Berens, Rodenberg & O'Connor hire new attorney
NEW ULM - Berens, Rodenberg & O'Connor, Chtd., has hired Marc Sugden as an associate attorney.
Sugden practices in the areas of civil litigation, business law, real estate, and general practice law. He also serves as an Assistant Brown County Attorney.
Sugden was admitted to the Minnesota State Bar in 2009 and is a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association and the American Bar Association.
Sugden graduated from Kittson Central High School in Hallock, Minn. and received his Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, from Concordia College in Moorhead, with majors in Business and Political Science.
Sugden received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis, where he was recognized for accumulating over 100 hours of community service work, more than double the graduation requirement.
Sugden also worked as a Legal Research Assistant to Professor Elizabeth (Lisa) Schiltz, where he focused on recent revisions to federal banking regulations, and he served as an Intern at the University of Minnesota Athletic Compliance Office while in law school.
In his free time, Mr. Sugden enjoys spending time with his wife, Charis, being active, relaxing at the lake, and following athletics.
Neubauer Family Chiropractic adds acupuncturist
NEW ULM - Dr. Nathan Neubauer of Neubauer Family Chiropractic is pleased to announce the addition of the all-natural therapies of acupuncture and Chinese medicine to his practice.
Christina Nelson, L.Ac. of St. Peter will be on hand to provide acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine, which includes herbal remedies and dietary advice.
Acupuncture is the insertion of fine, sterile needles into specific points on the body to help treat pain, digestive concerns, chronic headaches, plantar fasciitis, Bell's palsy, infertility, insomnia, and more.
Nelson will be taking appointments at Neubauer Family Chiropractic on Fridays starting April 2. She also offers free phone consultations to help you determine if acupuncture and Chinese medicine is right for you.
For more information, contact Neubauer Family Chiropractic at (507) 359-7622 or visit Christina's website at: www.pointsforlifeacupuncture.webs.com
Minnesota Valley Funeral Home holds annual meeting
NEW ULM - The 81st annual meeting of Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes was held Tuesday, March 23, at the New Ulm Civic Center. There were over 450 members in attendance.
Accountant Ken Vonderharr gave a report on the financial statement for the past year. President Ken Kuck gave an overview of last years happenings and decisions made by the board of directors and General Manager Bruce Savoy gave a report on the day to day operations of the funeral home. He discussed the total number of funerals conducted by the staff last year at 200 funerals, the amount of dollars deposited into funeral pre-arrangements at close to $700,000, and new memberships issued at 87, bringing the total membership to almost 5,000 family memberships on record.
Guest speaker for the event was Brown County Veterans Service Officer, Greg Peterson. Greg told the members about the funeral benefits that are available to veterans and that it is important that veterans place their DD214 on file with the funeral home so they have access to their military records at the time it is needed.
Outgoing president Ken Kuck was presented with a plaque for his loyal service on the board over the past nine years. Replacing Kuck on the board was Tony Guggisberg as director of District # 2, the Rural New Ulm District. In the associations re-organizational meeting held afterwards, Bob Schabert was elected President, Denis Nau was elected as Vice President, and Jim Flatau was elected as secretary-treasurer.
Nicollet County pork farmers
attend national meeting
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Minnesota's presence was visible throughout the 2010 National Pork Forum earlier this month in Kansas City, Mo. National Pork Forum is the annual meeting of state pork associations and the Pork Checkoff.
The meeting was attended by 141 voting delegates representing 39 states and U.S. pork importers. Minnesota had 12 delegates representing the state's pork farmers, including Mary Peichel of Fairfax, Tim Waibel of Courtland and Doug Wenner of St. Peter. Both Waibel and Wenner are members of the Minnesota Pork Board (MPB) Executive Board.
The delegates were selected at the MPB annual meeting and were then formally appointed as Pork Act Delegates by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. All pork producers who pay into the mandatory Pork Checkoff are eligible to be Pork Act Delegate candidates.
The state delegates' duty at Pork Forum is to provide direction on Pork Checkoff funded promotion, research and consumer programs, said MPB President Bill Crawford of Fairmont.
"I believe we were well represented by our delegates," Crawford said. "They contributed a great deal to discussions. Minnesota brought forward an advisement for discussion by the delegates, we had two individuals elected by the delegates to serve in leadership positions and we had Minnesota pork producers who serve on national committees speak before the delegate body."
Forum highlights included Preston, Minn. pork producer Craig Mensink's election to a three-year-term on the 15-member National Pork Board Executive Board. Mensink, who has served in several state leadership roles, including MPB president, will begin his official board member duties following formal USDA approval. Mensink will join Karen Richter of Montgomery, Minn., as a national board member.
Delegates also elected Waseca, Minn. pork producer Kim Balfe to the nominating committee. Balfe also begins her three-year-term following USDA approval. The nominating committee interviews and recommends candidates for the national board.
The delegate body also recognized National Hog Farmer magazine editor Dale Miller of Hampton, Minn., with the Pork Checkoff Distinguished Service Award and acknowledged pork producers Monica and Brandon Schafer of Goodhue, Minn. for achieving the National Environmental Steward Award.
Pork producers and importers contribute 40 cents of every $100 of sales to the Pork Checkoff. That money supports pork promotional consumer campaigns, web sites for producers, consumers and foodservice, and research into animal welfare, food safety, swine health, environment and other topics.