Howard Lake liquor store has bartender and cleaning vacancies

HOWARD LAKE, MN – The Howard Lake Municipal Liquor Store has two vacancies to fill. The store is looking for a part-time bartender and a part-time cleaning person. Starting wage for each position is $7.25/hour. Any persons interested may contact the liquor store at (320) 543-2038.

Smith Lake, just west of Howard Lake, designated as wildlife management lake

HOWARD LAKE, MN – Smith Lake, a 330-acre lake just west of Howard Lake, is considered an important waterfowl production lake because of its shallow nature and coverage size.  It has been designated as a wildlife management lake by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Habitat improvement projects are among the first year of projects recommended for funding by the Lessard-Sams Outdoors Heritage Council. Ducks Unlimited, working closely with the DNR, will oversee projects on Smith Lake as a part of its effort to structurally enhance some 18 shallow lakes totaling about 12 thousand acres of wetlands.

Smith Lake is considered to currently have poor water quality, and poor waterfowl habitat as a result of altered watersheds, intensive agriculture, and the introduction of exotic species. In the years ahead, project partners will install new water control structures at the lake outlets, allowing for lake levels to be temporarily lowered. These draw-downs mimic past natural drought cycles which increase the likelihood of winterkill of undesirable fish and promote the re-establishment of aquatic vegetation, with hopes of greatly enhancing wildlife and waterfowl habitat. The designation of Smith Lake, along with Jennie Lake in Douglas County boosts the total number of designated Wildlife Management Lakes in the state to 42.
Submitted by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Non-denominational conference coming to Howard Lake

HOWARD LAKE, MN – Two-way communication during prayer is the focus of an upcoming conference at St. John’s Lutheran Church of Howard Lake.
The conference is called Hearing the Voice of God, and the featured speaker is Paul Anderson of Lutheran Renewal. It will take place Saturday, Sept. 19 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the church.
“This is definitely a non-denominational seminar,” event coordinator Pat Schoephoerster said. “because every Christian wants to hear the voice of God.”
The conference centers around how prayer is not just one-sided, rather, it’s a two-way communication, Schoephoerster explained.

The conference costs $20, which includes lunch, otherwise it is $15 for those who wish to have lunch elsewhere.
Participants can register by calling Nancy Hovlid at (320) 543-2227 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, or Friday, and walk-ins will be welcome, as well.

More information about this topic will be in Monday’s Herald Journal.

Howard Lake Drug earns big accreditation for small pharmacy

HOWARD LAKE, MN – Howard Lake Drug spent more than eight months working toward a recently-earned accreditation in response to a new federal mandate.
In an effort to reduce fraudulent activity, Medicare providers and pharmacies that sell diabetic supplies/shoes, off-the-shelf orthotic supplies, and durable medical equipment were given a deadline by the federal government to either become accredited or forfeit the right to sell the above-mentioned equipment.
Diabetic supplies such as test strips and glucometers are items that a large percentage of what Howard Lake Drug’s Medicare customers need.
Durable medical equipment include therapeutic shoes for diabetics, walkers, canes, wheelchairs, and other home health care products, all of which could be essential needs for Medicare beneficiaries.
Due to the recent high number of fraudulent Medicare claims, the federal government has mandated that all providers who are enrolled as a Medicare provider and have been assigned a provider number, must become accredited to prove that each provider is valid and genuine to prevent future incidents of fraud.

More information about this subject will be in Monday’s Herald Journal.

Codger’s Cove in Howard Lake has new owner, same management

HOWARD LAKE, MN – Codger’s Cove Campground in Howard Lake now has a new owner. Roy Winjum of Faribault bought the RV park, but is keeping the management the same.

“We are fortunate to have them,” Winjum said of managers Mick and Lois Nedegaard. “They really do a good job.”
Winjum has been in the campground business for 24 years, and he and his family own two other campgrounds in southern Minnesota. No big changes are expected at the campground with the change in ownership.

Shown are existing Codger’s Cove Campground managers Mick and Lois Nedegaard stand with new owner Roy Winjum of Faribault.

Howard Lake Police Department to offer driver diversion program

HOWARD LAKE, MN – The Howard Lake Police Department will begin to offer an alternative to having a citation on record for certain driving violations.
The violator will be given a one-time opportunity to enroll in a two-hour class about driving behaviors at a cost of $75, and upon completion of the class, the citation will not appear on the person’s driving record.
The class will be administered by the Buffalo Police Department, and $65 of the collected fee will be returned to the Howard Lake Police Department.
Howard Lake Police Chief Tracy Vetruba estimates the revenue from citations eligible for the program will generate about $6,500 annually for the department.
Topics covered during the class include causes of crashes, seatbelt use, text messaging danger, lane use and turns, right-of-way rules, and speed danger.
“The idea is to educate them on why some of these driving behaviors are dangerous,” Vetruba said.

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