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The Maple Lake: Celebrating Excellence
The Maple Lake: Celebrating Excellence
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Excellence
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Kindergarten
Dear Santa, I would like an
easy-bake oven I ahve been good
all year. How do the elves get their
stuff like materials and glue if they
are in the north pole? I dont know
what kind of cookies I will leave
fo ryou yet but they will be good!
Brianna Benke
Dear Santa, I am gald you are
coming and I hope I get toys. I
want some camoflauge stuff. You
are nice and I love you. Will you
give me toys? Ryne Lodermeier
Dear Santa, Do you eat a lot of
cookies at the North Pole? I will
leave you cookies and milk at
Christmas. I want a small tree for
Christmas and a doll and stroller.
Love, Emma Moline
Dear Santa, I dont know what
to say. Where do you live? What
do you eat? Do you like pasta? I
want a purple iPad. I have been
good. Im going to draw you a pic-
ture. Natasha Lodermeier
Dear Santa, I want a DS. I want
a new big blanket, a pink one. I
want a coloring book too. I love
you because youre my favorite
Santa. I like your reindeer becuase
they can fly. Lydia George
Dear Santa, Do you have a
farm? How many deer do you
have? I would liek a real baby al-
ligator for Christmas. Hope you
have a great Christmas. A Life
Saver too, please. Love, Brayden
Fobbe
Dear Santa, I would like a
Baby-Alive becuase I heard its
like taking care of a real baby. I
will give it naps. Do you have girl
Elves-on-a-Shelf? Ive never seen
girl ones. What kind of cookies do
you like: chocolate chip, frosting
or mint ones? Did you know
theres different flavors of milk?
Did you know my brother wants
another helicopter? He just has
one. Avery Kolehmainen
Dear Santa, How is your food
chain going? Do ou have a lot of
chickens? Could you for Christ-
mas bring me a stuffed alligator? I
would like an iPad. Hope you have
a safe trip. Love, Santiago Castro
Dear Santa, How are your rein-
deer? How is Mrs. Claus? For
Christmas I would like a cat to
name Violet. Hope you have a
merry Christmas. Love, Levi
Deyo
Dear Santa, I want the reindeer
to come to Maple Lake. Youre a
good Santa Claus. Mrs. Santa
Claus is good too. Could you brint
it? A remote control dinosaur?
Sometimes people are nice. Santa
and the elf would do it every time
on Christmas eve. Love, Carter
Allen Haflich
Dear Santa, I like you. How is
Dasher doing? How do you make
the sleigh go in the sky? I want
mom make-up and a laptop, a
phone, barbies and a real dog and
a real kitten. I want a yo-yo and a
hula hoop, a stuffed animal tiger.
Love, Aurora Zuelke
Dear Santa, Do you ever sleep?
How are the reindeer? I want a
stuffed animal and movies. Love,
Gavin Manthie
Maple Lake Messenger Page 6
December 18, 2013
Letters to Santa Claus from Maple Lake Elementary students
Letters to Santa
continued on Dec. 25
School
School levy
continued from page 1
A revised budget will go to
the Maple Lake School Board
using updated legislation, actual
student counts and collective bar-
gaining settlements upon com-
pletion.
Taxpayers may also qualify
for one of two tax-refund pro-
grams and one tax-deferral pro-
gram available for owners of
homesteaded property offered by
the state of Minnesota. Informa-
tion about those options may be
found at www.taxes.state.mn.us
or by talking to a tax profes-
sional.
In addition to conducting the
Truth in Taxation hearing, the
board also discussed one of the
factors affecting the budget.
The tentative agreement with
licensed staff was voted down by
the teachers, so we have to start
over, Redemske explained.
Board chair Arnie Michalicek
said the gist of the situation is the
bargaining unit is looking for
more money for salary and insur-
ance.
I met with a couple negotia-
tors after school today to hear
what they had to say, Redemske
said. We jotted down the con-
cerns.
Redemske used a nutritional
analogy.
We could eat comfortably
for a couple years or we could
feast now and starve later, Re-
demske said. We bounced some
ideas around. I created several
spreadsheets to help me under-
stand some of their concerns and
create something that will ad-
dress some of those concerns.
Their negotiators know throwing
a lot more money at it isnt in the
cards.
If the negotiating team un-
derstands we cant throw money
at it, does the staff understand
it? board member Ben Elsen-
peter asked. Im trying to wrap
my head around it. I dont under-
stand how our tentative agree-
ment failed so badly.
Redemske explained that one
main factor is the cost of the
teacher retirement, which is in-
creasing by .5 percent.
Redemske suggested that me-
diation may be the best option
but indicated that the licensed
staff bargaining group wasnt
quite ready for that.
I dont understand why
were negotiating these contracts
separately, board member Rick
Thomas said. Why should one
of these groups get a larger per-
centage of an increase than one
of the others?
The teachers or confidential
staff, whatever percentage they
get, everyone else gets, Re-
demske said. The only group
thats different is support staff.
Its pretty hard to negotiate until
we get licensed staff (negotia-
tions) done.
As the conversation con-
cluded, Michalicek suggested
meeting with the other bargain-
ing groups because it wouldnt
hurt to meet to see if theres
items we can take care of.
In other business, the board:
Recognized former board
chair Brad Neutz for his years of
service to the board. Neutz re-
signed his post to accept the dis-
tricts head custodian position.
The board also appointed former
board member Ed Trager to the
board.
Approved an amendment to
the 125 Flexible Benefits Plan
that permits an annual $500 car-
ryover from one calendar year to
the next.
Summarized an evaluation
of Redemske, who received sat-
isfactory marks the highest
grade attainable in all areas.
Learned that Redemske
would be meeting with Taher to
review the approved food-ser-
vices sharing contract with St.
Timothys School.
Approved an increase of two
hours per week to Alicia Stolls
contract as a special education
paraprofessional, to begin Jan. 2,
2014.
Discussed the possibility of
each student having an iPad. Re-
demske had been among Maple
Lake representatives who was in-
vited by Apple to Little Falls,
where every student has an iPad.
I thought the iPad would just re-
place textbooks, Redemske
said. But it was a totally differ-
ent look. Little Falls has 540
iPads and has had to repair 50 of
them. Of Maple Lakes 40 iPads,
six have been repaired this year.
Redemske said many factors
would have to be considered be-
fore Maple Lake moves to a one-
to-one initiative with iPads. I
dont know if well get there in
the near future, but I think we
need to investigate these things,
Redemske said.
At Maple Lake Elementary,
we are like a family, kinder-
garteners sang in a video. We
work hard and really try. We
learn to count and read and write.
A school of excellence are we. A
place to grow for you and me.
First graders shared the top 10
reasons MLE is a school of ex-
cellence.
We show our Irish Pride by
being respectful, responsible and
ready, was No. 9 and No. 5 said,
Maple Lake families and Maple
Lake Elementary are a team to
help us learn.
Of course, No. 1 was, We
love Maple Lake Elementary!
Teacher Chad Hammer-
schmidt led second graders in an
original song.
Some things dont fit, like a
round peg in a square hole. Some
things dont matter, like if its
country or rock n roll. Some
things you cant answer like,
How much wood could a wood
chuck, chuck? Ford or Chevy,
which is the best pickup truck?
When the stars align with the
right people in the right place,
with kindness in their heart and a
warm smile on their face, the
song continued, Its more than
just luck. Its more than just hap-
penstance. Its more than just
luck, the right school, right teach-
ers, not a chance. Its more than
just luck.
The bridge of the song nod-
ded to Harlans earlier analogy.
They say it takes a village
and we say thats right, they
sang. All working together, our
futures looking bright.
Third graders Grace Fritz,
Sandra Casady and Sydnee Pe-
terson read an essay they wrote
about why they believe MLE is a
School of Excellence.
We are a School of Excel-
lence because we are bully free,
Sandra Casady read. We dont
allow bullying. We have the three
Rs. These are respectful, respon-
sible and ready.
Other third graders shared,
You know we are a Minnesota
School of Excellence if
Rachels Challenge has
helped us remember to say nice
words, do kind things and in-
clude others. I accept that chal-
lenge! one student read.
Our school is a reward
school for the second year in a
row, added another student. I
will be taking the MCA test for
the first time and I know I am
going to rock it!
You hear people telling oth-
ers just how special our school is;
nothing beats Maple Lake Ele-
mentary! the final reader con-
cluded.
Fourth graders offered an
acrostic poem for the word ex-
cellence.
Effort is shown by all stu-
dents. Exciting things happening
every day around the school.
Caring and cooperative people
everywhere. Excellent students
and staff. Learning new things
every day. Lending a hand to
those in need. Encouraging each
other to do our best. Never give
up. Clever and creative students.
Everyone shows Irish Pride!
Fifth graders Kayla Hanson,
Kendra Mattila, Kade Jacobs,
Grace Elsenpeter and Jessica
Kramer read essays describing
what makes MLE a School of
Excellence.
Maple Lake Elementary is a
School of Excellence because we
have a wonderful staff, Kramer
wrote. When we are having
trouble with something they offer
to help us. They also push us
hard and make us confident
about ourselves. The teachers
teach us well and make us work
harder, helping us get good test
scores. They always make sure
we try our hardest and do our
best.
Sixth graders paid tribute to
the people who help make MLE
a School of Excellence.
Abby Latour got the laughs
started with her impersonation of
Superintendent Mark Redemske.
Harlan asked her to repeat it be-
cause many in the audience had
missed the reference and defi-
nitely shared a laugh when they
caught it the second time around.
Several staff members, volun-
teers and others were emulated,
demonstrating how many differ-
ent people were involved in
MLEs distinction as a School of
Excellence.
Jon Millerhagen, the execu-
tive director of the Minnesota El-
ementary Principals Association,
talked about the award before
presenting a plaque to Harlan.
The Minnesota Elementary
School Principals Association
endorses schools where the prin-
cipal, staff, students and commu-
nity working as a team
demonstrate the desire to
strengthen education by assess-
ing their schools alignment with
national standards in leadership,
vision, student learning, the cul-
ture of adult learning, data and
decision making and community
engagement, Millerhagen said.
He believes school improve-
ment cannot be mandated, nor
can it happen overnight.
School improvement occurs
because of a strong commitment
on the part of all staff members,
the enthusiasm of students for
learning, a supportive commu-
nity of parents and school board
all working together and dedi-
cated leadership of a principal
like your current Principal Kris
Harlan, Millerhagen said.
Today I take this wonderful
opportunity to celebrate your
school community with you,
Millerhagen concluded. I hope
every one of you connects to
your role in the accomplishments
of Maple Lake Elementary
School.
MLE was one of 12 Schools
of Excellence this year and one
of 173 throughout the 27 years of
the program.
Maple Lake School Board President Arnie Michalicek (right) presents a clock to for-
mer Board President Brad Neutz for his years of service. (Photo by Gabe Licht)
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Seventh graders present winter choir concert
Vietnam veterans tell students
what they learned about them-
selves through their Vietnam expe-
riences.
John Bolvine I have been
asked to write what I found out
about myself that I didnt know
before serving in the Vietnam
War. I havent given this much
thought before asked this ques-
tion; however one of the first
things that comes to mind is work-
ing with and trusting other people.
Growing up I was always very
independent. I never played team
sports, such as football or basket-
ball. However I did some boxing,
but that is a one-on-one sport. I
only had myself to look out for
and no one else to back me up. So
when I got to Vietnam, I quickly
learned when you are going into
combat or working on the deck of
an aircraft carrier, like I did, or any
other hazardous duty, that you
must watch your comrades back
and believe that he is watching
yours or you will not survive.
When I came back from Viet-
nam, October of 1966, the war
was still going strong. Many of the
people here on home ground were
not only against the war but were
calling our troops, my comrades,
names like baby killers, war crim-
inals, etc. This was not an easy
time for me. To think that the very
people I thought would be proud
of us had turned their backs on us
instead. It really hurt me. In spite
of it though, I am proud to have
served and proud of my fellow
comrades. That is why Im with
the POW MIA honor guard today.
To watch over my comrades
backs, and to let the family and
friends of all the POW MIAs
know we are still watching out for
all of them. So now Im telling
you, PLEASE dont let what hap-
pened to us happen to the troops
today. Support Our Troops!
John Bolvine Naval Air Viet-
nam 1965-1966
Al Brutger, Army What I
learned through my Vietnam ex-
perience is the fear you live
through becomes your strength.
Often you are put through situa-
tions that will create feelings of
fear. By using common sense and
following orders one learns
through walking the path of sur-
vival how to come through situa-
tions a stronger person.
Despite the downfalls of the
Vietnam era and the misunder-
stood military callings we had as
Vietnam soldiers by our public, I
am proud I served. As I age these
memories create emotions Ive
never felt before. Its so important
to form a means of support and re-
main faithful to your bond of
brothers and America.
God bless America, God bless
our soldiers.
Al Brutger U.S. Army Am-
Track support Vietnam 1969-1970
POW-MIA Honor Guard
Paul Heibel When asked what
I learned about myself through my
Vietnam experience I realized
how deeply rooted the human in-
stinct is in the mind and body of
human beings. Our inborn instinct
is to behave in a way characteristic
of a species thats natural for
doing the right thing or you could
die.
Being in a strange country and
around people who are living 50
years behind our countrys means
of life requires a unique survival
instinct. Their use of gorilla war-
fare and other methods of en-
durance demanded us to do some
of the same things and be aware of
the enemys instincts. Its impor-
tant first to observe and listen to
your surroundings and to heed
what you are told from the people
before you.
As for one of the nights that
changed my life for the better: The
day started out with a 12-hour
shift I was assigned to. It was a
duty to unload bombs from a
cargo ship with a 30,000-pound
forklift. The daytime temperature
was between 110-115 degrees. I
was relieved at 6 p.m. for supper
and then was instructed to be on
Guard Duty that night.
As I went to the military for-
mation for my orders and the du-
ties to perform that night, the first
order was to go on Guard to pro-
tect the 350-foot electrical power
ship for four hours. The ship sup-
plied the power for the military
compounds in the whole area and
some of the nearby city. After that
I would be relieved for four hours
of time off, followed by the order
to go to a different part of the area
for guard duty.
As I climbed on a boat to get to
the ship I was to guard, Id walk
along the outer railing looking
over the side into water 20 feet
below. Id continue this trail
around the ship over and over
again as Id look for frogmen in
the water. As the darkest hours of
the night began, it became harder
to see. Being it was an electrical
power ship some small lights
came on that shined down the side
of the ship. These lights helped so
other ships or boats wouldnt run
into us and made it easier for me
to see any potential frogmen
below, whose mission was to plant
explosives to blow our ship up.
The first four hours went good
with no relief coming until 2300
MT (11 p.m.)
The first general orders of
guard duty is to guard everything
within the limits of your post and
quit only when proper relief ar-
rived, which often led at least an
hour into the second shift. I was
becoming sleepy and found my-
self thinking, Well it looks like
Im hooked into the next shift.
The pain in my feet didnt hesitate
to remind me that the jungle boots
we wore werent good for walking
on the cast iron decks of a ship. I
wasnt given any radio for com-
munication and it was now 3 a.m.
I could hear in the lower levels of
the ship workers doing their jobs
to keep the electrical power on.
They were civilians who could do
nothing to help me, plus the fact
that I wasnt allowed to leave my
post without proper relief to ask
questions.
Going into the third four-hour
shift with sore legs, I leaned
against the railing in an attempt to
give my feet a break. Without re-
alizing it my eyes went shut but
my human instinct insisted, This
cant happen. This reminded me
of what we learned in basic train-
ing. During training when wed go
from our barrack to the field and
we never walked but ran without
ceasing. If the drill sergeant saw
us slow down, hed yell, Got to
go! Cant stop! Up the hill! Down
the hill! which wed have to
loudly repeat or hed stop us with
demands of doing 20 push-ups
and do the run again. And thus
that night on guard duty I recited
not once, but over and over again
that phrase to keep myself moving
for the last four- hour shift.
At 7 a.m., daylight set in and at
last the boat came to pick me up.
It was a sight for sore eyes. After
boarding the ship, the explanation
I was given is that the officer that
was on duty left and no one else
knew where I was until the next
shift came on board. I wasnt
upset with the officer, but through
human instinct was glad that I was
still alive and had been trained to
stay that way.
Got to go! Cant stop! Will
not stop! Up the hill! Down the
hill! Got to go! Something I
learned as a soldier of 19 and still
carry today; once a soldier, always
a soldier looking after my com-
rades as a member of the WAT
KIM VALLEY POW MIA.
Paul Heibel Viet Nam Septem-
ber 1968-1971- Transportation
Unit
Mike YanishDuring my expe-
rience as a United States Marine
in Vietnam I learned to trust others
with my life without knowing
them personally other than that
they were another Marine in a
combat situation there to cover my
back. As the saying goes: Living
one day or one hour at a time, each
and every day with fear of the un-
known, not knowing when, if,
how, or where it might be that my
time was up. The closer it got to
going home the fear grew greater.
After being surrounded by death
every day, I learned how precious
life is and how quickly you could
lose it.
Remaining always faithful -
WAT-KIM-VALLEY POW-MIA
Semper FI-
Mike Yanish 1967-1968 In-
fantry
Maple Lake Messenger Page 7
December 18, 2013
On Dec. 6, history teacher Andrew Boman asked the
panel of Vietnam veterans from this year's Veterans
Day program to return to speak to his seventh-grade
students. Veterans Al Brutger, John Bolvine, Paul
Heibel and Mike Yanish accepted the invitation. The
classroom visits were arranged by Senior Connections
coordinator Ginger O'Loughlin. (Photo submitted)
Maple Lake High Schools
seventh-grade choir pre-
sented their winter con-
cert on Tuesday, Dec. 10.
(Left) Sue Nelson intro-
duces the songs sung by
her choir students. (Right,
top) The girls choir sang a
16th Century German
melody named To
Music, arranged by Betty
Bertaux, and A Joyous
Gloria, by Greg Gilpin.
(Right, bottom) The boys
sang the American folk
tune Charlotte-town,
arranged by Emily
Crocker, and Pat-a pan,
arranged by Gilpin. The
choirs then joined forces
to sing the traditional
Georgia Sea Islands song
Yonder Come Day, by
Judith Cook Tucker;
Reindeer Rattle and
Roll, by John Jacobson
and Allan Billingsley; and
Jinglin Bells by Mary
Donnelly and George
Strid.
(Photos by Gabe Licht)
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Tuesday, December 24
Christmas Service: 7 p.m.
Faith Lutheran Church
12449 Clementa Ave. NW Located on Co. Rd. 111, just North of Lake Maria State Park
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St. Timothys Catholic Church
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10252 State Hwy. 55 NW Annandale (320) 274-8951
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331 West Harrison Street Annandale (320) 274-8827
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Eagles Grove Church
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Maple Lake Messenger Page 10
December 18, 2013
Taking the mat by force
by HunterHicks
Sports Writer
After a 47-24 loss to the AAstate-
ranked Foley Falcons on Tuesday,
the Annandale-Maple Lake boys
wrestled back with a set of impres-
sive wins, especially against the ac-
complished Mound-Westonka
Whitehawks and Waconia Wildcats
Thursday.
The Lightning walked into Wa-
conia High School as heavy under-
dogs, but soon proved their worth,
handling Mound-Westonka 38-28.
After a short break, the boys then
proceeded to strike the home team
Wildcats 43-19.
This wasn't it for ANML, how-
ever. With Saturday came the Co-
lumbia Heights Invitational
tournament with Minneapolis
Patrick-Henry, St. Paul Washington,
Spectrum, Austin, Howard Lake-
Waverly-Winsted, Totino-Grace,
Park Center, Minneapolis Roosevelt
and the hometown Columbia
Heights high schools. The grapplers
dominated the opposition scoring
219.0 points, 86 points ahead of the
second-place Patrick-Henry.
Individually, the Lightning put
eight men in the finals matches, with
Cullen Gallagher at 120 pounds,
Tanner Vassar at 126 pounds, Hunter
Malachek at 132 pounds, and senior
captain Joe Mosley at 138 pounds
taking the gold, as well as Mosley
earning his 100th varsity win in a fi-
nals pin. Taking second for the team
was Holden Youngs at 106 pounds,
Nate Carlson at 113 pounds, and
Walker and Chandler Rask at 145
pounds and 152 pounds, respectively.
Other place winners were Derek
Tomberlin at 170 pounds, and heavy-
weight Dustin Doucette placing
third, and Nick Gapinski at 182
pounds and Josh Gindele at 220
pounds both placing fourth.
ANML cannot hang their head-
gear for Christmas break just yet.
With a double-duel against the No. 5
AAstate-ranked Hutchinson and the
always-tough New London-Spicer
high schools, ANML will have to be
on their A-game. However, with the
quality the boys have been wrestling
lately, it is possible the Lightning can
conduct a shock Hutchinson and
New London won't soon forget.
Irish boys rebound from close,
overtime loss, get first win
by Kari Reid
Sports Writer
On Tuesday, Dec. 10, the Maple
Lake boys basketball team traveled
to play Howard Lake-Waverly-Win-
sted. It was an overtime thriller
against the Howard Lake-Waverly-
Winsted Lakers. The Irish played
head-to-head the whole way
through, eventually falling by a score
of 75-72.
In the first half, both teams
scored 23 points. They followed that
performance by nearly doubling
their scoring to put the score at 66-
66 after two halves. Facing a tie, they
had to battle it out in overtime, where
the Lakers scored nine points, three
more than the Irish.
It was a very good basketball
game that was close the entire way,
head coach Tim Staloch said. We
put ourselves in a great position to
win, but couldnt quite close it out.
David Stokman was the Irish
lead scorer with 24 points. Stokman,
Landon Caughey, and Brandon
Borell all made 100 percent of their
free throws.
Pts Rebs Stls Asts
Z. Johnson 4 7 - 10
A. Schonnesen 7 1 - 1
T. Goelz 3 8 1 1
D. Stokman 24 8 - 2
E. Hertwig - 1 - -
L. Caughey 17 3 3 1
N. Paumen - 2 1 -
B. Borell 17 6 - -
The Irish played on their home
court against the Holdingford
Huskers on Thursday, Dec. 12, and
ultimately earned a 59-47 win, their
first of the season.
At the end of the first half, the
Irish led the game 39-33. The Irish
kept the lead in the second half, scor-
ing 20 points compared to the
Huskers 14 points. The Huskers
couldnt keep up with the Irish on 3-
pointers, making two while the Irish
made seven for a total of 21 points.
The Irish also led in free throws,
making 8/10 while the Huskers only
made 14.3 percent.
Stokman led the Irish with 16
points and seven rebounds. Zach
Johnson also had seven rebounds.
It was a great team win with
contributions from many players.
We did a pretty good job rebound-
ing, limiting their second-chance
points, Staloch said.
Pts Rebs Stls Asts
Z. Johnson 7 7 2 6
A. Schonnesen 10 1 - 1
T. Goelz 3 4 1 -
A. Ruhland - 1 - -
D. Stokman 16 7 3 4
E. Hertwig - - 1 -
L. Caughey 6 - 3 1
N. Paumen 2 2 3 1
S. Graham 8 5 1 -
B. Borell 7 6 1 -
On Saturday, Dec. 14, the Irish
boys basketball team took a trip to
Norwood-Young America. The Irish
faced the vigorous opponents of the
Norwood-Young America Raiders
in an extremely tough matchup.
At halftime the Irish were down
47-25. The Irish couldnt keep up;
making only 35.5 percent of their
shots compared to the Raiders 65
percent. The Raiders kept the lead
throughout the entire game, resulting
in a 84-47 loss for the Irish.
We struggled defensively and
struggled to shoot the ball while they
shot extremely well, assistant coach
Brad Baumann said.
David Stokman led the team
scoring 15 points, making 100 per-
cent of his free throws. Landon
Caughey was close behind with 13
points. Getting the most rebounds
was senior Zach Johnson with a total
of 10.
The Irish will be home on Thurs-
day and Friday for a tournament
against Mayer Lutheran, Lester
Prairie/Holy Trinity and Foley, with
games at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. both
days.
Pts Rebs Stls Asts
Z. Johnson 9 10 - 3
A. Schonnesen - 2 - 3
T. Goelz 6 3 - -
D. Stokman 15 3 2 2
E. Hertwig - 3 - 3
C. Olson 2 1 - -
L. Caughey 13 1 1 -
N. Paumen - 2 - -
S. Graham - 2 - -
B. Borell 2 3 - -
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Halluska leads Bison hockey
team to back-to-back wins
by Mollie Graham
Sports Writer
Maple Lake went into the Dec.
10 girls basketball game against
the Dassel-Cokato Chargers
knowing the pressure was on, lit-
erally. Forming a diagonal press
against the Irish, the Chargers
were able to discombobulate the
court. Playing against tough pres-
sure, the girls fought but couldnt
keep up.
The Irish focused on handling
the ball and staying strong. In the
early minutes of the game, Maple
Lake came out and played zone
against the strong post play of the
Chargers. Defensively, the Irish
kept the Chargers in check for the
first 15 minutes of the game. The
Chargers closed the half on an 11-
3 run, leaving the score 28-18 at
the break.
Starting the second half, the
Irish defense came out strong, cut-
ting the Charger lead to six, five
minutes in. From there, the full-
court pressure from Dassel-
Cokato proved to be too much as
the Irish only scored seven points
in the remaining 13 minutes of the
game. Ending the game, the final
score was 54-29. The Irish left all
their effort and determination on
the court. Unfortunately, not get-
ting the results they wanted, they
learned a lot and worked to im-
prove from their mistakes for the
future.
We executed our game plan
on the defensive end pretty well,
head coach Adam Ronnenberg
said. Slowing their pace and forc-
ing long shot kept us in the game.
Pts Stls Asts Rebs
M. Graham 3 1 1 1
E. Webb 9 - - 3
J. Wohlrabe - 1 - -
J. Pomije - 1 - 3
R. Coughlin 10 2 5 2
B. Toedter 4 2 - 5
K. Hoistad 2 - - 3
A. Gorres - 1 - -
J. Macziewski 1 - - 3
Traveling to Foley Friday
night, the Maple Lake girls bas-
ketball team went up against
Foleys feature, a 65 post player.
Ahead in rebounds by two and
having four fewer turnovers, the
Irish proved to outwork the Fal-
cons but, unable to knock down
the shots, the Irish fell short of the
win.
Starting in a two-three zone,
the Irish were ready to defend, but
the post matchup posed more
challenges for the Irish. Even with
the Irish doing anything and
everything possible to defend her,
the Falcons were still able to fight
around the defense. Taking five re-
bounds, Emily Webb led the Irish
in boards. The Irish struggled to
defend the powerful post game
and trailed from the opening tip,
leading to a 31-12 halftime score.
Maple Lakes frustrations con-
tinued in the second half as Foley
seemed to connect on nearly every
shot. Putting up many shots that
just were not falling, the deficit
was too much to overcome and
Foley won 67-32.
We are in a scoring funk right
now, making it really tough to gain
confidence, head coach Adam
Ronnenberg said. Our effort is
there and the girls are determined
to take steps forward.
Pts Stls Asts Rebs
M. Graham 4 - - 1
E. Webb 6 3 - 1
J. Wohlrabe 6 - 1 3
J. Pomije 1 - - 1
R. Coughlin 11 3 2 1
L. Rachel 2 2 2 1
B. Toedter 3 - - 8
M. Scheiber 3 - 1 1
K. Hoistad 4 1 - 3
A. Gorres - 1 - -
J. Macziewski 2 1 - -
by Ashley Becker
Intern
After a tough loss against
rival Buffalo, the Monticello-
Annandale-Maple Lake Moose
were out for vengeance when
they returned home to face off
against the undefeated St.
Michael-Albertville Knights.
The first period had both
teams neck-and-neck with no
score on the board and each side
with a man in the box.
After taking the ice in the
second period, the Knights
clearly had the momentum and
began to steal the game away
from the Moose. They put 10
shots on goal and managed to
get one past Monticello senior
Darien Jones, leaving the
Knights ahead in both shots on
goal and points with a shots
count of 8-19 and a score of 0-
1.
The game was not out of
reach for the MAML Moose and
they intended to take it back in
the third period. Their hard work
and determination paid off as
Monticello Senior Oliver Win-
sor tied up the game for the
Moose just five minutes in.
With the momentum back on
the Mooses side, Monticello
senior Brooke Evans was able to
score on the Knights goalie less
than one minute after Winsors
game-tying goal.
The Moose held off the
Knights through the rest of the
third period and gave St.
Michael their first loss of the
season with a final score of 2-1.
On Friday, Dec 13, the Mon-
ticello-Annandale-Maple Lake
Moose loaded the coach bus and
began the journey to their week-
end non-conference opponents:
Brainerd and Bemidji.
Friday night, the Moose bat-
tled against the Brainerd War-
riors. Within the first period, the
Moose earned a power play after
a high-sticking penalty on the
Warriors and the Moose capital-
ized as Monticello senior Sam
Johnson scored from younger
brother Nick Johnson.
Even with a lead on the
scoreboard, questionable calls
from the referees in the second
period began to lean the game in
Brainerds favor and the War-
riors tied up the game and stole
the momentum away from the
Moose. By the end of the second
period, the game was tied at 1-1
and the Warriors more than dou-
bled their shots on goal with a
count of 15-28 shots.
Within the third period, the
Brainerd Warriors took the lead
after scoring two power-play
goals on the MAML Moose.
The Moose put up a great battle,
but they simply could not gain
the edge in the final period and
they ended the game with a final
score of 4-1.
The following day, Saturday,
the Moose faced off against the
Bemidji Lumberjacks. The
Moose put forth a strong effort
against the Lumberjacks; how-
ever, penalties seemed to greatly
hinder the Monticello-Annan-
dale-Maple Lake players as they
were scored on three times
within the first period, two of
which were on Lumberjack
power plays.
The issue remained the same
in the second period as the
Moose received yet another
penalty and the Bemidji Lum-
berjacks took advantage of the
Moose being a man short and
put another shot in the net.
The third period was score-
less and the final tally for the
game was Bemidji: 4, Monti-
cello-Annandale-Maple Lake: 0.
The Moose return to confer-
ence play on Thursday, Dec. 19,
as they battle on the road against
Cambridge-Isanti.
Moose knock off undefeated Knights, lose twice up north
by Tara Holmgren
Sports Writer
Tuesday, Dec. 10, was fans
night for the Buffalo Bison girls
hockey team. When the first pe-
riod started up, the atmosphere
indicated Buffalo was going to
have a great game. Scoring in the
first period was senior captain
Lindsay Roethke, unassisted.
The second goal was scored by
junior captain Ashley Effetz, as-
sisted by junior Kirsten Olson,
and the third goal of the first pe-
riod was scored by sophomore
Abby Halluska, assisted by
Roethke. SOG: Buffalo-18,
Princeton-3.
During the second period,
Buffalo kept their feet and the
puck moving up the ice. The
Bison scored another three goals
this period. The fourth goal of
the game was scored by fresh-
man Taylor Thompson, assisted
by freshman Rylan Bistodeau.
Halluska scored the fifth goal,
assisted by Lindsay Roethke, a
shorthanded goal. Freshman
Taylor Thompson got on the
board for the sixth goal, which
was unassisted. SOG: Buffalo-
17, Princeton-4.
Coming back in the third pe-
riod, the Princeton Tigers scored
their first goal of the game.
Shortly after, Buffalo scored
their seventh goal of the game,
with Halluska finding the back of
the net. SOG: Buffalo-12,
Princeton-8.
The Buffalo Bison girls
hockey team had a great game
against Rogers on Friday night.
They came to the rink ready to
play and were going for the win.
In the first period, Buffalo
scored on a power play. The goal
was scored by sophomore Abby
Halluska, assisted by junior cap-
tain Ashley Effertz. SOG: Buf-
falo-9 Rogers-6.
The second period was an-
other great period for Halluska.
She scored the second and third
goals of the game, giving her a
hat trick. On her second goal,
she was assisted by senior cap-
tain Lindsay Roethke while Buf-
falo was shorthanded. Her third
goal was on a power play as-
sisted yet again by Roethke.
SOG: Buffalo-14, Rogers-9.
Coming back in the third, it
was a scoreless period for both
teams. Buffalo and Rogers had
quite a bit of penalties in this pe-
riod. Buffalo kept their head in
the game and skated hard the en-
tire game. Their hard work
showed at the end of the game.
Both teams had time racked
up in penalty minutes. Through-
out the entire game Buffalo had
seven penalties and Rogers had
six. For the Bison, it was Hal-
luska leading them to a 3-0 win.
Offensive struggles continue for Irish girls in two losses
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December 18, 2013
Legal Notices
LEGAL NOTICE
ALBION TOWNSHIP
The Township of Albion will hold
its Annual Meeting and Election on
Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at the Al-
bion Town Hall.
The Officers to be elected are:
One Supervisor for a 3-year term
One Clerk for a 2-year term
Affidavits of candidacy may be
filed with the clerk from December
31, 2013, to January 14, 2014. Fil-
ings close at 5:00 p.m. on January
14, 2014. Filing fee is $2.00. The
last date for a candidate to withdraw
from the election is Thursday, Janu-
ary 16, 2014, until 5:00 p.m.
The Annual Meeting will convene
after the polls close at 8:00 p.m.
Debbie Uecker
Albion Township Clerk
2235 County Road 6 NW
Annandale, MN 55302
(11-12c)
LEGAL NOTICE
FILING NOTICE
CHATHAM TOWNSHIP
Notice is hereby given that the
Township of Chatham will hold its An-
nual Meeting and Election of Officers
on Tuesday, March 11, 2014.
The following offices are open for
candidates:
One Supervisor for a term of
three years and a Clerk for a term of
two years.
Candidates shall file affidavits of
candidacy and pay a filing fee of two
dollars to the Town Clerk. Filing
dates are from Tuesday, December
31, 2013, to Tuesday, January 14,
2014, at 5:00 p.m. The last day for a
candidate to withdraw from the elec-
tion is January 16, 2014, at 5:00 p.m.
Francis Munsterteiger
Clerk of Chatham Township
(11-12c)
FILING NOTICE
CORINNA TOWNSHIP
The Township of Corinna will hold
its annual meeting and election on
Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at the
Corinna Town Hall.
The officers to be elected are: (1)
supervisor for three years, the term
of Chuck Carlson expiring.
Candidate filing dates are Tues-
day, December 31, 2013 to Tuesday,
January 14, 2014, 5 p.m. (Filing Of-
fice is open on Dec. 31, 2013 from
8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., closed on
Dec. 31, 2013 starting at 11:30 a.m.
and closed Jan. 1, 2014 for New
Years Holiday.) Candidates may file
at the Town Hall, 9801 Ireland Av-
enue, NW, Annandale, MN. Filing
fee is $2.
The last date for a candidate to
withdraw from the election is Thurs-
day, January 16, 2014, until 5 p.m.
Absentee Ballots will be available
beginning Friday, February 7, 2014.
Call Wright County at 1-800-362-
3667 and ask for Auditor/Treasurers
Office Elections, to apply for ab-
sentee ballots. The Wright County
Courthouse will be open for accept-
ance of absentee ballot applications
and casting of absentee ballots from
10:00 a.m. noon on Saturday,
March 8, 2014 and on Monday,
March 10, 2014 from 8:00 a.m.
4:30 p.m. Requests for mailed ab-
sentee ballots will also be accepted.
FOR THE TOWNSHIP BOARD
Mary Barkley Brown
Clerk
(11-12c)
FILING NOTICE
MAPLE LAKE TOWNSHIP
The following office will be
elected in Maple Lake Township on
Tuesday, March 11, 2014:
One Supervisor for a term of 3
years.
First date for candidates for Town
office to file affidavits of candidacy
with the Town Clerk is Tuesday, De-
cember 31st, 2013. Last day for filing
for Town office will be Tuesday, Jan-
uary 14th, 2014. Candidates who file
for the March election have until 5:00
P.M. Thursday, January 16th, 2014,
to withdraw from filing.
Candidates may file by contact-
ing the Office of the Clerk, telephone,
320-963-5336. The filing fee is
$2.00.
Dick Hogan, Clerk
Maple Lake Township
(11-12c)
LEGAL NOTICE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF WRIGHT
DISTRICT COURT
PROBATE DIVISION
TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Court File No. 86 PR-13-6071
NOTICE OF HEARING ON
PETITION FOR FORMAL
ADJUDICATION OF INTESTACY,
DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP,
APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVE AND
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of
KEITH H. TIMMERMAN
Decedent
Notice is given that on January
22, 2014, at 9:00 A.M., a hearing will
be held in this Court at 10 NW Sec-
ond Street, Buffalo, Minnesota, for
the adjudication of intestacy and de-
termination of heirship of the Dece-
dent, and for the appointment of
Susan K. Timmerman, whose ad-
dress is 4401 Russell Avenue N,
Minneapolis, MN 55412 as personal
representative of the Estate of the
Decedent in an UNSUPERVISED
administration. Any objection to the
Petition must be filed with the Court
prior to or at the hearing. If proper
and if no objections are filed, the per-
sonal representative will be ap-
pointed with full power to administer
the Estate, including the power to
collect all assets, pay all legal debts,
claims, taxes, and expenses, and
sell real and personal property, and
do all necessary acts for the Estate.
Notice is also given that (subject
to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801) all creditors
having claims against the Estate are
required to present the claims to the
personal representative or to the
Court Administrator within four
months after the date of this Notice
or the claims will be barred.
12/5/2013
/s/ Ana Isham
Ana Isham
/s/ Peggy Gentles
Peggy Gentles
Court Administrator
Attorney for Petitioner
Sheldon R. Brown
YOUNG & BROWN, LLP
63 OAK AVENUE SOUTH
P.O. BOX 859
ANNANDALE, MN 55302
(320) 274-8221 (Telephone)
(320) 274-3476 (Facsimile)
annandalelaw.com
Attorney License No.: 12154
(12-13c)
Notice of Mink Lake and
Somers Lake Open Water
The aeration systems on Mink
Lake (86-0229) and on Somers Lake
(86-0230) located in Corinna Town-
ship, Wright County, MN near the
Town of Maple Lake, will create open
water in several places. Fishermen,
skiers, hikers, and others are warned
to stay clear of the marked areas!
Weather conditions may cause the
areas of thin ice and open water to
fluctuate greatly. Vehicles including
snowmobiles and ATVs should stay
off the lake entirely when aeration is
operational. The aerators, which may
be in operation throughout the re-
mainder of the winter, are designed
to prevent fish kills.
EXTREME CAUTION should be
used while using these lakes for the
remainder of the winter. A Warning
sign with the Notice the Aeration is
in operation will be posted at the
Public Access. Additionally, thin Ice
signs will mark the areas where the
aerators will create open water.
(12-13c)
MAPLE LAKE CITY COUNCIL
November 19, 2013
Summary of Minutes
The Maple Lake City Council was
called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor
Kissock. Dircks, Geyen, Kissock,
Lauer, and Northenscold were pres-
ent.
A motion was made/seconded/
passed (m/s/p), Dircks/Northenscold,
to approve the agenda with the fol-
lowing additions: 6.c. The V by HH;
and 6.k. Movie Update.
A motion was m/s/p, Geyen/
Lauer, to approve the Consent
Agenda including Approval of the
October 15, 2013 Minutes; Approval
of the 11-19-13 Disbursement List,
October Financial Report, October
Liquor Store Financial Report and
October Check Register; Approval to
Purchase Message Board for City
Hall at a cost of $1,129; Approval of
Expert T Billing Contract for Ambu-
lance Billing; Approval to Grant Ap-
plication for Exempt Permit
Gambling Premises for Maple Lake
Lake Property Owners Association,
Inc. Through February 1, 2014 on
Maple Lake; and Approval of Engi-
neers Report.
A motion was m/s/p, Kissock/
Dircks, to adopt Resolution #R2013-
57, to Order the Improvements and
Preparation of Plans for the 2014
Street Improvement Project.
A motion was m/s/p, Kissock/
Dircks, to adopt Resolution #R2013-
58, to certify delinquent utility bills to
the 2014 real estate taxes in the
amount of $3,315.42 plus a $40 as-
sessment fee per account and inter-
est at 6%.
A motion was m/s/p, Dircks/
Geyen, to adopt Resolution #R2013-
59, to approve the 2014 on-sale
Liquor and Sunday Liquor Licenses
for: American Legion Post #131,
Madigans Pub & Grill, Maple Lake
Bowl, and The V by HH, contingent
upon receipt of the Certificate of In-
surance per State Requirements,
and paying of all fees.
A motion was m/s/p, Northen-
scold/Kissock, to adopt Resolution
#R2013-60A, to approve the Prelim-
inary Plat of Johanneck Industrial
Park, per Planning Commission rec-
ommendation.
A motion was m/s/p, Dircks/
Northescold, to adopt Resolution
#R2013-60B, to approve the Final
Plat of Johanneck Industrial Park,
per Planning Commission recom-
mendation.
A motion was m/s/p, Kissock/
Dircks, to approve the new job de-
scriptions for City Hall staff, per Per-
sonnel Committee recommendation.
A motion was m/s/p, Kissock/
Geyen, to approve the pay rates as
stated in the Personnel Committee
minutes dated October 28, 2013, per
Personnel Committee recommenda-
tion.
A motion was m/s/p, Kissock/
Geyen, to authorize Hruby and Yager
to carry-over an additional week of
vacation at their anniversary date on
a one-time basis due to the circum-
stances of staff changes, per Per-
sonnel Committee recommendation.
A motion was m/s/p, Kissock/
Dircks, to require Bestland to take 5
consecutive days of vacation after
January 1, 2014 in the 1st quarter,
per Personnel Committee recom-
mendation.
A motion was m/s/p, Kissock/
Lauer, approving Payment #4 in the
amount of $412,135.94 to SAK Con-
struction, LLC, for the 2012/2013 I&I
Improvement Project.
A motion was m/s/p, Dircks/
Northenscold, approving the Final
Payment #4 in the amount of
$33,389.71 to Knife River Corp.
North Central for the 2012 Airport
Paving Improvements and approving
final acceptance of construction sub-
ject to the warrant provisions and au-
thorizing the Mayor to sign.
A motion was m/s/p, Geyen/
Lauer, approving the Final Payment
#2 in the amount of $1,450.94 to
Mid-Minnesota Hot Mix for the 2013
Airport Parking Lot Paving and ap-
prove final acceptance of construc-
tion subject to the warrant provisions.
A motion was m/s/p, Kissock/
Northenscold, to adopt Resolution
#R2013-61, to approve the special
assessment agreement for the I&I
correction on the property owned by
Darrell Jensen, 116 Division Street
W, PID #110-024-000030, in the
amount of $1,820.50, for a 2 year as-
sessment at an interest rate of 3%,
effective as of this date.
A motion was m/s/p, Dircks/
Kissock, to approve the snow plow-
ing routes for 2013/2014 as pre-
sented.
A motion was m/s/p, Kissock/
Geyen, to authorize the purchase of
the pressure washer from Express
Pressure Washers at a cost of
$3,411, plus tax.
A motion was amended by
Geyen, seconded by Northenscold,
to direct Staff to put up Christmas
lights prior to Thanksgiving, and turn-
ing them on the day after Thanksgiv-
ing, providing Staff has adequate
time. The motion passed with Lauer
opposing.
A motion was m/s/p, Kissock/
Northenscold, to adopt Resolution
#R2013-62, to grant the waiver re-
quest of Paul Johnson, 314 Division
Street E, PID #110-015-003010, until
the property can be brought into
compliance during the 2014 Street
Improvement Project and to charge
1,000 gallons additional sewer usage
per month based on the sewer rate
on the fee schedule.
A motion was m/s/p, Kissock/
Dircks, to authorize Northland Secu-
rities to prepare the Limited Continu-
ing Disclosure Annual Report and
authorizing the City Clerk to sign the
Dissemination Agent Agreement with
Northland Securities.
A motion was m/s/p,
Dircks/Geyen, to adjourn the meet-
ing at 8:51 p.m.
Attest,
Deputy Clerk
A copy of the entire minutes is
available for inspection by any per-
son during regular office hours at the
office of the City Clerk or a copy is
available on the Citys website at
www.ci.maple-lake.mn.us
Sudoku
some vehicles with (supposed)
automatic headlights dont actu-
ally turn all the other lights on that
are required when headlights are
too. Sometimes we (officers) are
busy at a scene and we dont have
time to go chasing after the non-
headlight drivers, but some of
them pay for it when they are in a
crash. You would think that drivers
would want to do all they can do
to be safe and keep their passen-
gerswho are often family mem-
berssafe. Thanks for whatever
you can do, and good luck!
Answer: You about said it all,
and very well at that. I will add that
traffic safety officials everywhere
are advocating just driving with
your headlights on all the time, so
you dont have to worry about
what all of the specific require-
ments of the law are. After the re-
cent lengthy snow storms, I heard
this same exact complaint from
numerous sources and regions.
Just to cover all the bases: In
part, M.S.S. 169.48 says: Every
vehicle upon a highway within this
state: at any time from sunset to
sunrise; at any time when it is rain-
ing, snowing, sleeting, or hailing;
and at any other time when visibil-
ity is impaired by weather, smoke,
fog or other conditions or there is
not sufficient light to render clearly
discernible persons and vehicles
on the highway at a distance of
500 feet ahead; shall display
lighted headlamps, lighted tail
lamps, and illuminating devices...
A good rule of thumb: If your
wipers need to be on, then your
headlights should be on, too.
If you have any questions con-
cerning traffic related laws or is-
sues in Minnesota, send your ques-
tions to Trp. Jesse Grabow Min-
nesota State Patrol at 1000
Highway 10 West, Detroit Lakes,
MN 56501-2205. (You can follow
him on Twitter @MSPPIO_NW
Ask a Trooper
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