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March 2008 – Peggy Coveau

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FEATURED RESIDENT- MARCH 2008- PEGGY COVEAU

As you are heading east from Askov on Pine County Hwy 32 ( aka Rutabaga Road) out here in the little township of New Dosey, you may have noticed in the summertime, that the yard just past Hay Creek Drive on the left is full of beautiful flower gardens. That is the lovely home of Peggy and Ken Coveau.

Peggy was born in Crow Wing County in 1959 to Gladys and Pat Robinson. She lived there as a baby, then her family moved to Hackensack, Texas. They lived there for awhile, but Peggy grew up in Webster, Wisconsin.

She attended the Webster Schools for all of her 12 school years. In high school, she participated in almost every sport available-track, volleyball, and basketball. She was also class treasurer, a cheerleader, and Prom Queen.

She met Ken Coveau right after high school graduation and they were married in 1978. Except for a brief stint in Markville, Peggy and Ken have lived in New Dosey township all of their married life. In addition to serving as town treasurer for many years, Peggy worked at the St. Croix Camp for 13 years. She has also waited tables and bartended in the area.

Peggy is the mother of 2 daughters. Annie is 29 and lives in Duluth with her husband, while Alicia is 28 and lives in Maplewood with her husband.

At the age of 48, Peggy still finds that planting and growing flowers is a prime mover in her life. She says she learned her love of flower gardening at her grandmother’s knee. She has always liked the colors, digging in the dirt, and planting seeds to see what comes up. She adores all flowers but says that cosmos and zinnias are two of her very favorite.

In addition to flowers, Peggy loves animals. Those of us out here were always pleased to see Bud, the dog she and Ken got when his grandmother Doris Fornengo passed away, sitting peacefully in their yard. Bud developed a tumor on his heart a few weeks ago and had to be euthanized. Peggy was gratified to be able to take in Alicia’s cat Kaiser because Alicia’s husband Ted is allergic to cats.

Peggy’s bubbly, out-going personality and her down-to-earth values are very much appreciated by all of her friends out here in New Dosey township.

Board Meeting and Board of Audit, February 11, 2008

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MINUTES- NEW DOSEY TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING

NEW DOSEY BOARD OF AUDIT

FEB. 11, 2008 (Unapproved as yet)

The Board of Audit for New Dosey Township met at 7 p.m. Supervisors Don Mishler and Dave Baker audited the financial records of both the treasurer and the clerk for 2007.

They signed at statement attesting that the books of both were in order. (Financial records are on file in the town hall.)

The regular meeting of the town board was called to order at 7:30p.m. by vice-chair Dave Present were supervisor Don Mishler, treasurer Vicki Elliott, and clerk Fran Levings. Absent was chair Dave Fornengo. Also present was Todd Elliott.

Motion by Don Mishler, second by Dave Baker, to approve the minutes of Jan. 14, 2008, as printed. Carried.

Treasurer Vicki Elliott presented the treasurer’s report. (Attached to file copy) Fund balances are: General Fund $37,977.16

Road & Bridge Fund ($483.62)

Cemetery Fund $221.52

Fire Hall Fund $309.07

Fire Protection Fund 0.00

CDs $89,629.34

Motion by Dave Baker, second by Don Mishler, to approve the treasurer’s report. Carried.

Clerk Fran Levings presented the claims list for approval and the net employee pay sheet. (attached to file copy). Motion by Dave Baker, second by Don Mishler, to pay these bills. Carried.

CLERK’S REPORT:

1. Dates to remember- Mar. 10- Next regular meeting

Mar. 11- Election & Annual Meeting

Election 4-8 p.m.

Annual Meeting 8:15 p.m

Mar. 20- Board of Re-organization- 7:30p.m

April 14- 1 p.m.-Board of Review

7:30 p.m.- Regular Meeting

2. Presented 2008 Proposed Taxable Market Value list. – Dave Baker said he ran the numbers and thinks we may have to tax higher to get the gas tax money. We no longer get stumpage money from the state. He will bring it up at the Annual Meeting.

3. Clerk met with website master Glen Williamson to give him current township information. The 2 of them will meet at the end of each month to keep the website current.

4. Clerk completed and sent in the “Best Practices in Energy Costs’ survey.

5. Motion by Dave Baker, second by Don Mishler, to send a copy of our proposed legislation regarding town roads presumed to be abandoned to the Minnesota Ass’n of Townships. Carried.

6. Clerk sent all LUCA materials back to the census bureau with a letter explaining why it was too difficult to do.

7. Motion by Dave Baker, second by Don Mishler, to authorize he clerk to purchase a printout of names and mailing addresses of all property owners in New Dosey township. Carried.

8. Clerk presented the Bridge Inspection report from Pine County. It stated that our township had no bridges scheduled for inspection in

9. The Pine County Highway Dept has a motorgrader for sale on bids. Minimum bid of $58,575.00 expected. No action taken.

10. Clerk distributed a sheet from Clarence’s Recycling, Isanti, about their business.

ZONING REPORT:

1. The township now has a copy of the new MCPA rules regarding on-site sewer inspections.

OLD BUSINESS:

1. Draft policy of “Plowing Private Driveways” for annual meeting. Motion by Don Mishler, second by Dave Baker, to appoint Dave Baker to write a draft policy to be presented at the next regular meeting. Carried.

2. Lawsuit regarding road dispute- Dave Baker and/or Don Mishler will speak with landowner Burton Scheuller about the current status of the dispute.

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Dave Baker will discuss the Energy Audit at the Annual Meeting.

2. Clerk pointed out that according to the 2007 Financial Report, we are spending more money than we are taking in.

ANYTHING ELSE TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD

1. Todd Elliott expressed concern about the low population of the township and that perhaps we should be brainstorming with Arna and Wilma Townships about strategies for bringing permanent residents in. Suggested that we may need a Tri-Township Development Commission.

2. Don Mishler reported that the Joint Powers Board of the Tri-Township Disposal District plans to lower the rate for refuse pickup from $36/parcel to $30/parcel.

Meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m. Signed ____________________________________

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Date___________________________________

February 2008 – Jim Allen

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FEATURED RESIDENT
FEBRUARY 2008

Jim Allen lives, with his wife Helen, in a charming little home tucked behind some pine trees right on Rutabaga Road, the main thoroughfare going through our little township.

Jim was born 72 years ago in St. Paul where he attended St. John’s Catholic elementary school, then high school at Harding High. His main memory of high school, he says, was “sneaking off to go hunting and fishing” whenever he could get away with it.

He worked on machinery at IBM for a couple of years- right at the beginning of the computer era. From there, he went to work for Blue Cross as a claims manager for 10 years, then as a salesperson. Preferring claims work to selling, he moved to another insurance agency and resumed his work in claims management.

Jim and the former Helen Rossbach were married in 1956. After buying their land and small home in Cloverton, Jim spent a considerable amount of time adding on to it. They moved up here permanently in 1977 and Jim accepted a job at the St. Croix Camp in 1982. He fully retired in 1997.

Since his entire purpose in moving to our serene rural area was to gratify his lifelong love of the outdoors, Jim spends a lot of time walking the roads and forests. For several years, he and Pete Fornengo, whom Jim describes as the best friend he ever had, enjoyed annual trips to Montana where they hunted prairie dogs, antelope and elk. The fishing that Jim so enjoys is done on Big Lake in Wisconsin, where his brother had a cabin for many years.

Jim and Helen have 2 grown sons. Jeff is a registered nurse living in Stillwater and working in St. Paul, while Mark lives in Blaine and works for United Rental. The Allens have 4 grandchildren.

Jim is a former member of the New Dosey Town Board and currently serves on the Planning Commission.

His wit, intelligence, and all-around goodness make Jim Allen a treasured member of our community.

Jim Allen passed away May 17, 2009