Mass of Christian Burial celebrating the life of Dale J Margaret’s Catholic Church in Lake Henry Catholic United Financial will pray a rosary at 3:45 p.m Arrangements are with Daniel-Anderson Funeral Home 1959 in Paynesville to Daniel and Juanita (Renneker) Schlangen Together they raised five children on their farm near Lake Henry Dale was self-employed in construction and farming all his life the Lake Henry Lions and the Knights of Columbus always looking for a good deal and usually doing a little PR work Even though he had everyone’s phone number memorized he liked driving to see if someone was home instead of calling but he travelled every back road from Renville to Sauk Centre Holdingford to Eden Valley (he believed they were faster) He did take one road trip with the family to Nebraska where he sat in the back because he was the only one who didn’t get car sick He enjoyed farming when he didn’t have to fix something Dale was always willing to start up a skid loader or tractor to make the grandkids happy and he enjoyed teaching young people the skills of construction Erika (Elliott) Skogen of Ramsey; nine grandchildren He was preceded in death by his parents; and brothers Memorials are preferred in lieu of flowers Mass of Christian Burial celebrating the life of Dale J. Schlangen, 65, of Lake Henry will be 12:30 p.m. on Monday, January 6, 2025 at St. Margaret’s Catholic Church in Lake Henry.\nRead More The Echo Press immediately reached out to the county’s Public Information Officer Anderson sent a statement to the newspaper via email on Tuesday morning “The county coordinator serves at the pleasure of the board and employment may be terminated by the board without notice The Douglas County Board has chosen to move in a different direction and has severed employment with Heather Schlangen.” Douglas County commissioners appointed Schlangen to serve as the Douglas County coordinator at an August 2014 board meeting Here is Anfinson’s response: “The key issue in a situation like this is whether the action taken by the board was in any way disciplinary a lot of information is public under the Data Practices Act if the board claims this move wasn't disciplinary you are nonetheless entitled under section 13.43 to any complaints or charges lodged against the employee You're also entitled to any agreement entered into between the board and the employee relating to the severance.” Douglas County Attorney Chad Larson responded by saying the decision to terminate the county coordinator was not the result of a disciplinary action as contemplated under Minn "That process would generally be followed in the event that the employee could only be terminated 'for cause,' or had a contractual relationship with the county which required a formal complaint and consideration of disciplinary action," Larson said then 13.43 would control and specified data would be classified as public "the official board action taken in this matter resulted in termination of an 'at-will' employee the county board is free to terminate an 'at-will' employee for any reason The county provided information about when and where the decision was made to discontinue Schlangen's position: The County Board of Commissioners met in an Emergency Special Session on Monday with the following commissioners present: Keith Englund employee relations — generalist; and Lenae Roeser human resources and central services assistant seconded by Kalina to discontinue the employment of the county coordinator director or the county coordinator director may voluntarily resign or we shall terminate her employment as of Monday at 9 a.m.," according to the minutes of the meeting Anfinson said if the board insists the action wasn't disciplinary then the disclosures required under the Data Practices Act when there is a disciplinary action don't apply — although the other information he mentioned earlier is public such as whether any charges were lodged against Schlangen and if there was any agreement between the board and Schlangen related to severance The Echo Press requested that information but did not receive a response by deadline Anfinson was skeptical about the board's actions and why no reasons were given "I will say that it's quite remarkable the board could unanimously decide to fire the county coordinator in a four-minute meeting without any discussion," Anfinson told the Echo Press "It certainly invites suspicion about whether the Open Meeting Law was complied with." 2024 at Riceville Family Care and Therapy Center in Riceville Robert "Bob" Lincoln Mason was born on June 17 lowa to Edward Clifton Mason and Hada Belle (Purdy) Mason He served in the army in the 86* Infantry Division Artillery Regiment during WWIl and was honorably discharged in 1946 he returned to the Mason family farm in Ankeny Bob and Norma moved to the current farm south of Chester lowa in 1957 where they raised five children: Sandie He raised livestock and crops and later was employed by Marzolf Implement for 15 years prior to retirement Preceding Robert in death are his parents Edward and Hada Survivors include his wife Norma of almost 75 years and Joseph (Cathy) Mason; grandchildren Holly A memorial service for Robert will be held at 11 a.m. Burial and honor guard will be at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Lime Springs Online condolences may be left at www.hindtfuneralhomes.com as COVID-19 has driven a wedge through the cracks in American society where tens of millions of people now face unemployment and hunger https://twitter.com/PndmcSrvvrsUSA/status/1247714788978933761 MintPress News spoke to a number of people on the front lines attempting to keep America fed during the worst pandemic in a century “Needs have skyrocketed not just here but around the country,” said Eleanor Goldfield One man who called us here at D.C. Mutual Aid to request help said that he had walked several miles the day before in order to get to a local food bank only to find that they were closed He said he was completely out of food and didn’t understand how they could just shut down operations like that.” “New York City is facing a crisis unlike anything we’ve seen. As the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic continues, more New Yorkers are facing food insecurity,” said the Food Bank for New York City It estimates that it will have to provide 15 million meals over the next 90 days https://twitter.com/robfike/status/1248353675598336001 “We have seen a significant increase in demand for food, about 30-40 percent higher,” said Karla Bardinas of Fulfill formerly the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties These meals are on top of what we were already serving as a direct result of schools and businesses being closed and people losing their jobs.” Workers on the frontline not only have to deal with increased demand but also the very real risk of death from complications of the coronavirus…so of course But we all have a commitment to feeding our neighbors who are food insecure people need our help to put food on their tables so we are inspired to work hard to continue our mission,” Bardinas told MintPress Both Bardinas and Goldfield said their organizations are taking strict safety precautions in an attempt to limit the spread of COVID-19 etc) and simply cannot work from home as others can COVID-19 rate & 2009 foreclosure petition rate in Boston neighborhoods pic.twitter.com/oMDpQDrwxt — Toby Merrill (@tobmer) April 7, 2020 the government has declared a generalized three-week lockdown offering 2,000 rupees (around $26) to all citizens to get them through But locals complain this is far from enough to sustain themselves and that the poor “It is powerful and heavy working here right now…this is the first time I’ve been in D.C Everywhere is crushed by the horrific failings of our oppressive capitalist system,” said Goldfield It’s horrible to see how fragile the construct of our society is how easily it disposes of the most marginalized it would be far worse to ignore that reality than to see it and act upon it I’m hopeful that this work will not only see us through this crisis but create the foundations of what is to come The great author and activist Arundhati Roy recently wrote that the current pandemic is a portal to the future: “We can choose to walk through it dragging the carcasses of our prejudice and hatred And ready to fight for it.” The storm might far be over but there is the possibility to use the crisis to build a fairer society one where the need for food banks will be relegated to the pages of history books Feature photo | Boxes of food are distributed by the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank at a drive thru distribution near PPG Arena in downtown Pittsburgh This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page PERSONAL: Majoring in finance ? son of Fred and Phyllis Schlangen ? lists throwing a no-hitter in the section finals to advance to the State Tournament, and intercepting and running back a touch down on the second play of the game on his way to a four-touchdown performance in the Sectional Finals as his biggest sports thrills ? born on Sept. 10, 1989. Volume 12 - 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2021.624861 International standard CIE S 026:2018 provides lighting professionals and field researchers in chronobiology with a method to characterize light exposures with respect to non-visual photoreception and responses This standard defines five spectral sensitivity functions that describe optical radiation for its ability to stimulate each of the five α-opic retinal photoreceptor classes that contribute to the non-visual effects of light in humans via intrinsically-photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) The CIE also recently published an open-access α-opic toolbox that calculates all the quantities and ratios of the α-opic metrology in the photometric based on either a measured (user-defined) spectrum or selected illuminants (A For a wide variety of ecologically-valid conditions the melanopsin-based photoreception of ipRGCs has been shown to account for the spectral sensitivity of non-visual responses from shifting the timing of nocturnal sleep and melatonin secretion to regulating steady-state pupil diameter Recent findings continue to confirm that the photopigment melanopsin also plays a role in visual responses and that melanopsin-based photoreception may have a significant influence on brightness perception and aspects of spatial vision Although knowledge concerning the extent to which rods and cones interact with ipRGCs in driving non-visual effects is still growing a CIE position statement recently used melanopic equivalent daylight (D65) illuminance in preliminary guidance on applying “proper light at the proper time” to manipulate non-visual responses Further guidance on this approach is awaited from the participants of the 2nd International Workshop on Circadian and Neurophysiological Photometry (in Manchester The new α-opic metrology of CIE S 026 enables traceable measurements and a formal quantitative specification of personal light exposures we apply this metrology to everyday light sources including a natural daylight time series This collection of examples suggests ways in which variations in the melanopic content of light over the day can be adopted in strategies that use light to support human health and well-being melanopsin is the functional photopigment for one of these five photoreceptor types (A–D) Schematic representation of the effects of light on the 24 h melatonin profile This profile marks the circadian rhythm and the habitual sleep period The latter is indicated by the horizontal dark rectangle the light blue line represents the corresponding melatonin profile for an individual in 24 h dim light conditions The red triangle indicates the time at which the core body temperature reaches its nadir at about 2 h before (habitual) wake-up time The vertical rectangles denote a particular light exposure (A) Light exposure in the morning advances the timing of melatonin secretion (i.e. (B) Light exposure in the evening delays the timing of melatonin secretion (C) Light exposure during the habitual sleep period acutely suppresses melatonin secretion (D) Daytime light exposure strengthens subsequent nocturnal melatonin secretion (E–H) Double-plotted actograms schematically showing patterns of the human sleep-wake (SW) cycle resulting from different light exposures each starting with several days in 16L:8D and with light restricted on subsequent days (E) Light restricted to 1 h in the morning on waking (F) light restricted to 1 h in the late evening light since the intrinsic period of the circadian rhythm in humans slightly exceeds 24 h the timing of the SW cycle drifts later and later across days (H) A theoretical example with sufficient light each morning and evening to entrain the SW cycle Although the introduction concentrates on chronobiology it should be noted that chronobiological responses are just a subset of non-visual responses to light The non-visual metrology tools described in this paper can also be applied to other retinal responses to ambient light There are no ipRGCs in the central visual field but outside this field their density falls off to a steady value The maximum density of the ipRGCs is ~20–25 cells·mm−2 4 orders of magnitude lower than the maximum densities of the rods or cones This loss of ipRGCs is accompanied by changes in cell morphology and an observable increase in randomness of the ipRGC distribution pattern Traditional lighting practice primarily targets visual performance, comfort and other aspects of the visual domain, quantifying lighting designs and installations and light exposures using luminous flux (in lumens), illuminance (in lux) and other visually related quantities. These quantities describe the luminous sensation of a light source under photopic conditions [i.e., for luminances above 5 cd/m2 (76)] Scotopic vision occurs while the eye is adapted to very low luminances (below 0.001 cd/m2) The conversion between luminance and illuminance depends on the apparent source size measured in steradians so general scotopic and photopic thresholds cannot be expressed in lux Individually, photoreceptors follow the principle of univariance, meaning they cannot discriminate between a change in intensity and a change in wavelength (77). As such, the spectral sensitivities of the human luminous sensation for photopic and scotopic vision can be described by the spectral luminous efficiency functions V(λ) and V′(λ), respectively, see Figure 2A can be photopically-weighted or scotopically-weighted by multiplying each wavelength by V(λ) or V′(λ) lux or candela) are obtained after summing the result (which is now a photopically- or scotopically-weighted spectrum) over all wavelengths and multiplying the result by the corresponding efficacy constants (Km and K′m By definition, monochromatic radiation with a frequency of 540 × 1012 Hz, (which corresponds to the wavelength 555 nm in standard air1) has a luminous efficacy of 683 lm/W (78) Since the V(λ) function reaches its peak value at 555 nm this is where the maximum luminous efficiency for photopic vision (denoted by constant Km) equals 683 lm/W The maximum luminous efficiency for scotopic vision (denoted by constant K′m) equals 1,700 lm/W which follows from the relationship Km·V(555 nm) = K′m·V′(555 nm) The ratio of the luminous output (of a source) as evaluated using the scotopic efficiency function to the luminous output evaluated using the photopic efficiency function is known as the S/P ratio The S/P ratio is a characteristic of the spectral distribution of the light equals 1 for monochromatic radiation with a frequency of 540 × 1012 Hz An S/P ratio above 1 denotes that a light source is more activating to rods per (photopic) lumen than 1 lumen of monochromatic light at 555 nm Mesopic vision occurs while the eye is adapted to light levels that are in between photopic and scotopic conditions. In this range, i.e., in the mesopic regime, the combined action of rods and cones defines the human visual response. However, ipRGCs are implicated in retinal adaptation (79) and may be involved in the regulation of mesopic and photopic visual sensitivity (80) the relevance of melanopsin-based photoreception for brightness perception beyond laboratory settings is not yet settled and merits further investigation the melanopsin-based photoreception of ipRGCs constitutes an important driver of non-visual responses many lighting designers already draw on a wide understanding of the visual architectural and psychological aspects of light and lighting Awareness amongst lighting professionals is increasing that next to cone-dominated metrics such as correlated color temperature (CCT) there is a need to consider melanopsin-based photoreception in specifications All these metrics are useful tools for quantifying or comparing individual aspects within a lighting scheme but they cannot replace an experienced designer's overall appreciation of the interplay between the diverse effects of light NIF photoreception relates to the light arriving at the eyes from all directions This requires recommendations framed in terms of light arriving at eye level—e.g. measured normal to the visual axis in the vertical plane—rather than with reference to the light falling on the horizontal plane This new International Standard defines spectral sensitivity functions quantities and metrics to describe optical radiation for its ability to stimulate each of the five retinal photoreceptor classes that can contribute to the non-visual effects and functions of light in humans to describe the cone and rod action spectra Figure 2A shows the five spectral weighting functions or action spectra, sα(λ), for the five retinal photoreceptor classes: S cone, M cone, L cone, rhodopsin and melanopsin-encoded photoreception of ipRGCs as defined in CIE S 026. For each of these five (α-opic) photoreceptors, an α-opic irradiance can be calculated from the spectral irradiance, Ee,λ, of a (test) light source, see Table 1 The α-opic irradiance of a test light divided by its illuminance defines its α-opic efficacy of luminous radiation (α-opic ELR) The ratio of this α-opic ELR to the α-opic ELR of standard daylight (D65) defines the α-opic daylight (D65) efficacy ratio (α-opic DER) of the test light Table 1. Glossary of α-opic metrology (12), where sα(λ) refer to the α-opic action spectra shown in Figure 2A Kα,v is the “α-opic stimulus per lumen,” Kα,v calculated for D65 (i.e. Kα,vD65) is a normalization constant There are two ways to calculate the α-opic DER: α-opic DER = α-opic ELR / α-opic ELR for D65 = α-opic EDI / illuminance Since daylight is a naturally occurring stimulus under which we evolved, it is an interesting and relevant point of reference to evaluate and express the properties of human light conditions within the built environment. The CIE standard illuminant D65 is adopted as the reference illuminant in CIE S 026 (2018) to express each of the five α-opic irradiances as a photometric equivalent quantity2 These quantities are the five α-opic equivalent daylight (D65) illuminances (α-opic EDIs) Each α-opic EDI is expressed in lx and corresponds to the illuminance of D65 radiation that is required to provide an equal α-opic irradiance as the test light The term “test light” used here refers to the light being considered to differentiate it from the reference illuminant The photometric equivalent concept adopted in S 026 is not restricted to illuminance (unit lx), and luminance (unit cd/m2). It can also be applied to other quantities such as light exposure (unit lx·h), luminous energy (unit lm·s), and luminous intensity (unit cd) 3 Returning to CIE S 026, when describing the spectral properties of a test light, the ratio of the α-opic EDI of a test light to its illuminance defines the α-opic DER of the test light, see Table 1 the melanopic DER represents the ratio of the melanopic flux (“M”) per photopic luminous flux (“P”) of a test light and this dimensionless quantity can usefully be thought of as the new “M/P ratio.” By definition this ratio is normalized to 1 for the reference illuminant D65 The S/P ratio is an established lighting metric It equals 1 for monochromatic radiation of 555 nm as the S/P ratio effectively uses radiation of 555 nm as its normalizing reference illuminant the test light has the same activating effect on ipRGCs as 30 lx of radiation conforming to the spectrum of D65 daylight a scotopic illuminance of 30 lx indicates that the test light has the same effect on rods as 30 lx of radiation at 555 nm There are three different mainstream metrological approaches for quantifying visible optical radiation: • radiometry based on spectral energy • radiometry based on spectral count of photons • photometry based on spectral luminous efficiency function for photopic vision Km (or V′(λ) and Km′ for scotopic vision) radiometry is described as “the field of metrology related to the physical measurement of the properties of electromagnetic radiation including visible light.” Radiometric quantities can be unweighted but photobiological quantities are typically weighted according to a suitable action spectrum that describes the relative efficiency of radiation as a function of wavelength in producing an effect Figure 3 illustrates the deep connections between these three metrological approaches etc.) in the photometric system has the analogs photopically-weighted (irradiance radiance) in the radiometric system and the analogs photopically-weighted photon (irradiance sr−1·m−2·s−1) For melanopic quantities—with exactly the same units—the respective quantities are [melanopic EDI melanopic equivalent daylight (D65) luminous flux melanopic equivalent daylight (D65) luminance] radiance) and melanopic photon (irradiance for the other four α-opic quantities melanopic equivalent daylight (D65) luminance can be abbreviated to melanopic EDL The three approaches to metrology and the α-opic quantities corresponding to these approaches To calculate α-opic quantities in the radiometric, photon and photometric systems, and convert from one system to another, CIE has published an interactive ExcelTM spreadsheet, the “CIE S 026 Toolbox” (90). Access to the toolbox is free on the CIE website [doi: 10.25039/S026.2018.TB] and also an introductory video and a user guide are provided The toolbox features include weighting functions spectral weighting charts and a concise glossary The CIE has proposed “integrative lighting” to be the official term for lighting that is specifically intended to integrate visual and non-visual effects, producing physiological and psychological effects on humans that are reflected in scientific evidence (59, 92) In the context of this promising new approach we reconsider the light that people are exposed to in their daily lives To investigate and characterize potential light exposures in relation to non-visual responses a number of measurements of familiar sources of light were made where possible re-using information from previous investigations The α-opic toolbox was used to evaluate the absolute and relative melanopic content of these sources in more detail subject to the potential limitations of the melanopic model for predicting NIF responses to light (see Introduction) the information provides useful context and further evidence for advice relating to light and health All the spectral data were measured using equipment sets subject to secondary calibrations and traceable to national standards performed and maintained in-house (Public Health England The data were checked against comparable alternative measurements of the same sources Spectral equipment sets consisted of TE-cooled spectroradiometers (BW Tek coupled via optical fibers (Newport Spectra-Physics Ltd. Daylight characteristics analyzed relate to a clear day (29 May 2020) and a cloudy day (18 June 2020) and are based on global spectral irradiance data from a solar monitoring laboratory at (51.575° N measured in the horizontal plane at 5-min intervals using in-house acquisition software (Public Health England The photographic fisheye image taken at 04:25 on 29 May 2020 in Figure 5B is part of a parallel series using Q24 hemispheric outdoor camera (Mobotix AG The simplified spectral emissions of a candle were modeled as arising from a Planckian radiator with a color temperature of ~1,930 K (94) the CCT falls rapidly in the hours either side of dawn The minimum CCT occurs ~1 h either after dawn or before sunset with a small increase in CCT to a local maximum at approximately solar noon Atmospheric conditions may give rise to asymmetry in the spectral characteristics on either side of solar noon In the next section we will compare this to white LED lighting a lower melanopic DER may be appropriate at night and within spaces designed to be restful whereas in active workplaces a higher melanopic DER and an elevated illuminance may engender a healthier daytime environment There are two approaches for performing calculations available in the toolbox The first is a simplified approach using the spectra from the five built-in standard illuminants (A The second approach requires the user to enter the actual spectral data of the test light in consideration These two approaches are chosen to illustrate why using the simplified approach (i.e. generalizing results from standardized spectral distributions) will not always be appropriate As the screen subtends an angle of approximately a 5th of a steradian at a viewing distance of 150 mm melanopic EDI and melanopic photon irradiance can be obtained as follows: we may not be able to rely on the above estimates We assumed that the spectrum of the mobile phone conforms to LED-B3 as the spectrum from mobile phones may have a higher blue content and is produced by three or more single color LEDs rather than by using a blue LED in combination with a yellow phosphor In order to replace the above estimates with accurate figures When using the toolbox with the spectral irradiance data collected for the selected LED screen [ID 13, (91)], the toolbox output sheet (see Figure 4B) gives the following results: This spectral analysis shows that the simplified approach with the assumption that the phone's light emission conforms to LED-B3 resulted in underestimating the melanopic irradiance and EDI by almost 30% Exposure at 150 mm distance from a phone screen (at full white power) is a plausible worst-case scenario for mobile screen use in children and young adults but it is unlikely that the screen would be used in its brightest setting only The mix of light and dark within the images displayed on the screen will reduce the spatially-averaged screen brightness as well as the time-averaged melanopic EDI measured at the user's eye The brightness and the blue emissions may also be reduced in power in the evening using a suitable app holding the phone at a further distance reduces the average melanopic EDI incident at the eye by reducing the “visual” field occupied by the screen these findings provide inconclusive evidence whether the melatonin suppression induced by mobile phone light emissions in the evening are at levels that raise practical concerns the possibility still remains that prolonged evening use of indoor electric lighting may result in light exposures that are relevant for melatonin suppression Table 2. Color, RGB, illuminance, scotopic illuminance, and melanopic EDI of a modern mobile phone the screen set to a uniform color at its maximum brightness, and as viewed at a distance of 150 mm [phone ID 13 from (91)] Daily variations in the light environment are important for sleep The knowledge base concerning the contributions and interactions of retinal photoreceptors in driving non-visual effects is becoming more mature Although the science is by no means complete measures of the environment expressed in terms of melanopic EDI are now thought to have ecological validity New recommendations for future building and lighting standards are therefore expected to incorporate both minimum thresholds for daytime melanopic EDI and maximum thresholds for evening melanopic EDI These recommendations should be carefully integrated with the visual components within existing lighting codes One way of limiting evening melanopic EDI would be by recommending dimmer lighting and this is more effective when simultaneously lowering melanopic DERs (i.e. Another recommendation could be to strive for near darkness wherever people are expected to sleep at night partly to support this expected shift in lighting practice and partly to enable researchers to expand the evidence base for future lighting standards Figure 5D shows that the melanopic DER for daylight on a clear day is significantly greater than the melanopic DER within a recent sample of white LED lighting with a range of CCTs. This supports the viewpoint that the LEDs sampled are relatively inefficient at producing melanopic light for a given combination of CCT and luminous flux, in agreement with others (97, 98) might be considered a beneficial characteristic for the daytime indoor environment Daylight entry within the built environment is a good way to achieve this If the aim is to minimize melanopic light exposures, the lighting used at night for navigation and perceptions of safety should be restricted to lower M/P ratios. Increased daytime light exposures can reduce the adverse effects of evening light (39–46) and daytime light exposure may be as important as avoiding bright light before bedtime indoor electric lighting could reproduce the melanopic light exposures (and other facets) of the outdoor environment although this entails greatly increased indoor illuminances energy-efficient source of melanopic-rich light and public health policies should encourage a daytime (natural) light-seeking lifestyle especially during the first morning hours after bed and starting from the very first days after birth The raw data supporting the conclusions of this article are subject to UK Crown copyright and will usually be made available by the authors All authors listed have made a substantial, direct and intellectual contribution to the work, and approved it for publication. 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The couple sold off their herd late last year — about 170 red and white Holsteins he said. "Four consecutive years of complete red ink It's a tough time to be a farmer in the U.S Labor prices are high and milk prices are low First District Association has had more than the average number of farm quits this year RELATED: Sell or keep the herd? Low milk prices tax dairy farmers Lower somatic cell counts make milk more valuable to producers according to a Wednesday press release from the Department of Agriculture.  "It's especially important to recognize these dairy farmers at a time when milk prices are low and the dairy industry is struggling," said Department Commissioner Dave Frederickson in the release these producers have worked hard to improve the management of their herds to reach this level of excellence." RELATED: Small dairy, big tech: Melrose farm has barn of the future Minnesota groups have worked with dairy farmers for 15 years to lower somatic cell counts in an initiative called Quality Count$. It's not a matter of food safety, but quality, and relates to a cow's resistance to mastitis, inflammation of the mammary glands and udder tissue There's been a big drop in those cell counts as Minnesota farmers have worked to meet international standards from the European Union "I take my hat off to those farms that are in the top 100 It's quite an honor," Fall said of the list of farms with the lowest counts The co-op tests producers' somatic cell counts upon delivery of the milk and average the counts for the state.  "(The Schlangen's) were always our number one in First District," Fall said "They managed their cell counts like a hawk." The couple bought the farm from Daniel Schlangen's mother 19 years ago His father brought in dairy cows 12 years prior to that And four years ago he and his wife invested and added on to their barn.  "You lay it all on the line as a small farmer," he said and they are losing $5 on every 100 pounds of milk, Schlangen said.  "It makes a grown man lay down and cry RELATED: Emmer bill would tackle farmer suicide, mental health The couple still owns their farm in Eden Lake Township He drives a truck from Wisconsin to South Dakota,  and she works at Coldspring They took a camping holiday over Memorial Day weekend for the first time in about two decades He loves that they get regular paychecks and health benefits.  We're enjoying the weekends," Schlangen said But his heart remains with small businesses and family farmers.  "I really feel sorry for all our coworkers Nora G. Hertel: 320-255-8746 and on Twitter @nghertel.  Stearns County milk producers with the lowest somatic cell counts in Minnesota:  From the Minnesota Department of Agriculture's June 2018 list of 111 dairies.  (To submit an article idea or new product for consideration, click here.) Schlangen will lead one of the company’s three regional sales divisions and report to Chief Customer Officer Steve Dietz Schlangen joined UNFI in 2015 as a member of Supervalu’s financial analyst team he has held a range of leadership roles of increasing responsibility helping to generate customer profitability and supporting strategic investments across wholesale and fresh “JJ is a collaborative leader who aligns his teams against both strategy and processes that lead to positive results for customers,” noted Dietz “He has been a tremendous partner to me over the last several years as we have reimagined our team to focus on helping our retail customers grow however they are positioned in the market.” Schlangen’s most recent position was that of VP of sales strategy and operations he helped develop and implement new sales training and processes enabling the team to close significant new business and contributed significantly to the creation of a superior sales and customer support organization Schlangen earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Dakota and also graduated from the University of Southern California’s Food Industry Management Program Last year, as it worked to better align leadership teams and resources to drive its customer-centric strategy and transformation agenda, UNFI promoted Erin Horvath to the role of COO while Louis Martin became president of wholesale Beth Schlangen met the Benton County commissioner she hoped to replace when she knocked on his door while campaigning.  "She knocked on my door and asked for my vote 'I'm your opponent,'" said Commissioner Jake Bauerly who served two terms in District 5 Schlangen visited nearly every home in District 5 "I was feeling encouraged on the road," Schlangen said during an interview with the St Voters told her they would vote for her as she campaigned had a 6.4% or 195-vote lead on Bauerly That was the last day Minnesota election officials processed mail-in ballots.  RELATED: Why didn't more newcomers oust local incumbents? Experts explain the power of incumbency. Schlangen will be the third woman to serve on the Benton County board in its 170-year history Elaine Fleck was the first female commissioner in the county, according to the Benton County Historical Society  Fleck served from 1989 to 1992 and again in 1993 for two years according to the Benton County administrator's office Alice Trushenski held her seat from 1993 to 2001. There hasn't been a woman on the board for nearly 20 years Schlangen said she feels "positive" about bringing "a woman's voice … a woman's perspective" to the board.  Schlangen was in the first graduating class at Apollo High School and attended St She worked as a nurse before retiring and lives in St Cloud with one of her four daughters and her daughter's family. Her eldest daughter died about a year ago Schlangen also has 11 grandchildren between the ages of 5 and 25 Schlangen serves as treasurer for the Minnesota Federation of Republican Women and has been on the boards of local Republican Party units. She's been through two candidate training programs, and she ran for St. Cloud School board in 2018 and lost.  She considered another bid for the school board this year before deciding to run for the Benton County board.  RELATED: Jake Bauerly and Beth Schlangen vie for Benton County seat along east St. Cloud, Sauk Rapids "That's a lot smaller area and my passion was still in that," Schlangen said with a laugh child abuse and sex trafficking as issues she'd like to work on in office.  She plans to be fiscally responsible and ensure residents get the services they need she said. Some family and friends had some problems with county services.  "I just want to make sure they're doing their jobs right and helping the people so that everybody has a good outcome," Schlangen said.  Schlangen is not the only new member joining the board Two commissioners — Warren Peschl and Spencer Buerkle — chose not to run for re-election They will be replaced by Scott Johnson in District 1 That means the five-member board will have three new faces come January.  Bauerly described the new group as a "good team" and more diverse than the sitting board.  RELATED: What can age or gender diversity bring to Stearns, Sherburne or Benton boards? "I think they'll do just fine," Bauerly said He will continue on the Benton Economic Partnership board and the Highway 23 Coalition board "I'm passionate about that," Bauerly said.  he knocked on nearly every door in the district And he didn't have a challenger the second time he wasn't sure how people would take to door-knocking during a pandemic I did a good job for the county," Bauerly said.  Bauerly is not the first incumbent to lose in the 18 years Benton County Administrator Montgomery Headley has been in his post Headley remembers when two incumbents lost in the same election about 12 years ago Headley sends out a letter to commissioners-elect and starts sending meeting packets and invitations to county board events so they can get familiar with the issues he said. Headley also meets with the new commissioners for tours and introductions across departments Plus the Association of Minnesota Counties provides training for new commissioners after elections.  Nora Hertel is the government watchdog reporter for the St. Cloud Times Reach her at 320-255-8746 or nhertel@stcloudtimes.com Support local journalism. Subscribe to sctimes.com today GRANITE FALLS — A former law enforcement officer will serve 15 days in jail and two years of probation as the result of a felony conviction for reckless discharge of a firearm in a municipality pleaded guilty May 5 to reckless discharge of a firearm in a municipality as part of an agreement in which a charge of domestic assault was dismissed An amended sentencing order issued by the District Court in Yellow Medicine County on July 12 requires that he serve 15 days in jail with credit for four days served and probation for two years and becomes a misdemeanor conviction on successful completion of probation The Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training last week completed the revocation of the defendant’s peace officer license following his felony conviction According to information from Erik Misselt the felony conviction stands regardless of the stay of imposition meaning the license cannot be reinstated whether or not Schlangen successfully meets the requirements of his probation The Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training records show that Schlangen's license was issued in October 2014 and he had been employed during his law enforcement career with the Kanabec County and Isanti County sheriff’s offices the Belgrade-Brooten Police Department and Upper Sioux Tribal Community Police Schlangen was not on duty as a tribal police officer at the time of the incident for which he was charged according to the special prosecutor for the case Schlangen was arrested at a residence in Granite Falls shortly after 11 p.m 5 by a police officer responding to a report that the defendant had discharged a firearm in the house The defendant and his girlfriend had been at Prairie’s Edge Casino Resort and had received a sober ride home from his parents due to being intoxicated and the complaint alleged that Schlangen pushed the female in the house The complaint stated that Schlangen went to the basement of the house and discharged a firearm it was discharged,” the defendant later told a police officer after initially not answering questions about whether he fired a firearm In an order for protection sought by the woman she stated that he threatened suicide before going to the basement of the home and discharging a Glock handgun Please join with family and friends as we shower Joyce Schlangen with cards to celebrate her 90th birthday on February 2nd bought a small Holstein herd and started milking Steve married Cheryl and they purchased the farm near Albany where they raised their children and established a long history of conservation work that most recently has included cover crops The Schlangens worked with the Stearns County Soil & Water Conservation District and Waite Park Natural Resources Conservation ServiceField Office The Schlangens have been named the Stearns County SWCD 2021 Outstanding Conservationists for Stearns County in recognition of their work to protect the area's soil and water “Being recognized for continuing to improve our land and our story every day is quite the honor,” said Steve “Each person has a great story to tell and should be continually improving that story every day Be open-minded about the possibility of conservation practices and talk with other landowners and farmers to hear about their experiences while continuing to share your story.” The Schlangens will be recognized in December at the annual convention of the Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (MASWCD) in Bloomington.  The Schlangens milk 60 Holsteins with a Lely robotic milker and raise their own feed on 200 acres of corn With funding assistance from NRCS’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) the Schlangens built a manure-stacking slab that allows them to store manure and use it to apply nutrients where and when they're needed.  They also work with a Certified Crop Adviser to determine nutrient needs and conduct grid soil sampling to help select the fields needing additional or minimal nutrients The Schlangens have participated in the NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program in 2005 the Schlangens became water-quality certified through the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program which provided a whole-farm review of their operation to see where they could improve conservation efforts “We want to make sure that the land will be here for the next generation,” said Steve “By implementing conservation practices on our farm we are doing the most we can to contribute to ensuring our land is here for generations and that we have clean The Schlangens dairy farm is in the Backes Lake subwatershed Water from their farm eventually flows into the Sauk River and then to the Mississippi River affecting people hundreds of miles away “The Schlangens have set an excellent example of what it means to be environmentally sound stewards of the land in Stearns County,” said Dennis Fuchs Stearns County SWCD District Administrator “They are open-minded on trying new ways to improve their land and serve as role models for neighboring farmers not only in the area but throughout the county with Steve’s involvement in the agricultural community.” — A former law enforcement officer will serve 15 days in jail and two years of probation These parks are home to 21 species of reptiles you may hear scuffling in the dry leaves as a southern alligator lizard goes after an insect or see a male western fence lizard doing push-up motions on a rock – displaying its blue underside as a warning to other males and an attractant to females if you are hiking along a stream at lower elevations watch for a western pond turtle basking on a rock Keep your eyes open for these cold-blooded creatures: they are fascinating to watch and learn about Fourteen of the parks' reptile species are snakes You can get a complete checklist by visiting the NPSpecies tool below While many fear the venomous western rattlesnake that inhabits these parks most rattlesnake bites of people occur when the snake is being harassed or handled inappropriately It is important to take precautions when hiking in areas where you may encounter a rattlesnake such as avoiding tall grasses or shrubby areas where visibility is poor and being ready to step back if you do encounter a rattlesnake Give it space and the snake will leave you alone It is always a good idea to hike with awareness Some types of non-venomous snakes mimic rattlesnakes in order to frighten away potential predators the gopher snake does a convincing imitation of a rattlesnake a gopher snake will flatten its head (to make it look bigger like a rattlesnake) While gopher snakes can ward off many threats this way a skilled observer will notice that the gopher snakes have no rattles their eye pupils are round compared to the vertical “cat-like” pupils of rattlesnakes and rattlesnakes have heat-sensing pits between their nostrils and their eyes When you encounter a snake or any other wild animal – watch from a safe distance; do not handle or threaten it; and enjoy learning about its behavior these turtles are typically found in low gradient pool habitat hiding under banks but the terrestrial environment is largely important for nesting Western pond turtles primarily feed in water Western pond turtles are California’s only widespread native turtle Although their common name implies residence of lakes and ponds these habitats are rare throughout their range in the Sierra Nevada where they inhabit streams ranging up to 5000 feet in elevation Western pond turtles are a California Species of Special Concern Threats include non-native invasive species such as bullfrogs and trout contaminants such as pesticides and mercury and climate-related stress such as drought and warming temperatures Get a checklist of reptiles in these parks by visiting the NPSpecies page and selecting Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park and Reptiles Download the NPS app to navigate the parks on the go United Natural Foods (UNFI) recently appointed J.J Schlangen as president of the company’s central region He will lead one of UNFI’s three regional sales divisions and report to Steve Dietz Schlangen joined UNFI in 2015 as a member of Supervalu’s financial analyst team he has served in a variety of leadership roles of increasing responsibility helping drive customer profitability and supporting strategic investments in both wholesale and fresh is a collaborative leader who aligns his teams against both strategy and processes that lead to positive results for customers,” Dietz said in a news release “He has been a tremendous partner to me over the last several years as we have reimagined our team to focus on helping our retail customers grow however they are positioned in the market.” Schlangen served as vice president of sales strategy and operations where he helped develop and implement new sales training and processes that enabled the team to close new business and contributed to the creation of a “best-in-class” sales and customer support organization Schlangen earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of North Dakota and is a graduate of the University of Southern California’s Food Industry Management Program Jake Bauerly wants another term on the Benton County board because He wants to keep working until Benton County's taxes get down to the state average Bauerly and retired nurse Beth Schlangen are competing for the District 5 commissioner seat this fall.  Schlangen worked for more than 40 years as a nurse And she serves as treasurer for the Minnesota Federation of Republican Women on the boards of local Republican Party units.  Benton County's District 5 includes parts of Sauk Rapids Three seats are up for election on the Benton County board and in two races the incumbents are not running.  Former Benton County Commissioner Dick Soyka and a former Sauk Rapids City Council member Jared Gapinski will compete to represent a Sauk Rapids-centered district.  Scott Johnson, a farmer and school bus driver, and Christopher Winkelman, a store manager and farmer, will be on Foley-area ballots in competition for District 1 seat.  Bauerly has served on the board for two terms. Schlangen ran for the St. Cloud school board in 2018 and lost.  Bauerly, 67, lives in rural Sauk Rapids and farms corn and soybeans. He has lived in the county all but two years of his life, Bauerly said. He started farming full time in 2007 after working in the construction and concrete business, including a time as president of Bauerly Brothers and Knife River Bauerly earned a bachelor's in business management and finance at St Schlangen, 67, was in the first graduating class at Apollo High School and lives in St. Cloud now, she said. She attended St. Luke's School of Nursing in Duluth She's also done paperwork for a trucking business in her family Schlangen is running for county board to address homelessness she said.  "We still have problems with homelessness." Economic development is a top issue in the race.  The east side of St. Cloud is undeveloped and run down Bauerly expects more economic development in coming years at the business park near St and may welcome more private aircraft.  RELATED: St. Cloud City Council approves moving airport operations from city to new entity MORE: St. Cloud airport inches toward new leadership with Benton County OK There are other economic development projects in the works, Bauerly said, pointing to the public-private entity Benton Economic Partnership Growth has added to the tax base and helped lower taxes he said. Flat spending in county departments has helped "It's kind of a win-win deal," Bauerly said. "People want to live in rural Benton County now." The COVID-19 pandemic will raise economic challenges in years to come.  "We don't want to raise taxes when everybody's struggling," Bauerly said. The county can refinance and pay off more of its debt to help "It's going to be a challenge going forward," he said.  because she wants to ensure necessary resources are available RELATED: Hey Minnesota, you can start voting! Here's a guide for early voting in and around St. Cloud "We need to deal with whatever comes up and make sure that we have the resources that we need," Schlangen said The county doesn't have to provide every service but needs to make sure they're available through businesses or nonprofits.  New voters can register through mid-October or at the polls on Election Day Nora Hertel is the government watchdog reporter for the St. Cloud Times. Reach her at 320-255-8746 or nhertel@stcloudtimes.com. Follow her on Twitter @nghertel Support local journalism. Subscribe to sctimes.com today 3D Printing Top Workplaces Off Topic Erik Schlangen is testing new road materials in the Netherlands The material can heal itself through induction heating Erik Schlangen has some problems with the current asphalt that makes up most of our roads He says that the roads create lots of noise in populated cities where people live near heavy traffic areas On rainy days there is a great deal of splashing when cars drive across them His solution is to use a porous asphalt for road construction Porous roads would allow water to drain through the surfaces running to the side of the road or routed into collection devices Noise would disappear into the surface due to its geometry There are also disadvantages to a porous asphalt surface Graveling is the main problem faced by the roads loss of driver control and projectiles thrust into windshields cutting small pieces of the material and inserting it into the asphalt mix Induction heating the mixture allows the steel wool amalgam to seep into the microcracks and create a stronger product The Dutch government took interest in Schlangen’s project and donated four hundred meters of the A58 motorway for road testing Samples from the road were tested in the lab to find the effects of aging Schlangen estimates that the large healing machine should go over each road every four years to double the surface life of the road This TED talk is bookended by a demonstration where Erik takes a chunk of asphalt breaks it with a hammer and then reassembles the pieces and placing them in a microwave The demonstration is great and Schlangen is a very engaging and humorous speaker BIM Automotive Aerospace and Defense Design Components Cloud resident Beth Schlangen filed Thursday to run for St Schlangen was a member of Apollo High School's first graduating class Luke's School of Nursing in Duluth and worked as a registered nurse until she retired Cloud a little more than a year ago.  Schlangen served on the board for Benson Christian School from 1992 to this year She was also union treasurer at the hospital where she worked and is a member of Benton County MN Republicans.  READ MORE: St. Cloud candidate filing period starts Tuesday for most offices on fall ballot She said she is running for school board because she wants students to be able to gain the skills they need for employment or to be ready for more education after graduation.  "I just want to be on the board as the student advocate," Schlangen said.  Schlangen said she also wants better access for students to mental health care.  "Parents should feel safe sending their kids to school," she said.  Board members are elected to four-year terms Jerry Von Korff and Bruce Mohs — are up for election Candidates file with the school district clerk from May 22-June 5.  If more than twice as many candidates as there are positions file for candidacy a primary election will narrow the list to six candidates A list of candidates who have filed will be posted at www.sos.state.mn.us Follow www.sctimes.com for continued election coverage.  Follow Jenny Berg at www.facebook.com/sctimesjenny and on Twitter @bergjenny. CloseCreate an account or log in to save stories We have added it to a list of your favorite stories The jury acquitted Alvin Schlangen on all three misdemeanor counts an organic egg producer in central Minnesota was accused of distributing unpasteurized milk operating without a food handler's license and handling adulterated food Minnesota law prohibits raw milk sales except directly to consumers on the farm when it's produced three woman jury in Hennepin County District Court on Wednesday afternoon MPR News helps you turn down the noise and build shared understanding Turn up your support for this public resource and keep trusted journalism accessible to all A statement today from the MDA regarding the acquittal read "This narrow ruling does not wipe away the fact that many children and adults have gotten dangerously sick from consuming raw milk It also does not wipe away the other legal rulings that have upheld MDA enforcement actions Protecting the integrity of our food supply remains our top priority and Minnesotans expect us to do that job using modern science and the law as our guide." Raw milk consumers and government regulators disagree on whether it's a healthy or a dangerous product Raw milk supporters say pasteurization destroys important nutrients They blame pasteurization for contributing to allergies colic and growth problems in young children Public health officials dispute the scientific validity of those claims Nearly 400 Roman Catholic clergy members publicly accused of sexual misconduct with minors in Illinois — including 23 from the Springfield Catholic Diocese — were named in a new 185-page report published Wednesday by the Minnesota-based law firm Jeff Anderson & Associates photos and assignment histories of each accused clergy member from all six of Illinois’ dioceses has already published names of priests with credible allegations although Jeff Anderson said Wednesday those lists are "underreported and deficient." “The peril is much graver than they’ve told the public,” Anderson said at a news conference in Chicago The Anderson Report names 23 priests from the Springfield diocese, four more names than a list the diocese put out in November on a website — promise.dio.org — in response to a review by the Illinois Attorney General’s office Louis Schlangen and Richard Niebrugge — have appeared previously on www.BishopAccountability.org Massachusetts-based non-profit that maintains a website of publicly accused priests in the United States was a former priest of the Diocese of Davenport (Iowa) he spent parts of October and November 1985 at St Mary Hospital in Decatur as a chaplain during a leave of absence from the diocese called Anderson's report "an impressive professional marketing brochure a thorough and diligent review of the publicly available facts and it is highly misleading and irresponsible." Among the sexual abuse survivors who spoke at Wednesday’s news conference in Chicago was Cynthia Nash Yesko a former Springfield resident who has a private practice in mental health counseling in Evanston Yesko and three others filed a lawsuit against every diocese in Illinois for an alleged ongoing scheme to cover up sexual assault by priests claimed that Yunker “engaged in unpermitted sexual contact” when she was 4 to 7 years old approximately from 1972 to 1975 in Springfield Yesko also alleged she was abused by Schlangen which formerly stood at Eighth Street and Enos Avenue and served the Lithuanian community in Springfield Peter and Paul stood in the 400 block of North Sixth Street “This is a very profound day for me,” Yesko said Wednesday Yesko said she came forward with the abuse information in 2006 because she discovered that Schlangen was still ministering as a priest at parishes in Quincy and Mendon I was sitting in front of the diocese’s officials telling my story,” said Yesko “Parents deserved to know (that) he was in a parish with children.” Yesko said she never got a chance to meet with then-Bishop George Lucas who left Springfield in 2009 to become the archbishop of Omaha The allegations involving Yunker and Schlangen When the diocese was made aware of the allegations diocesan officials reported it to civil authorities and no charges were brought the Diocesan Review Board — comprised of predominantly lay people not employed by the diocese with professional backgrounds in areas such as state and local law enforcement and psychology and a victim and survivor of clergy abuse — reviewed the allegations and did not find them credible "then the clock ticks and the statute of limitations runs out And when someone like (Cynthia) Yesko makes a report of something that happened 35 or more years ago Top officials more often than not choose not to believe the reporter especially if it’s one survivor coming forward." A lawsuit was filed against Niebrugge in 2004 There were no records of allegations of abuse by Martinez during his short stay in Decatur No priests who are credibly accused in the Springfield diocese are in active ministry BishopAccountability.org had listed another priest for the Springfield diocese a Franciscan who worked at Quincy College in the early 1990s Neither The Anderson Report nor the diocese named Downey the diocese and Bishop Thomas John Paprocki professed "profound sadness and deep sorrow for the shameful wrongs and evils perpetrated during a dark chapter in our Church history where innocent believers were abused at the hands of some clergy The extreme hurt some of our clergy caused decades ago is a disgrace and it grieves all of us to see the suffering these sins have caused "The Diocese of Springfield pledges continued efforts to bring healing to the victims and survivors of this evil." The diocese has encouraged anyone with new information about any instance of abuse to call the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Child Abuse Hotline at 1(800)-25-ABUSE and the Diocese’s Child Abuse Reporting and Investigation number at (217) 321-1155 the Anderson report includes about 400 priests and lay people who at one time served in parishes or schools or otherwise worked in the state with accusations spanning more than a half-century That number far exceeds the roughly 200 priests who have already been publicly identified by the six dioceses the new report cites a much smaller number than the 690 priests that then-Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan said her office identified in its own investigation last year into priest sex abuse Madigan began looking into priest sexual abuse after a report in Pennsylvania revealed widespread abuse and cover-ups not before known Madigan's preliminary report was critical of the Illinois dioceses' handling of abuse allegations saying their investigations were sometimes flawed and lacked transparency but her office did not release a full list of accused priests issued a statement before he took office in January saying he remained committed to continuing the probe His office has not released further information on the inquiry Area assignments: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception 1978-84; Diocesan Seminary of the Immaculate Conception 1977-79; Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Bluffs and Jacksonville Pre-Release Center 1936-52; Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception 1953-57; Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Springfield 1948; Springfield Junior College 1949; Our Savior Church 1955-56; Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception 1957-58; Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sources: The Anderson Report; Springfield Catholic Diocese — Steve Schlangen makes an effort to share his sustainability practices dairy farmer says he is “just trying to find ways to encourage other farmers … to try things that might work for them.” “Their enthusiasm for sharing ideas and results with others has earned them a national reputation as leaders in regenerative agriculture,” U.S Dairy said in its announcement of the awards Some of the sustainability practices at Schlangen Dairy Farm include adding a manure stacking slab to help better manage manure use “We had issues with getting it applied at the right time and right the place,” Steve Schlangen said they don’t have to worry about nutrients from the manure leaching out “We can wait until the time is right after harvest and can put it on and work it in,” he said Injecting liquid manure also has made the farm more efficient using a hydraulic system to control the flow we didn’t do much tillage at all except for the manure injection,” Schlangen said That saves time and fuel over the spreading manure and then having to work it in Dairy says the Schlangens can count more than 30 conservation practices that also include LED lighting Schlangen Dairy Farm has been operating since 1986 near Albany where they have about 60 cows and farm about 200 acres Steve Schlangen is the current chairman of the board of Associated Milk Producers Inc. He also is part of the Headwaters Agriculture Sustainability Partnership a central Minnesota group that tries to find sustainability practices that also enrich farm operations including a return on investment case study of 11 Stearns County farms He said the emphasis on carbon storage is something dairy farmers need to find a way to capitalize on Schlangen said he understands that not every sustainability practice works at every farm but “everyone could do something The Pritchard Family Auto Stores Mason City Motor Speedway hosted an electrifying afternoon and evening of racing Sunday with the “May The Fourth Be With You” event featuring the K Sports Park Raceway kicked off its season Saturday night with the KS Engineering Iron Man USRA Stock Cars Series driven by Terminator Chassis highlighting action in the Summit USRA Weekly Racing Serie I-35 Speedway delivered high-octane racing Saturday night during Highway 36 Auto & Diesel Night featuring the Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series © Copyright 2025 United States Racing Luc Schlangen has been awarded the prestigious Wyszecki Gold Pin Award by the International Commission on Illumination (CIE) The award is a recognition of his contribution to fundamental research in the domain of light and illumination Schlangen's research revolves around the development and advancement of a revolutionary methodology for quantifying light light has a profound influence on a myriad of biological processes crucial for overall well-being circadian rhythms and cognitive functioning Schlangen's research focusses on the impact of a specific wavelength range of light particularly the shorter-wavelengths around 480nm which powerfully activate a specialized photoreceptor housing the vital photopigment melanopsin within the eye acknowledging the collaborative efforts that made this achievement possible He emphasized the significance of the award as a token of appreciation from the global community of colleagues and experts he has had the privilege to collaborate with over the years the Wyszecki Gold Pin Award entitles Schlangen to a lifetime of complimentary access to all activities and publications associated with the CIE further solidifying his standing as a luminary in the field More information on Luc Schlangen’s research: Blog https://www.goodlightgroup.org/post/new-set-of-recommendations-for-healthy-lighting-within-indoor-spaces DeLighted Talks 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrnkJSJVFqk              For more information about the CIE and the awards: https://cie.co.at/node/2/cie-gold-pin-awardees You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email has completed the Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (D.P.M.) degree at the Arizona College of Podiatric Medicine (AZCPM) of Midwestern University Conferring of degrees took place in a graduation ceremony held at Midwestern University’s Glendale Campus Auditorium on May 31 Schlangen is the daughter of Becker residents Pete and Joani Neu and the sister of Cole and Carter Neu She graduated from Becker High School in 2012 in Biology with a minor in psychology from the College of Saint Benedict in 2016 where she met her husband she and her husband both got into medical school at Midwestern University.  Schlangen plans to complete a podiatric residency program at Central Michigan University in Saginaw along with her husband who will complete an emergency medicine residency program at the same institution AZCPM’s inaugural class graduated in June 2008 The four-year program trains Doctors of Podiatric Medicine (D.P.M.s) — physicians and surgeons who practice on the lower extremities It is the first podiatric medicine program in Arizona where active lifestyles and the aging population contribute to the need for more podiatric physicians.  COLD SPRING — Three people were injured in a three-vehicle collision west of Cold Spring Wednesday The Minnesota State Patrol said troopers responded to the incident near the intersection of Minnesota Highway 23 and Stearns County Road 158 around 7:50 a.m A 2011 Chevrolet Impala driven by Nancy Schlangen was traveling east on Highway 23 when she entered the median to head north on County Road 158 As Schlangen was attempting to cross the westbound lane of Highway 23 her vehicle collided with a 2013 Lexus ES 350 driven by Nicholas Newton Both vehicles left the roadway and hit a semitailer in the southbound lane of County Road 158 Follow the St. Cloud Times on Facebook at facebook.com/stcloudtimes