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Babbit: One angler was trolling crankbaits, and as the CO approached he quickly tried to subtly reel in his second line. When the angler realized he wasn't going to get all the line in before getting caught, he broke the line. Not only did he fail to get out of the extra line citation, he was out a $9 Rapala.
Winona: Hemker received a call from a person in their late 70s that was going to start hunting and fishing and had many license questions. He called back the following day and wanted to know why Hemker was not at the sporting store to sell him his licenses. They went through the process a second time.
District 1 – Baudette area
CO Ben Huener (Roseau) attended in-service training at Camp Ripley. Bear baiting activity was monitored around Roseau, Kittson, and Marshall counties. A complaint of an illegal permanent camp was received in Beltrami Island State Forest.
CO Eric Benjamin (Warroad) worked bear baiting, AIS and ATV enforcement. CO Benjamin attended in-service training at Camp Ripley this past week.
CO Hannah Cowden (Warroad) attended in-service training at Camp Ripley in the beginning of the week. Bear baits were checked as well as anglers and boaters. Time was also spent on ATV and OHM activity. Enforcement action was taken for passenger under 18 on ATV without helmet, allowing illegal juvenile operation of OHM and operating ATV without ATV safety training.
CO Nicholas Prachar (Baudette) reports a busy week of patrolling for activity in the Lake of the Woods area. CO Prachar worked at the information booth at the State Fair on Saturday. A possible wolf depredation case was handled for a neighboring officer.
CO Jeremy Woinarowicz (Thief River Falls) continued monitoring bear baiting activity and responded to calls of nuisance beavers. Bear hunters are reminded to purchase a license prior to setting out bait for bears as well as registering the baits, even on private land. Enforcement action for the week included transport loaded firearm in motor vehicle, ATV registration violations, fail to register bear bait, fail to obtain license prior to placing bait, unsigned and unregistered baits.
CO Demosthenes Regas (Blackduck) reports monitoring ATV trail activity, wild rice harvest activity, boater AIS compliance and angling and boating activity on special regulation lakes throughout the week. Time was spent on numerous complaints of bears causing damage to corn crops and a number of calls from the public with questions regarding wild rice ripeness were answered. A TIP call was investigated involving the filling of a wetland and a CDO was issued
Baudette #2 -vacant.
Blackduck #2 – vacant.
Karlstad – vacant.
Thief River Falls #2 – vacant.
District 2 – Bemidji area
CO Tom Hutchins (Crookston) reports spending the majority of last week at Camp Ripley instructing at a fire class for the CO Academy and attending annual in-service training. Anglers and an aquatic plant management (APM) complaint were also checked.
CO Dan Malinowski (Fosston) had complaints of a dead eagle, problem bear, leeching and litter. He monitored ATVs, AIS, boating, angling and attended in-service training at Camp Ripley. The highlight of the week was participating in a youth pheasant hunt event at a local game farm with other volunteers and sponsors. Over 50 kids shot the laser gun duck hunt, BB guns, 22 cal., archery, clays, learned about trapping, old muzzleloaders and how to care/clean the birds they shot over the hunting dogs. All received prizes including guns, archery and other outdoor sport items.
CO Tim Gray (Bagley) spent a majority of his week at annual in-service training and monitoring bear baiting activity.
CO Brice Vollbrecht (Bemidji) attended annual in-service training and assisted with academy training.
CO Brian Holt (Bemidji) checked bear baiting and ATV activity during the week. Calls were taken regarding injured deer and the illegal removal of aquatic plants. Officer Holt also attended training at Camp Ripley.
CO Chris Vinton (Perham) attended mandatory in-service training at Camp Ripley. The COs worked on defensive tactics, firearms training and first aid. CO Vinton also reports assisting other officers with an ongoing case. Complaints of trespass and possible hunter harassment were fielded.
CO Al Peterson (Osage) assisted at annual in-service training, monitored bear baiting and checked boaters.
CO Gary Forsberg (Pelican Rapids) spent the week attending training at Camp Ripley. Time was also spent checking fishermen, issuing a nuisance beaver permit and following up on a complaint of an osprey being shot.
CO Angie Warren (Detroit Lakes) worked bear baiting activity and monitored ATV activity. Follow up was conducted on possible public water and access violations. An investigation of a pontoon chasing geese was closed. A complaint of possible illegal application of chemical outside of permit conditions was received and investigation is ongoing. Angling, boating and the wild rice harvest was monitored. CO Warren attended annual training at Camp Ripley.
CO Bill Landmark (Moorhead) spent the week monitoring boating safety, angling, and bear baiting activity. Assistance was given to Clay County on a medical call. Calls from the public included crossbow and bear baiting questions. Enforcement action was taken for angling without license in possession.
WREO Joe Stattelman spent the week instructing at Camp Ripley for in-service training. Time was spent following up on field inspections for possible WCA violations. Work was permitted at each site. Follow up to the public with questions and phone calls were completed.
District 3 – Fergus Falls area
CO Troy Richards (Fergus Falls) reports a fair number of doves in the area and hunters could have good hunting with a little bit of scouting time. Nuisance beaver complaints were received and bear hunting questions were answered. Fish are beginning to enter into early fall patterns. Enforcement efforts were related towards angling, boating, and AIS.
CO Paul Nelson (Elbow Lake) checked fishermen, boaters and ATV operators. Additional time was spent working AIS enforcement and assisting the county with a drunken driver/car crash. Assistance was given to a neighboring officer providing security for DNR wildlife posting.
CO Shane Osborne (Evansville) checked fishermen, ATVs and boaters. Annual training was attended at Camp Ripley. Osborne attended the Outdoor Expo in Alexandria and worked the TIP 'Wall of Shame' trailer with LT Shelden answering numerous questions from the public. There were 1.300 youngsters at this event and it was a huge success. Equipment issues were encountered and dealt with also.
CO Tony Anderson (Morris) focused on boaters, angler activity and AIS law compliance. CO's Anderson and Baumbarger participated in a boating/angling work crew on Lake Minnewaska and Lake Reno this past weekend. Additional time was spent assisting Traverse County with a dumping complaint and issuing a nuisance beaver permit to a landowner. Minnow transportation permits were issued and assistance was given to officers with the new RMS system. Questions from the public were answered regarding upcoming deer and waterfowl seasons.
CO Daniel Baumbarger (Glenwood) reports enforcement efforts for the week included investigating a wetland complaint, checking fishermen, ATV, and OHM operators. Additional time was spent on nuisance beaver complaints and monitoring AIS law compliance. Several calls were taken regarding work at a public access, and haying questions on WMAs.
Wheaton – vacant.
District 4 – Wadena area
CO Greg Oldakowski (Wadena) reports investigating a litter complaint at a public access. Bear baits were checked in the area and goose populations were monitored for the upcoming season. Assistance was provided to trapper education instructors during a class and a presentation was given to youth at a sportsman's club youth field day event.
CO Mark Mathy (Cass Lake) checked AIS, anglers, boaters, and ATVs. Bear baiting activity was monitored. Annual required training was attended at Camp Ripley. Enforcement action was taken for AIS and ATV violations.
CO Duke Broughten (Longville) spent the week focusing on angling, ATV, ricing, and boating activity. Recreational activity was low in the area. Anglers found moderate success. Bear hunters report a slow start to the bear baiting season. CO Broughten investigated calls regarding destruction of a beaver dam, operating a weedroller without a permit, and nuisance beaver.
CO Colleen Adam (Rec Specialist) attended annual training and checked trails. She worked a case of wild rice enforcement.
Remer – vacant.
Walker – vacant.
District 5 – Eveleth area
CO Matt Frericks (Virginia) attended annual training in Camp Ripley and checked wild rice conditions on area rice lakes. Several complaints of nuisance bear activity were handled and advice was given to the landowners. CO Frericks patrolled Virginia area lakes over the weekend. Fewer people were seen out than expected. Of those boaters who were encountered, enforcement action was taken for insufficient PFDs.
CO Darrin Kittelson (International Falls) reports monitoring fishing and boating activity on the Rainy River and Rainy Lake. Offsite weigh-in and invasive species checks at the International Falls Bass Championship Tournament were monitored. Bear baiting and ATV enforcement rounded out the week's activities.
CO Jim Van Asch (International Falls) worked angling, ATVs, AIS, and bear baiting activities during the week. CO Van Asch attended the International Falls Bass Championship Tournament over the weekend. The tournament saw a large number of spectators and participants from all over the country. Hunters were putting the finishing touches on their bear bait sites before the season opener. CO Van Asch also assisted the Koochiching County Sheriff's Department and the International Falls Police Department in moving a bear out of town that was reluctant to leave the area. The bear finally moved on safely with some encouragement from the officers.
CO Marc Hopkins (Tower) spent much of the week at annual training. Time was also spent working bear baiting and ATV enforcement. The officer took a couple of complaints of nuisance bears.
CO Don Bozovsky (Hibbing) worked angling, bear baiting, ATVs, state park enforcement, and littering complaints, and taught species ID, wildlife complaints and wolf classes at the Conservation Officer Academy. Several nuisance bear complaints were received with the majority easily cured with food source removal. A TIP call of two anglers using extra lines was handled with the pair found using extra lines and illegally using bass and sunfish for bait. Other enforcement action was taken on fail to register bear bait station and operating an ATV on a public highway.
CO Mark Fredin (Aurora) checked bear baiting activity throughout the week and noted few hunters baiting compared to past years. Complaints where heard of people out harvesting green rice. Ricers have been going out but most return after a short time stating rice not ripe yet. Took a call from a concerned homeowner who had a large wolf stand outside their yard seemingly unafraid watching them.
Cook – vacant.
Ray – vacant.
District 6 – Two Harbors area
CO Sean Williams (Ely) continued to focus on bear baiting activity and angling. The number of registered bear baits doubled over the week but warmer weather seems to have slowed bear activity at the baits. Angling activity remained low but many anglers were having good success.
CO Darin Fagerman (Grand Marais) continued to check bear baiting activity, guides and soon to be hunters. Questions on nuisance bears were answered. An ATV patrol led the CO back into very remote areas and many of the designated trout lakes were found to be empty.
CO Mary Manning (Hovland) again helped teach firearms and arrest and control tactics at annual training at Camp Ripley. Officer Manning also checked bear bait stations prior to the start of the season on Tuesday. CO Manning also checked ATVs and anglers and took calls on nuisance bears
CO Anthony Bermel (Babbitt) worked primarily bear baiting and angling/boating enforcement through the week. One angler was trolling crankbaits, and as the CO approached he quickly tried to subtly reel in his second line. When the angler realized he wasn't going to get all the line in before getting caught, he broke the line. Not only did he fail to get out of the extra line citation, he was out a $9 Rapala. Enforcement action for the week included angle with extra lines, no PFDs, fail to display watercraft registration, no navigational lights after sunset, no license in possession, and no OHM registration. A litter case is ongoing.
CO David Schottenbauer (Silver Bay) worked bear bait stations. Time was spent on angling, boating, and ATV activity as well. While CO Schottenbauer was out on a traffic stop he noticed the sound of air leaving his truck tire. He was able to find a safe place to change the tire off the highway. It was turning out to be a rough day but when he pulled out of the parking area he happened to check an angler that had showed up while he was working, only to find the angler was without a license or a required trout stamp. Rough day for all.
CO Thomas Wahlstrom (Tofte) spent the week checking bear baiting activity. Nuisance wildlife calls continue to come in and are were dealt with. ATV activity was worked throughout the week as well.
CO Don Murray (Two Harbors) responded to nuisance bear and wolf complaints during the week and checked anglers on Lake Superior. Bear baits were checked and a call of illegally taking geese was investigated. Murray also attended several days of fall enforcement training at Camp Ripley.
District 7 – Grand Rapids area
CO Randy Patten (Northome) Checked anglers and bear baiters, patrolled area ATV trails, inspected watercraft for AIS violations, assisted State Patrol with an accident, investigated a trespass complaint, and worked a TIP on possible taking of waterfowl out of season. Enforcement action was taken for operating an unauthorized motor vehicle on an ATV trail.
CO Jayson Hansen (Bigfork) checked anglers, commercial enforcement, and bear baiting activity. He also assisted with in-service firearms training at Camp Ripley.
CO Mike Fairbanks (Deer River) checked anglers, investigated wetland complaints, monitored bear baits and worked ricing activities. CO Fairbanks and his K-9 partner Si also certified through the United States Police Canine Association in Police Dog 1.
CO Thomas Sutherland (Grand Rapids) worked bear baiting activity and anglers. Enforcement action was taken leaving a plug in a boat that is being transported on a roadway. Yearly firearms training was also attended by CO Sutherland
CO Shawn Wichmann (Hill City) spent the week working game and ATV activity. Wichmann attended training at Camp Ripley at the beginning of the week. Nuisance bear and wolf depredation complaints were also handled.
CO John Velsvaag (NE Region ATV officer) worked several ATV complaint areas this past week. He helped teach a youth ATV safety class. CO Velsvaag also checked ricing activity.
District 8 – Duluth area
CO Andy Schmidt (Brookston) spent much of the week attending annual in-service training at Camp Ripley. Time was also spent working ATV complaints, public accesses were worked in the area, a complaint of parties shooting clay pigeons in a Wildlife Management Area was handled, a wolf depredation complaint was handled and numerous complaints of bears were received.
CO Kipp Duncan (Duluth) spent the majority of the week at Camp Ripley participating in annual training. Officer Duncan also worked bear baiting activity within the Duluth station. ATV and AIS enforcement continue to be worked when illegal activity is observed. Bear complaints were fielded and guidance was given. A wolf depredation was also investigated. Officer Duncan was also a guest speaker at a neighborhood nature camp.
CO Jeff Humphrey (Cromwell) assisted in armoring division handguns at Camp Ripley during the week. CO Humphrey continued work on a fire investigation. CO Humphrey received calls on unlawful ATV use, bear bait registration and trapping. Humphrey encountered AIS and OHV violations.
CO Scott Staples (Carlton) attended K9 training in the metro area and also assisted with judging a K9 trial in Hill City. A follow up investigation into a wetland violation continues in the area. Some off-highway vehicle enforcement was conducted in the Cloquet where enforcement action was taken for no safety cert., equipment and registration violations. Extra patrol in area state parks was conducted after receiving complaints of vandalism. Assistance was given to a neighboring CO in giving a talk to several young kids at a nature camp about the job of a Conservation Officer.
WREO Michael Scott (NE Region Water Resource Officer) worked with a local officer on a wetland violation case, and assisted another in trying to locate a private company that is taking water from AIS infested water body to use elsewhere for commercial applications. Information was shared with other Local Government Units to see if they have seen or heard about the company in question. Officer Scott checked anglers on area lakes with fishing showing slow signs of picking up for crappies and walleyes. Enforcement action was taken for fail to remove drain plug. Officer Scott checked bear hunters who were tending their baits this week. Several bear hunters were contacted and reported that they had bears coming into some of their baits and were looking forward to the opener. One bear hunter stated that he had two sows with cubs coming into two different baits and no boars or cub less bears. He remained optimistic about the opener though.
Lake Superior Marine Unit
Sgt. Keith Olson (Marine Unit) spent time during the week at annual training. Olson followed up with a district officer of a wolf depredation complaint and worked AIS enforcement at area public access. Bear complaints are still being fielded and answered questions on duck hunting possibilities on the St. Louis River estuary.
CO Officer Matt Miller (Marine Unit) checked anglers and boaters on Lake Superior. Wild rice harvesters were checked on some area lakes, but it seems a little early for the rice. ATV and permanent tree stand violations were checked on an area Aquatic Management Area, and will followed up on during deer season. Structures, motorized vehicles, and cutting of trees are prohibited on these management areas. Enforcement action was taken for commercial, ATV, and other violations.
District 9 – Brainerd area
CO Amber Peterson (McGregor) assisted with annual training a Camp Ripley for officers in firearms and tactics. She also worked bear baiting and ATV activity.
CO Bob Mlynar (Aitkin) worked angling, boating, aquatic invasive species, and ricing activity during the week. An area farmer was permitted to remove a bear that was destroying his corn and division training was attended. Bear baiting activity was also monitored.
CO Patrick McGowan (Pine River) attended annual in-service training at Camp Ripley for several days. CO McGowan fielded numerous phone calls regarding questions on the up-coming hunting season. CO McGowan also completed a DWI report for the county attorney's office for charging.
CO Jim Guida (Brainerd) worked a detail with area conservation officers. Officer Guida assisted with annual in-service training at Camp Ripley. Patrol was done monitoring the Paul Bunyan Trail north of Brainerd where numerous cyclists were reminded to stop at road crossings. Some near misses have been reported. Please remember to be safe along the trail.
CO Tim Collette (Pequot Lakes) checked ATVs, monitored bear baiting activity prior to the opening of the season, and assisted with a tribal demonstration on Gull Lake where charges are pending for ricing without licenses and illegal use of a gill net. Annual training was completed at Camp Ripley and assistance was given at the new officer academy.
CO Karl Hadrits (Crosby) reports activity included fishing, wild rice harvesting, and bear baiting activity, and investigation of calls and complaints including shoreline alteration, garbage dumping.
CO Randy Posner (Brainerd) station reports that he worked on fishing enforcement this past week. The anglers are out and the walleye bite has picked up some. The pan fish and bass has been the most active. Violations he observed were no license and no PFDs. He worked with neighboring officers on a gill net violation. Aquatic invasive species prevention on Gull Lake received some enforcement time. Plugs in the boats and aquatic vegetation on trailers were found. He checked horse riders in the Pillsbury Forest for horse passes and approved firewood. Rock Lake Campground and Crow Wing State Park also received some attention.
District 10 – Mille Lacs area
CO Greg Verkuilen (Garrison) attended annual training, worked on some equipment maintenance, and followed up on an investigation. Anglers are reminded to always clean vegetation and remove drain plugs prior to leaving an access.
CO Chris Tetrault (Isle) fielded phone calls regarding about an injured fox and deer. Questions about the upcoming bear season were also taken. ATV violations in the area were also addressed. The officer conducted vehicle maintenance and attended in-service training at Camp Ripley.
CO Scott Fitzgerald (Malmo) reports working on checking bear baits throughout the week and weekend. The Officer found quite a few baits and bear hunters are reminded to register their baits on line once they are established. A call of a cow killed by a wolf was investigated. The cow was found to have been killed by a wolf and Federal trappers were called in to trap the nuisance wolf. Assistance was given to another CO in trying to locate a party on a garbage dumping complaint and the Officer assisted at Camp Ripley with inspecting division guns. A call of someone operating an ATV in a wildlife management area was taken and a call of a bear hunter illegally traveling off trail with an ATV to bait was investigated and enforcement action was taken. Patrol was done for AIS activity around the Mille Lacs Lake area and boaters were checked for safety related items. Several nuisance bear complaints were taken and lots of hunting, ATV, OHM, forestry, boating and fishing law related questions were answered over the week. Enforcement action was taken for ATV, OHM and bear hunting related violations.
CO Dustie Speldrich (Willow River) attended annual in-service training at Camp Ripley. She assisted callers with nuisance raccoon and bear issues. Speldrich received information regarding illegal shining activity and an investigation is being conducted. Bear baiting issues are also being investigated.
CO Dan Starr (Onamia) attended a waterfowl management meeting and annual in-service training. Assistance was given to local police, sheriff's departments, and State Patrol with a fleeing felon. The individual had felony warrants and fled police officers in two counties, before fleeing on foot into a corn field. Numerous agencies and concerned residents combined to apprehend the subject.
CO Bret Grundmeier (Hinckley) was busy most of the week with checking bear hunters and bear baiting activity. Bear baits with large amounts of garbage were found throughout some state forest public hunting areas. Time was spent tracking down the hunters responsible for establishing the illegal baits and leaving the public hunting areas a mess. Citations and warnings were issued for littering and baiting bear with illegal material. Time was also spent assisting farmers with bear destroying their field corn, instructing at the Conservation Officer Academy and answering questions about DNR laws at the State Fair.
CO Eugene Wynn (Pine City) spent a majority of the week at Camp Ripley for training. He took calls including an eagle trying to get into a cage of baby turkeys and reports of fawns along the freeway. CO Wynn spent time on the St. Croix River over the weekend monitoring boaters and anglers. He also spent time checking public accesses and state forests for activity. Enforcement contacts included allowing illegal juvenile operation of ATV's, OHM's, and fires at public accesses.
District 11 – St. Cloud area
CO Caleb Silgjord (Sauk Centre) spent time during the week following up on a deer case. CO Silgjord met with the county attorney regarding possible charges in one case. ATV activity was monitored as was the fish bite on area lakes. Violations for the week included allowing illegal operation of an ATV by a juvenile, ATV passenger under 18 without a helmet, youth on class 2 without a seatbelt, and illegal use of poison.
CO Keith Bertram (WREO) spent the week working several wetland complaints in Todd County. Cease and Desist Orders were issued. Enforcement action was also taken for no angling license, extra line, and insufficient boating safety equipment.
CO Todd VanderWeyst (Paynesville) worked with neighboring officers on fishing and boating activity. The officer also assisted local law enforcement searching for a fleeing felon. Training activity and vehicle maintenance was also completed.
CO Joyce Kuske (Little Falls) assisted with access authorization through private land and resigning areas that are now open to deer hunting at the Lake Alexander Scientific and Natural area and an accidental trapped mink was picked up from a trapper.
Calls of deer season questions are coming in with the many new antlerless lottery areas.
CO Brian Mies (Annandale) last checked anglers. CO Mies also attended training at camp Ripley.
CO Chad Thesing (Albany) worked boaters, anglers, AIS and ATV activity. Time was spent assisting at the CO academy at Camp Ripley. Nuisance animal calls were handled involving a coyote, an owl and beaver. Enforcement action included over limit sunfish, no license in possession, no PFD and transport aquatic weeds on boat trailer.
CO Paul Kuske (Pierz) received complaints of ATV's operating on public highways, in the lane of traffic, impeding traffic. A law talk was provided to an ATV safety class. While patrolling area lakes violations of persons riding on the gunwales of watercraft was addressed and enforcement action was taken for no PFD in a kayak. CO Kuske attended training in St. Paul, receiving a new computer and other equipment.
St. Cloud – vacant.
District 12 – Princeton area
CO Rick Reller (Buffalo) gave a presentation in Buffalo to People First organization, giving them information on fishing laws, where the local fishing piers are located and how to receive disability licenses through the DNR for angling. Reller also attended in-service training at Camp Ripley.
CO Mitch Sladek (Big Lake) worked fishermen and boaters. He issued summons and written warnings for Illegal PWC operation. He attended a Firearms Safety Class at the Elk River Sportsman's Club where he did a law presentation. He monitored AIS violations at accesses with very good compliance.
CO Tony Musatov (Sauk Rapids) checked aquatic plant permit issues. A shooting complaint on the Mississippi River was investigated. CO Musatov attended training at Camp Ripley.
CO Angela Londgren (Cambridge) attended in-service training at Camp Ripley and investigated a calf kill. Bear baits and anglers were checked, nuisance and injured animal calls were handled.
CO Brandon McGaw (Mora) spent the week at Camp Ripley. Time was divided between instructing at in-service and the academy. Nice weather was welcomed all.
CO Todd Langevin (Center City) reports checking anglers on area lakes and rivers. Most anglers were not having much success, only small panfish. CO Langevin also checked many boaters for Aquatic Invasive Species and related issues. CO Langevin also attended annual training at Camp Ripley. Violations included no license in possession, no wearable PFD and fail to remove drain plug.
Princeton – vacant.
District 13 – West Metro area
CO Steve Walter (Waconia) assisted Carver County with a stolen vehicle from South Dakota. Assistance was given to Scott County with a vehicle that went off the road onto the Minnesota Valley State Trail. Waters violations were investigated with Lt. Glaser. Telephone calls were returned daily on hunting season questions.
CO Brent Grewe (Osseo) investigated a shoreline/wetland complaint along with several nuisance animal complaints. CO Grewe checked boaters and fishermen on Lake Minnetonka and spoke at a firearms safety class in Plymouth. Violations included gunwale riding and lifejacket issues.
CO Chelsie Leuthardt (Prior Lake) attended annual in-service training at Camp Ripley. She attended a firearms safety class and answered numerous calls regarding the upcoming hunting seasons. Leuthardt checked anglers and boaters on various waters around Scott County and followed up on TIP calls. Enforcement action was taken on angling with extra lines, possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to have legal lifesaving device on a watercraft, angling without a license and angling without a license in possession.
CO Vang Lee (ELCOP) worked fishing and boating activities in the metro area lakes and rivers. He attended in-service training at Ripley and talked at a youth firearms safety class in St. Paul. He returned calls on nuisance animal complaints and answered questions to the Hmong community on deer hunting regulations.
CO Thephong Le (ELCOP) worked fishing, boating and AIS activities in the West Metro. He assisted Fort Snelling State Park staff with a beaver problem. He took enforcement action for no angling license, no angling license in possession, and taking fish by an illegal method: netting.
Bloomington – vacant.
Mound – vacant.
District 14 – East Metro area
CO Tony Salzer (Ham Lake) patrolled Anoka County for angling and boating activity. CO Salzer attended annual training at Camp Ripley. Officer Salzer also assisted DNR Wildlife with a call in Anoka County.
CO Brad Johnson (Maplewood) worked the DNR Enforcement booth at the State Fair. He assisted Ontario and Missouri COs with interviews of suspects in St. Paul. CO Johnson transported an injured crow to The WRC in Roseville. He attended firearms qualification at Camp Ripley. CO Johnson checked anglers during the week.
CO Vuthy Pril (ELCOP) worked fishing and boating enforcement around the east metro lakes and rivers. He spent time patrolling for off road vehicles in WMAs and AIS enforcement on area lake accesses. Violations included fishing with extra lines, trespass, and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
CO Lisa Kruse (White Bear Lake) attended three days of in-service training at Camp Ripley. She took calls of bear and cougar sightings in her station and handled calls with questions regarding hunting laws. CO Kruse continued to work on aquatic vegetation, litter and wetland cases. She handled injured animal calls and worked boating and fishing enforcement on area lakes.
CO Joe Kulhanek (Hastings) spent the week checking anglers and off road activity throughout the area. He spent time at Camp Ripley for annual in-service training as well as returned calls to the public seeking information on upcoming hunting seasons. Enforcement action for the week included angling with extra lines, trespassing, possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, no fishing license in possession and watercraft not displaying license.
CO Scott Arntzen (Forest Lake) reports attending use of force and firearms training at Camp Ripley. He also investigated TIP calls, checked anglers and patrolled the wildlife management areas. Violations for the week include littering and an over limit of fish.
Eagan – vacant.
Metro Officer – vacant.
District 15 – Marshall area
CO Craig Miska (Ortonville) checked AIS, angling, boating, and OHV activity during the week. An out of season trapping complaint was investigated. Annual training was attended at Camp Ripley. This officer spent time picking up litter left by shore anglers. The amount of litter seen by this officer is unacceptable. Angling and ATV violations were encountered.
CO Doug Lage (Marshall) conducted his weekly radio show on KLOH Radio. Trespassing with dogs around the Canby area was reported; investigation is ongoing. A concern of cattle jumping the fence into a walk in area was reported.
CO Jim Robinson (Slayton) spent the week working boat safety, checking anglers and conducting investigations. Angling success seems spotty on area lakes.
CO Matt Loftness (Marshall) spent most of the week working fishing, boating, ATV, and WMA enforcement. Hunters are reminded that it is illegal to leave property such as trail cameras and deer stands on WMAs overnight. AIS compliance continues to be good. A few beaver problems are being reported with special permits being issued.
WREO Larry Hanson (Southern Region) attended training K-9 law updates in Minnetonka. A court date was set for jury trial on an APM violation. AIS checks were completed on water related equipment on area lakes and rivers. Officer Hanson and K-9 Reggie attended the second annual youth day in Alexandria where over 1,300 people attended.
Benson – vacant.
Madison – vacant.
Redwood Falls – vacant.
Worthington – vacant.
District 16 – New Ulm area
CO Nicholas Klehr (Litchfield) spent time at Camp Ripley for in-service training during the week. Enforcement activity for the week included dealing with OHM and ATVs that were operating on the roadways and following up with possible wetland violations. Other activity included taking calls regarding nuisance beavers and people hunting geese out of the season.
CO Brett Oberg (Hutchinson) finished instructing at the annual officer in-service training at Camp Ripley. Oberg also help setup a display for Youth Conservation Day and spoke to a youth ATV safety class in Gaylord. Oberg also followed up on calls relating to deer licenses and nuisance animals.
CO Thor Nelson (New Ulm) armored division handguns at Camp Ripley. He received a call regarding nuisance beavers and answered questions pertaining to trespassing and careless discharge of a firearm. He also spent time on small game, AIS, boating and angling enforcement.
CO Eric Schettler (Fairmont) conducted routine checks on anglers and boaters. ATV activity was monitored on roads and GIA trails. WMAs were patrolled for vandalism and litter. Questions were fielded regarding the upcoming hunting seasons and also AIS prevention.
Windom (Vacant)
Willmar #1 – vacant.
Windom – vacant.
District 17 – Mankato area
CO Steve Chihak (Spring Valley) spent the week checking anglers, AIS enforcement, and monitoring ATV activity. Follow-up was completed on an illegal dumping complaint. Requests from the public seeking information on the youth deer season and early goose season were returned.
CO Corey Wiebusch (Mankato) spent the week at Camp Ripley training for the division's annual in-service. The officer also responded to questions about the upcoming fall hunting seasons and checked anglers in the area.
CO Chad Davis (Owatonna) checked anglers and boaters on area lakes and rivers. The officer also monitored AIS and ATV activity during the week.
CO Chris Howe (St. Peter) spent much of the week at Camp Ripley for training and equipment maintenance. Angling, ATV, and OHM activity was worked. Hunting related questions have been coming in. CO Howe also assisted the State Patrol with stalled vehicles.
CO Luke Belgard (Faribault) worked angling, boating, and recreational vehicle enforcement. A law and ethics presentation was given to a firearms safety class in Northfield. The officer attended annual in-service training at Camp Ripley.
CO Brent Ihnen (Waseca) spent the week checking anglers, boaters and ATV operators. Officer Ihnen also monitored AIS compliance at PWAs and near area lakes and rivers. In addition CO Ihnen also investigated a dumping/litter violation.
WREO Julie Siems attended annual in-service training.
Albert Lea – vacant.
Mankato #1 – vacant.
District 18 – Rochester area
CO Kevin Prodzinski (Wabasha) reports working fishing and boating as well as attending some training. The Mississippi and St. Croix rivers were very busy over the weekend with many folks out enjoying the last few weekends before fall and school. Enforcement action was needed for license, registration, operation issues.
CO Tom Hemker (Winona) worked the river and checked boating and fishing. He also attended in-service training. He received a call from a person in their late 70s that was going to start hunting and fishing and had many license questions. He called back the following day and wanted to know why Hemker was not at the sporting store to sell him his licenses. They went through the process a second time.
CO Scott Fritz (La Crescent) reports going to Camp Ripley for training. Followed up on a litter complaint from a beer party that was on state forest property. He investigated an out of season squirrel hunter that was trespassing. He worked public boat landings looking for invasive species violations.
CO Phil George (Rochester) attended in service training, checked ATV and watercraft users, and anglers at area waters. He assisted DNR Wildlife with a dead deer that died suspiciously. Enforcement action was taken for failing to pull the drain plug on watercraft and possession of drug paraphernalia.
CO Joel Heyn (Plainview) attended training at Camp Ripley during the week. Heyn also worked on equipment and assisted the USFWS post waterfowl closed areas. Heyn talked to a number of hunters scouting for the upcoming hunting seasons.
CO Mitch Boyum (Rushford) reports assisting the CO Academy. Time was also spent answering many questions about the upcoming deer season and changes. A few anglers were out with limited success. CO Boyum spent time checking ATV areas. Compliance was high.
CO Tyler Quandt (Red Wing) reports spending most of the week attending in-service training at Camp Ripley. Time was also spent instructing at the academy. Fishing in the area remains slow.
Rochester #2 – vacant.
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The main topic of Academy 16, week 7, was environmental enforcement. COC's learned about wildfire enforcement and nuisance wildlife complaints. A guest presentation was given by the aviation team, which included a tour of an enforcement helicopter and scout plane. COC's participated in a nighttime observation exercise containing five reality-based training scenarios. COC's finished up the week by getting their Taser certification.
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NR Pilot John Heineman (Bemidji) gave two low level waiver rides to CO Pilots which allows us to fly lower which is needed for our DNR missions.
NR Pilot Brad Maas (Brainerd) worked on helicopter administrative tasks and flight instructor/student training files.
CO Pilot Bob Geving (New Ulm) attended in-service training at Camp Ripley and worked on low-level waiver re-certification with Pilot Heineman.
CO Pilot Chris Lofstuen (Grand Rapids) reports flying multiple creel flights as well as telemetry and photo missions. He attended three days of in-service training.
CO Pilot Jason Jensen (Brainerd) reports flying a telemetry flight for Camp Ripley DNR Wildlife staff. Jensen also assisted with an aviation presentation at the DNR Enforcement Academy. The rest of the week was spent at in-service training at Camp Ripley.


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For Jose Camacho
Shot in the head at the Texaco Station at 1420 E. Sunrise Blvd Fort Lauderdale, FL August 3, 1993. Died Friday August 6, 1993. Age 33
Did you know you were a hero to me
when I handed you the credit card and
waited to sign the credit slip with the blue pen
strung at the end of the register?
Did you know I sometimes walked back to
my car with the feeling something was right with the world
that day, even if I wasn't, or felt it wasn't?
That your few words, in a transaction
of maybe fifteen, twenty seconds,
often gave me a small piece of humility
and grace knowing you just did what you did?
You, a gas station attendant who worked dangerous hours, and kept his spirits high for his customers, a regular guy.
A guy I remembered and remember
when I feel out of kilter or rushed
in this world of gas and cars,
and bizarre circumstances.
when I feel out of sorts as I do now
knowing you're gone.
A man who walked bravely into the daily accident
with perhaps more courage than
I can muster some mornings.
May I thank you now when I might
have thanked you then, could have
thanked you again and again.
You were a teacher of life, yes.
Doing what you were doing.
May your truth stay with us.
May the warmth of your few words
as we passed through your life
lift us from this moment, this time
and give us that sliver of courage and hope
we sometimes need to get from the car,
to the station and back and then some.
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A local maker of sterile vials and syringes has purchased a 1.5-acre parcel of land downtown to expand its life sciences operation.
Grand Rapids-based Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing, or GRAM, a parenteral contract manufacturer, said yesterday it signed a pair of purchase agreements to buy the lot on Butterworth Street SW at Tolford Avenue SW, about 100 yards from its facility at 140 Front Ave. SW.
"The substantial growth rate that we've experienced in the last several years has allowed us to match the needs of our clients and the industry," said Tom Ross, president and CEO, GRAM. "With that growing demand, we are excited to add more manufacturing capacity, while remaining a quality-focused organization."
The majority of the land was purchased from Grand Valley State University, and the rest was purchased from a private seller, according to a company spokesperson. The lot currently contains a vacant building.
Terms of the deals were not disclosed. The deals are expected to close within 90 days.
GRAM said it plans to break ground in mid to late summer on a new building on the parcel.
"As GRAM has grown and we have continued to add more capabilities, we've identified the need for more cleanroom space to serve our client's needs and to meet the market demand in biologics and generic pharmaceutical markets," said Nick Bykerk, VP of business development and finance, GRAM.
The new facility will house a cleanroom space, including new isolator technology, and high-speed, integrated manufacturing and packaging lines.
GRAM's last expansion was in 2014 with the addition of a 28,000-square-foot facility that provided more warehousing space, as well as a place for finishing activities. That building is at 837 Godfrey Ave. SW.
Founded in 2011, Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing develops, makes, tests and provides regulatory filing support for sterile parenteral vials, syringes and other products for the life sciences and pharmaceutical industries.
Parenteral refers to medicinal solutions administered somewhere in the body other than the mouth or alimentary canal, including injections or infusions that are intravenous (into a vein), subcutaneous (under the skin) or intramuscular (into muscle).
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Last Friday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, signed a bill which targets short-term apartment rentals. Affordable housing in New York has always been one of the biggest challenges the state faces.
2,54 million people have applied to the city´s Housing Connect website to find an affordable place to live. Governor Cuomo established that affordable housing was on his list of priorities. He had until October 29 to sign the bill. He sided with the coalition of unions, elected officials, housing and tenant advocates and the real estate industry.
Airbnb is suing the state
The bill was sponsored by Senator Andrew Lanza, from Rhode Island, and Lisa Rosenthal, an Assemblywoman and Manhattan Democrat, who has spoken out completely supporting these measures. She believes this bill will push apartment owners to open more units to long-term tenants.
Airbnb, a $30 billion company, is directly affected by the new bill. The homestay network allows people to rent in short-term lodging in residential properties. This has been a violation of the New York law since 2010 unless the host is present, which means they are renting a room or a bed.
The new law establishes that people who advertise rentals for fewer days in a multi-unit building will have to pay $7,500. The bill stands behind the idea that companies such as this one might be making illegal rent out apartment units easier.
Airbnb responded to it by filing a lawsuit against the state. Josh Meltzer, head of New York public policy for Airbnb, stated that they cannot take responsibility for the page's content. This is an argument also used by companies like Amazon.com, to protect themselves from questionable transactions done by users.
Other companies like Uber Technologies Inc., based in San Francisco, have also fought resistance over similar issues. It happens the same with hoteliers and taxi commissions, who see this as a threat to the business.
Ever since its foundation in 2010, Airbnb has been facing the same fight. Similar bills have been approved in other places like Barcelona and Berlin.
Peter Schotternfels, an Airbnb spokesman, said that this bill is ignoring the voice of 10,000 New Yorkers. Eddie Anderson, an Airbnb host, rents a room in his three bedroom apartment. He is not affected by law but, he is worried that the bill will lead to a clampdown on all Airbnb rentals since he uses that to pay his rent every month.
Eric Schneiderman, the state attorney general, will be defending the state in the lawsuit. He declared that the company can't have it both ways. Either it leaves people to practice illegal activity on their site or the government acts to protect their citizens, which is what he believes this bill does.
Peter Ward, the president of the State Hotel and Motel Trades Council, said this is a big step toward ending the illegal activity on hotels that are eliminating the affordable housing stock and driving up the rent in New York City and other parts of the country.
Airbnb is not only suing the state. Earlier in the week, it offered to kick the violators of its website, set up registration for its hosts and bar multiple listings from a single host. It has a five-point plan, in which they would limit to one the number of listings a person can have, track down the violators and push for permission to collect and remit hotel-like taxes. Also, they said they removed about 3,000 improper listings in the last year.
In addition, to improve the quality of the accommodations, Airbnb turnaround services are suggested for property owners who want to maintain a high standard of service.
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For as long as I can remember, I have always had a passion for books. We may not have had a lot of money when I was little, and there was no cable or vhs tapes or video games. Just channels 4, 5, 7, 9, 20 and on a clear night PBS on channel 32. No matter how bad off we were, no matter how many homes we moved into, our books always came with us. My mom had inherited a fascinating library from her mother. My father made a bookcase out of ply board painted white and cinderblocks. Part of this library was The Complete Works of William Shakespeare that were legacy bound and over 100 years old by the time I laid my small hands on them. Their pages yellowed in the middle and brown and crisp around the edges. I will never forget the smell of history that would meander from it's pages every time you opened them. The energy that was ever present in the room when you would touch them as if they held the life energy of decades of being held and read by numerous generations. The love and respect they carried in their spine was unmistakable. The elegant calligraphy laid on the pages like works of art not to be forgotten. As a young child not old enough to comprehend the words strung together by Shakespeare, but I understood what we possessed. I understood that those books were the most valuable things we would ever own as a family. I understood, the power of words, that each book was a gift given to us by the author that should be cherished. It was sin in my home to mistreat a book in any way. They were more valuable than money, because you could not buy the rewards that they gave you. Our library was destroyed sadly when I entered high school. To this day, you cannot mention the event without piercing my mothers heart. I want so much to pass my passion for books and reading on to my daughter. To pass on my love of old books of any genre, so she can feel what I feel when I hold them, smell them when I thumb threw their pages. When I drink in their words like moonlight. I have to compete with a dizzying array of modern distractions: Game Boys, Cable Television, Internet, X-Boxes, DVDs, Ipods. I continue to try, especially during the summer months when the days are long, the air is hot and still. I am not wealthy, but if I succeed, I know it will be one of the greatest gifts I could give to her.
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Guest post by Nigel of http://fishinginisrael.info.
The coastline at Poleg consists of a long sandy beach with a couple of areas of rocks and a section of reefs below the cliffs at its northern end.
The sandy beach (where the lifeguard station is), is ideal for beach casting (although the beach is filled with bathers in the summer months during the daytime). There are no submerged reefs close to shore unlike the beach's northern end, and so it is possible to fish without the fear of getting snagged. Further up the beach the reefs start to appear, first as a few patches and then developing into a continuous reef system which is a great place to fish.
You can expect to catch sea bream at any time of the year, day or night whilst other species such as bass, bluefish, greater amberjack etc. can be caught a couple of hours either side of dusk or dawn between November to April. Bluefish can be caught year round but as with the others it is best a couple of hours either side of dusk or dawn.
The reefs at the northern end of the beach are relatively flat and long and have a distinct edge about 10-12 meters from the shoreline. You can fish from the edge of the reef as the water is only about 5-10cm deep; there are however a lot of uneven areas where the water can be knee deep so you will need to watch your step as you move around.
After the 'edge' of the reef the reef continues underwater for quite a distance and is broken up into several large areas with a few deep channels in between. The submerged reefs are only about 30cm beneath the surface and it is very easy to get snagged on them. If you intend lure fishing and if you are not sure about how shallow the reefs are then go with a topwater lure to begin with until you get to know the reef better.
The Reefs at Poleg – There is also some very good fishing for gray mullet and sea bream on the reefs and a light rod with a small bobber float, using flour dough for bait will provide some good sport throughout the day.
Getting There – Exit the main Coastal Highway at the Poleg Interchange and head towards Netanya. Turn left at the first set of traffic lights and then left at the second roundabout. Keep going until the turning on the right which takes you to the beach car park – there is a parking fee. Alternatively you can continue along Ehud Manor and turn back on yourself at the roundabout at the end of the road, and park on the side of the road. Then walk over the sand dunes and down to the beach and reefs.
Have a look at this map to help you find your way to Poleg Beach and the reefs (you can clearly see the submerged reefs on the map – the dark patches in the water).
For more information about fishing in Israel see http://fishinginisrael.info.


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Hayden Panettiere: 'I Was Born to Be a Mother'
"Nashville" beauty Hayden Panettiere has her heart set on having kids someday! The 23-year-old told Glamour magazine she has lived a "very big life" and doesn't feel her age, saying, "I was born to be a mother."
"Motherhood is the most beautiful, exciting thing, and there's nothing that I feel like I can't accomplish while having children in my life," she explained.
Could her Ukrainian boxer boyfriend Wladimir Klitschko be the father of her future children? "It wouldn't shock me!" she admitted.
The former "Heroes" cheerleader also talked about her own childhood and growing up in the public eye. "I came up in the Messy Generation," she said. "The generation of the disaster child."
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She continued, "It's not that I didn't go to clubs, have my picture taken. I was 16 years old. I was experimenting just like any kid, but I had friends and family around me to yank me back when I was heading in the wrong direction."
In other Hayden news, the actress may have enhanced her curvy figure with breast implants. She was seen frolicking on a Florida beach with Wladimir over Easter weekend, showing off what appeared to be a bustier look. See the pics at the Daily Mail.
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CAL FIRE ordered people to evacuate immediately from part of the town of Paradise, the Berry Hill area, Concow and Yankee Hill. Evacuees are told to go to the Las Plumas High School in Oroville, while the high temps and smoke aren't helping the situation.
The heat wave that's gripping many parts of the state is taking a toll on thousands of firefighters on the frontlines. In Butte County alone, nearly a dozen firefighters needed medical treatment before the afternoon sun even set.
"We had multiple heat-related injuries. When we get these triple digit temperatures and then you get low humidities, you put a firefighter on the line with the smoke and heat, they dehydrate," says Riverside County firefighter Mike Mohler.
The triple-digit heat is very intense, but as you get closer to the fire, it could add another 200 degrees.
"It's swirling, and it's changing directions," said one firefighter as he was giving out his commands.
Firefighters carry a lot of water with them and are trained to work in these kinds of conditions. More importantly, everyone else around them knows the tell-tale signs of when their comrade is in heat-related trouble.
"The old skin test, where you pinch your skin and see the rebound, and see if you even have water. That's too late. If it gets to that point, it's too late," says El Cerrito City firefighter Captain Larry Carr.
A number of crews are working double and triple shifts, despite the heat wave, and there seems to be no relief on the way.
"There's so many fires in Northern California that we are stretched very thin. There isn't any kind of ratio, work-to-rest ratio, right now," says Melissa Smith from CAL FIRE.
While firefighters try to get a grip on the flames and heat, hundreds of evacuees have their own battle to contend with: their emotions. They do not know whether their properties are still standing.
The Godfreys had just gotten back from last week's evacuation, when shifting winds shifted put their home in the path of the fire again.
"We just put all of our stuff back in the house last night. And then at 2:00 this morning they come around and said, 'You have to go', and we left with what we have," says a very emotional Irene Godfrey.
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- Introduction to Importing
- Preparing your Import Data
- Workbooks Import Wizard
- Managing your Imports
- Imports Troubleshooting
- Leads
- Introduction to Marketing
- Marketing Campaigns
- Mailing Lists
- Products
- Mailshots
- Upload Library
- Templates
- Using HubSpot with Workbooks
Event Management
- Introduction to Event Management
- Enabling the Event Management Module
- Using Event Records
- The Event Management Portal
- On The Day Registration App
- Setup On the Day Registration App
- Compliance Records
Spotler Integration
- What is Spotler?
- Navigating your Spotler homepage
- Introduction to GatorMail
- Managing your GatorMail Account
- GatorMail Configuration
- Creating Emails in GatorMail
- Sending Emails in GatorMail
- Advanced Features
- GatorMail Troubleshooting
GatorLeads / Web Insights
- Tracking Code
- Setting up the Plugin
- Viewing Web Insights Data on your Form Layouts
- Domain Names and Online Activities
- Reporting incorrect Leads created through Web Insights
- Reporting on Web Insights data
- Using UTM Values
- Why aren't Online Activities being created in the database?
- Why is GatorLeads recording online activities in a foreign language?
- GatorSurvey
- GatorWorkflow
- GatorPopup
- Opportunities
- Mapping
Electronic Signing Tools
Docusign Integration
- DocuSign Functionality
- Setting up the DocuSign Integration
- DocuSign - Worked Examples
- DocuSign - Reporting
- Adobe Sign Integration
- Docusign Integration
- Creditsafe Integration
- Introduction to Zapier
- Available Triggers and Actions
- Linking your Workbooks Account to Zapier
Setting up Zaps
- Posted Invoices to Xero Invoices
- Xero payments to Workbooks Tasks
- New Case to Google Drive folder
- New Case to Basecamp Project
- New Workbooks Case to JIRA Ticket
- Jira Issue to new Case
- 123FormBuilder Form Entry to Case
- Eventbrite Attendee to Sales Lead and Task
- Facebook Ad Leads to Sales Leads
- Wufoo Form Entry to Sales Lead
- Posted Credit Note to Task
- QuickBooks Online
- Survey Monkey responses to Tasks
- Multistep Zaps
Email Integrations
- Email Dropbox
Workbooks Exchange Server Sync
- Supported email clients
- Set Up
- What gets synchronised?
- WESS Troubleshooting
Workbooks Outlook Connector
- Introduction to the Outlook Connector
- Before downloading the Outlook Connector
- Download/update the Outlook Connector
- Installing the Outlook Connector
- Using the Outlook Connector
- Outlook Connector Troubleshooting
- RevenueGrid Intelligence and Engage
Event & Webinar Integration Tools
- Installation
- Authentication
- Create/Update & Cancel Webinars from Events
- Event Attendees as Webinar Registrants
- Event Speakers as Webinar Panelists
- Retrieve Webinar Data
- Installation
- Authentication with ON24
- Create Webcasts from Events
- Event Attendees as Webcast Registrants
- Retrieve Webcast Data
- Retrieve Survey Data
- Engagement Hub Interactions
- GoToWebinar
Microsoft Office
- Azure Active Directory
- Excel
- Outlook
- Power BI
- SharePoint
- Word
- Installation
- Outreach Authentication
- Sync People to Outreach Prospects
- Sync Organisations to Outreach Accounts
- Sync Workbooks Opportunities to Outreach
- Sync Tasks/Activities from Workbooks to Outreach
- Sync Outreach Sequences to Workbooks
- Sync Outreach Sequence States to Workbooks
- Sync Outreach Sequence Step Numbers to Workbooks
- Sync Prospects/Accounts/Opportunities from Outreach to Workbooks
- Sync Outreach Tasks/Calls/Meetings to Workbooks
- Scribe/Workbooks Connector
- RingCentral
- Auditing
- Comments
People & Organisations
- Introduction to People & Organisations
- Organisations
- People
- Relationships
- De-duplication and Merge
- Using Postcode Lookup
- Data Enrichment
- Projects
- Introduction to Reporting
Using Reports
Reporting Explained
- Adding Targets, Conditional Formatting and CSS Styling
- Reporting with multiple currencies
- Drilling into Summary Views
- Improving Report Performance & Run Time
- Displaying reports within Record Views
- Displaying Reports
- Adding a Report view to a Dashboard
- Reporting Explained
- Charts
- Exporting Reports
Advanced Reporting
- Types of Split Columns
- Using Calculated Columns
- Audit Reporting
- Dashboards
Transaction Documents
Introduction to Transaction Documents
- Displaying & Adding Transaction Documents
- Copying Transaction Documents
- Transaction Documents Fields Help
- Transaction Documents Line Items Help
- Printing & Sending Transaction Documents
- Managing Transaction Document Currencies
- Managing Transaction Document Statuses
- Setting a Blank Default Currency on Transaction Documents
- Credit Notes
- Customer Orders
- Invoices
- Quotations
- Supplier Orders
- Contract Management
- Sagelink
- Introduction to Transaction Documents
- Auditing
- Introduction to System Administration
Users & Security
- Users
- User Groups
- Permissions
- Licences & Modules
- Desktop Preferences
- Database
- Accounting
- Email & Integration
- Creating & Modifying Picklists
- Theme
Record Types
- Creating Custom Fields
- Report-based Custom Fields
- Linked Fields & Reference Fields
- Record Templates
- Form Layouts
- Customising relationships between parties
- Opportunity Stages
- Custom Records
- Plugins
- Processes
- Workbooks Scripts
- API Data
- Triggers and Webhooks
- PDF Configuration
- Contact Support
Releases & Roadmap
- Roadmap
- September 2023 Release
- September 2022 Release
- June 2022 Release
- March 2022 Release
- October 2021 Release
- June 2021 Release
- March 2021 Release
- 2020 Releases
- 2019 Releases
- 2018 Releases
- 2017 Releases
- 2016 Releases
- Workbooks Glossary
Setup of Adobe Sign
Once you have authorised Workbooks to use your Adobe Sign account on your behalf, you can now configure the settings needed to send a record for signature using the integration.
Step 1: Select Document
NOTE: If there are no documents currently configured on your Workbooks instance, the Plugin skips straight to Step 2 (see below)
If you have already configured an Adobe Sign document previously, you will see the following screen:
From here, you can:
- Update an existing document's settings by choosing it from the list
- Create a new document, by choosing New Document in the list
Click Continue once you have chosen the appropriate option.
Step 2: Document Settings
Within Step 2 of the Plugin, the settings for an Adobe Sign agreement can be configured to suit your business needs. Below is an explanation of each of the settings, how they can be configured and what the result of each means:
- Document Name: This setting is used to uniquely identify a given Process Button's configuration. When you click Run Process > Send via Adobe Sign from your chosen record type, the integration searches for the settings that it should apply by name.
- Record Type: An Adobe Sign agreement can be sent from any type of Transaction Record including Opportunities, Quotations, Orders, Contracts, Invoices, Credit Notes and Supplier Orders.
- Workbooks PDF: A list of PDFs as configured in this Workbooks instance, found under Configuration > Templates > PDF Templates. Make sure that you select the correct PDF for the Record Type that you have selected above.
- PDF File Name: This is a list of fields (Standard and Custom) from the selected record type above. You can select as many as you need by holding CMD/CTRL + Mouse Click. When an agreement is generated, this is the name of the file uploaded to the Adobe Sign agreement. Each field selected is concatenated with a "-". NOTE: Blank fields are removed. The default field is the Customer Name and Object Reference if not fields are selected here.
- Signer Relationship: This option shows a list of Relationships as per the "Document People Roles" or "Opportunity People Roles" picklists in Workbooks, depending on whether this setup is for an Opportunity or other Transaction Document type. This setting allows multiple relationships to be selected by holding CTRL/CMD + Mouse Click. The integration will look for any people with the selected relationships, and automatically add them to the Adobe Sign agreement in the "To" fields with a SIGNER role. DLIs can be configured to automatically create the selected relationship to make it easy to add recipients to your documents
- Enable Draft Document Sending?: - Control whether users are allowed to send DRAFT status documents. Default is OFF. We would recommend using this functionality with caution. If a document is POSTED in Workbooks after it is sent for Signature, the draft DXXX-XXX Object Reference changes to the next number in the sequence. This could result in a signed DRAFT document becoming related to a POSTED record
- Allow Re-Send of Signed Agreements?: This setting allows your users to send a document for signature more than once, regardless of its status (including if it was Signed already). We'd recommend leaving this setting switched off which is the default behaviour.
- Automatically Assign Task To Queue: When a new agreement is generated using the integration, a Task record is created to track the status. The integration can automatically assign this task to a specified queue on creation if required which can notify as many users as needed by subscribing them to the chosen Queue. This setting is OFF by default. NOTE: If switched on, notifications to inform a user that their document has been signed or rejected are not sent and we would recommend building Reports/Dashboards instead to give visibility of your agreement statuses.
- Set Task Queue: If the setting above is switched on, you configure the Queue that the Task is assigned to, by choosing an available option from the list. If you would like to configure a new queue, you can do so from Activities > Manage Queues. Once created, click the refresh button to show in this list.
- Use Default Sender for Sending Agreements?: When a new agreement is generated using the integration, you can configure who the agreement comes from. By default, this setting is switched off and will try to send an agreement for signature from the current Workbooks User who clicked the Process Button. If no user is available, then the integration will use the Adobe Sign Admin User instead. If you would prefer to send all documents as one user, that is not the Admin User, create a new User in Adobe Sign, and turn this setting ON
- Default Sender: If the above setting is switched ON, you can choose which Adobe Sign user all agreements will be sent from by selecting a user from the list. NOTE: If this list is blank, or does not show any users, then the Scheduled Process called "Adobe Sign Maintain Users" may not yet have run. Wait up to 30 minutes, then revisit the Plugin again to update this setting later.
Step 3: Setup Document Mappings
This step of the Plugin allows you to control mappings for fields that are automatically written back to a Workbooks record upon signature.
Using Adobe Sign Text Tags, tags can be added to your PDF code to automatically place Form Fields on every agreement that you generate from the integration. Our Professional Services team can help with the changes required to your PDFs to support this if required. Please contact email@example.com or your Account Manager in the first instance.
Alternatively, when an agreement is generated, Form Fields can be manually placed on each document in the required location within Adobe Sign.
Regardless of the approach, within Step 3 of the Plugin, click "+ Add New" then in the dialogue box that appears fill out the options:
- Workbooks Field: A list of fields for the record type chosen in Step 1 of the Plugin e.g all Contract fields. Select the field that you wish to automatically update when a document is signed.
- Adobe Field: This is a free text field and should be set to the name of the field that is configured in your PDF code.
Click "+ Add" when you are happy with the mapping. Repeat for as many mappings as required and then click Continue.
Step 4: Confirmation & Next Steps
This is the final step of the plugin and offers a list of next steps that we would recommend following to ensure that you have the best integration experience.
NOTE: Some actions are required and must be completed for the integration to function.


text: Jodie grew up near London, but has spent most of her twenties in the American South. Currently an M.F.A. candidate in Fiction at Warren Wilson College, she also holds an M.A. in Southern Studies from the University of Mississippi and a B.A. in American & English Literature from the University of East Anglia, which included a year abroad at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Jodie enjoys tea, cake, painting, running, and forcing teenagers to write poetry.


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Since updating to 10.12.4, an icon has started appearing in my status bar 1-3 times every hour:
It looks like something's requesting access to my MacBook's location, but there's nothing in the privacy preferences that would indicate what:
I don't know what would be requesting my location: both Weather and Siri are disabled, and I have all "fancy" features turned off. The "Setting Time Zone" part is especially confusing, because I upgraded Sierra the same night daylight savings ended.
Seeing this pop up while programming is starting to get really distracting. Is there a way to hide it? Preferably by fixing whatever keeps causing it to appear.


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Written ca. 2010; I used 1 January 2010 as date of writing; published on 1 January 2019; republished on 16 December 2020
Image: "Southern Arizona," by Alice B. Clagett, 2016, CC BY-SA 4.0, from "Awakening with Planet Earth," https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..
A Prose Poem by Alice B. Clagett
ca. 2010
A man told me something once,
and my mind keeps floating back to it
from time to time.
Not just to the words,
but to the way he said them
— with such certain, tender dignity.
"We are La Raza.
And what makes us
different from other people?"
He touched his chest.
"El corazón."
. . . . .
In love, light and joy,
I Am of the Stars
Except where otherwise noted, this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
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Family Dentistry Services Help You Maintain a Healthy Smile
Dr. Jeffrey Van Hook and Dr. Vanessa Donastorg offer a wide variety of family dentistry services at our Canton, MI, office so each member of your family can achieve and maintain optimal oral health. At The Village Dentist, we are fully equipped to provide preventative, cosmetic, and restorative procedures for patients of all ages. Having a dentist available that can treat children, teenagers, adults, and seniors allows each member of your family to receive personalized, comprehensive care through every stage of life from the same dentist. From the moment you step foot in our facility, you will be treated like family and receive a customized treatment plan to meet your unique needs. We are also proud to offer financing options so that every member can receive the dental care they want and need.
What Is Family Dentistry?
Our doctors and the team at The Village Dentist focus on delivering preventative care, as well as oral hygiene maintenance and education for patients at every stage of life. Although very similar to the types of procedures provided in general dentistry, family dentistry services are not restricted to a specific age range. As dentists who specialize in family dentistry, Dr. Van Hook and Dr. Donastorg can provide quality comprehensive and preventative dental care for you and each member of your family to help you achieve healthy, beautiful smiles. Many patients also find that it is easier to schedule their dental appointments together.
One of the most important aspects of our office is encouraging patients to attend a routine dental exam every six months.
We recommend that you start bringing your child in for a routine exam beginning when their first tooth emerges to help get them acclimated to our dental office. This will not only protect their long-term oral health, but prevent dental phobia and anxiety from developing. Our fun-loving and caring staff will put you and your child at ease, making the overall experience a positive one.
What Happens During a Routine Dental Exam?
One of the most important aspects of our office is encouraging patients to attend a routine dental exam every six months. This serves as the first line of defense in maintaining healthy oral hygiene and catching potentially serious health conditions, such as gum disease and oral cancer, early when they are most easily treated.
During your routine checkup, we will provide an array of treatments according to your needs.
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Schedule Your Routine Exam
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Saturday, November 25, 2017
2017 Christmas Music Marathon - Day 2
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Interdisciplinary. Community. Advocacy. Humor.
July 2, 2009 from 5:30pm to 7pm – The Royal Exchange Theatre Organized by Manchester Jewellers Network | Type: exhibit, preview
December 4, 2009 at 6pm to January 23, 2010 at 7pm – wayne art center http://www.wayneart.org/pdf/CF2009.pdf Organized by Hratch Babikian | Type: international, show, exhibit
February 11, 2010 to February 27, 2010 – Mobilia Gallery Please Join Us for the Private View and Artist Talk: Saturday, February 13th, 2010, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. RSVP 617-876-2109 "I believe that through the combination of hand and mind the most powerful reso… Organized by Mobilia Gallery | Type: exhibit, and, opening
October 21, 2010 at 6pm to November 28, 2010 at 5pm – Crafts Council of BC Gallery, Granville Island Play by Play is an exhibit of works by Nancy Walker (ceramics) and Bettina Matzkuhn (textile). Walker's interactive clay sculptures feature a cast of animated characters. Matzkuhn embroiders surprisi… Organized by Crafts Council of BC | Type: exhibit
January 9, 2012 to January 22, 2012 – UTSA Satellite Space, San Antonio, Texas A collective group of artists making work based on a curators theme. Land Portrait January 2012 UTSA Satellite Space Blue Star Art Complex, San Antonio, TX Opening Reception: Jan 5 & 6, 2012 (6… Organized by Ryder Richards | Type: exhibit
April 6, 2012 to May 12, 2012 – Duane Reed Gallery, St. Louis, MO Organized by Jan Huling | Type: gallery, exhibit
November 9, 2012 to March 30, 2013 – Society of Contemporary Craft Bridge 12 runs from November 9, 2012 to March 30, 2013, in the main gallery of Society of Contemporary Craft. Opening Reception November 9th 5:30-8pm SCC's Bridge Series, a biennial exhibition, offer… Organized by Society for Contemporary Craft | Type: exhibit, workshops
January 21, 2013 from 10am to 4pm – Society of Contemporary Craft Kevin Snipes combines his love of making unconventional pottery with an obsessive need to draw on everything he produces. His narrative-based vessels are covered with imagery having social relevance,… Organized by Society for Contemporary Craft | Type: exhibit, workshops
February 20, 2013 at 10am to March 16, 2013 at 5pm – Cinema Gallery New watercolor collages by University of Illinois Professor Emeritus Glenn Bradshaw and new ceramic sculpture by University of Southern Illinois Professor Emeritus Harris Deller. 10a-5p Wed-Sat throu… Organized by Carolyn Baxley | Type: exhibit


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