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Serving the Communities of Arlington and Green Isle, Minnesotawww.arlingtonmnnews.com Volume 134 • Number 23 • Thursday, December 28, 2017 • Arlington, MN 55307

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Year-In-ReviewEditor’s Note: The following article is a summary of

the major news stories in the Arlington and Green Islearea during the first six months of 2017. The final sixmonths will be featured in next week’s edition of the Ar-lington Enterprise.

JANUARYTwo former members of the Arlington City Council

were recognized for years of service to the citizens ofArlington. Former Arlington City Council memberGalen Wills received his plaque from Arlington MayorRich Nagel. Wills served 12 years on the City Council.Former Arlington City Council member Jennifer Nuessealso received her plaque from Nagel. Nuesse servedfour years on the City Council.

The Arlington City Council held its annual organi-zational meeting. The City Council included MayorRich Nagel and City Council members MichelleBattcher, Adam Cowell, Tom Hatlestad, Jim Heilandand James Jaszewski.

The Green Isle Fire Department responded to 38 totalcalls in 2016, according to Green Isle First AssistantChief Dan Kroells. The number of calls decreased bynine calls compared to 2015 when the fire departmentresponded to 47 calls.

New Auburn Mayor Doug Munsch presented aclock to New Auburn Treasurer Marlys Becker.Becker has served as the treasurer for the City ofNew Auburn for the past 40 years. During that time,Becker has only missed two meetings.

Leah Prahl, of Premier Choice Realty, became thenew president of the Arlington Area Chamber of Com-merce.

The Green Isle City Council held its annual orga-nizational meeting. The City Council includedMayor Joe Kreger and City Council members DianeBrown, Shawn Harms, John Schauer and MarkWentzlaff.

The Arlington and Green Isle Lions Clubs have re-ceived a Standard Grant which they were awarded fromthe Lions Club International Foundation (LCIF) for therenovation of the Senior Citizens Building at Four Sea-sons Park in Arlington.

Junior Gavin Bates broke the Sibley East singlegame basketball scoring record with 48 points as theWolverines defeated visiting Mayer Lutheran 81-77in Minnesota River Conference action.

The Sibley East School Board held its annual meet-ing. The School Board included Brian Brandt, AveryGrochow, Laura Reid, Missy Weber, Dan Woehler andSarah Ziegler,

The Sibley County Board of Commissioners elect-ed Gary Kruggel as its chairperson for 2017.

Sibley County Board Chairperson Gary Kruggel pre-sented a retirement clock to Public Health and HumanServices Director Vicki Stock. She has worked for Sib-ley County since January 1978. Her last day was Friday,Jan. 27.

FEBRUARYThe Green Isle Economic Development Authority

(EDA) planned to reorganize and be more active inhopes of retaining and attracting new businesses to thecommunity. The Green Isle EDA also planned to applyfor a grant and establish a Revolving Loan Fund.

The Arlington Fire Department responded to 41calls in 2016, according to Arlington Fire Chief JohnZaske. It was 18 fewer calls than reported in 2015.

Lacey Scharping and Kevin Durham, Jr. werecrowned as the Junior Sweetheart and Hunk during acoronation ceremony at the Sibley East Senior HighSchool in Arlington.

Seniors Alli Harter and Tanner Kurtzweg havebeen chosen as the Sibley East Senior High School’snominees for the Triple A Award. This award honorsstudent excellence in the arts, academics and athlet-ics.

Krista Swoboda became the new administrator at theGood Samaritan Society, Arlington. She assumed hernew duties at the local facility on Friday, Jan. 13.

Senior Mason Voight, a member of the Sibley Eastvarsity wrestling team, recently recorded his 100thcareer victory. He is the son of Damon and SherylVoight, rural Henderson.

The Sibley East varsity wrestling team defeated At-water-Cosmos-Grove City 45-27 and captured the Sec-tion 4A Team Tournament championship at TrinitySchool at River Ridge in Eagan.

Senior Cody Voight, a member of the Sibley Eastvarsity wrestling team, recorded his 100th career vic-tory during the Section 4A Team Tournament. He isthe son of Dustin and Nicole Voight, Green Isle.

Junior Gavin Bates, a member of the Sibley East var-sity boys basketball team, scored 27 points and sur-passed 1,000 career points during a game at Tri-CityUnited. Gavin is the son of Jason and Rhonda Bates,Gaylord.

Year-In-ReviewContinued on page 8

By Amy NewsomCorrespondent

The Sibley County Board,at its regular meeting on Tues-day, Dec. 26, directed SibleyCounty Administrator RoxyTraxler to prepare a resolutionmaking the County Attorney’soffice full-time.

Traxler prepared a follow-up report to the CountyBoard’s August Work Sessionfor Tuesday’s meeting. Thereport outlined three possibleoptions for the location of theCounty Attorney’s office.

First OptionThe first option was to

move the county attorney tothe Courthouse, keeping hishours at .80 full-time equiva-lent (FTE) while retaining hisprivate practice in Winthrop.

Traxler pointed out the prosof this option which includedsaving $18,000 per year onrent paid for the Winthrop of-fice, savings of $3,400 onmileage between Winthropand Gaylord, savings on of-fice supplies, the county attor-ney would retain the privatepractice, having office spaceat the courthouse allows fu-ture county attorneys to runfor the position without hav-ing to provide their own officespace, allows county attorneystaff to be involved withcounty activities, allows coun-ty attorney staff to be aroundother county employees, theywould be in the same buildingas the courts, they would becloser to law enforcement,

and closer to social services.The con for this option was

that the county attorney wouldhave to change office space.County Attorney DavidSchauer asked that this optionbe removed because he statedthat he could not maintain twooffices and it did not make alot of sense. He questionedhow he would split up hisstaff time.

Second OptionThe second option outlined

by Traxler involved movingthe county attorney to thecourthouse as a full-time 1.0(FTE) position with no privatepractice.

According to Traxler thepros of making the county at-torney full-time include thecounty would gain .70 FTEstaff or about 28 hours perweek, it allows future countyattorneys to run without hav-ing to provide their own officespace, it allows county attor-ney staff to be involved withcounty activities, and it allowscounty attorney staff to bearound other County staff.

The cons include a cost ofapproximately $20,000 peryear, and the county attorneywould not be allowed to havea private practice. Traxler hadoriginally estimated an in-crease of approximately$8,910, but stated that the in-crease would be in the$20,000 range because the in-surance change would be real-ized in 2018 as the county at-torney is now on county cov-

erage.

Third OptionThe final option would be

to keep the status quo and thecounty attorney would contin-ue to practice out of theWinthrop office. The countywould continue to pay$18,000 per year in rent forthe Winthrop space. TheCounty would continue to pay$3,410 for the attorneys totravel between Winthrop andGaylord. County attorneystaff involvement with Countyactivities would remain limit-ed, and the location of theCounty Attorney’s officewould still not be in the samebuilding as the courts, law en-forcement and social services.

Comments Schauer stated that the

process had been done “assbackwards” and that theCounty Commissionersshould have been talking tothe county attorney beforeplanning office space.

County Commissioner Bob-bie Harder stated this issuehas been going on for threeyears and asked where thecommunication was lacking.

County Commissioner JimSwanson stated that discus-sions about this have beengoing on since 2001 or 2002and that “now we have aBoard who says get it done.”

Harder questioned why thefirst option was off the table.She felt that moving the of-fices here, but keeping the

county attorney at .80 FTE,would meet both the county’sneeds and the cities’ needs.

Schauer stated that “split-ting up the offices just doesn’tmake a lot of sense.”

Commissioner Joy Cohrsalso questioned why the officecould not be moved to thecourthouse, but kept at .80FTE.

Schauer questioned how hewould plan staffing and didnot think that was the most ef-ficient.

Swanson stated that if thecounty would wait four years“we will be right back havingthe same discussion.”

Swanson made a motion todirect Traxler to prepare a res-olution making the county at-torney full-time. CountyCommissioner Bill Pinskeseconded the motion. Themotion passed 3-2 with Hard-er and County CommissionerGary Kruggel voting against.Commissioner Harder statedthat she wanted the CountyAttorney moved to the court-house, but kept at .80 FTE.

Before the County Boarddiscussion on the County At-torney’s office space,Winthrop Mayor Kelly Pier-son and local business ownerAllen Bartels voiced theirconcerns about keeping theoffice at .80 FTE.

The County Board will voteon the resolution during itsnext meeting in Gaylord at 9a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2.

County Board votes 3-2 to prepareresolution for a full-time attorney

Enterprise photo by Kurt Menk

Sibley East Cup StackingSixth grade students at the Sibley East Middle School in Ar-lington held their annual cup stacking competition on the finalday of school before their holiday vacation. Cadi Silver-Don-

aldson was one of the sixth graders who competed in theevent.

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Thursday, Dec. 28th – Arlington LionsClub board meeting, Arlington Haus, 6:30 p.m. All members welcome!!

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News BriefsCity Council special meeting

The Arlington City Council will hold a special meet-ing at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28.

The agenda items include action on the 2018 tax levy,2018 municipal budget, and creation of a full-timeemergency medical technician from 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.Monday through Friday.

Giant ragweed added to listThe Sibley County Commissioners, at their regular

meeting on Tuesday morning, Dec. 26, approved resolu-tion #2017-66 adding giant ragweed to Sibley County’scontrol list for noxious weeds.

According to County Auditor Marilee Peterson, it hadto be added to the county list so the county could en-force that it not be spread. Peterson stated that now shewould have to notify the state that it had been put on thecounty’s list.

Light fixtures being replacedThe Sibley County Board, during its regular meeting

on Tuesday morning, Dec. 26, unanimously approvedthe replacement of light fixtures at the Sibley CountyService Center not to exceed a cost of $31,189.

According to Facilities Manager Russ Kral, the fluo-rescent bulbs at the service center will be replaced withLED fixtures. Kral stated they will receive a rebate oneach fixture totaling about $16,436 plus realize approxi-mately $5,000 to $6,000 in energy savings. He also stat-ed that the rebate amounts will be dropping to approxi-mately half the amount in March and wanted to replacethe fixtures before then.

Students are MSU graduatesLocal and area students graduated from Minnesota

State University, Mankato, during recent commence-ment exercises.

The students included Mariah Schrupp, Arlington,BS, Management; Courtney Adair, Gaylord, BS, SpeechCommunication; Ilda Gonzalez, Gaylord, BS, Nursing,Cum Laude; Ashley Timm, Gaylord, BS, Exercise Sci-ence, Cum Laude; Michael Uecker, Gaylord, BS, Rec,Parks Leisure Services; Brianna Schug, Hamburg,MACC, Accounting; Andrew Blaschko, Henderson, BS,Construction Management; Elizabeth Murphy, Hender-son, BS, Communication Disorders, Cum Laude; JacobTiegs, Henderson, BS, Medical Technology; andChance Wigand, Henderson, BS, Exercise Science.

Budget and levy approvedThe Sibley County Commissioners, at their regular

meeting on Tuesday morning, Dec. 26, approved resolu-tion #2017-67 setting the 2018 budget and levy.

The total budgeted expenses are $27,085,560, revenueof $12,858,324, and levy of $13,669,964.

Enterprise seeking newsThe Arlington Enterprise always welcomes birth an-

nouncements, college news, engagement pictures andwedding pictures.

People can e-mail their news and pictures [email protected].

Phased retirement at countyThe Sibley County Board of Commissioners, during

its regular meeting on Tuesday morning, Dec. 26, ap-proved a phased retirement for Office of TechnologyManager Beth Wilson beginning Feb. 1, 2018, throughJan. 31, 2019.

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Eleven students from St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Arlingtonperformed well in the Patriot’s Pen Competition sponsored bythe New Auburn VFW Post 7266. The theme was “America’sGift To My Generation.” Front Row: (left to right) New AuburnVFW Adjutant Wilbert Hahn, Kerigan Brau ($125), ConnorJohnson ($100), Nathaniel Ziegler ($75) and Kadin Seeman

($50). Middle Row: (l to r) Collin Simrell ($10), Kirsten Ziegler($10), Jaidynn Dietel ($10) and Will Kaesermann ($10). BackRow: (l to r) Jenna Wendland ($10), Dominic Olson ($10) andKendra Schmidt ($10).

Editor’s Note: The follow-ing is the winning essay writ-ten by Kerigan Brau. She isthe daughter of Rob andAngie Brau, Arlington.

America’s gift to my gener-ation is freedom. Freedom isvery important to me becauseit allows me to be me and insome ways it keeps me safe.Some of the freedoms I havein this country are the free-dom of speech, the freedom ofthe press, freedom of religion,the freedom of assembly, andthe freedom of petition.

One of the most important

freedoms to me is the freedomof religion. The freedom ofreligion is so important to mebecause it lets me believe inGod and go to church withoutbeing harmed. I like that I cango to church because I need toknow about God and churchhelps me with that. God is themost important thing in mylife and that is why the free-dom of religion is the mostimportant freedom to me.

Another good freedom Ihave in this country is thefreedom of speech. The free-dom of speech is important

because without it you would-n’t be able to stand up forwhat you think is right orwrong. This freedom allowsus to vote for what presidentwe think is the best to keep ussafe. If we didn’t have goodpresidents our country would-n’t be as safe as it is now.

The freedom of the press isalso important to me becausewe can put what we believeneeds be to be changed or im-portant news that peopleshould know about in thepaper. Without the freedom ofthe press we wouldn’t have

newspapers or the news sta-tions on the television. Itwould be a lot harder to getnews around to people. Allthe news about hurricanes,elections, wars, and morewouldn’t be able to go on TV.

My freedom is America’sgreatest gift to my generation.Without my freedom I would-n’t be me. My life would beso different. I wouldn’t feelas safe or happy as I do rightnow. I am so blessed andgrateful to have my freedom.

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Friday: Creamy potato soup,turkey sandwich, fruit cocktail,bun, crackers, margarine, cookie,low fat milk.

SIBLEY EAST BREAKFAST MENUElementary & MS/HSU

January 1-5 Breakfast is served daily. A 1/2

pint of milk is served with eachmeal daily.

Menu is subject to change.

Monday: No School. HolidayBreak.

Tuesday: Cinnamon minifrench toast bites or Strawberrybanana trip Yoplait, blueberrymuffin, fruit, juice, milk.

Wednesday: Pancakes, turkeysausage patty or Cocoa Puffs ce-real, fruit, juice, milk.

Thursday: Blueberry Bashwaffles, hard boiled egg or Dou-ble chocolate chip muffin, fruit,juice, milk.

Friday: Skewered turkeysausage pancake, or mini cinnis,fruit, juice, milk.

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January 1-5A 1/2 pint of milk and an en-

riched grain product is servedwith each meal. Additional milk

is available for additionalcharge. Menu is subject to

change.


Tuesday: Chicken nuggets,mashed potatoes, gravy, dinnerroll or Strawberry Parfait withgranola, steamed broccoli, celerysticks, fruit, milk.

Wednesday: Classic pepperonipizza or Ham and Americancheese sandwich, caesar salad,fresh carrots, red seedless grapes,fruit, milk.

Thursday: Crispy chickenpatty sandwich, or Turkey andcheese sandwich, baked beans,red bell pepper strips, fruit, milk.

Friday: Macaroni and cheese,dinner roll, seasoned peas or Na-chos Fun Lunch, sliced carrots,celery sticks, fruit, milk.

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January 1-5A 1/2 pint of milk and anenriched grain product is

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charge. Menu is subject to change.


Tuesday: Chicken nuggets,corn, oven baked fries, dinnerroll or Classic cheese or Italiansausage pizza or Grill station orDeli station; corn, sliced cucum-bers, romaine lettuce, fruit, milk.

Wednesday: Sweet & Sourchicken, brown rice, steamedbroccoli, dinner roll or Classiccheese or Chicken Alfredo &broccoli pizza, or Grill station orDeli station; seasoned carrots,broccoli florets, red bell pepperstrips, romaine lettuce, fruit,milk.

Thursday: Italian meatball subon whole grain Hoagie, bakedbeans or Classic cheese pizza orItalian sausage pizza or Grill sta-tion or Deli station; seasonedpeas, celery sticks, romaine let-tuce, fruit, milk.

Friday: Macaroni and cheese,dinner roll, seasoned peas orCheese or Pepperoni pizza orGrill station or Deli station; con-fetti coleslaw, fresh carrots, ro-maine lettuce, fruit, milk.

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The Sibley County Histori-cal Society (SCHS) invitespeople to an open house atthe Sibley County Museumfrom 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday,Jan. 7. Guides will be onhand to give tours. The eventis free.

Special programs arescheduled at 1:30 p.m. and3:30 p.m. Deb Wiprud andJoy Berg would like to sharetheir gifts of music. Berg’sdaughter, Debra Olsen, willaccompany them. Wiprud andBerg have been singing to-gether professionally for 20years with Crow RiverSingers of Hutchinson andhave volunteered to produce

a “Christmas Sing-Along.” SCHS has received many

gifts in 2017 and will sharethe history of a few of themduring the program.

Visitors will also seedemonstrations of makinglefse by Betty Rud and mak-ing sandbakkelse by MaxineRickard, which will be servedwith other refreshments.

Roseann Nagel and grand-daughter, Miana, will demon-strate the art of making strawornaments.

The museum will also beopen from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.Sunday, Jan. 14. There are noprograms or demonstrationsthis day. This is just a chance

to see the decorations. Incase of a snow storm, all ac-tivities of Jan. 7 will move toJan. 14.

After these dates, the mu-seum will be closed until Me-morial Day 2018.

The SCHS office will re-main open from 9 a.m. to 3p.m. Tuesdays. The Genealo-gy Department will be openfrom 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thurs-days.

For more information, con-tact the SCHS at 507-248-3434, sibleycountyhistorical-museum.com, facebook [email protected].

Open house at Sibley County Museumto be held on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 7

A Chaska man is accused ofstealing thousands of dollarsfrom an elderly Arlingtonwoman who is a nursinghome resident and over whomhe had power of attorney, ac-cording to KNUJ Radio.

Bradley D. Redfearn, 57,was charged with felony fi-

nancial exploitation of a vul-nerable adult in Sibley CountyDistrict Court on Friday, Dec.22.

According to the criminalcomplaint, a representativefrom the Good Samaritan So-ciety in Arlington reported topolice last month that Red-

fearn was not paying bills forthe resident who owed$46,000 in rent. A review ofthe resident’s financialrecords found Redfearn usedthe woman’s account to pur-chase a $35,000 pickup andtook over $7,000 in cash.

Man accused of stealing froman elderly Arlington woman


Leading Sibley TogetherThe 2017-2018 Leading Sibley Together groupspent a day in Arlington during December. Thegroup listened to Construction ManagerMichael Beach, RA Construction Managers,

during a tour at the Sibley East MiddleSchool/High School. The group also touredthe Sibley County DAC and Kreft Cabinets. Winter truck load increases

will begin Saturday, Dec. 30,on unrestricted highways in thecentral, metro, south and south-east frost zones, according tothe Minnesota Department ofTransportation.

Winter load increases are al-ready in effect for the north andnorth-central frost zones.

Vehicles will be allowed tooperate up to 10 percent overthe standard legal maximumloads on unrestricted highwaysduring the winter load increaseperiod. However, trucks mustcomply with current registra-tion weight laws and not exceedregistered gross weight toler-ances.

Drivers should check with

local agencies before increasingany weights on city, county andtownship routes. The sign erect-ed on the roadway governs theload limit in effect. A winterweight increase permit is re-quired to take advantage of the10 percent weight increase oninterstate highways only; a per-mit is not required for statetrunk highways.

For questions about overlegal weight/size “heavy haul”trucking, call MnDOT’s Freightand Commercial Vehicle Oper-ations - Oversize/Weight Per-mits, 651-296-6000 or email:[email protected].

For questions about enforce-ment call the Minnesota De-partment of Public Safety -

State Patrol - Commercial Vehi-cle Enforcement; 651-405-6196(select option 3, option 3).

The start and end dates forwinter load increases are basedon how weather is affectingroadway strength. These datesare established by monitoringroadway strength as weatherconditions change. The enddate for winter load increases isvariable and drivers shouldcheck for updates throughoutthe year. Vehicle operators arerequired to check with MnDOTfor the exact start and enddates.

All changes are made with aminimum three-day notice.

Winter truck load increases begin on Dec. 30

New Year’s brings to mindchange for many people. Theemployees at the SibleyCounty Farm Service Agency(FSA) Office are preparingfor a very big change too. TheSibley County USDA ServiceCenter will be moving loca-tions on Tuesday, Jan. 9,2018, and Wednesday, Jan.10, 2018.

Although the relocation willnot be too far, customersshould anticipate interruptionof services on both Jan. 9 and10, 2018.

Many farmers choose totake commodity loans shortlyafter the beginning of the newyear for tax purposes. TheSibley FSA Office is expect-ing a significant increase ininterest in the commodity loanprogram this year comparedto prior years. As a result ofincreased interest and the up-coming office relocation, em-ployees are encouraging cus-tomers interested in loans tocall the Sibley County FSAOffice to make appointments.Appointments will help em-ployees ensure that its cus-tomers receive the best qualitycustomer service through thebusy transition period.

Both NRCS and FSA willbe located in the old Poquettebuilding adjacent to the new

Soil and Water ConservationDistrict Offices. The physicaladdress for the new space willbe 112 Fifth Street in Gay-lord. However, FSA will con-tinue to utilize the existingPost Office Box #868 for re-ceipt of mail.

Due to the recently sched-uled move date the SibleyFSA County Committee orga-nizational meeting has alsobeen rescheduled to 8:30 a.m.Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018.

Many farm loan borrowers’payments are due on Monday,Jan. 1. FSA expects and en-courages prompt payment.However, for borrowers whocannot make their paymentsdue to adversity such as a nat-ural disaster or production dif-ficulties beyond their control,FSA is committed to provid-ing our farm loan borrowerswith the tools necessary to besuccessful. A part of ensuringthis success is providing guid-ance and counsel from loan orloan servicing application,through the term of your loan,and after. In order for FSA tohelp, people must alert theirlocal FSA office to any of thefollowing:

• Any proposed or signifi-cant changes in the farmingoperation

• Any significant changes to

family income or expenses• The development of prob-

lem situations• Any losses or proposed

significant changes in securityThere are options for FSA

loan customers during finan-cial stress. People who are aborrower and are unable tomake payments on a loan,contact your local FSA Serv-ice Center to learn about theoptions available to them.

If past due on payments,FSA will notify people oftheir options with a Notice ofAvailability of Loan Servic-ing. Please pay special atten-tion to this notice as it pro-vides people with options forFSA servicing programs andoutlines specific deadlinesthat you must meet. Failure tomeet these statutory deadlinesmay significantly limit op-tions and FSA’s ability to helpaddress a person’s farm finan-cial difficulties.

For more information onFSA farm loan programs, visitwww.fsa.usda.gov. Peoplecan contact their local FSAService Center if they haveany questions or would like toschedule an appointment tomeet with the loan staff to dis-cuss their options.

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Too Tall’s TidbitsHappy Birthday and Happy An-

niversary to the following local andarea residents compliments of theArlington Lions Club CommunityCalendar.December 29In Memory Of Jeff Vos, KeithKroells, Sara Borchert, Emily Rabe,Isabel Figueroa, Zach Rischmiller,and Mr. and Mrs. Tim Reinert.December 30Steven Luepke, Matt Morreim, ToddVrklan, Sarah Piotter, DracoSchlueter, Kacie Walker, Mr. andMrs. Chad Kleist, and Mr. and Mrs.John Kreft.December 31Breanna Krueger, Gary Kleist, andMr. and Mrs. Zac Kroells.January 1In Memory Of Harry Melsha, JulieKarger and Jason Quast.January 2Mike Arabian, Carrie Duckett-Halverson, Audrey Harter, EricKoch, Mary Krentz, Kathryn Lang,Mike Pinske, Carla Roinestad, ChrisStone, Sandra Roinestad, MarvinWentzlaff, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Ara-bian, and Mr. and Mrs. Rick Shi-mota.January 3In Memory Of Tom Noack, In Mem-ory Of Joane Burmeister, Eric Koch,Charles Eichens, Jay Stien, and Mr.and Mrs. Nick Breu.January 4Jayne Melsha and Calvin Anderson.

*****The boss joined a group of his

workers at the coffee urn and told aseries of jokes he had heard recently.Everybody laughed loudly. Every-one, that is, except Mike.

When he noticed that he was get-ting no reaction from Mike, the bosssaid, “What’s the matter, Mike? Nosense of humor?”

“My sense of humor is fine,” hesaid. “But I don’t have to laugh.I’m quitting tomorrow.”

*****When a country school resumed

classes after several snow days, theteacher asked an eight-year-old stu-dent if he had used the time off con-structively.

“Yes, ma’am,” he replied. “Iprayed for more snow!”

*****10 Indications Of A New Year Hangover

1. You get it into your head thatchirping birds are the devil’s pets.

2. Trying to gain control of the sit-uation, you continue to tell yourroom to “Stay still.”

3. Looking at yourself in the mir-ror induces the same reaction asdrinking a glass of fresh paint.

4. The bathroom reminds you ofthe fairground cry, “Step right upand give it whirl!”

5. You’d rather chew tacks than be

exposed to sunlight.6. You set aside an entire after-

noon to spend some quality timewith your toilet.

7. You replace the traditional pray-ing on your knees with the more fea-sible praying in a fetal position.

8. Your catch phrase is, “Neveragain.”

9. You could purchase a newfridge on the proceeds from recy-cling the bottles around your bed.

10. Your new response to “Goodmorning,” is “Be quiet!”

*****“New Year's Day: Now is the ac-

cepted time to make your regular an-nual good resolutions. Next weekyou can begin paving the road to hellwith them as usual.” - Mark Twain

*****On New Year ’s Eve, Marilyn

stood up in the local pub and saidthat it was time to get ready. At thestroke of midnight, she wanted everyhusband to be standing next to theone person who made his life worthliving.

Well, it was kind of embarrass-ing. As the clock struck - the bar-tender was almost crushed todeath.

*****On New Year’s Eve, Daniel was in

no shape to drive, so he sensibly lefthis van in the car park and walkedhome. As he was wobbling along,he was stopped by a policeman.

“What are you doing out here atfour o’clock in the morning?” askedthe police officer.

“I'm on my way to a lecture,” an-swered Daniel.

“And who on earth, in their rightmind, is going to give a lecture atthis time on New Year’s Eve?” en-quired the constable sarcastically.

“My wife,” slurred Daniel grim-ly.

*****Little Tommy was telling his

mother about his day in school.“Mom,” he said, “today my

teacher asked me whether I had anybrothers or sisters and I told her Iwas the only child.”

“And what did she say?” asked hismother.

“Thank goodness,” replied theboy.

*****Two men were on an elevator. One

man started sniffing and remarked,“Someone’s deodrant must not beworking.”

“It must be yours,” said theother man. “I don’t use any.”

*****Every town has gossip. If you

don’t hear it, you’re it.*****

Happy New Year!!!!*****

2017 was a year of transitionfor the Arlington City Council

Our View: City is now fully staffed. City Council should be able to hit the ground running in 2018

2017 was a year of transition for the Arlington CityCouncil. There was barely a month that went by where theCity Council did not have to accept a resignation, conductinterviews or hire an employee.

The City Council, in 2017, was forced to accept six resig-nations, conduct various interviews and hire eight employ-ees. One hire was for the interim city administrator posi-tion. Another hire was to fill the chief of police positionwhich had been open since late 2016.

Despite the resignations, interviews and hires, the CityCouncil did have many accomplishments during 2017.Now that the city is fully staffed, however, the City Coun-cil can hit the ground running in 2018 and focus on the fu-ture of Arlington.

One focus should always be on retaining and attractingresidents and businesses, and growing the communitythrough new marketing efforts. Another focus will be onthe annual goals announced by Mayor Rich Nagel duringthe annual organizational meeting on Tuesday night, Jan. 2.

-K.M.

By Lee H. HamiltonThis was an interesting year that’s

just passed, wasn’t it? And here’s thething: I suspect 2018 will be just asintriguing.

Let’s start with some good news.The economy had a good year in2017, seeing overall growth, sub-dued inflation, progress on wages,and even some signs that economicgrowth is reaching the poor.

The question is whether this cancontinue. For one thing, the Fed hasbeen raising interest rates, and willalmost certainly continue to do so.Income inequality — a drag on theeconomy and a strain on our socialstructure — is accelerating. Equallyworrisome is lackluster growth inproductivity. And while the TrumpAdministration pursued an activederegulatory course in 2017, it willslow in 2018, because one key statu-tory authority undergirding those de-cisions has expired.

Two things that will certainlygrow are the national debt and annu-al deficits; not only do policy-mak-ers appear unwilling to rein them in,they actually are making policy deci-sions, like the tax bill, that do the op-posite.

The nation’s politics, meanwhile,have been tumultuous and largelyunproductive, and that will likelycontinue. I should point out that onthe biggest political question of theyear — what happens to PresidentTrump — there’s not actually muchto say. The Mueller investigationwill drive a lot of the political agen-da in 2018, but we’re mostly in thedark about where he’s headed. What-ever he finds and whatever actionshe takes, however, will determine alot of the politics of the country.

There has been no sign of a letupin political polarization; indeed, ifanything, it’s been exacerbated overthe past year, with conservatives

moving to the right and Democratsbecoming more left of center on is-sues like immigration, health care,welfare, and race. The two partieswill continue to be highly polarized.It used to be that both the Republi-cans and the Democrats held a mixof liberal and conservative views.That has changed. The wings arecoming to define what is “main-stream” in both parties.

We’ve had an intensification ofcultural divisions — PresidentTrump has shown special interest inthese issues, and a willingness to fantheir flames. There’s nothing to sug-gest this will let up. This past yearwas filled with scandals related tosexual harassment and the place ofwomen in society, upheaval over thealt-right and its white supremacistviews, and a variety of resignations

HamiltonContinued on page 7

By John PhelanMinnesota’s economy is a source

of pride for many in the state andthere is much to be proud of. Ourstate boasts one of the highest stan-dards of living in the country. Ourhard working and highly educatedworkforce, for one, are sources ofreal economic advantage. Minnesotawas recently ranked as the best gov-erned state in the U.S., in part owingto its economic performance.

But the idea that our economicperformance in recent years has setsome national standard is not sup-ported by the facts. In our new re-port, The State of Minnesota’sEconomy: 2017 <https://www.amer-i c a n e x p e r i m e n t . o rg / r e p o r t s -books/state-minnesotas-economy-2017-performance-continues-lack-luster/> , we examine the last six-teen years’ worth of data and findthat our performance is lackluster.

Take Minnesota’s GDP growth,one of the most commonly cited per-formance metrics. Since 2000, Min-nesota’s economic growth rate haslagged behind that of the nation as awhole. In 2016, our state’s economywas 2.5 percent smaller than itwould have been if it had grown atthe same rate as the US generallysince 2000. Comparing growth since2000 among the fifteen Metropoli-tan Statistical Areas (MSAs) withthe largest GDP in 2016, the TwinCities ranks twelfth.

Personal Income is another popu-larly cited measure. On a per capitabasis, Minnesotan’s personal incomewas 5.7 percent above the nationalaverage in 2016. But that has beendriven by government redistribution,not productive economic activity.Since 2000, 47 percent of the in-crease in personal incomes has comefrom increases in transfer payments,

not labor or capital earnings. Thistrend has been worse in Minnesotathan nationally. While the increasein transfer payments was 60 percentnationally from 2000, in Minnesotait was 69 percent.

Our state’s unemployment rate iswell below the national average andthe labor force participation rate iswell above it. However, in each ofthe last five years, the rate of jobgrowth in Minnesota has been belowthe national average. Between 2000and 2016, Minnesota’s growth rateof new jobs ranked 28th out of 50states. Compared to the fifteenMSAs with the largest GDP in 2016,job growth in the Twin Cities ranked11th between 2000 and 2015.

And what new jobs there havebeen have come, primarily, in lowerproductivity sectors of the economy.Mining and logging, for example,generated $447,603 per job in 2016and Information $319,596. But, inthe previous sixteen years, Minneso-ta lost 23 percent of its jobs in min-ing and logging and 27 percent ofthose in Information. In contrast,Health Care jobs generate an aver-age of $88,761 of GVA annually, butjobs there have increased by 61 per-cent since 2000. Educational Servic-es jobs generate an average of$58,239 of GVA annually, and em-ployment in that sector has risen by61 percent over the same period.

Most concerning is Minnesota’spoor performance in productivity.This is vital to economic wellbeing.As the economist Paul Krugman haswritten “Productivity isn’t every-thing, but in the long run it is almosteverything. A country’s ability toimprove its standard of living overtime depends almost entirely on itsability to raise its output per work-er.”

Yet, looking at GDP per worker,in 2004, the average Minnesotaworker produced 95 percent of theoutput of the average U.S. worker.In 2016, that figure was 92 percent.In terms of GDP per hour worked,Minnesotan’s working in goods pro-duction produce six percent lessGDP per hour worked and those inservices produce eight percent lessGDP per hour worked. Quite simply,we will not maintain above averageincomes with below average pro-ductivity.

What can Minnesota do aboutthis? With the share of the state’spopulation working set to declineover the next twenty years, growthin GDP per capita will depend onmaking those workers that remainmore productive.

First, governmental barriers toemployment in high productivitysectors such as mining should be re-moved. Second, tax rates that haveturned Minnesota into a net exporterof high productivity domestic mi-grants should be reduced. Third,corporate tax rates which reduce in-vestment in Minnesota should becut. Fourth, tax credits should bemade available to fund research anddevelopment. And fifth, the state’sworkforce needs the skills to be pro-ductive in an ever changing econo-my. That means schools shouldmaintain their focus on education astheir primary goal and vocationaleducation should be a lifelong thing.

Minnesota’s economy is not inbad shape, but it could be doing bet-ter. With the growing challenge ofan aging population to deal with, itwill need to.

John Phelan is an economist atthe Center of the American Experi-ment in Golden Valley.

Minnesota’s Economy: We can do better

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The following is a list ofselect new laws passed dur-ing the 2017 regular and spe-cial legislative sessions thattake effect Jan. 1, 2018. Theasterisk following the billnumber denotes the languagethat became law. Summariesof all laws passed by the2017 Legislature in regularand special sessions are avail-able online from nonpartisanHouse Public InformationServices athttp://www.house.mn/newlaws/#/search/2017.

ElectionsUniform election dates es-

tablishedThe omnibus elections law

calls for the establishment offive uniform dates throughoutthe year for local elections.

Effective Jan. 1, 2018, aspecial election in a city,town or school district mustbe held on one of the follow-ing dates:

• the second Tuesday inFebruary;

• the second Tuesday inApril;

• the second Tuesday inMay;

• the second Tuesday inAugust (state primary date);or

• the first Tuesday after thefirst Monday in November(general election date).

A special election may onlybe held on a different date ifit is held in response to anemergency or disaster.

School districts will be per-mitted to consolidate pollingplaces if their election is astandalone one. The pollingplaces must be designatedpolling places already in thedistrict.

Rep. Kelly Fenton (R-Woodbury) and Sen. MaryKiffmeyer (R-Big Lake)sponsor the law.

HF729/SF514*/CH92Health and Human

ServicesInsurance coverage extend-

ed to eye drop refillsHealth plans that cover pre-

scription eye drops will needto cover refills earlier thanthe expiration of a 30- or 90-

day supply.Sponsored by Rep. Tony

Albright (R-Prior Lake) andSen. Karin Housley (R-St.Marys Point), the law takeseffect for health plans of-fered, sold, issued or renewedon or after Jan. 1, 2018.

HF1203/SF997*/CH47Age-related hearing loss

training to be allowedAge-related hearing loss

can be an isolating experi-ence and lead to depression,increased incidences of de-mentia, hospitalizations andfalls. But the effects may bemitigated by well-informedstaff trained to deal withcommunication barriersthrough a new law that takeseffect Jan. 1, 2018.

Rep. Debra Kiel (R-Crook-ston) and Sen. Karin Housley(R-St. Marys Point) sponsorthe law that will allow homecare providers to includetraining about age-relatedhearing loss in the orientationthey receive to help them in-teract more effectively withpeople who are hard of hear-ing in their care to improvethe quality of their lives.

Home care workers willalso be able to count trainingin age-related hearing loss to-ward their annual training re-quirements.

All staff performing directhome care services must un-dergo annual training that canaddress a range of topics, in-cluding maltreatment report-ing, the home care bill ofrights and infection controltechniques.

HF952*/SF818/CH51Transportation

New license plates to honorfallen officers

Minnesota drivers will beable to honor law enforce-ment officers killed in theline of duty with special li-cense plates beginning Jan. 1,2018.

A new law, sponsored byRep. Duane Quam (R-Byron)and Sen. Dave Senjem (R-Rochester), creates a speciallaw enforcement memorial li-cense plate for Minnesotamotor vehicles. To obtain the

plate, a vehicle owner willpay a $10 plate fee and do-nate $25 benefitting the Min-nesota Law Enforcement Me-morial Association. They arealso required to contribute atleast $5 annually in subse-quent years.

The Department of PublicSafety is tasked with design-ing the plate, and vehicleowners will have to pay a $5fee to transfer the plate to an-other vehicle.

Plate-related donations willbe directed to a new Min-nesota law enforcement me-morial account; those fundsare appropriated to the de-partment for administrativecosts and distribution to theMinnesota Law EnforcementMemorial Association.

The $10 plate fee will beallocated to the vehicle serv-ices operating account.

HF678*/SF513/CH55Truck weights and other li-

cense plate changesThe omnibus transportation

law passed during the specialsession adds motorized bicy-cles — or mopeds — to thelist of vehicles for which aperson can apply for disabili-ty license plates.

A new special license platefor retired law enforcementand a “Start Seeing Motorcy-cles” plate are provided forbeginning Jan. 1, 2018. Thelaw sets eligibility and pro-vides for plate design andtransfers. An annual donationto the motorcycle safety fundwill be required for the mo-torcycle-awareness plates.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2018, aroad authority may issue aspecial annual permit to ex-ceed motor vehicle weightlimits in order to haul roadconstruction materials on six-and seven-axle vehicles. Thelaw specifies permit fees, setsconditions and allocates per-mit revenue to a bridge in-spection and signing account.

Rep. Paul Torkelson (R-Hanska) and Sen. Scott New-man (R-Hutchinson) sponsorthe law.

SSHF3*/SSSFnone/CH3

New laws effective Jan. 2018

Ardyce Darlyne (Hall)Boda, age 87, of LeCenter,died peacefully at BeeHiveHomes of Excelsior on Fri-day, Dec. 22.

A celebra-tion ofArdyce’s lifewas held atSt. JohnL u t h e r a nChurch, 105Spruce Av-enue North-west, Montgomery, at noonWednesday, Dec. 27.

Visitation was held from 11a.m. to noon Wednesday,Dec. 27.

Lunch was served in thechurch social hall followingthe service.

Ardyce was born to IsaacHerbert and Esther (Lund)Hall in Nicollet on April 19,1930. She spent her child-hood on her family farm inBernadotte Township andgraduated from WinthropHigh School. She was united

in marriage to the Rev.Robert Boda at St. John’sLutheran Church in Owaton-na on Aug. 25, 1956.

Bob and Ardyce worked aspartners in ministry through-out Minnesota, servingELCA parishes in Grove City,Arlington, Albert Lea,Wabasha, Ostrander, andMontgomery. To the veryend, Ardyce lived her lifewith an open heart, an openmind, and an open home toall. She was a mother to allwho needed one, inspiring usall with her compassion,undying faith, and quick wit.A talented seamstress, artistand writer, her greatest joywas spending time with herfamily and friends at her lakehome near LeCenter. Herhealing presence, warm heart,and empathetic nature will beforever missed by all whoknew her.

Ardyce is survived by herhusband, Rev. Robert Bodaof LeCenter; children,

Suzanne (George Grindahl)of Los Angeles, Calif.,Kristin of Bloomington, andStephan (Maria Scholz Boda)of Minneapolis; grandchil-dren, Sofia Hall Boda, MaeScholz Boda and BenoScholz Boda. She will bemissed by her many devotednieces and nephews, and spe-cial great nephew, NathanBurwell.

She was preceded in deathby her parents; three brothers,Ellsworth Hall, David Halland Stanley Hall; and sisters,Florence Goebel and LeDorisHall.

In lieu of flowers, dona-tions are appreciated to “FeedMy Sheep” community assis-tance services through theGeneral Fund of St. JohnLutheran Church of Mont-gomery. www.mont-gomeryelcalutherans.org.

Arrangements were withthe Schoenbauer FuneralHome in Montgomery.

Ardyce D. Boda, 87, Le Center

ArdyceBoda

Merle Molash, age 69, ofGaylord, passed away at hishome on Monday, Dec. 25.

Memorial services will beheld at the Creekside Com-munity Church in Arlingtonat 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 30.

Gathering of Family andFriends will be one hour priorto the service at the church onSaturday, Dec. 30.

Interment will be at a laterdate.

Online obituaries and guest

book available atwww.-hantge.com. Please click onobituaries and guest book.

Arrangements are with theEgesdal Funeral Home inGaylord.

Merle Molash, 69, GaylordSubmitted Photo

Bell RingersArlington resident Debbie Swenson, left, andher grandson, Alex Herrera-Guzman, right,were bell ringers for The Salvation Army at

Jerry’s Home Quality Foods in Arlington onthree Tuesday nights prior to Christmas.



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Tom Noack Memorial Free Throw Contestto be held in Arlington on Sunday, Jan. 7

The Tom Noack MemorialFree Throw Contest will beheld at the Sibley East MiddleSchool/High School in Ar-lington on Sunday afternoon,Jan. 7.

The event is sponsored bythe local Knights of Colum-

bus organization. The registration will begin

at 12:30 p.m. while the con-test will follow at 1 p.m. Thedoors to the school will not beopened until 12:30 p.m.

The contest is open to allboys and girls ages 9-14.

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By Kurt MenkEditor

The Sibley East varsitywrestling team compiled fourmore wins during meets atTri-City United and KimballArea late last week.

The Wolverines will hostLe Sueur-Henderson andLake Crystal-Wellcome Me-morial on Thursday night,Jan. 4.

Sibley East 37Tri-City United 29

106-pounds: Draydon Mor-ton (SE) decisioned CalebWhipps (TCU) 3-2.

113-pounds: Derek Steele(SE) lost by a major decisionto Nick Johnson (TCU) 13-0.

120-pounds: Tucker Hen-drycks (SE) was pinned byMarco Reyes (TCU) 3:14.

126-pounds: Dayne Morton(SE) pinned Riley O’Malley(TCU) 3:14.

132-pounds: Ben Klaers(SE) was pinned by AdamFredrickson (TCU) 0:54.

138-pounds: Lincoln Car-penter (SE) won by a majordecision over Brandon Balma(TCU) 14-5.

145-pounds: Colton Harens(SE) was pinned by JustinKopet (TCU) 1:08.

152-pounds: Tommy Went-zlaff (SE) won by a technicalfall over Jack Hiller (TCU)19-2.

160-pounds: Logan Tesch(SE) decisioned Dylan Bor-chardt (TCU) 10-4.

170-pounds: Tim Lewis(SE) pinned Zach Mikel(TCU) 3:11.

182-pounds: Thomas Batt-cher (SE) lost by a major de-cision to Jose Reyes (TCU)13-1.

195-pounds: AndrewSchauer (SE) won by a majordecision over Sam Miller(TCU) 11-3.

220-pounds: Paul Schmidt(SE) was decisioned by EzraMedellin (TCU) 5-0.

285-pounds: Austin Streich(SE) pinned Jahir Arcos(TCU) 0:46.

Sibley East 50Eden Prairie 11

106-pounds: Draydon Mor-ton (SE) won by a forfeit.

113-pounds: Derek Steele(SE) won by a fofeit.

120-pounds: Tucker Hen-drycks (SE) decisioned EthanHook (EP) 9-8.

126-pounds: Dayne Morton(SE) pinned Azi Rankin (EP)1:04.

132-pounds: Ben Klaers(SE) was pinned by JahsaRankin (EP) 3:19.

138-pounds: Lincoln Car-penter (SE) won by a techni-cal fall over Sam Fuchs (EP)10-1.

145-pounds: Jose Felipe(SE) decisioned Phillip Guse(EP) 10-8.

152-pounds: Tommy Went-zlaff (SE) pinned JacksonNewell (EP) 1:31.

160-pounds: Logan Tesch(SE) pinned Jordan Todd(EP) 1:34.

170-pounds: Tim Lewis(SE) decisioned XanderFalkenstein (EP) 10-8.

182-pounds: Both teamsforfeited this match.


220-pounds: Paul Schmidt(SE) lost by a major decisionto Sam Horn (EP) 20-6.

285-pounds: Austin Streich(SE) pinned Jacob Foss (SE)2:28.

Sibley East 74St. Agnes 0

106-pounds: Draydon Mor-ton (SE) pinned Johnny Cum-mings (SA) 0:54.

113-pounds: Derek Steele(SE) won by a forfeit.

120-pounds: Tucker Hen-drycks (SE) won by a forfeit.

126-pounds: Dayne Morton(SE) won by a forfeit.

132-pounds: Ben Klaers(SE) decisioned IsaacSchmidt (SA) 10-6.

138-pounds: Lincoln Car-penter (SE) won by a techni-cal fall over Tommy Jackson(SA) 16-0.

145-pounds: Colton Harens(SE) pinned Josh Hernandez(SA) 3:21.

152-pounds: Jose Felipe(SE) pinned Matthew Jurek(SA) 1:35.

160-pounds: Tommy Went-zlaff (SE) pinned Joe Lewis(SA) 1:09.

170-pounds: Logan Tesch(SE) pinned Dominic Cum-mings (SA) 3:30.

182-pounds: Thomas Batt-cher (SE) pinned AntoineSuggs (SA) 1:46.


220-pounds: AndrewSchauer (SE) pinned JaredScott (SA) 2:50.

285-pounds: Austin Streich(SE) pinned Dale Johnson(SA) 0:49.

Sibley East 45Kimball Area 17

106-pounds: Draydon Mor-ton (SE) pinned ZackSchiefelbein (KA) 2:18.

113-pounds: Derek Steele(SE) pinned Brett Schiefel-bein (KA) 0:57.

120-pounds: Tucker Hen-drycks (SE) was decisionedby Alex Nelson (KA) 7-4.

126-pounds: Dayne Morton(SE) pinned Cody Leither(KA) 1:38.

132-pounds: Ben Klaers(SE) was decisioned by Bran-don Guggisberg (KA) 19-7.

138-pounds: Lincoln Car-penter (SE) decisioned JoshDonnay (KA) 3-2.

145-pounds: Colton Harens(SE) lost by a major decisionto Zack Holtz (KA) 16-4.

152-pounds: Tommy Went-zlaff (SE) pinned AustinDonnay (KA) 1:18.

160-pounds: Jose Felipe(SE) lost by a major decisionto Michael Donnay (KA) 10-0.

170-pounds: Logan Tesch(SE) pinned Carter Holtz(KA) 2:20.

182-pounds: Thomas Batt-cher (SE) pinned NicholasBowen (KA) 1:28.


220-pounds: AndrewSchauer (SE) was decisionedby Ben Zipoy (KA) 5-4.

285-pounds: Austin Streich(SE) pinned Jakob Zobeck(KA) 0:11.

By Kurt MenkEditor

The Sibley East varsitygirls basketball team capturedits first two wins of the sea-son last week.

The Lady Wolverines, 1-2in the Minnesota River Con-ference and 2-5 overall, willhost Tri-City United in con-ference action at 7:30 p.m.Friday, Jan. 5.

Sibley East 71Le Sueur-Henderson 44

The visiting Sibley Eastvarsity girls basketball teamraced to an early lead andtoppled Le Sueur-Henderson71-44 in Minnesota RiverConference action on Tues-day night, Dec. 19. It was thefirst win for the Lady Wolver-ines this season.

Sibley East, which held a41-23 halftime lead, out-scored the Giants by ninepoints in the second half forthe 27-point victory.

Junior Rachel Rettmannled the Lady Wolverines with20 points. SophomoreMcKenzie Latzke also hitdouble figures with 16 points.Freshman Audrey Parrott hitfor nine points while seniorsTaylor Brinkman and MorganStearns netted seven pointseach. Senior Ali Stock scoredsix points while senior TaylorPerschau and freshmen JadenKmetz and Maddi Tuchten-hagen added two pointsapiece.

Rettmann also pulled down17 rebounds while Brinkmanand Stearns snared fiveboards each.

Latzke contributed four as-

sists and two steals whileRettmann recorded fivethefts. Brinkman dished outfive assists.

“It was an all around teameffort,” said Sibley East headcoach Jim DeSart. “We hadsome spurts where we didn’tplay as efficient as I had ex-pected, but sometimes youhave games that have an oddvibe. A win is a win.”

Sibley East 53New Ulm Cathedral 44

The visiting Sibley Eastvarsity girls basketball teamdefeated New Ulm Cathedral53-44 in non-conference playon Thursday night, Dec. 21.

Sophomore McKenzieLatzke and junior RachelRettmann paced the LadyWolverines with 16 and 14points respectively. SeniorTaylor Brinkman tossed inseven points while senior AliStock had five points. SeniorMorgan Stearns and freshmanAudrey Parrott scored fourpoints while junior LexyStock added three points.

Rettmann yanked down adozen rebounds while Brink-man grabbed 10 boards.

Brinkman also contributedseven assists and three stealswhile Rettmann had three as-sists and two thefts. Ali Stockadded three steals and two as-sists.

“We started out fast and itwas clear we had better con-ditioning,” said Sibley Easthead coach Jim DeSart.“There were some areas thatwe were not as efficient inthis point in the season andwe will clean those up a bit.”

DeSart added, “We areplaying some good basketballand this program continues togrow. The girls are continu-ing to work hard with every-thing we do, both on and offthe court. In the classroom,this is a very smart group ofyoung ladies and they are al-ways prioritizing with studieson the bus before games etc.They have that focus withbasketball as well.”

B-squadThe Sibley East B-squad

girls basketball team split apair of games on the road lastweek.

The visiting Lady Wolver-ines first lost to Le Sueur-Henderson 35-20 on Tuesdaynight, Dec. 19.

Jaden Kmetz and LibbyBartels scored seven pointseach while Gabbi Bates, EllieHarens and Mariah Kranznetted two points each.

Maddi Tuchtenhagen hadeight rebounds.

Visiting Sibley East re-bounded with a 32-28 winover New Ulm Cathedral onThursday evening, Dec. 21.

Tuchtenhagen paced thewinners with nine pointswhile Kmetz tossed in sevenpoints. Rachel Widmer hadsix points while Bartelshooped four points. BiancaMendez and Harens tossed intwo points apiece while LilyBeneke and Bates added onepoint apiece.

Tuchtenhagen contributed11 rebounds while Kmetzadded four steals.

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By Kurt MenkEditor

The Sibley East varsityboys basketball team lost tovsiting New Ulm Cathedral75-69 in non-conference ac-tion on Thursday evening,Dec. 21.

Senior Gavin Bates pacedthe Wolverines with 23 pointsin the loss. Sophomore LucasDose and senior AustinWeckwerth also hit doublefigures with 12 and 11 pointsrespectively. Senior ConnorDeis scored nine points whilesenior Jacob Willmsen nettedeight points. Seniors HoldenLindquist and Alex Sell andjunior Jens Lundstrom hadtwo points each.

The Wolverines hit 20 of45 shots from two-pointrange for 44 percent andseven of 14 long bombs for50 percent. The host teamalso drilled eight of 13 foulshots for 62 percent.

Sibley East grabbed 34 re-bounds in the game. Batespulled down 11 boards whileDose had four caroms.

Bates and Weckwerth alsocontributed four assists eachand one steal apiece.

The Wolverines, 1-1 in theMinnesota River Conferenceand 5-3 overall, will travel toG-F-W in non-conferenceplay at 7:30 p.m. Thursday,Jan. 4.

B-squadThe Sibley East B-squad

boys basketball team lost tovisiting New Ulm Cathedral55-31 on Thursday night,Dec. 21.

JaBez Bates paced theWolverines with 13 points.Lucas Tesch scored sevenpoints while Ty Knacke andAustin Snyder netted fourpoints each. Anthony Bullerthad two points while RyanWolverton added one point.

Bates also collected six re-bounds while Travis Andrewshad four caroms. Tesch con-tributed two boards and twoassists while Bullert addedthree rebounds and one assist.

Boys fall to New Ulm Cathedral 75-69

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www.arlingtonmnnews.comSibley County CourtThe following misdemeanors,

petty misdemeanors and grossmisdemeanors were heard inDistrict Court December 1-8,2017: Minnesota State Patrol(MSP); Sheriff’s Office (SO);Department of Natural Re-sources (DNR); MN Departmentof Transportation (MNDOT).

Elizabeth J. McConnell, 37,Arlington, no proof MV insur-ance, dismissed, MSP; Kaia J.Anderson, 19, Glenwood, failureto stop at stop signs or stop linesat entrance to thru highway,$135, MSP; Frank H. Baxter, 59,Apple Valley, speed, $145, MSP;Betty L. Chmielewski, 67,Winthrop, speed, $145, MSP;Christopher N. Combs, 26,Ellesworth, S.D., speed, $285,MSP; Philip J. Evenson, 17,Gibbon, seatbelt required-driverand passengers must use, $110,MSP; Kevin D. Halloff, 26, Ar-lington, no proof MV insurance,dismissed, MSP; Nicole L.Klinke, 22, speed, $135, MSP;Brent P. Koehler, 39, Red Wing,speed, $135, MSP; Ian A. Lam-bert, 19, Galesburg, Ill., speed,$125, MSP; Samuel J. Lassahn,18, Montgomery, seatbelt re-quired-driver and passengersmust use, $110, MSP; GerardoMendoza, 26, New Ulm, speed,$225, MSP; Brandon N. Olson,20, Chanhassen, seatbelt viola-tion in a commercial vehicle,$110. MSP; Scott W. Opitz, 29,Winthrop, seatbelt violation in acommercial vehicle, CMV-tiredefects, $160, MSP; Abigail M.Plein, 33, Red Wing, speed,$145, MSP; Christine A. Salis-bury, 42, Victoria, speed, $125,MSP; Stacy C. Sprenger, 44,Hopkins, speed, $125, MSP;Luke D. Tousley, 29, Henderson,speed, $125, MSP; ChristopherR. Ulrich, 32, Brownton, speed,$135, no proof MV insurance,dismissed, MSP; Jose A. Villar-real, 20, Hutchinson, speed,$225, MSP; Andrew M. Will-cutt, 26, Lonsdale, expired proofMV insurance, dismissed, MSP;Melanie R. Woodhull, 31, Min-neapolis, driving after suspen-sion, continued, unsupervisedmonitoring without adjudicationone year, pay costs, obtain dri-ver’s license within six months,no same or similar, keepcourt/attorney informed of cur-rent address, $200, MSP; TongXiong, 44, Brooklyn Park, seat-belt violation in a commercialvehicle, $110, MSP.

Michael T. Gleason, 39, BellePlaine, speed, $125, SO; JasperJ. Kruggel, 34, Savage, speed,$145, SO; Mathew J. Meffert,25, Arlington, fail to signal turn,$135, SO; George J. Psomas, 47,Rochester. speed, $125, SO;Jason D. Ruehling, 45, Arling-ton, escape from custody, stay ofimposition, local confinement 90days, credit for time served eightdays, comment-may be releasedfrom Colorwheel today, 60 daysjail to be served following com-pletion of treatment and after-care, Sibley County to determinewhere jail sentence will beserved, local confinement 30days, comment-this jail sentencemay be waived if defendant re-mains chemically free, SibleyCounty to determine where jailsentence is to be served, super-vised probation two years, con-tact with probation, follow all in-structions of probation, sign pro-bation agreement, chemical de-pendency evaluation/treatment,follow all recommendations ofassessment, follow recommen-dations of evaluation, sign all re-leases of information, no alco-hol/controlled substance usewith the exception of prescribedmedications, no possession of al-cohol or drugs with the excep-tion of prescribed medications,random testing, remain law-abiding, complete treatment,successfully complete treatmentand all aftercare recommenda-tions, aftercare, conditions other,resign from employment withSibley County, pay restitutionbefore fines, fees and surcharges,restitution reserved for 30 days,no same or similar, $175, SO.

Damon J. Muchow, 27,Winthrop, possess small amountof marijuana, $135, WinthropPD.

The following felonies wereheard in District Court Decem-ber 1-8, 2017.

Jason D. Ruehling, 45, Arling-ton, fourth degree assault, dis-missed, SO.

The following misdemeanors,petty misdemeanors and grossmisdemeanors were heard inDistrict Court December 8-15,2017: Minnesota State Patrol(MSP); Sheriff’s Office (SO);Department of Natural Re-sources (DNR); MN Departmentof Transportation (MNDOT):

Carla J. Roinestad, 62, Arling-ton, driver who is not ownermust later produce proof of in-surance if required, dismissed,Arlington PD.

Karla M. Gonzales, 28, Gay-lord, theft take/use/transfer mov-able property-no consent includeshoplifting, continued, unsuper-vised monitoring without adjudi-cation one year, pay restitutionbefore fines, fees and surcharges,

keep court/attorney informed ofcurrent address, no same or simi-lar, remain law abiding, $118.67,Gaylord PD; Victor E. Salas-Ro-driguez, 26, Crookston,take/use/transfer movable prop-erty-no consent include shoplift-ing, continued, unsupervisedmonitoring without adjudicationone year, pay restitution beforefines, fees and surcharges, keepcourt/attorney informed of cur-rent address, no same or similar,remain law abiding, $125.72,Gaylord PD; Joey M. Zimmer-man, 37, Hanover, speed, $125,Gaylord PD.

Dennis R. Amundson, 70,Maplewood, speed, $145, Hen-derson PD.

Robert A. Dose, 69, Arlington,forestry-open burning-prohibitedmaterials, $285, DNR.

Matthew C. Champlin, 41,Coleraine, speed, $125, MSP;Scott R. Bayer, 47, Ringle, Wis.,speed, $135, MSP; VadimBlumetich, 38, Prospect Heights,Ill., seatbelt violation in a com-mercial vehicle, continued, un-supervised monitoring withoutadjudication one year, pay costs,no same or similar, keepcourt/attorney informed of cur-rent address, $200, MSP; BettyL. Chimielewski, 67, Winthrop,speed, $145, MSP; Jordan M.Collins, 25, Chanhassen, speed,$135, MSP; Evan W. Doheny,20, Le Sueur, fail to yield rightof way (making left turn), $135,MSP; Kisha J. Ebensperger, 36,Richmond, speed, $135, MSP;Adia L. Edwards, 35, Saint Paul,speed, $145, MSP; Brenda A.Mathison, 61, Bloomington, ex-pired proof MV insurance, dis-missed, MSP; Kevin C. Mc-Mullen, 53, Minneapolis, speed,$225, MSP; Gerardo, Mendoza,26, New Ulm, speed, $225,MSP; Jacob P. Morse, 30,Shakopee, speed, $135, MSP;Patrick E. Prodzinski, 64,Winona, speed, $145, MSP;George M. Rhode, 52, Zimmer-man, speed, $125, driver mustcarry proof of insurance whenoperating vehicle, dismissed,MSP; Wayne C. Riebe, 51, Das-sel, no proof MV insurance, dis-missed, MSP; David N.Rosenow, 64, Sauk Rapids,speed, $125, MSP; Josielyn B.Walton, 52, Woodbridge, Va.,speed, $135, MSP; Phillip F.Wingen, 76, North Mankato,CMV-non-conforming couplingdevices, $235, MSP; Donald F.Wolter, 73, Arlington, speed,$135, MSP.

Harrison J. Bramley, 24,Burnsville, careless driving, stayof imposition, unsupervised pro-bation one year, local confine-ment 90 days, stay 90 days forone year, follow recommenda-tions of evaluation, sign all re-leases of information, remainlaw-abiding, no same or similar,keep court/attorney informed ofcurrent address, chemical de-pendency evaluation/treatmentwithin 60 days, provide proof toSibley County Attorney, victimimpact panel, provide proof toSibley County Attorney, $385,DWI-fourth degree drivingwhile impaired, speed, dis-missed, SO; Adam K. Fleis-chacker, 22, Annandale, speed,$145, SO; Mitchell L. Gahler,31, Gaylord, DWI-operate motorvehicle under influence of alco-hol, careless driving, seatbelt re-quired-driver and passengersmust use, dismissed, DWI-oper-ate motor vehicle-alcohol con-centration 0.08 within two hours,stay of imposition, unsupervisedprobation one year, chemical de-pendency evaluation/treatmentwithin 60 days and provideproof to Sibley County court ad-ministration, follow recommen-dations of evaluation, sign all re-leases of information, victim im-pact panel, provide proof to Sib-ley County court adminstration,remain law-abiding, keepcourt/attorney informed of cur-rent address, no same or similar,$385, SO; Robert A. Herdina,32, Hutchinson, careless driving,unsupervised monitoring withoutadjudication six months, payrestitution, keep court/attorneyinformed of current address, nocareless driving, no recklessdriving, $1,573.57, SO; AnthonyJ. Kicker, 18, Arlington, drugs-possess over 1.4 grams Marijua-na in motor vehicle, drugs-pos-session of drug paraphernalia-use or possession prohibited,$285, SO; Ladonna M. Yeadon,49, Arlington, no registration,dismissed, SO.

Isaac A. Garcia, 22, Perham,assault-5th degree, local confine-ment 90 days, credit for timeserved 90 days, Winthrop PD;Ashley N. Jacobsen, 19, Pierre,S.D., DAS, speed, continued,unsupervised monitoring withoutadjudication one year, pay costs,obtain driver’s license within sixmonths, keep court/attorney in-formed of current address, nosame or similar, no driver li-cence violations, $585, WinthropPD; Alyssa M. Lechuga, 24,Springfield, driver must carryproof of insurance when operat-ing vehicle, dismissed, WinthropPD.

and political turnovers drivenin no small part by voters’ cul-tural beliefs. I expect thatvolatility to continue.

In world affairs, PresidentTrump has made “AmericaFirst” his byword — a focusthat has led to a worsening ofrelations with our key allies,especially Europeans. I don’tthink that will improve in2018. Given his approach tothe Middle East, his nuclearbrinksmanship on NorthKorea, his mysterious ambi-guity toward Russia, and hischallenges to traditional U.S.policy and the global systemthe U.S. built and led for

decades, there’s no reason tothink that relations with keyEuropean and Asian allies willimprove.

The dominant foreign poli-cy issue — absent a crisis —will be our relationship withChina. While I think it’s pre-mature to believe that Chinawill inevitably overtake theU.S. as the world’s leadingpower, its rise is a key histori-cal phenomenon that will con-tinue to play out in 2018.North Korea will remain theprincipal “hot spot.”

Yet while I see plenty oftroubled and challengingtimes ahead in 2018, there are

also real opportunities. I thinkvoters are tired of polarizingpoliticians, which offers us achance to look for leaderswith consensus-buildingskills, and to develop thoseskills ourselves, in all sorts ofgroups and organizations.

I believe there’s real interestin preserving a sense of op-portunity for all Americans, agoal that is deeply ingrainedin our country.

And for all the stresses andstrains of the past year — andthe upcoming one — I believepeople will respond to leadersin both public and private lifewho focus on what’s working

well in the country, who avoidwar, who emphasize commonground, and who are clearlydevoted to the common good.Let’s hope 2018 proves meright.

Lee Hamilton is a SeniorAdvisor for the Indiana Uni-versity Center on Representa-tive Government; a Distin-guished Scholar, IU School ofGlobal and InternationalStudies; and a Professor ofPractice, IU School of Publicand Environmental Affairs.He was a member of the U.S.House of Representatives for34 years.

Hamilton Continued from page 4

Photo courtesy of Cole White/Norwood Young America Times

Left to right: Congressional App Contest winners Jessica Tober, Erika Mork, Ella Mork and Samantha Pieper.

Editor’s Note: The follow-ing article was written byCole White, Norwood YoungAmerica Times. Erika andElla Mork are the children ofEthan and Kim Mork, former-ly of Arlington. They are thegrandchildren of Don andDiane Goethke, Arlington.

Computer science is an evergrowing field, and four Cen-tral middle schoolers havegotten their foot in the door.The four seventh-graders wererecognized last week for win-ning the 6th CongressionalDistrict’s Congressional AppChallenge.

Out of 70 schools in the 6thDistrict, with teams spreadacross both high school andmiddle school, Ella Mork, Er-icka Mork, Samantha Pieperand Jessica Tober broughthome the prize and were con-gratulated via Skype call byCongressman Tom Emmer.

According to the officialwebsite, “the CongressionalApp Challenge (CAC) is apublic effort to encourage kidsto learn how to code, throughannual district-wide competi-tions hosted by Members ofCongress for their district.”

Students in participatingdistricts code original applica-

tions for the chance to be se-lected for recognition by theirmember of Congress. Theyalso have the opportunity towin prizes, and have theirwork put on display in theCapitol Building in Washing-ton D.C.

The district-wide competi-tions, now in their third year,take place from July throughearly November. The CAC isrun by the Congressional staffof each participating district,and coordinated by the Con-gressional Internet Caucusand the Internet EducationFoundation.

For the contest, studentshad to find a real world prob-lem, and create an app thatwould help solve it. The appdesigned by the girls, namedTime Resurrection, was madeto help students plan their day.

“We just thought, everyoneis so busy,” Ella Mork said.“Sometimes you want tospend time with your familyand sometimes you do yourhomework. So we came upwith time resurrection.”

“The app helps you plan outyour day, and makes sure youcan do your homework andhave time for your afterschoolactivities,” Jessica Tober said.

While the app only workson Samsung and Androidphones, the hands-on experi-ence sets the girls up for apromicing future in computerscience.

Their abilities in codinggive a sense of pride to theirteacher, Amber Kester. Thiswas the first year the classwas offered to the 7th grade asan elective, and the timinghappened to coincide with thecontest.

“I’m so proud of the kids, Iwas quite surprised because Ifelt like through looking atprevious teams that had won,thinking my 7th graders pro-ducing something that at thesame level...” Kester said.“But as I saw them working,they would amaze me everyday with their knowledge ofcoding – even beyond what Ican do.”

Kester has pushed to createmore chances for such skills,and she says her goal is to setup more computer science op-portunities for students.

“This is something that isjust opening the door andhopefully there will be moreopportunities for things likethis a Central in the future,”Kester said.

In a statement, 6th DistrictCongressman Tom Emmerpraised the girls and looks for-ward to the future of the con-test.

“For the past three years,my office has participated inthe Congressional App Chal-lenge which aims to encour-age middle and high schoolstudents from all over the na-tion to develop their own soft-ware applications, otherwiseknown as an app,” Emmersaid. “STEM skills are of vitalimportant to the workforce oftomorrow, and I am glad thatstudents across the district arelearning and practicing theseimportant skills.”

As for the girls, they lookforward to competing againnext year, and plan on win-ning again. CongressmanEmmer echoed their enthusi-asm.

“We congratulate theseyoung Minnesotans and lookforward to seeing what theydo in the future,” Emmerwrote.

To see the Time Resurrec-tion app in action, visit theirsubmission video athttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtsyBydJs58&feature=youtu.be

Central students win congressional contest



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History105 Years AgoDecember 26, 1912Buck & Didra Publishers

A large timber wolf has beenseen in the neighborhood of townby several persons recently.

Stephen Bade and family havebeen busy moving to town duringthe past week. They are domi-ciled in the Niemann residencewhich they purchased.

The largest crowd of young-sters we have seen congregatedtogether in one place at one timeon our streets were in front of theArlington Mercantile Co.’s storeSaturday p.m. to see Santa Claus.A goodly number of older peoplewere also present. All togetherthey made quite an impressive re-ception committee for Old St.Nick, who showed his apprecia-tion by distributing peanuts andcandy among the crowd.

“I heard that Jack swore offdrinking at the club last night.”

“Last night! Why, last nightwas New Year’s Eve.”

“Yes; just five minutes before12 he got up and said, I herebyresolve not to take another drinkthis year.”

70 Years AgoDecember25, 1947Louis Kill, Editor

Mrs. Nora Evans, superintend-

ent at the Municipal Hospital, re-ports two nurses have been en-gaged and are already on the job,helping with work of placingequipment and material andmany other details that precedethe opening. The nurses are MissRuth Roth of Minneapolis andMiss Iris Soule of Watertown.

Albert Meyer, Sibley farmer,and his 14-year-old son, Ruben,will spend Christmas in Mr.Meyer’s former home at Hilger-missen, Kreis Hoya, Hanover,Germany (British Zone of Occu-pation). The Meyers’ trip to Ger-many is to be made entirely byplane. Mr. Meyer and his sonplan to visit in Germany approxi-mately one month, with the for-mer’s 81- year-old father, AlbertMeyer, a brother, a sister and twonephews.

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest (Mike)Spannaus are rejoicing over thebirth of and 8-pound 10-ouncegirl, who came as a welcomeChristmas gift.

55 Years AgoDecember 27, 1962Louis H. Kill, Editor

A team of specialists from theU. S. Army Corps of Engineerswill arrive in Sibley County soonto begin marking selected build-ings as public fallout shelters.The Engineers recently complet-

ed a nationwide survey designedto determine which buildings canprovide protection in the event ofan enemy attack. The next step inthe program is to now post signson these potential shelters.

On December 1st at ArlingtonMethodist Church, Zelora Bishopand Austin Lentz, both of Arling-ton were married by the Rev.Ronald Hume.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Riebe ofArlington announce the engage-ment of their daughter, IreneHelen, to Marvin E. Bulau, alsoof Arlington.

20 Years Ago December 25, 1997Kurt Menk, Editor

Chad Henke, a senior on theSibley East Varsity Boys’ Basket-ball team, hit the 1000th-pointmilestone early in the fourthquarter against New Ulm lastTuesday night. Henke was alsorecently chosen as the KNUJBoy’s Basketball Player of theWeek.

Approximately 800 peopleviewed the fifth annual DriveThru Living Nativity in Arlingtonlast Saturday night. The eventsponsored by four local churches,raised 544 pounds of food and$232 in monetary donations forthe Sibley County Food Shelf.

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Saturday, December 30: 10:00a.m. Women’s Bible study.

Sunday, December 31: 9:00a.m. Worship. 10:15 Fellowship,no Sunday school.

Tuesday, January 2: 6:30 p.m.Worship Team. 7:30 p.m. Stew.Finance.

Wednesday, January 3: 9:00a.m.-2:00 p.m. Quilting atchurch. 3:45 p.m. Confirmation.7:00 p.m. Choir.

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Sunday, December 31: 9:00a.m. Bible study, 10:00 a.m. Wor-ship. 6:00 p.m. New Year’s Eveworship.

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Sunday, December 31: 9:15a.m. Sunday school. 10:00 a.m.Worship service. Pot blessingnoon fellowship meal.

Wednesday, January 3: 6:30p.m. Wednesday evening supper,Bible classes and Youth Focused.

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Dan Schnabel, Pastor952-467-3878

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a.m. Sunday school and adultBible study. 9:30 a.m. Worshipservice.

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Parochial AdministratorFriday, December 29: 8:30

a.m. Mass (Mar). 5:00 p.m. Mass(Bre).

Saturday, December 30: 5:00p.m. Mass (Bre).

Sunday, December 31: 8:00a.m. Mass (Mic). 10:00 a.m.Mass (Mar).

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Mass (Bre & Mar). 3:30 p.m.Word and Communion (Arling-ton Good Samaritan).

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a.m. Men’s Bible study at Hahn’sDining. 8:30 a.m. ConnectionsMinistry.

Sunday, December 31: 8:00a.m. Give Ourselves to Prayer.9:30 a.m. Worship.

Wednesday, January 3: 9:00a.m. Prayer coffee at the Lodge inWinthrop. 6:00 p.m. Awana.

Thursday, January 4: 6:30 p.m.Men’s Bible study at Peik’s.

ORATORY OF ST. THOMAS

THE APOSTLEJessenland

507-248-3550Fr. Samuel Perez

Thursday: Weekly Mass at5:00 p.m.

ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN(Missouri Synod)

Green Isle507-326-3451

Pastor Eric W. RappPastor on vacation till Jan. 2.Friday, December 29: 10:00

a.m. Deadline for Sunday bul-letin.

Sunday, December 31: 9:00

a.m. Worship. 10:00 a.m. Sundayschool.

Monday, January 1: 10:30 a.m.New Year’s Day worship servicewith Communion at Zion.

Wednesday, January 3: 6:30p.m. Confirmation.

ZION LUTHERAN(Missouri Synod)

Green Isle Township507-326-3451

Pastor Eric W. RappPastor on vacation till Jan. 2.Friday, December 29: 10:00

a.m. Deadline for Sunday bul-letin.

Sunday, December 31: 10:30a.m. Worship.

Monday, January 1: 10:30 a.m.New Year’s Day worship servicewith Communion at Zion.

Wednesday, January 3: 6:30p.m. Confirmation.

PEACE LUTHERAN(Missouri Synod)

Arlington507-964-2959

Kurt Lehmkuhl, [email protected], December 31: 9:30

a.m. New Year’s Eve day worshipservice with Holy Communion.

Wednesday, January 3: 9:303:45 p.m. Catechism.

ZION LUTHERAN(ELCA)

814 W. Brooks St.Arlington (507) 964-5454Deborah Dawson, Pastor

Sunday, December 31: 9:00a.m. Worship. 10:00 a.m. Fellow-ship. No Sunday school.

Tuesday, January 2: 6:00-7:00p.m. TOPS in church basement.

Wednesday, January 3: 4:00-6:15 p.m. Confirmation class.

Thursday, January 4: 9:00 a.m.and 1:00 p.m. Zion service onCable.

CREEKSIDECommunity Church

Christian & MissionaryAlliance

Pastor John Cherico114 Shamrock DriveArlington – 507-964-2872

email:[email protected]

Sunday, December 31: 9:30Adult Sunday school. 10:30 a.m.Worship service and nursery,ages 0-4, and Children’s Churchages 5 through 5th grade.

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST

7th Ave. N.W., Arlington(507) 304-3410

Pastor Robert Brauer507-234-6770

Saturday: Church services at9:30 a.m. Bible study at 11:00a.m. Fellowship dinner at 12:00p.m. All are welcome.

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Twenty-eight Sibley Eastjunior high students partici-pated in Knowledge Bowl.Sibley East competed in fourinvitational meets. ThreeSibley East teams competedat each meet.

Sixty-five teams from 20south central Minnesotaschools participated in thesub region meet on Friday,Dec. 8. The top 27 teams ad-vanced to the region meet.

All three Sibley East JuniorHigh Knowledge Bowl teamsadvanced to the region meet.

The region meet was heldat Hosanna Lutheran Church

in Mankato on Tuesday, Dec.12.

The Sibley East black teamstarted out strong with a 48on the written test. Theteams were power rankedafter the written round whichplaced the black team inroom two with some toughcompetition. The black teamended the four oral roundswith a total score of 103which won them a secondplace trophy. Members of theSibley East black team wereJackson Burdorf, Oscar Kreft,Devan Kumar, Rebecca Red-man, Rachel Widmer and

Matt Ziegler.The Sibley East white team

started off the competitionwith a 42 on the written testwhich placed them in roomsix for the first oral round.The white team had a goodfirst round with 13 pointswhich brought them up to16th place. The white teamended the meet with a totalscore of 83 which put them in15th place. Members of thewhite team were CaydenGilbertson, Shaylee Exsted,Jordan Mueller, Micah Scher-er and Robbie Wear.

The Sibley East gold team

started the meet with a scoreof 45 on the written test. Thisteam finished the day with afinal score of 73 which putthem in 24th place. Teammembers were DevonAlmich, Aaron Elseth, GarrettKroells, Chetan Kumar, Lin-coln Suedbeck and JessicaWidmer,

Sibley East coaches VikkiLouwagie and Jill Warzechaoften worked the meets asreaders. Bus driver Pat Klaersworked as a judge at themeets during the season.

Sibley East junior high students performwell at the Knowledge Bowl region meet

Senior Hannah Wentzlaff, a member of the SibleyEast varsity girls basketball team, scored 18 points andsurpassed 1,000 career points during a game against G-F-W in Winthrop on Tuesday night, Feb. 21. Hannah isthe daughter of John and Kelly Wentlzaff, Arlington.

The seventh annual Darwin Mathwig CommunityService Award was presented to Kay Schumacherduring the Arlington Lions Fish Fry.

MARCHSibley East senior Tanner Pasvogel captured first

place honors in the 132-pound weight division duringthe Minnesota State Class A Individual Wrestling Tour-nament at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. In addi-tion to Pasvogel, eight other Sibley East wrestlers alsocompeted in the state individual tournament. JuniorDayne Morton (113) placed second while junior TommyWentzlaff (138) finished sixth. Other state participantswere Lincoln Carpenter (126), Mason Voight (145),Logan Tesch (160), Andrew Schauer (182), Cody Voight(195) and Tanner Kurtzweg (285).

The Arlington City Council unanimously approveda motion to authorize temporary police staffing con-tracted through the City of Gaylord.

The Arlington City Council unanimously approved amotion to accept the resignation from Maintenance Su-pervisor Tony Voigt.

The Backwoods Bar & Grill was open in NewAuburn. The mother and daughter partnership ofWendy and Laura Becker purchased the bar fromMark Alsleben prior to Feb. 1. The business, locatedalong Highway 22, was previously known as theHigh Island Hideway Bar.

The Arlington City Council unanimously approved amotion to accept a letter of resignation from Police Offi-cer Bruce Rovinsky.

Tanner Pasvogel, a senior on the Sibley East varsi-ty wrestling team, received the KNUJ Wrestler of theYear Award.

APRILKerby Kroells became the new part-time mainte-

nance employee for the City of Green Ise. He began hisofficial duties on Monday morning, April 3.

KARE 11 Chief Meteorologist Belinda Jensenshared her passion and enthusiasm for weather-re-lated topics during three stops in Arlington andGreen Isle. Jensen, who has been a meteorologist for25 years, visited the Green Isle Community School,St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Arlington and Arling-ton Community Center. The visits, which were freeand open to the public, were sponsored by the Ar-lington Public Library and Arlington Public LibraryLeague.

It was reported that the Sibley County Food Shelfserved 1,745 households during 2016.

There were nearly 40 vendors at the first ever Sib-ley County Business Expo at the Arlington Commu-nity Center. Approximately 200 people attended theevent, according to Sibley County AdministratorRoxy Traxler and Sibley County Community Devel-opment Program Manager Amy Newsom.

The Arlington Area Chamber of Commerce held itsannual Awards Night event at the Arlington Haus Too.Mike Stumm received the Community Member of theYear Award. Leah Prahl and Wendell Terlinden each re-ceived the Outstanding Chamber Member Award. DerekHahn received the Past President Award. The Knights ofColumbus received the Friend of Chamber Award.

MAYA petition for the City of Arlington to maintain its

own city police department and full-time police chiefwas presented to Mayor Rich Nagel during the Arling-ton City Council meeting. The petition, which wassigned by 420 residents and property owners, was pre-sented by former City Council members Galen Willsand Curt Reetz during the Citizens Addressing TheCouncil segment of the meeting.

Sibley East graduate Nathan Kube, a fourth gradeteacher at the St. Clair Public School, recently re-ceived the Golden Apple Award from KEYC News12 and Bethany Lutheran College.

An article featured rural Arlington resident and localbusinessman Steve Gillaspie, a decorated U.S. ArmyRanger Vietnam combat veteran, who established Veter-ans on the Water two years ago.

Sibley East junior Logan Tesch broke the confer-ence and school records in the 110 meter hurdleswith a time of 15.17 seconds during the MinnesotaRiver Conference Boys Track Meet at Le Sueur-Hen-derson.

An Elders Celebration recognized and honored GreenIsle resident Joe Kreger at the Green Isle CommunitySchool.

The Sibley County Board approved resolution#2017-24 and authorized the issuance and sale ofGeneral Obligation (GO) bonds, Series 2017A, andthe finance plan. The bonds will be used to financethe repairs to the historic courthouse and for ditches.The amount was estimated at $8,075,000.

JUNEA ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the Arlington

Museum along the 300 block of West Main Street in Ar-lington. The event was a joint venture between the Ar-lington Historical Society (AHS), Arlington Area Cham-ber of Commerce and City of Arlington.

A demolition and crane crew dismantled the olddowntown water tower in Gaylord.

Sibley East junior Logan Tesch placed sixth in the110 meter hurdles during the Minnesota State Class ATrack and Field Meet at Hamline University in St.Paul. Tesch also competed in the triple jump event, butdid not qualify for the finals.

The Arlington City Council unanimously approveda motion to accept the resignation from City Admin-istrator Liza Donabauer with regret. The City Coun-cil, at the same meeting, voted 3-1 and approved amotion to contract the services of Laura Elvebak,Owatonna, to serve as the interim city administrator.

Over 150 residents attended the public forum on thefuture of community policing at the Community Center.

The Arlington City Council, during a special meet-ing, voted 4-0 and approved a motion to re-post forthe police chief position with the new salary sched-ule.

The Arlington City Council voted 3-2 and approved amotion to “opt in” to the new off-sale Sunday liquorsales law and allow local liquor establishments the op-portunity to be open and sell off-sale liquor on that dayof the week.

Year-In-Review


Front Row: (left to right) White team members Robbie Wear,Shaylee Exsted, Jordan Mueller, Micah Scherer and CaydenGilbertson. Middle Row: (l to r) Gold team members ChetanKumar, Jessica Widmer, Aaron Elseth, Lincoln Suedbeck, Gar-

rett Kroells and Devon Almich. Back Row: (l to r) Black teammembers Oscar Kreft, Matt Ziegler, Rebecca Redman, DevanKumar, Rachel Widmer and Jackson Burdorf.

Our 34th annual Wedding Guide will be published January 28, 2018. This is a

great opportunity to show all newly engaged cou-ples in the Glencoe Advertiser circulation area justwhat you have to offer them. This section is handed

out all year with our wedding and engagement information. Over 16,000 copies distributed. Also

handed out at the local Bridal Expo.

Coming January 28, 2018!

Advertising Deadline for this edition is Thurs., Jan. 18

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