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The Maple Lake

Volume 120, Number 42 Wednesday, July 15, 2015 Maple Lake, MN 55358 maplelakemessenger.com

Inside . . .

Maple Lake Lumber Co. turns 50


by Brenda Erdahl
Correspondent

Clown camp: page 3

Donna Lloyd visits


Library: page 6

Maple Lake Lakers


baseball: page 9

Coming up
* Movie on Birch is
July 17
* Christopher Schneider
Annual Bass Tourney
is July 18
* Gear-Head Cars &
Coffee is July 18
* Lakers 2015 Portside
Open Golf Tourney is
July 18

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Fifty years ago Ken Hennen


and his wife, Marge, took a leap
of faith when they bought the
Maple Lake Lumber Company
from the Salzer Lumber Co.
That was back when lumber
was delivered by train and in the
winter coal sold better than
2x4s.
Ken was a manager for Salzers in his hometown of Watkins
until he was transferred to the
companys Maple Lake site. In
the mid-1960s Salzer began selling lumber yards, which they
owned throughout Minnesota
and North Dakota.
Ken had only six years experience under his belt when
Salzer owners offered to sell
him the business.
We had no other place to go,
so we thought we would give it
a try, Ken said.
That was 1965, the winters
were harsh, and the lack of machinery made the work backbreaking.
Come winter, we didnt sell
a 2x4. It was coal or nothing,
Ken said. When it froze that
was it.
We had to haul everything
by hand. We were in heaven
when we got that Weber (fork
lift), we could pick up anything.
The Hennens not only made
it through those first tough winters, they turned the business
into a thriving one.
Today three generations of
Hennens have worked in the
local lumber yard and the family-run business is still going
strong under the direction of
Ken and Marges son, Daryl,

and his wife, Kathy.


This summer they celebrate
50 years of serving the Maple
Lake community with all of
their construction needs.
Things have changed a lot in
that time, but a lot has stayed the
same as well.
Many of the products are the
same, but the material used to
make the product has changed.
Some for the better and some
not, Daryl said.
Customers also have a larger
selection to choose from.
In 1965 all of Maple Lakes
lumber was delivered by train
car. Ken and his employees
would unload the cars on the
south side of the tracks by the
grain elevator. A little further
west of there was the depot. It
was dangerous work when trains
traveling in the opposite direction would zoom by. They were
liable to pull a 2x4 right out of
your hands if you let it dangle
too near the tracks when pulling
it off the train cars, Ken said.
Back then Maple Lake Lumber built more farm buildings
than houses. Their business revolved around corn cribs, pole
sheds, graineries and dairy
barns. In the winter they sold
coal.
We used to sell three to five
carloads of coal to the school
and the Catholic church took a
truck load, Ken recalled.
By 1967 most of the community was using natural gas, so the
lumber yard stopped selling
coal. In the 1970s the train depot
closed and the majority of the
lumber yards supplies were
coming in by semi truck.

MLLumber
continued on page 7

The Maple Lake Lumber Company has seen a lot of changes over the years. This is
what the office at 120 Oak Avenue looked like in 1984.
(Photo submitted)

An extensive remodeling project in 1995 added 8,300 square feet including show room,
office space and warehouse. Stop in at Maple Lake Lumber Company Monday thru Friday
from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
(Photo by Kayla Erickson)

Road construction in Maple Lake 11th Annual Christopher Schneider Bass


Maple Lake is in for about a
week of road closures and detours according to Kevin Johnson of the Wright County
Highway Department. The
crews plan on finishing up in

Maple Lake by July 22, barring


any weather problems, said
Johnson. But any rain could set
things back a day or two.
The project, which includes
milling existing roadways and

adding a fresh bituminous overlay, is affecting homes and businesses on and near Division and
Oak Streets.
Find the map below at
www.ci.maple-lake.mn.us

Tournament set for Saturday, July 18

Organizers Barb and Bob Schneider pose with their son, Matt, in front of the banner for
last years 10th annual Christopher Schneider Bass Fishing Tournament.
(Photo from the Messenger archives)
(Photo by Sam Zuehl)

by Brenda Erdahl
Correspondent

After 11 years the Christopher Schneider Bass Tournament continues to reel in


fishermen and proceeds to help
local kids reach their full potential.
Since 2004, the Schneider
family has held this contest on
Maple Lake to honor their son
and brother, Christopher, who
was killed in a car accident on
April 27, 2003. The money
raised is then given to deserving
local students in three $500
scholarships.
On Saturday, July 18, fifteen
teams of two will vie for four
prizes totaling $725. Fishermen
and women sign in at 6:30 a.m.
at the Lions Park just west of the
boat landing and beach. There
are still two spots open and will
be available on a first come, first
serve basis, said Barb Schneider,
Christophers mom and event
organizer.
Contestants have all morning
and most of the afternoon to
comprise the heaviest catch until

weigh-in time at 3 p.m. sharp.


The heaviest catch will earn the
top prize of $400.
Throughout the day, while
the contestants fish, the community is invited to enjoy a barbecue in the park with proceeds
contributing to the scholarship
fund. At 2 p.m., children will
have a chance to practice their
casting skills at a casting clinic,
and win a prize of their own.
Barb never expected the tournament to last this long, she
said. It started with nine teams
and over the years has continued
to grow to the point that she has
had to limit participation to 15
teams.
Every year the competition
attracts people with a passion for
fishing from nearby cities such
as Coon Rapids, Ramsey, Montrose, Hutchinson, Monticello,
Sauk Rapids, Sartell, Buffalo
and, of course, Maple Lake.
Many come year after year
because they love fishing and
because they love Christopher.
According to Barb, Christopher was an avid bass fisher-

man. He started fishing in Team


Bass Club at the age of 11. He
loved the competition of tournament fishing, she said, participating in eight to 10
tournaments a year.
The night before the contest,
on Friday, July 17, the Schneiders will hold their annual silent
auction at The V by HH with
proceeds from that also benefiting the scholarship program.
The event follows The Vs allyou-can-eat fish fry. The auction
begins at 5 p.m. and lasts until 8
p.m. with items donated from
Dahlheimer Distributing, Moon
Motors, Loch Jewelers, Northland Tackle, Maple Lake Lumber Co. and H & H Sports Shop
to name a few. Anyone wishing
to donate to the silent auction
can still do so, Barb said. Contact her at 763-478-1076.
We wanted to help other
kids accomplish their dreams,
the Schneiders said of the tournament. Christopher would be
proud to know that his fishing
passion will help others reach
their dreams.

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Maple Lake Messenger Page 2


July 15, 2015

Brutes
Bleat
by Harold Brutlag
Mother Nature provided an outstanding light show Sunday night
as a thunderstorm passed through the area. Fortunately the winds
didnt reach the predicted high velocities of 60-70 mph so there
was little damage in ML. I noticed one tree limb took out an electrical service on Linden Ave. N., but for the most part it was twigs,
small branches, and black walnuts lying on the lawn. The gardens
seemed to take the brunt of the storm, flattening sweet corn and
raising havoc with the tomatoes. Fortunately there wasnt any hail
in Sundays storm, at least in town!
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I neglected to mention in last weeks column that we saw two
buck deer with their horns in the velvet stage when we drove down
to the Mink and Somers Lake public access on the 4th of July.
Later that morning a deer came down to the lake for a drink, but
we were too far away to see if it was one of the bucks.
.
.
Im getting a few scattered reports of people seeing coveys of
young pheasants, the most recent a hen with six chicks. .
.
back to angling, I gave Cedar Lake my best shot Tuesday morning
of last week, not expecting a lot because of the cold front the night
before. I didnt catch any keeper sunfish and not many of the small
fry, but I did catch a walleye while I was drifting for sunnies. You
wont see a photo of it in the Messenger. It was a whole 6 1/2
inches long! There werent a whole lot of anglers on Cedar, but the
Cormorants were there and Id guess they numbered from 150 to
200 and they were on the hunt along with a few pelicans and some
seagulls. The internet says, Cormorants are not wading birds like
great blue herons, but are swimmers that can dive and swim for
long distances under water to catch their prey. They are so efficient
that centuries ago the Chinese figured out that they could capture
a cormorant, tie a long string around one of its legs and place a
collar around the birds throat. They would then go out in a boat,
hold the string while the bird dove down and swallowed a fish.
They would then pull the bird back to the boat and squeeze the
neck above the collar and plop the fish into the boat. I think Ill

Its in
your court
by Judge Steve Halsey
Work Zone Violators Face
Hefty Fines
The traditional saying is that
Minnesota has two seasons:
winter and road construction.
Major construction projects
have begun throughout the 8
counties of the Tenth Judicial
District, as well as numerous
smaller projects. These projects
now display a large and clear
sign warning of $300 fines for
violations of the posted work
zone speed limit. Why is that?
Over the past few years there
have been numerous traffic construction zone accidents in
which construction workers
have been killed or seriously in-

jured. I recall that two highway


workers were killed by a
speeder in Burnsville in 2011.
Minnesota had nine work zone
fatalities in 2013 and there were
579 nationwide. The Minnesota
Legislature in 2014 passed Minnesota Statute section 169.14,
subdivision 6a, which provides
a $75 surcharge in addition to
the scheduled fine for violations. The total fine for speeding in a work zone is $385. By
law, the $300 fine is mandatory.
You would think this would
be an incentive for drivers to
comply with the posted speed
limit, even if they are not compelled to slow down in the inter-

Ask a
Trooper
by Sgt. Neil Dickenson
Question: What type of license endorsement would I
need to operate the new CanAm Spyder three-wheel motorcycle/vehicle in Minnesota?
Answer: They are classified
as a motorcycle in Minnesota
and you must have a standard

The Maple Lake


Maple Lake, MN 55358
Michele Pawlenty, Publisher
publisher@maplelakemessenger.com
Harold Brutlag, Master Printer,
Columnist, Publisher 1968-2000
Kayla Erickson, Projects Manager
Vicki Grimmer, Ad Sales/Marketing
Sam Zuehl, Newspaper Ad Design/Sales
Linda Ordorff, Office/News
Ashley Becker, Student Intern

drivers license with either a


motorcycle instruction permit, a
motorcycle endorsement, or
"also valid for three-wheel motorcycle" under restrictions.
You will need to take and
pass the three-wheel motorcycle
road test at a DVS testing facil-

est of the safety of the construction workers. But many do not


as you probably have observed.
I have driven several times recently through the I-94 construction zone in Rogers where
it crosses the Crow River. It is
posted 60 mph for the most part
and 45 mph through two short
S curves. There is basically
no shoulder and with the cranes
and trucks it is clearly a live
construction zone. (Some drivers seem to conclude that the
posted speed limit does not
apply if they see no workers.)
Several times I have been
passed by cars and large semitrucks traveling 10-15 mph over
the posted work zone speed
limit, endangering everyone
else and risking a hefty fine.
As an example, if you are
driving 11-14 mph over the
speed limit not in a work zone,
the fine and surcharges total
$135. If 20-25 mph over the

limit, the total is $225, due to an


additional $70 surcharge. If in a
work zone, for any speeding its
a whopping $385. Good luck
trying to argue to the judge that
you cant afford such a hefty
fine.
So, please, fellow citizens
and drivers: SLOW DOWN.
OBEY THE POSTED WORK
ZONE SPEED LIMIT.
Submitted by Judge Steve
Halsey, Wright County District
Court, chambered in Buffalo.
Judge Halsey is the host of
The District Court Show on
local cable TV public access
channels throughout the Tenth
Judicial District. Excerpts can
be viewed at WWW.QCTV.org.
Go to Community and click
The District Court Show.
Judge Halsey may also be
heard on Legal Happenings
on KRWC 1360 AM (Buffalo)
on Saturdays at 12:30 p.m.

ity with a three-wheel motorcycle. DVS recommends letting


them know the type of bike that
you will be using for the road
test when you make an appointment.
Motorcycle means every
motor vehicle having a seat or
saddle for the use of the rider
and designed to travel on not
more than three wheels in contact with the ground, including
motor scooters.
All motorcycle operators
must:
Have a motorcycle instruction permit or endorsement.

Register their motorcycle


and display a valid license plate.
Carry liability insurance.
Carry proof of insurance
when riding.
Wear eye protection: face
shield, goggles, or glasses.
If you have any questions
concerning traffic related laws
or issues in Minnesota, send
your questions to Sgt. Neil
Dickenson Minnesota State
Patrol at 1131 Mesaba Ave, Duluth, MN 55811. (You can follow
me
on
Twitter
@MSPPIO_NE or at, neil.dickenson@state.mn.us).

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stick with a rod and reel! The internet also said, Large flocks of
cormorants, sometimes numbering more than a thousand, can descend on lakes, rivers or fish farms with devastating results. Studies have confirmed that these birds can eat 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of
fish per bird per day. Theyre protected inMinnesota, but I dont
know why! .
.
. Mike Miller and I fished Maple Lake
Wednesday morning and we had to move around a lot to find anything to put in the livewell. I thought we had hit the honey hole on
our second stop, but that fizzled out about as quickly as it started.
We also found out a July wind out of the south, southeast can be
downright cold, especially when the sun is behind a cloud. We
were on the lake for about 3 1/2 hours and had only 16 keepers to
show for our efforts. Miller brought along some venison sticks
from a doe he harvested last fall which were delicious. He said hes
concentrating on a buck this year, which will be his third year of
hunting.
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Jack Treadwell was all smiles Sunday morning when we traded
fish stories. He and Mary had been fishing on Ottertail Lake where
they had some great walleye fishing. He said they fished in 19-20
feet of water with a guide who had an extremely sensitive piece of
electronics that showed each walleye. He figured that was paramount in them catching nearly 30 walleyes that day. Needless to
say, I was a wee bit jealous! . . . Evan Hennen kept me entertained Friday morning when we tried Maple Lake for sunfish.
We didnt have any problem finding sunfish, but finding some
large enough to keep is another story. We had our best luck in about
17 feet of water just off the tall weeds. We used pieces of leeches,
power bait, and Hennen has some artificial secrets in his tackle
box which worked, too. He likes to experiment with different lures
which often worked on the hungry sunnies. The largest of the 14
we kept was nine inches. The Hennens have a young Springer
Spaniel, Bella. Evan and his dad, Brad, are looking forward to
doing some bird hunting again this fall with the pup who was introduced to pheasants a year ago. The seventh grader is also looking forward to the deer hunting season after bagging a buck last
fall.
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My compliments to Tricia Manuel for the move shes making
with The Costume Shoppe. The former flower shop and Dircks
Bros. Grocery Store on Division Street has been gutted, and when
the refurbishing is done, it will provide a lot more space for
Manuel for display, etc. I also like the green awning!

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July 13 Maple Lake


Fire Department report
Maple Lakes Volunteer
Fire Department and Ambulance Service responded to the
following emergencies during
the past week:
July 12, 11:26 a.m.: Medical. Patient transported by
Maple Lake Ambulance to the
Buffalo Hospital ER.
July 11, 9:17 a.m.: Medical.
No ambulance transportation.
July 10, 9:21 p.m.: Medical. Patient transported by
Maple Lake Ambulance to the
Buffalo Hospital ER.
July 9, 1:49 p.m.: Medical.
Patient was deceased.
July 8, 5:23 p.m.: Medical.
Maple Lake assisted Allina
Ambulance.
July 7, 2:00 p.m.: Medical.
Patient transported by Maple
Lake Ambulance to the Buf-

falo Hospital ER.


July 7, 7:54 a.m.: Medical.
Patient transported by Maple
Lake Ambulance to the St.
Cloud Hospital ER.
July 6, 6:29 p.m.: Medical.
Patient transported by Maple
Lake Ambulance to the Buffalo Hospital ER.
July 6, 12:34 p.m.: Medical. Patient transported by
Maple Lake Ambulance to the
Buffalo Hospital ER.
Maple Lakes Volunteer
Fire Department responded to
the following fire emergencies:
Weather spotting in Maple
Lake fire area, July 12, at 9:14
and 10:39 p.m. Fifteen firefighters responded to the page
and remained on standby alert
at the fire hall.

Buffalo Hospital
named among top
community hospitals
Buffalo Hospital is proud to
announce that it has been named
one of the Becker's Hospital Review "100 Great Community
Hospitals" in America for 2015.
This award comes after Buffalo
Hospital was recently named a
100 Top Hospital for the
fourth time by Truven Health
Analytics TM,
a leading
provider of data-driven analytics
and solutions to improve the
cost and quality of healthcare.
"We are honored to be included among the Becker's Hospital Review 100 Great
Community Hospitals," said
Jennifer Myster, president of
Buffalo Hospital. "This award
confirms that we are delivering
the highest quality and safest
care possible to our communities and our neighbors. Buffalo
Hospital has an outstanding
team of physicians, staff and
volunteers and it is exciting to
have our hospital recognized."
To develop this list, the
Becker's Hospital Review editorial team conducted research
and examined several reputable
hospital ranking sources, such
as U.S. News & World Report,
Healthgrades, Truven Health
Analytics TM, The Leapfrog
Group, iVantage Health Analyt-

ics, and Magnet designation


from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. In examining
each hospital, the editorial team
considered questions such as
"Would you take a loved one
here for care? Would this hospital be on a short list of places to
visit for an important procedure
or health issue?" Each organization on the list has a foundation
of high-quality care and a focus
on doing what is right for the patients in its community.
About Buffalo Hospital, a
part of Allina Health
Allina Health is dedicated to
the prevention and treatment of
illness and enhancing the greater
health of individuals, families
and communities throughout
Minnesota and western Wisconsin. A not-for-profit health care
system, Allina Health cares for
patients from beginning to endof-life through its 90+ clinics,
13 hospitals, 16 retail pharmacies, specialty care centers and
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Maple Lake Messenger


July 15, 2015

July 13 Wright County


Sheriffs report
On July 6, Cassidy Marie
Jones, 18, of Monticello, was
arrested in Scott County on a
Wright County warrant for trespassing.
On July 6, Adam John Morton, 33, of Buffalo, was arrested
in Buffalo on a Wright County
warrant for driving after cancellation inimical to public safety
and a Stearns County warrant
for 3rd degree DWI.
On July 6, Jerrid Anderson
Roushar, 26, of Monticello, was
arrested in Monticello on a
Wright County warrant for 3rd
degree DWI violations.
On July 7, Charles Ross Anderson, 55, of Delano, was arrested in Monticello on the
charge of 3rd degree DWI.
On July 7, Timothy Vernon
Compton, 54, of St. Michael,
was arrested in St. Michael on
the charge of domestic assault
by strangulation.
On July 8, Nicole Marie
Sterling, 33, of Annandale, was
arrested in Hennepin County on
a Wright County warrant for introducing contraband into a correctional facility.
On July 8, Audra Tamra Sue
Boswell, 22, of Delano, was arrested in Nicollet County on
Wright County warrants for 5th
degree controlled substance violations.
On July 8, Russell Marc Patton, 40, of Monticello, was arrested in Buffalo on a Wright
County warrant for domestic assault.
On July 10, Nicholas
Carmelo Nierenhausen, 29, of

St. Michael, was arrested in


Ramsey County on a MN Department of Corrections warrant
for 1st degree sale of a controlled substance violation.
On July 10, Keith Allen
Fearing, 39, of Montrose, was
arrested in Carver County on the
charges of 3rd degree burglary
and theft.
On July 11, Brittany June
Grove, 20, of Buffalo, was arrested in Buffalo on the charge
of domestic assault.
On July 11, Joshua Deaun
Fowler, 26, of Howard Lake,
was arrested in St. Michael on
the charges of possession of
stolen property, 5th degree possession of a controlled substance and felon in possession
of a firearm.
On July 12, Christopher
Michael Bland, 25, of Maple
Lake, was arrested in Monticello on the charge of 3rd degree DWI and probation
violation.
On July 12, Jacob Andrew
Lerum, 28, of Monticello, was
arrested in Buffalo on a Wright
County apprehension and detention order for 3rd degree DWI
violation.
There were 14 property damage accidents, 6 personal injury
accidents, no hit and run accidents and 3 car-deer accidents.
There were 4 arrests for
DWI, 1 underage consumption
arrest, no school bus stop arm
violations and 58 tickets for
miscellaneous traffic violations
reported this week.

July 6 Wright County


Attorneys report
Elletson, Justice David, age
21, of Monticello, sentenced on
07/08/15 for Probation Violations for Gross Misdemeanor
Second Degree DWI to 60 days
jail. Sentenced by Judge Mottl.
Frank, Steven William, age
36, of Rockford, sentenced on
07/06/15 for Misdemeanor
Driving Restrictions to 90 days
jail, $1,000 fine; 85 days, $700
stayed for one year on conditions of probation, serve 5 days
jail, pay $300 fine plus surcharges, comply with ignition
interlock program, have no
same or similar violations. Sentenced by Judge Mottl.
Gertzen, Todd Denis, age
47, of St. Michael, sentenced on
07/06/15 for Gross Misdemeanor Third Degree DWI to
365 days jail, $3,000 fine; 335
days, $2,600 stayed for four
years on conditions of probation, serve 30 days jail, pay
$400 fine plus surcharges, undergo chemical dependency
treatment and follow all recommendations, complete intensive
supervision program and follow
all recommendations, have no
use or possession of alcohol or
non-prescription drugs, submit
to random testing, attend a support group and verify attendance,
stay
out
of
establishments where alcohol is
primary means of business,
serve 30 days on electronic
home monitoring, have no same
or similar violations. Sentenced
by Judge Mottl.
Hayes Stich, Lisa Marie, age
42, of St. Michael, sentenced on
07/06/15 for Probation Violations for Gross Misdemeanor
Refusal to Submit to Chemical
Testing to 120 days jail. Sentenced by Judge Davis.
Hochstein, Allen Clarence,
ae 64, of South Haven, sentenced on 07/06/15 for Felony
Controlled Substance Crime in
the Third Degree to 24 months

Maple Lake

prison. Sentenced by Judge


Davis.
Jensen, Brittany Elizabeth,
age 26, of Maple Lake, sentenced on 07/02/15 for Probation Violations for Gross
Misdemeanor Third Degree
DWI to 90 days jail. Sentenced
by Judge Strand.
Krahl, Justin Duane, age 35,
of Montrose, sentenced on
07/02/15 for Misdemeanor
Fourth Degree DWI to 90 days
jail, $200 fine; 81 days stayed
for one year on conditions of
probation, serve 9 days jail, pay
$200 fine plus surcharges, pay
$75 public defender co-payment, attend Awareness Panel
for Impaired Drivers, have no
use or possession of alcohol or
non-prescription drugs, submit
to random testing, complete a
Level II driving program, have
no same or similar violations.
Sentenced by Judge Strand.
Linder, Jolene Marie, age
39, of Buffalo, sentenced on
07/02/15 for Misdemeanor
Criminal Damage to Property to
90 days jail, $100 fine; 90 days
stayed for one year on conditions of probation, pay $100
fine plus surcharges, have no
same or similar violations. Sentenced by Judge Strand.
Schaaf, Nicole Marie, age
27, of Clear Lake, sentenced on
07/06/15 for Probation Violations for Gross Misdemeanor
Second Degree DWI to 365
days jail. Sentenced by Judge
Davis.
Stern, Robert Raymond, Jr.,
age 56, of Monticello, sentenced on 07/06/15 for Gross
Misdemeanor Driving After
Cancellation to 365 days jail,
$3,000 fine; 355 days, $2,950
stayed for two years on conditions of probation, serve 10 days
jail, pay $50 fine plus surcharges, have no same or similar violations. Sentenced by
Judge Mottl.

5th Season - Free Admission!


Every Friday & 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 (Some free tables available)


Fundraiser to help support the Maple Lake Museum!
* New Day! Monticello Market is now closed.

Contact John Haack at 612-819-4225

Page 3

City Council, school board


Board approves sheriffs
contract with cities in county converse and connect
by John Holler
Correspondent

For more than 40 years,


Wright County has been contracting out law enforcement duties for cities within the county
that dont have their own police
forces. At the July 7 meeting of
the Wright County Board, it was
determined that those costs
would be rising.
The commissioners approved
increases of $2.50 an hour for the
two-year contract that runs
through the end of 2017, increasing the hourly cost to $67 an
hour in 2016 and $69.50 in 2017.
Sheriff Joe Hagerty said that
the increase isnt to add money
to the county coffers. Instead, it
is simply covering the countys
cost to provide deputies to patrol
the cities.

This isnt a money-maker


for the county, Hagerty said.
Were trying to provide a service to the cities and give the feel
of being a local police department. But, from our end, we
have to be able to cover our costs
because we dont want those residents who arent served under
this contract to be paying for it
through taxes.
A total of 13 cities contract
through the county for police
service Albertville, Clearwater,
Cokato, Delano, Hanover, Maple
Lake, Monticello, Montrose, Otsego, Rockford, South Haven,
St. Michael and Waverly. Three
cities Annandale, Buffalo and
Howard Lake have their own
police departments.

County Board
continued on page 8

Maple Lake family joins


in Healing Haiti efforts

by Ashley Becker
2014 graduate of MLHS
Miss Teen of Minnesota

This past January I was presented with the amazing opportunity to travel to Haiti through
the non-profit, relief organization Healing Haiti. Despite
never having traveled on any
sort of mission trip before, I
quickly took advantage of the
opportunity and never looked
back. The trip proved to be one
of a lifetime; the people, the culture, everything about Haiti
seemed right for me. Upon
boarding my flight back to the
United States at the end of the
week, I only shed a single tear. I
was saddened to go, but I knew
that my departure wasnt goodbye, but rather a see you later.
Months passed and my desire
to return to Haiti only grew. The
more time went on, the more I
realized that I had left a part of
my heart in Haiti and I would
only feel complete again upon
returning. So thats what I did. I
booked a trip for the end of June;
however, this time I did not

travel to the beautiful Caribbean


country alone, instead I brought
my best friends along to share
the journey.
Prior to traveling to Haiti in
June, neither my mom nor my
younger brother or sister had
ever been on a mission trip before; however, as I did preceding
my first trip, they all jumped in
with both feet, excited to experience everything I had shared
with them for themselves.
I went down to Haiti thinking that this was going to be a
great experience, but it ended up
being more than that. We woke
up every day to serve God and
work alongside the people of
Haiti, said my 15-year-old sister, Anna, on her experience.
The week spent in Haiti was
both very similar to my first experience in the country in January, and also very different.
There were many familiar places
and faces, but also a few brandnew encounters.

Haiti Trip
continued on page 8

by Katie Friedman
Correspondent

Common goals and overlapping interests were discussed by


the citys leaders Tuesday, July 7,
as Maple Lakes City Council
and School Board assembled for
a joint meeting at city hall. An
annual tradition, the gathering
was marked by candid conversation and a spirit of jovial cooperation.
Topics included the pros and
cons of repairing the school
ground tennis courts, the origins
and parameters of Moland Avenue, and effects of the areas
changing demographics on both
the city and the schools.
As in years past, a lack of new
home construction was a point of
major concern to school board
members. Though recent legisla-

tion at the state level has increased per-pupil funding, student population has nevertheless
declined over recent years.
The district graduated around
106 seniors last month, while
fewer than 60 kindergartners are
registered for classes this fall.
It presents a financial challenge for us, said Maple Lake
School Superintendent Mark Redemske, but we knew that was
coming.
With hopes that a new industrial park will attract more businesses and residents to Maple
Lake, city planners have been advised that a school system which
can produce a competent workforce over coming years is a key
component in growing both.

City Council
continued on page 8

Clown around at camp

Mooseburger Clown Arts Camp is scheduled for July 28


- August 2 in Buffalo, MN. To register call 800-973-6277 by
July 24.
(Photo submitted)
by Lynda Zimmerman
Correspondent

What kind of people become


clowns? According to Tricia
Manuel, AKA Pricilla Mooseburger, proprietor of the Maple
Lake Costume Shoppe, anyone
willing to make fun of themselves for the enjoyment of others can be a clown. Manuel has
been teaching people how to
make fun of themselves for two
decades and is obviously passionate about clowns and the
people who portray them. One
of her greatest satisfactions is
seeing the people who are
transformed and overwhelmed
by learning to be a clown.
Mooseburger knows a lot
about being a clown and has enthusiastically shared that knowledge with thousands of amateur
and professional clowns over the
past 20 years. She performed
over 1,500 times for the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus in the 1980s and then
clowned for three years at the

Disneyland Circus Fantasy. She


turned her talents to teaching
and in 1994 created the Mooseburger Clown Arts Camp, which
is the largest and longest-running clown college in the country. This years camp will be
held at Christ the King Retreat
House in Buffalo from July 28 to
August 2, and registrations are
open now. Theres a full daily
schedule and something for
early birds to night owls.
Manuel explained there are
many types of clowns, and diverse skills are needed. Circus
Clowns, Caring Clowns (performing in hospitals and nursing
homes), Gospel Clowns (for
church, Bible Camps and mission work) and Hometown
Clowns (entertaining at birthday
parties, parades, schools, libraries, and special events) are
some of the specialties the camp
attracts.

Clown Camp
continued on page 10

Multi-Sensory Environment benefits


children with autism at camp
A dedication event took place
at Camp Friendship in Annandale to officially open the Andrea M. Vieau Multi-Sensory
Environment. A Multi-Sensory
Environment (MSE) is an innovative space in which users may
control their sensory input.
Lighting, noise, temperature and
smell are all regulated to meet
the needs of any user entering
the space.
Participants with autism,
brain injury, challenging behaviors, sensory processing disorders
and
developmental/cognitive disabilities can benefit from an MSE.
Individuals with limited physical
ability can utilize the MSE to experience the world and his or her
environment by maximizing the
use of all available senses. The
goal of an MSE is to allow users
to easily meet their sensory
needs using safe equipment to
sustain satisfied, content feelings. A huge benefit of using an
MSE is decreased anxiety and a
better ability to focus.
The room was made possible
through a generous donation by
the Vieau family. They funded

the room as a way to ensure their


daughter, who passed away at an
early age, would have a lasting
legacy. Of the donation, Ralph
said, Lana and I both agree that
this was the perfect way to give
a gift in memory of our daughter, Andrea, that not only is special and innovative, but makes a
big impact on peoples lives.
The event drew a large crowd,
including friends and family of
the Vieaus and six members of
the True Friends Board of Directors. Guests heard from True
Friends President and CEO Ed
Stracke and were able to enter
the room and experience the environment.
True Friends is a nonprofit
agency providing life-changing
experiences that enhance independence and self-esteem for
nearly 4,000 children and adults
with disabilities annually. Locations include Camp Courage
near Maple Lake, Camp Friendship near Annandale, Camp
Eden Wood in Eden Prairie, and
two northern Minnesota locations. For more information
visit www.TrueFriends.org or
call 952-852-0101.

Top: Ralph and Lana Vieau, who funded the Multi-Sensory Environment, posing in front of the dedication plaque.
Bottom: A guest experienced the rooms bubble pit, just one of the many elements in the MSE. (Photos submitted)

Community

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July 15, 2015

Meetings
Men's 12 Step Group, 7:30
p.m., Buffalo Evangelical Free
Church, 2051 50th St. NE,
County Rds. 25 & 113.
July 21: Maple Lake City
Council, 7 p.m., city hall.
July 21: Annandale Lakers
AA & Al-Anon, 8 p.m., United
Methodist Church of Annandale, 250 Oak Ave. N.; 320274-3380.
July 21: Celebrate Recovery
(non-denominational
Christian-based recovery program), 7 p.m., Monticello
Covenant Church; 763-2952112.
July 21: Gamblers Anonymous & AA, 7:30 p.m., Buffalo Evangelical Free Church,
2051 50th St. NE, County Rds.
25 & 113.

And thats the


way it was . . .
The home of Randy and
Diane Troppman in Maple Lake
Township suffered heavy damage as a result of a fire. ... Hundreds of people flocked to the
grand opening of the expanded
facilities for Lake Region Co-op
and the Country Store in Maple
Lake. ... Seven shooters from the
Buffalo Youth Shooting Sports
(BYSS) team represented Minnesota in Rogers, AR for the
Daisy National BB Gun Championship match. ... And Thats
The Way It Was Five Years Ago
This Week.
The Maple Lake Volunteer
Fire Department added a new
1,800-gallon tanker to its fire
equipment. ... Lampi Auctioneers, Inc. took its auctioneering
expertise to Indonesia for a
multi-million dollar sale. ...
Casting agent James Levine
flew in from Los Angeles in
search of professional clowns
for a Dodge SUV commercial.
Levine found Maple Lake
through Patricia and Dale
Bothuns Pricilla Mooseburger
Originals web site. ... And
Thats The Way It Was 15 Years
Ago This Week.

WOW
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 Routine Medical Care,
Safety - Individual, Home, Car
Seat, Pregnancy, Childbirth,
Parenting, Child Health, Growth
& Development, Reproductive
Health & Family Planning, Infectious Diseases, Chronic Illness, Unhealthy Lifestyle
Behaviors, such as Smoking,

Following Buffalo Clinic


board-approved actions, physician services would no longer be
provided through the Maple
Lake Clinic. ... Maple Lakes
Centennial parade attracted
about 7,500 spectators when the
two-hour parade wound its way
through the city over a one-mile
route. ... Members of Bethlehem
United Church of Christ voted to
approve the architectural plan
for the construction of their new
church. ... And Thats The Way
It Was 25 Years Ago This Week.
Former Maple Lake resident
and Alcatraz warden said that
the film Birdman of Alcatraz
did not accurately tell the full
story about Roger Stroud, convicted murderer who became a
renowned expert on birds while
a prisoner at Alcatraz. ... Governor Rolvaag and his wife visited
Camp Courage for the traditional Governors Day. ... At
Manuel Department Store, with
each purchase of a pair of mens
dress pants for $7.98-13.98, customers would receive a free
white dress shirt. ... And Thats
The Way It Was 50 Years Ago
This Week.

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:
Saturday, July 11: Open
Streets, Buffalo
Tuesday, July 14: Coborns,
Delano
Thursday, July 23: Marketplace, Cokato
Tuesday, July 28: Marketplace, Annandale
Wednesday, July 29 - Sunday, August 2: Wright County
Fairgrounds
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.

Community Calendar
Check out whats happening in Maple Lake with the
Extra or on our website at maplelakemessenger.com

Firearms safety classes begin August 3


The American Legion and the Hasty-Silver Creek Sportsmens
Club are sponsoring firearms safety classes at the Legion Club.
Classes run from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. and begin on Monday, August 3,
and Tuesday, August 4, and continue on August 10 and 11. The Field
Day will be August 8 from 8 a.m. to noon. Students must be 11 years
old when classes begin. Please arrive at 6:15 p.m. on August 3 for
registration. Students must attend all classes; no exceptions. Class
size is limited. Interested individuals may pre-register by calling 320963-6449 or Tom at 763-226-9951..

July 15th Puzzle

July 16: Wright Saddle


Club, 7:30 p.m., clubhouse,
Maple Lake. New members
welcome. Krista, 320-9633990.
July 16: AA & Al-Anon,
7:30 p.m., Buffalo Evangelical
Free Church, 2051 50th St. NE,
County Rds. 25 & 113.
July 18: AA, 7:30 p.m.,
Buffalo Evangelical Free
Church, 2051 50th St. NE,
County Rds. 25 & 113.
July 20: S.A.M. quilting
group, 8 a.m., St. Timothy's
Church basement.
July 20: Multiple Sclerosis
support group, 12-1:30 p.m.,
Buffalo United Methodist
Church. Cathy, 320-274-8408
or Mary Jo, 612-353-1460.
July 20: Al-Anon and

Programs & Events

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.

Heres How It Works:


Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into
nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must
fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once
in each row, column, and box. You can figure out the order in
which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already
provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier
it gets to solve the puzzle!
Answers on Page 11

Buffalo Community
Theatres musical Oliver
Community refers to a
group of people who live in the
same place or who share a particular characteristic. It also means
a feeling of fellowship, as when
people have common attitudes,
interests and goals. That entire
definition describes Buffalo
Community Theater, and the cast
of this summers musical production Oliver!
While the organization is centered in Buffalo and certainly
draws many volunteer actors
from this town, many others in
the large cast come from various
communities across the northwest metro area and beyond.
Kevin Courtney, who plays
Mr. Brownlow, drives from Zimmerman to rehearse, and said the
fun of acting and enjoyment of
people drew him. The Buffalo
Community Theater website has
a lot of information about past
productions, and I was impressed
by the quality of their shows,
Courtney said.
Chorus member Eric Ellwoods, of Montrose, agreed. He,
wife, Lisa, and daughter, Zoe, are
all in the show, and have made
many friends through community theater. BCTs reputation
drew me in, Ellwoods stated.
Of the cast of more than 60, at
least two dozen are Buffalo residents and nine more come from
Montrose. Others have more of a
commute. There are five actors
from Rogers, and a couple each
from Maple Lake and Maple
Grove.
There are also cast members

who live in Annandale, St.


Michael, Rockford, Corcoran,
Medina, Howard Lake, Cokato,
Otsego, Zimmerman and Minneapolis.
Rebecca Hunkins, a theater
major at Minnesota State University, Mankato, is home in
Medina for the summer. She
considers a role as a featured
dancer in BCTs Oliver! a
valuable opportunity. Community theater was the starting
grounds for most professional
actors, Hunkins explained.
You never know what you
could learn from a production
like this, no matter the size of the
role.
Of course, the Buffalo-based
actors know this, too. Chorus
member Melissa Bray said, I
love living in this very musical
community. Bray is enjoying
being on stage with her young
daughter, Cerisa, and said she
hopes audiences appreciate the
quality of BCT shows.
Buffalo Community Theaters Oliver! musical, based
on the Charles Dickens novel
Oliver Twist, takes the Performing Art Center stage at Buffalo High School July 17-18 and
23-25 at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee July 19 at 2 p.m. Tickets can
be
purchased
online
at
www.bctmn.org. For more information, call (612) 404-0228.
This BCT production is made
possible by a grant from the Central MN Arts Board, with legislative appropriation from the arts
and cultural heritage fund.

Christopher Schneider Annual Bass Tourney


The Christopher Schneider 11th Annual Bass Tournament is on
Saturday, July 18, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Maple Lake. Sign in at
6:30 a.m. (no later) and weigh in at 3 p.m. (sharp). Entry fee is $150
per boat, big bass option is $20 per boat (limited to 15 boats and up
to two people per boat). First place prize is $400, second place is
$150, third is $100 and fourth is $75. Proceeds raised will be awarded
to the Maple Lake Senior class as scholarships. Contact Barb Schneider for more information at 763-478-1076 or email rbschneider@netzero.com. Maple Lake will be off limites starting Monday, July 13
thru Saturday, July 18th.

2015 Portside Open ML Lakers Golf Tournament


The Maple Lake Lakers 20th annual Portside Open golf tournament will be Saturday, July 18, at Albion Ridges Golf Course. This
four person scramble includes 18-holes of golf, cart and pizza served
at Madigans after tournament. Registration is at 8:30 a.m. with teeoff at 9 a.m. Other optional games that are not included in the entry
fee are: longest drive, closest to the pin, par three betting, hole-in-one
challenge, skins game, prize pool and mulligans. To register, sign up
with any Laker, or contact Chad Raiche at chadraiche19@gmail.com
or (320) 260-4239.

First-time home buyers seminar is July 21


Wright County residents thinking about buying a home are invited
to attend a one day 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 Tuesday, July 21, from 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. at Otsego Prairie Center, 8899 Nashua Avenue, Otsego, MN
55301. To register, call Wright County Community Action (WCCA)
at (320) 963-6500, ext. 238.

Holy Cross Country Music Festival is July 26


Holy Cross Lutheran Church of Maple Lake will be hosting its
22nd annual Country Music Festival on Sunday, July 26. Over the
years, Holy Cross has become known across the state for their Country Music Worship Services, which presents the gospel message with
a lively mix of new and old-time favorites, done in country-western
style. In addition to the country worship service at 9:30 a.m., Holy
Cross will be hosting a pork chop dinner from 5-7 p.m. (tickets sold
at the door), and a FREE Country Music Concert at both 5 p.m. and
7 p.m. held indoors in the air conditioned sanctuary. People of the
community are welcome to attend. Fun for the entire family, new this
year are fun activities for kids that include a dunk tank and bouncy
house. A bake sale will be held prior to the morning service: 8:30
9:15 a.m. A silent auction will be held during the Country Music Festival: 5 6:30 p.m. Proceeds will fund missions and outreach programs. Holy Cross Lutheran Church is located on County Road 8 in
Maple Lake, just one mile north of the stoplights at Highway 55. For
more information, call the church at 763-463-9447.

Annual dinner and gala with Carol McBrady


Join the celebration of the great progress made by Carol McBrady
and the children in Zambia. The Action for Children - Zambia
Fundraiser annual dinner and gala is at Bs on the River in Watertown
on August 1. Social hour is at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. and the program
and education auction is at 8 p.m. The special guest and speaker is
Carol McBrady. For more information, to order a ticket or send a donation, contact Betty Thomes at 320-963-3940 or Sarah Thomes
(event chairperson) at 1794 Marshall Ave., St. Paul MN 55104.

Gear-Head Get Together is August 15

Cast members Kevin Courtney, Mr. Brownlow, and Rebecca Hunkins, featured dancer, in Buffalo Community
Theatres musical Oliver.
(Photo submitted)

Senior Dining Menu July 20-24


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, July 20
Spaghetti Noodles, TomatoMeat Sauce, Green Beans, Garlic Bread, Fresh Fruit
TUESDAY, July 21
Marinated Pork Chops,
Oven-Roasted
Potatoes,
Squash, Wheat Dinner Roll,

Chocolate Zucchini Cake


WEDNESDAY, July 22
Parmesan Chicken Breast,
Wild Rice Pilaf, Steamed Cabbage, Italian Lettuce Salad,
Chewy Coconut Cookie
THURSDAY, July 23
Roast Beef w/Horseradish,
Whipped Potatoes w/Gravy,
Broccoli Salad, Wheat Dinner
Roll, Peaches
FRIDAY, July 24
Breaded Fish Wedge, Rosemary Roasted Potatoes, Vegetable Medley, Wheat Bread,
Butterscotch Bliss Dessert

The Gear-Head Get Together show and swap meet located downtown Maple Lake is Saturday, August 15. The Gear-Head swap meet
starts at 8 a.m. and goes until 5 p.m. (Call 763-333-4422 for details
(no household items). DJ Bondo Bob will be entertaining from 8 to
11 a.m., Castaways perform 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Crankshaft & the
Gear Grinders from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Horsepower dyno for cars and
bikes onsite from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and a vintage dragster display
showing all day. Bring your cars, trucks, rods, motorcycles, scooters,
tractors, snow-machines, lawn mowers, chainsaws, commercial vehicles, motors and other mechanical devices. No trophies, no plaques,
just great Gear-Head fun. Food and beverages available all day. A free
Maple Lake Chamber of Commerce event. For more details visit
www.gear-headgettogether.com

Programs & Events


continued on page 5

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programs and events to
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The Maple Lake Messenger reserves the right to
edit entries and does not guarantee publication of
community events. Space limits the size and number
of articles. Programs and Events deadline is 4 p.m.
Monday. If your information must be published, please
consider placing an ad.

Maple Lake Messenger


July 15, 2015

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
SAT.-SUN.: Mission Trip.
SUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship Service;
10:30 a.m., Fellowship; Newsletter
Deadline.
SUN.-FRI.: Camp Week I.
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., Lutheranism 101
& Refreshments; 9:30 a.m., Summer Service.
MON.: 11 a.m., First of All Prayer;
1 p.m., Quilters; 7 p.m., Bible
Study.
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
SUN.: 8:15 a.m., Prayer; 8:30 &
10:30 a.m., Worship Service
w/Communion; 9:45 a.m., Fellowship Hour.
MON.: 9 a.m., Grandmas in Prayer.
TUES.: 7 p.m., Celebrate Recovery.
WED.: 2 p.m., Young at Heart.
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.
SUN.: 9 a.m., Worship Service;
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
w/Communion; 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.

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
SUN.: 9 a.m., Worship Service;
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.: 10 a.m., Summer Worship
Service, Coffee Fellowship, Children's Church.
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
FRI.: Office Closed; CHIC; Girls
Cowboy Camp, Lingo Ranch; 6:30
p.m., Men's Softball Practice.
SAT.: CHIC; Girls Cowboy Camp.
SUN.: 8 a.m., Traditional Worship;
9:30 & 11 a.m., Contemporary Worship; 11 a.m., Info Meeting on Classical Christian School; 1:30 p.m.,
Van Leaves for Jr. High Camp; 5
p.m., Homeschooling Families
Potluck Picnic; 6 p.m., Chill Out at
Busch's.
MON.: Noon, Prayer Group; 6:30
p.m., Mission Commission Meeting.
TUES.: 7 p.m., Wives Book Study.
WED.: 6 p.m., Hang Time at
Busch's.
THURS.: 6:30 p.m., Worship Team
Practice.
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.: 10 a.m., Worship.
WED.: 7 p.m., 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.
www.tcachurch,com

Programs & Events

55+ Driver Improvement Program

continued from page 4

The Minnesota Highway


Safety Center will be offering
55+ Driver Improvement Program courses on the following
days:
July 16th & 17th (8Hr. First
Time Course) 4 to 8 p.m., Rockford Com. Ctr., 7600 Rebecca
Park Trl., Rockford
July 20th (4Hr. Refresher
Course) 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,
Buffalo Community Center, 206
Central Ave., Buffalo
July 29th (4Hr. Refresher
Course) 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., St.
Michael Crow River Sr Center, 11800 Town Center Dr. NE,
St. Michael
August 6th (4Hr. Refresher
Course) 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., Buffalo Presbyterian Church, 507
Co Rd 134, Buffalo
August 8th (4Hr. Refresher
Course) 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Cabelas, 20200 Rogers Dr.,
Rogers
The driver improvement

EEAChapter 878 Fly In/Drive In is August 15


The Maple Lake Airport, EAA Chapter 878, will have a Fly
In/Drive In on Saturday, August 15. The 29th annual pork chop dinner
will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Free meal to PIC of warbird
or experimental aircraft.) Showing aircraft and aviation displays and
Clowning for Smiles by Dotz. Shuttle buses to and from the GearHead Get Together show and swap meet.

Short-call substitute teacher two-day training


People who want to teach but dont have the full credentials will
have an opportunity to become certified as short-call substitute teachers under the Minnesota Limited, Short-Call Substitute program. A
four-year bachelor degree is required to qualify.
Resource Training & Solutions in St. Cloud has announced that it
has coordinated a two-day program on August 17 & 18, to prepare
individuals to apply to become limited, short-call substitute teachers.
Registration for the training can be made by contacting Deb
Thomes at Resource Training & Solutions, 137 23rd Street South,
Sartell, MN, phone 320-255-3236 or toll-free 844-335-3276, website
www.resourcetraining.com.

Maple Lake Library summer programs


The Maple Lake Library has a summer full of reading fun planned.
Visit the library for more information and registration forms. Hours
are 12pm - 6pm Mon & Fri; 12pm - 8pm Wed; and 10am to 1pm Sat..
Phone contact: 320-963-2009.
June 8 - August 22: The Read & Redeem Program is back by popular demand! Read books and earn new prizes every week. Pre-readers
may have books read to them. Grand prizes for each age group at the
end of the program. Takes place at the Library.
9:30 a.m., Tuesdays, June 9 - August 11: Books with Boone encourages children to paws to read during the summer. For students
who have completed 1st through 3rd grade to. Lisa Perovich will read
a story and then review it with a game. Participants will read aloud to
her greyhound Boone and complete a story-related craft, writing, or
activity. Takes place at the Library.
9:30 a.m., Tuesdays, June 9 - August 18: Storytime with Marie
Mavencamp will celebrate a Summer of Animals with preschoolers
ages 2 - 6. Each week Marie will read a book and conduct activities
including songs, games, craft activities, and snacks. Children must
be accompanied by an adult. Takes place at the McHugh Building,
33 Birch Avenue.
11:00 a.m., second Thursdays, June 11 - August 13: Maple Lake
Library Book Club for adult readers has fun and lively discussions!
Most books are supplied in book club kits. Registration is requested.
Contact tandpmooney@gmail.com for information. Takes place at
Irish Blessings Coffeehouse,120 Oak Avenue.

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.

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 unable 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
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Tuesday, July 21: Annandale Senior Center, City Hall, 30
Cedar St. East
Tuesday, July 28: St.
Michael Ridge Apartments
Community Room, 698 Ridge
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July 15, 2015

School News
Local students
receive high honors
at MSU-Mankato
The Academic High Honor
and Honor lists (Deans lists) for
the past spring semester at Minnesota
State
University,
Mankato have been announced
by Provost and Senior Vice
President for Academic Affairs
Marilyn Wells.
Luke Aleckson, Honor List
Brady Gagnon, Honor List
Madison Gagnon, High
Honor List
Ben Hudek, Honor List
Danielle Hudek, Honor
List
Brittany Negley, Honor
List
Among 2,978 students, a
total of 718 students qualified
for the High Honor List by
achieving a 4.0 straight "A" average, while 2,260 students
earned a 3.5 to 3.99 average to
qualify for the Honor List.
To qualify for academic honors, undergraduate students
must be enrolled for at least 12
credit hours for the semester.
Minnesota State Mankato, a
comprehensive university with
15,376 students, is part of the
Minnesota State Colleges &
Universities system, which
comprises 31 state institutions.

Local students earn


academic honors
from St. Cloud Tech

Summer Storytime visits the Arctic

lor's Award for the spring 2015


semester.
Jacob Johnson, BS applied
science, pre-dentistry/pre-prof
Michael Thomas, BS applied science, pre-dentistry/preprof
The award is presented to
students who have a grade point
average of 3.5 or above.
UW-Stout, Wisconsin's Polytechnic University, has 48 undergraduate majors and 23
graduate programs, including
one doctoral degree. UW-Stout,
established in 1891, prides itself
on the success of its students in
the workplace, with an employment rate at or above 97 percent
for recent graduates. The university was awarded the Malcolm
Baldrige National Quality award
in 2001.
Enrollment for 2014-15 was
9,371.

Schwindel named
to Deans List
Gregg Raisanen, senior dean
of academic affairs and students
at Alexandria Technical & Community College, recognizes individual students for academic
excellence during spring 2015.
Amber Schwindel of Maple
Lake was named to the Dean's
List for achieving a GPA of 3.5
or higher in spring semester
2015.

Maple Lake Library's Summer Storytime visited the Arctic on Tuesday, July 7. Guest reader, Peggy Marquette, shared
stories, poems, and activities centered around polar bears, penguins, and other arctic animals. The children shared
arctic animals they brought from home with the group and made an arctic animal snow globe picture. They are shown
holding their arctic animals and were given a penguin snack.
(Photo submitted by Peggy Marquette)

Henry and Mudge and bingo with Boone


The Books with Boone
bunch listened to Henry and
Mudge the story of a boy and
his dog, followed by a lively
game of Henry and Mudge

Bingo.
New this week, the readers
started earning Paw Points
for participating in the days activities, with the promise of fab-

ulous prizes to be awarded at


the end of the summer.
As a special surprise, Boone
led his pack to the pre-school
program, where they sang

Happy Birthday to Marie,


and were then invited to share a
birthday treat with the Marie
and her group.

Local students named


St. Cloud Technical & Com- to Deans List at BSU

munity College congratulates


the following students for their
academic achievement Spring
2015. They have earned recognition on the President's List for
a grade point average of 4.0, or
the Dean's List for a grade point
average of 3.5 to 3.9. View full
list
online
at
www.sctcc.edu/honors-spring2015.
Steven Johnson, President's List
Adam Lee, President's List
Clayton Rosine, Dean's
List

Local students
receive Chancellors
Award at UW-Stout
The following students from
the area received the Chancel-

Paige Blizil and Maria Peterson from Maple Lake earned


Dean's List honors from Bemidji
State University at the conclusion of the spring 2015 semester.
To be eligible for the Dean's
List, BSU students must be enrolled for at least 12 credits and
earn a 3.5 GPA during the semester. A total of 1,042 students
earned spring 2015 Dean's List
honors from the university.
Bemidji State University, located in northern Minnesota's
lake district, occupies a wooded
campus along the shore of Lake
Bemidji. Enrolling nearly 5,000
students, Bemidji State offers
more than 50 undergraduate majors and nine graduate programs
encompassing arts, sciences and
select professional programs.

Front row: Allie Ertel, Danica Hageman, Savannah Geyen, Boone the greyhound, Ben Ogram and Landon Marsicek.
Back row: Christina Ogram, Evan Geyen, Lisa Perovich, Hans Peterson, Larson Melgaard and Kelyn Marsicek.
(Photo submitted by Terry Mooney)

Educator, author and photographer Donna Lloyd visits the Library


by Lynda Zimmerman
Correspondent

Educator, author and photographer Donna (Wurm) Lloyd


spent Monday afternoon at the

Maple Lake Library with 16


young readers ages four to fourteen.
She conducted a variety of activities about letters, words, sen-

tences and story writing, each tailored to individual abilities.


Bugs and firefighters, based
on books Donna has written to
encourage young readers, were

the themes of the day. The fun


spread from tables to the floor as
extra space was found to enjoy
learning new things.
Lloyd had help keeping all of

the energetic youngsters occupied. Her mom, Rose Wurm,


stopped by early in the afternoon.
Her sister, Brenda Jude, lent a
hand and niece, Amber Jude, also

pitched in. Lloyd commented


about how quickly the afternoon
passed and summed up the experience with I enjoyed it tremendously. Sixteen kids did, too.

Left: Kayla Paumen broke out in laughter as author Donna Lloyd taught her and Monica Stokman about bugs from her book series during her visit at the Maple Lake Library on
Monday, July 13. Right: Charley Peterson (middle) learns about shapes while "assembling" a fire truck. His cousin, Samara Peterson (right), and Donna Lloyd's niece, Amber
Jude, provide help with encouragement.

Left: Some of the bugs you can learn about in Donna Lloyds books.Middle: Andrew Hickman with Lloyd and brother, Austin Hickman. The Hickman boys won firemen hats in
the door prize drawing. Right: Kayla Paumen and Monica Stokman race to find all the letters in Donna Lloyds fire safety activity.
(Photos by Bob Zimmerman)

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July 15, 2015

ML Lumber
continued from page 1
In the meantime, Ken was
grooming Daryl to perhaps one
day take over the business.
He was only seven years old
when he started working at the
family business. His main job
was to sweep floors, but it was
obvious he was meant for more.
I remember this one fellow
comes in and says I never knew
a young fellow who knows lumber like he (Daryl) does, Ken
said.
But what Daryl really enjoyed was designing homes and
selling them. So after high
school, he attended Dunwoody
College of Technology in Minneapolis for drafting and estimating, and eventually became
the Maple Lake Lumber Cos
first draftsman.
Up until the early 1970s they
had no need for a trained draftsman. Customers would come in
with sketches of the buildings
they wanted to construct and the
lumber yard sold them the materials. In 1972, builders were suddenly required to have blue
prints for every building.
That was a big change,
Daryl said.
By the 1980s, Maple Lake
Lumber crews were building
more homes than farm buildings.
In 1992, Daryl and Kathy
took over the business. In 1995,
an extensive remodeling project
led to 8,300 additional square
feet to their building. Daryl had
the idea of constructing the new
building over the original office
and then dismantling it from
within the new building.
The early 2000s were the
boom years for Maple Lake
Lumber Co.
The Hennens employed 25
people. Everyone was building
and remodeling houses. Business hit its peak in 2004 then
dropped slightly in 2005. Business has leveled off now and
Maple Lake Lumber Co. has 16
employees waiting to serve the
community.
The lumber business continued to change as computers, cell
phones and social media came
into the picture.
Marge used to do all the
bookkeeping with a wood pencil, Ken recalled.
Many nights I was here filing tickets, Marge said. A cop
would come by sometimes and
knock on the door because the
light was still on.
Computers have made life
easier at the lumber yard, although at first the change was
difficult to become accustomed
to.
Imagine five guys who
never touched a computer, who
were doing it all by hand, then
suddenly had to touch a computer, Daryl said with a smile.
Cell phones have made it easier for Daryl to keep in contact
with customers, employees out
at a job and drivers making deliveries.
We can contact drivers
within minutes, Daryl said.

Daryl Hennen, left, poses with his dad, Ken, outside the
Maple Lake Lumber Co. office in 1992 when he and his
wife, Kathy, took over the business. (Photo submitted)
E-mail and the World Wide
Web has added its own dimension to the lumber business.
It used to be if someone
needed something they came in
and talked to us, now you better
check your e-mail, Daryl said.
You have to respond by e-mail,
too, often they dont even leave
a phone number. Then one day
they show up and want to see
that deck you priced out.
In 2005, the Hennens added a
show room. Suddenly, customers
who before were content to order
from a catalog wanted to see
first-hand and touch what they
were buying.
Now customers who are buy-

Order
KEGS
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ing or building a new home can


peruse a showroom dedicated to
interior design and another area
dedicated to exterior design.
Today the lumber yard has 15
buildings, most of them on the
south side of the railroad tracks
in Maple Lake. Daryl and Kathy
maintain Ken and Marges tradition of encouraging their employees to serve on the Maple
Lake Volunteer Fire Department,
and never make them punch-out
to serve their community by
fighting a fire.
They continue to specialize in
all building supplies, blueprinting and post frame construction,
as well as stock plumbing sup-

The Hennen family is celebrating 50 years as owners of the Maple Lake Lumber Co.
They are, from left, original owners, Ken and Marge Hennen, and current owners, Daryl
and Marge Hennen.
(Photo by Brenda Erdahl)

plies.
Maple Lake Lumber will celebrate their 50th anniversary
with a special thank you to their
customers. (See the Maple Lake
Lumber ad on page 12 for additional information.)
Today Ken looks back at
those early days and that decision to buy the lumber yard, and
he has no regrets.
Its been a good experience, he said.

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Haiti Trip
continued from page 3
progress made in just 5 months
when they broke ground is
amazing. The name says it all!
Lives will forever be changed by
this church and school upon
completion, said our amazing
mom, Sandy.
Upon stopping at the district
within the slum where we would
be delivering water, exiting the
taptap was nearly impossible as
children crowded around trying
to catch the attention of the missionaries. Some were naked,
many were barefoot and all were
craving just a minute of attention
from one of the blans (white
people). My favorite thing
about Haiti was Hey, you! and
all of the children parading
around in their miscellaneous
garments, shared my 17-yearold brother, Austin.
We spent two days delivering
water in Cite Soliel and then at
the end of the second day, we got
to travel somewhere brand new:
an orphanage for deaf and mute
Haitian children. Our team was
considered a trial run at the orphanage and things went so well
that Healing Haiti will most
likely send teams there regularly
moving forward. The children
there were absolutely unbelievable and it was amazing being
able to communicate with them
without using any words at all,
but rather by doing little things
like playing and smiling. It was
cool not needing to speak Creole
(the language spoken by
Haitians), or at all, with the kids
because there is no over-lying
language when it comes to things

Sandy with one of the children from Cite Soleil.

like play and love, said Austin.


There was one little girl at the
orphanage who will forever be in
my heart. She may not have been
able to hear it, but her laugh
could lighten up a room and
knowing that I helped bring out
that laughter is the most rewarding of feelings.
The next day we got to have
another new experience as we
traveled to another new orphanage called Notre Dames. While
there we got a short tour of the
facility, which was huge, and we
spent the remainder of our time
playing with the children residing there. Once again, being the
trial team, I am happy to say that
following our positive visit, there
will most likely be Healing Haiti
teams visiting that orphanage
regularly as well.
We finished Friday by visiting Carrefour, a hospital for
adults, where we aided the patients by applying lotion to their
dry limbs and massaging their
sore bodies. Out of everything
that I have experienced on both
trips in Haiti, that stop continues
to be one of the most humbling.
Saturday was the day that I
was most looking forward to
during the week. We traveled to
Titanyen, another very poor village outside of Port au Prince.
While in Titanyen we visited a
few elders, washed and lotioned
their feet and sang to them.
After visiting with the elders,
we drove to Grace Village, the
orphanage and school that Healing Haiti built and runs. Healing
Haiti has now expanded it to also
include a church and clinic
which are open to the community of Titanyen. In January, I
had the opportunity to take some
of the children from Grace Village to the beach, so I was extremely excited to be reunited
with them; however, saying
orevwa (goodbye) this time
around was much harder.
We finished our last night in
the field as we did each of the
previous nights, playing soccer
with the neighborhood boys outside of the Healing Haiti guesthouse where we resided;
however, Im not sure its accurate to say that we actually

County Board

City Council

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Hagerty said his office is


mindful that raising prices can
be a burden to the cities, but that
the increase was studied to determine how much it would need to
be increased to cover the
countys costs, but not to the
point that it would generate revenue.
Its like anything else,
Hagerty said. Costs go up over
time. We have increases in employee wages through the last
union contracts that were
awarded and we understand that
nobody wants to pay more for
service. But, when you compare
it to the cost of running your
own police department, the cost
is pretty reasonable and I think
city officials understand that and
realize were keeping the costs
as low as we can and are simply
looking to cover our operating
expenses.
In other items on the July 7
agenda, the board:
* Scheduled a committee of
the whole meeting for 1 to 4 p.m.
July 8 to interview finalists for
the county assessor position.
County Assessor Greg Kramber
was significantly injured in an
auto accident in February 2014
and county employees donated
vacation time in hopes he would
return to his office at some point.
Last month, Kramber announced
his resignation and the county
opened the position for replacement.
* Approved signatures on a
three-year contract extension
with Aramark Inc. to provide
food service to the county jail
through June 30, 2018. The
county has been contracting with
Aramark since 2003.
* Authorized imposing a
$500 civil penalty to Whispering
Pines Golf Course and Up the
Creek Grill and Bar for a second
violation of alcohol compliance
checks. Both establishments also
failed compliance checks in the

spring of 2014.
* Set a public hearing for
9:30 a.m. at the Aug. 18 board
meeting to discuss proposed
amendments to the Wright
County Water Surface Use Ordinance.
* Authorized attendance at
the Association of Minnesota
Counties Fall Policy Committee
conference, scheduled for Sept.
17-18 in Pequot Lakes.
* Approved appointments to
the Central Minnesota Emergency Services Board Committees
from
the
sheriffs
department.
Sgt.
Annette
Habisch was named to the Regional Advisory Committee, Sgt.
Jason Kramber was appointed to
the Owners & Operators Committee, and Kramber and Steve
Berg to the User Committee.
* Authorized obtaining
quotes to sell equipment within
the closed compost facility. The
county has been looking to sell
the equipment for the last year,
but there isnt much of a market
for the equipment as it was initially used and may end up being
sold for scrap.
* Referred to the building
committee discussion of the
Human Services Center exterior
lighting retrofit project proposal,
a request from Wright Choice regarding rent in the county courthouse, and discussion of a roof
repair at the current Public
Works Building.
* Authorized signatures on a
feedlot performance grant in the
amount of $4,357.
* Approved a rezoning of a
property in Rockford Township
from general agriculture to 1.7
acres of R-1 Urban-Rural Transitional Zone and the remaining
46.3 acres to Agricultural/Residential Zone.
* Referred discussion of
staffing needs in the surveyors
department to the July 22 meeting of the personnel committee.

Councilmember
John
Northenscold noted that manufacturing companies are dealing
with a shortage of welders and
asked if the school offers any
programs that focus on such
skills.
Redemske said that the
Wright Technical Center offers
welding courses, as well as automotive, electrical, construction, graphics, law enforcement
and certified nursing assistant
programs. Also, a new CEO
class, conducted before school
hours begin, takes place in area
businesses, where students are
mentored in the ways and means
of creating and sustaining a
commercial enterprise.
Councilmember Deb Geyen
noted the importance of identifying potential home building
sites, and others agreed that the
city is lacking for familyfriendly affordable housing,
mainly in the form of apartment
complexes.
In spite of that, School Board
Chair Arnie Michalicek said hes
encouraged by the sight of
young couples walking in local
neighborhoods with their children.
Those are the ones we want
to see, he said.
Once we get some industry
coming in, said Northenscold,
the houses will follow, and so
will the school kids.
Regarding other matters on
their agenda, the council and
school board:
Discussed the pros and cons
of repairing the school ground
tennis courts, which are in need
of major and costly repair, and
whether their continued use is to
be a viable possibility. City
Clerk Lee Ann Yager said conversations with the Minnesota
Department of Resources
(DNR) revealed that in 1978 the
city had originally obtained a
grant through the DNR to build

The Becker family with children from one of the districts in Cite Soleil.
played soccer with the Haitian
boys, most of the time we just
stood there while they dribbled
the ball around us. Nightly soccer games featured any white
person getting totally schooled,
reaffirmed Austin.
All in all, Haiti was even
more amazing the second time
around and I cannot wait to return this winter and for my family to return again with me next
summer. Once again, our trip
would not have been possible
without the support of our amazing friends and family, as well as
the Maple Lake Messenger and
the Maple Lake Lions who each
sponsored us as we journeyed
into one of the monetarily poorest countries in the world to help
some of the most spiritually rich
people in the world. As much as
we helped the people of Haiti
physically, I can easily say they
blessed us mentally. All in all,
spiritually, they helped make our
souls rich, said Anna.
They say that home is where
the heart is and I believe that to
be true. As I said earlier, Haiti
stole a bit of my heart in January,
but returning in June with my
family by my side made me feel
nothing short of complete. There
is no doubt in my mind that as
long as I have my best friends
standing beside me, Haiti is and
always will be home.

the courts, but as the project was


not on city property, the city was
not necessarily responsible for
their upkeep. At this point, Yager
said, the DNR views the courts
as having lived out their useful
life, and the city is free to have
them declared obsolete and removed. The high school does
not have a tennis team and the
courts have not been used in
over a decade. Simply resurfacing, it was decided, is at this
point an inadequate and expensive endeavor, and Mayor Lynn
Kissock suggested looking into
the possibility of obtaining more
funding through the DNR to
help cover the cost of completely rebuilding the courts. Alternative uses including space
for parking, a maintenance
garage or a hockey rink were
discussed and dismissed in turn
as unnecessary at this time. The
most promising prospect was
raised by Councilmember
Northenscold, who proposed
building pickle ball courts on the
site for community use in the
summertime, and all agreed the
idea was worth pursuing as a
possible grant-funded or community project.
Discussed property lines
and respective responsibilities
concerning Moland Avenue between the high school and Highway 37. Redemske noted that no
action was required, but said the
subject was a matter of curiosity.
Michalicek said the section had
never been a legal road, but was
created as a construction route
during the building of the school
in 1968. The city continued to
plow the route long after construction ceased and the school
officially closed it, and a nearby
property owner pays the school
district a dollar a year for easement rights.
Discussed the ongoing
Highway 55 Beautification Project in which the Minnesota De-

Ashley with her new friend from the orphanage for deaf
and mute children.

Austin carrying one of the children back to the water


truck in Cite Soleil.

partment of Transportation
(MnDOT) pays for landscaping
materials in order to spruce up
the highway corridor. School
property has been included in
the plans first phase, and
Kissock reported that several
trees were recently planted on
school property by city workers
and volunteers.
Heard a recap of a few recent infrastructural crises by Redemske. The schools springtime
semester was blighted by two
separate events a gas leak and
a sewer backup both which
caused considerable inconven-

ience and cost, with the latter expected to be covered by insurance.


Heard a reminder from
Kissock that the new Trailblazer
transit system is now serving
many of Wright Countys
smaller cities, including Maple
Lake, along with a suggestion
that the school might utilize
those transit services for summer
programs and special activities.
The school boards next
meeting will be Monday, July
13, at 7 p.m. The city councils
next regular meeting is Tuesday,
July 21, at 7 p.m.
Week of July 17-23

Out & About

For our first day in the field,


we traveled to Mother Theresas
Hospital where we nurtured,
played with and fed sick and
dying children and infants. Out
of all of the places we visited,
that hospital left us with extremely heavy hearts.
Our hearts were soon lifted
again as we visited an orphanage
where we were able to play outside with the children living
there. Before we left, they sang
for us as a sign of their gratitude
for us coming and spending time
with them.
The next two days, we journeyed into a place where most
teams dont even dare to go: Cite
Soleil, the poorest slum in the
Western Hemisphere. Upon driving into the slum, it is immediately apparent that you have
arrived. The smells, the sights,
everything changes. Even the
sounds alter from the noises of
the busy streets of Port au Prince
to the Hey, you! chants of the
children residing within Cite
Soleil as they chased our truck,
the taptap.
It's really hard to pick one
favorite part of our journey as
each service event was special in
its own way. I think what moved
me the most was delivering
water to Citi Soleil; helping fill
water buckets as well as helping
bring the buckets to their homes
and sharing love with endless
children. Walking with the children through their district and
ending at the site of Hope
Church for songs and prayers
was so moving. Seeing the

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July 15, 2015

Lakers winning streak ends at 21


By Matt Brown
Sports Writer

The Maple Lake Lakers saw


their 21-game winning streak
come to an end on Sunday,
matching the winning streak
they posted last season. Fortunately, the loss was a non-conference game against the Class
B Coon Rapids Redbirds so it
did not hurt their North Star
League standings. The Lakers
have a tough week ahead but
will look to start a new streak
that runs deep into the playoffs.
Maple Lake 4
Loretto Larks 3
The Lakers played their final
road game of the regular season
last Wednesday in Loretto. The
Larks are right around .500 this
season in the North Star League
but feature a potent offense that
can lead to upsets.
Dusty Decker started the
scoring for the Lakers in the
second inning by putting moon
boots on a 3-1 pitch to take a
one-run lead. Loretto answered
in the fifth with a two-run, twoout rally to pull ahead. D.
Decker gave Maple Lake the
lead again by hitting a two-run
single in the sixth to keep the
pressure on Loretto. The Larks
tied it with a solo home run of
their own in the seventh, the
first home run starter Jeremy
Schmidt has given up since July
20, 2012. Todd Fuller got the
game winner, scoring pinchrunner McCrae Haney. Schmidt
held the lead with a quick eighth
followed by a single and three
straight strikeouts in the ninth
for the complete game win. He
ultimately gave up eight hits,
two walks and three earned runs
while striking out 12. Those
three earned runs doubled
Schmidts total earned runs for
the season. Though Luke Fobbe
managed to reach on a walk and
score, this was the first game he
was hitless all season, ending a
21-game hitting streak.
Player
AB R
B. Redemske 3 1
L. Fobbe
4 1
Bergstrom
4 0
Raiche
2 0
Haney
0 1
Johnson
3 0
D. Decker
3 1
Fuller
4 0
Wurm
4 0
R. Decker
3 0
Totals
30 4

H
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
5

RBI
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
4

the bottom of the first. Rockford


answered with two in the third
before each team scored a run in
the fourth. Raiche was able to
settle in after the fourth, turning
in four and two-thirds more innings for a near complete-game.
Maple Lake added two in the
sixth and three in the seventh to
take a four-run lead. They
would need all of it as Rockford
put up three in the ninth before
Todd Fuller was brought in for
relief. With two outs and runners on, Fuller struck out the
only batter he saw to end the
game. Raiche gave up 12 hits,
three walks, and six earned runs
while striking out 11.
Player
AB R H RBI
B. Redemske 5 0 3 1
L. Fobbe
5 1 3 2
Bergstrom
4 1 1 0
Marsnik
4 0 1 2
D. Decker
4 0 0 0
Strub
0 1 0 0
Johnson
3 1 1 0
C. Redemske 0 1 0 0
Fuller
3 0 0 0
Rachel
4 1 1 0
R. Decker
3 2 1 1
Totals
35 8 11 6
Coon Rapids 12
Maple Lake 1
Sunday was a rough day for
the Lakers. Ben Jungers got the
start and gave up one in the first,
striking out the last batter with
the bases loaded to get out of the
inning and keep the game close.
Coon Rapids scored another in
the third, answered by Brian Redemske, who scored Todd Fuller
to get the Lakers on the board.
The fifth inning got away from

the Lakers as Coon Rapids


strung together a bunch of singles and a few errors, putting up
eight runs. Bobby Fobbe was
brought in to relieve Jungers in
the fifth and settled the game
down until giving up two more
in the ninth. The Laker offense
could not get anything going
and Maple Lake took their first
loss since May. This was the
first game the Lakers have
scored and not won this season.
Player
AB R
B. Redemske 3 0
C. Redemske 1 0
L. Fobbe
4 0
Bergstrom
4 0
Marsnik
4 0
D. Decker
3 0
R. Decker
1 0
Johnson
2 0
Raiche
3 0
Fuller
3 1
Rachel
3 0
Totals
31 1

H
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
6

RBI
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1

The Lakers start a home


stand to end the regular season
that could have major playoff
implications, starting with the
struggling DC Saints on
Wednesday at 7:30 who are
looking for an upset to dig
themselves out of the NSL cellar. Friday night brings the NSL
second-ranked
Hutchinson
Huskies to town for a game at
7:30. The NSL third-ranked Delano Athletics come to Maple
Lake on Sunday for a game
starting at 2:00. Saturday is the
Lake Portside Open Golf Tournament. It is not too late to get a
team in. Contact Chad Raiche
for details.

Pinch runner, Dusty Strub, #6, slid in to steal second and was safe on the base.

Laker Baseball Schedule


subject to change due to inclement weather

Wed 7/15

7:30pm

vs. Dassel-Cokato

Irish Stadium

Fri 7/17

7:30pm

vs. Hutchinson

Irish Stadium

vs. Delano

Irish Stadium

Sun 7/19

2pm

Wed 7/22

7:30pm

vs. Maple Plain

Irish Stadium

Fri 7/24

7:30pm

vs. Loretto

Irish Stadium

2pm

vs. Mound

Irish Stadium

Sun 7/26
Fri 7/31

7:30pm

vs. St. Michael

Irish Stadium

Sun 8/2

2pm

vs. Moorhead

Irish Stadium

Laker Dusty Decker, #29, caught the ball for an out on first base. The Lakers went on
to defeat the Rockford River Bandits 8-4.
(Photos by Charlene Wurm)

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Rockford 7
Maple Lake 8
Maple Lake hosted Rockford
Friday night for what turned out
to be an exciting, see-saw North
Star League matchup. Rockford
came into the game looking for
an upset to help them get into
seventh place in the NSL to
avoid having to play for the
eighth seed. The River Bandits
showed they were hungry, scoring in the first off starter Chad
Raiche. The Laker offense responded when Bert Marsnik
drove in two to take the lead in

Luke Fobbe got a hit for the Lakers and advanced the runners at their game against
Rockford on Friday, July 10, at Irish Stadium.

Going the distance on the mound for the Lakers was


pitcher Chad Raiche, #19.

   



The Catch
by Jeff Plattner
2015 NBA Free Agency
The 2015 NBA Free Agency
period has been anything but ordinary. To date, a mere 107 free
agents have agreed to deals and
at least 19 trades are either in
the works or have been confirmed. Despite the San Antonio
Spurs doing everything right
and seemingly ensuring their
dynasty extends into the future,
the biggest story so far has been
DeAndre Jordan, who verbally
agreed to a deal with the Dallas
Mavericks before bailing on
them and cowardly returning to
the Los Angeles Clippers. With
free agency 12 days old, here
are a few of the storylines, thus

far.
Go Spurs Go!!
Just when it looked like the
sun could be setting on the
Spurs dynasty, with Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili nearing
the end of their careers, they reload at the drop of a hat. The
Spurs were able to lock up budding star Kawhi Leonard and, as
anticipated, signed the prize of
the 2015 free agent class,
LaMarcus Aldridge, instantly
making them favorites once
again, in the West. As if that
werent enough, they also resigned Duncan and Danny
Green, while convincing David
West to leave $12 million on the

table from Indiana and sign a


one-year deal for the veteran
minimum of $1.4 million. For
West, the opportunity to win a
championship at this stage of
his career, trumped the money
and you have to commend him
for that. San Antonio has lost
key role players such as Tiago
Splitter, Cory Joseph, and
Marco Belinelli, but the Spurs
will be just fine.
Cavs primed for another
run at the title
After a mostly disastrous
first season in Cleveland, many
thought Kevin Love would
bounce and head elsewhere.
Well, apparently Love is
smarter than some thought and
winning means more to him
than being the number one option on a bad team.

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Clown Camp
continued from page 3
The camp offers additional
instruction in clown art from
magic and illusion to face painting, puppets to balloons. Manuel
states, Clowns are usually
pretty goofy, and the chance to
be goofy with a hundred or so
practicing clowns sparks creativity and promotes confidence. If
you get the right training from
the beginning, you have your
wings.
Each annual camp draws
about 75-105 attendees, including 20 newcomers to the art of
clowning, and Manuel offers a
Clowning 101 course for beginners. Every student has a precamp consultation with Manuel,
and a Personal Education Plan
(PEP) is developed. Having a set
agenda for the camp helps take
some of the fear of the unknown
from the experience and helps
folks relax. The plan can be
adapted as camp goes on, and
people often want to change direction a bit after acquiring new
information. Seventeen of the
nations top clown instructors
will be on hand to teach their
tricks and tips. In addition to the
baby clowns, 70+ professional
performing clowns from across
the country will attend to learn
new skills, develop new performance material and perfect
their art.

The camp is advertised as a


6-day intensive clown school
designed to meet the needs of
people who want to be real
clowns, and people from
around the world have attended.
There are also options for 1- and
3-day guest passes that allow
local attendees access to some of
the workshops, Prop Shop and
Dealer Room and include reserved seating at the free AllStar Clown Show.
Manuel says, Everyone who
attends the camp leaves with a
feeling of accomplishment. She
urges anyone considering becoming a real clown to attend
all or part of the camp. Dont
pass up this chance to learn from

Road 12 reconstruction from beginning construction to the present, noting some delays, and the re-routing
of traffic. He touched on the additional traffic on Town roads, and possible damage from heavy trucks. No
reimbursement was offered for road
damage from the county, but Commissioner Sawatzke stated he would
check into the possibility.
All warrants were paid as presented.
As no additional business was
brought before the board, Chairman
Giebenhain adjourned the regular
meeting at 8:20 p.m.
Dick Hogan, Clerk
Maple Lake Township

Prevent Foreclosure

No cost counseling available to homeowners


Homeowners who are in default or facing foreclosure have
options to prevent the loss of
their homes. The sooner action is
taken, the more options are
available.
Wright County Community
Action (WCCA), a non-profit
organization, offers confidential,
professional foreclosure coun-

featured..... well, you really had


to be there. According to Mooseburger, If you dont take what
you learn and use it, you lose it,
and the All Star Clown Show allows the clown campers to
demonstrate their new skills.
Performers require audiences,
and the show is free in order to
attract as many people as possible. Free face painting starts at
6:00 p.m., and the clowns hit the
Big Show stage at 6:30 at the
Buffalo Civic Center on Saturday, August 1. Kids of all ages
get a great show for the low, low
cost of some grins, giggles,

chuckles and guffaws. Everybody laughs and everybody


wins.
Manuel invites everyone to
the high-quality, professional

All-Star Clown Show on August


1. I want every parent to bring
their kid to this FREE show, especially if they cant afford live
entertainment in the Cities.

A highlight of the camp is the chance to perform in front of a live audience at the clown show, Aug. 1, at the Buffalo Civic Center. (Photos submitted)

Legal Notices
MAPLE LAKE TOWNSHIP
June 16, 2015 Minutes
The regular meeting of the Maple
Lake Township Board was called to
order by Chairman Gerry Giebenhain
at 7 p.m. Supervisors Ronald Wolff
and Tom Neumann, Treasurer Judy
Neumann and Clerk Dick Hogan
were present.
The minutes of the May 19 meeting were read by Chair Giebenhain.
As no additions or corrections were
noted, a motion was offered by Wolff,
seconded by Neumann, to accept as
read. Carried 3-0.
Virgil Hawkins, Wright County
Highway Department, updated the
board on the progress of the County

the worlds best.


More information is available
a
t
http://mooseburger.com/moosecamp. Register by July 24 to
schedule your PEP consultation
and to receive your pre-camp
materials, 800-973-6277; however, latecomers will not be
turned away.
FREE CLOWN SHOW
A highlight of the camp is the
chance to perform what has been
learned in front of a live audience. Less experienced clowns
participate in group skits and old
pros hone their acts. New routines are created every year, and
last years Worlds Oldest
Bowlers skit was hilarious and

seling at no charge.
WCCA counselors educate
homeowners on available options, and, if applicable, will
work with the lender to come to
a reasonable solution to prevent
foreclosure.
For more information, call
Wright County Community Action at 320-963-6500, ext. 238.

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continued from page 9
He re-upped for 5 years; $113
million and the Cavs werent
done there. They also re-signed
LeBron, Mike Miller, Timofey
Mozgov, Iman Shumpert, are
working on a deal to re-sign
Tristan Thompson, and added
Mo Williams, a very important
signing that will give them a legitimate back-up point guard.
Furthermore, there have been
talks of the Cavs working on a
deal to acquire Joe Johnson from
the Brooklyn Nets. Whether that
deal gets done or not, Cleveland
will once again be favorites in
the East.
The Clippers,
oh the Clippers
Wow, what an off-season for
these clowns. I cant think of another team, in any sport, with
such a dreadful history thats
easy to hate, like the Los Angeles Clippers. Usually you hate
the teams that always win, not
the ones with 10 winning seasons in 45 years, but these whiners keep giving us reasons. Im

not saying what they did, in


going to Houston, to steal DeAndre Jordan away from the
Dallas Mavericks was wrong.
Because, as the rumors go, it
was Jordan who initiated the
contact, reaching out to Blake
Griffin, saying he was having
second thoughts about leaving
the Clips. But man, if youre DeAndre, be a man and at least
have the decency to pick up the
phone and call Mavs owner
Mark Cuban, to tell him youre
backing out. Or at the very least,
answer one of his texts, phone
calls, or emails, instead of hiding
out like a criminal. What a coward. On top of re-signing Jordan,
the Clippers added Paul Pierce
and acquired Lance Stephenson,
in a trade that sent Matt Barnes
(who was later traded to Memphis) and Spencer Hawes to
Charlotte. Unfortunately, the
Clippers will be very good again
in 2016.
Fear the Deer?
The Milwaukee Bucks are

quietly cementing themselves as


one of the better teams in the
Eastern Conference. With a
promising young core of Jabari
Parker, Giannis Antetokounmpo
(aka, The Greek Freak), Michael
Carter-Williams, and Khris Middleton, the Bucks added
15ppg/10rpg center, Greg Monroe, signing him away from Detroit at 3 years, $51 million.
They also added back-up point
guard Grevis Vasquez and with
the selection of Minnesota native, Rashad Vaughn, on draft
night, Milwaukee and head
coach Jason Kidd have built
themselves a nice young team
that could surprise some people
as early as next season. Right
now, on paper, the Bucks legitimately look like the fourth or
fifth best team in the East.
The Crazy Kings
Is there a bigger joke in professional sports right now, than
the Sacramento Kings? What a
train-wreck this franchise is.
Name a free agent and the

Kings, along with their loonatic


owner Vivek Ranadive, most
likely swung and missed in an
attempt to sign him. On draft
night, the Kings basically gave
away Nic Stauskas and two veteran big men, Carl Landry and
Jason Thompson, to Philadelphia, in a cap clearing deal that
would allow them to become
players in free agency. What did
Sacramento get out of it? A oneyear deal with Rajon Rondo
thats assured to have a disastrous ending, the re-signing of
Omri Casspi, three years of
Marco Belinelli for about $7
million too much, a washed up
Caron Butler, and a reported 4
year, $33 million deal for Kosta
Koufas, which is actually a very
nice signing. The bottom line
here is the Kings will win some
games because they have a decent amount of talent, but they
also now have a locker room that
consists of DeMarcus Cousins,
Rondo, and Willie Cauley-Stein.
Good luck with that.

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July 15, 2015

The following businesses


congratulate Maple Lake Lumber Co.
for their 50 years in business.

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A-MEAT SHOPPE
ALBION RIDGES
GOLF COURSE
AMERICAN LEGION
POST #131

CUTTING EDGE
CABINETS
DELMONT LIESKE,
D.V.M.

LAKE CENTRAL
INSURANCE
SERVICES

MAPLE LAKE
WINE & SPIRITS
MAYOR LYNN
KISSOCK

LATOUR
CONSTRUCTION

SHEAR ATTITUDES
& TRACYS
THERAPEUTIC
MASSAGE
STAR BANK

ELFMANN PLUMBING

MP NEXLEVEL
LENGYEL LECTRIC

AMERICAN MINI
STORAGE
BERNATELLOS
PIZZA

EXIT REALTY NEXUS

T&R MEAT
PROCESSING

PACE INDUSTRIES,
PRODUCT TECH
DIVISION

LOCH JEWELERS
FRENCH LAKE
AUTO PARTS

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THE V BY HH

LUNDEEN BROS. FORD

FULLER CONCRETE

M&M BUS SERVICE

H&H ARCHERY

MADIGANS PUB
& GRILL

RICK THOMAS
EDINA REALTY

UPPER MIDWEST
UTILITY SALES

ROBS CUSTOM
UPHOLSTERY &
FLOORING

WRIGHT-HENNEPIN
CO-OP ELECTRIC
ASSOC.

ROGERS BP AMOCO

YOUNG & BROWN

SCHLENNER
WENNER & CO.

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C & W SPINNING
H&H SPORT SHOP
CEDAR LAKE
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COSTUME SHOPPE
COUNTRY
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MAPLE LAKE BOWL


HEGLE DOOR SALES
IRISH BLESSINGS
COFFEEHOUSE
KRAMER SALES

MAPLE LAKE
LIONS CLUB
MAPLE LAKE
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MAPLE LAKE LUMBER CO.


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Come help us celebrate 50 years in business!

Wednesday, July 22
Product representatives will be available from
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to answer questions on...
Trex Decking Azek Decking Westbury Rail Hardie Siding
LP Smart Side Wood Siding Redwood Decking Marvin Windows
Exterior & Interior Doors And More!

MAPLE LAKE Stop in, browse our display area,


register for door prizes and
LUMBER CO.
have some lunch!
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