October 20, 2009 Meeting Minutes

October 20, 2009 Meeting Notes:

For the last quarterly meeting of 2009, Twenty-six people showed up in Hutchinson to talk about what is happening with the Minnesota River Watershed Alliance (Watershed Alliance) and hear from others about their own experiences in the basin. As the facilitator for the meeting, Audrey Arner kept the group moving forward and enjoying themselves all at the same time.

Welcome & Introductions:
Dee Czech welcomed everyone to the Watershed Alliance quarterly meeting and introduced Audrey Arner as the facilitator for the evening. Audrey had the group introduce themselves and offer an observation of something they seen for the first time related to biota in the Minnesota River this fall.

MN River Paddler Program
Chantill and Brooke showed the group the revised designs from the suggested changes for each of the three patch/decals: Tributary, 335 and Extreme. Both decals and patches will be ordered to allow people to choose what they may want to display. Chantill will be ordering them in the near future. A question came up concerning the date on the one patch – whether it should be 10 for 2010 or another number like double zeros. The group decided to let the Paddler Program committee make the final decision.

To promote the paddler program, the committee suggested holding an event kickoff next spring – May or June – at the Rapidan Dam Park and paddle the Blue Earth River. The idea is to bring in the various canoe and kayak rental businesses to allow those people who don’t have their own to rent one. There will also be cool stuff including music, information booths and other stuff to draw people in. We are also looking to award some of the first patches/decals including the 335 to Tim Krohn and John Cross for paddling the entire Minnesota River twice. Patrick said hosting an event like this is a great idea and offered CURE’s support to publicize the event. Once again, the group voted to let the committee decide on a date for the event and get back to everyone by the January meeting.

MN River Friendly Label
Scott reported that Linda Meschke had to bow out as the lead in developing a river friendly label because she has too much on her plate. A draft application form has been developed but not discussed by the committee nor has there been any effort to start pulling names of potential businesses and organizations to receive this label. With no one willing to step up to take over the leadership role, it was added to the list of potential 2010 issues.

MN River Canoe Trail
Brad Cobb spoke on behalf of a sick Loran Kaardal, telling the group about the Green Corridor Project tentatively receiving the National Park Service’s Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program grant to work on developing a plan for a canoe trail in the middle section of the Minnesota River. It will be official once they get the letter. Even though it isn’t official, this project – the Green Corridor – Minnesota River Trail – has been nominated for a Mid America Trails & Greenways Conference award.

According to Brad, a grant application will be submitted for other segments in the Minnesota River in the future. Volunteers will be needed to help promote the trail and its development in the other segments. The current stretch is for about 40 to 50 miles from Granite Falls to New Ulm. Randy Thoreson of the National Park Service will be coming to do a full presentation to the group in the future. Brad told the group to look for a press release about the grant in a couple of months. The grant pays for a National Park Service employee to work on behalf of the group on coordinating the planning process, identifying funding sources, developing a stakeholder process.

Patrick Moore informed the group about the plan to remove the Minnesota River Falls dam below Granite Falls and what has happened so far. An open house was held by Xcel Energy which owns the dam and MN DNR in Granite Falls on October 1st. Barr Engineering is currently conducting a study of the dam and lowered the water level to see what the structure looks like. According to Patrick, Xcel Energy officials are looking for help in communicating the benefits of a potential dam removal to the general public. Ultimately it is Xcel’s decision about what is to be done with the dam. Most likely the decision will come down to the cheaper option. Moore was told that Xcel has offered to sell the dam to Granite Falls and the Ethanol as long as those entities take over the liability and repair costs. A local group including the ethanol plant and golf course has spoken out against the dam removal.

The dam serves as an obstacle for migrating fish and a barrier for recreation paddling. Removing the dam would have a lot of benefits for fish migration and people using the Minnesota River. There could be a lot of economic benefit and impact to local communities by removing the dam.

Minnesota River Magazine Concept
Kay Sauck of Sauck Media Group who publishes Womeninc is now looking at doing a state-wide Minnesota Rivers magazine instead of a basin newsletter for the Minnesota River. All of this has to do with subscription numbers, she feels a state-wide magazine will attack 100,000 subscribers compared to 15,000 for the basin. They have begun to advertise in newspapers a spring launch of the magazine and looking at it coming out monthly. No one knows for sure if they will focus on a particular basin in the one of the issues. Some people felt the Minnesota River has enough tributaries for their own magazine.

Coordinating Team Membership
Because the Watershed Alliance is loosely organized there is a coordinating team to help make decisions between the quarterly meetings. The charter states there can be up to 15 members, serving up to a three term. Patrick said the idea is to infuse the coordinating team with new members to promote new leadership in the Watershed Alliance. Responsibilities of the coordinating team include participating in phone conference calls between the quarterly meetings, serving on one of the committees and helping craft meeting agendas.

Coordinating team members at the end of their three-year term are Patrick Moore, Dee Czech, Shannon Fisher, Larry Gunderson, Scott Sparlin, Lori Nelson and Charlie Guggisberg. Other members of the team are Susie Carlin, Brooke Patterson, James Fett and Chantill Kahler-Royer, who came on board last October.

A number of individuals volunteered or were volunteered to serve on the coordinating team. They are Jesse Anderson, Joel Wurscher, Brad Cobb, Lee Sundmark and Tim Lies. Both Patrick and Dee agreed to continue serving on the coordinating team unless someone else would like to step forward.

MN River Presentation by Darby Nelson
Darby Nelson got up to speak about his experiences of paddling the Minnesota River this summer with his wife. He talked about how great it is to be among kindred spirits and neat to find out what is happening in the basin. Darby said rivers really matter to him. He was pleased and surprised by the pleasant features of the MN River including the scenic beauty and rock outcrops. They paddled from Montevideo to North Redwood in 5 days. The two of them loved the sandbars where you could tell what creatures had been there, the pelicans as they glided off the river, the impressive bird life and how it wasn’t crowded on the river. Darby said nobody knows about this incredible resource, calling it a hidden treasure. He was also surprised at how many fields had at least a 50-foot setback from the river.

Disappointments for them included the Minnesota Falls dam with the DNR map being wrong about the portage. They found out quickly after spotting a large sign on the left stating – “Not a Portage.” Darby would like to see the dam gone. They also saw a number of black Angus cattle in the river, unloading a lot of phosphorus into the water. This was closer to North Redwood.

Challenges included the DNR canoe campsites. Darby said he felt sorry for the DNR to try maintaining these campsites when the river constantly changes. They had to keep moving when they couldn’t find a couple of the campsites. Drinking water can also be a problem if you don’t know how much you will need. There also needs to be some type of shuttle service to get people around. There is a need for more public land to develop campsites and signs are important because of all the private land. Darby was impressed with what the Upper Sioux Agency State Park had to offer

2010 “Clean up the MN River” Focus
Audrey broke up everyone into small groups of three to come up with ideas for the 2010 focus as a way to start the discussion on what we would want to work on as the Watershed Alliance. She told everyone to think about the possibilities and use our imagination to overcome some of the financial constraints. The group will pick the 2010 focus issue at the January 19, 2010 meeting. Audrey also highlighted Jim Schafer’s comment, “I want to leave more than I take.”

The list of ideas the individual groups came up with:
· Continue with MN River Friendly Label
· Compare and study land use types for 50 feet setback along waterways and county enforcement process
· Assemble local groups on guided canoe trips.
· Mark bridge crossings with signs and identification along with other watercourses including ditches and cool spots
· Keep meeting quarterly – networking and speakers.
· Communicate Lake Pepin TMDL – a big deal – Act as a bridge between landowners and Lake Pepin folks
· Roll out the River Patches
· Participate with Minnesota River documentary and interactive web site
· Carry one another’s messages
· Promote the national heritage area status
· Drinking water – keeping it clean
· Host Governor’s Fishing Opener and highlight possibilities

Lake Pepin TMDL
Michael McKay of the Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance came out to talk about the upcoming Lake Pepin TMDL and how the Minnesota River has a major impact on its success. He provided a commentary on how their group got going. They started out with the science to see what was real and surprised at how helpful the professionals gathering the data were. An overwhelming amount of work has been done in this area. A web site has been developed highlighting a number of different sections including science and law (setbacks and drainage rules). During this process they had to learn how to speak the government agency language. Implementing best management practices has become a major focus of the group.

Everyone around Lake Pepin has become involved in the group including marina owners, cities, townships, etc. The group has grown fast to over 400 people. They try to put out a monthly mailing and get the cities involved and educated. According to Michael, this is a true citizen group and they have been invited everywhere and as a result hold a lot of power. They realize since the science says 80 to 90% of the sediment and phosphorus comes from the Minnesota River they need to slow it down on the landscape otherwise they are wasting their time. The group understands they need to talk with the citizens in the Minnesota River.

U.S. Corps of Engineers Watershed Assessment Project
Michael Wyatt of the U.S. Corps of Engineers attended the meeting to introduce himself and get to know the people in the basin. The Corps of Engineers are moving forward with a watershed assessment of the Minnesota River Basin after funding has been put in the President’s budget for this project. They want to create a fairly intensive model of the basin to hopefully be used for TMDL projects. The government has proposed $320 million to be budgeted for cleaning up the Mississippi River on the federal level. The U.S. Corps of Engineers is hoping to coordinate this effort with the U.S. EPA along with state and local agencies. Currently there are a handful of watershed studies going on in the United States, with this becoming a focus of President Obama’s administration.

Next Meeting:
The next quarterly meeting is scheduled for January 19th (3rd Tuesday) starting at 6 p.m. at the Hutchinson Event Center in Hutchinson. We will start with a social hour at 6 p.m. with food and drink and begin the meeting right at 7 p.m. and strive to wrap things up in two hours.

Attended:
Chantill Kahler-Royer,
Brooke Patterson,
James Fett,
Al Odenthal,
Franz Albert Richter,
Brad Cobb,
Jim Schafer,
Jesse Anderson,
Patrick Moore,
Forrest Peterson,
Lee Sundmark,
Norma Syverson,
Su Beran,
Dee Czech,
Gene Jeseritz,
Mike Lein,
Tim Lies,
Dwight Swanson,
Jim Wolf,
John Hickman,
Dick Kimmel,
Darby Nelson,
Michael Wyatt,
Michael McKay,
Audrey Arner,
Scott Kudelka

July 21, 2009 Meeting Notes

Twenty-seven people came together in Hutchinson to talk about the Minnesota River and how as a group of concerned citizens we can work together to protect and improve this valuable resource. The meeting was facilitated by Audrey Arner of rural Montevideo who did a fantastic job at keeping us on track and pretty much on time.

Welcome & Introductions:
Audrey reminded people of the Watershed Alliance’s goal to wrap up the meeting in two hours and said we had a full agenda to run through. First, people had a chance to promote any up coming events.
· The Minnesota River Board is holding their regular meeting and speaker’s forum on July 27th (Monday) at the Redwood Falls Community Center. The board meeting starts at 9 a.m. with lunch at 11 a.m. and the speaker’s forum at 12 noon (for only $20 per person). Speakers include Tim Palmer, Val L. Little, Sara Smith and Jim Doering. To pre-register call 507-389-5491 or send an email to karnell.johnson@mnsu.edu
· Bike Ride Across Minnesota is taking place from July 26th through July 31st starting out in Ortonville and going through Montevideo, Redwood Falls, St. Peter, New Prague and ending in Welch Village. This is a great opportunity to get out to see the Minnesota River Valley and shoot photos of the riders. For more information, http://bikemnm.nationalmssociety.org/site/PageServer?pagename=BIKE_MNM_TRAM_homepage&gclid=CNzykpLE6ZsCFRINDQodpGHy4g

Audrey asked everyone to introduce themselves, say who they represent and relate an observation about the Minnesota River. The responses were quite varied with a number of people talking about the type of fish they have caught recently and others telling stories of getting out to paddle a portion of the Minnesota River.

Minnesota River Communications Funding
Scott Kudelka presented the bad news about the McKnight Foundation funding request for his communication work and Watershed Alliance meeting expenses. Some background information - at the April 21st quarterly meeting we felt there was a good chance of getting at least two more years of funding (60% of the initial grant) after talking to our program officer Ron Kroese. Unfortunately due to the economic downturn we were denied the funding request in May. Scott read a personal note from Ron, “Shannon – I am truly sorry that the Foundation’s shortage of funds means we can’t continue to support your work. It is not a reflection of the Alliance’s efforts, but a result of the big drop in Foundation’s assets.”

Due to this major cut in funding, Scott’s role with the Watershed Alliance will be changing as his time is taken up by water quality monitoring and other projects. For the next 9 months to a year, Scott will continue to produce the following communication pieces: MN River Weekly Update, River Talk newsletter, MN River Minute, Water Is Us column and MN River Calendar. He will also continue to handle the promotion of the quarterly meetings including developing the invitation and writing the press release along with taking the meeting notes.

Other duties Scott takes care of include preparing the meeting agenda, coordinating the phone conference calls between meetings with the coordinating team, coordinating with the meeting facilitator, and overseeing committee assignments for the three committees (MN River Paddler Committee, River Friendly Label Committee and Canoe Trail Committee). Audrey told the group we would talk more about this later in the meeting.

Minnesota River Paddler Initiative:
Chantill Kahler-Royer gave the group a brief review of the paddler program including how the goal of this initiative is connect people to the river by awarding the following three patch/decals to the public. The Watershed Alliance will award three paddle patches/decals to anyone who meets the following criteria:
· Minnesota River Tributary Paddler: Paddle any three of these major tributaries; Chippewa River, Lac qui Parle River, Pomme de Terre River, Yellow Medicine River, Hawk Creek, Redwood River, Cottonwood River, Watonwan River, Le Sueur River, Blue Earth River, and one stretch of the Minnesota River.
· Minnesota River Extreme Paddler: Paddle the following rivers in the Minnesota River Watershed; Little Minnesota River, Whetstone River, Yellow Bank River, Chippewa River, Lac qui Parle River, Pomme de Terre River, Beaver Creek, Yellow Medicine River, Hawk Creek, Redwood River, Cottonwood River, Watonwan River, Le Sueur River, Blue Earth River, Big Cobb River, Maple River, Rush River, High Island Creek, Sand Creek, and three stretches of the Minnesota River (Upper, Middle and Lower) for a total of 22 paddles. Documentation is required for this patch/decal – photos, affidavits from another source, etc.
· Minnesota River 335 Paddler: For anyone who paddles the entire length of the Minnesota River from the Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge to Fort Snelling at the confluence with the Mississippi River either in one paddle or by segments.

Three designs have been created by local artist, Char Kahler, and approved by the paddler committee to be reviewed by the larger group. Comments on the designs were requested of the larger group and include:
· Minnesota River Watershed Alliance will be added to the patch/decal.
· Four inches is the size we are looking at.
· Both patches and decals will be offered.
· Use the same font to give a consistence to the three patches/decals.
· Bring out the word Minnesota by using the color white.
· Make the canoe in the Tributary patch/decal look more like a canoe.
· Change the shape of the kayaks on the Extreme patch/decal to make it look less like rockets (the way they are stacked together)
The group was asked to give a thumbs up or down if they wanted to move forward with these three designs reflecting the changes offered. Over 75% of the group approved of this motion.

Scott announced good news in that the Watershed Alliance was awarded the Minnesota Waters’ River Friendly Community of the Year. This means we will get $1,000 to spend where we see fit along with two tickets to River Night Celebration on August 19th and a plaque. The group voted to use the funds to pay for the Paddler Program’s logo designs and to print up patches and decals.

The group also nominated Chantill and her Mom, Char (the logo designer), to attend the River Night Celebration.

Minnesota River Paddler Program Committees:
· Chantill Kahler-Royer (chantillka@bolton-menk.com),
· Joel Wurscher (joelw@co.sibley.mn.us),
· Brooke Patterson (brookep@co.sibley.mn.us),
· James Fett (james.fet@mnsu.edu),
· Franz Albert Richter (2161 Hwy 59; Clarkfield, MN 56223),
· Jesse Anderson (oeairq@redred.com),
· Scott Kudelka (scott.kudelka@mnsu.edu)

Minnesota River Friendly Label
Linda Meschke wasn’t able to make the meeting and there was nothing to report since the committee hasn’t met since the April 21st meeting.

committee members:
· Linda Meschke (linda@ruraladvantage.org) ,
· Dee Czech (dczech@frontiernet.net),
· Brooke Patterson (brookep@co.sibley.mn.us),
· Chantill Kahler-Royer (chantillka@bolton-menk.com),
· Joe Domeier (jadomeier@threeriversrcd.org),
· Mary Mueller (mmmc@means.net),
· Jill Sackett (sacke032@umn.edu),
· Jim Klang (jklang@kieser-associates.com),
· Scott Kudelka (scott.kudelka@mnsu.edu)

Minnesota River Canoe Trail:
Loran Kaardal provided the group with a number of points about the ongoing progress of improving the Minnesota River Water Trail.
· Encouraged people to join the Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota’s (they purchase land and advocate for parks and trails, build partnerships and energize people and create new parks and trails and raise private funds) Action Team (http://www.parksandtrails.org/take_action) to receive information on grant opportunities.
· The National Park Service has a Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program that provides assistance to locally-led natural resource conservation and outdoor recreation projects to help applicants conserve rivers, preserve natural areas, and develop trails and greenways (http://www.nps.gov/ncrc/programs/rtca/) Loran talked about how we need to improve safety, access to the river, put in more toilets, find portable water, develop more campsites, improve the existing campsites, put in more signage and help direct people on how to get on the river.
· The Tatanka Bluffs (a nonprofit in Renville and Redwood counties) is planning to submit a $½ million for the 2010 Clean Water Legacy funding as they should be the only water trail putting in for an improvement request. There are 4,500 miles of water trails in Minnesota – we should be able to get a little slice of the funding.
· Loran encourages other segments of the MN River Water Trail to see their own DNR Parks & Trails people for help with getting funding to improve facilities in the other segments. They are the guardians of the Clean Water funding of the trail monies.
· Loran reported on the Minnesota River Segment 2 (Granite Falls to Fort Ridgley) bus tour on July 9th that looked at the recreational possibilities and current canoe facilities including campgrounds, boat access points and tourism places. Randy Thoreson of the National Park Service was on the trip and expressed his excitement at how organized this effort is to improve the Minnesota River water trail.
· As a result of this tour, the Tatanka Bluffs organization is applying for the National Park’s Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program technical grant. This would allow them to work with Randy Thoreson for a year (maybe two) to develop a plan.
· Loran requested a letter of support from the Watershed Alliance for this grant application and it was approved by the group. Scott will prepare a letter with help from Loran and send it to Randy Thoreson.

Committee Members:
· Loran Kaardal (loran.kaardal.b46s@statefarm.com) ,
· Brad Cobb (1231tlc@charter.net) ,
· Patrick Moore (patrick@cureriver.org) ,
· Scott Sparlin (yasure@lycos.com) ,
· Scott Kudelka (scott.kudelka@mnsu.edu)

Minnesota River Magazine
Edwin Dumalag of MPCA reported on the status of the initiative to develop a regional magazine revolving around the Minnesota River. Right now Kay Sauck of the Womeninc magazine (http://www.women-inc.com/) is trying to line up investors to fund the magazine but ran into some snags. Kay has been talking about expanding it to be a statewide focus in order to increase the number of potential subscribers from 15,000 to 100,000 which looks better to investors. At this time they are still looking at a fall release. According to Edwin, Kay wants our help and guidance with getting the magazine up and running including putting together a list of writers and photographers along with a list of potential subscribers.

The group offered a number of suggestions for potential funding opportunities including the Southwest Initiative Foundation, Pheasants Forever, etc. There was also concern about a magazine painting the watershed in a bad light or slandering it. One positive example of a river focused magazine is Big River (http://www.big-river.com) Edwin said it is key to have another avenue for communicating what is happening in the Minnesota River Watershed. He also asked the group to submit contact information of people who would be interested in subscribing to the MN River Magazine to his email address: edwin.dumalag@state.mn.us

Future of the Watershed Alliance
Audrey introduced this point by recapping the January meeting where the group decided to move forward with the three initiatives (Paddler Program, River Friendly Label and Canoe Trail). Now with the elimination of funding for the communication coordinator, it is time for the Watershed Alliance to adjust and replan.

Patrick spoke about how the Watershed Alliance came together to speak as one voice as a watershed group to be an overarching people’s organization for the Minnesota River. We didn’t want to be an organization to compete with other groups.

Audrey spilt up everyone into four groups to talk about how the Watershed Alliance should move forward in light of the McKnight Foundation decision not to fund the communication coordinator for another two years. Each of the smaller groups reported their ideas to the larger group.
· Group 1: Coordinating team to pick up the slack and pick up some of the tasks Scott has been taking care of in the past.
· Group 2: Cut some of the meeting costs including food and rental of space to use those funds for communication coordinator.
· Group 3: Can we do with less – cut some of the communication products.
· Group 4: Raise more funds – look more creatively at funding sources – an example would be the Lutheran and Catholic churches or the Southwest Initiative Foundation.
· Group 1: Relocate the meeting to somewhere cheaper or free.
· Group 2: Coordinating team to pick up slack.
· Group 3: Secure funding from a large corporation.
· Group 4: Look at the Otto Bremer Bank Foundation (http://www.bremer.com/home/content.aspx?id=112) or other funding sources.

Patrick asked for volunteers to take on some of those roles that Scott had been doing for the Watershed Alliance. This will allow for a new leadership to emerge. The Watershed Alliance operated before the communication coordinator and will continue to do so. We want a place for river advocates to work alongside those people whose job it is to improve water quality.

National Heritage Area
Jonathan Moore presented information on the National Heritage Program (managed by the National Park Service - http://www.nps.gov/history/heritageareas/) and the idea of working on one for the Minnesota River Watershed. He explained the concept as people + story + place = a National Heritage Area.
· People: there is a critical mass of residents who feel strongly about telling a nationally-significant story through their place. Their backgrounds reflect the diversity of the area, and their numbers are large enough to attract the attention of legislators.
· Story: there needs to be a story of national importance that can only be told here and nowhere else.
· Place: there needs to be spaces and places that physically embody the story and can continue to tell the story into the future.

Jonathan pointed out that our rural landscape is changing and we need to look at how this is going to affect our communities. One way might be looking at developing and improving other economic aspects including recreational opportunities and tourism. A feasibility study could be done by the National Park Service through a legislation action. This wouldn’t become a National Park – it would continue as a living and working landscape with no limitations on what a landowner can do – keeps it under local control. To help develop a National Heritage Area, the National Park Service awards up to $1 million in grants with a 50-50 match. According to Jonathan, there are no National Heritage Areas in Minnesota and no one is currently planning one. Right now the Minnesota River Valley National Scenic Byway is interested in this concept.

Central MN River Valley Historical and Cultural Resources Conservation Plan
Patrick Moore and Brad Cobb reported on a meeting facilitated by Wayne Ostlie of Great River Greening that brought together experts to help develop a conservation plan for historic and cultural resources in the Central Minnesota River Valley. The plan will be completed by June 30th and will be a public document that everyone can use and appreciate. According to Loran Kaardal, it will be used as a selection tool when it comes to purchasing significant pieces of property in the watershed whether for culture, historic, recreational or natural characteristics. A public meeting to gather input will be held this fall. Brad Cobb will forward that date through Scott Kudelka.

Request of letter of support
Nathan Barta of rural Renville County came in front of the group to request a letter of support discouraging the expansion of the Renville County Landfill. According to Nathan, Renville County has been trying to acquire his family farm and CRP land for a landfill expansion.

Currently the county is going through a permit renewal process and will have a public meeting on July 28th (Tuesday) at the Renville County Office Building in Olivia scheduled for 6 p.m. The draft permit is open for public review and comment through August 12, 2009.

This permit renewal doesn’t call for any expansion of the landfill and according to Diane Mitchell of Renville County, they are looking at environmental alternatives to reduce the amount of waste deposited in the landfill including the use of transfer station.

The group voted to hold off any action of a support for now in order to review the information and make an informed decision.

Next Meeting:
The next quarterly meeting is scheduled for October 20th (3rd Tuesday) starting at 6 p.m. at the Hutchinson Event Center in Hutchinson. We will start with a social hour at 6 p.m. with food and drink and begin the meeting right at 7 p.m. and strive to wrap things up in two hours.

Attended:
Chantill Kahler-Royer,
Brooke Patterson,
James Fett,
Al Odenthal,
Franz Albert Richter,
Brad Cobb,
Loran Kaardal,
Joel Wurscher,
Susie Carlin,
Kristy Rice,
Jim Schafer
Joe P. Michel,
Jesse Anderson,
Edwin Dumalag,
Tom Clarke,
Jack Lauer,
Tom Keaveny,
Katie Bovee,
Patrick Moore,
Forrest Peterson,
Lee Sundmark,
Megan Ulrich,
Norma Syverson,
Nathan Barta,
Randy Thoreson,
Audrey Arner,
Scott Kudelka