Friday Night H.S. Sports

VOLLEYBALL

Class 2A, Consolation SemiFinals
Delano Def Wadena-Deer Creek 3-0


FOOTBALL

Nine Man

Houston 14, Verndale 6

Veterans' Day Concerts with Legacy Chorale

The Legacy Chorale of Central Minnesota is presenting their Fall, 2008 concert series entitled "Deep Peace". Concerts are running in conjunction with Veterans' Day celebrations, and are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, November 8th at Hope Lutheran Church in Moose Lake--at 4 p.m. on Sunday, November 9th at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Little Falls--and at 7:30 p.m. at Lord of LIfe Lutheran Church in Baxter. Choral Director Sarah Aamodt-lundin told K-Lakes' News that the concerts start off with a traditional segment--then a patriotic segment--and close wtih a mixture of folk and spiritual music. Admission is $10. for adults--Military Veterans, seniors, and students 18 years of age and younger are admitted for free. For more information, call 888-899-6034, or go to legacychorale.org

Minnesota is a Blaze Orange State

Nearly 475-thousand Minnesota hunters are expected to take the woods and fields this season pursuing white tail deer. C.B. Bylander, Fisheries and Wildlife Outreach Chief says that's one in ten Minnesotans. He tells KLKS News, with all the rain likely, the forest floor is bound to be quiet. He is also asking hunters to be respectful of roads and trails and not leave ruts on state or private land. Bylander says most accidents happen getting into and out of deer stands. He's also asking hunters to be careful at dawn and dusk and while loading and unloading their rifles near vehicles.

Crow Wing Deer Harvest Predicted to be Low

The deer harvest will be down this year, according to Area Wildlife Supervisor Gary Drotts. He tells KLKS news, they have been working to reduce the deer herd because of complaints by farmers and gardeners. He says the plan has worked. Now, he says many of the hunting areas around Brainerd are lottery areas where antlerless permits are required. Drotts figures the deer herd is at a low point now. He anticipates 12-13 thousand deer to be harvested around Brainerd this season.

Dahl Urges Deer Hunters to Be Careful Out There

Crow Wing County Sheriff Todd Dahl is urging safety during the fire arms deer hunting opener this weekend. He tells KLKS News, hunters must know what's beyond the shot their about to take. He says every year their are accidents that could be avoided with a little extra care. Sheriff Dahl is also warning hunters not to cross into private property with out permission. He says ignorance of property lines is no defense. About 500 thousand Minnesota hunters take to the woods in pursuit of the white tail. The season opens a half hour before sunrise Saturday.

Crow Wing County Flu Shots

This year's flu shot is designed to protect against three strains that have been found in the southern part of the world, during their winter months. Joyce Mueller, Public Nurse Manager for the Crow Wing County Health Department, says the inoculations should help even if the the strain evolves into something different. She does not believe it's a strong one, but won't know until it actually hits the community. Nurse Mueller says both the shot and mist are equally effective. Walk-in clinics are being held around the area, as well as at the Crow Wing County Health Department weekdays during November from 3 to 4 p.m., except holidays. For more information call (218) 824-1080.

Minnesota Deer Opener Saturday

The firearms season for white tail deer opens Saturday. Last Saturday it was nice and warm, this Saturday is expected to be something entirely different. Area Wildlife Supervisor Gary Drotts tells KLKS News, the law dictates the opener is the Saturday closest to November 3rd or 9th. In this case it was this Saturday the 8th. He says while it would have been pleasant sitting a deer stand last Saturday, there most likely would not have been a lot of deer movement, which is more likely this cold weekend.
The Season opens a half hour before sunrise Saturday.

Area Election Results

AITKIN CITY COUNCIL (Elect 2)
AL CARTIE 455 29.70
SCOTT SHERMAN 467 30.48
JOHN P LARSON 564 36.81

BACKUS MAYOR
CLOIE F. SMITH 46 39.32 Nonpartisan
BRAD CAIRNS 70 59.83*

BACKUS CITY COUNCIL (Elect 2)
PHILIP CASPERSON 54 25.59
STEVEN BRAKER 73 34.60
SCOTT D. ABBOTT 80 37.91

BAXTER CITY COUNCIL (Elect 2)
MARK CROSS 2195 34.43 *
TODD HOLMAN 2382 37.36 *
GARY MUEHLHAUSEN 1714 26.88

BRAINERD CITY COUNCIL AT LARGE (Elect 2)
DAVID L. COLVIN 1181 12.86
WAYNE DURANT 1020 11.11
MARY KOEP 2062 22.45
MARK C. O'DAY 1945 21.18
ROBERT "BOB" OLSON 2187 23.81

BRAINERD COUNCIL MEMBER WARD-W-01
LUCY NESHEIM 717 50.85
ED SHAW 686 48.65

BRAINERD COUNCIL MEMBER WARD-W-03
HOWARD J. BREWER 150 11.07
BARBARA EGAN 497 36.68
KEVIN GOEDKER 697 51.44

BREEZY POINT MAYOR
DOUG RACH 527 40.98
JOANN WEAVER 750 58.32

BREEZY POINT COUNCIL (Elect 2)
GARY A. BAKKEN 493 25.05
TOM NELSON 738 37.50
OTTO SCHMID 698 35.47

CROSBY CITY COUNCIL (Elect 2)
BUZZ NEPRUD 301 16.36
LIZ HOFMANN 415 22.55
DUSTY PAUL 456 24.78
JOANNA C. LATTERY 201 10.92
ED VUKELICH 355 19.29

DEERWOOD MAYOR
MICHAEL AULIE 190 72.24
BRIAN WASSERZIEHER, JR. 72 27.38

DEERWOOD COUNCIL (Elect 2)
JOSH CRAIN 53 12.77
DEBBY K. LEONARD 164 39.52
PAT TRASK 91 21.93
BRIAN WASSERZIEHER 105 25.30

EAST GULL LAKE MAYOR
DAVE KAVANAUGH 457 75.16
CRAIG KEEFE 150 24.67

EAST GULL LAKE CITY COUNCIL (Elect 2)
CAROL DEMGEN 333 32.58
NEAL GAALSWYK 346 33.86
MIKE BLANCH 188 18.40
NANCY V. CARLSON 151 14.78

EMILY COUNCIL MEMBER (Elect 2)
RUSS GUSTAFSON 264 31.28
GERHART "GARY" HANSON 320 37.91
SUSAN BLAIS JASPERSON 249 29.50

GARRISON COUNCIL MEMBER SPECIAL ELECTION
LORI PUENTE 57 58.16
ARYN C. THOMPSON 34 34.69

HACKENSACK MAYOR
CHRIS MCKEOWN 49 24.02
THOMAS WILLIAMS 41 20.10
MEL RATEIKE 111 54.41

JENKINS COUNCIL (Elect 2)
KIM A. BACHMANN 61 20.20
DALE DAUDT 117 38.74
CORY NISKANEN 69 22.85
SHANE PLEMEL 53 17.55

NEVIS MAYOR
RAY MELANDER 46 23.35
DENNIS AARON 49 24.87
DAVE MCCURNIN 102 51.78

NEVIS CITY COUNCIL (Elect 2)
WARREN CAIN 54 19.08
HEIDI SCHMEICHEL 107 37.81
CAMMY C. JOHNSON 117 41.34

NISSWA COUNCIL MEMBER (Elect 2)
GARY JOHNSON 607 30.37
BO DRAVING 291 14.56
TINA FOSTER 482 24.11
HAROLD KRAUS 607 30.37

PEQUOT LAKES MAYOR
NANCY ADAMS 442 40.81
DAVID KENNEDY 253 23.36
JACK SCHMIDT 386 35.64

PEQUOT LAKES COUNCIL (Elect 2)
CATHY MALECHA 532 29.15
JAMES ORASKOVICH 437 23.95
MARY A. PFEIFFER 197 10.79
TOM RYAN 450 24.66
CHERI SEILS 200 10.96

PEQUOT LAKES CITY COUNCIL MEMBER SPECIAL ELECTION (2 YR)
JERRY AKERSON 427 43.22
CRAIG NAGEL 558 56.48

PINE RIVER CITY COUNCIL (Elect 2)
RONNIE DERKSEN 223 40.92
TAMARA A. HANSEN 201 36.88
MARK EDWARDS 114 20.92


PEQUOT LAKES SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER (ISD #186) (Elect 4)
CURT JOHNSON 2860 21.00
DAN HEGGERSTON 2340 17.18
KIMBERLY BOLZ-ANDOLSHEK 3160 23.21
MARK LIEDL 2905 21.33
MIKE ERHOLTZ 2341 17.19

PEQUOT LAKES SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER SPECIAL ELECTION (ISD #186) (Elect 2)
CHRISTINA WOODS 2275 31.32
MICHAEL CLASEN 2392 32.93
VALERIE L. WALLIN 2593 35.70

PINE RIVER-BACKUS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER (ISD #2174) (Elect 3)
JAMES COFFLAND 1670 21.08
CHRISTINE ROHNE 1041 13.14
JODY WEBER 957 12.08
JERRY PETERSON 1106 13.96
DAWN RUBNER 963 12.15
BARB HINES 1472 18.58
JEFF DEGROTE 626 7.90

PINE RIVER-BACKUS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER SPECIAL ELECTION (ISD #2174) (Elect 1)
DARREN SONENSTAHL 508 16.88
JOHN A. PALMER 1018 33.83
JOSHUA EBERT 929 30.87
GARY SILTMAN 536 17.81

CROSBY SCHOOL DISTRICT QUESTION 1
YES 2459 40.61
NO 3596 59.39
SCHOOL DISTRICT QUESTION 2 (ISD #182 Crosby)
YES 2271 37.73
NO 3748 62.27

Representative District: 04A
Independence SHARATIN BLAKE 753 3.92
Republican JOHN CARLSON 8510 44.25
Democratic-Farmer-Labor JOHN PERSELL 9947 51.72

Representative District: 04B
Republican LARRY HOWES 12820 53.68
Democratic-Farmer-Labor MEG BYE 11033 46.20

12A STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Republican DAVID ALLAN PUNDT 7410 34.95
Democratic-Farmer-Labor JOHN WARD 13766 64.93

12B STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Republican MIKE LEMIEUR 9995 49.73
Democratic-Farmer-Labor AL DOTY 10071 50.11

CROW WING COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1
PHILIP "PJ" TRUSTY 3128 52.54
FRANK BALL 2800 47.03

CROW WING COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5
DANIEL LEWIS HAMM 1468 26.28
DOUG HOUGE 4097 73.34

CASS COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3
GARY L. AXTELL 560 19.23
JEFF PETERSON 2342 80.43

CASS COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5
VIRGIL F. FOSTER 796 37.51
DICK DOWNHAM 1318 62.11

AITKIN COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2
LAURIE A. WESTERLUND 1270 56.90
DALE K. LUECK 955 42.79

AITKIN COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4
BRIAN NAPSTAD 1282 75.06
DAVID SCHAAF 416 24.36

MORRISON COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1
THOMAS R. WENZEL 1967 53.38
SHARON BALLOU 1699 46.11

Morrison COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3
PERRY NOUIS 1250 41.97
RICHARD (RICH) COLLINS 1716 57.62


JENKINS TOWN CLERK SPECIAL ELECTION
MATHEW GALLUS 45 20.18
WILLIAM A. SAVAGE 178 79.82


JENKINS TOWN SUPERVISOR SEAT 2
TIM KEEN 180 69.50
SHARON THURLOW 79 30.50


PELICAN TOWN SUPERVISOR SEAT 1
ROBERT VAUGHN 39 13.98
TRACY DONOVAN 150 53.76
JAMES "JIM" ROCKWELL 87 31.18

Milaca Man Injured in Motorcycle Accident

A 38-year-0ld Milaca man has been taken to a Twin Cities hospital following a motorcycle accident in Morrison county Monday. The Sheriff's office says Christopher Edwards lost control of his Yamaha motorcycle on 153rd street just after 5 p.m. He left the road in the "S" curves located in that area. Edwards was air lifted to the metro.

Funding For Home Ownership And Repairs

Rural Development, USDA, can make the dream of owning a home come true. The agency has loan funds available for low and very low income applicants to finance the purchase and construction of a home. No down payment is required and subsidy may be made available to reduce the amount of your house payment. If you presently own your home and you have a very low income, USDA, Rural Development also has a home repair loan program at a 1% interest rate. These loans are available in Cass, Aitkin and Crow Wing Counties from the Baxter, Minnesota office. For more information, call 218-829-5965. Written inquiries should be sent to Rural Development, 7118 Clearwater Road, Baxter MN 56425.

Sheriff Dahl Claims Little Political Mischief in Crow Wing

Sheriff Todd Dahl says there has be very little mischief during this political season in Crow Wing County. He says compliance with lawn signs has been good. Occasionally, he has asked candidates to move their signs, and they have. Sheriff Dahl says on Wednesday the signs will come down, and we will take a two year breather before the next set go up.

Church Goers Leafleted in Pequot

Pequot Lakes Mayor Cathey Malecha objects to what she says was misleading literature placed on the windshields of Church-goers Sunday morning. Among other things, the leaflets claim she and three others running for the city council favor a sales tax for Pequot. Malecha says she traveled to St. Paul some time ago to investigate the possibility of a sales tax to pay for the Highway 371 improvements and was turned down. She says other discussions on the topic were only that.
The leaflet claims Pequot is the 5th highest taxed city in the county, and they don't want to be number one,
It was paid for by Businesses for a more friendly Pequot Lakes, and The Coalition of Concerned Citizens who earlier this year criticised the operations of the police department.

Patriots Finish Third at State CC Meet

Pequot Lakes Senior Clayton Foster has finished the 2008 Cross Country season as the top runner in the team competition at the state meet in Northfield. Foster paced the class A competition, on an idyllic Saturday, with a time of 16:14.5, edging out second place by a mere second. The Patriots, as a team, finished third overall tallying 132 , a single point in front of fourth place Plainview, Elgin, Millville. The other Patriots harriers were: Sylas Lydeen, 14th; Jacob Headlee, 27th; Jonas Dale, 44th; Kellen Braren, 46th; Adison Runberg, 73; Jake Braam, 95th.