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Lions dinner to be held Jan. 22 at Sal’s Bar, Grill
The St. Joseph Lions will host its annual chicken and ham dinner from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22 at Sal’s Bar and Grill, 109 W. Minnesota St., St. Joseph. Besides the meal there will be a meat raffle, silent auction and a winter raffle.
Horszowski Trio to perform Jan. 23
The Chamber Music Society of St. Cloud is pleased to present the Horszowski Trio playing music by Beethoven, Schumann and Joan Tower, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23 at First United Methodist Church, 1107 Pinecone Road S., Sartell. There is also a free family concert at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23 at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3226 Maine Prairie Road, St. Cloud. Tickets available at the door for both events. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Central Minnesota Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. This organization is funded in part by United Arts of Central Minnesota. For more information, call 320-292 4645, or visit chambermusicstcloud.org.
Klinefelter Foundation sets fundraiser Jan. 29
A fundraiser for the Brian Klinefelter Foundation will be held at 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29 at La Playette, 19 College Ave. N., St. Joseph. Klinefelter was a St. Joseph police officer who was killed in the line of duty 20 years ago, on Jan. 29, 1996. Live music will be provided by DiamondBack.
Support volunteers sought for reading, math
St. Cloud Area School District 742 is looking for volunteers to support students in K-8 who are new to the Kennedy Community School located in St. Joseph. Volunteers will work oneto-one to support math or reading skills with students. Volunteers will serve two-four hours once a week, Monday-Friday between the hours of 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Qualifications include an interest in supporting students who have limited English skills and a commitment to volunteering regularly to help build positive relationships with students. Contact Sonia Dickrell, St. Cloud Area School District 742, community education coordinator, at 320529-6500 ext. 6268. For more information on this and other United Way volunteer opportunities, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Jan. 22 Criers.
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Weather played a big factor in Saturday’s Ice Bowl, with wind gusts up to 20 mph and temperatures well below zero.
One of the coldest Ice Bowls in history is in the books. More than 75 participants bundled up for the 24th annual St. Cloud Ice Bowl last Saturday in St. Joseph. The 25-hole disc-golf tournament at Millstream Park brought together players from all over central Minnesota who raised more than $6,000 for the St. Joseph Food Shelf. The Ice Bowl received numerous pledges and donations from participants, friends and family, as well as local businesses. John Grether of St. Cloud has played in all 24 Ice Bowls and wasn’t deterred by the sub-zero temps on Saturday. “Wear synthetic,” Grether said. “Don’t wear cotton because it will get wet and you’ll
freeze to death.” The Ice Bowl has a unique way of capitalizing on frigid temperatures to help benefit local charities. A “whine tax” is instituted, which charges competitors $1 every time they complain about the cold weather. Some proactive golfers acknowledged the inevitable whining that was sure to come and tossed in a few dollars before the tournament even began. Grether said he wouldn’t be doing much fussing about the weather this year, especially since he’s experienced more than two decades of frigid January Ice Bowls. “We had one year where it was 29 degrees below zero and 40 inches of snow,” Grether said. “You can play disc golf year-round, but not everybody comes out in the dead of winter Golfers • page 4
367th Battalion donates toys back to community by Logan Gruber operations@thenewsleaders.com
The Army Reserve Center, 110 20th Ave. S.E., St. Joseph, home to the 367th Engineer Battalion, was also home to many toys leading up to the holiday season. Through a program called Operation Homefront, the Sartell and Waite Park Dollar Tree stores had collected toys for
military families in need this holiday season. The families of those attached to the 367th didn’t end up needing as many toys as were donated to them, and so before Christmas came they decided to donate the toys back to those in the local community who might not have a Merry Christmas otherwise. “The soldiers wanted to give back to the community,” said Gordon Lennox, Family
Readiness support assistant for the 367th. Lennox, an Elk River resident, identified four organizations that would best be able to disperse the toys and contacted them. The organizations are the St. Joseph Police Department, Catholic Charities St. Cloud, Journey Home (women with children in recovery) and Becky’s Troop Care Packages (adopting mili-
tary families while soldiers are deployed). Lennox, along with Staff Sgt. Dayana Cagle of St. Cloud and Family Readiness Group volunteer Nichole Cox of Waite Park, worked together originally to collect the toys and, in the end, distribute them to the four organizations. “We want to thank the community for their support of Toys • page 3
Year in Review Part 3:
2015 sees city growth by Logan Gruber operations@thenewsleaders.com
(This is Part 3 of a three-part series. Part 1 was published Jan. 8, Part 2 was published Jan. 15.)
September
Twenty-seven students from the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University's Bonner Program helped clean the Kennedy Community School prairie. The service project was part of this year's Bonner Program orientation. A record corn crop was harvested this year in the area. Locals reported corn was around 14 feet high, whereas last year at this time it was about 2 feet high.
After coming out of a closed portion of a city council meeting, the council voted 4-1 to a finalized agreement with the school district to purchase Colts Academy for use as a community center. Cloverdale Townhomes, home to 36 St. Joseph families, began renovation and changed names to Carlson Crossing. No renovations have been made to the buildings since they were originally erected in 1982. Construction began on a new warming house at Memorial Park. The old warming house will be used to store baseball equipment. A funeral was held Sept. 15 for John Seiler, 51, of Sartell, Review • page 5
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2 Amber Sunder, St. Joseph, was recently named to the fall dean’s list at Belmont University, Nashville, Tenn. To achieve this honor, students must maintain a minimum 3.5 grade-point average. Adam Giroux, St. Joseph, recently graduated with a bachelor’s degree in manufacturing engineering technology from Minnesota State University-Mankato.
Madisen Kramer, St. Joseph, was recently named to the fall dean’s list at Champlain College, Burlington, Vt. Students must achieve a minimum 3.5 grade-point average to qualify for this honor. Kramer is majoring in marketing.
follows: Lauren Holan, a senior, accounting; Joseph Justin, a senior, chemical engineering; and Nathaniel Whitley, a freshman, undeclared. Students must attain a minimum 3.5 grade-point average to qualify for this honor.
Three St. Joseph students were recently named to the fall dean’s list at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. They and their majors are as
Five St. Joseph students were recently named to the fall dean’s list at North Dakota State University, Fargo. They and their majors are as follows: Greta Danielson, mechanical engineering; Mariah Kresky, psychology; Ethan Schatz, medical laboratory science; Aaron Stanoch, animal science; and Allison Thelen, veterinary technology. Students must attain a minimum 3.5 grade-point average to qualify for this honor.
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spirit of our veterans, but Heartland is a hospice provider trained to care specifically for veterans.” The We Honor Veterans program provides four levels of recognition to organizations that demonstrate a commitment to improving care for veterans. In order to reach Level Two, Heartland was tasked with building organizational capacity and providing quality care for veterans and their families. WHV also provides resources to assist hospices to achieve the next status level. To learn more about the We Honor Veterans initiative, the steps agencies have taken to receive this acknowledgement or to see where other Heartland agencies are at in the process of achieving this honor, visit www.wehonorveterans.org.
For blotter items from Dec. 14-31, head to our website, www.thenewsleaders.com, click on Jan. 22 Blotter. If you have a tip concerning a crime, call the St. Joseph Police Department at 320-363-8250 or TriCounty Crime Stoppers at 320-2551301 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 crime. Jan. 1 12:06 a.m. Welfare check. Hickory Court. Authorities were dispatched after an intoxicated male sent his wife a video message stating he had drunk too much and was planning to kill himself. The man was found face down in his bathroom, denied being suicidal but agreed to go to the hospital to be treated for his intoxication. He was taken to the St. Cloud Hospital by Gold Cross. 2:01 p.m. Theft. Minnesota Street W. A female called police after her jacket had been taken from her unlocked vehicle. Inside her jacket
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were her car keys and driver’s license. Police stated she would be informed if her items were turned in. Jan. 2 10:24 p.m. Suspicious vehicle. College Avenue S./Iverson Street W. While on patrol, police observed a running vehicle with its lights on in a parking lot. Officers checked the area and found a male in the driver’s seat talking on his cell phone. No further action was taken. 11:17 p.m. Bar checks. Minnesota Street. Extra patrol was requested for bar checks. No issues arose. Jan. 3 4:37 p.m. Alarm. Cedar Street E. Police were dispatched to an alarm at a local business. The building was secured, and the alarm was cancelled. Jan. 4 12:36 a.m. Civil. College Avenue N. An employee at a gas station charged a customer the wrong amount for gas. The customer had already left once they realized their mistake. Authorities advised the employee to contact the customer on their own time. 11:32 a.m. Public assist. First Avenue S.E. While on patrol, police were flagged down by a male party who stated his mother, who has dementia, had left the house. She refused to come home. Police transported both the man and his mother back to their residence. They were advised to call if any further assistance was needed. Jan. 5 7:13 p.m. Animal complaint. Iris Lane E. A complainant reported a dog had been barking at their neigh-
bor’s residence overnight. Upon arrival, police entered the house but found no one home. The dog was lying inside. Authorities left their contact information and cleared the area. Jan. 6 11:43 p.m. Welfare check. College Avenue N./Minnesota Street E. Police responded to a report of an intoxicated male who was stumbling on the road with a pitcher in his hand. Authorities checked the area but found nothing. Jan. 7 4:25 p.m. Suspicious activity. Cedar Street E. A male complainant called authorities after receiving a number of death threats on his voicemail. He checked with his phone provider, but they were unable to trace the source of the harassing calls. Police stated there is nothing more they can do at this time but advised the complainant to keep them abreast of the matter. Jan. 8 10:40 a.m. Damaged property. Minnesota Street W. Police responded to a report of graffiti on the west side of a local building. Photos were taken, but no suspects have been determined. 1:01 p.m. Domestic. Able Street E. Police responded to a report of a disagreement between a male, his ex-girlfriend and her parents. The girlfriend was moving out with the help of her parents, who were throwing boxes around. Upon arrival, all parties were calm and stated they did not need any intervention. They were advised to call if the situation got out of hand.
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Public invited to take law-enforcement survey by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Residents of Stearns and Benton counties (and counties elsewhere) are encouraged to take an online survey about the quality of service provided by the Benton County Sheriff’s Department. The survey is comprised of 15 questions, most of which ask respondents to rate services on a range of “Very Satisfied” to “Very Dissatisfied.” Two of the questions have sub-categories
Toys from front page us,” Lennox said. “We didn’t buy these toys to donate. They were given by the community, and now we are giving what we weren’t able to use back. And there was a lot left. The donations were unbelievable.” St. Joseph Police Chief Joel Klein brought some of the toys to the manager of St. Joseph’s Manufactured Home Community, Rose Albrecht, who distributed the toys to families in need during a holiday party at
respondents can rate. One lists qualities of law enforcement, such as maintaining public order to teaching personal safety. The other asks about public interactions, ranging from courtesy to desire to be of service. There are also blank boxes throughout the Heck Sanner survey which respondents can with the public, crime-prevention fill in with additional comments successes, strengths, weaknesses if they choose to do so. Other questions concern crime and areas for improvement. Respondents are also asked in neighborhoods, crime in genwhat changes they would like to eral in Minnesota, how law ensee in law enforcement throughforcement treats and cooperates La Playette in St. Joseph. “We’re really grateful the battalion was willing to help out during the holidays,” Klein said. “This is a hard time for a lot of people.” Lennox said about 70 percent of the toys they donated back went to Catholic Charities St. Cloud, which runs a Toys for Tots program utilized by the greater St. Cloud area.
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Top left: A fully-bundled John Grether of St. Cloud lines up for a putt at the 24th annual Ice Bowl in St. Joseph on Saturday. Grether has competed in all 24 Ice Bowls dating back to 1993. Left center: Participants “warm up” before competing in the 24th annual Ice Bowl last Saturday at Millstream Park in St. Joseph. Bottom left: Disc Golfers gather for a tournament briefing from Ice Bowl organizer Cody Parsons. The Saturday tournament had more than 75 players competing and raising money for the St. Joseph Food
Golfers from front page to throw discs around in the snow.” The weather was definitely a concern for tournament-goers as temps dipped under 6 degrees below zero and close to 24 below zero with the wind chill. Cody Parsons of Sauk Rapids has been the man behind the scenes organizing the event for the past two years. He jumped in to help when long-time organizer Rick Rentz stepped down three years ago. Parsons, who has toured around the United States competing in various disc golf tournaments, also holds a position as president of the St. Cloud Disc Golf Club. Parsons works with local members of the club to maintain current disc golf courses and improve the game in central Minnesota. “It was a big feat to take over,” Parsons said.
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Players head back to the pavilion to warm up during the Ice Bowl on Saturday. He spent the entire year leading up to this year’s Bowl planning the event and helping to raise money for the St. Joseph Food Shelf. “I love how everybody gets together and how involved they get with raising money for charity,” Parsons said. Last year’s Ice Bowl was almost 50 degrees warmer and saw a record 122 participants raise an astonishing $9,442 for local charities. “Fundraisers are a big thing for disc golfers,” Parsons said. “They like to get together, have a good time and raise some money for a good cause.” The first Ice Bowl in central Minnesota was held in 1993 at Riverside Park in St. Cloud and has since raised more than $150,000 for various local and national charities. The Ice Bowl helps fight hunger on a national level every January and February each year, with some disc golfers playing in states with very little ice, like Florida and California. The ultimate mission of the Ice Bowl is to raise awareness of disc golf and to help combat hunger on a local and national
level. Since the first Ice Bowl in 1987, more than 140,000 players across 3,200-plus events have raised more than $2.5 million for charity. Historically, the Ice Bowl has followed three simple rules: 1. Under no circumstances may an Ice Bowl be canceled or postponed because of weather conditions 2. No wimps or whiners are allowed 3. There are no excuses for not attending. Either be there or be called out as a wimp. Parsons is already planning for next year’s Ice Bowl and invites anybody who might be interested in playing to come out and give it a try. With five different types of leagues available, there’s a fit for all different skill sets. “A person who’s never thrown a disc can come out and play and help a good cause,” Parsons said. More information, including tournament results, can be found on the “St. Cloud Ice Bowl” Facebook page. Donations to the St. Joseph Food Shelf can be made at the Church of St. Joseph, located at the corner of Minnesota Street and College Avenue in St. Joseph.
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Review from front page who was struck and killed by a vehicle on CR 2 north of St. Joseph on Sept. 8 while bicycling. Babygirlz Boutique opened on the corner of Minnesota Street and College Avenue, selling women's fashion apparel. With the purchase agreement for the community center in place, the city council took the next step toward a government center, looking at placing the old blueprint next to Colts Academy and attaching the two buildings. Jeremy Ulik, 32, of St. Joseph, plead guilty to the April hit-and-run of Cody Nuckolls, 5, of St. Joseph. Ulik was charged with two counts of failing to stop at a collision causing injury or death, and plead guilty to only one of those counts in exchange for receiving no more than 75 days in jail. SportsCenter came to the campus of St. John's University to air their pre-game show from Clemens Stadium. While the Johnnie-Tommie game wasn't shown nationally, the rivalry was discussed during the show. Kwik Trip plans to expand their gas station brand into St. Joseph. Shingobee Builders, based out of Loretto, purchased the El Paso land and building and is reselling the space to Kwik Trip. Jason Leuthmers joined the St. Joseph Police Department as a full-time officer. Luethmers is taking over the 5 p.m.-3 a.m. shift after Officer Shane Vernier left the department.
October
Thousands strolled Minnesota Street during the annual Millstream Arts Festival. More than 50 white tents lined both sides of the street, filled with
arts, crafts, clothing and food. Family members of Roman Bovy, a St. Joseph man who died in World War II at the age of 23, gathered at the American Legion and the St. Joseph Historical Society to memorialize him and look at memorabilia from his time in the war. The St. Joseph Jaycees donated 15 Chromebooks and a charging station to All Saints Academy fifth-graders. All fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade students now have Chromebooks to use during the school day. The computers can be used to take tests or do online homework, among other functions. More than 100 people participated in the first Fall Fest 5K and 1K Kids Run event hosted by the Jaycees at Colts Academy. Pat Schneider, at 48 years into his baseball career, was inducted into the Minnesota Baseball Hall of Fame at the St. Cloud Civic Center. Schneider is the first person from St. Joseph to receive this honor. St. Cloud School District Superintendent Willie Jett, along with several board members, administration members, a teacher from St. Cloud Tech High School and the student-council president from Tech served as the panel during a discussion surrounding the proposed bond referendum at St. Cloud City Hall. An audience of about 90 people gathered to ask questions and get answers. More than 350 parents and children attended the Family Fun Night held at the early childhood center at Colts Academy. Families participated in face-painting, games and could even attend sessions on the upcoming referendum. Jennifer and Greg Walker of Dale Street hosted their walkthrough haunt for the 13th year in a row. Last year, about 250
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people went through the Halloween attraction. Resurrection Lutheran Church underwent a construction project which included an expanded fellowship hall, a commercial kitchen, dedicated space for youth ministry, classroom space and more. Hundreds attended the open house for Rolling Ridge Wedding and Event Center. The center features a 120-year-old barn which had been moved, along with many other amenities.
November
Daniel James Heinrich, 52, of Annandale, was arrested Oct. 28 and charged with several counts of receiving and possessing child pornography. Heinrich remains a person of interest in the case of Jacob Wetterling, who went missing in St. Joseph on Oct. 22, 1989.
Voters rejected the school district's $167 million referendum on Nov. 3. Local man Bob Wahlstrom celebrated his 90th birthday in style, with an open house party at the American Legion. Nearly 200 people attended the party. Gateway Church moved into its new home at the Northland Plaza building on Elm Street, in the former Movies Etc. location. Local veterans from American Legion Post 328 participated in the Veterans' Day Parade in St. Cloud on Nov. 8. The first open house at Colts Academy, the future site of the St. Joseph Community Center, was set for Nov. 14. With a 2-3 vote, the city council rejected the park board's recommendation that a dog park be placed near the Wobegon Trailhead. The park board must Review • back page
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Pat Schneider stands to accept his induction into the Minnesota Baseball Hall of Fame on Sept. 19 at the St. Cloud Civic Center.
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Our View Tell legislators to squelch any more DARK Act bills Once again, big money in politics is attempting to keep people in the dark. This time it’s an attempt to keep consumers (people) oblivious as to what is in the foods we eat. Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) introduced a bill in Congress which would block any federal or state action to require labeling of foods made with geneticallyengineered ingredients. There are ongoing disagreements about the safety of genetic modifications to foods, but in the meantime, people have a right to know whether or not their foods have been modified in such a manner and it should be stated on food labels. One cause of widespread obesity in this nation is the way food manufacturers try to keep us ignorant of the appalling extent of sugar and other junk added to our foods, making many people virtual sugar addicts. Despite an encouraging, healthy trend by people who want to know exactly what is in the food they buy and eat, Pompeo’s bill completely ignores those people, tying the hands of state governments, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture in their efforts to educate people about what is in their foods. Pompeo and other legislators funded by the corporate-food industry love to think the less we know, the better (the better for them, of course). That is why opponents have dubbed Pompeo’s bill the “DARK Act,” the DARK standing for “Denying Americans the Rightto-Know.” As Colin O’Neil, director of government affairs for the Center for Food Safety, put it: “Congressman Pompeo is signing away the rights of Americans to know what they are buying and feeding their families. This bill is an attack on states’ abilities to assure their citizens are informed.” Exactly. Ironically, the pushers behind this bill, including Pompeo, are calling it the “Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act,” an insulting euphemism worthy of George Orwell’s Big Brother, who insisted that “War” is really “Peace.” Many states have already passed laws requiring products containing genetically-altered ingredients (often called GMOs) say so on product labels. Pompeo’s bill would make it voluntary (rather than mandatory) on the part of food companies. Currently, the FDA already allows companies to voluntarily label their foods which contain GMOs. But do they do it? Of course not. The big guns in the shadows behind the DARK Act are agri-food giants, the Grocery Manufacturers Association and the usual garden variety of superrich political contributors. Pompeo’s bill, this “voluntary” compliance, would be even worse, in effect nullifying state laws to require labeling. Three states (Connecticut, Maine, Vermont) have passed such laws, expected to go into effect in July 2016. Many others are expected to follow suit. Fortunately, a “rider” policy for DARK was stricken from the recent omnibus spending bill passed by Congress. However, it’s important we keep an eye on the machinations of Pompeo and other so-called “leaders” who claim they represent the people. They are likely to try again to get their pro-agribusiness DARK bill passed, by hook or crook sometime in the future. We should tell our legislators to squelch any future “DARK” bills of any sort. What we the people need is more information – not less – on our food labels. And everywhere else.
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Friday, Jan. 22, 2016
Opinion Feeling dumb? Put on your thinking cap Did you ever do anything dumb? I mean really dumb. Like when you forget to put on your thinking cap – if you even have one. The other day, next-door-neighbor Marty told her husband, Richard, to go to the store to get some toilet paper. He returned an hour later with a package of paper towels. “These are paper towels, not toilet paper!” said Marty, scolding him. “Ach! How dumb are you?” He got bucky and said, “Oh, so you know everything!” Next day, last Saturday, an arcticcold day, Marty popped over. She happened to mention the paper-towel mix-up. “Marty,” I said, “whatever you do, never send Richard to the store to get a pound of bacon. He’ll come home with a dozen eggs.” We burst out laughing. But – whoops! – we shouldn’t have laughed because little did we know it was our turn to be dumb, dumber than Richard. Within the hour she and I had both lost our thinking caps, if not our minds. Since it was such a cold stuck-at-home day, I decided to make noodles with my excellent Atlas pasta-making machine. Marty agreed to help. So, as the dogs and cats watched hungry-eyed, we got to work. However, Marty and I were soon bumping into each other like two stooges because we were trying to change places. We were disoriented because we thought we must be standing on the wrong sides of the pasta machine. I was cranking, she was trying to catch the crankedout noodles, but we were uncoordinated and awkward because either I clamped the machine backward on the edge of the table or we were
Dennis Dalman Editor just standing in the wrong places. The pets looked puzzled – even concerned – as Marty and I kept bumping into each other, but we finally figured it out. It wasn’t a buttbackwards pasta machine; it was us. Once our thinking caps were back snug on our noodle heads, all was well as the long fettucine noodles, smooth as baby skin, emerged silently while I cranked the machine and Marty gathered them in her hands to lay on the clean white dish towels. As the noodles were drying, Marty decided to call Richard to tell him the Fettucine Alfredo dinner would be ready in an hour and would he please go buy some Texas toast to have with it? I was hoping he wouldn’t come back with Minnesota lefse. At my kitchen telephone, Marty suddenly seemed discombobulated. She kept dialing the phone, then it would ring and she’d answer it. Nobody there. She’d dial again. “Richard must be trying to call here,” she said. She waited, dialed again, phone rang. “Hello? Hello?” Another busy signal. She tried again, then glanced at the caller I.D. “Dennis Dalman?!” she said, pointing, as if struck dumb by lightning. “It – it – it says Dennis Dalman on there. That’s you!”
“What?!” I said. “That can’t be! I didn’t call me. Why would I call me?” “Well, that’s what I’d like to know,” she said. “But you didn’t call because you weren’t even near the phone.” Mmmm . . . We were stumped, until Marty figured she’d been dialing my number, not her home number. Duh! “Oh, I feel so dumb!” she sputtered. “Yes,” I said. “Today you’re even dumber than Richard was yesterday.” “Well, look who’s talking,” she scoffed. A bit later, in popped Richard holding a plastic store bag. I was relieved when, sure enough, like a marvelous magician, he pulled out of the bag a box of Texas toast. At that moment, we felt compelled (fair is fair) to fess up about our noodly confusion and attempted phone calls. “Talk about dumb!,” Richard crowed, with a cocky grin. Yes, I admit we were dumb, but it wasn’t as dumb as the time I poured bleach into a load of colored clothing. My thinking cap must have been in the wash that day. I’ve been wearing psychedelic hippy underwear ever since – groovy tiedyed undies. I do, however, have a nice white pair left that I keep for special occasions, like visits to the doctor. Hey, quit your snickering. Didn’t you ever do anything dumb? Really dumb? C’mon, dummies, put on those thinking caps and stop and think. Then email me so I can share it with readers. I dare you, doubledare you.
Letter to the editor
Reader believes council moving against residents’ wishes Nelda Dehn, St. Joseph
Because of illness, I was unable to attend the city council meeting on Jan. 4 regarding Field Street. From the Newsleader’s summary of the meeting, my attendance would not have made a difference. Most attendees spoke against the idea of Field Street. Ignoring the wishes of the people the council is supposed to represent, the council voted the council’s wishes, 5 in favor, none against. I moved to St. Joseph in 2005. It seems the Field Street issue has come up yearly. It’s a constant threat, especially to those who live in the area affected. I fail to understand why the city wants to
take a quiet neighborhood and send a massive “collector road” near it. Looking at the city website, I can’t believe anyone would actually climb on board with this idea, the only explanation being, “it’s for future development on the south side.” It seems the city has this “need” to use funds on roads, so a road, which will only run from College to Seventh Avenue SE, costing millions, and for years in the future going nowhere, is deemed a good use of these funds. Surely, we have roads in the city that need upgrading and repairs that would be a better use of these funds. More years and millions of dollars will be spent to lengthen the road, supposedly
to 20th Avenue. Who will use this road and to what advantage? Are we to look forward to large trucks leaving CR 75, going through our neighborhoods at 35-45 mph? Do we want this danger to our children who will be playing near, riding bikes, skateboards and walking? What about the adults walking with children and dogs, jogging and biking, some on their way to Klinefelter Park? Is this really wanted in our quiet neighborhood? We voted for city council members in hopes they would have our best interests represented. The council envisions plans 30-40 years into the future, which is good, but at what cost to the present citizens of this quiet neighborhood?
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Friday, Jan. 22, 2016
Community Calendar
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Friday, Jan. 22 “Reading and Writing with Anne Frank,” an exhibit from the Anne Frank Center in New York designed for 9- to 15-year-olds, daily Jan. 22-29, Miller Center Library, 720 Fourth Ave. S., St. Cloud State University. 320308-2104. ‘Chicken & Ham’ Dinner, 5-8 p.m., Sal’s Bar & Grill, 109 W. Minnesota St., St. Joseph. Saturday, Jan. 23 Forward Thinking: Tracing the Child of Your Ancestors, 10 a.m., Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave. S., St. Cloud. 320-253-8424. stearns-museum.org. Horszowski Trio, 1:30 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3226 Maine Prairie Road, St. Cloud. 320292-4645. chambermusicstcloud.org. Horszowski Trio, 7:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 1107 Pinecone Road S., Sartell. 320-292-4645. chambermusicstcloud.org.
St. Joseph Township Board, 8 p.m., St. Joseph Township Hall, 935 College Ave. S. (last Monday of month)
tive Writing Workshop, 1-2:30 p.m., Heartland Hospice, 1257 Second St. N., Sauk Rapids.
Tuesday, Jan. 26 Kindergarten Open House, 6-7 p.m., Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Rd., St. Joseph. 320-3637791. 320-202-6897. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, 6-8:30 p.m., CentraCare Health Plaza, 1900 Centracare Circle, St. Cloud. 320-290-2155.
Thursday, Jan. 28 Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, 520 First St. NE, Sartell.
Wednesday, Jan. 27 Registration deadline for Living in the Avon Hills, 8 a.m.-4:15 p.m., St. John’s University, 2850 Abbey Plaza, Collegeville. 320-363-3163. In Your Own Words: A Reflec-
Friday, Jan. 29 A Night of Rememberance, fundraiser for Brian Klinefelter Foundation, 9 p.m., La Playette, 19 College Ave. N., St. Joseph. Saturday, Jan. 30 Living in the Avon Hills, 8 a.m.4:15 p.m., St. John’s University, 2850 Abbey Plaza, Collegeville. 320-3633163.
LEGAL NOTICE
CITY OF ST. JOSEPH PUBLIC HEARING BUILDING EXTERIORS - VARIANCE The St. Joseph Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8 in the St. Joseph City Hall, 25 College Ave. N. to consider a variance to relieve the exterior requirements. St. Joseph Code of Ordinances 502.58 subd. 9(c) states: Pre-finished architectural metal panels, with a minimum 20-year manufacturer color-fast warranty, may be used as a construction material. A minimum of 25 percent of the exterior building finish directly facing streets, exclusive of windows and doors, shall consist of materials comparable to: face brick; natural stone or cultured rock; glass; vinyl; stucco; aluminum; lapsiding; cut block; and concrete block (the
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Friday, Jan. 22, 2016
City raises liquor license fees less than proposed by Logan Gruber operations@thenewsleaders.com
The St. Joseph City Council had planned to raise its annual liquor license fees for on-sale liquor by Kern nearly 30 percent in 2016, but it will now be around a 12-percent increase instead. The 2015 on-sale fee was set at $2,300. The rate hadn't been changed since 2002, according
to Lori Bartlett, the city’s finance director. 2015 rates in nearby cities were: $3,600 in St. Cloud; $3,000 in Sartell and in Sauk Rapids; and $2,800 in Waite Park. Bartlett said St. Cloud was the only city of these four considering an increase for 2016. An increase was being considered by the city due to increased staff time to administer the licensing process, inspections, investigations, compliance review/checks and police patrols. A three-year tiered increase was recommended to ease the effect of the increase
on license holders. The proposed rate for St. Joseph in 2016 was $3,000, an approximately 30-percent jump. The goal was to bring the total to $3,400 by 2018. American Legion Post 328 Commander Chuck Kern was in attendance at the meeting to speak for the Legion of St. Joseph, which sells on-sale liquor. No other on-sale liquor businesses operating in the city were in attendance. "We just can't support an increase of 30 percent," Kern told the council during the open forum. "We are able to give
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photo by Logan Gruber
Large equipment, both public and private, could be seen rushing to take care of snow across the region the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 1. Plows, blowers and salt were needed to deal with the five inches of snow reported across the area.
find another suitable location for a dog park and bring it back before the council. Jeremy Ulik, 32, of St. Joseph, was sentenced to 60 days in jail for the April hit-and-run of Cody Nuckolls, 5, of St. Joseph. Besides the jail time, Ulik was sentenced to 120 hours of community service and to pay restitution to the family of $19,875.24. In a 3-2 vote, the city council agreed to hire a full-time community
thousands of dollars a year to charities, but that money comes from gambling and we can't use any of that for business . . . we make very little profit from the bar, and sometimes it's monthto-month." Kern asked if the council could lower the proposed increase to something more reasonable. After some discussion between council members and questions to Kern, the fee was approved at a rate of $2,600 for 2016 instead of the proposed $3,000. The proposed fee for 2017 shifted to $2,900, and for
development director in 2016. Including salary and benefits, the position will cost the city around $95,000 per year.
December
Snow caused a headache for commuters on the last night of November and first morning of December. About 5 inches of snow fell, bringing snow removal crews out in earnest across the region. Patty and Jerry Wetterling organized a meeting in Paynesville to both help residents shocked by revelations about crimes committed there in the 1980s, as well as thank the commu-
2018 to $3,200, though those numbers could shift in discussions in the next two years. Outside the meeting, Kern said he hadn't contacted any of the other on-sale liquor business owners. "We just thought they'd be here . . . it affects them too," Kern said. He said the legion can certainly handle a $300 increase rather than a $700 increase, though of course no increase at all would be most in their favor. "We're just glad they listened to reason and we were able to influence them," Kern added.
nity for speaking out about those attacks which have possibly been linked to the abduction of their son, Jacob. Resurrection Lutheran Church hosted a free Christmas Meal for the community, sponsored by several area churches and organizations. Two St. Joseph residents, Luke Plemel, 30 and Harley Weilage, 23, were arrested for selling methamphetamine out of a building southwest of St. Stephen. Celeste Walz, Sauk Rapids, and Dan Pfannenstein, St. Joseph, were both sworn in as part-time police officers at the Dec. 7 city council meeting.