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Friday, Jan. 2, 2015 Volume 26, Issue 1 Est. 1989

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Sesame Street Live winners announced

The following individuals won the Newsleaders drawing for Sesame Street Live ticket vouchers: Katie Stang, Cheryl Freihammer, Bonnie Weisser, Cindy Lindbloom, Angie Fox, Ricky Hess, Matthew Hoeschen, Amanda Reitan, Justin Kottom, Melanie Klisch, Kari Salzer, Kim Nauman, Kelly Neisen and Mary McCarney.

Moonlight Ski set for Jan. 9

The annual Moonlight Ski event, along with a giant toasty bonfire, is set for Stearns County Quarry Park from 6-10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9. Quarry Park is located at 1802 CR 137, Waite Park. Everyone is welcome, and there are no fees. The ski run will become a hiking trek if snow is inadequate. Moonlight Ski is sponsored by Stearns County Parks and the Nordic Ski Club of Central Minnesota.

Driver improvement program now available online

The 55+ Driver Improvement Program, which offers local eight-hour and four-hour courses, is now available online. Online courses are also available in eight-hour and four-hour courses. These courses are targeted at reducing serious injury and fatal crashes. Classes provide valuable updates to traffic trends, laws and safety issues. The online 55+ Driver Improvement Program can be found at mnsafetycenter.org.

Teach youth how to knit

The Catholic Charities Transitional Youth Home provides services to youth ages 16-21 who are homeless or at risk of being homeless in the Central Minnesota area. They are looking for volunteers to teach youth how to knit. For more information on this or other United Way volunteer opportunities, visit thenewsleaders. com and click on Jan. 2 Criers.

U.S. youth ice-fishing dates announced

Youth anglers across the country will have the opportunity to compete in a youth ice-fishing season this winter. Starting Jan. 1, kids can earn points for going ice fishing and catching fish on any frozen body of water. The competitive ice-fishing season is open to boys and girls between the ages of 5 to 17. Anglers will be allowed to fish anytime on any frozen lake or river from Jan. 1-Feb. 28. For more information or to register, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Jan. 2 Criers.

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Year in Review

2014: Growth full-force ahead in St. Joseph by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com

(This is Part I of a twopart series.) Changes and growth continued for St. Joseph in 2014. New traffic lights were installed, an Army Reserve Center was built, the College of St. Benedict’s north entrance received a new face lift with more sustainable landscaping, the Park Terrace area saw replacement of water/sewer lines and storm sewer and, after 140 years, air conditioning was installed in the Church of St. Joseph. Mary Dana Hinton became the new president at CSB and the St. Cloud School District’s Early photo by Cori Hilsgen Childhood programs reloRick and Melanie Klisch’s two-year-old twin sons, Gavin and Grant, cated to the old Kennedy enjoy checking out the inside of the “old” fire truck.

building, newly renamed Colts Academy, after a fire destroyed the Roosevelt Education Center in St. Cloud. Finken Water Cos. relocated to St. Joseph. Other businesses such as Sisters and Co. and the Artisan Naan Bakery opened and the Sisters of the Order of St. Benedict celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Sacred Heart Chapel. Area volunteers pulled together for events such as the Joe Town Table meal, Fare for All food program, Summer Lunch and Learn program and more. Twenty-five years later, area residents remembered and still sought answers to the tragic abduction of 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling. Review • page 3

Stearns County sets 2015 budget, levy The Stearns County Board of Commissioners approved its final budget and levy for 2015. The board approved a budget of nearly $131-million, a 1.61-percent reduction in spending. Although spending is down, the budget does include a levy increase of 1.8 percent, a total levy of $69.5 million, due to increased caseloads in Human Services and a reduction in federal and state aid. The budget also calls for spending an additional $1.8 million on roads; most of

that funding coming from the recently enacted wheelage tax. The budget was approved on a 3-to-2 vote, with Commissioners DeWayne Mareck, Leigh Lenzmeier and Steve Notch voting for the proposal, calling it reasonable and agreeing to look at non-mandated county programs next year. After some discussion the last few months on non-mandated services, the board voted in November to make cuts to the Sentence to Service program. STS is

a program that offers an alternative to jail or fines, allowing clients to re-pay the public through community service work at nonprofits or government agencies. Commissioners eliminated one of two STS crews and the building leased for inside STS work, saving the county approximately $100,000. Despite an increased levy, most property tax payers in Stearns County will see a reduction in their county property tax. The decrease in taxes is

due to a 2.6-percent increase in tax capacity, mostly from the additional taxes generated from new utilities – the new power lines running through Stearns County. On average, agricultural properties will see a tax increase, but this increase is offset by the average $200 state agricultural credit. The public can get budget details, and leave comments, on Stearns County’s website at StearnsCountyMN.gov.

ASA fifth-graders publish newspaper by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com

All Saints Academy fifth-grade students in Tess Koltes’ classroom recently learned how to interview for, write and publish a newspaper. The class includes 10 boys and six girls who wrote the fall edition of the paper. The ASA sixth-grade class will write the spring edition. Koltes teaches fifth- and sixth-grade writing. She said it’s the best subject to teach because students

share their personal hopes, dreams and aspirations. Koltes said the paper was part of the language arts standards for fifth grade. She began the project by brainstorming ideas and the students added other topics. “They have amazing ideas and when they began brainstorming together, the ideas expanded and mushroomed into a smorgasbord of ideas,” Koltes said. Some of the topics the students chose to write about included Toy Bingo, photo by Cori Hilsgen a Halloween party, field Tess Koltes and her students recently published the fall edition of the ASA school newspaper. ASA • page 4

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If any readers have tips concerning crimes, they should call the St. Joseph Police Department at 320-363-8250 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 320-255-1301 or access its tip site at www.tricountycrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for crimes. Dec. 4 6:43 p.m. Vehicle collision. Minnesota Street E/4th Avenue NE. One vehicle, driven by a 70-year-old female, was traveling south on 4th Avenue NE. Another vehicle, driven by a 37-year-old female from Avon, was traveling east on Minnesota Street E. The first vehicle proceeded through the intersection and struck the second vehicle on its driver’s side. Both vehicles required a tow, and the first driver was issued a citation for a stop-sign violation.

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Feliciana Santiago, 5, St. Joseph, decorated gingerbread rice crispy bars Dec. 16 at Little Saints Academy’s Holiday Social. There were many arts, crafts and games for the children to participate in. For more photos from Little Saints Academy’s Holiday Social visit www.thenewsleaders.com.

Amber Sunder, St. Joseph, qualified for the fall dean’s list at Belmont University, Nashville. Students must achieve a 3.5 grade-point average to qualify.

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Three-year-old Kenna Rathbun of St. Joseph, enjoyed snuggling with Mrs. Claus and her mister during the festivities Dec. 16 at El Paso, St. Joseph.

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DENTISTRY Michael F. Contardo D.D.S. 26 2nd Ave. NW St. Joseph • 320-363-4468 Drs. Styles, Cotton & Milbert 1514 E. Minnesota St. St. Joseph • 320-363-7729 ELECTRICAL HI-TEC Electric • St. Joseph Residential • Commercial Remodeling • General Services 320-363-8808 • 320-980-0514 EYECARE Russell Eyecare & Associates 15 E. Minnesota St., Ste. 107 St. Joseph • 320-433-4326

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Dec. 5 7:50 a.m. No pay. College Avenue N. A local gas station called police after a customer came in, paid for items but not for the fuel. The customer was contacted and took care of the balance. Dec. 6 10:06 a.m. Theft. College Avenue N. A 22-year-old male reported his cell phone missing. The male was able to track the phone to the residence of people he knew. Those people stated they didn’t take the phone, but allowed an officer to search the premises. The officer found nothing. The phone is valued at $400.

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Dec. 7 12:57 p.m. Property damage. Minnesota Street E. A van was parked on the right side of the street, facing west. A car, driven by a 19-year-old female from Hawick, Minn., was traveling west. The car struck the rear of the van. The driver said she may have dozed off. There were no injuries.

Dec. 8 5:05 a.m. Vehicle in ditch. CR 133. An officer arrived on scene to find a vehicle in the ditch. The driver, a 29-year-old male from Sartell, was still inside. The officer ran the male’s drivers license, and found it to be suspended. There was also a warrant out for his arrest. The male was transported to the Stearns County Jail and his vehicle was towed. 2:06 p.m. Hit and run. College Avenue S. A 21-year-old female from Otsego, Minn., left her car parked in a lot between Dec. 2 and Dec. 6. During that time her front headlight was damaged. No vehicles around it were damaged. Dec. 14 12:43 a.m. Intoxicated driver. Cedar Street E. A report was made of a 28-year-old male from Sauk Rapids driving intoxicated. Officers checked in the area, but were unable to locate it. Other police departments in the area were advised. Dec. 15 12:04 a.m. Dog at large. 2nd Avenue NW. An individual found a stray dog with no collar or tags running round a parking lot with no one around. An officer arrived on scene and transported the dog to animal control in Sauk Rapids.

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These photos were taken on the Wobegon Trail. St. Joseph resident Kelly Brown often takes his bike or hikes from St. Joseph to Avon.

Review from front page The St. Joseph City Council decided not to move forward with a new government center after citizens signed a petition against the planned building, and a splash-pad coalition was formed to try to bring a splash pad to the city. Here is a look back at what else happened:

January

2014 began with some frigid 50- to 60-degree-below-zero wind chills. The National Weather Service issued early warnings about the dangerously cold-air outbreak and issued warnings which covered 20 states. Local musicians Dave Cofell and Adam Hammer performed at the Local Roots concert at the Paramount Theater in St. Cloud. Also performing with them were bass player and Local Blend owner Jeff Engholm, Bennett Velline and Harper’s Chord. The St. Benedict’s Monastery archives department got reorganized after its June flood and water damage. Cleanup and restoration involved many helping hands. A Joe Town Table community meal was held at the American Legion in St. Joseph. Organizers hoped it would bring people in the area together so they could work to accomplish productive goals.

A regional sales-tax brainstorming meeting was held for the six greater St. Cloud area cities to help plan for the extension of the half-cent salestax referendum. All Saints Academy students donated 132 shoeboxes to Place of Hope for its children’s Christmas event. The Rural Stearns Faith in Action and the Great River Area Faith in Action program directors shared how the programs operated and the many services available to area residents to help them remain independent in their homes for a longer period of time. The Diocese of St. Cloud released a list of 33 names of clergy accused of sexual-abuse charges. Local BMX racing mentor Cheryl Post, 53, died of cancer after battling stage 4 melanoma for the past year. Post’s daughter, Alise, is a professional racer and a U.S. Olympian who competed in the 2012 Olympics held in London. A fire destroyed about twothirds of the St. John’s University paint-shop building. A sign on the building stated it was on the National Register of Historic Places. St. John’s Prep Team 1 was the champion at the central Minnesota Knowledge Bowl invitational in EdenValley-Watkins. The meet included 52 teams that competed in varsity and junior-varsity divisions. A documentary about Larry Tillemans and the Holocaust was shown at St. Cloud State University. Tillemans was a

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U.S. Army typist during the Nuremburg War Crimes trials which took place in Nuremburg, Germany after World War II ended in 1945. The first Joe Town Table meal hosted by Central Minnesota Catholic Worker, Resurrection Lutheran Church, St. Joseph Catholic Church and others was a success. Even though it was cold and windy, more than 84 people attended the meal organized to create a more vibrant and healthy community and to offer support to people who need it. Local fifth- and sixth-grade students were among the more than 720 students from 30 area school districts who attended the eighth annual Science Rocks day at St. Cloud State University. Area school districts closed schools again because of bitterly cold, snowy and windy weather. It was the fourth time this winter that area schools closed. College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University political science professor Jim Read filed his candidacy for the U.S. House in Minnesota’s sixth congressional district. He planned to run for the seat held by Rep. Michele Bachmann (RStillwater) who was retiring. ASA students displayed their knowledge with 44 science-fair projects in Heritage Hall.

February

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ASA fifth-grade students who published the fall edition are pictured (front row, left to right) Claire Sia Su, Jaedyn Nydeen, Mary Morris and Brennan Thielen; (middle row) Ryan Stolt, Colin Klein, Tommy Smith, Grant Wensmann and Sam Harren; and (back row) Alaina Botz, Max Meyer, Reese Moneypenny, John Hawkins, Daniel Moog and Kenzie Finken. Not pictured, Hosanna Hinton-Williams.

ASA from front page trips, volleyball, soccer, football, band, the Christmas program, Spanish, school Mass, the Workathon, Kindergarten buddies, Knowledge Bowl and more. Students learned the interviewing process, various newspaper terms such as headline, byline and placeline, how to write an eye-catching title, how to write quotations, the difference between fact and opinion, how to write paragraphs, to check if the five Ws (who, what, when, where and why) are present and more. They used Google Drive and placed their articles on Google Docs to share with Koltes. Stories were evaluated by their peers on a peer-evaluation form.

The students wrote the articles and Koltes did the editing and layout of the paper. In the future, she said she hopes to instruct the students how to do that process also. Students commented about what they learned while creating the newspaper. “I learned how to write in third person,” Colin Klein said. “I learned how to make people excited about the article and how to get their minds flowing with the opening sentences,” Kenzie Finken said. “I learned you can learn a lot about people,” Alaina Botz said. Claire Sia Su said she learned how to put interview questions into an article and Jaedyn Nydeen said she learned the importance of having a good lead-in sentence that brings people into the article. Students also commented

what they liked best about creating a newspaper. “I liked interviewing people,” John Hawkins said. “I liked brainstorming all the topics together in class,” Max Meyer said. “I liked choosing a topic to write (about) and making up the title of the article,” Mary Morris said. Brennan Thielen said he liked interviewing classmates to learn their points of view. Koltes said the students are wonderful writers and are a creative group. She said she hopes to be able to really stretch them by the time they leave sixth grade. A copy of the paper was printed for the classroom and it was also loaded to the school’s webpage for parents and others affiliated with the school to view. Some articles might also be published in the school yearbook.

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of baby Neely Erickson in her father’s Dodge Ram truck during a morning with temperatures at 11-degrees-below zero in St. Joseph. Ken Hiemenz served the St. Joseph Rod and Gun Club for 40 years, many of them as the club president. Lenora Hilsgen turned 95. Hilsgen is a resident at Arlington Assisted Living in St. Joseph. ASA teachers began teaching science, technology, engineering and math to boost skills for future jobs. MaryBeth Munden again willingly agreed to plunge into ice-cold water for the Special Olympics Minnesota. Munden is the dispatcher for the St. Joseph Police Department. The St. Joseph police department was one of nine law enforcement agencies that was awarded a Stalker mobile-traffic radar unit for participating in the Toward Zero Deaths enforcement effort that took place during the 2013 Labor Day Mobilization. The device was provided by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety. Kennedy sixth-grade student Andrew Theisen won the district spelling bee held at St. Cloud North Junior High School. The 16th annual Stuck in Motion bike race for United Cerebral Palsy of Central Minnesota met its fundraising goal of $23,000. Ninety people, divided into teams of 10, participated in the event held at the gym at St. Cloud Whitney Senior Center. More than 250 people, including 24 children, attended the Living in the Avon Hills conference held Feb. 1 at St. John’s University. Local presenters included Diane Hansgen, Steve Heymans, Dr. David Kroska and his wife Susan Kroska, Peggy Roske and Steve

Friday, Jan. 2, 2015 Saupe. Local Blend owners Jeff and Stacie Engholm were honored with the annual 2013 Food Safety Award by the Stearns County Board of Commissioners. St. Mary’s Catholic School in Melrose was honored with the 2013 food-safety award in the schools category. Jodi Rajkowski supported a proposed work-zone bill that would ban cell-phone use by drivers at roadway work zones and decrease the speed limit by such zones. Rajkowski’s husband, Ron, was killed while working at a construction site several years ago. CSB president MaryAnn Baenninger accepted a position as president of Drew University in New Jersey. Baenninger announced last October that she would step down from her position at CSB June 30; her new position starts July 21. Students from Kennedy Community School helped choose a new name for the old Kennedy School building. Upon school board approval, the building will be called Colts’ Academy. The City Council voted against a special-use permit for refacing of an existing static billboard sign on Old Highway 52 because of non-conforming use. The area received eight more inches of snowfall, followed by more frigid temperatures. The snow caused dangerous road conditions for two days.

March

Actress Geena Davis spoke about gender equality to an audience of more than 500 people at the College of St. Benedict. Davis spoke as one of a series of speakers for The Renaissance Series, established by CSB President MaryAnn Baenninger in 2006. The Fare for All food program, created to make fresh fruits and vegetables more affordable, had a grand opening March 17 at the Resurrection Lutheran Church. Local residents Mary Plafcan and Amanda Roles chaired the committee that helped bring the program to the area. The St. Stephen River Runners snowmobile club held a Community Day on March 8 at Trobec’s Bar, to show off their new 200 model Tucker grooming machine. They also raffled off a Polaris snowmobile. A team of Kennedy Community School students took second place at the U.S. Academic Triathlon meet held Feb. 1 at Kennedy. The meet included five teams of seventh- and eighth-grade students from the area. Br. Paul-Vincent Niebauer’s parents, Caroline and Walter Niebauer, gifted St. John’s Preparatory School with $100,000 for an endowed scholarship. Work continued on the CapX 2020 high-voltage transmission system on Stearns CR 2

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Friday, Jan. 2, 2015 between St. Joseph and Cold Spring. The project is expected to be completed in 2015. The Kennedy Colts Honor Choir participated at the 13th annual LEAF Night of the Stars concerts on Feb. 21 and 22. This was the first year Kennedy performed in the program. The CSB dance team placed first in the Open Class Pom Division at the 2014 Universal Dance Association’s College Cheerleading Championships held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Fla. The final six teams were separated by less than a point. The First Fare for All food program, held at the Resurrection Lutheran Church, was a huge success. Volunteers sold 387 packages of produce and meat offered at 40 percent less than grocery-store prices. The St. Joseph Farmers’ Market held its second-to-last indoor Winter Market at Resurrection Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. About 10 vendors set up and offered a variety of produce and more. The annual St. Joseph Rod and Gun Club birdhouse-building event had a very good turnout. People of all ages put together 87 wren houses, 86 bluebird houses and 25 wood-duck houses. The St. Joseph Meat Market won eight awards at the Minnesota Association of Meat Processors’ annual convention held March 13-15 at the River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud.

April

Mary Hinton was chosen as the 15th president for the College of St. Benedict. Hinton planned to begin her new position July 1. Attorney Kimberly Stommes was crowned Mrs. Minnesota and will go on to compete for the title of Mrs. International in July in Jacksonville, Fla. Stommes attended Kennedy Elementary School and Sartell High School. Many local area residents gathered at St. John’s Outdoor University to help with annual maple-syrup tapping of trees and for the March 29 festival. More than 1,100 people attended the festival. Residents also toured the Stearns County Kraemer Lake-Wildwood County Park to learn about the syrupmaking process. City residents circulated a petition calling for a citywide referendum on whether or not to build a new St. Joseph Government Center, as planned by the city council. As of April 8, there were 377 signatures on the petition, with a goal of obtaining 700 signatures. Almost 500 people attended the second annual St. Joseph Community Showcase on April 5 at the Kennedy Community School gym. At least 33 booths were set up to share information. Students at Kennedy Com-

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Chris Westerhoff helps his daughter, Morgan, 7, put together a birdhouse. munity School started a new organics recycling program on March 20. They are taking all organic material and rerouting it to a composting facility, away from a landfill. Gene Borgert prepared for his April 22 flight to Washington, D.C. He and his son will accompany about 100 other Minnesota veterans on an Honor Flight. This program flies veterans to Washington, D.C. to allow them to tour the capital and see the monuments which honor all of the nation’s veterans. Copies of a petition asking the city to place the question of construction of a government center on the Nov. 20 ballot could be signed at Sal’s Bar and Grill or by contacting Irene Reber. The city had planned to build a $4.5-million government center to replace the current city hall/police building. Rosie Court shared how she got hooked on local history after a visit with Darol and Ellie Studer at the St. Joseph Historical Society’s museum. She also shared stories of some of her many adventures. St. John’s Prep High School juniors Sarah Schrup of St. Joseph and Gabrielle Kolb of St. Cloud, along with the SJP She’s the First Chapter, hosted a 5K run/walk on April 26 at the St. John’s Outdoor University. The program works to educate girls

in developing countries. More than 15 soldiers walked a 12-hour trek to honor fallen soldiers and to raise awareness about veteran suicide. All Saints Academy students celebrated National Nutritional Awareness Week March 24-28 by assisting food-service coordinator Mary Kay Pelkey with serving fresh fruits and vegetables during lunch.

May

About 160 people attended a public meeting April 29 at the St. Joseph Community Fire Hall to discuss controversial plans for a new government-center plan. Many present opposed the center with an estimated cost of $4.5 million. The St. John’s Prep Knowledge Bowl Team competed against more than 40 other teams to win the State Knowledge Bowl Meet held April 11 at Cragun’s Resort by Brainerd. Finken Water Cos. moved to the industrial-park area in St. Joseph. The business moved into the former Essilor/DBL Labs building. Kennedy principal Dr. Judy Nagel was hired to remain the principal for the 2014-15 school year. Twenty-five students received Dollars for Scholars scholarships of $250 each for Review • page 8

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Let’s break stupid stereotypes about law-enforcement officers The vicious killings of two police officers in Brooklyn just days before Christmas should hit close to home here, there and everywhere. Such killings can happen anywhere at any time. No law-enforcement officer is ever safe – anywhere. We learned that in central Minnesota 13 months ago when Cold Spring officer Tom Decker was ambushed and shot to death while making a welfare check. In 1996, St. Joseph police officer Brian Klinefelter was shot to death during a traffic stop. All law-enforcement officers know when they leave their homes for work, there is a very real chance they may never see their families again. That’s because they are constantly on the front line of danger – accidents of every description and, horrifically, the risk of being murdered. Since 1791, a total of 20,267 law-enforcement officers died in the line of duty in the United States, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Association. Such deaths were caused by accidents that included car crashes, drownings, being hit by trains, being struck on bicycles, falling objects, natural and man-made catastrophes, stabbings, beatings and shootings. In just the past decade, nationwide, there were 1,501 officers killed by accidents, including 78 women. Of that number, 548 were shot to death, including 31 in 2013. One of the biggest indirect causes of assaults against officers are the stupid stereotypes that have been promulgated for years by TV shows and movies. Cops are often portrayed as reckless, corrupt, on-the-take, unstable or trigger-happy psychotics who enjoy shoot-‘em-up frenzies. These twisted versions fit right into the sick minds of sociopaths who, like the killer in Brooklyn, had no qualms about assassinating two policemen just because they happened to be there. Too many people who have had scrapes with the law, including that killer, blame cops rather than their own behavior for the messes they get themselves into. They seethe with anger against authority figures, including law enforcement, until one day they snap and start firing away. In New York City, just days before the officers’ murders, some demented people in the streets were chanting “Death to Cops.” Imagine the effect of those chants on the minds of some angry malcontent who gets the idea it’s somehow “heroic” to go kill a cop. If only such assassins could realize, before they grab their guns, how they will not become heroes but merely disgusting scoundrels of the worst order. It’s too bad more people cannot attend citizen police academies, in which students learn about the true nature of police work. Those TV-movie stereotypes fall by the wayside mighty quickly when academy students learn, firsthand in many cases, the staggering variety of hard work law-enforcement officers actually do: traffic patrol for public safety, responses to accidents, every conceivable type of emergency assistance, help during catastrophes, checking on the welfare of children or vulnerable adults, writing up a flurry of reports, responding to domestic disputes during which tempers flare and get out of control, rushing to the scenes of robberies, doing many community-service jobs (often as volunteers), having to deal with a myriad of nuisance complaints that range from neighborhood disputes to animal-control issues. Dangers are inherent in almost all of those tasks. We should stop criticizing law-enforcement officers when they do their jobs; we should quit whining, as some people do, about the “blue meanies” who issued them a citation for speeding or some other infraction. Yes, there are some “bad” cops, and when they cross the line they should be prosecuted just like anybody else who commits a crime. There are, of course, “bad” apples in every profession. The overwhelming number of officers are doing mostly thankless and dangerous daily tasks for the sake of our public safety. We should help them by working with them, not bad-mouthing them or stereotyping them. The surest way to win against crime is for all citizens to cooperate closely with local law enforcement. Such cooperation goes a long way to squelch the stupid image of cops as “blue meanies.”

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Opinion Obama has many reasons to brag It’s too bad President Barack Obama is not a braggart; he has good reasons to be. At the start of this New Year, this nation is heading in a good direction thanks to Obama’s far-reaching vision and cumulative achievements. Here are just some of them (among many more): In November, 320,000 jobs were created. That was the 20th consecutive month of job growth. Wages have increased slightly, overall, in recent months. Unemployment fell from more than 10 percent six years ago to 5.8 percent. Gas prices plummeted last year, putting more money into people’s pockets. Consumer confidence has increased markedly in the past couple of months, and consumer spending is up. The federal deficit, under Obama’s watch, shrank steadily and is now the smallest it’s been since 2008. There is still a long way to go, but it’s been a good start. Major spending cuts were made and programs trimmed under Obama, contrary to the stubborn contentions of his constant detractors. After the financial disaster of 2008, Obama’s stimulus packages brought us back from the brink of near collapse. The American auto industry was revived, brought back from certain death. Restrictions against Wall Street recklessness were passed. Obama, through executive action, opened up diplomatic relations with Cuba after 50 years of an illogical and selfdefeating snub of that small country. The new relations will make it possible for the Cuban and American people to share common aspirations, thus undercutting the propaganda pumped out by the Castros about the Yankee tyrant to the north. This diplomatic bridge is as historically refreshing as Nixon’s visit to China and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Through executive action, Obama put the kibosh on deportations for up to five million undocumented workers. This step would have been even better if Congress had helped by working with the presi-

Dennis Dalman Editor dent and passing comprehensive immigration reform. But, lest we forget, the Republican-dominated House wouldn’t pass reform, and the new Congress, led entirely by Republicans, probably won’t. Obama’s action is a better-than-nothing first attempt toward what is long overdue – an orderly, legal, reasonable path to citizenship combined with beefed-up border security. And lest people think Obama is slack on enforcement, under his watch there were more undocumented residents deported than under any other president. The ACA (ObamaCare) has succeeded in signing up 10 million people for private and public health insurance, with enrollment figures still increasing. The law has initiated a number of remarkable firsttime-ever health-care quality standards and guarantees; it has helped reduce overall medical costs and has slowed and, in some cases, reduced premiums. The ACA would be even more successful if some states, out of mean-spirited spite against Obama, had not nixed the ACA’s expansion of Medicaid. Thanks to Obama, the ACA is a historic first step toward eventual quality health coverage for all Americans. In time, it will be universally regarded as a landmark achievement. When that time comes, the entrenched ACA-haters will have egg yolk all over their faces. There have been important strides toward the development and use of renewable energies, fuel-efficiency standards and reduction of greenhouse gases. Thanks to Obama’s efforts, an environmental-protection agreement was recently signed during Obama’s trip to China. Under Obama’s watch and with his permission, a sneak attack on Osama bin Laden’s hideout was authorized, and that

vicious terrorist was killed. The president resisted pressures to put troops into wars, and there is some evidence an alliance with other countries against terrorists is having an effect, at the very least by slowing advances made by murderous extremists like ISIS and the Taliban. Why doesn’t the president mention those successes? Well, in fact, he has from time to time. But his positive messages were drowned out by all the noisy static raised by ultra-right-wingers who would rather bite the dust than admit our president has ever done one single, solitary good thing. And those clamoring detractors certainly can’t take any credit for anything because in the past six years they have done virtually nothing whatsoever except howl about Obama. If our president had bragged a bit louder more often and if he had been loudly supported by Democrats defending him, Democrats might not have taken such a drubbing in the last election. Too many of them, alas, were campaign cowards attuned only to polls rather than progressive realities. They cut off noses to spite their faces. Some will claim the achievements listed above have nothing to do with Obama, that they happened in spite of him; others will blindly insist those achievements are not achievements at all but ill omens for the future; still others will point to Obama’s unfavorable ratings in current polls as proof of his failures. However, let’s remember some very good and even great presidents were unpopular during their terms. No president, including this one, ever succeeded in fulfilling all of his campaign promises. None of them has ever been anywhere near perfect in achieving goals. Major disappointments litter the trails of every president. Let history – not current polls – be the final judge. Considering Obama’s indisputable achievements so far, he is likely to get a fairly high grade, far higher than the yipping hounds at his heels will ever have the decency to admit.

With Republican-led Congress, I have great expectations Back in high school I had a teacher who was fond of citing what he called the “Eleventh Beatitude.” Blessed is he who expects nothing for he shall not be disappointed. Perhaps he was referring to our class and what he might expect from us in the way of learning, or maybe it had bigger meaning. Regardless of his meaning, I have remembered the quote and use it regularly. It comes in handy today as I consider the next Congress. In just a few days the Republicans will take the reins. They have a huge job in front of them. Probably the first thing for me would be the approval of the Keystone Pipeline project. No single act of this government will have a more positive effect on us than this simple approval. Conservative estimates are it will provide more than 20,000 new jobs and those jobs will be high-paying jobs. Also we will come a step closer to the energy independence we have sought for so many years. Today gasoline prices are tumbling with just the possibility of this approval. Next on my wish list is a reasonable and fair immigration policy. I have written before we need to require legitimate identification by everyone in this country to get a job, go to school, partake of our health care and to get any benefits from our very liberal welfare programs. By the way, if we required legitimate identification, the millions who are here illegally

Ron Scarbro Guest Writer would deport themselves. If these illegals spent half as much energy improving their own countries as they spend trying to steal our resources, our problem and theirs would be solved. Next on my list of matters the new Congress needs to consider is health-care insurance. In reality health-care insurance is none of the government’s business. We were doing pretty well until the president started messing with it. Now it’s a disaster. Republican Congress, fix it. While I could go on for hours, I will try to bring this list to a close with this minor requirement of Congress. Get to the bottom of the many scandals permeating this White House and get the guilty before courts of law. It all stinks. It is un-American. We are not a “banana republic” and we shouldn’t act like one. These are my expectations. Are they great expectations? Am I asking too much? Oh, wait a minute. I just remembered Obama still has two more years. There’s no way he’s going to allow the Republicans to do the things I want done.

Even though he knows, or should know by now, that what he has wrought is not what this country wants. Then I have to ask the question. Am I expecting too much from the Republicans? Is there any chance they will do what is right for the American people? From what I am hearing, I would say there isn’t much hope. Politicians seem to park their loyalties at the door when they enter the hallowed halls of government. Will they say we should just wait until 2016 when the Republicans take the White House too? People accuse me of being an optimist. I guess I am. I’m also a patriot. I want what is best for this country. Based on the election results from the midterms, the American people want that too. And so I am left with the Eleventh Beatitude. Should I expect nothing in order not to be disappointed? Or should I expect the Congress to get to work and fix the mess we have gotten ourselves into? I think I’m going to expect excellence. I can live with disappointment. I have for years. Scarbro is retired and spends most of his free time with his grandchildren having moved from Sartell to St. Simons Island, Ga. Writing and commenting on the news of the day is a pastime. Visit his weekly blog at ronscarbro.blogspot.com for more commentary.

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Review from page 5 post-secondary education May 7 during an awards banquet at the St. Joseph Community Fire Hall. A Joe Town Summer Lunch and Learn program meeting was scheduled for May 19 in Heritage Hall at the St. Joseph Catholic Church. The program is for youth 18 and younger. The St. Joseph City Council voted 4-1 at its May 15 meeting to reject a low bid of $4.2 million for a new government center. That bid had come in about $300,000 under the estimated cost of the planned center. The St. Joseph citywide garage sale May 16-17 included a youth group mission fundraiser at Resurrection Lutheran Church. The fundraiser was for two mission trips, one to Bemidji and one to Anchorage, Alaska. Emily Jensen, a coach who lives in St. Joseph, announced her candidacy for the seat in Minnesota House District 12A, which is served by Jeff Howe (R-Rockville). All Saints Academy hosted a Spring Showcase on May 15 to give parents and other visitors a chance to see how students have been spending their time at school. Projects included a Festival of Nations, Google Drive presentations of Minnesota, state projects, planet presentations, writing projects and planting of garden containers. Preschoolers had their second annual Preschool Picassos gallery exhibit at the Satellite Gallery in the Millstream Shops on Minnesota Street. Families and veterans honored their departed heroes on Memorial Day at the old cemetery in St. Joseph.

Assistant principal Michelle Hanson is hired for Kennedy Community School for the 2014-15 school year. The 15th annual Caramel Roll Ride was held June 14 on the Lake Wobegon Regional Trail. Money raised provides for promotion of the trail.

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Mary Bruno, letterpress printmaker and owner of Bruno Press, taught Kennedy Community School third-grade students the art of print-making through an artist-in-residency program. Pat Forte shared his faith experience fighting thymic carcinoid cancer as he spoke to members of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at Sartell High School. Due to his illness, Forte was on a leave of absence from teaching at Kennedy. St. John’s Prep students received several awards from the Hennepin Theatre Trust’s Spotlight Musical Theatre Program for their production of Grease. Kennedy Community School second-grade student Cody Adams and others used skills learned in their classroom to help build a recess football field. Kennedy Community School sixth-grade students completed a Minnesota Native American Cultures and Traditions artistin-residency program. The third annual Lady Slipper Nature Ride on the Lake Wobegon Regional Trail was held on June 21 in conjunction with Avon’s Spunktacular Days. Dominic Ballou, 10, is raising funds to build a play area, barbeque area, community garden and bus shelter in a lowincome apartment complex. He has started his own non-profit called Kids 4 a Safe Place to Play.

Pastor Jerome Tupa reported a monstrance, hand bells and a microphone were stolen from the Catholic church in St. Joseph. Jim Kuebelbeck was chosen as grand marshal of this year’s July 4 parade. He has been an active charter member for the past 50 years. The new water tower got a painting and maintenance facelift. The St. Joseph Police Department hired a new part-time police office, Eric Brutger, to fill a vacant position. Brutger was hired on an as-needed basis to provide continuous coverage and to fill in for vacations and/ or special events. For more Year in Review, please see next week’s issue.

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