Thank you to everyone who volunteered and took care of the Community Garden this year, a special Thank You to Wayne- as he has put a ton of work into making this a beautiful garden and an excellent example for other towns. We have gotten so many compliments on our small town healthy lifestyle project, Go Lake Lillian!

The Community Gardens are producing! Please help yourself or check the Bounty Cart.

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Recipe of the Month: Eggplant Parmesan Ingredients: 1 large eggplant, sliced into 1/2 thick slices 2 tbsp. kosher salt 1 1/2 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs 3 eggs 1/2 cup milk 4 tbsp. vegetable oil, for lightly pan-frying 3 cups marinara sauce, homemade or store-bought 2 cups whole milk mozzarella, shredded 1 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded (optional) Handful fresh chopped basil leaves for garnish Instructions: 1. Salt both sides of your eggplant slices and place them in a large colander in the sink. Let the liquid drain for 45 minutes to 1 hour. 2. When your eggplant slices have finished draining liquid, brush off the excess salt, as you don’t want it to be too salty! 3. In 2 shallow plates, add bread crumbs to one and whisk eggs and milk in the other. Dip both sides of eggplant slice into milk/egg mixture then cover with bread crumbs, shaking off the excess. Place on plate or large baking sheet and repeat until all eggplant slices have been coated. 4. Preheat oven to 375°F. 5. Heat a skillet over medium high heat and add 1 tbsp. of vegetable oil into the skillet. Once the skillet is hot, add two eggplant slices at a time to the skillet and cook on both sides until golden brown, remove and set on a large plate lined with paper towels. Repeat with 1 tbsp. of vegetable oil for every 2 eggplant slices. 6. In a large casserole dish, add 1 cup of marinara sauce to the bottom of the casserole dish. Add a layer of eggplant slices (I was only able to fit about 3 a layer) then using a 1/4 cup, dollop marinara sauce on top of the eggplant slices. The idea isn’t to smother the layers with sauce. On top of the eggplant slices, sprinkle a generous amount of mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese. Repeat the layers until you run out of eggplants slices. Top the casserole with more cheese before you place in the oven 7. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbly and brown on top. I used the broiler for 5 minutes to get the cheese nice and brown - you don’t have to, but if you do, watch it carefully! 8. Serve hot and top with chopped basil (optional) 9. Enjoy! Lake Lillian News – November 2016

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Announcements

The Lake Lillian Public Library has received their new computers. Therefore, we are selling our older computers. These have been completely wiped clean, but we will include Windows 7 operating disks to reload computer. Computers are $200 (or best offer) each and include the monitor, keyboard, mouse and disks. Proceeds will go to the library. Call the Lake Lillian Library at 320-664-4514. Lake Lillian Sportsmen’s Club Tickets are now on sale! 4th Annual Winter Raffle is November 12, 2016! Check your local Lake Lillian businesses for tickets and your LLSC members. Drawing Saturday, November 12 at 7 PM at The Horseshoe Bar.

third annual

One-Stop Christmas Expo

Come join us at our Expo to get all your Christmas shopping done in One Stop! We have a variety of independent consultants and craft booths! Check our Facebook group One Stop Christmas Shop Expo for more into or to register for a booth!

Saturday, November 12 11 am to 3 pm Atwater Community Center 107 2nd St. N, Atwater, Minn. page 2

Proudly Serving Lake Lillian and Surrounding Communities for Three Generations

Beer ✦ Wine ✦ Spirits Pop ✦ Snacks BAIT also available! Electrical and Hours: 9 AM to 9 PM Plumbing Service Monday - Saturday 491 Lakeview Street - Lake Lillian 320-664-4420

Announcements

Open house come-and-go bridal shower honoring Augusta Garberich, bride-to-be of Alex Neisen, Saturday, November 5, 9:30 to 11:30 at Lake Lillian United Lutheran Church. Parents are Liela & Dennis Garberich of Lake Lillian and David & Mary Neisen of Watkins. The couple is registered at Pottery Barn, Williams and Sonoma, Macy’s, and Target. Open house come-and-go bridal shower honoring Kendra Jo Krebsbach, bride-elect of Josh Hagstrom on Saturday, December 3rd from 9:30 to 11:00 at United Lutheran Church, Main Street, Lake Lillian. Kendra Jo is the daughter of Mike and Gwen Krebsbach of Lake Lillian; Josh is the son of John and Carla Hagstrom of Atwater. The couple is registered at Macy’s, Target, and Bed, Bath & Beyond. Everyone welcome.

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Out of town residents: If your name appears here, your subscription to the Lake Lillian News is due. To avoid missing any issues, please send $10 (or more) per year. Thank you for supporting the Lake Lillian News! P.O. Box 38 – Lake Lillian, MN 56253-0038 Subscription info: contact Villa, 320-664-4514. October Dorothy Johnson Harold Kaiser Lori Kaiser

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November Carol Livingston Carol Stahl Donald and Margaret Melin Jim Grof Kenten Damhof Larry and Amanda Konsterlie Luther Linn Mels 7-71 Norman Erickson

Minnesota Commissioner of Health Dr. Ed Ehlinger came to Lake Lillian on August 15 to pitch horseshoes and discuss public health issues with local residents.

Help Wanted: Learn lifesaving skills and help your community—become an EMT!

The Lake Lillian Ambulance Service needs Emergency Medical Technicians in the Lake Lillian and Blomkest areas. Training is provided by Ridgewater College; Classes will probably be held Wednesday evenings in Willmar or Thursday evenings in Hutchinson, January through May. Student loans are available; costs are reimbursed after one year of service. Ridgewater also offers a class for Registered Nurses to become EMTs. For class info, contact Susie Olson at or call 320-222-6078. Questions about Lake Lillian Ambulance or becoming an EMT? Contact Erik Homme at 320-664-4711 or Lake Lillian News – November 2016

Jodi Johnson was the lucky winner of an Ice Castle fish house given away at the local Drex mart. Lake Lillian News – November 2016

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Library News

by Ria Newhouse It’s hard to believe it’s almost November! ‘Tis the season for a busy library! Please join us at the library Thursday, November 10 at 12:30 PM for our COOKBOOK POTLUCK! Try a new dish out on your friends before you bring it to Thanksgiving dinner! Check out the library’s collection of cookbooks – we encourage you to check one out and try some new recipes. On November 10, bring a dish to share and a copy of the recipe you tried. We’ll supply plates, utensils, drinks, etc. Be adventurous and try something totally new – Janice or I can help you find something tasty and interesting to make. Check out our newest cookbook and see just how Minnesotan you really are: Dishing Up Minnesota: 150 Recipes From the Land of 10,000 Lakes, by Teresa Marrone. On November 17 (5 PM), kids of all ages are invited to a marshmallow crafting event at the library. We’ll provide everything you need to create something fun – marshmallows, frosting, and candy – you provide the ideas! What can YOU build out of marshmallows? See our website for the most up-to-date information: http://www.lakelillian.lib.mn.us/ Council, from page 9...

Library Computers for Sale – The Lake Lillian library has 5 tower computers for sale. The 5-year-old computers have been erased and are ready for resale at the library. The City Council directed the funds to go toward library reserves. DEPARTMENT HEADS Public Works – Wayne Sulflow provided a written update: a. The dehumidifier has been ordered for the water plant, and crosswalks are painted with 5 of 8 crosswalk signs up. The city will use the same snow removal service as last year for snowfalls of 6 inches or more, otherwise city staff will take care of it. b. The DNR brush site has been renewed. The site will be inspected periodically by the DNR. If they find trash at the site it could be closed down. City options could be to close down the site, have a locked gate with residents needing to get a key and get permission to use the site. page 10

Remember to brave the cold and join us at the library for a community open house on Thursday, December 15 from 3–4 PM. We’ll have hot chocolate, coffee, and Janice will be making Christmas cookies! Come say hello and maybe even sing a holiday tune! Last year we hosted magician Robert Halbrook in conjunction with the Santa Train. We are currently trying to plan another similar event – watch for details! We’re also looking forward to helping provide some enjoyable entertainment for the C&C banquet on Thursday, February 9 – stay tuned for details! Don’t forget to check out the new movies we added to the collection in October: The Jungle Book A Walk in the Woods Bad Moms Dear Eleanor Ghostbusters Ice Age: Collision Course Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventure Collection Mother’s Day The Bourne Classified Collection If you have movie suggestions for the collection, please tell us! I’m happy to accept requests!

The best option would be to educate the public not to dump trash at the brush site. c. Parks – Vandalism by 4 wheelers – some ruts have been repaired by the church and water plant. The County Sheriff did catch several 4 wheelers on September 17. Ambulance – Councilmember Lund reported the Ambulance had met on October 3, 2016. EMT classes are being provided in November and January. The Service is looking for new members. City Office – John Douville a. Mr. Douville discussed changing the Lake Lillian office hours to 12:30-4:30 on Mondays and Thursdays. The City Council was open to the possible change. It would also need to be approved by the Cosmos City Council. MOTION by Wittman, seconded by Kaiser, to adjourn the meeting at 8:51 p.m. Lake Lillian News – November 2016

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Announcements

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7 & 71

Blomkest, MN

➡ Gasoline, Kerosene, & Diesel Fuel ➡ Toys (tractors, cars, dolls) ➡ Gifts for the Sportsman & Lady ➡ Nostalgic & fun Tin Signs ➡ Fishing Equipment (bait, tackle, hunting & fishing licenses) ➡ Antiques & Unique items not found

in just any store! ➡ Check out the newly remodeled Cafe Gift Certificates available for that hard-to-buy-for person. (Give the gift of gas.)

Apple Crunch Day: Great Lakes Great Apple Crunch was celebrated in the Great Lakes States on October 13th at Noon. Over 1 Million people registered to crunch on local apples at Noon in order to support National Farm to School Month! Our local Citizens Alliance Bank and local community members participated! Happy Farm2School!

The C & C will host Turkey Bingo on Sunday, November 20th at 6:30 pm at the City Center. Free lunch and door prizes! Please join us for an evening of BINGO and fun. Everyone Welcome!

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“HO HO HO—who wouldn’t go?” This year, SANTA will be visiting Lake Lillian on Thursday, December 8th. Gathering will take place at 5:15 PM with SANTA arriving at 5:30 (bring your cameras)! A light supper will be held beginning at 6:00 PM (please contact Janice Wittman if you can bring a donation of cookies or bars for the meal). This all takes place at the Lake Lillian City Center. Come, delight in the MAGIC OF THE HOLIDAYS! C & C Holiday Drawings – This year the C & C is giving away a total of eight $20 Lake Lillian Bucks Certificates. Four of them will be drawn on or around November 21, and the last four on or around December 19. Sign up to win at one of our local businesses and have a wonderful holiday season!

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A regular meeting of the Lake Lillian City Council was called to order by Acting Mayor Lund at 7 PM on Tuesday, October 4, 2016. COUNCIL PRESENT: Council Members Kristine Kaiser, Lowell Petterson, and Jason Wittman. ABSENT: Mayor Garberich ALSO PRESENT: City Clerk John Douville, Chuck Molitor, and Mike Sagness. Adopt Agenda – A motion by Petterson, seconded by Wittman, to approve the Agenda. Motion carried. Adopt Consent Agenda – A motion by Kaiser, seconded by Wittman, to adopt the Consent Agenda. Motion carried. a. September 6, 2016 City Council Minutes b. MN State Colleges & Universities – Customized Training Contract Visitors Presentations, Petitions & Correspondence a) Chuck Molitor, President of the West Central Antique Power Collectors, was present to request use of the south park for the annual tractor pull as they are losing their current site. Mr. Molitor stated the site could use some building up with clay as it can be wet after rains. He said that would be at no cost to the

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Sun., Nov. 6 (All Saints Sunday) Cantata practice 9:30 AM God’s Acre Banquet 5:30 PM Wed., Nov. 9 & 16: Drama Team 6:30 PM Wed., Nov. 23: Thanksgiving Eve worship 7 PM page 4

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city. Chuck also asked to store railroad ties and a tarp at the site. South Park Tractor Pull Site - A motion by Wittman, seconded by Petterson, to approve use of the south park for the annual tractor pull hosted by the West Central Antique Power Collectors. Motion carried. October 4, 2016 Bills List - A motion by Kaiser, seconded by Wittman, to approve the October 4th, 2016 Bills list, Checks numbered 58516–58569 for $20,710.13 Motion carried. BOLD Community Ed Advisory Board – General discussion was held on having a community representative on the BOLD Community Ed Advisory Board. Councilmember Kaiser was going to ask an individual currently on the board to represent the city. Lake Lillian Task Force Committee – Council members discussed possible community members that may be interested in serving on the Task force for the future highway project. The task force would begin meeting this year to provide input and guidance towards the highway project through town. There will also be public meetings for public input towards the project. Council members will get names of TASC Force member participants within the next week. Council members discussed asking the county engineer to consider a bike path to the county park along with the highway project. Council member Lund stated she would follow up with the county. Assessment Hearing Date - A motion by Wittman, seconded by Kaiser, to set the assessment hearing for past due utility bills and outstanding bills for 7:30 PM Tuesday, November 1, 2016. Motion carried. Request for Proposals – Engineering Firms – City Clerk Douville stated he was starting on the format for the Request for Proposals (RFP) for engineering services. A City engineer will need to be chosen to work on the potential new highway project and other potential projects for the City of Lake Lillian. Council continues... page 9

Just a Thought or Two... Rick Nordin

Greetings! What’s your “bright side” of life today? How about this? We will all enjoy the end of the negative political ads on November 9th. Yeah! On the not so bright side of life, we face a dire individual health insurance premium issue for those 64 and younger in 2017. Gov. Dayton last week admitted Obamacare is no longer affordable for the person who has an individual policy. It will be interesting to see if a special session will be put in place to help out individuals with their premium. President Obama promised the nation Obamacare would save us money on our premiums, allow us to keep our doctor and keep our existing policy. None of that is true today. Health insurance companies are being forced to drop out of the market as they can no longer sustain the extreme losses encountered since the law went into effect. Even individuals with plans through an employer are seeing serious price increases.

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10’x 20’ 10’x 40’ 5’x 10’ Call Rick: 320-295-3751 In 2014, my personal BCBS premium was $363 per month (one person) for a high deductible plan of $6500. This year (2016) the premium was $565 per month for the same plan. As you may have heard, on 12/31/16 BCBS of MN is no longer going to continue their traditional individual health plan. BCBS has sustained such heavy losses in the plan they can no longer afford to provide this plan to the public. Next year, if I continue with BCBS, my premium will be $862 per month (52% increase) and a $6500 deductible. That means a cash outlay of $16,844 before I get a dollar in health care back if needed. Plus, the current plan which has the Aware Network that includes most of the hospitals, clinics and doctors in Minnesota, is no longer going to be available in 2017. The Aware network has been replaced with 4 HMO networks in the state of Minnesota. Only one BCBS network is available to those who live in Kandiyohi County and this is The Sanford Network. Please check with your BCBS agent to see if your Doctor and facility is in this network. You can still choose to go to a doctor or facility outside of the BCBS Sanford network but the deductible then rises to $10,000 and they will only pay 50% of the charge after the $10,000 deductible. Yes, it gives me a headache too. The good news it can be corrected if congress would make it a priority. On the other hand, we have so much to be thankful for. Have a great Thanksgiving. ≤

United Lutheran Church will be holding a “Cookie Walk” once again this year on Saturday, December 10. Bring your own container and fill it with your choice of Christmas goodies, paid for by the pound. Impress your holiday guests with the loveliest! Mark the date—first come, first choice! page 8

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News and Views Gladys Bjur

What beautiful weather we have enjoyed in October. I still have flowers blooming. I am still watering the flower pots! There have been years when it froze the first days in September. And haven’t the sunrises and sunsets been gorgeous? We have been blessed this year. I don’t want to mention the hail did damage some of the crops. The farmers are still busy in the fields taking the crops out and tilling the land. Did you see the gorgeous bright orange trees by the church in town? Amazing! Marlys, my daughter-in-law, brought me some Rhubarb Muffins. They were so delicious so I will share the recipe:

Rhubarb Muffins

1 1/2 C. Brown Sugar 2/3 C. Oil 1 egg 1 C. Milk 2 1/2 C. Flour

1 tsp soda 1 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla 1 1/2 C. to 2 C. Rhubarb 1/2 C. nuts

Mix together. Put in muffin tins. Sprinkle on top the following: 1/2 C sugar, 1/2 tsp Cinnamon and I/2 tbls. soft butter. Bake at 375°F 18 to 20 minutes. Makes 18 to 24 muffins. Foods that actually should never be refrigerated: Bananas, Sweet Potatoes (Starches will turn to sugar), tomatoes, apples, onions, and coffee. Here is a quote by James Young: Every situation in life is temporary. So when life is good, make sure you enjoy and receive it fully. And when life is not so good, remember that it will not last forever and better days are on the way Be sure to vote on November 8th. On Nov. 6th Daylight Savings Time ends. Nov. 11 is Veterans Day and then the big day Thanksgiving Day on the 24th. United has planned a Thanksgiving Service the evening of the 23rd and all are invited. The usual pie will be served. Have a great November. Be sure to thank the Lord. Keep counting those blessings and Keep Smiling. ≤

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C & C News The C & C met on Monday, October 10th at 6:30 at the Fire Hall. The meeting was called to order, but no September minutes were available. The Treasurer’s Report was presented and approved. The Fun Days Committee is working on a recap of Fun Days and will report in November or December. The Pull Tab report was presented and a motion was made to pay the monthly expenses. There were no new donation requests. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Thank you to Rich Foltz and Dan Kiecker for organizing the Youth Soccer Game in the South Park; there was a good turnout of players and spectators. Thank you to all who attended and the nets are there to be used whenever you want to play. OLD BUSINESS: Harvest Fest is coming October 20th. The Thanksgiving Holiday Drawing will start in November. The Lighting Contest will be held again in December so start thinking about your decorations/ lights soon. Date of judging to be determined. NEW BUSINESS: Entertainment and a date for the Annual C & C Banquet were discussed. Tour of Homes will not be held this year because we do not have a coordinator. If anyone is interested in coordinating, please contact a C & C member and we will get Tour of Homes going again next year. No information regarding the Santa Train date/time had been received yet. Being no further business the meeting was adjourned. Next meeting will be Monday, November 14th, 6:30 at the Fire Hall. All are welcome to join us. Respectfully Submitted: Wendy Lund ≤ ≤ ≤

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SOCCER

Lake Lillian residents of all ages gathered to play soccer in the South Park in September. What a save!

The community is invited to join us in

our Thanksgiving Eve Worship service on Wednesday, November 23 at 7:00 PM.

We will be giving God thanks for many gifts; but especially for our brothers and sisters of St. Thomas More as we light

and dedicate the Christmas tree

given to us as a gift from them. United Lutheran Church page 6

Abbygale King showed off the reason she did not play soccer.

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Hayden Foltz served Kool-aid in the park to customers Jonathan and Ryan King on a warm Saturday afternoon. Lake Lillian News – November 2016

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