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Town Crier Farmers’ Market held Friday at Resurrection
The St. Joseph Farmers’ Market will be held again from 3-6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19 in the fellowship hall of Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR 2, St. Joseph. The Feb. 19 market will feature plenty of locally produced goods from local vendors. For more information, head to www. stjosephfarmersmarket.com.
NAMI offers mental illness course
Do you have a family member living with a mental illness? National Alliance on Mental Illness Minnesota is offering a free educational course that helps families gain a greater understanding of mental illness, discuss resources, build communication skills, reduce stress and find support from 6:30-9 p.m. starting Wednesday, March 2 at Unity Spiritual Center, 931 Fifth Ave. N., Sartell. Registration is required. Join others for this series taught by family members who have walked the walk. For more information, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Feb. 12 Criers.
Scholarship accepting applications
Applications for the 201617 academic year are now being accepted for the Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship, which is available to minority students from union families attending or planning to attend one of the 31 technical colleges, community colleges and/or state universities in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. To be eligible, a scholarship applicant must be a racial minority and a union member or be the child, grandchild or spouse of a union member. Scholarships are awarded to both full-time and part-time students who will be attending a MnSCU tech or community college or state university in the fall of 2016. For more information, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Feb. 19 Criers.
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staff’s expertise and emotional support during the difficult process of locating a missing child or finding support for exploited children. In partnership with Gundersen Health, the center provides educational curriculum to front-line child-protection professionals to prepare them to recognize and report the abuse of a child. According to the organization’s website, Gundersen staff have trained more than 100,000 child-protection professionals in all 50 states, as well as 17 countries. An outpouring of support for Jacob appeared online when Patty’s letter was released. Below are an anonymous selection of some comments posted to the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center Facebook page: • “Happy birthday Jacob!
Jacob Wetterling turned 38 years old Wednesday. The Jacob Wetterling Resource Center, founded by his parents Patty and Jerry Wetterling on Jan. 22, 1990, just four months after Jacob was abducted, sent out a statement by Patty for Jacob’s birthday (Feb. 17), which can be read in its entirety at the end of this story. The story of Jacob’s abduction and the subsequent search for him are indelibly burned into the memories of most, if not all, area residents. While Jacob has not been found, the JWRC has been a beacon of hope to countless families during the past quarcontributed photo This photo of Jacob was taken at his ter century. The center provides assis11th birthday party, in 1989, just eight tance to families through its months before his disappearance.
We all miss you and love you.” • “I will never forget this story. Happy birthday to Jacob and prayers for your family. You are a light in this dark world.” • “We all think of him as we share the same birthday. My mom has always said it’s Jacob’s birthday too. Happy birthday Jacob!” • “Jacob would be the same age as I am. I have a 12 year old son now. I have followed this story from the beginning. My heart goes out to you and I pray that someday you get answers.” • “In honor of Mrs. Wetterling’s wish to bring Jacob home, our porch light will stay on.” You can contact the JWRC on Facebook, by heading to its website, gundersenhealth. org/ncptc/jacob-wetterling-reJacob • page 4
ASA celebrates Catholic Schools Week by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com
Does wearing your pajamas, dressing as a favorite character, spending a day at the beach and more – all while you’re spend-
ing your day at school – sound like fun to you? Many students at All Saints Academy thought so. They celebrated National Catholic Schools Week Jan. 31Feb. 2 with a variety of activ-
Hall blocks, rolls for S.C.A.R. Dolls by Logan Gruber operations@thenewsleaders.com
Summer Hall has been skating since she was 18 months old. Now, a few times a week, she Hall straps on roller skates and blocks jammers at River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud. Hall, a St. Joseph resident, is a St. Cloud Area Roller Doll. S.C.A.R Dolls was founded in 2011, and is the first and only women’s flat-track roller-derby league in Central Minnesota. S.C.A.R. Dolls, a non-profit, was created as an opportunity for women in the St. Cloud area to participate in modern roller derby. Hall has been a S.C.A.R Doll on and off for two years. She
is a blocker, which means she attempts to block the opposing team’s jammer as the jammer attempts to pass the blocker’s team. Each team deploys one jammer and a team of blockers during a match, so each team is playing both offense and defense at the same time. Each team has up to 14 players who field up to five members for each two-minute jam. As many jams as possible are fit into two periods of 30 minutes each. Hall’s roller-derby nickname, Road Block, comes from her position on the team. Players tend to choose roller-derby names to play under, many of which are creative examples of word play with satire, puns, alliteration, and allusions to pop culture. “There aren’t many sports for women after college besides bar leagues,” Hall said in a Newsleader interview. “I Dolls • page 3
ities. These included a CSW Sunday Mass, Pajama Day, Game Day, Character Day, Beach Day, Wacky Day and a “Feed the USA” service project. Theresa Fleege, fourth-grade
teacher, coordinated the week’s activities. The week began with a 10 a.m. Sunday Mass in the Catholic church followed by a bookfair open house in the music ASA • page 5
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People Christian Gaetz, son of Rose and Rick Gaetz of St. Joseph, was named to the fall dean’s list at the University of Min- Gaetz nesota-Twin Cities. He is majoring in mathematics with a minor in computer science. Alexander Theisen, St. Joseph, has been accepted for the 2016-17 school year to Luther College in Decorah, Iowa . He was also awarded the dean’s scholarship. Lauren Schluenze, St. Joseph, was inducted into the Alpha Alpha chapter of the Rho Chi Society at Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions in Omaha, Neb. Pharmacy students in their second professional year who have an
outstanding record of academic excellence and who demonstrate high standards of conduct and character are eligible for induction. Katrina Johnson, St. Joseph, was named to the fall dean’s list at the University of St. Thomas. Students must earn a minimum grade-point average of 3.5 to receive this honor. Aaron Goerger, St. Joseph, was named to the fall dean’s list at the University of North Dakota. Students must be in the top 15 percent of their class to earn this honor. Hannah Friedrich, St. Joseph, recently graduated with a bachelor’s degree in cartography and geographic information systems from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Scams common this time of year The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office recently issued a warning of ongoing telephone scams which occur this time of year across the area. The sheriff’s office says scammers may call and try to inform residents they owe back taxes and if they do not comply
If you have a tip concerning a crime, 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 crime. Jan. 31
12:07 a.m. Bar checks. Minnesota Street. Officers conducted bar checks. There were no citations issued. Feb. 1
6:59 a.m. Damaged property. Minnesota Street E. A female complainant called police after someone had hit her bushes along her property line. The mirror from
the scammer will call law enforcement to arrest the resident. It’s important to remember the IRS does not conduct business in this manner and will not call you without warning, will not demand payment without the opportunity for appeal and will not threaten a law-enforcement
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the suspect vehicle was left behind. No suspects have been determined at this time. 8:49 a.m. Medical. Minnesota Street E. Police responded to a woman who was reportedly having a seizure. Upon arrival, the woman was conscious and alert. She believed she was having an anxiety attack due to personal issues. She signed off with Gold Cross, refusing medical treatment. Feb. 2
2:55 p.m. Accident. CR 75/CR 2. Officers responded to a two-car accident. There were no injuries, and a report was filed. Feb. 3
12:06 a.m. Arrest. College Avenue N. Police were at a local gas station when they recognized a man who had a warrant out for
response. If a resident receives a call like this, she/he is encouraged to contact local law enforcement and may also report the scam to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 1-800-366-4484 or at www. tigta.gov.
his arrest. The warrant was confirmed through Stearns County. The man was arrested and transported to Stearns County Jail for further processing. Feb. 4
5:05 a.m. Unlocked door. Minnesota Street E. While on routine patrol, officers found an unlocked door at a local business. A message was left with the keyholder. Feb. 6
11:12 a.m. Noise complaint. Baker Street E. Police were dispatched after a complainant reported a noise complaint. Upon arrival, authorities heard what seemed to be loud children running around and yelling. They made contact with the resident who was given a verbal warning.
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The S.C.A.R Dolls faced off against the North Star Roller Girls’ Violent Femmes out of Minneapolis in this photo. The S.C.A.R. Dolls (left to right) are the following: Molly Corner (Virginia Creeper), Summer Hall (Road Block), and MaryBeth Schaffer (Rollz4Damage). They are pushing the opposing jammer out of bounds. Inset: S.C.A.R Dolls logo.
Dolls from front page wanted an activity that promoted women, athletics and sportsmanship. I haven’t looked back since.” Roller derby is currently one of the fastest-growing sports in the world with more than 1,450 amateur leagues currently in existence and new leagues forming all the time, according to the S.C.A.R. Dolls website. The S.C.A.R. Dolls field two teams, the Pin-Up Prowlers and the Gargoyle Brigade. These two teams face off against each other at home. There is also a traveling team which faces off against other regional teams. “Derby is a lifestyle, not just a sport, or hobby,” Hall said. “We practice all year long, and we take two months off a year. Roller derby gets into your blood and into your heart, from there your life molds around it, not the other way around . . . I even broke my ankle a few years ago and was going to give it up but I never can. All the people I know, all of my friends are part of roller derby. Derby
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is the first thing I think of when I get up and the last before I go to bed.” The S.C.A.R. Dolls designate a charity for many of their events. “We don’t just practice twice a week,” Hall said. “We do events for our sponsors, and volunteer within the community constantly.” Special Olympics Minnesota is the charity for the home team playoff game at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27 at the convention center, where the Gargoyles will face off against the Prowlers. There are many local St. Cloud faces among the two teams, including at least one other St. Joseph resident, Alicia Peters, otherwise known as Artemisia Brutaleschi. Hall said a typical rollerderby match in St. Cloud can bring in more than 700 spectators, though when she used to skate in Washington, D.C., she didn’t see nearly that many people. If it’s your first time at a roller-derby match, be prepared to be overwhelmed. “It is such a sensory overload of awesomeness that it’s hard to take it all in,” Hall said.
“I would suggest finding a good spot to see the track, (sipping) a beverage, and sit(ting) back and watch(ing) a great game.” Hall said in the past, roller derby had the reputation of being similar to television wrestling, in that it was scripted. She says they and other teams have fought hard to overcome that stigma and show people how real of a sport roller derby is. “We train hard for these bouts, and we fight hard to get those points on the scoreboard,” Hall said. “As long as my body allows me to play, I will play.” The S.C.A.R. Dolls Facebook page indicates they are recruiting both skaters and volunteers to be referees, scorekeepers and other positions. You can find out more about joining or watching them on their Facebook page at www.facebook. com/SCARDolls.
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ASA to join Catholic Community Schools by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
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from front page source-center, or by calling 800325-HOPE. Young people and families are also encouraged to study the safety tips located on the back page of this paper. Stop by the Newsleader office at 32 First Ave. NW, St. Joseph to pick-up one of our child ID safety kits. Supply is limited. What follows is Patty’s birthday letter to Jacob: Happy Birthday Jacob! Birthdays are supposed to be about parties, hats and noisemakers, cake, ice cream, friends singing and making wishes but not yet. Not this year, again. How I wish to wrap my arms around you and hug you tight! I have watched the tape of your last birthday party over and over. We rented a suite at the Holiday Inn for your party. You and Aaron raced back and forth in the pool
ald Kettler announced formation of the CCS after reviewing the 12-member steering committee’s recommendations. “It’s an important desire of mine that all of our Catholic schools work together in every way possible, and this is the way to go forward,” Kettler stated in a press release. “The steering committee did superb work over the last year looking at the possibilities and putting together a good plan.” A CCS corporate board was formed and will appoint a board of directors to oversee major CCS decisions in the areas of finances, programming and human resources. The board will be comprised of pastors and lay people from all the parishes involved. Other schools slated to participate in CCS are Cathedral (St. Cloud), St. Francis Xavier (Sartell), Holy Cross (Pearl Lake), St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (St. Cloud), St. Katharine Drexel (St. Cloud), St. Mary Help of Christians (St.
Augusta) and St. Wendelin (Luxemburg). Each school site would maintain its own site council, which would serve the CCS board in a consultative role. As part of its work, the steering committee reviewed and adopted “National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools.” The standards were created by the schools of education of Boston College and Loyola University in Chicago in cooperation with the National Catholic Educational Association. Throughout the process, the committee emphasized there is no intent to close school buildings or change the individual cultures of schools as part of the CCS process. The goal is to fill classrooms and revitalize Catholic education. A finance sub-committee drafted an initial budget that the steering committee presented to Kettler for further review.
and took turns throwing each other in the deep end. It was so much fun! I want you to know that since you were stolen away from us, people everywhere have been searching, praying and hoping for your safety and for answers. Last fall, 26 years later, news of possible answers had your story as the number two news coverage in the region. That’s pretty amazing 26 years later. People care. There are more good people than bad in the world and people still hope. My birthday wish is for you to come home. We need to find you. I have another wish for every child who is home safe today, that they will never have to endure abduction or sexual exploitation of any type. We are working just as hard on prevention as we are on searching because this is so wrong . . . so unfair. I remember how much it bothered you when things were unfair. Me too, it bothers me too. I am hoping and praying peo-
ple will remember you on Feb. 17 and we ask everyone hug their kids a little tighter, tell them they love them, and take time to play a game or read books. My wish is also that parents will support agencies that help to find our missing kids and help other victims. Today, we ask everyone to volunteer, attend events, send financial support and share safety information. The non-profit work continues on a daily basis. Sometimes sexual exploitation and abduction are on the news, and sometimes not, yet we all rely on the support and expertise of these agencies when we need them. They are there for us. They need our support as well. And once again today, Feb. 17, we will light our candles, fix your favorite foods and cake, and thank God for the gift of you. We love you Jacob and we’ll never stop searching for you! I so wish for a happy birthday for you . . . Mom Patty Wetterling
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ASA from front page room. Monday gave students a chance to wear their pajamas, participate in the “Drop Everything and Read” event and a prayer service in the basement. “I like Pajama Day ‘cause I got to wear my pajamas and read books with the fourthgraders,” said Zac Schaefer, a preschooler. Students could choose a book of their choice during the reading event. Older students assisted younger students. Sixth-grade students worked with first-grade students, fifthgrade students worked with kindergarten students, fourthgrade students worked with preschool students and secondgrade and third-grade students read on their own. “A highlight for me on this day is watching my fourth-graders interact with the preschoolers,” Fleege said. “The fourthgraders brought some of their favorite children’s books from home, were partnered up with a preschooler and spent time just reading to them.” Fifth-grade students visited residents at Arlington Place to play the game of cards called “500.” “Playing 500 at Arlington Place was a great experience,” said fifth-grader Taylar Schaefer. “It was fun to meet all of the residents and see how differently they played the game. I liked all of CSW. It was fun to see all the different costumes throughout the week. I would have to say my favorite day was Beach Day because we were able to eat lunch in the gym.” Game Day was on Tuesday and students wore sports jer-
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St. Joseph Newsleader • www.thenewsleaders.com seys, cheerleading outfits, hats and other items they would choose to wear to a sports game. In the afternoon, students also played games inside. On Wednesday, students had a “Guess the Character” competition during which students and teachers dressed as a story or movie character. The winner from each grade received a book from the book fair. “This day, I happened to stop in the preschool room,” Fleege said. “As soon as I walked in, the preschoolers were looking for their buddies. This just shows what kind of impact the fourth-graders had on the preschoolers.” Fleege said she later had the fourth-grade students stop in to say hello to the preschool students. Students ate lunch with their buddies. Sixth-grade students ate with first-grade students and fifth-grade students ate with kindergarten students while second-, third- and fourth-grade students had recess time. Students also traveled to the Skatin’ Place in the evening. Thursday was Beach Day and students could wear sunglasses, shorts, T-shirts, use a beach towel and more. Students also ate lunch in the upper gym. Principal Karl Terhaar also led the students in praying the Rosary together in the upper gym. ASA sixth-grade students played against the teachers in a friendly competition of volleyball while the other students cheered the teams. The teachers won the first game, but the students won the second game. Friday was Wacky Day and students could dress in what they considered a wacky way. Fourth-grade students also led a prayer service. “Every day was something different,” said fourth-grader
Alexis Finken. “I really like Wacky Day because you can dress wacky and do your hair wacky.” During the week, students tried to “Feed the USA.” Their goal was to cover a map in the lower gym floor with items suggested by a Catholic Charities employee. Suggestions included blankets, macaroni and cheese, peanut butter, jelly, canned tuna or any canned meat, new socks, new undergarments, can openers and more. Kathryn Stolpman from Catholic Charities came and spoke about the Food Shelf in St. Cloud. She talked about how many households depend upon the food shelf each month, why the items that were suggested were important and when the food shelf is used the most. Students also made Valentine cards to be delivered to Arlington Place, the Sisters of the Order of St. Benedict and more. The week ended with students participating in a Family Dance and visiting the book fair in the evening. “I was the star of the dance,” said preschooler Jack Molus. “The big kids were chanting my name. They are my friends. That was my favorite part of CSW.” “I like the book fair,” said third-grader Joseph Forbregd. Other ASA students commented about the week. “I like the fun traditions at our school,” said third-grader Anthony Brown. “We have Pajama Day, Character Day and the teachers (playing) the sixthgraders volleyball game.” “I love school because we have amazing traditions,” said third-grader Austin Baird. “I love the Christmas program. We have amazing teachers.” “I liked the fun food for lunch,” said third-grader Lily
Schmitz. “My favorite part of CSW is Pajama Day because you get to come to school in your pajamas,” said fourth-grader Mary Clare Colberg. “I like the CSW Mass because a lot of your classmates are there and there is fun stuff to do after, like the book fair. I just like the whole CSW.” “My favorite part about CSW is dressing up and celebrating CSW with everybody,” said sixth-grader John Hawkins. “I like ASA because of the friendly environment. I also like the teachers and staff. One more reason is the small class sizes so you get more one-on-one with the teachers.”
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Top: ASA Preschool student Jack Molus (left) listens while fourthgrade student Cole Young reads to him. Above: Kindergartner Dalyla Price dresses as A Bad Case of Stripes for Character Day.
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Our View Next debate, forget the podiums; haul out All-Star wrestling mat “Liar, liar, pants on fire!” That seemed to be the theme of the ninth Republican debate Saturday night. Good thing the liar taunt is not true or there would’ve been six candidates, pants in flames, requiring treatment for third-degree burns. Whatever happened to dignity, civility and decency in the presidential debating process? When and why did it turn into a version of Saturday Night All-Star Wrestling? The ruckus, like a food-throwing fight by tall brats, began when Donald Trump, well known for his own untrue whoppers (big lies), accused Ted Cruz of being a liar, liar, “the single biggest liar.” Then the other candidates (except John Kasich and Ben Carson, who managed to retain their dignity) launched into a hissy fit, erupting into nasty bouts of liar, liar, liar. When these “liars” weren’t lying, they were – to put it politely – misrepresenting the facts, as fact-checkers proved after the debate and as reported Sunday morning in a great article in USA Today. • Marco Rubio said illegal immigration is worse today than five years ago. Wrong. The fact is, the numbers are about stable over that period of time. • Trump claimed an eminent-domain case involving a casino project wasn’t for a parking lot. Wrong. It was. Trump also claimed the national economy did not grow in the last quarter of 2015. Wrong. It did. • Carson quoted Josef Stalin, Soviet dictator, about how to destroy America. Wrong. The quote, apparently, was never spoken by Stalin. • Cruz claimed there have been no confirmations of U.S. Supreme Court justices during an election year during the past 80 years. Wrong. Justice Anthony Kennedy, nominated by President Ronald Regan, was confirmed in 1988, an election year. • Trump claimed he is a “self-funder” of his own campaign. Wrong. About $6.5 million (or 34 percent) in campaign contributions are from individual donors. Liars, liars, indeed! The whoppers and wrong “facts” that muddied the air at that debate are too many to mention. For more of them, visit FactCheck.org. In last weeks’ debate between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, there were plenty of charges and counter-charges that were either untrue or half true or mostly false. Sanders and Clinton haven’t erupted into hissy fits of liar, liar, liar. Not yet, anyway. All-Star Wrestling has long featured contenders with names like The Stomper, The Butcher, Gorgeous George and – not to forget – Minnesota’s very own Jesse “The Body” Ventura. Pumped up with hilarious braggadocio, those sweating hefties would stomp into the ring, roaring ferocious insults, threats and vicious promises. They acted – no lie! – a lot like the current crop of presidential contenders: Trump the Trouncer, Bush The Whacker, Cruisin’ Cruz, Rubio the Dude-ee-O, Killer Kasich, Carson the Crusher. For their next debate, forget the podiums. Just haul out a big wrestling mat and have plenty of fire extinguishers at the ready. Then we can all pop some corn, sit back and enjoy the free-for-all. “Bushy Wussie, your mother wears combat boots!” Pow! Punch! “Old Wig Head, you’d turn the White House into a floating casino!” Slam! Dunk! “What’d you say, Bubble Boy? You’d stack the Supreme Court with prissies?” Stomp! Slap! “Hey Cruz, you big fat road kill, you’re cruisin’ for a bruisin’!” Whop! Slap!” Stay tuned, folks.
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Friday, Feb. 19, 2016
Opinion ‘Revenant’ more calendar art than story I should’ve packed a parka when I went to see The Revenant. It’s the coldest-looking movie I’ve ever seen and, sorry to say, it left me cold. It’s too long for its thin story. I feel almost guilty for not liking it much because I so looked forward to it based on rave reviews of critics I respect. First, let me hasten to state The Revenant does have some astonishing moments filmed by the masterful Emmanuel Lubezki under the direction of the brilliant Alejandro G. Inarritu. Many of the meticulously conceived scenes depict unbearable suffering and cruelty, so expertly filmed you almost cry out in pain. Those horrific sequences are intermixed with scenes – alas, too many – of austere wintry beauty. The movie is about a man, Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio), in a furtrapping party that is attacked by Indians. Later, a grizzly bear rips him almost to shreds. A vicious villain leaves Glass alone to die after murdering Glass’s son. The rest of the movie is a grueling series of efforts by the poor guy to survive – to crawl, stumble and limp back to the trading post in order to exact revenge on the sadistic fiend. Sounds like a gripping story, doesn’t it? Well, it is, intermittently, but it gets lost in the wilderness, so to speak, and by the time the film ended, I was sitting there wondering what was all the fuss about? Here are the reasons I wouldn’t rate The Revenant a masterpiece: • Its length becomes monotonous. How Glass manages to survive and forge on alone is at times riveting, yes. But then we have scene after scene of cold, overcast landscapes: many shots of a faraway moon in a misty winter night,
Dennis Dalman Editor frequent shots of pine trees seen from every angle, glimpses of snowy mountains, snowy slopes, snowy ravines, more trees and still more trees. And more snow. Some of the shots, as I mentioned, are stunning in their cold bleak beauty. We do get a shivering visceral feeling for this bitter outdoor world, the place of such suffering of the people in it. And yes, the inhospitable landscape is practically a character in the story and thus deserves a good long look. But sometimes less is more. • Why did Inarritu keep intruding with so many artsy calendar shots? It’s the same scenery obsession for which the sometimes great director Terrence Malick is known for – interrupting some of his stories constantly with gratuitous inserts of scenery, all but eclipsing the story he’s trying to tell. He did that in The Thin Red Line, which could have been a superb war movie without its profusion of static jungle scenery shots intruding on it. Is it any wonder that Malick’s The Tree of Life, another waytoo-long movie stuffed with scenery shots, used the same cinematographer who filmed The Revenant? Make no mistake, Lubezki is a supreme artist with a movie camera (he shot Inarritu’s Gravity, a movie I love), but too often he overdoes the scenery for its own sake, or is it Inarritu’s fault, or the film editor’s fault? If about half of the landscape scenes (about a half hour’s worth) had
been cut from it, The Revenant might have had more impact. • In a mercilessly realistic movie like this one, we expect the story to be believable, moment to moment, in all of its true grit. But there are several improbabilities in The Revenant, including an almost laughable sequence in which Glass, sitting on a galloping horse while being chased, goes flying off of a high cliff and survives apparently without so much as a broken bone or nary a scratch. Did the big pine tree below “break” his fall? Such improbabilities are so jarring they undermine the power of the story. • The ending is a letdown. It’s supposed to be the big revenge scene. It involves a bloody, snowy hand-to-hand combat scene, as overdone as the fights in an old Grade B Western and just as improbable. Glass and his nemesis grapple, grasp, choke, stab and hack mightily at each other. But Glass suddenly decides not to administer the coup de grace so God can mete out justice instead. It just doesn’t ring true; it leaves the viewer hanging. It’s a final stab at some of the mystical notions Inarritu introduced early into the movie but then didn’t develop, such as much ado about trees’ strong root systems (symbolic, get it?) and about Glass’s martyr-like sufferings in close-ups that come squirmingly close to those in The Passion of the Christ. I almost expected Glass to be crucified on a snowy hill just before The End. Despite its moments of hallucinatory intensity and severe beauty, The Revenant verges more on being cinematic winter calendar art than the storytelling masterpiece it could have been. It doesn’t deserve the Best Picture Oscar.
Oil is getting cheaper...let’s tax it Do you remember the long gas lines? I think it started in the 70s when everybody began running out of gas. You had to gas up your car on odd or even days depending on your license plate. The Doomsday-sayers were out in force declaring the end of the world as we know it. We were running out of oil. Our government began buying up oil and storing it in empty salt mines. We were trying to prepare for a future without oil. Little mini cars got popular. Electric cars made their debut. The green movement was born. People who drove “gas guzzlers” were criticized. SUVs lost their glamour. Bicycle riders in hideous spandex leotards and Flash Gordon helmets showed up on public streets. This was to be a new beginning of a world without oil. Oil companies started raising the price of oil to the stratosphere. Gasoline prices followed and soon $3- and $4 gasoline was common. Oil-producing countries built their entire budgets on very expensive oil. The money flowed in and governments were happy. The spigot, they thought, would never run dry. All they had to do was to continue convincing the world there was a shortage of oil. Well guess what? Yesterday’s oil shortage has become today’s oil glut. A glut of such proportions the oil companies cannot sell it. Oil tankers sit moored offshore with no place to unload their cargo. Gasoline-storage facilities
Ron Scarbro Guest Writer are filled to the overflow. Prices have certainly come down: $120-a-barrel oil is now $30 oil; $4 gasoline is now $2 gasoline and promises to go even lower. Countries like Russia and Saudi Arabia are in trouble financially because of the price of oil. For us, it’s good news. We can now better afford gasoline. Airline ticket prices should come down soon. This is the boon our economy needs. Happy days are here again. But wait. Wait, you say? Yes wait. The Obama Administration wants to add a $10-per-barrel tax on oil. They believe the price of oil and gasoline is too cheap. Some say the proposed tax increase on oil would translate to a 25-cent-per-gallon increase in the cost of gasoline. Others say it would be much higher. The Obama Administration cannot stand to see the opportunity for a tax increase go by and not take advantage of it. They believe they are much better spenders of money than the citizens. They have said this would go a long way toward financing the green movement. Cleaner air. Cleaner environment. Cleaner everything ad nauseam. What it
really is is an opportunity for the government to steal money from the citizens to pay for more government. Fortunately, so far, the Republican Congress has said clearly the Obama proposal is dead on arrival in the Congress. Let’s hope they stand their ground. This is the basic difference between conservatives and liberals. The liberals want to tax everything and then control the spending of that money whereas the conservatives believe the people are much better suited to spend or save the money made available by the cheaper oil. For a certainty the economy is much better off when the people have money to spend. To take that money away for political purposes should be a criminal act. I don’t know about you, but I would much rather pay $1.50 for a gallon of gas than to sit by while our government sends billions to foreign countries for who knows what. Here’s a novel idea: Let’s let the market decide what the price of oil should be and governments and oil companies stay out of it. Both they, as well as we the people, would be much better off with a strengthened economy.
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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Friday, Feb. 19, 2016 Is your event listed? Send your information to: Newsleader Calendar, P.O. Box 324, St. Joseph, MN 56374; fax it to 320363-4195; or, e-mail it to news@ thenewsleaders.com. Friday, Feb. 19 Post-Polio Support Group, 10:30-noon, Independent Lifestyles, 215 N. Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids. 320-529-9000. St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR 2, St. Joseph. St. Joseph Area Historical Society open, 4-7 p.m., Old City Hall, 25 First Ave NW. stjosephhistoricalmn.org. The Whole Ninth Floor, 6 p.m. dinner and show, the Great Blue Heron, 305 Fifth Ave. S., Cold Spring. 320-241-4682. St. Cloud Singles Club Dance, 8 p.m.-midnight, American Legion, 17 Second Ave. S., Waite Park. 320-339-4533. stcloudsingles.net. . Saturday, Feb. 20 Free Gardening Workshop, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 320-255-6169. z.umn. edu/gkff.
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Winter Market, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road N. www.marketmonday.org. The Whole Ninth Floor, 6 p.m. dinner and show, the Great Blue Heron, 305 Fifth Ave. S., Cold Spring. 320-241-4682. Sunday, Feb. 21 Build-Your-Own-Omlette Breakfast, 8 a.m.-noon, Waite Park American Legion, 17 Second Ave. N., Waite Park. 320251-5498. Monday, Feb. 22 St. Joseph Park Board, 6 p.m., St. Joseph City Hall, 25 College Ave. N. 363-7201. cityofstjoseph.com. St. Joseph Township Board, 8 p.m., St. Joseph Township Hall, 935 College Ave. S. (last Monday of month) Tuesday, Feb. 23 Blood drive, 1-7 p.m., Holy
Spirit Catholic Church, 2405 Walden Way, St. Cloud. ICAN Prevent Diabetes, 3:15-4:15 p.m., Sacred Heart Church, 2875 10th Ave. N.E., Sauk Rapids. 320-650-3082. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, 6-8:30 p.m., CentraCare Health Plaza, 1900 Centracare Circle, St. Cloud. 320290-2155. All in the Timing, 7:30 p.m., Performing Arts Center, St. Cloud State University, 720 Fourth Ave., S., St. Cloud. stcloudstate.edu. Wednesday, Feb. 24 Black Lives Matter, a Women’s Center lecture series, noon, Atwood Memorial Center, St. Cloud State University, 720 Fourth Ave. S. In Your Own Words: A Reflective Writing Workshop, 1-2:30 p.m., Heartland Hospice, 1257 Second St. N., Sauk Rapids. All in the Timing, 7:30
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Sunday, Feb. 28 Dinner, sponsored by Knights of Columbus, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Mary the Immaculate Conception Church, 113 Broadway St. W., Rockville. All in the Timing, 2 p.m., Performing Arts Center, St. Cloud State University, 720 Fourth Ave., S., St. Cloud. stcloudstate.edu.
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Teaching children about safety Check first
Say no, get away, tell an adult
Hang-out in groups
Attention and affection trap
Children and teens should be taught to check first with parents and caregivers before going anywhere with anyone, accepting gifts or allowing someone to photograph them. If anyone attempts to force the child to go somewhere with them without being able to check first, they should be taught to yell “Call 911” or “Help” in a low, strong voice and run to another adult for help.
Encourage children and teens to walk to and from school, wait at the bus stop, go out into the community and spend recreational time in groups. It’s not only a safe idea – it’s also more fun. Parents should know the names and contact information for who their child likes to spend time with both in-person and online.
Trust your instincts
Teach your children how to recognize their gut instinct or “uh-oh” feeling. If a child or teen is in a situation where their gut is telling them something is wrong they should leave and check in with a parent or caregiver. If a certain individual gives your child that “uh-oh” feeling, make it a family policy they are not allowed to spend time with that person unless the parent/caregiver is present.
Talk about all secrets
There is never a good reason for a child or teen to keep secrets from their parent. If your child is asked to keep a secret, that is a red flag for them to leave the situation and talk to you immediately. It’s a good idea to teach your child the difference between a secret and a surprise so you can keep the lines of communication open without learning what you are getting for your birthday.
Stop by the Newsleader office at 32 1st Ave. NW, St. Joseph to pick-up one of our child ID safety kits. Supply is limited.
Parents should talk to their children about times when they may need to say no to an adult. If a child is being tricked into confusing or harmful touch s/he should be taught to say ‘no’ loudly. Then s/he should get away from the situation and tell a trusted adult. Reinforce with your child if they are ever tricked into a harmful touch it’s not their fault and you will love them no matter what.
Get back into the swing of life!
DR. JERRY WETTERLING
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Adults use attention and affection as the primary way to exploit children and teens. Tell your child adults who have your best intentions in mind want to be a mentor and not a significant other. Talk to your teen about the dangers of being in a “relationship” with an adult. If your child or teen suspects an adult is attempting to start a “romantic relationship” with them, they should talk to a parent right away.
Know all about you
Children and teens need to know their phone number, address, parents’ or caregivers’ numbers, along with other important contact information like their school information and numbers of trusted adults. Practice making a 911 call with your child as a way of practicing reciting the information in case of emergency.
Remember to talk about online safety
Children and teens need to be taught not to give out personal or emotionally private information online. Youth should not meet people from online in real life without parental permission and involvement. If children see themselves as a part of the solution to keep the Internet safer they may be more likely to report inappropriate emails and communication to a parent. Parents can use www.cybertipline.com to report online luring or other illegal online behavior that puts children and teens at risk.
Mentors are important
Parents/caregivers should help children and teens develop a list of five trusted adults and their phone numbers so they can contact them if they ever need additional help or guidance.
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Anyone with information about the above missing children should call 911 or 1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST®) For more information about these and other mission children in Minnesota and nationwide, visit the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children website at www.missingkids.com.
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Hwy. 75 • St. Joseph 320-363-1045
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19 W. Minnesota St. • St. Joseph 320-363-1011
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