March 4, 2015

The Maple Lake
Volume 120, Number 23 Wednesday, March 4, 2015 Maple Lake, MN 55358 maplelakemessenger.com
Inside . . .
Fobbe named Grand Marshal

by Brenda Erdahl
Correspondent
Basketball: page 8
Library extends
hours: page 3
Coming up
* Maple Lake
Community Theatres
Arsenic and Old Lace
plays March 6 & 8
* MLE Kindergarten
Round-up is March 5
* Irish Pre-Party is
March 7
* Daylight
Savings
Time
Begins
March 8
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Did you know that a saloon

resided on the main street in
Maple Lake right about where
the laundromat is now?
Ethel Fobbe did. Her dad
owned it, right up until Prohibition put him out of business.
That was about 95 years ago.
Fobbe knows lots of historical
facts like that, and she didnt
read them in a book. She lived
them.
Her deep Maple Lake roots is
one of the reasons she was selected to be the Grand Marshal of
this years St. Patricks Day Parade. On Saturday, March 14,
Fobbe will lead the procession in
a position that has been called
the highest honor extended by
the Maple Lake community.
I thought she was kidding,
Fobbe said, remembering the call
she got from the manager of her
apartment building, the Maple
Lake Manor, who told her the
good news.
It was also that manager,
Cathy Elfstrand, who nominated
her.
I thought, what did I ever do
to deserve this, Fobbe admitted.
Because youre always
doing things for other people, because youre 100 years old and
because everyone in Maple Lake
loves you, chimed her daughter,
Patty Purcell.
Fobbe is actually 99 years and
9 months old, and she has lived
in Maple Lake all her life; from
the days of Prohibition when
horses were more common on
the roads than cars, to the days of

space travel, the world wide web
and cell phones.
She can remember when cars
were little more than a motor on
a buggy, and when her family
finally got electricity - after she
was grown and married - she remembers thinking it cant get
any better than this.
Fobbe was born in May of
1915 in her familys home in
Maple Lake. That was back
when her dad made his living as
a saloon owner.
I used to have a picture of
dad at the saloon with all these
spittoons lined up along the wall.
I guess it wasnt very sanitary,
she laughed.
When Prohibition started the
family moved to the citys outskirts on County Road 7 and
began farming. In 1939 Fobbe
married her childhood friend,
Roy.
We knew each other all our
lives, Fobbe said. Our parents
were good friends.
That was back when visiting
with family and neighbors was
the main form of entertainment.
There was no Sunday football
game or Saturday matinees at the
movies.
The Fobbes farmed until 1950
when they moved back into
Maple Lake. Thats where they
raised their six children, Mary,
Marge, Patty, Bob, Barb and
Lori.
Maple Lake itself was a lot
different back then, too. Fobbe
remembers a time when the
small town was populated with
hardware stores, a clothing store,

a couple of grocery stores and, at
one point, there was even a hotel
where the American Legion is
now, she said.
There was a lot more to it
than there is now.
But one thing that hasnt
changed has been how much the
community enjoys celebrating
St. Patricks Day.
We always went up town to
celebrate, said Fobbe who is
half Irish and half German.
While there wasnt always a parade, there were often dances and
people enjoyed dressing up and
having a good time, she said.
Lately she hasnt gotten out to
enjoy the festivities as much, but
that is all going to change this
year. Dressed in a shamrock
scarf with shamrock earrings
dangling from her ears, she will
once again be getting into the St.
Patricks Day spirit as the events
Grand Marshal.
I suppose I should be honored, but I just dont know what
I did to deserve it, protested the
humble lady.
Apparently, lots of other people think differently.
Elfstrand said she is always
doing things for others, like baking treats for her neighbors when
they are ill.
Barb Menth remembers how
her mother used to deliver homemade soup to friends and neighbors
who
were
under-the-weather. As she has
gotten older she has switched to
making bars instead of soup,
which is a little less strenuous,
Ethel Fobbe was name Grand Marshal of this years St.

Patricks Day parade. She will turn 100 years old in May.
(Photo by Brenda Erdahl)
Menth said, but she still hands
out her goodies just as generously.
She is a good woman, Purcell said. Her philosophy in life
was always if you cant speak
well of someone, dont say anything at all. She is always nice
and giving to others.
Fobbe is now the proud
grandmother of 18 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and
three great-great-grandchildren.
She is a very big fan of the
Maple Lake Lakers baseball

team - her son, Bobbie, and two
grandsons have played for them
- is a member of St. Timothy
Catholic Church, the Council of
Catholic Women and the Ladies
Auxiliary.
I have no desire to live anywhere else. Maple Lake is where
my family is, Fobbe said.
This years Grande Day Parade will begin at 1:30 p.m. near
the community park on Division
Street.
Relay for Life Luminaria Walk at Ney Park Countdown to St. Pats
Lets Make Some Green!
(Photo by Bob Zimmerman)

by Lynda Zimmerman
Correspondent
Cancer survivors and family

members gathered Saturday
night at Robert L. Ney Park to
decorate Luminarias and walk in
honor of life and in support of
those who battle cancer. Participants decorated paper Luminaria
bags with names, symbols or
drawings of special interest, messages of hope and courage, with
vibrant or soft colors representing
the friend or loved one. Candles
were then placed in the Luminarias, lit and set along the Pond
Trail, while participants walked

the glowing, candlelit path remembering loved ones and celebrating their lives.
A few participants shared their
experiences, milestones and
gratefulness for the loved ones
who touched their lives. Children
acknowledged
grandparents,
adults honored spouses, sisters
and brothers. Friends spoke of
brave men and women who
courageously faced the disease
head on. Survivors shared how
the encounter changed or affected their lives and deepened
their appreciation of the small

and big things in life.
Following the walk, participants gathered in the visitor center to warm themselves with hot
cider, cocoa and hot dogs; others
roasted marshmallows for Smores over the outdoor campfire.
Chad Wiles from the Rusted Revolver serenaded the crowd with
his live country guitar music.
Kudos and special thanks
were given to volunteer event
leader, Kelly Smith, and her 12 to
14 all-volunteer committee members for hosting a festive celebra-
tion of life and loved ones. This

was the second annual Luminaria
Walk at Ney Park, and attendance was estimated at 80-100
participants, a large increase over
last year. Their goal focused
more on solace and solidarity,
companionship and awareness
than on fundraising, and the public turnout fulfilled that objective.
The Luminaria Walk is sponsored by Relay for Life of Northern Wright County, which is an
event of the American Cancer
Society (ACS).
Vassar second, Ogden sixth at state

by Brenda Erdahl
Sports Writer
Annandale-Maple
Lake
wrestlers Tanner Vassar and
Spencer Ogden came home from
the Minnesota State Wrestling
Tournament at the Xcel Energy
Center last week a little heavier
than normal thanks to some additional hardware.
Vassar, a junior, added a second-place medal to his awards
and Spencer Ogdens medal was
for sixth place. Four Lightning
wrestlers competed in the individual portion of the tournament, Thursday, Feb. 26,
through Saturday, Feb. 28.
Despite some close bouts,
Holden Youngs and his brother,
Quinn, didnt place.

Vassar took on the No. 2 in
state-ranked Beau Johnsrud of
Albert Lea in his first match at
126 pounds. He won 5-3, but
had to work hard for the win,
coach Jason Bartels said.
It was actually a good match
to get out of the way and to get
his motor going, Bartels said.
In his quarter-finals match he
came out strong against
Nicholas Middendorf of Long
Prairie-Grey Eagle-Browerville.
Vassar was up early and never
looked back. He was up big
when he got the pin to advance
to the semi-finals.
Wrestling
continued on page 8
Left: Tanner Vassar placed 2nd at the MNState Wrestling

Tourney. He lost a 7-5 decision to Paul Fitterer of Cannon
Falls in the championship round. Right: Spencer Ogden
placed 6th, he lost by a fall at 1:39 to Jordan Tober of
(Photos by Mary Christen)
Mora.
As the official kick-off to the

St. Patricks Day Celebration,
the Irish Pre-Party, formerly the
Irish Gala, sets the mood for the
annual festival in Maple Lake.
As its theme, Lets Make
Some Green, suggests, this
event, besides a great night out,
a fabulous meal and crackerjack
entertainment, is a fundraiser to
support all the events sponsored
by Maple Lakes active Chamber of Commerce. And the
Chamber wants everyone to
know: Youre Invited!
This year wed like to try
even harder to encourage everyone to attend, said Carrie
Parchem, event chair. Its a
great evening out and not just
for local business people, for
everyone looking for a fun Saturday night.
In addition to the dinner and
comedy show, this years
agenda includes games, a silent
auction and, new this year, an
opportunity to meet and greet
both this years candidates for
Miss Maple Lake as well as the
2014 outgoing royalty. In addition, the new candidates will
offer a presentation to introduce
themselves and their sponsors
during dinner.
Social hour begins at 5:30
Saturday evening, March 7, at
the Maple Lake American Legion. Tickets are available for
$30 at Star Bank, Rogers
Amoco, The Maple Lake Messenger, Maple Lake Lumber
and Irish Blessings Coffeehouse. Come and enjoy the fun!
The what, when and where
of the 38th St. Pats Celebration...
The annual craft fair at
Maple Lake Elementary, 9 a.m.
- 2 p.m., highlights the wares of
over 40 vendors, and includes
several new people and lots of
new ideas, according to coordinator, Betty Gordon. There
are still a few spots open, if
youve got something youd
Roger Radley, entertainer

at this years Irish PreParty, is an award-winning
comedian who has been
performing his brand of
comedy for over 25 years
and more than 3,000 performances.
(Photo submitted)
like to include, contact Betty at
320-963-5351.
Registration for the Irish
Scamper begins at 9 a.m., in the
Maple Lake High School commons. The 5K race starts
promptly at 11 a.m. at the intersection of Birch Avenue and Division Street in downtown
Maple Lake with results and
awards at approximately 12:15.
More information on the race
may be found at www.raceberryjam/scamper.
The Grande Day Parade begins lining up at 12:30 and sets
off on its route at 1:30 p.m. near
the community park on Division Street. Add your business
or organization to the line-up by
calling Deb Geyen, 320-9803144, or Irene Hudek at 320963-6555.
The coronation of the new
Maple Lake Ambassadors will
take place at about 4 p.m. in the
Maple Lake High School gym.
The
Aquatennials
Commodores Award and other parade awards will be announced
at the same time.
Maple Lake Messenger Page 2

March 4, 2015
Viewpoint
Brutes
Bleat
by Harold Brutlag
By the time this newspaper gets in the hands of the subscribers
(I have a Monday deadline), the Maple Lake Irish boys basketball
team will either have defeated Annandale or have closed out their
season, losing to our neighbors to the west in the Section 5AA playoffs. Saturdays first two games at St. Michael-Albertville High
School were played between teams so evenly matched the outcomes
could have gone either way. It seemed to be a night for overtime
games which continued in the nightcap when it took Providence
Academy two overtimes to defeat Watertown-Mayer 67-66. In the
6 p.m. game Breck School (#1 seed) more or less overwhelmed
Rockford 96-68; and if you remember, Maple Lake struggled in their
69-65 win over Rockford. Id say its still a toss-up for a section
winner which will be decided at Halenbeck Hall in St. Cloud on
March 6th even though Im rooting for the Irish to defeat Annandale
and it looks like Breck over Providence in the semi-finals. On paper
I like ML over Breck for the Section Champions and a berth in the
state tournament.
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Im sure I wasnt the only person at Saturdays games impressed
by the St. Michael-Albertville High School and their gymnasium. If
memory serves me right, that was a $34 million dollar school when
it was built, one of several schools that district needed to accommodate the growing population. Their scoreboard appeared to me to
be first class with the wealth of information it provided besides the
running score. Irish guard Dave Stokman kept the scorekeeper busy
as he burned the nets with 45 points as did Chase Knickerbocker,
Greased
Landings
by Kent Peterson - N55623
If youve ever been to an air
show or fly-in breakfast/lunch,
you might have wandered onto
the airport apron to look over the
airplanes. The planes you saw are
referred to as general aviation aircraft and by non-pilots as little
planes. These non-commercial
planes are flown for pleasure and
business use, and most of these
personal aircraft are designed and
manufactured by well-known
aviation companies: Cessna,
Piper, Beechcraft, Mooney and
others.
But other aircraft are partially
or completely built by the
owner/pilot, and are referred to
and classified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as
EXPERIMENTAL aircraft.
According to FAA regulations, A special airworthiness
certificate in the experimental
category is issued to operate an

aircraft that does not have a type
certificate and is in a condition
for safe operation.
In plain (or plane) language,
any person who assembles or
builds their own plane must have
it certified as being safe to fly,
through a rigorous inspection by
an FAA inspector. The aircraft
will remain unregistered and illegal to fly until the inspection is
completed and the aircrafts construction is approved. In addition, the owner/pilot cannot carry
passengers until he/she has flown
and logged a minimum of forty
hours of flight time in the aircraft.
After the initial approval, the
plane must pass a detailed, annual inspection by a certified aviation mechanic.
EAA member Marvin Sikkila
is a retired resident of Buffalo
37, for Annandale. Both games were great to watch, much like the
excitement of a good drama in a live theatre. Coach Tim Staloch
has a great group of athletes to work with that plays together on the
court giving their best efforts without any free-lancing. They handled
Brahams tight man/man defense with the quickness they needed to
get off some driving shots and those all-important three-pointers. It
was a great game to watch even though it took me a couple of hours
to get my heart back to beating normally. My compliments to the
team and their coaching staff. On the way back to ML a flock of
swans was feeding off County Road 37.
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Even though the wind was in the 15-20 knots Sunday afternoon,
I decided to try toughing it out in my Clam for a meal of sunfish. It
was one of those days when it was difficult to keep the Buddy Heater
heating, and I was fortunate the weather was fairly warm. It was
warmer than it was hot fishing even though there were fish showing
on the Vexillar. I gave them a couple of hours of my time, caught a
few too small for the frying pan and ended up eating pizza that
evening. . . From what anglers have been saying this hasnt
been a good year of fishing panfish, although there apparently were
times when the bite was good, even though short-lived. I cant say
I was on the lake when that happened. Its not over yet and if the
wind gives me a chance Ill be out on one of the local lakes until the
ice is no longer safe for angling. Late ice is the time sunfish and
crappies seem to throw caution to the wind and will hit almost anything. . .
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A quick glance at the calendar tells me MLs St. Patricks Day
celebration is only a week and a half away, March 14, to be exact. I
havent much of a clue about the happenings on that day, but the
Grande Day parade has been Wright Countys first parade of the season for many years. Another highlight in past years has been the
Irish Scamper which has grown in numbers, especially if the weather
is favorable. Im hoping the warmer weather forecast for this weekend (30-40 degrees) will blossom into something better!
who owns a hangar at Maple

Lake, has been a licensed pilot
since 1982 and is working on his
second project. Marv is building
a Milholland Legal Eagle from
detailed plans provided by designer Leonard Milholland of
Brookshire, TX. The plane is
classified as an ultralight, has a
large, single wing over the fuselage, and is powered by a 30 hp,
2-cylinder half of a VW engine
built by fellow Maple Lake aviator and machinist, Dick Burns.
Marv began his current project in the basement of his home
in 2000, and to be sure he could
get the finished wing out of his
home shop, he wisely did a trial
run. He built a replica of the wing
and carried it up the stairway,
through the basement doorway,
through the kitchen and out to the
garage. Relieved that he didnt
have to tear the house apart to remove the plane, he then built the
real wing and fuselage in his
basement and carried them on the
same route to the garage, then
transported them to his airport
hangar where he fully assembled
the aircrafts wing, aluminum
Thank You
This column is not intended for items of personal thanks, promotion or editorial comments. Its
purpose is to simply give recognition to local residents for their contributions to our community.
CARD OF THANKS:
A sincere and heartfelt thank
you to each and everyone that
came to share my 100th birthday
at The "V".
A great thank you for the
generosity of gifts and various
messages in the beautiful cards all very precious.
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To the Editor:
Dear Maple Lake Friends,
I'm Ruth McCarty, formerly of
Maple Lake, and I received my
paper last week telling the story
of Ashley Becker's time in Haiti
and want to "Thank You" for
your support in her journey.
I want to tell you that there
are two businesses who sponsor
Ask a
Trooper
by Sgt. Jesse Grabow
Question: I want to take my
nephew to Canada fishing. He
got a DUI about 3-5 years ago, so
what are the current rules/regulations of crossing the border into
Canada if you have a DUI?
Answer: This is a good question but does not apply to the
Minnesota State Patrol or the
United States of America. However, I will attempt to answer this
from what I found out from the
Canada Border Crossing Services.
When entering Canada, be
prepared to be asked by a Canada
Border Services Agency (CBSA)
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officer: Have you ever been arrested, fingerprinted or appeared

in court? This includes DUI
convictions also known as DWI
(driving while intoxicated). Driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) is a serious offense in
Canada and the officer can refuse
you entry to their country if you
have been convicted of this offense.
The good news is that this can
be fixed via one of two methods
depending on the length of time
passed since the conviction.
For DUI and convictions
less than 5 years old: An applica-
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Leaving a ship docked at a
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Maple Lake History

Question of the Week
As Maple Lakes 125th Anniversary
approaches we want you to help us
learn more about Maple Lake!
Where was Eisgrau Studio

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Last Weeks Question: Where was the Maple Inn located?
Answer: Near the Maple Lake access,
across Hwy. 55 from Donnelly Drive.
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making dresses (really sun

dresses) for girls in Haiti and
Africa just where they are most
needed. It's "Serving with
Nancy," a TV program, and "Jo
Ann's Fabrics." More information at either place. I have sent
16 and plan to do more.
Thank you again,
Ruth McCarty
frame and tail feathers. After

confirming that everything fit together nicely, he completely disassembled the plane, covered the
wings and fuselage with fabric
and painted all parts. The finished parts are now awaiting reassembly in his hangar, when
warmer weather arrives. Marv
estimates he has spent 3,0004,000 hours on the project, and
says about 200 hours of work remain before his Legal Eagle will
be ready for the FAA inspection.
Well see you in the sky, Marv.
If you are interested in little
planes and want to rub shoulders with a few of the Maple
Lake aviation crowd, EAA Chapter 878 welcomes all visitors to
their monthly meetings. For the
time/location of the next meeting,
contact chapter President Greg
Thomes at 763-682-1591.
There is interesting history
surrounding our airport. Next
month you will read about the
airports first flying club, which
was started waaaaaaaayyyy back
in the 60s.
Stay out of the trees!
Sheldon Brown
tion for a Temporary Resident

Permit (TRP) will allow travel
into Canada for business and/or
pleasure.
For DUI and convictions
over 5 years old: A rehabilitation
permit may be applied for allowing permanent hassle-free travel
into Canada.
Regardless of the nature of
any conviction, whether it be a
DUI, misdemeanor or felony, all
alcohol related convictions are
treated seriously. It is always best
to tell the truth when speaking
with a Canada Border Services
Agency (CBSA) officer because
if a lie is uncovered you may be
refused entry into Canada in the
future.
Despite the port of entry or
method of transportation used to
cross into Canada, you can be denied entry for a DUI if:
You arrive by air at a Cana-
A special thank you to my

nieces and nephews for all the
time and effort to make this
event overwhelming.
I regret I could not greet
everyone. Time just slipped
away.
God Bless and Love to all,
Helen Hudek Doherty
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March 4, 2015
March 2 Wright County County board to visit proposed landfill expansion site
have the meeting at 10:30 a.m. contract with the Wright County
Authorized payment of
Sheriffs report
Tuesday, March 3, following the Deputys Association. The con- $15,655 to the law firm of Madby John Holler
Correspondent
On February 23, Scott Gerald

Kaminski, 37, of Buffalo, was
arrested in Buffalo on a Wright
County warrant for 5th degree
possession of drugs.
On February 23, Todd Joseph
Newman, 49, of Monticello, was
arrested in Monticello on a
Wright County warrant for driving after cancellation-ips.
On February 23, David Jeffrey Scherr, 27, of Clearwater,
was arrested in Buffalo on a
Wright County warrant for 2nd
degree dwi.
On February 23, Christopher
George Hubbell, 36, of Howard
Lake, was arrested in Buffalo on
MN Department of Corrections
warrant for assault and criminal
sexual conduct.
On February 23, Mohamud
Ali Mohamud, 26, no current address, was arrested in St. Cloud
on a Wright County warrant for
burglary.
On February 24, Daniel Lee
Westphal, 32, of Buffalo, was arrested in Buffalo on MN Department of Corrections warrant for
domestic assault.
On February 25, Michael
Patrick Remer, 51, of Maple
Lake, was arrested in Maple
Lake on the charge of domestic
assault.
On February 25, David Brian
Davis, 39, of St. Michael, was
arrested in Monticello on the
charge of theft.
On February 25, Jennifer Ann
Loehrer, 37, of Clearwater, was
arrested in Clearwater on a State
Patrol charge of 2nd degree dwi
and a Martin County warrant for
3rd degree dwi.
On February 26, Cody Lee
Richard Duane Hawes, 23, of
Cokato, was arrested in Middeville Township on a MN Department of Corrections warrant for
3rd degree burglary.
On February 26, April Lynn
Pivec, 29, of Rockford, was arrested in Buffalo on a MN Department of Corrections hold for
probation violation use of con-
trolled substance.
On February 26, Barbara
Elizabeth Dye, 22, of Monticello, was arrested in Monticello
on the charge of 5th degree possession drugs and a Wright
county warrant for possession of
drugs.
On February 27, Erik John
Sodren, 35, of Monticello, was
arrested in Buffalo on a MN Department of Corrections parole
violation.
On February 27, Juan Carlos
Michael Buker, 34, of Rockford,
was arrested in Rockford on a
Wright County warrant for violation of danco.
On February 27, Dale Domous Strey, 30, of Clearwater,
was arrested in Clearwater on
the charge of domestic assault.
On February 28, Robert Alan
Tormanen, 35, of Howard Lake,
was arrested in Howard Lake on
a Wright County warrant for
dwi.
On February 28, Tyrone
Mcafee, 66, of Annandale, was
arrested in Annandale on a
Wright County warrant for terroristic threats.
On March 1, Robert William
Anderson, 41, of Monticello,
was arrested in St. Michael on
the charge of 3rd degree DWI.
On March 1, Douglas Roger
Johnson, 47, of Cokato, was arrested in Cokato on the charge of
violation of order for protection,
danco violation and violation of
conditions of release.
On March, 1, Jeremy Joseph
Kramer, 26 of Maple Lake, was
arrested in Buffalo for a Wright
County warrant for domestic assault.
There were 30 property damage accidents, 1 personal injury
accident, 1 hit and run accident
and 2 car-deer accidents.
There were 4 arrests for DWI,
1 Underage Consumption arrests, No School Bus Stop Arm
Violations and 93 tickets for miscellaneous traffic violations reported this week.
March 1 Maple Lake

Fire Department Report
Maple Lakes Volunteer Fire
Department and Ambulance
Service responded to the following emergencies during the past
week:
March 1, 5:38 a.m.: Medical.
Patient transported by Maple
Lake Ambulance to the Buffalo
Hospital ER.
Feb. 28, 7:54 p.m.: Medical.
Hospital ER.
Feb. 27, 6:16 a.m.: Lift assist
for resident.
Feb. 26, 11:50 a.m.: Medical.

Hospital ER.
Hospital ER.
Patient transported by Allina
Ambulance.
Maple Lakes Volunteer Fire
Department did not have any
emergencies during the same
time period.
Feb. 23 Wright County

Attorneys report
Brown, Tamara Marie, age
37, address unknown, sentenced
on 02/24/15 for Probation Violations for Felony Controlled Substance Crime in the Fifth Degree
to 90 days jail. Sentenced by
Judge McPherson.
Clarke, Joel Owen, age 33,
of Buffalo, sentenced on
02/19/15 for Misdemeanor Obstructing Legal Process to 90
days jail, $50 fine; 80 days
stayed for one year on conditions
of probation, serve 10 days jail,
pay $50 fine, remain medically
compliant, have no use or possession of alcohol or non-prescription drugs, submit to
random testing, abide by any
outstanding order for protection/harassment order/no contact
order, continue with mental
health center and follow all recommendations, have no contact
with victims, have no same or
similar violations. Sentenced by
Judge Askew.
Gilder, Leon Harold, age 50,
of Delano, sentenced on
02/25/15 for Probation Violations for Felony Dissemination
of Pornographic Work to 20 days
jail. Sentenced by Judge Mottl.
Graham, Eric Robert, age 46,
of Cokato, sentenced on
02/20/15 for Probation Violations for Misdemeanor Assault

in the Fifth Degree to 90 days
jail. Sentenced by Judge Mottl.
Jaspers, Jana Lee, age 23, of
Rockford,
sentenced
on
02/24/15 for Probation Violations for Gross Misdemeanor
Third Degree DWI to 45 days
jail. Sentenced by Judge Tenney.
Lambert, Casey Harold, age
23, of Waverly, sentenced on
02/13/15 for Gross Misdemeanor Criminal Vehicular Operation to 365 days jail; 235 days
stayed for three years on conditions of probation, serve 130
days jail, pay $50 fine plus surcharges, pay restitution, have no
use or possession of alcohol or
non-prescription drugs, submit
to random testing, have no same
or similar violations. Sentenced
by Judge Strand.
Schablin, John Raymond,
age 52, of Delano, sentenced on
02/23/15 for Gross Misdemeanor Driving After Cancellation to 365 days jail, $100 fine;
363 days stayed for one year on
conditions of probation, serve 2
days jail, pay $100 fine plus surcharges, have no same or similar
violations. Sentenced by Judge
Tenney.
The proposed expansion of

the Rolling Hills Landfill site,
which is owned by Advanced
Disposal Inc., has been going
through the process of seeking a
rezoning of more than 300 acres
of land to expand the current
footprint of the landfill. At the
Feb. 24 meeting of the Wright
County Board, the commissioners voted to have all of them do
a site visit of the facility to see
for themselves what the impact
of the proposed expansion might
be if approved.
Planning and Zoning Administrator Sean Riley said the
process is continuing for the
project to be heard at the P&Z
level before being sent along to
the county board. He said site
visits arent uncommon because
it gives the commissioners a
more visceral sense of how the
landscape of the area may be impacted by the proposed expansion or change to the countys
zoning ordinance.
Any planning commission
site visit is to visually see the
layout of the property, get a feel
for the township roads and the
surrounding properties, Riley
said. Its not to go and have a
public hearing or figure out the
kind of details that are done at
the actual planning commission
meeting.
Technically, the site visit is a
public meeting and the commissioners need to give notice of the
fact that a quorum of commissioners will be meeting together.
The commissioners opted to
March 3 board meeting. The

project is still at the planning
commission level, but the four
commissioners that dont sit on
the
planning
commission
wanted the opportunity to see for
themselves what will be happening at the property and to get
questions they may have answered because, at the end of the
day, its the county board that
makes the final call.
In the end, if there is a rezoning or an amendment to the
text of our zoning ordinance,
those are decided by the county
board, Riley said. The planning commission will make a
recommendation to the board
whether to approve or deny the
request, but, in the end, the final
decision is that of the county
board.
The planning commission
will meet March 19, likely sending a recommendation at the end
of that meeting to the county
board.
In other items on the Feb. 24
agenda, the board:
Awarded the contract for
2015 pavement preservation
projects to Knife River Corporation. The Knife River bid was
$4,096,870 just $1,846 less
than a bid received from
Hardrives Inc., a difference of
just .0005 percent. Projects included in the contract are pavement preservation projects on
CSAH 7, 8, 9, 37 and 57 as well
as county roads 111, 132 and
152.
Approved a two-year union
tract runs through the end of

2016.
Laid over for two weeks a
request to seek grant funding
from the Minnesota Board of
Water and Soil Resources to establish an inventory of riparian
buffer strips around protected
waters. Commissioner Charlie
Borrell vehemently opposed the
proposal, saying it would open
a can of worms the county
doesnt want to get involved in.
He expressed several concerns
over 20 minutes of making his
case. Riley said that the program
includes a 25 percent local
match and the $1 million available in funding is on a firstcome, first-served basis. The
board asked that the Wright Soil
and Water Conservation District
select two townships to do preliminary studies to see the extent
of work that would be required
to take part in the grant program,
if any money remains available
in two weeks.
Made several decisions
based on building committee
recommendations concerning
the sheriffs impound lot.
Among those decisions were to
fund the project through the capital improvement fund, accept
the bid of $99,700 from Terning
Excavating for site grading, authorize Larson Associates Inc. to
do the architectural and engineering plans for a not-to-exceed
price of $2,400, and allow the
work to begin contingent on approval from the planning commission.
den Galenter & Hansen for

union negotiation work done for
the county in January.
Approved signatures on a
quit claim deed and temporary
construction easement for the
Hwy. 25 construction project in
the City of Buffalo.
Referred discussion concerning court security to the
building committee. A security
study was conducted to determine employee safety after
metal detectors were removed
from entrances to the courthouse
and county staff are developing
proposals to improve security
and are seeking direction from
the building committee as to
how to proceed.
Approved a request to add
15 external phone lines in the
sheriffs office Incident Command Center, which would have
dedicated lines to communicate
with outside law enforcement
agencies in the event of a disaster.
Authorized converting the
position of natural resources
technician in the parks department from a part-time to fulltime position.
Set a tax forfeit committee
meeting for 9:30 a.m. Monday,
March 9. The purpose of the
meeting will be to review tax
forfeit parcels that havent sold
and re-evaluate them to determine if the prices need to be reduced to get more of them off
the books and back on the tax
rolls.
Library extends hours

by Brenda Erdahl
Correspondent
The Maple Lake Library will

be open a little longer starting on
Wednesday, March 18, thanks to
to some suggestions that came
out of a series of community
meetings late last summer.
On Wednesdays, instead of
opening at noon and closing at 6
p.m. the library will remain open
until 8 p.m. Although only two
hours more, its a start, library
board member Paul Manuel said.
He hopes eventually the library will be able to open its
doors in the morning, too. Now
the earliest it opens is 12 p.m.,
except on Saturdays when it
opens at 10 a.m.
We want to open it more, but
its all contingent on volunteers,
Manuel said.
Unlike most other libraries in
the state, the Maple Lake Library
is funded solely by donations and
grants. It is run completely by
volunteers and survives because
of the generosity of the community.
According to its website, the
Maple Lake Library opened in
2009 in the old Wright Threater
in downtown Maple Lake after
being denied a request for a
branch site from the Great River
Regional Library.
Efforts to create a community
library started as early as late
2006. They were well on their
way with donations of money
and books coming in when the
regional library announced its decision. Because the local group
had accomplished so much already, they decided to move forward without regional support,
which would have included financial aid.
Last summer, Friends of the
Library decided to hold a series
of community meetings to find
out where the citizens of Maple
Lake would like to see the library
taken in the future.
Back in 2009 the mission
was to establish a library in
Maple Lake, Manuel said.
Well, mission accomplished, so
the question was, what do we do
next? Lets ask the people.
The group enlisted the help of
Library Strategies, a consulting
group of The Friends of the St.
Paul Public Library, to help answer that question.
Two main suggestions were
taken from the meetings. The
community wanted additional
hours and more space.
More hours
For many working people, it
is just too hard to get to the li-
brary by 6 p.m. to make use of its

services as much as they would
like, Manuel said. On the flip
side, senior citizens in the community would like the library to
open its doors in the morning
when they tend to be in town running errands.
While Friends of the Library
is open to extending hours, it
takes people to pull it off.
Currently the Maple Lake Library has around 30 volunteers
who work a three-hour shift
doing an assortment of tasks, including checking out books, assisting patrons, shelving books
and running programs. Right
now, the library is open Monday,
Wednesday and Friday from
noon until 6 p.m., and Saturday
from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. More
evening hours could allow time
for additional programs for
adults, including more book
clubs, Manuel said. Additional
hours would also allow more citizens to take part in the librarys
ancestry research software. This
is an on-line program that allows
patrons to research their family
history. The Library is also working on creating a history archive
of Maple Lake, Manuel said.
Until new volunteers step forward, members of Friends of the
Library will content themselves
with the librarys new Wednesday hours, and an additional two
volunteers should cover that extra
shift, Manuel said. Those interested in volunteering can stop in
at the library for an application.
More space
The second suggestion to
come out of last summers meetings is a little more hard to come
by, and that is the issue of space.
The Library currently has three
summer reading programs for
kids that have been very popular,
but take up a lot of room, Manuel
said.
The Read and Redeem program is probably the least spaceconsuming of them. Children
who participate in this program
simply turn in a slip for every
book they read during the summer. They get a small prize each
time they turn one in, then it is
added to a drawing for a larger
prize. It is open to pre-readers to
teenagers.
Books with Boone is a reading assistance program with an
animal assistant. The idea is to
encourage kids who have some
troubles reading to practice in
front of a trained therapy dog
under the supervision of a coordinator from parent company
Top: Library volunteer Tracy Gerhardson checks out a

movie for Mary Grace OSullivan, Saturday, Feb. 28, at the
Maple Lake Library. The Library will change its hours on
Wednesdays to noon until 8 p.m. Bottom: Gerhardson
shelves some books that were returned. Friends of the Library is looking for more volunteers to man its location
on Birch Ave. in Maple Lake so it can further extend its
hours. Ideally the group would like to open the library in
the mornings as well as the afternoons.
(Photos by Brenda Erdahl)
Pawsitive Steps. The dog presents a stress-free, relaxed audience for the struggling reader,
Manuel said.
The other summer program
for kids is Story Time with
Marie. Large groups of
preschoolers crowd into the library to hear volunteer Marie
Mavencamp read stories. Often
she will dress up as a character
and will provide activities, including crafts, after the story.
Usually the library closes during these programs because there
is just not enough room for the
general public to be checking out
books or doing research on the
computers while they are going
on, Manuel said.
But while space is a problem,
the consensus seemed to be that
if the library was going to undertake an expansion project, it
should really include a community room. Because the Library is
100 percent funded by donations,
a bigger facility is more of a
want, than a need and has been
put on the back burner, Manuel
said.
But space wont be as big of
an issue for the summer kids pro-
grams as it once was thanks to the

generosity of the folks who run
the Maple Lake Recovery Center.
Located in the old bank building
across from the laundromat, the
recovery center has invited the library to hold its programs in their
building this summer.
Not only will this allow the library to remain open for regular
business during these hours,
more than one program can be
held in a single day, Manuel said.
Volunteers
There is lots more to do as a
library volunteer than working in
the library, Manuel assured.
There are many other opportunities for someone who wants to be
involved. The group needs as
many volunteers as it can get to
help pull off its annual fall
fundraiser.
Friends of the Library is a
501c3 non-profit organization so
contributions are tax deductible.
Anyone in the community is also
welcome to volunteer any ideas
they may have to improve the library and its programs.
Were always looking for
ideas, Manuel said.

March 4, 2015
Community
Meetings
March 10: American Legion Post 131, 7:30 p.m.,
Maple Lake Legion Club.
March 10: Living With
Parkinson's Under the Age of
60,
6:30-8 p.m., Saron
Lutheran Church in Big Lake.
Caregivers welcome; no children, please. Camille, 763-3507401.
March 10: Annandale Lakers AA & Al-Anon, 8 p.m.,
United Methodist Church of
Annandale, 20 Oak Ave. N.
320-274-3380
March 10: Gamblers
Anonymous & AA, 7:30 p.m.,
Buffalo Evangelical Free
Church, 2051 50th St. NE,
County Rds. 25 & 113.
March 10: Celebrate Recovery (non-denominational
Christian-based recovery program), 7 p.m., Monticello
Covenant Church; 763-2952112.
And thats the

way it was . . .
Checks nearing $800.00 were
presented to the Maple Lake Fire
Department and the Maple Lake
High School by the Maple Lake
Property Owners Association
from money that was raised at
the Maple Lake Ice Fishing
Derby. ... Lightning wrestlers
Matt Fuller, Jordan Hanan, Jesse
Puncochar, Pete Nordlie, and
Chris Salveson qualified for the
State Wrestling Tournament.
...And Thats The Way It Was 5
Years Ago This Week.
FFA members Dan Higgins

and Rob Mavencamp contributed a $50 donation to the
Centennial Playground Project.
... Intrigued by tradition, Barbara
and Dan Gardin learned rug
braiding with an old well-worn
wool coat. ... Betty Elsenpeter
was honored for her superior academic acheivement at the College of St. Catherine by being
named to the academic deans
list. ...And Thats The Way It
Was 25 Years Ago This Week.
Irish Preschool students visited the Maple Lake Messenger.

They were given a tour of the facility and a demonstration of
how the paper was produced
each week by Publisher Theresa
Andrus. ... Fran Pribyl entered
Maple Lake Elementry as a
reader for I Love To Read
Month and left with a job as a
cafeteria substitute. ... Lightning
wrestler Nathan Roemer attended the Minnesota State High
School Wrestling Tournament.
Roemer took fourth in the 103
pound class at state. ...And
Thats The Way It Was 15 Years
Ago This Week.
Margaret Pribyl represented

Maple Lake as she competed in
the Wright County Spelling
Contest. ...Fairway Foods sold
half-gallons of ice cream for just
59 cents. ... The movie Baby
The Rain Must Fall with actors
Steve McQueen and Lee
Remick was shown at the Monticello Movie Theater. ... The Legion Club in Maple Lake held a
benefit for the baseball team by
having a steak fry. ...And Thats
The Way It Was 50 Years Ago
This Week.
Cozy Up With A Book February winners

The February winners of Maple Lake Library's "Cozy Up With
A Book" are Art Drenckhahn, Chris Haralson, Carol Northenscold,
Molly Payne and Margaret Jenniges. Each will receive Business
Bucks that can be spent in a variety of local businesses.
Readers have another opportunity to participate in this adult
reading incentive program. Any book from the library that is read
during the month of March is worth a chance in the Business Buck
drawing. Visit the Maple Lake Library for more information.
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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 12
Potatoes, Country-Trio Vegetables, Wheat Bread, Applesauce

WEDNESDAY, March 11
Specials of the Day
THURSDAY, March 12
Liver & Onions or Hamburger Patty w/Gravy, Whipped
Potatoes w/Gravy, Mixed Vegetables, Wheat Bread, Snickerdoodle Cookie
FRIDAY, March 13
Egg Salad Sandwich, Broccoli-Cheese Soup, CucumberOnion
Salad,
Mandarin
Oranges
Maple Lake Community Theater brings you Arsenic and Old

Lace, a classic dark comedy about crazy relatives.
Showtimes: March 6, at 7 p.m.; Sunday, March 8, at 2 p.m.
Doors open 30 minutes prior to showtime. Tickets are available
at The Costume Shoppe, Star Bank, and at the door. Performances
are at the Maple Lake High School on Hwy 55. Call 320-963-6277
for more information, or find MLCT on Facebook.
Maple Lakes 38th Annual St. Patricks Day Celebration is approaching. Help Maple Lake Make Some Green and join the Irish
Pre-Party on Saturday, March 7, at the Maple Lake American Legion Club from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. The night includes a social hour,
dinner, silent auction and entertainment by comedian Roger
Radley.
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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)-234-1294.
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
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Maple Lake Community Theatre show dates
Irish Pre-Party is March 7
Maple Lake
Senior Dining Menu March 9 - 13

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, March 9
Oven-Roasted
Chicken,
Whipped Potatoes w/Gravy,
Cinnamon Carrots, Dinner Roll,
Sliced Peaches
TUESDAY, March 10
Swedish Meatballs, Parslied
Donors of all types are encouraged to help save lives by giving

blood. Appointments can be made by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS
or visiting redcrossblood.org. Upcoming blood donation opportunities in Wright County: March 9, 1 - 7 p.m., American Legion,
200 Babcock Boulevard West, Delano; March 17, 1 - 7 p.m., St.
Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 300 1st Ave. NW, Buffalo; March
21, 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Preferred Choice Chiropractic, 1116 6th
St., Howard Lake; March 30, 12 - 6 p.m., Presbyterian Church,
507 County Road 134, Buffalo
200 Congress Street W
55+ Driver Improvement Program

The Minnesota Highway
Safety Center will be offering
55+ Driver Improvement Program courses on the following
days:
March 11th (4Hr. Refresher
Course) 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.,
First National Bank of Elk River,
812 Main St., Elk River
March 16th (4Hr. Refresher
Course) 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,
Buffalo Community Center, 206
Central Ave., Buffalo
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
Upcoming Red Cross blood drives
March 4th Puzzle
March 5: AA & Al-Anon,

7:30 p.m., Buffalo Evangelical
Free Church, 2051 50th St. NE,
March 7: AA, 7:30 p.m.,
Buffalo Evangelical Free
March
8:
Chatham
Climbers 4-H Club, 6 p.m.,
Chatham Township Hall, 1695
Eldridge Ave. NW, Maple
Lake. New members always
welcome. Pribyl's, 320-9633812.
March 9: S.A.M. quilting
group, St. Timothy's Church
basement, 8 a.m.
March 9: Maple Lake
School Board, 7 p.m., board
room.
March 9: Al-Anon and
Men's 12 Step Group, 7:30
p.m., Buffalo Evangelical Free
Programs & Events
WOW
Wellness on Wheels
Wright County Public Health

offers cholesterol testing in the
Wellness on Wheels van. The
WOW Van schedule is available
at www.co.wright.mn.us and
www.facebook.com/WrightCtyPublicHealth or by calling our
new phone number, 763-6827516 (toll-free 1-800-362-3667
ext 7516). Please use this number for more information or to
make an appointment.
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 Ill-
Dr. Todd Seidl

320.963.2200
Call us today at 320-963-2200
for an appointment or more information!
ness, Unhealthy Lifestyle Behaviors, such as Smoking, Drug

and Alcohol Abuse, Unsafe Sex;
Information and Assistance in
Accessing Resources.
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, March 5: Cub
Foods, Monticello
Tuesday,
March
10:
Coborns, Delano
Thursday, March 12: Marketplace, Annandale
Monday, March 16: Walmart, Monticello
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.
21st Annual Turkey Banquet is March 7

The National Wild Turkey Foundations Wright County Chapter
is proud to host its 21st Annual Turkey Banquet. The banquet will
take place at The V in Maple Lake on March 7. The night includes
dinner, drinks, and numerous raffles including guns, prizes and
much more. The banquet begins at 4:30 with dinner served at 6:00
p.m. To purchase tickets or get more information, please contact
Adrian Gunnerson at 612-618-8452.
30th Annual Wright County Pheasants Forever

The Wright County Pheasants Forever 30th Annual Banquet will
take place on Saturday, March 7, at Classic Hall, 220 Poplar Lane
S. in Annandale. Cackling hour begins at 5:30 p.m. with the dinner
and banquet events at 7 p.m. For more information, call Melissa at
763-354-4090 or Eric at 763-245-3961.
Home Stretch first-time home buyer seminar

Wright County residents thinking about buying a home are invited to attend a one day informative workshop designed to help
them learn the basics of home ownership. Wright County Community Action (WCCA) offers a first-time home buyers seminar
(Home Stretch) which will cover a variety of topics related to the
home buying process.
Home Stretch will be offered on March 7 from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
at Trinity Lutheran Church, 449 West Broadway, Monticello, and
March 28 from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the Lions Park Pavilion, 1100
County Road 75, Clearwater.
To register, call Wright County Community Action (WCCA) at
(320) 963-6500, ext 238.
Spring Days Workshop and Garden Expo

The University of Minnesota Master Gardeners of Wright County
invite gardeners of all skill levels to join them for a day of learning
and sharing. The Spring Days Workshop and Garden Expo is Saturday, March 7, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at the St. Michael-Albertville Middle School West.
Dr. Karen Oberhauser, U of M Monarch butterfly expert, will discuss the declining monarch butterfly populations. There will also be
sessions on rain gardens, frugal gardening, square foot gardening,
herbs, moonlight gardens, orchids, hibiscus, garden photography,
pollinators, and backyard composting. E-mail sand0671@umn.edu
or call U of MN ExtensionWright County at (763) 682-7394 for a
brochure or visit our website at www.springdays.org.
Preschool Wee Irish Family Festival is March 10

Bring your family to the 2nd annual Wee Irish Family Festival on
Tuesday, March 10, from 5:30-7 p.m. in the preschool rooms at the
Maple Lake Elementary. Children will be able to do a variety of
make-and-take projects, while exploring math, science and music in
a variety of creative ways. They will enjoy a snack and face painting,
receive a free book and enjoy music from local entertainers as well
as being eligible for door prizes. Activities will be developmentally
appropriate for children Pre-K but all family members are welcome
to join. Go online to www.annml.com to register or call 320-9635991 or 320-274-3058.
Townships to hold elections on March 10

Wright County has 17 cities and 18 townships. Of those 18 townships, the following will be holding elections for their town boards
on Tuesday, March 10. Those townships are: Albion, Buffalo,
Chatham, Cokato, Corinna, Franklin, French Lake, Maple Lake,
Marysville, Middleville, Monticello, Rockford, Stockholm, Victor
and Woodland.
Wright County is the designated location to vote absentee. To
apply for an absentee ballot or to learn more about the process of
voting absentee, you may call the Wright County Auditor/Treasurer's
office at 763-682-3900, or 1-800-362-3667; or follow the link below
to the Secretary of State's Office.
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March 4, 2015
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.
FRI.: 7 p.m., First Fridays.
SUNDAY: 8 a.m., Traditional Worship;
9:15 a.m., Faith Formation; 10:30 a.m.,
Contemporary Worship.
MON.: 11 a.m., First of All Prayer
Group; 1 p.m., Quilters.
WED.: 2 p.m., Service of Word &
Prayer; 5:30 p.m., Soup Supper; 7 p.m.,
Worship on Wednesday; 5-7 p.m., Youth
Fundraiser at Pizza Ranch.
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
SUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship; 10:30 a.m.,
Fellowship; 10:45 a.m., Sunday School,
Confirmation.
WED.: 6:15 p.m., Lenten Supper; 7
p.m., Lenten Service; Choir to Follow.
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
FRI.: 8 a.m., Mass; 2 & 7 p.m., Stations
of the Cross.
SAT.: 3:30-4:15 p.m., Confessions; 4:30
p.m., Mass.
SUN.: 8 & 10 a.m., Mass.
MON.: 7 p.m., Mass.
TUES.: 8:15 a.m., Mass.
WED.: 8 a.m., Mass.
THURS.: 9 a.m., Mass.
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.
WED.: 6 p.m., Lenten Service.
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; 605553-5240
www.silvercreekcommunitychurch.com
Pastor: Luke Baehr
SUN.: 9 a.m., Worship; 10:30 a.m., Sunday School, Bible Study.
ANNANDALE EVAN. FREE
CHURCH
10252 St. Hwy. 55 N.W., Annandale
Ph.: 320-274-8951
Pastor: Dennis L. Johnson
THURS.: CryOut Practice.
SAT.: 7:30 a.m., Bible Doctrine.
SUN.: 8:15 a.m., Prayer; 8:30 & 11
a.m., Worship Service; 9:45 a.m., Sunday School; 6 p.m., Discovery Class.
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; 5:30
p.m., Wednesday Night Supper; 6:30
p.m., Wednesday Night 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.
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
w/Communion; 10:30 a.m., Sunday
School & Bible Study.
EAGLES GROVE CHURCH
PO Box 1020, Annandale
Location: Hwy. 55, next to The Marketplace
Ph.: 320-248-6024
Lead Pastor: Jason Pence
www.eaglesgrove.org & Facebook
SUN.: 10:30 a.m., Worship Service; Energized Music and Quality Children's
Programs Provided.
MT. HERMON LUTHERAN
CHURCH
1284 Keats Ave. N.W., Annandale
Ph.: 320-963-3284
Pastor: Marianne Zitzewitz
SUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship w/Communion; Family Night.
People
WED.: Women of the ELCA; call 320963-3284 for Time.
Obituaries
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; 10 a.m.,
RC Club.
SUN.: Chosen Sunday--8 a.m., Traditional Worship; 9:30 & 11 a.m., Contemporary Worship, Sunday School,
Chosen Q&Q, Building Project Q&A;
12:30 p.m., AWANA Games Practice;
6:30 p.m., Chill Out.
MON.: Noon, Prayer Group; 1 p.m.,
Women's Bible Study; 7 p.m., Commission Meetings, Messianic Expectations
in Isaiah; 8 p.m., Council Meeting.
TUES.: 6 a.m., Deep Waters; 9 a.m.,
MOPS Steering; 1:30 p.m., S.A.L.T.
Planning; 6 p.m., Grief Share; 7 p.m.,
Church History: Reformation to Present,
Men's Discipleship Group, Ladies' Marriage Study; 8 p.m., Women's Volleyball.
WED.: 6 p.m., AWANA, Hang Time;
6:30 p.m., 9th Grade Confirmation.
THURS.: 6 a.m., Raising a Modern Day
Knight; 9 a.m., MOPS Playdate; 6:30
p.m., Worship Team Rehearsal, Divorce
Care; 6:45 p.m., Choir Rehearsal.
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
CELEBRATION COMMUNITY
CHURCH
Affiliated with Evangelical Free Ch.
Box 171, Montrose; 763-675-3003
Interim Pastor: Dawson Grover; 763675-3003
SUN.: 10 a.m., Worship at Montrose Elementary School Gymnasium.
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CHUCK
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FRENCH LAKE
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320-274-8495
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lb
Fully Cooked - Assorted Varieties
Hormel
Meat Entrees
5
2
49
15-17 oz pkg
Arctic Shores
Pollock Fillets
$
99
16 oz pkg
Deli Fresh or Carving

Board Lunch Meat
3
3
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Simeks
Lasagna
13 oz box
Original or
Cinnamon
64 oz btl
Old Orchard
2/$
12
4/$
12 oz loaf
Vienna
Bread
$ 99
Golden
Finger Rolls
$
19
S&W
Beans
15-15.5 oz can
Caramels
Kraft
11 oz bag
1
5
79
Movie Theater
Popcorn
Select Varieties
8 ct, 1.45 lb
Orville Redenbachers
24 pack
1/2 liter btls
99
Butter
BONUS
SIZE
2/$
or
2/$
Pure Leaf
6 pack
18.5 oz btls
11
1 pkg (11 oz) Kraft Caramels

3 TBSP Butter or Margarine
1 TBSP Water
12 cups popcorn (popped)
EASY CARAMEL
CORN
Preheat oven to 300F. Spray large baking sheet with cooking

spray. Cook caramels, butter and water in large saucepan
on low heat until carmels are melted, stirring frequently.
Put popcorn in a large bowl and add caramel mixture. Toss
to coat. Spread onto prepared baking sheet.
Bake 20 min, stirring after 10. Spoon onto sheet of waxed
paper; cool completely. Break into clusters.
DELI SPECIAL
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12 pack btls
Water
.5 ltr btls
1 lb
Shullsburg Creamery
Limit one with coupon. Limit one

coupon per household. Valid only
at The Marketplace, Annandale
& Cokato, MN. Good thru 3-8-15.
3/$
BAKERY SPECIAL
GOOD THRU
3-8-15
store coupon
2/$
MI
MATX &
CH
5 oz can
Starkist
32 oz pkg
12 pack cans
6 pack 24 oz btls
8 pack 12 oz btls
2/$
19
Chunk Light
Tuna in water
16 oz pkg
each
8-10 oz bag
Kleenex
Tissue
Facial
50-160 ct box
99
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Premium or
Spinach Salads
Apple Pie
Juice Drink
5/
Fresh Express
Life
Cereal
Abbyland
3 lbs
Dole
12 79
5 1
3 3
Smoked Cheddar
or Polish Brats
99
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Select Varieties
99
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Essential Everyday
Cocoa Mix
Hot
10 ct box
Del Monte
Tomatoes
Diced
14.5 oz can
6-9 oz pkg
March 3-8
Clementines
Milk Chocolate or
Mini Marshmallows
Chicken
Prices Good
Celery
Stouffers
Drumsticks
& Thighs
lb
Lasagna with
& Sauce
Meat
90 oz
T-Bone
Steak
Pepsi Products
LANTTOS
Rehberg Obituary
Annandale
Cokato
USDA Choice
Boneless Beef
The family of
Bernil Neumann invites you
to an Open House to
celebrate her 90th birthday
on March 14th at the
Annandale Conservation
Club located at 360 Conservation Rd., Annandale.
The Open House will be
from 1-5 p.m. No gifts,
please. Your presence and
cards will be treasured.
Memorial services will be

held 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, March
10, at Dingmann Funeral Care
Chapel, Maple Lake, with Chaplain Ron Freeman officiating.
Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m.
Tuesday at the funeral chapel.
Burial will be 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, at Lakeview
Cemetery, Buffalo.
Quantity Rights Reserved

Annandale: Hwy. 55 (320) 274-3828
7 a.m- 9 p.m. 7 Days a Week
Cokato: Hwy. 12 (320) 286-6341
7 a.m. - 10 p.m. 7 Days a Week
Available at
Violet M.
Rehberg,
age 68, of
Augusta,
WI,
formerly
of
Maple Lake,
died peacefully on Saturday, February 28, 2015, at
Parkview Care Center in Buffalo
with her family at her side.
Two
Every
Monday night
at 6:30 p.m.
90th Birthday
Violet M. Rehberg, Augusta, WI,
The Annandale Lions Clubs announces...
Oscar Mayer
TRI-COUNTY ALLIANCE
CHURCH
8464 160th St. N.W.
Clearwater, MN; 320-558-2750
Pastor: Dave Fogal
SUN.: 10:30 a.m., Worship Service.
www.tcachurch,com
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:
Tuesday, March 10: Howard
Lake Community Center Public
Library, 617 6th St.
Tuesday, March 17: Annandale Senior Center, City Hall, 30
Cedar St. East
For the full schedule, visit:
www.co.wright.mn.us/forms/humanservices/60%20Plus%20an
d%20Healthy%20Schedule.pdf
from Malco Products on May 1,

2013.
She enjoyed spending many
hours
watching
ANML
wrestling, horseback riding,
four-wheeling, casino trips, playing cards, camping, traveling,
annual vacations to Mazatlan
and spending time with family.
Survived by husband, Casey;
children, Chad Strand (friend,
Sara) and Cheryl (Derrick)
Bergstrom;
grandchildren,
Chelsey Strand, Christopher and
Jacob Strand, and Mitchell and
Jesse Bergstrom; siblings and
their spouses, Roger (Kathy) Elletson, Joyce (John) Sandell,
Randy Elletson, MaryJo (Dan)
Furman, Jim (Mary) Elletson;
mother-in-law, Hazel Strand; sisters-in-law and their spouses,
LouAnn (Bert) Carlson, Dinah
(Bob) Voight; several nieces and
nephews; and many friends and
relatives.
She is preceded in death by
her parents; brother, Dale Elletson; and father-in-law, Russell
Strand.
formerly of Maple Lake
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FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH

LCMC
12449 Clementa Ave. NW, Monticello
Pastor: Jim Tetlie, 763-878-2092
www.lutheran-faith.org
Secretary's office hours are: 9 a.m. to 3
p.m., Mon., Wed., Thurs.
Tuesdays, Wednesday & Thursday
SUN.: 8:30 a.m., Traditional Worship;
9:45 a.m., Sunday School; 11 a.m., Celebration Worship.
Judy Ann
Strand, age
65, of Annandale,
passed away
peacefully at
home after a
short battle
with lung
cancer on Thursday, February
19, 2015.
Funeral services will be Friday, March 6, at 10:30 a.m. Visitation will be on Thursday,
March 5, from 4-8 p.m. (prayer
service at 7:30 p.m.) and one
hour prior to the funeral. Visitation and the service will be at St.
John's Lutheran Church, Annandale, with Paster Culynn Curtis
of Holy Cross Lutheran Church,
Maple Lake, officiating. A private burial will take place on a
later date.
Judy was born to Dewey Jr.
and Marjorie Elletson on Nov. 2,
1949. She married Casey Strand
on April 11,1970, and was
blessed with two children and
five grandchildren. She retired
Pastor Gregg and Kristin

Zeidler of Montevideo have
been blessed to bring home
their adopted daughter, Lily
Amida, 5 years old, from
Congo, Africa.
Proud big sisters are Shaylee
and Calli; grandparents are Jane
Zeidler and the late Ron Zeidler
of Annandale and Dennis and
Cindy Begert of Neilsville, WI.
BUFFALO SEVENTH-DAY
ADVENTIST CHURCH
200 2nd Ave. NE, Buffalo
Ph.: 763-682-3582
Pastor: Devin Locati
SAT.: 9:45 a.m., Bible Study; 11 a.m.,
Church Service.
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.
Judy Ann Strand, Annandale
Adoption Announcement
ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH

331 W. Harrison St., Annandale
Ph.: 320-274-8827
www.stjohns-annandale.org
Pastor: Dave E. Nelson and Tom Heyd
SUN.: 8:30 Traditional Worship; 10
a.m., Contemporary Worship.
HOSANNA LUTHERAN CHURCH

1705 Hwy. 25 N., Buffalo, Mo. Syn.
Pastor: Rob Jarvis
Ph.: 763-682-3278;
www.hosannalcms.org
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.
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March 4, 2015
Maple Lake Library
Monday & Friday: Noon to 6 p.m.

Starting March 18th
EXTENDED HOURS
Wednesdays: Noon-8 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Spring is Coming!
Dont be the one without a boat!
Bring in your boat & motor

now and be water ready!
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320.963.2009 maplelakelibrary.com
Blizils Repair
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Transmission Flushes
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MARCH 13
Live Music by James Warren at 8 p.m.
FINNEGANS
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320-274-2556
50 Elm Street East
Annandale
Live Music from

J. Eastman & The
Drunk Uncles!
Show us your Irish

Scamper Bib for BOGO
Finnegans Beer!
AFTER THE PARADE

Bean Bag Tournament
Locally Owned
Sign up now or on parade day.
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D.J.
starts at
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320 Maple Ave. N Maple Lake 320-963-5555
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C Js
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Small Town Attitude
Get Your Irish On! Only $9.99
BIG TIME SERVICE!

Tire & Custom
Wheel Sales
Custom Exhaust
Work
Brake, Engines
& Transmission
Repair & Replace
Cooling A/C
$26.50
OIL CHANGE
Irish Apparel Available Friday, March 6
Propane Specials!
30# Propane
Tank $39.99
price good thru 3/14/15
30# Exchange $23.99

20# Exchange $15.99
320-963-5996 65 Maple Ave. Maple Lake

(Formerly McLeods Ace Hardware Location)
Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sat. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sun. Closed
PARTS SALES SERVICE

975 Chamberlain Avenue SE
Highway55Trailers.com
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Flat Bed Car Haulers Car Dollys
Bobcat Equipment Trailers
Enclosed Dump Trailers
Cars & Light Trucks 5 Qts. Oil
We Use Quality NAPA

Replacement Parts
Frank Kopet jfskop1@gmail.com
4294 Fillmore Avenue NW Maple Lake
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Trees need trimming?

Tree and stump removal
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Emerald ash borer treatment
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Lot clearing
90 day, no-interest financing available

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A subsidiary of Wright-Hennepin
Cooperative Electric Association
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OBROTHERS
Wine & Spirits
IRISH BEERS
Monday-Saturday:
8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
12 pack bottles $11.99
Join the
Brotherhood
for Rewards!
2 Gingers Irish Whiskey

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Alignment & Brakes
We Install Quality NAPA Parts
Damage Free Towing
Saturday, March 7 7:30-11:30 p.m.

Total Country Band
Friday Night
Fish Fry
Fundraisers
Bowling Specials
Monday $1 Bowling
7 p.m. - Midnight
$1
- 12 oz. Tap Beers
4:30-8 p.m. $10
Wednesday $2
All You Can Eat Fish,
Bowling 7-11 p.m.
Chicken Strips, Baked Potato,
$2 - 16 oz. Taps
Baked Beans & Breadsticks
$2 Large Sodas
March 6 - Buffalo Cheer Team
March 13 - Delano Elementary
Sunday
7-11 p.m.
March 20 - Buffalo KCs
March 27 - Annandale Gymnastics
$9.99 All You Can Bowl
Open Daily at 11 a.m. 1207 Hwy. 25 North, Buffalo
763-682-4180 www.huikkosbowl.com
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$12, Seniors $10, Students $5
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Advance tickets are available at Buffalo Books & Coffee.

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Providing Insurance for:
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Tuesday - Thursday 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Friday & Saturday 7 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Sunday & Monday Closed
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Sun.: 7 a.m. - 2 p.m.

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2015
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Monday-Wednesday: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday-Saturday: 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday: Closed
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March 4, 2015
Sports
Boys Irish basketball wins in playoffs

By Brenda Erdahl
Sports Writer
After cruising past Mora 7542 in the first round of the Section 5-2A boys basketball
tournament, the Irish slipped by
Braham 85-83 in a tight, well-attended overtime match-up to advance to the third round where
they will meet Annandale in the
north subsection championship
game.
Maple Lake, who holds the
No. 2 seed, faced off against No.
7 seed Mora on Thursday, Feb.
26, at home. A crowd of fans
cheered the home team as they
cruised to their first playoff win.
The Irish dominated the Mustangs from beginning to end,
outscoring Mora 39-26 by the intermission. The second half saw
more of the same with Maple
Lake scoring 36 to Moras 16.
David Stokman led the Irish
with 21 points, seven rebounds
and seven assists.
Alex Toedter and Brandon
Borell also scored in double digits, totaling 10 points each.
Central Minnesota
Conference Boys
Basketball Standings
MAPLELAKE
EV-W
ROCKFORD
KIMBALL
HL-W-W
PIERZ
B-B-E
Conf.
13-1-0
13-2-0
8-6-0
5-5-0
5-6-0
3-7-0
3-11-0
Overall
26-1-0
24-2-0
16-9-0
19-19-0
11-11-0
14-14-0
7-21-0
Toedter snagged six rebounds

and Borell recovered five.
We played a great game,
coach Tim Staloch said. Our defense was solid throughout and
we out-scored them 19-7 on second-chance points. Offensively
we did a nice job taking care of
the ball, committing only eight
turnovers and had contributions
from many players. Everybody
got to play in our last game of the
season on our home floor.
The Irish protected their home
floor all season long, finishing a
14-0 home-game record. Thursday nights win also earned the
Irish the school record for wins in
a season with 25.
Maple Lake shot just over 50
percent from the field.
The win sent them on to round
two where they faced No. 3 seed,
the Braham Bombers at St.
Michael-Albertville on Saturday,
Feb. 28.
It was a tight back-and-forth
game from start to finish. The
Irish would score, then the
Bombers would answer. By the
end of the half, Maple Lake led
36-34.
Stokmans shooting was hot
as the Bombers continued to
chase the Irish through the second half.
At one point, Maple Lake led
60-52. With 16 seconds to play,
Braham connected on a threepointer to send it into overtime.
Maple Lake scored first in
overtime, but Braham came back

with a three to take a one point,
77-76 lead. It was back-and-forth
the rest of after-regulation play,
until about five seconds left. The
Bombers were up 83-82 when
Stokman drove the lane for two
points to claim an 85-83 lead, and
thats where it ended.
I have to give our players so
much credit for battling for 40
minutes, Staloch said. We often
talk about not getting too high or
too low during games, and trying
to stay as cool and level headed
as possible. I thought we did a
pretty good job of that. We have
a group that believes in each
other and I think it shows on the
court. They have risen to the occasion time and time again and I
couldn't be prouder of them.
Stokman had an impressive
45 points, which is more than
double what he shot against Mora
earlier in the week. He also contributed five rebounds and had
four assists.
I couldn't believe after the
game that David had 45 points.
He played an outstanding game
and never came off the floor,
Staloch said.
Andrew Schonnesen put up
15 points for the Irish and Chase
Olson had 10 points with six rebounds.
I am so happy our players
will get the opportunity to play in
a sub-section championship. The
atmosphere this time of the year
is difficult to describe. You can

feel the energy just by walking
into the gym, it is almost magical.
It will be a memory that will last
a life time.
Our fans were awesome, he
added.
That same day (Feb. 28), but
an hour earlier, Annandale, the
No. 4 seed, upset the No. 1 seed
St. Cloud Cathedral 71-67 in
overtime to go on. Maple Lake
will face the Cardinals at 6 p.m.
on Tuesday, March 3, for the
North subsection championship
and the right to continue on in the
tournament.
The winner of Tuesday
evenings game will go on to play
either No. 1 seed Breck or No. 3
seed Providence Academy at
Halenbeck Hall on the St. Cloud
State University campus on Friday, March 6, for the right to go
on to state.
Maple Lake vs. Mora
Pts Rebs Asts
I. Rivers
3 2
A. Schonnesen
9 2 3
T. Goelz
7 4 1
A. Ruhland
1 2
D. Stokman
21 7 7
K. Anderson
- 1
M. Scherber
- 2 3
B. Wellsted
2 1
C. Olson
8 8
D. Kaley
4
A. Toedter
10 6 1
N. Paumen
- 1
B. Borell
10 5 2
Brandon Borell, left, and Chase Olson try to snag the rebound early in Tuesday nights game. (Photo by Brenda Erdahl)
First Half
Maple Lake - 39
Mora - 26
Second Half
Maple Lake - 36
Mora - 16
Final Score: 75-42
Maple Lake vs. Braham
Pts Rebs Asts
A. Schonnesen 15 2
T. Goelz
4 4 5
D. Stokman
45 5 4
K. Anderson
- 1 1
M. Scherber
- 1 1
C. Olson
A. Toedter
N. Paumen
B. Borell
10
2
9
6
3
5
2
4
First Half
Maple Lake - 36
Braham - 34
Second Half
Maple Lake - 38
Braham - 40
Overtime
Maple Lake - 11
Braham - 9
Final Score: 85-83
Irish girls end regular season on a good note

By Brenda Erdahl
Sports Writer
After a slow start to the week,

the Maple Lake girls basketball
team rebounded with a hardfought win over Howard LakeWaverly-Winsted.
The Irish kicked off their last
week of regular season play with
a non-conference, non-subsection
opponent,
Norwood-Young
America on Monday, Feb. 23.
N-YA, who is 23-2 on the year
and the top seed in their subsecCentral Minnesota
Conference Girls
Basketball Standings
Conf. Overall
B-B-E
11-2-0 17-8-0
EV-W
9-1-0 16-2-0
HL-W-W
8-5-0 9-15-0
KIMBALL
6-7-0 14-12-0
MAPLELAKE 5-7-0 8-14-0
ROCKFORD
3-5-0 9-16-0
PIERZ
1-8-0 8-16-0
HOLDINGFORD 0-9-0 2-21-0
tion, dominated the Irish with a

stifling zone defense that led to a
66-30 victory.
Both teams began in man defense and the Raiders jumped to
an 11-0 lead. Maple Lake
bounced back with an 8-0 run to
cut the lead to three, but thats
when the Raiders decided to
switch it up.
Their zone defense stifled the
Irishs offense, coach Adam Ronnenberg said, and kept them from
scoring. Maple Lake was down
26-13 by the half.
N-YA began the second half
in a flurry, scoring 40 more points
on the Irish by the time the game
was over.
Morgan Scheiber led the Irish
scoring with eight points.
Norwood is a solid team and
is playing with a ton of confidence right now, Ronnenberg
said.
N-YA out-rebounded the Irish
48-28.
On Tuesday, Feb. 24, Maple
Lake hosted Lester Prairie-Holy
Trinity in another non-conference, non-subsection match-up.
LP-HT is 18-8 on the year and
a very strong contender Class
A basketball, Ronnenberg said.
Maple Lake began the night in
a 2-3 zone with the intention of
slowing down the inside play of
the Bulldogs, led by a 6-foot, 4inch post player, Ronnenberg
said. But it was perimeter shooting that led the Bulldog attack.
LP-HT made nine of 11 threepoint shots in the first half, taking
the wind out of the Irish sails.
Despite making some defensive adjustments, Maple Lake
gave up a season high 43 firsthalf points, and trailed by 30
going into the second half. The
score was 43-13.
It was a game the Irish
wanted to put behind them even-
before the second half began,

Ronnenberg said.
The final score was 73-34 in
favor of the Bulldogs.
Seniors Kayla Hoistad and
Emily Webb led scoring for the
Irish with nine points each.
They were lights out offensively and it didnt seem to matter what we did, it didnt slow
them down, Ronnenberg said.
Without question, we need to
take more pride in how we play,
but the stars aligned nearly perfectly for them. It really just wasnt our night.
The Bulldogs shot an astounding 79 percent from three-point
range and 60 percent overall.
Friday nights game against
HL-W-W was the third game in
five days for the Irish. It was also
the final conference and regular
season game of the year.
did, the pause kept the flow of the

match from going.
Vassar lost 7-5 despite looking
like the aggressor for most of the
match.
Second place is impressive,
though, Bartels said. Last year
he took third. With one more year
left, that leaves only one spot on
the podium to climb.
Ogden
faced
Andrew
Knapczyk of Lewiston-AlturaRushford-Peter in his first round
at 195 pounds.
Spencer looked pretty comfortable for most of his match,
and I think his experience from
last year helped him with this,
Bartels said.
Ogden caught his opponent in
a counter shot to his legs ANML
alumni Jordan Hanan popularized as the chin whip. It was his
signature move, but it is a highrisk move for most wrestlers and
is not usually a first option, Bartels said. But it worked for Ogden
as he was able to hit it tightly and
make a quick pin with it.
The win advanced him to the
quarter-finals where he met Jordan Tober of Mora. Tober came
into the match with only one loss
on the season.
The match was close until
Tober shot and Ogden once again
hit a chin whip taking the takedown and two nearfall points.
Those points were just enough
to hold Tober off the rest of the
match and secure a 6-4 win.
It was a good win for

Spencer, being the underdog in
the match, Bartels said.
Ogden went up against the
No. 3 in state-ranked Carson
Hagen of Worthington in the
semi-finals.
Spencer wrestled very smart
in this match for most of the first
period, as we had him scouted
out and worked on how to defend
his offense and how to possibly
find ways to score on him, Bartels said. We were able to stop
all of his offense, so our work
helped, but just like in Tanners
finals match, we gave up points
by the opponents countering on
our offensive.
Ogden was thrown to his back
while attempting to be the
thrower at the end of the first period. The rest of the match,
Hagen was able to just stay in
good position and play defense to
protect his lead, Bartels said.
Ogden was never able to get his
opponent out of position enough
to score, and lost 11-1.
Spencer seemed to be a little
frustrated by the loss and I dont
think he was able to move on
from it, which is a must in
wrestling in order to come back
and finish well, Bartels said.
He started off his next match
well, but gave up some big-point
moves to Wyatt Juhl of Big Lake
who he beat in the section finals
a week ago.
His effort was great, but he
just wrestled a little too loosely

and allowed his opponent to capitalize on him being out of position, Bartels said.
Spencers fifth-place match
was a rematch against Tober.
We knew it would be a tough
re-match, still we knew he could
win by staying aggressive and
calm. Unfortunately, Spencer
walked into a throw and got
pinned in the first period, Bartels said.
Placing sixth in the state
tournament was quite the accomplishment for Spencer and he had
a great year and career. It was a
solid weight class, so it was impressive to be standing on the
podium. He should be very proud
of how he finished.
Holden went into the tournament ranked No. 6 in state. He
started off at 106 pounds with a
9-0 major decision in his firstround match which was against
Anthony Dawson of Simley.
Holden came out firing early
and never let up at any point in
the match. He really looked impressive, Bartels said. It was a
pretty nice way to knock out your
first state tournament match.
His next match was against
the No. 2 in state-ranked Hser Eh
Pwae of Worthington.
Holden went into the third period with a 5-1 lead, but was
taken down and turned to his
back which brought the match to
6-5 in favor of Pwae.
Girls basketball
continued on page 9
Maple Lakes Linsey Rachel, #4, goes up for a rebound,

Friday, Feb. 27, against the Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Lakers. The Irish won 45-40. (Photo by Brenda Erdahl)
Wrestling
continued from page 1
In the semis Vassar wrestled
the No. 3 in state-ranked Morgan
Fueffinger of Hibbing.
Tanner wrestled a very aggressive and smart match, Bartels said.
It was close for most of the
match, but Vassar was able to secure a late takedown at the edge
of the mat that needed an official
confirmation, Bartels said. It was
the deciding point in the match
and he went on to win 10-6 and
advance to the state finals. There
he met the No. 1 in state-ranked
Paul Fitterer of Cannon Falls.
It was exciting to have Tanner in the finals and he was very
confident of his chances to win,
Bartels said.
Vassar came out a little more
tentative than normal, but wrestled smart in the first period. He
fell behind early by giving up a
takedown and spent the rest of
the match trying to push the pace
and get his offensive groove
going, Bartels said.
We had him pretty well
scouted out and were able to stop
all of his offensive moves, but he
just happened to score all of his
points defensively while we were
trying to score, Bartels said.
According to Bartels, Vassars
opponent suffered from a bloody
nose throughout the match which
forced many stoppages for cleanup. The pauses worked against
Vassar who was starting to gain
momentum, but every time he
Pwae got a penalty called

against him in the final seconds
which tied it up at 6-6 and the
match went into overtime.
Holden gave up a takedown in
sudden victory to lose.
Holdens next match was
against Garrett Vos of Waconia.
Again, Holden grabbed an early
lead with a first period take-down
and turn, but he gave up some
points in the second period to
lose the lead. He was never able
to get the lead back and lost 7-5
to end his run in the state tournament.
Holden was very close to
being in the semis, Bartels said,
which would have been a favorable match-up, but he lost two
close match-ups.
Holden learned some valuable experience this weekend. He
sees that the difference between
being a state finalist and not placing is not really a difference in
talent or ability, but in wrestling
smart and hard from whistle-towhistle. His effort was there, but
he just made a few mistakes that
his opponents were able to capitalize on, Bartels said. He
should come back hungry next
year and be up on the podium.
Holdens brother, Quinn, a
freshman wrestler at 113 pounds,
had only one match at state, and
it was against a senior from
Mora. He lost 9-0.
It was quite an accomplishment just to make it to state at his
age, coach Bartels said. But

sometimes guys can get gun-shy
in their first state tournaments,
and I am thinking there might
have been a little of that going on.
He, too, will come back looking
to be up on the podium next
year.
State results
106, Holden Youngs, round 1:
won a 9-0 major decision over Anthony Dawson of Simley-Inver
Grove Heights; quarter-finals: lost an
8-6 decision in overtime to Hser Eh
Pwae of Worthington; wrestlebacks:
won an 11-6 decision over Cameron
Wellman of Virginia Area; consolation quarter-finals: lost a 7-5 decision
to Garrett Vo of Waconia; 113, Quinn
Youngs, round 1: lost a 9-0 major decision to Thomas Hischer of Mora;
126, Tanner Vassar, second place.
Round 1: won a 5-3 decision over
Beau Johnsrud of Albert Lea Area;
quarter-final: won by fall at 5:21 over
Nicholas Middendorf of Long
Prairie-Grey
Eagle-Browerville;
semi-finals: won a 10-6 decision over
Morgan Fueffinger of Hibbing;
championship round: lost a 7-5 decision to Paul Fitterer of Cannon Falls;
195, Spencer Ogden, sixth place.
Round 1: won by fall at 4:24 over
Andrew Knapczyk of Lewiston-Altura-Rushford Peterson; quarter-finals: won a 6-4 decision over Jordan
Tober of Mora; semi-finals: lost an
11-1 major decision to Carson Hagen
of Worthington; consolation semi-finals: lost a 13-8 decision to Wyatt
Juhl of Big Lake; fifth place round:
lost by fall at 1:39 to Jordan Tober of
Mora.

March 4, 2015
School
My wish for Maple Lake Elementary was the written topic
assigned by Jennifer DesMarais
to her 6th grade language arts
students.
My Wish for Maple Lake Elementary is...
Ryley Hagen - for our basketball team to win in state.
Ted Paumen - to have longer
physical education.
Kelsey Pribyl - to have longer
lunch time.
Jessica Preusser - more basketball time in Phy Ed.
Luke Lang - for our sports
teams to win the best in the state.
Grace Jostock - for for others
to see how great Maple Lake Elementary is.
Daniel Neutz - I think our
school could use a trap team.
Hayden Wurm - for our
school to have a swimming pool
for them.
Gabby Fritz, Alixis Helmbricht and Alexis Helmbrecht to have a longer lunch time.
Sean Zangs and Tatum
Lipke - to have more recess time
like an 1 hour.
Molly Erickson - to exceed in
opportunities.
Jacob Beneke and Deja Mccollough - to have longer lunch
and recess times.

Evan Hennen - to have
longer recess outside.
Gabriel Rassat - to have at
least one treat a month in the
caf.
Jacob King - to have mat
holders for the wrestling mats so
kids dont destroy them.
Kiana Ennis - to have t-stools
for everybody in the school.
Alayna Jude, Lexi Hausladen, Hailey Anderson and
Trinity Geyen - to have a pool
and swim team.
Ella Meyer - to let us have
some sweets but not all the time.
Magz Larson - I wish for a
bully free environment.
Brady Carlson - to have
great academic scores.
Dani Geyen - to have better
school lunches.
Jaret Demarais - to have a
nap time.
Lyndie Carlson - to have ice
cream sometimes at lunch.
Maci Pickar - to get a volleyball net on the playground.
Samantha Swanson - that
kids would follow the rules in the
lunch room.
Megan Lawler - to have I
pads for each student in the
school.
Lexi Bekeberg - to get everybody against bullying.

Noah Beffel - to allow kids to
play baseball during recess.
Caleb Phothisanh - to have
better recess equipment.
Jeremy Como - to have more
after school activities.
Jackson Holland - to have a
ski team.
Lexi Hanson and Hailey
Woolridge - for more to realize
how great our school is.
Emma Phothisanh - for
more students to attend this
school.
Brayden Belanger - to not
have so much school.
Luke Raymond - to have
fewer kids on the busses at once.
Orry Jude - to give us more
food at lunch.
Sawnson Weltch - to have a
little more fun time at school.
Charlie Berndt - for Maple
Lake football to go to state and
win.
Jacob Jevnick - I hope to
have a slightly bigger park.
Brady Scanlon - to have a
hockey team in Maple Lake.
Augusta Demaris - to have
more Phy Ed time.
Madeline Gindle - that
everyone would feel at home in
our school.
Amanda Lawler - that everyone feels safe in our school.
Jessica Kramer - to have
great test scores.
Mrs. Jennifer D. Holland to have great kids, great parents,
and great teachers that learn from
each other on a daily basis.
Girls basketball
Maple Lake had fallen 49-64
to the Lakers the first time they
met, and they were out for revenge. It was also senior night for
the home team and they were on
their home court. The Irish were
motivated to make a lasting
memory for their four seniors:
Molly Graham, Webb, Hoistad
and Jenna Macziewski.
Maple Lake came out determined on the defensive end after
giving up an average of 70 points
in the last two games. Sticking
with a man defense, they Irish
slowed the typically hot shooting
Lakers, holding them to just 21
first-half points.
After trailing 0-3 in the opening minutes, the Irish gained the
lead and never gave it back.
The halftime score was 26-21
in Maple Lakes favor.
The Irish scored the first four
points of the second half, stretching their lead to nine points. After
a Laker time out, they changed
defenses and began playing a
trapping zone defense, which has
been Maple Lakes kryptonite,
Ronnenberg said.
Over the next nine minutes the
Irish scored three points and the
Lakers cut the lead to 1, 33-32.
Hoistad hit a three from the
corner to extend the lead to four
points with just under six minutes
to play.
After struggling to handle the
ball, HL-W-W tied the game at
40 with about 2 1/2 minutes to
play. Linsey Rachel drove the
baseline and Hoistad came up
big, hitting another three pointer
to put the Irish back up by three
with 90 seconds to play.
From there the Irish relied on

their stingy defense and sound
ball control to seal the 45-40 win.
This was the first win over
HL-W-W since January of 2005.
It is a great way to wrap up the
regular season and head into
playoffs, Ronnenberg said.
Maple Lake, the No. 7 seed,
will travel to No. 2 seed Foley on
Thursday, March 5. The Irish lost
to Foley earlier in the year by a
score of 64-53.
The Irish were led by Rachel
who had her fourth double-double of the year with 12 points and
13 rebounds.
Hoistad also had 11 points.
Maple Lake shot 42 percent
from the floor compared to the
Lakers who shot 32 percent. The
Irish also dominated the glass
with 34 rebounds to HL-W-Ws
24.
This was a good win for us,
one that gives us confidence and
is a great send-off for our seniors, Ronnenberg said. We really took pride in our defense and
got key stops when we needed
them late in the game.
Maple Lake vs. NorwoodYoung America
Pts Rebs Asts
E. Webb
7 2 7
L. Rachel
3 7 5
M. Schieber
8 1 1
M. Wurm
3
B. Toedter
6 3
Molly Schieber 3 1 1
L. Borell
- 2
First Half
Maple Lake - 13
N-YA - 26
Players awarded at
Moose Hockey banquet
Second Half
Maple Lake - 17
N-YA - 40
Final Score: 30-66
Maple Lake vs. Lester PrairieHoly Trinity
Pts Rebs Asts
E. Webb
9 3
L. Rachel
2 6 2
K. Hoistad
9 1 1
M. Schieber
2 6 3
B. Toedter
5 3
Molly Schieber
- 1
L. Borell
- 1
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District 881 Menus

Breakfast
MONDAY, March 9
Sausage breakfast pizza (elem. and
high school), ham/cheese biscuit or
choice of WG cereal, WW toast,
jelly/margarine, vegetable selection, fresh fruit, milk
TUESDAY, March 10
Late start, no breakfast
WEDNESDAY, March 11
Breakfast burrito (elem. and h.s.),
breakfast pizza or choice of WG
cereal, WW toast, jelly/margarine,
vegetable selection, fresh fruit,
milk
THURSDAY, March 12
WG pancake on a stick w/syrup
(elem. and h.s.), ham n egg-wich
or choice of WG cereal, WW toast,
Final Score: 34-73

Maple Lake vs. Howard LakeWaverly-Winsted
Pts Rebs Asts
E. Webb
8 6 3
L. Rachel
12 13 4
K. Hoistad
11
M. Schieber
6 4 2
B. Toedter
6 3
Molly Schieber 2
- 1
L. Borell
- 3
First Half
Maple Lake - 26
HL-W-W - 21
Second Half
Maple Lake - 19
HL-W-W - 19
Final Score: 45-40
Lunch
MONDAY, March 9
Turkey BLT salad or popcorn
chicken w/orange sauce, rice, hot
turkey on WG bun, rice; spring mix
(HOM), cucumber slices, tomatoes; choice of fruit, milk
TUESDAY, March 10
Crispy chicken wrap or hot dog on
WG bun, BBQ chicken on WG
bun; baked beans, baby carrots,

celery sticks; choice of fruit, milk
WEDNESDAY, March 11
Chef salad or chicken patty on WG
bun w/mashed potatoes, meatballs
& gravy, w/mashed potatoes; peas,
broccoli, cauliflower; choice of
fruit, milk
THURSDAY, March 12
Honey mustard wrap or turkey ala
king over WG pasta, chicken
nuggets w/WG pasta; glazed carrots, celery sticks, spring corn
salad; choice of fruit, milk
FRIDAY, March 13
Deli sandwich or homemade
cheesebread, marinara, sloppy Joe
on WG bun; peas, baby carrots,
cauliflower; choice of fruit, milk
School News
MLHS speech team update
Post Prom dinners
The Maple Lake speech team

hosted 17 other teams on Saturday
at MLHS. The team took 3rd place.
Placing for Maple Lake were: Maddie Nelson, 2nd, Discussion; Abby
Bentley, 5th, Discussion; Courtney
Klingelhoets and Karch Anderson,
4th, Duo Interpretation; Grace Heying, 4th, Extemporaneous Reading;
Tyler Russell, 3rd, Great Speeches;
Victoria Rollings, 8th, Great
Speeches; Catie Medley, 3rd, Serious Poetry; and Lexy Medley, 3rd,
Storytelling.
The Post Prom committee invites the public to attend their

Wednesday dinners at The V from
5-7 p.m. Kids meals are also available. All proceeds support the Post
Prom party. You can enter your
name to win one of the two door
prizes at no additional cost. For to
go orders, please call 320-963-3405.
Serving choice of: 21 Shrimp,
Chicken Strips, Roasted Pork Loin,
Bacon Cheeseburger. Meals come
with dinner roll (except the burger),
salad or coleslaw, hot vegetable,
choice of potato, dessert, beverage.
Kids meals also available.
Future dinner dates are March
4 and April 8.
Kindergarten round-up
The Maple Lake Elementary
kindergarten round-up and registration is set for Thursday, March 5th.
Kindergarten round-up is for all
children who are five years old on
or before September 1, 2015, and
planning to enter kindergarten next
fall.
The tentative schedule will look
like this:
Last names A-G: 5:30
Last names H-N: 6:00
Last names O-Z: 6:30
If you are new to the area and
have a child who will be eligible for
kindergarten next fall, please contact the elementary office as soon as
possible (320-963-3024).
Week of March 6 - 12
First Half
Maple Lake - 13
LP-HT - 43
Second Half
Maple Lake - 21
LP-HT - 30
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Local students named to St.

Cloud Tech. & Community
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St. Cloud Technical & Community College congratulates the following students for their academic
achievement fall 2014. They have

earned recognition on the President's List for a grade point average
of 4.0, or the Dean's list for a grade
point average of 3.5 to 3.9. View full
list online at www.sctcc.edu/honorsfall-2014.
Steven Elliott, Dean's List
Tyler Hancock, Dean's List
Adam Joslin, President's List
Evan Kadlec, Dean's List
John Kleist, President's List
Joseph Pribyl, President's List
Clayton Rosine, President's List
Rylie Ulrich, President's List
Johnson receives UW-Stout

Chancellors Award
Jacob Johnson (applied science)
received the University of Wisconsin-Stout Chancellor's Award for the
fall 2014 semester.
The award is presented to students who have a grade point average of 3.5 or above.
AMERICAN LEGION CLUB

Post 131 Maple Lake Lottery Tickets On Sale 320-963-3911
Monday-Saturday: 10 a.m. - 12:30 a.m. Sunday: 11:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.
UPCOMING EVENTS
FRIDAY NIGHT FISH FRY - All You Can Eat with Salad Bar
$9.95 Soup & Salad Bar $6
Regular Menu Available
Friday, March 6th - Big Ts D.J. & Karoake

8 p.m. - Midnight
Saturday, March 7th - Irish Pre-Party featuring Comedian
Roger Radley - Social Hour 5:30p.m.
Dinner 6:30p.m. Awards 7:30p.m.
Silent Auction from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Entertainment 8:30 p.m. $30 Tickets
Tuesday, March 10th - Legion Post Meeting 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 14th - St. Patricks Day Celebration
Live Music by B.L.T. 3-7 p.m.
Diamond Back 8 p.m. - Midnight
Join us after the parade for Green
Beer Irish Stew Hamburgers
Tuesday Night Bar Bingo 6:30 p.m.

8 Regular Games & 2 Jackpot Games
Game 5 Coverall
$500 in 52#s or less
Game 10 Progressive Coverall
$600 in 52#s or less
Meat Raffles: Friday 5:30 p.m. & Sunday 3 p.m.

Friday & Sundays Includes a $2/$40 Package & Sundays a $5/$100 Package
Watch for
entertainment specials
every week in the
Maple Lake Messenger!
Proceeds go to MLHS Golf and ML Post Prom
Bring your family to the 2nd Annual
Wee Irish Family Festival!
Tuesday, March 10
5:30-7 p.m.
Preschool Rooms at Maple Lake Elementary
Children will be able to do a variety of make-and-take
projects, while exploring Math, Science & Music in a
variety of creative ways throughout each room they visit.
They will enjoy a snack and face painting, receive a free
book and enjoy music from local entertainers as well as be
eligible for door prizes to be given away that evening!
Activities will be developmentally appropriate for children
Pre-K, but all family members are welcome to participate.
Three Maple Lake players received awards at the Moose

Hockey banquet Friday night, Feb. 27. Junior Nate Maas
(left) was awarded All-Conference Honorable Mention and
2nd year letter winner. Senior McRae Haney (right) was
awarded MVP, All-Conference and 3 year letter winner.
Junior Brandon Lyons (not pictured) received 1st year let(Photo by Heather Haney)
ter.
This fun event is only $5 per family. Activity

Code:
4600
Go online to
www.annml.com to register
or call 320-963-5991 or 320-274-3058

March 4, 2015
Legal Notices
LEGAL NOTICE
CORINNA TOWNSHIP
NOTICE OF HEARING
Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes
Section 368.01, Subd. 25, notice is
hereby given that the Board of Supervisors of the Town of Corinna, Wright
County, Minnesota, will hold a public
hearing on March 17, 2015, at 7:00
p.m. in the Town Hall to consider vacating the portions of public way
legally described as follows:
That part of the 10.00 pathway as
dedicated on the recorded plat of
Maple Villa, Wright County, Minnesota, that lies Northerly of Lot 9,
Block 8, of said Maple Villa and Easterly of the Northerly extension of the
West line of said Lot 9 and Westerly
of the Northerly extension of the East
line of said Lot 9.
A copy of the Petition or Proposed
Resolution is attached to this Notice
as Exhibit A.
Any person wishing to be heard
concerning this matter may make
comments to the Board at this time.
/s/ Mary B. Brown
Mary Barkley Brown,
Clerk
CERTIFICATE OF
ASSUMED NAME
The filing of an assumed name
does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing is
required for consumer protection in
order to enable consumers to be
able to identify the true owner of a
business.
1. List the exact assumed name
under which the business is or will be
conducted: Blackbag Airsoft.
2. Principal place of business:
140 Lilac Ave., Annandale, MN
55302
3. List the name and complete
street address of all persons conducting business under the above
Assumed Name, OR if an entity, pro-
vide the legal corporate, LLC, or Limited Partnership name and registered
office address: Jamie Madsen, 140
Lilac Ave., Annandale, MN 55302.
4. I, the undersigned, certify that
I am signing this document as the
person whose signature is required,
or as agent of the person(s) whose
signature would be required who has
authorized me to sign this document
on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the
information in this document is true
and correct and in compliance with
the applicable chapter of Minnesota
Statutes. I understand that by signing
this document I am subject to the
penalties of perjury as set forth in
Section 609.48 as if I had signed this
document under oath.
Date: 1/5/15
/s/ Jamie Madsen
Jamie Madsen, Owner
(22-23c)
LEGAL NOTICE
CHATHAM TOWNSHIP
TOWNSHIP ELECTION
Notice is Hereby Given that the
Chatham Township election will be
held on March 10, 2015. The polls
are open from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00
p.m. The annual meeting will follow
from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. The regular
monthly meeting will be held on
Thursday, March 12, 7:00 p.m. The
positions on the ballot are:
Township Supervisor:
Thomas Schuveiller
Township Treasurer:
Joan Baert-Demarais
Joan Baert-Demarais,
Treasurer
Chatham Township
(22-23c)
LEGAL NOTICE
MAPLE LAKE TOWNSHIP
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
AND ELECTION OF TOWN

OFFICERS
Notice is hereby given to the
qualified voters of Maple Lake Township, County of Wright, and State of
Minnesota, that the annual election
of Town Officers and annual meeting
in the precincts of 1A and 1B will be
held at the Maple Lake Town Hall, located at 6298 Bishop Avenue NW
and County Road 37, Buffalo, MN,
Tuesday, March 10, 2015. Polls will
open at 10:00 A.M. and voting will
continue until 8:00 P.M. The annual
Town meeting will commence immediately after the closing of the polls.
In case of inclement weather, the
meeting and election will be postponed until the third Tuesday of
March.
Dick Hogan, Clerk
Maple Lake Township
(22-23c)
CORINNA TOWNSHIP
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that Corinna
Township
Planning
Commission/Board of Adjustment
will convene WEDNESDAY March
18, 2015, at 7:00 PM at Corinna
Town Hall to conduct the following
public hearing(s):
Renewal of Interim Use Permit
for the operation of a mining pit involving mining, crushing and screening of sand, gravel and rock.
Applicant: Jason and Geri Ann Kolles
Property address: 10171 Ireland Ave
NW. Sec/Twp/Range: 10-121-27.
Parcel number(s): 206000103400.
Amendment of a previously
granted variance (October 2014) to
allow for shifting of the proposed
house 5 ft further to the north to be
approximately 7.08 feet from the
(north) side property line and 3 feet
from the (south) side property line
(min. 10 ft required), 50 feet from
Sugar Lake (min. 75 ft required), 37

ft from the centerline of a township
road (min. 65 ft required) and 1 foot
from a septic holding tank (min. 10 ft
required). The new location would
allow for the house to eliminate an
encroachment onto a neighboring
property. Variance to rebuild an existing 144 x 204 single story
garage to eliminate an encroachment onto a township road right-ofway. New location to be 1 ft from a
road right-of-way (min. 20 ft required), 1 ft from a (south) side property line (min. 10 ft required) and 0-1
ft from an existing holding tank (min.
10 ft required). Applicant: Ruth A DE
Rosier Revocable Trust, Ruth
Derosier and J Hertel Trustees.
Property address: 11760 Hollister
Ave
NW,
Annandale.
Sec/Twp/Range: 02-121-027. Parcel
number(s): 206011002041.
Variance to construct a 960 sq ft
two-story single-family home with full
basement, attached 432 sq ft garage
and attached 6 ft open deck approximately 24 feet from the top of a bluff
(min. 30 ft required), 49.5 feet from
the centerline of a township road
(min. 65 ft required) and 15 feet from
a proposed septic system drainfield
(min. 20 ft required). Applicant:
Robert Hutchinson (Property Owner:
Chinmaya Mission Twin Cities).
Property address: 6850 Inman Ave
NW, Annandale. Sec/Twp/Range:
34-121-27.
Parcel
number(s):
206024000110.
Variance to construct an approximate 1376 sq ft 1.5 story single-family home with full basement and
attached 2-car garage approximately
60 ft from Clearwater lake (min. 75 ft
required). Applicant: Steve Scherber.
Property Address: Not yet assigned
west of 11061 108th Street NW,
Annandale. Sec/Twp/Range: 07121-27. Parcel Number(s): Not yet
assigned part of 206034000040
(Lot 6, De-O-Na-Ga-No Point).

Measurements are approximate
and subject to change during the
public hearing. All interested persons
are invited to attend these hearings
and be heard or send written comments to the Township. Application
information and a staff report are
available for viewing at www.home-
townplanning.com (staff report typically 5-7 days prior to the hearing

date). A quorum of the Town Board
may be present at the meeting, but
will not hold deliberations or make
any decisions.
Ben Oleson, Zoning
Administrator, Corinna Township
day copies available!

PublicSame
Notices
PUBLICNOTICE
Maple Lake Public Schools,
ISD # 881
Attn: Food Service Management
Companies
ISD #881 is requesting proposals
for School Food Service Management services. The Food Service
Management Company would provide management services according to the requirements of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture and the
Minnesota Department of Education.
Food Service Management Companies may request a copy of the
Request for Proposals and submit
proposals to:
ISD # 881- District Office
Attn: Maureen Donohue
P.O. Box 760
200 State Highway 55 E

ISD #881 reserves the right to accept or reject any/or all proposals or
to accept the proposal that is in the
best interest of the school.
A mandatory pre-proposal meeting is scheduled for March 18, 2015
at 10:00 a.m. at the ISD #881 District
Office, 200 State Highway 55 East,
Maple Lake, MN 55358.
All proposals must be received by
the district office no later than 12:00
p.m. (noon) on April 8, 2015. All proposals should be delivered in a
sealed envelope and addressed to
the ISD # 881 District Office and be
clearly marked: Food Service Management Proposal.
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Violet Marie Rehberg was

born August 4, 1946, in Minneapolis to Richard and Ethel
(Grenier) Biegler. She was
united in marriage on June 18,
1994, in Augusta, WI, to James
Rehberg. She worked as a child
care provider. Vi enjoyed playing cards, completing puzzles,
gardening and baking. She loved
her dogs, spending time with
family and friends and serving
others.
She is survived by her brothers and their spouses, Howard &
Mary Kay Biegler of Buffalo and
Ed and Debbie Biegler of Maple
Lake; six nieces and nephews,
Kim Renner, Lisa Beckman,
Karla Bruchmann, Dan, David
and Stephanie Biegler; nine
great-nieces and nephews; and
three great-great-nieces and
nephews. She is preceded in
death by her parents, Richard
and Ethel Biegler; husband,
James Rehberg; and three great nieces and nephews.
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Saturday, March 7
ML American Legion
Social: 5:30 p.m.
Dinner: 6:30 p.m.
Awards: 7:30 p.m.
Comedian: 8:30 p.m.
Help Us Make Some Green!
Everyone is Welcome!
Tickets: $30/person
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Registration is at 9 a.m. at
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9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Located at the
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Line-up at 12:30 p.m.

For more info call Irene:
612-270-8586 or Deb: 320-980-3144
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Saturday, March 14
Irish Blessings Coffeehouse: Irish Car Bomb Cake, Irish Rose Latte and Corned Beef Sliders
The Costume Shoppe: Get your Irish apparel here! Maple Lake Lions: Serving at the Legion: Beef Stew
Maple Lake Fire Dept.: Serving at the Legion after parade & during dance: Hamburgers & Hot dogs
Maple Lake Bowl: Finnegans Party starts at 11 a.m.; produce a race bib and receive 2 for 1 drinks
The V by HH: Authentic Irish Stew, Irish Burger, Brats & Kraut, Corned Beef & Cabbage
Madigans Pub & Grill: Corned Beef & Cabbage w/ baby red potatos, carrots & soda bread
Silver Creek-Hasty Sportsmens Club: Selling Pork Chops during the parade
Following the
Parade at the
Maple Lake High
School Gym
Festival Sponsored by: Maple Lake Chamber of Commerce Maple Lake Lions Club
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The Maple Lake

Fobbe named Grand Marshal

Did you know that a saloon

the roads than cars, to the days of

hardware stores, a clothing store,

Ethel Fobbe was name Grand Marshal of this years St.

Maple Lake Lakers baseball

(Photo by Bob Zimmerman)

Cancer survivors and family

Trail, while participants walked

their appreciation of the small

tion of life and loved ones. This

Vassar second, Ogden sixth at state

Quinn, didnt place.

Left: Tanner Vassar placed 2nd at the MNState Wrestling

As the official kick-off to the

Roger Radley, entertainer

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category is issued to operate an

who owns a hangar at Maple

The Maple Lake

officer: Have you ever been arrested, fingerprinted or appeared

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Car Accidents Wills Estates Corporations/LLCs Probate Real Estate

Maple Lake History

Where was Eisgrau Studio

making dresses (really sun

frame and tail feathers. After

tion for a Temporary Resident

A special thank you to my

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On February 23, Scott Gerald

March 1 Maple Lake

Feb. 26, 11:50 a.m.: Medical.

Feb. 23 Wright County

02/20/15 for Probation Violations for Misdemeanor Assault

The proposed expansion of

March 3 board meeting. The

tract runs through the end of

den Galenter & Hansen for

Library extends hours

The Maple Lake Library will

brary by 6 p.m. to make use of its

Top: Library volunteer Tracy Gerhardson checks out a

grams as it once was thanks to the

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And thats the

FFA members Dan Higgins

Irish Preschool students visited the Maple Lake Messenger.

Margaret Pribyl represented

Cozy Up With A Book February winners

Heres How It Works:

Potatoes, Country-Trio Vegetables, Wheat Bread, Applesauce

Maple Lake Community Theater brings you Arsenic and Old

Proudly sponsored by these businesses:

40 Birch Avenue South

Maple Lake Community Theatre show dates

Irish Pre-Party is March 7

Senior Dining Menu March 9 - 13

Donors of all types are encouraged to help save lives by giving

200 Congress Street W

55+ Driver Improvement Program

Upcoming Red Cross blood drives