Thursday, January 2, 2014

Volume 98; Number 27

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Reflections on the year 2013

undergone many medical procedures, including have a pacemaker implanted, to regulate here heart, which was affected by the Lyme Disease. Christ the King Sweetheart Balls was held at the Clarissa Ballroom. Winters full fury returned, brining blizzard conditions to much of the state and leaving many schools closed and roadways impassible. Mary Schultz, rural Browerville, along with her husband have been creating and restoring stained glass for 35 years. She was also offering a fused glass jewelry making class. A rural Parkers Prairie man heard a plane with engine trouble followed by a loud crash on February 20th. Adam MInze, 41, of Ottertail, was alone at the time of the crash and was the only victim.

the Clarissa Drug store resulted in an arrest at a nearby residence. A late season snow storm contributed to a multi vehicle accident on US Hwy 71, just south of Browerville. Three persons involved in the accident were transported to the Long Prairie Hospital. The Browerville Red Hat Toddies contributed 30 lbs. of food and $50 to the local food shelf. Delores Myers was the lucky winner of $100 in the Browerville Blade subscription drawing.

April 2013
Todd County Sheriff s Department assisted with a drug bust at a Motley residence in Cass County. After 33 years on the job L. J. Abrahamson retired as clerk of Little Elk Township. Knotty Pine Embroidery & Screen Printing in Browerville added laser cutting and engraving to their long list of services. Megan Benning and Gia Goligowski were the winners of the Blade Easter Coloring Contest. They each won a bucket of Easter treats and spring fun. Marys Country Porch on Main St. opened for business. Christ the King students collected several boxes of food items for the food shelf. A Canadian Pacific trail derailed and spilled an undetermined amount of oil near Parkers Prairie. The Todd County Museum

A young man, missing from Indiana since 1994 was located living near Browerville. He had been abducted by his grandparents when he was five years old.

March 2013
March is Food Shelf Month and with the hard winter weve had many area Food Shelves were asking for help from the public with replenishing their shelves. Scott Vedbraaten was chosen to the the Browerville Public School Superintendent. A rural Sebeka woman had her car stolen while it was parked at a residence in Browerville. The Browerville Sportsmans Club held their annual banquet at the Clarissa Ballroom. The event was a sell out, with hundreds of great prizes donated by many area businessmen. According to documents filed with Todd County, a Wayzata company is purchasing almost all of Verso Fiber Farm LLCs land holdings in Todd County. Verso Sartell is the company that owned the giant paper mill in Sartell that exploded and burned in May 2012. The Browerville Boys Basketball team were one game away from heading to the MN State Basketball Tournament. Several inches of very wet snow made travel difficult on a Monday morning. St. Paul Police Officer Daniel King, son of Gerald King, rural Cushing, was shot in the back with a 12 ga. shotgun when answering a report of stolen weapons in St. Paul. An early morning break in at

January 2013
Gabriel Dempsey was the first baby born in Long Prairie, Jan. 2, 2013. Todd County Administrator Nathan Burkett resigned his position effective immediately. A thin layer of ice on the roads contributed to a one vehicle roll over just south of Browerville on US Hwy 71. Mitchell Heid joined the Browerville Tigers 1000 point club in a game with St. Johns. The county board voted to go ahead with renovations of Annex I and II in Long Prairie. It was expected the renovation would take six to seven months to complete. Deputy Tyler Thiel is the Liaison Officer for Browerville Public School. He will be at the school to be a visible law enforcement presence and interact with staff and students. Todd County Care Center was ready to offer home health care services to the area. Robert Schueller,Browerville boys basketball coach obtained his 200th career victory in a game against Royalton. Newly elected Todd County Commissioners took their oath of office. Industrial Technology teacher Doug Michael retired, Jeremy Rach took over his teaching duties.

Adam Sutlief hit his 100th career win with his 494th pin on January 22. On January 26 a Dodge pickup went through the ice on Big Birch Lake. Tarissa Host and Kyle Petermeier were selected as the recipients of the 2013 Browerville Triple A award.

has several items that were donated to them in the past, but have no history recorded about them. One of the items was a red cross quilt. The quilt is white with red crosses appliqued on it, and names and stars embroidered on it. It is believed to be the names of servicemen during WWI, but no one knows for sure where this quilt came from or who donated it to the museum. Members of Browerville High Schools National Honor Society, Kyle Petermeier, Mason Moore, Tarissa Host, and Travis Wehrenberg, were on hand to welcome new inductees: Jay Brichacek, Brooke Kolstad, Anna Salber, Benton Johnson, Trent Johnson, and Jackson Polak Several late April snow storms with near whiteout conditions kept rescue personnel busy with vehicle accidents and cars and even a bus in the ditch. Several people were taken to local hospitals. Two Swanville men were arrested after the sheriff s office received a report of a burglary of a residence in Burnhamville Township. Burglaries had also been committed in Swanville at two businesses and one residence. The 3M Corporation made a generous donation of office supplies to the Browerville School. BHS students placed well at district vocal competition. Frustrated spring athletes spent time shoveling off the Continued on page 12.

February 2013
Browerville Lions served up a traditional Super Bowl Breakfast at the Browerville Community Center. Four finalists will be considered for the position of Superintendent of Schools for Browerville. They will be interviewed February 28th. The flu was making its rounds in the area and even employees of the Blade werent exempt. A vehicle experiencing mechanical malfunction went off the road on County 21, just north of Browerville and struck a tree. Kaitlin Buchta and her passenger were transported to the hospital. Marie Katterhagen completed her second trip to Guatemala as a medical volunteer. The Blade received an interesting article written by Megan (Noska) Crist, 26, formerly of rural Browerville. She had contracted Lyme Disease while serving in Afghanistan. She has

Life saving action by Long Prairie Police Officer Ryan Hanson and Browervilles Gary Bentz saved the life of baseball umpire Dan Wessel at the game between Long PrairieGrey Eagle and Minnewaska. Hanson and Bentz continued CPR until the ambulance arrived.

WEEKLY WEATHER REPORT

Tue. Dec. 31 Mostly Sunny -10/-24 Wed. Jan. 1 Partly Cloudy -8/-12 Thur. Jan. 2 Partly Cloudy 6/-4 Fri. Jan. 3 Snow Showers 13/6 Sat. Jan. 4 Mostly Cloudy 10/-8 Sun. Jan. 5 Partly Cloudy 5/0