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Vol. 113 No. 22 • Thursday, May 22, 2014 • Silver Lake, MN 55381
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by Alyssa Schauer
Lakeside
band concert
On Thursday evening at
Lakeside Elementary, the
fifth- and sixth-grade
bands performed their
final concert of the school
year for family and friends
at the Lakeside gymna-
sium. The program in-
cluded five selections
played by the fifth graders
and three special “small
group” performances by
Grace Garoutte, Brittany
Richter, Dylan Dahlke,
Sydney Lepel, Gia Venier,
Abby Gronlund, Anthony
LaPlante and Lexis
Werner. Above are Gia Ve-
nier and Dylan Dahlke
playing “American Patrol”
and to the left are sixth
graders Tess Chap on the
bass clarinet and Jennifer
Ramos. The Lakeside
bands are directed by
Jamie Rossmiller.
The annual Silver Lake
Memorial Day program is
set for Monday, May 26, be-
ginning with a parade fol-
lowing Main Street to the
Legion park at 10:30 a.m.
The services will follow at
the park at 10:45 a.m
In case of inclement
weather, the services will be
held at the auditorium.
A potluck luncheon will
be held at the Legion follow-
ing the program. All are in-
vited to attend.
This year’s program
speaker is Joe Niesen, who
served as several positions in
the Third District.
Niesen joined the Min-
nesota Air National Guard in
1975 and served until 1995
before retiring with over 20
years of served, assigned to
the 133rd Civil Engineering
Squadron.
He held the position of
roads and grounds supervi-
sor from 1974 to 1998 with
the squadron.
In December 1991, the
Minnesota Air National
Guard unit was federalized
for war during operations
Desert Shield and Desert
Storm.
Niesen continued his mil-
itary assignment in Israel
and England when many
went to the Persian Gulf,
which qualified him to be el-
igible as a member of the
American Legion and the
VFW.
Niesen served as the
2009-10 Third District com-
mander and in 2010-11, he
served as the Third District
membership chairman. For
seven years, he was a Third
District vice commander,
and he was voted the out-
standing vice commander
four times.
Niesen served the Third
District well before becom-
ing a Department of Min-
nesota vice commander in
2013.
He is a member of the Wa-
conia American Legion Post
150, Waconia Am Vets Post
13, Sons of the American
Legion Squadron 150, a
member of the Waconia
VFW Post 5462, 40/8
Voiture 414, Chef de Gare
2006-07, and he currently
serves as the grand organizer
for Grand du Minnesota.
At the Legion Post in Wa-
conia, he has held many of-
fices, and is currently the
finance officer and a mem-
ber of the executive commit-
tee.
He lives in Cologne with
his wife Rosemary, who was
a Third District past com-
mander, past vice com-
mander and past Department
of Minnesota chaplain.
The Niesens have three
sons, nine grandchildren and
seven great-grandchildren.
Their son, Tim, served
with the United States Army
for 23 years and is now a
civilian contractor for the
military.
Currently, their grand-
daughter and her husband
are serving with the
Cheyenne, Wyo., Air Force
Reserve.
Another granddaughter
served five years in the Air
Force and a grandson served
five years with the Marines
after completing an eight-
month tour in Afghanistan.
Memorial Day program
May 26; Niesen to speak
Joe Niesen
Council finally OKs county shed agreement
By Alyssa Schauer
Staff Writer
The Silver Lake City Council finally approved
the county shed agreeement with McLeod
County Monday night after months of hashing
over the details.
Initially, the concern was over the lack of
wording in the contract regarding stall use at the
shed.
The city approved an agreement to use five of
the six stalls and, in exchange, pay all utilities
for the building. The city also will plow, salt and
sand the county roads in town.
But the county’s agreement stated it could use
“up to two stalls” of the six.
This development drew excitement from the
City Council, and Mayor Bruce Bebo was con-
cerned about the “gray areas” of the contract.
Public Works Supervisor Dale Kosek said he
talked with Ed Homan, director of the county’s
solid waste department, and developed a com-
promise.
Kosek said Homan wasn’t quite sure where the
“two stall wording” came in, but, “Ed said he is
planning on using one stall to do recycling once
a month for appliances, paint, etc.”
Kosek said if the recycling materials were to
“overflow” into another stall he was using, that
would be “fine.”
“There’s sure a lot of gray area about what’s
getting stored there. A lot of ‘he said, she said’,’’
Bebo said.
He also was concerned about paying for extra
utilities the county may be using, such as Internet
service.
“We’re paying for only the utilities we need,”
Venier said, which include water, sewer, heat and
electricity.
“It doesn’t say that though,” Bebo said about
the contract.
“How long is this (the contract) good for?”
Councilor Pat Fogarty asked.
“Indefinitely. It’s good until either party gives
a 60-day written notice,” Venier said.
Fogarty questioned if Homan would notify
Kosek in advance of the recycling dates, so as
not to disturb any repair work Kosek might be
doing at the shed.
“We both talked that over,” Kosek said. He
A two-vehicle head-on
collision at 5:53 a.m., Tues-
day, at the intersection of
Highway 22 and Highway
7 in Hutchinson, killed one
driver and injured another,
according to the Minnesota
State Patrol.
Killed was Ryan R.
Allen, 28, of Hutchinson.
He was northbound on
Highway 22 in a 2013
Chrysler when it collided
with an eastbound 2008
Mercury Mariner, driven
by Mark J. Lies, 57, of
Hutchinson.
Lies sustained serious in-
juries and was taken to the
hospital by Allina Ambu-
lance.
Weather conditions were
wet and foggy.
Also assisting at the
scene were the McLeod
County Sheriff’s Office,
Hutchinson Police Depart-
ment and Hutchinson Fire
Department.
Head-on collision
kills 1, injures another
Audit: Silver Lake is ‘very good’ financially
By Alyssa Schauer
Staff Writer
The city of Silver Lake is
looking “very good” finan-
cially, the Silver Lake City
Council heard at its regular
meeting Monday evening.
Paul Harvego, certified pub-
lic accountant with Conway,
Deuth & Schmiesing, PLLP,
presented the 2013 audit report
to councilors, and praised the
fact the city has about nine
months of expenditures built up
in its general fund.
The 2013 general fund bal-
ance is $458,106, up from
$403,092 in 2012.
“Normally, we ask for at
least four to six months of ex-
penditures, so this is a very
good fund balance,” Harvego
said.
City Clerk Kerry Venier re-
minded councilors some of that
fund will be spent down to pay
for the auditorium improve-
ments, “but we are planning to
recoup those costs with dona-
tions,” he said.
Harvego noted that though
the general fund balance is
healthy, the city should “keep
an eye on water and sewer rates
in line with inflation.”
He also presented recom-
mendations for the city regard-
ing the Municipal Liquor Store.
He said a test count of the
store’s inventory was per-
formed Jan. 2, and 22 errors
were noted in the 88 items se-
lected for observation.
“That’s very high. We still
recommend management con-
tinue to test count monthly and
adjust inventory amounts as
necessary,” Harvego said.
“But overall, the city is look-
ing very good,” Harvego said.
In other matters, the Council:
• Amended the floodplain
management ordinance to re-
flect the recent changes
remapped by the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency
(FEMA).
“This (ordinance) creates a
new zoning district wherein
lies floodplain and flood hazard
areas. FEMA remapped it
based on data we submitted to
them and the state,” Venier
said.
He said the area along East
Avenue between Frank and
Center streets and homes along
Main Street on the east end of
town are no longer consider
flood hazard areas. The flood-
plain instead now includes the
west end near Cedar Crest Es-
tate on Main Street, where the
wetlands are located.
“So basically nothing north
of town is floodplain any-
more,” Councilor Pat Fogarty
Donations sought for Music in Park
As a prelude to Silver Lake’s
Pola-Czesky Days, the first of
six Music in the Park Thursday
gatherings will be June 26.
Watch for schedules to be
posted soon.
The Music in the Park com-
mittee is asking for donations
for prizes to be given away dur-
ing the Music in the Park
events at Legion Park on Main
Street in Silver Lake.
In order to have your dona-
tion acknowledged as being
donated by you, your business
or organization, please have
them to the committee by June
10. A listing will then be com-
piled.
Donors are encouraged to
put their names on the prizes if
they want to be acknowledged.
Any donations turned in to the
committee after that date or
brought to Music in the Park
will be listed as given by an
anonymous donor.
Due to the merging of the
newspapers and space avail-
ability, there may not be a list
of prize winners in the newspa-
per.
If you have questions, please
call DeNeil or Lisa Thompson
at 320-327-2278 or Ray or
Sharon Bandas at 320-327-
3115.
City Council
Turn to page 6
City audit
Turn to page 4
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Staff
Bill and Joyce Ramige, Publishers;
Rich Glennie, Editor; Brenda Fogarty,
Sales; Alyssa Schauer, Staff Writer/Of-
fice.
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Degree of honor meeting set
Degree of Honor No. 182 will meet May 27 at 1 p.m. at
the Silver Lake Auditorium.
Medicare class set May 27
The Minnesota River Agency on Aging, Inc., will be
teaching an introductory class on Medicare. Those turning
65, who are new to Medicare or just want information
about benefits are invited to attend. The class will be held
at the Hutchinson Senior Center at 1005 Highway 15 S on
Tuesday, May 27, at 1 p.m. For more details and to reserve
a seat, please contact Ashley Dwyer at 1-800-333-2433,
extension 82024.
Bohemian cemetery meeting
The yearly business meeting of officers, family lot own-
ers and interested persons in the Bohemian National
Cemetery is set for Saturday, May 24, at 1 p.m., at the
Komensky School at 19981 Major Ave. Any and all busi-
ness pertinent to the cemetery located in Rich Valley
Township, along Highway 7, will be discussed. Refresh-
ments will be provided.
Choir concert set May 22
Thursday, May 22, at 8 p.m., in the high school audito-
rium, the annual ninth- through 12th-grade spring choir
concert will be held. This concert will feature the Mixed
9-12 Choirs. Admission will be charged.
Centershot Archery begins
Grace Bible Church of Silver Lake will start a new ses-
sion of its Centershot Archery Ministry on Sunday, June
1, beginning at 1 p.m. Centershot is a Bible-based archery
ministry that consists of a 45-minute Bible study and 45
minutes of archery instruction one day a week for eight
weeks (ages 7 through adult). This is a wonderful family
activity and a great way to get introduced to the sport of
archery. The church provides bows and arrows to use dur-
ing the class time. The cost for the entire eight weeks is
only $10. Those interested can contact the church at 320-
327-2352 or Jim Richardson at 320-395-2721.
Vets mobile office in Glencoe
Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Mobile Service Of-
fice will be at the McLeod County Veterans Services, 2381
Hennepin Ave. N, Glencoe, on Thursday, June 5, from
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., to personally provide the best coun-
seling and claim filing assistance available. Like all DAV
services, help from the Mobile Service Office is free to all
veterans and members of their families.
Upcoming Events
Submitted photo
Degree of Honor donation
As one of their projects, the Silver Lake Degree of Honor
Lodge No. 182 made a donation of $100 to the Silver Lake
dining site. From left to right are Degree of Honor mem-
bers Margaret Benz, Martha Wilkins, Dining Site Manager
Pearl Branden, Degree of Honor members Donald Benz,
Bernie Kaczmarek, Alice Paul, Laura Kaczmarek and
Dodie Chalupsky.
I joined a softball summer
league, and I haven’t decided
if that’s a mistake yet.
My friend Jessica said her
co-ed softball team needed fe-
male players, and asked if I’d
like to join.
I’ll tell you all right now my
softball experience includes
two summers of playing in the
fourth and fifth grades and a
few summers of “beer league”
during college, when I was a
substitute for my parents’ team
in Mondovi.
In that league, two trophies
were awarded: one for the
most wins (naturally) and one
for the team who drank the
most beer.
Guess which trophy we
earned.
So it’s no surprise I was a
little nervous for Tuesday
night’s game after being dor-
mant in softball for several
years.
I pulled up to Oak Leaf Park
with white knuckles on the
steering wheel and butterflies
in my stomach.
Growing up with three
brothers, playing sports wasn’t
always “just for fun.”
It was competitive, and it
was painful. So when Jessica
assured me her team played
“just for fun,” I was leary.
As soon as I arrived, she in-
sisted we should practice
catching, and I reluctantly
agreed.
Turns out, it only took a few
dropped balls to get the hang
of using her extra glove, and I
was building confidence I
could play just fine.
Until one missed catch left a
round imprint with stitching
on my left thigh.
THAT stung and immedi-
ately my leg cramped as if I
had a charley horse. I thought
of my Dad’s advice to “walk it
off, walk it off” as I strutted
through the green grass, mas-
saging the tender injury.
Surprisingly, the actual
game saw no injuries, even
with me as catcher.
When Jessica called off our
positions, I looked at her be-
wildered when she said,
“Alyssa: catcher!”
Did she not remember my
catch to the thigh? I was hop-
ing I could get away with
some outfield position that
didn’t see much action.
I decided to channel Joe
Mauer and give it my all as
catcher. With a little practice,
I got better at actually throw-
ing the ball to the pitcher
rather than to the left of him,
and I even almost caught a
throw to tag a runner out at
home plate.
Butter fingers.
Then it was time to bat.
Naturally, I embarrassed
myself after swinging and
missing.
But it wasn’t the strikes that
were embarrassing. It was the
fact that I didn’t know in this
softball league, two strikes
equal an out versus the normal
three strikes.
After my second strike, I
wound up to hit again, deter-
mined to hit the next pitch, and
the umpire had to tell me a few
times I was “out” before I re-
alized the rules were different.
I was so focused on the game
and the cheering around me, I
wasn’t even paying attention
to his calls.
I sheepishly walked back to
the dugout of my smiling
teammates and took notes.
I did manage to knock a few
easy hits into the infield that
were unfortunately easily
caught, and I decided I’ll have
to consult my youngest
brother, Mitchell, who plays
high school baseball, for tips
and tricks so I can knock them
out of the park.
We lost 12-10, but I realized
the team truly played “just for
fun,” and I can’t wait to play
again next Tuesday.
It’s going to be a good sum-
mer.
It’s going to be a good summer
The Travel Section
By Alyssa Schauer
Save the date! Registration
for Silver Lake Lions fifth-
and sixth-grade football sea-
son begins Wednesday, Aug. 1,
at the Hutchinson Recreation
Center. Hours are from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m., Monday through
Thursday.
The team will play in the
lightweight or heavyweight di-
vision.
When players are register-
ing, indicate they are a Silver
Lake Lions player.
Players are responsible for
$25 of the $50 registration fee.
The Silver Lake Lions will be
sponsoring $25 for each
player.
Equipment pickup (helmets
and pads) will be Thursday,
Aug. 21, at 7 p.m. at the
Hutchinson Recreation Center.
Players are to provide their
own football pants and shoes
(tennis or soccer shoes).
Coaches are Gary Kosek
and Brian Mikolichek. A
coaches meeting will be on
Thursday, Aug. 21, at 8 p.m. at
the recreation center.
More information will fol-
low at a later date.
Lions representatives are
Dan Tschimperle and Sandy
Posusta.
SL Lions 5th-, 6th-grade football
registration set at Hutch Aug. 1
The McLeod County
Chronicle is still accepting
information sheets to help
fill out its special Glencoe-
Silver Lake High School
graduation issue set to be
published June 4.
Graduate information
sheets still missing for the
following seniors:
Andrew Abrams, Eric
Arandia, Cody Becker,
Laura Becker, Christopher
Boyum, April Brady,
Daniel Brewton, Colton
Butler, Alisha Cadena, Is-
mael Calderon Garcia,
Stephanie Chastek Colon,
Austin Cooper, Nicolle
Dahlke, Mitchell Donnay,
Alicia Fenner, Brett
Fuhrman, Brandon Grams,
Elizabeth Granger, Hailey
Havlik, Christina Helm-
brecht, Taylor Koski, April
Krienke, Corey Lemke,
Marcus Lietzau-Williams,
Marissa Lietzau- Williams,
Courtney Lund, Christina
Moosbrugger, Heron Pena,
Justin Raduenz, Mathew
Richards, Yodee Rivera,
Julia Schmidt, Trent
Senske, Brookelyn Stuede-
mann, Lucia Vega Duran,
Cody Wendorff, Cedric
Winter and Matthew
Young.
Information sheets can
be dropped off at The
Chronicle office at 716 E.
10th St., Glencoe. Final
deadline to be included in
the special issue is Friday,
May 23.
Graduate information
still needed by Friday
District 18 State Sen. Scott
Newman, R-Hutchinson, and
District 18B state Rep. Glenn
Gruenhagen, R-Glencoe, and
District 18A state Rep. Dean
Urdahl, R-Grove City, will be
conducting a series of informal
town hall meetings to listen to
concerns and ideas from dis-
trict residents.
The legislators will take
questions and discuss the
events of the legislative ses-
sion this year.
The schedule for the town
hall meetings include:
• Glencoe town hall meeting
with Rep. Gruenhagen and
Newman from 4 p.m. to 5
p.m., Wednesday, May 28, at
Gert and Erma’s Coffee Shop,
Glencoe.
• Silver Lake town hall
meeting with Rep. Gruen-
hagen and Senator Newman,
from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.,
Thursday, May 29, at Molly’s
Café.
• Hutchinson town hall
meeting with Reps. Gruen-
hagen and Urdahl and Sen.
Newman from 6:30 p.m. to
7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 29,
at Ridgewater College
Hutchinson campus, Room
141.
• Stewart town hall meeting
with Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen
and Sen. Newman, from 10
a.m. to 11 a.m., Saturday, June
7, at Cactus Jack’s II, Stewart.
Constituents wishing to find
out more information or con-
tact Sen. Newman can do so
by calling (651) 296-4131, by
e-mailing him at sen.scott.
newman@senate.mn.
District 18 town
meetings set
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The Glencoe-Silver Lake
School District is participating
in the summer food service
program and invites children
to “catch a free meal!” Meals
will be provided to all children
birth to 18 without charge and
meet nutritional standards es-
tablished by the U.S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture (USDA).
In addition to offering free
meals to any child birth to 18,
the school district is offering
numerous summer activities
including targeted services
summer school, extended
school year summer school,
enrichment classes and camps
through Community Educa-
tion, migrant summer school,
Early Childhood Family Edu-
cation (ECFE) programs and
the Panther Adventure Club
(PAC).
Additional information will
be provided about the summer
school schedule in upcoming
issues of The Chronicle and on
the school district’s website at
www.gsl.k12.mn.us.
Dates, locations and times:
• Helen Baker Elementary
School, 405 E. 16th St., Glen-
coe, from June 9 to Aug. 22
(closed July 4th).
Breakfast from 7:30 to 8:30
a.m.; lunch from 11:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m.
• GSL Lakeside Elementary
School, 229 Lake Ave., Silver
Lake, from June 9 to June 27
and July 7 to Aug. 29.
Breakfast from 8:30 to 9:30
a.m.; lunch 11:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m.
• GSL High School, 1825 E.
16th St., Glencoe, from June 9
to June 27; July 7 to Aug. 1,
and Aug. 18 to Aug. 29.
Breakfast from 8:30 to 9:30
a.m.; lunch from 11:30 to
12:30 p.m.
GSL to offer summer
food service program
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Silver Lake Leader, Thursday, May 22, 2014 — Page 3
Open House
Golden Anniversary Party
honoring
LeRoy & Judy
Pokornowski
Saturday, June 7
Starting at 6 p.m.
Crow River Winery
Hutchinson, MN
Hosted by their children.
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Silver Lake Leader photo by Rich Glennie
Boys choir opens concert
Members of the Glencoe-Silver Lake Lin-
coln Junior High seventh- and eighth-
grade boys choir opened last week’s
spring concert in the high school audito-
rium. Directed by Randi Erlandson, the
choir included, front, from left, Andrew
Nix, Avery Correll, Shebastian Chouanard,
Alexis Medrano, John Ingeman, Uilleam
Armstrong, Tyler Siewert and Jacob Rei-
chow. Second row, Adrian Trevino, Oscar
Pena, Joey Cullen-Lawver, Brayden
Goebel, Adam Garoutte, Josh Kuehn, Pey-
ton Proehl, Markus Fleck and Peter Gep-
son. In the back, Garrett Beneke, Dylan
Richter, Adam Thalmann, Jakob Siewert,
Alex Rhodes and Cody Randunz.
Strawberry Bread
Ingredients:
2 cups fresh strawberries
3-1/8 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1-1/4 cups vegetable oil
4 eggs, beaten
1-1/4 cups chopped pecans
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350˚ and butter and flour two
9x5-inch loaf pans. Slice strawberries and place
in medium-sized bowl. Sprinkle lightly with
sugar and set aside while preparing butter. Com-
bine flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt and baking
soda in a large bowl; mix well. Blend oil and
eggs into strawberries. Add strawberry mixture
to flour mixture, blending until dry ingredients
are just moistened. Stir in pecans. Divide batter
into pans. Bake in preheated oven until a tester
inserted in the center comes out clean, 45 to 50
minutes. Let cool in pans on wire rack for 10
minutes. Turn loaves out of pans and allow to
cool before slicing.
Raspberry Lemonade Bars
Ingredients:
Crust:
9 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
Filling:
2 cups heaping frozen raspberries, thawed
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons lemon zest
3 egg whites
1 egg
2/3 cup flour
Pinch of salt
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350˚ and line an 8x8-inch bak-
ing pan with parchment paper. To make crust,
cream the butter and sugar together with an
electric mixer, then add in vanilla. Add flour
until just incorporated. Dump dough in baking
pan and press until it evenly covers the bottom
of the dish. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until
slightly golden brown. To make the filling, put
the raspberries in a fine mesh sieve and press
the berries through into a large bowl. Add sugar,
egg whites, egg, lemon juice and zest, flour and
salt to the bowl and stir to combine. Pour the
mixture into the crust and bake for 30 minutes.
Let cool to room temperature and then place in
the refrigerator for 4 hours to cool completely.
Top as desired with powdered sugar or whipped
cream.
Blackberry Pie Bars
Ingredients:
3 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/3 cups sugar, divided
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
Zest and juice of one lemon, divided
2 sticks cold unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch
slices
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups fresh blackberries
4 teaspoons cornstarch
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375˚ and grease a 9x13-inch
pan. In a food processor, pulse together flour, 1
cup sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and
lemon zest. Add the butter, egg and vanilla ex-
tract, pulsing until dough is crumbly. Pat half of
dough into the bottom of the prepared pan, sav-
ing the remaining dough for the topping. In a
medium bowl, stir together the remaining 1/2
cups sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice. Gently
mix in the blackberries. Sprinkle the blackberry
mixture evenly over the crust. Crumble remain-
ing dough over the berry layer. Bake in pre-
heated oven for about 45 minutes, or until top
is slightly brown. Cool completely before cut-
ting into squares. Store in airtight container.
Kitchen Delights
& Other Things
In June 1968, Jana’s
younger brother, Peter
Pulkrabek, 29, escaped from
the Russian Communists and
Czechoslovakia.
During 1968, the year of
“The Silent Spring,” the Rus-
sians slightly relaxed rules and
regulations. There was great
hope they may free Czecho-
slovakia from bondage.
Peter obtained a visa to visit
Germany for a vacation, but
really in his mind he knew
once he was across the Iron
Curtain, he would not return.
Just three months later, on
Aug. 20, 1968, 400,000 jack-
booted Russian soldiers
slammed into Prague accom-
panied by hundreds of Russian
T-54 tanks.
The Czechs jeered, wept
and hurled stones. There was
little they could do! They were
powerless! The brief freedom
was over in a few hours for 12
million Czechoslovakians.
Poland, six other countries,
and over 100 million people
had 20 more years tacked onto
their 40-year Russian bondage
sentence.
We all should be so thankful
our ancestors decided to come
to America many years ago.
Peter could take only $200
and had to sign a form stating
he will return. Somehow, Peter
met another family that es-
caped, and they eventually
made their way to America.
The family’s daughter was
Peter’s age and a medical
doctor. Soon they were mar-
ried.
At first Peter thought he was
the only Pulkrabek in Amer-
ica. Little did he know that
from two original brothers and
a sister who came to America
in 1857, the clan now grew to
nearly 1,500.
Peter and Dr. Jana
Pulkrabek settled in Big Flats,
N.Y., where Jana has her own
practice. They have two boys,
Yon and Peter Jr.
Back in Prague, in 1962,
Peter had received chemistry
and biology degrees. During
his student years in 1960,
Peter was on the Czechoslova-
kian Olympic rowing team
and army rowing team during
his one year of compulsory
military training as required
by the Russians.
Peter returned to Czechoslo-
vakia 15 years after his escape
to attend his mother’s funeral.
Czech authorities questioned
him for hours and hours at the
border, threatening him with
jail time or forcing him to
serve two years in the military
to fulfill his military obliga-
tion.
They finally released him to
attend his mother’s funeral
and leave the country again.
Meanwhile, Peter’s defec-
tion caused great hardships
imposed by the Russians on
his brother, Milos, and wife
Alena. Milos was going to col-
lege studying mechanical en-
gineering. The authorities
would not grade his final mas-
ter’s thesis after he worked on
it for many years.
His wife Alena, a teacher,
speaking five languages —
English, Russian, French,
Japanese, and Czech — could
have taught in a higher capac-
ity, but was reduced to teach-
ing first and second grades in
the mornings and forced to
work in a day-care center in
the afternoons.
I’m sure there were other
penalties imposed on other
family members, also.
Update in 2005: Dr. Jana is
still a doctor at a family prac-
tice in New York state. Peter is
retired.
Son, Yon, 28, has a degree
in foreign diplomacy and has
taken a job back in Prague, in
the country he just loves. He
has dual citizenship, has re-
cently married, and works for
a newspaper.
Brother Milos has his own
business of monitoring air
quality around Prague. I think
Alena teaches one of the lan-
guages. Together they have
held on to two acres outside of
Prague, owned by the
Pulkrabeks for many years, as
a garden spot to raise their
own fruits and vegetables, as
food was scarce in the city. It
was another brief retreat to get
away from the Prague Russia
Communists in Prague.
Milos has a lovely vacation
home, built of excess wooden
ammo boxes. Making muni-
tions for the Russians has
ceased, so the government was
stuck with millions of wooden
ammo boxes. A company very
skillfully stacked them to
build walls for houses. Stuc-
coed, insulated and sheet
rocked, you would never
know the wall areas were once
ammo boxes. It is a very neat
three-bedroom rambler.
Also on the property is an
older cottage that Jana and
Jirka own. Due to weak knees,
Jirka ties strings on items to be
lowered and retrieved through
the trap door in the kitchen
floor into the cooling cellar.
Their original residence,
still in the garden area, is a
huge, old, “brightly Czech-
decorated,” high-wooden-
wheeled “gypsy wagon,”
similar to America’s covered
wagons.
Years ago, they had enjoyed
living in it while gardening.
Peter escapes from Czechoslovakia
Tracing Roots
By Ron Pulkrabek
In June, the Rev. Robert
Mraz will celebrate 40 years
as a priest. Bishop John M.
LeVoir will celebrate a Mass
of Thanksgiving on Sunday,
June 1, at 10:30 a.m. at the
Church of St. Mary, Tracy, fol-
lowed by a potluck and open
house until 2 p.m. in the
church hall.
Mraz was ordained to the
priesthood for the Diocese of
New Ulm on June 1, 1974, by
Bishop Alphonse J. Schlad-
weiler at the Church of St.
George in Glencoe.
Following ordination, he
served the parish communities
of St. Aloysius, Olivia; Cathe-
dral of the Holy Trinity, New
Ulm, which included teaching
at Cathedral High School; Ss.
Peter and Paul, Ivanhoe; St.
Peter, Canby; St. Leo, St. Leo;
St. Patrick, Kandiyohi; St.
Thomas More, Lake Lillian;
and Holy Family, Silver Lake.
He currently serves as pas-
tor at the Church of St. Mary,
Tracy, and the Church of St.
Paul, Walnut Grove, and as
sacramental minister at the
Church of St. Michael, Milroy.
On the diocesan level, Mraz
has served on the Priest’s
Council, the Priest Personnel
Board, the College of Consul-
tors, and the Diocesan Build-
ing Committee, and he has
served as coordinator of the
Council of Catholic Women in
Regions 3 and 6.
The Rev. Gerald Meidl will
celebrate 40 years as a priest
also in June. Bishop LeVoir
will celebrate a Mass of
Thanksgiving on Sunday, June
22, at 11 a.m. at the Church of
St. Anastasia in Hutchinson,
followed by a reception and
open house.
Meidl was ordained to the
priesthood for the Diocese of
New Ulm on June 2, 1974, by
Bishop Schladweiler at the
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity,
New Ulm.
Following ordination, he
served the parish communities
of St. Mary, Willmar; Holy
Rosary, North Mankato; St.
Mary, Tracy; St. Paul, Walnut
Grove; St. Mary, Sleepy Eye;
Holy Redeemer, Marshall,
where he served as campus
minister at Southwest State
University; Ss. Peter and Paul,
Ivanhoe; St. John Cantius,
Wilno; St. Paul, Comfrey; and
St. Clotilde, Green Valley.
He currently serves as pas-
tor of St. Anastasia, Hutchin-
son, and St. Boniface, Stewart.
On the diocesan level, Fr.
Meidl has served as an associ-
ate judge of the marriage Tri-
bunal and as a member for the
Tribunal provincial appeal
court. He also has served as
episcopal vicar of Regions 2
and 3, and he has served on
the Priests’ Council, College
of Consultors, Priest Person-
nel Board, Committee on
Parishes, Worship Committee
and Bishop’s Executive Cabi-
net.
Frs. Mraz, Meidl to
celebrate milestones
Silver Lake
American Legion
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Sun., May 25 • 9 am-12 pm
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$
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get to remember…
This Memorial Day,
Let us Pause and Reflect.
In loving memory of
Randy Ardolf
who passed away June 6, 1986
Sadly missed by
Parents, Larry &
JoAnn Ardolf
Gone but not forgotten
Marilyn “Lovey” Jurek
who passed away June 11, 2013
Dearly missed by
her husband
& family
In loving memory of
August Ristow
who passed away Oct. 29, 2010
Sadly missed by
his wife,
Luella Ristow
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DFLers to host endorsing convention May 27
The Senate District 18 DFL
endorsing convention has been
scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday,
May 27, at the Victorian Inn,
1000 Highway 7 West,
Hutchinson.
Delegates to the convention
will endorse candidates for
House Districts 18A and 18B
and select officers for the next
two years.
There is one declared candi-
date for the 18A seat and two
potential candidates running
for the House in 18B. Steve
Schiroo, Cokato, has agreed to
run for the seat occupied by
Rep. Dean Urdahl in 18A.
Only delegates to the county
DFL conventions held earlier
this spring are eligible to vote
at the convention, but visitors
are welcome.
Senate District 18 includes
all of Meeker, McLeod and
Sibley counties plus Cokato
and Cokato Township in
Wright County.
House District 18B includes
all of Sibley County and the
portions of McLeod County
not in District 18A.
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multiplication?
It’s newspaper talk
for a one column
by 2 inch ad.
Too small to be effective?
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Online at www.Glencoenews.com
NOTICE
in observance of
Memorial Day,
all our offices
will be CLOSED
Monday, May 26.
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EARLY DEADLINE NOTICE:
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County Chronicle deadline is
Noon, Friday, May 23.
NOTICE
The Silver Lake Leader office will
be open Limited Hours during
the week of May 26-30.
The office will be CLOSED on
Thursday, May 29 due to the move.
75 YEARS AGO - MAY 27, 1939 —Poppy
Day, sponsored by the Silver Lake Legion Aux-
iliary, will be held Saturday, May 27, in Silver
Lake.
Memorial Day services, sponsored by the Sil-
ver Lake American Legion, will be held Tues-
day, May 30, at the Silver Lake Legion Park at
9:30 a.m. The Rev. Caradoc J. Morgan, pastor
of the First Congregation Church of Hutchin-
son, will be the guest speaker.
Graduation exercises for 16 girls and 12 boys
of the senior class of Silver Lake High School
will be held Friday evening, June 2, at the
school auditorium. Theodore Utne of the State
Department of Education will give the com-
mencement address.
Beginning June 1, the Citizens State Bank of
Silver Lake will be open from 8 a.m. to noon
and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., excepting on Satur-
day, when the hours will be from 8 a.m. to noon.
This is in order to comply with provisions of the
Federal Wage and Hour Law, which prohibits
employees from working more than 44 hours
per week.
Ray’s Bar, Ray Chalupsky, proprietor, has in-
stalled a new giant redwood storage cooler and
all case beer now will be cold at all times.
Members of the Silver Lake Fire Department
were given a snappy workout Monday evening
under Chief William Halva in the first of a se-
ries of drills to be held each Monday evening.
Peterson’s Store at Sherman Station will have
free outside talking motion picture shows every
Tuesday evening with a dance following the
show.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bandas of Hale Town-
ship mourn the loss of their 4-day-old infant
son, born on Sunday, May 21, who died
Wednesday afternoon at the Hutchinson Hospi-
tal.
50 YEARS AGO - MAY 21, 1964 — One
hundred and ninety-one ballots were cast at the
annual election of the Silver Lake Public School
Board of Education held on Tuesday, May 19.
Incumbent Harry Miska and candidate Stanley
Drahos were elected to the board.
Twenty-seven Silver Lake High School sen-
iors will receive their diplomas at commence-
ment exercises on Wednesday, May 27. This
also marks the 50th anniversary of the first class
to graduate from Silver Lake High School.
Poppy Days, sponsored by the Silver Lake
Legion Auxiliary, will be observed May 21-23.
The Silver Lake Sportsmen’s Club stag party
will be held Tuesday, May 26, at the Silver Lake
Auditorium.
Jack and Richard Helmbrecht helped rescue
Mrs. Millicent Stolp, 52, of Hutchinson, on
Monday afternoon when her car overturned in
about two feet of water in Lake Stella. The
Helmbrechts were seining minnows about 100
yards west of the crash site.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Sherman of Winsted will
be honored on their 50th wedding anniversary
at an open house on Sunday, May 24, at the
Holy Trinity High School cafeteria.
A 50th wedding anniversary open house hon-
oring Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Mazan will be held
at their home on Sunday, May 24.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Al (Marlene
Urban) Wirtz on April 25. Mr. and Mrs. Don
Ranzau are the parents of a daughter born on
May 11.
25 YEARS AGO - MAY 25, 1989 —Silver
Lake Legion Post 141 will hold Memorial Day
Services on Monday, May 29, at the Legion
Park. Guest speakers will be Terry and Susan
Drahos.
The members of the Silver Lake Elementary
Band will give their annual spring recital and
concert Thursday, May 25, in the multi-purpose
room of the Silver Lake Public School.
The City Council again rejected the bids for
air conditioning in the auditorium as they came
in higher than the budget would allow. Bids for
the project were from a low of $24,000 to a high
of $39,000.
This past Friday, the Citizens State Bank of
Silver Lake gave away pine tree seedlings to
everyone who stopped in the bank.
Over 40 sites participated in the annual Silver
Lake citywide garage sales held May 20, which
was declared a success.
Down Memory Lane
Compiled by Margaret Benz
GRACE BIBLE CHURCH
300 Cleveland Ave.,
Silver Lake
Dr. Tom Rakow, Pastor
320-327-2265
http://silverlakechurch.org
Sat., May 24 — Men’s Bible
study, 7 a.m.; women’s Bible
study, 9 a.m.
Sun., May 25 — “First Light”
radio broadcast on KARP 106.9
FM, 7:30 a.m.; pre-service prayer
time, 9:15 a.m.; morning worship
service with recognition of high
school graduates, 9:30 a.m.; Sun-
day school for all ages, 10:35 a.m.
Wed., May 28 — Confirmation
class, 6 p.m.; prayer time, 7 p.m.
Sat., May 31 — Men’s Bible
study, 7 a.m.; women’s Bible
study, 9 a.m.
Dial-A-Bible Story, 320-327-
2843.
FAITH PRESBYTERIAN
108 W. Main St.,
Silver Lake
320-327-2452
Fax 320-327-6562
E-mail: faithfriends
@embarqmail.com
Carol Chmielewski, pastor
Office hours: Tuesdays,
Wednesdays, Thursdays from
1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Sun., May 25 — Worship serv-
ice with fellowship to follow, 10
a.m.
CHURCH OF THE HOLY
FAMILY
700 W. Main St.,
Silver Lake
Anthony Stubeda, Pastor
Thurs., May 22 — Mass at
Cedar Crest, 10:30 a.m.; Area
Pastoral Council, 7 p.m.
Fri., May 23 — No Mass.
Sat., May 24 — Mass, 4 p.m.
Sun., May 25 — Mass, 8 a.m.;
followed by a movie about Fr.
Greg Shaffer and CCW and cof-
fee rolls; Mass, 8 p.m.
Mon., May 26 — Memorial
Day, parish offices closed; Mass
at St. Adalbert’s Cemetery, 9 a.m.
Tues., May 27 — Mass, 8 a.m.;
eucharistic adoration, 8:30 a.m.-
10 p.m.; parish administrative
council, 6:30 p.m.
Wed., May 28 — Mass at
Cokato Manor, 10 a.m.; Mass, 5
p.m.
Thurs., May 29 — Mass at
Cedar Crest, 10:30 a.m.
Fri., May 30 — Mass, 8 a.m.
Sat., May 31 — Server train-
ing, 10 a.m.-noon; Mass, 4 p.m.
WORD OF LIFE CHURCH
950 School Rd. S.W.
Hutchinson
320-587-9443
E-mail: infor@
loversoftruth.com
Jim Hall, Pastor
Sun., May 25 — Worship, 9:30
a.m. and 6 p.m.
THE CHURCH OF JESUS
CHRIST OF LATTER DAY
SAINTS
770 School Rd.,
Hutchinson
Kenneth Rand,
Branch President
320-587-5665
Sun., May 25 — Sunday
school, 10:50 a.m.-11:30 a.m.;
priesthood, relief society and pri-
mary, 11:40 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
RIVERSIDE ASSEMBLY
OF GOD
20924 State Hwy. 7 W.,
Hutchinson
320-587-2074
E-mail: assembly@
hutchtel.net
Dr. Lee Allison, pastor
Sun., May 25 — Worship, 8:30
a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
FIRST CONGREGATION
UNITED CHURCH OF
CHRIST
31 Fourth Ave. S.W.,
Hutchinson
320-587-2125
E-mail: jmm@hutchtel.net
Sun., May 25 — Sunday
school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:15
a.m.
ST. PIUS X CHURCH
1014 Knight Ave., Glencoe
Anthony Stubeda, Pastor
Thurs., May 22 — Morning
prayer, 8 a.m.; school Mass, 8:20
a.m.; Mass at GRHS-LTC, 10:30
a.m.; junior choir, 2:50 p.m.
Fri., May 23 — Father Tony at
senior class Mass at Holy Trinity;
no Mass; no Spanish Mass.
Sat., May 24 — Baptism prepa-
ration in Spanish, 10 a.m.; noon
reconciliation; Emily Orocio
quinceanera, 2 p.m.; Mass, 6 p.m.
Sun., May 25 — Mass, 10 a.m.;
Spanish Mass and baptisms,
11:30 a.m.; Mass at Holy Family,
Silver Lake, 8 p.m.
Mon., May 26 — Memorial
Day; Mass at cemetery, 9 a.m.;
coffee and donuts served at ceme-
tery sponsored by Catholic United
Financial (CUF).
Tues., May 27 — Morning
prayer, 7 a.m.; Mass, 7:20 a.m.;
St. Pius X School reconciliation,
10 a.m.
Wed., May 28 — Oak Leaf
Park St. Pius X school picnic;
evening St. Pius X school family
potluck; evening prayer, 5:40
p.m.; Mass, 6 p.m.
SHALOM BAPTIST
CHURCH
1215 Roberts Rd. SW.,
Hutchinson
Rick Stapleton, senior pastor
Adam Krumrie, worship pas-
tor/director of
student ministries
Sun., May 25 — Sunday
school and worship, 9 a.m
BETHEL LUTHERAN
77 Lincoln Ave.,
Lester Prairie
Bethany Nelson, pastor
320-395-2125
Thurs., May 22 — Book club,
6 p.m.
Sun., May 25 — Worship, 9
a.m.; coffee and fellowship, 10
a.m.
Tues., May 27 — Bethel Cook-
ing Club, 6 p.m.
Church News
Silver Lake Leader photos
by Rich Glennie
Year finale
The Glencoe-Silver Lake
seventh- and eighth-grade
bands held their final per-
formance of the school
year May 13 at the high
school auditorium. Above
are Leah Bettcher on the
bassoon, Becky Lieser on
the oboe, Megan Fehren-
bach on the clarinet and,
partially hidden, Rhyann
Herrmann on the trom-
bone. At the right are
Emilee Hasert-Barajas,
clarinet; Jack Gepson
(partially hidden), trumpet;
Theresa Siers, flute;
Thomas Villareal, baritone
saxophone; and Cadi
Brooks, clarinet. Peter
Gepson is the director.
said.
“Correct,” Venier replied.
Venier added: “That’s good
news for the people affected by
the old map who had to pur-
chase flood insurance. Plus,
they are entitled to go back and
get reimbursed for up to one
year.”
• Approved a one-day on-
sale liquor license for the Silver
Lake American Legion Post
141 on May 25.
• Hired Chelsey Mickolichek
as full-time bartender at the
MLS, replacing Laurie Mc-
Dowell, who was terminated.
• Reviewed the MLS finan-
cial reports to find the month of
April showed a loss in net prof-
its.
MLS Manager Jon Jerabek
reported that revenues were
$20,918, down from $25,071
in 2013. Operating expenses
were $21,103, down from
$22,422 in 2013, for a total net
profit of -0.42 percent.
The year-to-date reports
show an increase in net profits
from the previous year at 14.31
percent, up from 12.58 percent
in 2013.
• Approved hiring Juul Con-
tracting to replace the catch
basin on Frank Street, using ex-
isting casting, and to repair the
catch basin in the alleyway be-
hind the post office at a cost not
to exceed $6,000.
• Approved the purchase of a
John Deere lawn tractor from
L&P Supply for $1,600 after a
trade-in allowance of $11,046
for the John Deere tractor cur-
rently owned by the city.
• Heard 40 applications were
received for the full-time police
officer position. Police Chief
Forrest Henriksen said 12 indi-
viduals were selected to move
to initial interviews beginning
May 29.
• Heard the bike rodeo is
scheduled for Friday, May 30,
after school, at Lakeside Ele-
mentary.
• Hired Gary Kosek as recre-
ation director and Theresa
Kuester as lessons coordinator
for the summer recreation pro-
gram and pool operations.
• Hired Ashley Boyer, Cora
Kuras, Madison Posusta, Jacob
Fehrenbach, Ben Lagergren,
Rachael Popp, Beth Jerabek,
Lily Dunvar and Samantha
Iverson as lifeguards.
• Appointed election judges
for Aug. 12 and Nov. 4, includ-
ing Kerry Venier, Kristi Mesen-
brink, JoAnn Ardolf, Laurel
Peterson, Mary Butler, Gary
Jerabek, Donald Benz and Eric
Nelson.
• Approved retaining Kristi
Mesenbrink as deputy clerk
with a step increase.
City audit Continued from page 1
Daniel Mahon was
awarded the degree Juris
Doctor, magna cum laude,
by the University of Min-
nesota Law School on Satur-
day, May 17.
Mahon, a 2005 Glencoe-
Silver Lake High School
graduate, graduated from the
University of Notre Dame in
2009 with a degree in politi-
cal science. After the bar
exam, he will be employed
with R.J. McGraw, PA of
Hutchinson.
Michael Mahon was
awarded a bachelor of arts
degree in environmental sci-
ence from Drake University
in Des Moines, Iowa, on
Sunday, May 18.
Mike Mahon, a 2010
Glencoe-Silver Lake High
School graduate, has been
accepted into the ecology,
evolution and environmental
biology PhD program at
Miami University in Oxford,
Ohio.
The Mahon brothers are
the sons of Jim and Pat
Mahon of Silver Lake, and
grandsons of Marge and the
late Laurence Eischens of
Silver Lake, and Moe and
Gloria Mahon of Glencoe.
Mahon brothers earn law, BA degrees
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Silver Lake Leader, Thursday, May 22, 2014 — Page 5
Sports
BOYS’ GOLF
BASEBALL
SOFTBALL
GSL Panther
Spring
Sports
April
01.....at Lester Prairie ....Canceled
11.....at Mound Wtka.........W,11-1
15.....NLS............................W,6-1
21.....at Hutchinson ..............L,3-2
22.....Orono .........................W,2-1
25.....at Annandale.............W,11-7
29.....Holy Family ........Postponed
May
02.....Dassel-Cokato............W,2-0
05.....at Dassel-Cokato ......L,10-1
06.....at NLS......................W,12-3
09.....Waconia.......................L,9-0
12.....Litchfield....................W,1-0
13.....Delano........................W,9-7
14.....at Litchfield.................L,5-4
15.....Annandale ................W,11-5
17.....at Mpls Edison Invite...........
(W,17-3 vs MEI) (W,7-1 vs Mi-
laca)
20.....at Lester Prairie ..............9-2
24.....Jordan (subsection) .......1:00
April
04.....NYA......................Canceled
10.....Lester Prairie..............W,9-3
11.....Mound Wtka.............W,11-1
15.....at NLS ......................W,11-1
21.....Hutchinson................L,13-9
22.....at Orono.....................L,11-0
25.....Annandale ..................W,7-3
29.....at Holy Family ....Postponed
May
02.....at Dassel-Cokato........W,9-3
06.....NLS............................W,6-5
08.....at Litchfield..........................
..............................W,20-1/W,12-4
12.....at Delano.................L,15-14
13.....at Annandale...............W,7-1
16.....Belle Plaine (subsection) .....
...........................................L,14-5
April
07.....at NYA..................Canceled
21.....GSL Invite ......................3rd
22.....at Litchfield ....................6th
24.....at New Ulm.....................6th
29.....GSL.....................Postponed
May
01.....at NLS ................Postponed
02.....at Hutchinson..................6th
05.....at Annandale .................13th
06.....at Dassel-Cokato.............5th
08.....at Becker ..............Canceled
09.....at NLS ........................T 8th
15.....at Annandale ................(5th)
21.....at Dassel-Cokato.........Noon
GIRLS’ GOLF
April
07.....at NYA..................Canceled
15.....at Annandale ...................4th
21.....GSL Invite.......................1st
22.....at Dassel-Cokato ............2rd
24.....at New Ulm.....................4th
28.....at Annandale........Postponed
May
01.....GSL .....................................
.............(2nd front 9) (4th back 9)
06.....at Litchfield..........................
.............(4th front 9) (2nd back 9)
08.....at Becker ..............Canceled
15.....at NLS..................................
.........(2nd front 9) (3rd back 9)
19.....at Dassel-Cokato..................
...........................(5th front 9 only)
TRACK AND FIELD
TRAP TEAM
April
08.....at Mankato West ..................
...................(Boys 3rd) (Girls 4th)
10.....at Willmar ............................
...................(Boys 6th) (Girls 5th)
14.....at Holy Family ......Canceled
21.....at Shakopee..........................
.................(Boys 7th) (Girls 10th)
22.....at Dassel-Cokato..................
..................(Boys 3rd) (Girls 2nd)
28.....GSL conf. meet ...Postponed
29.....GSL invite ...........Postponed
May
01.....at Waconia ............Canceled
05.....at Mound Wtka....Postponed
06.....at Litchfield..........................
...................(Boys 5th) (Girls 7th)
13.....at Annandale conf. ...............
...................(Boys 7th) (Girls 6th)
15.....at Waconia............................
....................(Boys 1st) (Girls 4th)
22.....GSL subsection. ............4:00
Silver Lake Leader photo by Josh Randt
All competitions take
place at Winthrop Game
Protective League except
championship and state
tourney events
April
14.....Reserve Scoring...................
21.....First Competition............6th
May
05.....Second Competition .......5th
12.....Third Competition ..........4th
19.....Fourth Competition .......4th
26.....Fifth Competition .........5:00
June
06.....Championship meet .....TBD
07.....Championship meet .....TBD
08.....Championship meet .....TBD
14.....State tournament ..........TBD
By Josh Randt
Sports Editor
While the regular season will
officially end on a win for the
Panther baseball team with its 7-
1 notch over Milaca Saturday in
Minneapolis, Glencoe-Silver
Lake won’t celebrate missing
out a claim of the Wright County
Championship.
“These kids, they’re expecting
to win, and compete,” Head
Coach Dean Schwirtz said.
“They competed for it (the divi-
sion championship), but I know
they wanted to win it. We
could’ve done more, and right
now, I think that’s the attitude we
want to have.”
Both GSL and Dassel-Cokato
had three games remaining that
could determine the victor of the
West Division of the WCC. DC
won all three – defeating Litch-
field 6-4 before sneaking out of
Annandale with a pair of wins
(7-3), (9-8). The Chargers also
had the luxury of waiting to see
how the Panthers fared, playing
their games Thursday and Fri-
day, while GSL played Tuesday
through Thursday.
Defeating Delano 9-7 in a
cross-division game on May 13,
the Panthers gave up a big fifth
inning and lost at Litchfield 5-4
a day later. Annandale was
scotched 11-5 at Vollmer Field in
Glencoe on Thursday, but GSL
could only wait the outcome of
the Friday doubleheader in An-
nandale after DC beat the Drag-
ons.
GSL finished the season at an
invitational held at Minneapolis
Edison on Saturday, and de-
feated the hosting team 17-3 in
the opening round, before down-
ing Milaca 7-1. Monday’s game
with Burnsville was canceled.
Playoffs
The Panthers have been
seeded No. 2 in the North
bracket of Section 2 (Class AA),
and will host No. 7 Jordan Sat-
urday at 1 p.m. at Vollmer Field
in Glencoe. The loser’s season
ends, while the winner goes on
to face the victor of No. 6 Sibley
East at No. 3 Watertown-Mayer.
Highest seed hosts.
Schwirtz said you can expect
to see lefty Cole Petersen on the
mound Saturday against the
Hubmen. Cole Petersen has five
wins in eight starts, and has only
allowed 16 hits all season. He’s
struck out a team high 61 while
boasting a 1.46 ERA. And while
they’re disappointed on missing
out on the conference champi-
onship, Schwirtz said his Pan-
thers are focused on what’s
ahead.
“They are a little down,” he
conceded, “but they know the
big picture is what you do in the
playoffs.”
Panthers 11,
Annandale 5
Up 5-1 after three innings, the
Panthers poured it on in the
fourth, scoring another four and
prompting Cole Gueningsmann
to get yanked for David Holen
with two outs. Holen beaned
Josh VonBerge with his third
pitch, before getting Carter
Pinske to ground out to close the
inning.
The Cardinals managed to
score twice in the fifth but still
found themselves down 11-4.
GSL used its most amount of
pitchers in a game thus far
against Annandale. Levi Vor-
licek started, but only lasted 1.33
innings before Tyler Chap re-
lieved him in the second. Chap
lasted 2.67 innings and struck
out five of 13 batters faced be-
fore Bennett Bielke took over.
Bielke struggled, giving up two
hits, walking one and beaning
another while allowing two
earned runs. Nolan Lepel closed
out the seventh for GSL, and
also gave up an earned run, de-
spite having the game in hand.
Chap earned the win.
Teddy Petersen had another
solid day at the plate, going 2-3
with a single and a double while
drawing two walks. He scored
three runs himself and batted in
one more as well.
Panthers disappointed, but
looking forward to playoffs
The 2014 Glencoe-Silver Lake softball
team won the first ever West Division in
the Wright County Conference. It’s the first
time the Panthers have won a title in the
WCC, while the Glencoe Eagles won the
conference championship back in 1987
while in a different conference. Pictured
with their trophy are, front row from left:
Natalie Davis (bat girl), Ryley Oliver, Ellie
Lepel, Moriah Maunu, Becca Green and
Josie Schmitt. Back row from left: Head
Coach Steve Davis, Maddy Kalenberg,
Erika Ribar, Amanda Meyer, Steph Klock-
mann, Piper Davis, Layne Herrmann and
Rachel Rusten.
Silver Lake Leader photo by Josh Randt
First time in a while: GSL wins West Division title
By Josh Randt
Sports Editor
While the last trophy in the
case at Glencoe-Silver Lake
High School for a conference
championship in softball ap-
pears to date back to 1987, a
share of the Wright County
Conference was won by this
year’s squad.
The GSL Panthers won the
West Division Wright County
Conference outright after the
Dassel-Cokato Chargers lost
twice to Annandale on Thurs-
day. GSL had split games with
the Chargers, and needed An-
nandale to come out on top.
The Cardinals didn’t disap-
point, downing DC 4-0 and 4-
3 to give GSL the West
Division.
“We’re very excited; it’s the
first time it’s ever been done!”
Head Coach Steve Davis said
of the first time the WCC has
been split into two divisions
for softball. “When we men-
tioned winning our side (of the
conference), you don’t know if
they will buy in or believe it,
but they did this time.”
It wasn’t all luck, either. The
Panthers had to beat Annan-
dale on Tuesday, May 13, in
their regular season finale in
order to even have a chance at
the West. GSL came through
with a 7-1 victory and put the
heat on the Chargers. Had An-
nandale beat GSL and swept
DC, it would have claimed the
division.
Another key to clinching the
West was a 9-3 victory at DC
back on May 2, as the Pan-
thers ended up losing big to
the Chargers 13-1 in the re-
match eight days later. Orono
claimed the East with a perfect
10-0 record in the conference,
and went 14-3 overall.
“It was a goofy season,”
Davis acknowledged. “It was
kind of short, but it was good.
And I think we’re where we
want to be, and maybe we’ll
make a little run at the end.”
GSL is seeded No. 5 in the
Section 2 (Class AA) North
subsection, and traveled to No.
4 Belle Plaine Tuesday for an
opening round showdown
with the Tigers. The Panthers
lost 14-5 after giving up all 14
runs in just two innings. GSL
tried to answer back, but the
Tigers held and move on to
face Norwood Young America
on May 22.
By Josh Randt
Sports Editor
It was a big week for the
Glencoe-Silver Lake track
teams, as they finished up
in the Wright County Con-
ference and prepare to host
the subsection meet on
Thursday.
Panthers who earned all-
conference honors May 13
in Annandale included
Emily Muetzel in the 400-
meter dash; Zoe Chris-
tensen in shot put; Jake
Stuedemann in the 100-
meter dash; and Adam
Eberhard was an at-large
honoree for shot put and
discus.
Muetzel took first in the
400 Tuesday, edging out
Holy Family’s Michaela
Rasmussen for first with a
time of 1:01.59.
Only an eighth grader,
Christensen earned her
recognition by producing a
toss of 34 feet, two and a
half inches, behind only
Litchfield’s Meghan Nel-
son, who had 36-11.
Taking over the sprints
this year for the boys,
Stuedemann took second
in the 100-meter dash with
a time of 11.42. Robbie
Grimsley of Hutchinson
took first at 11.05.
Eberhard took third in
the shot put, his best toss
coming in at 45-11. He
also competed in the dis-
cus, but did not place. His
performance in both
events led to an at-large
honor in the conference.
Overall, the girls fin-
ished sixth out of 10 teams
with 54 points. Waconia
claimed the girls division
with 172.5. Hutchinson
took first for the boys with
153.83, while the Panther
boys finished seventh with
51 points.
GSL then visited Waco-
nia on Thursday. The girls
finished in the middle at
fourth place with 84.5
team points, while Waco-
nia’s girls took first with
192. The boys stole first
place with 139 points, edg-
ing Waconia at 133.5.
What was most impres-
sive about the boys’ per-
formance was the fact that
they placed in all 18
events.
First place finishes for
the boys included: Stuede-
mann in the 100 with an
11.67; Jac Chelman in the
800 meter run with
2:08.25; Eberhard in shot
put with a personal best
49-8.5; and Tyler Donnay
in discus with a throw of
138-11. No girls took first
at Waconia, but Chris-
tensen took second in the
shot put with 34-11, while
Jennifer Illg claimed sec-
ond in the high jump with
4-8.
The Panthers’ focus now
shifts to the subsection
meet in Glencoe on Thurs-
day, May 22. It will be the
first home track meet since
2012. Participants need to
perform well to qualify for
the section meet at
Mankato West Saturday,
May 1.
Four Panthers named All-Conference in track
Adam Eberhard earned All-Conference at-
large for his performance in shot put and
discus. Action is from May 15 at Waconia,
where Eberhard threw a personal best, 49-
8.5.
Silver Lake Leader photo by Josh Randt
Emily Muetzel, left, won
the 400-meter dash at
Annandale, finishing
with a time 1:01.59, and
earned All-Conference
honors. Muetzel is pic-
tured with girls’ Head
Coach Robb DeCorsey,
who appears to be giv-
ing her advice at an in-
vitational in Waconia on
May 15.
Golfers finish
in WCC,
on to sections
By Josh Randt
Sports Editor
Finishing up the Wright
County Conference schedule
last week, the Panther golf
teams produced one All-Con-
ference honoree, and two hon-
orable mentions.
Lou Iacona finished the
WCC in fifth place with a score
of 324. His best round was a 77
at New London-Spicer on May
9. No other boys earned awards
for Glencoe-Silver Lake.
As a team, the boys finished
last in the West Division of the
conference at 1,899, while
Dassel-Cokato took first with
1,608. Litchfield’s Josh
Polingo was the conference
champion with 282 strokes.
The girls didn’t have any
golfers finish All-Conference,
but Lexi Kerslake and Ashlyn
Ratike earned honorable men-
tion.
Kerslake just missed the cut
for All-Conference by one spot,
finishing 48 strokes back in 8th
with a 47.71 stroke average.
Ratike’s was 66 strokes back,
and her 50.29 average earned
her 12th place.
Allison Eischens and Lizzy
Gran tied for 15th at 80 strokes
back, just missing the cut for
honorable mention.
Litchfield won the girls’
West Division with 1,578
strokes, while GSL finished in
the middle at third with 1,848
strokes.
Kennedy Sommerfeld from
Litchfield was the overall
champion with a 40.86 aver-
age.
Monday’s meet for the boys
was canceled, while the girls
managed to get nine holes in at
Dassel-Cokato.
The girls had a non-confer-
ence meet Wednesday at
Southbrook in Annandale,
while the boys play at Albion
Ridges. Section play begins
Thursday, May 29, at Pebble
Creek in Becker.
On Wednesday, the boys
played a practice round at Peb-
ble Creek to prepare for the up-
coming section meet.
With few competitions left
between now and sections,
boys’ Head Coach Chad Koe-
nen wanted to keep his boys
warm.
Page 6 — Silver Lake Leader, Thursday, May 22, 2014
The annual Glencoe-Silver
Lake Senior Recognition Ban-
quet was held Sunday in the
high school auditorium, spon-
sored by the GSL Panther
Booster Club.
Among the honors were:
Special athletic awards
Four-year, three-season ac-
tivity awards for seniors in-
volved in every single season
during their four years of high
school.
Recipients include Cody
Becker, Steph Chastek, Dalton
Clouse, Jennifer Illg, Saman-
tha Johnson, Stephanie Klock-
mann, Colton Lueders,
Amanda Meyer, Emily
Popelka and Eric Steffel.
George Chalupsky Award is
in memory of the long time
member of Silver Lake Amer-
ican Legion Post 141 and an
outstanding athlete at Silver
Lake. The recipients were
Stephanie Klockmann and
Colton Lueders.
Super Senior Award is for
dedication and support to
many different activities at
GSL. The recipient is Danielle
Mathews.
Joe Kostelic Award is in
memory of long-time Glencoe
High School athletic director.
Kelly Arnold and Colton
Lueders were the recipients
this year.
Jerry Style Distinguished
Athlete Award is in memory of
another long-time Glencoe and
GSL athletic director. Saman-
tha Lange and Carter Pinske
received the honors.
Triple A Award honors top
students in the classroom, in
the fine arts and athletic en-
deavors. Recipients were
Emily Popelka and Casey
Schulz.
U.S. Army Reserve
Scholar/Athlete is for the best
in athletics and academics.
Victoria Burr and Colton
Lueders were selected.
Outstanding Senior Male
Athlete was Jake Studemann
for his excellent career at GSL.
Outstanding Senior Athlete
was Stephanie Klockmann,
who, among her many accom-
plishments, set a school record
of scoring 52 points in a bas-
ketball game this year and
scored over 1,000 points in her
career.
Special music awards
John Phillip Sousa Award:
Christopher Ross.
Louie Armstrong Jazz
Award: Ethan Bass.
L.V. Olson Award:
Stephanie Chastek.
Fred Waring Choral Direc-
tor’s Award: Danielle Math-
ews.
Arion Award: Samantha
Johnson.
National Choral Award:
Kayla Williams-Schwarze.
Special drama awards
Dramatic Arts Award:
Stephanie Chastek.
Theatre Arts Award: Kayla
Williams-Schwarze.
Special art awards
Outstanding visual artist:
Samantha Johnson.
Scholarships
A number of scholarships
were awarded at the banquet
as well, including:
• Glencoe American Legion
Post 95 (5) $500: Ethan Bass,
Victoria Burr, Tyler Donnay,
Colton Lueders and Gustavo
Villalobos.
• Glencoe American Legion
Auxiliary (2) $200: Dalton
Clouse and Samantha Lange.
• Plato American Legion
Post 641 (5) $500: Nolan
Lepel, Carter Pinske, Mark
Schuth, Joshua VonBerge and
Levi Vorlicek.
• Silver Lake American Le-
gion Post 141 $500: Luke
Syvertson.
• Silver Lake Legion Auxil-
iary $300: Laura Becker.
• Carmen Nelson Memorial
Scholarship $1,000: Tyler
Donnay; and $1,500 Laura
Becker.
• Caty Delwiche Memorial
Scholarship, $500: Mary
Roach; and $1,000: Victoria
Burr.
• Chartwell’s Dining Schol-
arship (2) $500: Louis Iacona
and Kayla Williams-
Schwarze.
• Crow River Sno-Pros,
$1,000: Colton Lueders.
• Clayton Hoese Memorial
(2) $500: Samantha Lange and
Carter Pinske.
• Janet Hoese Memorial (2)
$500: Kelly Arnold and
Stephanie Klockmann.
• Dominion Home
Health/Homekeepers Interna-
tional $500: Michael Donnay.
• Florence Allen Teaching
Scholarship $500: Cassidy
Schrader.
• Form-A-Feed Scholarship
$500: Samantha Lange.
• Gladys Severtson Scholar-
ship $500: Ashley Schaefer.
• Glencoe Area Chamber of
Commerce (4) $500: Saman-
tha Dahlke, Samantha John-
son, Stephanie Klockmann
and Gustavos Villalobos Sal-
gado.
• Hope Lodge Masonic
Scholarship $1,600: Samantha
Dahlke.
• Jerry Style Scholarship
$500: Mary Roach.
• Jim Zaske Memorial
Scholarship (2) $500: Danielle
Mathews and Gustavo Villalo-
bos Salgado.
• Brownton Lions $500:
Stephanie Klockmann.
• Glencoe Lions (2) $500:
Cody Becker and Danielle
Mathews.
• Silver Lake Lions (2)
$1,000: Samantha Johnson
and Kaylee Venier.
• L.V. Olson Memorial
Scholarship $500: Stephanie
Chastek.
• Mike Popelka Memorial
Scholarship $500: Eric
Dahlke.
• Mileka Hall Memorial
Scholarship (2) $1,000: Carter
Pinske and Casey Schulz.
• Millie and Arnold Beneke
Education Fund Scholarship
$1,000: Stephanie Chastek.
• New Auburn Fire Depart-
ment Scholarship (2) $1,000:
Laura Becker and Derek Ort-
loff.
• New Ulm Telecom/R.T.
Rodenberg Memorial Scholar-
ship $500: Jennifer Illg.
• Plato Fire District Scholar-
ship (2) $1,000: Nolan Lepel
and Carter Pinske.
• Rotary Strive Scholarship
(2) $500: Jennifer Illg and
Casey Schulz.
• Sanken/Hatz Scholarship
(3) $1,000: Kelly Arnold, Is-
mael Calderon Garcia and
Emily Popelka.
• Seneca Foods Corporation
Scholarship $500: Joshua Von-
Berge.
• Silver Lake Sportsmen
Club $500: Danielle Mathews.
• Starkey Labratories Inc.
(3) $1,000: Ethan Bass, Victo-
ria Burr and Stephanie Klock-
mann.
• Stevens Seminary Founda-
tion-Tews Vocational Techni-
cal Scholarship (3) $2,000:
Tyler Donnay, Samantha
Lange and Colton Lueders.
• Stevens Seminary four-
year scholarship (11) $1,000:
Ethan Bass, Laura Becker, Is-
mael Calderon Garcia, Eric
Dahlke, Samantha Dahlke,
Samantha Johnson, Danielle
Mathews, Keenan Mehlos,
Derek Ortloff and Carter
Pinske.
Stevens Seminary four-year
$2,000 scholarships (6): Victo-
ria Burr, Adam Eberhard,
Cortney Kressin, Emily
Popelka, Joshua VonBerge and
Chantelle Wolff.
Stevens Seminary four-year
$6,000 scholarship (4):
Amanda Meyer, Cole Pe-
tersen, Mary Roach and Cas-
sidy Schrader.
Taylor Lepel Memorial
Scholarship $2,000: Cody
Becker.
Taylor Trust Scholarship
(10) $750: Kelly Arnold,
Ethan Bass, Victoria Burr, Is-
mael Calderon Garcia, Eric
Dahlke, Samantha Dahlke,
Adam Eberhard, Cortney
Kressin, Emily Popelka and
Joshua VonBerge.
Ted Damask Scholarship
$200: Emily Popelka.
Glencoe VFW Post 5102
Scholarship (2) $500: Saman-
tha Lange and Danielle Math-
ews.
New Auburn VFW Post
7266 Scholarship (2) $500:
Stephanie Klockmann and
Paige Trebbensee.
New Auburn VFW Ladies
Auxiliary $200: Stephanie
Klockmann.
Senior Recognition Night
honors GSL graduates
Silver Lake Leader photos
by Alyssa Schauer
On Sunday evening, the
senior students of the
class of 2014 at Glencoe-
Silver Lake High School
were recognized for their
academic successes and
participation in various
clubs, organizations and
sports. Above are some of
the students who partci-
pated in three seasons of
activities in all four years
of their high school ca-
reeers. From left to right
are Jennifer Illg, Colton
Lueders, Amanda Meyer,
Emily Popelka, Stephanie
Klockmann and Eric Stef-
fel. To the left is Samantha
Johnson, with her award-
winning work for out-
standing visual artist.
Spring has finally seen the light and allowed some de-
cent weather into the upper Midwest. Weekend highs ap-
proached 70 degrees, and this week more of the same will
continue.
A stalled frontal system will be draped to our south keep-
ing most of the rain and thunderstorms away from our area.
At this point, Tuesday through Friday look to be mainly
dry with highs close to 70 and then well into the 70s.
Rain chances possibly return for the weekend, but the
forecast isn’t very stable at this point, so definitely pay at-
tention to more up-to-date forecasts if planning your Me-
morial Day getaway.
There is a lot of disagreement about where we’ll be in
regards to the warmer/moist air. Some models keep us
mainly dry with scattered rain or thunder both days, and
others try to move in a bit more rain. I’m going to be opti-
mistic and go with the drier models so, hopefully, there
won’t be any soakers.
Highs should climb well into the 70s, possibly even
higher, if we stay dry and sunny over the weekend. Have a
great Memorial weekend everyone; be safe!
Ma dobry wekeendem Mit dobry vikend
Thursday — Highs 66-72; lows 48-54; mostly clear.
Friday — Highs 68-74; lows 52-58; mostly clear.
Saturday — Highs 71-77; lows 53-59; partly
cloudy/scattered thunder.
Sunday — Highs 74-80; partly cloudy.
Weather Quiz: What are some of June’s weather ex-
tremes?
Answer to last week’s question: Is all the rain we’ve
been seeing lately reaching any type of spring record?
If all of the recent rain we received from late April and
early May fell all in one of the month, we would have set
a record. We closed out April being in the top 10 rainiest
of all time, and have already seen more than the normal
amount of rain for May.
Remember: I make the forecast, not the weather!
Weather Corner
By Jake Yurek
said Homan sees the recycling
as a “once a month” thing.
“It (the contract) does ad-
dress that the use (of the stall)
shall be coordinated by the
city, so it leaves it open to us,”
Venier added.
“It says ‘with the city,’ not
‘by’ the city,” Bebo said.
“The nice thing is that either
party can cancel at anytime if
they’re not happy with the re-
lationship,” Venier said.
Bebo asked about continuing
to plow the county roads and
paying utilities for use of the
shed, and was concerned it is
too much.
“What would a building like
that’s rent be?” Kosek asked,
noting rent would be much
more expensive than what the
agreement asks.
“Would we be renting a
building if this didn’t fall into
our lap?” Bebo asked about the
county no longer needing the
shed.
“We’re running out of
room,” Kosek said.
Venier said the city currently
spends about $2,200 to $3,000
a year in “little spots here and
there to rent space” for equip-
ment.
“And the bad part about that
is accessibility,” Kosek said.
“I agree with Bruce. It looks
like we’re paying the county to
keep plowing their streets,”
Fogarty said.
“But we’re getting the shed,”
Venier said.
“I could see that if they
weren’t charging us $5,000 (in
utilities),” Fogarty said.
Venier said the city is cur-
rently paying utilities on some
storage space, and he noted the
department can’t store the plow
without taking it apart, which
is time consuming.
Councilor Nolan Johnson
said the Council is “overlook-
ing” what the county has done
for the city in the past for plow-
ing, and felt they always had a
good working relationship.
“We do have the option to
say we’re getting the short end
of the stick and we want out.
We’ll revisit (the contract) in
about five years when we start
talking about the turnback of
County Road 92 and use the
building as leverage,” Venier
said.
Bebo said he felt the contract
was “OK, but we should zoom
in where we’re going to save
money.” He commented about
a clause in the contract about
Silver Lake only paying the
necessary utilities and sending
the agreement back to the
county for approval.
“No. We don’t want to waste
anymore time on this,” Venier
said.
“You mean to say if we write
that in there, they (the County
Board) will shoot it down?”
Bebo asked.
“Yes,” Venier replied.
“That means they have other
plans,” Bebo said.
“No, it doesn’t,” Venier said.
He said the city and the county
have always had a good “work-
ing relationship.”
The Council finally ap-
proved the agreement on a 3-0
vote, which will begin on June
1. Councilors Eric Nelson and
Carol Roquette were absent.
Bebo said he would like to
see a cost breakdown of the
utilities of the shed for the year
to monitor costs.
City Council Continued from page 1
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2014 Panther baseball team: front row
from left: Reed Wawrzyniak, Cole Math-
ews, Tyler Chap, Christopher Ross,
Teddy Petersen.
Middle row, from left: Volunteer Coach
Christopher Odegaard, Zach Jung-
claus, Tanner Grack, Cole Petersen,
Aaron Boraas, Carter Pinske, Bennett
Bielke, Coach Dave Wendlandt.
Back row, from left: Head Coach Dean
Schwirtz, Josh VonBerge, Mason
Goettl, Levi Vorlicek, Josh Schmidt,
Nolan Lepel, Tristan Weber, Colton
Lueders, and Assistant Coach Dave
Sell.
Panther BASEBALL Photo by CreekView Images
2014 Panther girls track & field team:
front row from left: Teanna Vorlicek,
Hannah Yurek, Samantha Dahlke, Tori
Burr, Kelly Arnold, Jenny Illg, Zoe
McCaw, Emily Popelka, Cortney
Konen, Janessa Urban.
Middle row, from left: Emily Oberlin,
Tarin Michaelis, Callie Raduenz, Mi-
Canna Maresh, Jordan Doolittle, Emily
Muetzel, Shelby Clouse, Taylor Novak,
Jamie Kosek, Rachel Popp, Hannah
Stifter, Kirsten Barrot, Marlaina Chel-
mann, Mariah Koester.
Back row, from left: Paige Anderson,
Erica Hecksel, Ashley Bandemer, Elsie
Graupmann, Zoe Christensen, Krista
Borass, Maddie Monahan, and Keisha
Prafke.
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2014 Panther boys’ track & field team:
first row, from left: Freddy Pena,
Brandon Hernandez, Jake Fehren-
bach, Michael Meyer, Austin
Schroepfer, Giovanni Ramirez, Aaron
Giesen, Jordan Tessmer.
Second row, from left: Kyle Beck,
Joey Torgerson, Jake Stuedemann,
Keenan Mehlos, Casey Schulz, Cody
Becker, Dalton Clouse, Tyler Donnay,
Gus Mendoza, Ben Donnay, Dalton
Kosek.
Third row, from left: Nate Schuch,
Jordan Kaczmarek, Spencer Lund,
Shane Ehrke, Chris Lemke, Austin
Mathwig, Jac Chelman, Mitch Roth-
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Richter, Eric Kruschke, Garrett Ober,
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Kunkel.
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Jones and Adam Eberhard.
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2014 Panther softball team: front
row from left: Josie Schmitt,
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Ellie Lepel, Becca Green, Steph
Klockmann, Piper Davis.
Back row, from left: Ryley Oliver,
Rachel Rusten, Amanda Meyer,
Erika Ribar, and Madison Kalen-
berg.
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2014 Panther trap shooting team: front row, from left: Clydja Ockerman, Jacob Jewett, Jayden Tschimperle, Jay Neubarth, Jake Mohr, Aaron Donnay, Brent
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Landes, Austin Bernstein, Matthew Dahlke, Trever Potter, Brandon Fronk, Mason Trippel, Coach Chris Grems. Back row, from left: Coach Chris Larson, Coach
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Panther TRAP
SHOOTING
Photo by CreekView Images
2014 Panther girls’ golf team:
front row from left: Assistant
Coach Tanya Reichow, Alexis
Kerslake, Claire Wraspir, Ashlyn
Ratike. Back row, from left: As-
sistant Coach Jessica Neid, Alli-
son Eischens, Lindsay Wedin,
Jenna Lokensgard, Rachel Rei-
chow, Elizabeth Gran, and Head
Coach Scott Eckhoff.
Panther Girl’s GOLF Photo by Nelson Photography
2014 Panther boys’ golf team:
front row from left: Assistant
Coach Trevor Breyer, Patrick
Fehrenbach, Eric Steffel.
Back row, from left: Dylan
Schuth, Trevor Posusta, Tate
Lilienthal, Lou Iacona, and Head
Coach Chad Koenen.
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Electronic Servicing
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320-327-2742
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170 Shady Ridge Rd., Hutchinson
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Sumter Mutual
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117 W. Main St., Silver Lake
320-327-2887
Harlan’s Auto Repair
211 N. Lake Ave., Silver Lake
320-327-2255
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Hwy. 7, Silver Lake
320-327-2516
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