Country Acres November

   A Supplement to the Star ShopperFocusing on Today’s Rural Environment Friday, November 20, 2015 • Edition 10 PRSRT STDECRUS POSTAGEPAIDPERMIT #46 522 SinclairLewis AveSauk Centre,MN 56378   LONG PRAIRIE – What happens when two brothers’ knack for shooting mixes with their determination to succeed and combines with their shared values rooted in family and faith to form a lifestyle? The answer can be found in Aaron and Steve Gould of Gould Brothers Exhibition Shooting “Our goal is not to be the best exhibition shooters in history,” Steve said “Through the course of time, if someone labels us that then that’s great But, we want to be known as the most inuential shooters in history How do we do that? We focus on youth sports, rearm safety, outdoor values, traditions and conservation All these things are important in our lives, and we want to bring those messages But, most importantly is living a life of faith” Before Steve and Aaron could ever portray their message, they had to start shooting Aaron’s interest in hunting was sparked at an early age by squirrel hunting with his uncle At the age of 12, he shot his rst deer  “I had a passion for hunting, and it was denitely an interest,” Aaron said Steve, on the other hand,had little interest in hunting Andadmittedly, the two brothers did Gould brothers shoot to infuence Marksmen abound with talent, anchored with purpose By MARIA HAGER Staff Writer PHOTOS BY MARIA HAGER  Aaron Gould of Osakis and his brother, Steve Gould of Long Prairie, have grown a hobby of hunting into a full-time career as exhibition shooters PHOTO BY BRYAN ZOLLMAN  Jim Stodolka of rural Avon sits in his garage by his rst car, a 1949 Hudson he purchased for 20 At the time thecar didn’t have an engine so he bought another car with an engine for 10 and used it for the Hudson It was the car he gave his future wife, Carol, a ride home in after they met at the Pelican Lake Ballroom Stodolka is restoring the car this winter, his latest of many restoration projects he has completed in the past 25 years He owns severalother restored classics and his backyard is full of cars from the ‘40s through the ‘70s Restoring old memories GOULD BROTHERS continued on page 4 Steve Gould shoots a hand-thrown clay with a shotgun placed behind his back Gould, who had little interest in hunting or guns in his youth, has now mastered an array of trick shots STODOLKA continued on page 6  C ountry    A  cres By BRYAN ZOLLMAN Staff Writer Jim Stodolka owns incredible car collection AVON - Taking a tour of Jim Stodolka’s prop-erty is like walking through a classic car museumHis backyard is lined with old cars from the 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s His garages are packed of fully-restored classic cars, motorcycles and bicy-cles The walls are adorned with automotive mem-orabilia Decades-old oil cans are neatly stacked on shelvesAnd in his main garage sits a 1949 red Hudson he is in the midst of restoring It was the rst car he ever bought and used to drive his future wife home from the Pelican Lake Ballroom  Page 2 • Country Acres  - Friay, Novemer 20, 2015 This month in the country   More inside  15 Hunting Q A 21 Wendy Womack, 16-17 Country Business: Crooked Willow Wine connoisseurs QA “Committed to being the eyes and ears of our communities”  8, 1018-19 Soenneker tells story of greener pasturesA memorable harvest for area farmers C ountry    A    cres Published by Star PublicationsCopyright 2014 522 Sinclair Lewis Ave Sauk Centre, MN 56378 Phone: 320-352-6577 Fax: 320-352-5647 SALES STAFFJeff Weyer  320-260-8505 Kayla Hunstiger  320-247-2728 Missy Traeger  320-291-9899 Tim Vos  320-845-2700 Todd Anderson 320-293-5911 Mike Schafer 320-894-7825 PRODUCTION STAFFPat TurnerTara PitschkaAmanda ThooftJanell WestermanNancy Middendorf Brian DingmannStory ideas send to:  dianesaukheraldcom or markkdairystarcom NEWS STAFF Mark Klaphake Editor Diane Leukam Assistant Editor Bryan Zollman Assistant Editor Jenn Janak Writer/Page Layout Andrea Borgerding Proofreader/Page Layout Herman Lensing Writer Carol Moorman Writer Liz Vos Writer Maria Hager Writer Deadlines: Country Acres will be published the third Friday of every month and inserted to rural customers with the STAR Shopper Deadline for news and advertising is the Thursday before publication Extra Copies available at the Albany Enterprise, Melrose Beacon and Sauk Centre Herald offices   22-23 Country Cookin’ Centra Sota - Little Falls, MN | 320-632-3631 • Centra Sota - St Martin, MN | 320-548-3245Centra Sota - Upsala, MN | 320-573-2186 Centra Sota Feed Grain - Albany, MN | 320-845-4086 3/4 Miles West of the Downtown Stoplights on Sinclair Lewis Ave in Sauk Centre, MN 320-351-2227 STOP PESTS IN THEIR TRACKS! Keep your pests at bay this  winter with products from… 11-12 13-14 Sand revels in hunting preserve  Friay, Novemer 20, 2015 - Country Acres  • Page 3  A man with an accordion strolled by, as my friends and I sat at a sidewalk café enjoying lunch We had wine with our meal, just a house wine but very good After the meal, limoncello was brought out for us to try With a little time to spare, we sipped on it, enjoying the strong lemony taste of the liqueur That was in Rome back in 2003, while we waited for our chance to catch the next tour of the Vatican Museum, which was across the street It could have been the scene from a movie; it sure felt unreal A farm girl from the Midwest, drinking wine in Italy wasn’t something I’d ever expected The place and the lunch were special, and one reason is that it was in slow motion, sort of Slowing down is probably the most important part of the equation Many of us live a good portion of our lives on the run, wolng down our food with little thought to what we’re doing, so we can be in the next place or doing the next thing How often do we eat our food from a bag because there’s no time to cook? Quite often we can’t even remember what it was or how it tasted, we’re so distracted The most memorable meals for me always seem to happen in a relaxed atmo-sphere when there’s no need to be anywhere else Along the way, I’ve acquired a taste for wine, maybe because as you get older you nally have time to enjoy something that you can actually sip and not guzzle I’ve been to several wine tastings where they pair the wine with certain foods Each pairing tastes different, and helps you know more what you like and don’t like However I have a long way to go, my knowledge is still sketchy at best and I’m still bewildered walking down the wine aisles at the local liquor store Why? There are over 3,000 different wines in stock There are reds and whites, import-ed and domestic, dry and sweet and everything in between How’s a girl to know? (One helpful suggestion was to use your smart phone to take photos of the wines you like and the ones you don’t and make a le for each – just don’t mix them up) In this month’s issue of Country Acres,  we start gearing up for the holidays by trying to help out our readers with a QA that features wine lovers from our area I hope you enjoy their insight on the subject as much as I have They shed light on something that’s a mystery to most of us One thing I took away from it is you can make it as simple or intricate as you wish, but the main thing is to not worry about it and nd out what you like The world of wine is an amazing place, open for exploration by anyone who is interested While I enjoy wine, maybe what it represents is what I love more To me, the best wine pairing is to slow down with good food, good people and good conversation When these things come together, life seems to be richer Benjamin Franklin once said, “Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy” Now who’s going to argue with Ben? 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