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A Supplement to the Star Shopper

Look inside
and meet
the people
from our rural
community...

A grand finale...pages 8-9

Disabled archers enjoy
hunting...pages 10-11

Their dream in the country
...pages 12-13

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Focusing on Today’s Rural Environment

Fall and German Shorthair
Pointers are perfect combination
Neumann
sees value in
well-trained
dogs
By HERMAN LENSING
Staff writer

AVON – Give Joe Neumann a crisp fall day, a tree
line or small grove near a
field and a dog, and he’s in
heaven.
“I always had bird dogs,”
said this Avon man. “But four
years ago I started with German Shorthair Pointer and I
love it.”
Neumann not only hunts
with German Short Haired
Pointers, he also takes them
to hunting and field competitions and had done quite
well. His dogs have earned
ribbons and titles over the
past few years. Sometimes
it’s still astounding to him.
“I never thought I’d be
collecting ribbons, especially
for a dog,” he said, looking
at the armful of ribbons his
dogs have won. “I sort of got
into this by accident.”
Four years ago he was

PHOTO BY HERMAN LENSING

Joe Neumann, Avon, is shown with Gunner, a German Shorthair Pointer. Neumann has worked with
Gunner for the past four years to have him become an award-winning hunting dog.

looking for another dog to
hunt with. He had hunted
with Springer Spaniels and
was familiar with Black
Labs, when Josh Holden of
Wild Wind Gun Dogs, a German Shorthair Pointer breeder, came to his home. That

was the start of a friendship
and the start of Neumann
working with the breed.
“I got Bailey. She recently had a litter of pups. He
(Holden) has a older dog,
Emma, and I work with her,”
said Neumann.

He also got Gunner, now
a four-year-old retriever and
a top-quality hunting dog in
the American Kennel Club
POINTERS
continued on page 6

Pumpkin partners
Richmond duo combine effort to
grow pumpkins, gourds in cow yard
By CAROL MOORMAN
Staff writer

Q&A: Hunting secrets and
stories
...pages 14-15

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PHOTOS BY CAROL MOORMAN

Randy Rothstein (left) and Grant Heinen hold one of their largest
pumpkins in their patch near Richmond. This is their first year
growing pumpkins and gourds.

RICHMOND – Randy
Rothstein and sidekick Grant
Heinen checked on the pumpkins and gourds in their patch
near Richmond early one September weekday morning.
They’d had high hopes their
100-foot by 200-foot patch
would produce these fall favorites, but never in their
wildest dreams did they think
the seeds they planted in early
July would amount to over 110
bright orange pumpkins, 30
over 50 pounds, with the largest one weighing 72 pounds;
and close to 2,000 gourds of

21 different varieties.
This is the first year Randy and Grant have combined
efforts to grow pumpkins and
gourds in this patch, using
some seeds saved from pumpkins grown nearby in Randy
and his wife, Mary’s, garden.
On this early morning,
as the sun rises, Mary smiles
when saying Randy and Grant
are like two peas in a pod, sharing many of the same likes.
“They’re always keeping
an eye out for one another,”
she said.
PUMPKINS
continued on page 4

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From left: Jake Gilk, Arlon Gilk and Larry Hoeschen of Backwater, Inc. near Freeport have developed new designs for shallow-water motors
and have become leaders in the industry.

Freeport trio making an
impact on shallow-motor
industry with
patented design concepts
By BRYAN ZOLLMAN
Staff Writer
Arlon Gilk and Larry Hoeschen have
been friends for many years, often sharing a
boat together on fishing and hunting excursions.
Much of their fishing and hunting was
done in rivers, in shallow, weedy or muddy
water, thus requiring the need for a shallow-water motor.
“We would always try and talk the other
into driving because the traditional long tail
motor was hard to handle,” said Hoeschen.
After years of frustration, the two friends

decided to take matters into their own
hands.
“We figured we could do better,” said
Hoeschen. “We were self-motivated and
tried to build a new machine that would
fix all the problems we had over the
years.”
The two spent three years planning
a design and implementing new components into their shallow-water motor system. The conception of the company was
a full-time job in itself, and after three
years of constant modification and implementation, they had their design and built
and sold their first unit.
“We financed it ourselves,” said Gilk.
“It was a full-time job just to get it to the
point where we could release it to the
public.”
Six years later they own four patents,
are making between 350 to 500 units a
year and have customers as far as Roma-

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a 2005 Albany graduate who works full-time
for Backwater along with his dad and Larry.
Backwater motors are used for a variety
of things, but the system itself is designed
to allow people to travel by boat in shallow
water, or in water that is weedy, muddy or
contains obstructive items such as downed
trees.
It is used primarily by hunters, trappers
and anglers, but is also used in fire rescue
and by the Department of Natural Resources.
“It’s designed to run in adverse water
conditions, but it’s just as good in deep water,” said Gilk.
In essence, the motors are designed to
get people to places they otherwise couldn’t
using a standard outboard motor.
Gilk had worked in the industry for another company for many years, so he brought
a lot of expertise into the initial phase of the
company. Over the years he guesses he has
put together 3,000 units. Hoeschen owned an
auto repair shop, but decided to work with
Gilk on coming up with an innovative design
that would be a leader in the industry.

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So far, they have done so. They developed a tube frame and a triple-sealed
weedless bearing system called Revo-Clean. The system is made with
stainless steel so it won’t corrode. They
developed and trademarked a Surface
Tracer Cavitation Plate, and also use
their own Backwater Blade stainless
steel propellers.
“We have never had a failure in the
bearing,” Gilk said. “In this industry
that is unheard of. The rigidity of this
unit is amazing. It’s tough. Our system
is one of a kind.”
While each member of the team
works on various aspects within the
company, many of them share the same
roles and work toward the common
goal of being the best in the business.
Larry’s son, Zach, and Arlon’s two
sons, Sam and Dan, help out, as does
Larry’s wife, Elaine and Arlon’s wife,
Claudia.
“Our families work as a team
across the board. From coming up
with new concepts to prototyping, assembly, marketing, sales and web design,” said Jake Gilk.

All three of them test the motors on
site at their shop, located three miles
north of Freeport. A large pond on the
property allows them run the motors at
full speed through swaths of lily pads,
stalks of cattails and the occasional
downed tree.
“Our design isn’t just another
copy,” said Arlon. “You have to think
of everything. If you want to be the
market, you have to be the best.”
The company prides itself on utilizing local business and being affordable. The motors range in horsepower
from three to 40 HP. They range in
price from $995 to $4,350. Standard
outboard motors can go for much more
than that.
They have developed a S.W.O.M.P
series (standing for Sand. Weeds. Obstacle. Mud. Propulsion.), dubbing it
the 4x4 of boat motors.
They also use local contractors.
Their boat motor covers are made in St.
Anna by Dennis Scepaniak, and their
stainless steel parts are built in Freeport at Galaxy Precision. They have
even designed a boat trailer that is built

Larry Hoeschen drives as Arlon and Jake Gilk look on during a test drive of one of
their motors. The motors range from 3 to 40 horsepower and are able to bypass areas
that would be impossible with standard outboard motors.

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Larry Hoeschen shows the tube design of the shaft and the Cavitation plate with
adjustable pitch to help anglers and hunters better operate on the open water.

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They also use local welders.
“The game is getting tougher and
tougher to stay American made, but
with everything we can control we use
U.S. steel and U.S. parts,” said Gilk.
There is plenty of competition in
the industry. The shallow-water motor
is an age-old idea that began in Asia.
The system has developed over the decades, but one would be hard-pressed
to find a company that has been as innovative as Backwater in recent memory.
“Our design is so forward thought,”
said Gilk. “Everyone else is a lot of the
same thing.”
And they are always looking down
the road at ways of improving their
unique designs and concepts.
“Development is a never-ending
process,” said Jake Gilk. “Our transom
mount is new this year, and we will

have a brand new frame design this
year. Some of the things we change the
untrained eye can’t see.”
And that is what has made Backwater the company it has become.
Hoeschen and Gilk have shared not
only a passion for hunting and fishing,
but for being the best they can be. With
Jake on board, there is no telling where
the company will go in the future. One
thing is for sure. They’ve come a long
way since they started.
“We started with nothing, just a
name,” said Arlon. “But we are now
one of the biggest in long shaft motors
in the industry. If not, we are knocking on the door. And we are knocking
hard.”
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PUMPKINS continued from front

PHOTO BY CAROL MOORMAN

including in the bottom
of what was once a grain
bin. Walking through
a fenced-off vegetable
garden, Randy talked
about the zucchini, green
beans, cucumbers, potatoes, onions, watermelon, cantaloupe and ornamental corn he grew.
Towering over all
the plants in the garden
are six-foot-tall popcorn
stalks planted for Grant
and his family. Kernels
from harvested cobs are
popped into popcorn. In
mid-September, Grant
picked the first cobs and
popped them.
“It tasted just like
popcorn,” he said.
On a sunny Saturday
in late September, Randy, Grant and other family members picked their

pumpkins and gourds.
“Jill, who is a softball player at college,
used the pumpkin picking as a workout program,” said Randy.
Randy and Grant’s
plan was to donate some
to local schools and
churches and to sell the
rest in a stand alongside
the road that passes by
their houses.
Through the whole
pumpkin patch process,
they have met many people.
“People came with
children and took pictures. Some just saw the
sign and stopped and
bought pumpkins and
gourds that they brought
home or to school or
church. Some pumpkins
will have faces painted

on them and others will
be carved,” said Randy.
With a successful
first year, they are already looking forward to
the next growing season,
saving seeds from this
year’s pumpkins to plant
next spring.
“Plans are for a
bigger and better patch
next year, adding more
varieties of pumpkins,
including different colors, and squash too, and
maybe a surprise plant,”
said Randy, adding, “We
can’t wait for spring and
summer.”
What won’t be surprising is that Randy and
Grant will be working
together.
After all, they are
pumpkin partners.

Grant Heinen carries gourds grown around the edges of their pumpkin patch.

They don’t have to
look far. Grant, a fifth
grader at Richmond Elementary School, lives
with his parents, Jen and
Greg, and 13-year-old
sister, Caitlin, at the end
of the Rothsteins’ driveway. Randy and Mary,
who works for the ROCORI school district,
live on Randy’s parents’ farm, where they
raised their two children,
21-year-old Trent, in his
last semester at North
Dakota State University and 19-year-old Jill,
a second-year student at
St. Cloud Technical College.
“I never left the
farm,” said Randy, who,
for seven years, farmed
the land after he and
Mary married, before
selling their cows and
starting his second career as station manager
at KASM Radio. He recalls the last morning he
milked cows, on Aug.
18, 1998. The roof had
fallen in and by noon that
day their cows were sold.

A grotto, with purple flowers tended to
by Mary, was built in
honor of Rothstein family members who have
farmed the land, a plaque
on the front indicating
who they are.
Farm buildings, like
the barn, are gone and
part of the old cow yard
is now a pumpkin patch,
which, after such a successful growing season,
may all become a patch
next year.
Randy said it was
Grant’s idea to grow
pumpkins.
Grant learned to
drive Randy’s 966 diesel
this year in a controlled
environment, pulling the
disk behind it to keep the
weeds down in the cow
yard. He mastered backing it all into the machine
shed once he was done
disking.
“One day he was on
the tractor disking in the
cow yard, and he said we
should grow pumpkins
here,” said Randy, adding, “From there, it just

took off.”
Randy had an inkling the cow yard would
be a good place to grow
pumpkins because the
soil is so rich.
The duo worked together as a team, adding
a bit of tender loving
care. Seeds were gotten.
Twelve rows of pumpkin
seeds were planted, with
gourd seeds planted on
the outside.
The watching–and
sometimes daily checking–began.
They weeded the
patch the first three
weeks, using a tiller after
that until the plants started vining. Randy said
he only watered the area
three times.
They
discovered
they had unwanted visitors–deer–in their patch,
which, other than putting up a tall fence, they
couldn’t really deter.
Pumpkins weren’t
the only things they
watched grow. Mary had
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POINTERS continued from front

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Gunner, a German Shorthaired Pointer, tracks birds during training this fall.

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Neumann
credits
Holden and Keith Sand,
of Sand Pine Pheasants,
with developing his interest in competitions.
“I started getting
into hunting tests and

field trials, and I started
guiding out here (Sand
Pine Pheasants),” said
Neumann.
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shift welder at Polar Tank
in Holdingford, saw the
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yet, and he will be four
in November.”
The training is for
dogs to locate, point,
flush and eventually retrieve birds. Almost every aspect of play incorporates one of the skills
needed to be a good
hunting dog.
What Neumann had
learned to appreciate
about Gunner is something the dog brings to
the hunt, whether it is in
a competition or a hunt.
“I like his tenacity,”
he said. “I played football in high school (for
Royalton) so I like that.
In him, it’s like a light
switch. At home he can
sleep on my bed, but out
here he wants to hunt.”
Even as Neumann
spoke, Gunner suddenly
struck a point pose and
then started a slow walk
(called creeping) in the
direction of a bird. The
stillness and balance the
dog kept, while alternately creeping and posing, was fun to watch,
said Neumann.
“Most people see a
German Shorthair Pointer and they think longrun dogs. Well, they
are,” said Neumann. “In
the Dakotas, they have
long tree lines. Here, it
is different. I like to keep
them close, but when a
bird goes down, they will
get it.”

The breed was developed in Germany in
the 1800s, and was established by the 1870s.
The dog was developed
for long-range hunting on dry land and to
also work well in water.
Strong bones mean it can
carry almost any small
bird. Webbed feet help
in the water. The dogs
are almost hard-wired to
retrieve. Neumann found
that is especially true
with Gunner.
He once left Gunner in Avon, while Neumann went to Sand Pines
Pheasants to help with
a European style hunt.
Sand Pine Pheasants is
about
four-and-a-half
miles from Avon.
“When he heard the
shooting, he jumped out
of the window to come
here,” said Neumann. “A
policeman saw him. He
jumped from a second
story window.”
Neumann said Gunner brings the same dedication to competitions as
he does to a hunt. Both
Gunner and Bam Bam,
a one-year-old pup, have
earned dozens of ribbons, medals and honors
for their hunting skills.
Emma is currently one
point away from earning
an amateur championship. The award honors
amateur, non-professional trainers.
It hasn’t always been
easy. Besides his jump
from a window, Gunner
has encountered a few

challenges as he developed into a good hunter.
“He’s picked up a
few scars, and once got
kicked by a horse,” said
Neumann.
Training dogs to
hunt has been around for
thousands of years, but
how dogs are trained,
and what tools are used,
have also changed.
Looking at both
Gunner and Neumann, it
is apparent modern technology is part of modern
hunting and training.
Gunner has a tracking
collar, with GPS, that
helps Neumann trace
him. Gunner still wears a
collar with a metal plate.
“That still helps in
case he gets lost,” said
Neumann.
Hunting with the
dogs has served as a
springboard for Neumann to visit different
parts of the United States
and make connections
nationally and internationally. Some of those
people also come to the
local area.
“We’ve had people here (at Sand Pine
Pheasants) from Texas,
Illinois, even Australia,”
said Neumann.
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Pasture to-do list for horse owners
By EMILY WILMES

University of Minnesota Extension

ST. CLOUD — Just like it seems to every year, summer has flown by and
we find ourselves in the midst of fall once again. Fall is quite possibly the busiest time of year for farmers, and there are so many things to be thinking about
and doing. While many of us think about crops and harvesting them, fall is also
an important time of year for pasture care, especially for horse owners. I’ve put
together a “Fall pasture to-do list” for horse owners; there are a lot of good tips
to keep your pasture looking great and give it a boost for next year.
1. Seed pasture grasses: Mid-August to mid-September is the best time of
year to seed or reseed your pastures because there is usually adequate moisture,
less weed competition and cool, desirable weather conditions.
2. Take soil samples: See if your pastures need any nutrients. Anytime from
now until the ground freezes is a good time to take samples because the soils are
drier and more stable.
3. Dispose of manure: If you are going to fertilize your pastures with manure,
sample the manure first so you know how much you should spread. Only spread
manure on your pastures if you have more than two acres per horse. Nevertheless, it’s nice to remove your manure pile once a year.
4. Fertilize: Use compost or a commercial fertilizer and drag manure piles
in your pasture. As stated above, test your soils first so you know how much you
need.
5. Weed control: If you want to control perennial weeds with a herbicide,
now is the time. Perennial plants are storing nutrients for winter in their roots. As
the nutrients go into the roots, so will the herbicide, giving the best chance for a
successful kill.
6. Check fences: Make sure your fences are in good shape before the snow
flies. Pay special attention to posts and fix any broken posts before they are frozen into the ground.
7. Rest the pasture: If you have a pasture that is over-grazed, rest it for the
remainder of the year. This will give the grass a chance to store up nutrients for
next year, so the pasture will be healthier in the spring. On average, a pasture
needs 30 days of rest after 1-2 weeks of grazing.
8. Get ready to take animals off during frosts: Hoof traffic after a frost can
damage grasses. Have a sacrifice area set aside where the horses can be held until
the grass thaws.
Using this to-do list can lead to a healthy pasture for next year and years to
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A grand finale

A sap. No, not asap. just west of our house
A sap. That would be – and by that I mean
me when it comes to about 30 feet west. To
trees in general and fall my delight, at the end
color specifically. Actu- of September, we drove
ally, I might be a
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and there, at the
least a small contop of the grove,
tingent of readers
was a hint of orout there that can
ange. Just inside
relate to what
the first layer
beautiful
trees
of trees, was a
will do for the by Diane 35-foot
sugar
soul.
maple
starting
Leukam
I think I into change color.
herited my high regard Somehow I’d missed it.
of trees from my dad. Talk about makHe loved them all (ex- ing my day. Actually,
cept maybe box elders). weeks. Since this specA few years before he tacle was taking place
died, I gave him a large, outside my kitchen
coffee table-type book window, I had the joy
filled with gorgeous of watching it evolve.
photos of trees from In the years to
around the world. I took come, there will be
a little flack over my en- even more to watch.
thusiasm for that book Recently, five goodbut that’s okay. We now sized trees were planted
have it on display in our on our property–four
home.
different maples and
I look at trees all a red pin oak. I’d also
the time, but in the fall, like to experiment with
I flat out gawk at them! growing northern red
I’ve taken photos oaks from seed. (One of
all summer and fall of my grandsons, six-yearthe trees in the grove old Carter, heard me say

the trees have acorns to
harvest. I’m working on
it.
When it comes to
trees, I especially enjoy
watching the light coming through them from
the back. I’ve tried to
capture that on camera,
but it just doesn’t do it
justice.
Last winter, in an
art gallery in Scottsdale,
Ariz., I came across
an artist’s, Frank Balaam’s, work that was
focused on just that.
These
paintings
were done with a different technique than is
normally used in a landscape painting. Normally, the painting is done
working from the farthest point to the nearest point. He reversed
it, so the last paint addPHOTOS BY DIANE LEUKAM ed is the light coming
A different perspective is always fun. This photo was through from the back.
taken in our grove the day we discovered a 35-foot I would have loved to
maple beginning to turn color.
buy one of his pieces; a
6x6” (yes, inch) paintthat, and a couple days is that!) Red oak acorns, ing runs about $850. A
later he showed up with though, may be more 6’x6’ is $18,925. Maya handful of acorns he’d difficult to find than I be some day.
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Disabled archers enjoy hunting
Voss finds reward in volunteering
By RANDY OLSON
Staff Writer

Scott Voss is a small business
owner, school board member and
family man. In the midst of all that,
one weekend every year he takes
the time to volunteer for the United Foundation for Disabled Archers
(UFFDA).
“It’s always been an exciting
experience for me,” Voss said while
taking a break from his work as
owner of Hofmann Transmission in
Brooten.
“You meet some really terrific
people, whether it’s other hunting
guides or the folks who are the actual hunters. The country is beautiful in the fall when we hold the
hunts. Everyone has a great time.”
The United Foundation for Disabled Archers promotes and provides a means to practice all forms
of archery for any physically-challenged person.
UFFDA was founded in 1994
and has been a non-profit group
since 1997 with a current membership of over 1,400 throughout the
U.S. Voss has been involved in the
UFFDA hunt for 10 years.
“The hunts I’m involved with
are held on the last weekend of

September in northern Minnesota
at Camp Wilderness near Park Rapids. It’s a four-day Whitetail hunt.
A second similar hunt is held the
following weekend in central Wisconsin,” said Voss.
The hunt in Wisconsin is held
at Badger State Army Ammunition
Plant in Baraboo.
To determine who is able to
hunt each weekend, hunters are
selected by a drawing in May and
assigned personal guides. A total of
30 hunters participate each of the
two weekends, and special preference is given to hunters who have
never participated in an UFFDA
hunt.
“Each guide talks to the hunters
to find out what their circumstances and needs are. Once the hunters
arrive at the camp, the hunting sites
are fully prepared to meet their special needs,” Voss explained.
The whole experience, not including transportation to and from
the hunts, is provided at no cost
for the hunters, according to Voss.
Lodging, meals, a hospitality package, awards, door prizes and programs are provided by an all-volunteer fundraising group.
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U.S. while also adding to its offer- working toward becoming a clearings for disabled people.
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Since 2000, a 3D tournament with disabilities.
was held in Wisconsin
“The organization is
where wheelchair shoot- “It’s a truly
always assembling information on products
ers can maneuver around
and equipment that
a wooded course to com- rewarding
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pete in contests for verpeople in the field and
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Their dream in the country

Simons find
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By LIZ VOS
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Just outside of Albany, the journey down
Brian and Emily Simon’s half-mile driveway leads all who enter
along a path of twists
and turns, beautiful
flower beds, through
an old railroad trestle,
past beautiful trees and
a beautifully-kept barn,
vegetable gardens and
more. After passing under the railroad trestle,
which is now the Wobegon Trail, the hills rise
up all around the perimeter of the property,
giving a private feel to
the peaceful hideaway.
It’s clear from the
start that the property
is special, especially
when Brian and Emily
start talking about their
dream that came true
in the country. They
beam with appreciation

that they call this place
home.
“It’s just so amazing that we are here,”
Emily said. “We are enjoying it so much. The
privacy, the quiet and
the sounds of nature.”
Brian and Emily
moved to the property
in 2012. They found out
about it from a co-worker of Brian’s who saw a
“For Sale” sign at the
end of the driveway and
mentioned it to him.
The couple had previously been living in the
city limits of Albany for
eight years, but always
felt a pull to the outskirts.
“We both grew up
in the country,” Brian explained. “It just
seemed like that was
where we needed to be.
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it would be perfect.”
Emily was not so
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Emily.
Along with the
dream came a lot of
hard work. But with
Brian’s handiwork and
his dad’s carpentry
help, each project came
together over the course
of about two years.
While the previous owners took great
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“There are a lot of
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Emily said. “And there
are still some creaks in
the floors – there is no
sneaking around in an
old house,” she laughed.
Despite
a
few
creaks inside, the house
is sturdy and full of
memories dating back
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space is filled with the
sounds of wildlife and
leaves rusting in the
breeze. It’s where the
family spends the majority of their time when
the weather allows.
“We are always outside doing something,”
Emily said. “Brian and
the kids are always taking three-wheeler rides.
There is always some-

The original horse barn has been carefully maintained over time. The Simons
painted all the outbuildings on their property, including this one.

The Simons’ 1904-built home has had a few updates over the past 110 years,
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The couple’s two
children, four-year-old
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in well with country living, spending as much
time as possible outside, seeking adventure
wherever they can find
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“It’s really great for
the kids,” Brian said of
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the outdoors. “We like
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and be outside to work
and play. We also have
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each other.”
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projects the Simons

completed
included
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house, painting all of
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garden to 30x30 feet.
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double the garden next
spring,” Emily said.
“Since I am very into
healthy eating, it’s awesome to have so many
fresh vegetables.”
Emily not only
creates meals with the
freshest foods possible during the summer
and fall, she also freezes veggies to enjoy the
harvest all year long.
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they still have plans in
mind.
“That’s the fun
part,” Emily said with a
smile. “There is always
something to do!”
Apart from the projects, Emily and Brian
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Q&A

Hunting secrets and stories

What are some of your hunting secrets? Scent control and playing the wind are
huge with bow hunting. We keep our clothes in plastic totes and wear knee-high
rubber boots to keep our scent down walking in to the stands. You need to get within
30-40 yards to get a shot and the wind needs to be in your favor or the deer will bust
you. We have a stand on the neighbors’ land behind our house and the boys know all
they need to do is check which way the flag is blowing in the yard to see if they can
hunt that stand or should stay out so they don’t give away the stand.

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Jake Koltes (right)
Avon

What is your favorite hunting season? Why? The archery deer season is our favorite. We also love going to Colorado for elk. We love the challenge of bow hunting
and having to get close to the animal to get a shot. Spending time together at the
Camp Ripley hunt or at our family farm during gun season with my brother Ken and
his sons.

Tell us your best hunting story: Last fall in Colorado was Zach’s first elk trip and
on the first night we set up to glass a mile-wide valley. I had Zach sit up in the point
of the valley going up the ridge and I went down the tree line about 200 yards. Within
a few minutes a big 6x6 bull elk pops out on the opposite side of the valley. I turn to
start heading back to get Zach to go after the bull and he has a cow moose with two
calves and three mule deer milling around right in front of him that came out of the
timber right after we got there. Zach was pinned down and since I couldn’t pull him
out without disturbing all those animals I snuck down the valley through wash-outs
and got to the bottom of the valley to the last two spruce trees between me the bull
and started cow calling. The bull came racing in head back bugling like mad. He got
within 70 yards and stopped behind one of the last spruce trees and I was next to the
other tree ready to draw. I didn’t want to call anymore to give myself away and he
didn’t like that the cow he was after shut up. So we had a stand off that seemed to
last forever, but was probably a couple minutes until he bailed out. We had a another
similar hunt a few nights later and Zach got to get right up on a big bull with me doing
the calling. Just didn’t quite get the shot. We got three nice bulls with my brother,
brother-in-law and nephews a few years earlier that was awesome, but getting out in
the mountains with your own kid and hunting and camping for ten days was unforgettable. Jake hasn’t let me forget that he hasn’t gotten his chance to hunt elk yet.

What is the best day of hunting you’ve ever had? Zach and Jake had almost identical hunts when they were old enough to go alone and hunt the stand behind the house;
both shot nice does on their first night out alone. Of course I didn’t believe them at
first, but they both made nice shots and we found the deer right away.

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Tell us about your best hunting
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with my dad and my brothers. I was
sitting in the deer stand bored out
of my mind. Then, a deer walked
right in front of me. My heart was
beating out of my chest. I took a
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What is the best day of hunting
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What is your favorite way to prepare your game? I love making French dip
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What is the best day of hunting you’ve ever had?
Saturday afternoon of opening bow hunting this year.
I had taken my daughter with just to sit in the stand
with me for the past couple of years and every time she
would come with, we would never see any deer. This
year she was too tired to get up on opening morning and
I saw a bunch of deer, so she was disappointed again.
However, she did sit in the stand with me on Saturday
afternoon and she got to see her first deer in the woods
and it was an 8-point buck that walked right under our
stand. I decided not to shoot at this buck, but she talks
about how cool it was to see a buck so close.
What is your favorite way to prepare your game?
My favorite dish is venison sausage with fried rice, couple eggs, and soy sauce all mixed together in a large
skillet.

Todd Bussmann
Grey Eagle

Martin Van Beck
Sauk Centre

What is your favorite hunting season? Why? Deer
hunting. It’s my favorite because it is the only hunting season that we do as a family, usually my dad
and my brother’s get together and spend the weekend
hunting.

What is your favorite hunting season? Archery
Deer. Why? Fall is my favorite season. The temperature is nice most of the time, and the bugs are not as
bad.

What are some of your hunting secrets? I like to
hang my hunting clothes outside for a couple weeks
prior to opening morning. I also like to be in my stand
at least 30 minutes before sunrise. I never use a flashlight when entering the woods and I always take my
time walking to my stand to be as quiet as possible.
Tell us your best hunting story? It was one of my
first years hunting and my dad gave me his 4-10 bolt
action gun to use. It snowed about 6” the night before
so it was perfect hunting and the deer really stood out
in the woods. I was sitting in my stand for about an
hour and I could see a deer walking in my footprints
right towards my stand with his head down. I usually
drop some scent as I walk in the woods and apparently this buck picked up on my trail. I patiently waited
for this buck to get about 10-15 yards from my stand;
it was a nice 10-12 point buck. Biggest deer I have
ever seen, guessing it had a 14-16” spread. I had this
buck in my sights and all I remember is pulling the
trigger and hearing “click”. I look at the deer and it
is staring right at me. My first thought is I forgot to
load my gun, I reload take aim and at this point the
deer is running, I did take a shot, but missed it. As I
was telling my hunting party the story at lunch, no
one believed me. Everyone said I got buck fever and
just missed the deer. I was so mad that after lunch I
spent the next half hour digging in the snow by my
stand to find the defective shell and prove that I had a
shell that did not fire, and eventually I found the 4-10
shell with a dent from the hammer. To this date, that
was one of the largest deer that I ever had a chance
to harvest.

What are some of your hunting secrets? A successful archery hunter needs to practice shooting his or
her bow, which is very important. Be persistent. Be
patient. Always use the wind, and don’t have high
expectations. Marry a woman that puts up with your
hunting.

Wayne Voller
Sauk Centre
What is your favorite hunting season? Why? I like
deer hunting because the family gets together. We tell
stories of seasons past, the fun we had and all the oopses.
What are some of your hunting secrets? I really don’t
have any secrets. The best you can do is have fun.
Tell us about your best hunting story: The best story
I have is when my brother, Dean, and I were pheasant
hunting with my niece, Dayna Voller. There was a hen
that flew in front of Dean and I and was heading toward
Dayna. She shot twice and started saying, “ I got him.
I got him.” Dean and I looked at each other and said,
“Oh! Oh!” We walked over and she had a rooster as her
first pheasant.
What is the best day of hunting you’ve ever had? My
best day of hunting is all of them, but three stand out.
The first was Dayna’s first pheasant. The second was
turkey hunting with Deb Zormeier and she got her first
turkey. The third was bow-hunting deer. I had two nice
bucks around me. The bigger one was in rut and chasing
the smaller one. I got the big one. The best this is being
with family and friends.

Tell us your best hunting story: Hunts with my dad
and brothers are very memorable. Now, I hunt with
my sons. I was sitting with each of my sons when
they each got their first deer. These were great hunting experiences.

What is the best day of hunting you’ve ever had?
One of the best days was when I got my biggest archery deer. It happened fast, and I decided to shoot. It
was over in mere seconds, and the deer turned out to
be a lot larger than I thought. Usually, it is the other
way around.

What is your favorite way to prepare game? Venison with bacon: Ingredients are 3 pounds venison, 1
package bacon, mushrooms, chopped onions, French
dressing, barbecue sauce and brown sugar. Cut venison into small pieces and fry it. Do the same with
the bacon. Put the meat in roaster with the rest of the
ingredients for an hour at 300º with baked potatoes.

What is your favorite way to prepare your game? I
like making jerky out of my deer meat.

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MnDOT is using a “Blowing Snow Control Calculator” developed by the
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Unprecedented elk demand targets Minnesota breeders

Association debuts
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ST. PAUL – The Minnesota Elk Breeders
Association (MNEBA) represents the elk farming industry by creating awareness about elk
production, promotion and consumption. The
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years, from $20 per pound in 2010, to $38 per
pound in 2014. MNEBA President Mark Lucas
said harvesting velvet antler helps to increase the
bottom line, “At these prices, bulls can pay for
their own overhead expense by their yearly velvet production. Velvet antler is an annual, renewable resource and bulls increase from 3-5 pounds
in size every year.”
Executive Secretary Brenda Hartkopf is excited about the new website, “Elk are ‘America’s
Greatest Animal’ for a million reasons; because
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The new web site was created to highlight
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significantly, the trophy bull and breeding stock
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Cherished memories from years past

The Korea Hensley remembers
Military a great
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By DIANE LEUKAM
Staff Writer
Drunken pigs on bikes, “honey wagons” pulled
by oxen and Bob Hope.
When Chub Hensley, of Osakis, sees people
driving fancy new Hyundais, it’s hard for him to believe. He remembers a very different Korea.
Although the mid-sixties were years of military
drafts, Hensley enlisted in the U.S. Army at the age
of 18. Still a very young man when he got to Korea,
he describes his very first experience there.
“When we landed, we were picked up by a couple of military guys. We noticed a terrible odor. In
front of us was a team of oxen pulling a cart. We later
found out it was human waste to be used for fertilizer
on the rice fields. We called it a ‘honey wagon.’”
Although it was a smelly start, Hensley was impressed with the strength of the oxen pulling their
various loads of cargo.
“I owned a trucking company [after the military].
That was their trucking company,” said Hensley.
Not all commodities were hauled by oxen. A
common sight was people hauling their pigs to market, one at a time...strapped on the back of their bicycles. The pigs were very calm, and Hensley found out
they were filled with alcohol.
“That would calm them down and they would lay
on the bicycle and sleep. Naturally, the first time you
see it, you wonder, ‘am I really seeing this,’” he said
with a smile.
Turning the pages of his military photo album,
Hensley comes across many photos he took of Bob

PHOTO BY DIANE LEUKAM

Chub Hensley, of Osakis, pores over his military photo album, which is filled with the amazing people and places
he’s encountered around the world.

Hope, along with the beautiful ladies that accompanied him on his USO tours.
“I was privileged to see Bob Hope in both Korea
and Vietnam. A lot of people were never in a position
to see a USO show.”
Hensley’s duties while in Korea, and in most

cases during his career, involved firefighting. They
were to save planes that were in trouble, often helping them to get back on the runway.
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Hensley enjoyed USO shows both in Korea and
Vietnam. He took the photo of Bob Hope and a USO
girl, above.

out safe,” he said.
In Korea, the fire station where he lived was in
downtown Inchon. Across the street there was always a little handicapped boy playing with his only
toys – a small rocking chair and a stick. He’d hit the
chair with the stick and watch it rock. Then he’d hit it
again.
“We felt sorry for him, and a bunch of us GIs
went together and bought him a lot of toys for Christmas. A few days later he was back to his old toys.”

After his time in
the military was up,
Hensley would have
liked to re-enlist,
but he had hearing
problems and would
have needed special
permission to stay.
In the meantime, he went back
home to Osakis.
While he’d been
gone, a young woman, Jan, from a family he had known,
had been widowed,
losing her husband
and a leg in an accident. They started
dating and then married. Between them
they have six children. Chub has two
daughters,
Mary
and Pam, from a
previous marriage,
who live in Texas. A common way to haul pigs to market was on the back of a bicycle. The pigs were given
Jan has a daughter, alcohol so they’d relax and fall asleep.
Dawn, who lives
next door to the Hensleys, and together they have
home north of Osakis, spending time with family and
three children, Darrin, Kari and Christa.
In 1975, Chub and Jan started Hensley Trucking, friends.
Inc., out of their home, then moved the business into Looking back on his military days, Hensley enOsakis 4-5 years later. They started out hauling eggs courages people to consider the military as a way
and branched into other food products, mainly to and of life. In his nine years, Hensley covered a lot of
from Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Illi- ground. He went from Fort Hood, Texas, to California, Korea (1964-65), Arlington, Va., Manheim, Gernois.
“We hauled a lot to Jeno Paulucci in Duluth,” many, Vietnam (1966-67), back to Germany and back
said Hensley. Paulucci was the Duluth entrepreneur to Vietnam (1968-69). On a couple of R&R trips, he
that founded some 70 companies, mostly known for traveled to Australia and Japan.
Bellisio Foods, Jenos Pizza Rolls and Chun King Hensley loved the military, which for him was
packed with travel, adventure, meeting people and
foods.
Darrin officially took over the trucking business something new all the time.
“I think the military is great for people who are
about five years ago.
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dairying together since
1987 on their dairy farm
near Long Prairie.
“I grew up on a farm
and said I would never
marry a dairy farmer. I
didn’t, I married a construction worker,” Barb
said. “Then when we had
kids I knew I couldn’t
raise them in town. I wanted the kids to have the opportunity to be raised in
the country.”
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Hospital. They had their
first child while living in a
trailer house.
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The trailer court wasn’t a
good place for me,” Mark
said.
That’s when they
started looking for a career
change. Their dairy career
budded in 1984 when they
bought a farm near Sauk
Centre. Barb and Mark,

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Mark and Barb Massmann have been dairying for over 30 years. They started
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cows near Long Prairie.
who continued construction work, would
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and Barb’s brothers
helped with grinding
feed and making hay.
“We saved enough
to buy 20 cows out of
our pocket and her dad
gave us six heifers,”
Mark said.
Barb added, “I
remember our first
calf being a bull and I
was so excited for my
check.”
A short time later,
the Massmanns enlisted
help again from Barb’s
dad, Joe, and started
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and some acreage as
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Barb said. “If it wouldn’t
have been for the help
and advice that my mom
and dad gave us this
wouldn’t have been possible.”
They had 100 acres
of land and a barn with
26 stalls, which they increased to 36 when they
took out the calf pens.
“We looked at a
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one-quarter on the dollar
here and there was land
for sale,” Mark said.
The next year, in
1988, they had one of
their toughest times of
their dairying career –
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with meadow hay and
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Through the years, Mark and Barb have also
changed some farming methods, including feeding
and harvesting hay. The Massmanns never feed silage to their heifers.
“We have very few problems with the cows,
no DAs,” Mark said. “And we’ve recently started
wrapping our hay. I believe you have to take care
of the soil and the cows. I’m always worried about
molds in the feed.”
Looking back on their dairy career that was
never supposed to be, the Massmanns feel fortunate to have been able to farm.
“It’s a great place to raise our kids,” Barb said.
Mark added, “I have never regretted taking the
chance to dairy farm when the opportunity was
there. Our goal was never to be rich at farming, but
to have a better place to live. We were able to raise
our family in the country and help our children and
us learn life’s lessons such as responsibility and
strong work ethic, while spending a lot of quality
time together.”
Both their daughters now work in the medical
field. Melony is a certified nursing assistant and
Jennifer is a medical secretary at the hospital in
Staples.
Barb Massmann feeds two newborn calves on their farm Sept. 22. Barb names all the animals on their
farm.
Every female born has had a name. They don’t use around. We look forward to that break. By Septemeartags.
ber, I am looking forward to the newborn calves,”
“We name all our cows. The daughters’ names Barb said.
get the same first letter of their mother’s name. Mark added, “The cows get a break – we get a
We get help from a book of 100,000 names,” Barb break.”
said.
Their toughest personal tragedy happened in
Mark added, “Barb remem1996 when Melony, who was
bers every cow, heifer, calf. She “We look forward to that 15 at the time, was cutting a
knows them by heart and I know
string on a haybale and got
them by their udders.”
break. By September, I poked in the eye with the scis Their daughters’ roles on the
sors. She spent five days in the
looking forward to hospital and couldn’t come
dairy increased through the years am
and so did the amount of visitors
back in the barn for months for
the newborn calves.”
to the dairy.
precautionary reasons.
“They both helped on the
“That was tough. She said
BARB MASSMANN
farm. We found when you have
she couldn’t see the yard light.
girls you always have boys to
We took her to see the doctors
help,” Mark said. “One thing about farming I told in the Twin Cities. That was harder than losing a
the girls is that they would never have a harder job crop,” he said.
than this.”
“We have never had a scissor in the barn since
Barb added, “It teaches them a lot of responsi- then. That was a sad day.”
bility and prepares them for life.”
She now wears a plastic lens in that eye.
The Massmanns typically dry up their cows in With the challenges of farming also come the
the summer and August is their vacation month. triumphs. Throughout their dairying career, the
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Apple Oatmeal Crisp

2 cups brown sugar
6 cups apples, peeled, cored and chopped (or if you can apples for pie
filling, 2 quarts of that cooked down so it’s not so runny works great
too!)
2 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
1 cup white sugar (don’t use if using apple pie filling)
2 cups all-purpose flour
4 tsp. ground cinnamon (don’t use cinnamon if using apple pie filling)
1 cup butter, melted
Preheat oven to 350º. Lightly grease a 9x13” pan. In a large bowl,
combine brown sugar, oats, flour and butter. Mix until crumbly. Place
half of the crumb mixture in the pan. Spread the apples evenly over
crumb mixture. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon and top with remaining crumb mixture. Bake in the preheated oven for 40-45 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve warm with ice cream!

Hamburger and Chow
Mein Noodle Hotdish
1 lb. ground beef, browned
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup milk
Soy sauce, to taste
1 bag chow mein noodles
Brown the beef, drain; add the soup and milk and mix together.
Add soy sauce to the beef and soup to taste. You can always add soy
sauce when it is dished out. You don’t want to add too much; it will
get very salty. Add the chow mein noodles to the beef, soup, milk
and soy sauce and mix. Put in a 9x9” aluminum pan and bake for
45 minutes at 350º.

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Chocolate Caramel Bars
Mix together:
1 package chocolate cake mix
1/3 cup evaporated milk
1 1/2 sticks melted butter
You will also need:
1 package semi sweet chocolate chips
1 jar of caramel ice cream topping (Smuckers), warmed in the microwave for 30 seconds
Preheat oven to 350º. Put some Pam spray on your hands, and
press half the cake mixture into a lightly-greased 9x13” pan. Bake for
6 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle the bag of chocolate chips
evenly over baked dough, then drizzle the caramel over that. Pat the
other half of the dough in small flat pieces and cover caramel. Bake for
15 more minutes.
These are gooey and delicious; it’s best to let them set awhile after
baking. You can also use Kraft caramels and unwrap a whole bag and
put in a glass bowl with 1/3 cup evaporated milk, and use that as the
caramel sauce. But I like the quick easy ice cream topping. Tastes great
either way!

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Sour Cream Enchiladas
4 chicken breasts, cooked and chopped
12 flour tortillas
1 bunch green onions (chopped)
1 lb. Colby Jack cheese, grated
1 lb. cheddar cheese, grated
Sauce: mix the following ingredients in a bowl:
1 16-ounce container sour cream
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 can green chilies (chopped)
1/2 cup sliced black olives
Preheat oven to 350º. Dip tortillas in hot oil to soften. Drain.
Place chicken, onions, cheese and sauce on tortilla. Cover the
bottom of a 9x13” pan or lasagna-size dish with some of the
sauce. Put filled tortillas, seam side down in the pan. Cover with
remaining sauce and cheese. Bake for 30 minutes. Serve with
shredded lettuce, salsa, onions, tomatoes and guacamole.

Pumpkin Bars
2 cups flour

2 cups sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
2 cups pumpkin
1/2 tsp. salt

1 cup oil
1 tsp. baking soda

2 eggs
2 tsp. cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350º. Mix all ingredients together and pour
into a greased jelly roll pan (11 x 15 inch). Bake for 25-30 minutes. Cool completely.
Icing:
1- 8 ounce package cream cheese
1 t. milk
1 stick butter, softened
1 3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Mix together in a Kitchen Aid, or with a hand blender till
whipped. Spread over pumpkin bars and enjoy!

Chocolate Oatmeal Bars
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
3 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
You will also need the following ingredients for chocolate sauce:
1 package semisweet chocolate chips
1 14-ounce can of sweetened condensed milk
2 Tbsp. butter
Preheat oven to 325º. Beat butter and sugar together with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs and stir in vanilla. Combine flour and baking soda in a bowl. Stir into butter mixture. Stir in
oats. Lightly grease an 11x15” jelly roll pan. Spread 3/4 of the mixture
evenly on the pan and pat down.
Chocolate sauce: Mix the chocolate chips, sweetened condensed
milk and butter in a small saucepan. Stir over low heat until chocolate
is melted. Pour chocolate mixture over the oat mixture in the pan. Dot
with remaining oat mixture. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until edges are
browned. Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars.

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