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July 2008 – Marlene Mishler

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FEATURED RESIDENT- Marlene Mishler-JULY-2008

If you take a drive down to the end of McDermott Creek Road to the west in our little township, look over to the left and you will see the beautiful yard and home of Marlene and Don Mishler. You may think that you are viewing a scene right out of BETTER HOME AND GARDENS. It is that lovely.

Marlene was born on May 25, 1939, in Duluth, Minnesota, to Ruth and Walter Bailey. She was the 2nd youngest of 6 children. Her family lived in Minnesota for several years before settling in Des Moines, Iowa, where Marlene started kindergarten. She graduated from Des Moines Altoona High School in 1957.

She married Frank Bowman right out of school. Frank was a plumber and they had one daughter Pamela. During their marriage, Marlene worked for IMI Cornelius in Anoka and they lived in Andover. After nearly 23 years of marriage, Frank died of cancer.

Marlene married a co-worker of hers at Midstate Electrical Manufacturing in north Minneapolis. His name was Don Mishler and he had property here in New Dosey township right next to his mom. They were married in 1982.

Upon retirement in 2001, she and Don moved to Cloverton and built their dream home. Between the 2 of them, they have 8 grandchildren.

Marlene is an active member of the East Pine County Wanderers, our senior citizen organization. She represents this group on the board of the Seven County Senior Federation headquartered in Mora. She is also a member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Markville.

She was hired by the Township in 2000 and been working since then as one of our housekeepers of the town hall.

Marlene is a potter. For many years before moving here, she owned and operated a kiln and made lovely ceramic objects. This avocation was a big part of her life, but she discontinued it after her retirement. She has not, however, stopped doing the crocheting, embroidering and needlework that she so enjoys.

Marlene Mishler is a delightful, interesting and vital member of our community and we enjoy having her here.

Board Meeting, June 9, 2008

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MINUTES-NEW DOSEY TOWN BOARD MEETING-JUNE 9, 2008

Meeting called to order at 7:30 p.m. by chair Dave Fornengo. Also present were supervisors Don Mishler and Dave Baker treasurer Vicki Elliott, clerk Fran Levings, Allen Wolf and Wes Cominski.

Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Don Mishler, to approve the minutes of the May 12th meeting as printed. Carried.

Treasurer Vicki Elliott presented the treasusrer’s report (attached to file copy). Fund balances were:

General $27,363.58

Road & Bridge 3,019.62

Cemetery 221.52

Fire Protection 0.00

Fire Hall 309.07

CDs 90,838.57

Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to accept the treasurer’s report.

Clerk Fran Levings presented the Claims List for Approval and the Net Employee Pay list. (Attached to file copy). Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Don Mishler, to pay these bills. Carried.

CLERK’S REPORT:

1. Distributed MAT (Minnesota Ass’n of Townships) membership cards.

2. Read Thank-you note from Family Pathways.

3. Gave insurance card for truck to Don Mishelr to put in truck.

4. Said she had sent a letter requesting a refund for disposal pickup to the Joint Powers Board of the Tri-Township Disposal Board.

5. Said the IRS mileage reimbursement rate is now 50.5 cents/mile. Consensus of the Board was to leave our mileage reimbursement rate at 47.5 cents/mile.

6. Asked if we should consider reimbursing our lawn mower person Clint Elliott for gas he puts in his mower. Vicki Elliott will have more info on this at the July meeting.

ZONING REPORT:

1. Land use permit # 58 was issued to Colin Verdun who plans to construct a 10’X16′ shed on his property

2. A Planning Commission meeting will be held on June 10, 2008.

OLD BUSINESS:

1.Dave Fornengo presented a sketch of the base that the Fornengo family plans to build for the town hall bell. Motion by Dave Baker, second by Don Mishler, to pay for the materials for this base. Carried.

2. In the township search for a snowplow truck, Dave Fornengo said he had checked with Carlton County Sales and they do not have our size, but will contact us if they get something. He presented some handouts on several vehicle companies that he had found on the Internet. Dave Baker said we could cash in a CD to pay for a truck. Dave Fornengo said the Board needs to think about finding a company that will service the truck. He said he thinks the Board is committed to eventually purchasing a truck in the $15,000 to $20,000 range. The Board will continue to look for something.

3. Alternative Energy Report- Dave Baker said that a person at the Fort Folle Avon presentation suggested a combination of wind and solar for our purposes. Dave Fornengo presented an Internet handout. Allen Wolf reported on info gotten from Davis Instruments in California about wind meters.

Clerk said she will contact MAT to see if we can solicit donations to help pay for a wind meter. Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to order a Weather Wizard III from Davis Instruments at a price of approximately $378.00. The Board thanked Al Wolf for all of the work he has done on this.

4. Dave Baker presented the CULVERT list from Pine County. Dave Drake, Arna Township chair, said they do not need any culverts, and there was no response from Wilma Township. Motion by Dave Baker, second by Don Mishler, to order culverts from Johnson Fargo. Carried.

5. Dave Baker reported that he and Don Mishler has looked at possible gravel pits. Ed Carlin said he would be willing to donate gravel to the township in exchange for us putting gravel on his driveway. The 2 supervisors also looked at the County gravel pit. The County would charge $1/yard. We could go in with the County on crushing gravel. Motion by Dave Baker, second by Don Mishler, to purchase gravel from the County. Carried.

NEW BUSINESS:

1.Wes Cominski asked again about the possibility of getting a Stop sign put up on Hwy. 32 by his home. He has 2 young children and the person across the road also has a young child. Don Mishler told him that the County had told us NO. Board recommended that Mr. Cominski contact our County Board Supervisor Doug Carlson.

Meeting adjourned at 9:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Fran Levings, Clerk.

Also signed by the Chair_________________________ Date signed_______

June 2008 – Allen Wolf

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FEATURED RESIDENT- JUNE 2008
ALLEN WOLF

When Allen Wolf moved into New Dosey Township permanently in the winter of 2001, we were all impressed with his quiet personality, his friendly manner, and his willingness to get involved in community activities.

Allen was born in the Hastings, Minnesota, area on December 20, 1938 to Lois and Harry Wolf. His parents were dairy farmers and beekeepers. It was this early experience with bees and honey that got Al interested enough that even to this day he himself is a beekeeper.

Al spent the first 6 years of his schooling at a 2-room schoolhouse in Cottage Grove. Then, in 7th grade, he was bussed to the St. Paul Park School from which he graduated in 1957.

He began working at a paper mill right out of high school. During this time, he earned 2 apprenticeships-one as a millwright and a 2nd as a machinist. He spent 41 years working at the plant which underwent 5 different owners during that time. The company began with the name Waldorf Paper Mill and has now changed its name back to Waldorf. Al retired in April of 2000.

Allen met Marge Kegler at a party in 1959 and they were married on August 19, 1961. They have one daughter Heidi Jo who is married to Cary Carstensen. Al and Marge have one granddaughter Danielle.

For several years, beginning at an early age, Allen always took an annual canoe trip up to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and became enamored with the great outdoors. It was while working with a man who owned land in Cloverton and wanted to sell it that Allen became interested in this area as a place to hunt, fish, and perhaps, plan a retirement. He bought 40 acres in 1980, had a little hunting shack at first, then moved their mobile home in after retiring and fixed it up. As mentioned before, he and Marge moved up to stay in the winter of 2001.

Al and Marge sit by a window each morning and enjoy not only a game or two of cribbage, but also the beauty of the forest in which they live. Aside from cribbage and community activities, Al’s favorite activities now are his beekeeping and spending time with his precious granddaughter Danielle.

His community activities involve serving as a member of the Duxbury Volunteer Fire Department and the New Dosey Planning Commission. He is also an official weather reporter for New Dosey and must make a monthly report to Pine County.

Allen is enjoying his peaceful, quiet life in our township and we are enjoying having him and Marge here.

Al Wolf passed away on November 30, 2010.