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This year we received many news stories on the TV, radio and newspapers from working on several veteran's memorials in the area. The media contacted us to keep up with the progress. Enclosed are pictures from th~ local newspapers and photos. ,. ! Mower County Veteran's Memorial: The first phase of this project was completed in 1992. The second phase was to be a larger than life Bronze Statue, but the 1992 C;omrnittee was just too tired to continue. Now, 17 years later, 2009,-2010, we introduced the idea to a new Committee again and with new people and new energy it was embraced with enthusiasm! (Never give up on a good idea!) We suggested to sell granite pavers as the fundraiser for the statue. To promote the paver project, we had informational booths at local fairs and home shows, and the media gave us a lot of attention. With the sale of hundreds of pavers, many people called us or came in, giving us further exposure. And because We did the bronze statue in house, we were able to share the process with the media, and that brought us even more community exposure. Tbe dedication of the Bronze Statue was on September 11, 2010 and hundreds of people attended the ceremony. Jeff spoke and he also did the unveiling. We continue to sell pavers for this project.

Rice County Veteran's Memorial: Ground breaking and the first phase was a granite map and donation pavers.

Grand Meadow Veteran's Memorial: Ground breaking with the first phases flag pole, concrete work and pavers.

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Other things we do to draw favorable attention: We donated a bronze statue to the city 3 years ago, and we contine to receive thank yous for that. One grandpa dropped off a picture of his grandkids sitting on the statue. We also donate cash or auction items to many organizations in the community, including Relay for Life, The local Arts organizations, The Awards Ceremony for the High School Art Assembly, Junior College Scholarship Funds, Nature Center, Historical Societies, Project Graduation, July 4th Festival, and many others.

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May 13,2010 THURSDAY www.au5tindailyherald.com State - Budget talks focus on health care expansion I Sports - Austin boys headed back to state meet Austin one of 1,077 vying for Google network new from the Internet company List of finalists in the past two months. THE COMPETITION Google executives are not say­ Governments in expected by ing whether they ultimately Minnesota up for the plan on picking one community Google high-speed fiber ena of the year or several. However, the compa­ Internet project: ny does plan on having a list of By MIKE ROSE Apple Valley, AustIn, [email protected] target communities that will be the subject of "site visits" by the Burnsville, Dakota Internet-behemoth Google end of the year, Google product County, Duluth, Eagan, isn't being overly specific with manager Minnie Ingersoll said Eden PrairIe, Falcon its plans to experiment with in an e-mail. HeIghts, Golden Valley, La ultra high-speed Internet con­ Those fmalists will be coming Crescent, Lake nections in at least one U.S. com­ from a group of 1,077 applica­ Minnetonka, lakeville, munity, but they should have tar­ tions that encompass all 50 Maple Lake, Maplewood, get areas by the end of the year states plus the U.S. Territories. MontIcello, North St. In Minnesota alone, 24 different - a list which could include Herald file photo Paul, Northfleld, ' Austin. local governments, including the cities of Rochester and St. Paul, Shawn R"ey, director of information technology for the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, St. Paul, Scott Austin officials submitted an County, St. Charles, St. application - a detailed process submitted applications. Austin, keys in information for the Google Internet submission in the City that included providing data Google has said previously Council chambers this past March. Louis Park, Wells, ranging from local weather to that it wants to reach at least WInthrop. topography to demographics - 50,000 people, and potentially up aside, Hoium said Austin has a "we want to see what developers Across the United States in late March. Since then, the to 500,000 people, in any selected number of key selling points, and consumers can do with ultra are a total of city has been in a holding pat­ community. Austin, with a popu­ including the Hormel high-speeds, like creating new tern, waiting as Google mtills lation of roughly 23,000, would Corporation and the Austin bandwidth-intensive 'killer over Austin and others. Craig seemingly fall below the thresh­ Medical Center, which could apps' and services, or other uses Hoium, the city planning direc­ old, but Hoium said outlying make the city enticing to Google. we can't yet imagine." tor who ultimately took the lead communities in the county Google's specific goals for its on the application, said Tuesday could boost that number. high-speed Internet experiment GOOGLE, Page 6 that he hadn't heard anything The smallish population are unclear, but Ingersoll said It's too early to discuss a price tag. Info provided by Google Paving the way for vets Free summer .Orand lunches start Meadow legion preps park to June 7 for honor veterans By JASON SCHOONOVER area studentS [email protected] Meals will be offered GRAND MEADOW - Austin isn't the only area weekdays at Austin High town nearing completion School, Neveln Elementary on a monument to honor By RACHELDREWELOW local veterans. The Grand [email protected] Meadow American Legion is chipping away As food prices continue to rise, keeping at work on Veteran's food on the table might be getting harder for Memorial Park. some parents. For the fourth summer, chil­ "It's to honor those dren may eat lunch for free in Austin begin­ who served," said Leland ning next month. Ottman, commander of Austin High School and Neveln the Harry T. Anderson Elementary will serve free lunch to children American Legion Post Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 140. "Whether it was p.m., June 7 through Sept. 3. Adults can pur­ during war time or not, if chase the meals for $3.50. you signed on the line, All children 18 years of age and under you're signing up to do are eligible for the free meals regardless of whatever they tell you income, citizenship status, residency or needs to be done." Eric Johnson/[email protected] enrollment in public school. Ottman said about 141 Austin Public School's director of food pavers have been sold for Leland Ottman, Legion Commander of the Harry T. Anderson American Legion Post 140 in service Mary Weikum said the district the project, which has Grand Meadow, holds a model of what the veteran's memorial will look like after it's com­ implemented the national Summer Food been going on for about pleted. The memorial will come complete with pavers along side the walk leading to the Service Program (SFSP) in 2007 - after she five years. Ottman said memorial. noticed the percentage of students qualify­ work on the pavers will ing for free lunch during the school year begin soon so the initial community," Ottman star. Benches were Anderson Memorial on kept creeping up. pavers and a flag pole are said. chosen because Ottman the project. Ottman said "I was always worried about what was in place for the city's The memorial will be said legion members they plan to set up a happening to these kids in the summer," Memorial Day service. shaped like an octagon of wanted the memorial to perpetual care fund to Weikum said. "I didn't know if they were "I personally feel it's, benches with two open be something that could continually maintain the getting enough to eat, and that concerned important to have some sides. In the center of the be used by the memorial. me." physical thing to octagon is a large flag community. commemorate what some pole, donated by a legion Like the Austin MEMORIAL, Page 6 LUNCHES, Page 6 people have given to this member who recently memorial, Grand We have a strong military 'Hunger is one of the most severe roadblocks in the country and this died, at the center of a Meadow is working with background around here.' learning process.'

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105 Legals 105 Legals Lunches: Schools served 36K last summer 2004 said county as fol­ Austin High School, less than lunches, the number of stu­ lows: From Page 1 ORIGINAL PRINCI­ 50 percent qualify, according dents qualifying for free and FREE LUNCH PAL AMOUNT OF DATE AND TIME To partake in the SFSp, to Weikum. reduced price lunches has When: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., MORTGAGE: OF SALE: June 17, lunch sites must be in low­ The summer meals will be continued to increase. $85,000.00 2010 at 10:00 AM income areas where at least served at AHS, even though "I really don't expect that Monday through Friday half of the children come its student body does not to change soon," she said. . through Sept. 3 MORTGAGOR(S): PLACE OF SALE: from families with incomes meet the federal poverty Data from the state educa­ Where: Austin High School, Beverly A Larson, Sheriff's Main Of­ at or below the federal pover­ standards, because of its size tion department shows that 301 Third St. NW unmarried fice, Courthouse, ty level, making them eligi­ and proximity to Sumner there was an 8.5 percent Neveln Elementary, 201 First Street NE, ble for free or reduced price Elementary which does meet increase .in the number of 1918 E. Oakland Ave. M 0 R T GAG E E: Austin, Minnesota standards, Weikum said. students on free and reduced Details: Free for children, First Farmer & Mer­ school meals, according to "Hunger is one of the lunch between 2009 and 2010 offered to adults for $3.50. chant State Bank to pay the debt se­ the United States cured by said mort­ Department of Agriculture. most severe roadblocks to the - meaning more than one in No Reg istration needed. DATE AND PLACE gage and taxes, if It is also available for cer­ learning process. Lack of three students statewide OF RECORDING: any, on said prem­ tain camps and in areas that nutrition during the summer received help from the feder­ summer. For more informa­ Recorded: March ises and the costs would serve children of months may set up a cycle for ally supported program this tion, contact the library at 29, 2004 Mower and disbursements, migrant workers. poor performance once school year. 433-2391. County Recorder including attorney At Woodson Kindergarten school begins again," accord­ No registration is needed There is also a variety of Document Number: fees allowed by Center, and three of the four ing to the USDA. for the summer lunches. free and inexpensive pro­ 527664 law, subject to re­ public elementary schools, Weikum said 36,000 lunch­ They are served on a walk-in gramming offered by the demption within six es were served last summer, basis, Weikum said. ASSIGNMENTS (6) months from more than 63 percent of stu­ University of Minnesota dents qualify for free or and that she expects to serve The Austin Public Library Extension Office and Austin OF MORTGAGE: the date of said that many or more this sea­ And assigned to: sale by the mortga­ reduced-price lunches. At offers a concurrent free sum­ Community Education. TCF Mortgage Cor­ gor(s), their per­ Banfield Elementary, more son. mer reading program for Contact 460-1706 or go poration sonal representa­ than 50 percent qualify. At Each year since the dis­ kids at both the library and toaustin.revtrak.net for more Dated: March 29, tives or assigns. Ellis Middle School and trict has served the summer at Austin High School this information. 2004 Recorded: March If the Mortgage is 29, 2004 Mower not reinstated un­ County Recorder der Minn. Stat. Document Number: §580.30 or the 527665 property is not re- Memorial: Park will feature amenities for all deemed under And assigned to: Minn. Stat. From Page 1 to do the bulk of it on our Mortgage Elec­ §580.23, the Mort­ own," Ottman said. tronic Registration gagor must vacate While Grand Meadow's With part of the memorial Systems, Inc. the property on or slated to be ready for Dated: May 01, before 11 :59 p.m. American Legion isn't large, 2006 on December 17, Ottman said it's an active Memorial Day, Ottman said Recorded: May 08, 2010, or the next group. Each year, the Grand he hopes the full memorial 2006 Mower business day if De­ Meadow American Legion can be completed by the fall. County Recorder cember 17, 2010 hosts a Memorial Day "Everything's kind of Document Number: falls on a Saturday, service, and the legion visits lining up," Ottman said. "It's 000549425 Sunday or legal 13 area cemeteries. just a matter of getting it all holiday. "Our legion is not huge, done." And assigned to : but for a small town we're However, there is room for U.S. Bank National Mortgagor(s) re­ doing halfway decent the project to continue to Association leased from finan­ compared to some of the big grow and change in the Dated: April 23, cial obligation: While the initial goal 2010 NONE cities that are fighting hard future. to even stay solvent," Ottman is to sell about 200 pavers, Transaction Agent: THIS COMMUNI­ said. Ottman said there's room to expand beyond that to keep Mortgage Elec­ CATION IS FROM Ottman said Grand Eric Johnson/[email protected] tronic Registration A DEBT COLLEC­ Meadow has a strong base of adding pavers. The pavers Systems, Inc. TOR ATTEMPTING people who have been in the have been sold to people Two completed pavers are situated next to the walk they will even­ Transaction Agent TO COLLECT A military, and many who have across the country, as Ottman tually line when the veteran's memorial in Grand Meadow is com­ Mortgage Identifica­ DEBT. ANY IN­ made a career out of military said many people have called pleted. The paver for Harry T. Anderson, namesake of American tion Number: FORMATION OB­ service. looking to buy pavers to Legion Post 140 in Grand Meadow lays in its permanent position. 1000212- TAINED WILL BE "We have a real strong honor a family member or 4800195247-0 USED FOR THAT military backing around friend. community park featuring equipment is scheduled to Lender or Broker: PURPOSE. "Two hundred pavers First Farmer & Mer­ here," Ottman said. park shelters and other arrive May 21. Heather Voigt, chant State Bank THE RIGHT TO Rather than paying could be just a nice start," amenities. A key feature of chairwoman of Grand Residential Mort­ VERIFICATION OF contractors, people are Ottman said. the park will be a new Meadow Parks and gage Servicer: U.S. THE DEBT AND volunteering their time to The veterans memorial walking trail, but that won't Recreation, said the plan is Bank Home Mort­ IDENTITY OF THE work on the memorial. isn't the only part of the be built until enough funding for the equipment to be in gage ORIGINAL CREDI­ "There's a kt of little project. Veterans Memorial is raised. place by MeadoW Fest June Mortgage Origina­ TOR WITHIN THE details, and we'r~ just trying Park will also be a New play@:-oUlld 25-27. tor: Not Applicable TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT COUNTY IN AFFECTED BY WHICH THIS ACTION. PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Mower THE TIME AL­ Google: Austin faces stiff competition to woo Google Property Address: LOWED BY LAW 108 13th St NE, FOR REDEMP- From Page 1 website googleaustin­ munity support, as meas­ Institute, make the city an Austin, MN TION BY THE She added that the com­ mn.com. There, area leaders ured by dividing the num­ ideal candidate. 55912-4543 MORTGAGOR, pany wants to operate an have posted their endorse­ ber of people connected '~s a community, we're Tax Parcel 10 Num­ THE MORTGA­ ments of the project, and with an applicant's largest growing and we're chang­ . "open access" network, but ber: 34-860-0290 GOR'S PERSONAL links to Facebook and social networking base - in ing. And that is why Austin, REPRESENTA­ does not plan on building a Twitter accounts have gone Austin's case, a Minnesota, is the perfect LEGAL DESCRIP­ TIVES OR AS­ nationwide network. up, all in an attempt to woo GoogleAustin Facebook location for Google to test TION OF PROP­ SIGNS, MAY BE Ingersoll also said it is "too the mega-company. group - with the total city its Google Fiber ultra-high­ ERTY: That part of REDUCED TO early" in the process to dis­ the Southwest FIVE WEEKS IF A And so far, the push population. speed broadband network," Quarter of the JUDICIAL ORDER cuss a specific price tag for seems to be working. Fiber Jeff Ettinger, CEO of he wrote. "This community Northeast Quarter IS ENTERED UN­ the project. Internet proponent Hormel, said this broad understands, better than of Section 2, in DER MINNESOTA Austin community mem­ FiberForAll reports that community support, as well most, the value of technolo­ Township 102, STATUTES, SEC- - bers have rallied behind the Austin is 13th among all city as the presence of his com­ gy in connecting it to the Range 18, de­ TION 582.032, DE­ idea, putting together the applicants in level of com- pany and the Hormel rest of the world." scribed as follows, TERMINING, to-wit: Beginning in AMONG OTHER the easterly line of THINGS, THAT Herzog Street as THE MORTGAGED conveyed to the PREMISES ARE City of Austin by IMPROVED WITH New claims for unemployment insurance decreasing deed recorded in A RESIDENTIAL Book 37 of Deeds, DWELLING OF ASSOCIATED PRESS Department said the average's lowest Employers added offset the more than page 342, at a pOint LESS THAN FIVE Thursday that initial level this year reached 290,000 jobs in April, 800,000 people that 100 feet south of UNITS, ARE NOT WASHINGTON - claims dropped last in late March. the most in four years. started or resumed job the south line of Lot PROPERTY USED New claims for unem­ week by 4,000 to a sea­ After dropping That's a positive sign searches. 12, Block 3, Yates IN AGRICUL­ ployment benefits sonally adjusted steadily last year from that companies are "We expect claims Addition to Austiri, TURAL PRODUC­ dipped for the fourth 444,000. That's slightly a peak of 651,000, first­ confident enough in ' to continue to move extended; thence TION, AND ARE straight week, a sign above analysts' esti­ time claims have fluc­ the economic recovery East parallel with ABANDONED. lower over the coming the job market is mates, according to tuated at around to step up hiring. weeks and will feel the south line of 450,000 since January. improving at a slow Thomson Reuters. ' But much more hir­ more comfortable said Lot 12, 125 DATED: April 29, but steady pace. The previous week's Many economists feet; thence South 2010 ing is needed to make about the prospects Employers, encour­ total was revised up to believe claims need to parallel with the ASSIGNEE OF up for the loss of more for sustainable job aged by a recovering 448,000. fall below 425,000 to east !'ine of the MORTGAGEE: than 8 million jobs in creation when claims economy, are hiring The four-week aver­ signal sustained job Southwest Quarter U.S. Bank National the recession. The drop below the 400,000 of the Northeast Association again. But they are age, which smooths creation. ------~1 Page 3 MOl! 2OD1' Shop home for the holidays; I you get more when you Buy Mower! Recent weather belies the calendar, but the holiday season is fast approaching. Here in Austin we celebrate the start of the holiday season with a calendar of events called Christmas in the Your Chamber City. by Sandy Forstner, executive director This year, we have nearly 50 businesses participating in three major events organized through the Chamber: Christmas in the City Kickoff, Christmas in the NW and Christmas in the Bucks for employee holiday gifts. They're redeemable for SW. Another 20 or so members have scheduled open houses goods and services from over 150 Chamber members. What a and sales promotions throughout the holiday schedule. All are great way to not only reward your employees, but also help sup­ promoted in the Christmas in the City calendar of events, in­ port your fellow members! serted in this edition of The Outlook. This is an important shopping season for all of our retail Take a look at what your fellow members are doing to pro­ members. We have been blessed with a better than average mote their business and this important holiday season. Plan to economy here, during recent months. Retail sales in Austin are attend as many events as you can to show your support. And up from the previous year and we are regaining sales that were more importantly, remember your fellow Chamber members as previously lost to other communities. But more work needs to you go about your own holiday shopping. be done to fully reverse a trend that has lasted for decades. 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Ibkme 117. No. 271 __ustin • __.... erawww.austindailyherald.com 50 cents Thursday November 12, 2009 Census Area veterans honored Bureau Memorial wants all committee also breaks residents to ground on partiCIpate• • renovation By JASON SCHOONOVER ,.,...,..,.,...~ Officials inging church bells could be urge Illegal Rfaintly heard from the veterans immigrants memorial outside the Mower County to taKe part Government Center as well around 11 a.m. By JASON SCHOONOVER Wednesday, as more than juon.$Choonover@aU$t\ndaUyheraid.oom 80 people stood around the memorial for the The U.S. Census Bureau is cal}, ing for all Mower County and Veterans Day service. Minnesota residents to participate As a part of the in the 2010 census, even illegal service to remember and immigrants. honor all those who have Representatives from the U.S. served in the military; Erie [email protected] Census Bureau spoke to the Mower the Mower County County Commissioners during the Veterans War Memorial Norm Heclmovlch salutes the American Flag during the playing of the National Anthem Wednesday during Tuesday meeting about the impor· Committee broke ground a Veteran's Day service at the Veteran's Memorial. tance of the 2010 census and count· on a renovation to the ing all the people who live in the project that will area. commemorate more than "The core message is it's safe, a thousand veterans. simple and it's important," said Ami Committee member Nafzger, a partnership specialist Norm Hecjmovich Jed with the U.S. Census Bureau. the service. He said each Part of the survey being safe, generation has seen means it will be private. The U.S. peoplc called into Video At Census Bureau is targeting groups service, and it's au stindail vhera! d, com that have traditionally been diffi­ important to honor all • cult to count. This includes illegal veterans. Day is an important time immigrants, who often don't rill out "Our freedoms we to remember the cost of census materials for fear of poten· take for granted, but we our freedoms and way of tial ramifications, Nafzger said. wouldn't have freedoms life. However, she stressed that illegal without our veterans," "When we were immigrants will not be at risk by Hecimovich said. overseas, and you'd see partiCipating in the survey; and the census documents will be kept Some of those these villages and stuff secret for up to 72 years. veterans served in a with a big hole in the When asked by the commission­ foreign country; which front yard and the house all smashed up. You don't I:!rs why the bureau wants to count gave them the chance to undocumented immigrants, see how life was see that here," Ron Hanson said. "We have to Nafzger stressed the importance of different outside of Eric Johnson/[email protected] fight for our freedoms." knowing exactly how many people America, Hecimovich use public facilities and services. said. VETERANS, Page 3 Dennis Hanson of the legion Post _9.1 drops his head in prayer dunng the Ron Hanson, a navy Some pavers will be engraved invocation Wednesday at the Veteran's Memorial during a Veterans Day CENSUS, Page 3 veteran, said Veterans over the winter. service. Hmong and snowbirds difficult to count. Gerard's Brolsma lands state.. wide award "So, working with kids is Employee honored for service, natural to me. It is never boring, and I work with awesome people contributions to youth and families - the kids and the staff," she said. ByRACHELDRE~LOW The MCCCA is recognizing In addition to her work on an t'ltchel.drewelow@ausUndailyherald_com Brolsma with The Sister Helen eight·member direct care team, Louise Roth Award. The Deveny Drolsma spends each Brolsma trains new staff organization gives one each year members in Therapeutic Crisis day working with teenage boys at to recognize an individual for Intervention (Gerard's behavior the Gerard Academy. She takes outstanding contributions and management program), CPR and them to appointments and brings service to youth and families in First Aid. them shopping for the necessities. Minnesota. Brolsma has worked at the They do arts and crafts projects Brolsma is the first Gerard Gerard Academy for eight and a together and play sports. Her Academy employee to receive the half years, starting as a counselor work helps the teens develop award. to boys ages six to 10. social and life skills. The Gerard Academy offers "Everything is a team effort, Brolsma, who is a senior residential treatment programs and that is something that I love counselor, loves her job and the for children and teenagers with a about this job," she said. ~i vi n rt >::hp 1.r >:: 1 P , p i 1 r ~AU~IT~IND~~~ll~H~~ ______~L_,o~cKUaI/State lliURSOAY. NOVEMBER 12.2009 3 ~~~~~eterans: Completing statue is top priority : ::" :from Page 1 difficult to know who be engraved over the ·- .-.- served. winter. Anderson said ..... '" ~ :i.~.. Hecimovich urged "We have to know who the pavers ordered by , •~eterans to share their are veterans because we the irrst of the year will : " .stories so future don't have a tattoo in the be completed over the , . " generations can learn middle of our forehead winter. Depending on the - - trom the past. to stand out that we weather next spring, "It's a very emotional served in the military," some of the pavers could day because when you he said. be installed in time for ibIrt talking to veterans A key addition to the Memorial Day. "'lind you try to get them monument will be a While he said some to tell the stories of what statue of a fallen soldier people's concern that the they did," Hecimovich lying in the arms of project is moving slowly, said. "I consider every another soldier. The Anderson told the crowd veteran a hero. don't statue will be a little the work on the pavers is matter if they were in larger than life-size. The ahead of schedule. So "

~: ~ensus: Bureau may also work with schools From Page 1 where they move during the because of the potential for census, and an interpreter tionnaire will be mailed only winter. If a snowbird living in the state to lose representa- may talk with some residents to residences and not to post "They will be counted Florida or Arizona wishes to tion in the form of one of its about participating. office boxes. The mail will not because they are using the be counted as a Minnesota eight congressional seats. In the 2000 census, be addressed to specific home· services and the roads and the resident, he or she can do so The census also affects the Minnesota finished second owners, as it will be addressed . )lOspitals here in our country, by filling out a survey at a funding that the state of with a response rate of 75 per­ to the residence. Nafzger said .' - s"o that's why they will be questionnaire assistance cen­ Minnesota receives based on cent, and Iowa finished frrst people need to be aware of this · Qounting every single per· ter. population. Nafzger said one with 76 percent, Nafzger said. because some people assume " 'son." Nafzger said. Hmong people have also person not filling out the cen- She said the hope is for mail like this is junk mail. ~, "They will be counting for been traditionally difncult to sus costs about $1,000 in fund· Minnesota to beat Iowa this The census used to consist • . every single person living in count. Nafzger said Hmong ing, meaning if 100 people year. The bureau may also of a short form and a long ,the United States," she added. people often have many mem­ didn't fill out the census for 10 work with the schools and form - about a 30-page form. Another group the bureau bers of a family living in one years, it would cost the state some local businesses to However, Nafzger said the cen­ . is targeting is snowbirds. home and don't fill out census $1 million in funds. spread the word about the cen- sus will be a much simpler 10· Nafzger said the bureau is materials for fear of being County Coordinat~&r.4!i/u Ws . Refidents will receive the t question survey. ';', asking them to fill out the cen· reported. Oscarson said the city of census material around March One theme for the census is sus so they can be counted as This census has added Austin is already working to 15, and the materials will be 10·10-10: 10 minutes and 10 :~ 'living in Minnesota and not importance in Minnesota promote participation in the due in mid-April The ques- questions in 2010.

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SE IGAS MAIN BREAK PUBLIC SCHOOLS I SPANISH CLASSES cials clear Schools ice center cuts some at the southeast corner of the justice center, near Second Spanish cleared out Avenue and Second Street justice Northeast. Tues- The workers were able lessons digging to get back into the justice which 'center soon after the leak Board says money broke was reported, said Todd ials Jorgenson, director of gas, will be used for water and engineering oper­ Dulas Exca­ ations for Austin utilities. other programs the gas pipe Only the justice center was at the site, evacuated, he said. By Kurt Nesbitt nator Craig However, staff at the [email protected] Austin Daily Herald, just Citing a change in legisla­ blocked off a east of the site, also reported tive requirements for integra­ Austin fire­ evacuating their building. tion funding, the Austin School Utilities No injuries or fire were Board says it will cut elemen­ ed the scene reported in the incident. Ken Klotzbach [email protected] tary school Hispanic cultural Rick Loeding removes a finished paver from the laser etching machine at Anderson Memorials. immersion programs, which included introductory Spanish, UNTY I HOG-BUYING STATION in the next school year. VETERANS MEMORIAL I FUNDRAISER Legislation now requires the district to change its focus and take money that is fund­ it for How THEY VOTED ing the Foreign Language in Elementary Schools program for Mower County Board's elementary students and use it ales approval of a conditional Honor a veteran close the academic achievement use permit for a livestock gap between white students and buying station in Lansing minorities. Township: Community support The classes are meant to give ved Yes: Mike Ankeny, Tim elementary school children needed to complete exposure to Spanish-speaking Gabrielson, David Hillier cultures. Spanish teachers spent and Ray Tucker. Mower County 20 minutes teaching children a No: Dick Lang. game or Spanish vocabulary Veterans Memorial twice a week. of a south-side row of trees. The classes focus on the By Sarah Lysne cultures of Europe and South Opposition [email protected] America that speak Spanish. It has been almost 20 years The district started them about Four citizens attended the since--the first phase of t1' e three years ago because Span­ meeting, with two speaking ish-speakers are the district's against the project. After the Mower County Veterans Memo­ rial was completed and dedi­ largest minority population, and board's vote, one man told those classes were meant more the board its decision was cated on the front lawn of the Mower County Courthouse. to give students cultural expo­ "dumb." sure instead of making them Another man, Jim Rine­ Now, as organizers prepare fluent in the Spanish language, hart, who lives near the site, for Memorial Day, they're said Austin Superintendent told board members they hoping to get as many David Krenz. must be getting a great "kick­ polished black granite pavers "We're still going to do that, back" with their vote. at the downtown memorial just in a different way," he . Rinehart earlier gave the to prepare the second phase Ken Klotzbach [email protected] said. board a petition opposing of the project, its "Walk of The district is going to keep hogs at the property, with Remembrance. " Sales of the pavers help fund the completion of a veterans me­ cultural enrichment program­ signatures from nearly 60 morial. Above is the memorial's prototype. ming but won't be offering it people living in that area. Although Jeff and Renee Anderson, of Anderson Memo­ during the school day and it He expressed several won't be funding it with integra­ lans, Lynch, concerns, especially with the rials in Austin, have made a significant financial contribu­ PAVERS tion dollars anymore. Instead, in Waucoma, operation's odor affecting the district is going to use the an operation Lansing. tion to subsidize the project, there are still a lot of pavers If you would like to purchase a paver, you may pick up an $629,971 portion of state inte­ ase farmers' There must be other places gration funding on after-school led hogs. The that need to be sold to cover order form at the following locations: more suitable for this opera­ the costs. To date, 248 pavers programming ansported for tion, Rinehart said. have been purchased, but • Austin Public Library. and student Holding up the petition, there is room for about 1,000 • Anderson Memorial in Austin. support, said orney Paul board member Dick Lang, pavers at this location. • Austin Area Chamber of Commerce. John Alberts, represents who represents Austin's the district's he property east side, said that, until the "We need to sell at least • Many area churches and service clubs. director of act three to number of people opposed 600 before we can pay for the For more information, contact Mike Ruzek at 433-8845. curriculum. hogs on any is reduced, "you haven't won completion of the project that The shift, ore than 300 my vote." Lang said he works includes some new landscap­ project is paid, the Austin start to finish, the statue will wh i c h th.e erally, hogs for the people of Mower ing, inscribing and installing school board Area Foundation will estab­ have taken about 18 months approved ______"" off and sold County and has to listen to the pavers, and finishing and lish and manage an endow­ to complete. At this point, the p.m., with the them. installing the statue of the two ment fund to be used to take statue needs to have all the Monday, will Alberts orted to Iowa soldiers," said Mike Ruzek, care of the memorial site. pieces assembled and welded spend the n, he said. Support of the Austin Area Founda­ together, then the rough edges integration to be moving tion, which is coordinating the "It is important to under­ are evened out and a final funding on more remedial Fellow board member funds raised for the project. oon as possi­ David Hillier, a livestock stand that the pavers are finish is applied," Anderson teaching, more after-school Hemesath, producer, led the board's Jeff Anderson said, "We meant to be purchased for said. "The reason we like to transportation, which district anager for support for the business, initially wanted the paver all veterans either living or use bronze is because it is officials hope will allow more noting it meets the coun­ orders in by April 1 in order deceased and also that they an eternal metal; it will last students to get involved with I ials decided ty's rules and laws, Hillier to be in lace b Memorial can be purc~~sed f?.r veterans forever." ~heir school, a?d mO,re t~~e at the southeast corner of the n.com justice center, near Second Spanish e cleared out Avenue and Second Street ounty justice Northeast. re noon Tues­ The workers were able lessons actor digging to get back into the justice ilding, which 'center soon after the leak Board says money uction, broke was reported, said Todd ain, officials Jorgenson, director of gas, will be used for water and engineering oper­ Dulas Exca­ ations for Austin Utilities. other programs the gas pipe Only the justice center was at the site, evacuated, he said. By Kurt Nesbitt ina tor Craig However, staff at the [email protected] Austin Daily Herald, just Citing a change in legisla­ blocked off a east of the site, also reported tive requirements for integra­ Ie Austin fire­ evacuating their building. tion funding, the Austin School stin Utilities No injuries or fire were Board says it will cut elemen­ ed the scene reported in the incident. Ken Klotzbach [email protected] tary school Hispanic cultural Rick Loeding removes a finished paver from the laser etching machine at Anderson Memorials. immersion programs, which included introductory Spanish, OUNTY I HOG-BUYING STATION in the next school year. VETERANS MEMORIAL I FUNDRAISER Legislation now requires the district to change its focus and take money that is fund­ it for How THEY VOTED ing the Foreign Language in Elementary Schools program for Mower County Board's elementary students and use it approval of a conditional Honor a veteran close the academic achievement ales use permit tor a livestock gap between white students and buying station in Lansing minorities. Township: Community support The classes are meant to give ved Yes: Mike Ankeny, Tim elementary school children needed to complete exposure to Spanish-speaking Gabrielson, David Hillier cultures. Spanish teachers spent and Ray Tucker. Mower County 20 minutes teaching children a nty leaders No: Dick Lang. Veterans Memorial game or Spanish vocabulary nditional-use twice a week. for a company of a south-side row of trees. The classes focus on the By Sarah Lysne cultures of Europe and South hog buying news@postbul letin.com .S. 218, north Opposition America that speak Spanish. The district started them about pite getting a Four citizens attended the It has been almost 20 years by dozens of since- the first phase of the three years ago because Span­ meeting, with two speaking ish-speakers are the district's ng it. against the project. After the Mower County Veterans Memo­ rial was completed and dedi­ largest minority population, and r-long discus­ board's vote, one man told those classes were meant more wer County the board its decision was cated on the front lawn of the Mower County Courthouse. to give students cultural expo­ -1 to approve "dumb." sure instead of making them r Lynch Live- Another man, Jim Rine­ Now, as organizers prepare fluent in the Spanish language, operate on hart, who lives near the site, for Memorial Day, they're said Austin Superintendent acres at 27392 told board members they hoping to get as many ansing Town­ David Krenz. must be getting a great "kick­ polished black granite pavers "We're still going to do that, f the former back" with their vote. at the downtown memorial rs restaurant. just in a different way," he Rinehart earlier gave the to prepare the second phase said. zoning ordi- board a petition opposing of the project, its "Walk of Ken Klotzbach [email protected] agricul tural The district is going to keep hogs at the property, with Remembrance." Sales of the pavers help fund the completion of a veterans me­ cultural enrichment program­ ires a coridi­ signatures from nearly 60 morial. Above is the memorial's prototype. ming but won't be offering it mit for such a people living in that area. Although Jeff and Renee Anderson, of Anderson Memo­ during the school day and it He expressed several won't be funding it with integra­ plans, Lynch, concerns, especially with the rials in Austin, have made a significant financial contribu­ PAVERS tion dollars anymore. Instead, d in Waucoma, operation's odor affecting the district is going to use the an operation Lansing. tion to subsidize the project, there are still a lot of pavers If you would like to purchase a paver, you may pick up an $629,971 portion of state inte­ hase farmers' There must be other places gration funding on after-school lIed hogs. The that need to be sold to cover order form at the following locations: more suitable for this opera­ programming r--.,.,...==--~-' transported for the costs. To date, 248 pavers tion, Rinehart said. have been purchased, but • Austin Public Library. and student e. Holding up the petition, there is room for about 1,000 • Anderson Memorial in Austin. support, said torney Paul board member Dick Lang, pavers at this location. • Austin Area Chamber of Commerce. John Alberts, represents who represents Austin's the district's the property east side, said that, until the "We need to sell at least • Many area churches and service clubs. director of tract three to number of people opposed 600 before we can pay for the For more information, contact Mike Ruzek at 433-8845. curriculum. of hogs on any is reduced, "you haven't won completion of the project that The shift, more than 300 my vote." Lang said he works includes some new landscap­ project is paid, the Austin start to finish, the statue will which the nerally, hogs for the people of Mower ing, inscribing and installing Area Foundation will estab­ have taken about 18 months school board ed off and sold County and has to listen to the pavers, and finishing and lish and manage an endow­ to complete. At this point, the approved 1 p.m., with the them. installing the statue of the two ment fund to be used to take statue needs to have all the Monday, will Alberts ported to Iowa soldiers," said Mike Ruzek, care of the memorial site. pieces assembled and welded spend the on, he said. Support of the Austin Area Founda­ together, then the rough edges integration g to be moving tion, which is coordinating the "It is important to under­ are evened out and a final funding on more remedial Fellow board member funds raised for the project. soon as possi- David Hillier, a livestock stand that the pavers are finish is applied," Anderson teaching, more after-school en Hemesath, producer, led the board's Jeff Anderson said, "We meant to be purchased for said. "The reason we like to transportation, which district manager for support for the business, initially wanted the paver all veterans either living or use bronze is because it is officials hope will allow more noting it meets the coun­ orders in by April 1 in order deceased and also that they an eternal metal; it will last students to get involved with icials decided ty's rules and laws. Hillier to be in place by Memorial can be purchased for veterans forever." their school, and more time would meet the reminded everyone that Day; however, we will try to who are not from the Mower for success coaches, who often etbacks, deliv­ Mower County is an agricul­ finish as many orders that County area," said Ruzek, who Norm Heci­ serve as liaisons with parents, uld be minimal tural county. come in from now until the purchased a paver in honor of m 0 vic h , a Alberts said. ume, and odor "If we do not stand up for date of installation, which will his wife's father, who lived in veteran who Spanish will be a language t to a minimum some of these agricultural be sometime in May." Aurora, Ill. has also been choice in middle school, begin­ f bedding and pursuits and agricultural a part of this ning in sixth grade. hod. A second phase of the When the project is project for The decision will also affect areas, this board of commis­ complete, a new bronze statue the last 20 it request now sioners, in my opinion, is project gives Mower County programs in Hayfield, South­ nsing Township citizens an opportunity to of a wounded soldier being years said, land and Albert Lea, which will not doing our job for a rural held by his comrade will be "This memo­ proval. County community, for a rural area," purchase a polished black be joining the group next year, granite paver for the "Walk of placed in front of the memo- rial will be because those schools receive ct to approve a Hillier said. rial wall at the site. . a sac red """""'~~----'"""" it administra­ Remembrance," which will be funding from Austin's grant. Lynch Livestock's pork added to the current memorial place where Hecimovich ater. marketing division operates Jeff Anderson has designed people can Alberts said pinpointing the sportation offi­ site. Pavers are $300 each and achievement gap is tough. He 38 locations in 10 Midwest are inscribed with the name the larger-than-life size bronze go and look at the names and ed to approve states, marketing different statue that will complete the remember those who served said it shows up in ACT scores ess to and from qualities and weights of of a veteran who has served in and statewide assessments and the U.S. military anytime from project. our country." No Child Left Behind data. h from the site, animals specifically to 39 the Civil War to the present. ave a widened packing plants in the United "The statue is in its final Sarah Lysne is a freelance "It's hard to say what the gap er the removal States. After the initial cost of the stages of production. From writer in Austin. looks like in Austin," he said.

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Engagements - Jacqueline Stelpflug and Travis Coy e; Mariah Ruth and BenjOmin Simons I Birthdays - Helen Rushton Spring is the Paving the way time of flowers

Flowers are on my mind this month because of our "Floral Enchantment" Laura fundraiser coming up in H.... Hormel May (more information Historic Home below). After telling you about Austin's first green house business last week, I found this report on the floral exhibit at the 1910 Minnesota State Fair-l00 years ago. From "The Minnesota Horticulturist" October 1910 issue: "Those who visited horticulture hall at the recent Minnesota State Fair and who had seen it on previous years noted with pleasure the marked change in its appearance. The large centerpiece, which in its varying changes had attracted so much attention in previous years was entirely removed, and a beautiful flowing fountain had taken its place. This fountain, while it was appropriately ornamented with vases of flowers around the margin and a pile of statuary in the center, yet as a whole was low and did not interfere with the general view of the hall. The booths that had heretofore occupied the south half of the hall were all removed, and nothing of any elevation to interfere with the view of the whole hall was to be found at any point... The hall was profusely decorated throughout, posts, cross beams, walls doors, etc., with evergreen boughs and trailing evergreen rope, in striking contrast with the uniform white of the interior of the building, the whole making a Eric Johnson/[email protected] beautiful effect as viewed from any point in the hall. Jeff Anderson (right) shows Norm Hecimovich photos of the casting process involved in putting together the statue that will be placed in front of the veteran's memorial in front of the Law Enforcement Center. The south half of the hall was devoted entirely to the floral display, the florist having supplied a sufficient number of palms and other decorative Austin's veteran's plants to arrange about the walls all around the memorial will soon inside of that end of the hall. Four florist contributed to this magnificent be home to hundreds display of decorative plants, Holm & Olson and A. of black granite S. Swanson of St. Paul, the Minneapolis Floral pavers honoring both Company and John Vasatka of Minneapolis. active and non active Arranged at suitable points throughout the interior of that part of the hall were placed many veterans beautiful single decorative plants, the most . By JASON SCHOONOVER conspicuous being a number of large bay trees _ [email protected] located on either side of the center aisle, giving _ much the appearance of a grove. The Minneapolis memOrial first Park Board, through Theo. Wirth as envisioned in the late superintendent, contributed also a large number of A 1980s is slowly nearing smaller bay trees, which were placed about the hall completion, but those promoting against the various posts, a table of unusual the project want the public to decorative plants, grasses, etc., and also a a table of know that the memorial - just Eric Johnson/[email protected] like honoring veterans - is an splendid cut roses from the Minneapolis park Finished pavers lay stacked on the floor of Anderson Memorial Tuesday morn­ ongoing endeavor. gardens. A project to honor Mower ing. The paver stones will be laid at the newly refurbished veteran's memori­ ... On Friday there were four floral designs County's veterans at the al at the Law Enforcement Center. displayed, a wreath on an easel. veteran's memorial with pavers All of this special decorative work by the florists recognizing those who served is Day as once planned, they'll need of the veteran's committee, said was greatly appreciated. moving forward, after the project to double that number. About 600 it's important to honor all the In the judgment of the writer, this feature of the kicked off with a ground pavers need to be sold to pay for veterans for their services to fair should be enlarged, and note made in the breaking on Veteran's Day, Nov. the main statue that will be in their country and our freedoms. program published by the state fair association of 11,2009. place at the memorial. There's Hecimovich said 16 million the days on which these various decorative exhibits About 250 pavers have been currently room for more than Americans served during World are to be shown. sold so far. If the committee is to 1,056 pavers. War II, but only about 3 million The amateur flower premium list had been very dedicate the statue on Memorial Norm Hecimovich, a member of them are still living. much enlarged and increased for this year's Hecimovich said it's difficult to purposes, but on account of the very dry season pick out a veteran from a non­ the amateur display was a comparatively small one. veteran. Another reason veterans can Considerable excellent material, however, was often be overlooked is because shown, enough to keep the tables fairly well filled the U.S. has recently fought its during the week. wars overseas, Hecimovich said. The amateurs set up half a dozen collections of "It's something that I feel that wild flowers and eleven bouquets of wild flowers, it's important for us to have," all of which were of interest and would have been Hecimovich said. much more so if, following the suggestion of the Hecimovich also said people assistant superintendent in this department-Mr. often forget there are wars Gust Malmquist, of Minneapolis-the different currently being fought in Iraq varieties of flowers had been labeled. and Afghanistan because people The amateurs displayed on Thursday eight can overlook it in their daily baskets of flowers, which were very prettily lives here. As Hecimovich designed and well worth to the fair the amount of commonly says, veterans don't the premiums awarded, and on Friday seven table have a tattoo on their foreheads decorations, some of which competed very closely to denote their service...... : .... k .t...... \...... ,...... l! ...... 1 ...... l ..... _ .... \...... +\...... centerpiece, which in its varying changes had attracted so much attention in previous years was entirely removed, and a beautiful flowing fountain had taken its place. This fountain, while it was appropriately ornamented with vases of flowers around the margin and a pile of statuary in the center, yet as a whole was low and did not interfere with the general view of the hall. The booths that had heretofore occupied the south half of the hall were all removed, and nothing of any elevation to interfere with the view of the whole hall was to be found at any point... The hall was profusely decorated throughout, posts, cross beams, walls doors, etc., with evergreen boughs and trailing evergreen rope, in striking contrast with the uniform white of the interior of the building, the whole making a Erlc Johnson/[email protected] beautiful effect as viewed from any point in the hall. Jeff Anderson (right) shows Norm Hecimovich photos of the casting process involved in putting together the statue that will be placed in front of the veteran's memorial in front of the Law Enforcement Center. The south half of the hall was devoted entirely to the floral display, the florist having supplied a sufficient number of palms and other decorative Austin's veteran's plants to arrange about the walls all around the memorial will soon inside of that end of the hall. Four florist contributed to this magnificent be home to hundreds display of decorative plants, Holm & Olson and A. of black granite S. Swanson of St. Paul, the Minneapolis Floral pavers honoring both Company and John Vasatka of Minneapolis. active and non active Arranged at suitable points throughout the interior of that part of the hall were placed many veterans beautiful single decorative plants, the most . By JASON SCHOONOVER conspicuous being a number of large bay trees [email protected] located on either sideof th e center aisle, 'giving much the appearance of a grove. The Minneapolis memorial first Park Board, through Theo. Wirth as envisioned in the late superintendent, contributed also a large number of A 1980s is slowly nearing smaller bay trees, which were placed about the hall completion, but those promoting against the Various posts, a table of unusual the project want the public to decorative plants, grasses, etc., and also a a table of know that the memorial-just Eric Johnson/[email protected] like honoring veterans - is an s'plendid cut roses from the Minneapolis park Finished pavers lay stacked on the floor of Anderson Memorial Tuesday morn­ ongoing endeavor. gardens. A project to honor Mower ing. The paver stones will be laid at the newly refurbished veteran's memori­ ... On Friday there were four floral designs County's veterans at the al at the Law Enforcement Center. displayed, a wreath on an easel. veteran's memorial with pavers All of this special decorative work by the florists recognizing those who served is Day as once planned, they'll need of the veteran's committee, said was greatly appreciated. moving forward, after the project to double that number. About 600 it's important to honor all the In the judgment of the writer, this feature of the kicked off with a ground pavers need to be sold to pay for veterans for their services to fair should be enlarged, and note made in the breaking on Veteran's Day, Nov. the main statue that will be in their country and our freedoms. program published by the state fair association of 11,2009. place at the memorial. There's Hecimovich said 16 million the days on which these various decorative exhibits About 250 pavers have been currently room for more than Americans served during World are to be shown. sold so far. If the committee is to 1,056 pavers. War II, but only about 3 million The amateur flower premium list had been very dedicate the statue on Memorial Norm Hecimovich, a member of them are still living. much enlarged and increased for this year's Hecimovich said it's difficult to purposes, but on account of the very dry season pick out a veteran from a non­ the amateur display was a comparatively small one. veteran. Another reason veterans can Considerable excellent material, however, was often be overlooked is because shown, enough to keep the tables fairly well filled the U.S. has recently fought its during the week. wars overseas, Hecimovich said. The amateurs set up half a dozen collections of "It's something that I feel that wild flowers and eleven bouquets of wild flowers, it's important for us to have," all of which were of interest and would have been Hecimovich said. much more so if, following the suggestion of the Hecimovich also said people assistant superintendent in this department-Mr. often forget there are wars Gust Malmquist, of Minneapolis-the different currently being fought in Iraq varieties of flowers had been labeled. and Afghanistan because people The amateurs displayed on Thursday eight can overlook it in their daily baskets of flowers, which were very prettily lives here. As Hecimovich designed and well worth to the fair the amount of commonly says, veterans don't the premiums awarded, and on Friday seven table have a tattoo on their foreheads decorations, some of which competed very closely to denote their service. with the character of work done by the Bill Fuller, who was chairman professionals. This part of the floral display had of the Veterans Committee when the project started in the late been worked up largely by Mr. Malmqist, and in its 1980s, said he's excited to see a inception and management was a credit to him." near-finished memorial. Jeff Anderson, a committee member This Week at the HHH and owner of Anderson • Tuesday, April 20 Social Concerns: Memorial, said he and Fuller Gardening Tips - 11 a.m. have been in contact about the • Wednesday, April 21 Tour from West Des memorial for nearly two decades. Moines, Iowa - 10 a.m. Hecimovich said they haven't sold quite as many pavers as Coming up at the HHH they'd hoped by this time, but Spring Card Party Anderson said work on the Sign up your table of Bridge or 500 for Photo submitted monument is moving forward at the Spring a good pace compared with other Card Party on Tuesday, April 27. Lunch is served The statue for the revamped veteran's memorial is nearly finished. This is projects he's been involved with. the assembled piece. "We set some pretty at noon: followed by an afternoon of card play. optimistic goals," Anderson said, Prize to each table high score. Cost is $9 noting that the project had per person. Sign up at the HHH office at 433-4243. moved slowly in recent years. DI The first portion of the Floral Enchantment veteran's memorial, featuring a Make plans now to attend the R & R spring IN N N black granite wall above a fund raiser: Floral fountain, was built in 1992; but, Enchantment on Tuesday, May 4. Arrive at Apartments For Rent the memorial has been 11 a.m. Rent Based On Income incomplete. Since completion, a for special shopping opportunities including nurse etched in the granite has handmade jewelry and pottery. At 11:45 a.m., r Mor ' Information C II 4-5556 appeared slightly out of place, as doors open to the hall, transformed into a floral she reaches out toward an open wonderland. or email: [email protected] space. But she won't be for long. Lunch will be served promptly at 12 p.m. Tickets are $50 per person and can be Mow r C unty Housin Authority PAVING, Page 38 reserved now with the HHH office at The final plan calls for 1,056 pavers, but 433-4243. ® 59039 220th St. • Austin ~ there may be room to expand the memorial in the future. AUSTIN DAILY HERALD Ne igh bo rs SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2010 3B Paving: 'This is going to entail all veterans'

I, ( \ r From Page 1 Each of the black granite Anderson said a statue like pavers costs $300 and will that takes about 18 months to I , Paving the way honor all veterans - living complete. After the first 600 pavers and dead. The veteran's name, "It's kind of a long, I ~ I ~ , are sold, one of the military branch and the involved process," he said. centerpieces of the memorial conflict he or she served The statue is nearing , . will be installed. The bronze during will all be etched in the completion. The limbs and granite. different sections of the statue · " statue will depict a fallen ,' . " soldier in the hands of a fellow The pavers are engraved by are cast, but they still need to soldier with the nurse on the a laser. A large machine slowly be pieced together, Anderson black granite reaching out slides a laser back and forth said. , toward the two. over the black granite pavers The statue will likely be - much like a type writer A monument for all , completed by mid-May, and passing across a page - veterans while committee members emitting quick bursts of light Contrary to common belief, were hoping to have sold to gradually spell out a the pavers aren't just in honor enough pavers to dedicate the veteran's name. of veterans who have died. statue on Memorial Day, By doing this, a paver can Many pavers have already · . Hecimovich said a'summer be completed about every half been bought to honor living dedication is likely. hour, instead of one every two veterans, Fuller said. , . Anderson said it's unlikely to three hours if the granite "This is going to entail all - , · that 600 pavers will be sold by were etched by hand, veterans, and we need to get Memorial Day. However, work Anderson said. the public aware of what we're Crews from Anderson on the monument has doing," Fuller said. Eric Johnson/[email protected] progressed over the winter. Memorial will soon fill in the At the Home Show in late old fountain with cement to A series of points of lights mark the stone and tile laser's progression Anderson Memorial has March, many people assumed across the face of a granite block as it etches the name of Laverne been engraving the 250 jet prepare it for the completion the pavers are intended for . , Blakestad at Anderson Memorial Tuesday morning. black pavers, and the of a statue. The original plans deceased veterans, . completed stones are piled in called for the statue to be Hecimovich said. · the business waiting to be three-fourths life-size so the "People looked at the pavers the memorial. memorial. installed this spring. April 1 statue could be installed above during our lawn and garden "It's something where you A few more names need to was the cut off to purchase a the fountain. However, show. and said, 'that guy's not want to honor as many be etched into the existing paver before Memorial Day, Anderson and the committee dead.' They don't have to be requests as you possibly can," memorial, and they need to fix but Anderson said his staff is changed the plans, and the dead," Hecimovich said. "It's Hecimovich said. a sun dial that was trying to complete additional statue will now be life-size. for all veterans who have People will be able ,to view vandalized. pavers sold to have more in In 1992, the committee served this country, because the pavers on Memorial Day Once 600 pavers are sold place for Memorial Day. aimed to install the statue that's just so important." when an 8 a.m. service is held and installed, Hecimovich While people have been soon after the completion of Some of the completed at the monument. said committee members plan working on the project over the granite wall. However, pavers were on display at the to start a fund to maintain the the winter, the efforts will I Anderson said the project was Home Show, and Hecimovich Future veteran's memorial and keep become more visible when the put on hold, partially because said many people liked 'seeing While the final plan calls it looking good. projects shifts outside when people were wore out from the the completed black granite for 1,056 pavers, Hecimovich Anderson said they're volunteers remove old shrubs fundraising for the project's bricks. Hecimovich said many said there may one day be hoping to install new pavers around the memorial on first phase. people expected the pavers to room to expand the memorial. about once a year. Community Pride Day April Anderson said be made of regular bricks and When working on similar Thermometer signs to 24. New plants, including blue Stewartville's veteran's were surprised to see projects in the past, Anderson track the progress of the chip junipers, will be planted memorial, which is very sparkling black granite. said many people want to paver sales will soon be put up around the memorial. similar to Austin's, inspired a Interest in the pavers hasn't purchase pavers after they see outside the courthouse, After that, Anderson change to a full-sized statue been limited to residents of some installed. So Anderson Anderson said. He also said Memorial can begin installing and sparked a renewed drive Mower County. Hecimovich said there's room to expend there are some community the pavers. Anderson said the to complete the project. said people have called him beyond 1,056, especially since fundraiser projects currently first group of pavers will Paul Rieffer, who commonly from across the U.S. asking there are ongoing wars. being planned. likely be installed along the works with Anderson about the pavers, as there are Along with installing the For more information center sidewalk of the Memorial, is sculpting the many people who have moved pavers, Anderson said there is about pavers or to purchase memorial. statue. Start to finish, out of town and heard about other work to be done at the one, call (507) 437-3636.

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SOCIETY I PIT BULL OVERLOAD to a home

PlY BULLS

What is happening: The Mower County Humane Society is offering vouchers to pit bull terrier owners ulletin.com that will allow them to County Humane ight pit bull terri­ have their dogs spayed or heast Austin shel­ neutered at no cost. ted auto repair hold 20 dogs at Why it matters: Pit bull terriers, which stay at the erman, who shelter for an average of ,e society's dog vs the humane seven months, are creating ~der pressure to an adoption bottleneck IY dogs, and th,e r of pit bulls and at the society's shelter, lund for adoption making rescuing other dogs Photos by Nathan Howard, [email protected] ~ongestion at the more difficult. t to say it's grind­ ut we've reached the reason why the society is IN TIME FOR MEMORIAL DAY leneck," Zimmer- seeing a bottleneck is that pit Steven Ben~ley, left, and J~ff Anderson, of Anderson Memorial, prepare the foundation and edging at the Veterans bull puppies are what people War Memorial, where inscribed stone pavers are placed in memory of veterans. y recently intro­ want most. Most of the dogs at ers for pit bull the shelter are already 1 or 2 Anderson said he has about 300 pavers to install and aims.to complete the work by Memorial Day. rs that will allow years old. Many ofthem haven't C~rrently, the memorial wall contains the names of Mower County residents killed in service from the Civil War to itheir dogs spayed been properly trained. Vietnam War. There is room on the memorial sidewalks for 1,056 names to honor all veterans said Norm Hecimov- r free of charge. "If they haven't been taught, ich, a veteran leading the effort. ' said the voucher it's like a bull in a china shop," ~imed at the root said Zimmerman. "We have Ibull overpopula­ tehabilitated some of them. ,the breed's popu­ Unfortunately, a lot of these used it to become owners aren't able to keep the UNEMPLOYMENT I PICTURE IMPROVES Iss, which has left dog for its entire life." looded. The shelter usually doesn't ~ , dogs stay at the discriminate against any Unemployment rates ~ty's shelter for a particular breed of dog, just as long as it passes an exami­ Jobless rate falls Apr. 09 Apr. 10 ~ they are adopted. Dodge County 7.7% 6.5% IS, the average is nation, but it will make excep­ ihs , Zimmerman tions for dogs that are deemed Fillmore County 8.9% 7.2% aggressive. Freeborn County 9.3% 7.7% harder to adopt Zimmerman tells callers to to 16-month low Goodhue County 8.4% 6.9% require tremen­ start advertising whenever the Houston County 8.0% 7.1% shelter can't take animals that Mower County 6.7% 5.5% of exercise. Then By Mike Klein DEED. EverythiQg pointed in callers want to surrender. The Olmsted County 6 .3% 5.5% tive stigma mklei [email protected] the right direction, with fewer reed, which society also has a network of Rice County 9.5% 8.0% foster homes but doesn't use Mower County's jobless rate layoffs and more jobs, she to the slow said. Steele County 9.5% 8.1% the shelter. them often because they make dropped to 5.5 percent in April, Wabasha County 8.6% 6.3% down from 6.7 percent a year ,She added, however, that the adoptions more complex. Winona County 8.4% 6.6% The city dog pound provides ago and 6.6 percent in March, economy has a way to go before the society with many of its according to numbers released reaching the point where it was 7.9% 6.6% before the recession started. S.E. Minnesota animals, but there are also Monday by the Minnesota 8.3% 7.0% The largely rural counties of Minnesota quite a few that are picked up Department of Employment U.S. 8.6% 9.5% outside the city. and Economic Development. Dodge, Fillmore and Houston saw. precipitous drops of 1.8 (All are not seasonally adjusted) "Between those sources, There were 1,190 people out ;ource: Minn. Dept. of Employment and Economic Development P-B graphl( we're to the point where we of work in the county in April, percent or more from March to do not take owner-surrendered with a work force of 20,636. April, as seasonal jobs such as dogs of any kind," said Zimmer­ For the 11 -county south­ construction picked up. either," Adafin said. said DEED Commissioner Dan man. eastern Minnesota region, the Olmsted and Mower had the The good news is that entry­ McElroy. "As we've cautioned jobless rate plummeted to 6.6 lowest rates in the region, with level jobs in the health-care before, however, the labor percent in April, the lowest 5.5 percent unemployment, industry, such as health aide, market will take some time to level in 16 months as Rochester's health sector continue to be available if recover." people want r-----~ The region's rate was 7.5 continued to thrive. Six of the state's 11 major percent in March and 8.4 Still, business owners to work them, industry sectors add~_d jobs in percent a year ago in the caution that progress is slow. Adafin said. April, including manufacturing; ll-county area. The Minnesota Mark Adafin, owner of Global "The April trade, transportation and utili­ jobless rate was 7 percent, and Employment Services in Roch­ employment ties; government; education and the nationwide rate was 9.5 ester, says jobs have picked up numbers are health care; leisure and hospi­ percent. . in summer industries like land­ another indi­ tality; and information. scaping, but other than that, not cation that Over the past year, job gains' "This is one of the lower businesses rates we've had in quite some much has changed. have occurred in professional are gaining and business services; educa­ time, and that's a good thing," "I don't want to say I see a confidence in t"' ...... ~rl T...... "t"'I"t"'I~f...... ,... 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• • .. Worth the wait Ball raises $4 K for relay for life

By RACHEL DREWELOW ic fundraising goal for racheLdrewelow @austindailyheraJd.com the event, but that the team hopes to raise a This weekend's first total of $7,500 before the annual Black & White local summer relay Ball raised about $4,000 which benefits the for the Mower County American Cancer Relay for Life. Society. A team of IBI Data Prior to the ball, they employees hosted the raised $1,400 with a can­ formal fundraising dle sale and a scrapbook affair Friday at the weekend. Holiday Inn. IBI team captain Dagna Simmons said BALL, Page 6 she did not have a specif- Team's final goal is $7,500.

4hreats to census. worker could lead to criminal charges

Jason Schoonover/[email protected] By RACHEL DREWELOW leave his property, Amazi racheLdrewelow @austindailyheraJd.com said. Jeff Anderson prepares a spot to set the first pavers at the Mower County Veterans' Memorial Monday afternoon. Amazi said the man Anderson is hoping to have the first 290 pavers in place for the Memorial Day Service. A 60-year-old man was fought with deputies arrested in rural Austin when they arrived at By JASON SCHOONOVER Friday evening after about 9:30 p.m. and told [email protected] allegedly threatening to them that he never talked shoot a census worker. to a census employee, nor About 15 years after it was purchased, Ingmund has he ever spoken with A female census any woman who drives a K. Johnson's paver recognizing his service in the employee, 46, visited the Army during World War II was the first paver placed van. man's residence in the He is being held in Monday at the Mower County Veterans' Memorial. 5600 block of 220th Street Crews from Anderson Memorial will install the custody pending charges around 9 p.m. Friday, said related to making terror­ first batch of about 290 black granite pavers this Mower County Sheriff week along the center sidewalk of the memorial. istic threats and resist­ Terese Amazi. ing arrest. The goal is to have the pavers installed in time for The man allegedly the Memorial Day service on May 31. Census employees ordered the census work­ began door-to-door can­ "I think it's going to be exciting for a lot of peo­ er to leave his property. ple," said Jeff Anderson, owner of Anderson vassing nationwide earli­ When she complied and er this month. They are Memorial. "Now they'll actually be able to see it went to a neighbor's coming to pass and see them installed." charged with visiting the house, the man followed homes of residents who With the project first planned more than a decade her there and proceeded ago, many area veterans are eager to see the first did not mail back the 10- to tell her that he would question form before the pavers in the ground, he said. shoot her if she did not April deadline. -.Ron Hanson even had the chance to place a paver Jason Schoonover/[email protected] recognizing his service in the Army from 1965-1967. "Think of all the years we've waited for this," he Ron Hanson examines a paver bearing his name Monday said as he looked at the pavers. at the Mower County Veterans' Memorial on the the lawn About 340 pavers have been sold so far, and about of the Mower County Government Center. 600 total pavers need to be sold to raise enough Braving the heat money to install the statue at the center of the Committee members are currently targeting memorial. September as the date to dedicate the statue. "We need to get to that point as soon as possible The Veterans' Committee is showing the film this summer," Anderson said. "The Conscientious Objector" tonight in Austin Anderson said he and other Veterans' Committee High School's Knowlton Auditorium at 7 p.m. to , members hope the Memorial Day services and the raise money for the memorial. completed pavers will inspire people to purchase Tickets for the film are $7 at the door. All proceeds pavers. go toward the statue.