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CROSBY-IRONTON COURIER
Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015
Meet and Greet with Friends
Births
Cuyuna Regional
Medical Center
James and Michelle
Coventry, Pine River, a son,
Bennett King, 6 pounds, 13
ounces
on
Jan.
31.
Grandparents are Garry and
Lynda Nelson and Paul and
Carol Coventry.
Out of Town
Bill and Tiffany Bosaaen,
Crosslake, a son, Brady
Severt, 7 pounds, on Jan. 14.
Grandparents are Bill and
Janelle Bosaaen, Deerwood
and Steve and DeeDe Grieve,
Gary. Great-grandmother is
Vi Post, Crosby.
Senior dining menu
The menu at the Senior
Citizen Dining Center program sites for Feb. 9-13 follows. Due to scheduling
changes, all sites will have
the same menu, but not all
sites will be served their
meals at the same time.
Participants in the meal
program are asked to make
reservations before 1 p.m. on
the day before they plan to
attend. For reservations, call
218-546-5855.
Noon meals will be delivered to your Crosby, Deerwood
or Ironton home for the low
cost of $4.50 per meal.
Service is Monday through
Friday. Weekend meals available (Thursday delivery).
Delivery is free. This service
is available to all ages.
Waiver certified. Call Tena at
218-546-5855 for more information.
MONDAY — Pepper
steak, baked potato, creamed
peas and pudding.
TUESDAY — Country pork
chop, mashed potatoes and
gravy, beets and dessert.
W E D N E S D AY —
Spaghetti, bread stick, wax
beans and bar.
T H U R S D AY — C r i s p y
chicken, augratin potatoes,
mixed vegetables and fruit.
FRIDAY — Fish, rice pilaf,
corn and rice crispy bar.
Legacy Chorale
waffle breakfast
Feb. 22 at Armory
The Third Annual Waffle
Breakfast and Bake Sale of
The Legacy Chorale of
Greater Minnesota is set for
Sunday, Feb. 22, 9 a.m. to
noon at The National Guard
Armory in Brainerd. The
Chorale has partnered with
Dad's Belgian Waffles once
again to offer "all you care to
eat" nine inch malted belgian
waffles, sausage links, eight
syrup varieties, whipped
cream and beverages. Tickets
are available from members,
at the Brainerd Dispatch, at
Bethany Bookstore in Baxter,
and at the door the day of the
event. Children age five and
under eat for free. Take out
is also available if you are not
able to stay and eat.
Chorale members also sell
baked goods you can take
home to enjoy, or freeze for a
tasty treat at a later date. New
this year is a mini silent auction to bid on a hand-made,
one-of-a-kind quilt, a smaller
lap quilt, and a framed Jerry
Raedeke painting (need not
be present to win). Proceeds
benefit The Legacy Chorale's
13th season. The Spring concert series theme is "Songs on
the Water". Concerts are set
for Friday, April 24 at St.
Francis Chapel in Little Falls,
Saturday, April 25 at
Lutheran Church of the Cross
in Nisswa and Sunday, April
26 at Tornstrom Auditorium
in Brainerd.
For more information,
please contact Barb Mann,
Chorale Manager, at [email protected]; or 2708020, or visit our website:
www.legacychorale.org. You
can also “like” the organization on Facebook to get current notices of concerts and
activities.
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PLUS… At the
Pam Raymond
services
Thursday
Roger Nielsen
services Thursday
Roger Allen Nielsen, 79,
of Crosby, died on Jan. 31 at
Abbott Northwestern Hospital
in Minneapolis. He was born
on Aug. 12, 1935 in Sioux
Falls, SD to Oluf and Evelyn
(Bernards) Nielsen. He married Patricia Anne Baines on
Sept. 11, 1962 in Las Vegas.
He is a retired U.S. Air Force
Veteran with 20 years of service, including time in the
Vietnam era. He was a member of the Walter Scott
Erickson American Legion
Post #557 of Deerwood. He
was a retired owner and operator of Nielsen’s Automotive
near Aitkin.
He is preceded in death by
his parents.
Survivors include his wife
of 52 years, Patricia; one son
and daughter-in-law, Mark
and Sharon Nielsen of
Coquille, OR; two daughters
and sons-in-law, Jeanette and
Chuck
Montgomery
of
Nisswa and Cheryl and
Monte Tibbetts of Aitkin; one
brother and sister-in-law,
Steve and Julie Nielsen of
Nevis; a sister and brother-inlaw, Elsie and Pete Brouwer
of Valley Springs, SD; two
sisters, Lynda Knudson of
Sebeka and Julie Nielsen of
St. Francis; twelve grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 1
p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5 at
the Life Spring Church in
Crosby with Military Honors
given by the Walter Scott
Erickson Post #557 of
Deerwood. Visitation will be
one hour prior to the services
at the church on Thursday.
Arrangements are with the
Koop Funeral Home in
Crosby.
Summerfest
vendors wanted
Deerwood Summerfest
will be held Aug. 7-8 from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.
Vendor’s space allocation
is on a first-come, first-served
basis. A 10 foot by 10 foot
space for both days is $50.
The deadline is July 15. There
is $10 late fee for applications received after July 15.
For additional information or to reserve your space,
e-mail [email protected] or mail your check
to Deerwood Civic and
Commerce, P.O. Box 422,
Deerwood, 56444.
Care Center
seeks volunteers
Cuyuna Regional Care
Center needs volunteers to
help in the following areas:
—Music: Perform live
music for residents, once
monthly.
—Card Player: Play cards
with residents, flexible to fit
your schedule.
—Shopper: Run errands
for residents, one day per
week.
—Companion: Be a companion to a resident on outings with staff.
—Craft person: Assist
residents with crafts.
Hours at Crosby
City Hall and
license bureau
The hours at Crosby City
Hall and license bureau are 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday
through Friday (unless a legal
holiday is observed).
Monuments • Markers
Cemetery Lettering
546-5628/546-6675
218-330-3422
Cuyuna Range Monument Sales
TOWN TAVERN in Ironton
BAR BINGO…
EVERY FRIDAY!
Dee Schramm
services pending
Pamela Joy Raymond
died unexpectedly Saturday,
Jan. 31 at her home. She was
born on April 5, 1943 in
Alexandria. She married
Robert Alan Raymond on
Sept. 5, 1964 in East Grand
Forks. They celebrated their
50th anniversary last year.
Raymond was preceded in
death by her parents and her
sister Bonnie.
She is survived by husband Robert Raymond; children Jay and Stephanie
Raymond, Brainerd; Heidi
and
Keith
Revels,
Farmington; Bryan and Kelly
Raymond, Minneapolis; Ana
Raymond, Chowcilla, CA;
brother and sister-in-law,
Bryan and Linda Johnson;
brother and sister-in-law,
Larry and Terri Johnson; four
brothers-in-law and their
spouses; 11 grandchildren;
and many nieces and
nephews.
She was a member of
Crosby Assembly of God
Church. Funeral services are
at 2 p.m. Thursday at
Lakewood Evangelical Free
Church in Baxter with Pastor
Michael Towers officiating .
Christmas lights
collection at
Courier all year
Do you have boxes full of
non-working strings of
Christmas lights? You may
bring your non-working
lights to the Crosby-Ironton
Courier, 12 East Main Street
in Crosby.
Non-working lights will
be accepted. Crow Wing
Land Services, partnering
with the non-profit organization Sunrise Sertoma, and
Kenwood Enterprises will
collect the recycled lights and
all funds raised go back into
the community.
Dispose of used
oil properly!
It is illegal in Minnesota
to dispose of used oil, filters,
and antifreeze in your regular
trash, on land, or in the water.
Exercise good judgment by
disposing of these items in
one of Crow Wing County’s
used oil facilities, located at:
• Crosby: The corner of
First Street SE and Cross
Avenue (one-half block south
of Main Street).
• Emily: The City Garage,
located on County Road 1.
• Mission Township: Next
to the Mission Town Hall.
• Crow Wing County
Landfill: on Highway 210,
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Other locations include
the county maintenance garage
in Deerwood, where only used
oil is accepted.
Website for
Serpent Lake
visitors/residents
The
Serpent
Lake
Association offers a website
that contains information
about the association and its
activities. Visit www.serpentlake.org, to find articles of
interest about the Cuyuna
Range and links to resources
of local and state interest.
Members, lake residents, and
anyone interested in what the
Serpent Lake Association is
doing may access this site.
POINT YOU
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
Odelia “Dee” Schramm,
81 of Crosby, died Jan. 31 at
the Cuyuna Regional Care
Center
in
Crosby.
Arrangements are pending
with the Koop Funeral Home
in Crosby.
Commitment to
excellence
Twelve employees were
recognized for excellence in
their work at the Crow Wing
County Board meeting on
Jan. 27. The Recognition of
Excellence program, which
began in 2014, produced over
90 nominations from customers, peers, supervisors
and elected officials, all highlighting county staff who
demonstrated excellence in
their work.
The Excellence Awards
reinforce the importance of
continuous
improvement,
raising the bar, going beyond
what’s expected and delivering great value. The awards
recognize outstanding performance in one of six categories: Individual Performance, Group Performance,
Innovation,
Leadership
Individual-Group, Customer
Service and Community
Contribution.
“The excellence program
builds on what we stand for;
delivering excellent service to
our customers for the best
value possible. What’s not to
like about setting excellence
as our goal, it is a great story,
one that we can all be proud
of” said Paul Koering,
County Board Chairman.
The 2014 Recognition of
Excellence Awards were presented to the following Crow
Wing County Staff Members:
—Individual
Performance: Ryan Simonson
(Natural Resource Manager),
Land Services.
—Innovation: Jake Frie
(Natural Resource Manager),
Land Services.
— C o m m u n i t y
Contribution: Glow Bechard
(Highway
Maintenance
Specialist), Highway; Jeff
Warzecha
(Highway
Maintenance
Specialist),
Highway and Jory Danielson
(Highway
Maintenance
Supervisor), Highway.
—Group Performance:
Jeri Bates (Financial Worker),
Community Services; Jessi
Goble (Financial Specialist),
Community Services; Gail
Oseland (Financial Worker),
Community Services; Kathie
Cogger (Program Coordinator), Community Services and
Patty Ludwig (Case Aide),
Community Services
—Leadership IndividualGroup;
Donna
Parkin
(Correctional
Officer),
Sheriff’s Office.
AA meetings
in Ironton
Alcoholics Anonymous
(AA) meetings are held
according to the following
schedule at the Cuyuna
Range Alano Club building,
located at 249 Curtis Avenue
in Ironton: Mondays, 6:30
p.m.; Tuesdays and Saturdays
at 9 a.m.; Wednesdays,
Thursdays, Fridays and
Saturdays at 7 p.m.; and
Sundays, 4 p.m.
Reminder if
you recycle
Those who participate in
the C-I-D drop-off recycling
program are reminded to
break down their cardboard
boxes and crush plastic soda
and milk bottles in order to
maximize the space in the
recycling bins in Crosby,
Ironton, and Deerwood.
The Jessie F. Hallett
Memorial Library and the
JFHML Friends Foundation
are proud to host a Meet and
Greet event with community
members and Friends on
Tuesday, Feb. 10 from 6 to 7
p.m. at the Hallett Library.
This informal gathering
will feature hors d'oeuvres
provided by the Friends.
Please stop in and see all of
the opportunities your community public library has to
offer.
Friends Foundation members will be on hand to share
the mission and goals of its
organization. Tours of the
library will be available. Get
help on your e-reader device.
Check out an i-pad. Visit the
Le Connection area which
features a computer lab, wifi
internet café, expanded
Backstreet Bookstore and coffee bar. Sign up for a library
card. Love your library today!
All ages welcome.
Girl Scout cookies are coming!
Local Girl Scouts will
begin taking orders for cookies starting Feb. 9. Cookies
will be available for delivery
starting Saturday, Feb. 14.
Flavors available this year are
Thanks-A-Lot,
Cranberry
Citrus Crisps, Lemonades,
Shortbread, Thin Mints,
Peanut
Butter
Patties,
Caramel deLites, Peanut
Butter Sandwich. These
cookies will sell for $4 a
package.
New this year are Trios
cookies, which are chocolate
chips nestled in a gluten free
peanut butter oatmeal cookie.
These gluten free cookies sell
for $5 a package.
Look for your favorite
cookies starting Feb. 14. If a
girl scout doesn’t contact you,
please call Terry Swanson at
839-3171 and she will set you
up with cookies. The local
Girl Scouts appreciate your
support in the annual cookie
sale.
Builders Association courses offered
The
Mid
Minnesota
Builders Association has 14
hours
of
Continuing
Educations Courses Available
for Licensed Builders and
Remodelers.
—2015 MN State Building
Code.
Thursday, Feb. 5.
Followed by the Builders new
Product Showcase. This seminar will assist participants in
implementing the transition
NAP deadlines
The Crow Wing/Cass/
Aitkin/Itasca FSA Office would
like to announce deadlines
approaching for producers to
purchase NAP coverage for
year 2015 on the following
crops:
—March 15 for Vegetables,
Grain Crops and Perennial
Forage Pasture
—May 1 for Ornamental
Nursery Crops
The 2014 Farm Bill made
big changes to the Non-insured
Assistance Program (NAP).
NAP is for crops for which crop
insurance is not available, and
is administered by USDA Farm
Service Agency (FSA). NAP
crops include a lot of specialty
crops, and also several that are
popular in central Minnesota,
such as rye, pasture, strawberries, several fruits and vegetables, and even honey production.
The biggest change with
NAP is with the coverage level.
In previous farm bills, the NAP
coverage was for only one level
and it was similar to the catastrophic level of crop insurance.
Now there are four levels of
buy up available, in addition to
the CAT level of coverage. The
CAT level of coverage is still
available at a rate of $250 per
crop, with a maximum of $750
per county for multiple crops.
CAT coverage is at 50 percent
of the yield, and 55 percent of
the price. Buy up levels start by
increasing to 100 percent of the
price, and then also increasing
the yield at 5 percent increments from 50 percent up to 65
percent of the yield. The only
crop not eligible for buy up is
pasture.
For more information,
please contact the Crow
Wing/Cass/Aitkin/Itasca FSA
office, 7118 Clearwater Road,
Baxter at 829-5965 extension 2,
or visit the agency’s web site at
http://www.fsa. usda.gov.
from the 2006 IRC to the 2012
IRC. It will include relevant
changes in the 2009 IRC. 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Note: one
hour energy included. Fee: $25
MMBA members, $100 nonmembers, includes lunch and
breaks. Course location: The
Woods
(Formally
the
Timbermist), 19624 County
Road 3, Merrifield.
—In conjunction with the
Feb. 5 class, the Mid-Minnesota
Builders Association (MMBA)
is putting together their 2nd
Annual Builder's New Product
Showcase Event at The Wood’s
Restaurant in Merrifield. 4:30
to 7:30 pm. Registration:
Licensed builders and remodelers is free; associate members
$20; associate non-members
$25. This event is free for all
licensed builders and remodelers to attend and will be in conjunction with our continuing
education classes for builders in
the industry therefore we are
anticipating attendance to be
high. This is an industry specific Trade Show for associate's to
exhibit the latest and greatest
products and services to local
builders and remodelers and a
great opportunity with the
potential for networking to
make your evening a greater
success. Invitations will be sent
out to over 500 licensed
builders; participating businesses will have the opportunity to
engage one another as you
explore the latest in building
products and services; booth
space is open to all MMBA
associates members and nonmembers. Exhibitor pricing:
members $250; non-members
$350. For more information
contact Colleen Faacks, 8294982
or
cmfaacks@
brainerd.net. The MMBA is
excited about the possibilities
this event has to offer our growing industry and encourage you
to spread the news.
St. Jude’s Novena
May the Sacred heart of
Jesus be adored, glorified,
loved and preserved now and
forever. Sacred heart of Jesus
pray for us, St. Jude worker of
miracles, pray for us. St. Jude
helper of the hopeless pray
for us. Say this prayer nine
times per day for nine days.
By the eight day your prayer
will be answered. It has never
been known to fail. Publication
must be promised.
Thank you St. Jude
In Loving Memory
of Mary Vukelich
Dear Mother,
you are not forgotten,
Though on earth you are no more,
Still in memory you are with us
As you always were before.
Sadly missed by her
Daughters & Sons
In Loving Memory of Mary Vukelich
In my heart your memory lingers,
Always tender, fond and true:
There’s not a day, dear mother,
I do not think of you.
I Love and miss you mom,
Patty
BAR BINGO
Every Wed. &
Thurs., 6:30 p.m.
Wed. $500 Jackpot… 59 • Thurs. $500 Jackpot… 55
•Please note: To play game 15 (Blackout) you must play games 7 through 14 to be eligible for this game.
Koop Funeral Home, Inc.
Serving the families’ needs of the Cuyuna
Range Area since 1913.
• Full Service
• Traditional Funerals & Memorials
• Prearrangement
• Complete Cremation Services
• Veterans Affairs
• Out-of-Town Arrangements
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