DELANO HERALD JOURNAL, Monday, Aug.

4, 2014, Page 1B
Delano Herald Journal Sports
Photo submitted
The Delano American Legion Post 377 base-
ball team won the Substate Zone 11 cham-
pionship. The team played in the Minnesota
State tournament last weekend in Burnsville
and Eagan. Look for results in next weeks
Delano Herald Journal. The team members
are (front row, from left) Joel Koenecke,
Jason McDonald, Nate Meyers, Nate Norman,
James Otto and Ben Meyers; and back row:
head coach Dan Paulson, Toby Hanson,
Jordan Schramel, Jeremy Maschino, Hunter
Hart, Tyler Hannan, Jef Linna, Brady Miller
and coach Mark Schramel.
Legion Post 377
plays at state
tournament
By Matt Kane
Sports Editor
The Mighty Whitecaps
Delano Special Olympics
Aquatics team enjoyed a suc-
cessful season at the Delano
pool and then at the University
of St. Thomas at the Special
Olympics Spring Games back
March 23-25 at the Anderson
Athletic and Recreation
Complex and McCarthy Gym.
Five Delano athletes col-
lected a combined 12 medals at
the Games, which, along with
aquatics, included basketball
and weightlifting.
Eric Anderson and Nicole
Bobick led the way for the
Mighty Whitecaps with three
medals each. Anderson won
three golds, and Bobick won
one medal of each color
gold, silver and bronze.
Picking up two medals
each were Emmett Anderson,
Sam Schuler and Beth
VanBeusekom.
Anderson won two silvers;
Schuler won a gold and silver;
and VanBeusekom won a gold
and bronze.
Schuler also won a participa-
tion medal. Erik Thomas won
two participation medals.
This was the first season of
the Mighty Whitecaps.
The team was comprised of
athletes from Delano and sur-
rounding communities, both
male and female. Some had
competitive swim experience,
and many did not. Each swim-
mer brought their own unique
strengths and challenges with
one thing in common; perse-
verance. All of these athletes
attended practices regularly and
worked hard every week.
The success we all had
this first season as the Mighty
Whitecaps Delano Special
Olympics Aquatics team has
us very motivated to grow
the team with the help of our
returning athletes, said coach
Kristin Nelson. Practices are
physically challenging and fun
for all of us, and prepare us for
another dominating presence at
the state meet next spring.
Mighty Whitecaps have special frst season
Photo submitted
The members of the Mighty Whitecaps Delano Special Olympics team are (front row, from left) coach Kristin Nelson, Nicole Bobick,
Elizabeth VanBeusekom and Kelly Jo VanderBroeck; and back row: Tina Krause, Erik Thomas, Eric Anderson, Emmett Anderson,
Samuel Schuler and coach Dale Nelson. Not pictured is Connie Theisen.
Photo by Matt Kane
Delano Special Olympian Eric
Anderson shows of the medals
he won for track and feld at the
state tournament in Stillwater
this past June.
Photo courtesy of Kristin Nelson
The Mighty Whitecaps work out during a practice this past spring.
By Matt Kane
Sports Editor
LORETTO A scary incident oc-
curred July 16 when Loretto hosted
Delano in the rst meeting between
the two clubs at Arnold Klaers Field.
In the bottom of the fourth inning,
with a runner on rst base and no
score, Loretto veteran Eric Schutte
was beaned in the left cheek by a fast-
ball thrown by Delano right-hander
Matt Arens.
He had one come inside on me. It
tailed on him and I dont know why
I didnt get out of the way. Usually
I stay in their longer than I should,
said Schutte, who has also broken
bones in his hand and arm as the
result of getting hit by pitches.
Schutte, a husband and father of
three boys, spoke about the incident
this past Wednesday, two weeks after
it happened and 13 days after a sur-
gery to repair the maxillary sinus
fracture to his upper jaw. Although
it was a serious injury, he knows he
got lucky that the ball hit him in the
fleshy cheek as opposed to directly on
the eye socket, jaw or nose.
If there is one place to get hit, that
would be the spot, he said of the
cheek. Im very fortunate it missed
the eye. Reed got hit in the eye. I am
very fortunate.
Unfortunately, Schutte and the
Loretto team are familiar with a play-
er getting beaned in the face with a
pitched baseball. He was referring
to former teammate Reed Pawelk
getting struck in the right eye just a
season ago.
In a non-league game against Green
Isle on May 31, Pawelk failed to get
out of the way of a high fastball off
the left hand of Irish pitcher Chris
Knoll.
All game he was throwing slid-
ers and I thought it was a slider and
then halfway I realized it wasnt,
said Pawelk. If I would have leaned
forward it would have hit my helmet
and I would have been fine.
Instead, Pawelk tried to duck the
inside pitch by leaning back, a move
that put his right eye in the path of
the baseball.
Schutte rememembers Pawelks
scary moment.
Similar pitch and similar situa-
tion, Schutte said of the two bean
balls.
Pawelk partially blames misread-
ing the pitch for his inability to get
out of the way. Schutte noted that
he fouled off a bunt attempt before
getting beaned and that may be why
Arens was throwing high and tight, a
common way to pitch a bunt threat.
Like Schutte, Pawelk never lost
consciousness. The pitch broke his
nose and shattered his orbital bone.
Those injuries have healed. The tear
in the pupil in his
right eye, however,
will never completely
heal.
I couldnt see any-
thing for two months,
he said. Blood was
coming out of the
eye.
Pawelk regularly
attends Larks games
but was not in atten-
dance when Schutte
got beaned. He had
a hard time believing
such a rare incident
could happen twice in
a years span to two
players on the same
team.
All the years I
played I had never seen anybody get
smoked in the face and then to see
two from the same team, Pawelk
said.
The two incidences were similar
but the lasting results are much dif-
ferent.
Pawelk, unfortunately, will never
heal to a point where it is safe enough
for him to play again.
What will heal has healed, he
said.
As for Schutte, he was in the lineup
last weekend in Maple Lake when
Loretto played in the Region 12C
playoffs.
Its probably crazy to keep play-
ing, but I wont put myself in a spot
where I can get hurt again. I feel
pretty protected, Schutte said. I
have no pain. Obviously I cant get
hit in that spot again.
For further protec-
tion, Schutte added a
custom strip of plastic
that covers his cheek
to the left ear of his
blue Larks batting
helmet.
His desire to play is
part of Schuttes com-
petitive spirit and love
for the game of base-
ball. That spirit came
out when, while talk-
ing about his bean-
ball incident, Schutte
pointed out that the
runner on base, Tyler
Maher, and his own
pinch runner, Robb
Doboszenski, both
scored in the inning.
Those runs were the difference in
Lorettos 3-1 win over Delano.
Pawelk was in the crowd Friday
during the Larks playoff game
against Hutchinson. He literally saw
the game differently than he did just
over a year ago. Today, Pawelks
peripheral vision is gone in the right
eye and he sees at about a 20-60 rate.
The bean ball ended Pawelks
baseball career, one that took him
Schutte ready to play after bean-ball
Photos courtesy of Eric Schutte and Reed Pawelk
These images of Eric Schutte (left) and Reed Pawelk (right) show the damage
a pitched baseball can do to the face. Schutte was beaned in the left cheek
July 16, slightly more than a year after his former Loretto teammate, Pawelk,
was beaned in the right eye. Schutte recovered quickly enough to play in last
weeks Region 12C tournament. Pawelks baseball career was ended by the
bean-ball.
Photo by Matt Kane
Lorettos Eric Schutte wears
his helmet, which is custom-
ized with an extra strip to
protect his injured cheek.
Larks all-too
familiar with
incident
BEAN-BALLS, page 2B
SPORTS SHORTS
Montrose Days 5k
walk/run Sat., Aug. 16
By Aaron Schultz
Sports Editor
The Montrose Days 5k walk
or run will take place Saturday,
Aug. 16 starting at 9 a.m. at
Veterans Memorial Park (ten-
nis court).
There is no pre-registration,
instead you sign-up the day of
the 5k, with a suggested dona-
tion of $5, which goes towards
playground equipment for the
elementary school.
THROUGH THURSDAY, JULY 31
Hollywood Sports
Complex Standings
Wednesday Volleyball
(through July 28)
The Players ......................... 31-2
Mob Squad 2 ....................... 26-7
LaTrine!! ............................ 22-11
Mob Squad 1 ..................... 19-14
Blockbusters ...................... 18-18
Pickles ............................... 15-18
Bump & Grind ...................... 9-24
Wildcards ............................. 5-25
Lil Explorers ......................... 2-28
Tuesday Volleyball
(through July 28)
Hot Sets ............................... 29-4
Shoots-N-Ladders ............... 27-6
Corner Bar & Grill ................ 24-9
One Arm Wonders ............. 19-14
Volleywood ........................ 19-14
Sharks ............................... 18-12
Dodge House .................... 15-15
Show Us Your Tips ............ 12-21
Farmhands ........................ 11-19
Sand Diggers ..................... 11-19
Hollywood Trailers ............... 7-26
Professional Sprinkler ......... 0-33
Thursday Volleyball
(through July 28)
Steins Heating & Cooling .... 28-5
AME Electric ........................ 22-5
Scared Hitless ..................... 21-9
Pro-Auto ............................ 20-13
Tamarack/LWK .................. 14-16
Bell Mortgage ...................... 8-19
Vanderlinde Construction .... 7-23
Team Rolf ............................ 0-30
Co-Rec Slowpitch Softball
(through July 28)
ACC Midwest Transportation 11-0
Corvuso Meats ...................... 9-1
Prestige Worldwide ................ 9-1
T-Road ................................... 7-3
Watertown Fuel & Food ......... 6-3
Id Hit That ............................. 6-5
Chug Monkeys ...................... 6-6
Thats What She Said ............ 5-6
With Myself ............................ 5-6
Gruenhagen Beef .................. 4-7
Wildcards ............................... 3-9
Beer for Beer ......................... 2-7
The Sons of Pitches ............ 1-10
Where My Pitches At? ......... 0-10
Mens Modified Softball
(through July 27)
Motzko Well ........................... 9-1
Snap Fitness ......................... 7-3
Buesing ................................. 7-3
State Farm ............................. 7-3
Freedom Fighters .................. 5-5
Elite ....................................... 4-5
Snap on Tools ........................ 4-6
Mean Green .......................... 3-6
McGowan Chiropractic .......... 3-7
Hollywood Catering ............... 3-7
Hollywood Bandits ................. 2-8
Mens Fastpitch Softball
(through July 28)
BNA ....................................... 7-3
Minnesota Computer ............. 6-5
Hollywood .............................. 5-6
Castle Rock ........................4-1-1
C.C.C. .................................3-8-1
Hender Town ......................... 2-2
Chopper L. ............................. 2-4
SCOREBOARD
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Team
Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
8/6
Thursday
8/7
Friday
8/8
Saturday
8/9
Sunday
8/10
Delano Athletics
Baseball
Region 12 C
Tournament at Maple
Lake
Region 12 C
Tournament at
Maple Lake
Region 12 C
Tournament at Maple
Lake
Region 12 C
Tournament at Maple
Lake
Region 12 C
Tournament at
Maple Lake
Loretto Larks
Baseball
Region 12 C
Tournament at Maple
Lake
Region 12 C
Tournament at
Maple Lake
Region 12 C
Tournament at Maple
Lake
Region 12 C
Tournament at Maple
Lake
Region 12 C
Tournament at
Maple Lake
SCHEDULE
HAPPENINGS
Love INC.
Invitational
The Love INC Invita-
tional Golf Tournament is
Friday, Aug. 22, at Pioneer
Creek Golf Course.
Registration for the best-
ball tournament begins at 11
a.m. with the shotgun start
at 1 p.m.
The Pastors Putt is at
5:30 p.m. and the dinner
and awards ceremony is at
6 p.m.
The registration cost is
$115 per person. The dinner-
only price is $40.
Montrose Days 5K
run/walk
The Montrose 5K run/
walk is Saturday, Aug. 16,
starting at 9 a.m. at the Vet-
erans Memorial Park tennis
court.
There is no pre-regis-
traions, just show up the day
of the race.
The suggested minimum
donation to participate is
$5 per athlete. The money
raised will help fund play-
ground equipment at the el-
ementary school.
Traveling Soccer
Tryouts
The Wright County Soc-
cer Club is holding tryouts
in August for the following
higher-level teams for the
2015 season.
Tryouts for the girls U11
C2, U12 C2, U15 C2 and
U17C1 are Saturday, Aug.
2. Tryouts for boys U11 C2,
U12, C1, U13, C2 and U14
C2 are Sunday, Aug. 3.
The times and more in-
formation can be found on-
line at www.WrightCoun-
tySoccer.org. Or call Wright
County Soccer President
Andrew Taylor at (763) 486-
6300.
Tour de Tonka
The 9th Annual Tour de
Tonka Bike Ride is Satur-
day, Aug. 2, starting at 7:30
a.m. at Minnetonka High
School.
Tour de Tonka offers six
scenic routes of 16, 26, 44,
52, 67 and 100 miles in the
Lake Minnetonka area and
its surrounding communi-
ties. These communities in-
clude Chanhassen, Chaska,
Deephaven, Delano, Eden
Prairie, Excelsior, Green-
wood, Independence, Long
Lake, Mayer , Minnetonka,
Minnetrista, Mound, Na-
varre, Norwood-Young
America, Orono, Plymouth,
St. Bonifacius, Shorewood,
Spring Park, Tonka Bay,
Victoria, Waconia, Water-
town and Wayzata.
The Tour anticipates
3,000 riders and 400 vol-
unteers at this years race.
Along their selected routes,
riders will enjoy food, drinks
and music. See the website
tourdetonka.org for more in-
formation and this video for
background information.
By Matt Kane
Sports Editor
WINONA Seven members of the
Delano Great Wolf Swimming Club
qualified and swam at the long-course
state championships the weekend of July
25-27 at the University of Minnesota
Aquatic Center.
Those swimmers were Shelby Benker,
Makena Boyko, Jack Dalluge, John
Kenison, Emma Kern, Laila Rosenow
and Kylie Strobl.
Kern, 9, swam well enough at the
state meet that to qualify to swim for
Team Minnesota at the USA Swimming
Zone Meet in Oklahoma City, OK, last
weekend. Her results were not available
at press time.
The Great Wolf swimmers qualified
for state by winning events or post-
ing qualifying times at the Minnesota
Regional Finals July 18-20 in Winona.
Great Wolf swimmers compete at state
Photo submitted
The Great Wolf swimmes who participated at the regional fnals were (front row, from left) Emma Kern, Shelby Benker, Makena
Boyko, Kylie Strobl and Josie Strobl; and back row: Laila Rosenow, Sam Dalluge, John Kenison, Jack Dalluge, Emily Bobick and
Sydney Strobl. Not pictured is Megan Benker.
Jack Dalluge, 16
800 freestyle relay 10th
400 medley relay 11th
200 freestyle relay 11th
50 freestyle 28th
200 medley relay 9th
100 freestyle 26th
400 freestyle relay 10th
John Kenison, 13
400 medley relay 8th
200 freestyle relay 10th
200 medley relay 9th
400 freestyle relay 8th
Makena Boyko, 12
50 buttery, 60th
200 medley relay, 13th
Laila Rosenow, 11
50 buttery 68th
Kylie Strobl, 11
400 medley relay 12th
50 freestyle 66th
200 freestyle 26th
400 freestyle relay 4:33.27
200 freestyle relay 10th
50 backstroke 75th
Shelby Benker, 9
200 medley relay 16th
200 freestyle relay 17th
Emma Kern, 9
50 freestyle 12th
50 buttery 8th
200 medley relay 16th
100 buttery 20th
200 freestyle relay 17th
50 backstroke 16th
100 freestyle 16th
Great Wolf state results
from Wayzata High School to
the University of Iowa before
he settled with the Larks, but
he is not bitter about what hap-
pened.
I still think I could play; I
know I could pitch. I can hit
because of the other eye, but
if I got hurt with the other eye
I couldnt work, he said. I
dont have regrets. Its part of
life and bad things happen. I
would never tell anybody not
to play.
Pawelk wanted to play soon
after he was beaned.
I wanted to play in the
worst way. If my wife would
have said go play, I would
have. I would have pitched,
he said. If I played, maybe
I would wear some type of
mask, even though they are
ugly.
Pawelks mention of an ugly
mask may remind baseball fans
of a third Loretto connection to
a bean-ball in the face.
In the crowd at Arnold
Klaers Field July 16 when
Schutte was hit by the pitch
was Minnesota Twins bench
coach Terry Steinbach, who
was taking advantage of the
Major League All-Star break
to watch his sons, Luke and
Jake, play alongside Schutte
for the Larks.
My wife and I thought it
got helmet, said Steinbach
of Schutte getting beaned.
After the game we found out
it grazed helmet and got his
cheek bone.
For a good portion of his
major league career, Steinbach
wore an extra strip of padded
plastic on the left side of his
batting helmet, as Schutte now
does, after suffering five frac-
tures around his left eye when
he was hit by a Mark McGwire
throw in batting practice on
May 6, 1988.
Steinbach was standing next
to the cage waiting his turn,
when the throw from McGwire
struck him in he left eye, shat-
tering the orbital bone.
Steinbach missed a month
that season, but recovered
enough to win the All-Star
Game MVP award in July.
Two seasons after getting hit
with the errant throw, on June
2, 1991, Steinbach was beaned
on the left side of his head by a
Bobby Thigpen fastball.
Steinbach was happy to
hear Schutte planned to play
so soon after his injury. The
former big leaguer knows first
hand that getting back in the
batters box is a mind-over-
matter situation.
If you want to hit to your
ability you have to overcome
that, said Steinbach via the
telephone from his hotel room
in Kansas City. If you have
fear in there and you are bail-
ing out, you will not be able to
hit at any level.
As for hitting with that extra
protective strip on the bat-
ting helmet, it did not affect
Steinbach.
That was no problem at
all, he said. You just need
that little visual.
The fact that he was a catch-
er and how a catchers mask
rests against the face prolonged
Steinbachs return to the As.
Schutte is the Larks catcher
and manned the position dur-
ing last weeks playoffs.
Id rather get in now than
wait until next year, said
Schutte, who is in his 23rd
season with the Larks.
The goal all along for the 39-
year-old Schutte was to play
ball when he was 40. He turns
40 Aug. 24. If the Larks can
make the state tournament and
play deep into the bracket, he
will reach his goal this season.
As for Schutte playing beyond
this season, he will see.
In their faces
Steinbach played 11 years
and was a three-time all-star
after getting hit in the face
with a baseball.
Several major leaguers who
did not recover completely
after getting beaned in the
face are Dickie Thon, Tony
Conigliaro and Hall of Famer
Lou Boudreau. All three played
after their beanings but were
not the same players.
Hall of Famers Mickey
Cochrane and Kirby Puckett
never played again after their
respective beanings.
Cochrane was forced to
retire after getting hit by an
Irving Hadley pitch May 25,
1937. The pitch fractured
Cochranes skull and knocked
him unconscious for 10 days.
Puckett was struck in the left
side of the face by a Dennis
Martinez pitch Sept. 28, 1995.
Before batting helmets were
brought into the game, Ray
Chapman died 12 hours after
getting hit in the head by a
Carl Mays pitch Aug. 16, 1920.
Chapman is the only player to
die from an injury sustained
during a major league game.
Tony Coniglaros told his story
of getting hit in the face with a
pitch in the June 2, 1970, issue
of Sports Illustrated.
Photos by Baseball Superstars/Associated Press
Who is that masked man?
Its none other than The Cobra Dave Parker. In 1978, as a mem-
ber of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Parker tried a number of masks with
his helmet to protect the broken jaw he sufered in a collision at
the plate earlier that season.
Bean-balls to the face nothing new to baseball
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Photo submitted
Providing for the football future
The Delano Football Booster Club donated $2,000 towards the purchase of equipment for the Delano
Community Education ffth and sixth grade football teams. Here, Booster Keith Triplett presents the
check to Community Education representative Ryan Hayes.
DELANO ATHLETICS
Photo by Matt Kane
Say uncle
A local legend returned to Delano July 28 when St. Michael visited Delano for a non-league game. Dave Ditty, the star of the 1982
Delano High School team, toed the rubber in the seventh inning for one reason to get nephew Toby Hanson out. The anticipated
battle is seen here. The result was not what the 50-year-old Ditty wanted, as the 19-year-old Hanson pushed a single to the left side,
past the glove of St. Michael shortstop Max Ditty, Hansons cousin and Dittys son. Prior to the confrontation, the older Ditty boasted
that Hanson was hitless against him. After, Ditty bragged that Hanson was unable to pull the ball against him. St. Michael won the
game 5-4.
Photo by Matt Kane
Delano center felder Kevin Jaunich catches a long fy ball just
before crashing into the ivy at Delano Municipal Stadium July 28
during a game against St. Michael.
Photo by Matt Kane
Jon Dahl lays down a successful bunt for Delano during the July 28
home game against St. Michael. Delano started play in the Region
12C playofs last weekend. The lost 4-2 to Dassel-Cokato Friday
night. They played again Saturday. The results from that game
were not available at press time.
Photo by Matt Kane
Way to go
Lorettos Robb Doboszenski (2) gets a high-fve from teammate Josh Hanson (15) after scoring a run Friday night during the
Larks Region 12C game against Hutchinson. The run helped the Larks win the game 4-3. Loretto played Maple Plain Saturday
night for a berth in the state tournament. The result of the game was not available at press time.
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The 6 and 7 year-olds are (front row, from right) Maddy Meister, Mara McDonald, Kaelyn Wittwer, Kylan Van Batavia, Eleanor
Hajas and Annarose Gust; and back row: Kaitlyn Pink, Sydney Pink, Kellen Danielson, Isabella Henry, Jane Pool and Kendall
McDonald. Not pictured are Averie Johnson and Hayden Rue.
Te tennis courts at the Delano Schools campus were busy this summer, as more
than 100 kids participated in the Tiger Summer Camps, which spanned ve weeks.
Here are some of those young players.
The 8 and 9 year-olds are (front, from left) Sophie Herman, Londyn Juenke, Emily Dreger, Annika Gibson, Meg Mauch, Katelyn Ringr, Addie Persian, Greta Persian and Katelin Weber; middle row: Julia
Gibson, Marissa Ess, Dylan McDonald, Ronan Burke, Cael Olson, Nolan Peterson, Lincoln Morrissette, Ray Gust and Ben Nellis; and back row: Hannah Werder, Tessa Winterhalter, Rece Illes, Ben Engel,
Keegan Van Batavia, Christian Morrissette, Anna Leukuma, Amber Peterson and Livia Loecken. Not pictured are Grace Danielson, Isabelle King, Ben Poll, Lauren Simons, Olivia Rowbotham, Lauren Simos,
Emma Treptau, Kennedy Tschudi and Aubrey Wittwer.
The 10 and 11 year-olds are Larissa Gust, Olivia
Bekkala, Kelly Peterson, Nikki Hinkenmeyer,
Nathan Schneider and Clay Mounthachak; sec-
ond row: Dylan Teig, Colby Kern, Fallon Burke,
Ben Williams, Elizabeth Hajas, Melia Valentine;
and back row: Emily Hokkanen, Savanah
Juenke, Chad Halstead, Hunter Elwood, Luke
Winterhalter, Wally Scherer; and back row:
Jenna Bunker, Ava Carlson, Emma Condon,
Madeline Engel, Emma Grover, Lauren Grover,
Caleb Schrein and Sophie Stevens.
The 11-13 year-olds are Alexis Klevann, Madelyn Ess, Hannah Nellis, Courtney Rajewsky, Melia Valentine and Kyra Van Batavia; and back row: Nate Sladek, Carson Tschudi, Terron ONeill, Brock Wuerger,
Owen Dailey, John Winterhalter, Trey Longstreet, John Krause, Wyatt Schlief and Clay Mounthachak. Not pictured are Andrew Sorenson, Savanah Vosper, Matthew Clark, Dawson Dailey, Emma Lyngby,
Emma Condon, Paige Grover, Lydia Ramstad, Garrett Robinson and Colon Rowbotham.
Kids love Delano Tennis Camp
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Minnesota shooting clubs
that would like to develop
or rehabilitate trap-shooting
facilities open for public use
can apply for funds through
a new Department of Natural
Resources grant program.
The Minnesota Legislature
authorized more than $2 mil-
lion for matching grants to
recreational shooting clubs for
developing or rehabilitating
trap shooting sports facilities
for public use, with an empha-
sis on enhancing youth partici-
pation opportunities.
As part of that program,
the DNR created an expedited
small trap range grants pro-
gram to provide grants from
$2,500 to $25,000 for eligi-
ble projects, which must be
matched 1:1 up to a total proj-
ect cost of $50,000.
A general grant program
for larger projects will be
announced later this year.
Applications for the expe-
dited small grants program are
now open at the link listed
below.
The application deadline is
5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 1. Those
selected for funding will be
notified in September.
This new program aims
to increase opportunities for
youth trap shooters, youth trap
teams and adult shooters, said
Chuck Niska, DNR shoot-
ing range program coordina-
tor. Ideally wed like to see
many applications submitted
this summer, range work com-
pleted this fall and expanded
opportunities around the state
next spring.
The development of the pro-
gram follows a significant rise
in youth trap shooting, espe-
cially by high school students
who are part of a statewide
league.
Existing trap ranges some-
times struggle to meet demand,
Niska said. Our hope is that
these grants will enable facili-
ties to add additional trap
fields, upgrade equipment or
make other improvements that
enable more people to partici-
pate in this popular activity.
Each grant recipient is
required to equally match the
amount of funds the DNR
awards them.
A total of $500,000 is avail-
able for this first phase of the
grants.
In the near future, the DNR
will announce details of the
general grant program for larg-
er trap shooting facility proj-
ects exceeding $50,000.
Grant application packets
are available at www.mndnr.
gov/grants/recreation.
Hunters can target
Canada geese in
August
From the DNR
Hunters can harvest
Canada geese in west-central
Minnesota from Saturday,
Aug. 9, through Sunday, Aug.
24, the Department of Natural
Resources said.
Individual hunters are
allowed to shoot up to 10
Canada geese per day, but
there is no limit to the number
of Canada geese a hunter can
possess.
The states Canada goose
population remains high, and
more goslings hatched this
year than last, said Steve
Cordts, waterfowl specialist
for the DNR. In the western
portion of the state, large num-
bers of Canada geese continue
to damage crops. The August
management action is one way
to control goose numbers.
The August goose harvest
will open only in the inten-
sive harvest zone in west-cen-
tral Minnesota, with shooting
hours from a half-hour before
sunrise to a half-hour after
sunset.
A small game hunting
license, special goose permit
and state waterfowl stamp are
required.
A federal waterfowl stamp
is not needed; however, it
is needed to hunt geese and
other waterfowl beginning in
September.
This is the second year we
have held an August goose
management action, Cordts
said. Last August, hunt-
ers harvested about 25,000
Canada geese. Hunter success
is dependent on weather, prog-
ress of small grain harvest and
other factors.
The DNR in August will
announce details of fall water-
fowl seasons, including the
September Canada goose sea-
son that runs from Saturday,
Sept. 6, through Monday, Sept.
22, and the regular Canada
goose seasons that tentatively
begin Saturday, Sept. 27.
Details on the August goose
management action can be
found at www.mndnr.gov/
waterfowl.
Submit designs for
Minnesotas 2015
waterfowl stamp
From the DNR
Wildlife artists can submit
entries for the 2015 Minnesota
Migratory Waterfowl Stamp
from Monday, Aug. 18 through
4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29.
The Harlequin duck is the
only waterfowl species eligi-
ble for depiction on the stamp,
which is sold along with hunt-
ing and fishing licenses or as a
collectable.
The contest offers no prizes
and is open to Minnesota resi-
dents only.
Artists are not allowed to
use any photographic prod-
uct as part of their finished
entries.
Winning artists usually issue
limited edition prints of the
artwork and retain proceeds.
Judging will take place at 2
p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4 at DNR
headquarters in St. Paul.
Artists who want to sub-
mit entries should closely read
contest criteria and guidelines
for submitting work, available
from the DNR Information
Center, 500 Lafayette Road, St.
Paul, MN 55155, and online at
www.mndnr.gov/contests.
Rufed Grouse Soci-
ety dinner coming to
Minnesota
CORAOPOLIS, PA The
Blackduck Chapter of the
Ruffed Grouse Society will
host its 16th Annual Conserva-
tion and Sportsmens Banquet
on Thursday, Aug. 14, at the
Hillcrest Supper Club, 20250
TePee Hill Lane, Hines, MN
56647 beginning with a social
hour at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will
be served at 7:30 p.m.
As with all RGS fundraisers,
proceeds from this event will
be used to enhance habitat for
ruffed grouse, American wood-
cock and other forest wildlife.
The evening will feature a
live and silent auction, games,
drawings and door prizes,
highlighted with the nest se-
lection of quality rearms, art-
work and collectables.
Individual membership and
dinner tickets are $60. There is
also a membership and spouse
package for $85 (includes 2
dinners) and a junior member-
ship and dinner ticket is $35
(17 and under). Banquet, Con-
servation, Sustaining and Gold
sponsorship packages are also
available at $275, $500, $1,000
and $2,500 respectively.
Make plans to attend the
banquet. When you do, you
help preserve our sporting tra-
ditions through the creation
of healthy forests for ruffed
grouse, American woodcock
and other forest wildlife.
For more information or to
purchase tickets contact Jim
Ness at (218) 835-4250.
Apply for mentored
upland bird hunts
From the DNR
Families and youth can apply
now for an opportunity to hunt
with experienced upland bird
hunters on Saturday, Oct. 18.
The mentored hunts are
being offered through the
Minnesota Department of
Natural Resources, Pheasants
Forever and the Ruffed Grouse
Society. The application dead-
line is Tuesday, Sept. 2.
Those new to bird hunting
can learn techniques, equip-
ment needs and the skills to be
safe and successful in the out-
doors, said Mike Kurre, DNR
mentoring program coordina-
tor.
In the youth hunt, youth
must be 12-17 years old as of
Oct. 18, have earned a fire-
arms safety certificate and pos-
sess a small game license if
required.
Youth must have a parent,
guardian or adult authorized
by a parent or guardian accom-
pany them as a mentor, with-
out a firearm.
The adult must also go with
the youth during the pre-hunt
orientation.
In the family hunt, all partic-
ipants can hunt, but they need
to be 12 and older, have little
to no pheasant hunting experi-
ence, and have the appropriate
safety certificate, stamp and
license.
Applications and more
details about the hunt are avail-
able online at www.mndnr.
gov/discover or by contact-
ing Kurre at 651-259-5193 or
michael.kurre@state.mn.us.
Successful applicants will be
notified via mail or email by
the end of September.
St. Croix State Park
will pilot archery
hunting this fall
From the DNR
St. Croix State Park in
Hinckley will pilot an archery
hunt for part of the 2014 fall
deer season.
The archery hunt will be
Sept. 29 through Nov. 7, with
the exception of Saturday,
Nov. 1, and Sunday, Nov. 2,
when the park will close for a
youth firearms hunt.
One hundred archery tags
will be available; the deadline
to apply for them is Aug. 15.
After a 2011 storm downed
trees and dramatically changed
the landscape, the number of
rifle hunters allowed in the
park was reduced for safety
reasons.
The archery hunt is being
added to help safely maintain a
healthy deer herd while allow-
ing the parks pine trees to
regenerate.
Deer like to browse on the
buds of immature pine sap-
lings, which damages trees and
stunts their growth.
Consequently, when there
are too many deer in an area,
pine trees often struggle to
reach maturity.
We used to allow roughly
550 rifle hunters for our four-
day deer hunt, but we decided
to reduce rifle hunting until
the vegetation has a chance to
come back, said Karl Sieve,
assistant park manager. In
order to keep our deer herd in
check, an archery hunt seemed
like a great alternative for us.
To apply for the fall archery
hunt, hunters should write their
name, street address, email
address and telephone number
on a postcard and send it to St.
Croix State Park, 30065 St.
Croix Park Road, Hinckley,
MN 55037.
Hunting parties of up to four
people can apply together by
putting each applicants con-
tact information all on one
card.
The park plans to allow one
additional antlerless tag per
hunter for the archery hunt, as
well as the normal either-sex
archery tag.
Successful applicants will
be notified by Aug. 22.
Questions regarding the
hunt can be directed to the
park headquarters at 320-384-
6591.
Celebrate outdoor
traditions at DNR
exhibit at 2014 MN
State Fair
From the DNR
A wide range of free educa-
tional exhibits and presenta-
tions, including several new
activities and displays, along
with music and entertainment,
will be part of the Department
of Natural Resources exhibit
at the 2014 Minnesota State
Fair, which runs Aug. 21-Sept.
1.
The DNR building and sur-
rounding park area is often the
traditional first stop for many
fairgoers, explained Renee
Vail, who helps coordinate the
DNR exhibit. Minnesotans
are passionate about our natu-
ral resources and this is an
effective and entertaining way
for us to help everyone cel-
ebrate our outdoor traditions.
Featured topics include state
parks, ATVs, fishing, hunting,
birds, bees, DNR K-9 unit,
campfires, aquatic and terres-
trial invasive species, forestry,
lands and minerals, moose,
boat and water safety, laser fire
extinguishing, prairies, biking
and wildlife.
Highlights of the DNR
exhibit include:
Historic DNR building
The DNRs historic State
Fair building is celebrating its
80th anniversary this year.
The log structure is the cen-
terpiece of the DNRs exhibit
and also serves as a landmark,
a meeting place and a must-
visit educational and enter-
tainment destination, where
generations of fairgoers have
created life-long memories.
Displays inside the building
cover a wide range of natural
resource topics including fish,
watersheds, aquatic invasive
species, rocks and minerals,
state lands, forests, trails and
parks.
DNR fish aquariums
The indoor fish exhibit
underwent a major renova-
tion in 2013 and now features
five large aquariums inside the
main DNR building.
Each tank shows fish in their
native Minnesota habitat: trout
of southeastern Minnesota; fish
of the St. Croix River; and spe-
cies of central, southern and
northern Minnesota lakes.
The aquariums are built
lower to the ground, making
it easier for more guests to
see the fish, turtles and other
species.
DNR outdoor fish pond
The outdoor fish pond, on
the south side of the DNR
building, is stocked with about
45 different species of fish
ranging from sunfish to pad-
dlefish, walleye to bass.
Call of the Moose
Minnesota
Moose in Minnesota are in
trouble. A 50 percent decline
in the moose population
since 2010 has left the iconic
Minnesota animal in real dan-
ger of disappearing.
The Call of the Moose
Minnesota campaign aims
to advance awareness of the
plight of the moose and to
raise funds for moose research
and management.
Finalists of the Let Loose
Your Minnesota Moose
Moose Calling Contest will
perform their calls on the DNR
Volunteer Outdoor Stage on
Friday, Aug. 29.
Adopt-a-River sculpture
This is the 21st consecutive
year an Adopt-a-River sculp-
ture has been on display.
The sculpture will be cre-
ated from trash and scrap col-
lected by an artist in mid-July
at an Adopt-a-River cleanup in
St. Paul.
The sculpture is a tribute to
more than 90,000 volunteers
who have removed more than
6 million pounds of trash from
public waters at more than
3,200 cleanups.
The sculpture is located in
DNR Park, south of the DNR
fish pond.
Invasive species exhibit
Visitors should be on the
lookout for emerald ash bor-
ers, purple loosestrife, zebra
mussels and Eurasian water-
milfoil as they walk along a
recreated prairie trail, con-
duct a watercraft inspection or
visit an imaginary state forest
campsite in a display inside the
DNR building.
People can practice using a
boot brush to remove invasive
plants, learn where zebra mus-
sels might hide on a boat, and
find out why they shouldnt
move firewood.
Through interactive activi-
ties and an informational
video, people will learn how
invasive species threaten the
natural resources and recre-
ational activities, and how to
prevent their spread.
DNR Volunteer Outdoor
Stage
A variety of groups will offer
demonstrations and music on
the DNR Volunteer Outdoor
Stage.
DNR conservation officers
will demonstrate how their
patrol dogs detect wild game
and fish hidden out of sight,
apprehend people, and conduct
a special demo on finding the
invasive species zebra mussels
on items.
Explore the history of wil-
derness ethics with Bigfoot
and Leave No Trace Minnesota
when a fur trader meets mod-
ern backpacker on the DNR
stage.
The Raptor Center at
University of Minnesota will
educate people about raptors
they see in their own back
yards.
Last Chance Forever The
Bird of Prey Conservancy of
San Antonio, Texas will have
live bird demonstrations.
Musical acts include:
Ali V, Bill and Kate Isles,
Bitter Ridge, BLT Band (Bill
Lommel and Troop), Darlene
and the Boys, Ecuador Manta,
Joe Meyer Band, Overland
Band, Peter Neuman and the
Real Deal, Roxxy Hall Band,
The Red Rock Swing Band,
The Roe Family Singers. Ring
of Fire: The life and music
of Johnny Cash Plymouth
Playhouse.
For more information, visit
www.dnr.state.mn.us/events/
statefair/index.html.
DNR State Fair ex-
hibit face sheet
From the DNR
DNR Building
Historic DNR building at
State Fair is celebrating 80th
anniversary this year.
The building opened Sept.
1, 1934, and is 186 feet long
by 66 feet wide and 40 feet
high.
About 500,000 people visit
the DNR building and sur-
rounding park area each year.
Building cost $73,000
(almost 10 times the net profit
of 1934 State Fair).
Gate tickets in 1934 cost
25 cents. Today, a regular
adult admission ticket costs
$13. Funding came from fed-
eral and state emergency relief
administration and State Fair
funds.
Civilian Conservation
Corps erected the building
in less than six months using
machined logs.
DNR building open daily
during State Fair from 9 a.m.-
9 p.m.
DNR Aquariums
DNR completely renovated
its indoor fish exhibit last year,
installing five large aquariums
inside the main DNR build-
ing.
Each tank shows fish in
their native Minnesota habi-
tat: trout of southeastern
Minnesota; fish of the St.
Croix River; and species of
central, southern and northern
Minnesota lakes.
Aquariums are built lower
to the ground, making it easier
for more guests to see the tur-
tles, fish and other species.
Combined aquarium capac-
ity of more than 5,000 gallons
of water, the same amount of
water the average family of
four uses in a month.
When full, tanks weigh
about 118,000 pounds or about
the weight of a juvenile Right
whale.
Project cost about
$460,000, using funds from
the legislative bonding bill
appropriated to the DNR to
maintain facilities and assure
they are safe and accessible.
DNR Fish Pond
The DNRs live fish exhib-
it is one of the State Fairs
most popular attractions.
Outdoor fish pond holds
about 50,000 gallons of water.
Outdoor pond is kidney-
shaped and is about 100 feet
by 50 feet.
This years exhibit is
expected to display about
45 species of fish that call
Minnesota home.
One of the most popu-
lar fish with fairgoers is the
paddlefish. Characterized by
its long, paddle-like bill, the
paddlefish is found in the
lower Mississippi River below
Minneapolis. Paddlefish grow
to be quite large, with fish up
to 200 pounds being recorded.
The paddlefish is a state threat-
ened species.
The largest fish in the
exhibit is the lake sturgeon,
which exceeds 50 inches. A
State Fair veteran, this speci-
men was the gift of an angler
who harvested it legally from
the St. Croix River several
years ago. Lake sturgeon in
Minnesota are found in the
Mississippi, St. Croix and
Rainy river systems.
Fish pond talks by
MinneAqua program special-
ists take place at quarter to the
half daily, from 9:45 a.m. to
4 p.m.
State Park Camper Cabin
A state park camper cabin
model is on display, its 24 feet
by 12 feet.
Cabins are built to pro-
vide a camping out experi-
ence within the comfort of four
walls.
Cabin has two sets of
bunks allowing accessibility
for a wheelchair.
Camper cabin includes a
picnic table and a fire ring
with grill.
There are more than 80
camper cabins available to rent
in state parks and recreational
areas located throughout the
state.
Most cabins are available
to rent year-round. Most have
heat and electricity. Cabins
rent for about $50 per night.
Camper cabin display
model open during the State
Fair from 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. daily.
Located in DNR Park, near
southwest corner of DNR
building.
DNR Fire Tower
Was specifically built for
State Fair to provide a wildfire
prevention message to visi-
tors.
Fire tower opened in 1966
and was closed in 1978 because
of safety concerns.
Fire tower was repaired
and reopened in 2006.
Fire tower is 65 feet tall.
There are 84 steps from
bottom to top.
There is no charge for peo-
ple to climb to fire tower stairs
to get birds-eye view of fair.
Tower open daily during
fair from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., weath-
er permitting.
DNR Wildlife...Forever
Wing
Fairgoers can learn about
Minnesota species and wildlife
habitat.
Special sound and lighting
effects help create an experi-
ence of moving from day to
night and through the four sea-
sons, as visitors walk through
the display.
Display located in DNR
building and is open daily dur-
ing State Fair from 9 a.m. - 9
p.m.
Adopt-a-River Sculpture
This is the 21th consecu-
tive year that an Adopt-a-River
sculpture has been on display.
Each year, a new sculpture
is made from trash and scrap
collected by an artist at Adopt-
a-River cleanups on Minnesota
waterways.
Sculpture is a tribute to
more than 90,000 volunteers
who have removed more than
6 million pounds of trash from
public waters at more than
3,200 cleanups.
Sculpture is located in
DNR Park, south of the DNR
fish pond.
Smokey Bear
Smokey Bear is celebrat-
ing 70 years of reminding chil-
dren and their parents about
the dangers of wildfires.
Question of the
week
From the DNR
Q: If I purchase a hunting
or fishing license on the DNR
website, do I need to keep a
printed copy with me out in
the field?
A: If youre using a home
computer, you can print most
licenses and need to keep a
copy with you when participat-
ing in the activity.
In cases where the license
has a tag, the license will be
mailed to you, and you must
have the license in possession.
Licenses purchased on a
mobile device are issued in
electronic format, and you can
choose to receive an email
and/or text message that serves
as your license.
In that case, you must carry
your mobile device or a printed
copy of this email or text mes-
sage to show proof of license.
Outdoors
Chris Schultz
cschultz@heraldjournal.com