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Bestes decorate
for the holidays
By ELIZABETH BETHKE
Staff Writer
Bright red, blue and multicolored

lights sprinkle the trees, bushes and
lawn of Ken and Deb Bestes yard.
Their favorite holiday is Christmas
and thus brings out the festive decorations to celebrate the joyful time
of year.
The Bestes have been decorating
their yard and trees on their property south of Sauk Centre for the past
10 years. This year they have 8,000
twinkle lights bringing Christmas
cheer to their neighborhood.
Their six children and their
spouses Chad and Beth Beste, Gina
and Tim Engle, Brian and AnnMarie
Beste, Jodi and Ted Vickerman, Kayla and Neil Mykelbust and Andrea
and John Nietfeld help decorate
and admire the glimmering lights,
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PHOTO BY ELIZABETH BETHKE
Ken and Deb Beste have been decorating the outside of their home since 2008. Each year they add more to their display to share
the holiday cheer with passersby.
along with their 13 grandchildren.

The lights are pretty at night,
Deb said. The kids really enjoy
them.
Ted Vickerman has his own
Christmas light decoration business
and surprised his in-laws with light
decorations eight years ago, starting
a family tradition. The first year the

decorations went up the lights rested and spiraled around seven pine
trees. A couple of candy canes and
snowmen lined up at the end of the
driveway greeting passersby, and
two stockings hung from the garage
sparkling green, red and white.
Throughout the years, Vickerman has helped the Bestes add to

their collection of lights. Installing
them at the end of October, they stay
ARRAY OF LIGHTS
continued on page 4
Talking turkey
Westbrock, Olson shed light on the
industry, the daily life of growers
By MISSY MUSSMAN
Staff Writer
PHOTO BY LIZ VOS
Jes Westbrock works with one of Melrose Feed Mills eight turkey growers over the
phone. Melrose Feed Mill operates eight turkey farms in Stearns County.
MELROSE Dairy farms are

very common in Stearns County since
it leads the state in dairy production.
But there is another livestock species
Stearns County is known for.
Its one of the top two turkey
producing counties in the state, said
Steve Olson, the executive director for
Minnesota Turkey Growers Association. This area, including Todd, Morrison and Kandiyohi Counties, has a
strong pocket of turkey growers.
Minnesota is No. 1 in turkey production, producing 45 to 46 million
turkeys each year on nearly 450 farms,
which are either independent the
grower owns everything and pays for
their own feed or are contract growers, who own their facility while the
processor owns the birds and pays for
the feed.
Despite being in the midst of the holiday season, Jes Westbrock, an assistant manager at the Melrose Feed
Mill, which operates eight farms in
Stearns County and employs growers
for each site, said their turkey growers
have stuck to their typical routines.
Thanksgiving is a big deal for
us with 18 percent of our annual production consumed in one day and 30
percent of our annual production being consumed between Thanksgiving
and Christmas, Westbrock said. But
every time of year is busy for us.
Westbrocks growers raise a new
group of turkeys every eight weeks
with poults (baby turkeys) brought to
the brooder barns on the farm directly from the hatchery the day they are
hatched.
We raise predominantly toms
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go awry, so it is said.
were looking for is right under our noses.
The intention on a Sunday evening a couple Then last week we ventured down to Chandler, Ariz.
weeks ago was to make the trip to Willmar to show to visit with Dons son Robbie and his wife, Kelsey.
some guests of ours, who live in a major metro area, There, they showed us Christmas on Comstock, a
the Celebrate the Light display put on by Chad and neighborhood of 13 homes with an astounding disAngie Koosman. Every year the Koosmans, with lots play of over 100,000 lights, which competed on
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Ironically, during the same season, the show
However, everyone was tired from a
also featured none other than the Koosmans
long weekend of early Christmas parties,
in Willmar, the one we had intended to show
and a two-hour round trip was a little more
off to our visitors a week ago Sunday. The
than anyone was looking for. So we changed
Koosmans were also featured on KARE 11,
our plans and did what I often preach and
KSTP and WCCO, and several years ago, in
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our very own Country Acres.
by Diane
and the surrounding area, and I have to say

We were saddened to hear news
Leukam
there are quite a few folks whose outdoor
from Celebrate the Light last Saturday,
Christmas decorations look amazing.
news that shows no matter how carefully a project is
Im thankful to all those who made the effort to planned, something could still go wrong.
light up their places. It seems like such an unselfish In what was intended to be a joyful time, a man
thing to do, since its mostly done for the enjoyment from New London was giving carriage rides with a
of others. And enjoy we did, beginning in the park, team of horses. The horses were spooked (later rewhere the city did a fantastic job with the lighting ports stated it may have been caused by the driver
Ive already heard numerous people from out of town having a heart attack) and took the 15 people in the
say how nice it looks.
carriage for a ride theyll never forget. Eventually the
Venturing into the country, we found places horses were stopped, with some injuries, and the drivthat spared no effort, including the Ken and Debbie er being transferred to the Hennepin County Medical
Beste place just south of town. (See our feature on Center.
the Bestes in this issue of Country Acres.) Farther out My prayers go out for him and all those riding
in the country, our guests were most amazed not by in the carriage. They also go out for the Koosmans,
the light, but by the darkness, something they dont along with my admiration for them and everyone who
see in the metro. It had been years since theyd used for years has worked so hard to create a miracle of
the bright lights on their vehicles. It had also been a lights set to music for all of us to enjoy. Not only that,
long time since theyd driven in the country and ex- but to help the Salvation Army meet the needs of the
perienced meeting cars on a two-lane road. And saw less fortunate, without discrimination, in the name of
stars.
Jesus Christ.
Farther south, we were met with 39 flashing red I cant think of a better way to celebrate the true
lights high in the air, and spread over many square meaning of Christmas.
miles. No it wasnt Rudolph and his friends, but the In the meantime, Celebrate the Light goes on.
beacon lights of the Getty Wind Tower Project. Mak- I hope all of you get a chance to see it before
ing our way home from by another route and realized the season is over, and I wish you and yours a
one of the best-decorated homes in the community very Merry Christmas.
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Its fun putting the lights up
when the kids are around, Deb said.
It took us a few years to get smart
and do it earlier.
In years past, the family set up
their lights in the middle or end of
November.
They started setting up the lights
earlier in the year for two reasons:
Vickermans business gets busy later

in the year setting up lights for clients in the Twin Cities and it just became too cold.
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The older ones even got a little
bit of peppermint in theirs, he said
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They have the lights set up on a
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p.m. the lights spring to life and stay
on until midnight.
When the lights shut off, we always say its pretty dark out there,
Ken said with a smile.
The array of lights has expanded
from seven pine trees to 12, and now
includes decorating roughly 20 small
bushes and shrubs.
We moved the candy canes and
snowmen to line the sidewalk instead
of lining the ditch by the driveway
because they were getting covered
with snow from the snow blower,
Ken said.
A white and blue shining star
hangs on the garage, joining the two
stockings, a lantern hangs at the peak
of the entryway and a rock garden is
illuminated with a sea of lights.
Ken helps Vickerman wrap lights
up and around the pine trees on the
Bestes property. They use an inexpensive painters rolling pole rigged
up with a pliers taped to the end to
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around the trees, Ken said.
Despite popular belief,
illuminating the house only
increases their electric bill
by an insignificant amount.
The lights that Vickerman
uses to decorate the Bestes
residence are all LED and
he is planning on eventually
replacing the older lights because they have become dull
over the years.
The more we add, the
more we can tell that the new
lights are even brighter than
last years lights, Ken said.

I love the blue lights.
Those blue lights along
with the other colored lights,
can have their challenges.
For instance, can flicker and
quit working during a rain or
when the snow melts.
The recent snow storm
we had covered the lights,
but as soon as it melted because of the rain, the lights
shorted and we had to wait
until they dried out to flip the
breaker back on, Ken said.
As soon as January ap-
When the couple looks out their bay window, they are able to see an array of lights covering their
shrubs and lining the sidewalk.
proaches the lights are turned

off for the season. They have
to say goodbye to their light
show for yet another year.
I usually start taking
down the lights in January
but if it is too cold, I will
wait until nice weather and
take them down, Ken said.
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October. They roughly have 11 pines trees decorated in an assortment of lights.
gets to enjoy them along with

their neighbors lights.
Our neighbors have
lights; its intriguing to look
and see the different light
choices, Deb said.
The couple has been
thinking about adding more
lights but they might just
stick to what they have.
We have a lot of pine
trees, but this is probably
good enough, Deb said.
We used to be able to walk
around our pines trees but
they have grown a lot in the
last nine years.
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know, he said with a twinkle
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Brooder worker Nichole LeClaire cleans a feeder for the young poults on a turkey
farm in Stearns County.
male turkeys, Westbrock said.

To ensure the poults have a strong
start, they are immediately introduced
to water and feed that is 28 percent
protein, consisting of a corn, soybean
meal, meat and bone meal, protein and
minerals.
Poults arent fed the same as a
turkey ready for market is fed 15
percent protein, Westbrock said. Its
the same ingredients, just different
amounts.
The barns are also kept between 85 to
90 degrees for the new poults.
Our growers use a few different types
of heaters to keep the barns at that temperature, Westbrock said. The temperature is brought down to 70 degrees
at 4 weeks old.
A few of Westbrocks farms use computerized heat/ventilation systems,
while others have stoves requiring
manual adjustment of the thermostat

on the unit, a boxed furnace or a fish
house-type heater.
After 4.5 weeks in the brooder
barn, the birds are moved into the finisher barn, which gives 3.5 square feet
per bird. The temperature is set at 65
to 70 degrees when they first move in
and is lowered to 50 to 65 degrees by
the time they are ready for market.
Tom turkeys, after 12 weeks of
age, will produce enough heat to keep
the barns warm themselves using no
supplemental heat, Wesbrock said.
But we still supply heat for them.
During the summer months, growers utilize exhaust fans, wall vents and
curtain-sided barns to keep the turkeys
comfortable.
No matter which barn turkeys are
in, growers begin their day at 7 or 8
a.m.
They walk the barns to remove any

mortality, ensure the feed and water is
accessible to the birds and order feed
in the mornings as needed.
Our growers are expected to report
anything out of the norm to the mill as
soon as possible, Westbrock said.
The growers also have to administer
vaccinations.
Bird health is always our main priority, Westbrock said. At times, diseases like E. coli can be a challenge.
Were still lucky enough to be able to
treat the animal when they are sick, but
there are some changes coming down
the pike that are going to make it harder to do that.
Growers also daily wash each of the
waterers, complete maintenance and
clean manure from around the feed
lines, especially in the brooder barn.
While turkey farming can be very
flexible, it also requires constant attention, Westbrock said. The birds need
to be checked at least three times a day.
We dont allow for the birds to go longer than 10 hours without a check.
That holds true all year, especially
during the winter.
A challenge we face this time of
year is feedline motors freezing up because the fat in the feed gels up and
plugs the auger, Westbrock said.
Once the turkeys reach 18 to 20
weeks of age, Westbrock and her
growers market them.
We dont market at a certain size
or weight, Westbrock said. We market 1 million turkeys each year, equaling about 30 million pounds of meat.
When it is time to market the turkeys, the growers typically load them
onto semis in the dark.

Its the best time to do this because full daylight seems to startle
them more, Westbrock said.
Olson agreed.
Its also cooler for them, especially during the summer, he said.
After the turkeys leave the farm,
the growers remove the manure from
the barns and spray them with a disinfectant before putting new bedding in.
We do a complete clean-out,
Westbrock said.
Disinfecting the facilities is just
one of the bio security measures growers take to ensure the health of the
birds.
Westbrocks eight growers do not
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Many birds died from it and some
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Olson said it was also an emotional stress on those farmers having to depopulate their farms.
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and if it must, it needs to be disinfected, Westbrock said.
Bio security has always been a priority on their turkey farms.
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Everyone brings a dish to share for a potluck. Delores makes a turkey or ham, but
this year we had sausage and pork roast. One person will bring dessert. We furnish
the potatoes and the meat.
What is your earliest memory of Christmas? When I was a little scheister, about
6 years old, we had Christmas at my parents which is behind our house. We used
to get up in the morning and the Christmas tree was up and wed receive blue jeans
or other clothes. We never got any toys. We would wear our new clothes Monday or
Tuesday to school. Everything was more something you could use because there was
no money. Not like nowadays, they have big toys for kids.
What gifts did you typically receive for Christmas as a child? I got a spin top
which was kind of like a yo-yo. Or if we would get a sled, thatd be for all three of us
to share. I remember one year we got some plastic animals like cows and horses. I got
a barn with it, that I remember.
How are you going to celebrate Christmas this year? Everyone is coming home
except for two. Theyve been doing that ever since they started getting married.
They come home for dinner, bring a dish, but this year we are going to do things a
little different. We are going to buy lottery tickets, a dollar apiece, and put them on
the table and shake dice. If you bring five tickets you get five back. Thats all the gifts
you get. We dont exchange things like clothes and all of that. Each person will also
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Tell us about your home growing up in the country:
Christmas was always an interesting time you know.
Before, we always had to butcher a couple hogs.
We had blood sausage, liver sausage and sausage.
Christmas Eve we would normally go to midnight
Mass.
How did your family celebrate Christmas? My
folks and my grandmother lived with us and my dads
mother lived with us too. Then at Christmas some
of dads brothers and sisters came over and usually
played cards and stuff while us kids played with toys. Afterwards we ate sausage.
Thats usually what happened Christmas day. It was a house full, I can tell you that,
with four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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What is your earliest memory of Christmas? Santa Claus was always a big thing
when I was little. When I got a little older, I tried to make mom and dad believe that I
still believed in it. I knew I didnt believe in it but they thought I did. One time I knew
I was getting a bicycle for Christmas well thats what I wanted and I was with my
dad at the hardware store. I overheard dad say he got some bicycles in so I kind of
figured I was going to get a Schwinn bicycle, but I didnt want to admit that I knew it.
Christmas Eve I always had to go up in the barn with my dad and my older brothers
when they did chores. It was so funny, every time I came in the house, Santa Claus
would be there. I remember years ago when we had candles on the Christmas tree and
I thought that was the cutest thing that the candles were lit and I wondered, How did
they do it that fast?

Tell us about your family: I grew up in Luxemburg.
We had a big family, two boys; Herbert and Ralph,
and six girls; Florence, Mildred, Laverne, Delores,
Marilyn and myself. Both my brothers have passed
away but all of us girls are still living. My dad had
an oil business.
Tell us about your home growing up in the country: We always made homemade soap. We lived on
a hobby farm, which was an acre or two. We had
a cow, a pig and a couple of chickens. My uncle,
who had polio, lived right next door and lived on my
grandmas farm. He would get on the tractor with his
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barefoot and would help him shock and everything.
Our neighbors had a big ice skating pond so we would go over there and wed skate
after we did our work. After we were done skating, we would go inside and our neighbor would make popcorn in the pressure cooker. We would have root beer with the
popcorn and that was our entertainment. Neighbors were and still are very important.
How did your family celebrate Christmas? A couple of weeks before Christmas
time we used to do the butchering. We used to go to midnight Mass and after midnight
Mass we would have sausage and Tom and Jerrys, which we carry on in my family.
We made homemade caramel rolls. We always had wooden cases of grapefruit, oranges and apples and peanut brittle and chocolate-covered peanuts. We always made
our own Christmas cookies big gingerbread men and popcorn balls. My dad would
always give people fuel oil for their house so they would not be cold if they could not
afford to pay.
What is your earliest memory of Christmas? When we went to church for Christmas, I sang in the choir and we would sit in the balcony and look down at everyone
What gifts do you typically receive for Christmas as a child? A lot of toys, trucks and knew what they had gotten for Christmas because they would be wearing it, a
and tractors that we would be able to use in the sand pile in the summer.
new cap or new socks it was fun. When I was younger, I dont know how old I was
I remember hearing the reindeer going across the roof as St. Nick came to decorate
How are you going to celebrate Christmas this year? My wife is at the nursing the tree on Christmas Eve. I got up in the morning and here there were all these lights
home, so we will celebrate Christmas Day there and everyone will bring something on the tree, all lit up and all these presents underneath the tree.
to share for a potluck dinner.
What gifts did you typically receive for Christmas as a child? When we grew up,
there werent many gifts like nowadays. My mom and dad never exchanged gifts
Tell us about your family: My parents were they always put us first. The gifts were pretty simple. When my husband and I raised
Joe and Elizabeth Leukam. They always our children, we didnt have a lot of money so we would take the old dolls from the
called mom Lizzy. I had one sister and four year before and put new hair on them or make new clothes for them. So they werent
brothers. Im the only one left now.
new but it was still exciting. Things were cheaper so we made do with what we had.
Tell us about your home growing up in the
country: There was no electricity at first but
we did get a home plant (generator), and then
we had our own electricity. It was installed in
the barn. In the house, we had one bulb hanging
down from a wire in each room. The house was
white, and we had two bedrooms downstairs
and five upstairs. One was a storage room.
How will you celebrate Christmas this year? My children, Steven, Pam and Marybeth, their spouses and my four grandchildren Abby, Siri, Keeley and William
are coming home for Christmas. My son, Tim, who lives in California, will not be
coming home for Christmas because he was here in October and Dan passed away
many years ago. We will have Tom and Jerrys, that is always a must, then the hors
doeuvres the sausage and the meatballs. We will have homemade caramel rolls that
I always have in my freezer. We make our own cookies and I am going to make popcorn balls. We always have wine and we cut down our own Christmas tree every year.
How did your family celebrate Christmas?

We went to midnight Mass in Meire Grove.
The whole family went, always hoping the
car would start. We didnt decorate the house
much, just a Christmas tree on Christmas Eve. Mom tried to make a nice dinner of
chicken and dressing.
beautiful. It had electric lights on it, and it was our first Christmas tree. Dad also
surprised us. He had bought a radio and it was standing on the floor by the table. My
parents must have thought they had a lot of money that year because I got a dolly that
I still have. The shoes and anklets are original but the dress is different.
What is your earliest memory of Christmas? It was the year we got electricity and I
was 7 years old. My youngest brother and I were sent to our aunt and uncles house up
the road so we wouldnt know what they were doing. My sister and mom decorated
the tree in a room upstairs. After we got home we were sent to the barn. They brought
the Christmas tree down and set it on the table with our presents all around it. It was
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That was the genesis of this
house, said Jack. I asked what they
were going to do with the rails and they
said take them.
He took them home and created the
frame for the ice-fishing house. He also
learned new skills in doing so.
I had to get a welder and learn to
weld aluminum, he said. The perimeter of the frame is high-grade aluminum and the support beams are medium grade. I learned they dont blend
together easily.
Jack and Sue are fairly handy and
like to work on projects. They built the
additions to their home as well as the
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It took about four years from
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right, from the bottom up. If something with a dream.
slowed them down, they researched on He wanted to know how to fish,
how to do it. Jack had built ice-fishing said Jack. He asked Can you show
houses in the past, but they were noth- us how to fish? He caught some, and
ing like this one.
then he asked if he could call his sister
Most of them were just four walls over, and then his father. Next thing we
slapped together to get them on ice. knew, the house was full.
They had no wheels and you had to Jack was reminded a bit of himself
break them apart to get them off, he in the youth.
said. I built one

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it was heavy.

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He found
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ing and fastenOnce the house is on
ing the paneling
a lake and lowered
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When building
be put in the holes
an ice-fishing
to keep the bobbers
- Jack Muller
house, it has to
from freezing. Inbe remembered
side, there is room
the structure is
for six chairs. Some
exposed to great
built like benches
cold and humidity. Aluminum, like any and others from a design Jack saw in
metal, is affected by cold.
Mississippi.
It expands and contracts, and de- Out there they do what is call spivelops cracks, said Jack This alumi- der rigging, said Jack. They sit in the
num has high-tensile strength so it is front of the boat with rods going out.
pretty good stuff.
They take the one that a fish bites on.
The fish house was built with the He incorporated the seat design
idea of minimizing those areas affected into his fish house. The seats fold down,
by cold and humidity.
and are mounted so as to allow them to
Thats why we used styro insu- swivel out of the way when not in use.
lation, said Jack. The fiberglass (in At the back of the ice-fishing house, a
an ice-fishing house) tends to develop
mold.
Having built six other ice-fish
houses, and making a study of others,
helped them decide what they wanted
and what they didnt want in theirs.
Something they didnt want was to
have the house stolen.
That has happened a lot more in
recent years, said Jack. On this one,
the wheel assembly can be taken off
and the hitch removed.
He also built in a winch system
that allows him to raise and lower the
wheels on the house. He opted for that
system in order to keep the house lighter and a bit more mobile. The house
can be put into their work shed for improvements and repairs.
The fish house was usable, but not
finished, last year. They took it to a lake
where it became something the Mullers
had never thought of.
It was tutorial center, said Jack.
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Outside there are antennas for the radio and television. As the days ticked
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the cushions and a plate for cooking.
In early December they were pretty
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This is my kind of ice-fishing,
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For other features in the fish house,
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We made the cabinet doors (in the
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things dont spill out, Jack said.
The house is wired with lights on
the outside, inside and even in the fishing holes.
Those are blue light, said Jack.
When they are on, and the other lights
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By ELIZABETH BETHKE
Staff Writer
Jan (left) and Tonnie stand in

their remodeled entryway of
their home on a cold winters
afternoon. They bought the
church in 2002.
The main level, which used to be the sanctuary, was turned into another level of the Bosmans
residence. The area is used for meetings and family gatherings.
and the Realtor could not be

reached. While knocking on a
neighbors door, another neighbor, who happened to be the
caretaker of the church, drove
by and offered help.
We walked in and I said
mockingly, you could put a
second story in this place, and
the Lords spirit hit me, Jan
said.
Because both of them were
pastors and are still missionaries, the building and the energy
resonated with both of them.
They never went back to the
church for a second look; they
bought it in 2002, but not without some hesitation.
The Lord kept pressing
me whenever I thought about
the church, I dont think we
would have bought it if God
wouldnt have willed it, he
said. This was something that
the Lord had planned for us. It
was a wild step of faith.
As much work as there was
ahead of the couple, they went
with the flow.
Everything seemed to fall
into place, Jan said.
They started with the basement; a friend came in and

quickly finished a bedroom for
them to stay in while the upstairs sanctuary and the rest of
the basement was transformed
into a suitable living space.
The ceiling in the basement
was torn down, heightened and
replaced with a spackled white
ceiling. Carpet and hardwood
floors replaced the old flooring.
The old windows in the basement were also replaced.
The open basement quickly turned into a home with
walls, two bedrooms, a laundry room and a bathroom. The
kitchen was remodeled and finished by their son, John. The
white-painted cupboards provided plenty of storage space.
The original cupboards were
kept tucked behind the newly-placed stairway, which was
made out of old pews from a
church in Little Falls.
If you look at one of the
steps closely, you can see ink
from a hymnal that was left

open, Jan said. If you look
even closer, you can read it
too.
Many of the pieces in the
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Jan and Tonnie finished the basement of the church they purchased
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Remodeling old barns,

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homes have become quite popular within the last few years,
so why not an old church? Jan
and Tonnie Bosman started
remodeling an old church 14
years ago, turning into a project that in the end, transformed
into something unimaginable.
The Bosmans traveled
from Holland 53 years ago and
lived in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana
and Oklahoma before settling
down in Little Falls. Destiny seemed to intervene when
Tonnie stumbled upon a real
estate magazine that featured
an old church for sale in Ward
Springs.
I kept insisting that we
go look at this church and Jan
finally went with me, Tonnie
said.
They made their way to
Ward Springs only to find
that the building was locked
items that showed up at just the

right time. All and all the furniture gives a welcoming and
rustic feel.
Everything in this house
has a story, Tonnie said. They
are still using the original stove
that is 42 years old.
Jan agreed.
Everything was orchestrated by God to complete, it
all worked out. This place has
become better rather than being worse, unlike many other
old churches, he said.
For decoration, artwork
scatters their walls. There
are landscapes, inspirational quotes, wooden structures,
pictures of the Lord and items
from Africa, where the Bosmans have visited multiple
times for missionary work.
Our amazing neighbors
looked after our house for us,
Jan said.
Their upstairs level of the
house is still used for family
get-togethers, Sunday night Bible studies and meetings where
everyone is welcome.
Not only neighbors and
individuals who come for Bible study have seen the inside
of the Bosmans home. Many
others come to visit their old
church and reminisce. They
The Bosmans staircase leading from

the main level into the basement is made
from old and recycled pews from a church
in Little Falls.
are in awe when they see how much the

inside has changed.
People come in and say Oh! Interesting. They say we have a beautiful and unique home, Tonnie said.
Many of them have a hard time recalling where things used to be because it
doesnt look at all like it used to.
The upstairs old carpet and linoleum floors were replaced with a gray
carpet. A church team from Princeton,
along with an artist, sponged the walls

a deep red mixed with a cream and copper. The walls were painted white within the entrance. The seating in the upper level consists of four teal pews that
are arranged around two white tables,
which were made out of other pews. A
couch and four mismatched chairs circle around a gas stove that looks like
a wood stove and face a projection
screen.
A second balcony serves as a partial
bedroom for the couples five children
and 10 grandchildren when they come
to visit. Underneath the balcony, there
is a full bedroom that also doubles as an
office space.
Looking out of the windows, a stack
of wood occupies a part of the deck that
was added onto the structure. An entryway was added onto the church and
large trees were cut down on both sides
of the door to give it a more open and
welcoming feeling.
Many people think that a church
will be dark because there are not many
windows, but both levels are bright and
welcoming, Tonnie said, as sun shone
through the original stained glass windows.
It has been a blessing. We have
lived in eight different homes. This
home we were able to design the way
we liked.
Jan agreed.
This church stood empty for four
years. We love it here, he said. The
building is being put to go use. Its
home for us.
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Jim and Sam Warga start and end goats came from Steve Schoen, who wast
their day with animals. Lots and lots of a teacher of both Jim and Sam duringw
animals. The couple is happy to live out high school.
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a passion on their 30-acre property in ru- He had a lot of unique animals liket
ral Upsala where they spend their time pygmy goats, emus, miniature donkeysw
taming and tending to an array of unique and things like that, Jim recalls. Heu
talked a lot about them in school and het
animals.
The Wargas make up the fifth gener- really got me interested.
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ation in Jims family to live on the prop- After the Wargas welcomed the little
erty and the fourth to own it. After both goats, they ventured on to miniature dongrowing up in the Holdingford area, they keys, hair sheep, llamas, alpacas, miniamade their move to the property this past ture horses and more.

With their vast collection of cute critMarch to help feed long-term goals.
I have always had a passion for an- ters, Jim and Sam thought it would be fun
imals, said Jim who grew up on a dairy to share them with others. They began
farm. We spent a lot of time with all the laying out a long-term plan for a mobile
animals and when I got into high school, I petting zoo, where visitors could interact
started looking into some animals that we and enjoy the special creatures face-todidnt have on the farm. I was interested face and hands-on.
in animals that people didnt see very of- We realized we couldnt do much
with five acres and so we decided to buy
ten.
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Eventually wed like to get into
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To start testing out the plan for an
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over the past year, donating their time
and seeing how such a venture could
look. They want to take the plan slow,
but eventually the petting zoo would be
called Up North Petting Zoo, an homage
to Jims grandparents orchard and delicious (Up North) apple pies that once
stemmed from the property.
For Jim and Sam, watching their
children Bella, 5, and Emmett, 3 interact
with the animals is exciting.
Its fun to see how differently they
each interact with the animals, Sam said
of Bella and Emmett. She is more into
taking care of the animals and making
sure they have what they need, while he
is just interested in playing with them.
The importance of interaction with
animals is strong for the Wargas, which
is another facet to their intentions to offer
smaller versions of animals and unique
experiences to others.
At a lot of zoos and petting zoos,
they have animals that you can see either from a distance or just pet through
the fence, whereas with these animals,
we want people to be able to get right in
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them, Jim explained. We are working
with the animals all the time to get them
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The Wargas take great pride in caring for and interacting with their animals.
While their barn fills, they smile, appreciative that they have the chance to live
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LAKE HENRY Last Christmas
is one Joe and Katie Hemmesch would
rather forget. Instead, they know it will
be one they will never forget.
We didnt set anything up [for
Christmas], Joe said. It just kind of
passed by with everything going on.
The Hemmesches suffered a house
fire one day before Thanksgiving in 2015.
The fire completely destroyed their 115year old house. It was also a close call for
Joe and his 2-year-old son Clayton, who
were sleeping in an adjacent room where
the fire began. They managed to get out
safely but they watched helplessly as the
fire took their home and all their belongings.

Joe and Katie salvaged what they
could and stayed with Joes parents
home in Richmond. But as dairy farm-
ers, Joe and Katie needed to live on their

farm.
It was better to be here than anywhere else, Joe said.
One week before Christmas, Joe
and Katie, along with their two small
children, Clayton and Kenley, moved a
camper into their heated shop. They lived
in the shop until August of this year.
Looking back, the Hemmesches can
now view their time living in the shop
as an adventure. But their eight months
in temporary living quarters came with
challenges.
It was interesting living with two
little kids. We slept in the camper and
lived in the shop, Katie said. It was
challenging dealing with the house and
the farm work on top of it.
The shop had no running water,
which made washing dishes and clothes
a challenge.
We had to take the dishes to the
milkhouse to wash them, Joe said.
Katie also made frequent trips to the
Laundromat in town to wash clothes.
Summertime brought more unexpected
challenges. When it rained, water would
seep under the overhead door and into
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wetting their carpet. The heat of summer
never became unbearable in the shop, but
the humidity was uncomfortable for the
family.
In addition to managing their temporary living quarters, the Hemmesches
also had to deal with rebuilding a house
and getting the daily farm work completed.
In February, the old house was torn
down. The Hemmesches went through
the entire house demolishing and separating material to put into dumpsters. Dirt
work for the new house was started in
March.
The Hemmesches received insurance
funds for the cost of what it would take to
fix the old house. Joe and Katie decided
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With winter time, its definitely nice
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As the months pass by, the Hemmesches can now look back to a year ago as
an adventure, as well as being reminded
of how fortunate they were.
We feel pretty lucky the way everything turned out, Joe said. Were just
glad nobody got hurt in the house fire. I
think about what if it wouldve happened
at night. Would anybody have woken up?
We were lucky. It was the best that could
be for what happened.
Hemmesches continued to receive donations from friends, family
and strangers for several months after
the house fire to which they said they
couldnt be more grateful. They know
there are people who helped that they will
never be able to personally thank.
We couldnt be more grateful to all
the people who helped us, Katie said.
We had so many people send us stuff,
call us to see how things were going it
was very nice.
With just over one week before
Christmas, Joe and Katie said they are
looking forward to celebrating the joy of
the Christmas season again.
The kids are bigger now, they know
a little more of whats going on, Joe
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NEW EQUIPMENT
SAUK CENTRE
TRACTORS
NH TS6.130, Cab, FWA, Pwr. Shuttle ......................... In Stock!
NH Boomer 37 & 47 with Loader ................................. In Stock!
NH Workmaster 33, Loader, HST R4 Tires ................. In Stock!
NH T4.100 & 110 Utility, Cab & Loader ......... 4 to choose from!
NH T6.165 Plus, Suspended Cab, Super Steer,
LED Lights ....................................................... Two In Stock!
SKID LOADERS
NH L218, L220 ........................................................... In Stock!
HAY TOOLS
NH SpeedRower 220 & 260 ....................................... In Stock!
NH Procart 819, 1022, 1225 Rakes............................. In Stock!
NH Dura-Vee 1020, 1225, 1428 Rakes ........................ In Stock!
Kemco Inline Bale Wrappers ....................................... In Stock!
NH H7230 & DB313R Discbines ................................. In Stock!
NH ProRotor 3223 Rotary Rake, 23 ........................... In Stock!
BALERS
NH RB450 Roto-Cut, RB560 Specialty Crop &
Bale Slice................................................................. In Stock!
TILLAGE
Salford 8208 Plow, 8 Bottom ....................................... In Stock!
Salford I-2218, 18 Vertical Tillage............................... In Stock!
Salford 9809, HD Ripper, 9 Shank .............................. In Stock!
GRAIN HANDLING
Parker 505 Gravity Box ............................................... In Stock!
FORAGE
Miller Pro 5300 18 Forage Box, 14T ........................... In Stock!
NH FP240 & FR500 Forage Harvesters ......................... In Stock!
PIERZ
TRACTORS
NH TS6.120 & TS6.140 .............................................. In Stock!
NH T7.230 Classic, Power Shift, Super Steer ............. In Stock!
NH T4.90, T4.100 & T4.110 Utilitys ............................ In Stock!
NH T6.180 Plus & T6.165 Plus.................................... In Stock!
SKID LOADERS
NH L218, L220 ............................................................ In Stock!
HAY TOOLS
NH SpeedRower 220 & 260 ........................................ In Stock!
NH H7220 & H7330 Discbines .................................... In Stock!
NH ProCart 819 and 1022 Rakes ................................ In Stock!
NH Dura-Vee 1225 & 1428 Rakes .............................. In Stock!
Kemco Inline Bale Wrappers ....................................... In Stock!
NH ProRotor 3114 & 3226 Rotary Rakes ......................... In Stock!
NH H7230 & DB313R Discbines ................................. In Stock!
NH ProTed 3417.......................................................... In Stock!
Krone KW5.52T Tedder............................................... In Stock!
BALERS
NH RB450, RB460, RB560 ......................................... In Stock!
NH BC5070 Small Sq, 72 Thrower .............................. In Stock!
TILLAGE
Salford I-4124, HD Vert. Tillage, 24 ............................ In Stock!
GRAIN HANDLING
Parker 605 Gravity Box ............................................... In Stock!
FORAGE
NH FP240, Crop Proc., Tandems................................ In Stock!
MANURE SPREADERS
NH DT2600, M2080, 195s .......................................... In Stock!
BBI Endurance Litter Spreader,18, Tandems,
HD Apron ................................................................. In Stock!
MISCELLANEOUS
Messer Attachments and Rock Wagons ......................... In Stock!
USED EQUIPMENT
SAUK CENTRE
TRACTORS
NH 8770, 2WD, 20.8x42 Duals ....................................$49,000
NH T7000 Front PTO/3 Point Kit ...................................$6,500
NH TV140, Loader, New Tires .....................................$57,500
McCormick CT65U, Cab, Loader, Ag Tires ................... Just In!
SKID LOADERS
NH L230, Cab Heat, A/C, Air Seat ...............................$36,900
NH L220, Cab, Heat, AC, 2 Speed ...............................$31,500
HAY TOOLS
NH 1475, 14 Haybine ..................................................$13,500
BALERS
NH BR7070, Crop Cutter ..............................................$28,900
NH BR7090, Net Only, Wide P/U .................................$27,900
NH BR780A, Twine/Net, Wide P/U...............................$11,500
JD 568, Net/Twine, Wide P/U .......................................$19,000
TILLAGE
Salford 8214 Plow, 14 Bottom ......................................$55,500
JD 3710, 10 Bottom Plow. ............................................$42,500
FORAGE
Krone EC7500 ..............................................................$29,500
NH 365W Hay Head, 15, Off FX25. ...............................$5,900
NH 919A4 CH, 4R-36, Fits 1915 ...................................$1,750
MANURE SPREADERS
NH 195, Hydraulic Drive .................................................$8,900
MISCELLANEOUS
Berti TA-220 Offset Flail Mower. ....................................$4,500
PIERZ
TRACTORS
JD 4055, 2WD, 1650 Hrs., Sharp .................................$36,900
NH TS135A, 3500 Hours ......................................... Coming In!
SKID LOADERS
NH L230, Cab, Heat, A/C, Perf Pkg .............................$34,500
SAUK CENTRE, MN
320-352-6543 Hwy. 71 South
NH L225, Cab, Heat, AC ..............................................$31,500

NH LS170, Cab, Heat, Hyd. Q-Tach ............................$19,700
HAY TOOLS
NH 166 Inverter ............................................................. Just In!
NH 1411, 10 4 Discbine..............................................$13,500
(2) NH 499, 12 Haybines, 540 PTO ............. Starting at $5,500
(2) NH 1475, 14 Haybines ........................... Starting at $3,500
M&W ER-10, 10 Wheel Carted Rake .............................$2,400
JD 926, Flail Conditioner, 9 9 Cut...............................$10,800
BALERS
NH BR780, Net/Twine, Bale Command ....................... $17,500
NH BR740a, Auto-Wrap, Wide P/U, Monitor ................$15,400
NH BR740, Bale Slice, Net/Twine ................................$17,500
NH BR7060, Roto Cut ..................................................$22,800
NH BR7070, Net-Twine, XtraSweep ............................$23,500
NH 664, Auto-Wrap, Twine, 540 PTO ..........................$11,900
JD 327, 30 Thrower, 540 PTO........................................$3,900
JD 469 Premium, Net, Mega Wide P/U ........................$34,500
JD 547, Twine, Bale Ramps, 540 PTO...........................$8,200
TILLAGE
Krause 8200, 25 Disc, Cush. Gang .............................$35,500
GRAIN HANDLING
Sudenga 8x61, 540 PTO Drive.....................................$2,900
FORAGE
NH FP230, 27P HH, 3PN CH, KP ................................$39,500
Miller Pro 5200, 16 Rear, 12T Tandem .........................$7,800
NH 824 Corn Head, 38, FP Adapter..............................$4,500
MANURE SPREADERS
NH 155, Splash Guard, New Tire ...................................$7,900
NH 195, Dbl Apron, PTO, Truck Tires .........................$12,500
MISCELLANEOUS
Hiniker 5610, RH Discharge Stalk Chopper ...................$7,900
NH 918 Flail Mower ........................................................$2,600
Grouser Skid loader tracks .................................................Call!
PIERZ, MN
320-468-2161 Hwy. 27 West
Store Hours: Monday-Friday 8-5, Saturday Seasonal

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Country Cooking
C OU NTR
Old dutch caramel corn

2 packages Puff Corn
Curls
1/2 pound butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp. baking soda
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Grey Eagle
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In two-quart saucepan, mix all ingredients

except puff corn over medium high heat.
Heat until it boils then cook for two minutes.
Stir frequently. Take off the burner and add
baking soda. In a large roaster, pour caramel
sauce over puff corn and mix. Put in oven at
250 degrees for 45 minutes, stirring every 10
minutes. Cool on waxed paper.
Tomato pasta
1 pint whipping cream

4 egg yolks
1/2 cup sugar
1 Tbsp. vanilla
Additional sugar for
topping
Tips: Using two bags of puff corn lets the salty

flavor come through. Do not make on humid
days because the caramel stays sticky. This
caramel corn freezes well.
12 medium sized ripe tomatoes plus 2 very

ripe ones
Salt and pepper
3 6 cloves of garlic minced (the more the
better)
1/2 cup chopped parsley separate into 1/3
cup and 2 Tbsp.
1/2 cup olive oil separate into 1/4 cup
and 2 Tbsp. and 2 Tbsp.
1 pound spaghetti
2 Tbsp. butter
1/2 cup fresh basil, chopped or 2 Tbsp. dry
basil
Fresh grated Parmesan cheese as desired
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat cream over

low heat until bubbles form in edges of pan.
Beat egg yolks and sugar with mixer until
thickened about three minutes. Gradually
beat cream into yolks. Add vanilla. Pour
mixture into six 6-ounce custard cups. Set cups
into a 9x13 inch cake pan and carefully add
1/2 inch of water to bottom of pan. Bake until
set, about 45 minutes. Remove from pan and
refrigerate until chilled. Sprinkle each dessert
with 2 tsp. sugar and broil until tops are lightly
browned. Chill before serving.
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Cut tomatoes in half and place in 9x13 inch

pan cut side up. Sprinkle with salt and pepper
to taste. Mix garlic, 1/3 cup parsley and two
Tbsp. olive oil together and pat over tomatoes. Drizzle with two Tbsp. olive oil. Bake
at 420 degrees until tomatoes are lightly
browned about 60 minutes. Boil spaghetti
with directions on box. Drain. In small bowl,
microwave two medium ripe chopped tomatoes, two Tbsp. butter, two Tbsp. olive oil and
Parmesan cheese. Using a spatula or wooden
spoon, break roasted tomatoes apart and mix
with microwaved tomato mixture. Serve over
prepared spaghetti.
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31161 Sauk Valley Rd Paynesville, MN 56362
Gilman Co-op Creamery
Fanny Farmer caramels

2 cups sugar
1 3/4 cups white syrup
2 cups whipping cream
(1 pint) split
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1 cup butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup nuts, optional
All Tools
on Sale!
Use a candy thermometer. In heavy four-quart sauce pan over

medium high heat, cook together one cup of cream, butter, sugar
and syrup. When mixture boils, gradually add one cup of cream
try to keep mixture boiling. Stir frequently and cook mixture until
candy thermometer reaches 245 degrees. This will take about 45
minutes. Add vanilla and nuts and quickly pour into buttered 9x13
inch pan. Cool. Cut into squares and take out of pan while pan is till
a little warm or caramels will get too hard to cut. You may frost tops
with melted chocolate if you so desire. Makes 7-8 dozen caramels.
Litter Tiller
Pulverizes hard cake to your depth

and aerates, allowing unwanted
moisture and ammonia to escape.
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Lemon-berry margaritas
Salt for rim of glasses
4 ounce Tequila 1/2 cup
2 ounce Triple Sec 1/2 cup
3/4 cup lemon juice, fresh
lemons if possible
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and agribusinesses as
their trusted nancial
partner for more
than 95 years. We
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Wide selection available of buckets, brush cutters, grapples,

wood splitters & much, much more!
Freestanding
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If you would like to share your

favorite recipes on our Country
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Sale!
2 1/2 tsp. honey

1/4 cup sugar or to taste
1/2 cup berries strawberries,
raspberries or blueberries
1-2 cups ice cubes
Rub rim of glasses with lemon rind and add salt. In blender, mix
tequila, triple sec, lemon juice, honey and sugar. Blend until frothy.
Add berries and ice cubes and mix again. Makes about three drinks.
Calling all
country cooks!
Call for
details!
Sat. 7:30 am to 5 pm
Sun. 9 am to 1 pm
Panel hinges
also available
Good service - fair prices - every day
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Cell: 320-293-6951
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YEAR-END CLEARANCE
we have a great
selection of snowblowers
ON HAND
CIH 8940, FWA, 2200 hrs

$90,000
CIH 9280, 4WD, nice

$52,000
CIH 7230, 3500 hrs.,

new rubber, nice - $71,000
CIH 7220, 2WD, 2300 hrs,

18.4x42 - $71,000
CIH 5240 Maxxum, FWA

w/loader - $48,000
New Holland 1465 - Call

JD 4030
Call
CIH 7140, FWA, 4600 hrs.

$53,000
IH 856 - $21,000
USED TRACTORS
CIH 8920, FWA, 5700 hrs .... $57,000

96 CIH 7220, 2WD, 6000 hrs,
nice ........................................... Call
CIH 7150, FWA, new motor.. $58,000
CIH 7140, 2WD, 9000 hrs. .. .$36,500
CIH 7130, 2WD, 4500 hrs .... $45,000
CIH 7120, FWA, 5200 hrs .... $57,000
IH 5488, 2WD, 540 &
1000 pto ............................ $21,000
IH 3688, low hours ...........Coming In
IH 1566 w/cab & AC, new motor,
nice ................................... $17,000
IH 856 .................................. $12,000
JD 4030 ............................... $15,500
CIH 530C - $22,000
White 435, 11 shank ............. .$8,500

DMI 500 5 shank ripper,
3 pt. mount .......................... $6,500
JD 714 disc chisel, 9 shank ... $9,000
JD 712, 11 shank disc chisel . $8,500
HAYING & FORAGE EQUIP.
QR12 12-wheel cart rake....... .$7,500

Sitrex QR12 rake .................... $6,500
Many sizes of rakes available
GRAVITY BOXES
32 oz. H10221
6.67
Milk
Replacer
21/10
Milk
Replacer
22/20
15N
Dairy Wipes
Refill
700 ct. N0890705
$
19.87
35.77
CZ798
Stearns Packaging
1 gal. ST1
1 gal. ST16
2.77
Z9076
7.37
100 foot 455865
Monday-Friday 8:00am-7:00pm
Saturday 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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STORE HOURS
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3105 10th St. Ph. 320-864-4304

STORE HOURS
Monday-Friday 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. Saturday 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
9.77
10.77
8.97
Deluxe
Antifreeze Tester
W1656C
1.97
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Available at all
Fleet Supply
Stores
Willmar Performance Tool
54.47
Get your
Propane
tanks
filled here!
11.07
Goat Creep
9250
Master
Mechanic 12/3
Electric Cord
Sole Source
Senior Horse
True Value
LONG PRAIRIE
Hwy. 27 Ph. 320-632-9240

STORE HOURS
9079
HD Utensil
Cleaner
11.07
8.07
Scratch Grain
14.977
Stearns Packaging
$
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12% Horse
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6.4%
GLENWOOD
Hwy. 55 West Ph. 320-243-3556

STORE HOURS
1% Iodine
Teat Dip
$
7505
Z9126
Stearns Packaging
1 gal. ST201
Hwy. 28 & 55 Ph. 320-634-5209

STORE HOURS
39.97
Milk House
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SAUK CENTRE
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22.67
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SUPPLY
1050 Centre Street Ph. 320-352-5261
STORE HOURS
2220
Sinking Stock
Tank De-icer
17.07
Midwest Supply
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Allied Precision - 1500W
Floating Stock
Tank De-icer
7521
Greenwald, MN 320-987-3177
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Hawkinson Agri Sales
10.37
Allied Precision - 1500W
FARM OYL PRODUCTS AVAILABLE
Hawkinson Agri Sales
64 oz. HOWE103060
$
New Mandako 20
Land Roller - $15,500
GREENWALD FARM CENTER
NEW MIDSOTA ROCK

WAGONS ON HAND
Howies Diesel
Treatment
Howies
Diesel
Treatment
CIH 3900, 23 disc

$22,000
We have NEW Sitrex 10 & 12 wheel Rakes Available
Warren Oil
Warren Oil
CIH 4300, 30
$10,500
Gehl 4640
$29,000
VARIOUS SIZES OF GRAVITY BOXES

ON HAND
2) Demco 450 ............$9,500-10,500
3) Demco 365 ............$4,500-$5,500
TILLAGE
Kilbros 325 Bu., with brush
CIH Tigermate II, 26.5 w/4 bar
auger.................................... $4,000
harrow,walking tandems,
All sizes of used Demco gravity
gauge wheels .................... $25,000
boxes avail.
CIH 4800, 28 & 26 ............... $8,500
CIH 4800, 28 w/IH mulcher... $8,500 MISCELLANEOUS
CIH 4300, 36 ....................... $14,500 Midsota 5510 rock trailers .. In Stock
New Mandako land rollers In Stock
CIH 530B ripper
w/lead shanks .................... $17,000 Various sizes of New Agrotrend
CIH 496 21 cushion disc ............ Call snowblowers............................. Call
84 AC 8070, new tires,

new engine - $32,000
JD 4040 - $21,500
Hunting &
Fishing Licenses
Available At All
Locations!
No Cash...No Problem. Charge It!
1050 Centre Street, Sauk Centre 320-352-5261

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A Supplement to the Star Shopper

Bright red, blue and multicolored

Friday, December 16, 2016 Edition 12

Focusing on Todays Rural Environment

PHOTO BY ELIZABETH BETHKE

along with their 13 grandchildren.

a family tradition. The first year the

Throughout the years, Vickerman has helped the Bestes add to

PHOTO BY LIZ VOS

MELROSE Dairy farms are

Page 2 Country Acres - Friday, December 16, 2016

Diane Leukam, Editor

Story ideas send to:

Jeff Weyer, 320-260-8505

Muller fish house designed for winter

Q&A: Christmases past

Committed to being the eyes and ears of our communities.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Remember, if youre going to be HAULIN you need to be CALLIN,

Friday, December 16, 2016 - Country Acres Page 3

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Propane Cylinders SOLD BY THE GUYS

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May your holidays be merry, may it ll your heart

COLD SPRING CO-OP

From the Board of Directors

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Protect what is important to you.

Its fun putting the

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last years lights, Ken said.

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proaches the lights are turned

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