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Volume 9 • Issue 11

WINTER PARKING BANOctober 31 – April 15City Code §701.06(2)

It shall be unlawful to park motor vehicles,equipment, or structures on a street or alley inthe Dundas City limits between the hours of2:00 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. from October 31 toApril 15 of the following year, those dateinclusive. Daily permits for unusual circum-stances may be granted as determined by theDundas Police Department.

• City Council - City Council regularmeetings are held on the 2nd and 4thMondays of the month, except on holi-days. Next Public Hearing will beMonday, March 12 and 26 at 7:00 p.m.at City Hall. City Council WorkSession March 26 at 6:00 p.m.• Parks and Recreation AdvisoryBoard meets 2nd Tuesday of themonth. The next meeting will beMarch 13.• Planning Commission meets the3rd Thursday - 7p.m. The next regularmeeting will be March 15.• Dundas Baseball Associationmeets on the 2nd Monday of the monthat 5:30p.m. at L&M Bar and Grill.Contact person is Bill Nelson 645-6567.• Dundas Historical Society willbegin meeting bimonthly. Next meet-ings March 14 and 28 at 6:00 p.m. atCity Hall for the event planning ofCelebrate Dundas. Contact person:Michelle Millenacker at 612-703-6648.• Questions or concerns about Citywater and sewer service? Call: M-Thurs. 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. City Hall645-2852. Water and sewer mainemergencies after City Hall hours:Duane Meliza 507-645-8062.

CITY HALL HOURS:Monday 8a.m.-6p.m.

Tuesday-Thursday 8a.m.-5p.m.;Friday Closed

ADVERTISING & EDITORIALDEADLINE FOR THEDUNDAS MESSENGER

IS MARCH 21.

Dundas City Council periodically reviewsfees and charges by the City and hold a pub-lic hearing.The public hearing was held on Monday,February 27th, and the Council approvedthe following changes to fees and charges:o Increasing residential water and sewerbase rates by $1.00 each per month. Thisincrease was discussed and approved at theenterprise fund work sessions.o A charge for unscheduled meter readinghas been added.o ATV and golf cart permit fees have beenincreased to more closely reflect the costs.o Gambling Permit changed to GamblingInvestigation and reduced in accordancewith state law.o Sign permit fees increased to moreclosely reflect the costs.o Fees added for the permitted types ofliquor licenses added by Ordinance 2011-02.o Increasing off-sale liquor licenses by$100 to allow for the state mandated train-ing discount.The Administrator/Clerk/Zoning Officialfee increased to match the current hourlyloaded cost

(see page 5 for Ordinance 2012-02 andlist of current fee schedule)

Council PassesOrdinance 2012-02Amending §101.02Fees and Charges

June 29-30, 2012Coming...

Owner, Terry Gutowski, decided toexpand his ‘dough to go’ operations andstart a store in Dundas. The new store willinclude a huge inventory of frozen doughitems, including over 50 Flavors of cookiedough, holiday cut out cookies for EVERYoccasion, 40+ types of frozen bread and bundoughs, turnovers and puff pastries, naturalfruit pies, pot pies, calzones, pasties, andfrozen pizza dough. For those cake decora-tors and bakers from scratch the store willoffer a full line of cake decorating supplies,

baking ingredients & over 100 bulk spices.Gooter’s buys most of their products local-ly, will have an Amish dry food, candy andsnacks selection along with featuring one ofMinnesota’s largest Gluten Free selections.Gooter’s will also be carrying a provengourmet “take N bake pizza” concept,named to take into consideration the richhistory of the Dundas community. As partof their commitment to being active in thecommunity and appreciative to Dundas his-tory, they have named several pizza piesafter some of the famous names andfounders of Dundas: “The Artchibald” and“The O’Henry”. The Artichibald is a gour-

met pizza with Artichoke hearts as one ofour core ingredients and recognizes the his-tory behind the Archibald Mill and GeorgeArchibald, a key figure in the growth andhistory of the City of Dundas, as was HenryDundas, “The O’Henry”. Pizza lunch spe-cials will be available daily in addition to avariety of take N bake pizza options.Hard Scoop Ice Cream can be enjoyeddaily in 12 delicious flavors.Gooter’s take pride in giving back to thecommunity and hope to do so with their newstore opening. Thenew store will openMarch 28, 2012 -located next toSubway andMenards just offHwy 3 at 200Schilling Drive inDundas.

Gooterʼs “Dough to Go”Coming to Dundas at 200 Schilling Drive, Suite 200

For the third year the City-wide annualskating party was a success on Saturday,February 11th. While the weather wasvery cold, especially for this year, skatersyoung and old enjoyed the ice rink atBridgewater Heights. The event washosted by the Dundas Park andRecreation Advisory Board who servedrefreshments of hot dogs and hot choco-late to help keep everyone warm.The ice sheet is a dual purpose rinkagain this year thanks to the NorthfieldHockey Association, who again donatedthe use of hockey boards. People whoenjoy hockey are able to use the area

inside the boards with plenty of room foropen skating outside of the boards. Thewarm weather this year has made it diffi-cult for volunteers to maintain a goodsheet of ice but a last minute push, alongwith a cold snap, helped to get the iceready in time for the party.The Park Board would like to thankeveryone for coming out to enjoy theskating event as well as the followingpeople and businesses who donated time,money, or supplies to make the event asuccess: Caribou Coffee, Ryan and SusanCarroll, Cory Miller, Chad Pribyl, Doug

Successful Annual Skating Party

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February, 2012- DUNDAS MESSENGER -

CITY HIGHLIGHTS

2011 DUNDAS CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS • CITY HALL 645-2852

MAYOR GLENN SWITZER107 1st Street N.

Dundas, MN 55019Phone: 507-664-9481

Term: 1/1/09 - 12/31/[email protected]

COUNCILOR RYAN CARROLL1604 Knoll Ct.

Dundas, MN 55019Phone: 507-301-3322Term: 1/1/11-12/31/14

[email protected]

COUNCILOR CHAD T. PRIBYL1613 Pinnacle Dr.

Dundas, MN 55019Phone: 763-245-0811


COUNCILOR NATHAN RYAN1620 Pinnacle Dr.

Dundas, MN 55019Phone: 651-775-7249


COUNCILOR GRANT MODORY307 Hester St. W

Dundas, MN 55019Phone: 507-645-3176Term: 1/1/11-12-31-14

[email protected]

CITY OF DUNDAS Calendar of Events for MARCH 2012Thursday, March 1 Trash Only PickupThursday, March 8 Trash & Recycling PickupMonday, March 12 Dundas Baseball Association 5:30 p.m. L&M Bar and Grill

Public Hearing &City Council Meeting 7:00 p.m. Dundas City Hall

Tuesday, March 13 Park & RecreationAdvisory Board Meeting 7:00 p.m. Dundas City Hall

Wednesday, March 14 Dundas Historical Society 6:00 p.m. Dundas City HallThursday, March 15 Trash Only Pickup

Planning Commission Meeting 7:00 p.m. Dundas City HallThursday, March 22 Trash &Recycling PickupMonday, March 26 City Council Meeting 7:00 p.m. Dundas City HallWednesday, March 28 Dundas Historical Society 6:00 p.m. Dundas City HallThursday, March 29 Trash Only Pickup

APRIL: Easter Egg Hunt, April 7 & Parks CleanupMAY: City Wide Cleanup JUNE: City Celebration June 29 & 30

**REMINDER** UTILITY BILLS ARE DUE THE 15TH DAY OF EACH MONTHCall City Hall at 645-2852 if you have not received a bill by the 5th of the month)

Vacancy On...Park & Recreation Advisory Board 3-Year Term

Meets 2nd Tuesday of Month at 7 pmThe Board recommends policies governing the use of park

facilities and acts in an advisory capacity to the City Council.Plans community events - Ice Skating Party, Easter Egg Hunt,

Pancake Breakfast, and more...For application call City Hall 645-2852 or check online www.cityofdundas.org

Successful Annual Skating Party

whether you're a skater practicing hockey ora person who just enjoys open skating. Therink is located at the base of the water towerin the Bridgewater Heights neighborhood.Directions: Turn south from County Road 1

(continued from page 1)Sonnee, Deb Mikulecky, Emily Zimmer,Matt Detert, Lee Scaar, and Kyle and DebRassmussen.The ice rink is open for anyone to enjoy

onto Highland Parkway and follow it all theway to the end where it turns to gravel andveers right. Follow the gravel road to theend toward the water tower, and the ice rinkis on the left.If you enjoy the rink and would like to getmore use out of it, please come to a publichearing on Monday, March 12th at 7:00pmat the Dundas City Hall. The City ofDundas is applying for a grant that willallow for the installation of lights at the rinkand we need support from the public!Simply come to the public hearing and tellthe council that you support ice rinkimprovements.The City of Dundas needs your help! Ifyou would like to become involved withplanning recreational events for the commu-nity or the City's parks and trails, please callCity Hall at (507) 645-2852 for an applica-

tion to serve on the Parks and RecreationAdvisory Board. The Board meets monthlyon the second Tuesday.

Celebrate Dundas 2012Preparations are Underwayfor the Annual City Event on

June 29 and 30This year the Dundas Historical Societyare featuring the largest Car Show ever atDundas with a 21-trophy presentation.Back is Duke’s game, Duke’s kids clinic,kids bike parade, kid’s carnival, horsecarriage rides, pancake breakfast, morefood ventures, crafters, Dundas historicalmuseum, much more in the planningincluding music all day, beer tent, andfeature band in the evening.

February, 2012 - DUNDAS MESSENGER -

During the WWII years, again very littlewas said in the newspaper about town teambaseball, either in Dundas or elsewhere.Once again, international matters seemed tobe of much greater importance than a meregame of baseball. Although baseball wasprobably played in the area (Northfield wasknown to have a town team in the mid-40'swhile Dundas probably did not), there is lit-tle coverage of the events in the NorthfieldNews of that era.However, by the late 1940's, the CannonValley League had been created, andDundas was one of the teams along withLakeville, Randolph, Lonsdale, Northfield,West Concord, and Castle Rock. The 1950squad was managed by John Gibson, fin-ished 4-8 in the CVL, and lost two games toCastle Rock in the playoffs. It seems to bea common theme for Dundas teams in thelate 1940's & early 1950's.However, Dundas fortunes began tochange in 1954. In that year, the Dundasteam, led by pitcher Ed Dusbabek, won theCannon Valley League with a season-endingsweep of Northfield by scores of 3-1 and10-5. Dusbabek pitched both games, goingthe distance, while striking out a total of 16batters.In regional play, Dundas defeatedHampton 8-3 thanks to a 6-run secondinning. Dundas then beat Lake Crystal 16-7, and Veseli 10-7 (in 10 innings), toadvance to the state tournament. 1954 is thefirst Dundas team to participate in the stateamateur tournament. Sauk Rapids put anend to Dundas run in the first game of thetourney by a 12-3 score. However, a size-able number of Dundas locals boardedbuses and followed their team to St. Cloudto watch the game. The tradition of follow-ing the team to the state tournament is stillvery popular with the locals (just check outany Dundas state tournament game!).The 1960's began to see further improve-ments in the quality of baseball played byDundas teams. More often that not duringthis decade, Dundas found itself at or nearthe top of the Cannon Valley League.Northfield was another strong CVL team in

those days, and a good competitive rivalrydeveloped between the two communities.While Dundas did not make it to the statetournament during the 1960's, they had anumber of ballclubs that came close.For a brief time, during the early 1960's,the team was known as the "DundasCardinals". The manager of the 1960 clubwas Duwayne Howie. The 1960 ball teamfinished 13-3 in the Cannon Valley League,good for second place behind Northfield.Fritz Vosepka was the star pitcher forDundas that year. The two teams had thesame record 13-3; however, Lakeville hadto forfeit their wins for the season due to anineligible player. Since one of Northfield'slosses was to Lakeville during the season,the Knights record was changed to 14-2,good enough for first place.Then, more controversy came once theplayoffs started. Northfield was originally"booted" from the playoffs for using an inel-igible player, then was reinstated after aprotest by the Northfield manager. All theplayoff games that had been played up tothat point were "scrapped" (includingHampton's 9-6 win over Dundas). Given areprieve, Dundas beat Hampton 4-3, beforelosing to Miesville 3-1, and Northfield 7-4.Miesville beat Northfield to win the leaguechampionship. Some of the players on thatDundas team included Gordie Day, FrancisTurek, Roger Cook, John Bickel, LarryLundberg, Pete Isaacs, Bill Beaupre, JackMorris, Jerry Griffen, and Fritz Vosepka.The bat boys were Daniel and DennisHowie.In 1965, the team name was changed tothe Dundas Dukes, which is what the teamis still known as today. The team was stillmanaged by Duwayne Howie and finishedwith a 10-3 record, good enough for firstplace in the Cannon Valley League.However, they were defeated by Northfieldin the Cannon Valley playoffs. Northfieldseemed to often be a stumbling block to theDundas fortunes.By the late 1960's & early 1970's, Dundaswas playing good team ball and were verycompetitive in the Cannon Valley League.

DUNDAS DUKES!!!

1929Front Row: George Harris, Leo Kolb, Warren McKinnon (Kais), Walter Kiviatkoski,William McKinnon (Bus), Samuel Freeman. Back Row: Eylmer Code, RalphSommers, Charles Butterfield, George Zaner, Carl Mienke, Walter Thielbar, CharlesThielbar (Manager)

This is a historical article from the websiteof the Dundas Dukes Baseball Club at dun-dasdukes.com identified as Part I coveringthe time frame of 1890 to 1970. Dundas isfortune to have a family-oriented baseballclub in its City, and a darn good one at that!This summer promises again to be enter-taining, educational and a crowd cheeringon the local team.The Dukes Baseball Association is activein the community by offering theirSummer Youth Baseball Program every dayfor ages 8 to 15, kicking off the JuneDundas Celebration with a game and spon-soring a kids clinic. The team member arean inspiration to the young and you will seethem take the time to sign and photographwith the young and old. So take a ‘kid’ tothe games this summer… and look for thecoming 2012 Season Schedule soon.

Part I: 1890-1970Dundas has fielded a baseball team forwell over 100 years, and has had an impres-sive history of success, both locally and atthe state level.The earliest known reference from aDundas team comes from an article in theNorthfield Independent on July 10, 1890.In a game played on July 4 at the UnionLake fields, the Dundas Red Caps weredefeated by the Brush Prairie Clippers by ascore of 21-20. The game must have beenone of particular interest to local residents,because the paper did a full-fledged storyabout the contest (very rare for those days).The winning team received two baseballbats and a league ball as a reward for theirvictory.Apparently, the ballfield must have facedUnion Lake. The article mentions that "theball has been knocked into the water andconsequently so wet that the Red Caps'pitcher was unable to control it." BrushPrairie scored five runs in the ninth aftertwo were out for the victory.The Dundas roster that day included thefollowing players: Wilson, Grau,Donaldson, Swartwondt, Hamblin,Thielbar, Gatzke, Babcock, and Ellms.The Red Caps put up and gave up quite afew runs in those days, as evidenced byscores of other games played during the1890 season: Dundas 51, Faribault 9; St.Olaf 27, Dundas 19; Dundas 63, PrairieCreek 17.The game of baseball in the late 19th cen-tury and early 20th century had a more cen-tral position in everyday life. Baseball wasseen as a game that helped keep old menyoung, and that provided a healthy socialoutlet to the citizens of the towns. For along time, baseball games have been playedin the Dundas area on Memorial Day and onthe Fourth of July, although not always ver-sus Northfield.Many times, pick up games were arrangedfor both fun and entertainment. An 1890article from the Northfield Independenttalks about a game between the "marrieds"and the "unmarrieds" (the unmarrieds won14-6). Another game from 1910 wasbetween the "lawyers" and the "bankers".The teams made up names using the namesof famous players; for example, "Ty CobbWilson, CF", "Johnny Evers Seeley, 2B",

and "Hans Wagner Remele, SS".Many of the small communities aroundDundas had excellent teams in those days.One game from 1900 had Dundas defeatingDennison 21-20. According to theNorthfield News, this was Dennison's firstloss in three years. Vermillion and CastleRock also had strong teams.The earliest known photo of the Dundasbaseball team is from 1910. The photo wastaken on the steps of the Dundas school-house. One of the players is holding hischild in his lap. In that year, the NorthfieldNews reported scores from five games:Dundas 11, Faribault 3; Dundas 9,Northfield 8; Dundas 19, Hampton 6;Faribault 9, Dundas 0; and Northfield 18,Dundas 0. Some of the players on the 1910team included Ollie Weston, FrankFreeman, Tony Schultz, Jack McKinnon,Frank Gallagher, Ancil Revier, FredHansen, Beaver Gallagher, Paul Thielbar.During the war years, the papers have lit-tle to say about baseball in Dundas or thesurrounding communities. There weremore important issues to deal with thanbaseball, and the papers coverage reflectedthat sentiment. Once in awhile, there is ref-erence to a ballgame, but mostly played byhigh school kids and/or younger.The team of 1929 was a formidable squad,and was led by longtime Dundas resident,Warren "Kais" McKinnon. Kais played forDundas for about 20 years, from the mid-1920's to the mid-1940's. Walter Kwiakoskiand McKinnon were the start pitchers; thecatching was done by stalwart RalphSummers. The teams had several impres-sive wins during the summer, including a 4-3 victory over the St. Paul All-Stars. InAugust, Dundas faced the "St. Paul ColoredGophers" in a game at Dundas. Accordingto the Northfield News, the Gophers were avery quick and experienced team, and prob-ably included either collegiate or semi-procaliber players. Of course, these were thedays of the Negro league and non-integrat-ed colleges, so the Gophers were probablythe opportunity most of these players had toplay. In front of 700 fans, St. Paul squeakedout a 5-4 victory.At the end of the regular season, Dundas(called "the best Rice County has to offer"by the Northfield News) faced off againstDrover's State Bank, the winner of theDakota League, in a best-of-three series.Dundas won the first game 5-2 behind 10strikeouts from Kais McKinnon. However,Drover's came back to win the next twogames, and the series, by scores of 8-0 and12-2. All three games were played inDundas. Just two months later, the stockmarket crashed and sent the country intopanic.By the early 1930's, Dundas was officiallyin the "Rice County League", along withNerstrand, Lonsdale, Owatonna, Faribault,Cannon City, Morristown, and Waterville.The Dundas teams in those days weren'tvery successful, often finishing near the bot-tom of the league. For instance, the 1933team suffered a 24-2 defeat at the hands ofHampton, and a 14-1 loss to Castle Rock.Lonsdale and Morristown usually fieldedstrong teams in those early days of theLeague.


CITY HIGHLIGHTS

DUNDAS POLICE DEPARTMENT For Emergency Situations, Dial 911 Non-emergency situations, call 507-645-5252470 Railway Street S • If no Officer is available, contact the Dispatch Center: 866-727-5299.

Police Chief Gordon Mincke

Chapter §902.01 (B) of the Dundas City Code –Health & Safety Nuisances states:(B) SNOW, ICE, DIRT & RUBBISH

(1) Duty of Owners & Occupants - The owner and the occupantof any property adjacent to a public sidewalk shall use diligenceto keep the walk safe for pedestrians. No owner or occupantshall allow snow, ice, dirt, leaves and grass clippings, or rubbishto remain on the walk longer than 24 hours after its depositthereon. Failure to comply with this section shall constitute aviolation.*(2) Removal by City – The City Clerk or other person desig-nated by the City Council may cause removal from all publicsidewalks all snow, ice, dirt and rubbish as soon as possiblebeginning 24 hours after any matter has been deposited thereonor after the snow has ceased to fall. The City Clerk or other des-ignated person shall keep a record showing the cost of removaladjacent to each separate lot and parcel.*Fine is $20.00 per day.If the City removes the snow/ice from the public sidewalks,that cost will be forwarded on to the owner/occupant along withthe appropriate fines. Safety of the residents of Dundas is amajor concern in keeping the sidewalks safe for their usage. Ifyou have any questions or concerns or like to report a violator,please call City Hall at 645 – 2852.

DUNDAS POLICE DEPARTMENT ENFORCEMENT OF SNOW FINES

Dundas Police Department-Reports and Calls for Service for January 201201.01- Assisted the State Hwy Patrol with a property damage crash at Hwy 3 and

Detelemark Road01.03- Driving complaint reported in the area of Hwy 3 and Hester Street01.04- Sandro Rueda Cataneda, 32, cited for Driving after Revocation

Ordinance citation issued for stop sign violation at Hester St. and 2nd StreetOrdinance citation issued for a barking dog complaint in the 100 block of Forest

01.05- Miranda Lynn Sirek, 24, cited for Driving after Suspension in the area of Hwy 3and Hester StEdith Perez Sandoval, 40, cited for instructional permit violation

01.06- Driving complaint in the area of Hwy 3 and C.R. 1 EChild custody dispute in the 200 block of Springwheat DriveAssisted Northfield P.D. with a personal injury crashJeffrey Michael Chlan, 20, cited for possession of marijuana in a M.V.,drug paraphernalia and underage possession of alcohol

01.07- Harassing Communications reported in the 100 block of 2nd Street S01.10- Traffic stop on a suspended driver in the area of Hwy 3 and C.R. 1

Barking dog reported in the 100 block of Forest Ave01.11- CO/Fire Alarm reported in the 500 block of Cannon Way

Domestic reported in the 200 block of West Ave.01.14- Traffic stop for operating without headlights-driver very aggressive

Sissy Jo Collins, 33, arrested for Fleeing in a M.V., DUI Refusal, Assault onOfficers and Open Container in a M.V.

01.18- Ordinance citation issued for stop sign violation at 2nd Street and Hester St.01.19- Welfare check requested by Allina Clinics in the 300 block of 2nd Street S.

Driving complaint in the area of Memorial Park01.20- Winter parking ban citation issued in the 500 block of Miller Lane01.21- Traffic stop conducted in the area of Hwy 3 and C.R. 20-proof of insurance form

issued.01.23- ID check requested at Firehouse Liquors01.26- Dog at Large reported in the 300 block of West Ave.-Dog impounded

Tessa Chey Peterson, 21, cited for Driving after Suspension01.28- Myrna Marie Bullard, 43, arrested on suspicion of DUI

Fire reported in the 100 block of Everett StreetShane Michael Robert Buske, 28, arrested on suspicion of 4th Degree DUI

01.29- Winter parking ban citation issued in the 300 block of Waterwheel Dive01.30- Hit & Run reported in the area of Hwy 3 and C.R. 1 E.

Assisted with a funeral escort at the intersection of Hwy 3 and Hester StreetSubmitted by Chief Gordon Mincke

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LITTLE PRAIRIE UNITED METHODIST 2980 130th St. E.Pastor Gordon Deuel • [email protected]

507-663-6150 church phone • 1-612-756-1194 Pastor Gordon Cell9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship; Sunday School & Nursery;

Adult Group 8a.m. CITY LIGHT CHURCH 2140 Hwy. 3 South, Northfield, MN

Pastor Jim Prichard • 507-645-8829Church Service 10:30 a.m. Sundays

LIFE 21 C HURCH 2100 Jefferson Road (just north of Target)Pastor Lew Anderson • 645-7730 life21church.com

9:00a.m. Study Groups; 10:00a.m. Worship ExperienceWednesday 6:30p.m. Life Groups

NORTHFIELD EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH5600 East 110th Street

Pastor Derrick Skoglund • 663-0133 • northfieldefc.org9:30 a.m. Worship; 11:00 a.m. Christian Life Classes

by Michael A. Guido Metter, Georgia“When that bad boy threw stones at you,” said the mother, “why didn’t you call

me instead of throwing stones back at him?”“Why?” asked the boy. “You couldn’t hit the side of a barn.”Too many throw stones instead of turning the other cheek. They lash back, they

don’t love back.You can’t get ahead of anyone if you’re trying to get even with him. The only

people you should try to get even with are those who have helped you.Has someone hurt you? Slight it, forget it and do good in return.Our Lord said, “Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them

that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.”

SEEDS FROM THE SOWER

Easter is coming!Share your Holy Week information with your community.

E-mail your church schedule to the Dundas Messenger at: [email protected]

ObituariesDale LeRoy ChambersDale LeRoy Chambers, age 79, passedaway unexpectedlyMonday, Feb. 6,2012, at his home inRandolph.Dale was born May27, 1932, in Leola,S.D., to Adrian andC h r i s t i n e( G u d v a n g e n )Chambers. He wasraised in the Aberdeen and Faulkton areasof South Dakota and at age 8 moved withhis family to Hazelwood. In a short timethey lived in Farmington and Dundasbefore moving to Hastings. Following hiseducation he worked various jobs untiljoining the United States Army in March1950. He served in the Korean Conflict andfollowing his honorable discharge movedto the Northfield area.Dale married Joyce Diana Truair on May18, 1957, at St. Mark’s Lutheran inRandolph. After marriage they lived inRandolph a short time before moving toNorthfield. In 1960 they bought Joyce’sparents home and returned to Randolph.Over the years Dale worked on the railroadwith his father-in-law, Frank Truair, andworked for Bryan Red Rock and as a craneoperator for Mortenson Construction. Heand was a member of the Local 49ersUnion. Eventually Dale bought his ownsemi and drove both local and over-the-road until retiring in 1995. Joyce passedaway on Dec. 30, 2005.Dale was a member of St. Mark’sLutheran Church, VFW, American Legionand Eagle’s Club. He served on theRandolph Fire Department and was a mem-ber and past president of the RandolphAreaHistorical Society. He enjoyed working inhis wood shop, gardening, traveling in themotor home with Joyce, reading,NASCAR, crossword puzzles, bird watch-ing and fishing. Dale was a man of goodvalues and was honest, hard working andwell respected by those who knew him. Hewas a loving husband, father and grandfa-ther and will be greatly missed.Dale is survived by his children, Michael(Sherri) of Cannon Falls, Cindi (Tom)Pleschourt of Northfield, and Steven ofRandolph; six grandchildren, Shauna andJered Chambers, Tonya and KylePleschourt, Derek Chambers (KarissaWeed) and Joey Chambers; five great-grandchildren, Keirya, Tyson, Laytin,Kingston and Lilliana; two step-grandchil-dren, Anita (Jerrad) Page and TomPleschourt; six step-great-grandchildren,Cody, Makenzie, Chloe, Jacob, Logan andDylan; four brothers, Dwayne (Mavis)Chambers of Arizona, Keith (Laurie)Chambers of West Salem, Wis., GabrielLarson of Squaw Lake, and Richard(Suzanne) Larson of Shakopee; one sister,Gwen Kastner of West Salem, Wis.; twobrothers-in-law, Dick Rasmussen ofNorthfield and David Skaar ofMinneapolis; and nieces, nephews andother relatives and friends.He was preceded in death by his wife,Joyce; sister, Betty Rasmussen; and par-ents.Funeral services were held at 11 a.m.Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, at St. Mark’sLutheran Church in Randolph, with the

Rev. Steve Schwartz officiating. Intermentwith military honors was in LakesideCemetery, Randolph. Casket bearers wereShauna Chambers, Jered Chambers, TonyaPleschourt, Kyle Pleschourt, DerekChambers and Joey Chambers. Visitationwas from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 at theBenson & Langehough Funeral Home inNorthfield, and continued one hour prior tothe funeral Friday at the church.Memorials are preferred to the RandolphArea Historical Society or St. Mark’sLutheran Church.Arrangements by the Benson &Langehough Funeral Home, www.north-fieldfuneral.com.

Patrick James MeyerPatrick James Meyer, age 75, of Dundas,passed away with hiswife and children byhis side onWednesday, Jan. 25,2012, at his home.Patrick was bornSept. 14, 1936, on afarm at Red RockRidge, CottonwoodCounty, Minn., toArthur W. and Martha(Hendrickson) Meyer. At the age of 9 hemoved with his family to Northfield. Aftergraduating from Northfield High School in1954, Pat began working with his UncleJohn as an over-the-road trucker. He joinedthe National Guard and served from 1955 to1963. On Feb. 4, 1961, he was united inmarriage to Barbara McFadden at TrinityLutheran Church in Northfield. After mar-riage they made their home in Northfieldfor a year before purchasing their home inDundas. Pat worked for Jet-O-Matic (nowApache) in Minneapolis for several yearsand in 1970 he began working at Malt-O-Meal in Northfield. He remained with Malt-O-Meal until retiring as distribution centersupervisor in 1999.Pat was a member of Our Savior’sLutheran Church in Faribault and a formermember of Trinity Lutheran Church inNorthfield. He was a long-time volunteerfireman for the Dundas Fire Department. Asa young man he was a Golden Gloves boxerand softball catcher. Pat also loved travelingwith Barb. They had an amazing marriageand were partners in everything they did.Pat was selfless, strong and always willingto put others first. His wife and family wereof greatest importance and he will be trulymissed.Pat is survived by his wife of 51 years,Barb; three children and their spouses,Cheryl and Corey Jonas of Northfield,Lance and Theresa of Faribault, andMelanie and Troy Russell of Mankato; ninegrandchildren, Muranda and WhitneyWeed, McKenzie and Ryan Jonas, Ashley,Patrick and Parker Meyer, and Jake andMaija Russell; four sisters, Arvilla Neff ofFarmington, Romona (Richard)Fredrickson of Northfield, Cynthia(Bernard) Caron of Faribault, and Pamela(Bill) Kirkpatrick of Faribault; brother,John (Karen) Meyer of Cannon City; sis-ters-in-law, Marlene Meyer of Iowa, PatVangsness of Faribault, and SheilaRoehrick of Northfield; and nieces,nephews and other relatives and friends.He was preceded in death by his parents

and his brothers, David and Roger.Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m.Monday, Jan. 30, 2012, at Our Savior’sLutheran Church in Faribault with the Rev.Steve Delzer officiating. Eulogist wasMuranda Weed. Music provided byDeWayne Wee. Interment was in GrovelandCemetery, Dundas. Casket bearers wereLance Meyer, Patrick Meyer, Troy Russell,Jake Russell, Corey Jonas, Tim Meyer andJohn Meyer. Honorary pall bearers wereParker Meyer, Ashley Meyer, MaijaRussell, McKenzie Jonas, Ryan Jonas andWhitney Weed. Visitation was from 2 to 5p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29 at Benson &Langehough Funeral Home in Northfield,and continued one hour prior to the funeralMonday at the church.Arrangements by the Benson &Langehough Funeral Home, www.north-

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Priscilla KernPriscilla Kern, age 92, of Faribault, diedsuddenly Saturday,Feb. 18, 2012, atDistrict Hospital Onein Faribault.Priscilla MargaretCondon, the daughterof Richard and Anna(Gangloff) Condon,was born Feb. 5, 1920,and raised in Dundas,Minn. Priscilla attend-ed Little Prairie Country School and gradu-ated from Dundas High School in 1938. Shewas married to Engelbert Kern on Nov. 28,1939, at Immaculate Conception Catholic



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Administrator/Clerk’s Report to Mayorand Council – John McCarthyThe report follows Agenda outline forthe February 27, 2012, Council meeting.Consent AgendaAccepting Donations: The Northfield FireDepartment Relief Association and theWaterford Warriors Snowmobile Club havecontributed the required 10% of net profitsfor their lawful gambling enterprises in the

City of Dundas. According to state law,cities are only permitted to use lawful gam-bling proceeds for certain expenses includ-ing public safety and parks.Public HearingPublic Hearing on Fees and Charges: Thefee structure has been reviewed and severalfees have been adjusted to address the costof providing the service or as mandated bystate law. The following changes have been

made:o Increasing residential water and sewerbase rates by $1.00 each per month. Thisincrease was discussed and approved at theenterprise fund work sessions.o A charge for unscheduled meter readinghas been added.o ATV and golf cart permit fees have beenincreased to more closely reflect the costs.o Gambling Permit changed to GamblingInvestigation and reduced in accordancewith state law.o Sign permit fees increased to moreclosely reflect the costs.o Fees added for the permitted types ofliquor licenses added by Ordinance 2011-02.o Increasing off-sale liquor licenses by$100 to allow for the state mandated train-ing discount.o The Administrator/Clerk/ZoningOfficial fee increased to match the currenthourly loaded cost.Old BusinessWage and Salary Adjustment: Mostemployees have not received an adjustmentto their wages since 2009, The adoptedbudget includes provisions for a smalladjustment in wages for 2012. I recommendthe following motion:Move to approve the following adjust-ments to the wage or salary of the followingpositions: Financial Assistant 2%; DeputyClerk 4%; Police Chief 3%; Public WorksSuperintendent 3%; with the adjustmentsprorated to January 1, 2012. (Motion).Ordinances and ResolutionsOrdinance 2012-02 Amending Dundas

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December 22, 2011. Judge Leung deniedPlaintiff’s order in all respects.Administrator’s ReportFinancial: For January 2012 our generalfund expenditures were $43,002 or $27,737less than January of 2011. The majority ofthe decrease in expenditures is related tolower costs for snow removal. The Cityspent 5.3% of the budget. One month’sexpenses are anticipated to be 8.3% of thebudget. Expenditures in all general funddepartments were less than budgeted.Rice County All Hazard Mitigation Plan:Rice County will be holding an informa-tional open house on the newly developedAll Hazard Mitigation Plan on Thursday,March 1, 2012. Dundas opted to participatein Rice County’s planning effort instead ofdeveloping its own plan. If the Countyadopts the plan, Dundas will be asked toadopt the plan also. A copy of the draft planis available on the Rice County website atwww.co.rice.mn.us/planning/documents/DraftAHMP.pdf .Public Safety Dispatch: The Rice CountyBoard of Commissioners has decided not toproceed with the review of using DakotaCommunications Center for dispatch servic-es. The decision was based on the result ofinformation received during the first phaseof the study.Rice County Administrator’s QuarterlyMeeting: The administrators from the citiesin Rice County met on Friday, February17th in Lonsdale. The administrators,including the county administrator, meet ona bi-monthly basis throughout the county todiscuss items of mutual interest. The next

meeting will be in Dundas.Rebuilding of Pumphouse #1: PublicWorks Director Meliza has reported workhas begun on the rebuilding of pumphouse#1. All of the equipment which needs to bereplaced has been removed, new interiorsurfacing and equipment is being installed.Citizens Concerns: The city has recentlybeen contacted by several citizens regardingtraffic issues. We are following up on thecontacts:1. A citizen has expressed concern aboutCounty Road 1 near Bridgewater Heights.The citizen expressed a concern about thesafety of non-motorized traffic.2. A council member was contactedregarding the speed on Armstrong.3. A citizen has expressed concern regard-ing the inability of traffic to stay on a por-

tion of Bluestone when it is slippery.Workshops and Conferences: There arethree workshops/conferences which atten-dance has been approved. As a reminder, ifanyone is interested in attending any of thethree please contact me. The conferences,locations and dates are:1. LMC 2012 Annual Conference andMarketplace: Duluth, on June 20 thru 22.2. LMC Safety and Loss ControlWorkshops: Tuesday, April 24 in Rochester.3. Legislative Conference for Cities,Counties, Schools and Townships: March22, St. Paul.Boards and CommissionsDundas Parks and Recreation AdvisoryBoard: The Board met on February 14,2012. The reviewed several potential proj-ects for the upcoming summer season.

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MINUTE by MINUTEDUNDAS CITY COUNCILREGULAR MEETING AGENDAMonday, February 13, 20127:00 p.m. Dundas City HallPresent: Mayor Glenn Switzer;Councilors Chad Pribyl, Ryan Carroll,Grant Modory, Nathan RyanStaff Present: City Attorney Paula Callies,City Engineer Tom McMahon, CityAdministrator/Clerk John McCarthy,Deputy Clerk Linda RipkaCALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE ALLE-GIANCEMayor Switzer called the meeting to orderat 7:00 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance.Roll Call taken; a quorum was present.PRESENTATIONRick Rudd of Waste Management present-ed Green Team check to the Girl ScoutDaisy Troop #25408 in the amount of$395.00 for collecting 26.29 tons of recy-cling from September to December 2011.PUBLIC FORUMMayor Switzer called for members of thepublic to address the Council. No onespoke.APPROVAL OF AGENDAMotion by Ryan, second by Carroll, toapprove Agenda. Motion CarriedUnanimously (MCU)CONSENTAGENDAMotion by Carroll, second by Switzer, toapprove Consent Agenda:Regular Meeting Minutes of January 23,2012;Resolution 2012-05 A Resolution

Certifying Unpaid Utility Charges;Special Action Claims:Transfer from TIF District 1.2 to GeneralFund 2011 Administrative Expenses -$671.18;Transfer from TIF District 1.3 to GeneralFund 2011 Administrative Expenses –$462.88;MN Public Finance Authority BondPayment -- $30,664.11;Expenditures - $110,423.35.MCUORDINANCES/RESOLTUIONSResolution 2012-04AResolution WaivingSanitary Sewer and Water SystemConnection Charges for certain ResidentialConstruction 2012Motion by Pribyl second by Ryan, toapprove Resolution 2012-04. AdministratorMcCarthy indicated the resolution wouldwaive SAC and WAC fees for up to fifteen(15) building permits for single familyhomes based on permits approved and paidby September 30, 2012. MCUNEW BUSINESSWage and Salary AdjustmentsAdministrator McCarthy reviewed theprocess for the adjustments in wages andsalary noting recommendations are withinthe approved budget. After further discus-sion, the matter was referred to the HumanResource Committee for additional review.Dundas Farmer’s MarketMotion by Modory, second by Carroll,approve the request submitted by AnneSawyer to permit the use of Mill Park for

the Dundas Farmer’s Market. The farmer’smarket will be able to use the park nocharge on Saturdays from May throughOctober 2012. Concern was expressed onsignage on trail where it intersects thedriveway into the Mill Park. MCULMC 2012 Annual Conference andMarketplaceMotion by Modory, second by Ryan, toapprove normal and customary expenses forCouncil and City Administrator attendingthe LMC 2012 Annual Conference andMarketplace on June 20 through 22 inDuluth. MCULMC Safety and Loss Control WorkshopsMotion by Ryan, second by Caroll, toapprove normal and customary expenses forattendance by Council and City Staff toLMC Safety and Loss ControlWorkshop onApril 24 in Rochester. MCULegislative Conference for Cities,Counties, Schools and TownshipsMotion by Switzer, second by Ryan, toapprove normal and customary expenses forCouncil attendance at the annualLegislative Conference for Cities on March22. MCUMCFOA ConferenceMotion by Ryan, second by Switzer, toapprove normal and customary expensesattendance for the City Administrator andstaff to attend the MCFOA ConferenceMarch 20 through March 23 in St. Cloud.MCUREPORTS OF OFFICERS, BOARDSAND COMMITTEESCity Attorney – Paula CalliesCallies reported on recent legal confer-ence and suggested a work session on legal

issues effecting the City and Council.City Engineer – Tom McMahonMcMahon reported on recent meetingwith Northfield regarding wastewaterissues.McMahon reviewed progress on the trail-head kiosk reporting basic plans have beencompleted with site location, details andmaterials to be determined and anticipatesquotes for construction can be authorized atFebruary 27th meeting.McMahon reported on discussions withthe State Highway District and Rice Countyregarding the intersection of Highway 3 andCounty Road 20.City Administrator/Clerk – JohnMcCarthyFinancial: McCarthy reviewed an unaudit-ed annual financial report noting the Citycould see an increase in the General FundReserve when the audit is completed. Hereviewed General Fund revenue and expen-ditures by department. He also reported themajor enterprise funds received less rev-enue but also had lower expenditures thanbudgeted.LGA: McCarthy reported LocalGovernment Aid for 2013 is projected to be$87,391 for Dundas.Bicket et.al v Dundas: McCarthy reporteda three-judge panel heard oral argumentsfrom each party’s attorney in Owatonna onFebruary 7. A decision should be released inabout 90 days.Final Settlement for 2012 Taxes:McCarthy report City received final settle-ment from Rice County on 2011 real estate



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MINUTE by MINUTEtaxes and assessments of $67,551.50.Fire Protection: McCarthy reported onmeeting with City of Northfield on fire pro-tection. Also, reported Northfield Rural Fireagreed to provide service under same termsas the 2011 contract with possibility anindependent fire department located inDundas.Mayor, Councilors and CommitteesCouncil Work Session meeting set forMonday, March 26 at 5:30 p.m.Human Resource Committee meeting onMonday, February 27 at 6:15 p.m.Public Works Committee meeting onMonday, March 12 at 6:00 p.m.ADJOURNMENTMotion by Carroll, second by Ryan, toadjourn the regular Council meeting at 8:52p.m. MCU

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John McCarthy, Administrator/ClerkGlenn Switzer, Mayor

DUNDAS CITY COUNCILREGULAR MEETING MINUTESMonday, January 23, 20127:00 p.m. Dundas City HallPresent: Mayor Glenn Switzer;Councilors Chad Pribyl, Ryan Carroll,Grant Modory, Nathan RyanStaff Present: City Attorney Paula Callies,City Engineer Tom McMahon, CityAdministrator/Clerk John McCarthy,Deputy Clerk Linda RipkaCALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE ALLE-GIANCEMayor Switzer called the meeting to orderat 7:00 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance.Roll Call taken; a quorum was present.PUBLIC FORUMMayor Switzer called for members of thepublic to address the Council. No onespoke.APPROVAL OF AGENDAMotion by Ryan, second by Carroll, toapprove Agenda with the addition ofhydrant use under New Business. MotionCarried Unanimously (MCU)CONSENTAGENDAMotion by Carroll, second by Ryan, toapprove Consent Agenda:Regular Meeting Minutes of January 9,2012;Special (Closed) Meeting Minutes ofJanuary 9, 2012;Resolution 2012-02 A ResolutionAccepting a Donation from the WaterfordWarriors Snowmobile Club, Inc.;Resolution 2012-03 A ResolutionApproving Excess Collateral with CastleRock Bank;Special Action Claims:American Water Works Association 2012Membership - $74.00;Rice County Sheriff K-9 Contribution -$250.00;Rice County Auditor/Treasurer for 2012Mills Town State Trail JPB - $100.00;Expenditures - $37,937.70. MCUOLD BUSINESSPublic Hearing on Fees and ChargesMotion by Modory, second by Pribyl, tochange the public hearing date onAmending 101.02 Fees and Charges toMonday, February 27, 2012 at 7:00 pm.MCUBridgewater Heights Ice Rink GrantMotion by Modory, second by Pribyl, to

authorize staff to prepare an application foran Outdoor Recreation Grant to installlights at the Bridgewater Heights ice rink.Administrator McCarthy explained thegrant is a 50% match with allowance per-mitted for in-kind work and donations beingeligible to match. Councilor Pribylexplained the Park and Recreation AdvisoryBoard recommend installing of the lights.Councilor Modory suggested including thewarming building. Staff will also reviewand reapply for prior grant if applicableMCUORDINANCE/RESOLUTIONOrdinance 2012-01 An OrdinanceDeleting and Adding Language to Section18 (“Flood Plain Overlay District”) ofChapter 1500 of the Dundas City CodeMotion by Switzer, second by Ryan, toapprove Ordinance 2012-01. AdministratorMcCarthy stated the required public hearingwas held by the Planning Commission onJanuary 19th on proposed amendments tothe flood plain ordinance as required by theState of Minnesota and FEMA to revise therespective flood insurance maps and textrevisions. City Engineer McMahonreviewed the proposed flood plain mapzones. MCUResolution 2012-04 A Resolution WaivingSanitary Sewer Connection and WaterSystem Connection Charges for CertainResidential Construction Commencing in2012Motion by Carroll, second by Ryan, toapprove Resolution 2012-04. After discus-sion involving the number of waivers, theimpact on the budget and the desire to pro-mote building activity and continue with themanaged growth of the City of Dundas,staff was instructed to return with a resolu-tion to permit 15 waivers and have a endtime of September 30, 2012 building permitissuance. Motion withdrawn.NEW BUSINESSRequest for Funds for Annual SkatingPartyMotion by Modory, second by Pribyl, toapprove an amount for expenses not toexceed $100 for the upcoming Annual CitySkating Park on February 11 from Noon to3:00 p.m. at the Bridgewater Heights Park.MCUHydrant UseCouncilor Modory ask if City can provideuse of the hydrant for watering an ice rinkon a pond in the in the Millstone area.Concern was expressed on the liability tothe City.Motion by Modory, second by Ryan, towaive the hydrant fee for Steve Kvernmoand charge for water used. MCUREPORTOF OFFICERS, BOARDSANDCOMMITTEESCity Attorney – Paula CalliesDiscovery for Titan v. Dundas – Calliesgave an update on lawsuit. AdministratorMcCarthy gave update on discovery processon January 17th.City Engineer – Tom McMahanMeeting with Northfield: McMahonreported on recent meeting with Northfieldstaff on wastewater treatment agreementand how fees are calculated. Next meetingwill be February 8th.City Administrator/Clerk – JohnMcCarthyFinancial: McCarthy stated 2011 end ofyear expenses look as if they will be about

$50,000 less than budget and gave updateon water, sewer and refuse funds.Rejoice Church v. Dundas: McCarthyreported oral arguments are scheduled forFebruary 7 in Owatonna.Collection System Operator’s Conference:McCarthy reported public works directorattended conference.Councilor Pribyl gave update on Park andRecreation Board meeting on January 17th..ADJOURNMENTMotion by Ryan, second by Carroll, toadjourn the regular Council meeting at 8:49p.m. MCU

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John McCarthy, Administrator/ClerkGlenn Switzer, Mayor

DUNDAS PARKS & RECREATIONADVISORY BOARDREGULAR MEETING MINUTESTuesday, February 14, 20127:00 p.m. Dundas City HallUNOFFICIAL MINUTESPresent: Chad Pribyl, Matt Detert, EmilyZimmer, Lee Skaar, Deb Mikulecky.Absent: Gordon KelleyAlso Present: City Administrator JohnMcCarthy

CALL TO ORDERRoll Call/Notification of QuorumChair Chad Pribyl opened the RegularMeeting of the Dundas Parks andRecreation Advisory Board at 7:00 p.m. atDundas City Hall. Roll call taken; quorumpresent. Absent: Gordon Kelley.Approval of AgendaMotion by Zimmer, second by Detert, toapprove the agenda. Motion CarriedUnanimously. (MCU)Approval of MinutesMotion by Pribyl, second by Detert, toapprove the meeting minutes of November15, 2011. MCUOLD BUSINESSSkating Party ReviewThe turn out for this year’s skating partywas low, primarily due to the cold, windyweather. Hot dogs were left over. Next yeara notice will include the Northfield News aswell as the Dundas Messenger.Park Board MembershipOne member position remains open. The3-year term position is 2012 through 2014.Intergovernmental Park Board Meetingwith NorthfieldNorthfield’s Park Board meets on the thirdThursday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at theNorthfield Public Library. A Dundas ParkBoard member will continue to try to attendone of these meetings.Administrator’s Update – John McCarthyKiosk – McCarthy gave update and ParkBoard asking Council for application to getquotes. The dedication of the kiosk isscheduled to be held during the CelebrateDundas 2012 event on June 30.Outdoor Recreation Grant - McCarthyprovided update regarding the City’s intentto apply for the grant specifically for light-ing at the Bridgewater skating rink.Park Signs – McCarthy reported the costfor the wooden park signs for Pinnacle andMillstone will be $200.00 a piece. Therewas also a suggestion by the participants ofthe Farmer’s Market to add a Stop andCaution Sign at the sidewalk/driveway

intersection entrance to Mill Park.Reservation Pavilion 2012 PolicyMotion by Pribyl, second by Zimmer, torecommend Council include in the ParksReservation Rental Policy 2012, rule #5,“Consumption is limited to the pavilionshelter and an area within 25 feet on thesides of the shelter facing the ball field(south) and the Cannon River (west).”Board members maintain a zero alcoholpolicy in all other parks. MCUGreen Team Selection for May-August2012Motion by Detert, second by Skaar, toapprove the Northfield Swim Club as theDundas Green Team representatives forMay through August 2012 . MCUNEW BUSINESSSoftball Field MaintenanceBoard members requested the Cityresearch the amount of financing it wouldtake to keep the softball field in MemorialPark maintained and review the informationat a later meeting.Easter Egg HuntThis year’s Easter Egg Hunt was sched-uled for Saturday, April 7th at 10:00 a.m.There are roughly 4,000 eggs to be filledwith candy.Motion by Pribyl, second by Mikulecky,to request City Council authorize anexpense up to $200.00 to be used for the2012 Easter Egg Hunt. MCUOTHER BUSINESSCouncil ReportChair Pribyl reported there will be a pub-lic hearing on liquor fees at the February27th City Council Meeting.ITEMS FOR MARCH 13 MEETINGEaster Egg Hunt PreparationPark Clean-UpAdministrator’s UpdatePancake Breakfast - report fromMikuleckyPark Board MembershipANNOUNCEMENTSChair Pribyl reviewed the upcomingannouncements and meeting dates.ADJOURNMENTMotion by Zimmer, second by Mikuleckyto adjourn the regular meeting at 8:08 p.m.MCU

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** Editors Note: **I had the privlage of knowing Annas son,Marvin "Cactus" Stoehr. He died suddenlyin 2011, however, was still crawling in andfixing harvestor silos in his 70's, as well asplaying in his old time band until his death.Cactus often spoke of his mother, Anna. Wetalked about doing a story about her a fewyears ago, but at that time she was 106, andhe said she didn't feel the need for muchpublicity. We are happy to share this story,courtesy of The Post Bulletin.ELGIN — One hundred and eleven-year-old Anna Stoehr was amazed to learn thatshe is 45th on the validated list of the oldestliving people in the world. Her response,“Oh, my gosh!”Several years ago she said she was 62ndfrom the top.Stoehr, who lives in rural Elgin nearPotsdam, was adamant that she doesn’twant to live as long as Besse Cooper, anAmerican who was born on Aug. 26, 1896,and, at 115, is the oldest living woman in

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the world.“I wouldn’t want to be here that long,"Stoehr said. "That’s four more years! Bythat time I won’t even be able to getaround.”That’s not to say she doesn’t love living.“Everything is good in my life. I havenothing to complain about," she said. "Idon’t think my life could have been better.”When asked how it feels to be 111, sheresponded, “The same as when I was 99.”Stoehr was born on Oct. 15, 1900, in Iowato German immigrant parents Bertha andCarl Rott (pronounced rut). Her longevitydoesn’t appear to have come from geneticssince her mother died in her early 80s andher father died when he was 89.Stoehr and her husband, Ernest, boughtthe farm where she now lives in 1936. Theymilked cows and she raised chickens. Hedied in 1997.“I’ve lived on a farm my whole life,” shesaid. “But I’m not farming now. I just livehere. My grandsons own the land.”The couple raised five children, andStoehr has outlived two of them, both ofwhom died in June 2011. Her youngestdaughter, Carolyn, died of cancer, and herson Marvin died suddenly. She cherishesher three remaining children, Harlan Stoehr,Lois Neighbors and Dorothy Wood.Stoehr is remarkably active for her age.She has frequent visitors and plays cardswith her nephew Wayne Siem of Mazeppaand other family members who like toengage her in a competitive game of 500.She particularly loves Scrabble, which sheplays often with Lois, who, since becoming

a widow several years ago, spends winterswith her mother.Stoehr said she used to crochet, quilt andread, but failing eyesight has made it impos-sible for her to pursue those pastimes. Shedoes not like to watch TV. But she stillbakes bread.“It beats the bread that you buy,” she said.And she’s proud of the fact that her daugh-ters also bake their own bread.Stoehr has no advice about why she haslived to be 111.“For goodness sake, I don’t have ananswer to a question like that. I did noth-ing," she said. "And it’s not luck. It’s all inthe good Lord’s hands.”She did, however, offer some general

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Global Cinema Series Brings theBest in Contemporary InternationalFilm to CarletonAn ongoing series of films at CarletonCollege’s Weitz Center for Creativity isshowcasing the best of contemporary cine-ma from around the world. The GlobalCinema series, presented by the College’sDepartment of Cinema and Media Studiesand curated by assistant professor Jay Beck,is presented Wednesday evenings during thewinter term in the Weitz Center forCreativity Cinema. All screenings are freeand open to the public.Upcoming films in the series include:March 7: “Monsoon Wedding” (India,

2001). Directed by Mira Nair. Set in mod-ern-day India, the film follows the Vermafamily as they prepare for their daughter’sarranged wedding. As relatives arrive fromaround the world, the father’s rejection ofmodernity and the daughter’s secret affaircause tensions in the family.For more information about all screenings,including disability accommodations, con-tact Carleton College Director of the ArtsSteve Richardson at (507) 222-4389. TheWeitz Center for Creativity is located at 320Third Street East in Northfield.

Calling All Artists for Small Works!!!The Northfield Arts Guild is seeking art-work for small WORKS, a juried show thatopens in August 2012. Deadline for submis-sion is May 15, 2012.All media will be accepted. Each entrymust be self-contained and measure 6" x 6"x 12" or smaller. For two-dimensionalwork, these dimensions must include theframe. The exhibition will be open fromAugust 8 until September 15, 2012.See www.northfieldartsguild.org for moreinformation.

A Falling OutA Falling Out is a new play by ChristineKallman. Her play will be read at theNorthfield Arts Guild Theater on Sunday,March 11 at 4:00 pm.This reading is the capstone project for anIndividual Artist Grant in cooperation withthe Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council,

Inc. through funding from the MinnesotaState Legislature.Cast List:Phil Justin FreezeElma Rachel HaiderRochelle Alison HaiderDamion/Wexman Tristan RhollNussmeier T McKinleyCorporal Sunday Tom EttStage Directions Reader Teresa TillsonAnnouncer Dan KallmanStage Manager Cindy Robinson

Norhfield Senior Lock-in NEEDS YOU!Parents of Juniors and Seniors are neededto help chaperone a shift at this year'sSenior Lock-In! It will be held on Friday,May 25 from 10:00 p.m. until Saturday,May 26th at 5:00 a.m.; the night is dividedinto two 4 hour shifts. Please contact JillErtl, [email protected] if you are ableto help chaperone or make a donation forthis year's Lock-In event.

Save the date!March 31Home and Garden Business ShowcaseNorthfield Arena ~ 9 a.m.-3:00 p.m.Home and Garden Business Expo Award-winning Minnesota garden designer andwriter Don Engebretson "The RenegadeGardener" will be our keynote speaker giv-ing 3 presentations throughout the day.Come visit an exciting mix of home, gardenand business exhibitors. Register for greatdoor prizes!

Save the date!May 11 - Girls Nite OutGather your girlfriends for a fun night!Shop the eclectic, one-of-a-kind shops andboutiques in Northfield’s historic down-town and enjoy fabulous sales, giveaways,hors d’oeuvres and refreshments in thestores as well as dining-out specials, fol-lowed by live entertainment at The GrandEvent Center, recently voted one of TheKnot’s Best of Weddings 2010 Winners forReception Venues in Minnesota.

Save the date!May 19 - Northfield Garden ClubPlant Sale8:00 am to Noon, Bridge Square (507)645-2254 for more info.

Save the date!June 2-October 27Riverwalk Market Fair Summer MarketEvery Saturday (except DJJDays) from 9am to 1 pm along the Cannon Riverbetween 5th and 2nd Streets in DowntownNorthfield

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All Because of the Ice QueenSome of you may remember Sonja Henie,although it was a long time ago. She wasborn in Norway in 1912, and like just abouteverybody else in Norway, when she wasold enough to walk, she was old enough toice skate. Just about every neighborhood inNorway has a lake or pond nearby thatfreezes over in winter, and just as kids learnto swim at an early age in our country, inNorway kids learn to skate.Well Sonja really took to skating. She wasa natural competitor and for those of youwho know the story, soon she began train-ing for skating competitions and winningjust about whatever competition sheentered. In 1923, at the tender age of only11 years old, she won the Norwegian cham-pionship. The next year she went to theOlympics. She didn’t get a medal that year,but that only made her more determined.She kept working and practicing, believingthat one day she’d be the best there was.And soon she was.But there was more to this innovativeyoung woman. You see skating at that timewas, well, for lack of a better term, stodgy.

Skaters performed almost like stiff robots,doing their routines like they were almost asfrozen as the ice they were skating on. Andthat’s where Sonja brought a flash of styleand character to skating. Sonja Henie liter-ally revolutionized the sport by addingbeautiful music and costumes to her skatingroutines, and devising stunning, adventur-ous choreographyIn 1927 she won the World’sChampionships and ice skating was neverthe same again. She went on to dominatethe international skating scene like no oneever had before and like no one has since.Sonja won an unbelievable 10 straightWorld’s Championships and the gold medalin the next three consecutive Olympics.In 1936 she turned professional. Shecame to America and began touring thecountry in traveling ice shows. She evenstarred in movies, and eventually on televi-sion. In today’s terms, Sonja was KristiYamaguchi, Katarina Witt, and NancyKerrigan all rolled into one.But in the late 1940s and early 1950sSonja Henie transformed the world of iceskating for a second time. Sonja was per-

forming in an ice show at an ice rink nearLos Angeles, and before her show, theowner used a newfangled device he’dinvented to prepare the ice for Sonia. Upuntil now, it took an entire crew of men toscrape the ice for her, followed by men withmisters and squeegees, to give Sonja aclean, crisp surface of new ice. It waseffective, but very expensive for rink own-ers.But this rink owner had a Jeep modified

with lawn mower blades, and the machineresurfaced the ice faster and better than anycrew of workers could. Sonja immediatelybought the machine from the rink owner,and wherever she went, other rink ownerssaw the machine, called up the inventor,and ordered a machine, too. It’s a LittleKnown Fact that Norwegian ice skatingqueen Sonja Henie was the primary forcethat brought the world the ice resurfacingmachine invented by Frank J. Zamboni.


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Jokes are pretty universal…Ole & Lenajokes, Polish jokes, Yo Mama jokes, Blondjokes…each with just a slightly differenttwist. And some are just stupider (is that aword?) than others. I, Tina, the blond one,just received the following ‘Blond Jokes’email from my cousin, another thickskinned blond. As we’ve said before,“Those who laugh at themselves will nevercease to be amused.” Some are old, someare new. Some are knee slappers and othersgroaners. So in your quest for something tolaugh at today…’have at it…and beamused!’

A blonde & her husband are lying in bedlistening to their next door neighbor's dog.It has been in the backyard barking forhours & hours.

The blonde jumps up out of bed and says,‘I've had enough of this.’ She goes down-stairs.The blonde finally comes back up to bedand her husband says, ‘The dog is still bark-ing, what have you been doing?’The blonde says, ‘I put the dog in our

backyard. Let's see how THEY like it!’Did you hear about the two blondes whofroze to death in a drive-in movie?They had gone to see 'Closed for theWinter.'

A blonde was driving home after a game& got caught in a really bad hailstorm. Hercar was covered with dents, so the next dayshe took it to a repair shop. The shop ownersaw that she was a blonde, so he decided tohave some fun... He told her to go home andblow into the tail pipe really hard, & all thedents would pop out.So, the blonde went home, got down onher hands & knees & started blowing intoher tailpipe. Nothing happened, so she blewa little harder & still nothing happened.Her blonde roommate saw her & asked,'What are you doing?' The first blonde toldher how the repairman had instructed her toblow into the tail pipe in order to get all thedents to pop out. The roommate rolled hereyes & said, 'Uh, like hello! You need to rollup the windows first.'

Did you hear about the blonde checking

alligators in the swamp for some shoes?A blonde was shopping at Target & cameacross a shiny silver thermos. She was quitefascinated by it, so she picked it up & tookit to the clerk to ask what it was.The clerk said, 'Why, that's a thermos...itkeeps hot things hot and cold things cold.''Wow,’ said the blonde, 'that'samazing...I'm going to buy it!' So shebought the thermos & took it to work thenext day.Her boss saw it on her desk. 'What's that,'he asked?'Why, that's a thermos. It keeps hot thingshot & cold things cold,' she replied.Her boss inquired, 'What do you have init?'The blond replied, 'Two popsicles & a cupof coffee.'

This blonde turns on her computer onemorning at work. As it comes to life, sud-denly smoke starts billowing out the back.Frantically, she calls tech support and asks,"Are you guys having a fire down there?"

Three blondes were walking through the

forest when they came upon a set of tracks.The first blonde said, "Those are deertracks."?The second blonde said, "No, those are elktracks."?The third blonde said, "You're both wrong,those are moose tracks."?The blondes were still arguing when thetrain hit them.

Can’t finish without adding this one, asure crowd pleaser:

Last year at this time Tina, (a blond) andTorvald replaced all the windows in theirfarmhouse. Just last week Tina answers thephone and it’s the window company.Window guy: “How are you liking yourwindows?”Tina: “Oh, they’re wonderful. So energyefficient, just like you said they’d be.”Window guy: “Are you having any prob-lems with them?”Tina: “No, not at all.”Window guy: “Then . . . is there some rea-son why. . . you haven’t paid for them yet?”Tina: “Well, Sir, you told us when webought them that within a year they wouldpay for themselves.” She hung up, shakingher head, “I’ll bet he felt so stupid.”

GOOD NEWS!We will get to see you at the MN StateFair, as well! We have the pleasure of open-ing the MN State Fair’s Heritage SquareStage on Thursday and Friday mornings,August 23rd and 24th . . . Showtimes:10:30, 11:30 12:30. This will be our 8th runat the prestigious MN State Fair. A treat!And an Honor! Even better if we see YOUthere!


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February ends but, though in the othereleven months we flip the page of the cal-endar over onto the next month after 30 or31 days, we never do so when it is themonth of February. Instead we do so afterthe 28th day which is the last day of thismonth. That is, it is the last day three out of

February: A Month with an Extra Day by Mary Ann Henry

four years when it has 28 days. This year isnot one of those three but it is one of thoseyears that has one extra day. WhereFebruary is always the month with the leastnumber of days this year it gives us an extra.This is something that happens every fouryears on a year that can be evenly divided

by 4. Leap Year was added to the calendarto make the calendar year nearly the sameas the solar year which is the time requiredfor the sun to pass the vernal equinox twice.This extra day is given to us once every fouryears and makes it a year of 366 daysinstead of one of 365 days.Where February will always be the monthof fewer days than any of the other month ithas many days of great importance just likethe others do. The country’s first presidentwas born on February 22 and another wellknown president was born in February aswell who was in office during the civil warand worked in the freeing of the slaves. Thiswas Lincoln who was assassinated while inoffice. In February each year we honor allpresidents in a national holiday namedPresidents Day. The second day is a daycalled ground hog day when all wait to seeif the little ground hog named Phil willcome out to let us know if we will have sixmore weeks of winter and if he predictedright this year spring will be here in twoweeks. We must not forget that romanticday we celebrate each year on February 14.When we have that extra day in February

that year is called Leap Year which is sup-pose to be a year when it is okay for a ladyto ask a gentleman of her choice to marryher which often makes for good naturedteasing for those marrying in Leap Year. Ireceived a card in the month of December2011 telling me to keep a date in May 2012open for their wedding. I wondered why theso far ahead notice and now have figured itout, the bride to be wanted all to know theasking had happened before their Leap Yearmarriage.Many Februarys weren’t ones where win-ter was enjoyable and many were glad afterthe winter of 2011 that it was a month ofonly 28 days and happy this one with has anextra day. Many people have said how greata month it is and to have 29 days instead of28 to enjoy the many spring like days.A thought to ponder over before the win-ter is over is what I have heard over theyears that no snowflakes are alike but Ican’t see how this can be since there are somany and all melt quickly not making itpossible to closely compare. I guess no onewill ever know for sure so let it pass anddon’t, just like me, lose any sleep over it.

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Governor Mark Dayton has proclaimedMarch 4-10 as Minnesota AgricultureWeek. The designation is an effort to raiseawareness of the positive and importantcontributions agriculture makes toMinnesota’s economy and its people.Nearly one in five jobs in the state are

linked to agriculture. And according to theU. S. Department of Agriculture NationalAgricultural Statistics Service, Minnesotaagriculture generated $15.1 billion in farmincome and $5 billion in exports in 2010.Minnesota Department of Agriculture

Commissioner Dave Frederickson says it’simportant for all Minnesotans to recognizethe contributions agriculture makes to ourstate, the nation and the world.“Minnesota’s farmers and ranchers make

such a positive impact on the world aroundthem,” says Frederickson. “These men andwomen work hard each day to grow whole-some and healthy food and produce fuel forour vehicles. All this is done with an empha-sis on environmental stewardship and a con-cern for the generations to come.”Minnesota Agriculture Week is being rec-

ognized in conjunction with National AgWeek. 2012 marks the 39th anniversary ofthe national celebration.

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