Maple Lake News

Family and friends of Josh Guimond on Saturday will mark seven years since the St.

Whether you're hosting a full-force dinner party or a cozy brunch for four, your tabletop can shine with these ideas for harvest decor, using unexpected items, found objects and botanicals foraged from your own backyard.

EXIT Realty Nexus and ROI Auctions announced an Oct. 24 auction of more than 50 buildable residential lots in Brooklyn Park, Maple Lake, North Branch and townships in the Princeton area.

Marco announces the following position changes: Keith Schwichtenberg , vice president of sales; Jonathan Warrey , regional sales director - Western Minnesota and North Dakota; Steve Gau , regional sales director - Twin Cities, Mankato and South Dakota; Jack Herold , regional sales director - St.

Some Wright County businesses have been tagged in recent tobacco compliance checks, including two out of three establishments checked in Montrose.

And finally this midday:On the banks of Maple Lake...In Paw Paw, Michigan...The final 2 teams in each category stomped it out for the 2009 title.Of grape stomping champ, that is...They pushed and stomped and jumped for 2 - minutes...And of course, got quite messy in the process.

Since Centra Sota Co-op, moved to Cokato in 2000, there have been a number of improvements made to the site located on Century Avenue and West First Street.

-- Laura Lee, Becker, has been awarded a $1,000 Academic Achievement Scholarship, a $1,000 Campus Honors Scholarship and a $1,000 Robin Norgaard-Kelleher Scholarship from Bemidji State University for the 2009-2010 academic year. -- Katherine Johnson, Maple Lake, has been awarded a $1,000 Academic Achievement Scholarship, a $1,000 Campus Honors Scholarship and a Presidential Scholarship from Bemidji State University for the 2009-2010 academic year. -- Katie Pfannenstein, St. Joseph, has been awarded a $1,000 Academic Achievement Scholarship and a $1,000 Campus Honors Scholarship from Bemidji State University for the 2009-2010 academic year. -- David Farmer, Foreston, has been awarded a $1,000 Academic Achievement Scholarship and a $1,000 Campus Honors Scholarship from Bemidji State University for the 2009-2010 academic year. -- Kelsey Gruba, Foley, has been awarded a $1,000 Academic Achievement Scholarship and a $1,000 Campus Honors Scholarship from Bemidji State University for the 2009-2010 academic year. -- Benjamin Ruiz, Milaca, has been awarded a $1,000 Academic Achievement Scholarship from Bemidji State University for the 2009-2010 academic year. Daniel Lawin, Long Prairie, has been awarded a $1,000 Academic Achievement Scholarship from Bemidji State University for the 2009-2010 academic year. -- Justin Baumgarten, Cold Spring, has been awarded a $1,000 Academic Achievement Scholarship from Bemidji State University for the 2009-2010 academic year. -- Stephanie Spicer, St. Cloud, has been awarded a $1,000 Campus Honors Scholarship from Bemidji State University for the 2009-2010 academic year. -- Alexander Huss, Milaca, has been awarded a $1,000 Troppman Scholarship from Bemidji State University for the 2009-2010 academic year. -- Jessica Althoff, Becker, has been awarded a $1,000 Recognition Scholarship from Bemidji State University for the 2009-2010 academic year. -- Zebulon Emerson Beilke-McCallum, St. Augusta, recently received a master's degree from the University of Minnesota-Duluth. -- Candice Kociemba, Avon, and Haley Kvaas, St. Cloud, recently graduated from Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa. -- Benjamin David Solheim, St. Cloud, recently received a doctor of physical therapy degree from Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa. -- Several local students have been awarded scholarships from Bemidji State University for the 2009-2010 academic year. They are: Andrew Grelson, Cold Spring, $450 Ben Miller Scholarship; Jackie Theis, Cold Spring, $500 Margaret Johnson Scholarship; Anna Schiller, Holdingford, $300 Fishing for Fun Emeriti Scholarship; Sarah Paycer, Little Falls, $500 Robert Kramer Scholarship; Jordan Priem, Long Prairie, $1,000 Don Niskanen BSU Men's Golf Scholarship; Emily Pippo, Maple Lake, $600 Harold T. Peters Scholarship; Emily Carlson, Milaca, $700 Evelyn W. Berg Scholarship; Keith Lumley, Big Lake, $500 Margaret Johnson Scholarship and a $1,000 Morgan Family Technology Education Scholarship; Michael Stein, Sauk Centre, $500 Tom and Sandy Richard Elementary Mathematics Scholarship; Brian Olmanson, St. Cloud, $600 Wag Collins Memorial Mathematics Education Scholarship, $500 Margaret Johnson Scholarship and a $566 Ray Breen Scholarship for Math, Science and Music; and Chelsea Pollreisz, Zimmerman, $600 Harold T. Peters Scholarship. -- Several local students recently graduated from the University of Minnesota-Duluth. They are: Joshua Philip Hoppe - departmental honors, Melrose; Nicholas Joseph Lodermeier - departmental honors, Autumn Nicole Marquette, Ashley Ann Minnerath, Elizabeth Jane Offerdahl and Adam John Weems, Sartell; Brian Dale Grebinoski and Stephanie Lynn Larson, Sauk Rapids; Kimberly Jo Bacharach, Laura Ann Greenlee, Jacquelyn Marie Hartman, Eric David Johnson, Jennifer Rose Kissner - departmental honors, Donald Charles Meredith III and Zachary Thomas Weber, St. Cloud; Darin Lee Goebel, St. Joseph; and Emma Louise Bahe - departmental honors, magna cum laude and summa cum laude for multiple degrees, Waite Park. -- Aaron Remer, son of Richard and Joy Remer of Sauk Rapids, recently received a $550 Helgason Engineering Scholarship from North Dakota State University, Fargo. -- Eric Pfeninger, son of Mike and Pam Pfeninger of Cold Spring, was named to the President's List for the 2009 spring semester at Minnesota State Community and Technical College. -- Magdalena Schroeder, daughter of Gregory and Maria Schroeder of St. Cloud, recently took part in the Concordia Language Villages program through Concordia College, Moorhead. -- Chase Reuter, son of Barbara Reuter of Sauk Centre, has been awarded a $2,500 Freshman Academic Scholarship from North Dakota State University. -- Katherine Holdvogt, Freeport, has been awarded a $1,000 Campus Honors Scholarship from Bemidji State University for the 2009-2010 academic year. -- Jack Hedlund, St. Augusta, has been awarded a $1,000 Academic Achievement Scholarship from Bemidji State University for the 2009-2010 academic year.

-- Laura Lee, Becker, has been awarded a $1,000 Academic Achievement Scholarship, a $1,000 Campus Honors Scholarship and a $1,000 Robin Norgaard-Kelleher Scholarship from Bemidji State University for the 2009-2010 academic year. -- Katherine Johnson, Maple Lake, has been awarded a $1,000 Academic Achievement Scholarship, a $1,000 Campus Honors Scholarship and a Presidential Scholarship from Bemidji State University for the 2009-2010 academic year. -- Katie Pfannenstein, St. Joseph, has been awarded a $1,000 Academic Achievement Scholarship and a $1,000 Campus Honors Scholarship from Bemidji State University for the 2009-2010 academic year. -- David Farmer, Foreston, has been awarded a $1,000 Academic Achievement Scholarship and a $1,000 Campus Honors Scholarship from Bemidji State University for the 2009-2010 academic year. -- Kelsey Gruba, Foley, has been awarded a $1,000 Academic Achievement Scholarship and a $1,000 Campus Honors Scholarship from Bemidji State University for the 2009-2010 academic year. -- Benjamin Ruiz, Milaca, has been awarded a $1,000 Academic Achievement Scholarship from Bemidji State University for the 2009-2010 academic year. Daniel Lawin, Long Prairie, has been awarded a $1,000 Academic Achievement Scholarship from Bemidji State University for the 2009-2010 academic year. -- Justin Baumgarten, Cold Spring, has been awarded a $1,000 Academic Achievement Scholarship from Bemidji State University for the 2009-2010 academic year. -- Stephanie Spicer, St. Cloud, has been awarded a $1,000 Campus Honors Scholarship from Bemidji State University for the 2009-2010 academic year. -- Alexander Huss, Milaca, has been awarded a $1,000 Troppman Scholarship from Bemidji State University for the 2009-2010 academic year. -- Jessica Althoff, Becker, has been awarded a $1,000 Recognition Scholarship from Bemidji State University for the 2009-2010 academic year. -- Zebulon Emerson Beilke-McCallum, St. Augusta, recently received a master's degree from the University of Minnesota-Duluth. -- Candice Kociemba, Avon, and Haley Kvaas, St. Cloud, recently graduated from Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa. -- Benjamin David Solheim, St. Cloud, recently received a doctor of physical therapy degree from Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa. -- Several local students have been awarded scholarships from Bemidji State University for the 2009-2010 academic year. They are: Andrew Grelson, Cold Spring, $450 Ben Miller Scholarship; Jackie Theis, Cold Spring, $500 Margaret Johnson Scholarship; Anna Schiller, Holdingford, $300 Fishing for Fun Emeriti Scholarship; Sarah Paycer, Little Falls, $500 Robert Kramer Scholarship; Jordan Priem, Long Prairie, $1,000 Don Niskanen BSU Men's Golf Scholarship; Emily Pippo, Maple Lake, $600 Harold T. Peters Scholarship; Emily Carlson, Milaca, $700 Evelyn W. Berg Scholarship; Keith Lumley, Big Lake, $500 Margaret Johnson Scholarship and a $1,000 Morgan Family Technology Education Scholarship; Michael Stein, Sauk Centre, $500 Tom and Sandy Richard Elementary Mathematics Scholarship; Brian Olmanson, St. Cloud, $600 Wag Collins Memorial Mathematics Education Scholarship, $500 Margaret Johnson Scholarship and a $566 Ray Breen Scholarship for Math, Science and Music; and Chelsea Pollreisz, Zimmerman, $600 Harold T. Peters Scholarship. -- Several local students recently graduated from the University of Minnesota-Duluth. They are: Joshua Philip Hoppe - departmental honors, Melrose; Nicholas Joseph Lodermeier - departmental honors, Autumn Nicole Marquette, Ashley Ann Minnerath, Elizabeth Jane Offerdahl and Adam John Weems, Sartell; Brian Dale Grebinoski and Stephanie Lynn Larson, Sauk Rapids; Kimberly Jo Bacharach, Laura Ann Greenlee, Jacquelyn Marie Hartman, Eric David Johnson, Jennifer Rose Kissner - departmental honors, Donald Charles Meredith III and Zachary Thomas Weber, St. Cloud; Darin Lee Goebel, St. Joseph; and Emma Louise Bahe - departmental honors, magna cum laude and summa cum laude for multiple degrees, Waite Park. -- Aaron Remer, son of Richard and Joy Remer of Sauk Rapids, recently received a $550 Helgason Engineering Scholarship from North Dakota State University, Fargo. -- Eric Pfeninger, son of Mike and Pam Pfeninger of Cold Spring, was named to the President's List for the 2009 spring semester at Minnesota State Community and Technical College. -- Magdalena Schroeder, daughter of Gregory and Maria Schroeder of St. Cloud, recently took part in the Concordia Language Villages program through Concordia College, Moorhead. -- Chase Reuter, son of Barbara Reuter of Sauk Centre, has been awarded a $2,500 Freshman Academic Scholarship from North Dakota State University. -- Katherine Holdvogt, Freeport, has been awarded a $1,000 Campus Honors Scholarship from Bemidji State University for the 2009-2010 academic year. -- Jack Hedlund, St. Augusta, has been awarded a $1,000 Academic Achievement Scholarship from Bemidji State University for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Deaths reported today to the St. Cloud Times: Larry C. Buttweiler, 62, St. Cloud. Ronald J. Heisick, 80, Bloomington, formerly of Bowlus.

"She was the first one to contact me after I won the award," said award-winning author Barbara Sommer of Howard Lake Librarian Deb Cox-Johnson. Sommer was invited by the library to present her recent award-winning book, titled "Hard Work and a Good Deal," at the Howard Lake Community Room Wednesday evening.

Deaths reported today to the St. Cloud Times: Mary L. Day, 78, Clearwater, formerly of Maple Lake.

The state of Minnesota awarded $37.2 million last week for projects that will improve municipal infrastructure for drinking water and wastewater treatment throughout Minnesota.

SARTELL - Nick Zierden threw a complete-game two-hitter to lead Sartell to a 5-1 win over Becker in an American Legion Sub-District VI baseball game Thursday night.

Since the decision was made about one year ago to partner with Annandale and Maple Lake for the construction of a joint wastewater treatment facility, the City of Howard Lake sought Minnesota Public Facilities Authority loan money.

A high school pitcher in central Minnesota is halfway to matching the national record for consecutive no hitters and only one away from the state record.

A number of roads are scheduled to be reclaimed and resurfaced in Wright County this summer, according to the department of highways.

A high school pitcher in central Minnesota has come up short in his bid for a fourth consecutive no-hitter. With the conference championship on the line, Tyler Geislinger, a junior left-hander from Eden Valley-Watkins, made a surprise start on only three days rest Thursday against Maple Lake.

Raivala Jon and Katie Raivala of Otsego announce the birth of their daughter, Claire Elizabeth, Tuesday, March 24, 2009, at Monticello-Big Lake Hospital.

Info courtesy of the National Weather Service in Chanhassen- Hail is product of thunderstorms that annually causes nearly one billion dollars in damage throughout the United States.