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Austin To Secede From Texas, Join California : The blog site RestofTexassucks Com an Austin based site sneeringly refers to the remainder of Texas outside Austin as A land of big oil big business big cars big men with big mouths big guns big bigoted morons and bighaired women who

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The blog site "Rest-of-Texas-sucks. Com," an Austin based site, sneeringly refers to the remainder of Texas outside Austin as "A land of big oil, big business, big cars, big men with big mouths, big guns, big bigoted morons, and big-haired women who love stupid men." Perhaps that's an exaggeration but Texas is big in many areas: it is the #1 state in lots of ways: Texans have the lowest percent of their population (25 and older) with a high school diploma coming in at 50th in the nation. That's being #1 in the great big Lone Star state! Texas leads America in the percentage of children who are uninsured (1st) which is in keeping with the percentage of the total population without basic healthcare insurance (also at the top of the nation's list). #1, again! Not to be forgotten is that Texas executes more people yearly than any other state,#1! Texas is #1 in another area: it leads the nation in carbon dioxide emissions, toxic chemicals released into the water, cancer-causing carcinogens released into the air, and hazardous waste production. Arguably Texas is #1 in assaults on women's reproductive rights. Since July 2013, about half of the state's 42 abortion clinics have closed do to restrictive laws in a hugely populated state. No one knows how many back alley abortions the laws have caused. The state is brimming with guns. People are allowed to carry concealed weapons into mental hospitals - that's what the concealed carry law permits. A concealed "campus carry" law means it is fine to bring a Glock into a public university's dorm room - but not a waffle-maker! For several years it's been permissible to open carry assault weapons into places like Starbucks. Too, a law has been passed recently allowing another open carry -- of alcohol at Texas gun shows! Turning to Austin, symbolic of the city is its favorite bumper sticker, " "Keep Austin Weird." It really isn't the hippie haven, reefer smoking capitol of the world its critics claim, but it is quite different from the rest of the state. Its liberal politicians make even Portland Oregon seem conservative. One lover of the city writes, "If you took the best qualities of Palo Alto and Berkeley and put them together you'd have Austin, business friendly, innovative, successful, but laid back and without the high prices of the bay area. It's a place where hippies and techies happily live and play side by side." It is understandable why Austin has gathered signatures from over 70% of voters in a local referendum to ask city government to secede from Texas and join California, the most progressive state in the union. At first blush, the idea to secede seems ridiculous. The U.S. Constitution, Art. IV, sec. 3 clearly forbids the creating a new state in the territory of an existing one without the latter's consent, and the consent of Congress. But the provision does not govern the transfer of territory from one state to another, which seems to be constitutional. Too, There is no requirement that states be continuous, as Michigan's northern peninsula demonstrates. Governor Jerry Brown of California said he would put a proposition on the ballot to see if its citizens wanted to annex Austin to California. Brown favors such a move. At a press conference yesterday he pointed out that the economy of Austin has been rated #1 in economic growth in American cities that it has been called the "Capitol Of live Music," a sign that it is culturally advanced, and has one of the best universities in the U.S. "And Just last year, over 25,000 people moved to Austin, bringing its total population to just below a million. Austin would be a great addition to our state," said California's liberal Governor. "If a million people in Austin want to dissociate themselves from the rest of Texas, which has the most disgusting collection of Neanderthals in America, they should be welcomed by Californians," said Jerry Brown.

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Joey's Urban launches Nuu Muu Muu staff uniforms : Joeys Urban is pleased to announce the launch of new staff uniforms on August 1 2016 which will allow employees the ability to express their sense of freedom The new staff uniforms shown here meet the functional needs of Joeys workforceso

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Joey's Urban launches Nuu Muu Muu staff uniforms

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Joey's Urban is pleased to announce the launch of new staff uniforms on August 1 2016, which will allow employees the ability to express their sense of freedom. The new staff uniforms (shown here) meet the functional needs of Joey's workforce…sort of…and reflect the kind of free-thinking that has made Joey's a leader in the fast casual restaurant industry. Keanu Kamehameha, advisor to Joey's Urban Restaurants led the uniform steering committee and says the change highlights the "personality" of Joey's outstanding staff and not their personal "highlights". "It's clear that some chains believe skin is in," says Mr. Kamehameha, "However, there is something to be said about leaving a little (or a lot) to the imagination. Joey's Urban saw a need to change the way employees feel at work and it started with the way they dressed. Muumuu's allow our employees to show their true colours - from the neck up." Several Canadian restaurant chains have been publicly criticized for their sexually exploitive uniform policies lately and Joey's is often confused with them, says Andy Taylor, President of Joey's Only Franchising Ltd. Our research shows that customers enjoy themselves more when they have a colourful server - and there's nothing more colourful than a server in a Halston or Christian Dior Muumuu flowing out of the kitchen carrying two plates of Canada's best Fish Tacos. "We can't understand how the Muumuu, a once-celebrated clothing item, has been reduced to a swimsuit cover-up," said Vice President of Operations, Todd Perkins. "Or even worse, something that's only worn when couch surfing. That's a job for a Snuggie. "Muumuu uniforms will let all of our staff tap into their inner Elizabeth Taylor," added Perkins. "They will walk through the dining room practically floating as their Muumuu billows behind. "If this new approach works out as expected, male staff will sport the same fashionable designs afforded to females. We're all for gender equality." Joey's is asking for your help. Please go to the following link https://www.facebook.com/joeysurban/app/303561899745219/ and vote for your favourite uniform option.

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Clint Eastwood Gives One Of His Oscars To Donald Trump : After Donald Trump was embarrassed into giving a Purple Heart back to the veteran who earned it Clint Eastwood offered up one of his four Oscars to The Donald Speaking at a Trump rally in Denver Clint Eastwood gave Donald Trump the academy awar

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Clint Eastwood Gives One Of His Oscars To Donald Trump

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After Donald Trump was embarrassed into giving a Purple Heart back to the veteran who earned it, Clint Eastwood offered up one of his four Oscars to The Donald. Speaking at a Trump rally in Denver, Clint Eastwood gave Donald Trump the academy award he received for Million Dollar Baby and he also gave his resounding support for the bloviating billionaire. "I've known and admired Donald ever since we both played a golf tournament at Pine Ridge, he is just an incredible person who deeply cares about our country and I think he should get an award for the perseverance he has displayed in the election so far. Donald Trump is speaking to the truth of what is happening in our nation, and he's faced an avalanche of criticism for it. People are now trying to smear him with all sorts of labels: Unpatriotic, treasonous, unfit for office, some have even tried to call him crazy, if you mean Donald Trump is crazy like a fox, it's true." As the auditorium crowd cheered, Eastwood turned to Trump to hand him the Oscar and Trump took his turn at the lectern. "Thank you Clint, I always wanted one of these, but this is way easier than actually earning it." Addressing the crowd Trump went on, "You know It's amazing that Clint Eastwood was able to win four Oscars in Hollywood's rigged award system. Believe me folks, it's a rigged system when an actor like Clint Eastwood only has four Oscars. It's a rigged system because someone like Bruce Willis has still won no Oscars. And by the way, Bruce Willis called me to say he would have given me one of his Oscars if he had won any." "I'm not there yet," Trump bellowed, "but under a president Trump we're going to look into the rigged Oscar system." Bruce Willis was asked asked about Trump's statement by reporters at a charity gala in Los Angeles for narcissistic goth teens. Willis seemed incensed when asked if he would share one of his Oscars with Der Orange Fuhrer if he had any. Glaring at the assembled press Willis hissed, "I never said any such thing, I don't know Donald Trump or have his number." Willis continued to stare down the reporters and photographers before giving a half smile and finishing with, "but I guess I actually would give him my Oscar if I had won the one I really deserved for Twelve Monkeys." Tim Kaine ridiculed Trump for accepting the Oscar from Eastwood, saying, "They'll have to make a new category, 'best portrayal of a heartless human being in a tragic-comedy.'" Vice President Joe Biden also criticized Eastwood's gifting of the Oscar when he told Clinton supporters, "The Oscars are way more serious and important than Donald Trump, what Eastwood is doing, this just demeans the whole academy." Semi-retired actor Charles Grodin had this to say: "It's just an outrage to give him an award when everything Donald Trump does is to belittle and demean people. Eastwood and other actors have paid their dues to get where they are now, Donald Trump has sacrificed nothing for art."

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Hillary: I Never Had Sexual Relations With That Woman : BILLINGSGATE POST Bill Clinton in his stem winder speech before the Democratic Convention Wednesday evening spoke of how he first met Hillary as a young girl at Yale Law School He raved about his future soul mates virtues She wore no makeup

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Hillary: I Never Had Sexual Relations With That Woman

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BILLINGSGATE POST: Bill Clinton, in his stem winder speech before the Democratic Convention Wednesday evening, spoke of how he first met Hillary as a young girl at Yale Law School. He raved about his future soul mate's virtues: "She wore no make-up, horn rimmed glasses, and had extra-ordinary thick ankles and hairy armpits. I was instantly attracted to her because she was the first human being I had ever met that could lie even better than I could. Quite frankly, that is the spiritual bond that has kept us together for these years." STANDING APPLAUSE "I know that some of you question how I could ever cheat on such a wonderful woman. My response is; I never had sexual relations with that woman!" STANDING APPLAUSE Squinting his eyes and biting his lower lip, the now graying serial philanderer can only wonder how Wilt Chamberlain scored 20,000 chicks before he died at the age of 63. "Wilt once said; 'no one ever cheers for Goliath.' I can feel his pain." STANDING APPLAUSE "You might recall a few of my bimbos: There's Gennifer Flowers, Maria Furtwangler, Belinda Stronach, Naomi Robson, Markie Post, Patricia Duff, Elizabeth Gracen, Sally Perdue, Dolly Browning, Paula Jones, Monica Lewinsky, and don't forget the fabulous Energizer Bunny." AUDIENCE CHEERING: I NEVER HAD SEXUAL RELATIONS WITH THAT WOMAN! I NEVER HAD SEXUAL RELATIONS WITH THAT WOMAN! "Thank you. Thank you." "That, my fellow Democrats, is why Hillary deserves to be the first woman to ever be elected president of these here United States of America." AUDIENCE ON ITS FEET SCREAMING: I NEVER HAD SEXUAL RELATIONS WITH THAT WOMAN! I NEVER HAD SEXUAL RELATIONS WITH THAT WOMAN! BLOWING A WALK OFF KISS TO HIS ADORING FANS: "You are giving me goosebumps just thinking about all those sweet little interns that will call me Daddy."

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Athletes Line Up To Give Their Awards To Donald Trump : After Clint Eastwood gave Donald Trump one of his Oscars athletes from the Olympic games to the NBA and NASCAR have stirred controversy by pledging to give their awards to Donald Trump to show their confidence in his candidacyJackie Joyner even o

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Athletes Line Up To Give Their Awards To Donald Trump

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After Clint Eastwood gave Donald Trump one of his Oscars, athletes from the Olympic games, to the NBA and NASCAR have stirred controversy by pledging to give their awards to Donald Trump to show their confidence in his candidacy--Jackie Joyner even offered one of her Olympic gold medals to the Donald. Dennis Rodman said he is planning on giving his 1998 NBA Champion ring to the Donald. "I won't take no for an answer, Donald deserves this, and besides, if I can give one of my championship rings to Kim Jong Un, I can sure as hell give one to my friend Donald Trump." Bill Elliott, a retired NASCAR Hall of Famer wants to give one of his most Popular Driver awards to Donald Trump. "With all the negative and nasty things they are saying about him, he could use a popularity award." Mike Tyson weighed in, saying his WBC championship belt is now Donald Trump's. "Donald, he's really like family to me, like a brother but from a white mother, and so anything I have is his too." Leading the fight against the new trend, the NHL is already taking steps to legally limit the transferring of trophy ownership while the recipient is still alive.

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Resistance to Berneesta shrivelosis emboldens Neo-McCarthyism at Hotel Harbinger : Spoof deep investigations have followed developments at the Democratic National Convention into what is taking place behind the current accusations against Trump and Russia At the seenbetterdays but obscure Hotel Harbinger not far from Hillary

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Resistance to Berneesta shrivelosis emboldens Neo-McCarthyism at Hotel Harbinger

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Spoof deep investigations have followed developments at the Democratic National Convention into what is taking place behind the current accusations against Trump and Russia. At the seen-better-days but obscure Hotel Harbinger not far from Hillary Clinton's residence, she has been meeting with a group of advisors borrowed from George W. Bush. In recent years these advisors have been hanging around with not much to do since 02 and 03 as part of implementing the Saddam non-existent WMD ploy. They believe that thirteen years later nobody will remember the 03 distortions and subsequent wars which led to the madness and chaos of today's middle east. According to a deep throat out of this group, Trump's threat to win the upcoming election indicates it's time to trot out the old bromide--them Russians! them Russians! them nasty Russians! The hero for this Harbinger Group maneuvering is Senator Joseph McCarthy from the 1950's, with his House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). This man sonorously and repeatedly held up a piece of paper saying he had a list of all them traitorous commies in the national government right there in his hand. The list turned out to be a piece of paper only. All the buzzing and formulating and nauseating and sweating and prevaricating and nastiness of that time is now assessed as one of the lowest moments in the Republic's history, when it comes to sneaky opportunism and egotism. McCarthy's behavior makes Trump look angelic. Therefore, it's time to play the commie menace card and play it big! Additionally, the remaining Berneestas who didn't shrivel away into the Clinton camp are talking up this Green Party thing. Ms. Clinton is being urged to move on to infantilize, smear, hurl and twirl while basking in her seven point bump from the recently ended DNC. But at this deep and dark Harbinger Hotel meeting Ms. Clinton seemed unusually nervous, biting her fingernails and eyeing the little black cigars the men were smoking. "Isn't there something else?" she kept asking. "Something to add on as a little insurance in case the American people are not as stupid as we think they are?" Cunningly placed audio at the hotel indicates heads bent together and buzzing with a pronounced "Yes!" in excited tones, probably from Ms. Clinton. A new spin is on its way. Putin and Trump in bed together. Photographs. Either Putin or Trump wearing bridal headgear--both smiling. Plus Ms. Clinton could voice sympathy with Melania, solidarity and comfort.

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Mike Pence To Drop Out of VP Race after Trump Calls him "Six Pence" : Washington DC Sources close to the Trump campaign have indicated that Indiana Governor Mike Pence is dropping out of the US vice presidential race Pence claimed that Trumps name calling went too far Pence was overheard on a live microp

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Mike Pence To Drop Out of VP Race after Trump Calls him "Six Pence"

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Washington, D.C.: Sources close to the Trump campaign have indicated that Indiana Governor Mike Pence is dropping out of the U.S. vice- presidential race. Pence claimed that Trump's name calling went too far. Pence was overheard on a live microphone, which he mistakenly thought was off, discussing Trump from an earlier private meeting. "Trump called me Mike "Six" Pence. He implied that I am worthless, and when I complained, Donald mimicked me and said that maybe I should go back to Indiana and pee in the little girls room, like I'm transgendered or something. I've had it." The campaign has scrambled to find a replacement. Sources close to the campaign state that Donald Trump, Jr. is vying for the nomination against his sister, Ivanka Trump. Trump, Jr. and Ivanka have already begun to secretly issue negative stories to the press about each other's childhood. Meanwhile, Dan Quayle has indicated interest, citing his past experience. Quayle stated that he can now spell potato, which qualifies him for the job, and he has no problem with the nickname "Sixpence", which he feels could be an accurate name for him. "There's no "toe" in potato, but there are toes and eyes in potatoes!" Quayle exclaimed proudly. Also indicating interest is Chris Christie, who begged for the job once again at the main entrance of Trump Tower. However, the security guard on duty would not allow Christie to come into the office building. Christie was described as livid and was last seen throwing up in a NYC gutter. Sources state that Christie's wife, Mary Pat, threw Christie out of the house when he was passed up for the nomination the first time and that Christie has been homeless in NYC ever since. Sarah Palin's name has been mentioned as the "family values" candidate but sources worry whether she can afford to travel to New York to meet with Trump from her home state in Alaska. Alaska is very close to Russia. Palin can almost see Russia from her home if it were not for a large fence erected to protect the family from Levi Johnston, her daughter's first baby daddy. Russia Federation President Vladimir Putin also favors Palin and would like to know her better. Sources state that Trump is secretly pushing for Joe the Plumber, Samuel Wurzelbacher, made famous eight years ago by "anti-hero" Senator John McCain. "He's got good plumbing," Trump is rumored to have said. Trump has not publicly acknowledged the likely Pence move. Nonetheless, in an interview, Trump stated that he saw no reason to apologize to Pence and that he expects to hit him hard if he leaves the campaign trail. Meanwhile, Trump Campaign Manager Paul Manafort blamed "Crooked Hillary" for creating a misunderstanding, stating that her campaign sent an email from Hillary's private server reporting the story before the Trump team could get ahead of it. Manafort stated that Trump was just being sarcastic and Pence has very thin skin.

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How the "unbiased" media gets it right about Trump : There has been some speculation and complaints from the Donald Trump camp that the press has been treating him unfairly They take his own words and morph them into some racial innuendos or inflammatory rhetoric and then pile on with hundreds of nega

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How the "unbiased" media gets it right about Trump

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There has been some speculation and complaints from the Donald Trump camp that the press has been treating him unfairly. They take his own words and morph them into some racial innuendos or inflammatory rhetoric and then pile on with hundreds of negative stories. Of course, whenever Trump complains about his treatment, there are even more stories from the media explaining why they emphatically aren't unfair. A new story has just came to light when Mr. Trump and a TV news correspondent were preparing for an on camera interview for one of major news networks concerning his views on foreign policy. Four people familiar with the interview revealed the conversation that took place. Trump: "Can you wait a few minutes before we start, I need to go take a leak?" Correspondent: "Leak?" "I see, so you want to change the interview from foreign policy to the Wikileaks issue just so you can bring up the DNC's email controversy again and stick it to Hillary Clinton?" Trump: "No." "I just drank too much coffee." Correspondent: "Coffee?" "Does that mean you think the British are sissies because they drink tea?" Trump: "No." "I just prefer coffee." Correspondent: "You mean you prefer coffee because in the U.S. only feminists, women, and gays drink tea?" Trump: "No." "My bladder is full." "Please, just have someone show me where the men's room is." Correspondent: "Men's room?" "So are you changing your position on transgender bathrooms?" Trump: "No." "I just want to find a urinal." Correspondent: "Urinal?" "Because you mean all urinals are white and you hate people of color?" Trump gets up to go find a bathroom. When Trump returns the correspondent says to him before the cameras get rolling: "The interview is over, we got what we needed." The next day every major media network reports: "Trump evades correspondent's questions and admits to hating the UK, feminists, women, gays, transgenders, and people with color".

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Colin Kaepernick spends night at Holiday Inn, becomes expert in discrimination : After spending the previous night at a Holiday Inn Colin Kaepernick became enlightened to the plight of minorities in the United States and staged a protest at an NFL preseason game I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a cou

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After spending the previous night at a Holiday Inn, Colin Kaepernick became enlightened to the plight of minorities in the United States, and staged a protest at an NFL pre-season game. "I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder." Kaepernick announced. After spending his entire life in the luxury of suburbia and professional sports fame, Colin needed the experience of spending one night in a regular hotel to understand what it's like to be an average minority in America. It helped that Holiday Inn is has the reputation of turning people into experts at untried disciplines overnight. The end result is Kaepernick's controversial show of protest during an NFL pre-season game. With this, Colin proved that becoming an overnight expert at something doesn't always mean you know the best way to execute it. Kaepernick burst on to the NFL scene with a number of electrifying performances that took the 49ers to a game away from the Superbowl in 2011. Unfortunately, after game film of him became available it became obvious that he couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. His career has been on the down slide ever since. After spending the last several off seasons on farms Colin is now capable of hitting the side of a barn, but unfortunately, the 49ers have not opted to draft any farm structures in that time frame. An unnamed representative from XAM Sports, the company that represents Kapernick stated, "With as bad as he's been on the field, one of our team members floated the idea to Colin that it might not be a bad idea to get the press talking about something other than his play. This probably wasn't exactly what they had in mind when they suggested it to him." Colin Kaepernick has since stated that in a related move he will no long listen to "I'm the Man" and will switch to "Fight the Power", although Chuck D from Public Enemy has been quoted as saying, "DON'T." Chances that Kaep's recent publicity stunt will do anything other than provide a bored press cycle some cannon fodder has been described as "not likely."

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How To Find A Good Singapore Courier Firm

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Looking for a good courier services firm should be a simple task, but if you don’t know the basics, then it can be really daunting due to the multiple levels of pricing and services that local courier companies in Singapore may provide. Here are some of the best tips to kick start your search for the best Singapore courier services firm for your business. Personally, as an E-commerce business boss, I looked to PCA Masters for their courier services and hence in this post I’ll share with you the decisions and steps that I took to finally decide on them as my choice of courier for my business. There is obviously more than only one Singapore courier services company, so I had my pick of them. However, I decided on PCA Masters for 3 main reasons – speed, reliability and prices. Speed – I feel that as an E-commerce business, it is important to provide speed to my customers so as to assure them that I run a legitimate business. Getting a quick and efficient courier services firm in Singapore is very important for E-commerce businesses because the customers have not seen the product(s) in reality, and some of them may have the fear that the E-commerce website they bought from is not legitimate. Hence, you want to re-assure your clients that you’re a real business by providing them with timely and quick deliveries. Never be late. The deliveries can be slightly earlier to delight the customers, but never late. But how was I to know that PCA Masters would be on time? I didn’t know, so I resorted to 2 tips: I tracked how fast the Singapore courier companies whom I emailed replied me. When it comes to this day and age, the phone can be slightly outdated and I wanted to work with a company which leverages technology and is efficient in replies. Secondly, I also tried them out (albeit at a slightly higher rate than the eventual one I got as a regular customer) and found that they had indeed kept to their promises! Reliability – this one was a easy factor to help understand because I had trial deliveries, and most companies were good at being reliable (at least among those I had found on the first page of Google Singapore). However, because PCA Masters had the edge on speed at this point in time, I chose them. Pricing – of course this was also a big factor. I had about 1000 deliveries per month and approximately 40 deliveries a day. Realistically, because the deliveries are spread all across Singapore, hence each driver can only take around 15 deliveries a day, so I hired 3 drivers at $1.8k salary (if CPF were to be included, it would be around $2.2k salary in total. Multiplied by 3, that would mean a salary expense of around $6.6k for my business every month. Because PCA Masters was willing to generously offer my business deliveries at only $5 per delivery, I was able to reduce my expenses to around $5k, and saved $1.6k in the process which I then used to re-invest back into the business!

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As a small-medium business owner, should you work with a Singapore courier company or engage an in house deliveryman? Here's my two cents on this issue.

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Should you engage a courier company or hire a deliveryman? As a small-medium business owner, should you work with a courier company for your company’s deliveries to business partners (e.g. regular business deliveries) and to customers (e.g. for E-commerce businesses and websites) or should you hire a deliveryman in house? There are pros and cons to each of them, and generally, working with a Singapore courier company is a better idea financially and for your business’s operations. Pros of a courier company: They are experienced and have many drivers. This means that your delivery would always be able to be conducted. A good company would also able to conduct pick ups. This means that you don’t even need to travel down to their warehouse or office to deliver goods – that will be really convenient for you. Cons of a courier company: If you work with a bad courier company, their deliverymen may not treat your parcels with respect. Pros of hiring a deliveryman: You have more controls over which deliveries get sent first. This is because you can plan out their exact schedule while the schedule for an outsourced courier company is usually decided by them (although they would still adhere to your time slot delivery limits) Cons of hiring a deliveryman: Can be really expensive for small medium enterprises (SME) in Singapore. This is because their base pay is at least $1,500 to $2,000 per month and this does not include the vehicle leasing and petrol costs. If you were to include them, it would only be feasible and financially sensible to hire a deliveryman if you have very high volumes of deliveries per month. Final verdict (How to decide whether you should engage a courier company or hire a deliveryman): If an average courier delivery in Singapore is around $8 (average of $6 to 10), then you can get the courier company to deliver over 250 deliveries per month for the equivalent of 1 single deliveryman (average salary of $2,000 / month). This is not even inclusive of petrol and vehicle leasing costs. Therefore, it would only make sense to hire just 1 deliveryman if your business has over 400 to 500 deliveries per month. Otherwise, it makes no sense to do so. It is definitely better for your company to register a credit account with a Singapore courier company and work with them.

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A good courier company can make or break your business's reputation in Singapore. If you have an E-commerce business, it is even more important. Here's why.

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Here's Why Picking A Good Courier Company Is Important

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Working with a good Singapore courier company like PCA Masters Pte Ltd can seriously skyrocket your business sales and growth to the top. Some business owners underestimate the importance of working only with reliable and quality couriers (check out this post on crucial considerations for choosing a courier company if you need more help). Senior business owners would definitely know the sheer importance of reliability and accountability when it comes to courier services – that is the key to all success when it comes to courier services. This is especially true if you’re engaging courier services for the purpose of delivering product(s) to your E-commerce customers. It is important that your courier is very professional and friendly. You definitely do not want to work with what people term as ‘Ah Bengs’ in Singapore, as it may give off the impression that your company might be rowdy and not treat the product(s) with care. Whether this stereotype is true or not, that’s the case in reality so you need to take note of it. Work with companies with friendly couriers and with a very heavy emphasis on quality service. This is because you would not meet your customers directly, and your courier would now be seen as the ‘front’ of your organization. Whether or not they are in-house couriers, they should still treat customers with the due care they deserve. You should look at the true cost of delivery. This means that you need to take into account what the Singapore courier company will provide and not just look at their quoted prices. This is because some courier companies might not even compensate you one single cent in the situation that the delivery items went missing. That is definitely very costly to you in the long term if a irresponsible courier company treats your business and products carelessly. Or worst still, imagine if your business needed to deliver fragile items like wine to the most important business convention in your company’s history and your courier company botches up the delivery by being late or breaking some bottles in the process – can you say disaster? Always find a good courier company in Singapore or you would find yourself paying a lot more in the long term. Hopefully the above post would educate you better on how to find a good courier company. Follow my blog if you want more such tips as I would be posting more of these tips for business owners.

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There are several types of courier services in Singapore offered by local companies and SingPost. Here are the common levels of courier services.

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Picking out a good courier company in Singapore can be hard. Let me help you out. Here are some of the best ones you can engage: www.pcamasters.com www.networkcourier.com.sg www.roadmasteronline.net They're quite affordable and reliable, so if you need help just call them or email them.

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With Christmas coming up, logistics and delivery companies are getting much busier. This is especially the case for parcel delivery services.

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Christmas Logistics And Deliveries

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With Christmas coming up, it is no wonder that logistics and delivery companies around the world, including Singapore, are getting busier because companies and individuals are sending gifts to each other. This means that such courier and delivery services would be engaged much more often than any other time in the year. This is especially the case with parcel delivery service versus document deliveries because gifts are usually packed in the form of parcels and documents deliveries are usually only the case for businesses and not individuals. As you can see in the above video of Fedex, parcel delivery services can be very complicated if it becomes very large scale. Even though most courier companies in Singapore handle a somewhat smaller amount of logistics and deliveries than Fedex did in the above video during Christmas period, it is usually still a respectable amount of parcels. Therefore, if you watch the above video, the next time you are waiting for your parcel delivery services to be performed and for the package to arrive at your doorstep, you would know that so many things and coordination needs to happen before you receive it. The above video is very similar to what companies in Singapore actually do for your parcels and that is always the case as long as you engage a courier and not do it through the postal mail.

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Although most people in Singapore assume the postal services is safe, it is not as accountable as most people think relative to courier services. Here's why.

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Postal Services Vs Courier In Singapore - Little Known Differences

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Although most people would advise you to simply take on postal services if there is no hurry for your document or letter OR if you want it done as cheaply as possible OR it’s not an important document, I would still recommend you choose wisely between postal services and courier. Although the postal system in Singapore by SingPost is ok, there is no guarantee that your items would be delivered to your recipient. If it goes missing, SingPost is not necessarily liable and they are unlikely to return to you the missing item too. This might not be something that most people in Singapore know. They assume that SingPost will definitely be able to retrieve the item or return the posted document back to the sender in the event that the recipient cannot receive it for whatever reason. That’s not true. They will attempt delivery, and if it cannot be delivered for any reason at any point in the delivery process, they will not even notify the sender (you) that it’s not delivered. There’s no accountability. In my opinion, that’s very dangerous – especially if you’re dealing with important business items and documents! Accountability for the items is very important – whether it be for personal or business. I think that it is important for the sender to be able to opt for collecting back the items in the case that the recipient cannot receive it. Not even being able to collect back the items in the situation of non-delivery is ridiculous. You can definitely opt for this service when it comes to the state SingPost. However, it would be under SpeedPost and it costs a bomb to engage their services. Additionally, you need to waste your time travelling down to any of their branches (which may not be convenient for everyone) and send it. When it comes to private courier services in Singapore, it is cheap and they pick it up for you. Isn’t that much more convenient? Also, they will keep you updated on the status of the delivery of the items or documents and they would also be able to return to you the item in the event of non-receipt by the recipient for only a tiny cost. How awesome is that? Here’s a courier company in Singapore that I personally use (for Singapore local deliveries only) – PCA Masters Address: #06-76 Midview City, 22 Sin Ming Dr, Singapore 573969 Telephone contact: 6681 5781 Just let them know it’s Arnie who referred you! haha.

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Most people are not sure about the differences between pick up Singapore courier services in Singapore versus Speedpost. Here are some of the differences!

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Most people are not very sure about the differences between a courier pick up service in Singapore versus services by Speedpost. Here are some of the key differences you really should know. As the name suggests, courier pick up services are delivery services in which you do not even need to step out of your office or house’s doorstep and the deliveryman from the courier company in Singapore would drive to your place and pick up whatever documents or parcels you need to get delivered. Additionally, other than picking it up by hand, your documents or parcels to be delivered would also be delivered by hand to your recipient – making it very accountable and reliable. This is unlike the postal services where things can simply go missing. When it comes to pick up Singapore courier services, you would be able to simply retrieve the document or parcel if the person / recipient is not around. When it comes to Speedpost, you will definitely need to deliver the goods to the people at the Speedpost. There is no pick up services provided by the Speedpost. Therefore, for businessmen who are very busy or office staff who cannot afford to leave the office, they would definitely do much better by engaging a local pick up courier services company in Singapore rather than dropping by Speedpost office. Additionally, you would still need to queue at the Speedpost and if you go there during peak hours, you would have to stay in the queue for at least half an hour! That’s ridiculous to people who have a busy schedule or better things to do in life. On the other hand, you can even opt and get the courier company to only pick up things from you at particular timings which are most convenient for you. This eases the stress for most busy businessmen.

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Evolution of the logistics industry in Singapore

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In almost every industries, there is bound to be competition. With competition, innovation will occur resulting in improvement in the product or service quality. The logistics industry is especially competitive. There are a lot of players in the logistics industry, such as PCA Masters Pte Ltd Singapore, Courier Network, Singpost, FedEx and DHL. Some of these logistics companies focus on niche services while others offer a broad range of logistical services to customers. The logistics industry has come a long way from the past. A lot of operational processes has improved largely due to the technological advancement. In the past, large manual labor is needed in its operations. For example, the sorting of the documents and parcels was carried out by hundreds and thousands of people. More than 90% of the labor force is replaced by machines now. Just a handful of people is needed to make sure that the machines are working fine, and to intervene when there is any error. Moreover, as fewer people uses internet in the past, the logistics industry mainly advertises to people through traditional marketing channels such as TV advertising and radio advertising. Currently, many logistics companies have their own websites and adopt internet marketing as well. They have been going more towards the digital direction. Apart from having a website presence, many logistics companies also built interesting web and mobile applications to support their operations and customer service. Web applications such as route planning application allow their couriers to find the shortest delivery routes for multiple deliveries. This greatly saved a lot of time and money for the couriers and the company. In addition, there are also web applications and mobile applications that allow the customers to log in to access their accounts which will contain information such as past transactions and current processing deliveries. This heightens the customer service and keeps customers more informed about their delivery statuses. Looking into the future, I will expect further adoption of technology into the business processes and operations. It is interesting to see how the product and service offering can be improved over time.

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Kevin Matheny will teach U.S. history, world history, and geography at Sulphur Bluff High School.

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School News There were four new staff members at Sulphur Bluff ISD to greet returning students last Monday. Kevin Matheny will teach U.S. history, world history, and geography at Sulphur Bluff High School. He will also coach volleyball, softball, baseball and track. For more about his background and the three other new teachers joining the staff at Sulphur Bluff, see the August 25 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.

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Braylea Brown was crowned Tiny Miss Mount Vernon at the 48th annual Miss Mount Vernon Pageant on Friday, August 12 in the school auditorium.

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Community News Braylea Brown was crowned Tiny Miss Mount Vernon at the 48th annual Miss Mount Vernon Pageant on Friday, August 12 in the school auditorium. Winners in the Tiny Miss Mount Vernon division include Cambree Summerlin, Colbi Baze, Addisyn Cameron, Braylea Brown, Nevaeh Huffstutler, and Reese Linthicum. See the August 18 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald for a listing of individual awards.

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Community News The newly crowned Miss Mount Vernon royalty helped McDonalds celebrate the third anniversary of the Mount Vernon restaurant. This was the first outing for the girls who were recently crowned. The girls took turns serving in the drive through window. Shown are store manager Ayana Taylor, Young Miss Kamryn Mears, Petite Miss Presley McCormick, owner Victor Martinez, Junior Miss Madyson Caledwell, Miss Mount Vernon Savanna Oud, Little Miss Tara Richard, and owner Laura Latoof Martinez.

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Christie Lynn Roycroft, age 30 of Mount Vernon, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole after entering a guilty plea to the charge of ... Read more...

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Roycroft pleads guilty in stepson’s death, gets life sentence

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News Christie Lynn Roycroft, age 30 of Mount Vernon, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole after entering a guilty plea to the charge of capital murder of a person under the age of 10 years in the stabbing death of her six-year-old stepson, Wesley Benjamin “Ben” Roycroft. The plea culminates the case just over seven months after the murder at the family’s apartment in Mount Vernon the morning of Dec. 31, 2015. See the rest of this story in the Aug. 25 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.

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Tara Richard was crowned Little Miss Mount Vernon at the 48th annual Miss Mount Vernon Pageant on Friday, August 12 in the school auditorium.

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Community News Tara Richard was crowned Little Miss Mount Vernon at the 48th annual Miss Mount Vernon Pageant on Friday, August 12 in the school auditorium. Winners in the Little Miss Mount Vernon division include Kylie Rogers, Kennedy Barron, Tara Richard, Melody Anderson, and Kylie Wood. Emily Stuart not shown. For a listing of individual awards, see the August 18 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.

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Pure Hope Foundation opens Hope Home in Franklin County

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Community News The Pure Hope Foundation recently opened their first Hope Home for survivors of sex trafficking in Franklin County. This faith based program is designed for young women, typically ages 18-24, who have been rescued from sex trafficking. Candidates will have already successfully completed any necessary drug and physical rehabilitation, and they will have shown the desire to re-enter society. For more about this group and their call to action, see the August 25 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.

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Danny W. Weems is the new president and chief executive office for the First National Bank of Gilmer, which is associated with Texas American Bank in Mount Vernon.

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Community News Danny W. Weems is the new president and chief executive office for the First National Bank of Gilmer, which is associated with Texas American Bank in Mount Vernon. He has been with First National Bank of Gilmer for 12 years as senior vice president and cashier. For more about Mr. Weems background, see the August 25 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.

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The Texas Department of Transportation’s Paris District requested $300,000 in local funds to assist with a $1.8 million change in the north service road exit and entry ramps between Spur 423 and Hwy. 37

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News The Texas Department of Transportation’s Paris District requested $300,000 in local funds to assist with a $1.8 million change in the north service road exit and entry ramps between Spur 423 and Hwy. 37 in a presentation at a special session of the Mount Vernon City Council Monday evening, August 22. Current council members had not heard of the project for which previous city administrator Tony Stonecypher obligated the city to fund more than 18 months ago. See the August 25 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald for more about this request.

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WRHCF scholarship recipients share stories, gratitude

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WORTHINGTON -- Annually, the Worthington Regional Health Care Foundation, Inc. (WRHCF) awards scholarships totaling $14,000 ($8,000 for LPN and RN students, with $6,000 for other health care professional fields of study) to students in the region. Here’s a sampling of what some 2016 WRHCF scholarship recipients had to say about their educational and career paths, and how the funds are benefiting them: Miriam Ongeta, LPN: “I appreciate the financial help I received from the foundation. I’m so glad they have a partnership with the college. The money helped me focus on my studies so I could prepare for the licensing exam, and I was successful the first time. Thank you for this help to start my new career.” Ongeta is employed as an LPN in Worthington. Alex Ochiengi, LPN: “I want to say thank you for the scholarship. I used it to pay for summer classes and my NCLEX (nursing exam) and nursing license. Thank you for the partnership with Minnesota West. It supports students and allows for financial help.” Ochiengi is employed as an LPN in Worthington. Cyrus Nyakundi, LPN: Thank you to the WRHCF and the college for offering me this scholarship. I was able to pay for my summer preceptorship tuition costs with it. I was working minimally so I could concentrate on my classes. This was my first scholarship, and I am so appreciative of this opportunity.” Nyakundi is employed as an LPN in Worthington. Cindy Gravenhof, LPN: “I graduated in May from MWCTC, and I used the scholarship toward my tuition. I’d been a stay-at-home mom (my husband is a farmer and we have five children) for years, but I wanted to have a job in town and I really enjoy caring for people, so being a nurse seemed like the right choice. “I passed my boards in June and started working in July. I really like the work I’m doing and I enjoy being able to visit with the hospice patients and their families as I help provide really good quality care. I appreciate the scholarship very much; when I got the letter saying I’d received it, it was wonderful. “We’re here forever, so this will be put to good use right here in Worthington.” Gravenhof is employed as an LPN at Sunset Hospice Cottage, Worthington. Christa Lee Castaneda, R.N.: “I did my life ‘backwards;’ I’m 33 and have seven kids, ages 4 to 15, so after my youngest was born, I went to school to start earning my degree. “I always wanted to be a nurse, but it was harder when my kids were all so young to be in school. The scholarship came toward the end of my RN program, so I’ve used it towards some tuition and for board exam fees, plus to help pay for study prep materials. “Most definitely, I’m grateful for it. I worked as a CNA (certified nursing assistant) since I was 18, and with seven kids, it’s great to be paid more than minimum wage. It takes a lot of patience to be a nurse, so if you’re short-tempered, it’s probably not a good job for you. “My dream is to become a labor/delivery nurse, or to work in a NICU. My husband, Jaime Castaneda, and I are now expecting an eighth child next spring, so we plan to stay in the area, working and raising our family. The WRHCF scholarship has helped me achieve my educational goals.” Castaneda is employed by a Minneapolis-based pool nursing company, with work assignments primarily at Worthington’s Crossroads and South Shore Care Centers. Hanna Bosma, R.N.: “I grew up in the Rushmore area, graduated from Southwest Christian High School, and am pretty much a traditional student. I’m 22, and I have two two-year degrees -- a liberal arts degree and an associate’s degree in nursing, both from MWCTC. “The scholarship allowed me to focus on my studies rather than worry about my finances, and I didn’t have to work as much to pay for school. I’m also applying some of the funds toward my four-year degree. This fall I’m taking a class at MWCTC, then I’m going to finish my bachelor’s degree in nursing at MSU-Mankato. “I love being a nurse -- I really, really enjoy it, and feel this is my calling. I’m intrigued by health care and how the body and medications work, and I thought it would be a good area for me to work in. My own experiences with routine health care, and caring for my grandmas, inspired me to want to give back and pass on a happy smile to everyone I can benefit with my help.” Bosma is employed as an R.N. on the medical/surgical floor at Sanford Worthington Medical Center. Kayla Pineda, R.N.: “I’m currently enrolled in a master of science nursing program through Walden University. It will have taken me about two years altogether when I’m finished, and I’m in my last quarter. “When I’m done, I’ll have earned a master’s degree and I’ll be a family nurse practitioner. I’m 33, and I graduated from Tracy High School before earning an associate’s degree in nursing at MWCTC. I worked as an LPN for five years, then as an R.N., and a few years later I started working on the master’s degree. “The last five years I’ve worked at the Sanford ob/gyn clinic, where I’ll be completing the clinical hours required for my degree. “I’ve always been interested in being the best at whatever I planned to do; my grandfather had a doctorate in education and taught at the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, so he was the driving force behind me getting the best education possible for whatever career path I chose. “When I started working as a nurse, I had no intention of going this far, but that was 10 years ago, and with more experience and so many good nurses and providers to guide me along the way, I thought, ‘I could do this.’ There have been many good people in my life who encouraged me to just go for it. “The foundation scholarship will help me with tuition, books and the expenses associated with my certification test. It’s expensive to go to school, but I look at it as an investment -- but any help is always appreciated. I’m married and have a 4-year-old son.” Pineda will be employed as a family nurse practitioner at the Sanford Worthington Clinic upon completion of her master’s degree.

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Ringkob 45th anniversary

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45TH ANNIVERSARY: Kent and Debi Ringkob, Jackson, will celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary Sunday. Greetings may be sent to them at 58218 830th St., Jackson 56143.

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Biking Bob: 78-year-old Hibma still doing plenty of pedaling

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Bob Hibma and other riders celebrate with an "Oyee!" while cycling along the Natchez Trail Parkway. (Special to the Daily Globe) Bob Hibma poses for a photo while taking part in the Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure last month. Hibma said he's ridden about 3,200 miles so far this year. (Special to the Daily Globe) “Friends from church -- Mike and Myra Vanvoorst -- invited us to go to Lanesboro, and I didn’t have a bicycle,” Hibma recalled earlier this week. “I dug my youngest son’s bicycle out of the shed, oiled the chain up and took it for a ride. I enjoyed it, but I was so out of shape.” Little did Hibma know then that he would eventually be spending significant amounts of time on a bicycle, and helping multiple causes as a result. What’s more, he’s been doing it all at an age -- he’s now 78 -- when most aren’t nearly as active. Hibma comes from a large family, as he’s the oldest of 10 children; he’s got four sisters and five brothers. He and wife Laurel farmed north of Ocheyedan, Iowa for many years and raised three children before moving into Sibley 11 years ago. By that time, he had already become an avid cyclist. After he’d headed up to Lanesboro, Vanvoorst invited Hibma the following year to go on the TRAM (The Ride Across Minnesota), a week-long ride that also raises money for Multiple Sclerosis research. “That kind of got me hooked on biking,” Hibma said. “Every year the ride goes through different parts of Minnesota. … One year we were up in the Iron Range, and one year we followed the Minnesota River from the western side to where it goes into the Mississippi.” Hibma, who added that he has friends with MS, said he participated in that ride for 10 years. Among his other big cycling events was Tour de Kota, a week-long event sponsored by the Argus Leader that he remembered as being particularly challenging depending on wind conditions on the wide-open South Dakota prairie. He took part in Tour de Kota for four years before it was discontinued, but did learn about another statewide ride. “One year … before we headed home, a lady was talking to my wife and she said, ‘Your husband might enjoy the BRAN.’ That’s Bicycle Ride Across Nebraska. … That’s a very well-organized ride sponsored by the Omaha Pedalers Bicycle Club and one of the service clubs (Rotary Club) in Omaha. According to BRAN’s website, the annual event “uses its revenues to provide scholarships to Nebraska high school graduates to Nebraska trade schools, colleges and universities. It is a way to give back to the state for what the state has given us over the years. We want to stop the ‘brain drain’ from Nebraska while at the same time supporting safe cycling.” Hibma enjoys seeing the way people from Nebraska’s smaller communities support BRAN. “We stay in little towns along the way and at the end of the ride, riders vote on who they think did the best job of hospitality,” he explained. “That town gets two scholarships for seniors who live in that town. The dollar amount given over 36 years is quite a large amount.” Hibma said the seven-day BRAN begins with participants getting on a bus close to Omaha that transports them to the western side of Nebraska. This year, he said, they were brought to a location just 15 miles from the Colorado line, from which they proceeded back across the state on their bicycles. “You'd find that once you get passed North Platte and go north, Nebraska is not flat,” he said. Rides across South Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa -- Hibma said he’s taken part in RAGBRAI (the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Race Across Iowa) on two occasions -- likely prepared him for his biggest bicycling endeavor yet. In 2014, he participated in the Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure for the first time. “My daughter Alice, who had finished her OT training, had three months before she could take her boards,” Hibma said. “She had this timeframe and a dream … she had been in Europe for 18 years and one time biked with some friends around Spain.” Hibma had been preparing to drop off Alice in Chicago so she could take part in a portion of the event, which had begun in Atlantic City, N.J., and was continuing to Astoria, Ore. He subsequently made the decision to ride with her to Sioux Falls, S.D., where a portion of the route wrapped up. Taking part in the Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure was so enjoyable that Hibma proceeded to sign up Fuller Center’s “Spring Ride,” a 400-mile trek that follows the Natchez Trace Parkway. “When Franklin Roosevelt was president in the early ’30s he declared it (Natchez Trace) a national park,” he said. “It doesn’t follow exactly where the Indians’ walking trail was, but it's a two-lane blacktop road ... the speed limit is 50 miles per hour, there’s no commercial traffic. It’s a beautiful place to ride a bicycle.” Hibma did the Spring Ride once again this year, which essentially served as a warm-up for this summer’s Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure. He departed Sibley on July 17 and took part in a two-week stretch of the event. “I headed out from Lincoln, Neb.,” he said. “The next weekend we were in Peoria, Ill., and the second week, where my wife picked me up, was Indianapolis. “One interesting thing about ride across Iowa and Illinois, on the way to Peoria, was several of the riders were from a big city or from the east coast. One guy I got to know, John, was from southern California. Some of the roads had quite large ditches, and cornfields that start about five feet away. Some of the riders said, and this is exactly their words, ‘It’s like riding through walls of corn.’ “Another interesting thing was John and I were riding together one afternoon and a Midwest thunderstorm came up with dark clouds. We should have stopped a quarter mile before we did; there was hail, wind and lightning. We got into the ditch to get away from the lightning a little bit, and then a couple of guys driving a utility truck said, ‘Here, get in.’ John said, ‘I've never experienced a thunderstorm before here. I don’t know what I would have done if you hadn’t been here.’ Sometimes we take a lot of things for granted. ... “I became friends with a couple from California celebrating their 45th anniversary,” Hibma continued, recalling one of his Tour de Kota rides. “They were riding a tandem bike and never had been east of Idaho … and it was interesting to see the Midwest through the eyes of someone who had never been east of Idaho before. We sometimes take things that surround us for granted; for them it's beauty.” Interacting with fellow cyclists is certainly an intriguing component of the Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure, but the event’s service project component is also important to Hibma. Participants ride an average of 75 miles a day and always take Sundays off to rest. On the other day of the week, there is a “build day” during which riders stop to build or repair homes or community facilities. According to the event’s website, the Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure “is an invitation, not a race — an invitation for every individual, church or business to break from the routine of daily life and follow Jesus’s call to love and serve our neighbor, especially ‘the least of these.’ Thirty years from now, will you wish you spent more time in an office or more time out exploring beautiful countryside, getting your hands dirty and changing the world?” Last month, Hibma helped scrape paint from -- and then repaint -- a community center in Creve Couer, Ill. He finds the work with his fellow cyclists, not to mention the camaraderie they develop along their journey, to be rewarding on multiple levels. “The motto (for the adventure) is ‘Bike. Speak. Build!” Hibma said. “This ride is not a race. … I’ve gone about 20 times to Mexico on mission trips, and go back and see the same people and get to know them. On this ride, you do everything together. You stay in churches every night … and everyone has a different job. “When you’re working with people for a week or more like this you get to really know them, more than just superficial.” In addition to its cycling events, the Fuller Center also coordinates home-building projects across the country. Earlier this summer, members of Salem Reformed Church in Little Rock, Iowa, traveled to Pearl River, La., to take part in construction of a home for a family who lost their house 11 years ago as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Hibma, for his part, plans to keep cycling for the Fuller Center and celebrating the fellowship he shares with fellow riders -- a common expression of celebration among them is a loud “Oyee!” combined with a raised fist -- as long as he can. He intends to do the Natchez Trace ride again next year, and is considering what he may do next summer. “There are three Fuller Center summer rides next year,” he noted. “One starts in San Diego and goes up along the western seaboard, I think into Washington. Another ride starts in Florida and goes up along the eastern seaboard, and another starts in southern California and ends up in Florida. The goal is to raise money for Fuller Center for housing; they raised $285,000 through the bike rides this year.” All in all, Hibma estimates he’s cycled 3,200 miles this year, and expects he’ll pedal another 300 to 400 more. He encourages others to get on a bike, see their surroundings and lend hands when possible, and offers a little advice to those looking to get more serious about cycling. “It’s very important to have a bike that’s fitted to you,” he said. “It may cost a little more, but you won’t be sorry.” It seems safe to say that Hibma would know.

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Column: A Nobles County cowboy made 1934 history

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Editor’s note : Former longtime Daily Globe Editor Ray Crippen died Dec. 27, 2015. We will continue to publish previously run “Isn’t That Something” columns on Saturdays, until further notice, as a tribute to Crippen and his knowledge of local and regional history. The following column first appeared Aug. 15, 2009. WORTHINGTON — You should have been here. 1934. It is no surprise this summer, 75 years after the fact, we still talk about events of 1934. Not just one event, or two. Half a dozen of them. Even more. April. April 25. Black Sunday. The worst of all the dust storms. The earth lifted out of Oklahoma and spread over the continent. The sky turned dark over Worthington, Wilmont, Windom, Westbrook. All our area. With this storm, even the sky over New York City turned black by Monday. Franklin Roosevelt beckoned visiting congressmen to a White House window to see the dirt in the air at Washington. May. Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were shot to pieces by FBI men in ambush near Black Lake, La. June. Walt Disney introduced Donald Duck. July. July 22. FBI men shot John Dillinger in the back as he filed with the crowd leaving Chicago’s Biograph movie theater. Aug. 2. Adolf Hitler became Der Fuhrer. September. Sept. 19. Bruno Richard Hauptmann was arrested and charged with the kidnapping and murder of the 20-month-old son of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh. I believe a movie has been made of every one of these events. None is forgotten. It also was the summer of 1934 when the only cowboy I ever knew arrived in Nobles County -- at Bigelow. L.B. and Emma Smith, the cowboy and the schoolmarm. This is a story for movies. L.B. (Smithy) remembered that summer when he arrived wearing cowboy boots and a Stetson hat, “Everybody gawked.” “These days, of course, you see cowboy hats everywhere -- you can see them in New York. But in those days nobody around here wore anything like that. They thought I was some kind of monstrosity.” L.B. had come to Bigelow from Wyoming, where he was born. He brought wonderful cowboy stories with him: “We were out about a week and I was standing guard about 1:30 a.m. It was black as ink and the cattle were restless due to St. Elmo fire playing on their horns. “It was eerie as hell but really a beautiful sight -- that blue flame playing over all those horns. Soon the lightning and fire stopped and they all laid down. “In about 20 minutes some old cow bawled not too far away and in an instant 700 big steers were running full speed. I was thankful that all good night horses are sure-footed and manage to see fairly well at night. “I rode toward the lead of them screaming my lungs out and finally got them milling in a circle and got them stopped. “I was riding Roan Tommy and I always liked him better after that.” Emma was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Wyatt. She was born at Yellowstone Park while the family was living there. In an early day, W.C. Wyatt actually bought the Bigelow townsite. He owned the town. He was the first mayor. Emma went to Worthington High School and then to Carleton College. She began teaching on Minnesota’s Iron Range and then went to Sheridan, Wyo. “You know -- everyone wanted to go West.” Em and Smithy met on a blind date. He liked remembering, “We were married June 18, 1929, at Santa Monica, Calif., with my parents standing with us.” Five years later, Emma’s parents became ill. That brought the cowboy and the schoolmarm to Bigelow. Smithy trucked cattle and raised cattle in a spectacular way. He traveled west to buy cattle for 42 successive autumns. “I wound up with three straight trucks, two semis and a cornsheller. And more damned grief than anyone was entitled to.” In 1972 he bought 4,000 yearling steers at Harrison, Neb., for nearly $150,000. “No one in that sale barn had seen or heard of me before but the office girl took my check and never even called the bank for an okay.” “Here, let me show you this,” Smithy said to me during an interview. He found a cancelled check: $317,649.78. Sept. 26, 1978. “That was the biggest one. That was at Lusk, Wyo. Six hundred and ninety-one head.” Em and L.B. lived in a two-story, white frame house at the corner of Broadway and Canterbury Drive and they told marvelous stories.

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Heavy storms lead to flash flooding in central Minnesota

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ALEXANDRIA, Minn. -- The rain came quickly Monday morning, flooding low-lying areas, but didn’t cause any serious damage as it moved through Douglas County in central Minnesota. “We had a few trees down, and some roads had water over top of them but the water receded fairly quickly,” said Troy Wolbersen, Douglas County sheriff and Emergency Management director. “As far as reports we received, it was nothing too serious.” Though serious damage was minimal, the heavy rainfall did flood parking lots and prompted a flash flood warning for southern Douglas County. According to the National Weather Service, rainfall rates of 3 inches per hour were observed in Alexandria, with 2 to 4 inches of rain falling in 90 minutes. The rain ended about 7 a.m. Monday. As mid-morning rolled around, residents in Alexandria were out assessing the extent of the flooding. Part of Ninth Avenue next to Legion Park was blocked to through traffic due to standing water. Also next to Legion Park, the parking lot of Viking Towers was hit particularly hard, as water from surrounding blocks tends to drain into the lower area. Tim Scott, a 13-year resident of the apartment building, spent part of the morning surveying the damage to his vehicle. Though the vehicle was not running, a few of the lights were on, indicating that the electrical system sustained water damage. “I just saw my car this morning when I woke up and went down here to check it out,” he said. “There’s not much I can do at this time, until the water goes down.” The partially-submerged vehicle has only been Scott’s for two weeks, and he was awarded it through the Douglas County Car Care Program, which assists individuals in Douglas County with transportation needs by providing a donated vehicle or repairing an existing vehicle. “I just hope all the other cars are OK,” Scott said. “I hope mine is OK.” According to Scott, the same lot flooded about 12 years ago and his vehicle suffered substantial damage, never running the same again. The hope is that the storm drain construction taking place on the west side of Broadway helps to avoid this type of flooding in the future. As for the other construction projects in town, the heavy rain won’t have much of an impact on the 50th Avenue/Interstate 94 work going on in south Alexandria, according to Jeremiah Moerke, public affairs coordinator with the Minnesota Department of Transportation. It would have if it would have happened when crews were ripping up 50th Avenue and the ramps, but they are now focusing on replacing the bridge. Moerke added that the rain led to some cleanup work but it will not impact the project’s timeline. While the storm was strong in rain, lightning was also nearly constant and reportedly a strike caused a fire on the south side of Lake Reno in Lowry.

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Many merchants still swiping long after deadline to switch to new credit, debit card technology

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FARGO, N.D. -- They’re in most everyone’s wallets, but the next generation of credit and debit cards aren’t accepted everywhere -- long after the deadline for merchants to stop swiping and start reading chips. EMV cards, short for Europay-Mastercard-Visa, have been around since 1994 and used in many countries since the early 2000s. But the cards, which have an embedded chip that encrypts transactions and boosts security, are relatively new in America. Switching to EMV has been in the works for years, gaining urgency with big data breaches, including the 2013 Target breach that affected 40 million customers. Instead of requiring the change, the U.S. opted for a liability shift on Oct. 1, 2015 -- after that, merchants unwilling or unable to accept new cards were liable for fraudulent charges when the lower-tech magnetic stripes were swiped. “The risk is not that big yet, but it’s growing,” said Dan Fisher, president and CEO of Fargo-based technology and payment consulting firm Copper River Group. Nearly 11 months later, Fisher said only half of America’s point-of-sale terminals accept chip payment. Slow change Even merchants that want EMV might not be capable yet, according to Bill Russell, executive vice president of banking services for Bell Bank. Heavy demand led to long delays in getting new equipment, he said, while chains might require companywide software upgrades before the new readers work. “It's a combination of all those things that has made the accessibility that’s out there so low,” he said. It’s also a complicated and time-consuming change, according to Carrie Lick, interim deposit administration and serving solutions manager for Gate City Bank. “There’s more involved than just plugging it in and dipping your card,” she said. “Retailers have to install special software and go through a certification process.” Fisher said the processors that merchants and financial institutions use for card transactions are a big reason for the delayed rollout. Many processors weren’t ready on time or have been slow to change. That’s why customers may be asked to swipe their card even when a store has chip-reading terminals -- the machine is ready, but the processor or store software isn’t. Banks generally wanted EMV as early as possible because of the liability shift, Fisher said. That’s a big deal when card fraud topped $11 billion globally in 2012 and counterfeit card fraud was on the rise in America. In countries that went to EMV, banks saw a 40 to 50 percent cut in debit card fraud, he said. Bell Bank started issuing chip cards last fall, and Russell said the bank has already avoided losses it would’ve been liable for in the past -- the transactions wouldn’t have been approved if the retailer had used a chip-reading machine. No rush Wurst Bier Hall would face “massive” upgrade costs, according to President Lisa Meyers, so the restaurant isn’t going to buy new readers and software anytime soon. “We’re going to wait until we absolutely have to,” she said. Dan Hurder, too, isn’t worried about accepting EMV. The managing partner of Great Plains Hospitality, which operates The Boiler Room, Sazerac Alley and Barbacoa in Fargo, said it would cost $6,000 per restaurant. There’s another deterrent: EMV transactions take several seconds longer to process than swiping, a delay that Fisher said is warranted by the boosted security, but one Hurder said adds up to a big problem. “We’ve talked about scenarios in which you get a group of 12 that comes in and everyone’s on split checks and everyone has a chip reader,” Hurder said. “Yeah, it’s only 20 seconds but times 12 transactions, you’re now standing there processing cards for 240 extra seconds. That’s four minutes that you’re not on the floor taking care of other tables.” Regional supermarket chain Hornbacher’s started rolling out chip readers at its stores this spring. Customers weren’t really asking much about EMV compatibility before the change, but President Matthew Leiseth said it was a chance for Hornbacher’s to be proactive while also replacing hardware and software at the end of its normal life cycle. “For us, it was about making sure that we had the latest technology, and the reality is with the new chips, it protects the customers that have them,” he said. Brady’s Service Center in south Moorhead, Minn., is currently replacing its gas tanks and pumps, and owner Brady Olson said the new pumps will have chip-reading equipment. But he’s not sure if EMV will be accepted at first because the software and network might not be ready. Even when that happens, Olson wonders why the country isn’t fully committing to the most secure technology -- chip plus PIN -- which adds an extra security measure beyond signing that also bears potential higher costs for some credit card companies and merchants. Consumers can use chip plus PIN with debit cards, entering their personal identification number rather than signing, but American credit cards haven’t yet moved to that more secure standard for many transactions. “The frustration would be why spend this kind of money to not do it properly?” Olson said.

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Fun at the Little Rock Corn Show

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The Little Rock Corn Show parade works its way down Main Street on Saturday as children pick up candy thrown from the floats. (Tim Middagh/Daily Globe) 1 / 3 Alejandro Cazares runs with golf balls Saturday down the streets of Little Rock, Iowa, to kick off the 2016 Little Rock Corn Show parade. (Tim Middagh/Daily Globe) 2 / 3

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Girls tennis: Trojans show fight in loss

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WORTHINGTON -- The Worthington girls tennis team showed some fight and improvement in its 6-1 loss to New Ulm on Tuesday at the Worthington Middle School tennis courts. “We showed some improvement and had longer rallies,” Worthington head coach Mike Marquardt said. “We figured some things out. The points were better, the rallies were longer.” The coach attributed the improvement to a relaxed atmosphere at the courts. The girls on the courts were competitive, but looked friendly and like they were having a good time. “I told them, this is what tennis is all about -- just have fun,” he said. “And they did. That was the best display of just relaxing I’ve ever seen. When you can just relax, everything’s not as intense and it’s more like practice. They hit all these great shots in practice and now we got to show it in the game.” Shelby Larson picked up the Trojans’ only win of the day in third singles, after losing the first set to Sara Guymon 6-2. She refused to lose, and came back with a 7-5 second set and then dropped the hammer in the third set to seal it with a 6-1 victory. “I’ve lost a few matches already, and I didn’t want to go down again,” Larson said. “I said I want to keep playing because I love this sport. So I just decided I wasn’t going to stop at set two -- I was going for a third set.” There was also drama at first singles where New Ulm’s Taylor Boldman defeated Anna Kill 6-4, 7-6, 6-4. After losing the first set and falling behind in the second set, Kill rallied back to win a tie-break in the second set and force a third. She played with a confidence and tenacity that impressed Worthington head coach Mike Marquardt. “She knew she could do it (after the first set),” he said. “Her thoughts now went on the other side and every shot was, ‘It’s going here, I’m doing this’ and she was so determined. Confidence is everything.” The Eagles swept the rest of the matches. Rosie Dobie defeated Kelly Newman 6-4, 6-1 at second singles. Emma Maudal defeated Jamie Newman 6-0, 6-1 at fourth singles. Meleah Reinhardt and Jane Arnoldt defeated Coral Owens and Jasmine Ling 6-0, 6-1 at first doubles. Breanna Widmer and Shelby Haseman defeated Katilyn Brunk and Maggie Putnam 6-2, 6-3 at second doubles. And Abbey Frauenholtz and Katia Osterman defeated Brittin Fauskee and Bailey Kruse 6-4, 6-2 at third doubles.

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Zimmer: It's 'possible' Bridgewater could be out for season

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EDEN PRAIRIE -- Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer said his third-year quarterback Teddy Bridgewater suffered a "significant knee injury" during a non-contact drill during Tuesday's practice and said it's possible Bridgewater could be lost for the season. "Possible, yeah," Zimmer said during an afternoon news conference to discuss the injury. The third-year quarterback didn’t appear to be touched when he went down in the pocket and grabbed his left knee. "Today is a disappointing day because the number one thing is Teddy is such a great kid, everyone loves him," Zimmer said. "Everyone was disappointed." Veteran Shaun Hill is the backup to Bridgewater, though Zimmer said he and Vikings GM Rick Spielman discussed the possibility Tuesday of adding a veteran quarterback. "I have confidence in Shaun," Zimmer said. "He's played great this preseason in two-minute drills." Hill is no stranger to stepping up in the face of injury, as the veteran replaced Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford in 2010 and Sam Bradford four years later after he tore his ACL with the then-St. Louis Rams. Earlier on Tuesday, the Vikings waived quarterback Brad Sorensen. Zimmer stressed that his football team is more than just his quarterback, pointing out a revamped offensive line, Adrian Peterson, among other aspects. "This is about a team and about us trying to find a way to win football games," he said. Zimmer said he talked to Bill Parcells, and his dad in spirit, saying, "We'll find out a way to do it. Everyone can count us out if they want, but that would be the wrong thing to do.” Zimmer said Bridgewater is having an MRI done on his leg and halted questioning about the hospital that was treating him. "Let's let the kid get healthy and taken care of. Please," Zimmer told a reporter. "I love this kid. Our fans love this kid.” The team canceled practice after about 25 minutes and an ambulance was called. All but a few players surrounding a prone Bridgewater left the field. Linebacker Eric Kendricks threw his helmet to the ground and cursed; running backs Adrian Peterson, Matt Asiata and receiver Adam Thielen locked arms and appeared to pray for their teammate. The Vikings have two healthy quarterbacks after releasing quarterback Brad Sorensen on Tuesday, Hill and former Wisconsin starter Joel Stave. Before the injury, the Vikings’ biggest task was cutting the roster to 75 players by the NFL deadline of 3 p.m. Among cuts was veteran center John Sullivan, whom the team was trying to trade. The St. Paul Pioneer Press and The Sports Xchange contributed to this report.

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Data: Aug. 30, 2016

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WORTHINGTON -- The Worthington Police Department investigated a crash reported at 6:23 a.m. Monday from the 1700 block of Minnesota 60. Ambulance WORTHINGTON -- The Worthington Ambulance was dispatched at 7:45 a.m. Monday to Omaha Avenue for a male who was feeling very ill and weak. WORTHINGTON -- The Worthington Ambulance was dispatched at 2:29 p.m. Monday to the 1800 block of Collegeway. WORTHINGTON -- The Worthington Ambulance was dispatched at 2:35 p.m. Monday to the 800 block of 10th Street to transport an individual. Police WORTHINGTON -- The Worthington Police Department investigated threats reported at 4:51 p.m. Sunday. RUSHMORE -- The Nobles County Sheriff’s Office investigated a theft reported at 5:03 p.m. Sunday. WORTHINGTON -- The Worthington Police Department received a report of harassment at 5:36 p.m. Sunday. WORTHINGTON -- The Worthington Police Department received a report of harassment at 6:51 p.m. Sunday. WORTHINGTON -- The Worthington Police Department received a report of trespassing at 7:22 p.m. Sunday. WORTHINGTON -- The Worthington Police Department investigated property damage reported at 11:14 p.m. Sunday from the 1300 block of Briarwood Drive. WORTHINGTON -- The Worthington Police Department investigated threats reported at 2:32 a.m. Monday from the 1500 block of North Spring Avenue. WORTHINGTON -- The Worthington Police Department investigated a theft reported at 2:33 p.m. Monday from the 1100 block of McMillan Street.

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College football: Greenfield selected an SMSU captain

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MARSHALL -- Grant Greenfield, a senior tackle from Sibley-Ocheyedan High School, has been named one of four team captains for the Southwest Minnesota State University football team. Greenfield is one of two offensive team captains. The other is junior quarterback Blake Gimbel of Marshalltown, Iowa. Defensive captains are senior linebacker Tyler Flud of St. Paul and senior cornerback Dallin Finley of Kennesaw, Ga. SMSU opens the season Thursday night hosting Minnesota Duluth in a 7 p.m. start.

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College football: Reid, Bluejays looking to make big waves

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And this season is a second chance for the sophomore on the Bluejay football team to go after the junior college sack record. "Coming here, this is my second shot, my second chance," said Reid, a native of Milwaukee, Wis. "It's just me taking advantage of what I got and taking off with that. I had a couple of friends that I went to high school with and they ended up coming out here. And at the last minute they were like, 'Bring your butt up here.' They had a place and everything. I just left. I was working a third shift job back home and didn't think I was about to do this. I just took my second chance and I was going to run with it." Reid finished last season second in the nation with a school-record 16.5 sacks as the Bluejays finished 3-6. This year, he has his eye on a few more quarterback takedowns and the national record of 24.5 sacks, but realizes opposing teams will keep close tabs on the defensive end. "I’m going into the game like I did last year, taking one game at a time, I don't worry about what other people think about me," Reid said. "I have 10 other players. So now if they have a target on me, they are going to miss one other player on the field. Even though I might not have that season, as a team we're going to have a season." A year ago, Reid admitted he wasn't in the best shape. This year, he's much more conditioned. Which spells trouble for offensive linemen trying to keep up. "I got a six-pack. Last year I had a belly and I would fold my jersey up in practice every day. Everybody would laugh at me, but I'm like next year, I'm going to have it," Reid said. "This year I came in and wanted to get fit and get right. I found out in January I didn't make first team All-American. I kind have been on a mad man mission ever since." Reid isn't the only opposing presence on the defensive front for the Bluejays. Linebackers Tyler Kurrasch, Andrew Sorensen and Danny McCann are players that head coach Jeff Linder points to as guys who will anchor what should be a tough MW defense. "It's pretty stacked right now, it's looking pretty good," Kurrasch said of the defense. "We have big Kenny Reid, he's a beast. The edge is a lot easier to contain with Kenny on the side." Linder, in his 22nd year as head coach, will have a bit of a change as Bernie Strouth and Ben DeVries take over as defensive and offensive coordinators, respectively, replacing long-time assistants Scott Barber and Gene Lais. The team opens at home Saturday at 11 a.m. against Itasca. "We just moved Bernie up from position to coordinator and Benny came back," Linder said. "Benny played for me here. Tyler Skow, he played for me, he's doing secondary and linebackers for us. We didn't really lose too much of a step, just get them back on board and up to speed with what we're trying to do." For returning players like Kurrasch, it was also a bit of an adjustment. "(Strouth) took a lot of what Barber had going," he said. "There's definitely been a lot of changes and running a lot of different defenses. It's basically all the same system. He has his way and that's what we have to do this year." This year's Bluejay team is light on numbers with less than 40 in camp. But that can be both a positive and a negative. "We've progressed faster than normal," Linder said. "But that might be attributed to the lower numbers and more one-on-one coaching. We have some great kids that are wanting to do it our way. It's just a little bit different atmosphere than it has been in the past. It's kind of exciting. We have more one-on-one conversations with players and getting to know them even better." With a limited number of players, linemen may have to rotate back and forth between offense and defense. One thing is for certain, the coach said, players will get their chance to see the field. “I think it's helped the team because everyone is playing together more and you're conditioned more,” Kurrasch said. “You just know everybody that much better and what they can do and how they are going to play.” Kurrasch is hoping a solid defense and a balanced offense will help Minnesota West improve on last year’s 3-6 finish. “Last year was rough because I thought we could have done way better and everyone thought we could have done way better,” Kurrasch said. “We just need to finish games. This year, we have a lot of guys that came back experienced and ready to win some games.”

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Cub Scouts to host carnival

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WORTHINGTON -- Cub Scout Pack 121 will host a carnival from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in Chautauqua Park. The event is open to the public and provides an opportunity for families to learn more about local scouting opportunities. The carnival will include a variety of booths offering activities, games and food. In conjunction with the event, Pack 121 is conducting a food drive for the Manna Food Pantry. Individuals are asked to bring canned fruit and non-sugared cereal to donate. Free tickets to carnival games will be given to all who bring a donation. This is a fundraiser for Pack 121.

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Column: A Trumpian deflation

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WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump. Would that it were unnecessary to mention his name except, say, as a Viagra pitchman. Despite such casting perfection, this isn't intended as a personal metaphor for the man, though it is for the GOP. Cue sound of balloon losing vigor. The erstwhile party of Lincoln has rendered itself impotent by its clammy-handed embrace of the sad clown who made everybody laugh -- for a while. But the enchanted evening Republicans fantasized when they nominated the biggest goofball ever to enter the Oval Office sweepstakes is over. The clock has struck midnight, the carriage is ablaze; the golden-haired prince is a bloated chimneysweep ranting at rooftops. The party's footmen, blind mice begging for scraps of mercy, scatter in search of cover. Even Rep. Mark Sanford, the disgraced former governor of South Carolina, took to the quill, writing in a New York Times op-ed that he might no longer support Trump if he doesn't produce his tax returns. Knowing with 99 percent certainty that this won't happen, Sanford has carved a tiny escape hole in the baseboard for himself. At the same time, talk radio hustlers who've more or less directed the GOP platform the past two decades or so, beginning with the Clinton administration, seem to be coming undone, floundering in the full-circleness of their anti-Clinton credo. Rush Limbaugh, to be precise, recently dissolved into a fit of giggles as he tried to pronounce the stupidity of Trump's "softening" on immigration. "Poor Ann," he rasped, referring to Ann Coulter's new book, "In Trump We Trust." Anti-amnesty Ann, now on what she says may be the shortest book tour ever, has had to dial back her support for the GOP nominee if he doesn't return to his hard-line deportation promise. Quelle situation! The very "policy" undergirding Trump's campaign suddenly became a negotiable talking point. Draconian Trump suddenly became Care Bear Trump: We need to be fair and maybe some should stay, he said. Then, just as suddenly -- feeling the heat from his courtiers -- he was back to dear old Draco. But of course he's going to send them all back. Then, when they come back legally, if they do, they'll have to pay taxes. Because every ordinary billionaire does? Trump was never going to build a wall, this columnist wrote. He was never going to deport 11 million people, she said. How exactly does one do this without sending armed forces to arrest Madre in the kitchen and Padre on the phone while their citizen-children watch in horror? Think back to the 2000 image of Elian Gonzalez's "rescue" by masked, armed men, brought to you by the Clinton administration, let the record show. For many of us scribes, Trump's true nature and character were obvious from the start, not to mention 20 years before that. No degree of fleeting niceness (which, ahem, I gamely recognized in a recent column written for sport in response to a challenge) was going to make Trump less repugnant or more appealing for long. Predictably, he couldn't sustain it. A person can only fake who he is for so long before the interior self emerges. Trump's nice side, you can be certain, isn't what appeals to members of the Ku Klux Klan or other white nationalist groups who find his ideas in sync with their own. Trump's calling Hillary Clinton a bigot when he is the bigot's candidate should be viewed as the last gasp of a desperate nominee with no one left to insult. African-Americans, previously ignored, are now in the sights of the flaming eye of Sauron. This dark fairy tale was bound to end, if later than many expected. Sure, droves will vote for Trump no matter what -- and we've learned that no-matter-what has quite elastic boundaries. His fans aren't crazy or stupid, one is bound to say, and may justify their votes with concern for the future composition of the Supreme Court or for some variation of Trump's shifting immigration policy. But the truth is, most will be voting against Hillary Clinton, whom they dislike with such ferocity that they'd rather vote for Mickey Mouse -- or even Donald Trump, master puppeteer and ringmaster of the Freakiest Show on Earth. Kathleen Parker's email address is kathleenparker@washpost.com.

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City begins 2017 budget talks

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WORTHINGTON -- Members of the Worthington City Council gathered for an early morning meeting Friday to begin discussions on the city’s 2017 budget. It was the first of two budget meetings scheduled within a week, with the second meeting slated for 7 a.m. Tuesday. Friday’s agenda included overviews by department heads in public safety, engineering and community and economic development, with a brief synopsis of the aquatic center’s fund to wrap up the two-hour meeting. The overall budget as presented by departments reflects a 19.79 percent levy increase over 2016, with a $4,122,653 net levy, up from the $3,441,568 levied in 2016. Preliminary expenditures in 2017 include a cost of living increase of 2.5 percent for city employees and a 6 percent increase in the city’s share of health insurance. Worthington City Administrator Steve Robinson said the council will continue to tweak the budget leading up to its Sept. 12 meeting, when it will need to set the not-to-exceed levy for the city. Once the not-to-exceed levy is set, the council has until Dec. 12 to continue working on the final budget. During Friday’s initial budget discussions, Worthington Police Chief Troy Appel walked council members through a proposed public safety budget of nearly $4.4 million, which includes both the police and fire departments. Among the highlights of the public safety budget is the replacement of five vehicles, including two unmarked and three squad cars, in 2017. “Five is a pretty high replacement, but we didn’t have any replacements in 2016,” City Finance Director Brian Kolander said. Appel also discussed the need to replace the city’s civil defense sirens. There are currently nine sirens located throughout the community, and Appel said they would be replaced with five new sirens over a period of eight years, from 2018 through 2026. “The sirens are an ambitious goal,” Appel said, noting that each one costs $25,000. “The sirens we have are really outdated -- the models … went out 20 years ago and the company will no longer have parts to replace them.” The five new sirens will provide better overall coverage for the city, unlike the nine in use today, he added. In addition to funding the first of the new civil sirens in 2018, Appel also noted a $25,000 expense coming in 2018 budget for the purchase of 12 to 13 body cameras for officers within the WPD. “The state is highly recommending it,” Appel said, adding that there would be enough cameras for each on-duty officer, as well as spares in the event batteries need to be charged or there are problems with a camera. He said there will be a policy for officers on when cameras can and cannot be turned off. Dwayne Haffield, the city’s director of engineering, presented a budget he described as “largely unchanged” from 2016. Among the planned equipment purchases for his department for 2017 are a computer workstation and replacement of surveying equipment. Haffield’s department also oversees the city’s Clean Water Partnership fund, which currently has a reserve balance of approximately $800,000. Haffield said the city’s share of a proposed water storage basin on the former Prairie View Golf Links is $146,250, which represents 25 percent of the project’s cost. The Okabena-Ocheda Watershed District applied for a state Clean Water, Land and Legacy grant to fund 75 percent of the project. “We think we have a good enough project that it should get funded,” Haffield said, cautioning that the state grant may not be awarded for the project in this first round. The final presentation of the morning was from Brad Chapulis, the city’s director of community and economic development. He said plans are to engage a consultant late this fall to help guide the city through designs and regulations for the Oxford Street redevelopment project. Chapulis updated the council on new revenues in 2017, including the first homes constructed under the Nobles Home Initiative coming onto the tax rolls, and the addition of the Prairie Holdings building (former Prairie Expo) back on the tax rolls in 2017. Chapulis also mentioned the $116,906 still available through the Worthington Rediscovered program to address blighted properties, and the Worthington Event Center’s current fund balance of $71,800. “We are projecting to have the (Memorial) Auditorium and the event center paid off in August or September 2017,” Robinson noted. Robinson also brought up the budget for the aquatic center, which is shared with the Worthington Area YMCA. The city developed a fund for future maintenance and repairs of the aquatic center, putting in $100,000 annually initially, and reducing that to $50,000 in recent years. “Initially, the idea was to take care of our share of repairs to the aquatic center, but also to put together a depreciation fund to replace the aquatic center at some date many years in the future,” Robinson said, adding that the reserve fund is now built up to $831,000. The budget discussion will continue Tuesday with a focus on public works, airport and recreation; Prairie View and soccer; Memorial Auditorium and other areas of city government.

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City begins 2017 budget talks

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WORTHINGTON -- Members of the Worthington City Council gathered for an early morning meeting Friday to begin discussions on the city’s 2017 budget. It was the first of two budget meetings scheduled within a week, with the second meeting slated for 7 a.m. Tuesday. Friday’s agenda included overviews by department heads in public safety, engineering and community and economic development, with a brief synopsis of the aquatic center’s fund to wrap up the two-hour meeting. The overall budget as presented by departments reflects a 19.79 percent levy increase over 2016, with a $4,122,653 net levy, up from the $3,441,568 levied in 2016. Preliminary expenditures in 2017 include a cost of living increase of 2.5 percent for city employees and a 6 percent increase in the city’s share of health insurance. Worthington City Administrator Steve Robinson said the council will continue to tweak the budget leading up to its Sept. 12 meeting, when it will need to set the not-to-exceed levy for the city. Once the not-to-exceed levy is set, the council has until Dec. 12 to continue working on the final budget. During Friday’s initial budget discussions, Worthington Police Chief Troy Appel walked council members through a proposed public safety budget of nearly $4.4 million, which includes both the police and fire departments. Among the highlights of the public safety budget is the replacement of five vehicles, including two unmarked and three squad cars, in 2017. “Five is a pretty high replacement, but we didn’t have any replacements in 2016,” City Finance Director Brian Kolander said. Appel also discussed the need to replace the city’s civil defense sirens. There are currently nine sirens located throughout the community, and Appel said they would be replaced with five new sirens over a period of eight years, from 2018 through 2026. “The sirens are an ambitious goal,” Appel said, noting that each one costs $25,000. “The sirens we have are really outdated -- the models … went out 20 years ago and the company will no longer have parts to replace them.” The five new sirens will provide better overall coverage for the city, unlike the nine in use today, he added. In addition to funding the first of the new civil sirens in 2018, Appel also noted a $25,000 expense coming in 2018 budget for the purchase of 12 to 13 body cameras for officers within the WPD. “The state is highly recommending it,” Appel said, adding that there would be enough cameras for each on-duty officer, as well as spares in the event batteries need to be charged or there are problems with a camera. He said there will be a policy for officers on when cameras can and cannot be turned off. Dwayne Haffield, the city’s director of engineering, presented a budget he described as “largely unchanged” from 2016. Among the planned equipment purchases for his department for 2017 are a computer workstation and replacement of surveying equipment. Haffield’s department also oversees the city’s Clean Water Partnership fund, which currently has a reserve balance of approximately $800,000. Haffield said the city’s share of a proposed water storage basin on the former Prairie View Golf Links is $146,250, which represents 25 percent of the project’s cost. The Okabena-Ocheda Watershed District applied for a state Clean Water, Land and Legacy grant to fund 75 percent of the project. “We think we have a good enough project that it should get funded,” Haffield said, cautioning that the state grant may not be awarded for the project in this first round. The final presentation of the morning was from Brad Chapulis, the city’s director of community and economic development. He said plans are to engage a consultant late this fall to help guide the city through designs and regulations for the Oxford Street redevelopment project. Chapulis updated the council on new revenues in 2017, including the first homes constructed under the Nobles Home Initiative coming onto the tax rolls, and the addition of the Prairie Holdings building (former Prairie Expo) back on the tax rolls in 2017. Chapulis also mentioned the $116,906 still available through the Worthington Rediscovered program to address blighted properties, and the Worthington Event Center’s current fund balance of $71,800. “We are projecting to have the (Memorial) Auditorium and the event center paid off in August or September 2017,” Robinson noted. Robinson also brought up the budget for the aquatic center, which is shared with the Worthington Area YMCA. The city developed a fund for future maintenance and repairs of the aquatic center, putting in $100,000 annually initially, and reducing that to $50,000 in recent years. “Initially, the idea was to take care of our share of repairs to the aquatic center, but also to put together a depreciation fund to replace the aquatic center at some date many years in the future,” Robinson said, adding that the reserve fund is now built up to $831,000. The budget discussion will continue Tuesday with a focus on public works, airport and recreation; Prairie View and soccer; Memorial Auditorium and other areas of city government.

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Jackson County takes clean sweep in state 4-H swine show

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Members of the Jackson County 4-H Intermediate Livestock Judging team that took first place at the Minnesota State Fair are Parker Benda (from left), Nathaniel Post, Isaac Ihnen and Jordann Schneekloth. (Submitted photo) Members of the Jackson County 4-H Senior Livestock Judging team that took first place at the Minnesota State Fair are Joshua Albrecht (from left), Jon Handzus, Bailey Schneekloth and Ethan Varilek. (Submitted photo) FALCON HEIGHTS -- It was a clean sweep for Jackson County youths exhibiting in the 4-H Swine Show Friday at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights. For the first time in state fair’s 4-H history in honoring three separate swine categories, Jackson County is home to the grand champion market barrow, the grand champion breeding gilt and the grand champion market gilt. Exhibiting the purple ribbon winning pigs were Madelyn Vancura (market barrow), Katherin Ihnen (breeding gilt) and Jadi Koep (market gilt). Jackson County also saw its intermediate and senior 4-H Livestock Judging teams take top honors. There were 14 intermediate teams in the contest. Jackson Team 1 members included Isaac Ihnen (second individually), Jordann Schneekloth (fifth), Nathaniel Post (seventh) and Parker Benda. A second intermediate team from Jackson County took fourth place overall. Team members included Julia Dykstra (sixth individually), Will Freking, Sophia Lovell and Braden Yonker. The first-place senior team from Jackson County 4-H included members Joshua Ulbricht (first individually), Jon Handzus (second), Bailey Schneekloth and Ethan Varilek. Jackson County Senior Team #2 was comprised of Austin Yonker (10th individually), Ali Eckert, Ben Freking, Carter Johnson and Logan More. The 2016 Minnesota State Fair opened Thursday with the 4-H livestock encampment. Over the course of four days, exhibitors and their animals competed for ribbons and showmanship. Southwest Minnesota was well represented with 4-H youths earning trips to compete at the state fair after exhibiting in their county fair. Following is a list of results from the livestock encampment by county. Cottonwood County Beef: Hallie Will, registered Hereford junior yearling, blue. Brady Rasmussen, foundation Simmental junior yearling, blue. Cole Grant, commercial cow/calf, red. Ramsey Piotter, steer calf, blue. Sydney Pankonin, registered Hereford steer, blue. Spencer Wolter, registered Hereford steer, red. Emily Sell, market heifer, blue. Dairy Goat: Ariel Simon, unrecorded grade senior doe kid, blue; showmanship, blue. Meat Goat: Thomas Sell, champion mediumweight meat market goat, champion overall meat market goat, reserve champion senior market goat showmanship. Poultry: Carlee Sell, market pen chickens, purple; intermediate showmanship winner. Owen Grant, market pen chickens, blue. Samuel Dammann, breeding pen geese, blue. Rabbit: Damian King, Mini Rex senior doe, red. Sheep: Matthew Wiebe, black face market lamb, champion market lamb intermediate division showperson, reserve champion heavyweight market lamb. Megan Wiebe, black face market lamb, champion market lamb senior division showperson, reserve champion middleweight market lamb. Mikaela Smith, champion white face market lamb. Dominik Smith, black face market lamb, purple. Melanie Adrian, black face market lamb, purple. Bryce Adrian, black face market lamb, purple. Hunter Dahna, white face market lamb, purple. Delaney Smith, black face ewe lamb, purple. Swine: Jackson Roll, champion purebred breeding gilt, champion Yorkshire gilt, reserve grand champion breeding gilt. Dalton Piotter, registered Other breeds breeding gilt, blue. Tayler Franz, registered Spot market barrow, champion Spot barrow. Ryan Franz, crossbred market barrow, purple, champion market barrow senior division showperson. Brittany Erickson, crossbred market barrow, reserve champion middleweight barrow. Nautica Weis, crossbred market barrow, red. Cole Jackson, crossbred market barrow, blue. Tommy Lindstrom, crossbred market barrow, purple. Bianca Weis, registered market gilt all breeds, purple. Madison Dahna, registered market gilt all breeds, purple. Jackson County Beef: Riley Johnson, registered Shorthorn Plus junior yearling, champion Shorthorn Plus heifer. Braden Yonker, registered Maine Anjou junior yearling, red. Austin Yonker, commercial junior yearling, purple. Maggie Post, purebred registered Simmental junior yearling, blue. Marcus Hinkeldey, registered Red Angus cow-calf, blue. Grace Kilian, prospect steer calf, red. Ryan Kilian, prospect steer calf, blue. Cole Lusk, crossbreds and other breeds beef steer, champion division 1 crossbred steer. Gavin Mulder, crossbreds and other breeds beef steer, champion division 3 crossbred steer, reserve grand champion market beef. Ethan Varilek, registered Shorthorn Plus beef steer, purple. Ben Freking, registered Charolais beef steer, blue. Scott Christopher, crossbreds and other breeds beef steer, purple. Ali Eckert, crossbreds and other breeds beef steer, blue. Dairy: Isaac Hedstrom, crossbred and other breeds calf, blue. Ryan Hinkeldey, grade Holstein 2-year-old, red. Meat Goat: Zoe Pohlman, meat market goat wether, reserve champion heavyweight meat market goat. Emma Pohlman, meat market goat wether, blue. Tyler Raverty, junior meat breeding doe, blue. Carter Johnson, senior meat breeding doe, blue. Poultry: Garrhet Kellner, breeding pen chickens, blue. Mason Wedebrand, breeding pen chickens, blue; intermediate showmanship winner. Michaela Kellner, Bantam breeding pen chickens, purple; advanced showmanship winner. Rabbit: Wyatt Ignaszewski, Flemish Giant senior doe, blue. Ashley Wagner, Jersey Wooly senior buck, blue. Sheep: Carson Schneekloth, black face market lamb, purple. Kailey Koep, black face market lamb, purple. Meta Tewes, black face market lamb, blue. Bailey Schneekloth, black face market lamb, purple. Ryan Christopher, black face market lamb, purple. Jordann Schneekloth, black face market lamb, purple. Trace Michelson, white face market lamb, purple. Parker Benda, champion registered Suffolk yearling ewe, Supreme Champion breeding ewe. Faith Kazemba, registered Southdown ewe lamb, blue. Stephanie Kazemba, black face ewe lamb, purple. Christian Kazemba, white and speckle face yearling ewe, blue. Swine: Katherin Ihnen, champion crossbred gilt, grand champion breeding gilt, reserve champion breeding gilt advanced showperson. Zachary Bargfrede, registered Duroc market barrow, purple. Zachary Rasmussen, registered Hampshire market barrow, blue. Taylor Post, registered Yorkshire market barrow, reserve champion Yorkshire barrow. Madelyn Vancura, crossbred market barrow, champion lightweight barrow, grand champion market barrow. Dominic Bargfrede, crossbred market barrow, purple. Bryn Anderson, crossbred market barrow, purple. Tucker Elder, crossbred market barrow, blue. Kie Anderson, crossbred market barrow, blue. Dalton Dykstra, crossbred market barrow, purple, reserve champion market barrow senior division showperson. Sophia Lovell, crossbred market barrow, blue. Julia Dykstra, crossbred market barrow, blue. Joshua Ulbricht, crossbred market barrow, purple, champion market barrow advanced division showperson. Brandon Hinkeldey, crossbred market barrow, blue. Jazmin Voehl, crossbred market barrow, blue. Michaela Vancura, crossbred market barrow, purple. Rudy Voss, crossbred market barrow, purple, reserve champion heavyweight barrow. Isaac Ihnen, registered market gilt all breeds, purple, champion market gilt intermediate showperson. Jadi Koep, registered market gilt all breeds, purple, champion market gilt senior division showperson, grand champion market gilt. Nathaniel Post, registered market gilt all breeds, purple. Alyssa Post, registered market gilt all breeds, purple. William Freking, registered market gilt all breeds, purple. Murray County Beef: Thad Gunnink, commercial spring calf, blue. Kylie Samuelson, registered Shorthorn fall calf, blue. Sophie Larson, registered Shorthorn junior yearling, blue. Rachel Bruxvoort, purebred registered Simmental spring calf, blue. Camdyn Kluis, prospect heifer calf, reserve champion prospect heifer calf. Amber Breuker, prospect heifer calf, blue. Mckenna Samuelson, prospect heifer calf, blue. Nicholas Ankrum, prospect steer calf, purple. Lauren Verlinde, crossbreds and other breeds market steer, champion division 3 crossbred steer. Hayden Ankrum, registered Simmental beef steer, blue. Megan Surprenant, registered Shorthorn Plus, blue. Jarred Jans, market heifer, blue. Dairy: Regan Davis, crossbred and other breeds calf, blue. Jake Post, grade Holstein 3-year-old cow, blue. Hannah Wichmann, grade Holstein winter calf, blue. Jett Davis, grade Holstein spring junior yearling, blue. Dairy Goat: Cameron Boerboom, purebred or American Nubian milking yearling doe, blue; showmanship, blue. Meat Goat: McKenna Schreier, meat market heavyweight wether, blue. Matthew Mouw, senior meat breeding doe registered or grade, blue. Sheep: Hannah Herrig, intermediate lamb lead, blue; reserve champion registered Southdown ewe lamb. Vanessa Herrig, senior lamb lead, blue; registered Southdown ewe lamb, purple; champion breeding ewe senior division showperson. Kennedy Jackels, black face market lamb, blue. Danielle Hoekman, black face market lamb, blue. Kailey Wixon, black face market lamb, blue. Macy Posthuma, black face market lamb, blue. Emma Wehking, black face market lamb, red. Samantha Larson, black face market lamb, blue. Larissa Hoekman, black face market lamb, blue. Swine: Hunnter Bloch, crossbred breeding gilt, purple; champion intermediate breeding gilt showperson. Trent Kramer, registered Yorkshire breeding gilt, purple. Mckenzie Evers, crossbred breeding gilt, purple. Taryn Evers, crossbred breeding gilt, purple. Rebecca Surprenant, registered Yorkshire market barrow, red. Justin Dierks, crossbred market barrow, red. Nobles County Beef: Emmett Bickett, commercial spring calf, purple. Landon Rogers, commercial spring calf, red. Kalvin Ross, commercial junior yearling, purple. Brynn Bullerman, registered Black Angus spring calf, purple. Mackenzie Wagner, registered Black Angus junior yearling, blue. Taylor Ponto, registered Shorthorn Plus junior yearling, red. Marshall Wagner, reserve champion Black Angus cow/calf pair. Cole Weidert, prospect heifer calf, purple. Madison Cummings, prospect heifer calf, purple. Kennedy Cummings, prospect heifer calf, blue. Shawna Rogers, prospect steer calf, red. Christopher Christians, prospect steer calf, blue. Christian Weidert, prospect steer calf, blue. Camryn Baumhoefner, market steer, purple. Chad Buntjer, purebred dairy steer, red. Paige Madison, purebred dairy steer, red. Dairy: Carl Dykstra, Holstein grade fall calf, blue. Karen Dykstra, Holstein grade fall calf, red. Meat Goat: Cody Gravenhof, middleweight meat market goat wether, blue. Madison Schaefer, middleweight meat market goat female, purple. Rabbit: Kasey Solma, Mini Lop senior buck, blue. Hannah Henning, Netherland Dwarf senior doe, blue. Sheep: Cody Frodermann, black face market lamb, blue. Christian Goedtke, black face market lamb, blue. Christine Frodermann, black face ewe lamb, blue. Corrine Frodermann, black face ewe lamb, blue. Swine: Kaylee Lehrke, registered Yorkshire breeding gilt, purple. Eric Lehrke, crossbred breeding gilt, purple. Trace Solt, crossbred breeding gilt, blue. Cheyenna John, crossbred breeding gilt, blue. Kendrick Bickett, registered Yorkshire market barrow, blue. Devin Frodermann, crossbred market barrow, white. Leighton Gehl, crossbred market barrow, red. Kendra Frodermann, crossbred market barrow, white. Desmond Bixby, registered market gilt all breeds, blue. Khloe Gehl, registered market gilt all breeds, blue. Pipestone County Beef: Adam Bierstedt, registered Shorthorn Plus junior yearling, reserve champion Shorthorn Plus heifer. Dawson Johnson, registered Red Angus junior yearling, reserve champion Red Angus heifer. Shantel Raatz, purebred registered Simmental junior yearling, reserve champion Simmental heifer. Brooklyn Hiniker, registered Maine Anjou junior yearling, purple. Isaac Berg, registered Red Angus junior yearling, purple. Morgan Moeller, registered Red Angus junior yearling, blue. Jared Carlson, registered Black Angus junior yearling, blue. Wesly Johnson, registered Black Angus junior yearling, purple. Marli Taubert, registered Black Angus junior yearling, blue. Jordan Weinkauf, registered Black Angus junior yearling, blue. Logan McGunegill, registered Charolais junior yearling, blue. Tyler DeGroot, registered Shorthorn summer yearling, purple. Shayna DeGroot, registered Shorthorn and Shorthorn Plus cow-calf, purple; champion Shorthorn cow-calf pair. Colton Raatz, commercial cow-calf, blue. Tucker DeGroot, prospect steer calf, blue. Kendra Folkerts, registered Hereford steer, blue. Tyenna Muller, registered Charolais steer, blue. Hunter St. Aubin, crossbreds and other breeds steer, blue. DJ Scotting, crossbreds and other breeds steer, blue. Dairy: Ian Vander Wal, Holstein grade 3-year-old cow, champion grade Holstein cow. Nakia Evans, registered Holstein winter calf, blue. Gavin Viland, registered Holstein winter calf, blue. Registered Holstein summer junior yearling, red. Amy Jo Vander Wal, registered Holstein winter senior yearling, purple. Meat Goat: Eric Pietz, lightweight meat market wether, blue. Katie Scotting, senior meat breeding doe registered or grade, blue. Devin Pietz, meat dry breeding yearling registered or grade, blue. Rabbit: John Ulik, Rex senior buck, blue. Sheep: Kennedy Houghton, black face market lamb, blue. Erin Lueck, registered Hampshire ewe lamb, purple. Cole Lueck, reserve champion registered Hampshire ewe lamb. Nate Bobendrier, champion registered Hampshire ewe lamb. Samuel Bobendrier, registered Hampshire ewe lamb, purple. Mitchell Bobendrier, registered Hampshire ewe lamb, purple. Brady Bobendrier, registered Hampshire yearling ewe, purple. Swine: Hannah Berg, reserve champion Duroc barrow. Jenna Kerkaert, crossbred market barrow, purple. Joshua Homann, crossbred market barrow, blue. Aubrey Kerkaert, crossbred market barrow, blue. Reid Homann, registered market gilt all breeds, blue. Brett Stueven, registered market gilt all breeds, blue. Wyatt Stueven, registered market gilt all breeds, blue. Rock County Beef: Thomas Norman, registered Chianina junior yearling, champion Chianina heifer. Justin Mente, registered Maine Anjou summer yearling, purple. Dylan Mente, commercial junior yearling, blue. Ryleigh Beers, registered Shorthorn Plus junior yearling, blue. Hannah Kruse, foundation Simmental fall calf, blue. Trevor Mente, purebred and foundation registered Simmental cow calf, blue. Michael Kinsinger, prospect heifer calf, blue. Drew Fick, prospect steer calf, red. Whitney Elbers, crossbreds and other breeds market steer, reserve champion division 1 crossbred steer. Tory Knobloch, reserve champion slick-shorn market steer. Jared Leuthold, market heifer, blue. Payton Fick, market heifer, purple. Sean Elbers, market steer, red. Dalton Pipkes, market steer, blue. Dawson Leenderts, market steer, blue. Dairy: Andrew Raak, Guernsey registered and grade junior yearling, purple; champion total merit Guernsey heifer. Jacob Raak, Ayrshire registered and grade 3-year-old cow, blue; champion Ayrshire production. Joshua Raak, Milking Shorthorn calf, red. Meat Goat: Cassie Flanagan, senior meat breeding doe registered or grade, blue. Moriah Flanagan, senior meat breeding doe registered or grade, blue. Breanna Richters, senior meat breeding doe registered or grade, blue. Poultry: Grace Sandbulte, market chickens, blue. Rabbit: Brooke Feit, Netherland Dwarf junior buck, blue. Hunter Sandbulte, other small breed purebreds senior buck, red. Michaella Sandbulte, other small breed purebreds senior doe, red. Sheep: Riley Baker, champion speckled face market lamb. Christian Kruse, black face market lamb, blue. Trey Baustian, black face market lamb, champion lightweight market lamb, reserve grand champion market lamb. Payton Bork, black face market lamb, red. Mira Uithoven, white face market lamb, red. Adayla Rouzer, white face market lamb, blue. Hunter Baker, white and speckle face ewe lamb, purple. Swine: Tacey Baustian, registered Spot breeding gilt, reserve champion. Aleck Schoeneman, crossbred market barrow, blue. William Stegenga, crossbred market barrow, blue. Trista Baustian, crossbred market barrow, red. Tyler Fick, registered market gilt all breeds, blue. Micah Stensland-Bos, registered market gilt all breeds, blue. Tanner Baustian, registered market gilt all breeds, purple.

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Looking Back: 1991 -- New group home opening in Jackson County

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One year ago Funding from the E.O. Olson Trust enabled the installation of new signs in Olson Park, and south of the Minnesota West Community & Technical College ball fields along Crailsheim Drive. The signs were intended to help educate the general public about water quality benefits, explaining how the campus was working to settle out solids and nutrients from urban and agricultural runoff and how floating biohavens located in Sunset Bay were filtering nutrients from the water to provide fish habitat. The Worthington City Council met for a second time to discuss the 2016 tax levy budget, with cuts suggested reducing the Clean Water Partnership budget from $100,000 to $50,000, eliminating a proposed Grand Avenue project for a savings of $125,900 and reducing health insurance by decreasing the increase from 10 percent to seven percent. The Bibles for Missions Thrift Center in downtown Worthington was seeking new volunteers to sustain its ongoing efforts. A groundbreaking ceremony took place in Luverne for a $14.5 million broadband expansion project. The completion date for the four-lane expansion of Minnesota 60 from Mountain Lake to Butterfield was delayed from early October to early November due to delays for the paving contractor. Five years ago The Nobles County Planning Commission approved the first step in the permitting process for Lynch Livestock to move from its site along Worthington's southeast beltline to a new location along Minnesota 60 northeast of Worthington. Lynch Livestock had between 500 and 600 hogs in confinement barns on a daily basis. Murray County Emergency Management Services Director Jim Gertsema resigned his post after being put on administrative leave late the previous week. An emergency board meeting had taken place previously to consider "complaints" against Gertsema. The nature of the complaints against Gertsema were not identified by Murray County Commissioner Bob Moline, who made some general comments to media about the situation. An all-school reunion at St. Mary's School celebrated 60 years of Catholic education in Worthington. Janet Howard began work as public health supervisor for Nobles County. The position was a newly created one, as Nobles County moved ahead with a single-county public health agency. Avera Medical Group representatives hoped to have a new clinic in place by the spring of 2013 on Ryan's Road, Worthington. The site was on a 4.3 acre plot next to Holiday Inn Express. 10 years ago Artwork submitted to Farm Collectors magazine by brothers Logan, 9, and Landon, 6, Rogers of Wilmont was published in the publication's October 2006 edition. For their effort, the boys received four free magazines each, plus a T-shirt. Showing this week at Worthington's Northland Cinema were "Material Girls," "The Wicker Man," "Beerfest," "World Trade Center" and "Step Up." The 2006 King Turkey Day button was designed by Jo Gerber, Worthington, and featured the words "North Star, Lone Star." King Turkey Day president for the year was Kari Meyer. 25 years ago Showing this week at Worthington's Northland Cinema were "Thelma and Louise," "The Rocketeer" and "Boyz N The Hood." Clients would soon be moving into the first group home established for developmentally disabled people in Jackson County. The renovation of a private residence at 509 Milwaukee St. into a group home was made possible through Caring Assistance Services, Inc., an organization formed two years earlier with funds from the state of Minnesota, Jackson County and private donors. Tammy Sasker of Luverne was named Miss Congeniality at the Princess Kay of the Milky Way contest at the Minnesota State Fair. Sasker was the daughter of Stan and Marilyn Sasker, Luverne. Advertised specials this week at Worthington's Windmill Cafe included 99-cent hamburgers, $1.10 cheeseburgers, $1.69 double cheeseburgers and $1.99 bacon double cheeseburgers. The first negotiation sessions in seven weeks between Monfort Pork and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union occurred on Thursday and Friday in Kansas City, Mo. 50 years ago S.L. Held, superintendent of the Worthington Public Schools, greeted the 166 faculty members gathered at Memorial Auditorium Monday for the general session of the annual pre-school workshop. The opening day of school was Thursday, when about 3,000 "eager beaver students" would show up at the community's school doors. Acting Mayor Bob Demuth also welcomed the teachers, and Glenn Evensen, president of the local education association (WEA) greeted teachers new to the local system and reviewed the activities of the professional organizations. The 26 new teachers were invited to a Kiwanis Club noon luncheon. Jason Vander Heiden, 29, of Sheldon, Iowa, was killed Tuesday in the collision of two trucks on CSAH 34 one and half miles south of Wirock. VanderHeiden operated Jason's Refrigerated Company of Sheldon. Formerly of Sibley, Iowa, Vander Heiden had moved to Sheldon eight months earlier to open his business. He was survived by his wife and two daughters, ages 4 and 5. Back-to-school specials advertised at Worthington's Swanson's Drugs included 500-count filler paper (narrow or wide-lined) for 76 cents, a 48-count box of Crayola crayons for 47 cents, a dozen lead pencils for 29 cents, spiral theme books for 37 cents each, and a Webster's Dictionary for 79 cents. Showing this week at Worthington's State Theater was "The Glass Bottom Boat" starring Doris Day, Rod Taylor and Arthur Godfrey. Karley's Drive-In on Worthington's south shore advertised "Karley's famous broiled hamburgers" at five for 99 cents, or a cheeseburger with a choice of Coke, orange or root beer for 39 cents. 85 years ago Advertised specials this week at Worthington's Red Owl Store included three packages of Kellogg's Bran Flakes or Rice Krispies for 28 cents, a four-pound bag of pancake flour for 23 cents, a pound can of Calumet baking powder for 25 cents, an eight-ounce package of Kraft cheese for 19 cents and three bars of Palmolive soap for 20 cents. The new $45,000 grandstand, capable of seating up to 8,000 people, was recently completed at the Clay County Fairgrounds in Spencer, Iowa. The structure was made of reinforced steel and concrete. A short article advertised the availability of a "home for aged" located at Mountain Lake: "It does not seem to be generally known that there is located in the village of Mountain Lake an institution for the care of aged people and invalids, male and female, known as the Bethel Old People's home, under the management of the Bethel Hospital Association. Anyone needing the care of a comfortable home, or having a friend or relative needing such care, would do well to correspond with or interview the management. The prices charged are very reasonable and well within the means of people in moderate circumstances. Address Miss Agatha Toevs, Supervisor." The Wolff Store, Worthington, advertised fall clothing including silk crepe dresses in browns and blacks, ranging from $4.95 to $12.75 each, and "off to school" dresses for children in wool crepe or jersey in the "bright, youthful reds, tans, browns and greens" for $2.98 to $4.95. Also, Wolff's had a "complete new line" of school frocks in fast-color cotton and heavy cotton tweeds for 98 cents each.

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PEBC director stepping down: Dunker to pursue doctorate research on outdoor learning

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Prairie Ecology Bus Center Director Chrystal Dunker will step down from her role next month to continue pursuing her doctoral degree. She has been at the helm of the PEBC for 18 years. (Julie Buntjer/Daily Globe) LAKEFIELD -- After 18 years at the helm of the Prairie Ecology Bus Center in Lakefield, Chrystal Dunker is stepping down at the end of September. By doing so, she hopes to make an even greater impact on educational programming in the outdoor classroom setting. The familiar face behind the wheel of the Prairie Ecology Bus, Dunker has spent years engaging eager elementary-aged students -- and adults alike -- through hands-on projects and outdoor explorations. Between Dunker and PEBC naturalists, programs are offered on everything from aquatic life, animal tracking and birding to prairie exploration and wildlife habitat. There’s even a program to explore nature interpretation through art. Dunker can be credited with shaping and building the PEBC into the successful program it is today, delivering a traveling classroom to students across nearly 25 counties in southern and western Minnesota and into Iowa. At the base of operations in Sparks Park at Lakefield, she looks with pride over drawings of what is hoped to be an inviting nature center there one day -- complete with classrooms, a greenhouse and even a kitchen to teach individuals how to prepare foods harvested from the PEBC learning garden. The scope of the PEBC is far greater today than when Dunker was hired in 1998. She came on board four years after the travelling classroom project was developed -- and just a month after the center’s naturalist was hired. “We were pretty new to the program and we had a phenomenal opportunity to create a program,” Dunker said. It was in 1994 that a group formed to look at ways to educate the public about what was happening in the Heron Lake Watershed. When initial plans to locate an educational center in Sandy Point park fell through, the program’s founders learned of an ecology bus that operated in Sweden. “They thought that made a whole lot of sense to go out to people and educate them rather than have people come to Heron Lake,” Dunker said. A grant was written to the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources, and an award ultimately funded the development of the Prairie Ecology Bus -- the first of its kind in North America. The bus arrived in Jackson County in February 1995. Prior to Dunker’s arrival in 1998, PEBC’s foundation was set to lead a mobile outreach program. She and the newly hired naturalist went to work from there. “It was up to us to start building on that foundation and what the bus could provide,” Dunker said. “It was a lot of trial and error in those early years to see what would resonate with students and teachers. We’re constantly making little tweaks here and there to improve the program.” Today, the PEBC staffs two full-time naturalists in Alisha Flemming (recently named program coordinator) and Brianne Hanson, part-time office assistant Marilyn Rossow and the full-time director. A new director, Freya Thurmer, has already been hired, and the two have been working together this summer toward the transition. Thurmer has an agriculture and organic farming background, and previously taught high school agriculture classes and operated a Community Supported Agriculture project. She will officially take the helm Sept. 19. “Freya’s going to have new ideas, new energy, new passion for the program,” Dunker said. “It will be exciting to see what she has for the program.” Meanwhile, Dunker will stay on staff through Sept. 28. On her last day, she will be doing what she loves most -- teaching classes for the environmental education fair in Slayton. After that, she will have more time to focus on her studies. She is enrolled in the environmental studies doctorate program at Antioch University in New Hampshire, where she has been a full-time student since last spring. The hybridized program includes a mix of online and onsite classes, independent research and study. Dunker travels to the university for three-day intensive classes once each month. Her doctoral degree focus is researching the impacts outdoor programming can have on the mental health of at-risk kids. “When you think of ADHD, autistic students, students with anger issues, there have been really neat issues where kids have responded really well (in outdoor classes),” Dunker said. “My hope is that through my research, I will be able to qualify what the benefits are. “Outdoor education programs benefit science learning, but there are other benefits these programs can provide for children (in) school,” she added. Ultimately, Dunker wants the broader educational community to know what she’s witnessed through her work with the Prairie Ecology Bus Center. “To take kids outside to teach lessons … it has value,” she said. “It gives real life experiences to what is being learned in the classroom.” Dunker said she chose her career field because of her passion for science and teaching, and her work at the PEBC has required she never stop learning. “I didn’t know everything when I started this job, which is wonderful,” she said. “I got to learn something every day. It’s the most rewarding career I’ve had to date. It will be hard to top this.”

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Froderman 65th anniversary

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65TH ANNIVERSARY : Sonny and Darlene Froderman will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. Sept. 10 at North City Park, Lakefield. Let your presence be your gift. Greetings may also be sent to 1005 Milwaukee St., Apt. 8, Lakefield 56150.

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In State Fair crop art, none top Prince

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ST. PAUL -- When it comes to crop art at the Minnesota State Fair, the race wasn’t between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. It was between Trump and Prince. And the winner was Prince. Much like Marshmallow Peeps diorama contests, the crop art competition displayed at the Fair’s Agriculture-Horticulture building is often driven by pop culture, with seedy tributes to recent celebrity deaths or inspired by people in the news. This year, the recently late and long-time great rock star Prince took the title as the favorite subject for crop artists, with works ranging from a mashup between Prince and the logo from the “Hamilton” musical, a Prince glyph turned into a seed necklace and a seed art version of the album cover art of Prince’s “HITnRUN Phase One.” But coming in a close second was Republican presidential candidate Trump, who was the inspiration for a crop art depiction of the cartoon character Richie Rich spouting quotes like, “I’m yuge,” and “I don’t like losers.” There was also a Trumpian chicken declaring “The sky is falling!” and Trump as a Pokémon Go character called “Evil Trumpachu.” But even if you count the crop-art depiction of Ronald Reagan in heaven saying, “I said tear down the wall,” the Prince-inspired seed art entries outnumbered the Trump references seven to five. Prince’s image also could be seen at the Fair’s Creative Activities building, woven into ribbon-winning rugs. Despite making history as the first woman presidential candidate of a major party, we didn’t see any crop art versions of Clinton. But there was one that featured a quote from President Jimmy Carter, and another depicted Trump critic Khizr Khan waving a copy of the U.S. Constitution. And poor David Bowie. He’s another pop-music icon who died in the past year, but he didn’t rate a crop art portrait at the State Fair. But there was a version of Abe Vigoda, the longtime character actor who died in January. Nick Rindo said he’s not surprised that Prince inspired so many crop artists, even though it can be hard to find purple seeds among the crops grown in Minnesota. “Prince is a natural fit. It just makes sense. There’s nothing more Minnesota than Prince,” Rindo said. After methodically sorting purple corn kernels by hue, Rindo did a version of “Purple Rain” Prince emerging from a purple lotus flower. “I tried to make the whole thing out of purple seeds, which proved to be very difficult,” he said. Former Pioneer Press artist David Steinlicht, who did the Prince album cover in crop art, said that if you were really serious about getting a crop art blue ribbon, you’d probably avoid what other people are doing and try to come up with something different or unusual. “In the past, I’ve worried about what other people would do,” said Steinlicht, who now lives in Canada. But he said crop art takes so long to create, “you want to do something that appeals to you to put in that much effort.” “That illustration kind of spoke to me,” Steinlicht said of the Prince album cover image that he re-created in seeds. As far as why Trump attracted so many entries, well, there’s the hair. “I use corn husks as hair,” said Laura Melnick, a longtime crop artist from St. Paul, who did the Trump as Richie Rich entry. “You can draw your own conclusions on whether it works.” “Trump is just so out there and so obvious. He’s given us so much to work with,” said Teresa Anderson, a crop artist from St. Paul who did Ronald Reagan commenting on Trump. Anderson said she once saw a crop art entry that depicted Democratic Minnesota Sen. Al Franken as the Joker. But in general, when crop artists get political, they tend to be left leaning, say many of the competitors. Crop art competitor Cathy Camper said that’s been the trend as a new generation of younger crop artists started getting interested in the medium. Over the years, Camper has done crop art portraits of Malcolm X, Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie and Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. “Where else can you have your artwork viewed by thousands of people?” she said. “We get a lot of grief from right-wing blogs,” Anderson said. “I wouldn’t mind seeing Republican crop art,” Melnick said. But “Republicans don’t do it.”

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Column: Donald Trump's new loose cannon

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WASHINGTON -- In choosing Stephen Bannon to be the CEO of his campaign, Donald Trump has accomplished the extraordinary: He has found somebody as outrageous as he is. Bannon, who had been publisher of the far-right website Breitbart, has called the pope a "commie" and said Catholics are trying to boost Hispanic immigration because their "church is dying." He called Gabby Giffords, a former congresswoman who was shot in the head, a "human shield," and the mayor of London a "radical Muslim." Hillary Clinton, in Bannon's telling, is a "grifter" who would take the country to the "last days of Sodom." The new Trump adviser calls himself a "populist nationalist" -- his hiring has been cheered by white supremacists -- and calls his fellow believers a "small, crazy wing" of the conservative movement. He has referred to the Civil War as the "war of Southern Independence" fought over "economic development." He found "zero evidence" of racial motives in the Trayvon Martin shooting and warned that "cities could be washed away in an orgy of de-gentrification." The Trump campaign's chief executive believes the Obama administration is "importing more hating Muslims" and asks whether Clinton is "complicit in a fifth column." He doesn't think Huma Abedin, a Muslim aide to Clinton, should have a security clearance, and he has alleged that Clinton's vice presidential nominee, Sen. Tim Kaine, has an "affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood." He argued that Gretchen Carlson's sexual harassment case, which forced the ouster of Roger Ailes at Fox News Channel, was a "total dud," and he alleged the existence of a "militant-feminist legal wrecking crew." Fox News, in Bannon's view, is a "centrist" outlet -- and compared to Breitbart, it most certainly is. The site, which was closer to the mainstream under its late founder, Andrew Breitbart, has run these headlines under Bannon's leadership: "Birth Control Makes Women Unattractive and Crazy." "Political Correctness Protects Muslim Rape Culture." "Suck It Up Buttercups: Dangerous Faggot Tour Returns to Colleges in September." "The Solution to Online 'Harassment' Is Simple: Women Should Log Off." "Two Months Left Until Obama Gives Dictators Control of Internet." "There's No Hiring Bias Against Women in Tech, They Just Suck at Interviews." "Trannies Whine About Hilarious Bruce Jenner Billboard." "Khizr Khan Believes the Constitution 'Must Always Be Subordinated to the Sharia.'" Bannon's Breitbart said the gay-pride flag is viewed as a "symbol of anti-Christian hate" and said birth control makes a woman into a "slut" and a "hideous monster," arguing: "Your birth control injection will add on pounds that will prevent the injection you really want -- of man meat." Trump echoes conspiracy theories proposed by Breitbart, and Breitbart has relentlessly promoted Trump. In short, Trump found in Bannon a character like himself: a bully who targets racial and religious minorities, immigrants and women. In his writings and broadcast commentary, Bannon, a veteran and former banker, has argued that immigrants -- legal as well as illegal -- are to blame for crime, terrorism and disease. He disparages "anchor babies" and says FBI Director James Comey's recommendation not to prosecute Clinton is "inextricably linked" to anti-police violence. He speaks of Megyn Kelly's "blonde ambition" and alleges that the military is trying to "eradicate Christianity." Breitbart has a tag for "black crime" and stokes fear of race wars with headlines such as "Race Murder in Virginia," "Black Suspects Stalk Robbery Victim in Philadelphia," "Career Criminal Accused of Assaulting Victim, Calling Her 'White Bitch,'" "Black Rape Gangs Violate Two Detroit Women" and "Black Mob Swarms Georgia Walmart to See 'How Much Damage' They Could Do." The Southern Poverty Law Center protests that Breitbart "has been openly promoting the core issues of the Alt-Right, introducing these racist ideas to its readership." Breitbart had a "lengthy defense" of white nationalists that ignored their openly racist views, the SPLC said. Breitbart likened Pamela Geller's "Muhammad Cartoon Contest" to the Selma-to-Montgomery march. The outlet has gone after the "big gay hate machine" and suggested that "the next step for marriage equality" is "likely polygamy." Breitbart ran a doctored photo showing House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi in a bikini on all fours with her tongue out. It reported that Planned Parenthood was "comfortably surpassing Hitler" in its "body count." It said Trump's bogus claim that thousands of New Jersey Muslims celebrated the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, had been "100 percent vindicated," and it alleged a "smoking gun" connecting the 9/11 hijackers to a "Bush family friend." There is more, but you don't need to read it here. Just wait for Trump to say it. Follow Dana Milbank on Twitter, @Milbank.

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Cross Country: Area CC season swings into action

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MOUNTAIN LAKE -- Several area Class A high school cross country teams open their 2016 seasons at the annual Wolverine Invitational at the Mountain Lake Golf Course on Wednesday. A total of 12 teams will be participating in this year’s meet, which will be held in the morning. The event begins with the 5,000-meter varsity girls’ race at 10:00 a.m. The boys’ varsity competition over the same course follows with a 10:35 scheduled start time. The junior high girls (11:10 a.m.) and junior high boys (11:25 a.m.) will race over a 1,600-meter distance after the two varsity runs are completed. Area teams competing include Adrian, Jackson County Central, Murray County Central/Fulda, Southwest Christian/Edgerton, Heron Lake-Okabena, Windom Area and host Mountain Lake Area. Five teams farther to the east -- Fairmont, Martin County West and a trio of combinations (Madelia/Truman/Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther, Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial/Nicollet, and United South Central/Alden-Conger) -- complete the 12-team field. Last year, Fairmont won the girls’ team title with a low score of 40 points, while MCC/Fulda captured the boys team championship with a winning score of 61. Fairmont senior Jenna Pavich returns as the girls’ individual champion, while two-time boys gold-medalist John Roth of LC-WM/N graduated last spring. Area girls likely to challenge Pavich up front this year include MCC/Fulda eighth-grader Morgan Gehl, Windom senior Christianna Green, Adrian freshman Moriah Bullerman and HL-O junior Rachel Salentiny. All four of those runners qualified individually for the 2015 state cross country meet. Fairmont junior Iliana Ramon, JCC junior Jessica Christoffer, MCW eighth-grader Marissa Whitehead, Windom eighth-grader Gracie Bucher, HL-O junior Cheyenne Schaffer and MLA senior Liana Blomgren are among the other top runners who will be competing for the individual medals given out to the first 15. Windom senior John Irwin, coming off a strong finish to his 2015 cross country campaign and a stellar 2016 track season, is the boys’ favorite Wednesday and will be leading a strong group of Eagles who will make a bid for the team title. “John has developed into one of best distance runners in the area,” Eagles head coach Melissa Pletcher said. “We return several other boys who ran well last season and put in some miles this summer. We should have nice balance and depth as we anticipate an exciting season ahead.” With a total of 25 boys participating in grades 7-12, the Eagles look to be contenders for Section 3A team honors by season’s end. Seniors Isaac Tade, Nickolas Green and Jae Carlson are back from last year’s section team, which placed fourth (just eight points from second), along with junior Daniel Green and eighth-grader Cameron Alm. Junior AJ Fauglid, eighth-grader Patrick Green and first-year senior Yanick Tade give Windom an abundance of depth. Isaac Tade and Nickolas Green, along with HL-O senior Logan Knutson, Adrian junior Brady Henning, a pair of MCC/Fulda runners -- senior Isaiah Olsem and freshman Justin Clarke -- and a trio of MLA runners -- senior Tommy Kraemer, along with sophomores Ryan Blomgren and Josiah Gardiner -- could be among the leading area individuals chasing Irwin. MCW senior Joshua Bjerken, Fairmont sophomore Andrew Moeller, Fairmont junior Nathan Willett and LC-WM/N senior Seth Hartman are among the runners from the eastern teams who will likely be up near the front, challenging for the medals.

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Planning Commission approves permit for Local Harvest; reviews gravel pit operation

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WORTHINGTON -- The Nobles County Planning Commission Wednesday night approved a request from Jake and Jill Cuperus, doing business as Local Harvest, to operate a commercial/recreational facility on the former Prairie View Golf Links outside of Worthington. While the couple had obtained all of the required permits to operate their coffee shop, farmers market, gift shop, restaurant and recreational facility, Nobles County Environmental Services Director Wayne Smith said they also needed a conditional use permit from the county because the site is being used for something other than a golf course. Jill Cuperus said that in addition to using the building space -- they have hosted baby showers, birthday parties and groom suppers in the large room of the clubhouse -- the outdoors are also being used by individuals who walk or run on the former golf course. The Worthington High School cross country team is also using the course for practice, and some individuals are using the space for dog training. Because the facility isn’t heated, Jill said they will likely close in late October or early November and reopen in the spring. The Cuperuses have a month-to-month lease with the city of Worthington for the clubhouse. Smith said the conditional use permit would stay with the property. The commission approved the permit and will make that recommendation to the Nobles County Board of Commissioners. The board will consider the request at its Sept. 6 meeting. In other action, the commission: Reviewed a permit issued to Brian Lindeman, Rushmore, for operation of a gravel pit in the southwest quarter of Section 35, Little Rock Township. Permits for gravel pits are typically issued for six years with a review in the third year. Lindeman said the two operators that haul gravel from the pit do a good job with dust control and use alternate routes to and from the site. Lindeman installed fencing around the property to eliminate four-wheelers and ATVs from trespassing, and he said he has been able to control weeds on the site. Smith agreed with Lindeman’s assessment, saying when the office receives complaints, Lindeman is always quick to take action. The commission authorized continuation of the permit for operation.

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Prep volleyball: Serving strong in win for H-BC

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Turns out, the Hills-Beaver Creek coach had nothing to worry about as the Patriots used 21 aces to earn a sweep over Adrian in a Red Rock Conference match. "Our big concern was serving and they definitely proved to me that they can serve the ball," Bork said. "To have 21 aces in three games is very well for a first match. I can't complain." Jasmine Lingen led the Patriot attack, going 17-for-19 serving with eight aces. "I think we did really good for our first game especially," Lingen said following H-BC's 25-11, 25-19, 25-12 victory. "We really played together and did what our coach asked us to do and what we've been practicing. We did really well at serve receive and playing together." Lingen added six kills as H-BC's tall front row wreaked havoc for the Dragons both offensively and defensively. "That's the advantage of having some height and a lot of talent in that front row," Bork said. "Messing with a little bit of a rotation and getting all those girls in a rotation in the front row is a huge benefit. They know how to accomplish business. It's their third year with me and they know what is to be expected." Sidney Fick led the Patriots with nine kills, while Avery Van Roekel had five. Avery Wysong (10 set assists) and Mekayla Kolbrek each had four ace serves for H-BC. The Patriots jumped out to a quick 10-5 lead in Game 1 and never looked back in a 25-11 victory. However, the Dragons came back in the second game as a kill by Miah Kunkel (five kills) and an ace serve by Rylie Hokeness gave AHS a 12-11 lead that would later grow into a 15-13 advantage. "I think we got a little too comfortable," Lingen said. "We realized that we can't do that and we wanted to win in three." But Lingen and the Patriots would answer as the senior middle hitter rattled off the next nine points, giving H-BC a 22-15 advantage. "In that second game, we had that lead for a little bit," AHS head coach Briana Reker said. "The girls started clicking on the court and they gained some confidence and they were communicating and finding the holes. That was really great to see. I think a couple of servers got us and it went downhill from there." A pair of kills by Adrian's Paige Bullerman (four kills) kept her team close at the end, but H-BC took the second game 25-19. The Patriots took a 10-3 lead in the third game and were able to close out the sweep. "I think we all played really well," Lingen said. "We've been practicing really hard." Lexi Slater and Brittney Loonan each had 10 digs for Adrian, while Avery Balster added seven. The Dragons (1-1) are at Martin Luther-Granada Huntley East Chain-Truman on Thursday, while H-BC is at Ellsworth Tuesday. "The girls know that we're a team that everyone supposedly wants to beat," Bork said. "I told them the best thing is to be humble, be calm and take care of business. A lot of them are seniors and they know what they need to do to accomplish business."

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Boys soccer: Trojans cruise

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FAIRMONT -- The Worthington High School boys soccer team racked up seven goals in the first half of its 8-1 victory over Fairmont on Thursday, then took its foot off the pedal in the second half. “Unexpectedly, we had a chance to play a lot of our younger players with the score being so lopsided in the first half,” Trojans head coach Smitty Ektnitphong said. “We are glad to see that -- to have younger players play the majority of the second half -- and I thought they did quite well.” Jon Keoduangsy opened the scoring in the 17th minute with an assist by Ivan Rodriguez. He then followed that up in the 24th minute with his second goal of the game on an assist by Victor Alvarez. Edwin Hernandez tallied a hat trick in a three-minute span, with unassisted goals in the 32nd minute, 35th minute and 39th minute. Anthony Euceda and Ivan Rodriguez added the other goals for the Trojans. “When we started going on the scoring spree, our players got more confident about moving the ball around,” Ektnitphong said. “It’s shown in the stats. We got numerous shots and numerous opportunities.” Worthington piled up the opportunities, putting 26 shots on goal. Noach Becker scored the lone goal for Fairmont in the 68th minute. Worthington 7 1 -- 8 Fairmont 0 1 -- 1

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Examining EpiPen sticker shock

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Q: With regards to your look into drug pricing, why should the federal government ask questions about a private company’s pricing strategy? A: As Iowa’s elected representative in the U.S. Senate, I give high priority to having dialogue with my constituents. Representative government is a two-way street. Holding meetings in each of Iowa’s 99 counties, reaching out on social media, conducting tele-hall town meetings and responding to every email, letter and phone call from Iowans helps me make sure I bring the concerns of Iowans to the policymaking tables. I work to hold the government accountable and to protect taxpayers. That includes conducting robust oversight of the federal bureaucracy and making sure the laws of the land are faithfully executed and enforced. At times, my oversight work keeps check on the public business in the private sector to make sure tax dollars are spent as intended and that the laws are followed to keep the marketplace fair and free. As a fiscal conservative, I work to strengthen our system of free enterprise so that it fosters competition, works effectively and encourages entrepreneurship and innovation for all Americans. From agriculture to banking, trade, pension, health care and immigration laws, I work to expose mismanagement or wrongdoing to make sure anti-competitive practices don’t create unfair advantages that squander tax dollars, disadvantage consumers, stiff pensioners or harm farmers in the free and open marketplace. The bottom line is that hundreds of millions of tax dollars are spent on Medicare and Medicaid and even more to support health coverage throughout our entire health care system. Patients and taxpayers deserve answers. Q: What are you looking to achieve with your look into the EpiPen pricing controversy? A: With back-to-school season, parents, schools and daycares are stocking up on their annual supply of a life-saving prescription medicine called EpiPen. This self-injectable medicine delivers an emergency dose of adrenaline to counteract a severe allergic reaction. In the last few years, parents were getting stuck with a strong dose of sticker shock. They found that the price had been increasing significantly, climbing more than 400 percent in recent years. A number of Iowa families wrote to me asking questions about the huge price increase, costing more than $600 out-of-pocket to fill one prescription. Not only was this price hike hitting household budgets hard, but it also would impact school budgets and taxpayer-financed programs such as Medicaid and HAWK-I here in Iowa. When more than 40 percent of the nation’s children receive their health insurance coverage through Medicaid and CHIP, there’s going to be a substantial hit to the taxpayer funding state and federal health programs when a pharmaceutical company sets a 400 percent price increase on a commonly prescribed drug for kids. From that vantage point, I wanted to make sure the taxpaying public isn’t being taken for a ride. That’s when I set out to get answers. Within days of my letter to the drug company requesting written responses about the rationale for the surging price of an EpiPen prescription, the company made an effort to fend off the firestorm coming from social media, the press and Capitol Hill. The CEO announced the company would expand its discount program with a $300 rebate coupon for some patients, but not all. That’s a good step. Needless to say, I’m not done with my review of EpiPen pricing. I have yet to receive a written response to my questions, such as the company’s advertising budget and an analysis of the 400 percent price increase. I’ve also written a bipartisan letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to learn more about its review and approval process for alternative products and whether the medicine may be considered someday as an over-the-counter medication. With millions of children suffering from severe peanut and other food allergies, it’s important that the FDA is taking steps to ensure there’s an adequate supply of self-injectable epinephrine on the market. In the meantime, I will continue working to address the rising cost of prescription drugs. I’ve also introduced legislation to deter pharmaceutical companies from anti-competitive business practices that delay or block less expensive drugs from reaching the pharmacy shelves. Getting safe, efficacious and affordable medicines into the hands of Americans is a value we all share.

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New overlay work may begin Monday

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WORTHINGTON -- Bituminous overlay work on Clary Street from Omaha Avenue to Milton Avenue and on First Avenue from 12th Street to 16th Street is scheduled to begin as early as Monday, according to a press release from the city of Worthington’s engineering department. First Avenue will be open to traffic at all times. However, the width of traffic lanes will be reduced, parking will be restricted and there will be traffic interruptions at various times during construction. Clary Street will be closed to traffic. Weather permitting and construction proceeding as planned, work should be completed and traffic restored in about three to four days on First Avenue and two days on Clary Street. Motorists are advised to watch for construction equipment and changing traffic conditions, and to reduce speed and drive carefully in construction zones.

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Birth: Aug. 30, 2016

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Allison and Derek Dreise, Rock Valley, Iowa, are the parents of a son, Grayson John, born July 19. Grandparents are Paul and Phyllis Vellema, Harris, Iowa, and Bill and Darci Dreise, Bradenton, Fla. Great-grandparents are Margaret Vander Veen, Sibley, Iowa, and Dorothy Schonewill, Sioux Falls, S.D.

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Data: Aug. 31, 2016

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WORTHINGTON -- The Worthington Police Department investigated a crash reported at 7:38 p.m. Monday from the 800 block of Humiston Avenue. WORTHINGTON -- The Worthington Police Department investigated a crash reported at 11:11 a.m. Tuesday. Police WORTHINGTON -- The Worthington Police Department cited an individual for no Minnesota driver’s license at 9:59 p.m. Monday.

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Construction plans approved for Lewis & Clark

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WORTHINGTON -- Representatives from the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System were in Worthington Wednesday, appearing before three separate boards to get the clearance they need to begin constructing the water line between Adrian and Worthington. The water system sought a variance to install a main water line paralleling 270th Street from Edwards Avenue east into the city of Worthington, as well as a permit to construct a 2-million-gallon water reservoir near the intersection of 270th Street and Monroe Avenue, approximately three miles west of town. This fourth phase of construction in Minnesota will ultimately deliver the much-anticipated and long-awaited Lewis & Clark water to Worthington, but the work will not happen as quickly as water system officials and local residents and business owners had hoped. “I had hoped we’d be here saying we’re going to start tomorrow,” said Dan Zulkosky, Lewis & Clark RWS construction administrator. The Minnesota Legislature’s failure to pass a bonding bill during its last session has funding on hold for the final phase of the water line’s expansion in southwest Minnesota. Zulkosky and Banner & Associates’ Dennis Odens, design engineer for this phase of the project, first appeared before Nobles County’s Joint Jurisdictional Committee, where they received approval for a variance and conditional use permit to construct the water line within the half-mile perimeter of Worthington. Two conditions placed on the permit include that Lewis & Clark be responsible for all costs associated with potential future damage to the line resulting from highway maintenance and construction; and that the permit be good through Dec. 31, 2018. Permits typically require that construction begin within one year, but because state bonding was not authorized, the permit was given a one-year extension. Odens and Zulkosky then met with the Nobles County Board of Adjustment to address the variance request for installation of the water line. The county’s setback requirements state construction can be no closer than 125 feet from the center of a county road without a variance. Odens sought a variance to allow Lewis & Clark to construct the water line 75 feet from the center of the county road -- a distance that would be the least disruptive to farmers, he said. In discussing the need for the variance, Odens said the project will start on Edwards Avenue, near Adrian, and follow 270th Street into Worthington. The line will cross the railroad tracks and four-lane Minnesota 60, following on the south side of the highway for a short distance before crossing back to the north and ultimately to the connection at the city’s water treatment plant. The diameter of the pipe will range from 24 inches to 16 inches, and will be buried a minimum of six feet, with sand cushioning the pipe. Board of Adjustment member Brent Feikema was concerned about tile lines damaged during the construction process and asked how Lewis & Clark will address that. “We have run into lots of tile lines,” Odens said. “The hard thing about tile is knowing where they’re at, and sometimes knowing where they’re at doesn’t help.” Odens said the cost to replace tile lines is built into the construction contract, and the contractor has a two-year warranty after water sales begin to Worthington if landowners encounter problems with their tile lines. There was also discussion about water line construction on the south side of Worthington. Odens said he is working with the new owner of land at the intersection of Minnesota 60 and Plotts Avenue (South Shore Acres), where the building of a new gas station is proposed. Odens wants the water line installed before pavement is poured at the site. “With the funding up in the air, it may be that Lewis & Clark has to put in that piece of pipe before anything else is let and then connect to it,” Odens said. The Board of Adjustment ultimately approved the variance request with the same conditions on the permit as the Joint Jurisdictional Committee had set. In the final meeting of the night, the Nobles County Planning Commission addressed Lewis & Clark’s request to construct a 2-million-gallon reservoir near the intersection of 270th Street and Monroe Avenue. The precast concrete storage tank will stand approximately 30 feet high and measure 106 feet in diameter, with enough storage to serve Worthington for one day while also backfeeding to Adrian and eventually to Sibley, Iowa, when that connection is built. The tank will be painted a neutral tone and feature the Lewis & Clark RWS logo. The tank will be surrounded by a chainlink fence. The Planning Commission approved the plan unanimously, and its recommendation will advance to the Nobles County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 6 for a final decision.

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Column: The cost of the EpiPen price increase

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Parents worry that they won’t be able to afford their child’s medication. They drive to pharmacies miles away from their homes just to get the best deal on EpiPens. School nurses watch as families weigh the risk of sending their child to school without this life-saving medication because they cannot afford it. I heard from one family whose child’s allergy is so severe that it takes two EpiPens to treat an allergic reaction. That means the family has to pay for two EpiPens for school, two more to have at home and an additional two for the grandparents’ home. Sure, it’s expensive. But they do it because the alternative is terrifying. I experienced that firsthand. My daughter, Abigail, is one of millions of Americans who suffer from a life-threatening allergy. I’ll never forget the scary day we discovered Abigail’s nut allergy. She had eaten a cashew and suddenly started to swell up. We were worried her throat would close as we rushed her to the emergency room. She now carries an EpiPen with her everywhere. The EpiPen saves lives and provides peace of mind for patients and parents. However, an alarming and unjustified rise in the price of this medication has put life-saving treatment out of reach for many of the consumers who need it most. In 2009, two EpiPens cost $100. Now, Mylan Pharmaceuticals is charging as much as $600. And as anyone who relies on an EpiPen knows, that $600 isn’t a one-time expense. EpiPens must be replaced every year whether they are used or not, because the medication in the device expires. So what caused this dramatic price increase? Here’s one possible answer: It’s happened at the same time that Mylan has gained more market power. Last fall, a competing drug was recalled from the market, and a generic version failed to receive approval this spring. That leaves people with severe allergies with no practical choice but the EpiPen. That’s why, as Ranking Member of the Antitrust Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I have called on the committee and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate these outrageous price increases. Days after I called for these investigations, Mylan announced it would expand its EpiPen patient assistance programs. While this action by Mylan is welcome relief to many who are struggling to afford this lifesaving medication, it won't fully address the root of the problem. The burden of the EpiPen price increases and other prescription drug increases -- including vital medications like insulin and Naxolone -- persists for American families, taxpayers and employers. We cannot rely on public outcry as the only solution to high prescription drug prices. And I’ve introduced multiple pieces of legislation that would help protect American consumers from the rising prices of prescription drugs. EpiPen packs cost hundreds of dollars less in Canada, and Sen. John McCain and I have introduced legislation that would help Minnesota families save money. The Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act would require the Food and Drug Administration to establish a personal importation program that would allow people to import a 90-day supply of prescription drugs from an approved Canadian pharmacy. Other bills I’ve introduced would change current laws that give pharmaceutical the upper hand in bargaining prices for prescription medication, expand access to cost-saving generic drugs and deter pharmaceutical companies from blocking cheaper generic alternatives from entering the marketplace. It’s this simple: If you have a life-threatening illness then you should have access to affordable lifesaving medicine. But with the price of EpiPens on the rise, that’s not the case for many who suffer from severe allergies. The cost for families is too high. That’s why I’m going to keep fighting to bring the price of prescription drugs down.

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Prep volleyball: JCC sweeps Mankato East, W-WG sweeps Edgerton

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MANKATO -- Lacey Wacker came up big for Jackson County Central in its 25-15, 29-27, 25-16 sweep over Mankato East in Minnesota high school volleyball action on Tuesday in Mankato. Wacker was 20 of 22 serving, with seven kills, 17 set assists and 11 digs for the Huskies. Abby Benson added 10 kills and nine digs for JCC, while Lauren Murphy led in set assists with 11. The opening game win gives Jackson County Central a 1-0 record on the season. Westbrook-Walnut Grove 3 , Edgerton 0 EDGERTON -- Westbrook-Walnut Grove swept Edgerton 26-42, 25-31, 25-21 in Minnesota high school volleyball on Tuesday in Edgerton. Emma Woelber was the Chargers leading server, going 14 of 15 with three aces. She also had 26 set assists and seven digs. Brittany Erickson was 10 of 11 with one ace and Gracie Wahl was 9 of 12 with one ace. Cassidy Mischke was W-WG’s leading hitter, racking up 10 kills. Liz Buckridge was 10 of 12 serving for Edgerton, with five kills and 26 digs. Lauren Sankey led them with 34 digs. Halle Wassink and Chynna Berning each had three blocks for the Flying Dutchmen

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WRHCF promotes education of health care professionals

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Worthington Regional Health Care Foundation scholarship recipients Miriam Ongeta (from left), Alex Ochiengi and Cyrus Nyakundi are shown Wednesday on the Worthington campus of Minnesota West Community and Technical College. (Tim Middagh/Daily Globe) WORTHINGTON -- With an aging U.S. population and an increased demand for health care services among all demographic groups, upholding a steady supply of capable, skilled professionals to meet those needs is a must. That’s why the Worthington Regional Health Care Foundation, Inc. (WRHCF), finds its mission -- to promote, facilitate and support the health, wellness and educational needs of residents in the Worthington area -- perfectly coincides with its practice of awarding annual scholarships to students pursuing health care careers. “It’s a great privilege to provide financial support to individuals seeking a health degree or certificate, or to those who are advancing in their chosen fields,” said Karen Wiltrout, chair of the WRHCF’s five-person scholarship committee. “Committed and dedicated health care professionals are critical to maintaining the health and wellness of our rural communities.” Dawn Gordon, Dean of Nursing at Minnesota West Community and Technical College (MWCTC), concurs. “Nursing is critical,” she asserted. “In looking at the past 20 years of statistics for our nursing programs, MWCTC has graduated over 2,000 LPNs (licensed practical nurses) and RNs (registered nurses) in that time. “Area health care leaders do not know what they would do without these people, because they sustain our area clinics, hospitals, long-term care and assisted living facilities and are the bulk of our local health care workforce,” she continued. “Because our population is both aging and growing, it’s all the more important to have a local college with a nursing program like ours.” WRHCF awards up to 11 health-related scholarships annually, with maximum individual scholarship amounts of $2,000. “A total of $8,000 is available each year for the LPN and RN scholarships, which are generally granted in March,” explained Jeff Rotert, WRHCF executive director. “There’s also up to $6,000 available annually for health care professional scholarships,” he added. “Those are typically given out in August.” Not only do the scholarships aid nursing and health care students in meeting the financial obligations related to their educational studies, they have the benefit of engendering a positive feeling toward the greater community, Gordon observes. “The students who have been recipients of these scholarships often remain to work in the Worthington area and are very grateful to the foundation for the help they’ve received,” assured Gordon. “Oftentimes, they’re sacrificing other employment or family time to pursue their nursing or professional programs, so the scholarships can help compensate for a lack of or reduced income level during the educational process.” Wiltrout outlined the impact the WRHCF contributions have made. “Since July 2008, the WRHCF has awarded to qualified applicants 81 health care-related scholarships totaling $133,000,” detailed Wiltrout. “These applicants were seeking either entry level or advanced health care degrees or certificates, and the WRHCF has proudly supported students seeking LPN diplomas or RN associate degrees through MWCTC, as well as other health care professionals advancing to roles as certified nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists or paramedics.” The scope of MWCTC’s training program alone is broad. “Three of the MWCTC campuses really focus on nursing: Pipestone, Granite Falls and Worthington,” listed Gordon. “Among those sites, we currently have 131 students enrolled in LPN-level programs, which last 10 months, and 99 students in the RN program, which requires nine months plus pre-existing LPN certification. “The major difference between an LPN and RN is in the level of responsibility,” she continued. “LPNs often work alongside RNs in a team format, with RNs having more responsibility.” Statistically, LPN and RN graduates from MWCTC succeed exceedingly well at finding jobs. “In all, 96.6 percent of our nursing grads become employed,” cited Gordon. “That’s one of the highest placement rates in any profession. “They’re very likely to be employed in our local communities and they tend to find jobs very quickly, which makes us proud.” The WRHCF scholarships are a terrific means of assisting nursing and health care professional students, Gordon agrees, because of the financial aid and psychological encouragement they provide. “The scholarships may be used for tuition, books, travel expenses, exam fees -- they really can use the money where they most need it,” noted Gordon. Because it’s a regional foundation, Rotert stresses that preference is given to scholarship applicants who intend to remain in the area following completion of their respective educational programs. “A chief criterion we consider is whether they plan to remain in the Worthington area when they’re done,” said Rotert. “Now, these are strictly scholarships, not loans, and we understand that things can change in people’s lives that require a move -- and in that case we do not seek repayment -- but our preference is that they remain employed locally so we are essentially providing an opportunity to create a level of competent, constant caregivers right here.” The nine-person WRHCF board feels its regular investment in scholarship dollars is money well spent. Summarized Rotert: “We all know education is expensive, so whatever we can do to help further students’ goals and dreams, as well as encourage them to stay in the Worthington area, is extremely valuable.”

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Dayton wants Minnesotans to take clean water pledge

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"Good Minnesota clean water..." he declared after drinking from a blue bottle at the Minnesota State Fair. "May we always keep it available." Dayton then asked every Minnesotan to take a pledge to care for the state's water. "It is something we can no longer take for granted," he said in front of the Department of Natural Resources' fair fish pond. Pollution Control Commissioner John Linc Stine said just 2 percent of Minnesota's water comes from outside the state, so no one is to blame but its residents for the 40 percent of watersheds that fail to meet water standards. Health Commissioner Dr. Ed Ehlinger said that not only is clean water safe, but it also helps create a better economy. And Agriculture Commissioner Dave Frederickson encouraged landowners to "plant cover crops and buffer strips" to help clean up water by reducing runoff. Dayton is leading a year-long charge to improve the state's water after Stine's department issued reports showing poor water quality in many parts of the state, but especially the southwest where farming is intense. The pledge Dayton wants Minnesotans to take reads: "I know that water is critical to my life. Because water is so critical, I vow to be a good steward of our water. "I today take the Minnesota Water Stewardship Pledge to affirm my commitment to: "Rethink how water impacts my life, and the lives of future generations. "Use water efficiently and wisely in my everyday activities. "Learn more about what people can do to protect and preserve water. "Factor water use efficiency and protection into the choices as a consumer. "Talk to others about clean water protection and preservation."

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City planning for 2017 budget continues

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WORTHINGTON -- Days after Worthington City Council members took their first look at the proposed 2017 city budget -- one that, as presented, reflects a 19.79 percent levy increase over 2016 -- Mayor Mike Kuhle said in an early Tuesday morning budget hearing the numbers have to come down. “We’ve got a lot of work to do on the budget this year,” he said, adding the state legislature let everyone down with its failure to increase Local Government Aid last session. What was anticipated in new LGA dollars would have covered about 3 percent of the city’s levy increase, he said. Councilman Rod Sankey noted 6.34 percent of the proposed 2017 levy is for labor and insurance alone. This comes after estimates show an anticipated 6 percent increase in insurance costs for 2017, added City Administrator Steve Robinson. He said changes in employees moving from single to family coverage -- six in one department alone -- will cause the city to pay an additional $60,000, which represents 2 percent of the levy. Despite the preliminary budget numbers, Robinson said staff continue to work to reduce the city’s budget. “Our conversations have (identified) a pre-certification target under 10 percent,” Robinson said. With a third budget hearing now scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Sept. 6, the goal is to get final direction from council, make additional cuts and rework the budget before the council acts on the pre-certification levy Sept. 12. “You have to be careful what you pre-certify -- it becomes the number,” said Councilman Scott Nelson, noting the council has set a higher pre-certification levy in the past with the intent to pare it down, but that hasn’t necessarily happened. “We’ve talked to staff about some of the cutbacks that need to happen,” assured City Finance Director Brian Kolander. Tuesday’s budget hearing focused on the public works, airport and recreation funds, as well as budgets for Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center and the Prairie View Golf Links/Buss Field. Public Works Director Todd Wietzema spent much of his time discussing the more than $302,000 he has earmarked to add to reserves in 2017 for his equipment revolving schedule. “We add a certain amount every year (to reserves) to get to our goal for replacement value,” Wietzema said. “All of our trucks are pretty expensive.” Some of the items slated for replacement in the next couple of years require significant amounts of money be added to reserves so funds are available for those purchases. For instance, Wietzema singled out a 1998 Ford truck in the street department budget that is slated for replacement in 2017 with a new tandem-axle truck that can haul twice as much. Thus far, the city has set aside $147,832 in reserves, but a new truck will cost $200,000. Therefore, Wietzema seeks to add $52,168 in reserves in the 2017 budget to be able to make the purchase. In another instance, Wietzema wants to replace a 2001 International truck in 2018, but another $31,534 needs to be added to reserves to get closer to the reserve goal of $165,000. Kuhle questioned the large sums needed to get to replacement goal, saying, “It looks like we’re behind the eight-ball a lot with these larger trucks.” He also asked Wietzema to look into costs for leasing rather than purchasing contracts. With the length of time the equipment is in use, Wietzema said he’s been purchasing equipment off state contract, which saves the city about 10 to 15 percent. Robinson told the council the equipment revolving schedule is one of the easiest places to cut from the 2017 budget, but cautioned that extending equipment too far out without putting money into reserves results in the city paying in the long run for repairs. “While we will make adjustments, we also don’t want to fall behind like we were a couple of years ago,” Robinson said. “We need to be careful of kicking the can down the street,” Kuhle said. “We need to be careful in not taking the reserve goals down too low, but we also can’t make up for the reserve goal in one year.” Additional public works budget discussions were on the airport. Wietzema said the hangars are getting older and in need of more maintenance. The airport is self-sufficient with income from hangar rents, airport grants and rental of agricultural land, but Robinson noted that the farmer who is renting the farmable land has not made rental payments. Rent on two of the hangars is also past due. In Olson Park, Wietzema said $15,000 is earmarked in 2017 to continue upgrades to the campground. Among the work planned is reconstruction of the shelter that was damaged in a storm earlier this summer. The budget for Prairie View Golf Links in 2017 will remain the same at approximately $180,000. As Robinson explained, nearly $140,000 of that budget will be used for improvements to the soccer complex at Buss Field. “We’re anticipating, with the construction of the new field, it is going to need significantly more inspection for the first year or two,” Robinson said, adding that the budget includes the purchase of two irrigation sprinkler systems for the soccer fields. Wietzema said the motor, pump and electrical panels used for the irrigation system -- as well as some of the other equipment, such as mowers -- will be transferred from Prairie View to Buss Field. The budget for Memorial Auditorium was discussed briefly with Managing Director Tammy Makram. Makram provided an update on attendance for movies, saying that attendance is increasing. She also reported that many of the shows she brought in during 2016 didn’t cost a lot of money because of funding she obtained from the state’s art board. The auditorium’s proposed budget would result in a .75 percent levy impact. During its Sept. 6 meeting, council will continue to go through the budget and provide direction to city staff on potential cuts.

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Northwest Iowa author shares his traveling experiences

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“A tourist would look to brochures and he would go where a tour guide tells him to go; a traveler will look at maps and he will go where his dreams tell him to go,” Eich said. “A tourist will look at the native people over the top of their nose, but a traveler will look at them in the eyes.” Eich is the author of the recently published book “Viajero: Tales of a Traveler,” in which he talks about his traveling adventures and the people who he has met along the way. He has spent 25 years of his life traveling around the globe, visiting Europe, Russia and Japan, among other locales. It’s Mexico and Honduras, though, that have a special place in his heart. For more than 14 years Eich lived in Central Mexico, where he found a second home. He fell in love with its culture and people. While there, he was able to see the poorest parts of the country and the terrible living conditions that people are forced to live in. “I spent many years down there, but I didn’t spend them in Acapulco, Guadalajara or Cancún,” Eich said. “I always went to the mountains with the poor people.” Eich has built a school in a little town in Honduras, a small house for a single mother in Mexico and is about to finish up one more home for a family in Honduras. “One day I visited her house and they had no electricity and a dirt floor,” he explained of what prompted him to construct the Mexico home. “It was terrible and I decided I was going to make them beds because they slept on the floor, and then when we put the beds in the house they didn't have room to walk. So then, I decided to build her a new house.” Eich said he’ll never forget her expression of joy when she saw her new home for the first time. Once Eich returned to the United States to live permanently, he continued to travel every now and then to Mexico and Honduras with clothes, shoes, blankets and school supplies. Those are the memories Eich cherishes the most and the ones that fulfill his life. “Well, when I die, I am not going to take my money with me,” Eich said. “I am not rich, but I had much more fun spending it on someone like that.” Until his last day, Eich is going to keep Mexico close to his heart. “I want the American flag on the front of my coffin and the Mexican flag on the other half,” Eich said. He has a unique perspective of the world because of all the things he has seen in his journeys. He has been able to appreciate aspects of the United States that he never did before -- some of which has opened his eyes to its problems. “I hate the greed I see in America,” said Eich. “America is a good country, it does a lot of good, but America could do more if it wouldn’t think just ‘me, me, me’ all the time.” He wishes people could see how fortunate they are for living in a country where, most of the time, corruption is not tolerated. He also said the difference between poor people in countries like Mexico or Honduras is that they do not receive any help from their governments. “We don't know what ‘poor’ is in America,” said Eich. “I have seen the worst of it in Mexico and Central America.” Eich grew up on a farm in Iowa and then fought for his country in the Korean War. He never had a lot of money, but he made sure that what he had was used for a good cause. “I was never a rich man,” Eich said. “School janitor was my best job I ever had besides … a pipestone mine for a while.”

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Building bickering: Windom divided over proposed emergency services/fire hall facility

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WINDOM -- City leaders and residents are at odds over a plan to build a new emergency services/fire hall facility at a site currently home to a municipal park. Windom City Administrator Steve Nasby said the city council has a number of different financing options to consider with the new building, which would replace the current fire hall facility. Some city residents, however, oppose not only the location and cost of the new structure, but also the mechanism in which the project may be funded. One financing option involves a capital improvement bond, which the city may use to fund public facilities projects. A second option is a lease-purchase arrangement, which is a long-term, lease-to-own program, while a third choice is utilizing U.S. Department of Agriculture loan programs. During meetings earlier this month, the city’s financial consultants presented those options to the council, but Nasby said a decision wasn’t made. He added that council members asked for a one-page recommendation so they can compare all of the financing mechanisms. The council is leaning toward a combined use of the USDA program and lease-purchase arrangement, Nasby said. Council members Brian Cooley, Paul Johnson, Bryan Joyce and JoAnn Ray have said they favor the lease-to-own option, according to a Cottonwood County Citizen report. Nasby said if the council chooses the capital improvement option, the planning process would be slowed and cause potentially higher bids when the city is ready to begin the project. Public hearing set Because the city’s proposed site for a new emergency and fire facility is on city park property, state statute requires a public hearing be conducted before the park’s closure. That hearing is slated for Sept. 6, during which Windom residents can give input on the project. Several Windom residents have already spoken out against plans to use property at Witt Park, located between Ninth and 10th streets off Fifth Avenue, for the new building. Rural Windom resident Bob Lindaman said he has created a Witt Park committee comprised of residents who disagree with several points of the city’s proposed project. He said he has three main issues with the plan -- the location, the cost and the process of how the project has been communicated to the public. The committee has gathered more than 600 signatures, said Lindaman, who added that he presented these concerns at a council meeting, but thinks his opinions haven't been considered. “At least seven generations of citizens have used that park, including my children,” Lindaman said. “I have played tennis there for 40 years, and I think it is an asset to have a park in the middle of town.” Craig Zimmerman, one of the members of the Witt Park group, said there are other ways to go about the project. He agrees with the construction of the new facility but opposes the location -- and the price. “I honestly believe that the majority of the people aren't happy about how the council is representing the city of Windom,” Zimmerman said. “I have talked with very few people who don't want them (firefighters) to have something nice, because they do an excellent job. The problem is not with them at all. The problem is that we have to watch our budget, and we shouldn't be destroying parks.” Windom Fire Chief Dan Ortman, meanwhile, said Witt Park is the best location for the emergency and fire services building. He said the primary reason for choosing that location is response time. “You have your best response time and it is not just the emergency vehicles responding to the scene, but it is also our first responders responding to the building,” Ortman said. “Having it in the center of town gives us the fastest response.” Windom Mayor Corey Maricle said the city’s building committee has studied other sites for years and concluded that Witt Park is the best location. “I think that life-or-death situations should be ... remedied as quickly as possible, and I think that the response time is the most important issue as far as where the building goes,” Maricle said. Price tag at issue Zimmerman said he’s concerned with the possibility that he won’t be able to vote on the project if the council decides to finance it with a lease-to-own payment. “The public should be able to vote on it. … It is the people who are going to be paying it,” he said. The council is looking to spend $3.9 million, which includes the relocation of Witt Park tennis courts and playground equipment to Tegels Park and Dynamite Park, respectively. Council member Dominic Jones asked the board if any part of the building can be removed from the plan, adding that he believed four bedrooms planned for the new facility are not necessary. Kristen Porath, a firefighter and EMT, said the bedrooms are a necessity for people who do not live in town and have to stay overnight when called in. “I am three miles out of town, so in the wintertime if I am on an ambulance call, I need to stay in town,” Porath said. “People said, ‘Why do we need those bedrooms?’ We need those bedrooms for people like me.” In addition, Ortman said the need for more EMTs has become greater this year. Bedrooms in the new facility will help with recruitment, he said. “We have people that are willing to be EMTs, but they don’t live within that response time that is needed.” Ortman said.

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Column: Reforms and solutions to help First District farmers

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BLUE EARTH -- Noting that incumbent Tim Walz has been stripped of the Minnesota Farm Bureau endorsement, I’ve rolled out a series of reforms and legislative policy prescriptions to provide much-needed support to farmers across Minnesota’s First Congressional District. Tim Walz’s liberal anti-agriculture voting record has finally caught up with him, and the Farm Bureau’s failing to endorse his re-election is proof positive farmers are looking for a new congressman and true change in Washington, D.C. Walz’s record of supporting the EPA and extreme federal regulations; voting for a carbon tax and global warming schemes like “cap and trade”; voting for Obamacare; supporting federal and state fuel tax increases and voting for the federal estate “death tax” are five reasons why the incumbent has lost support of farmers. At a time when southern Minnesota’s farm economy has weakened with low commodity prices, high production costs, decreasing exports and the lowest median net farm income in 20 years, Walz’s allegiance to Hillary Clinton and the big government anti-farmer factions of the Democratic Party is doubly concerning. My Prescription for Agriculture Prosperity includes: Federal Regulatory Reform: I support the REINS Act (H.R. 427) to defeat regulatory overreach and out-of-control agencies such as the EPA by requiring Congress to approve all major federal regulations. Tim Walz voted against the REINS Act, repeatedly. I would also prohibit the EPA from spending taxpayer dollars to administer devastating rules like “Waters of the United States.” Replace Obamacare: Tim Walz’s vote for Obamacare has forced thousands of farm families to pay exorbitant health insurance premiums of $15,000 to $25,000 per year with deductibles so high the underlying insurance is virtually worthless. Moreover, Blue Cross Blue Shield recently sent health insurance cancellation notices to 104,000 Minnesota families, many of them farmers. I support replacing Obamacare with free-market reforms designed to create nationwide insurance competition; place downward pressure on the cost of premiums and deductibles; restore the doctor-patient relationship; create pools for people with pre-existing and expensive medical conditions; facilitate portable job-to-job benefits and use Health Savings Accounts to spur medical care shopping and reward healthy living. U.S. Energy Independence: Noting that expensive energy especially hurts highly energy-dependent industries like agriculture, I support U.S. energy independence, achieved through an “all of the above” approach, and construction of the energy infrastructure (pipelines, refineries and distribution points) needed to efficiently utilize our natural resources and deliver Abundant-Reliable-Affordable U.S. energy. No New Fuel Taxes: I oppose new fuel taxes because existing infrastructure budgets are sufficient to meet transportation needs if politicians focus primary attention on building and repairing roads and bridges. In contrast, Walz supports Gov. Mark Dayton’s plan to increase gas and diesel prices by as much as 30 cents per gallon. Repeal the Federal Estate “Death Tax”: I support the Death Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 1105), legislation Walz voted against in 2015, to help sustain family-owned farms and businesses. Sadly, the federal death tax forces many families to sell farms and businesses to pay the I.R.S. tax collector. I will be a superior congressman for Minnesota’s First District because the federal reforms and solutions I champion will expand our rural economy, strengthen our main streets and sustain family farming and our rural way of life.

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Railroad exhibit opens at Nobles County Historical Society

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A railroad exhibit featuring a collection of more than 40 model train cars and locomotives assembled by John Galstad opens Thursday at the Nobles County Historical Society museum. (Julie Buntjer/Daily Globe) WORTHINGTON -- All aboard … the Nobles County Historical Society is honoring the local railroad scene inside its museum in the lower level of the War Memorial Building in downtown Worthington. The exhibit, which opens Thursday, features photographs of all of the railroad depots in Nobles County, a display of railroad artifacts and a special display of model trains created by Worthington resident John Galstad. Galstad, who began making train kits 45 years ago, brought 44 of his pieces into the museum to add to the railroad exhibit. “I could never remember not being interested in trains,” Galstad said. “When Montgomery Ward and Sears Christmas catalogs came out, I would cut the pictures out and play with them.” A native of rural Tracy, he recalls lying in bed as a child at night with the windows open and listening to train cars being shuffled around with a 251 Alco (American Locomotive Company) diesel engine. It wasn’t until after he moved to Worthington that Galstad began photographing trains. In 1972, he purchased his first train kits and began assembling what would soon grow into a collection. “They started as a kit and I would rework them -- strip them down and add parts and pieces to make them model-specific,” Galstad explained. He painted them and added decals -- either commercially developed or homemade. Galstad’s model building experience is centered on diesel locomotives that operated In the 1950s through today. His collection includes representatives from many of the railroad companies now a part of American history. Among some of Galstad’s favorite trains included in the museum display are a Chicago & Northwestern “Green Dip,” a piece he said models one of only four or five the railroad company painted in that color scheme. He also has a model Alco RS-11, a Chicago & Northwestern locomotive commonly seen on the rail line between Huron, S.D., and Waseca. “I saw that in Tracy many times,” Galstad said, adding that his particular RS-11 model was “extensively modified and rebuilt” using several locomotives to create the piece. Visitors to the display will also want to look for the Rock Island E-7, a red and silver unit in which Galstad decorated with lettering and decals created entirely of scraps because he couldn’t find a commercial decal set available. Galstad said the pieces he chose for the museum display are locomotives and rail cars people would have typically seen in Nobles County -- pieces that were part of the Chicago & Northwestern and Rock Island railroads. His exhibit ties in with the Oct. 1 open house and release of a book about Nobles County railroads penned by local historian Ray Crippen prior to his death last December. The Nobles County Historical Society received a grant to publish the book. Throughout the month of September and October, the public is invited to stop in at the museum, 407 12th St., to view the railroad exhibit. Hours are noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The local railroad scene will also be the focus of the September Lunch at the Museum, planned from noon to 1 p.m. Sept. 22. Galstad will be the featured speaker, offering a slideshow presentation on the last 45 years of railroading in Nobles County. People are invited to bring along a sack lunch -- beverages will be provided -- and learn more about the iron horses that have passed through this particular corner of southwest Minnesota. “You will be surprised at what we have happening in terms of railroading in Worthington,” Galstad said. The Nobles County Historical Society is looking for collections from Nobles County residents who may be willing to loan them for exhibits at the museum. To speak with museum staff, call 376-4431.

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College volleyball: Lady Jays open season with new look

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The Minnesota West volleyball team has a new look to it this season. The Lady Jays return only two players -- libero Erin Swenson and right side hitter Rachael Evans -- from a 2015 season that saw them go 2-12 in Minnesota College Athletic Conference play and 3-15 overall. They brought in six new players this season to replace the seven departing players from last year. As a two-year school, this sort of turnover is common. “We had a number of players graduate last year, and then a couple that had either credits to move on or chose to transfer after just one year,” head coach Marie Johnson said. “That’s kind of the tough part about two year-school athletics. The players come in so quickly and they get comfortable and they leave right away again.” Utilizing that many players who have never previously played a game together could prove tricky, but Johnson thinks the team is coming along and starting to gel. “They’re working really well together,” Johnson said. “Their communication is coming together. They have a lot of experience and playing time amongst the eight of them. “Down the road this season, we’re going to see better communication and a higher comfort level with the players, once they start to know each other and know the style of play.” While none of the players played together in high school, they should be pretty familiar with each other as the majority of the squad is composed of local-area players. It features players from Adrian, Mountain Lake Area, Okoboji, Harris-Lake Park and Sibley-Ocheyedan. Two girls played at H-LP but were not on the varsity squad at the same time. As well as trying to get to know brand new teammates, many of the girls have to adjust to new and different positions from the ones they played in high school. Nichole Rowe from H-LP played right side and setter in high school, but will now be playing middle hitter where the team can utilize her length and vertical leap. Katherin Ihnen will see a similar transition as she moves from outside hitter to middle hitter. “There are a few players that have been transitioned to new positions that they didn’t play in high school,” Johnson said. “They are adjusting really well and really quickly. They have been working together very well and they’re scrappy.” Returning player Erin Swenson faces a more natural transition. After spending 2015 as an outside hitter, she is moving back to the defensive libero position she played in high school at Sibley-Ocheyedan. “I’m going back to the old spot,” Swenson said. “I love it, I’m used to it. It was my favorite spot ever. I like to dive and go after balls, and the fact that I get to do that again is exciting.” The Lady Jays face a tall test in their opener on Wednesday in a showdown with defending NJCAA Division III national champion Rochester. The Yellowjackets come into the match having already played four times, sporting a 1-3 record after playing at the Battle of the Dells tournament in Wisconsin Dells, Wis. Their victory came against Lake Michigan College, while they lost to North Iowa Area Community College, Harper College and Madison College. Rochester finished 2015 with a 14-0 division record and a 22-6 overall record. It defeated Brookhaven College from Farmers Branch, Texas 3-1 to win the championship. “We are definitely excited to start the season,” Johnson said. “There has been a lot of practice. Rochester is always a huge opponent for us. They are a very strong program year after year.”

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WORTHINGTON -- The Worthington Police Department investigated a one-vehicle crash reported at 11:29 p.m. Thursday from the roundabout by Interstate 90. Ambulance WORTHINGTON -- The Worthington Ambulance was dispatched at 6:20 p.m. Thursday to the 900 block of 11th Street for a juvenile male who was bit by a dog. WILMONT -- The Worthington Ambulance and Wilmont Rescue were dispatched at 9:38 p.m. Thursday to the 500 block of Fifth Avenue for a female who had taken pills. Police WORTHINGTON -- The Worthington Police Department warned two juvenile males for curfew violation at 3:18 a.m. Friday. WORTHINGTON -- The Worthington Police Department received a report of the theft of a basketball from a neighbor’s yard at 10:35 a.m. Friday from Omaha Avenue. WORTHINGTON -- The Worthington Police Department received a report of a Thursday assault at 11:14 a.m. Friday from Clement Street.

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Girls soccer: Trojans celebrate the little things in defeat

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Even after a 13-0 loss to Mankato Loyola on Thursday at Trojans Field, the Trojans kept their heads held high and celebrated the things that went right rather than the things that went wrong. “We know the little things we need to improve on and we talked about them halftime,” Worthington head coach Emily Ahlquist said. “They went out and they made some improvements, so we celebrated the little things.” The highlight of the night for the Trojans came in the 62nd minute when goalkeeper Allison Xayasane made a diving save to her right. Loyola’s Emily Schumacher came up the left wing with the ball and blasted a laser into the bottom right corner, and it took all of Xayasane’s length to get a hand on the ball and stop it from finding the net. “That was beautiful,” Ahlquist said. “I was going ‘Oh man, oh man, oh man,’ and then she dove and it flew out of there. Both of my goalies are really good. I can count on both of them in the net.” The Trojans also managed to get a few chances on net as striker Melissa Soukphilanouvong made several good runs through the Crusaders’ defense on through balls. It wasn’t enough, however, as the Loyola defense swarmed her each time. “We had a few good passes,” Ahlquist said. “We just need to make those happen more often. But usually if they get a good first touch on it, they can find a player to pass it off to.” The little victories on the pitch weren’t enough to beat Mankato Loyola, however, and the Trojans yielded a baker’s dozen. “We held our own in the first 10 or 20 minutes, and then it started breaking down,” Ahlquist said. “Our communication kinda went down the tubes.” Jenna Helget scored the opening goal in 18th minute on the counter attack. The Worthington back line was pushing up the field when Helget jumped in front of a pass and streaked up the pitch with only the keeper in front of her. She had support to her left, but buried the ball in the back of the net on her own. The Crusaders followed that up a minute later with a goal by Annalise Winch. She stole the ball deep in the Trojans’ zone and scored from the left side. Loyola didn’t let up after that, scoring five more goals in the first half to go into halftime up 7-0. Helget added her second goal of the night in the 51st minute to open the second-half scoring and put Loyola up 8-0. Worthington was pushing the ball up the pitch, deep in the Crusaders zone, when the defense got a steal and uncorked a pass over the heads of the defense. Helget ran under the ball and was away on goal before putting a grass-grazer in the back of the net. From there, the second half went about like the first as Mankato Loyola added five more goals in the half including a wonder strike from Emily Schumacher. She found the ball at her feet and unleashed a blast from 35 yards out on the left wing. It flew through the air and bent in right under the crossbar and right above the keeper’s hands. Loyola 7 6 -- 13 Worthington 0 0 -- 0

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Poultry back home at Minnesota State Fair

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"It is good," she said in the middle of the Minnesota State Fair poultry exhibit. "It feels like home again." The clucking, crowing, quacking, honking and peeping heard in the barn when the fair opened Thursday was music to poultry producers' ears. "It is a sign that things are back to normal, about as normal as they can be," said Steve Olson, executive director of Minnesota chicken and turkey producer organizations. A year ago, the same room was pretty quiet, save for people talking. A 2015 bird flu epidemic that eventually lead to more than 9 million chicken and turkey deaths in the state forced the cancelation of all poultry shows at fairs to help slow the disease's spread. The state appears disease-free this year, so the shows resumed. Gavin Eeg, 12, of Roseau County, was grooming his black Australorp chicken before showing his pen, for which he received a blue ribbon, and remembered last year, when he made a quilt with chickens on when showing the actual animal was banned. He was not happy shows were canceled last year, suggesting his solution would have been better: "If there are sick ones, just don't bring them." Experts say birds can carry the flu even when they do not show symptoms. Fleming, 16, whose chickens receive a red ribbon, also missed not being able to show last year, but planning to be veterinarian she said she understood. But she was happy to be back. "My birds are a little bit weak this year, I know that," the Crow Wing County 4-H'er said. "But that's OK, I am down here and that is all that matters." Showing poultry helped Fleming, she said, because it forced her out of her comfort zone as she had to talk to judges. "I enjoy it because when I first started, I was not comfortable with public speaking or talking to people I didn't know," she said. "It has really brought me out of my shell. I have really learned to be more comfortable with situations like that." Judges ask a lot of questions, and exhibitors need to be there with good answers about the animal and how it was raised. "You are going to have to talk to him," Fleming said. For Eeg, who calls his "business" Eeg's Eggs, said he likes to show chickens better than cows, which his sisters show. "If a cow steps on you, it can break your foot," he said. "If a chicken steps on you, it is not going to hurt at all. If a cow hits you, you could fall over and break your rib or something. If a chicken hits you ... it is not going to be as bad as a cow ramming into you." Chickens also are cheaper to raise, he said, and fewer people have them. Eeg, who wants to be a farmer, said he does not eat many eggs and no poultry. Overall, however, poultry consumption remains strong. Olson said that most export markets that closed during the flu outbreak have reopened, although China still will not accept American poultry. Typically 15 percent of chickens and a higher percentage of turkeys are exported. Minnesota flock numbers are at pre-flu levels, with a country-leading 46 million turkeys, 55 million broiler chickens and 10.5 million egg-laying chickens. Broilers were not affected by the 2015 flu, but turkeys and layers were. Minnesota poultry producers now are in better shape to resist the flu, if it spreads again, Olson said. For one thing, he said, producers and governments have learned to respond quicker to stop the disease's spread. Also, he added, "we have more biosecurity" to keep diseases out of the flocks. While adding biosecurity takes money, poultry producers have not needed convincing to increase protection. "It certainly has got every producer's attention..." Olson said. "If they did not get hit, they understood it was by the grace of God." In the coming days, a meeting will look at federal biosecurity standards that soon will be required on all poultry operations. The bird flu did not drive any Minnesota poultry producers out of business, Olson said. "If we had a second year in a row, I think we would have had some." Scientists still are looking into why the 2015 flu outbreak was more severe than typically hits flocks.

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IRRMA announces new board members, new exhibit

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ARNOLDS PARK, Iowa -- The Iowa Rock 'n Roll Music Association announces the addition of Ralph Kluseman of Dubuque and Larry Jensen of Sioux City to its board of directors. “We’re excited to welcome both of these gentlemen to our board,” IRRMA President John Senn said. “We believe that we can count on Ralph and Larry to help us shape the future vision of our organization, as they both bring unique business skills as well as a love of music to the association.” Additionally, the association is announcing a new exhibit featuring the 2016 Iowa Hall of Fame Inductees at the Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Museum. The bands and entities will be inducted into the Iowa Rock Hall of Fame on Labor Day weekend. The museum also has a new exhibit highlighting the Iowa Great Lakes Recording Company in honor of the 50th anniversary of the legendary recording studio. The exhibit includes a 1910 McPhail baby grand piano that was used in the IGL recording sessions, which is on loan from Roger Cook of Spirit Lake. The exhibit includes DJ & the Runaways articles and memorabilia on loan from the Senn Family. Included are the original 45s of the DJ & The Runaways hit, “Peter Rabbit,” along with the rabbit costume that was used on Dick Clark’s "Where the Action is." A video of DJ & The Runaways’ performance from 1966 is available for viewing at the Rock ‘n Roll museum. The IGL studio exhibit includes original equipment that was used in the recording studio as well. Tickets are on sale for the Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame Spectacular Induction Concert, slated for Sunday at the Roof Garden in Arnolds Park. They are available for purchase at the museum and online at iowarocknroll.com. The Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Museum is open 11-7 Monday through Saturday, and 11-5 on Sunday. Now in its 20th year, the Iowa Rock ’n Roll Music Association, a 501c3 non-profit organization, was formed in 1997 in order to retain and preserve the legacy of rock and roll music in Iowa.

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Les Knutson: Hard-hitting Buttermakers play Regal today

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HADLEY -- Back again for action in the Class C state amateur baseball tournament, the power-hitting Hadley Buttermakers -- champions of Region 13C -- play today against the Regal Eagles in a 1:30 p.m. scheduled game in Hutchinson. Regal, the Region 15C runner-up, defeated the Shakopee Coyotes, the third seed from Region 3C, by a 4-2 final in opening-round action on Aug. 20. The Buttermakers advanced with a bye to this weekend’s round of 32. Also playing this weekend are the Milroy Irish, the Region 13C runner-up, and the Region 2C champion Lamberton Long Sox. The Long Sox, like the Buttermakers, received a first-round bye. Lamberton tangles with the highly-regarded Raymond Rockets, the Region 11C runner-up, at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in Dassel. Raymond advanced with a 9-6 first-round victory over Delano. The Rockets own a victory over the Class B Milroy Yankees this summer and received votes (for the Top 10) in the Class C state rankings in late July. The Irish edged St. Benedict, 4-3, in its opener and will play Region 14C champion New York Mills at 7:30 p.m. this evening in Dassel. New York Mills received a first-round bye. This weekend’s winners advance to the “Sweet Sixteen” of the tournament over Labor Day weekend. Hadley has a proud baseball tradition and a large -- and faithful -- fan following. Expect plenty of Buttermaker rooters to be on hand in Hutchinson this afternoon. There will be some loud cheering if Hadley sluggers Blake Rogers, Nick Bruning or Max Zwart happen to knock a ball off or over the fence -- like they did frequently all summer long. Drooger’s columns are most interesting Mike Drooger, my tall friend from Edgerton who owns and manages Drooger’s Food Center on the town’s busy main street, is quite a columnist. A sports fanatic, Mike also writes up his share of sports stories for the Edgerton Enterprise, the town’s weekly newspaper. He’s shared a few of his interesting columns with me over the years. Two of which he sent me recently dealt with ball parks which host amateur baseball games, one in Hadley and one in Sacred Heart. The field in Hadley has a festive atmosphere, including the voice of announcer Mark Zinnel, a premier high school distance runner out of Slayton during the late 1970s. The field in Sacred Heart -- which has hosted high school sectional baseball tournament games -- is “immaculate,” according to Drooger. “The line where grass meets agri-lime is as straight as where carpet meets linoleum in your house. And you couldn’t find a weed if you tried.” Drooger also sent me a column which he wrote several years ago about Mike Patrick, who was seriously injured in a high school football game while playing for the Worthington Trojans vs. Owatonna on Sept. 3, 1971, the opening night of the season. Patrick was paralyzed as a result of the injury and has remained a quadriplegic for the past 45 years. A polished motivational speaker and author of a book, titled “I Still Believe in Tomorrow,” Patrick spoke at Worthington’s King Turkey Day in 2012. Drooger’s column recalled the events of the injury and Patrick’s long period of hospitalizations and rehabilitation which followed. He also detailed how Mike overcame his initial periods of depression and became the energetic speaker who traveled the country telling his story and giving hope to others. Part of Drooger’s column talked about how the Patricks lived in Edgerton for three years (from 1963-1966) when his dad, Arlin, taught and coached (cross country, basketball and track) at EHS. Mike spent his third, fourth and fifth grade years in Edgerton and had many fond memories of his days there, including buying cherry cokes for a dime at Jolink’s Pharmacy. As I said, Drooger tells an interesting tale and the story he wrote about Patrick is certainly a masterpiece. He credits previously written articles by Tom Brakke (40 Years Ago Today), Bob McClintick (Not a Piece of Cake) and Beth Rickers (Still a Believer) with aiding him with that column.

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Capital Chatter: Trump last to make Minnesota ballot

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ST. PAUL -- Some headlines and social media posts made it sound like Donald Trump's name might not be on the Minnesota ballot on Nov. 8. That remains a possibility, but only if a judge orders his name removed. Former state Republican official Michael Brodkorb, now a blogger, warns that "voters should prepare themselves for lawsuits to be filed to challenge if Minnesota Republicans followed the law to get his name on the ballot." State GOP Chairman Keith Downey told reporters at the State Fair that the party forgot to elect alternate electors, those people who actually pick a president in the country's Electoral College process. But the party's constitution allows the Republican State Central Committee to do that, he said, and everything is good since the committee voted on the issue Wednesday night. "Lots of people on social media have lots of opinions," Downey said, brushing off any hint of a problem. Brodkorb, however, says state law requires a convention, not the committee, to pick alternate electors. Monday is the deadline for Secretary of State Steve Simon to finish the presidential part of the ballot, and predictions are that a lawsuit could come soon after that. The issue has attracted some national attention. The Fix, on the Washington Post Website, offered the headline: "How Donald Trump almost missed the ballot in Minnesota (and what that says about his campaign)." A story by Amber Phillips explains that candidates for other parties -- Legal Marijuana Now, American Delta, Democratic, Green, Libertarian and Independence -- were on the ballot, but at that point not Trump. Despite Downey's explanation, the Post says, "the bottom line is still this: The state Republican Party messed up -- and Trump was the one who took the hit." "It'd be pretty embarrassing for a major-party nominee to miss the ballot in a state..." Phillips wrote. "But to some degree, Trump has set himself for this sort of headache. He has largely outsourced the nuts and bolts of running his presidential campaign to the Republican Party, which in turn outsources a lot of the work to its state chapters." She says that the Trump "hands-off approach" opens the campaign up for errors. Dayton orders pollinator protection Gov. Mark Dayton has ordered his Agriculture Department to restrict pesticides thought to kill pollinators such as bees. In a Friday executive order, the governor said the department is to immediately begin to only allow neonicotinoid pesticides to be used when there is "an imminent threat of significant crop loss." It was not immediately clear how the order will be enforced or how big an impact it will have. Dayton specifically ordered state agencies to stop using those pesticides whenever possible and told department heads to make sure state land is attractive to bees and other pollinators. Insects, especially bees, pollinate crops, a vital part of the state's agriculture industry. But pollinators have been dying off, with much of the blame placed on neonicotinoid pesticides, although that suggestion remains under debate. "Bees and other pollinators play a critical role in supporting both our environment, and our economy," Dayton said. "This order directs state government to take immediate action to alleviate the known risks that pollinators face. It also will create a new taskforce to study the issues impacting pollinators and recommend long-term solutions." 'We did good work' Minnesota legislators are under attack from many directions for failing to enact tax cuts and fund public construction projects. But Republican House members are firing back, essentially saying they did good work in the legislative session that ended in May even though they will not get the chance to return to a special session to complete their work. Several GOP lawmakers sent news releases within the past week emphasizing a bill that freezes, and in some cases reduces, many state college and university tuitions. "A good education is key to becoming a productive member of today’s work force, but it’s an expensive endeavor..." Rep. Dale Lueck, R-Aitkin, said in his version of the news release. "We made sure to continue student grants, tuition relief, loan forgiveness and scholarships." Sex offender release OK'd A Minnesota sex offender could be the first one released from a state treatment program with no conditions. But the state could appeal the court decision to release 26-year-old Eric Terhaar, who has been in the sex treatment program six years for crimes he committed as a juvenile. Terhaar has been in a program that sex offenders who have completed prison sentences sometimes are sent. They remain there indefinitely and so far no one has been completely released, although some got out under heavy security. A Supreme Court appeals panel ruled that Terhaar does not need the intensive treatment the Minnesota Sex Offender Program offers. The panel openly wondered if he ever should have been committed to the program. A federal judge has ruled the program, with more than 700 patients, unconstitutionally keeps people after their prison terms expire. State officials disagree with the decision, but at the same time are looking for ways to release some patients. The state must decide in less than two weeks whether to appeal the Terhaar decision.

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Jackson County sweeps state 4-H swine show; results from 4-H livestock encampment

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Members of the Jackson County 4-H Intermediate Livestock Judging team that took first place at the Minnesota State Fair are Parker Benda (from left), Nathaniel Post, Isaac Ihnen and Jordann Schneekloth. (Submitted photo) Members of the Jackson County 4-H Senior Livestock Judging team that took first place at the Minnesota State Fair are Joshua Albrecht (from left), Jon Handzus, Bailey Schneekloth and Ethan Varilek. (Submitted photo) FALCON HEIGHTS -- It was a clean sweep for Jackson County youths exhibiting in the 4-H Swine Show Friday at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights. For the first time in state fair’s 4-H history in honoring three separate swine categories, Jackson County is home to the grand champion market barrow, the grand champion breeding gilt and the grand champion market gilt. Exhibiting the purple ribbon winning pigs were Madelyn Vancura (market barrow), Katherin Ihnen (breeding gilt) and Jadi Koep (market gilt). Jackson County also saw its intermediate and senior 4-H Livestock Judging teams take top honors. There were 14 intermediate teams in the contest. Jackson Team 1 members included Isaac Ihnen (second individually), Jordann Schneekloth (fifth), Nathaniel Post (seventh) and Parker Benda. A second intermediate team from Jackson County took fourth place overall. Team members included Julia Dykstra (sixth individually), Will Freking, Sophia Lovell and Braden Yonker. The first-place senior team from Jackson County 4-H included members Joshua Ulbricht (first individually), Jon Handzus (second), Bailey Schneekloth and Ethan Varilek. Jackson County Senior Team #2 was comprised of Austin Yonker (10th individually), Ali Eckert, Ben Freking, Carter Johnson and Logan More. The 2016 Minnesota State Fair opened Thursday with the 4-H livestock encampment. Over the course of four days, exhibitors and their animals competed for ribbons and showmanship. Southwest Minnesota was well represented with 4-H youths earning trips to compete at the state fair after exhibiting in their county fair. Following is a list of results from the livestock encampment by county. Cottonwood County Beef: Hallie Will, registered Hereford junior yearling, blue. Brady Rasmussen, foundation Simmental junior yearling, blue. Cole Grant, commercial cow/calf, red. Ramsey Piotter, steer calf, blue. Sydney Pankonin, registered Hereford steer, blue. Spencer Wolter, registered Hereford steer, red. Emily Sell, market heifer, blue. Dairy Goat: Ariel Simon, unrecorded grade senior doe kid, blue; showmanship, blue. Meat Goat: Thomas Sell, champion mediumweight meat market goat, champion overall meat market goat, reserve champion senior market goat showmanship. Poultry: Carlee Sell, market pen chickens, purple; intermediate showmanship winner. Owen Grant, market pen chickens, blue. Samuel Dammann, breeding pen geese, blue. Rabbit: Damian King, Mini Rex senior doe, red. Sheep: Matthew Wiebe, black face market lamb, champion market lamb intermediate division showperson, reserve champion heavyweight market lamb. Megan Wiebe, black face market lamb, champion market lamb senior division showperson, reserve champion middleweight market lamb. Mikaela Smith, champion white face market lamb. Dominik Smith, black face market lamb, purple. Melanie Adrian, black face market lamb, purple. Bryce Adrian, black face market lamb, purple. Hunter Dahna, white face market lamb, purple. Delaney Smith, black face ewe lamb, purple. Swine: Jackson Roll, champion purebred breeding gilt, champion Yorkshire gilt, reserve grand champion breeding gilt. Dalton Piotter, registered Other breeds breeding gilt, blue. Tayler Franz, registered Spot market barrow, champion Spot barrow. Ryan Franz, crossbred market barrow, purple, champion market barrow senior division showperson. Brittany Erickson, crossbred market barrow, reserve champion middleweight barrow. Nautica Weis, crossbred market barrow, red. Cole Jackson, crossbred market barrow, blue. Tommy Lindstrom, crossbred market barrow, purple. Bianca Weis, registered market gilt all breeds, purple. Madison Dahna, registered market gilt all breeds, purple. Jackson County Beef: Riley Johnson, registered Shorthorn Plus junior yearling, champion Shorthorn Plus heifer. Braden Yonker, registered Maine Anjou junior yearling, red. Austin Yonker, commercial junior yearling, purple. Maggie Post, purebred registered Simmental junior yearling, blue. Marcus Hinkeldey, registered Red Angus cow-calf, blue. Grace Kilian, prospect steer calf, red. Ryan Kilian, prospect steer calf, blue. Cole Lusk, crossbreds and other breeds beef steer, champion division 1 crossbred steer. Gavin Mulder, crossbreds and other breeds beef steer, champion division 3 crossbred steer, reserve grand champion market beef. Ethan Varilek, registered Shorthorn Plus beef steer, purple. Ben Freking, registered Charolais beef steer, blue. Scott Christopher, crossbreds and other breeds beef steer, purple. Ali Eckert, crossbreds and other breeds beef steer, blue. Dairy: Isaac Hedstrom, crossbred and other breeds calf, blue. Ryan Hinkeldey, grade Holstein 2-year-old, red. Meat Goat: Zoe Pohlman, meat market goat wether, reserve champion heavyweight meat market goat. Emma Pohlman, meat market goat wether, blue. Tyler Raverty, junior meat breeding doe, blue. Carter Johnson, senior meat breeding doe, blue. Poultry: Garrhet Kellner, breeding pen chickens, blue. Mason Wedebrand, breeding pen chickens, blue; intermediate showmanship winner. Michaela Kellner, Bantam breeding pen chickens, purple; advanced showmanship winner. Rabbit: Wyatt Ignaszewski, Flemish Giant senior doe, blue. Ashley Wagner, Jersey Wooly senior buck, blue. Sheep: Carson Schneekloth, black face market lamb, purple. Kailey Koep, black face market lamb, purple. Meta Tewes, black face market lamb, blue. Bailey Schneekloth, black face market lamb, purple. Ryan Christopher, black face market lamb, purple. Jordann Schneekloth, black face market lamb, purple. Trace Michelson, white face market lamb, purple. Parker Benda, champion registered Suffolk yearling ewe, Supreme Champion breeding ewe. Faith Kazemba, registered Southdown ewe lamb, blue. Stephanie Kazemba, black face ewe lamb, purple. Christian Kazemba, white and speckle face yearling ewe, blue. Swine: Katherin Ihnen, champion crossbred gilt, grand champion breeding gilt, reserve champion breeding gilt advanced showperson. Zachary Bargfrede, registered Duroc market barrow, purple. Zachary Rasmussen, registered Hampshire market barrow, blue. Taylor Post, registered Yorkshire market barrow, reserve champion Yorkshire barrow. Madelyn Vancura, crossbred market barrow, champion lightweight barrow, grand champion market barrow. Dominic Bargfrede, crossbred market barrow, purple. Bryn Anderson, crossbred market barrow, purple. Tucker Elder, crossbred market barrow, blue. Kie Anderson, crossbred market barrow, blue. Dalton Dykstra, crossbred market barrow, purple, reserve champion market barrow senior division showperson. Sophia Lovell, crossbred market barrow, blue. Julia Dykstra, crossbred market barrow, blue. Joshua Ulbricht, crossbred market barrow, purple, champion market barrow advanced division showperson. Brandon Hinkeldey, crossbred market barrow, blue. Jazmin Voehl, crossbred market barrow, blue. Michaela Vancura, crossbred market barrow, purple. Rudy Voss, crossbred market barrow, purple, reserve champion heavyweight barrow. Isaac Ihnen, registered market gilt all breeds, purple, champion market gilt intermediate showperson. Jadi Koep, registered market gilt all breeds, purple, champion market gilt senior division showperson, grand champion market gilt. Nathaniel Post, registered market gilt all breeds, purple. Alyssa Post, registered market gilt all breeds, purple. William Freking, registered market gilt all breeds, purple. Murray County Beef: Thad Gunnink, commercial spring calf, blue. Kylie Samuelson, registered Shorthorn fall calf, blue. Sophie Larson, registered Shorthorn junior yearling, blue. Rachel Bruxvoort, purebred registered Simmental spring calf, blue. Camdyn Kluis, prospect heifer calf, reserve champion prospect heifer calf. Amber Breuker, prospect heifer calf, blue. Mckenna Samuelson, prospect heifer calf, blue. Nicholas Ankrum, prospect steer calf, purple. Lauren Verlinde, crossbreds and other breeds market steer, champion division 3 crossbred steer. Hayden Ankrum, registered Simmental beef steer, blue. Megan Surprenant, registered Shorthorn Plus, blue. Jarred Jans, market heifer, blue. Dairy: Regan Davis, crossbred and other breeds calf, blue. Jake Post, grade Holstein 3-year-old cow, blue. Hannah Wichmann, grade Holstein winter calf, blue. Jett Davis, grade Holstein spring junior yearling, blue. Dairy Goat: Cameron Boerboom, purebred or American Nubian milking yearling doe, blue; showmanship, blue. Meat Goat: McKenna Schreier, meat market heavyweight wether, blue. Matthew Mouw, senior meat breeding doe registered or grade, blue. Sheep: Hannah Herrig, intermediate lamb lead, blue; reserve champion registered Southdown ewe lamb. Vanessa Herrig, senior lamb lead, blue; registered Southdown ewe lamb, purple; champion breeding ewe senior division showperson. Kennedy Jackels, black face market lamb, blue. Danielle Hoekman, black face market lamb, blue. Kailey Wixon, black face market lamb, blue. Macy Posthuma, black face market lamb, blue. Emma Wehking, black face market lamb, red. Samantha Larson, black face market lamb, blue. Larissa Hoekman, black face market lamb, blue. Swine: Hunnter Bloch, crossbred breeding gilt, purple; champion intermediate breeding gilt showperson. Trent Kramer, registered Yorkshire breeding gilt, purple. Mckenzie Evers, crossbred breeding gilt, purple. Taryn Evers, crossbred breeding gilt, purple. Rebecca Surprenant, registered Yorkshire market barrow, red. Justin Dierks, crossbred market barrow, red. Nobles County Beef: Emmett Bickett, commercial spring calf, purple. Landon Rogers, commercial spring calf, red. Kalvin Ross, commercial junior yearling, purple. Brynn Bullerman, registered Black Angus spring calf, purple. Mackenzie Wagner, registered Black Angus junior yearling, blue. Taylor Ponto, registered Shorthorn Plus junior yearling, red. Marshall Wagner, reserve champion Black Angus cow/calf pair. Cole Weidert, prospect heifer calf, purple. Madison Cummings, prospect heifer calf, purple. Kennedy Cummings, prospect heifer calf, blue. Shawna Rogers, prospect steer calf, red. Christopher Christians, prospect steer calf, blue. Christian Weidert, prospect steer calf, blue. Camryn Baumhoefner, market steer, purple. Chad Buntjer, purebred dairy steer, red. Paige Madison, purebred dairy steer, red. Dairy: Carl Dykstra, Holstein grade fall calf, blue. Karen Dykstra, Holstein grade fall calf, red. Meat Goat: Cody Gravenhof, middleweight meat market goat wether, blue. Madison Schaefer, middleweight meat market goat female, purple. Rabbit: Kasey Solma, Mini Lop senior buck, blue. Hannah Henning, Netherland Dwarf senior doe, blue. Sheep: Cody Frodermann, black face market lamb, blue. Christian Goedtke, black face market lamb, blue. Christine Frodermann, black face ewe lamb, blue. Corrine Frodermann, black face ewe lamb, blue. Swine: Kaylee Lehrke, registered Yorkshire breeding gilt, purple. Eric Lehrke, crossbred breeding gilt, purple. Trace Solt, crossbred breeding gilt, blue. Cheyenna John, crossbred breeding gilt, blue. Kendrick Bickett, registered Yorkshire market barrow, blue. Devin Frodermann, crossbred market barrow, white. Leighton Gehl, crossbred market barrow, red. Kendra Frodermann, crossbred market barrow, white. Desmond Bixby, registered market gilt all breeds, blue. Khloe Gehl, registered market gilt all breeds, blue. Pipestone County Beef: Adam Bierstedt, registered Shorthorn Plus junior yearling, reserve champion Shorthorn Plus heifer. Dawson Johnson, registered Red Angus junior yearling, reserve champion Red Angus heifer. Shantel Raatz, purebred registered Simmental junior yearling, reserve champion Simmental heifer. Brooklyn Hiniker, registered Maine Anjou junior yearling, purple. Isaac Berg, registered Red Angus junior yearling, purple. Morgan Moeller, registered Red Angus junior yearling, blue. Jared Carlson, registered Black Angus junior yearling, blue. Wesly Johnson, registered Black Angus junior yearling, purple. Marli Taubert, registered Black Angus junior yearling, blue. Jordan Weinkauf, registered Black Angus junior yearling, blue. Logan McGunegill, registered Charolais junior yearling, blue. Tyler DeGroot, registered Shorthorn summer yearling, purple. Shayna DeGroot, registered Shorthorn and Shorthorn Plus cow-calf, purple; champion Shorthorn cow-calf pair. Colton Raatz, commercial cow-calf, blue. Tucker DeGroot, prospect steer calf, blue. Kendra Folkerts, registered Hereford steer, blue. Tyenna Muller, registered Charolais steer, blue. Hunter St. Aubin, crossbreds and other breeds steer, blue. DJ Scotting, crossbreds and other breeds steer, blue. Dairy: Ian Vander Wal, Holstein grade 3-year-old cow, champion grade Holstein cow. Nakia Evans, registered Holstein winter calf, blue. Gavin Viland, registered Holstein winter calf, blue. Registered Holstein summer junior yearling, red. Amy Jo Vander Wal, registered Holstein winter senior yearling, purple. Meat Goat: Eric Pietz, lightweight meat market wether, blue. Katie Scotting, senior meat breeding doe registered or grade, blue. Devin Pietz, meat dry breeding yearling registered or grade, blue. Rabbit: John Ulik, Rex senior buck, blue. Sheep: Kennedy Houghton, black face market lamb, blue. Erin Lueck, registered Hampshire ewe lamb, purple. Cole Lueck, reserve champion registered Hampshire ewe lamb. Nate Bobendrier, champion registered Hampshire ewe lamb. Samuel Bobendrier, registered Hampshire ewe lamb, purple. Mitchell Bobendrier, registered Hampshire ewe lamb, purple. Brady Bobendrier, registered Hampshire yearling ewe, purple. Swine: Hannah Berg, reserve champion Duroc barrow. Jenna Kerkaert, crossbred market barrow, purple. Joshua Homann, crossbred market barrow, blue. Aubrey Kerkaert, crossbred market barrow, blue. Reid Homann, registered market gilt all breeds, blue. Brett Stueven, registered market gilt all breeds, blue. Wyatt Stueven, registered market gilt all breeds, blue. Rock County Beef: Thomas Norman, registered Chianina junior yearling, champion Chianina heifer. Justin Mente, registered Maine Anjou summer yearling, purple. Dylan Mente, commercial junior yearling, blue. Ryleigh Beers, registered Shorthorn Plus junior yearling, blue. Hannah Kruse, foundation Simmental fall calf, blue. Trevor Mente, purebred and foundation registered Simmental cow calf, blue. Michael Kinsinger, prospect heifer calf, blue. Drew Fick, prospect steer calf, red. Whitney Elbers, crossbreds and other breeds market steer, reserve champion division 1 crossbred steer. Tory Knobloch, reserve champion slick-shorn market steer. Jared Leuthold, market heifer, blue. Payton Fick, market heifer, purple. Sean Elbers, market steer, red. Dalton Pipkes, market steer, blue. Dawson Leenderts, market steer, blue. Dairy: Andrew Raak, Guernsey registered and grade junior yearling, purple; champion total merit Guernsey heifer. Jacob Raak, Ayrshire registered and grade 3-year-old cow, blue; champion Ayrshire production. Joshua Raak, Milking Shorthorn calf, red. Meat Goat: Cassie Flanagan, senior meat breeding doe registered or grade, blue. Moriah Flanagan, senior meat breeding doe registered or grade, blue. Breanna Richters, senior meat breeding doe registered or grade, blue. Poultry: Grace Sandbulte, market chickens, blue. Rabbit: Brooke Feit, Netherland Dwarf junior buck, blue. Hunter Sandbulte, other small breed purebreds senior buck, red. Michaella Sandbulte, other small breed purebreds senior doe, red. Sheep: Riley Baker, champion speckled face market lamb. Christian Kruse, black face market lamb, blue. Trey Baustian, black face market lamb, champion lightweight market lamb, reserve grand champion market lamb. Payton Bork, black face market lamb, red. Mira Uithoven, white face market lamb, red. Adayla Rouzer, white face market lamb, blue. Hunter Baker, white and speckle face ewe lamb, purple. Swine: Tacey Baustian, registered Spot breeding gilt, reserve champion. Aleck Schoeneman, crossbred market barrow, blue. William Stegenga, crossbred market barrow, blue. Trista Baustian, crossbred market barrow, red. Tyler Fick, registered market gilt all breeds, blue. Micah Stensland-Bos, registered market gilt all breeds, blue. Tanner Baustian, registered market gilt all breeds, purple.

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Volleyball: Trojans sweep HL-O in opener

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Worthington Trojans volleyball player Abbi Mulder (6) returns the ball over the net to Heron Lake-Okabena as teammates Emma Thuringer (8) and Maddi Woll (7) look on Thursday night in Worthington. Tim Middagh/Daily Globe WORTHINGTON -- Abbi Mulder said she doesn't care who gets the kills as long as her team is winning. In Thursday's season-opening victory for the Worthington volleyball team, five players had at least five kills as WHS swept Heron Lake-Okabena. "It's fun. I think when you're on a team, you just want to put it away," Mulder said following the Trojans' 27-25, 25-16, 25-22 sweep. "Being an athlete, you just want to win. It feels so good to watch your teammates pull through." Maddi Woll led WHS with eight kills, while Emma Thuringer and Mulder each had seven. Nyamer Diew and Anneke Weg each had five while Emily Shaffer had four kills. "I think our passes were really on and that helps the sets and that helps the hitters out, too," Mulder said. "Everything kind of fell together." Early on, it looked like the Wildcats might run away with the first set. HL-O scored the first five points and seven of the first eight Thursday. "I think we were nervous," WHS head coach Jessica Hogan said. "They always want to do so well, but sometimes when it doesn't happen right away, it can be a tough hurdle to overcome. But we really fought back hard and settled in really well throughout the rest of the match." Led by a kill from Shaffer, the Trojans started to fight back, eventually tying the score at 11 on a kill from Thuringer (four blocks, six digs). The Wildcats weren't going easily, as a kill from Sarah Madsen (nine kills, two blocks) gave the visitors a 15-11 advantage. "It was probably a little bit of nerves," Mulder said. "Being in front of everybody throws you off a little bit. I think when we huddle and encourage each other and we're like, 'Take a deep breath.' That really helps us out, just communicating with each other." HL-O led 22-18 late, but a pair of blocks by Mulder and a kill by Woll (six digs, 13-for-14 serving with nine points and an ace) tied the game at 22. "We were a little unsettled at first, we weren't really make errors, I think we were just a little slow out of the gate," Hogan said. "I think a turning point was a lot of what happened in Game 1 carried over with why we ended up with a 3-0 win is because of how we battled back being down so early, and even holding them off at the end, was two big keys, I thought. We kept our composure well. We just kept thinking about the next point, let's earn the next point. And that's exactly what they did." The Trojans were facing game point twice (24-23 and 25-24), but scored the final three points to win the first game. Game 2 had a better start for the Trojans as they jumped out to a 11-5 lead. "Defensively, we made a few adjustments and I think we were in better position," Hogan said. "I think overall, we got our feet moving a lot more and were able to cover the court a lot better." However, HL-O's Tessla Crowell had a kill as the Wildcats stayed with WHS. Kills by Abigail Fest and Hailey Liepold kept HL-O close in the second game, but WHS was able to take a two game lead with a 25-16 victory. The Wildcats took a 6-1 lead in the third set behind a kill by Madsen, but the Trojans rattled off five straight points, highlighted by a timely tip by Weg (28 set assists). The game was back and forth throughout as teams would match each other point for point. WHS led by as many as six (20-14) late, but an ace serve from Claire Rasche and a kill from Kiana Leighty (five kills) brought the Wildcats within two, 21-19. Worthington scored the next three before HL-O answered with two and trailed 24-22. A kill by Shaffer put the finishing touches on a sweep for the Trojans. "I think we played great," Mulder said. "I think we came together as a team and everything just kind of worked. I think our consistency was pretty good tonight and we really stuck together really well." Brooke Freking had 16 set assists for the Wildcats and went 20-for-21 serving with four aces. Leighty was 11-for-12 serving with one ace and had 14 digs. Gabby Stenzel added 13 digs for HL-O.Paige Heidebrink had 14 digs for WHS, while Jasmine Williams had six. Cassidy Bruns was 12-for-14 serving for the home team. The Trojans (1-0) are at Fulda on Tuesday. "Overall, we're happy to be 1-0 and we're going to ride this momentum into next week and hopefully keep it going," Hogan said. Windom 3, Fulda 0 WINDOM -- Windom Area swept Fulda three sets to none, winning 25-14, 25-11 and 25-13. Becca Hacker was an all-purpose force for the Eagles, racking up three aces, five kills and 13 set assists. Madison Maras was Windom’s top server, going 19-for-20 with 10 aces. Porsha Porath led the Eagles with 14 kills, while Sydnee Broberg led with nine digs. For Fulda, Millie Piper had 10 assists, as Bailey Wagner and Camryn Baumhoefner racked up five kills apiece.

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Column: The bribery standard

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WASHINGTON -- Bernie Sanders never understood the epic quality of the Clinton scandals. In his first debate, he famously dismissed the email issue, it being beneath the dignity of a great revolutionary to deal in things so tawdry and straightforward. Sanders failed to understand that Clinton scandals are sprawling, multi-layered, complex things. They defy time and space. They grow and burrow. The central problem with Hillary Clinton’s emails was not the classified material. It wasn’t the headline-making charge by the FBI director of her extreme carelessness in handling it. That’s a serious offense, to be sure, and could very well have been grounds for indictment. And it did damage her politically, exposing her sense of above-the-law entitlement and — in her dodges and prevarications, her parsing and evasions — demonstrating her arm’s-length relationship with the truth. But it was always something of a sideshow. The real question wasn’t classification but: Why did she have a private server in the first place? She obviously lied about the purpose. It wasn’t convenience. It was concealment. What exactly was she hiding? Was this merely the prudent paranoia of someone who habitually walks the line of legality? After all, if she controls the server, she controls the evidence, and can destroy it — as she did 30,000 emails — at will. But destroy what? Remember: She set up the system before even taking office. It’s clear what she wanted to protect from scrutiny: Clinton Foundation business. The foundation is a massive family enterprise disguised as a charity, an opaque and elaborate mechanism for sucking money from the rich and the tyrannous to be channeled to Clinton Inc. Its purpose is to maintain the Clintons’ lifestyle (offices, travel, accommodations, etc.), secure profitable connections, produce favorable publicity and reliably employ a vast entourage of retainers, ready to serve today and at the coming Clinton Restoration. Now we learn how the whole machine operated. Two weeks ago, emails began dribbling out showing foundation officials contacting State Department counterparts to ask favors for foundation “friends.” Say, a meeting with the State Department’s “substance person” on Lebanon for one particularly generous Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire. Big deal, said the Clinton defenders. Low-level stuff. No involvement of the secretary herself. Until — drip, drip — the next batch revealed foundation requests for face time with the secretary herself. Such as one from the crown prince of Bahrain. To be sure, Bahrain, home of the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet, is an important Persian Gulf ally. Its crown prince shouldn’t have to go through a foundation — to which his government donated at least $50,000 — to get to the secretary. The fact that he did is telling. Now, a further drip: The Associated Press found that more than half the private interests who were granted phone or personal contact with Secretary Clinton — 85 of 154 — were donors to the foundation. Total contributions? As much as $156 million. Current Clinton response? There was no quid pro quo. What a long way we’ve come. This is the very last line of defense. Yes, it’s obvious that access and influence were sold. But no one has demonstrated definitively that the donors received something tangible of value — a pipeline, a permit, a waiver, a favorable regulatory ruling — in exchange. It’s hard to believe the Clinton folks would be stupid enough to commit something so blatant to writing. Nonetheless, there might be an email allusion to some such conversation. With thousands more emails to come, who knows what lies beneath. On the face of it, it’s rather odd that a visible quid pro quo is the bright line for malfeasance. Anything short of that — the country is awash with political money that buys access — is deemed acceptable. As Donald Trump says of his own donation-giving days, “when I need something from them . . . I call them, they are there for me.” This is considered routine and unremarkable. It’s not until a Rolex shows up on your wrist that you get indicted. Or you are found to have dangled a Senate appointment for cash. Then, like Rod Blagojevich, you go to jail. (He got 14 years.) Yet we are hardly bothered by the routine practice of presidents rewarding big donors with cushy ambassadorships, appointments to portentous boards and invitations to state dinners. The bright line seems to be outright bribery. Anything short of that is considered — not just for the Clintons, for everyone — acceptable corruption. It’s a sorry standard. And right now it is Hillary Clinton’s saving grace.

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Candidates plan ice cream social

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LUVERNE -- Minnesota Senate District 22 Democratic candidate Brian Abrahamson and Minnesota House District 22A Democratic candidate Laura Woods will host an ice cream social fundraiser from 2 to 4 p.m. Sept. 11 at the Luverne City Park. The event will give the public an opportunity to hear from the candidates and ask questions. Donations will be accepted to help fund their campaigns. A special appearance by Batman and his Batmobile is planned at 3 p.m., so families are encouraged to attend and get their picture with the superhero.

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Letter: Kiwanis projects are making an impact

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I am a member of Worthington Early Risers Kiwanis. This summer, I was fortunate to see how our club can and is affecting children in this city. We collect new and used books to donate at the local food pantry. I am also a volunteer there, and speak to the children about reading and offer them books to take and keep. Their smiles are absolutely heartwarming. One morning, a family with three grade school children came in. The students were so excited to receive books and especially “chapter books”. We visited a while, and they acknowledged my name and thanked me. Later that day, my granddaughter and I were cleaning up trash at a park that our club has adopted. I saw four kids sitting in the shelter house and heard “there’s Pat” and “hi Pat.” An extra girl was with them and said, “I know you -- you come to my school and help with QWIK Awards.” She was extremely excited and asked when there would be awards for summer school. Obviously, it meant so much to her. We all talked, and they just wanted to share thoughts and concerns. My granddaughter and I went back to our work and felt thankful for the many wonderful projects Kiwanis supports.

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Legal groups look to help tribe by finding new ways to challenge pipeline

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NEAR CANNON BALL, N.D. – Dakota Access Pipeline opponents prepared Thursday to continue camping near the Missouri and Cannonball rivers while legal groups said they’re looking for new ways to challenge the pipeline. Honor The Earth, an environmental rights group that opposed Enbridge’s Sandpiper Pipeline in Minnesota, is now focusing efforts on the Dakota Access Pipeline and looking for potential legal challenges to file, said Tara Houska, national campaigns director. Houska said there could be more complaints filed in addition to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s federal court case to make sure “that we are defending against the project in every way that we possibly can.” “This is a very serious issue and it’s one that can be challenged in a number of different ways,” said Houska, one of several attorneys at the camp Thursday. Six human rights observers from Amnesty International USA visited the Dakota Access opposition Thursday to monitor any police interaction with the public and make sure people’s rights to peacefully protest were being respected, said Tarah Demant, senior director. Amnesty International is concerned about whether the traffic barricade on State Highway 1806 north of the demonstration site is necessary for safety or whether it’s designed to deter protesters, Demant said. The group sent letters to law enforcement and the governor’s office and had not received a response Thursday, Demant said. The traffic control point will remain until the sheriff is assured there will be no people on the roadway or vehicles parked along the side of the road, said Donnell Preskey, spokeswoman for the Morton County Sheriff’s Office. On Wednesday, a North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper observed a vehicle parked in the middle of the road near the construction site, Preskey said. Construction on the pipeline continued to be suspended near the protest site Thursday, but it’s unclear what the company’s plans are. Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier said authorities have asked Dakota Access, along with the pipeline opponents, to keep the department informed of their plans. “My top priority is to keep all entities moving forward in a peaceful and lawful manner,” he said. However, Kirchmeier said the sheriff’s office has no authority to prevent Dakota Access from resuming construction. “They have the legal authority granted by permits and easements to be there and continue with their oil pipeline project,” Kirchmeier said in a statement. Dakota Access did not respond to media inquiries Wednesday or Thursday. Construction has continued on other areas of the pipeline, which will transport 450,000 barrels per day from North Dakota to Patoka, Ill., and is scheduled to be in service by the end of the year. Camp organizers developed a supply list and worked on logistics to sustain the camp for at least two weeks while pipeline opponents wait for a federal judge to rule on the tribe’s request for an injunction. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, arguing the agency failed to properly consult with the tribe before issuing a permit for the Missouri River crossing. The size of the camp appeared similar in size to Wednesday, with estimates of 1,500 to 2,000 people. Organizers said they expect numbers to grow this weekend, and calls went out for more blankets, warmer tents and additional firewood. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Dave Archambault II greeted the camp and said he continues to hear from tribal nations from all over who are sending supplies, supporters and prayers. “With unity, there are a lot of things we can overcome,” said Archambault, noting that 120 tribal nations have sent letters of support. A group of 31 environmental, tribal and landowners’ rights organizations sent a letter to President Obama Thursday asking him to repeal some of the permits issued for Dakota Access by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The group asked that the pipeline be fully evaluated and held to the same standard as the Keystone XL Pipeline. Also Thursday, the Williston chapter of the American Petroleum Institute pushed its members to sign a letter of support for the pipeline. “We can't let the protesters have the only voice,” wrote Ken Callahan, the group’s president.

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Prairie Winds Kite Fly is Sept. 10

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JACKSON -- The Prairie Ecology Bus Center will host its 14th annual Prairie Winds Kite Fly from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Jackson Municipal Airport. The festival showcases giant show kites from pro-kite flyers from seven states. People are also encouraged to fly their own kites during this event. Donovan’s Hobby Store of Sioux Falls, S.D., will have kites available for sale. There will also be kite-making activities for the kids, bol races, a kids candy drop, scavenger hunt and concessions. The event is free and open to the public.

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Eight men arrested in sex trafficking crackdown in SD

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RAPID CITY, S.D. -- In a major crackdown to “remove sexual predators from our streets,” South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that eight men have been arrested and charged in an undercover sex trafficking operation. Six of the men were from South Dakota, including a 26-year-old from Ellsworth Air Force Base, a man from Indiana and another from Colorado. The men ranged in age from 24 to 61. Jackley said the felony charges filed against the eight were all attempted enticement of a minor using the internet as they investigated sex trafficking in Rapid City. The men face a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison if convicted and up to life. “It is important that we protect our children with law enforcement operations that focus on removing sexual predators from our streets,” Jackley said. “Our operations continue to protect children and send a message that South Dakota is off-limits to anyone seeking to harm our children.” U.S. Attorney for South Dakota Randy Seiler added, ““Despite the intense publicity and focus on human trafficking these past few years, these undercover operations serve as a somber reminder that some people will throw caution to the wind and succumb to their perverted instincts. I’m proud of the joint collaboration displayed by law enforcement and our united efforts to bring sex traffickers to justice.” Those arrested included Marshall Brown, 26, of the air base; Duane Hosek, 61, of Rapid City; Ryan Kammerer, 26, Box Elder; Noah Schottenstein, 27, Rapid City; Cody Two Lance, 33, Rapid City; Andries Snyman, 42, Isabel; Joel Zupnik, 51, of Fort Collins, Colorado and Brendan Leiter of Elkhart, Indiana. Brown, Hosek and Two Lance could face an additional 10 years in prison if convicted as they are also charged with attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor. Conducting the investigation were the state Division of Criminal Investigations, the South Dakota Internet Crimes Against Children task force and Homeland Security Investigations.

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Man arrested following carjacking

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LUVERNE -- A North Carolina man has been charged with possession of stolen property following a carjacking incident on Sunday. The Rock County Sheriff’s Office was called at approximately 11 a.m. Sunday to the residence of Wayne Hartz of Luverne. Hartz stated he had been assaulted and that his vehicle was stolen. Upon arrival, law enforcement noticed that Hartz had cuts and his face was covered in blood. Hartz indicated that he was assaulted by Gregory Synder, 29. According to a press release, Hartz indicated that Synder started acting strangely and then took off running down the road. Hartz got into his vehicle and went after Synder. Synder then got into Hartz’s vehicle, saw a crescent wrench and started hitting Hartz with it. Hartz eventually was able to get out of the vehicle, and Synder took off with it. The South Dakota Highway Patrol contacted the sheriff’s office later in the day and indicated it had made contact with Synder, as he had rolled the vehicle into a waterway near Alexandra, S.D. Synder was also charged with having a revoked driver’s license. Charges in Minnesota are still pending.

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Bullerman 60th anniversary

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60TH ANNIVERSARY: Landel and Marlene Bullerman, Adrian, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Saturday.

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'Awesome' State Fair opens with more security

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FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. -- People in line complained too few shuttle buses were scheduled. A political party chairman complained about members of another party. Lines built quickly, and well before lunch, at the most popular food concessions. And then there was Ryan Hinkeldey. "It's awesome," the Windom 4-H member said as he led his 2-year-old Holstein cow back to the barn. Yep, the 2016 version of the Minnesota State Fair opened Thursday, and with near perfect weather as temperatures sat in the low 70s under mostly sunny skies, the fairgrounds was packed more than most opening days. The fair runs through Labor Day under tighter security than normal. Lines of people getting into the fair were not slowed much on opening day as security guards glanced in bags being carried onto the grounds. Fair officials launched the checks after several recent incidents, including a police-involved shooting near the fairgrounds earlier this year. Besides the bag checks, there are changes to security staffing, vehicle access, traffic management and video security. State Republican Chairman Keith Downey said fair officials have "beefed up" security around his party's booth after presidential candidate Donald Trump supporters were harassed by protesters in Minneapolis a week ago. Downey would not say what was changed with security, but said a few hours after the fair opened that he is confident volunteers in his party's booth will be safe if protesters try to disrupt their work. But such things were not on the minds of many at the fair. They were enjoying things on a stick, watching presentations, listening to music and, as Hinkeldey did, showing animals. The 17-year-old State Fair veteran said he liked to show cattle so he can renew friendships with people year after year. He also likes to talk to city folks who visit the barn, he said. "I like to show them that living on a farm is not dirty all the time." Those from cities, he said, do not understand about farming, so he enjoys letting them in on the story of his family dairy farm. Among those at the fair early were Minnesota's two U.S. senators. And both had lines of people waiting to greet them. "It's sort of a tradition," Sen. Al Franken said. "I don't have to travel around the state, they come to me." Sen. Amy Klobuchar said going to the fair to the fair "is the best way to hear what's on people's minds." Klobuchar's booth is soliciting Minnesotans' feelings about soaring prescription drug prices, a topic she has been discussing lately. Four of the 10 most-used drugs have risen in price substantially in the last year, she said, and the fair is a way that she and her staff can get people's stories on the issue. Otherwise, politicians are in shorter supply than in most election-year fairs. Minnesota voters will decide no statewide partisan races this fall, which means that political parties have booths but not candidates. While candidates may be in short supply, new foods (especially those bad for you) never are scarce. Here are some new ones this year: -- Candied bacon doughnut sliders, sliced glazed doughnut holes with thick candied bacon and a chocolate-red wine ganache. -- Spam sushi, grilled Spam, sushi rice, fried egg and wasabi rolled in nori (dried seaweed). -- Minnesota corn dog, custom ground sausage on-a-stick made with blueberries, apples, wild rice, maple syrup and cayenne dipped in a homemade corn dog batter and deep-fried. -- Rustic beef pastry, Moroccan-spiced and baby spinach topped with creamy goat cheese and nestled in a flakey butter crust. -- Macaroni and cheese curds. -- Iron Range meat and potatoes, seasoned beef with a layer of cheddar cheese, topped with mashed potatoes, then baked and drizzled with a wild rice gravy. -- The Elvis, banana ice cream infused with creamy peanut butter served in a cup or waffle cone. The St. Paul Pioneer Press, a Forum News Service media partner, contributed to this story.

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Girls soccer: Trojans getting closer to scoring

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WORTHINGTON -- The Trojans didn’t score their first girls soccer goal of the season Tuesday night, but they’re getting closer. In Worthington’s third game of the season after falling 13-0 to Mankato Loyola and 8-0 to Austin, the girls played competitively against visiting Glencoe-Silver Lake. They lost again, 4-0, but their opportunities to score were plenty -- and they barely missed several times. Senior Ahmitara Alwal, alone, had four good chances in the second half alone. With 10:35 to play, she delivered an open shot that missed a couple of feet wide right. At 8:03 she let fly a contested attempt that went just wide left. With 1:52 remaining in the game, she struck just a few feet in front of the net, but it went high. With half a minute to go, she attempted a free kick. It missed high. Alwal, however, was smiling after the game ended. “It’s frustrating, but it’s good because I know I was able to push myself. And my teammates gave me a lot of opportunities to push the ball,” she said. So when are the Trojans going to score? “I’m hoping the next game. But I’m glad that we’re getting better each game,” Alwal said. Worthington’s defense fared well through most of the first half. Glencoe-Silver Lake had several good shots in the first half -- several of them on breakaways -- but were kept off the scoreboard for the first 25 minutes. WHS goalkeeper Allison Xayasane made a bunch of nice saves, including stretching out to knock a shot aside just one minute before the Panthers’ Taryn Reichow put one in on a header from a side kick by teammate Emily Thalmann. Miranda Litzau made it 2-0 at the 10:26 mark. Meanwhile, Worthington’s Jacqueline Perez had a few good scoring chances herself. Glencoe-Silver Lake scored two more goals in the second half, one on a long breakaway that Thalmann buried at the 21:46 mark and the second four minutes later. Worthington never quit, and relentlessly pushed the envelope to get on the offensive. The Trojans’ next opportunity to score will come Friday in Waseca. Glencoe-Silver Lake 2 2 -- 4 Worthington 0 0 -- 0

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Lake Okabena provides inspiration for artist

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Worthington artist Gail Holinka stands before some of her photographs on display in the Nobles County Art Center. Holinka's exhibit, "Earthly Treasures II: Capturing Color Through Light" opens Sunday, and will remain in place through Sept. 23. (Julie Buntjer/Daily Globe) WORTHINGTON -- Whether it’s an image of a sunset delighting a family on a pontoon outing or pieces of driftwood used to create a mobile, Gail Holinka sees an ever-changing canvas outside her Worthington home along Lake Okabena. She has turned her inspiration into an art exhibit opening at the Nobles County Art Center. An opening reception is planned from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, and the exhibit will remain in place through Sept. 23. Holinka received an individual artist grant from the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council a year ago. The grant provided the push she needed to focus on her art and spend more time in the studio -- something she finds challenging between her work as a Worthington High School art teacher and her service to the community as chairwoman of the Public Arts Commission. “Everyone knows me as an art teacher,” Holinka said. “I love being an artist, too. I think that’s part of the purpose of the grant.” In her second exhibit in 20 years -- her first was right out of college -- Holinka has titled this show “Earthly Treasures II: Capturing Color Through Light.” The title reflects two of her loves -- photography and nature. “It’s going to have a lot of photos -- that’s the main thing I’ve been working in lately,” Holinka said of the show. Still, there will be other treasures. “I teach all art forms, so I like to do everything,” she said. “I made some jewelry out of driftwood, shells and stones. I also have small sculptures using driftwood, shells and coral.” With the grant she received, Holinka enrolled in a week-long intensive photography training at the Madeline Island School of the Arts in Wisconsin last summer. The sessions were led by Vincent Versace, a Nikon Ambassador and internationally recognized pioneer in digital photography. During the class, Holinka learned the art of photo harvesting -- taking multiple photographs of the same image and merging the photos together. The technique was used in some of the photos she has included in her exhibit. While the lake was the inspiration for several of the pieces in Holinka’s exhibit, she also enjoys traveling and gardening, and visitors will find both reflected in her show. Her love for old barns led to the construction of barnwood frames for a couple of the large photographs in the exhibit, and the replacement of windows in the family’s home allowed for the glass to be repurposed for the photo frames. These days, Holinka is shooting her photographs with a Canon T3I. “It really took me a long time to want to go digital,” she said. “I love the old manual manipulation (film cameras).” The advantage to digital, though, is that she doesn’t have to print all of the photos, and storing her images is so much easier now. “Living by the lake I have a beautiful canvas right there,” Holinka said. “I find myself often sitting by the shoreline with my camera, waiting for that perfect capture of light. “An artist has to have patience. You take thousands of pictures to have a few good ones sometimes,” she added. Now that she has a collection of framed photographs for the exhibit, Holinka hopes to find another gallery to showcase her work once the show ends at the Nobles County Art Center. Holinka’s exhibit will be on display at the art center, 407 12th St., Worthington, through Sept. 23. Art center hours are noon to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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Girls tennis: Cardinals fall to River Valley

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The Cardinals lone victory on the day came at No. 3 doubles where Ainslie Robinson and Elise Jerchow defeated Kelsie Domeier and Meghan Stevens 6-2, 6-2. “We played well for not having a singles match in a week,” Luverne head coach Greg Antoine said. “We need to work on controlling the point and we need to get better at building points where can finish them off with an easy shot.” The rest of the matches belonged to the Wildcats. Hanna Himmelman defeated Samantha Pierce 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 at No. 1 singles. Madison Hofman defeated Carissa Cunningham 6-1, 6-2 at No. 2 singles. Lauren Klein defeated Riley Severtson 6-4, 6-1 at No. 3 singles. Briana Schmidt defeated Mela Jarchow 6-3, 6-3 at No. 4 singles. Courtney Engholm and Karlie Ries defeated Natasha Thone and Kayla Rud 7-5, 6-3 at No. 1 doubles. And Joe Macklanburg and Samantha Walter defeated Sierra Wieneke and Shelbie Nath 6-1, 6-2 at No. 2 doubles. “The doubles teams need to be quite a bit more aggressive,” Antoine said. “We just need some more practice and repetitions to become better point builders.” With the loss, Luverne moves to 2-4 on the year and 1-2 in regular dual meets. Their next game is a match with Fairmont on Thursday at 10:30 a.m. They follow that up with a match at Sioux Falls Lincoln JV on Friday at 4 p.m.

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Small Minnesota town cleaning up downed trees, power lines following night of powerful storms

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GARY, Minn. -- Residents were cleaning up here Monday morning, Aug. 29, following a night of stormy weather that left many trees down as well as water standing in the streets. Strong winds also damaged some rooftops, and one home in Gary had its roof largely blown away, said Linda Engen, a resident of Gary, a Norman County town of about 200 people 40 miles northeast of Fargo. Engen said power was still in the process of being restored to parts of the area following Sunday night’s storm, which she said dropped about 4 inches of rain. She said the rain came on the heels of heavy rains that fell Saturday, Aug. 27. “Lots of water standing in the streets, just trees down all over,” Engen said. The mayor of Gary, Karie Kirschbaum, was making checks around town early Monday to assess damage. “We got hammered,” Kirschbaum said, adding that the storms came in about three waves, with winds reaching about 100 mph at times. She said power crews were still working to restore power Monday morning, with particular attention being paid to downed lines that presented a danger to pedestrians and drivers. There were no immediate reports of injuries from the storms that blasted through Polk and Norman counties in northwestern Minnesota Sunday night. Along with the heavy rains and strong winds, there were reports of tornadoes touching down in Polk and Norman counties. Jody Beauchane, who handles emergency management for Polk County, said he observed damage at a farmstead near the Polk County/Norman County line that was apparently caused by a tornado touchdown. He said a barn was knocked down at the farm and other buildings were damaged. Garry Johanson, emergency management director for Norman County, said many trees in the northern part of the county were knocked down by Sunday’s stormy weather and some spots in the rural part of the county received as much as 10 inches of rain over the weekend. He said there was evidence of tornadic and strong straight-line winds, with some trees looking like they had been twisted. Johanson said he was at a farmstead owned by Keith Chisolm in rural Gary when he and others heard sounds coming from a 100-year-old barn that collapsed during the storm. Inside, they found cattle that had survived the collapse, but were stuck beneath a fallen hayloft. The animals were ultimately freed, Johanson said.

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Column: Obliging a donor is not necessarily criminal

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Parents worry that they won’t be able to afford their child’s medication. They drive to pharmacies miles away from their homes just to get the best deal on EpiPens. School nurses watch as families weigh the risk of sending their child to school without this life-saving medication because they cannot afford it. I heard from one family whose child’s allergy is so severe that it takes two EpiPens to treat an allergic reaction. That means the family has to pay for two EpiPens for school, two more to have at home, and an additional two for the grandparents’ home. Sure, it’s expensive. But they do it because the alternative is terrifying. I experienced that firsthand. My daughter, Abigail, is one of millions of Americans who suffer from a life-threatening allergy. I’ll never forget the scary day we discovered Abigail’s nut allergy. She had eaten a cashew and suddenly started to swell up. We were worried her throat would close as we rushed her to the emergency room. She now carries an EpiPen with her everywhere. The EpiPen saves lives and provides peace of mind for patients and parents. However, an alarming and unjustified rise in the price of this medication has put lifesaving treatment out of reach for many of the consumers who need it most. In 2009, two EpiPens cost $100. Now, Mylan Pharmaceuticals is charging as much as $600. And as anyone who relies on an EpiPen knows, that $600 isn’t a one-time expense. EpiPens must be replaced every year whether they are used or not, because the medication in the device expires. So what caused this dramatic price increase? Here’s one possible answer: It’s happened at the same time that Mylan has gained more market power. Last fall, a competing drug was recalled from the market, and a generic version failed to receive approval this spring. That leaves people with severe allergies with no practical choice but the EpiPen. That’s why, as Ranking Member of the Antitrust Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I have called on the committee and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate these outrageous price increases. Days after I called for these investigations, Mylan announced it would expand its EpiPen patient assistance programs. While this action by Mylan is welcome relief to many who are struggling to afford this lifesaving medication, it won't fully address the root of the problem. The burden of the EpiPen price increases and other prescription drug increases – including vital medications like insulin and Naxolone – persists for American families, taxpayers, and employers. We cannot rely on public outcry as the only solution to high prescription drug prices. And I’ve introduced multiple pieces of legislation that would help protect American consumers from the rising prices of prescription drugs. EpiPen packs cost hundreds of dollars less in Canada, Senator John McCain and I have introduced legislation that would help Minnesota families save money. The Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act would require the Food and Drug Administration to establish a personal importation program that would allow people to import a 90-day supply of prescription drugs from an approved Canadian pharmacy. Other bills I’ve introduced would change current laws that give pharmaceutical the upper hand in bargaining prices for prescription medication, expand access to cost-saving generic drugs, and deter pharmaceutical companies from blocking cheaper generic alternatives from entering the marketplace. It’s this simple: If you have a life-threatening illness then you should have access to affordable lifesaving medicine. But with the price of EpiPens on the rise, that’s not the case for many who suffer from severe allergies. The cost for families is too high. That’s why I’m going to keep fighting to bring the price of prescription drugs down.

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Oberloh-Loy wedding

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Heather Marion Loy and Jonah Baxter Oberloh were married July 9 at the Schmidt residence in Worthington with the Rev. Gordon Orde officiating. Parents of the couple are Jon and Melanie Loy, Worthington, and Dana and Amy Oberloh, Worthington. Grandparents of the couple are Conrad and Judy Schmidt, Worthington, DuWayne and Carol Oberloh, Brewster, and Merrill and Lynn Loy, Carlton, MN. Maid of honor was Tori Benders. Bridesmaids were Kari Simmons, Lily Mackenzie-Olson, Andrea Neeland, Alyson Kasemodel and Sarah Waller. Personal attendant was Jenna Hildahl. Flower girl and ring bearer were Mabel Loy and Jalen Loy. Best man was Dustin Oberloh. Groomsmen were Parker Sandhurst, Shane Pedersen, Spencer Nelson, Patrick McGuire and Kyle Schwartz. Ushers were Levi Leach, Ethan Loosbrock, Isaac Loosbrock, Conrad Schmidt, Clay Schwartzwalter, Colby Schwartzwalter and Spencer Hildahl. Ceremony music was provided by the Great Plains String Quartet and Kiley Hazelton (vocalist). Dance performance was given by Taya Oberloh. Readers were Phillip Loy and Eric Loy. Host couples were Steve and Anita Leach and Pete and Lisa Schmidt. The reception and dance were hosted at the Worthington Event Center. The bride is a 2012 graduate of Worthington High School and 2016 graduate of Concordia College, Moorhead. She is employed as an HR Coordinator at RDO Equipment Co., Fargo, N.D. The groom is a 2012 graduate of Worthington High School and 2016 graduate of Concordia College, Moorhead. He is employed as a QA Engineer at Intelligent InSites, Fargo. Following a wedding trip to Montego Bay, Jamaica, they live in Fargo.

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Prep football: Area football teams gear up for another season

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It is rare that the Adrian Dragons don’t enjoy a winning football season, so despite the fact that veteran head coach Randy Strand assessed his 2016 prospects by saying, “We lost a few thoroughbreds out of the stable,” it’s a safe bet that the Blue and Gold will be tough to beat again this fall. Though Strand isn’t making predictions, he does admit, “They just like playing football in Adrian. When we roll into the season, they always bring the energy with them.” Energy levels will be high all around Minnesota as the 2016 season begins with games Thursday and Friday. In contests involving southwest Minnesota teams on Thursday, Maple River is at Jackson County Central, Mountain Lake Area at Fulda, Heron Lake-Okabena at Granada-Huntley/East Chain, Westbrook-Walnut Grove at Hills-Beaver Creek and Murray County Central at Springfield. On Friday, Luverne is at Worthington, Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity is at Windom Area, Pipestone Area is at New Ulm, Adrian is at New Ulm Cathedral, Edgerton/Ellsworth is at Madelia and Red Rock Central is at Ortonville. Two area teams played for state championships in 2015. Neither accomplished the feat, as Jackson County Central lost to Pierz 36-8 in the Class AAA Prep Bowl and Pipestone Area fell 40-0 to Caledonia in the Class AA title game. Adrian, which has been no stranger to state tournament play, fielded a fine team last year but saw its season end 32-15 to Tracy-Milroy-Balaton in the Section 3A championship game. This year the Dragons will have to plod along without four-year starter and two-time Daily Globe All-Area quarterback Logan Rogers. Taking over for the graduated Rogers is junior Ryan Wieneke, who played wide receiver on varsity last season. Wieneke is tall and he’s lanky, and Strand says he’s also a good leader. He’s also got a good arm. But don’t expect the Dragons to pass very often. “It’s not our forte,” Strand said. “We like putting the ball behind our linemen.” Two-year starter Mitchell Wagner and teammate Zach Loosbrock will anchor a line this year that Strand says is a mixture of experience and youth. On the plus side, there will be a little more bulk on it in ‘16. The team’s top runners will include speedy senior tailback Frank Serrao, 6-foot, 195-pound senior fullback Dylan Gyberg, 5-foot-10, 225-pound junior Nick Harder and good-looking sophomore Dakota John. The defense is led by 6-foot-1, 180-pound linebacker Zach Bierman. Twelve seniors and nine juniors lead AHS into battle. JCC, Pipestone Area re-load Jackson County Central is another team used to winning. But this fall, the hard-running Huskies will have to do without graduated workhorse backs Keegan Moore and Avery Henderson, who combined to rush for 2,743 yards and 41 touchdowns in 2015. The dominant Huskies offense last season averaged a school record 41.9 points per game. Fortunately for JCC, quarterback Easton Bahr, who is quick afoot and a dependable passer, returns. Sure-handed receivers Ryan Christopher and Chris Gumto are also back. JCC will be on the smallish side in the offensive backfield this fall, but some key linemen return, led by seniors Matt Strom and Darrius Johnson. Several proven players are back on defense, including Strom and Teague Schultz on the line and Bahr and Ryan and Jacob Christopher in the backfield. The area’s other state finalist, Pipestone Area, has been hit hard by graduation. Running back McKinley Bush is the team’s only returning starter on offense and the top seven offensive linemen from that overpowering unit have also graduated. Dutchmen still focused on improvement When looking at the top prep football teams in southwest Minnesota, a fan can never overlook the Edgerton/Ellsworth Flying Dutchmen, who played in the state 9-Man championship in 2014 and won a state championship as recently as 2011. A year ago, the Dutchmen fell in the Section 3 9-Man finals, 26-16, to Madelia -- a team E/E beat in the season opener, 26-20. This year, said head coach Andrew Fleischman this week, “We’ve got a group of kids who work very, very hard. We’ve got a lot of good kids coming back.” One key returnee is senior fullback/linebacker Blake Van Dyke, the defensive player of the year in the 9-South District West. Van Dyke is a physical 6-foot-3, 210-pounder who led the Dutch in tackles last year while also providing excellent blocking along with bull-like running with the football. Also back are senior 6-foot-3, 205-pound lineman Jake Huisken, the conference’s co-lineman of the year; senior running back/cornerback Mason Sluis, a shifty ball carrier with good cut-back ability who ambled for 1,000 yards last fall; and junior end Trey Gilbertson, another hard-nosed and physical player. Staying healthy will be important for the Flying Dutchmen this fall. There are only 23 players out for the team. They’ll start at the beginning. Each year, Fleischman eschews predictions and aims instead for consistent improvement for his players. The strategy always seems to work. “Every week the staff picks out five identifiable goals, and we’re gonna get better at ‘em come hell or high water,” Fleischman said. Another 9-South District West team, Hills-Beaver Creek, appears primed for another fine campaign. The Patriots posted a 7-1 record in the district last year, losing only to Mountain Lake Area 32-20 on Sept. 11. They also beat Edgerton/Ellsworth 22-6 in the regular season before exiting the playoffs at E/E’s hand, 14-12. This year, said head coach Rex Metzger, “We lack some depth. But I like the shape of our team.” Leading the way are senior third-year starting quarterback Zach Scholten; third-year starting running back Isaiah Vis, who rambled for about 1,500 yards last season as a junior; and senior lineman/linebacker Logan Leuthold, a 5-foot-10, 175-pounder who led the team in solo tackles in 2015. Leuthold, along with Vis, was a Daily Globe All-Area pick for his junior campaign. Metzger picks Cleveland, Madelia, Edgerton/Ellsworth, Westbrook-Walnut Grove and Mountain Lake Area to be among the more competitive teams in the always-tough West district. Mountain Lake Area has a good nucleus back, including all-district players Levi Stoesz (QB), Jacob Suess (RB) and Sam Grev (honorable mention, OL). Among larger schools, some are touting the Luverne Cardinals, who open the 2016 campaign on the road against Worthington. A year ago, the Cards posted a 4-5 campaign after opening with a 34-0 victory over Worthington in the season opener. This year, LHS has 17 seniors and nine juniors in camp. Room to grow All around the area, teams that have struggled in recent seasons fight to regain their glory years. One of those teams is Windom Area, which fought to a 3-7 record in 2015, but returns some excellent players for 2016. Senior 6-foot-2, 245-pound lineman/linebacker Jesse Pigman was a “lynchpin” on the defense last season, according to head coach Bob Elwell. Junior quarterback Luke Gilbertson is an outstanding athlete, and 260-pound senior Devin Homer, who has started on the offensive line since his freshman year, is being moved to tackle. “It’s going to be a lot of a grind-it-out game, and try to control the pace,” said Elwell, who is in his fourth year leading the Eagles. “For the first time since I’ve been here, the good part of our numbers are in our upper two grades.” Murray County Central was 2-7 last season, but hopes are high as the Rebels return eight starters on offense and eight more on defense. Senior center/defensive end Matt McNab is a key returnee along with senior guard/linebacker Mason Whitehead. Senior Cole Bassett (receiver/safety) is an exceptional athlete who can make a lot of big plays. Head coach Patrick Freeman says the biggest strength of his team is his 13 seniors. Coaches are working hard to improve a running game that struggled last year.

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Vigils, rallies planned in Minnesota State Fair area

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FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. -- People heading to the Minnesota State Fair may see protests on their way or near the Fairgrounds. Since a St. Anthony police officer shot and killed Philando Castile on July 6 in Falcon Heights, near the Fairgrounds, demonstrations have been held throughout the Twin Cities. More are planned during the State Fair. Those announced so far with proximity to the Fairgrounds are scheduled for Monday, the following Saturday, and Labor Day. Jerry Hammer, State Fair general manager, said people going to the Fair on those days “shouldn’t notice much difference at all.” The Fair has an emergency management plan that covers protest activity among other things, Hammer said. A Fair spokeswoman said the manual’s details wouldn’t be released because “it’s in the best interest of keeping everybody safe.” From 5 to 8 p.m. on the two Mondays of the Fair, two St. Paul groups — Merriam Park Neighbors for Peace and Eastside Neighbors for Peace — plan to hold a vigil at the site where Castile was killed, on Larpenteur Avenue just west of Snelling Avenue. People will gather on the grassy area near a peace garden established to celebrate Castile’s life. They intend to hold up signs, and they might chant, but they don’t plan to block traffic, according to a statement from Merriam Park Neighbors for Peace. The aim is to “keep reminding the public of police brutality, especially overaggressive policing directed at people of color,” the group said in its statement. “Police killings are in the news for a few days or weeks and then are forgotten.” The vigils are also intended to be “a place for people to gather and share their grief,” the group said. Another demonstration is planned from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, beginning with a rally at Snelling and University avenues. Two groups — Twin Cities Coalition for Justice 4 Jamar and Justice4MarcusGolden — have scheduled an event called “MN State #AintFair — Rally for those murdered by the police.” The groups are named for men fatally shot by police. Jamar Clark was killed in Minneapolis in November and Marcus Golden in St. Paul in January 2015. A Facebook description said the groups will start with the rally and then barbecue at a local park. Monique Cullars-Doty, Golden’s aunt, said they usually go into the streets during protests, though she doesn’t know the plan for Sept. 3. The purpose is to “bring attention to the crisis that we’re having, not only in Minnesota, but across the country,” Cullars-Doty said. “We have law enforcement that’s out of control and a system that’s so terrible that ... officers are not indicted.” In the Golden case, a grand jury determined last year that officers were justified in using lethal force against the 24-year-old. Police say Golden sped in his vehicle toward an officer, nearly striking him. During the Sept. 3 demonstration, St. Paul police will be working to “strike a balance between public safety and people’s right to make their voices heard,” said Steve Linders, a department spokesman. “We will also work to ensure that there is as little disruption to pedestrians, drivers and others as possible.” Last year during the Fair, Black Lives Matter St. Paul organized a protest that began at Hamline Park and continued with a 75-minute march, blocking Snelling Avenue traffic. Organizers were calling for more attention to be paid to social and political injustices faced by minorities. When protesters gathered outside the Fairgrounds, police rolled the gates shut to major entrances. The Fair’s manager said the protest had not been a major disruption.

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Minnesota State Fair celebrates Yellow Ribbon program for veterans

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FALCON HEIGHTS -- Minnesota leads the country in its Beyond Yellow Ribbon program to help military personnel, veterans and their families, and state leaders used the State Fair to celebrate. "Companies and communities have shown immense support," Maj. Gen. Rick Nash, Minnesota National Guard's adjutant general, told hundreds gathered at the Minnesota State Fair Tuesday to celebrate the military. The Yellow Ribbon program provides services to military personnel, with such things as helping reintegrate them back into their communities when returning from a deployment. It also helps families understand what is going on with their military loved ones and provide other services. More than 290 cities, counties, businesses and nonprofit organizations are involved in Yellow Ribbon. "The individuals at these cities, counties and companies have taken it upon themselves to identify resources in their community to support our military-connected residents and their families," said Annette Kuyper, Minnesota National Guard director of military outreach. The Yellow Ribbon State Fair celebration included a flyover by World War II-era P6 and B25 aircraft and speeches by politicians. Carousel Park was full of military-related exhibits. Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton said that when he was U.S. senator, he helped get the first federal Yellow Ribbon funding with U.S. Rep. John Kline, R-Minn. In this time of sharp political partisan divides, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar said helping the military has been bipartisan, reminding the audience that Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty helped start the program. She said that the best way to honor veterans and military personnel is to "treat them with dignity and respect." She said she is working on improving health care at federal Veterans' Administration facilities. A bill Klobuchar co-wrote would give military medics an easier path to become civilian medical workers when they are discharged.

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Does Dayton talk to farmers enough?

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FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. -- First it was an effort to keep agriculture runoff out of the state's waters by the use of plant buffers, then last week it was a restriction on the use of some pesticides. Many of Minnesota's farmers and farm organizations are not happy with Gov. Mark Dayton, who began both efforts without what farmers say was adequate consultation. Many say they agree with Dayton's desire to clean up pollution and protect bees, but disagree with how he approaches agriculture-related issues. "I thought we did involve the farmer," Dayton said at the Minnesota State Fair Tuesday when asked about farmers' complaints. Agriculture Commissioner Dave Frederickson, a Dayton appointee, said that a 15-member board will advise the administration on how to implement a governor's executive order aimed at reducing the use of pesticides that could hurt bees and other animals that pollinate crops. The pesticide executive order produced strong reactions from some in farm country, especially House Republicans who Democrat Dayton said get upset with many things he does. "Once again, instead of collaborating and partnering with farmers and agriculture stakeholders, Gov. Dayton has plowed ahead with his own plan and blindsided everyone in the ag community," said state House Agriculture Finance Chairman Rod Hamilton, R-Mountain Lake, usually one of the least partisan lawmakers. "While we all share a common concern for the health of our pollinators, it is extremely troublesome that when it comes to issues of agriculture, the governor continues to shut farmers out of the process and not engage stakeholders on critical agriculture issues." An official of the Democratic-leaning Minnesota Farmers' Union was not as harsh, but said his organization also would like more say before farm-related orders are issued. "We appreciate it when we can be at the table instead of being on the table," said Thom Petersen, Farmers' Union government relations director. The pesticide controversy piled on top of the buffer issue for farmers, Peterson said. "I think he needs to continue to build a bridge. I think there is a little bit of fatigue out there with the buffer piece." Petersen watched Tuesday as Dayton asked Minnesotans to pledge to work toward better water quality, including adding buffers between crops and water. "There is a lot of confusion still, and a lot of things to be worked out," Petersen said about the buffer issue that has been debated for two years. On the pesticide order, Rep. Deb Kiel, R-Crookston, disagreed with Dayton's "unilateral" executive order. "This plan will add layers of bureaucracy to farming, an industry essential to the health of our state’s economy," she said. The Minnesota Soybean Growers Association issued a statement saying Dayton mishandled the pesticide order. "We are troubled the governor has politicized this issue and didn’t consult with affected producers," association President Theresia Gillie said. Dayton said Republicans are trying to turn the water quality and pesticide issues into "us vs. them." He said farm groups will have a seat on the pesticide task force. A Republican lawmaker, Rep. Paul Torkelson of Hanska, was chief legislative negotiator behind the buffer law that passed in 2015 and was revised this year.

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Yungmann 80th birthday

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80TH BIRTHDAY: The Rev. Ronald Yungmann, Bigelow, will celebrate his 80th birthday on Saturday. Greetings can be sent to him at P.O. Box 184, Bigelow 56117.

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Iowa high school football: H-LP impressive in season opener

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LAKE PARK, Iowa -- Bryce Perkins lit up the scoreboard in his first career start for Harris-Lake Park in the Wolves’ 55-6 season-opening victory over North Iowa in Iowa high school football on Friday. Perkins was 17 of 24 passing for 301 yards and five touchdowns. “On offense, they crowded the line of scrimmage and took away the run. We were able to spread them out and take advantage,” HLP head coach Lane Gunderson said. “Bryce Perkins making his first start and throwing for 300 yards was a really special day for him.” Perkins’ first touchdown pass came on a 30-yard pass to Jordan Kyle. He followed that up with four touchdowns in the second quarter. The second quarter scores came on a 27-yard pass to Trevor Gunderson, a 16-yard pass to Kyle, a 6-yard pass to Kyle and a 60-yard pass to Kale Hellinger. Jordan Kyle was Perkins’ favorite target on the night, catching six passes for 79 yards and three touchdowns. Hellinger caught four passes for 106 yards and a touchdown. Kyle was also a force on defense, notching three tackles for loss in a defensive effort that was just as dominating as the offense for H-LP. The Wolves did not allow any points until the game was well in hand in the fourth quarter. “I thought we looked really solid on defense,” Gunderson said. “I thought our whole team played really well defensively. They talked so well together and communicated so well. It was a dominating defensive effort.” Keegan Carpenter led all tacklers for the Wolves with 11 tackles and one tackle for loss. HLP 7 20 13 15 -- 55 NI 0 0 0 6 -- 6

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State Fair’s Purple Ribbon Auction gives 4-H’ers a financial boost

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FALCON HEIGHTS -- Following all of the 4-H livestock shows at the Minnesota State Fair this past weekend, 28 area 4-H’ers earned a spot in the coveted Purple Ribbon Auction. The Saturday evening auction is a way for businesses, organizations and individuals from across the state to support the 4-H program and the youths who have earned top honors with their animals during the livestock exhibitions. According to the University of Minnesota Extension Service, the auction raised more than $605,000 for 4-H youths and animal science programs and scholarships. Five 4-H’ers from far southwest Minnesota combined to bring in more than $48,000 for themselves and the 4-H program. Madelyn Vancura, a Jackson County 4-H’er who exhibited the Grand Champion Market Barrow at the state fair, sold her ribbon at the auction for $12,750 -- a new Purple Ribbon Auction record. This is the second time Vancura has participated in the state auction, and she said she was overwhelmed by the support of Jackson County businesses that joined in purchasing her ribbon. “It is just amazing to see our community coming together to go around and have all these sponsors,” she said. Lead bidders for her ribbon included DuPont Pioneer Seeds, Hormel Foods, and Wakefield Pork. Vancura will get to keep 80 percent of the money earned in the auction, with the remaining 20 percent designated to further Minnesota 4-H, the Minnesota 4-H Foundation and Purple Ribbon Auction scholarships. With the more than $10,000 she will receive, Vancura said she will purchase her 2017 4-H show pigs and their feed, as well as pay the electrical bills. She also plans to set some of the money aside for college. She will be a senior this year at Jackson County Central and plans to start college at South Dakota State University a year from now, where she intends to pursue a degree in animal science and swine nutrition. Fellow Jackson County 4-H’er Jadi Koep also earned a spot in the Purple Ribbon Auction after exhibiting the grand champion market gilt at the state fair. Like Vancura, Koep’s purple ribbon also brought a record price at auction, at $11,500. It was purchased by Twin Cities Concrete. Koep made her third consecutive appearance in the Purple Ribbon Auction this year, although it was the first time with a pig -- and the first time with a grand champion ribbon. Her first two auction appearances were with sheep. “Getting the grand champion title helped raise the price,” Koep said, adding that the bidding was “crazy.” “I had a big smile plastered on my face I’m pretty sure the whole time,” she said, adding that Twin Cities Concrete is owned by her great-uncle. With the proceeds she’ll receive from the auction, Koep plans to spend some of it on future 4-H animals and set some aside for her college fund. A junior at Jackson County Central, she’s considering SDSU or Iowa State University for a possible biology-related major. “I think it’s an amazing program,” she said of the Purple Ribbon Auction. “It gives all the kids something to look forward to and something to keep showing for. It’s such an amazing (reward) for all of the hard work and dedication that we put toward our animals.” Gavin Mulder, another Jackson County 4-H’er, sold his reserve champion market beef for a record-setting bid of $12,500. Purchasers of the ribbon were Farmers Union Industries and the Jackson County Purple Ribbon Club. In all, Jackson County had 12 4-H exhibitors earn spots in the Purple Ribbon Auction, followed by Cottonwood County with nine exhibitors, four from Rock County, two from Pipestone County and one from Murray County. Thomas Sell of Cottonwood County received a record bid for his grand champion market meat goat at $6,000, with the ribbon purchased by Minnesota Farmers Union and Farmers Union Agency, and Sorenson Seed. The Reserve Champion market lamb exhibited by Trey Baustian of Rock County was selected from the lightweight division and brought $5,500 when Minnesota State Fair Concessionaires and Interstate Power Systems made the purchase. In addition to the sale of ribbons during the Purple Ribbon Auction, the event included recognition of 37 4-H livestock auction scholarship recipients. The scholarships, which included 2 $4,000 scholarships, 11 $2,000 scholarships and 24 $1,000 scholarships, were awarded from premiums received last year and matching dollars provided by 4-H supporters. Among the scholarship recipients from far southwest Minnesota were Gavin Viland and Shantel Raatz of Pipestone County, Maggie Post of Jackson County and Juliana Pederson of Cottonwood County. The Minnesota Purple Ribbon Auction is sponsored by the Minnesota Livestock Breeders Association.

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Column: Back to school -- our mission is safety

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WORTHINGTON --Though it’s barely past mid-August, summer is quickly coming to an end for more than 3,100 Worthington Public Schools students, who go back to their classrooms following the Labor Day weekend. The first day of the 2016-2017 school year for middle school and high school students is Tuesday, Sept. 6. Prairie Elementary students will enter their classrooms for the first time on Wednesday, Sept. 7, according to the calendar. One of the biggest tasks involving the beginning of each school year is making sure transportation schedules and routes are established. Bud’s Bus Company, who handles the busing for District 518, works diligently to ensure all students make it to and from school safely each day. Bud’s Bus Company, along with classroom teachers, provides bus safety training to students at the beginning of each school year. This training provides students with an overview of the rules, as well as what to do in emergency situations. They discuss bus safety facts, the safety zones surrounding the bus and the correct way to cross the street. Students have the opportunity to practice proper boarding of a bus as well as how to evacuate a bus in the event of an emergency situation. This instruction is the foundation for developing a safe and positive atmosphere on our buses. Parents and guardians are valuable instructors in bus safety as well. We ask that they be responsible for becoming familiar with school district rules, policies and regulations concerning school bus safety. Forms are provided to all parents that are required to be signed and returned to show that they reviewed and understand the district’s bus safety policy and procedures. These rules and policies can be viewed on the district’s website. It is important that caregivers review these expectations with their children and reinforce what is taught in school. Parents are also encouraged to communicate concerns to the school. Communication between the school, parents and transportation staff is vital in maintaining a safe environment on the school buses, especially when students are not meeting the expectations that have been set. Parental input is highly valued and necessary to help keep our students safe. Students who plan to use bus transportation are encouraged to ride the bus beginning the first day of school to facilitate the establishment of the time schedule and the busload. Since routes are based on estimated fall enrollments, school officials remind parents/guardians and students to expect minor adjustments in bus loads and schedules during the first weeks of school in order to ensure timely routes and alleviate any overcrowded buses. In order for bus drivers to stay on schedule and for students to avoid missing the bus, parents are encouraged to have their child at their designated pick-up spot five minutes prior to their scheduled pick-up time. The afternoon return time to home for each bus may be later at the beginning of the school year to accommodate students adjusting to new school settings. Once the schedule has been established, there will be a normal drop-off time for each student. On any given school day, approximately 2,600 District 518 students will ride one of the 26 buses or 10 school vans enroute to and from school. The school district believes in an “all hands on deck” approach when educating our students about bus safety. It takes many teachers, school administrators, students, transportation staff and parents working together to make sure this trip is a safe and pleasant one. Our goal is to work together to ensure a positive school bus experience for all District 518 students. When the established rules are followed and regulations are implemented, our students are able to be safely transported to school and back home again. Cory Van Briesen is assistant principal at Prairie Elementary.

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Rare second set of triplets a surprise for ND rancher

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Some say lightning doesn't strike the same place twice. But that may not be the case for a Reynolds, North Dakota rancher. Paul Lenz raises SimAngus cattle, and according to livestock specialists what happened on his farm is out of this world.

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Shots fired outside Zorbaz in Spicer early Sunday

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According to a news release from the Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy heard numerous gunshots in the area of Zorbaz a few minutes after 2 a.m. Zorbaz’ bouncers and other witnesses told the deputy that a while male in a vehicle had displayed a handgun and fired shots into the air while leaving the parking lot. Deputies found the vehicle a few miles south of Spicer on County Road 8, and the man was arrested on weapons and assault charges and for driving under the influence. The man is in custody at the Kandiyohi County Jail, and formal charges are expected this week, according to the release.

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