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MARCH 24 • Community Builders Meeting at 2 p.m. at the Village Cafe, Grey Eagle.

MARCH 26 • Tony Cherne Fundraiser from

4-8 p.m. at Paul’s Par-A-Dice, Albany. MARCH 27

• St. Rosa Lions Breakfast from 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at the St. Rosa Church basement. See ad on page 9.

APRIL 2 • Spring Expo 2011 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Burtrum Community Center. See ad on page 9.

APRIL 3 • Guardian Angel Youth Group Ham Bingo/Raffle at 1 p.m. at Holy Cross Par-ish, North Prairie. • Bingo at 7:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church basement, Melrose.

APRIL 6 • Dramatic Stations of the Cross at 8:15 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Church, Grey Eagle.

APRIL 8-10; 14-15 • Town & Country Players Present Hon-ky Tonk Angels at 7:30 p.m. (April 10: 2 p.m.) at the Melrose Auditorium.

APRIL 9 • St. Martin’s Annual Spring Craft Sale from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Parish Hall.

APRIL 16 • Wild Game Feed starting at 6 p.m. at the Word of Life Church, Upsala. See ad on page 9.

APRIL 17 • Holdingford Area Knights of Colum-bus Chicken & Ham Dinner from 3:30-7 p.m. at the Pelican Lake Ballroom, St. Anna. • St. Hedwig’s and St. Mary’s Faith For-mation Matching Grant Breakfast from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church Hall, Holdingford.

MAY 17 - JUNE 21 • Helping Hands Outreach Powerful Tools for Caregivers Workshop each Tues-day from 9:30 a.m.-12 noon, Holdingford.

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BURTRUM CITY COUNCIL • Meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m.

FREEPORT CITY COUNCIL • Meets the last Monday of the month at 7 p.m.

GREY EAGLE CITY COUNCIL •Meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.

GREY EAGLE TOWNSHIP •Meets the first Monday of the month at 8 p.m.

ST. ROSA CITY COUNCIL • Meets the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Community Park building.

SWANVILLE CITY COUNCIL • First Tuesday after the first Monday of the month.

SWANVILLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the second Tuesday of the month at 8:30 p.m. at the Swanville Fire Hall.

UPSALA CITY COUNCIL • Meets the second Monday of the month at 7 p.m.

Weekend WeatherSaturday Sunday

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Temperatures Date High Low 3/16 45 25 3/17 43 32 3/18 32 20 3/19 39 20 3/20 39 34 3/21 38 33 3/22 36 26

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By Harvey Mack-ay

The game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a suspenseful half-hour that of-fers contestants the opportunity to dramatically improve their fi-nancial picture. Answer a dozen

or so questions correctly, with help on a few if necessary, and watch the bank account mushroom.

If it were really that simple, anyone could become wealthy overnight. But it doesn’t work that way. Achieving finan-cial success isn’t a game -- it’s a way of life.

Some will object to the notion that making a lot of money is the same as achieving success. I understand that ar-gument, and I agree that success comes in many ways besides just a bigger pay-

day.But I will submit that most of us ex-

pect our financial situation to improve as we become ever more successful at what we do. There is no shame in be-ing rewarded appropriately for our hard work. Ambition combined with our best efforts should have positive results.

As Oprah Winfrey so eloquently put it, “Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next mo-ment.” If anyone would know what it takes to be a self-made millionaire (actu-ally billionaire), Oprah is a very reliable source.

Here are some secrets shared by self-made millionaires:

• Educate yourself about money. Even if you don’t have your sights set on becoming the next Warren Buffett, a good understanding of finance will help you set priorities and make decisions about spending, investments and sav-ings. Knowledge is power.

• Set some clear goals. You have to dream big if you want to succeed on a large scale. Don’t be afraid of your ambitions. Start with a list of what you want to achieve this year, and then select the one goal that would have the greatest positive impact on your life, something you feel real passion for. Then get busy.

• Serve other people. Structure your goals so they’re not just about you. You’ll earn support from the people whose help you need by showing them how your achievements will benefit them -- and you’ll feel better about your-self than you would if you concentrate only on what’s in it for you.

• Learn to sell yourself. Whatever you create, you have to sell to someone else. You’ll need to understand sales and marketing no matter what industry you’re in. But at the same time, you have to sell others on your abilities. Be honest and reliable so employers, cus-tomers, investors or other important stakeholders know they can trust you to take care of them.

• Think of yourself as your own CEO. Whether you work for a boss or for yourself, view your career and suc-cess as your own. That means taking full responsibility for what happens to you -- your decisions, failures and tri-umphs. Put all your energy into your goals. Motivational guru Brian Tracy advises taking the “40+” approach: You work 40 hours a week for survival. Ev-ery minute you devote past that 40 hours is devoted to your success.

Consider the story of the couple who retired to a cottage with a lovely view of some rugged and rocky terrain. Early one morning the wife watched from her window as a young man dressed in work clothes walked down the lane nearby. He was carrying a shovel and a small case. He disappeared from view behind a grove of trees.

The scene repeated itself daily for a

The road to millions is paved with hard work

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Harvey Mackay continued from page 2week. Her curiosity got the best of her, and she persuaded her husband to follow him one morning to see what he was do-ing.

So the couple took a walk early the next day. Just beyond the trees, they found a very long and deep trench, rough and uneven at one end but neat and straight at the other. The young man arrived during their inspection, and the couple peppered him with questions. “Why dig here, in this rocky ground? Why dig at all? And what is in that case?”

The young man smiled and ex-plained, “I’m digging a trench. I’m ac-tually learning how to dig a good trench,

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because the job I’m being interviewed for later today says that experience in doing that is essential -- so I’m getting the experience. And the case has my lunch in it.”

There’s no secret to success. It’s just ambition + hard work + dedication.

Mackay’s Moral: We do what we have to do so we can do what we want to do.

Reprinted with permission from na-tionally syndicated columnist Harvey Mackay, author of the New York Times #1 bestseller “Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive,” and the new book “We Got Fired!...And It’s the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us.”

Craig and Sara Lieser of Freeport are proud to announce the birth of their son, Trevor Jeron Lieser, born March 4, 2011 at the St. Cloud Hospital.

Trevor weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces and measured 19.5 inches in length.

Trevor is welcomed home by his sister, Mckenna, age 2.Grandparents are Jeron and Lavonne Hinnenkamp of

Melrose and Tom and Bev Lieser of Albany. Great grand-parents are Florence Hinnenkamp, Anna Schulte, Robert and Jeanette Lieser and Ralph and Corrine Blenker. Great-great grandmothers are Elizabeth Hemmesch and Alvina Brang.

Trevor Jeron Lieser

Shane and Amanda Kliber of Holdingford are proud to announce the birth of their son, Clayton Joseph Kliber, born March 21, 2011 at the Melrose Area Hospital.

Clayton weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces and measured 21 inches in length.

Grandparents are Jerome and Carmel Romine of Clear-water, and Jim and Sally Waltman of Swanville. Great grandparent is Josephine Larson of Sobieski.

Clayton Joseph Kliber

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Senior Dining Menus: March 28 - 31Albany

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MON., MAR. 28: Deviled pork chop, rice pilaf, mixed vegetables, peaches, pudding.

TUE., MAR. 29: Roast beef w/horseradish, whipped potatoes, gravy, broccoli, dinner roll, pineapple cake/pudding.

WED., MAR. 30: Spaghetti w/to-mato meat sauce, carrots, Italian lettuce salad, garlic bread, fruited gelatin.

THUR., MAR. 31: Parmesan chick-en breast, baked potato/sour cream, tangy green beans, applesauce.

~ The Lighter Side Menu ~MON., MAR. 28: Chicken chili,

Italian lettuce salad, vegetable sticks, dinner roll, pudding.

TUE., MAR. 29: Chicken caesar salad, breadstick, pineapple cake/top-

MON., MAR. 28: Chicken strips, tri-tators, stewed tomatoes, dessert.

TUE., MAR. 29: Pepper steak, parslied potatoes, sauerkraut, bar.

WED., MAR. 30: Burger, baked beans, fruited gelatin, dessert.

THUR., MAR. 31: Cook’s choice.Grey Eagle Dining Site: 320-285-4481

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THUR., MAR. 31: Beef/broccoli stir-fry w/rice, mandarin orange salad, applesauce.

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Kathleen H. AtkinsonKathleen H.

“Kathy” Atkinson, age 69 of Freeport, died after battling pancreatic cancer for many years on Thursday, March 17, 2011 at the Rochester M e t h o d i s t Hospital in R o c h e s t e r , Minnesota.

Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11 a.m. Monday, March 21 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport. Interment was in the parish cemetery.

Kathleen Helen Klemmer was born July 2, 1941 in Albany, Minnesota to Norbert and Evelyn (Bredeck) Klemmer. She was united in marriage to Gerald “Jerry” Atkinson on August 3, 1963 at Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany. They resided and worked in Freeport and later farmed North of Freeport for over 30 years. Kathy was a cook at the Sacred Heart Catholic School and also catered weddings and anniversaries at the Freeport Community Center for over 18 years.

She was a member of Sacred Heart

Catholic Church in Freeport, Christian Mothers, and the Freeport Lions. Kathy enjoyed bowling, having coffee with her friends, spending time with her grandchildren, and making homemade bread for others.

Survivors include her children, Steven (Tracie) Atkinson of Big Lake, Brian (Carolyn) Atkinson of Annandale, Mary Lieser of Melrose, Keith Atkinson of Freeport, and Russel (Katie Erickson) Atkinson of Waite Park; 14 grandchildren; sisters, Theresa Schmiesing of Sauk Centre and Jean (Dan) Sunder of Albany; and brother, Mark (Jackie) Klemmer of Albany.

Kathy was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Atkinson on September 29, 2001; parents; and brother, Kenny Klemmer.

Serving as casket bearers were Cory Klemmer, Matthew Sunder, Mary Kay Middendorf, Chad Atkinson, Bruce Atkinson, and Tim Schmiesing. Cross bearer was Cameron Atkinson and scripture bearer was Kiersten Atkinson. Gift bearers were Keegyn Atkinson, Carter Atkinson, Riley Atkinson, and Isaac Lieser. Flower bearer was Maggie Lieser.

Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Freeport.

Bertha M. SchmidtFuneral Services were held at 1:00

p.m. Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Grey Eagle for Bertha M. Schmidt, age 90, who passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2011 at CentraCare Health System, Long Prairie surrounded by her loving family. Rev. Ron Tibbetts officiated and burial was at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Long Prairie Township.

Bertha was born on March 31, 1920 in Long Prairie Township to William and Emma (Zellgert) Becker. She married Emil Schmidt on July 21, 1943. Bertha has lived in the Long Prairie and Grey Eagle area all of her life. She was a homemaker, and also worked at Stearns Manufacturing and Hub Supper Club for many years.

Bertha was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Grey Eagle. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and will be dearly missed by many.

Survivors include her children, Sandra (Jim) Olson of Rochester, Doug (Sandy) Schmidt of Grey Eagle and Carla (Ben) Johnson of Long Prairie; 5 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Emil in 1986; sisters, Elsie Steuck, Esther Simonitsch, Elma Steuck and Eva Becker; and brothers Fred, William, Edward and Jake.

Arrangements were with the Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home, Stein Chapel in Long Prairie.

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Sunday Chicken Buffet 11 AM-2 PM • All you can eat $8.00

Mon.: 5-9 PM Burgers $1.50Wed.: Large 2 Topping Pizza $8.50Thurs.: 5-9 PM Wing Night $3.25/lb.

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Gary M. AndersonGary M.

Anderson, age 71 of Melrose, passed away on Friday, March 18, 2011 surrounded by his family at his home in Melrose, Minnesota after a long battle with cancer.

F u n e r a l services were held Tuesday, March

22 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Albany. Interment followed in Oak Hill Cemetery in Melrose.

Gary Merlyn Anderson was born November 17, 1939 in Pine City, Minnesota to Albert and Ella (McNeal) Anderson. He spent his childhood in Mora graduating from high school there in 1957. Gary graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Minnesota Pharmacy School in 1964. He was united in marriage to Joanne Hesselroth on January 2, 1960 at St. Stephens Lutheran Church in Braham. They made their home in Minneapolis until February of 1965 when they purchased Belgrade Drug in Belgrade. In 1972, they moved to Sheridan, Wyoming and owned a pharmacy there until 1977 when they returned to Minnesota and started the Melrose Clinic Pharmacy. He spent the next 25 years working there and as a pharmacist at the Melrose Hospital. Gary also was the co-owner with his son, Steve, of W & C Apothecary in St. Cloud.

He retired and sold the pharmacy in 2001. Gary and Joanne spent winters in Arizona where he played golf and continued his love of pharmacy by working a couple of days a week.

He was a low handicap golfer who won his first club championship when he was in high school and won numerous others over the years. Gary and Joanne loved to travel and many of their trips they went on had a round or two of golf on their itinerary, especially his trips to Ireland and Scotland. He loved history, especially the civil war, and made many trips out east to historic battle sites. Gary was an avid reader and collected military miniatures. Most of his life revolved around his children whom he passed on his love of sports. Gary and Joanne spent a lot of time attending their children’s and grandchildren’s games.

Survivors include his loving wife of 51 years, Joanne Anderson of Melrose; children, Steve (Lisa) Anderson, Nolan, Neal, Lauren, and Sophia of Albany, Tim Anderson, Jordan and Rebecca of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, Kris (Jim) Nevitt, Jameson and Cooper of Indianapolis, Indiana, Kathy (Brian) Bussmann, and Ella of Rogers, Karin (Mourad) Slimani, Massan and Kahina of Minneapolis, and Matt (Cindy) Anderson, Delaney, Shelby, and Connor of Melrose; sister and brother, Jeanne Seline of Mora and James Anderson of St. Cloud; and many loving relatives and friends.

Gary was preceded in death by his parents; and brothers, Allen Anderson and Robert Anderson.

Serving as casket bearers were Steve Anderson, Tim Anderson, Matt Anderson, Jim Nevitt, Brian Bussmann, Mourad Slimani, Roger Maertens and Gary Seiler.GEM Fest

Planning MeetingThe planning Committee for GEM

Fest 2011 is holding a meeting on Wednesday, March 30th at 7:00 p.m. at the Grey Eagle Public Library.

Any group interested in holding an event during GEM Fest 2011 (July 22, 23rd & 24th 2011) should attend the meeting and provide details about their event.

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Saralee continued to pg 6

Last week, Bob and I cel-ebrated our 33rd wedding anniver-sary. I think one of the reasons our marriage works is because we speak so well in silence.

Recently we were at a brunch

where a fellow was spouting about poli-tics. Bob and I were sitting across the table from each other. With just a glance, we communicated, “Yuck, yuck and . . . did I say yuck?” We continued this con-versation, neither of us saying one word out loud.

“Can we go now?” Bob asked with a look I know so well.

I poured him some wine. “Not yet,” that signaled.

“Please get us out of here,” he plead-ed with his eyes.

I sat next to him. “I’m thinking! I’m thinking!” I said silently.

He coughed. I took his hand, which meant, “Don’t do the flu thing. Every-body always knows you’re faking.”

He squeezed my hand. “Say you have a female problem. No one will ask you about it,” I could tell he was saying.

I squeezed back. “I had that last month. If I say it again, people will begin to think I’m icky.”

He touched his upper lip, which meant, “There’s a white glop of clam dip stuck to your face.” I wiped it off and nodded silently, “Thanks.”

I get nervous at parties. OK, I get nervous everywhere. But at one gather-ing of writers, I forced myself to talk to a woman who intimidated me. Fortunately Bob was behind me. And our silent com-munication really mattered. “I loved your essay,” I said to her. From behind, Bob could see that I had my velvet blouse tucked – not into my velvet slacks – but

It’s What You Don’t Say That Counts -By Saralee Perel

into the panty hose which were much higher on my waist than the slacks. It wasn’t pretty.

He sidled up next to me and made darting motions with his eyes, in the di-rection of my panty hose. “Not here,” I said without words. “Are you perverted or what?”

He put his arm around me, looked down at my questioning face and quick-ly untucked my blouse from my hose. I smiled gratefully up at him. “Could you check my hair for toilet paper?” he heard me think. “Last year there was that piece on my head. I still can’t figure out how it got there.”

He looked down at me. “You are so unsophisticated. I love that part of you,” he was thinking.

“I am sophisticated,” I wordlessly re-plied while spreading a chunk of Brie on a cracker with my fingers.

And so, for our 33th anniversary, I had a pal from Indiana overnight a doz-en Krispy Kreme donuts for Bob. That floored him. But get this. He hand-made a sampler for me. On it, he had embroi-dered the words to our favorite song, “I’ll be loving you . . . always.” It’s the most beautiful cross-stitch sampler you could imagine.

But I’ll tell you. If the sampler had no words on it, I would have known what he meant to say. And when it comes to what makes a relationship work, I think that’s it. A compassionate awareness of how the other feels. Bob’s warm touch when I’m scared, for seemingly no reason, in the night. A leap into his arms when a maga-zine article I’ve written gets accepted. A “keep trying,” hug when my next ten ar-ticles get rejected. An “it doesn’t matter,” shrug when I am terribly embarrassed be-cause of something I should or shouldn’t have said at a party.

Silent communication. I bet we all do this a dozen times a day. But with some-

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Bolz, age 92 died Saturday, March 19, 2011 at St. Michael’s Nursing Home in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.

Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11

a.m. Wednesday, March 23 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Todd Schneider officiating. Interment followed in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Melrose, Minnesota.

Cecelia Amelia Leier was born November 16, 1918 in Saint Paul, Minnesota to John and Mary (Preisner) Leier. On January 6, 1941 she married William “Bill” Bolz in McGrath, Minnesota. She was a homemaker and her family was her life. She was an excellent cook and she enjoyed spoiling her grandchildren and socializing with friends.

Ceil was a member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church and the Christian Mothers.

Ceil is survived by her children, Roger (Barb) Bolz of Bloomington, Jan (Ron) Hoppe of Freeport, Doris (Doug) Trisko-Kuehne of Avon, and Michael (Jackie) Bolz of Sauk Centre; 13 grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; brother, John “Jack” (Mary) Leier of Cambridge; and sister-in-law, Helen Leier of Rush Point.

Ceil was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Bolz on June 6, 2005; her parents; brothers, Ralph (Terry) and Phil Leier; and step-grandson, Christopher Hansen.

Serving as casket bearers were Steve Bolz, Jeremy Bolz, Jeff Hoppe, Barb Hasbrouck, Jennifer Sellner, Brian Trisko, Chuck Bolz, and Eric Bolz. Cross bearer was Jackie Bolz and scripture bearer was Mark Budesky.

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The newly formed Central Minne-sota Bicycle Club is off to a great start and is looking for bicycle enthusiasts of all skill levels to join them in their ef-forts to create a premier cycling organi-zation in central Minnesota.

This diverse group consists of in-dividuals with interests ranging from casual trail rides to multi-day self sup-ported tours on roads focusing on the camaraderie and health benefits biking has to offer. Jan Lasar, the club’s in-terim president, says he started to make contact with bikers he knew from riding the Soo-Line Trail after realizing there was a need for organizing cyclists in his area. “Central Minnesota is a hotspot for bicycling.” he explains. “I felt there needed to be an organization to repre-sent all of us and give us a forum to socialize and support each other.” With Morrison County’s recent dismal health ranking, the time seems right to start such a club.

The group had their first meeting in January and is in the process of set-ting up a website and Facebook account to help fan interest among bike lovers.

Members are also planning on attending events such as the Caramel Roll Ride and the Tour of Saints in order to gather more support from fellow cyclists.”We all agree it should be a fun, relaxed or-ganization where everyone is welcome and can find friends to ride with.” re-lates Lasar. With the addition of new members the club aims to eventually become more formally organized, but for now everyone is anxiously awaiting the official arrival of bike season.

The Central Minnesota Bicycle Club meets on the first Monday of each month at 6:30 pm at the Bowlus Com-munity Center, First Avenue, Bowlus, Minnesota. For more information you can email [email protected].

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one we love, I think that moments like these are what matter the most.

Because they mean more than words can ever say.

Award-winning columnist/novelist,

Saralee Perel, welcomes e-mails at [email protected] or via her website: www.saraleeperel.com. She also wel-comes friends on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SaraleePerel.

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Swanville Jr/Sr High is proud to announce Sam Mettler as the March Student of the Month for 7th-9th grades. Sam is a 7th grad-er this year. He is the son of Randy and Margaret Mettler. Sam’s favorite hobbies include playing sports and hang-

ing out with friends and family. His fu-ture plans include playing basketball in college.

Since entering the high school Sam has participated in football, basketball and is going out for track this spring. He had a role in the Junior High play. He is also active in speech and Student Coun-cil. Sam is both in the Junior High Band and the Jazz Band. Sam plays piano and sings in his church choir, along with be-ing a server at his church. He is active in the Burtrum Boosters 4H club. He was a champion in Poultry Showman-ship for 4H. He ran in the State Summer Track Program and received 4th place for the 800 meter. Sam’s advice to other students is work hard and stay with the right friends.

Liza Hasse, math teacher states, “I have had the privilege in working with Sam in the classroom and on stu-

Swanville Jr. High Student of the Monthdent council. Sam is a very responsible and conscientious student. He works diligently to maintain a high grade and reach the goals he has set for himself. Sam is always willing to help others, whether it be a peer with an assignment or a staff person with a task. On student council, Sam has demonstrated potential leadership abilities that I am looking for-ward to see his leadership skills further develop over the next several years. Sam is very deserving of this award.”

Marvin Poegel, Physical Education teacher is quoted as follows, “Sam is a very positive and caring individual. I have had the honor of working with Sam since he was in elementary school. He is very compassionate and is always will-ing to help anyone who needs a hand. Sam loves to laugh and he has a real zest for life. He uses his quick wit and sense of humor to make others smile. He is a sports fanatic and I really think he could end up being a sports announcer for ESPN! A person could call on Sam if you need some help filling in the basket-ball brackets. In addition, he is a really hard worker and simply will not accept anything less than his best effort. Sam shows great respect to staff and students. He is eager to go well beyond the mini-mum in class expectations. He stands out in his class because of his hard work and wonderful personality. Congratula-tions to Sam for this nice honor and keep up the great work.”

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Swanville Jr/Sr High is proud to announce Brittney Walter as the March Stu-dent of the Month for 10th-12th grades. Brittney is the daughter of Lisa Walter and Tim and Bonnie Walter. Brittney is a senior this year and plans to attend Bethel

College next fall. Her hobbies include volleyball, softball, hanging out with friends and family and playing cribbage with her grandparents.

Brittney has been active in many activities throughout her high school ca-reer, participating in volleyball and soft-ball since 7th grade, Student Council in 8th, and 10-12th grade. She has played in the band since 5th grade. She has par-ticipated in theatre since 7th grade in a variety of roles. She is also a member of the Healthy Communities Collabora-tive participating in 9th-12th grade. She is the recipient of the TIES video con-test award for the state of MN, an honor she earned as an 8th grade student. Her advice for others is to try your hardest and always do your best. She also rec-ommends being involved in lots of ac-tivities.

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math teacher states “I have had the privilege of having Brittney Walter for a student in my math classroom for the past four years. Brittney is a very car-ing person and is always very sensitive to the needs of people around her. She is always appreciative of any extra help I have given to her and she is willing to give help to her fellow students. Brittney is an excellent math student so I believe she will go far in any career she pursues. She usually is someone who I would look to for support when I need some extra help. Brittney has been very active in extra curricular activities through-out her high school career. She makes the school a better place because she is here.”

Char Bzdok science teacher states, I have had the pleasure of working with Brittney the past several years as a stu-dent, athlete, and student council repre-sentative. In this time Brittney has devel-oped into a very reliable young woman. Besides being reliable, Brittney is also greatly involved in the community - she serves on Healthy Community Collabor-ative where she has put much effort into serving our communities youth. Brittney is a very sincere person who has a beau-tiful smile and a great personality. She is a joy to be around and I am very proud to work with her. Brittney is deserving of this award!

Big Brothers Big Sisters’ Magic Moments Ball is March 25

Katie wants to be a veterinarian when she grows up, but she has struggled in school. Her “Big Sister,” Angela, knows Katie has the ability to be whatever she wants to be. For the last two years, An-gela has mentored Katie through the Big Brothers Big Sisters program, giving her support and encouragement and helping her understand that she really can achieve in school, go to college, have the career she wants and give back to her commu-nity. Angela says it’s a great experience to make a difference in a child’s life and that she definitely gets more than she gives.

Big Brothers Big Sisters has a positive impact on the lives it touches. The organi-zation’s outcomes prove that the mentor-ing relationships they facilitate help young people stay in school, graduate from high school, go to college and find meaningful jobs. Currently, 140 children are waiting to be matched with a mentor.

On March 25, Big Brothers Big Sis-ters’ Magic Moments Ball will raise funds to support those children in our commu-nity through one-on-one mentoring rela-tionships with caring adults. The event (to be held at the Civic Center) will feature a swing band, an inspirational speaker, a gourmet dinner, wine and beer tastings, si-lent and live auctions - and a fun surprise.

“We have received many wonderful sponsorships and donations this year,” said Jackie Johnson, Big Brothers Big Sis-ters executive director. Live auction items

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Lots of the color green greeted us when we attended the monthly luncheon of the Helping Hands Outreach at the Holdingford Legion on St. Patrick’s Day.

Cindy Nienauber from the Albany Hospice and Home Care was our fea-tured speaker. She explained how home care teaches you how to help yourself so you can stay in your home longer. At that point she complimented Helping Hands for all the volunteers who do just that for the folks in the community She also spoke about the Hospice Program and about purchasing replacement in-surance other than medicare. Cindy is a 13 year veteran for the program and a knowledgeable and caring person. Thanks Cindy for explaining this impor-tant program so clearly.

We then heard some jokes and Jeanette Clancy spoke about making friends with yourself. Thanks, ladies!

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Notes from the Capitol By State Rep. Paul Anderson

The long awaited census figures were re-leased last week, and the official population in House District 13A increased by nearly 5.5 percent in the ten years from 2000 to 2010. The num-bers show the current popula-

tion in our district to be 38,763, which represents an increase of 2,005 from the count ten years ago.

What that means for the upcoming re-districting process is that our district needs to pick up about 800 more residents to come up to the new state-wide aver-age district size of 39,582. Most districts, with the exception of the outer ring of metropolitan suburbs and the corridor up to St. Cloud, lost population in the last ten years. The district directly south and west of ours is approximately 7,000 residents short of the state average. On the other end of the spectrum, a district in Scott

County now has about 65,000 residents so in the new legislative make-up, it will become much smaller in geographic size.

A committee has already begun work on drawing up new districts. A plan will eventually come out of the Legislature, and if the Governor doesn’t agree to it, the issue will probably wind up in the court system. New districts, both at the state and congressional level, need to be in place in time for the 2012 election.

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Local Municipality Minuteswere read and approved on a mo-tion by Ron Strassburg and sec-onded by Anna Payne. Upon vote motion carried.

Finance report was given and approved on a motion by Jenny Ahrendt and seconded by Anna Payne. Upon vote motion carried. Checks number 6835 thru 6845 were approved for payment on a motion by Anna Payne and sec-onded by Ron Strassburg. Upon vote motion carried.

A member of the Sheriff’s Dept. joined the meeting. Dogs running loose was discussed. Call the Sheriff to report a loose dog.

May 21st has been set for city wide cleanup. More information will be sent out later.

Burtrum Liquor requested the renewal of their On Sale, Off Sale, Sunday Liquor and Ciga-rette licenses. After some discus-sion, a motion was made by Jenny Ahrendt and seconded by Clara Taft to renew their licenses at the same rate. Upon vote motion car-ried.

Being no further business, a motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Ron Strassburg and seconded by Jenny Ahrendt. Upon vote motion carried.

These are unapproved min-utes.

Dorothy Strassburg, Clerk

Upsala CityMarch 14, 2011

Pursuant to due call and no-tice thereof; the city council of the City of Upsala met in regular session on March 14 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the Upsala City Hall. Pres-ent: Mayor Rollie Johnson, Coun-cil Robert Maciej, Joan Olson, Lynn Depa, Brian Lange. Staff Michele Caron, Clerk and Frank Koopmeiners, Maintenance.

Agenda: Agenda reviewed motion by Lange to accept agenda, second by Maciej; unanimously carried.

Minutes-Minutes were re-viewed as corrected per letters from Mikel Nelson and Jay Bag-genstoss on clarifications with fire department issues. The clerk will put in place a new process read-ing back to visitors what she heard them say to alleviate future mis-understandings. Motion by Lange to accept February minutes with changes, second by Olson; unani-mously carried.

Visitors, Requests, Petitions: Bill Krivanek with Community Center update. Draft of remodel-ing presented. There were two plans to review. Discussion on updating the specifics on the lease with Community Center and the responsibilities of each entity. The city reviewed the costs of utilities and acknowledged the building is owned by the city. The utilities are described as electric, heating fuel

Burnhamville TownshipFebruary 22, 2011

The regular meeting of the Town Board of Burnhamville Township was held February 22, 2011 at the Burtrum Community Center. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chair-man Mike Berscheit. Members present include Supervisors: Mike Berscheit, Bruce Johnson, Louis Thompson; Clerk Shirley Hulin-sky; and Treasurer Pam Throener. Others present: Carol Herdering.

Sup. Johnson made a motion to approve the minutes of the Janu-ary 25, 2011 regular meeting. Mo-tion seconded by Sup. Thompson. Motion passed.

Correspondence included no-tification of a bus trip to the state capitol, a new copy of the flood plain ordinance approved by the county and a planning a zoning hearing which the board found no problems with the request.

The township election will be March 8, 2011. The board set a time for booth set up.

Sup. Johnson gave a report on the Swanville Rural Fire Associa-tion meeting.

The board heard a report of the Long Prairie Fire Department township meeting from Sup. Bers-cheit. Sup. Johnson made a motion to approve the Long Prairie fire contract. Motion was seconded by Sup. Thompson. Motion passed.

Motion was made by Sup. Berscheit to pay all bills numbered 4445 through 4460:

Rev. $2,336.11, R&B $4,733.00, Fire $2,151.00. Sup. Thompson seconded the motion. Motion passed.

In the road report the plowing of roads was discussed.

Treasurer’s report showed a balance of $142,262.07 before tonight’s bills. There were two C.D.‘s that were renewed since last meeting. Report was approved on a motion by Sup. Berscheit and seconded by Sup. Thompson. Mo-tion passed.

The supervisors then audited the books of the clerk and trea-surer. Finding the books in order a motion was made by Sup. Bers-cheit to adjourn the meeting which was seconded by Sup. Thompson. Motion passed. The meeting ad-journed at 8:05 p.m.

Next regular meeting will be on March 29, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the Burtrum Community Center.

These are unofficial minutes.Shirley Hulinsky, Clerk

Burtrum CityMarch 7, 2011

The meeting of the Burtrum City Council was called to order on Monday, March 7, 2011 at 7 p.m. by Mayor Allen. All members answered roll call.

Minutes of the last meeting

and propane. To keep the costs of the utilities down, adding insula-tion to the ceiling was discussed. Mm by Lange to revise the lease to state the owner will be responsible for the utilities for a two year term and will improve the building with insulation in the ceiling, second by Depa, unanimously carried.

Ordinances and Resolutions: Resolution Appointing Jane Knott to the Planning Commission at a term of one year to be extended upon her request. Motion to adopt said resolution by Maciej, second by Olson; unanimously carried.

Maintenance Report, Frank Koopmeiners: Electronic DMR reporting of testing levels will be mandatory by the end of the year.

• Thein Well has not gotten back yet with a bid and description of well refurbishing.

• Stop sign at Covenant Church road needs replacing since a snowmobile knocked it over. Discussion those are MN DOT re-sponsibilities since it is a road con-necting to Highway 238. The clerk will e mail her DOT contact.

Fire Department, Jay Baggen-stoss Fire Chief: Driving simula-tor training was accomplished and was very good. This was a require-ment of the FEMA grant received for the new truck.

• Jay presented the off road vehicle information. Motion by Johnson to ask the fire department if they are going to purchase an off road vehicle for getting into areas that cannot be accessed by other vehicles that it be approved by the National Fire Protection Associa-tion for that type of use, second by Olson; unanimously carried. Dis-cussion on the Kubota 4 x 4 that can be purchased now at a reason-able price which includes a war-ranty and accessories. Motion by Johnson for the city to purchase the 4 x 4 Kubota at this time until the fire department portion can be determined at a later date, second by Olson; unanimously carried. This vehicle can be used by the first responders as well as the fire department if needing to get to a location that is hard to navigate with another vehicle such as water, mud, high grasses and snow.

• Jay asked where the clerk found the information relayed that fire departments should not be electing officers. He said all the fire departments do it. She said she will get the information to him and the council.

Planning Commission, John-son/Lange/Maciej: Lange Oil called to ask if interior remodeling requires a permit and it does not.

• Paul and Kathy’s started emergency construction after their roof damage, and they will require a permit. One was mailed with a note explaining we understand it is an emergency.

• Uptown Café could be ac-quired soon by the city from the

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county. • Chimney stacks and out-

door boiler ordinance-the ordi-nance states “must be 15 feet above ground surface however they shall also be at least as high as the height of the eave lines of residents within five hundred feet. Discussion that the highest eave has been measured from some of the boiler locations. The Plan-ning Commission will continue to monitor compliance with this ordinance. The point of the stack requirement is to allow the smoke to get above roofs and not go into neighboring homes.

• Next regularly scheduled meeting Wednesday April 9th at 6:00 p.m. City Hall.

Upsala Community Develop-ment Commission, Olson/Depa: Heritage Days discussed. Joan is working on letters to prospective participants outlining the year’s activities.

• Budget can it be increased for special events or t shirts? Dis-cussion. Motion by Johnson to increase heritage festival budget from $2,000 to $3,000, second by Lange, Nay Maciej, aye Depa, Olson, Lange, Johnson; motion carries. Maciej cited concern it is starting to cost more than he thought. Clerk pointed out it does promote the city and is an ap-proved expenditure, Olson and Depa pointed out it brings visitors to our city.

• Themes were discussed.• Memorial Day program was

discussed and asked if there is any need for UCDC involvement.

• Informed Mike Disher is no longer a member of the UCDC.

Reminder that members do not have to live in the city limits to be appointed on this commission. Anyone interested in the com-munity development of Upsala is welcome to volunteer as a member.

• Next regularly scheduled meeting Monday April 4th at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall.

Recreation Board, Johnson: Rollie made visits to the recreation building when events are on and noted the building is being kept fairly clean. It is noted the refrig-erator needs to stay on and plugged in and if concerns are that it is run-ning cardboard can be placed in it. It is nice to have it cold for people to use it when they come in.

• Council Depa and Olson asked if the city can be emailed and forward on to council mem-bers when an event is scheduled. Depa can put it on the city calendar as reserved and a time. Surprise parties will not be disclosed with a name.

Unfinished Business: Uptown Café property-Could be made a TIF district with the county so help from them with certain items can be accomplished. Johnson spoke to Carol Anderson and got the in-formation that David Drown and Associates has a step by step TIF District booklet. Liquor ordinance hearing would need to be held if the city wanted to amend the ordi-nance to allow another license and off sale in the city. The distance from church and schools would need to be amended. We have a prospective buyer for the lot that wants an on and off sale as well as a restaurant. His plan would seat 95 and separate the dining and bar

areas. The city is having the lot surveyed and a preliminary asbes-tos test. Debris removal either re-quires it is all treated as asbestos or we get areas tested for it. The pro-cess of researching the abstract by our attorney has begun and it will require notifications in case there are claims before it can be sold to a third party. Land values were dis-cussed and costs associated with debris removal, and making the lot buildable.

• Barking Dog issue: has been resolved. The owners took care of it.

• Dogs running uncontrolled: A complaint was made and the owner was sent a letter.

• Animal Ordinance: Coun-cil needs to pick this back up and review. Notices were sent out last year that it was being reviewed and has not been completely authored as yet. Council will take it back and look at it to see which areas should be addressed.

• Tennis Court: Insurance is split since the city and school each own a half. Each purchases its’ own insurance on their half. Depa asked we get a sign stating no other activities allowed such as bikes and roller blades. Clerk agreed it is a good idea for our li-ability. Johnson noted one time he saw some kids looking as if they were going to ride bike in there and he asked them to please spread the word not to because it costs a lot to resurface. He has not seen another bike in there.

• Community Basketball court: Where could it be, half or full, who would pay for it? The

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Athletic conference update: One of the concerns about the switch from the West Central Conference to the Prairie Conference was affiliation for several of our teams; this is the topic of this week’s column.

Readers will recall that the LPGE School Board approved the change from the West Central Conference to the Prairie Conference beginning with the 2011-12 school year. Although this was a choice made by our school, the West Central Conference will undergo dramatic changes as Melrose, New London-Spicer and Melrose were voted out of the conference as would have our school if we had not sought a change ourselves.

Athletic Director Randy Swanson has been working hard behind the scenes and has been successful (pending formal Board approval) in obtaining member-ship in the Mid-State Conference for Boys’ and Girls’ Golf, Boys’ Tennis, and Boys’ and Girls’ Cross-Country. The Mid-State Conference consists of

Kringen’s Korner - By Jon Kringen, LPGE SuperintendentCrosby-Ironton, Detroit Lakes, Pequot Lakes, Park Rapids, Perham, and Sta-ples-Motley; travel will not be a major issue as the conference does not require us to have individual contests with each school but rather focuses on a confer-ence meet.

In addition, Wrestling will be part of a new 10-team conference that will be created by a merger of the Prairie and Park Region Conferences. Teams that will be a part of this conference in-clude: Browerville, Osakis, Royalton, West Central, Bertha-Hewitt, New York Mills, Ottertail Central, Parkers Prairie and United North Central.

Gymnastics is the only sport lack-ing a conference at this point. However, membership in the West Central Con-ference for 2011-12 is still a possibility, however, the West Central will not have enough teams to have a Gymnastics con-ference due to the vote to force several teams to leave. There is the potential to form a new gymnastics conference with the former WCC and other area schools.

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Budget Up-date: Yesterday, I presented my r e c o m m e n d e d budget reduction to the Environ-ment Committee. We will continue to work through the budget bill this upcoming week and hope-fully pass it this Tuesday. The Senate Agricul-

ture and Judiciary committees also be-gan discussions of their omnibus budget bills working to meet the aggressive March 25 date for finance committees to report appropriations bills.

Tax Bill Pays Back Pays Delayed Refunds, Brings Conformity: A bi-par-tisan, unanimous vote of the Minnesota Senate advanced a measure this week to bring the state’s individual income and corporate franchise taxes into conformi-ty with recent federal changes. The mea-sure fulfills the state’s commitment to pay back previously delayed corporate franchise and sales tax refunds to Min-nesota businesses. The bill (House File 79) has the support of revenue depart-ment officials and Governor Dayton has indicated that he will sign it.

State Employee Pension Con-tribution: A bill introduced this week would shift 3 percent of responsibility for taxpayer-paid pensions to govern-ment employees. The change includes legislators and all state and local gov-ernment staff except firefighters and po-lice officers. This bill brings government employee pension participation more in line with contributions made by private-sector workers. I believe current tax-payer liability to government employee pensions is unsustainable. This measure would relieve local government obliga-tions to pensions, freeing up funds to be used for needs like local property tax re-lief. We need to live within our means, and this bill will save the state’s General Fund approximately $50 million in the first biennium.

Community Paramedics Will Help Rural Residents: A bill to allow experienced paramedics to become certi-fied by the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board as “community para-medics” passed the Senate with unani-mous bipartisan support. The measure would allow paramedics to be certified after 120 additional hours of training. The plan would benefit rural Minnesota, whose citizens are sometimes at a dis-advantage in their ability to receive the proper care. The goal is to provide ad-ditional care with already existing health care resources.

Tax Credits for Low-Income Scholarships: An interesting bill pro-gressing through Senate committees is one for tax credits for businesses and in-

dividuals to create scholarships to ben-efit low-income students and both pub-lic and private schools statewide. Using tutors, preschool assistance, and need-based scholarships, the program seeks to help families and schools raise gradua-tion rates and help individuals achieve a brighter future.

Census & Redistricting: Newly released census numbers will begin the once-a-decade redistricting process that adjusts the boundaries of all eight Congressional Districts and most of the state’s 201 legislative districts accord-ing to population. The target population for each congressional district is about 663,000.

The 4th, 5th and 7th Congressional Districts have to pick up the most popu-lation in order to ensure that every dis-trict has equal representation whereas the 2nd and 6th Congressional districts have to give up population. The State Demographer also released the popula-tion for each Minnesota Senate District.

Surveys: We kindly ask you to pro-vide us with your input regarding the 2011 legislative session by participating in this legislative survey. Your thoughts and opinions are very helpful to us as we represent you at your Capitol. Find the joint survey with your representative:

Joint survey with Rep. Franson here: http://bit.ly/gSlEMc

Joint survey with Rep. Westrom here: http://svy.mk/elWMF0

Coming Up Lawmakers will face long hours of hearings as committees roll out detailed government funding spreadsheets and take testimony next week to meet the upcoming deadline.

On Monday, the Committee on State Government Innovation and Veterans will begin hearings on the public em-ployees’ pension shift bill and a salary reduction for state employees and elect-ed officials.

The Commerce & Consumer Pro-tection Committee will hear SF 858 on Wednesday. That measure explores fed-eral health coverage mandate compli-ance requirements, and seeks to repeal certain mandated health benefits.

Thanks for taking the time to read my update and please feel free to contact me with your questions and comments.

State Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen encourages and appreciates constituent input, and can be reached at 651-297-8063, by mail at 132D State Office Building, 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55155, or via email at [email protected].

Legislative Week in Review

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UCDC will look into if a coop-erative effort between the city and other organizations could be ac-complished.

New Business: Morrison County Fair Agricultural Society requested a donation. We have never donated to it. No action taken.

• Morrison County sent an agreement for Recycling and Clean Up day grants. $1,212 and $375 for costs associated with clean up days and recycling in the city. The city currently subsidizes both refuse and recycling costs for residents.

• Upsala Blue Jays 3.2 beer license 2011. A request was made

Continued from Pg 9 for the license to be expanded to three locations and would the city waive the fee for the other two locations? Location #1 Upsala City Park Location #2 Recreation Building Location #3 Upsala Ball Park. Discussion on how it could do that with one group and not oth-ers. Licenses approved for all three locations at usual fee of $25 each.

• Initiative Foundation, Uni-versity of Minnesota Extension Services and Region Five Morri-son County city visits. March 30th at the Initiative Foundation from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. lunch pro-vided. Discussion on creating new working partnerships.

• Clerk has not heard back from the trade application for first

responders for equipment • Safety and Loss Control

LMC workshop in St Cloud April 26th Cost $20 Robert will attend.

• The School staff has recog-nized the safety hazard of parking along Borgstrom Street and the employees responded right away and the city thanks them.

• Website has old minutes on it. Lynn asked if we could have a rolling year and delete the last one as you go.

Financial: Bills audited and ordered paid in the amount of $14,858.58.

Meeting adjourned at 10:40 p.m.

Michele Caron, Clerk These are unofficial minutes.

Three sisters, ages 92, 94 and 96, live in a house together. One night the 96-year-old draws a bath. She puts her foot in and pauses. She yells to the other sisters, “Was I getting in or out of the bath?”

The 94-year-old yells back, “I don’t know. I’ll come up and see.”

She starts up the stairs and pauses, “Was I going up the stairs or down?”

The 92-year-old was sitting at the

kitchen table having tea listening to her sisters. She shakes her head and says, “I’m sure glad I never get that forgetful, knock on wood...”

She then yells, “I’ll come up and help both of you as soon as I see who’s at the door.”

The Three Sisters


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ford has some exciting events planned for April. These activities are open to all elders in our area and even beyond if you would like to participate.

April 6: A trip to St. Cloud to do your shopping, go to Doctors appoint-ments or any other errand you may have. It would be nice if you could schedule your appointments on this day so that we can car pool. We will leave our office at 10:30 a.m. If you would like to ride along please call our office.

April 8: we will celebrate our Volun-teer Appreciation/Community luncheon starting at 6:30 p.m. with dinner at 7:00 p.m. followed by Volunteer recognition and entertainment. Join us in thanking our volunteers for all they do in the com-munity and for our elders.

April 12: Stop by our office for cof-fee and goodies in celebration of Na-tional Volunteer Week. We would love to visit with you and share ideas.

April 26: A bus leave our office

at noon going to the Paramount in St. Cloud to enjoy the Ozark Jubilee. We only have so many tickets reserved. You need to call ahead and reserve a seat on the bus. We would ask for a $23 donation to cover the cost of the ticket and ride. No one will be turned away if money is an issue.

April 26: A support gathering to find out more information about our program starting at 6:00 p.m., with a light supper. Again please call if you plan on attend-ing so that dinner can be prepared.

Join in the fun and see where you end up with the Mystery Lunch Bunch. Each month we pick a new location to gather for lunch and a time to visit and laugh. We will leave our office at 11 a.m., please call ahead.

We at Helping Hands with the assis-tance of our volunteers do what we can to keep the elders at home in the com-munity. If you have a need that you are not able to do any longer please call us and one of our wonderful volunteers will assist you. If you have some free time on your hands and would like to become a volunteer or need more information con-tact our office to find out more.

Albany LibraryHistory Center Bus Trip to the Min-

nesota History Center in St. Paul: Satur-day, April 2, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., for ages 14 and older. The trip will include a 30-minute guided tour of the “Min-nesota’s Greatest Generation” exhibit with free time to tour the rest of the His-tory Center, visit the gift shop, and have lunch on your own or in the on-site café. The attendance limit is 56 and preregis-tration is required. Online registration is available through Events at www.griver.org.

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