More stupid government spend-
ing of our taxpayers dollars! We
wonder if Obama ever once consid-
ered asking his "employers" if, they
approved of his upcoming five
nauon, 10 day trip to Asia...aboard
Air Force One, loaded with about
2,000 of his entourage...along with
limos for ground travel ...all this with
a sinking economy and high un-
employment! Does it make any
sense??? Do we have anything to
say at anytime about government
spending other than at time of vot-
ing????
*****
Hey...the snowbirds have
nothing on us "stay-at-
homers" so far this Fall sea-
son. Temps have been shirt-
sleeve weather for about the
past month, and no sign yet
of a winter blast coming.
Hope-a-hope, it stays away
for awhile, eh? As often said,
"stay like this for the next six
months," then warm up!"
We may be a week late with our
comments on Randy Moss. But in a
nut-shell, we say GOOD RID-
DANCE to a guy that, since re-join-
ing the Vikings, has been nothing but
acting like he was sent here by his
former "LOVERS", the Patriots...to
sabotage our Vikings. Not once in
• the four weeks he was here did he
show like he cared for the
Vikes...then after he was given the
axe, he comes out and has the gall to
say how much he was in love with
his former coach and teammates of
the Patriots. The biggest mistake
was when they re-hired him. And
aside from Moss, the Vikes play on
both offensive and defensive lines,
has been absolutely STINKY for
most of the year. We pity what QB
Brett Favre has' and is going through.
Except for a few interceptions he has
thrown, he has played his heart
out...in addition to giving all he's got
in his body. A tougher, more deter-
mined football player you'll never
find! Coach Childress needs to
change some of his tactics, and the
lineman need to wake up if the Vikes
are to salvage anything out of this
season !
Long time friend and city
native, Bruce Hagevik, ace
reporter for WCCO radio
for many years, reported on
the air Sunday night that
Appleton's prison may re-
open, the target date being
sometime in 2012.
WHAT A RELIEF THE ELEC-
TION AND STUPID CAMPAIGN-
ING IS FINALLY OVER! Indeed,
the American people have spoken
and in a nut-shell, the message was
directed mainly at President
Obama...that he cease his endless
rhetoric and finally get down to busi-
ness for what all Americans want
from THEIR government...namely
accountability, far less spending and
creation of more jobs. WE JUST
HOPE NOW PRESIDENT OBAMA
WAKES UP (as former President
Clinton recently advised) and that
Obama will really start listening to us
folks for whom he should be work-
ing! We wonder...and hope...that he
is smart enough and enough of a
leader to change. Indeed,' he will
need to change drastically!
We wonder how the per-
son running for office of
Sheriff in the county in
which Litchfield is located,
made out in the recent elec-
tion...and if his name had
either a plus or minus factor
for the voters. His name...a
very short and to the
point...AHO! Depends, of
course, how you pronounce
it! Win or lose, we bet he or
she has, does, and will take
some honest ribbing!
*****
We also note where Obama,
admitting the shellacking he took in
the recent elections, has finally con-
sented to "working" with all law-
makers to improve our economy!
What in the heck has he been doing .....
'with his time for the past two years,
other than fly all over the world
degrading America and across our
nauon stumping for election of his
party friends, again at taxpayers dol-
lars! True, other Presidents may
have been just as guilty of over-
spending our money, but does that
mean that "what's good for the goose
is also good for the gander?" We say
again that if all lawmakers of both
parties would take our money "out"
of where they speak...and reattyhf- ........
they all want to make a big hit with
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the American people, they should
publicly and honestly take a pay cut,
to show us they really do care about
us, especially the many unemployed!
As we all know, our many employ-
ees in government never, never ask
us for a pay raise...rather, they just
take it without our approval!
Ridiculous!
Really, we think a drastic
REFORM is needed...even if
it means enactment of iegisla-
tion...in the entire political
and voting system. All nega-
tive advertising should be
BANNED...replacing it with
words telling the voters what
the candidate will do for us,
rather than simply blasting
their opponents!
Finally, the last reform is to elimi-
nate the two-party system! Why?
Look at all the voters nation-wide
who vote strictly party-line...the hell
with who is running or about the per-
sonality of the person! If he or she is
a real "jack-ass," makes no differ-
ence to the die-in-the-wool Democrat
or Republican. Throw the parties out
the window, let only Americans run
for office ...those dedicated, by proof,
of their only intention to help ALL
AMERICANS...regardless of party,
religion, or race. Throw all the can-
didates into a pot for the voters to
pick whomever they feel will,
SERVE THEM BEST! That's our
thinking! Amen!
GHC photo contest winners
to be honored Nov. 18
Graceville Health Center will
honor the winners of the GHC Photo
Contest in a short ceremony at the
Graceville Community Building at 7
p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 18. There
will also be a Chili Feed and Silent
Basket Auction from 4:30 p.m. to 7
p.m. before the award ceremony.
The purpose of the photo contest
was to provide the finest photographs
for exhibition throughout Graceville
Health Center, starting with the newly
remodeled hallways, patient rooms,
waiting areas and offices at Holy
Trinity Hospital and GHC Clinic. The
photographs will be enjoyed by
patients, staff, volunteers, and visi-
tors.
According to the Photo Contest
Committee, over 300 photographs
were submitted in the contest and
approximately 140 photos were cho-
sen to be displayed at this time. "We
were very pleased to see such strong
community support for the contest,"
stated contest organizer Carla
Gilsdorf. "It's amazing to see how
many talented artists we have in our
area, which made it that much tougher
for the judges to chose the winners."
Members of the GHC staff served as
judges and included Todd Howell,
Jackie Taffe, Sherry Jipson, Mary
Bauer, Patti Karsky, and Lori Rixe.
"None of the judges knew who took
which photos when they were picking
the winners," added Gilsdorf. "We felt
it was very important to not let that
influence the outcome."
Amateur photographers from the
Graceville area entered photographs
in the following categories: animal,
history, and scenery. Winners were:
Animal Category- First Place: David
Grossman for "Whitetail at Sunset";
Second Place: Sara Gronfeld for
"Swallowtail Butterfly". History
Category - First Place: Mike Barutt
for "Johnson Junction I"; Second
Place: Shirley Weeding for "Still
Beautiful". Scenery Category - First
Place: Dr. Jay Schmidt for "Toqua
Summer Evening II"; Second Place:
Danika Gary for "Sunset and
Telephone Lines". Best in Show was
awarded to Sara Gronfeld for "St.
Patrick's Day Parade" with Jane
Stotesbery receiving Runner Up for
"Magnificent Sunset".
The winning photographs will be
on display during the Chili Feed and
Silent Basket Auction on Thursday,
Nov. 18 from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at
the Graceville Community Building.
All proceeds from the event will go
towards the framing and matting of
the photographs chosen to be dis-
played throughout the facility. These
photographs will also be available for
viewing throughout the evening.
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New scholarship available for
organic farming education
A new scholarship program is
available to Minnesota crop and dairy
farmers who are in the process of tran-
sitioning to organic production or who
have been recently certified organic.
The scholarships will defray up to
90 percent of qualifying farmers'
costs to enroll in Farm Business
Management (FBM) courses offered
by Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities (MnSCU).
Transitioning to organic typically
takes 36 months, a period when the
farmer must use organic practices but
can't sell crops or livestock products
for premium organic prices, according
to Minnesota Department of
Agriculture (MDA) organic specialist
Meg Moynihan.
"Effective financial and business
management is crucial to farm pros-
perity," said Moynihan. "This educa-
tional program is designed to help
producers make more informed and
better management decisions during-
and also after-transitioning to organ-
ic ."
Farm Business Management cours-
es allow farmers to work one-on-one
with an instructor who will-help them
design a financial recordkeeping sys-
tem in order to understand how their
various crop and/or dairy enterprises
are performing. Financial statements
like cash flows, balance sheets, and
end-of-year financial analyses give a
picture of the farm's financial health
and provide information participants
can use to plan for the coming year.
Farmers who enroll will have addi-
tional opportunities to attend special
organic transition workshops and con-
tribute their own experiences and
ideas about transition as part of this
important research.
The MDA encourages farmers to
sign up for this new opportunity. With
a limited number of scholarships
available, interested farmers should
call Meg Moynihan at 651-201-6616
to find out if they qualify.
The scholarships are offered in
conjunction with the Tools for
Transition project, a study about the
economics of transitioning to organic
production. Tools for Transition pro-
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Minnesota, the MnSCU FBM
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at Bellingham
Elevator
A burglary occurred in the late
hours of Sunday, Oct. 31 or the early
hours of Monday, Nov. 1 at the
Bellingham Farmer's Elevator.
• According to the Lac qui Parle
County Sheriff's Office, the suspect
or suspects forced entry into the
elevator office and fertilizer office.
Stolen was an undisclosed amount of
cash, two garbage cans, a Sherwood
stereo, a Dell computer monitor, a
Pioneer car CD player, leather gloves
and chips and beef jerky.
The Lac qui Parle County
Sheriff's Office is asking the public
to keep an eye out for suspicious
activity. If you have any information
about this case, please call the Lac
qui Parle Sheriff's Office at 320-598-
3720.
Milltones in concert
during November
The Milltones Barbershop Chorus
will be presenting two concerts in the
area during the month of November.
On Sunday, Nov. 14, the Milltones
will present a sacred concert at Blue
Cloud Abbey beginning at 2 p.m.
Prelude music will be provided by
Sheila Dailie. The Milbank, SD All-
State Choir members will also be
singing a few selections• The free
will offering will held fund the
Milltones scholarship program.
Following the concert there will be
cookies, bars and coffee.
The Milltones will then perform
on Sunday, Nov. 2 l'at Zion Lutheran
Church, 806 Highland Highway in
Ortonville. The concert will begin at
7 p.m. with a free will offering going
towards the Angel Tree Project and
Zion's youth. Coffee and bars will
be served following the concert.
Parent/teacher
conferences held
this week
Parent/Teacher Conferences will
be held at the Ortonville High School
on Tuesday, Nov. 9 from 4-8 p.m.
Parents are encouraged to see any
teacher during those hours. Parents
who would like to see any particular
teacher at a certain time may call
839-6181 ext. 302 to set up an
appointment.
Kindergarten through sixth grade
conferences will be held Nov. 9 and
16. Appointment slips have been
sent home. If you have any
questions, call 839-6181 ext. 400.
Big Stone
Senior citizens
Sec. Carol Hoitquist
Big Stone Senior Citizens met on
Thursday, Nov. 4 with 20 present.
The meeting was opened by President
Cliff. Secretarys and Treasurers
report were given and approved.
Old business: Gerry offered to
donate a coffee pot and thanks to
Idella for bringing one today.
New business: A volunteer is
needed to make coffee for the month
of December.
Stories were told by Clara and
Phyliss.
Next meeting will be Dec. 7.
Christian Women
to meet
You are invited to "Caring and
Sharing" morning coffee on Tuesday,
Nov. 16, 2010 at 9 a.m. at Zion
Lutheran Church on Highland Hwy.,
Ortonville.
The special feature person is Mel
Reinke telling about the services The
Salvation Army provide for the sur-
rounding communities. Our soloist is
also our speaker, Jean Peterson. Pre-
coffee music is Clarrisa Grunwich.
Our speaker, is Jean Peterson from
Forest Lake, and her talk is "The
Power of One". She is a marketing
communications consultant and
speaker. She is an author, has a black
belt in Karate, enjoys music and act-
ing.
Tickets are $5 inclusive with free
babysitting available if requested.
Please reserve by Nov. 12 to Evelyn
320-839-2189 or Elaine 320-839-
3332. Also, contact them if you have
to cancel. All are welcome.
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