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STMA
girls
qualify
for
state
cross
country
meet
The Section Championship
STMA girls cross country
team pictured celebrates
with coaches Matt Venaas
and Lizzy Heil, along with
their Section Champion-
ship hardware Oct. 28.
Read more about the
team’s championship win
in sports.
(Submitted photo)

Sleep Out returns for 26th year with $3M goal

Interfaith Outreach’s campaign raises
funds to help prevent homelessness
By JASON JENKINS
jason.jenkins@apgecm.com
Interfaith Outreach and
Community Partners is again
rallying the community to raise
awareness and funds to help
prevent homelessness for local
individuals and families.
With the 26th year of the
Sleep Out campaign underway,
the Plymouth-based nonprofit
is raising funds to support the
organization’s work to help
families address their immedi-
ate needs and provide follow-up
support through case manag-
ers, food shelf access, employ-
ment services, housing and
transportation. Through emer-
gency housing assistance, the
Sleep Out has prevented home-
lessness in about 35,000 cases.
Many Sleep Out supporters
brave the cold weather to sleep
outside in boxes, tents and cars
(or donate to those who do) as
a reminder of what some strug-
gling with homelessness face
daily.
Throughout the campaign,
community members may also
opt to sleep inside as a way to
bring families together and re-
flect on some of the ways neigh-
bors experience homelessness,
which often times includes hav-
ing to crash on a family mem-
ber’s or friend’s couch or floor.
Since the Sleep Out began,
the nonprofit has collected
more than $34 million and has
provided help to families in
the nonprofit’s service area of
Hamel, Long Lake, Medicine
Lake, Medina, Minnetonka
Beach, Orono, Plymouth and
Wayzata.
The goal for the 2021 Sleep
Out, which began Nov. 1, is to
raise $3 million by the end of
the year.
Kevin Ward, who was hired
last December as the executive
director for Interfaith Out-
reach, said he’s looking forward
to his first full Sleep Out cam-
paign with the organization.
I’ve been fortunate enough
to learn some of that history Many Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners Sleep Out support-
of the Sleep Out,” Ward said, ers brave the cold weather and sleep outside in boxes, tents and cars
(or donate to those who do) as a reminder of what some struggling with
Sleep Out... to page 3 homelessness face on a daily basis. (Submitted photo)

Mike Bauer named Rogers’ park and recreation director

Mike Bauer, newly-appointed
director of Parks and Recreation
in Rogers, is pictured at the recent
ribbon cutting for the Rogers Activ-
ity Center. (Submitted photo)
By SUE WEBBER
Contributing Writer
Mike Bauer, Rogers recre-
ation facilities director, has
been appointed the city’s direc-
tor of Parks and Recreation.
The Rogers City Council ap-
proved his appointment Oct.
26.
City Administrator Steve
Stahmer told the council the
city’s financial management
plan had planned for the posi-
tion, currently supervised by
the Public Works director, to be
a full department head level.
“This reflects increased ser-
vice demand and complexity as
the city grows and adds facili-
ties and programming,” Stah-
mer said. “The recent addition
of the Activity Center and
pending LOST funded (local
option sales tax) facilities have
and will add to that complex-
ity.”
Bauer, a Rogers city em-
ployee for 15 years, “has been
the backbone of the Park and
Recreation function over that
time,” according to Stahmer.
He said Bauer “provides supe-
rior management of the Rogers
Activity Center/Ice Arena in
particular, along with leader-
ship to Park and Rec staff.”
Bauer also works closely with
Independent School District
728 and youth associations, and
“has grown the city’s recreation
offerings into what they are to-
day,” Stahmer said.
“He constantly looks for op-
portunities to provide the com-
munity with popular program-
ming/facilities,” Stahmer said.
Bauer will report directly
to the city administrator. His
previous position as recreation
facilities manager will not be
filled.
“This is a well-deserved pro-
motion,” Acting Mayor Shan-
non Klick said. “I’ve seen all
his (Bauer’s) collaborations in
action.”
POLICE CHIEF’S SALARY
GRADE
The council also approved
amending the description for
the Chief of Police’s position to
reflect a salary grade of 17.5, an
increase from the current grade
of 17.
As a result of the increase in
salary grade from 17 to 17.5,
Police Chief Dan Wills’ an-
nual salary will increase from
$129,355 to $135,137.
“In the vast majority of cit-
ies, police chief is the second-
highest paid position (after city
administrator),” Stahmer said.
“This reflects the important
and serious nature of the posi-
tion and the department itself,
and the high level of potential
city/professional liability that
comes with managing a police
department.”
2022 STREET
IMPROVEMENT
PROJECTS
In other matters, Doran Cote,
Rogers Public Works director
and City Engineer, outlined
seven street improvement proj-
ects for 2022 that subsequently
were approved by the council.
Rogers... to page 3

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Rep. Robbins urges juniors to apply for page program

Representative Kristin Rob-
bins, R-Maple Grove, encour-
ages all high school juniors
to apply for the House High
School Page Program where
they will be able to spend a
week working behind the scenes
at the Capitol.
Applications to the Minne-
sota House of Representatives
High School Page Program are
open through Nov. 23 for the
2022 session. A dozen, week-
long slots are available from
early February until mid-May
and stipends are available to
defray expenses.
“I strongly encourage high
school juniors interested in gov-
ernment, politics, and public
service to apply for the House
High School Page Program,”
said Robbins. “This is a unique
opportunity for students where
they will be able to attend meet-
ings with legislators, constitu-
tional officers, members of the
judiciary, and others. Pages will
assist members and staff dur-
ing House floor sessions and
participate in mock committee
hearings. I hope students in our
community will take advantage
of this special program.”
Program participants are se-
lected through a formal process
which includes an application,
one faculty letter of recommen-
dation and an essay. More in-
formation is at house.leg.state.
mn.us/sergeant/introduction,
or by calling 651-296-7452. Lo-
cal schools also can provide
further assistance.

Three Rivers
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and operating levy for Call a licensed Humana sales agent
5:30 p.m. Nov. 4, at the

fair
Three Rivers Park District Dennis Wurm
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The proposed 2022 250
vendors dwurmjr@humana.com
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no entry from 9am to 4pm
the day-to-day operations fee! at the STMA High School
of parks and trails, totals 5800 Jamison Ave NE, St. Michael
$46,034,204. This amount
represents an increase of A more human way
5.45% compared to the parking at the High School and to healthcare™
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The largest revenue
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property tax levy collected Fine Art • Housewares
in suburban Hennepin and MORE!
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to be $45,476,384, which
is a 3.97 percent increase
over the 2021 levy. The
property tax levy has two
components: an operating
levy to fund the budget,
and the debt service levy
required to fund principal
and interest payments due
Our Medicare plans look
a lot like you.
on borrowed funds.
The proposed budget
will be available on the
Park District’s website at
ThreeRiversParks.org be-
ginning Monday, Nov. 1.
Copies of the budget will
also be available for review
at the Three Rivers Park
District Administrative
Center.
Following the public
hearing, the Three Rivers
Park District Board of
Commissioners will con-
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general fund budget at
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review Three Rivers Park
District’s general fund
budget on Nov. 9, and
the Park District Board
will consider approval of
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tax levy and reaffirmation
of the 2022 general fund Fitness programs
budget Dec. 16.

Hamel VFW’s
Veterans Day Dental 
SOS Breakfast
canceled
The 2021 Hamel VFW’s
Eyewear and hearing aids 
Veterans Day SOS Break-


fast that was scheduled
for Saturday, Nov. 13, Over-the-counter allowance
has been canceled. The
Heinzen-Ditter Post


Auxiliary had hosted the
breakfast for decades.
The VFW Auxiliary was Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage
forced to turn in its char-
(most plans)
ter last spring due to lack


of membership. This gath-
ering gave families and the Coverage when traveling
community a chance to
meet and thank the Hamel
area veterans for their ser-
vice.
The Hamel VFW and
Hamel American Legion
Shop plans at ucare.org/medicare27
tentatively plan to host the
“SOS Breakfast” Satur-
day, May 21, 2022 (Armed
Forces Day).

UCare Minnesota is an HMO-POS plan with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in UCare Minnesota depends on contract renewal.
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Crow River News HEADLINES

Mike Iwanok appointed to be the new Rogers city’s utilties lead
Rogers... from page 1
They include:
• Main Street reconstruction
• David Koch Avenue full-depth reha-
bilitation overlay
• Rogers Drive rehabilitation
• 134th Avenue mill and overlay
• Maple Avenue reconstruction
• Tucker Road full-depth rehabilita-
tion overlay/subgrade preparation and
paving
• Bechtold Road full-depth rehabilita-
tion overly.
For the projects to be completed with-
in a specified calendar year, Cote said,
preliminary design must begin one year
in advance. “This includes initiation of
the public notification … that consists
of informing affected property owners,
conducting field surveys, at least one
public informational meeting, and an
extensive amount of information and
data collection,” Cote said.
The detailed technical engineering
work, at a cost of $615,000, will include
underground infrastructure inspections Rogers uses Springbrook software ASSESSMENT DELINQUENT
and assessments, field surveys, review for its primary accounting purposes, CHARGES
of traffic counts, and preparation of a according to Finance Director Bridget Following a public hearing at which
feasibility report for review by the City Bruska. Banyon software has been used no one spoke, the council adopted a res-
Council. for managing the utility billing system. olution confirming assessments for de-
However, Bruska said city staff has linquent sewer, water, storm sewer and
experience numerous technical and sup- recycling charges for 2021.
FILLING OPEN UTILITY port issues related to the Banyon sys- Assistant City Administrator/City
POSITIONS tem. “The current Banyon system has Clerk Stacy Scharber said notices of in-
The council also approved the ap- limits to the amount of data that can be dividual assessments were mailed to 200
pointment of Mike Iwanok as the city’s stored, slow software performance and property owners at the end of Septem-
utilities lead, and reassignment of Jacob limited support capabilities,” Bruska ber, with outstanding balances totaling
Abrahamson from park maintenance said. “Banyon does not integrate with $99,400.
medium equipment operation to utilities Springbrook software which causes As of Oct. 26, the amount outstand-
medium equipment operator. manual entry and inefficiencies.” ing totaled $67,000. Property owners
Iwanok has more than 20 years of Bruska concluded that the city has have until Nov. 29 to pay their delin-
experience in the city’s Utilities Divi- outgrown its current technology soft- quent accounts before the balance is as-
sion of Public Works. He also has been ware system. “Banyon works really well sessed to their property taxes.
a paid-on-call firefighter in Rogers for for smaller cities,” she said. The unpaid utilities cover the two-
more than 20 years. Converting to Springbrook is ex- year period of September 2019 to Sep-
pected to result in improved customer tember 2021.
service, remote access, data reliability The number of people notified of de-
SPRINGBROOK SOFTWARE and reporting capabilities, according to linquencies represents an increase of be-
MIGRATION PROJECT Bruska. tween 30 and 40% over previous years,
The council approved the Spring- “We feel the improvements are enough according to Scharber. She added that
brook financial and utility billing soft- to warrant this,” she said. “We don’t delinquent property owners have been
ware migration project, at a cost of foresee any issues.” given information about available Hen-
$85,000. nepin County assistance programs.

Sleep Out Supporters brave the cold for homelessness

Interfaith Outreach Executive Director Kevin Ward said he’s
looking forward to his first full Sleep Out campaign with the
organization. (Submitted photo)
Sleep Over...
detailing how the Sleep Out dates
back to 1996 when Bob Fisher, a
Wayzata shoe repairman, unknow-
ingly launched the community
campaign after deciding to collect
donations to sleep in a tent on win-
ter nights to provide Thanksgiving
meals for struggling families. In
two weeks, Fisher had raised thou-
sands of dollars and the Sleep Out
was born.
Ward said the annual effort is es-
sential because it raises awareness
of homelessness while tapping into
the collective compassion of the lo-
cal community.
“We get to take that collective
good of the community and re-
spond to those needs, and Sleep
Out is one of the ways that we’re
from page 1 able to engage the community to ous donor.
help us respond to that need,” Ward On Dec. 15, there will be an on-
said. line community conversation. The
Community members are invited free Zoom event, “Housing, Home-
to attend the Sleep Out Kickoff 7-9 lessness & Mental Health,” will ex-
p.m. Nov. 13, in the parking lot at plore the impact of housing insta-
Interfaith Outreach, 1605 County bility and homelessness on mental
Rd. 101 N., Plymouth. The event health. Participants can hear from
will offer a fire pit for marshmallow an expert guest presenter and Inter-
roasting, a food station, music and faith staff and learn how to be part
a short program from the Interfaith of the solution. To learn more and
Outreach leadership team. Those RSVP, visit iocp.org/conversation.
who are planning on sleeping out Residents can also support the
this year are encouraged to do so Sleep Out by shopping and dining
in their backyard, car or other loca- at partnering businesses Dec. 16
tion following the event. and Dec. 17.
Also as part of the Sleep Out, For more information on the
the nonprofit will rally donations Sleep Out and how to partici-
on Give to the Max Day Nov. 18. pate, visit iocp.org/donations/
According to Interfaith Outreach, thesleepout.
gifts of up to $200,000 received by
Nov. 18 will be matched by a gener-

Nonprofit sets out to deliver ‘3,000 Acts of Kindness’ homeless

Winterwear donation drive
begins Nov. 1 at Chick-fil-A
By KRISTEN MILLER
kristen.miller@apgecm.com
A Plymouth-based
nonprofit is kicking off
the season of giving with
a donation drive to assist
those experiencing home-
lessness in the Twin Cit-
ies.
Ten years ago, Danielle
Igbanugo of Plymouth
founded Coated in Love
with Valerie Gilbert of
Minnetonka.
Becoming known as
the “coat ladies,” the two
would collect coats, hats
and mittens for homeless
shelters in Minneapolis.
“God put it on my
heart,” Igbanugo said,
helping her through the
process of identifying the
need and which shelter to
help each year.
Once word got out,
friends, neighbors and
members of her Bible
study would donate items
for the cause.
“I would come home
and there would be bags
in front of my door,” with
donations, she said.
After taking a trip to
downtown Minneapo-
lis one day - having not
been there since before
the pandemic - Igbanugo
was disheartened to see
a growing need as she
witnessed people digging
through trash and essen-
tially living on the streets.
That’s when she real-
ized she needed to do
more.
With a team of eight Coated in Love has teamed up with Chick-fil-A for a winter
women, Igbanugo created coat drive for the 3,000 Acts of Kindness event. New winter-
“3,000 Acts of Kindness,” wear can be dropped of at any of the 16 locations from Nov.
an event taking place 10 1-19.
a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 13 at
volunteers who will be is also a need for barbers
the Minneapolis Conven-
helping that day. and hairstylists to provide
tion Center.
People can also donate free haircuts for attend-
The goal of the event
needed items with the ees.
is to provide 3,000 people
Amazon wish list set up Volunteers will also
currently living on the Co-founders of Coated in Love Valerie Gilbert of Minnetonka
online at Coatedinlove. help guide the attendees
streets in the Twin Cit- and Danielle Igbanugo of Plymouth.(Submitted photos)
org/events. through the different sta-
ies with a meal, haircut,
they need — informa- we see every day ... peo- Most needed items are tions, providing that hu-
and necessities, such as
tion, personal care items, ple just trying to make it new winterwear such as man connection through
toothbrushes, underwear
and to feel counted and work,” she said. gloves, hats, and coats, interaction.
and winter jackets, as
loved.” The nonprofit has along with other necessi- While 3,000 is her goal
well as access to agencies
She also sees the need teamed up with Chick- ties such as, socks, tissues, this year, Igbanugo hopes
that can provide other re-
increasing as the eviction fil-A for the event. People underwear, washcloths, to expand her reach with
sources to assist with em-
moratorium ended Oct. can drop off new, unused lip balm and toiletries. each event.
ployment, housing, etc.
12. winter coats, gloves and Igbanugo is also look- “Maybe by the time I’m
“I have visited with
“We need to jump in hats in the collection bins ing for “anyone who has 80, it will be a million acts
people who are homeless,
and help those we can,” at any of the 16 Twin Cit- a heart for a mission and of kindness around the
and one of their ‘things’
she said, noting a large ies locations from Nov. wants to help others.” She country,” she said.
is people walk past them.
percentage of the home- 1-19. encourages those with a For more information
They are not seen or
less are those who were The restaurant is also heart to serve to sign up about donating or vol-
heard,” she said. “As our
just one paycheck away. providing sandwiches for to be a volunteer either unteering, visit coatedin-
guests, this will be a day
“These are the people the attendees and the 500 for set up Dec. 12 or the love.org/events.
for them to get the things
day of the event. There

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Crow River News OPINION

Our viewpoint:
Share your knowledge with a state commission
What does a dentist, an eleva-
tor boring contractor, a law en-
forcement officer and a farmer
living in Minnesota have in
common?
They are all eligible to fill a
few of the current 530 open
appointed positions on vari-
ous boards, commissions, work
groups and task forces serving
the State of Minnesota in a va-
riety of important ways.
A dentist is needed for an
open seat on the nine-member
Minnesota Board of Dentistry.
This board examines, licenses
and regulates dentists and den-
tal therapists, hygienists and as-
sistants and enforces the Min-
nesota Dental Practices Act.
The State Advisory Council
on Wells and Borings is cur-
rently looking for a licensed
elevator boring contractor to
serve a four-year term. This
council advises the Minnesota
Department of Health on li-
censing or registering well con-
tractors and explorers, and on
technical matters relating to the
regulation or the construction,
maintenance and ultimate seal-
ing of wells and borings. The
council also advises the MDH
well program on policies, pro-
posed rule revisions and tech-
nical matters and administers
oral examination to well con-
tractor applicants.
A licensed law enforcement
officer is needed to fill a seat on
the Teen Driver Safety Com-
missioner’s Advisory Task
Force, formed by the State Leg-
islature in 2019. This task force,
which is slated to end its work
in 2023, will advise and provide
input to the Minnesota Depart-
ment of Public Safety on teen
driver issues with the goal of
reducing crashes, injuries and
deaths involving teen drivers.
Besides representatives of law
enforcement and public and
private driver schools, the task
force also has seats needing to
be filled by four teen drivers
and three community-at-large
members.
An open seat on the Min-
nesota Pesticide Management
Plan Committee is reserved for
a state farmer. The committee,
which has been in force since
1976, provides the Minnesota
Department of Agriculture
commissioner with evalua-
tion activities and decisions
related to the implementation
of the state Pesticide Manage-
ment Plan for the Protection of
Groundwater and Surface Wa-
ter (the PMP).
This quick review of just
four of the 254 boards, com-
missions, work groups and task
forces shows just how neces-
sary they are to the workings of
state government and what an
invaluable asset the 3,636 state
residents serving in the current
positions are to the state.
Secretary of State Steve Si-
mon, whose office acts as a
clearinghouse for applicants
seeking positions on the state’s
board, commissions, work
groups and task forces, said re-
cently Minnesota is fortunate
residents consistently show an
eagerness to volunteer their
knowledge, skills and life ex-
periences to benefit the state.
The actual appointments are
made by the governor and the
state departments and agencies
where the various groups are
housed.
“We are seldom scrambling rized by the Legislature in 1978
to fill positions even though to simplify and open the ap-
some require very specific li- pointment process.
censure and affiliation,” Simon As evidence of the effective-
said. ness of Minnesota’s appoint-
The challenge, he added, is to ment process, Simon points
make sure every area of Min- to the fact that there are over
nesota, rural and urban, north 24,000 subscribers to the online
and south, east and west are ad- “current openings” notifica-
equately represented. “We need tion.
people from every corner of the Looking through the long
state serving to get a healthy and varied list of opportunities
balance of input and opinions to serve the state in this way,
in the important decisions these everyone who is interested and
boards, commissions, work has the time to serve should
groups and task forces make. find something they qualify for
The impact they have on life in and are passionate about.
Minnesota is immeasurable.” A list of boards and commis-
And, just as important, is sions, including open positions,
encouraging more members can be found on the Minnesota
of diverse communities to ap- Secretary of State’s website.
ply. “We need everyone at the For questions about the process
table,” Simon said. or how to get involved, con-
This is why Simon says he tact gov.appointments@state.
speaks about his office’s respon- mn.us.
sibility as the clearinghouse for
applications at every opportu- — An editorial from the APG of
nity. He is proud of this unique East Central Minnesota Edito-
role the Secretary of State’s of- rial Board. Reactions are wel-
fice plays in Minnesota since come. Send to: editorial.board@
most states don’t have the same apgecm.com.
system. The Minnesota Open
Appointments Act was autho-

Wright County Community Health releases survey

By MONA VOLDEN what it is if you receive one. If As someone who has worked fresh fruits and vegetables. At to have a collective impact on the
Guest Columnist you are one of the 8,000 house- on these Community Health this time, we are working to identified needs. Please take a
holds who finds this in your Assessments for many cycles, I bring low-cost dental care to our few minutes to fill out the survey,
Every three years, not for prof- mailbox, you will recognize it by am excited to see the results of community members. We have if you were fortunate enough
it hospitals, public health depart- the logos of all four organiza- this next one. Some of the suc- also collaborated with others to to receive one. You never know
ments and other related organi- tions listed on the envelop along cesses we have had working with address stigma related to mental what we will discover.
zations conduct what is called a with ‘2021 Community Health our many partners in Wright health and substance use issues.
Community Health Needs As- Survey enclosed’. Please know County over the past years in- These types of changes do not Mona Volden is the RN Manager
sessment. The goal is to look at the results are anonymous and clude improved access to food happen overnight. They come of Community Benefit Buffalo
communities to identify areas we value your feedback. and increased consumption of about when we all work together Hospital part of Allina Health.
of health needs so these orga-
nizations can work with com-
munity partners to help improve
health issues for residents. In
Wright County, four organiza-
tions have teamed up to do this
work together. These are Buffalo
Hospital- part of Allina Health,
CentraCare- Monticello, Wright
County Community Action, and
Wright County Public Health.
In addition to looking at the
demographics of our county,
we also talk to our community
members, look at the results of
the MN Student Survey from
area schools and look at various
sources of health outcome in-
formation. An important source
of data for this process is from
a survey that is sent to 8,000 of
our community members. For
many of the past cycles, this
survey has been sent to Wright
County households and is an
important way for us to hear the
voice of our community. It helps
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St. Michael council receives updates on future city projects

the intersection, but because of wanted feedback on the land- asked, “What is the upkeep or Central Avenue, there is a plan
By MADELAINE FORMICA its distance from the road and scape plan for the intersection cost of the initial planting?” to have a plaza and landscape
madelaine.formica@apgecm.com low height it is not very effective. of Main Street (CSAH 19) and Weigle responded that he does along there. There is still talk
The city has received numerous Central Avenue. There will be not think it’ll be a large sum of about the possibility of putting
Community Development complaints about the lack of landscaping added to the two money that the city would have another building or business on
Director, Marc Weigle gave up- lighting close to the Fieldstone medians on the street and the to pay. “It’s not a make or break that corner as well that does not
dates at the Oct. 26 St. Michael Elementary entrance close by grates around the trees along for the budget, but once it’s there need too much parking or just
City Council meeting about city at the intersection of 52nd and the sidewalk area will be pulled you’ll have to replace things over leaving the space as a plaza.
development projects. 53rd Streets, leading into Al- out and replaced with flowers or time, clean up,” he said. “[Plazas] always look nice, but
bertville. grass. Mayor Keith Wettschreck they’re not really functional. So,
JANSEN AVENUE STREET Weigle explained that the best “The plan right now is to re- wondered if planting trees on I wouldn’t want to put a lot of
LIGHTS option for the city right now is move the tree grates from the the medians between the roads money into making people com-
Weigle provided an update on to talk to the county and see trees and move out a landscape and close to the crosswalk fortable,” Weigle said. “A couple
what was discussed at the Oct. how close they can get a pole boulevard,” Weigle said. “The would block the visibility of pe- of benches, maybe, four, prob-
13 steering committee meeting to the intersection to make the trees will do better, they’ll get destrians close to the crosswalk. ably not.”
about Jansen Avenue and its cobra light more visible to traffic more water. The trees do kind of “In those areas, it might be
lack of street lights in the area at no cost to the city. enter the pedestrian flow. It gets better to plant a different type OTHER
near STMA High School. “I think that’s the best option a bit narrower especially with a of tree there,” Weigle respond- DISCUSSED the Joint Gov-
Along the intersection of Jan- for us,” Weigle said. wheelchair with the grates. The ed. “It’s a good point to think erness meeting between the St.
sen Avenue and Jason Avenue, plan is to landscape and irrigate about.” Michael- Albertville School
there are no street lights. There MAIN STREETSCAPE the area.” Also along that intersection Board, St. Michael City Council
is a cobra light attached to a PLAN Councilor Ryan Gleason where the parking lot is along and Albertville City Council for
power pole on the north side of Also at the meeting, Weigle Nov. 29 was canceled.

Medina council approves

moratorium on BAPS proposal
By MADELAINE FORMICA the spires are a roof, ac- ferently than non-secular approve the plans. “Right
madelaine.formica@apgecm.com cept that the spires as ar- buildings makes it so that now I’m leaning more
chitectural elements like the council must look at towards the moratorium
The Medina City Coun- the bell tower at St. Ann’s the temple’s proposed ar- and studying it further
cil Oct. 19 readdressed the church (which predates chitecture like any other and coming up with some
request from BAPS Min- zoning ordinances) that is building. “I think the conclusions that way be-
neapolis LLC, to build taller than the height limit point of the law [is that] cause this is going to set a
a Hindu temple at 1400 or study the issue further they should be treated precedent,” he said.
Hamel Road. and change zoning laws as neutrally. They should be Councilor Dino
This item was brought needed through a morato- treated as architectural DesLauriers and Martin Now offering
up and tabled at the Oct. rium. structures.” agreed with Albers that
5 meeting. The vote on “Based on the current Mayor Kathleen Martin they would be more com- TELETHERAPY!
the proposed building regulations as are on the agreed that the problem fortable with a morato-
plans was tabled due to books we would recom- was not about religion, rium to get more informa- Pediatric Occupational Therapy and
the council wanting more mend approval,” Finke but about building code. tion before approving. Speech Therapy Services offering:
information on the three said. “If the [council] be- “In my opinion, this is Graffunder spoke up be-
spires that went 50 feet lieves that it is not appro- not an issue of diversity fore a vote was taken and -Free screenings
above the graded flat roof. priate to approve of the or inclusion,” she said. “In reminded the council of
proposed architecture and my mind, this is about our the possible consequence
-Flexible hours
There are also flags on top
of the spires that are three therefore needs additional building code and what is of choosing a moratori- -Next day appointments
feet tall. In Medina, flags studies, staff would rec- permitted within the busi- um. “This property is un- -Assistance with insurance questions
can not be more than 40 ommend the city council ness park zoning district.” der a purchase agreement
feet from the ground. consider a moratorium Graffunder argued that that has some contingen- Contact us today to set up your free
Before the Oct. 19 meet- instead of denying based other communities like cies and a due-diligence
on the regulations as they Corcoran allow spires and time period that is going
screening.
ing, Planning Director
Dusty Finke and other stand today.” that should be taken into to expire and if this gets 952-223-2506
city staff researched the Attorney Steven Graf- account. With a moratori- put off three, four, five, www.SunnyDaysTherapy.com
city’s height regulations funder, speaking on behalf um, other cities’ codes will six months there is a very
on spires. Finke found of BAPS, said the spires be reviewed. good likelihood that this
no mention of spires in are architectural features The council consid- project never happens,”
the current city code. The
maximum building height
since it is a part of their
religion to have the three
ered two options for vot-
ing. One was to approve
he said. “This project may
very well never happen if AllinaHealthAetna
in the business park dis- spires and the red flags on the plans as is and then you enact a moratorium.”
Medicare 2022 Plans. Attend a Seminar.
trict is 35 feet. According top of them. update the city code af- Finke thought that the
“The main point is they ter review or going into a earliest he could come Local help for your Medicare Plan questions.
to existing regulations,
building height is based aren’t just decorative. moratorium to look at the back to the council with
on roof height. The spires,
if interpreted in such a
They are not just some-
thing that just looks nice
city codes and updating as
needed before approving
findings would be in Janu-
ary.
Take Advantage of it!
way, could be classified that someone thought or denying the proposed Reid motioned for a
would be a good architec- plan. vote for approval of the
as a roof and be too high
tural element, they have “I’d be more keen on proposed BAPS plans.
November 11th & 22nd at 6pm
for the 35 feet limit, but
Finke said spires are not importance and relevance approving it tonight and Cavanaugh seconded Hamel Community Center
mentioned within the or- to the religious practices taking a deep look at it,” the motion. The motion 3200 Mill Street
dinance specifically. and beliefs of [BAPS].” Councilor Joseph Cavana- failed at a when Reid
The council went back ugh said. was the only yes vote. Hamel, MN 55340
“Staff felt that it is rea-
sonable to conclude that and forth on whether the Councilor Robin Reid Albers motioned for a vote
the spires themselves are religious aspect of the agreed. “I would be com- on a moratorium with re-
not specifically addressed spires should factor into fortable approving it to- spect to architecture fea- Please call or email to RSVP
within that definition of their decision. City Attor- night,” he said. “I don’t tures and building height.
ney Ronald Batty argued think a moratorium is re- DesLauriers seconded the Sarah Colpitts
building height,” Finke
said. “The spires are not that it should not. quired. I don’t think this motion. The vote passed Integrated Insurance Agency
a functional part of the “Whether if the spires issue is that impactful that unanimously.
roof, but an element that or the flags have any reli- we need a moratorium. I sarah@integratedinsuranceinc.com
sits on top of the roof.” gious significance is irrele- do think we should look at OTHER
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Hennepin
Crow River News
Circle for an alarm. Upon
arrival, key holder advised
tial alarm located in the 1500
block Homestead Trail. Ad-
POLICE/FIRE to assist in a traffic issue at a
local retail store entrance on
property. Officer spoke with
the property owner, who said
up with the assistance of the
Corcoran and Dayton Police
County Sherriff deputy that the rear door was
slightly jarred open but no
vised new homeowner en-
tered the wrong code.
the 21600 block of Diamond
Lake Road 1X. A semi trailer
he believed he lost his wallet
at a business located in the
Departments, as well as the
Hennepin County Sheriff’s
Corcoran signs of forced entry. Dispatched to residen- had went over a curb and got 21300 block of John Milless office. Officers were unable to
On Oct. 31, deputy re- tial fire alarm located in the held up blocking incoming Drive. locate the suspects.
On Oct. 26, deputy re- sponded to the intersection 2900 block Willowood Farm traffic. The driver had con- Officers assisted Dayton
sponded to an address in the of Town Line Road and Road. Arrived and found the tacted a private tow, Officers PD on a residential burglary Sunday, Oct. 31
22600 block of County Road Highway 55 for a report issue was caused by the spray directed traffic until the semiin progress on the 17000 An officer and a sargeant
50 to assist Corcoran Police of an injured deer that was painting inside. Alarm was trailer was freed. block of N. Diamond Lake patrolled residential neigh-
with an animal complaint. struck by the caller’s vehicledisarmed until painting com- Road. Officers assisted in borhoods and handed out
Deputy self-assigned to as- north of noted intersection. pleted. Tuesday, Oct. 26 taking the male into custody stickers and Halloween can-
sist Corcoran PD with loose Caller reported no damage to Dispatched to residential An officer took a theft re- and clearing the residence. dy to children.
cows in the roadway. Upon his vehicle and that the deer fire alarm called in by home- port on a theft that occurred Dispatched to a phone call Dispatched to a loose
arrival, officers were able to left the area prior to deputy’s
owner located in the 3000 on Oct. 25, on the 13000 in regards to reporting the horse in the road. Officer lo-
contact an owner to get the arrival. block Willow Drive. Fire De- block of Main Street. vehicle from the related case cated one in a field just out-
cows back in the pen. partment arrived and discov- stolen. Vehicle entered as sto- side of its pen. Officer was
Rockford ered alarm was going off due Wednesday, Oct. 27 len by the Hennepin County able to coral it back into the
Greenfield On Oct. 29, deputy re- to a bad sensor. Homeowner An officer was dispatched Clerk. pen and shut the gate. The
On Oct. 25, deputies re- sponded to Rockford High advised to replace sensor. to a business located in the owner was contacted and re-
sponded to an address in the School for a property dam- 14000 block of Main Street
Friday, Oct. 29 sponded to handle.
5000 block of Nielsen Circle age accident. Deputy re- Wednesday, Oct. 20 for a theft from auto report. An officer took a report
for a theft from a bank ac- ceived the report of a school Dispatched to report of Officer spoke with the report- of a theft from auto on the
count. Deputies met victim
at Loretto Fire Station and
bus side wiping a vehicle in employee theft located in the
the drive lane. 300 block Clydesdale Trail.
ing party, who advised that 21000 block of 123rd Ave. Wright County
a catalytic converter was cut The auto was parked in the
took report from victim.
On Oct. 26, deputy re- Rogers
Investigation ongoing. off a vehicle. unsecured garage of the resi- sheriff
Officers were dispatched dence.
sponded to an address in the On Oct. 26, deputy re- Thursday, Oct. 21 to two suspicious vehicles On Oct. 25, a 33-year-old
6200 block of Harff Road for sponded to a business in the While on patrol, observed parked in a cul-de-sac on the Saturday, Oct. 30 with no permanent address,
a report of suspicious activ- 13800 block of Rogers Drive a vehicle on the shoulder 13000 block of Basswood Officers responded to a was arrested in St. Michael
ity involving two vehicles. to assist Rogers Police with aof the roadway. Found oc- Lane. Officers found that one video alarm at a construc- on the charges of fleeing law
Reporting party stated that theft. Deputies were in area cupant to be sleeping in the of the males, 39 years old, tion site, where two males enforcement and theft.
two vehicles, a blue Dodge and assisted Rogers PD on vehicle. Occupant was living had an active warrant for his were observed on the 21000 There were 22 property
Durango and a maroon Car- a theft call. Parties paid forout of his vehicle. arrest. block of Commerce Blvd. damage accidents, five per-
avan, pulled into her drive- food. Dispatched to report of Officers arrived on scene sonal injury accidents, six 6
way blaring their horns. RP On Oct. 30, deputies re- credit card fraud located in Thursday, Oct. 28 and observed two males with hit and run accidents and 13
stated that they told her they sponded to an address in the the 1100 block Settlers Road. An officer was dispatched flashlights inside the fenced car deer accidents.
were selling cleaning supplies 21200 block of Commerce No loss at this time. to a phone call regarding lost area. A perimeter was set There were three arrests
and left her driveway. Deputy Boulevard to assist Rog- Dispatched to report of for DWI, two school bus stop
checked the area and was ers Police with a residential the theft of a laptop located arm violations and 69 tickets
unable to locate any vehicles
matching that description.
alarm at an apartment build-
ing under construction. Dep-
in the 100 block Clydesdale
Trail.
St. John’s hosts Country for miscellaneous traffic vio-
lations reported this week.
On Oct. 28, deputies re- uties roamed the area and Dispatched to report of
sponded to an address in
the 7000 block of Greenfield
provided perimeter cars. employees yelling at cus-
tomer for no apparent rea-
Fair for Missions
Road to assist in locating a
kidnapping suspect and vic-
Albertville Fire son located in the 1300 block
County Road 29. Employ- St. John’s Lutheran with quilts, baked and
tim (KOPS alert). Victim and ees admitted to being tired Church, 302 Second canned goods, hand-
Monday, Oct. 25
suspect transported to Ano- and trying to close the store. Street NE in Buffalo, is crafted items, produce, C atholiC ChurCh
ka PD. Vehicle towed. 62nd Street NE, Albert- Complainant advised to con- holding their 54th An- attic treasures, natural
ville: Motor vehicle accident tact management to report 9100 93rd Avenue North
On Oct. 29, deputy re- nual Country Fair for personal care and other Brooklyn Park
sponded to a business in the with no injuries the complaint. Missions on Saturday, products, a silent auc-
7900 block of Highway 55 Lachman Ave. NE, Ot- Fr. Dennis Zehren
sego: Smoke scare, odor of Friday, Oct. 22 Nov. 13, from 8 a.m. to 1 tion, kid’s craft area and
for a burglary. Deputy ar- p.m. at the church. From more. They also serve 763-425-2210
rived and met with employee smoke Dispatched to report of the church’s beginnings an egg bake and muffin
at Ace Hardware, deputy se- Tuesday, Oct. 26 theft/forgery report located Saturday
cured building and took re- in the 200 block Loretto
in 1968 till now, the fo- brunch, coffee and rolls, 5:00 pm Mass
port of burglary. Crime Lab 57th Street NE, Albert- Street. Victim was scammed cus has stayed the same, tacos, Sloppy Joes and
ville: Dispatched and can-
Sunday
responded to take photos, the by someone pretending to raising funds for mis- a Chow Mein dinner. 7:30, 9:00 & 11:00 am
on-call detective was noti- celed en route work for Dish. sions and other worthy Come for brunch, shop Masses
fied of incident. Surveillance Wednesday, Oct. 27 Dispatched to report of a projects. and stay for lunch.
cameras were reviewed. vehicle being broken into and The shops will be filled www.saintvdp.org
On Oct. 29, deputy re- Large Ave. NE, Otsego: cash and credit cards taken
sponded to an address in Smoke detector activation located in the 300 block
due to malfunction
the 7600 block of Fox Creek Clydesdale Trail. Investiga- Celebrating 38 Years in Business!
Court for a 911 hang-up near Thursday, Oct. 28 tion ongoing.
a residence. Deputy checked Dispatched to a residential
the area. Nobody appeared 96th Street NE, Otsego: alarm sounding located in
to be in distress in the area. Outside rubbish, trash or the 1500 block Hunter Drive.
On Oct. 29, deputies re- waste fire Homeowner entered code
sponded to an address in the but alarm company never
4900 block of Highway 55
for a 911 hang-up. Deputies
Medina Police called to get security code. www.pressnews.com www.pressnews.com

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On Oct. 29, deputy re- incident. cle, parked running in a day- Accepted
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Adult male reported shoot-
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ing a firearm into the ground someone was in the garage displaying incorrect plates,
at a residence. No persons later determined to be stolen.

Church and Faith

and had rummaged through
were found to be injured. vehicles. A check of the VIN revealed
On Oct. 30, deputy re- the vehicle and driver were
sponded to a business in the Tuesday, Oct. 19 suspected of a theft in wright
6900 block of 69th Lane for a county and later fled from
burglary alarm covering out-
Dispatched to report of a
Deputies. The registered
ALLELUIA LUTHERAN CHURCH CONNECT CHURCH FAITH FAMILY LIFE CENTER
male yelling in the parking 403 Central Avenue E. 3989 Maciver Avenue NE 10925 Trail Haven Road
side motion. Deputy walked lot about not being satisfied owner had a felony warrant
perimeter of building and with his sandwich located in and his picture appeared to St Michael St Michael Rogers
checked all doors. Building
secure.
the 1400 block Baker Park match the occupant. Officers
were able to arrest the occu-
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SPORTS

The Northwest Nighthawks area home school boys cross country team dominated the Section 5A meet, securing the top three spots including Mark Swanson first (right), Mark Swanson second
(left) and Jeremiah Gavin third (center). (Photo by Lisa Compton)

Boys home school cross country

dominates section with top 3 finishers
2 Nighthawk girls qualify to state
By DAVE PEDERSEN
Crow River News Sports
It is rare to have all members of a boys cross country
team be involved in the state meet.
The Northwest Nighthawks home school program
dominated the Section 5A boys meet last week in Pierz
when having the top three finishers and five in the top
15. Counting the team of seven and two alternates, all
nine members are involved in the state meet set for Sat-
urday, Nov. 6, at St. Olaf University in Northfield.
Leading the charge was individual champion Luke
Swanson, followed by his brother Mark (2), Jeremiah
Gavin (3), Sebastian Michael (12), Joe Winters (15),
Will Hutchinson (20) and Charlie Gundale (33). Alter-
nates are Matt Westrich and Will Gentrup. The top five
produce the team score.
“Most of these guys have been training together for
four plus years and most of them are graduating in the
spring,” said coach Kirk Swanson. “They have had
a highly successful season. We even threw them into
competition with much larger Class AA and AAA pro-
grams and they stepped up every time. This race and
the win mean so much to us all.”
The girls placed third, just 18 points back from a
spot at state. However, two Nighthawks did qualify
to state when Lydia Myskowski was sixth and Naomi
Chernyavsky 11th.
The rest of the girls also had strong performances,
including Lily Winters (23), Mina Gavin (31), Siena
Michael (32), Maria Jose Plotts (49) and Sophie Prigge
(77).
“It was everything we could have hoped for, and
qualifying the boys team and two girls to state is our
best section result ever,” said Swanson.
Luke Swanson qualified for state the past three sea-
sons in a two-class format. Despite last year’s state
meet being canceled due to COVID-10, he says that
experience also helped him.
“It is special to see these years of work culminate
in winning the section championship and advancing
to state as a team,” said Luke. “At this state meet, I
will run my hardest, and with God’s help, my goal is to
medal and set a new personal record.”
Gavin also competed at state in 2019. Michael quali-
fied in 2020 when the meet did not happen.

Ali Weimer, Caden Nordberg capture individual section titles

Cross Country... from page 1
The St. Michael-Albertville cross
country girls team qualified for the State
Cross Country meet by winning the Sec-
tion 8AAA team title Thursday, Oct. 28,
at Fox Hollow Golf Course.
Led by 5-time State qualifier and 3-time
All-State performer in cross country, Ali
Weimer, the Knight girls scored a win-
ning low-score of 44 points to win the
Section team title. The Knights finished
ahead of runnerup Bemidji (66 points),
followed by Moorhead-71, Brainerd-75,
Sartell-139, Rogers-151, Elk River-166,
and Buffalo-214.
Weimer, a senior, who is headed to the
University of Minnesota to compete in
track and cross country next year, won
her fourth consecutive Section individ-
ual title after placing second in the Sec-
tion as an eighth grader. She has earned
top-10 finishes at State in each of her
eighth, ninth, and 10th grade seasons,
and did not compete at State, as a junior,
due to the State Meet being canceled
due to COVID.
She had a winning 5K time of 17 min-
utes 47 seconds and was followed by
teammate Natalie Cocking (19:49), who
placed third overall, as the Knight girls’
number two runner. Following Cock-
ing, for STMA was Avery O’Rourke
(fourth-19:54), Emma Windingland
(15th-20:36), Keegan Burke (21st-
20:54), Erin Pipp (24th-21:20), and Bec-
ca Immer (40th-23:02).
Coach Matt Venaas said, “Anytime
you qualify for a State meet in Minne-
sota as a team or as an individual, you
know you’ve accomplished something
special. There are a lot of good teams
and good runners that didn’t qualify, so
we have to be happy, but not content,
that we made it. We need into go to the
State competition with an aggressive at-
titude.”
BOYS
Senior Caden Nordberg also won
the individual title on the boys’ side at
the Section meet in a time of 16 min-
utes 21 seconds, qualifying for the State
meet for the third time, previously as a
freshman and a sophomore. Nordberg
missed all of last season, his junior year,
due to injury.
The Knight boys placed fourth, as a
team, in a closely contested competition
for a State meet berth. The Buffalo boys
won the Section title with a low-score to-
tal of 45 points ahead of the runnerup,
State meet-qualifying Brainerd team (69
points), followed by Bemidji (76 points),
STMA (80), Moorhead (120), Sartell
(135), Elk River (191), and Rogers (231).
Junior Luke James, just missed quali-
fying for State individually, as he placed
13th at the Section as the Knight boys’
number two runner with a time of 17:39.
Following James for STMA included:
Adam Herbst (16th-17:44), Max Sa-
las (22nd-17:57), Will Sarkinen (28th-
18:04), Bobby Cilke (33rd-18:22), and
Evan Warner (45th-19:49).
Coach Chase Cayo thought going in
to the Section meet that the boys had
a good chance to make it to State, as a
STMA’s Section 8AAA cross country individual champions include Caden Nordberg (left) and Ali
team. And following the meet, said, “We Weimer, on their way to the State tourney Saturday, Nov. 6. (Submitted photo)
had a very good effort, but as a team we
weren’t at the top of our game with some meets. We’ll miss our senior leaders, but urday, Nov. 6, on the campus of St. Olaf
of our kids battling back from sickness. have the potential for a very competitive College in Northfield at 9:30 a.m.
But I am extremely proud of our run- team next season.” The STMA girls’ team will compete at
ners, the way they improved throughout Nordberg will compete in the State the same venue at 10:30 a.m. Saturday,
the season and competed hard in the Class AAA Cross Country Meet on Sat- Nov. 7.

Gifford advances to state girls cross country meet

By DAVE PEDERSEN
Crow River News Sports
After winning the
Wright County Confer-
ence West cross country
meet, ninth-grader Ruby
Gifford from Rockford
captured second at the
tougher Section 6AA
meet to qualify for the
state meet Saturday, Nov.
6, in Northfield.
The girls finished
fourth out of 11 complete
teams. Next came Lauryn
Wittnebel (15), Jane West
(17), Maggie Thompson
(27), Alix Gifford (28),
Elizabeth Smith (48) and
Emma Sather (49).
The young boys team
involving no seniors or
junior finished 10th out
of 11 teams. Leaders were
Tyler Mager (47), Ty Ku-
lavik (51), Tristan Faber
(56), Tanner Michlitsch
(58), Grady Dawson (60),
Rylan Gifford (64) and
Colton Braun (72).
Wittnebel, West and
Thompson had their
best races of the season,
helping Rockford lead
the team to its highest
finish in sections since
2004. Rockford also won
its first league title since
2004. Alix Gifford and
Sather are the only se-
niors graduating.
Ruby Gifford also qual-
ified for state last year as
an eighth-grader but the
state meet did not happen
due to COVID-19. She
tied for the best finish for
a Rockford girl runner at
a section meet.
Gifford is the seventh
Rockford athlete to quali-
fy for state in consecutive
seasons since 1995. The
Class 2A girls meet starts
at 3:30 p.m. Saturday,
Nov. 6.
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Crow River News

Rogers football advances to section championship
SPORTS
The Rogers Royals turned 3 yard touchdown run by Car- to seal the victory with a first verting a fourth and 9 from and send them to the section
back a last-minute scoring son Kolles, and converting a down. The run was stuffed for their own 26 yard line earlier championship.
chance by the Monticello 2-point conversion pass from no gain, however, giving Mon- in the drive. After two incom- The victory advances the
Magic to save a 14-8 Section Luke Emmerich to Joe Schlu- ticello one last chance with 1:37 plete pass attempts into the end Royals to the section champi-
6AAAAA victory Saturday, ender to make it 14-8 with 6:26 left in the game. zone, their third attempt was onship on Nov. 5 against Park
Oct. 30. remaining. Monticello would proceed intercepted by the Royals Own Center at Rogers High School.
It took Rogers only six plays On the Royals next posses- to march to the Royals 15 yard Lefebvre at the 8 yard line to
to score on their first posses- sion, they marched to the Mon- line in 14 plays, including con- seal the victory for the Royals
sion of the game, a 30-yard ticello 14-yard line, and with
touchdown run by Owen Kan- under 2 minutes to play, and
zler, and it appeared the Royal Monticello out of timeouts,
offense was hitting on all cylin- decided to go for it on fourth
ders. This had all the markings down needing only one yard
of a blowout. But Monticello
had other ideas, as that would
be the only score in the first
half for the top-seeded Royals.
The first half ended with the
Royals leading 7-0.
Both teams traded posses-
sions to open the second half,
before the Royals’ Anthony
Powell broke through the Mon-
ticello defense for a 72-yard
touchdown scamper and a
14-0 Rogers lead. Rogers had
a chance to make it a 3 score
game on their next possession
when they attempted a 27 yard
field goal, after a 16-play 60-
yard drive to the Monticello 10
yard line. Rogers Own Lefebvre (14) breaks
The kick was blocked, how- up a pass in the end zone late in
ever, and Monticello’s crowd, the game vs. Monticello. Lefebvre
and bench, was suddenly ener- would make a game saving inter-
gized. Monticello then marched ception on the next play. Rogers’ Kaden Pederson makes a leaping catch during the Royals section semifinal victory over Monticello. Peder-
73 yards in 7 plays, scoring on a (Photos by Erik Jacobson) son led the Royals with 6 catches for 82 yards.

Rockford football falls to Litchfield in quarterfinals

By DAVE PEDERSEN
Crow River News Sports
For the second straight
year, Rockford’s football
season was ended by Li-
tchfield in the section
playoffs.
Last season, with no
state tournament played
because of COVID-19,
Litchfield won the section
title game over Rockford
55-14. This year, the No.
4 seeded Rockford hosted
No. 5 Litchfield and lost
13-6.
“There were some
tough calls, but we still
had an opportunity to
win the game,” said coach
Dan Houghton. “We
shot ourselves in the foot
with some costly turn-
overs. We then had some
of our own turnovers on
defense, but the ball just
didn’t bounce in the right
direction.”
Houghton also said the
wind played a factor in
the game as it was diffi-
cult to throw deep in one
direction of the field.
Conner McCracken scored for Rockford on a 37-yard touch- “We had a great year,
down pass against Litchfield in the section playoffs. (Photo by one of the best in school
Heidi Sanderson) history,” said Hough-
ton about the 6-3 record
and big upset win over
Pierz, ranked No. 1 in
the state at the time. “We
are very proud of our ef-
fort throughout the sea-
son and the community
support. This year will
be remembered by many
people. It is just upsetting
we can’t finish it how we
would have liked to.”
Litchfield’s offense was
stopped early by key de-
fensive plays by Caleb
Richards, Conner Mc-
Cracken, Patrick Andry
and Alex Altmann. A
Rockford drive was ended
by an interception.
Litchfield scored first
on a field goal. Rockford
got on the scoreboard
when quarterback Sam
Zilmer found McCracken
for a 37-yard score mak-
ing it 6-3 at halftime.
On the second half
kickoff, a controversial
call put Rockford on its
own 5-yard line. Litchfield
got a safety to cut the lead
to 6-5. Rockford fumbled
a punt attempt, leading to
a Litchfield touchdown
for a 13-6 lead.
In the fourth quarter
Winston Smith got a tack-
le for loss on third down
and four to give the ball
back to Rockford for one
more shot. With 90 sec-
onds left Rockford took
over and had 88 yards to
go to win the game.
The drive was high-
lighted by a 38-yard catch
by Altmann with 30 sec-
onds left. A pass by Zilm-
er with 10 second left on
fourth down was knocked
down by Litchfield to seal
the win.
Zilmer was 13 of 28
passing for194 yards, one
touchdown and two inter-
ceptions. McCracken had
12 carries for 38 yards.
Altmann had three catch-
es for 66 yards. Nolan
Perry had four catches for
40 yards.
The defense was led by
Caleb Richards with 13
tackles, Harrison Brun
and Smith each had 11
and Avery MacDonald
and Jaxon Maki both
had 10. Altmann had two
quarterback sacks.
For the season, Zilmer
was 63 of 136 for 1,169
yards and 11 touchdowns.
He ranks fourth in school
history for career passing
with 2,387 yards.
McCracken rushed
95 times for 411 yards.
He averaged 4.3 yards
per carry and scored five
touchdowns. Henry Skin-
ner rushed 35 times for
160 yards, a 4.5 yards per
carry. Andry gained 154
yards on 34 rushes.
Wes Overton caught 17
passes for 407 yards and
is fourth in school history
for career receiving with
892 yards. Altmann had
13 catches for 348 yards
and five touchdowns.
Tackle leaders were
Richards 92, Overton 75,
Brun 68, Smith 66, Maki
62, Andry 52, Hayden
Johnson 51, Perry 46 and
MacDonald 36.
Smith had 17 tackles
for loss, Maki knocked
down 18 passes and Over-
ton intercepted seven
passes, tied for fourth in
school history.
Next year Rockford
returns four offensive
starters and six with sig-
nificant playing time. On
defense the Rockets re-
turn six starters and four
who played a lot.

Rogers volleyball team heads

to section semifinals this week
Rogers volleyball (26-
4) won their Section
8AAAA quarterfinal
match against Elk River
(11-19) on Oct. 28 in Rog-
ers 25-16, 25-12, and 25-
18.
The No. 2 seeded Roy-
als faced sixth-seeded
Bemidji on Nov. 2 in Rog-
ers, after press deadline,
in the section semifinals.
Bemidji upset third-seed-
ed Sartell 3-1 to reach the
semifinals.
AT RIGHT: Rogers Hannah
The winner of the Nov.
Bruskiewicz (15) spikes
2 match will play against
against the block of Elk
the winner of the STMA/
River’s Jordan Langbehn and
Moorhead game. The sec-
Ella Johnson (4). (Photo by
tion championship game
Erik Jacobson)
will be Saturday, Nov. 6.

Keefer’s big quarter sparks Knights to blowout win

By JAKE SCHROER
Crow River News Sports
Max Keefer scored three
times in the first quarter as the
Knights blew out the Burnsville
Blaze at home in the first round
of the section playoffs Friday,
Oct. 29.
Keefer’s night began on the
opening kickoff when Jarrett
Bennett flipped the ball to him.
Keefer did the rest, returning
the kick for a 90-yard touch-
down to start the game. ST-
MA’s defense held Burnsville
down and got the ball back
for the offense. Keefer scored
twice on the ground in the first
quarter to lead STMA to a 21-0
lead.
As the Blaze continued to
struggle against the Knights
defense, the Knights only built
a bigger lead. Quarterback
Owen Neros snuck in from the
one-yard line to make it 28-0 in
the second quarter. Late in the
same quarter, Bennett scored
on a short run to increase the
lead to 35-0, which also served
as the halftime score.
For the third quarter, the
Knights brought in many of
their JV players. Brett Roos
scampered for a 16-yard touch-
down, increasing STMA’s lead
to 41-0 after the extra point
failed. Burnsville finally scored
a pair of touchdowns in the
fourth quarter, and the Knights
won by a final score of 41-14.
Head coach Jared Essler said
that Coach Hahn drew up the
kickoff play that Keefer took
for a touchdown.
“It’s a great way to start a
game, it energized the defense,
and the offense was doing some
good things too,” he said.
Keefer gave credit to his
blockers, saying that they paved
the way for his return.
“We were running it all week,
and it popped.” He added that
the ultimate prize was getting
to keep the season going.
The Knights advanced to
the section final game where
they host Centennial on Friday
night, Nov. 5.

Lady Knights sweep Buffalo, advance to semifinal

By JAKE SCHROER
Crow River News Sports
The STMA volleyball team got the
top seed for the section tournament and
played well in front of the home crowd,
sweeping Buffalo on Oct. 28 for the sec-
ond time on the season to advance to the
next round.
Buffalo did not make it easy for the
Lady Knights at first, scoring the first
five points of the opening set. STMA
settled down after that, rallying to take
a small lead at 14-11. The lead grew to
21-11 and the Lady Knights won the set
25-13.
In the second set, STMA wasted no
time grabbing the lead by scoring the
first several points. At different points,
the Lady Knights led 16-4 and 21-5 be-
fore winning by a score of 25-9 and tak-
ing a commanding 2-0 lead in sets.
The third set looked similar to the
second set with the Lady Knights once
again grabbing a big lead. STMA led
17-4 at one point, but Buffalo did rally
and had a chance to stay alive, getting
the score to 22-12, but the Lady Knights
scored three more points to win the third
set 25-13 and earn the sweep.
Head coach Tammy Cornillez said
that the team came out firing.
“They’ve been working hard all week,
and you can definitely feel the leveling
up here going into section play with ev-
erything on the line,” she said.
The Lady Knights moved on to the
next round of the section tournament
where they hosted Moorhead on Tues-
day night, Nov. 2, after press deadline.
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Hennepin
County becomes
Beyond the
Yellow Ribbon
County
Special ceremony for veterans’
program held in Richfield
Hennepin County of-
ficials proclaimed their
commitment to veterans
in formalizing the coun-
ty’s Beyond the Yellow
Ribbon designation dur-
ing a special ceremony at
Veterans Memorial Park
in Richfield Oct. 28.
The ceremony was the
culmination – so far – of
three years’ work that
included creating an 11-
page action plan that
spells out promises in-
cluding:
• Providing an official
“welcome home” for ser-
vice members returning
from deployment
• Holding networking
events for veterans on
staff
• Continuing commit-
ment to justice for veter-
ans, including the Veter-
ans Court program
• Continuing a veteran
hiring preference, and en-
suring that veterans who
work for the county have
access to appropriate on-
boarding, job training
and career development
“We want veterans to
bring their gifts and skills
to work at Hennepin
County,” said Veterans
Services Director Neil
Doyle. “Veterans are ex-
tremely mission-oriented.
After separating from the
armed forces, they crave
to apply their lived expe-
riences to their post-mili-
tary careers.”
Brigadier Gen. Sandy
Best of the Minnesota
National Guard was the
guest of honor at last
Thursday’s event – she
presented the designation
Crow River Senior
Center news
The Crow River Senior
Center is open. Check
out the activity calendar
on their website or at the
senior center for all activi-
ties available.
Social Bridge Tues-
day at 1:30 p.m., Hand
and Foot Wednesday at
9 a.m., Pinochle Thurs-
day at 9 a.m., Cribbage
Friday at 9 a.m., and 500
Friday at 1:30 p.m. Bingo
Thursday at 1:30 p.m.,
Euchre Wednesday at 1:30
p.m., Mahjong Friday at
1:30 p.m. and Dominoes
Monday at 1:30 p.m. Ex-
ceptions to any of these
programs are listed on the
center’s activity calendar.
Parkinson’s Support
Group the first Tuesday
of each month at 1:30
p.m. Next meeting is Nov.
2 at 1:30 p.m.
Line Dancing for Be-
ginners Wednesday’s at 10
a.m. Location: Hanover
City Hall. Cost: $5 per
session. Call the Center to
sign up.
In-house lunch is served
two days per week on
Tuesdays and Thursdays
only. Meals will be $4.50
per meal. People must
make a reservation by the
Thursday prior or earlier.
Limited seating will be
available. Call the Center
to make your reservation.
Meals-on-Wheels deliv-
ers to seniors. If someone
is over 60 and needs a
fresh meal, call 763-497-
to Doyle and Yellow Rib-
bon Steering Commit-
tee Co-Chairman Ryan
Curl, on behalf of Gov.
Tim Walz. Best noted
that Hennepin County,
with 9,000 employees and
1.3 million residents, was
leading the way for large
organizations seeking the
designation.
County Board Chair-
person Marion Greene
and Commissioner Kevin
Anderson also spoke to
a small crowd of county
and state officials, veter-
ans and allies – the plan-
ning committee limited
invitations to comply with
COVID-19 protocols.
Hennepin County is
home to 59,000 veterans,
and their families, and
supporting them is an-
other important part of
the work.
“One of the main sta-
ples of a well-grounded
Yellow Ribbon Network
is to support not only
our veterans and employ-
ees actively serving in
the guard or reserve, but
also providing support
for their families before,
during and after deploy-
ments,” Doyle said. ”I
believe creating a stronger
network of community-
oriented support for our
veteran families is an ab-
solutely critical, if not the
most critical component
to positive mental health
outcomes.”
For more information
on the Veteran ERG,
email verg@hennepin.us
or visit shorturl.at/lLST7.
– Submitted by Henne-
pin County
8936 to sign up for the
Meals-on-Wheels pro-
gram. Volunteers deliver
meals Tuesday through
Friday, covering the Al-
bertville, Hanover and St.
Michael area. Volunteer
drivers are always needed.
Call 763-497-8900 today
if you can volunteer to
help.
HOME Program is
available at the center
through Senior Com-
munity Services. If not
signed up, contact Joe, the
Wright County HOME
Program Coordinator, at
763-416-7969.
The center is now offer-
ing Basic Tech Support.
Telephone support servic-
es and In-Home support
services are now available.
Call 763-416-7969
AARP provides Tax-
Aide to many of our
seniors in our commu-
nity each year. AARP
FOUNDATION is now
recruiting volunteers for
tax-aide. To learn about
our volunteer opportu-
nities, visit aarpfounda-
tion.org/taxaide or call
1-888-OUR-AARP (1-
888-687-2277). AARP
Foundation Tax-Aide is
offered in coordination
with the IRS.
For more senior center
information, visit their
website at mnseniorcent-
ers.org or inquire at the
center 763-497-8900.
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Rogers resident works to rehome feral cats

By MADELAINE FORMICA
madelaine.formica@apgecm.com

Rogers resident Maddie Oscarson

has been rescuing and fostering animals
since she was 10 years old. For the past
two and a half years, she has set her eyes
on trapping, neutering and releasing fe-
ral outdoor cats around Becker and the
Wright County area.
“Somehow I got sucked into cats,” Os-
carson said “I noticed how bad the cat
problem was and how many stray cats
were wandering around. So we catch all
the random strays that wander around.”
Once Oscarson, along with her fiancé
Travis Peterson, traps the cats and finds
places to get them fixed, she takes the
cats to foster families she has arranged.
Live traps are used to capture the cats or
Oscarson grabs the ones who allow her
to with her hands.
“I act like a hippy when it comes to
animals, like feed off of them and just
watch their body and let them tell you
what they want, but I feel like I’m really
in tune with the cats and what they’ll re-
spond to and how they’ll respond,” Os-
carson said. “So, I’ve actually never got-
ten bit, ever, or scratched. I stay pretty in
tune with what they want.”
Once the cats are trapped and neu-
tered, they have a month to get adjusted
to indoor life and socialize with humans
before they are adopted out as pets. If
they are unable to adjust, then Oscarson
finds barns or shops where the cats can
go and safely be looked after as outdoor
cats.
“I’m super, super picky about the ani-
mals,” Oscarson said. “There’s a bigger
issue of not having enough people want-
ing to adopt or foster cats in long-term
committed homes... So, I’m super picky Maddie Oscarson (right), of Rogers, started trapping, neutering and then finding homes for feral cats with her fiancé, Travis Peterson (left) two
because I want to make sure that we al- and a half years ago. (Photo by Emily Theisen)
ways have the right fit for each cat.”
Oscarson also works with a lot of the spring until the fall. Next spring, Os- her hometown. Fifteen volunteers par- to donate to help Oscarson with supplies
colonies where there can be upwards carson has a large colony lined up in St. ticipated in creating 80 shelters, ranging and cat medical costs they can donate to
of dozens of cats at one farm that have Michael that she’ll help relocate. During from small water cooler shelters with her Paypal at maddieoscarson1.
bred and grown their family unit over the fall, she helps build shelters for the holes cut into them to larger insulated Currently, Oscarson is still in college,
time. The largest colony Oscarson has outdoor cats and distribute them so the dog houses and sheds. In years past it working two full-time jobs and planning
ever trapped and released was 38 cats. cats do not freeze to death. has taken Oscarson and her fiancé three her wedding.
She was able to transport the cats in her “Minnesota winters are insane,” she weeks to make 50 shelters alone. “If one college girl with two jobs and
van to get them fixed. said. “We find [the cats] frozen to the “This is the first year we didn’t do it planning a wedding can do this, I think
“How scary would this be,” Oscarson ground. That’s where the shelters come on our own,” she said. “It’s a big project everyone can do some little part,” Oscar-
said, contemplating how the cats must in... A lot of them go to the colonies and for us. So, to make 80 in two days was son said. “I get that you don’t have to
feel all in her car. “And on the way home, homeowners.” pretty sweet.” love them, but it is a problem everybody
it always stinks. And it’s super loud.” On Oct. 17 and 18, Oscarson hosted Oscarson hopes to have a volunteer should care somewhat about. I’d just en-
Trap and release for large colonies is a cat shelter volunteer event in Becker event again next year to build and dis- courage people to fix their pets.”
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How to help birds help you this winter

Expert from Science Museum gives talk
By ANDREW WIG
andrew.wig@apgecm.com
With winter on the way, Min-
nesotans will soon be looking
for sources of cheer to help
them get through the cold
months.
And for many, the likes of
cardinals, goldfinches and
chickadees offer just the diver-
sion they need to avoid the dol-
drums that can come with the
season.
“I think birds are the best
teachers,” Amber Burnette, a
Science Museum of Minnesota
staff member, told the Crystal
Environmental Quality Com-
mission in a video call during
its Oct. 12 meeting. “In a way,
they kind of help us help our-
selves.”
With that in mind, Burnette
presented tips for bird-lovers
who would like to make sure
that symbiotic relationship en-
dures through the winter.
For the birds that tough it
out in Minnesota, resources
become more scarce when the
mercury drops and the snow
flies. During this time, collect-
ing enough sustenance is a day-
to-day proposition, said Bur-
nette, who makes the rounds
teaching about birds at librar-
ies, nature centers and adult
education centers.
“Birds that are here in the
winter really just need to get
through the night and get to
the next day. They’re not re-
ally storing a lot of fat, because
they’re not traveling; they’re not
migrating,” she said.
The right kind of plants and
feed can go a long way under
these conditions, “especially
with some of those brutal and
cold winters,” Burnette said.
Because birds establish rou-
tines as they search for food, a
period where sustenance isn’t
available in a particular yard
can mean birds will lose interest
in that location, she warned.
“If you’re gone for a week,
the birds will probably take
your yard out of their route,”
Burnette said, explaining they
won’t waste precious energy
checking back at a yard that
hasn’t recently paid dividends.
Homeowners are concerned
enough about their neighbor-
hood birds’ well-being that they
sometimes wonder whether go-
ing on vacation means a por-
tion of the local aviation popu-
lation die, the bird expert said.
When people return to an emp-
ty yard, they’ll ask her, “What
happened? They all died,” she
explained.
“It will take a little bit, but
fear not. … They will be back.
So you can certainly go to Flor-
ida and enjoy and don’t feel bad
your birds won’t come back.”
Those who are particular
about what kinds of birds they
attract over the winter will want
to consider which type of feed-
er they use. For instance, those
looking for the pop of red pro-
vided by cardinals will be well-
served by a tray feeder that will
give them the room they need.
As far as what food to offer,
Burnette said birds are particu-
larly fond of suet logs. “Really,
you can’t have too much suet in
the winter time,” she said.
But success in attracting
birds over the winter can lead
to a mess when the snow melts
in the spring, revealing months’
worth of seed shells littering
the ground. The solution? Place
boot trays, like the ones found
in home entryways, under the
feeders, Burnette says.
Plants are another way to re-
tain a loyal flock of feathered
regulars. Establishing plants
like winterberry, sumac and
dogwood will especially help,
Burnette advises. “If you have
the space, I just can’t tell you
how much these are so impor-
tant,” she stressed, noting the
beneficial cover the foliage pro-
vides. Native grasses are helpful
in this way, too, she added.
To maximize the benefit of
plants, Burnette doesn’t cut
back foliage in her own yard in
the fall. The branches that poke
out from the snow offer places
where birds can perch and pick
at seeds throughout the winter,
she explained.
Burnette recommends visit-
ing the websites of the Min-
nesota Department of Natural
Resources, at dnr.state.mn.us,
and the University of Minne-
sota Extension office, at exten-
sion.umn.edu, for more recom-
mendations on what to plant.
In her talk with the Environ-
mental Quality Commission,
she also offered bird-attraction
tips that apply year-round.
Those include avoiding feed
mixes that contain filler. “They
probably won’t eat it. It will
cause a mess. You’re wasting
money, in essence,” Burnette
said.
The feeders themselves
should be cleaned with a weak
bleach-and-water solution, she
added. People sometimes re-
port seeing birds with crusty or
closed eyes, and that, she said,
is a sign of conjunctivitis, which
can result from unclean condi-
tions such as those that might
be found at popular bird-feed-
ers.
“We like a really clean table
when we eat, and birds are the
same,” Burnette said.
And when it comes to winter,
birds and people have another
thing in common; they’re both
just trying to get through it, one
day at a time.

Legals
ISD 885
SCHOOL BOARD,
CITY OF ALBERTVILLE,
CITY OF ST. MICHAEL
JOINT GOVERNANCE
OFFICIAL MEDIA MINUTES
08-30-2021
MEDIA CENTER
MIDDLE SCHOOL
WEST (DOOR N)
6:00PM.
STMA LS, CS, DS, KD, AMF
City of Albertville: RO, AN,
WH, JH, AC, BZ, MC
City of St. Michael: RG, TH,
KW, JH, CH
1. Call to Order Chair Scherber
called the meeting to order
2. Approval of Agenda Items
M/S to approve Agenda as pre-
sented - passed
3. Reports
a. School district: Operating
Levy and Budget Update
b. Cities: Development up-
dates
c. Discussion on Polling Plac-
es
4. Adjourn
M/S to adjourn- passed
A full copy of the 08-30-2021 Min-
utes is available on the STMA Dis-
trict website or Superintendent’s
office.
Published in the
Crow River News
November 4, 2021
1179603
ISD 885
ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE
SCHOOL BOARD OFFICIAL
MEDIA MINUTES
09-20-2021
REGULAR MEETING IN
THE MW BOARD ROOM
7:00PM.
Board Members present: LS,
DS, KD, TL, HS, CS
Staff: Superintendent Foucault,
district administrators
1. Call to Order Chair Scherber
called the meeting to order
2. Approval of Agenda Items
M/S to approve Agenda - passed
3. Student and Staff Recogni-
tion
4. Visitors
5. Reports
A. Summary of the District As-
sessment Results
B. Summary of the World’s Best
Workforce Goals and Results
6. Old Business
7. New Business
A. Discussion on Rental of Ice
Arena Community Room
B. Action on Preliminary 2021
Payable 2022 Levy and Set Date
for Truth in Taxation Hearing - Dec
7 2021
M/S to approve 7B as presented
- passed
8. Consent Agenda
Approval of Previous Minutes;
Business Reports; Lane Change
Requests; Trip Requests; Person-
nel Matters; Leaves of Absence.
M/S to approve Consent Agen-
da - passed
9. Donations
10. Information Items
11. Future Meeting Dates
12. Adjourn
M/S to adjourn- passed
A full copy of the 09-20-2021 Min-
utes is available on the STMA Dis-
trict website or Superintendent’s
office.
Published in the
Crow River News
November 4, 2021
1179626
ISD 885
ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE
SCHOOL BOARD
OFFICIAL MEDIA MINUTES
09-07-2021
REGULAR MEETING IN
THE MW BOARD ROOM
7:00PM.
Board Members present: LS,
DS, KD, TL, HS, CS
Staff: Superintendent Foucault,
district administrators
1. Call to Order Chair Scherber
called the meeting to order
2. Approval of Agenda Items
M/S to approve Agenda -
passed
3. Student and Staff Recogni-
tion
4. Visitors
5. Reports
A. First Day of School
B. Workman’s Comp and Prop-
erty and Liability Insurance
6. Old Business
7. New Business
A. Action on Adding TD Ameri-
trade Institutional as a Depository
M/S to approve 7A as presented
- passed
B. Action on Resolution Estab-
lishing Ballot Board for the Special
Election
M/S to approve 7B as presented
- passed
C. Action on Second and final
reading of School Board Policies
M/S to approve 7C as presented
- passed
D. Action on School Board
Member Hollee Saville’s Employ-
ment during the 2021-2022 School
Year
M/S to approve 7D as presented
- passed
E. Action on Student Teaching
Agreement with Augsburg Univer-
sity
M/S to approve 7E as presented
- passed
8. Consent Agenda
Approval of Previous Minutes;
Business Reports; Lane Change
Requests; Trip Requests; Person-
nel Matters; Leaves of Absence.
M/S to approve Consent Agen-
da, excluding item 8Aa and 8Ac -
passed
M/S to approve items 8Aa and
8Ac - passed 5-1-0 HS abstained
9. Donations
10. Information Items
11. Future Meeting Dates
12. Adjourn
M/S to adjourn- passed
A full copy of the 09-07-2021 Min-
utes is available on the STMA Dis-
trict website or Superintendent’s
office.
Published in the
Crow River News
November 4, 2021
1179623
CITY OF CORCORAN
ORDINANCE NO. 2021-428
Motion By: Nichols
Seconded By: Schultz
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE
NO. 2021-427
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
THE TEXT OF TITLE X OF
THE CORCORAN CITY CODE
RELATED TO ACCESSORY
BUILDING STANDARDS
(CITY FILE 20-015)
Title X of the City Code of the
City of Corcoran, Minnesota, is
hereby amended by changing the
text of Chapter 1030.020 of the
Zoning Ordinance of the Corcoran
City Code regarding sidewall height
on accessory buildings.
A printed copy of the entire
amendment is available for in-
spection by any person at City Hall
during the City Clerk’s regular office
hours.
VOTING AYE
McKee, Tom
Bottema, Jon
Nichols, Jeremy
Schultz, Alan
Whereupon, said Resolution is
hereby declared adopted on this
26th day of August 2021.
Tom McKee - Mayor
ATTEST: Jessica Beise – Adminis-
trative Services Director
Published in the
Crow River News
November 4, 2021
1179381
CITY OF CORCORAN
ORDINANCE NO. 2021-430
Motion By: Nichols
Seconded By: Schultz
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE
NO. 2021-429
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
Ordinance 2021-429 replaces
Chapters 72 and Chapter 73 of the
Corcoran City Code which regu-
lates recreational vehicles within
the City of Corcoran.
A printed copy of the entire
amendment is available for in-
spection by any person at City Hall
during the City Clerk’s regular office
hours.
VOTING AYE
McKee, Tom
Bottema, Jon
Nichols, Jeremy
Schultz, Alan
Whereupon, said Resolution is
hereby declared adopted on this
26th day of August 2021.
Tom McKee - Mayor
ATTEST: Jessica Beise – Adminis-
trative Services Director
Published in the
Crow River News
November 4, 2021
1179392
CITY OF CORCORAN
ORDINANCE NO. 2021-433
Motion By: McKee
Seconded By: Bottema
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE
NO. 2021-432
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
THE TEXT OF CHAPTER 82 OF
THE CORCORAN CITY CODE
RELATED TO FRONT YARD
STORAGE STANDARDS
(CITY FILE 21-032)
The text of Chapter 82 of the
City Code of the City of Corcoran,
Minnesota, is hereby amended to
revise definitions and standards for
storage in front yards.
A printed copy of the entire
amendment is available for in-
spection by any person at City Hall
during the City Clerk’s regular office
hours.
VOTING AYE
McKee, Tom
Bottema, Jon
Nichols, Jeremy
Vehrenkamp, Dean
Whereupon, said Ordinance is
hereby declared adopted on this
23rd day of September 2021.
Tom McKee - Mayor
ATTEST: Jessica Beise – Adminis-
trative Services Director
Published in the
Crow River News
November 4, 2021
1179398
CITY OF CORCORAN
ORDINANCE NO. 2021-437
Motion By: Schultz
Seconded By: Vehrenkamp
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE
NO. 2021-436
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
Ordinance 2021-436 regulates
solid waste collection in the City of
Corcoran.
A printed copy of the entire
amendment is available for in-
spection by any person at City Hall
during the City Clerk’s regular office
hours.
VOTING AYE
McKee, Tom
Nichols, Jeremy
Schultz, Alan
Vehrenkamp, Dean
Whereupon, said Resolution is
hereby declared adopted on this
14th day of October 2021.
Tom McKee - Mayor
ATTEST: Jessica Beise – Adminis-
trative Services Director
Published in the
Crow River News
November 4, 2021
1179404
CITY OF CORCORAN
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
ASSESSMENT OF
DELINQUENT FEES
Notice is hereby given that the
City Council of the City of Corcor-
an will hold a public hearing in the
council chambers of city hall, 8200
County Road 116, Corcoran, MN on
Wednesday, November 10, 2021,
at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter
as the agenda allows, to consider
and possibly adopt the proposed
assessment of delinquent fees
pursuant to Minn. Stat. 429.011 to
429.111. Such persons who desire
to object to or be heard with refer-
ence to the proposed assessment
will be heard at this meeting.
The proposed assessment roll is
on file for public inspection at the
City Clerk’s office. Written or oral
objections will be considered at the
public hearing on Wednesday No-
vember 10, 2021. No appeal may
be taken as to the amount of an as-
sessment unless a written objection
is signed by the affected property
owner and filed with the city clerk
prior to the assessment hearing or
presented to the presiding officer at
the hearing. The council may, upon
such notice, consider any objection
to the amount of a proposed indi-
vidual assessment at an adjourned
meeting upon further notice to the
affected property owners, as it
deems advisable.
Under the provisions of Minne-
sota Statutes, Sections 435.193 to
435.195, the City may, at its discre-
tion, defer the payment of assess-
ments for any homestead property
owned by persons 65 years of age
or more, persons retired by virtue
of a permanent and total disability,
and persons who are members of
the Minnesota National Guard or
other military reserves who are or-
dered into active military service, if
it would be a hardship for such per-
sons to make the payments.
An owner may appeal an as-
sessment to the district court of
Hennepin County pursuant to Min-
nesota Statute 429.081 by serving
notice of the appeal upon the May-
or or City Clerk within 30 days after
the adoption of the assessment
and filing such notice with the dis-
trict court within 10 days after ser-
vice upon the Mayor or City Clerk.
The notice of this hearing mailed
to property owners contains addi-
tional information.
Jessica Beise,
Administrative Services Director
Published in the
Crow River News
November 4, 2021
1178757
CITY OF INDEPENDENCE
PUBLIC HEARING
The Planning Commission will
hold a public hearing on Tuesday
November 16, 2021, at 7:30 p.m.
in the Independence City Hall, 1920
County Road 90, Independence,
MN 55359 to review the following
request:
1. PUBLIC HEARING - CON-
TINUED: Adam Young / I & K LLC
(Applicant/Owner) are requesting
the following actions for the prop-
erty located at 2076 County Road
90 (PID No. 23-118-24-23-0001) in
the City of Independence, MN:
a. A variance to allow a new
building to be constructed using
steel siding which does not meet
the applicable design standards of
the CLI-Commercial Light Industrial
zoning district.
b. Site plan review to construct
a new detached accessory struc-
ture and outdoor storage on the
property.
2. PUBLIC HEARING: Charlie
Johnson and Hard Knocks LLC
(Applicant/Owner) is requesting the
following actions for the property
located at 1470 County Road 90
(PID No. 26-118-24-22-0008) in the
City of Independence, MN:
a. A commercial conditional use
permit to allow an increase in the
total allowable impervious surface
coverage above 30%.
b. A variance to allow a new
building to be constructed using
steel siding which does not meet
the applicable design standards of
the CLI-Commercial Light Industrial
zoning district.
c. Site plan review to construct a
new detached accessory structure
and outdoor storage on the prop-
erty.
3. PUBLIC HEARING: Bellissi-
mo Farms, LLC (Applicant/Owner)
requests that the City consider the
following action for the property
located at 7220 Turner Road (PID
No. 28-118-24-14-0006) in Inde-
pendence, MN:
a. A conditional use permit
amendment to allow the expansion
of a building used by the commer-
cial riding stable on the subject
property.
4. PUBLIC HEARING: Anita
Branson (Applicant/Owner) re-
quests that the City consider the
following actions for the property
generally located near 1730 County
Line Rd SE (PID No. 19-118-24-34-
0002) in Independence, MN:
a. A variance to permit the sub-
division of property zoned AG-Ag-
riculture that does not meet the
minimum of 40 acres to qualify for
a rural view lot subdivision.
b.A minor subdivision to permit
the subdivision of the subject prop-
erty into two parcels based on the
bisection created by County Line
Road.
5. PUBLIC HEARING: Jeremy
and Sadie Kolbe (Applicants/Own-
ers) are requesting the following
action for the property located at
3110 County Road 90 (PID No. 14-
118-24-22-0004) in Independence,
MN:
a. A variance for a reduced side
yard setback to allow the expan-
sion of the existing home in align-
ment with and using the same set-
back as the existing home.
The items highlighted above
may have a direct or indirect ef-
fect on your property. All persons
wishing to be heard with reference
to these applications will be given
the opportunity at this meeting.
Written comments can be directed
to City Hall, 1920 County Road 90,
Independence, MN 55359. Digital
plans will be available for review by
contacting City Hall (763-479-0527)
prior to the meeting.
CITY OF INDEPENDENCE
By Order of the Planning
Commission
Published in the
Crow River News
November 4, 2021
1179791
CITY OF MEDINA
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
ON ESTABLISHMENT
OF WESTON WOODS
OF MEDINA STORM
SEWER IMPROVEMENT
TAX DISTRICT
Notice is hereby given that the
Medina city council will meet at
7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Novem-
ber 16, 2021, to conduct a pub-
lic hearing on the establishment
of the Weston Woods of Medina
storm sewer improvement tax
district. The tax district will allow
the city to acquire, construct, re-
construct, extend, maintain and
otherwise improve storm sewer
systems and related facilities with-
in the property being developed as
Weston Woods of Medina and to
levy a tax against property within
the district to pay for such costs.
The property proposed to be in-
cluded within the storm sewer im-
provement tax district is currently
identified with Hennepin County
property tax IDs 0311823130002,
0311823420001, 0311823430005,
and 0311823410001 and will in-
clude all lots and outlots within the
Weston Woods of Medina plat with
the exception of Outlot C. Persons
wishing to express an opinion re-
garding this matter are invited to
attend and testify at the hearing
or to submit written comments
prior to or at the hearing. Due to
COVID-19 precautions, the meet-
ing will be held electronically and
telephonically. For information on
how to monitor the meeting and
speak at the public hearing, please
visit https://medinamn.us/citygov/
departments/planning-zoning/,
email dusty.finke@medinamn.gov,
or call 763-473-8846.
BY ORDER OF THE
MEDINA CITY COUNCIL
By: Jodi M. Gallup, City Clerk
Published in the
Crow River News
October 28, November 4, 2021
1175941
SUMMONS
WITHOUT REAL ESTATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF WRIGHT
DISTRICT COURT
TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Court File Number: 86-FA-21-2172
Case Type: Dissolution without
Children
In Re the Marriage of:
Lindsay N. Lumley
Petitioner
and
Clinton R. Lumley
Respondent
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO
THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPON-
DENT:
WARNING: Your spouse has
filed a lawsuit against you for
dissolution-of your marriage. A
copy of the paperwork regarding
the lawsuit Is served on you with
this summons. This summons
is an official document from the
court that affects your rights.
Read this summons carefully. If
you do not understand it, contact
an attorney for legal advice.
1. The Petitioner (your spouse)
has filed a lawsuit against you
asking for a dissolution of your
marriage (divorce). A copy of the
Petition for Dissolution of Marriage
is attached to this Summons.
2. You must serve upon Pe-
titioner and file with the Court a
written Answer to the Petition for
Dissolution of Marriage and you
must pay the required filing fee.
Answer forms are available from
the Court Administrator’s office.
You must serve your Answer upon
Petitioner within thirty (30) days of
the date you were served with this
Summons, not counting the day of
service. If you do not serve and file
your Answer, the Court may give
your spouse everything he or she is
asking for in the Petition for Disso-
lution of Marriage.
This proceeding does not in-
volve real property.
NOTICE OF TEMPORARY
RESTRAINING PROVISIONS
Under Minnesota law, service of
this summons makes the following
retirements apply to both parties to
the action, unless they are modified
by the court or the proceeding is
dismissed:
(1) Neither party may dispose
of any assets except (a) for the ne-
cessities of life or for the necessary
generation of income or preserva-
tion of assets, (b) by an agreement
of the parties in writing, or (c) for
retaining counsel to carry on or to
contest this proceeding.
(2) Neither party may harass the
other party.
(3) All currently available insur-
ance coverage must be maintained
and continued without change in
coverage or beneficiary designa-
tion.
(4) Parties to a marriage disso-
lution proceeding are encouraged
to attempt alternative dispute res-
olution pursuant to Minnesota law.
Alternative dispute resolution in-
cludes mediation, arbitration and
other processes as set forth in the
district court rules. You may con-
tact the court administrator about
resources in your area. If you can-
not pay for mediation or alternative
dispute resolution, in some coun-
ties, assistance may be available to
you through a nonprofit provider or
a court program. If you are a vic-
tim of domestic abuse or threats
as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
Chapter 518B, you are not required
to try mediation and you will not be
penalized by the court in later pro-
ceedings.
IF YOU VIOLATE ANY OF
THESE PROVISIONS, YOU WILL
BE SUBJECT TO SANCTIONS BY
THE COURT.
Dated: October 6, 2021
Wright, MN
County and State where signed
/s/Lindsay N. Lumley
Lindsay N. Lumley
5900 Maple St
Rockford, MN 55373
Telephone: 320-405-8900
Email Address: lindsaylumley@
yahoo.com
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October 28, November 4, 11, 2021
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