PINE CITY THURSDAY, MARCH 5 , 2020 PIONEER VOL. 135 NO. 10 www.pinecitymn.com $1.00 PLAYOFF TIME: Winter sports Dragons a force to contend with in the postseason. P9 PINE COUNTY VOTES BY MIKE GAINOR HOW DID THE [email protected] CANDIDATES FARE After the last votes were tal- lied in the Pine County Court- IN PINE COUNTY VS. house on the night of Tuesday, March 3 – 3,422 ballots total – MINNESOTA AS A Pine County Democrats swung WHOLE? toward Joe Biden as their candidate, while Pine County Republicans supported Presi- dent Donald Trump. BIDEN: 42% PC Democrats cast 2,146 ballots total in Pine County, with 908 of 39% MN those going to Biden. Other top Democrat vote-get- ters were Bernie Sanders (468) and Michael R. Bloomberg (277). SANDERS: 22% PC Despite dropping out of the 30% MN race on Monday, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar still re- ceived 202 votes in Pine County. Elizabeth Warren received WARREN: 8% PC 178 votes, while Pete Buttigieg received 39 votes and Tulsi Gab- 15 % MN bard received 16 votes. Statewide, Biden was also the winner with 287,380 votes com- BLOOMBERG: 13% PC pared to Bernie Sanders’ 222,500 and Warren’s 114,746. 8 % MN This means that Biden will receive 38 delegates, Sanders PHOTO PROVIDED will receive 27 and Warren will received 10. KLOBUCHAR: 9% PC In the Pine County Republi- They’ve got the music in them can primary, President Donald 6 % MN J. Trump was unopposed on the Four Pine City Junior High Band members performed in the 52nd Annual University of Minnesota - Duluth ticket. Trump received 1,263 Junior High Honors Band on Feb. 25, in Duluth. From a pool of over 600 students representing 77 participating votes with 13 write-in ballots TRUMP: 99% PC junior high schools from Minnesota and Wisconsin, the following ninth Graders were chosen as members of submitted by Republicans. the final performing ensembles: (l-r) Madison LeMon, Ashley Peters, Gavin Schueller and Maggie Pulley. 98 % MN Spring ahead: Daylight saving time begins March 8 BY JENNIFER YOCUM-STANS [email protected] the House and Senate, the next ORIGINS imize sunlight hours during meant that any state observing stop is Governor Walz. Benjamin Franklin first had the longer days of the year by DST had to follow a uniform Spring ahead and fall back If he agrees, the bills would the idea in 1784 while he was taking an hour of morning sun, protocol throughout the state are two common ways of re- then go to Congress who would the American delegate in Paris. when many people are sleeping in which daylight saving time membering which way the also have to approve a change His thinking was, by moving and adding it to the end of the would begin on the first Sun- clocks move when daylight in federal law before the pro- the clocks forward people could day. day of April and end on the last saving time (DST) begins and posal could take effect. take advantage of the extra day- After WWI ended, so did DST Sunday of October. Since that ends. Currently, states are permit- light in the evening rather than in the United States, that is un- time, Congress has expanded At the moment, at least seven ted, by federal law, to opt out wasting energy on lighting. til we entered WWII. President the length of daylight saving states have approved legislation of daylight saving time and However, it wasn’t until over Roosevelt brought back DST time three times: once in the to make daylight saving time remain on standard time year- a century later that DST offi- in February of 1942, calling it 1970s during the country’s en- permanent. There are current- round. However, states are not cially began. The United States “War Time.” At the end of the ergy crisis; once in the 1980s, ly two bills in the legislature currently permitted to perma- began using it in 1918, following war, states and towns were giv- when April got brought under — HF 1397 and SF 1416 which nently stay on daylight saving Germany who implemented it en the choice of whether or not the daylight saving umbrella; if passed, could add Minnesota time, as this potential legisla- in 1916, during World War I, as to observe DST. This led to cha- and finally in 2007. Today, day- to the list of states to make DST tion proposes. a way to conserve fuel. The idea os, so in 1966 Congress enacted permanent. If passed by both behind the switch was to max- the Uniform Time Act. This SEE DAYLIGHT, PAGE 1 Open your HSA today. Health Savings Accounts Open your HSA today. northwoodsbank.com Save smarter for your Park Rapids • Nevis HSAs are subject to qualifi cation. 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[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Scan me with your smartphone 2 PINE CITY PIONEER MARCH 5, 2020 www.pinecitymn.com PHOTO PROVICED In a rare photo showing each actor from the best possible angle, the poker players rehearse for the debut of “The Odd Couple.” CONTRIBUTED ‘Odd Couple’ cast ready for laughs PINE CITY HERITAGE PLAYERS ens, Elisa Mill, Jay Schueller and Mike Gainor, while Yuya Negishi the Pigeon Sisters are portrayed by Jennifer Simon- The Pine City Heritage Players have been busy pre- son and Meagan Guptil. paring for the upcoming opening of The Odd Couple Ticket prices for this production are: Adults are $15, shares art with city in just two weeks. Cast members have been busy Seniors are $12, and students are $10. Purchase your memorizing lines, getting into character and having tickets in advance at these local establishments and fun as they prepare for opening night. receive a $3 per ticket discount: Cabin Coffees, Three PINE CENTER FOR THE ARTS The cast of characters includes both veteran actors Twenty Brewing, and the Pine City Chamber Offi ce. and faces new to the Pine City stage, a combination The Pine City Heritage Players’ mission is to enrich, The Pine Center for the Arts welcomes visual that is sure to bring about a memorable production educate, and entertain our community by providing a artist Yuya Negishi to the gallery this March. Neg- for the community. Dennis Howard and Jon Bigelow superior theater experience. ishi, a Japanese-born artist who currently lives in will take the stage as Felix Unger and Oscar Madison, Minneapolis, will bring a dynamic fusion of classic respectively. The poker players include Steve Clem- and modern art to Pine City. “My sincere wish is to help people experience the beauty of the world through art,” Negishi said. With an extensive background in the classical Japanese techniques of calligraphy and SUMI, Negishi’s art features Japanese pop culture images, exploring new ideas and mediums. Negishi has earned recognition as a muralist for Pine City woman charged with fl eeing police the 2015 Midway Murals Project in St. Paul. Dozens of his murals can be found throughout the Twin Cities, Washington state and in Japan. He also hosts STAFF REPORT at a high rate of speed. live painting events and teaches Japanese artis- [email protected] The offi cer followed and tic styles to students of all ages, from elementary was joined by other offi - school to college. A 22-year-old Pine City cers. Reiser was driving Negishi’s bold art will be on display at Pine Cen- woman, Emma Marie at speeds over 100 mph ter for the Arts March 13-April 3, with an opening Reiser, is facing two felo- on Hinckley Road. She reception 4-6 p.m. on Friday, March 13 at Pine Cen- ny drug charges and also turned east on Pelkey ter for the Arts. Light appetizers and wine will be felony charges for fl eeing Creed Road, then onto served. The reception is free and open to the public. a police offi cer. Cedar Creek Road and For more information, please see www.pinecen- According to the com- fi nally onto Blueberry ter.org. plaint: Island Road where she On Feb. 15, an offi cer came to a stop at the dead with the Mille Lacs Trib- end. al Police Department, on One of the offi cers no- ATHLETES OF THE WEEK routine patrol noticed ticed the vehicle swerve two vehicles traveling towards the side of the BOYS BASKETBALL southbound on Wildlife road and it appeared Road near Hinckley. that Resier had thrown Once on Highway 48 something out of the win- the F-150 truck slowed dow. A deputy searched down considerably while the area and located a the Chevrolet Impala bag containing a white continued. The offi cer crystal substance which pulled around the truck later NIK-tested positive and followed the Impala. for methamphetamine. They turned south onto The bag contained an un- Hinckley Road where he certifi ed weight of 107.79 Emma Marie Reiser noticed it swerving over grams. the center line and into Reiser was placed Left to right: Kameron Jusczak, Dylan Petersen, Caleb Fromm the turn lane into Grand under arrest and the phones and over $150 in or a $1,000,000 fine for Casino.