
event is sponsored by Stonecroft Ministries.
St. Timothys Council of Catholic Women hosts their 19th Annual Christmas Craft and Bake Sale on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 9
a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 7, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. The sale
will include handmade quilts, gifts and crafts, homemade baked
goods and candies. The sale will be in the St. Timothys Church
basement, 8 Oak Ave. N, Maple Lake. Proceeds support parish related projects.
Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association (WH) members are invited to attend WHs electrical vehicle informational
seminar on Dec. 11 from 6-7:30 p.m. The event will be held at
WHs headquarters located at 6800 Electric Drive, off of Hwy. 55
in Rockford.
Holiday Open House at Skin Care Center is Dec. 9
Senior high choirs holiday concert is Dec. 15
The Medical Skin Care Center of the Buffalo Clinic is hosting

their annual Holiday Open House on Tuesday. Dec. 9, from 5-7 p.m.
Everyone is welcome to join. RSVP by Dec. 8th to receive $20 off
services by calling 763-694-3700 or email MinnesotaSkin@BuffaloClinic.com Visit www.MinnesotaSkin.com to learn more.
The senior high choirs of Maple Lake High School will be performing their winter holiday concert on Monday, Dec. 15, at 7:30
p.m. in the high school auditorium. The 9th grade choir will be featuring a twist on the songs Deck the Halls and God Rest Ye
Merry, Gentlemen. The 10-12th grade choir will be featuring a
cappella holiday carols and other multicultural songs. The concert
is free and open to the public.
WCCA home buying seminar is Dec. 10 & 11

Wright County residents thinking about buying a home are invited to attend a two day workshop designed to help them learn the
basics of home ownership. Home Stretch will be offered Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 10 & 11, from 4-8 p.m. at the Wright Technical Center, 1405 3rd Avenue NE, Buffalo. (Class fee of $30.00
per household). You must attend both classes in order to receive the
certificate. To register, call Wright County Community Action
(WCCA) at (320) 963-6500, ext. 238.
Christmas Brunch at Reichels is Dec. 11

"Let the Sleigh Bells Ring...". Ladies, that's the theme for an
event you wont want to miss. It'll be held at Reichel's Event Center
Wright-Hennepin electrical vehicle seminar
Team MaxBat leagues starting in January

Team MaxBat leagues will begin play on Sunday mornings from
10 a.m.-noon in January of 2015. This league is designed to train
and help players throughout the winter months and prepare them
for the upcoming spring season. These are live games with training
and hitting at the same time inside a dome at The10 Sports Centre
Dome in Long Lake. Go to www.theteammaxbat.com and click on
"Hitters/Fielders League" at the top of the page for more information and how to register. League is restricted to the first 40 players
to sign up. More info at 320-583-8509, ask for Pat.
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Greater Support
3. Unique Businesses Create
Character & Prosperity
4. Environmental Impact
Is Reduced
5. Most New Jobs Are
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Businesses
6. Customer Service is
Better
7. Local Business Owners
Invest in Community
8. Public Benefits Far
Outweigh Public Costs
9. Competition & Diversity
Leads to More Consumer
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Patios Sidewalks Steps
Concrete Stamping Floors
Garages Free Estimates
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Cell: 612-366-0909
Master Plumber license: Marv 058229-PM Buck 063048-PM
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High Efficiency Boilers
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Office: 763-682-2358
Fax: 763-682-2858
Heating & Air

Conditioning, Inc.
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Buffalo 763-684-3965
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Garage Doors Electric Openers

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We will construct your

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375 Spruce Avenue N.
Maple Lake Lumber Co.
Borrell Refrigeration,
320-963-3612
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& Air Conditioning
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Office: 320-963-5522
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LECTRIC
BRIAN LENGYEL
320-963-6640
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December 3, 2014
CLASSIFIED ADS
Holy Cross Lutheran
Church in Maple Lake
has an immediate
opening for a part time
Music Director.
If interested please
send resume to:
secretary@holy
crossmaplelake.org
NOW HIRING!
Cashier & Deli

Nights & Weekends
Apply In Person
Rogers BP
Amoco
For Rent
Services
WestMar Apts., Maple Lake: 2 bdrm.

apt. for rent; newly remodeled, heat,
washer, dryer, garage, security &
garbage included. Available Dec. 1. 612965-5503 (8-10c)
________________________________
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Mike, 320-963-6094 or 763-732-3183.
(8-10p)
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For Sale: Jiffy Auger Model
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Call 612-715-9802 after 3 p.m.
(9-11f)
Craft Sale
Mark your calendars. Saturday,
Dec. 6: Holiday Fair at St.
Johns Lutheran Church, 331
Harrison St. W., Annandale. 9
a.m. - 1 p.m. Bake sale, crafts
and treasures/antiques/collectables. Lunch served. Fresh
lefse made and sold on site. All
(10c)
proceeds go to charity.
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SERVICES
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Help Wanted on Call
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Snow plowing and other winter duties as
assigned. Must have a Class A commercial
drivers license. Must have loader, dump truck
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background check, physical and drug test will
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Monday-Thursday: 8 a.m.-5p.m. Available!
See Tom for all your auto & truck maintenance needs!
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Construction Equipment
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Air & Hydraulic Tool Repair
Welding
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ASE Certified Auto Repair
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500 Cty. Rd. 37 E

Maple Lake
Open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Friday
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weekly in the Messenger!
Shop Locally this Holiday Season!

The Maple Lake Chamber of Commerce presents . . .
Christmas in Maple Lake

Saturday, December 6 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Come join us at The V by HH for:
visit our website at www.maplelakechamber.com
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50 Elm Street East
Annandale
320-274-2556
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Food Shop
300 Hwy. 55 West Maple Lake
(320) 963-6555
Weekdays: 5:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Saturdays: 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Sundays: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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320-274-5214
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3 Convenient Locations:
40 Chestnut Street West Annandale 320-274-8216

10 Birch Avenue South Maple Lake 320-963-3163
700 State Hwy. 24 NW Clearwater 320-558-2271
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Monday-Thursday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Hwy. 55 West Maple Lake
320-963-3518
Annandale Parts
Supply, Inc.
Monday-Friday: 7:30AM-5:30PM
Saturday: 8AM-2PM
110 Elm Street West

Annandale, MN 55302
320.274.8284
Providing Insurance For: Home Auto Life Health Farm Business Long Term Care
Maple Lake Chamber

of Commerce
P.O. Box 461 Maple Lake, MN 55358
Receive a $15 Gift Card FREE with

every $100 in Gift Cards purchased!
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Garden Tiller & other tool rentals

Window & Screen Repair
Paint & Stain Saw Sharpening
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Maple Lake (320) 963-3200
American
Legion Club
Customer Appreciation Day
Noon to 4 p.m. when well have reduced drink prices and hors doeuvres!
Post 131 Maple Lake
Riding Lessons make great gifts!
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Corner of Hwy. 55 & Maple Ave. Maple Lake 320.963.3405
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Full Menu Available Daily Specials
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$2 Burger Thursdays Fish Fry Every Friday
Introductory package for new clients:
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(612) 245-7104
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The Pottery Farm Art Center & Gallery
Pandoras PaintBox
Hand thrown pottery, pottery lessons & painting
classes make great holiday gifts!
Visit our gallery for unique, hand made art
and pottery. Sign up now
for pottery lessons and painting classes.
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7144 Gowan Ave NW, PO Box 879 - Maple Lake
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Introductory pottery lesson package for new clients.
$59 for 3 lessons ($75 value)
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Present coupon at time of purchase.
Service Hours:
Monday-Thursday: 7:30-6
Friday: 7:30-5:30 Saturday: 8-Noon
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Saturday: 8-4 Sunday: CLOSED
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Space is limited to 24 people per class.
(December 4th & 18th classes only)
Please present coupon when order

is written. Most models.
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320-963-3414
50% off December painting classes only
Drain & refill

coolant, Inspect
for leaks, Includes
antifreeze
$34.99 $74.99
505 Oak Avenue North

Maple Lake
Social Painting Classes
Coolant
4-Wheel
Alignment System Flush
Check and
adjust camber
and toe.
Dr. D.D. Lieske
Available in your
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www.Bernatellos.com
The Pottery Farm & Pandoras PaintBox

Jessy Johanneck (612) 298-6372
Dr. Vicki Johanneck (612) 245-7104
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715 Norway Drive Annandale
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A gobblin good time at the Thanksgiving Dance

County preparing for truth in taxation hearing

Historically, the annual

6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4,

into transportation issues.

7th grade winter choir concert

(Photo by Sam Zuehl)

25 years of Tree of Hope

Its the annual Christmas

Maple Lake Messenger Page 2

by Sgt. Jesse Grabow

The Maple Lake

obligor is failing to pay support. Therefore, the custodial

Question: I read your article

of a designated Class 2 trail.

welcome at your childs wedding

Halsey, Wright County District

Outdoor recreation, includ- in some parts of the state will be

*MSBA Board Certified Real

Car Accidents Wills Estates Corporations/LLCs Probate Real Estate

Maple Lake Messenger Page 3

Dec. 1 Wright County

Weiss, 47, of Monticello, was arrested in Monticello on a Wright

Nov. 24 Wright County

no use or possession of firearms

Nov. 29 Maple Lake

Patient transported by Maple

their questions, theyll see that

ters for removal of the nuisance

ment can be sold and what

Property tax homestead application notice

This will affect the amount of

grandchild, sibling or parent of

for any reason no longer qualify

Holiday living made easy

Hang a live wreath or some

Wright-Hennepin members donate more

$5,000, Community Toys

Maple Lake Messenger Page 4

And thats the

Wright County Public Health

pet added a light of remembrance on the ChristmasTree of

tance in Accessing Resources.

Festival of Trees & Lighting Ceremony at WCHS

December 3rd Puzzle

Dec. 4: AA & Al-Anon,

Programs & Events

Grades 1-3 winter holiday choir is Dec. 4

Heres How It Works:

Our files are

On Dec. 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the high school gymnasium, the 1st,

Holiday Mail for Heroes to be sent in by Dec. 5

True Friends Holiday Fundraiser is Dec. 5

Proudly sponsored by these businesses:

40 Birch Avenue South

Dr. Todd Seidl

55+ Driver Improvement Program

Christ Child Luncheon is Dec. 5

Chamber hosting Christmas in ML on Dec. 6

Tree of Hope at MLAirport is Dec. 6

Programs & Events