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Hats off to Maple Lakes largest graduating class

Its one for the record books!
Fridays MLHS graduation
saw 106 seniors march through
the auditorium- the largest
graduating class in Maple Lake
history.
2015 was also an exceptional year for award and scholarship winners with exactly half
Volunteers of the
Year: page 7
of the graduating class earning

at least one scholarship or
award.
The Class of 2015 award and
scholarship winners are:
Class of 2015
continued on page 9
Choir 9-12 Spring

Concert: page 8
Coming up
* All-City Garage Sale,
125th Celebration,
All School Reunion,
Brewfest is June 6
* Lakers tournament
at Irish Stadium
June 11-14
Top Left: Kaitlin Loch and Nathan Logeais were listening to the commencement speech.
Middle Left: Gabriel Hance, the senior class president, was the Commencement speaker
at Friday nights graduation ceremony. Bottom Left: Under the direction of Sue Nelson
and accompanied by Sarah Goelz, the high school choir sang "Away". Top Right: Jenny
Brings and Chloe Callahan celebrate their graduation with a congratulatory hug. Above:
(Photos by Charlene Wurm)
The class of 2015 tosses their graduation caps.
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June 6th at the event!
Celebrate Maple Lakes 125th Anniversary Saturday, June 6th!

Shop til you drop!
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Maple Lakes annual All-City
Garage Sale.
All School Reunion

10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Guided tours - Check out
the school buildings updates
with a tour, gather in the high
school commons area.
Meet for lunch at the MLHS
cafeteria. Chicken dinner: baked
chicken, O'Brien potatoes, vegetable, coleslaw, roll, coffee and
dessert. Tickets $8.00, available
at Star Bank and Maple Lake
City Hall. Only a limited number

of tickets will be available at the
door.
1 p.m. POETS meeting at
The V.
ory-laden video of Maple Lake.

Old-timers and new-timers share
their memories and views. Video
shown continuously at Maple
Lake City Hall.
Explore Maple Lake!
Free Family Bowling
Noon to 6 p.m.
Take a self-guided walking
tour of historic Maple Lake
buildings. Maps available at area
businesses.
1 to 4 p.m.
Sponsored by Maple Lake
Bowl, bowl for only the cost of
the shoes! Parents must be present.
Take a trip down

Memory Lane.
Don Bursell Family

Entertainment Show
Noon to 4 p.m.
Sit a spell and enjoy a mem-
Boys win track sections, send five to state
Two shows at 2 and 3:15 p.m.

A fast-paced, something-for-
everyone family comedy show

at the Maple Lake Fire Hall.
Guaranteed to entertain!
$25 at the door, $5 designated

driver. Must be 21 years of age
to enter - IDs will be checked.
www.maplelakebrewfest.com
Brewfest
2 to 5 p.m.
Sample a WIDE variety of
beer, wine and liquors and cast
your vote for Tasters Choice
Award.
Entertainment: Mitch Gordon and the Unleaded Band
Maple Lake Lions serving:
burgers, brats, hotdogs, fries,
pop and water
Beer Garden: 2-10:30 p.m.
Tickets: $20 in advance,
Street Dance
6:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Dance to the music of local
favorite Outside Recess.
On the corner of Division and
Birch in downtown Maple Lake.
Grand Finale Fireworks

10:30 p.m.
A perfect end to the day!
Sponsored by the Maple
Lake Lions.
Irish softball returns to state
Irish seniors receiving the Section Championship trophy. They will continue on to the
(Photo by Ashley Becker)
State tournament in Mankato.
By Brenda Erdahl
Sports Writer
The Irish boys team took first place at the 5A Section track meet held at St. John's University. The following athletes participated in the meet. Back: Ben Triplett, Devin Deringer, Tanner Vassar, Ross Hickey, Austin Becker, Simon Willard, Tanner Schmidt,
Chase Olson, Jason Webb, Henry Stecker. Front: Charlie Stejskal, Scott Jordan, Ryan
Kalinowski, Andrew Schonnesen, Aaron Reese, Jackson Willard and Austin Stuefen.
(Photo by Ashley Becker)
By Brenda Erdahl
Sports Writer
The Maple Lake boys track

team won the Section 5A tournament last weekend for the first
time in school history and will
send five athletes in six events to
the state meet at Hamline University.
The girls team didnt fare as

well at sections, Wednesday,
May 27, at St. Johns University.
Plagued by end-of-the-season
injuries, the Irish girls had to settle for 19th place.
Sommer Carlson came the
closest to qualifying for state
with her third-place finish in the
1,600-meter run. She was only

one place away from going on.
The boys had some of their
best performances of the season,
Wednesday, breaking four
school records on their way to
the championship.
Track
continued on page 11
The Maple Lake softball

team is headed to state after a
game-five rally that put them
back in the winners bracket.
On Wednesday, May 27, the
Irish faced a tough Rockford
team in game four of the Section
5-2A Tournament. Coaches
knew it would be tough going
in. Maple Lake had both beaten
and lost to the Rockets earlier in
the season.
Rockford jumped to a quick
five-run lead on six hits in the
first inning, including a threerun home run. Maple Lake had
its own opportunities, but came
up short, falling by just one run,

10-9 to Rockford to knock them
down to the losers bracket.
Amber Klug and Linsey
Rachel each had two hits in that
game. Emily Webb had two hits
including a two-run blast.
To climb back up the Irish
would have to defeat Delano
and then Rockford again, not
only once but twice, to claim the
championship.
Good pitching and solid defense helped the Maple Lake
team to a 5-4 win over Delano
later on Wednesday to put them
back in the running. Olivia Marquette picked up her ninth win
and Kennedy Haney got her
third save on the season.

The next day, Thursday, May
28, the Irish went back to Rockford for a second shot at the
team that had defeated them earlier.
This time we played lights
out, coach Tim Knudsen said
of their 7-3 win over the Rockets.
It was a 2-1 ball game until
the top of the sixth when Summer Knudsen led off with a single. Knudsen moved to second
on Taylor Pilgers ground-out,
then a sac bunt by Brooke
Ankerfelt moved her to third.
Softball
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June 3, 2015
Quasquincentennial Essay Contest first place winners

What I like most about Maple Lake
By John Northenscold Jr.

Adult, 1st place
As we celebrate Maple Lake's

125th birthday, many will reminisce and recall family stories
about relatives with roots that
reach back to the very founding
of the town. But not me. My family moved in from "The Cities" to
an old farmstead when I was 13
years old. That was 43 years ago
this summer. When I think back
to that summer, I remember missing all my friends "back home"
and the adventures my patrol
buddies were enjoying in the Boy
Scout troop I left behind. Being
the oldest of five brothers, I had
baby-sitting added to the new
chores my dad kept calling "Fun
on the Farm!" It was quite a jolt.
I loved the wide-open country,
though, the farm fields, the
woods and most of all, the lakes.
This Maple Lake area is beautiful

country. When I started the eighth
grade I didn't know a single person in my class. I was hoping it
was going to be better than the
previous fall when my parents
enrolled me in another school because they were buying a house
in that district. I was glad the purchase agreement fell through and
I only had that one-day scare and
was back with my old friends for
the remainder of seventh grade. I
was thinking of that experience
and rather nervous that first day
of class. But something happened
that day that changed my life forever. I met a friend. A bold classmate who took a chance and
welcomed this new kid to his circle of friends. And what a great
circle it was!
Today I still count that bold
classmate as my best friend, and
most of the others have remained
in my current circle of friends. I
am happily married to the sister
of one of those friends I met that
first day of school. This first
school day experience was the
exact opposite of my previous
first day experience. As the years
went on, I noticed a difference
between Maple Lake and the surrounding towns. This town has
heart! And I was glad to be a part
of it.
Northenscold Essay
continued on page 8
Greased
Landings
by Kent Peterson - N55623
Good boy, good boy! Uncle
Dick said through cigar-clenched
teeth. Six-year-old Greg Thomes
was pleased. He had been watching for other planes during his
first airplane ride, an exciting adventure with several cousins out
of the old St. Cloud airport, and
Greg had relayed the sighting of
a very distant airplane to his
uncle. He and his young cousins
were eyes out the window, as
there was no radio in the plane to
listen to other pilots or inform
them of their position!
A career pulled Greg closer to
aviation as the Junior Chamber
of Commerce President for MN.
His wife, Betty, earned her
pilots license and flew him
around the state to the various

J.C. functions. Where would
one find a wife like that! He was
then elected National Junior
Chamber of Commerce President (a picture of Greg with President Regan hangs in his Buffalo
office). As national president, he
was only allowed to fly commercially and once logged 300,000
air miles in a single year.
In mid-life, Greg and several
friends built a waterfowl hunting
camp in central North Dakota,
and he soon got tired of driving
for six hours to help maintain the
facility and go on hunts. So, he
decided to go faster and higher,
earning his private pilot license
in 2001, then his instrument rat-
Ask a
Trooper
by Sgt. Jesse Grabow
Question: Should I carry my
vehicle's title in my vehicle? If
so, will a copy suffice? I worry
about having the original stolen if
someone breaks into my car.
Also, what is a vehicle registration? Is it the same as my title?
If not, where would I find my
registration? Thank you for your
help.
Answer: You are not required
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to keep your title in your vehicle,

and being the important document it is, I suggest storing it in a
safe and secure location. Keeping
a copy of your title in your vehicle is perfectly acceptable.
Some people like to carry it with
them to show proof of ownership
or help resolve other issues relating to the registration when dealing with law enforcement
ing in 2013, which enables him

to fly in zero visibility weather.
After he and Betty purchased a
Cessna Cardinal, a weekend trip
to visit their sons families in
Brainerd and Redwood Falls are
now a short, fun air adventure instead of road miles.
The couple hav deep family
roots in this area and are very active in the community. One or
both are often in a leadership position in various clubs and organizations. Greg is the new
president of Maple Lake EAA
(Experimental Aircraft Association) Chapter 878 and has his
hands full with the chapters
2015 activities. He often joins
other chapter pilots and fills his
plane with youngsters for a fun
flight around the area, then fills
their bellies with hamburgers and
hot dogs grilled by his hangar, all
sponsored by the chapters
Young Eagles program.
Greg and Betty live on Maple
Lake, directly under the flight
path for planes landing and taking off. Greg said the airplane
noise annoys some of his neighbors, but as a pilot, Greg enjoys
sitting by their house, watching
planes coming and going. He
laughed and shook his head as he
said, I often find myself analyzing whether or not the pilot has
the plane in a good position for
landing. Im thinking of holding
up large numbers with a grade of
1-10!
If a car is parked by a garage,
it means someone is home. If a
car is parked by an aircraft
hangar, it means someone is flying. If you see a couple roaring
across the field on their ATV
from their lake home to the
Maple Lake airport, its Greg and
Betty Thomes. Theyll soon
break the bonds of earth, living a dream in their Cessna Cardinal.
Whats your dream?
Until next month, stay out of
the trees!
alongside the road.

The vehicle registration is not
the same as your title. Most
motor vehicles are registered annually with the exception of some
that are under a monthly or prorated system. When you register
your vehicle or renew it, you will
receive a Minnesota Motor Vehicle Registration/Cab Card. It
will have the information pertaining to the owner, plate number,
sticker number, vehicle ID number, make, year, expiration, etc. A
person is not required to carry the
cab card in the vehicle unless it
is the required commercial vehicle. However, many people like
to keep it in their vehicle with
their documents.
During a traffic stop, the two
required items you will need to
provide law enforcement will be
a drivers licenses and proof of
auto insurance.
A portion of state statutes was
used with permission from the
Office of the Revisor of Statutes.
If you have any questions concerning traffic related laws or issues in Minnesota, send your
questions to Trp. Jesse Grabow
Minnesota State Patrol at 1000
Highway 10 West, Detroit Lakes,
MN 56501-2205. (You can follow
him
on
Twitter
@MSPPIO_NW or reach him at,
jesse.grabow@state.mn.us).
By Austin Woolridge
High School, 1st place
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Have you ever been to the one

place where people recognize
who you are, what you have
achieved, and what you could become? This is Maple Lake, a
small town tucked into the middle of Minnesota, in the heart of
Wright County. Home to the
Maple Lake Irish and about 130
employees, 421 elementary students, and 466 high school students as of the years 2013-14.
Establishing the Maple Lake
High School in 1966-67 brought
education and moral values to the
small town, and 24 years later the
elementary school was built in
order to give the younger generations a head start on life. With a
population of over 2,150, Maple
Lake is the safe haven for the
young or the old. Whether you're
seeking an influential education

or a business opportunity, Maple
Lake holds your wishes to be
foremost. This town can come together to do great things and for
125 years it has!
What I like most about Maple
Lake is the sense of well-being
and home-town values. I've gone
to school here for 11 years, ever
since kindergarten, and still feel
the warmth and compassion its
citizens share as a whole. Maple
Lake has been an inspiration to
me and has helped shape my future goals, such as going to college, getting a job, and giving
back to the community. Some
people might be skeptical of living in a small town where everyone knows you, but from my
perspective people knowing you
brings a sense of security to me.
Living in the small town of
Maple Lake brings a sense of
community. Community is where
when something happens to you
or someone else such as a death,
the town rallies to boost that individual or family's down-fall.
By doing this the individuals inherit a sense of belonging in that
community, which promotes
them to give back, which, in turn,
brings the town together as one.
After living here for so long
you begin to see deeper into what
the citizens of this town hold to
be important. If I could describe
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One thing I like about Maple

Lake is that our schools are not
very large, so it makes it easy to
recognize and know almost
everybody. When we walk down
the school hallways we frequently
say hello to students or friends we
may pass. I feel very grateful to

know that I go to such a wonderful school and have amazing
teachers who are not just there to
hand out assignments but to help
in so many different ways.
I love all the little shops in
Maple Lake and while they might
be small, they still have a lot to
offer. Some of my favorite places
to go to for example would have
to be, The Costume Shop, The
Bakery, or our town's library.
Another thing I enjoy about
Maple Lake is when we have parades or "get togethers." It is always a blast when adults and
children run the Irish Scamper. I
am very entertained by the St.
Patricks parade and The Gear
Head Get Together! I love my
town and the people in it!
2nd place - Brady Carlson
3rd place - MaryAnne Miller
this town in two words they

would be: picturesque and tightknit. Picturesque because Maple
Lake is a scene of a serene, simple-minded community that enforces its laws, supports its
citizens, and runs at the hands of
small-town business owners.
Tight-knit describes Maple
Lake's community where its decisions are made as a whole
town, and nothing is changed,
constructed or enforced until the
town makes a decision one-mindedly. There is one thing that really
stood out for me the moment I
was able to see what this town
was about. This was that unlike
neighboring communities, like
Buffalo, Monticello, and Annandale, the crime rate was very low.
This surprised me because although I've lived here almost all
my life, not one time have I heard

of a convicted criminal from
Maple Lake.
Maple Lake is a place where
people recognize who you are,
what you have achieved, and
what you could become. Maple
Lake is a town that gives me a
sense of well-being and it also
shares its home-town values.
Maple Lake gives me a sense of
security and belonging and there
is not one other town I'd rather
live in. Maple Lake has inspired
me, guided me, and prompted me
to be who I am today. Maple
Lake has given me goals to strive
for, inspirations to meet, and a
legacy to fulfill. Thank you,
Maple Lake, for all that has been
given to me, all the support, and
belonging. Happy 125th Birthday, Maple Lake!
By Kayla Hanson
K-6th grade, 1st place
A BIGthank you to the essay contest judges...

Jerry Hoem, columnist for the Messenger
Mary James, former principal of Maple Lake High School
Mary Shaunessy, retired teacher for
St. Timothy's School
Brutes
Bleat
by Harold Brutlag
Look for Brutes Bleat in the next issue of the Messenger. Harold
is on a fishing trip so his next column is sure to excite!
Letters
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To the Editor:
Inspiring Message - Advice
to Young People and Cancer
Survivors.
Never Give up! Don't be a
quitter for you only defeat yourself.
I just received by first degree
black belt in karate at the age of
75 years old. I received my degree at the Convention Center in
downtown Minneapolis on
March 7.
I am also a cancer survivor,
surviving three major cancers:
prostate, colon and bladder. I

was fortunate to never have had
to receive chemo or radiation
treatments with any of the cancers. There is life even after
being diagnosed with cancer. I
am living proof three times over.
I have been cancer free for 16
years and am cancer free today.
I hope you will follow my advice as I am living proof today. I
am now going for my second degree black belt training at Dojo
Karate in Monticello.
Ray Dinius, Big Lake
Maple Lake Messenger

June 3, 2015
June 1 Wright County

Sheriffs report
On May 26, Kathleen Anne
Niemeyer, 39, of St. Michael,
was arrested in Buffalo on the
charge of 3rd degree DWI test
refusal.
On May 27, Keith James
Klinke, 33, no permanent address, was arrested in St.
Michael on the charges of fleeing a peace officer in a motor
vehicle and flee on foot.
On May 27, Bobbie Jo Marie
Porter, 39, of Buffalo, was arrested on the charges of 2nd degree assault and domestic
assault.
On May 29, Devin Trey Kallevig, 21, of Monticello, was arrested in Monticello on an
Anoka County warrant for 5th
degree criminal sexual conduct.
On May 29, Laura Marie
Baltaian, 33, of Buffalo, was arrested in Buffalo on the charge
of violation of a harassment restraining order.
On May 29, Joshua Jacob
Archer, 26, of St. Michael, was

arrested in St. Michael on the
charge of domestic assault.
On May 29, Patrick James
Birotte, 48, of Delano, was arrested in Delano on the charges
of domestic assault by strangulation and disorderly conduct.
On May 30, Jimmy L Stanback, 24, of Buffalo, was arrested in Monticello on the
charge of 3rd degree DWI.
On May 30, Drew Alex
Wendt, 35, of Maple Lake, was
arrested in Maple on the charge
of domestic assault.
There were 21 property
damage accidents, 5 personal
injury accidents, 5 hit and run
accidents and 4 car-deer accidents.
There were 2 arrests for
DWI, no underage consumption
arrests, 1 school bus stop arm
violation and 94 tickets for miscellaneous traffic violations reported this week.
May 25 Wright County

Attorneys report
Carter, Angela Rose, age 47,
of Annandale, sentenced on
05/27/15 for Probation Violations for Gross Misdemeanor
DWI to 20 days jail. Sentenced
by Judge McPherson.
Gehrke, Sara Jo Ann, age 21,
of Montrose, sentenced on
05/27/15 for Probation Violations for Aid and Abet Simple
Robbery to 15 days jail. Sentenced by Judge Davis.
Karnes, Nicole Ann, age 29,
of Howard Lake, sentenced on
05/26/15 for Gross Misdemeanor Second Degree DWI to
365 days jail, $3,000 fine; 345
days, $2,850 stayed for four
years on conditions of probation,
serve 20 days jail, pay $150 fine
plus surcharges, have no use or
possession of alcohol or nonprescription drugs, submit to
random testing, undergo chemical dependency treatment and
follow all recommendations, remain medically compliant, undergo counseling and follow all
recommendations, attend awareness panel for impaired drivers,
serve 70 days on electronic
home monitoring, have no same
or similar violations. Sentenced
by Judge Mottl.
Kauppi, Michael John, age
50, of Buffalo, sentenced on
365 days jail, $3,000 fine; 335
plus surcharges, complete intensive supervision program and
follow all recommendations,
have no use or possession of alcohol or non-prescription drugs,
submit to random testing, attend
Awareness Panel for Impaired
Drivers, attend a support group,
by Judge Mottl.
Manzo, Jeremiah Lee, age
29, address unknown, sentenced
on 05/20/15 for Misdemeanor
Domestic Assault to 90 days jail,
$50 fine; 73 days stayed for one
year on conditions of probation,
plus surcharges, pay $75 public
defender co-payment, complete
domestic abuse intervention program and follow all recommen-
dations, abide by any outstanding order for protection/harassment order/no contact order,
have no use or possession of alcohol or non-prescription drugs,
submit to random testing, undergo a chemical dependency
assessment and follow all recommendations, have no same or
similar violations. Sentenced by
Judge McPherson.
Martinez, Jose Dejesus, age
30, of Annandale, sentenced on
05/28/15 for Probation Violations for Felony Domestic Assault by Strangulation to 180
days jail. Sentenced by Judge
Tenney.
Peterson, Chad Michael, age
19, of Buffalo, sentenced on
05/27/15 for Misdemeanor
Fourth Degree DWI to 90 days
jail, pay $300 fine plus surcharges, attend Awareness Panel
for Impaired Drivers, complete a
Level I driving program, have no
use or possession of alcohol or
non-prescription drugs, have no
same or similar violations. Sentenced by Judge McPherson.
Schaaf, Nicole Marie, age 26,
of Clear Lake, sentenced on
365 days jail, $50 fine; 350 days
stayed for three years on conditions of probation, serve 15 days
jail, pay $50 fine plus surcharges, complete aftercare, attend MADD Panel, remain
medically compliant, have no
use or possession of alcohol or
non-prescription drugs, submit
to random testing, serve 30 days
on electronic home monitoring,
have no same or similar violations. Sentenced by Judge
McPherson.
Shank, Danial Lee, age 38,
of Howard Lake, sentenced on
05/27/15 for Gross Misdemeanor Third Degree DWI to
365 days jail, $3,000 fine; 335
plus surcharges, have no use or
possession of alcohol or nonprescription drugs, submit to
random testing, attend a support
group and verify attendance,
by Judge Mottl.
Page 3
Business Brief
Old is new at Creekside Sawing/Vintage Market
by Brenda Erdahl
Correspondent
Opening this week, Creekside

Sawing/Vintage Market in Maple
Lake specializes in vintage decor,
re-purposed items, fireplace mantles and bar tops, or, as owner
Melanie Marquette puts it, a little bit of this and a little bit of
that.
Downstairs, Creekside Sawing offers custom cut, wood bar
tops, fireplace mantels, benches
and a unique collection of end tables. Shaped and cut with their
own wood milling machine, customers have the opportunity to
get creative with a variety of slabs
to choose from including maple,
walnut, cherry and hickory. They
can be used for center islands or
cut in half and made into benches,
Marquette said. Creekside also
does custom work.
Its really a showroom for
ideas, Marquette said.
Upstairs, Vintage Market
showcases everything customers
might expect at a vintage market,
from re-purposed dressers,
painted furniture, and stenciled
signs to picture frames, antiques
and lamps.
Located next to Irish Blessings, Marquette and her husband,
Jason, combined their individual
passions - she loves antiques and
he loves wood working - to create
a unique shopping experience
that offers a little bit of both.
Weve been doing Creekside
for three years now out of our

home, and it was a hobby for my
husband a couple years before
that. He knows I love the antique
stores in Buffalo so we decided to
blend our hobbies, Marquette
said.
The couple will open the
doors of Creekside Sawing/Vintage Market on Thursday, June 4,
and will celebrate their grand
opening on Saturday, June 6, with
treats and special deals.
The business replaces what
was known as the Vintage Market. Like the Vintage Market,
vendors will display and sell their
wares in the upstairs portion of
the building, but that is where the
similarities end.
Its going to look completely
different than it did, Marquette
said.
Among those vendors will be
Peggy Weber who is known in
the area for her painted furniture
and stenciling, Marquette said.
Besides mantels, Creekside
will also sell some specialty lumber, regular lumber, re-claimed
wood and project pieces. Much of
their lumber comes from trees
that were cut down for area landscaping projects and various
other reasons. For the Marquettes its their way of recycling.
Creekside Sawing/Vintage
Market will be open the first and
third Thursday, Friday, Saturday
and Sundays of every month.
Melanie and Jason Marquette made much of these vintage-looking pieces at their business Creekside Sawing
and will sell them at Creekside Sawing/Vintage Market.
The new store will open next to Irish Blessings in Maple
Lake on Thursday, June 4. The stores grand opening is
(Photos by Brenda Erdahl)
Saturday, June 6.
Left: Creekside Sawing offers custom-cut or ready-made

fire place mantels, bar tops and center islands like this
one in Creekside Sawing/Vintage Market. Right: These
re-purposed stumps with wheels are popular as end tables or around the fire pit, Marquette said.
County looking to use social media as its tool

by John Holler
Correspondent
When the current members of

the Wright County Board took
office a little more than two
years ago, there was a push to increase the countys technology
presence. The countys website
had remained largely unchanged
for a decade and the commissioners felt they were wasting an
opportunity to use the internet to
their own advantage.

A lot has changed since then.
County board meetings are now
streamed live on the countys
website and all notices, budgets
and breaking news are made
available to the public. At the
May 26 meeting of the county
board, the commissioners approved taking the next step
moving forward in the promotion of a county-wide Twitter ac-
count.
Information Technology Director Adam Tagarro made a
presentation to the board explaining why having a countywide Twitter presence would be
of value to the county and its residents. Social media has become
the wave of the present to get information out ,,and the website
committee feels having a Twitter
presence will only increase the
amount and timeliness of information getting to the public.

Through the web committee,
weve been discussing creating a
centralized county Twitter account, Tagarro said. The point
of all this is to get information to
the public proactively rather than
have them reactively visit our
website for information.
County Board
Maple Lake Boy Scouts celebrate crossing over

by Brenda Erdahl
Correspondent
Maple Lake Boy Scouts celebrated the crossing over of

seven Cub Scouts into Boy
Scouts at a unique ceremony last
week.
On Tuesday, May 19, members of the Order of the Arrow
marched to the beat of a single
drum into the American Legion
Club in Maple Lake adorned in
Plains Native American regalia to
present the Cubs with an arrow
that signifies the Scouts hard
work in earning the Arrow of
Light Award.
Second year Webelos can earn
the award, which is the highest

rank in Cub Scouting. It is also
the only badge Cub Scouts can
wear on their Boy Scouts uniform once they cross over.
Each of the members of the
Arrow of the Light Ceremonial
Team, dressed as Native Americans, spoke of the different levels
and trials the Cubs went through
to get to this point. Then, after accepting their arrow, the Cubs literally crossed over a wooden
bridge signifying their cross-over
into Boy Scouts. After receiving
their new handkerchiefs, the Cub
Scouts were officially deemed
Boy Scouts.
June 1 Maple Lake

Fire Department report
Maple Lake's Volunteer Fire
Department and Ambulance
Service responded to the following emergencies during the past
week:
Maple Lake
May 29: Medical at 204

George Street; no transport.
May 27: Medical at Lake
Maria State Park; CentraCare
transported patient.
5th Season - Free Admission!

Every Sunday* - 7AM - 2PM
Open: April 12 - October 25

110 Birch Avenue South Maple Lake
(Maple Lake Museum grassy area/parking lot/sidewalk)
$10 Day of set-up at 7AM

($15 w/ large table)
Fundraiser to help support the Maple Lake Museum!
* New Day! Monticello Market is now closed.
Contact John Haack at 612-819-4225
Top: Maple Lake Boy Scout Jacob Loch ties the Boy Scout handkerchiefs around Eddy Neys neck. Middle: Seven
Maple Lake Cub Scouts successfully crossed over into Boy Scouts last week at a unique ceremony that included
traditional Native American traditions. They are, front row, from left, Michael Jude, Jaleal Gray, William Soley, Jaxon
Zuelke, Mathew Pribyl, Eddy Ney and Wesley Zuelke. In the back row are the Order of the Arrow Ceremonial Team
wearing their Plains Native American regalia. They are, from left, Cody Haumschild, Dakotah Cooper, Ty Heckenlaible,
Alex Kunckel, Nathan Robinson, Josh Scott and Mack Carter. Bottom Left: Wesley Zuelke crosses over a bridge to
signify his crossing over from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts, Tuesday evening. Bottom Right: Eddy Ney accepts a cer(Photos by Brenda Erdahl)
emonial arrow that signifies his hard work in earning the Arrow of the Light Award.
Community

June 3, 2015
Meetings
County Rds. 25 & 113.
June 9: Annandale Lakers
AA & Al-Anon, 8 p.m., United
Methodist Church of Annandale, 250 Oak Ave. N.; 320274-3380.
June 9: Celebrate Recovery
(non-denominational
Christian-based recovery program), 7 p.m., Monticello
Covenant Church; 763-2952112.
June 9: Gamblers Anonymous & AA, 7:30 p.m., Buffalo Evangelical Free Church,
2051 50th St. NE, County Rds.
25 & 113.
Upcoming Red Cross blood drives

Donors of all types are encouraged to help save lives by giving
blood. Appointments can be made by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS or
visiting redcrossblood.org. Upcoming blood donation opportunities
in Wright County: June 8, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Keller Williams Realty
Integrity NW, 1100 Highway 25 N, Suite 4, Buffalo; June 8, 1 - 7
p.m., Community Center, 505 Walnut St., Monticello; June 8, 1 - 7
p.m., American Legion, 200 Babcock Boulevard W., Delano; June
13, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Albertville Fire Department, 11350 57th St. NE,
Albertville; June 15, 12:30 - 6:30 p.m., St. John's Lutheran Church,
302 NE 2nd St., Buffalo; June 18, 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., St Albert's Parish
Center, 11400 57th St. NE, Albertville; June 22, 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., First
Baptist Church, 395 Broadway Ave. N., Cokato; June 23, 9 a.m. - 3
p.m., Design Ready Controls, 6704 Bleck Drive, Rockford; June 27,
8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., St. John's Lutheran Church, 625 12th Ave.,
Howard Lake.
June 3rd Puzzle
June 4: AA & Al-Anon,

7:30 p.m., Buffalo Evangelical
Free Church, 2051 50th St. NE,
County Rds. 25 & 113.
June 6: AA, 7:30 p.m., Buffalo Evangelical Free Church,
2051 50th St. NE, County Rds.
25 & 113.
June 8: S.A.M. quilting
group, 8 a.m., St. Timothy's
Church basement.
June 8: Maple Lake School
Board, 7 p.m., board room.
June 8: Al-Anon and
Men's 12 Step Group, 7:30
p.m., Buffalo Evangelical Free
Church, 2051 50th St. NE,
Programs & Events
Maple Lakes 125th Anniversary Celebration
And thats the

way it was . . .
Thirteen students from the
2010 graduating class graduated
with honors and were recognized during the Senior Awards
Night at the Maple Lake High
School. ... Tabitha Latzig tied for
a10th-place finish out of 85
competitors at the Albion Ridges
Invitationnal golf meet. ... Lieutenant Colonel Teresa Kintop of
the Minnesota National Guard
was the featured speaker at the
Memorial Day ceremony. ...And
Thats The Way It Was Five
Years Ago This Week.
It was a night to remember as
the Class of 2000 became the
first in school history to graduate
in the sunshine and fresh air of
the new stadium on the school
grounds. ... The barn fire at the
George Mead residence caused
considerable damage. Mead
stated he lost over 3,000 bales of
hay and it was unknown how
many of his 70 sheep escaped.
...And Thats The Way It Was
15 Years Ago This Week.
Three people were injured in

a boating accident on Maple
Lake. ... Rev. Richard Breu gave
the Memorial Day address at the
city park. ... Sgt. Wayne Rebischke was honored for 25 years
of service to the State Patrol. ...
The Maple Lake Lions donated
$3,000 to the Alliance for the
Mentally Ill. ... The DNR received a grant to study wild
turkey survival. ... And Thats
The Way It Was 25 Year Ago
This Week.
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took place at the Maple Lake
Pavilion. ... A 1965 Pontiac
Tempest was being given away
for Fairways 51st anniversary.
... Dircks Bros. Grocery Store
sold an eight-pound bag of white
potatoes for $.79 and a head of
lettuce sold for $.19. ... And
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60+ and Healthy Clinics

The 60+ and Healthy Clinics,
provided by Wright County Public Health, provides foot care for
the senior citizens of Wright
County. Toenail trimming is offered to meet the needs of those
seniors who have a health condition such as diabetes or are unable to trim toenails themselves.
The 60+ and Healthy Clinics
will be charging a $15 fee for
foot care services. This fee is
necessary because the clinics are
no longer being funded by grant
money. However, if you are un-
able to pay the fee, you will not

be turned away. The clinics are
hosted from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
If you have any questions,
please ask clinic staff or call WC
Public Health at 1-800-3623667 or 763-682-7456. Upcoming dates:
Tuesday, June 9: Cokato
Edgewood Gables Apartments,
600 3rd Street SE
For the full schedule, visit:
www.co.wright.mn.us/forms/humanservices/60%20Plus%20and
%20Healthy%20Schedule.pdf
WOW
Behaviors, such as Smoking,

Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Unsafe Sex; Information and Assistance in Accessing Resources.
For immunizations, bring
past immunization records to the
van, if available. * Van hours
Monday through Thursday are
from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and on
Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Upcoming dates:
Wednesday, June 3: Zion
Lutheran Church, Buffalo
Thursday, June 4: Cub
Foods, Monticello
Tuesday, June 9: Coborns,
Delano
Wednesday, June 10: Bank
West, Hanover
Thursday, June 11: Marketplace, Annandale
The complete WOW van
schedule is available online at:
http://www.co.wright.mn.us/department/humanservices/wow
Wright County Public Health
offers cholesterol testing in the
Wellness on Wheels (WOW)
Van. The entire test takes about
30 minutes. We have two different test options. A 12 hour fast
is required for a lipid profile including blood sugar screening.
The cost is $35. A non-fasting
test is also available. This test
gives your total cholesterol and
HDL. The cost is $25.
Wellness on Wheels
Wright County Public Health

offers cholesterol testing in the
Wellness on Wheels van. The
WOW Van schedule is available
at www.co.wright.mn.us and
www.facebook.com/WrightCtyPublicHealth or by calling our
new phone number, 763-6827516 (toll-free 1-800-362-3667
ext 7516). Please use this number for more information or to
make an appointment.
Wellness on Wheels Services
include: Adult and Child Immunizations; Health Screening:
Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Cholesterol (by appointment), Pregnancy, Health and Wellness;
Child Car Seat Check (by appointment); Information about:
Healthy Lifestyle - Exercise,
Nutrition, Recommendations for
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Pregnancy, Childbirth, Parenting, Child Health, Growth &
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Maple Lakes 125th Anniversary Celebration is Saturday, June 6.

The day will begin with the All-City Garage Sale from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
In conjunction with Maple Lakes All-City Garage Sale, the Citizen
Club of the Maple Manor apartments will be holding a garage sale
from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. They will have home-baked goods for sale, deliciously baked by the grandmas of Maple Manor. In addition, there
will be a raffle for a handmade twin size quilt, and a Norwegian
hardanger stitchery doily, and a Thomas Kincade teapot, and a large
gift box. Drawing is at 3 p.m. Need not be present to win. It all takes
place in the Senior Dining hall in the West Manor at 555 2nd Street
West.
Next is the All School Reunion open house from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. (full schedule on the school page). Take a walking historical tour
of Maple Lake from 12 to 6 p.m. Maps will be available at local businesses. City Hall will also have a historical display and video playing
throughout the day. Family bowling from 1 to 4 p.m. at Maple Lake
Bowl for just the cost of shoes. Don Bursell will be presenting a family
entertainment show with juggling, unicycles and illusions at the Fire
Hall with shows at 2 and 3:15 p.m.
The craft Brewfest will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Sample over 50
different kinds of craft beer while listening to Mitch Gordon and The
Unleaded Band and cast your vote for the Tasters Choice award.
Maple Lake Lions will be serving burgers, brats and more on Division
near Birch throughout the day. From 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Outside Recess will be performing at the Street Dance. Fireworks sponsored by
the Maple Lake Lions will conclude the night beginning at 10:30 p.m.
Bake sale fundraiser for Alissa Foreman

Alissa Foreman, MLHS graduate and daughter of Doug and the
late Becky Foreman, has completed the four-month program at Mountainside Ministry Training Center in Libby, Montana. Shell be leaving
soon for Romania to serve at the River of Life Care Home helping
pregnant women and mothers in crisis prepare to live successfully on
their own. A bake sale fundraiser on Saturday, June 6, from 8 a.m. to
noon at 301 Ramey Road will help her on her way.
Bertram Lake Beach public opening is June 6

The Wright County and Monticello Parks departments are pleased
to announce the public opening of the Bertram Lake Beach on Saturday, June 6, within the Bertram Chain of Lakes Regional Park. The
park is located directly west of the city limits of Monticello along Briarwood Avenue and 90th Street.
Park users are encouraged to bring a camera when visiting the regional park to snap some pictures for the Friends of Bertram Capture
the Seasons Photo Contest. A total of $1,000 in cash prizes will be
awarded in four categories for each of the four seasons. Digital photos
may be entered online until November 6, 2015. Contest details, release
forms and a link to the online entry form may be found on the Friends
of Bertram website at www.friendsofbertramlakes.org.
For more information about the Bertram Chain of Lakes Regional
Park or to download trail maps of the park, please visit the Wright
County website at www.co.wright.mn.us or visit the Friends of
Bertram, Wright County Parks or Bertram Lakes Singletrack Facebook pages.
13th Annual Purple Martin Fest & Nature Expo
55+ Driver Improvement Program

The Minnesota Highway
Safety Center will be offering
55+ Driver Improvement Program courses on the following
days:
June 12th & 13th (8Hr. First
Time Course) June 12th 5 to 9
p.m., June 13th 10 a.m. to 2
p.m., Cabelas, 20200 Rogers
Dr., Rogers
June 13th (4Hr. Refresher
Course) 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Rockford Com. Center, 7600 Rebecca
Park Trl., Rockford
The driver improvement
course is open to the public; preregistration is required. A MN
Highway Safety & Research
Center certified instructor
teaches this class. By utilizing
the most up-to-date research in
the field, participants will be

provided the latest information
in regards to driver safety, new
laws, and vehicle technology.
The fee for the four-hour refresher course is $20 and the
eight-hour course is $24. For
more information or to register,
visit www.mnsafetycenter.org or
call TOLL FREE 1-(888)-2341294.
Persons age 55 and older who
complete the course qualify for
a 10% discount on their auto insurance premiums for three
years, according to Minnesota
law. First-time participants must
complete the initial eight hours
of training and a four-hour refresher class every three years to
maintain the 10% discount.
Senior Dining Menu June 8-12

Offering a nutritious meal in
a warm, caring atmosphere with
friendship and fun. Everyone
welcome. The Senior Dining
Center is located at Maple
Manor West, 555 2nd St. W. For
more information, call 320-9635771.
MONDAY, June 8
Mushroom & Onion Pork
Chop, O'Brien Potatoes, Squash,
Wheat Dinner Roll, Applesauce
TUESDAY, June 9
Specials of the Day
WEDNESDAY, June 10
Roast Beef w/Horseradish,

Whipped Potatoes w/Gravy,
Fresh Vegetables/Ranch Dip,
Wheat Dinner Roll, Mandarin
Oranges
THURSDAY, June 11
Baked Chicken Breast/Bun
w/Lettuce and Tomato, Baked
Beans, Coleslaw, ChocolateChip Cookie
FRIDAY, June 12
Breaded Fish Wedge, Rosemary-Roasted Potatoes, Vegetable Medley, Wheat Bread,
Rhubarb Cake
The Cedar Lake Conservation Club is hosting their 13th Annual

Purple Martin Festival and Nature Expo on Saturday, June 6, at
Schroeder Regional Park and Camping on Cedar Lake, 9201 Ireland
Ave. NW, Annandale. Registration is at 8 a.m. with the program at 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. The expo will feature speakers Jim Gilbert, Kelly Applegate, Carrol Johnson and Jake Janski. Learning and fun for the
whole family, door prizes, lunch and more. Questions contact Paul
Schutte at 612-968-3034.
Buffalo Municipal Airport Fly-In Breakfast Show

The Buffalo Municipal Airport will be having a fly-in pancake
breakfast and car show with helicopter rides on Sunday, June 7, from
7:30 a.m. to noon located at West Metro Aviation. Sponsored by EAA
Chapter 878, Maple Lake, MN. www.westmetroaviation.com
Christian Womens Club brunch is June 11

June is the time of year for "Birds, Blossoms and Beauty," and the
theme for the Christian Women's Club brunch held June 11, 9:30 a.m.,
at St. John's Lutheran Church in Annandale. You'll hear from Jill
Bishop and Rosemary Nelson what the Improvement Club does to
make beauty abound in Annandale. You'll tap your toes to the amazing
music of yodeler Joy Berg of Annandale. You also go home thankful
for your blessings after having listened to Lynn Ross of Sun Prairie,
Wisc. tell how she was able to get out of her wheelchair. Her talk is
"Finding the Fragrance of Joy when Life is Quite the Contrary. Invite
your friends and make your $8 reservations by calling Dawn at 612723-3905,
Eleanor
at
320-274-5460
or
email
at
lilred.schramm@gmail.com.
McBrady family hosting pancake breakfast

You are invited to visit with Carol McBrady after St. Timothy's
Masses in Maple Lake on June 13 and 14. Her family is hosting a pancake breakfast at the Maple Lake Legion Club from 8:30 a.m. to noon
on June 14.
Programs & Events

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June 3, 2015
People
Obituaries
Birthday Announcement
Fran Pribyl is turning 90
years young.
Come and help her
celebrate,
Sunday, June 7th,
at 1:00 p.m.
at Gloria Dei Manor,
218 N. Holcombe Ave.,
Litchfield, MN
Church
BETHLEHEM UNITED
CHURCH OF CHRIST
400 County Rd. 37 NE, Maple Lake
Ph.: 320-963-3118
www.bethuccml@gmail.com
mfritz@ants.edu
Interim Pastor: Michael Fritz
THURS.: 1 p.m., Bible Study.
SAT.: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Garage Sale.
SUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship Service
w/Communion; 10:30 a.m., Fellowship; noon, Bible Study.
TUES.: 7 p.m., Council Meeting.
CHURCH OF SAINT TIMOTHY
8 Oak Ave. N., Maple Lake
Ph.: 320-963-3726
www.churchofsttimothy.org
Pastor: Father John Meyer
Interim School Principal: Dawn
Kincs
SAT.: 3:30-4:15 p.m., Confessions;
4:30 p.m., Mass.
SUN.: 8 & 10 a.m., Mass.
HOLY CROSS LUTHERAN
CHURCH
5460 63rd St. NW, Box 462, Maple
Lake
Ph.: 763-463-9447
www.holycrossmaplelake.org
Pastors: Culynn Curtis
Visitors Are Always Welcome!
SUN.: 8:30 a.m., Faith Formation;
9:30 a.m., Summer Service.
MON.: 11 a.m., First of All Prayer;
1 p.m., Quilters.
TUES.: 6 p.m., Life Around the
Table.
WED.: 6 p.m., Worship on Wednesday.
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN
CHURCH IN SILVER CREEK
(LCMS)
11390 Elliott Ave. N.W., M.L.
Ph.: 763-878-2820, 320-333-8636
Pastor: Rev. George W. Sagissor III
SUN.: 10 a.m., Worship Service;
11:15 a.m., Sunday School, Bible
Study.
SILVER CREEK
COMMUNITY CHURCH
4282 114th St. NW, Maple Lake,
MN 55358
3 miles so. of I-94 on Co. Rd. 143,
just off Hwy. 8; Ph.: 320-963-3957;
605-553-5240
www.silvercreekcommunitychurch.com
Pastor: Luke Baehr
SUN.: 9 a.m., Worship; 10:30 a.m.,
Sunday School, Bible Study.
ANNANDALE EVAN. FREE
CHURCH
10252 St. Hwy. 55 N.W., Annandale
Ph.: 320-274-8951
Pastor: Dennis L. Johnson
SAT.: 7:30 a.m., Bible Doctrine.
SUN.: Graduation--8:15 a.m.,
Prayer; 8:30 & 10:30 a.m., Worship
Service; 9:45 a.m., BIC Graduation,
Fellowship Hour.
MON.: 9 a.m., Grandmas in Prayer;
7 p.m., Men's Bible Study.
TUES.: 7 p.m., Celebrate Recovery.
WED.: 2 p.m., Young at Heart; 7
p.m., Leadership Meeting.
ANNANDALE UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
250 Oak Ave. N., Box 329, Annan.
Ph.: 320-274-5127
www.mumac.org/~annandaleumc
Pastor: Ruth Hograbe
FRI.: 7:30 p.m., Narcotics Anonymous.
SAT.: 7:30 a.m., Bible Doctrine; 8
a.m., Church Garage Sale.
10:15 a.m., Coffee Fellowship, Sunday School.
TUES.: 8 p.m., AA/Al-Anon.
BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN
CHURCH
7809 Co. Rd. 35 W., Annandale
Ph.: 320-963-3592
Pastor: Lynn Machula
SUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship Service;
10:30 a.m., Sunday School & Bible
Study.
EAGLES GROVE CHURCH
PO Box 1020, Annandale
Location: Hwy. 55, next to The
Marketplace
Ph.: 320-248-6024
www.eaglesgrove.org & Facebook
SUN.: 10:30 a.m., Worship Service;
Energized Music and Quality Children's Programs Provided.
MT. HERMON LUTHERAN
CHURCH
1284 Keats Ave. N.W., Annandale
Ph.: 320-963-3284
Pastor: Marianne Zitzewitz
SUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship w/Communion.
ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN

CHURCH
331 W. Harrison St., Annandale
Ph.: 320-274-8827
www.stjohns-annandale.org
Pastor: Dave E. Nelson and Tom
Heyd
SUN.: 8:30 Traditional Worship; 10
a.m., Contemporary Worship.
BUFFALO SEVENTH-DAY
ADVENTIST CHURCH
200 2nd Ave. NE, Buffalo
Ph.: 763-682-3582
Pastor: Devin Locati
SAT.: 9:45 a.m., Bible Study; 11
a.m., Church Service.
HOSANNA LUTHERAN
CHURCH
1705 Hwy. 25 N., Buffalo, Mo. Syn.
Pastor: Rob Jarvis
Ph.: 763-682-3278; www.hosannalcms.org
10:30 a.m., Bible Study and Sunday
School.
TUES.: 8 p.m., Young Adults
Group.
WED.: 10 a.m., Bible Study; 7 p.m.,
Confirmation Class.
BUFFALO UNITARIAN
UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP
WED.: Discussion Group Meets the
2nd & 4th Wednesday, Sept. thru
May, 7:30 p.m., at Buffalo Community Center, Across the Street from
the Post Office at 206 Central Ave.
(Hwy. 25). For More Information,
Call Luke at 763-682-4616 or Visit
www.buuf.us. Everyone is welcome.
BUFFALO EVANGELICAL
FREE CHURCH
2051 50th Street NE, Buffalo, MN
(corner of Hwy. 25 N. & County
Rd. 113)
Ph. 763-682-6846; www.buffalofree.org
info@buffalofree.org
Senior Pastor: Brian Thorstad
THURS.: 7 p.m., Small Groups;
7:30 a.m., AA & Al-Anon.
FRI.: 6 a.m., Men's Small Group; 7
p.m., Small Groups.
SUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship Service,
Coffee Fellowship, Children's
Church; 11 a.m., Sunday School for
All Ages; 6 p.m., Youth Groups; 7
p.m., Small Group.
MON.: 7 p.m., Women's Bible
Study; 7:30 p.m., Al-Anon.
TUES.: 7 p.m., Knitting Ministry;
7:30 p.m., Men's Small Group, AA,
GA.
WED.: 6:30 p.m., Awana, Choir
Practice.
BUFFALO COVENANT
CHURCH
1601 Hwy. 25 N., Buffalo
Ph.: 763-682-1470
www.buffalocov.org
Lead Pastor: Max Frazier
SAT.: 8 a.m., Men's Breakfast.
SUN.: 8 a.m., Traditional Worship;
9:30 & 11 a.m., Contemporary Worship; 6 p.m., Quarterly Congregational Meeting.
MON.-THURS.: 9 a.m., VBS.
MON.: Noon, Prayer Group; 7 p.m.,
Dispensations of the Bible, Commission Meetings; 8 p.m., Council
Meeting.
TUES.: 1:30 p.m., S.A.L.T.; 5:30
p.m., 5th Grade Mission Project at
Kids Against Hunger.
THURS.: 6:30 p.m., Worship Team
Practice; 6:45 p.m., Choir Rehearsal.
FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH
LCMC
12449 Clementa Ave. NW, Monticello
Pastor: Jim Tetlie, 763-878-2092
www.lutheran-faith.org
Secretary's office hours are: 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m., Mon., Wed., Thurs.
Tuesdays, Wednesday & Thursday
SUN.: 8:30 a.m., Traditional Worship; 11 a.m., Celebration Worship.
CELEBRATION COMMUNITY
CHURCH
Affiliated with Evangelical Free Ch.
Box 171, Montrose; 763-675-3003
Interim Pastor: Dawson Grover;
763-675-3003
SUN.: 10 a.m., Worship at Montrose
Elementary School Gymnasium.
TRI-COUNTY ALLIANCE
CHURCH
8464 160th St. N.W.
Clearwater, MN; 320-558-2750
Pastor: Dave Fogal
SUN.: 10:30 a.m., Worship Service.
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ROGER ALLEN HOLLAND, Princeton

Roger
Allen Holland, age 82,
of Princeton,
formerly of
Buffalo and
Maple Lake,
passed away
on May 21, 2015, at the Elim
Care and Rehab Center.
A Memorial Service will be
held on Saturday, June 6th, with
10 a.m. visitation and a prayer
service at 11 a.m. at Immanuel
Lutheran Church in Princeton.

He was born March 15,
1933, to Ralph B. and Maggie
S. (Barth) Holland in Monticello Township. Roger served in
the Army during the Korean
War and was stationed in Germany.
He was united in marriage to
Donna Jane Marie Strunge on
January 2, 1960, in Princeton.
Roger is survived by his
wife, Donna, of 55 years;
daughters, Patricia (Thomas)
Braun of Princeton and Marilyn

Squire (friend, Larry) of Ottertail; three grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren; brother,
James (Sherlene) of Little Rock,
Ark; sister-in-law, Janice of
Clear Lake; and many nieces
and nephews.
He is preceded in death by
his parents; sister, Luella Swenson; and brother, Vernon.
Interment will be at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery
in Little Falls at a future date.
Maple Lake
(320) 963-5731
View Guestbooks, Obituaries,
and Videos Online.
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IRIS HOGAN, Maple Lake
Available at
I r i s 1957. On February 28, 1959, nesota Golden Gophers. Above

Hogan, age Iris was united in marriage to all, Iris treasured the time she
76, of Maple Francis Frank Hogan at St. was able to spend with all her
Lake died Timothys Catholic Church in family and friends.
May
28, Maple Lake. Iris worked for the
She is survived by her hus2015,
at Maple Lake Creamery for three band of 56 years, Frank of
North Me- years, prior to Frank and her Maple Lake; children, Mike
morial Hos- owning and operating H&H (Mitzi) Hogan of Maple Lake,
pital in Robbinsdale surrounded Sport Shop and Archery Supply Lynn Hogan Schlink of San
by the love and care of her fam- in Maple Lake. They worked to- Diego, CA, and Chris (Keith)
ily.
gether side-by-side at the shop, Sprouls of Farmington, MN;
Same
daytheir
copies
Visitation was held from in addition
to raising
three available!
three grandchildren, Matthew
4:00-7:00 p.m. Sunday, May 31, children. Upon retirement, Iris (Kathleen)
Schlink,
Jory
at the Dingmann Funeral Care and Frank enjoyed their sum- Schlink, and Josh Hogan; three
Chapel, Maple Lake, with a Me- mers at the cabin on Three Is- great-grandchildren, Easton,
morial Service at 7:00 p.m. Sun- land
Lake
in
northern Autumn, and June Schlink; sisday at the funeral home. Fr. Minnesota and winters in Ft. ters, Joyce (Bud) Housman of
John Meyer officiated.
Walton Beach, Florida. In her Litchfield, and Joan (Joe) Fobbe
Iris Marie Hogan was born spare time, Iris enjoyed reading, of Maple Lake; and other family
March 6, 1939, in Forest City, crossword puzzles, cooking, and members and friends. She is
Minnesota to Leslie and Vernice tending to her flowers and gar- preceded in death by her par(Ruhn) Hamilton. As a young dens. She truly enjoyed sum- ents, Leslie and Vernice; and
girl, Iris lived with her family mers where she could be at the nephew, Keith Housman.
near Forest City before moving cabin fishing and watching
Arrangements are entrusted
to Maple Lake in 1951. She at- birds. Iris was a sports enthusi- with Dingmann Funeral Care
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Maple Lake Librarys 2015 summer programs
Programs & Events

continued from page 4
Nunsense II: The Second Coming showings

Join SOAR Regional Arts as they find the sisters six weeks after
their last performance presenting a thank-you show for all the people
who supported them, but now, theyre a bit slicker, having been bitten
by the theater bug. Things get off to a rousing start, but before long
chaos erupts. Sister Mary Amnesia (who has won the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes) might be kidnapped. At the same time the
nuns hear that a talent scout is in the audience to see them strut their
stuff. This hilarious show will have you rolling in the aisles with laughter. Performance will be held on two weekends in two locations.
Showing at the Maple Lake High School (200 Hwy. 55)
June 18th - 7:30 p.m. June 19th - 7:30 p.m.
June 20th - 7:30 p.m. June 21th - 2 p.m.
Buy tickets at the Costume Shoppe in Maple Lake on June 6th
or by calling 612-568-7627.
Showing at the STMA Middle School West
(11343 50th St. NE, Albertville)
June 25th - 7:30 p.m. June 26th - 7:30 p.m.
June 27th - 7:30 p.m.* June 28th - 2 p.m.*
*Special dinner theater performances set for June 27 and 28 with
catering from Broaster Catering.
Please visit our facebook page, www.soararts.com or by phone at
612-568-7627 for tickets.
The Maple Lake Library is located downtown at 74 Birch Ave. S.

Hours: Mon. & Tues., Thurs. & Fri. Noon 6 p.m.
Wed. Noon 8 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m. 1 p.m.
320-963-2009 www.maplelakelibrary.com
Summer Read and Redeem (R&R)
June 8th August 22nd
This is a free reading incentive program for children ages 5 and up.
It begins June 8th; there is no registration deadline or required number
of weeks of participation.
How it works:
Starting June 8th, participants pick up a slip at the library and
choose a book at their appropriate reading level. They record the book
they read on the slip and return it to the library the next week to redeem
it for that weeks prize.
Each weekly slip returned is put into the Grand Prize containers
as a chance towards winning a $10 gift card for Buffalo Books, which
will be given away at the end of the program on August 22th.
Requirements:
5-8 year-olds: one E or J book per week. Pre-readers may have
books read to them.
9 and up: one J or YA book per week
Participants must have a Maple Lake Library card and books read
must be from the Maple Lake Library.
Summertime Books with Boone

Tuesdays from 9:30-10:30 a.m. June 9th August 11th
Lisa Perovich and her greyhound Boone will encourage readers
who have completed 1st through 3rd grade to paws to read during
the summer. Lisa will read a story with a dog character, then review
the story with a game. Participants will read aloud to Boone and complete a story-related arts/crafts, writing, or other activity. They will also
have the opportunity to check out library materials. This activity is free
and registration is not required.
Maple Lake Library Book Club
This book club for adult readers meets on the second Thursday of
each month from June 11th through August 13th at 11:00 AM at Irish
Blessings Coffee House in Maple Lake. Most books are supplied in
book club kits, so it is easy to borrow a copy. For more information
contact Terry Mooney at tandpmooney@gmail.com or 320-963-3389.
This activity is free and registration is not required.
Celebrate Dairy Month
June 15th 12:30 - 2:00 PM
The Wright County Dairy Princesses and Ambassadors will be at
the Maple Lake Library to celebrate Dairy Month. Join them for some
dairy trivia, a story---and an ice cream cone. This activity is free and
registration is not required.
First-time home buyers seminar is June 20

Wright County residents thinking about buying a home are invited
to attend a one day FREE informative workshop designed to help them
learn the basics of home ownership. Wright County Community Action (WCCA) offers a first-time home buyers seminar (Home Stretch)
which will cover a variety of topics related to the home buying process.
Area lenders, real estate agents, and other housing professionals will
instruct the workshop.
Home Stretch will be offered on Saturday, June 20, from 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. at Citizens State Bank, 145 Nelson Boulevard, Montrose, MN
55363. To register, call Wright County Community Action (WCCA)
at (320) 963-6500, ext 238.
Preschool Storytime with Marie

Tuesdays from 9:30-10:30 a.m. June 9th August 18th
Marie Mavencamp will celebrate Animals! with children ages
26. Each week she will read a book and conduct story-related activities including songs, games, craft activities, and snacks. Storytime
will take place in the McHugh building at 33 Birch Ave. S., across the
street and just up the block from the Library. Afterwards, participants
and their parents can visit the Library to check out materials. Children
must be accompanied by an adult. This activity is free and registration
is not required.
Fishing Klinic for Kids in Buffalo is June 20
Helping make Maple Lake beautiful
The 18th Annual Fishing Klinic for Kids will be in Sturges Park on
Saturday, June 20, from 9:30 to 1:30. Its a day of learning and fun
for the whole family. There will be gifts for the kids, music, pontoon
rides, games, a casting competition, food, fishing, demonstrations, and
more.
This is the 20th anniversary for the organization that started as a
Buffalo Community Education class. They take part in many events
throughout the year, and the annual Klinic during Buffalo Days is the
largest of its kind in Minnesota
Bring your family and friends for a great time. For more information on the event, sponsors, and the organization go to: www.fishingklinicforkids.com.
Christopher Schneider foundation silent auction

The Christopher Schneider foundation will be having a silent auction on July 17 from 5 to 8 p.m. at The V by HH. Money is being
raised for scholarships for the Maple Lake High School senior class.
Silent auction items are being accepted. If interested in donating items
please call Barb Schneider at 763-478-1076. Thank you for your support over the years.
Out & About
Week of June 5-11
Insidious: Chapter 3 (PG-13)

11:40am, 2:00, 4:25, 6:50, 9:20
Spy (R)
11:25am, 2:05, 4:35, 7:10, 9:40
Entourage (R)
11:35am, 1:55, 4:25, 7:00, 9:25
Aloha (PG-13)
11:50am, 2:15, 4:40, 7:05, 9:30
San Andreas (PG-13)
11:25am, 4:35, 9:40
San Andreas 3D (PG-13)
2:05, 7:10
Tomorrowland (PG)
12:15, 3:25, 6:20, 9:15
Mad Max: Fury Road (R)
11:30am, 2:05, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45
Pitch Perfect 2 (PG-13)
12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 9:55
No Passes Allowed
Volunteers got together last

Saturday for the Highway 55
Beautification Project and
helped landscape the area from
the Maple Lake School sign east
toward the vet clinic. The Community Roadside Lanscape Partnership
Program
offers
communities technical and financial assistance to install and
maintain landscape plantings on
eligible state highway right-ofway. Through partnership,
MnDOT has fostered more than
350 roadside landscaping improvement projects in communities throughout the state.
Landscape plantings and designs were provided at no cost
to the city.
The bulk of the planting,
trees and big shrubs, were put in
by the city maintenance staff
(Jerry Sawatzke, Ken Elsenpeter and Al Hudek), Mayor
Lynn Kissock and Tony Wotzka
from MnDot on Friday.
Saturday, the Maple Lake
Girl Scout troop and Ambassadors Maddie Nelson and
Heather Blahut joined to plant
six beds of smaller shrubs and
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Monday, July 13th 12:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Donna (Wurm) Lloyd will be at the library for a day of literacy fun
and information. Donna is an author, educator, and photographer who
has written a series of books to engage young readers. Her books will
be available for parents, children, and educators to browse and to purchase. Donna will share ideas and resources for supporting young readers. Children will have the opportunity to be engaged in activities
related to the books. This activity is free and registration is not required.
Volunteers, including the Maple Lake Girl Scouts troop, came together to plant small
(Photo submitted by Lynn Kissock)
shrubs and spread mulch on Saturday, May 30.
spread mulch around the trees.
I have already received
compliments on how good it
looks. It'll be great to continue
the project next spring with
more landscaping along 55 to
help make the highway corridor
more welcoming, said Mayor
Lynn Kissock.
FATHERS DAY INDOOR COOKOUT!

Sunday, June 21st 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
BBQ Ribs Broasted Chicken Brats & Hot Dogs Hamburgers
French Toast Bacon Salad Bar Dessert Bar Beverages
$14.99 Adults $12.99 Ages 10-16 & Seniors 60+ $7.99 Ages 3-9
Bring Dad in to eat and he gets to bowl

or mini-golf for free that day!
The Annandale Lions Clubs announces...
Game 1: 35 #s - Win $200

Game 8: 53 #s - Win $500
Game 9: 45 #s - Win $200
Game 16: 55 #s - Win $400
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We are pleased you chose Maple Lake
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Maple Lakes Chamber of Commerce

has Welcome Packets for new people
in the area and we will be pleased to give
you one. The Newcomer News Folder
contains lots of information about Maple
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MAPLE LAKE
Chamber of Commerce
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Thanks to the help of local volunteers, the stretch of State

Highway 55 between the Maple Lake public schools and
the Maple Lake Veterinary Clinic presents a more attractive view for those traveling through Maple Lake.
(Photos by Ashley Becker)
School

June 3, 2015
District 881 announces 2015 Outstanding Volunteers of the Year

By Celeste Dahlstrom
Maple Lake Public Schools
District Volunteer Coordinator
As the school year come to a

close, wed like to acknowledge
and thank all of our volunteers.,
We have so many people contributing in so many ways, and
all of those ways are appreciated.
As we honor some very special volunteers at the close of the
year we also dont want to forget
any of the rest of our volunteers,
every hour you give, every dollar you donate and every idea
you share adds a new and unique
dimension to the quality of our
schools.
For some people volunteering
is just something that you do
when youre a part of something.
We have had over 275 volunteers in our schools this year and
we are thankful that they have
chosen to be a part of the Maple
Lake school community.
Our Outstanding Volunteers
of the Year, Heidi Goelz, Sandy
Becker, Amanda Walhowe and
Jody Sherwood, have contributed in a variety of ways.
These four people have gone
above and beyond and I personally want to express my deepest
gratitude. You epitomize the
word priceless, and set a strong
example for all to follow.
Heidi Goelz
Heidi has been so helpful to
MLHS over the years. Besides
working in the business office
she has volunteered for many
things from chaperone to cook,
driver to janitor. Heidi also

coached volleyball and softball
for years, refereed volleyball and
basketball, worked the game
book and volleyball, sold tickets,
supervised games and did whatever else many of us asked her to
help with. She also has volunteered the use of her golf carts
for years to help transport elderly and disabled fans to the
football field and track for Irish
home events.
Without her we could not
have done many of the things
that we do well at MLHS. She is
very deserving of this award.
Heidi is a friendly face in the
district office; she greets everyone that walks through those
doors with a welcoming smile.
She takes time to help whoever
asks whatever the need. Heidi is
definitely a team player and she
does this with laughter, humor
and attention to professionalism.
Payroll is not an easy job but she
manages to do this job flawlessly making us all on the receiving end very appreciative.
Sandy Becker
Over the past two years
Sandy has helped organize and
run many of the fundraisers for
the Spain trips. She has always
been a willing individual and
without her help, we wouldnt
have been able to help students
raise funds for Spain.
Sandy took the time to come
in at 7:00 a.m. on a humid morning, along with her two kids, to
help sort the flowers into orders
for the track team fundraiser.
She then came back to help

parents load them and assure
that they had the correct flowers.
She has done this for a few
years now.
When one of our high school
students was injured she was the
driving force behind raising
funds for him and his family.
She organized the football moms
to help raise money and worked
hard to make things happen
quickly.
She is such a hard worker that
never gives up. Working with
Sandy has been an absolute
pleasure. She has a positive attitude and is a go-getter. The students of Maple Lake are lucky to
have her in their corner.
An amazing volunteer like
Sandy can manage to do all she
has committed to and never miss
anything her children are involved in. Amazing mom equals
an amazing volunteer.
Every odd calendar year students travel to Spain for two
weeks to experience the culture
and practice their Spanish language skills. Along with planning the itinerary, the hardest
part of organizing a trip is scheduling and organizing fundraising
opportunities for students and
families. As many know, the
time it takes to do the calling, ordering of supplies, filling out paperwork and everything else can
be daunting.
To help raise money for our
trips this year, Sandy Becker, is
being recognized for the amount
of volunteer hours and help that
Maple Lake Public Schools Outstanding Volunteers of the Year 2015 - Sandy Becker,
Jody Sherwood, Heidi Goelz and Amanda Walhowe.
(Photo submitted)
she offered to the Spanish Club.
With a smile on her face,
Sandy helped organized times to
sell pork chops at the Annandale
Flea Market organized selling
ice cream and popsicles at the
Gear Heads Day along with
working meat raffles and/or anything else that was needed. As an
advisor and teacher at Maple
Lake High School, I want to
thank Sandy for everything that
she has done and continues to do
for the trips taken to Spain. Her
generosity and willingness is
awesome And I want her to
know that it has not gone unnoticed. THANK YOU!
Amanda Walhowe
Amanda has many hats as a
volunteer. She is a great story
book reader. She always dresses

up in costume and the students
absolutely love her. She comes
in two weeks a month to the library and reads stories to kids,
teachers, and paras. And even
adults laugh with her.
She also is a great volunteer.
Always willing to help out anywhere and now is even becoming a para sub which helps out
everyone.
Amanda has been a steady
storybook reader for two years
now, and with the help of the
Maple Lake Costume Shoppe
she has brought the characters in
the books she reads to life.
She just always carries a
smile on her face that is contagious; she is a fun person to be
around.
Jody Sherwood
Jody is very dedicated to our
school.
She comes in every Monday
and has for the entire year to
make copies for all of the staff.
She restocks supplies and cleans
the copy room, this has been a
huge help to us all.
Jody also took on the task of
Jr. Great Books working with
kindergarten and 6th grade students.
She always has a positive attitude and is willing to do anything.
She is very organized and always knows how to brighten
your day. We are very lucky to
have her.
Friends of Rachels Club takes action in We Act campaigns

In the fall, students from the
Friends of Rachel Clubs in the
elementary and high school attended We Day at the Xcel Energy Center. From this event,
the students were inspired to
take action locally and globally.
Their local campaign was to
collect food for the district's
backpack program. Students

participated in the We Scare
Hunger campaign on Halloween night. Students went
trick or treating for non-perishable food products and collected over 500 items, weighing
in over 300 pounds. Their
global action was to collect
change and other monetary donations for the We Create

Change Campaign. Money collected has gone to Free The
Children's Adopt a Village program. The elementary students
collected, $2,123.30 money for
Haiti and the high school students collected, $1,517.85 for
Elementary Rachel's Challenge Club. Front Row: Sophie Pribyl, Allison Zander, Makayla
DeMars. Second Row: Madeline Gindele, Christopher Klatt, Dan Neutz. Third Row: Sydney Reardon, Ella Kiebel, Bryn Elsenpeter, Braden Peterson, Sawyer Jurgens, Sean
Zangs. Back Row: Lisa Weninger (MLE social worker), Deja McCullough, Maggie Larson, Claire Carlson, Jaret DeMarais, Joe Fynboh, Jack Holland.
(Photo submitted)
Tim Stalochs 4th grade students DARE Pledges

Timothy Harris - I promise
not to use illegal drugs at any
time or any situation of my life.
I also promise never to bully
anyone!
Riki LaTour - I promise to
never use illegal drugs.
Mattie Muller - I promise I
wont do illegal drugs, I wont
give into peer pressure, and I
will keep myself safe.
Jacob Klatt - I promise not
to take illegal drugs and not to
drink alcohol until I am 21. I will
never bully other people.
JuliAnna Hageman - I
promise never to smoke in my
entire life!
Weston Ellestad - I promise
to never do any type of illegal
drugs or drink alcohol.
Paige Paumen - I promise to
never be a bully, to be a good citizen, and always to be honest.
Anna McClelland - I promise to never take illegal drugs, resist being a user, and always help
if someone is being bullied.
Allie Lee - I promise not to
do illegal drugs or use tobacco.
Wesley Zuelke - I promise to
never use illegal drugs or alcohol. I promise never to be a
bully.
Evan Krasnow - I promise to
take the stand and be alcohol
free, be tobacco free, and not use

drugs.
Sydnee Peterson - I promise
not to take illegal drugs because
they are harmful to my body.
Audry Miller - I promise not
to drink and drive, not to take illegal drugs, and not to drink alcohol until I am 21 and even
avoid them then.
Brandon Carlson - I promise not to drink alcohol until I am
21. I wont do drugs unless they
are prescribed for me. I will not
use tobacco, and promise to lead
people away from drugs.
Gwen Geyen - I promise
never to take illegal drugs. Not
only are they illegal but they are
bad for your body.
Bennett Lewison - I promise
to never lead people to do drugs
or to drink alcohol, and I also
will never use illegal drugs.
Kali Uecker - I promise to
never ever take illegal drugs and
not to drink alcohol until I am of
legal age.
Sierra Leone. All students in

the district were educated on
the events taking place and participated in these events as
well.
The students are excited to
meet again in the fall to plan
and develop their We Act campaigns, with the help from Free
The Children's youth and educational programming. We Day

is scheduled for November 3,
2015. We look forward to the
community taking an active
role in helping students with
the local and global service
learning projects.
The Friends of Rachel Clubs
were formed after the Rachel's

Challenge program presented to
the entire student body, K-12 in
2012. The district is thrilled to
announce that we will be hosting this program again on September 23, 2015. Mark your
calendars for an evening community event.
High School Friends of Rachel Club. Front Row: Emily Miller, Caleb Hagen, MiKayla
Koss, Caitlin Johnson, Bionca Peterson, Logan Weninger, Aiden Staloch, Ben Clapp.
Second Row: Kora Fuller, Nikki Wilson, Mollie Graham, Alyssa Bergeron, Ana Stecker,
Abigail Latour, Anna Zaske, Lily Workman. Third Row: Ashley Martie, Alexus Jackson,
Katelyn Fuller, Caitlin Weege, Megan Webb, MacKenzie Miller, Brooke Ankerfelt, Daryn
Strub, Jackson Gallagher, Ayva Meyer, Sara Walsh, Samantha Kramer, Sam Price,
Michael Miller, Jordan Mortenson, Nichole Rengel (high school social worker). Fourth
Row: Katie Treadwell, Andrea Peterson, Lucy Greenhagen, Ashley Schmitz, Jordan
Gries, Peyton Tongen, Katie Goelz, Lily Feikema. Back Row: Andrew Boman (social
studies teacher), Trenton Miller, Ivan Ostlund Latour, Josh Medley, Brady Tongen, Abby
Larson, Ben Goelz, Zach Cargill, Maxx Pribyl and Mitch Hoistad.
(Photo submitted)
School News
All School Reunion
during 125th
Celebration, June 6
The city of Maple Lake is
celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. Take the opportunity to also celebrate the
Maple Lake school and all the
awesome people that have had
a part in making it remarkable.
Everyone is invited to the All
School Reunion activities and
the communitys many events.
Find their posted schedule on
the MLs webpage listed below.
Join your old friends, past
co-workers and graduates of
MLHS and walk the halls and
reminisce of the days gone by.
And, of course, catch up on the
present.
Schedule:
10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Guided Tours - Check out the
school buildings updates with
a tour. Meet in the high school

commons area.
9 a.m. - 3 p.m. - MLHS
boys basketball tournament in
the gyms.
11 a.m. -1 p.m. - Meet for
lunch at the MLHS cafeteria.
Chicken dinner: baked chicken,
O'Brien potatoes, vegetable,
coleslaw, roll, coffee and
dessert served by HH Catering.
You must pre-order the meal
tickets. You can buy them at
city hall, at the Star Bank or on
the website at www.ci.maplelake.mn.us/125th and they will
be mailed to you.
*A limited number of tickets
will be available at the door.
1 p.m. - POETS meeting at
The V by HH.
Questions? Contact Vicki.
deckerv@maplelake.k12.mn.us
Local students
named to SCSU
deans list
St. Cloud State University
has announced the names of
more than 1,305 students whose
academic achievement placed
them on the 2015 spring semester dean's list. To be eligible for
the honor, students must have a
grade point average of 3.75 or
higher on a 4.0 scale.
Lindsey Gunnerson, College of Liberal Arts, Women's
Studies
Bernadette Loch, School
of Public Affairs, Criminal Justice Studies
Jennifer Paumen, College
of Liberal Arts, Psychology
Kacie Sutton, Herberger
Business School, Marketing
Anna Zahler, University
College, General Studies (Undecided)

June 3, 2015
Northenscold Essay
I continue to thank God and
my parents for choosing Maple
Lake, the small town with a big
heart! That is what I like best
about Maple Lake. The people
who live here have big hearts.
All around the county Maple
Lake is known for being a town
with generous and charitable
people. The Outstanding Senior
Citizen of Wright County award
has gone to a Maple Lake citizen
at least a dozen times. Many
times I have seen an out-of-town
worthy cause having its benefit
fundraiser here because they
know it will be well-received.
Three generations ago the members of St. Timothy's parish took
up Fr. O'Brien's challenge and
sacrificed to build a worthy, sacred house of God. Today it
stands as a witness to their generosity and faith, providing
ample space to inspire a generation of their great-great-grandchildren. In my own time a
friend and 1978 Maple Lake
graduate, Carol McBrady, saw
the extreme needs among the
homeless street children in Zambia, realized she could not look
away, and literally became a
mother to dozens. Today she
brings to Zambia what she
learned at home, and now our
town has become one of her
biggest supporters in bringing
hope to so many children. What
is the source of this charity? Why
do I love Maple Lake?

True humility leaves little
footprints of charitable acts. You
won't find brass plaques and
monuments trumpeting true acts
of selfless generosity. You will
find their descendants, though,
and the seeds of their charity
have grown trees yielding good
fruit.
Take, for example, the
courage of a local farmer,
Richard Jude, who was seeking
to defend his property from damage during the Indian Uprising of
1862. When he spotted two Indians near his farm, he and a
neighbors tracked them down,
gun in hand, only to discover
they were crying and starving.
He took pity on them, taking
them back to his cabin where he
fed them and sent them on their
way. Homes and cabins were
burned to the ground that day in
Silver Creek, Albion and
Corinna, but not in Maple Lake.
And there is the generosity of
Patrick and Catherine Cannole,
selling for only $2 a prime portion of their lake-view land in old
East Maple Lake to Bishop
Thomas Grace in 1866 for the
building of Maple Lake's first
Catholic church. Today the East
Maple Lake Cemetery is still
there.
Close to my heart is the civic
dedication of Herb Bolduan, a
New Ulm native, who took a job
at the bank in town, fell in love

with the people here, and never
left. He made time to serve as
village treasurer for 42 years and
was also the treasurer for the Boy
Scout troop for 20 years. Today
the Lakers baseball stadium,
Bolduan Park and Jude Hall, are
all located on the old hobby farm
Herb shared with his wife, Florence Kotilinek.
When the Reverend William
Kanning was called to pastor
Bethlehem Lutheran Church in
Middleville Township in 1930,
his family made Maple Lake
their home. So impressed by the
generosity and love of the townsfolk were the Kannings that after
Rev. Kanning was called to
South Carolina as a service pastor to military personnel, and
later as chaplain in the U.S.
Army, the rest of the family
moved back so the children
could finish high school here.
I could list many more acts of
charity, sacrifice and cooperation
performed by Maple Lake's early
emigrants who were seeking in
their new land the religious freedom they were denied in their
old land. By living out their faith
through love of God and neighbor they built a community with
a big heart; passing on a legacy
that continues to this day. This is
what I like most about Maple
Lake.
2nd place - Allison Krutzig
Movin on up...
Maple Lake School kindergarten classes and
St. Tims eighth grade celebrate graduation
Left: Graduates of Mrs. Tongens 2015 Kindergarten class. Front: Sawyer Marschel,
Zoey Miessen, Maddie Austin, Logan Bermel, Abby Gindele, Olivia Mueller, Allie Walhowe, Dylan Larkin, Max Beffel and Kierra Grommesch. Back: Thomas Johnson, Cayden Courtright, Averyl Cline, Ciara Idelburg, Carter Ertel, Leila Dalum, Savanah Geyen,
Broc Blizil, Aiden Parchem, Isiah Devine, Dan Paumen and Landon McCleod.
(Photo by Charlene Wurm)
Right: Graduates of Mrs. Josts 2015 Kindergarten class. Front: Keara Aune, Noah Fischer, Canyon Karvonen, Owen Young, Emily Larson, Mackenzie Kolb, Carter Colbenson,
Gavin LaRose, Madeline Dehmer, Matthew Anderson and Marcus Padilla. Back: Jill
Sherwood, Adam Smail, Alex Johnson, Reese Hartkopf, Emma Haflich, Brayden
Schwindel, Jake Edmonson, Kyrsa Smith, Ava Hayes, Jackson Clapp and Michael Ku(Photo by Annie Jost)
bian. Not pictured: Skylar Engren.
A year end finale

Maple Lake School bands perform last
concert of the season
The sixth grade band with Madeline Gindele, Megan Lawler, Amanda Lawler and Deja
McCollough playing flutes in the front row.
(Photo by Charlene Wurm)
Graduates of St. Timothy Parish Schools eighth grade class. Front: Daniel Goelz,
Zachary Marquette, Mary Grace O'Sullivan, Reese Riethmiller and Jack Williamson.
Back: Donald Gapinski, Gabriel Riviere, Father Meyer, Matthew Gendreau, Joseph Stok(Photo by Charlene Wurm)
man and Jacob Jude.
Left: Ana Stecker and Anahi Blahut playing the xylophone and Luke Stoesz on guitar. Center: Katrina Gilson, Brandy Seth, Ashley Schmitz and Bailey Prowatzke playing the
clarinet. Right: Jason Webb, Henry Stecker, Emma Carlson and Brooke Ankerfelt on the saxophone.
2015 Annual Spring Coloring Contest
2015 Maple Lake Area Community Guide
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1st place: 4 Muller Theatre Tickets, 1 Brew Pub Pizza Coupon,
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Prizes can be picked up at the Maple Lake Messenger office!

June 3, 2015
Students acknowledged at Senior Award Night
Taylor Carlson, Lacia Jensen, Nathan Logeais, Blake Paumen, Cal Redemske and Holly Wurm were the recipients of
the Maple Lake Lions Scholarship along with Charlie Stejskal who was the recipient of the Josh Guimond Scholarship.
Innovative minds at
the MLHS Science Fair
9th grade students Jordyn Hausladen, Henry Stecker

and Adam Holmgren watch as a lucky volunteer gets a
pie in the face.
Sam Schaunaman gets a pie in the face from Mr. Kubian's

2nd hour 9th grade class's Rube Goldberg Machine.
(Photos by Bob Zimmerman)
Captain Christopher Johnson was on hand to present

Nikolaus Dahlgren the Air Force ROTC Scholarship.
Class of 2015
Karch Anderson-Lake Region Cenex, College Now, SW MN State Presidents, SW
MN State Mentor, Presidents Education Award for Academic Excellence; Maria
Bischoff-MN State Moorhead, Presidents Education Award for Academic Achievement;
Heather Blahut-Band Boosters, Gustavus Deans, Horatio Alger National, ML Ambassador, Perfect Attendance Award for grades 7, 8, 12, Presidents Education Award for
Academic Achievement; Jenny Brings-ML American Legion, St. Thomas Academic,
Presidents Education Award for Academic Achievement; Benjamin Brinza-ML American Legion; Chloe Callahan-Presidents Education Award for Academic Achievement;
Taylor Carlson-ML Lions; Amanda Colbert-Lake Region Cenex, Presidents Education
Award for Academic Achievement; Courtney Coleman-Lake Region Cenex, ML American Legion Auxiliary & Medallion, Art Institute International Grant, MN State Grant,
Presidents Education Award for Academic Achievement; Nikolaus Dahlgren-Lake Region Cenex, Air Force ROTC 4 years; Claire Feikema-ML American Legion, Mankato
State Maverick; Shania Fobbe-ML Federation of Teachers, St. Cloud State Academic,
James W. Miller Family, Holy Cross Womens, Presidents Education Award for Academic Achievement; Greg Giebenhain-St. Cloud State Presidential, Perfect Attendance
Award for Grades 8-12, Presidents Education Award for Academic Achievement; Anthony Goelz-ML Fire Department, Star Bank, U of MN Duluth Best of Class, School
Service Award, US Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award, Presidents Education
Award for Academic Excellence; Jillian Goelz-ML American Legion, Presidents Education Award for Academic Achievement; Mollie Graham-Lake Region Cenex, Presidents Education Award for Academic Achievement; Logan Gries-ML American Legion;
McRae Haney-ML School Board, U of MN Duluth, U of MN Duluth Majorie Thom,
Presidents Education Award for Academic Excellence; Kennedy Haney-Goelz-St.
Catherines; Hunter Hicks-Chloe Fruth, St. Johns University Trustee, Presidents Education Award for Academic Excellence; Kayla Hoistad-Club 881, US Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award; Lacia Jensen-ML Lions, St. Cloud State Presidential,
Presidents Education Award for Academic Achievement; Scott Jordan-ML VFW; Vienna Jude-Club 881, Presidents Education Award for Academic Achievement; Dominic
Kaley-Presidents Education Award for Academic Achievement; Courtney KlingelhoetsLake Region Cenex, SW MN State Vice Presidents, College Now, ML Ambassador,
Presidents Education Award for Academic Excellence; Summer Knudsen-Club 881, St.
Cloud State Academic Presidential, Presidents Education Award for Academic Achievement; Rachel Lee-St. Cloud State Presidential, St. Cloud State Residence Hall, Presidents Education Award for Academic Achievement; Rebecca Loch-Council of Catholic
Women, Christopher Schneider, SW MN State Leadership, School Service Award, Presidents Education Award for Academic Achievement; Nathan Logeais-ML Lions, Presidents Education Award for Academic Achievement; Madison Nelson-ML Fire
Department, Lake Region Cenex, ML Ambassador, Presidents Education Award for
Academic Achievement; Andrew Nowak-Winona State Presidential, Presidents Education Award for Academic Excellence; Maya Ortiz-Club 881, ML Ambassador, Presidents Education Award for Academic Achievement; Blake Paumen-ML Lions,
Wright-Hennepin Edward R. Slebiska Memorial Line Workers; Taylor Pilger-Buffalo
Hospital, Christopher Schneider, College of St. Scholastica Benedictine, Scholastica
Summit, North Central Regional Council of Carpenters, Presidents Education Award
for Academic Excellence; Jennifer Pomije-ML American Legion, Bemidji State, Bemidji
State Academic Achievement, Presidents Education Award for Academic Excellence;
Cal Redemske-ML Lions, University of St. Thomas, Presidents Education Award for
Academic Achievement; Ian Rivers-ML Federal of Teachers; Emily Rose-Lake Region
Cenex, St. Thomas, Modern Woodmen, Presidents Education Award for Academic
Achievement; Andrew Schonnesen-MN State Moorhead Track & Field, Athlete of the
Year Award; Brandy Seth-Presidents Education Award for Academic Achievement;
Charlie Stejskal-ML Lions Josh Guimond, ML American Legion & Medallion, Nelson
Masonic Lodge #135, Triple Impact Positive Coaching Alliance, Auburn U of Alabama
Aerospace Engineering Honors, Auburn U of Alabama Presidential, Triple A Award,
Presidents Education Award for Academic Excellence; David Stokman-Star Bank,
Knights of Columbus, Irish Mentors/Red Cross, St. Johns William & Leona Meinz, St.
Johns Trustees, Presidents Education Award for Academic Excellence; Dustin StrubChloe Fruth, Bemidji State Presidential, Bemidji State Academic Achievement, Presidents Education Award for Academic Excellence; Melissa Timmers-Lake Region
Cenex, North Central University, Presidents Education Award for Academic Excellence;
Jordyn Trager-Lake Region Cenex, Presidents Education Award for Academic Achievement; Daniel Upcraft-Band Boosters, National Merit, Bethel University Music Performance, Bethel University National Merit, Perfect Attendance Award for Grades 7-12,
Presidents Education Award for Academic Excellence; Sarah Warner-St. Marys Winona
Deans Academic, Youth Leadership; Emily Webb-Club 881, ML American Legion Auxiliary, Gustavus Adolphus Deans, Triple A Award, Athlete of the Year Award, Presidents
Education Award for Academic Achievement; Cody Welch-Club 881, University of WILaCrosse Academic, Presidents Education Award for Academic Excellence; Jackson
Willard-Wright-Hennepin, Christopher Schneider, St. Thomas, Presidents Education
Award for Academic Excellence; Holly Wurm-ML Lions; Hayley Zappa-St. Cloud State
Presidential, Presidents Education Award for Academic Achievement.
A GIGANTIC THANK YOU TO ALL POST PROM SUPPORTERS
Receiving the Christopher Schneider Scholarship were

Rebecca Loch, Taylor Pilger and Jackson Willard.
Tony Goelz and Maddie Nelson were the recipients of the

Maple Lake Fire Department Relief Association Scholarship.
School Service Awards were awarded to Tony Goelz and

Rebecca Loch.
The post prom committee would like to thank the following businesses and people for their continued support!
Without everyone working together this event would not be possible. This years efforts kept 169 students safe.
Thank you to all those who came out to the post prom dinners at The V by HH
and to Harney for his continued support. Also thank you to those who baked cakes and worked the dinners.
Our deepest gratitude to the American Legion Post 131 for their generous and continued support. They have
been instrumental in helping us fund this amazing event. Your support is unwavering.
A big thank you to all who volunteer throughout the year and the night of post prom,
it takes a lot of people to make this event happen.
A SPECIAL thank you to Greg Helmbrecht for sticking with us from beginning to end,we couldnt do it without you.
Perfect Attendance awards were given to Heather Blahut

for grades 7, 8 and 12, Greg Giebenhain for grades 8, 9, 10,
11 and 12, and Daniel Upcraft for grades 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12.
We want to give a huge thank you to the following businesses for supporting the 2015 Post Prom Party.
Your contributions help to make this night a huge success
Adjust to Health Chiropractic Annandale Paintball - Buff N Glo Car Wash Buffalo Eye Clinic Buffalo Transmission
Carlson Sod Chris Elfmann Plumbing Country Inn & Suites Cub Foods Crafts Direct Culligan Culvers
David Mielke Dingmann Funeral Care Dominos Pizza Dr. D.L. Quinlan Star Bank H & H Outdoor Outfitters
Hardings Towing Inc. Cokato Mutual Insurance - Home Appliance Service Insurance Center of Buffalo Joe Rassat
KleinBank LaTour Construction Inc. Maple Lake Lions Lipinski Concrete Inc. Lundeen Brothers Ford Inc.
Malco Products Maple Lake Lumber Maple Lake Messenger Millers Jewelry Morries Buffalo Ford
MP NexLevel, LLC Muller Family Theatres Powder Ridge River City Extreme Roth Insurance
Schlenner Wenner & Co. Silver Creek game birds St. Timothys Parish CCW State Farm Insurance/Mark Olson
Thomes Insurance Agency Zahler Photography Fruth Trucking / Hoof Haulers West Suburban Erdahl Inc.
Rob Johnson Rob & Kelly Pribyl Pizza Ranch Monticello Buffalo Wild Wings Monticello DQ Grill & Chill Monticello
If we have forgotten anyone please accept our sincere apologies. We tried to honor everyone.
Sincerely, MLHS Post Prom Committee
Athletes of the year - Andrew Schonnesen and Emily

Webb.
Sports

June 3, 2015
Irish end season in playoffs

By Brenda Erdahl
Sports Writer
The Maple Lake Irish ended

its run for a state baseball tournament berth last week at Delano.
After defeating Annandale in
the first game of the Section 52A Section Tournament, the
Irish faced No. 2 seed DasselCokato who put an end to Maple
Lakes hopes of advancing with
a 5-1 win, Wednesday, May 27,
in Delano.
Nate Maas RBI single got
the Irish on the board in the first
inning, giving them an early
lead. The Irish held onto the
lead until the fourth inning
when D-C rebounded with four
runs of its own. The Chargers
put up one more run in the sixth
to end it.
The loss sent the Irish to the

losers bracket where they were
given the chance to continue if
they beat Paynesville. Despite
jumping to an early lead, the
Irish couldnt hang on and
ended their season with a 4-2
loss.
Maple Lake led until the
sixth inning before Paynesville
took control. Cal Redemske
helped to put the Irish on the
board in the bottom of the first
with a single. Nate Maas then
singled to bring home McRae
Haney and Redemske.
The Bulldogs scored one run
in the top of the third and the top
of the fourth to tie the game,
then put up two more in the
sixth to earn the win.
Tony Goelz took the loss for
the Irish. He walked two, struck
out two and allowed two runs.

Stats
Maple Lake vs. Dassel-Cokato
Run Hit RBI
M. Haney
1 1
C. Redemske
- 2
N. Maas
- 1 1
H. Malachek
- 1
N. Preisinger
- 1
D. Kaley
- 1
Final Score: 1-5
Maple Lake vs. Paynesville
Run Hit RBI
M. Haney
1 1
C. Redemske
1 1
N. Maas
- 1 2
H. Malachek
- 1
T. Goelz
- 1
-
Jude advances to second day

By Brenda Erdahl
Sports Writer
The girls golf team sent two

golfers on to the section meet
last week. One, Vienna Jude,
played well enough to advance
to the second day, but that is
where her season ended.
Jude and Ashley Marty traveled to Beckers Pebble Creek
for the Section 5-2A competition where the sections top athletes battled for a spot in the
state golf tournament that this
year will be held in Jordan at
Ridges at Sandcreek.
Jude, whos been the top
golfer all season for the Irish,
held her own that first day

among the tough competition.
She golfed a 52 on the front nine
and a 45 on the back nine,
Thursday, May 28, for a total 97
strokes, and a spot in the second-day round.
Jude came back on Monday,
June 1, and shot a 91, but still
fell short of qualifying.
Marty shot one of her best
rounds of the year on Thursday,
with her 62 and 52, coach Bruce
Bakeberg said.
This gave her some valuable experience for next year,
he said of the sophomore.
Monday ended the girls sea-
son.
I was pleased with how the
season went, Bakeberg said.
Especially with the younger
kids. They really started improving, shooting some of their
best rounds at the end of the season. I am really looking forward
to next year.
Results
5-2A Section Tournament at
Pebble Creek
Day 1 Individual scores:
Vienna Jude 97; Ashley Marty
114
Jude 91.
Final Score: 2-4
Jude, Mills end season on day two

of section tournamanet
Sports Shorts
Haney and Callahan
chosen for All-Star
Softball Series
The Minnesota High School
Fastpitch Coaches Association
and the National Softball Association Minnesota Sports Federation are co-sponsoring the
27th Annual Minnesota High
School All-Star Girls Softball
Series on June 7th which promotes and highlights Minnesota
girls fastpitch softball.
The All-Star Softball Series
will feature Maple Lake High
School softball players Kennedy
Haney (left) and Chloe Callahan
(right), along with 70 of the
states best senior softball players and 12 outstanding high
school coaches.
The 72 All-Stars were selected from over 6,000 girls who
play high school softball in Minnesota. The All-Stars are selected by the Minnesota High
School Fastpitch Coaches Association to represent all graduating seniors and are recognized as
Minnesotas premier softball
players.
The All-Stars are chosen and
then drafted onto six teams by
high school class. The teams will
participate in a series totaling six
games.
The All-Star Series will include a Hall of Fame Banquet
and breakfast buffet for the play-
Irish golfers end season at sections
Irish miss advancing to state

By Brenda Erdahl
Sports Writer
ers, coaches, umpires, staff and

volunteers as well as opening
ceremonies, nine games and
closing ceremonies. Ticket price
is $15 which includes admission
to the banquet, breakfast, admission to the games at Caswell
Park and a souvenir program.
The NSFMSF will be
awarding educational scholarships to three All-Stars on Sunday, June 7. The NSFMSF is
committed to supporting Minnesotas youth in their pursuit of
their educational goals.
The festivities will be held at

Caswell Park in North Mankato
on Sunday, June 7, with opening
ceremonies at 11:30 a.m.; and
two games each on three fields
held at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.
Admission is free to Junior
Olympic and high school players
wearing their team jersey.
The NSFMSF is recognized as the largest governing
body for youth and adult amateur athletics in Minnesota, and
serves as the states affiliate of
the National Softball Federation.
the fourth inning when they got

things rolling with two back-toback errors, a sac bunt and a
walk.
With the bases loaded, Klug
doubled in the gap to score all
three to make it 3-2. In the fifth,
the Irish put four more runs on
the board with two RBI singles
by Knudsen and Klug to end the
game 7-2.
Rockford is one of the best
teams we will face all year. They
are well-coached and have a
very athletic team, coach
Knudsen said.
On Thursday, June 4, the
Irish head down to Mankato
where they will take on LeSueur
Henderson in game one of the
State Tournament at Caswell
Park at 11 a.m. LeSueur-Henderson goes into the tournament
with a 22-3 record. The Irish are
currently 24-2.
If they win they will play
again at 5 p.m. that same day.
The championship game will be
played on Friday, June 5, at 2
p.m.
This will be the Irishs third
trip to state, but the teams first
trip in the bigger Class 2A. In
2008 and 2009 Maple Lake finished runner-up at state in Class
A to New Life Academy.
Irish golfers Aidan Jude and

Jeremy Mills shot well enough
to advance to the second day of
the Section 5-2A golf tournament in Becker last week, but
fell short of earning a state tournament berth.
Jude shot an 82 on the 18hole Pebble Creek Course and
Mills shot an 86 that first day,
Thursday, May 28.
The second round of the tournament was played on Monday,
June 1, with the top golfers from
the section earning a trip to state
at Jordans Ridges at Sandcreek.
Jude shot a 91 and Mills shot
a 104 to fall short of advancing.
We played decent as a team
(Thursday) and were able to
send two guys on to the second
day, which was a goal of mine,
coach Aaron Hegle said. A couple guys could have played better and they are a little
disappointed in the way they
played, but the ones that didn't
qualify had great seasons.
The Irish shot a team score of
350, Thursday.
Among those who didnt
qualify for the second day were
Brandon Borrell with his 91;
Peyton Beehler who also shot a
91; Cody Welch with a 96; and
Jordan Mills who shot a 103.
Im very proud that we were
able to send two boys to the second day, Hegle said. I can't remember the last time Maple
Lake had so many advance to
day two. It was exciting and although they didn't play well I'm
still very proud of them. The returning players now know what
they need to shoot around to ad-
vance to the state tournament.

The medalist shot a 148 which
averages out to a pair of 74's,
which is obviously outstanding.
The boys need to work this summer and continue to get better,
and hopefully, we can duplicate
our conference season and continue to improve our section
play.
It was a great season and I'm
very proud of all our golfers,
Hegle said.
Results
5-2A Section Tournament at
Pebble Creek
Aidan Jude 82; Jeremy Mills 86;
Brandon Borrell 91; Peyton
Beehler 91; Cody Welch 96; Jordan Mills 103.
Jude 91, Mills 104
Softball
With two outs Mollie
Scheiber hit a line shot over second base scoring Knudsen.
Amber Klug's base hit to right
center moved Scheiber to second. Linsey Rachel hit a double
to left-center scoring both
Scheiber and Klug making it 52. The big blow was followed by
Emily Webb's two-run blast.
Making it 7-3.
Good pitching and defense
are the keys to championship
victories, we got that today,
coach Knudsen said.
The Irish put together another
awesome game defensively in
their third and final match-up
against Rockford in the section
tournament. The winner would
go on to compete at Caswell
Park in Mankato the following
week.
The Irish were down 2-0 in
Stats
Maple Lake vs. Rockford
Run Hit
A. Klug
- 2
L. Rachel
1 2
C. Callahan
1 1
E. Webb
2 2
Morgan Scheiber 2 1
B. Ankerfelt
1
Molly Scheiber 2
Final Score: 9-10
RBI
2
-
The Irish varsity team defeated the Rockford Rockets in both games two and three.
Maple Lake vs. Delano
Run Hit
A. Klug
- 1
L. Rachel
2 1
E. Webb
1 2
T. Pilger
1 1
E. Rose
1
E. Haney
- 1
RBI
1
1
1
Final Score: 5-4

Run Hit
A. Klug
2 1
L. Rachel
2 2
C. Callahan
- 1
E. Webb
S. Knudsen
T. Pilger
Molly Scheiber
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
Final Score: 7-3

Run Hit RBI
A. Klug
- 3
-
E. Webb
C. Callahan
Morgan Scheiber
E. Rose
S. Knudsen
T. Pilger
Molly Scheiber
E. Haney
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
-
1
1
1
-
Final Score: 7-2
RBI
1
1
Left: Freshman first baseman Amber Klug catching a pass to first base. Center: Senior Emily Webb rounding third base. Right: Sophomore pitcher Olivia Marquette pitching in
the third section game against the Rockford Rockets.

June 3, 2015
Track
This is a huge accomplishment for a small school like
Maple Lake, coach Ben
Youngs said. In football, there
are seven classes. In basketball
there are four classes. In track
there are only two, so we had to
beat 29 teams, many of which
are twice our size.
The Irish slipped by runnerup Holdingford by a mere two
points.
We were leading by 12 with
two events to go and I told
Devin Deringer we needed him
to over-achieve in the 3,200, as
I knew Holdingford had a great
3,200-meter runner and a solid
4x400-meter relay team. Devin
took seventh and those two
points were the difference in the
meet, Youngs said.
Qualifying for state for the
Irish were Ryan Kalinowski by
winning the 800-meter run;
Charlie Stejskal who placed
fourth in the long jump, but
made the state standard to go
on; Andrew Schonnesen who
qualified in three events, the
400-meter run, the high jump
and the long jump; and the
4x800-meter relay team of Jackson Willard, Scott Jordan,
Schonnesen and Ryan Kalinowski.
Schonnesen is the first Maple
Lake track athlete in school history to qualify for state in four
events in the same year. He also
set two school records this season and nearly set a third at sections.
He finished second in the
400 and high jump and third in
the long jump where he met the
state standard to go on and set a
new school record.
It was an amazing day in the
long jump, Youngs said.
Charlie Stejskal set the school

record, then Andrew bested his
jump for the new school record
about 20 minutes later.
The 4x800 relay team also
set a school record with their
first-place finish, Wednesday,
and was only one second off the
section 5A record.
The girls 4x200-meter relay
team went into Wednesdays
meet seeded second and primed
to go to state, but Brynn Paumen couldnt run because of an
over-use injury and Jordan Sifferle ran with a sprained ankle.
Despite the heroic efforts of
the girls, including a great leg
by sub Callie Lefave, and Jordan doing her best at anchor on
a sprained ankle, they took
fifth and didn't qualify, Youngs
said.
Catie Fobbe also had a solid
day throwing, moving up much
higher in place than last year,
Youngs added.
The state track meet will be
held at Hamline University on
Friday, June 5, and Saturday,
June 6.
The boys will do the best
they can, and hopefully, bring
home some hardware, Youngs
said.
Wednesday, May 27,
Section Meet
Girls results: 200-meter
dash - 12. Brielle Paumen
28.12; 400-meter dash - 10.
Kayla Hoistad 1:05.42; 800meter run - 9. Sommer Carlson
2:34.26; 1,600-meter run - 3.
Sommer Carlson 5:35.91; 3,200
-meter run - 9. Halle Geyen
12:51.19; 300-meter hurdles - 9.
Brielle Paumen 49.83; 4x200meter relay - 5. Maple Lake
(Jordan Sifferle, Brielle Pau-
men, Kayla Hoistad, Brynn Paumen) 1:51.71; 4x800-meter

relay - 11. Maple Lake (Grace
Heying, Ava Mergen, Chloe
Riviere, Halle Geyen) 10:46.75;
pole vault - 11. Mollie Graham
7-feet, 8-inches; shot put - 9.
Catie Fobbe, 33-feet, 11.5inches; discus throw - Catie
Fobbe 101-feet, 6-inches.
Girls team scores: 1. Litchfield 80; 2. Eden ValleyWatkins-Kimball
66;
3.
Holdingford 62; 4. Foley 59; 5.
Annandale; 40; 19. Maple Lake
12.
Boys results: 400-meter
dash - 2. Andrew Schonnesen
51.86; 800-meter run - 1. Ryan
Kalinowski 2:01.14; 8. Jordan
Scott 2:06.20; 3,200-meter run 7. Devin Deringer 10:40.60;
110-meter hurdles - 4. Charlie
Stejskal 16.18; 5. Aaron Reese
16.48; 300-meter hurdles - 3.
Reese 42.13; 4. Stejskal 42.55;
7. Austin Stuefen 43.57; 4x400meter relay - 8. Maple Lake
(Austin Becker, Chase Olson,
Jason Webb, Ben Triplett)
1:38.99; 4x400-meter relay - 5.
Maple Lake (Jackson, Stuefen,
Reese, Kalinowski) 3:38.59;
pole vault - 8. Scott Jordan 11feet, 5-inches; long jump - 3.
Schonnesen 21-feet, 5-inches; 4.
Stejskal 21-feet, 3.75-inches;
triple jump - 4. Jordan 40-feet,
9-inches; 4x400-meter relay - 1.
Maple Lake (Jackson, Jordan,
Schonnesen,
Kalinowski)
8:08.86; high jump - 2. Schonnesen 6-feet, 1-inch; 5. Stejskal
5-feet, 11-inches; discus throw 7. Tanner Schmid 130-feet, 4inches;
Boys team scores: 1. Maple
Lake 94; 2. Holdingford 92; 3.
Foley 62; 4. New LondonSpicer 60; 5. Pierz 46.
Irish State qualifiers Scott Jordan, Andrew Schonnesen, Jackson Willard, Charlie Stejskal and Ryan Kalinowski, along with Coach Kiebel, Coach Bidwell, Coach Grams,
Coach Youngs, Coach Fouquette and Coach Inforzato. The State Track meet will be held
this Friday and Saturday, June 6 and 7, at Hamline University. (Photos by Ashley Becker)
Senior Austin Stuefen and sophomore Aaron Reese simultaneously jump their hurdles
during the boys 300 meter hurdles race.
Left: Junior Sommer Carlson running the girls 800 meter run at St. John's University. Center: Senior Andrew Schonnesen participating in the boys long jump in which he qualified
for the State competition with a distance of 21 feet 5 inches. Right: Senior Charlie Stejskal participating in the boys high jump.
The Catch
by Jeff Plattner
Winning Twins?
As I sit down to write this,
the Minnesota Twins are 29-19,
10 games above .500. Above?
Yes, 10 games above .500. In
the last four seasons, the Twins
had never been more than two
games above .500. Furthermore,
theyve already had two fivegame winning streaks in 2015.
It has been since 2011 that
theyve seen one longer than
that. Needless to say, my interest in Twins baseball has waned
significantly over the past four
seasons. Yes, home ownership
and fatherhood have played a
small part in that, as there isnt
nearly as much free time as
there used to be. But, lets also
be brutally honest. Who wants
to waste their time watching a
perennial 90-game loser that,
year after year, showed little, if
any, effort to improve? No
thank you!! So, at 29-19 on the
young season, how have the
Twins fortunes changed?
CHANGING OF THE
GUARD
After 13 seasons of Ron Gardenhire, it was time for a new
leader in the Twins clubhouse.
Gardy enjoyed plenty of success with the team, but unfortunately, failed to carry that
success into the playoffs, posting just a 6-21 record, including
being swept in the ALDS in
each of the teams last three
trips to the post-season. Over

the past few seasons, the losing
was taking a toll on him and it
was very apparent. Enter Paul
Molitor. As a player, Molitor
was a Hall of Famer, but his hiring was somewhat controversial
due to his lack of coaching experience. Many thought the
Twins should have gone in an
entirely different direction. But
the hiring of Molitor has looked
like a good move, so far. He
commands respect from his
players and, in turn, treats them
with respect, while ensuring
they perform up to his expectations.
BACK WHERE IT ALL
STARTED
When Minnesota signed former-Twin, Torii Hunter, back in
December, they were looking
for a few things from the fivetime All-Star and nine-time
Gold Glove outfielder. Of
course, they were looking for
his contributions on the field
and at the plate, but more so, the
Twins were looking to bring
home a guy whos enjoyed success before and could set an example for the young, talented
players on the team. Upon returning to the team it all started
with, in 1999, Hunter said,
"They have the talent. They just
need that fight, that willingness
and that hunger. I think they can
win next year.'' Through 48
games, Hunters speculation has

been dead on. Torii has also
been a key reason that playing
baseball for the Twins is fun
again. The Hunter-inspired,
post-game clubhouse dance parties, complete with laser lights
and fog machines, give the team
extra incentive to win at home.
Rumor is the fog machines may
soon be making the road trips,
as well.
TIMELY HITTING
Take a quick look at the
Twins batting statistics and
youll be asking yourself, how
in the world is this team eighth
in the majors in runs scored?
The team leader in batting average is Torii Hunter, at just .280.
Joe Mauer is hitting .275 and
Trevor Plouffe .274. From
there, the drop-off is significant.
All other players with 100 or
more at-bats are hitting below
.250. The Twins have 22 fewer
home runs than the league-leading Toronto Blue Jays and are
25th in the league in that category. They must be stealing a
lot of bases, right? Wrong. The
Twins 18 stolen bases are also
25th in the majors and with 20
apiece; Dee Gordon of Miami
and Cincinnatis Billy Hamilton
each have more steals than the
entire Twins roster. So, how can
a team thats hitting just .257
collectively with little power
and very few stolen bases, be
scoring so many runs? The answer? Timing. Timing has been
everything for the Twins in
2015. They have had a knack
for putting together big innings.
In their 19 losses, Minnesota
has had just seven multi-run in-
nings and theyve been

outscored 124-43. Staggering.
However, in their 29 wins, they
have scored more than one run
in an impressive, 46 innings.
Only twice have the Twins won
a game without enjoying at least
one multi-run inning. So, while
the bats have struggled overall,
when the Twins are hitting, the
hits are coming in bunches and
in clutch situations. The team is
hitting .295 with runners in
scoring position, the main reason they continue to score runs
at such a high rate.
ADEQUATE PITCHING
To say the Twins pitching
has been good this season
would be an inaccurate statement. The team is dead last in
the majors in strikeouts and second to last in opponents batting
average. However, the starting
rotation has been just good
enough to keep the bullpen
from being overworked, pitching into the 6th inning in 35 of
their 48 starts. Furthermore, the
bullpen has been just good
enough to get to the ninth inning, where Glen Perkins has
consistently closed the door. His
19 saves lead the majors and
hes on pace to shatter his career-best of 36 saves in a season. In the starting rotation, the
Twins have not yet gotten what
they expect out of Phil Hughes,
whos coming off a career year,
in which he posted career bests
in ERA, innings pitched, strikeouts, walks, and home runs per
nine innings. However, while
Hughes looks to get back to his
2014 form, Minnesota has gotten quality outings from Kyle
Gibson, Mike Pelfrey, and even

Ricky Nolasco. In the last three
off-seasons, Minnesota has
thrown $162 million at starting
pitching, in the form of Nolasco, Phil Hughes, and Ervin
Santana, and so far, theyve gotten about $0.28 cents back on
the dollar. So, that return on investment must improve, if the
Twins are to continue winning
games late into the year. Santana, of course, is serving his
80-game suspension for use of
PEDs, but is scheduled to return
in July. It is worth noting, however, that, should the Twins
miraculously continue their
winning ways and actually
make the post-season, Santana
would be ineligible, as part of
his suspension.
Can Minnesota keep this incredible story going? The Twins
have a lot of talent, but realistically they are still a few years
away from putting it all to-
gether. However, one thing that

is heavily in their favor seems
to be how average the rest of the
American League is. While
Kansas City and Detroit will
push the Twins to the very end,
a wildcard may remain a real
possibility. Outside of the central division, the Houston Astros
are the only other American
League team that sits more than
two games over .500. And get
this, the top three teams in the
AL are the Houston Astros,
Minnesota Twins, and Kansas
City Royals. Just three short
seasons ago, that trio combined
to finish an even 100 games
below .500. And just like the
Twins, for the past four seasons,
Houston has been a laughing
stock of the major leagues. This
could be the year that all
changes.
Laker Baseball Schedule

subject to change due to inclement weather
Fri 6/5
7:30pm
@ Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Sun 6/7
6pm
@ Delano
Delano
Thur 6/11
TBD
Hwy 55 Tourney
Irish Stadium
Fri 6/12
TBD
Hwy 55 Tourney
Irish Stadium
Sat 6/13
TBD
Hwy 55 Tourney
Irish Stadium
Sun 6/14
TBD
Hwy 55 Tourney
Irish Stadium
Wed 6/17
7:30pm
@ Dassel-Cokato
Dassel
Fri 6/19
7:30pm
vs. Howard Lake
Irish Stadium
Sun 6/21
6pm
vs. Rockford
Irish Stadium
Wed 6/24
7:30pm
vs. St. Augusta
Irish Stadium
Fri 6/26
TBD
Hinckley Tourney
Hinckley
Sat 6/27
TBD
Hinckley Tourney
Hinckley
Sun 6/28
TBD
Hinckley Tourney
Hinckley

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County Board
Part of the plan was to update
the countys social media policy
to lay out guidelines about creating, monitoring and responding
to social media. The parameters
would be established for county
departments to give residents an
immediate link to the countys
website for full stories and notices. Some departments already
have a social media presence. For
example, the sheriffs department
already has a Facebook presence,
so the existing programs will be
grandfathered in.
Tagarro said that social media
has become the primary source
where many people receive their
information and that immediacy
is something the county wants to
embrace in terms of letting residents know of breaking news,
such as road closures, in a more
timely fashion.
It would be used for anything
that a county department wants
the public to know, Tagarro said.
If there is a new service being
offered by the recorders office
for example, they could tweet it
out. It could be used by the sheriffs department, public, the highway department, etc. There are
many different uses that could be
beneficial.
The board approved moving
forward with the changes to the
social media policy and getting
the information to department
heads to start implementing the
program.
In other items on the May 26
agenda, the board:
* Set a bid opening date for 9 a.m.
Friday, June 26, at the Public Works
Building. The program is sponsored
by the Minnesota Department of
Transportations Highway Safety Improvement Program. Since it began,
more than 100 highway intersections
in Wright County have been subject

to lighting improvements. Eight intersections are slated for lighting improvements this summer. The funds
from the HSIP will be $108,000,
which requires a match of just
$12,000 in local funds.
* Presented Sgt. Nadine Aarvig
with a retirement plaque. Aarvig
worked for the sheriffs department
since 1994. Her final day on the job
will be May 29.
* Authorized signatures on a twoyear union contract with the Teamsters Local 320, which represents the
sheriffs department essential supervisory unit that will run through the
end of 2016.
* Tabled for one week the April
revenue/expenditure guidelines. The
paper copies of the monthly reports
have been discontinued in a cost-cutting measure, but the commissioners
told Auditor/Treasurer Bob Hiivala
that they had not received a PDF
copy of the report, so the item was
laid over for further review.
* Accepted a letter of engagement
with Springsted Associates for the
issue of 2015 Public Works general
obligation bonds. The project, which
is currently slated to have a budget
between $16-17 million, will have a
second bid package approved in
June. The Springsted proposal was to
be paid $1 for every $1,000 bonded
by the county, which would put its
fee in the $16,000-17,000 range.
* Approved a memorandum of
understanding with the Local 49ers
union to set a probationary wage for
an employee in the highway department. The previous week, the board
adopted a resolution dealing with the
wage scale for probationary employees those in their first year working
with the county.
* Authorized payment of $4,329
to the firm of Madden Galanter &
Hansen for union negotiation work
done in April.
* Set a transportation committee
of the whole meeting for 10:45 a.m.
following the June 23 board meeting.
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Courtney Klingelhoets
Madison Nelson
Emily Rose
Melissa Timmers
Jordyn Trager
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The Maple Lake

Cad Mle Filte

Hats off to Maple Lakes largest graduating class

of the graduating class earning

Choir 9-12 Spring

* Flag Day is June 14

Cad Mle Filte

Celebrate Maple Lakes 125th Anniversary Saturday, June 6th!

All School Reunion

City Hall. Only a limited number

ory-laden video of Maple Lake.

Explore Maple Lake!

Free Family Bowling

Take a trip down

Don Bursell Family

Boys win track sections, send five to state

Two shows at 2 and 3:15 p.m.

everyone family comedy show

$25 at the door, $5 designated

Grand Finale Fireworks

Irish softball returns to state

The Maple Lake boys track

The girls team didnt fare as

1,600-meter run. She was only

The Maple Lake softball

up short, falling by just one run,

third save on the season.

Maple Lake Messenger Page 2

Quasquincentennial Essay Contest first place winners

By John Northenscold Jr.

As we celebrate Maple Lake's

This Maple Lake area is beautiful

around the state to the various

The Maple Lake

to keep your title in your vehicle,

ing in 2013, which enables him

alongside the road.

Have you ever been to the one

seeking an influential education

One thing I like about Maple

may pass. I feel very grateful to

this town in two words they

my life, not one time have I heard

A BIGthank you to the essay contest judges...

prostate, colon and bladder. I

Maple Lake Messenger

June 1 Wright County

Archer, 26, of St. Michael, was

May 25 Wright County

Opening this week, Creekside

for three years now out of our

Left: Creekside Sawing offers custom-cut or ready-made

County looking to use social media as its tool

When the current members of

their own advantage.

amount and timeliness of information getting to the public.

Maple Lake Boy Scouts celebrate crossing over

Maple Lake Boy Scouts celebrated the crossing over of

the award, which is the highest

June 1 Maple Lake

May 29: Medical at 204

5th Season - Free Admission!

Open: April 12 - October 25