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Updated December 1, 2011
The Latest News
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NEWS
Santa Claus is coming to town!
There is a whole lot of Santa to go around, which is evident in the many stops he makes each year just in our neck of the woods.
The following are the dates and times that he will be ready to lend an ear and hear the children’s wishes.
• Saturday, December 3, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon
Assembly of God Church, Eagle Bend
Fire truck rides, kids games and snacks
• Saturday, December 3, at 2 p.m.
Hewitt Community Center
Free photos with Santa—Coffee, cider and cookies provided
• Sunday, December 4, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Clarissa Ballroom
Cookie decorating, face painting, coloring contest
Sleigh rides and drawing for Clarissa Bucks
• Sunday, December 4, from 6 to 7 p.m.
Browerville Community Center
Hayrides, door prizes and drawings
November 16, 2011 Articles
by Marlo Benning
marlo@inhnews.com
When we get bit by a mosquito, we come to expect what will come next—a small welt accompanied by some itching.
While we are annoyed by this pesky insect, in the worldwide scope, we’ve got it easy.
Comment
by Carolynne Bisel
While the hunters are out in the woods in the country; the deer are running into town. On November 7, the residents at Eagle Heights Apartments in Eagle Bend had a frightening experience.
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by Karin L. Nauber
karin@inhnews.com
Construction began on some new additions to the Valley View Assisted Living facility in Long Prairie on Thursday, November 3.
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All local schools pass levies
by Karin L. Nauber
karin@inhnews.com
Voters in several area school districts went to the polls on Tuesday, November 8 to vote on whether they wanted their district to pass excess levies or not. The results of Browerville, Eagle Valley and Long Prairie follow.
Browerville
Question: Whether or not to extend the current $126.18 per student levy for ten years.
228—yes
33—no
Eagle Valley
Question: Whether or not to revoke a $500 per pupil levy and to combine that with another existing levy (for $307.08 which would expire after taxes payable in 2011) for a combined levy amount of $807.08 per pupil for ten years.
430—yes
191—no
Long Prairie/Grey Eagle
Question: Whether or not to extend the current $700 per student levy for ten years.
695—yes
220—no
Comment
Includes: Browerville City Council
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November 23, 2011 Articles
Daniel and Thomas Harren, cousins and seniors at Bertha-Hewitt School, were two out of 100 high school students selected to appear in Chanhassen Dinner Theatres’ second annual StarKids event to honor and celebrate young musical theatre talent in our schools. As part of StarKids they garnered the amazing opportunity to appear onstage in Hairspray at Chanhassen Dinner Theatre alongside the cast during the November 8 showing.
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 Brooks pleads guilty
According to a report from the Todd County Sheriff’s Office, on Friday, November 18, Jeffrey Allan Brooks entered a plea of guilty to the charge of intentional murder in the second degree for the murder of Diane Fortenberry.
The crime occurred on May 20, 2011 while Brooks was committing a burglary at the Fortenberry residence on Whitetail Trail in Gordon Township near Osakis.
The maximum sentence for murder in the second degree is 480 months.
Brooks will be sentenced in January 2012.
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Police seek help finding suspicious vehicle
According to a report from the Todd County Sheriff’s Office, they are looking for a vehicle that may have attempted to break into a residence in Little Elk Township in Todd County on Saturday, November 19. The vehicle is described as being an older gray Chevy Tahoe with a maroon stripe along the bottom portion of the vehicle.
The driver of the vehicle was a white male, approximately 25 years of age and did have a full beard. This suspicious person was asking for directions and asking several questions about the city of Browerville, including how to get there from the Mill Lake area of Todd County.
Anyone having further information or having seen this vehicle in their area is asked to contact the Todd County Sheriff’s Office at 320-732-2157 or 800-794-5733.
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Arrest made during burglary at Steve’s Country Foods
According to a sheriff’s report, on Sunday, November 20, at approximately 11:57 p.m., the Todd County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a possible burglary in progress at Steve’s Country Foods in Browerville. Deputies responded and discovered a glass door was shattered.
A suspect, Timothy Hanson, 22, of Long Prairie, was located and arrested inside the business. The matter has been referred to the Todd County Attorney’s Office for formal charges.
The Long Prairie Police Department assisted in the incident.
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by Marlo Benning
marlo@inhnews.com
When the page is flipped on their calendars to November, the men and women of Christ the King Catholic Church in Browerville know it’s nearly time to roll up their sleeves and get down to some serious work.
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by Karin L. Nauber
karin@inhnews.com
Jim Carlson, who has served the University of Minnesota Extension Service for the past 35 years (the last nine with Todd County), said his “good-byes” to the commissioners at their November 15 meeting. He will be retiring at the end of the year.
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Includes Eagle Valley School Board and Bertha City Council
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November 30, 2011
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by Marlo Benning
marlo@inhnews.com
Bob Bernard’s dabbling in the kitchen began as a way to jazz up his family’s favorite meats through perfecting a seasoning mix.
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by Karin L. Nauber
karin@inhnews.com
We all deal with tragedy in our lives in different ways. The Eagle Valley Rebels football team had a winning season this year—a season dedicated to the memory of fellow teammate Aaron Johnson who passed away just before school began due to a swimming accident.
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According to a report from the Todd County Sheriff’s Office, on November 23, at approximately 2:22 p.m., a Todd County deputy attempted a traffic stop on an individual who was known to not have a driver’s license.
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by Karin L. Nauber
karin@inhnews.com
For Karen (Remer) Hoffman, a 2004 Browerville High School graduate, this past year has been extremely busy. But she wouldn’t change a thing about it.
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by Karin L. Nauber
karin@inhnews.com
Sometimes some of the best talent comes right from our area. So is the case with Wayne Renn.
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Includes Bertha-Hewitt School Board and Clarissa City Council
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by Karin L. Nauber
karin@inhnews.com
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