1. ■ For participants in the
firemen’s water fight during
Lake Benton’s Saddle Horse
Holiday it’s part hose
training and part fun
By Deb Gau
dgau@marshallindependent.com
I
t takes skill, teamwork, a little
hometown pride, and water, lots of
water.
While the first few items on that list
drew area firefighters to the water
fights in Lake Benton on Saturday, it
was definitely the last one that attract-
ed the kids, screaming and cheering
from a spot behind the backstop.
Together, they chanted countdowns
to the start of each match and then
waited for the spray to rain down from
the fire hoses.
“I got soaked,” one young spectator
called to friends.
Firemen’s water fights, where two
teams use hoses to try and blast a
hanging barrel past their opponents,
Crews drill deep into
Gulf of Mexico to halt leak
ON THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) — Drilling
crews are grinding ever deeper to build the relief
wells that are the best hope of stopping the massive
oil leak at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.
The crew of Transocean Ltd.’s Development
Driller II was on track to pour cement starting early
Sunday to firm up a section of metal casing lining
one of two relief wells.
BP and government officials say the wells are
the best option for cutting off the gusher that has
spilled as much as 125 million gallons into the Gulf
since the Transocean drilling rig Deepwater
Horizon exploded April 20, killing 11 workers.
Back on land, coastal residents were infuriated
by news that BP PLC CEO Tony Hayward was tak-
ing a break from overseeing efforts to stop the leak
to watch his 52-foot yacht, ‘‘Bob,’’ compete in a
race around the Isle of Wight off southern England.
WADENA (AP) — Gov. Tim
Pawlenty declared a state of emer-
gency Saturday in several coun-
ties as hundreds of Minnesota res-
idents worked to clean up after a
series of deadly tornadoes ripped
through the state.
The shock and despair that
came after as many as 39 torna-
does touched down Thursday,
killing three people and damaging
hundreds of homes, began to give
way Saturday to a budding opti-
mistic spirit.
Volunteers removed downed
trees and cleared debris as
Minnesota National Guard troops
patrolled in hard-hit neighbor-
hoods. Although some cleanup
efforts will take weeks or longer,
authorities said many communi-
ties have already begun the heal-
ing process.
‘‘Obviously, there’s a sense of
shock by some people, but for the
most part people are working
together and helping their neigh-
bors out,’’ said sheriff’s Deputy
Milo Dahlin of Steele County,
where tornadoes touched down
near Ellendale and Blooming
Prairie.
Pawlenty declared a state of
emergency in Faribault, Freeborn,
Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Steele
and Wadena counties. The order
directs state governments to work
with federal agencies to provide
emergency aid, and state officials
will determined if more assistance
is needed.
Three people died and dozens
were injured when a turbulent
storm system fueled several torna-
does that left a broad swath of
destruction. Weather officials said
winds reached speeds around 150
mph.
The most serious damage was
in the northwestern Minnesota
city of Wadena, where officials
Gov. declares state of
emergency after tornadoes
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Tornadoes PAGE 8A
GEOCACHING AT CAMDEN
Geocaching 101 will be offered from 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday at
Camden State Park.
The public is invited to discover the challenge of geocaching
and how to use it to explore Minnesota State Parks' history, wildlife
and hidden treasures.
A limited number of GPS units will be available free of charge
for this modern day treasure hunt. The program will be at the
beach picnic table area.
AP Photo
Scott Kern sorts through some of his belongings Friday in Wadena,
where the frame of his mobile home sits, at left, where his neighbor's
garage used to be. Tornadoes that were part of a turbulent system
that fueled twisters across the state ripped through Wadena on
Thursday night.
History owns the skies at
Ray Fagen Memorial Air Show
By Katy Palmer
kpalmer@marshallindependent.com
Clear skies and a light breeze welcomed the Ray Fagen
Memorial Air Show on Saturday in Granite Falls. However,
this was no ordinary air show.
Drawing hundreds of airplane enthusiasts, and U.S. Service veter-
ans and supporters from around the area, it was the largest air show the
Granite Falls Municipal Airport has seen.
The majority of the attendees had to be bussed over from the
Prairie’s Edge Casino parking lot. It was the first show dedicated to
Fagen and
his service in
the 4th
Infantry
Division.
The show
was a World
War II exhi-
bition and
displayed
some rare,
refurbished
planes from
that era.
The
planes
included a
PT-13, PT-
17, PT-19, B-
38, and B-40.
What set
this show
apart from
others was
the WW II
camp set-up
along with WW II re-enactors floating around to interact with the air
show spectators.
The display truly brought everyone back in time.
Canby’s air show was the place to
be for plane lovers and families alike
Photo by Katy Palmer
A vintage and refurbished fighter plane was displayed in
the mock WW II camp during the Ray Fagen Memorial
Airshow in Granite Falls on Saturday. The camp was com-
plete with WW II tents and soldier re-enactors. For more
photos, go to cu.marshallindependent.com
Fagen PAGE 8A
By Deb Gau
dgau@marshallindependent.com
It was a beautiful day to be outside, or to
celebrate Father’s Day, visitors said. But
chances are, you weren’t at the Canby air-
port unless you also loved planes.
Canby hosted its Father’s Day Air Show
Sunday afternoon in front of a large crowd.
The program included four different aerobatic
performances and a flyover by historic planes,
including a North American T-6.
Visitors came to the show from a wide
area — from Marshall to eastern South
Dakota. Some of the spectators arrived in
their own planes for a fly-in breakfast.
“I’m with friends, and we all flew in
Photo by Deb Gau
Spectators at Sunday’s air show in Canby had to fight the sun, but it was worth it to get a look at
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Canby PAGE 8A
Leak PAGE 8A Lake Benton PAGE 2A
They’re all wet in Lake Benton
Photo by Deb Gau
Streams of
pressurized
water cross
each other as
squads from
the Hendricks
and Lake
Benton fire
departments
ready their
hoses for a
water fight
Saturday.
FUN IS INTHE AIR

2. together,” said Brookings, S.D., resi-
dent Nick Sand. It’s a fun way to get
together with other pilots in the
region, he said, and the gang stuck
around to catch the air show.
“We’re all just airplane nuts,”
Sand said. “When you get out and
trade stories with people, it’s a lot of
fun.”
Spectators strolled around the mix
of small planes and even a helicopter
parked off the runway. Cody Schulz
of White, S.D., said he liked getting
to see the airplanes.
“I want to look at the blue one,”
Cody said, pointing his mom Jolene
Schulz onward to another plane.
As the sun got hotter, the airplane
wings served another purpose for
some of the spectators.
“It’s nice to have some shade,”
said Kristi Lutgen as she and some of
her family members ducked under a
wing to take a break from supervising
parking.
The aerobatics were the best part
of the show, said Shyanne Lutgen.
“It’s fun watching all the planes up in
the air.”
It was a good weekend for hard-
core air show enthusiasts. Some of
the spectators, like Trevor Parris of
Lynd and his son Adam Parris, had
also been to see the air show in
Granite Falls the night before.
They had come out “Just to see
the airplanes,” Trevor Parris said.
“And because it’s Father’s Day,”
added Adam Parris.
Although they recognized a few
faces from Saturday, the Parrises said
it seemed like a more local crowd in
Canby.
“I think it’s because you don’t
have to go as far as to Granite Falls,
and it’s free,” Trevor Parris said. But
for a plane fan, it was all good fun,
no matter the location.
“It’s nice to get away and do
something that maybe you’d only do
in your dreams,” he said.
‘‘Man, that ain’t right.
None of us can even go out
fishing, and he’s at the
yacht races,’’ said Bobby
Pitre, 33, who runs a tattoo
shop in Larose, La. ‘‘I wish
we could get a day off from
the oil, too.’’
BP spokespeople rushed
to defend Hayward, who
has drawn biting criticism
as the public face of BP’s
halting efforts to stop the
spill. BP is responsible for
the cleanup because it was
leasing the rig when it blew
up.
‘‘He’s spending a few
hours with his family at a
weekend,’’ said BP
spokesman Robert Wine.
‘‘I’m sure that everyone
would understand that.’’
The PR gaffe — yet
another in a series by
Hayward and the company
— ended what could have
been a good week for BP.
About 50 miles off
Louisiana’s coast, a newly
expanded containment sys-
tem is capturing or inciner-
ating more than 1 million
gallons of oil daily, the first
time it has approached its
peak capacity, according to
the Coast Guard.
BP hopes that by late
June it will keep nearly 90
percent of the flow from the
broken pipe from hitting the
ocean.
It will likely be August
before crews finish drilling
the relief wells.
On the Development
Driller II, one of two rigs
working on the effort, BP
wellsite leader Mickey
Fruge said the well has
reached a depth of roughly
5,000 feet below the
seafloor.
There’s still another
8,000 feet to go.
The other well is deeper,
but drilling superintendent
Wendell Guidry says it’s
anyone’s guess which team
will intersect the damaged
well first.
‘‘The main thing is, you
know, we try to keep the
guys focused,’’ Guidry said.
‘‘We’re just treating this
like we treat any other well
that we drill.’’
Once a relief well inter-
sects with the damaged
well, BP plans to shoot
heavy drilling mud down
the well bore, then plug it
with cement.
Meanwhile, Democratic
Sens. Barbara Boxer of
California and Bill Nelson
of Florida said on CBS’s
‘‘Face the Nation’’ Sunday
that they have asked
President Barack Obama to
give the Navy a bigger role
in the efforts to clean up the
spill, which are now being
overseen by the Coast
Guard.
But asked on ‘‘Fox
News Sunday’’ if the
Pentagon could be doing
more to help stop the leak
or keep oil from washing up
on shore, Defense Secretary
Robert Gates said no.
‘‘We have offered what-
ever capabilities we have,’’
he said. ‘‘We don’t have the
kinds of equipment or par-
ticular expertise.’’
Re-enactors demonstrat-
ed going into battle by
moving from the camp into
the planes to show the pro-
cedures soldiers performed
under pressure.
Jerry Van Kempen, an
acclaimed air show
announcer and old friend
of Fagen’s, said, “We look
back and say, ‘Man, that
was something special.’”
He grabbed the audience
with his narration and
added energy and enthusi-
asm to the show.
Fagen and Van Kempen
have been interested in
planes for a long time, start-
ing out together in the com-
petition aerobatics club,
Sky Dancers, before
advancing to other clubs
and, eventually, the military.
Van Kempen also mixed
in some airplane trivia,
such as what positive and
negative Gs are and how
they affect pilots while in
flight.
U.S. Congressman
Colin Peterson flew his
own V-Tail Bananza to the
show for a quick appear-
ance to thank everyone for
their support. He was also
grateful for the “beautiful
weather.”
As the planes flew past
the audience, Van Kempen
narrated, “The P-51 is one
of the airplanes that proba-
bly saved a lot of our
lives.”
The show was an event
to remember and honor
those who served our coun-
try during the WW II era. It
began with the National
Anthem and included fire-
works near the end.
Van Kempen later said,
“When I look out and see
how much interest there is
in aviation, I really am
grateful.”
In 1995 Ila Borders
became the first woman to
pitch and win a complete
collegiate baseball game;
Borders also was the first
woman to win a collegiate
baseball scholarship. In
1988 Ila became the first
woman to win a men’s pro
game while pitching for the
Duluth Dukes independent
minor league team.
In 2001 the first
Women’s World Series was
played at the SkyDome in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada;
countries that participated
were the U.S., Australia,
Canada, and Japan. The
United States won the gold
medal. In 2003 the
American Eagles of
American Women’s
Baseball became the first
women’s baseball team to
be sanctioned by USA
Baseball. Also, in 2003
women’s baseball became
the official sport of the
AAU; which marked the
first time in U.S. history
that a U.S. national organi-
zation began sanctioning
and supporting women’s
baseball.
A colloquialism in the
1960s perfectly described
what lay ahead in sports —
“It’s a whole new ball
game.”
And so we had women
who belonged to the
famous “Bloomer Girls”
league baseball that played
right here in southwestern
Minnesota — at Hanley
Falls and Milroy. How
come we didn’t know about
them? Was it because they
were women?
Sources; “Baseball
Americana,” by Harry Kaz,
Frank Ceresi, Phil Michel,
Wilson Mcbee, Susan
Reyburn.
“Transition of Women’s
Baseball,” by Gai Ingham
Berlage
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reported 232 homes were hit, and in a
rural area just west of Albert Lea,
where about 60 rural properties saw
damage.
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar visited
Wadena on Saturday to survey the
damage with Mayor Wayne Wolden.
‘‘In a matter of just a few seconds,
people’s lives were twisted and turned
upside down,’’ Klobuchar said. ‘‘The
tornado destroyed a lot of things in
Wadena, but one thing it didn’t do was
take away the strong spirit of this
community.’’
The Federal Emergency
Management Agency, or FEMA, will
conduct a damage assessment to deter-
mine what kind of federal disaster
assistance would be available,
Klobuchar said.
Wolden rode out the storm in his
basement with his 17-year-old daugh-
ter. Afterward, the two went out to see
the aftermath.
‘‘I saw people walking around,
coming out of their houses, and we
just both broke down crying,’’ he said.
‘‘It’s tough to see — your neighbors,
the houses I drive by every day — just
gone.’’
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By Delano Halde
Ashley Conner and
Kelsey Schreurs attended
the May 31 Ivanhoe city
council meeting to request
permission to build a sand
volleyball court at
Eastside Park. Schreurs
said she will need about
$2,000 to purchase 166
tons of sand. Conner and
Schreurs said the court
would be a 30-by-60 feet
sandlot with a 50-by-60-
feet clearing space.
Public Works Director
Dennis Klingbile was con-
cerned about the cost and
possible sand mess around
the park area and he feared
someone could get injured
with people coming and
going all the time. He said
with a volleyball court,
they will need a set of
rules and regulations to
keep things under control
and to maintain authority
at all times.
Mayor Doyle Sorensen
and the city council felt
there should be a place for
fun for children and adults
during the summer
months. The council
approved the decision to
get the groundwork com-
pleted and have the meas-
urements taken so the
project can get under way
as soon as possible.
Conner and Schreurs also
announced the Invest in
Ivanhoe committee has
purchased playground
equipment which will be
used for both Eastside
Park and Gilson Field.
In other business,
Ivanhoe librarian Sue
Vizecky and USDA repre-
sentative Megan Gernentz
appeared on behalf of the
recent library grant request.
If and when the grant is
approved, the stimulus
money will be used for
computers, shelving and
other library equipment.
A personnel hearing
took place between Ron
Parulski, a former liquor
store employee and the
city with Dan Roth, liquor
store manager, present to
discuss the details.
Parulski requested the
meeting be open to the
public. Attorney Mike
Cable was also present.
Roth said most of the eight
to nine concerns and/or
employment matters he
reported on have been
within the last three
months. Roth wanted this
resolved so he can move
on with hiring help and
other matters.
Nevertheless, Parulski’s
19 years of service to the
Ivanhoe Municipal Liquor
Store were not overlooked
as it was mentioned that he
has served a variety of cus-
tomers over that span of
time, even though termina-
tion was still applied. After
a motion was made and
approved to enter into a
termination agreement, the
city said it felt Roth can
now proceed with a search
for a new bartender.
Dennis Klingbile dis-
cussed filling of the
Ivanhoe swimming pool.
Part time summer help will
be needed for a number of
city duties. There are 28
dog licenses that need to be
checked out for city resi-
dents. He reported that resi-
dent will need to limit water
usage while the water tower
is repainted and sandblast-
ed. They also will do a
sewer project in 2011 with
help from the Minnesota
Rural Development
Agency for financing. The
preliminary project has
already been estimated.
City clerk Charmaine
Lundberg said transition-
ing to new computer soft-
ware is going well and
once the auditing process is
completed things will
progress more quickly and
efficiently. The council
reported there is $50,000 in
the Rehab Revolving Fund.
Sand volleyball court approved
at Eastside Park in Ivanhoe
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