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St. John’s Prep to host Discovery Day March 19
Families interested in learning about the innovative curriculum and other opportunities at St. John’s Prep are encouraged to attend the upcoming Discovery Day on Friday, March 19. Students currently in grades 5-11 are welcome to attend classes, meet the teachers and students, and experience what it’s like to be a part of the St. John’s Prep community. Parents are also invited to attend an information session with faculty and administrators of the school. Guest students arrive before 8 a.m. and are matched with a “host” student for the day. The Middle School faculty will be available at 2:45 p.m. to meet with parents prior to picking up their child(ren). Registration for Discovery Day is required. Call today at 320-3633339. Due to limited space, we encourage interested families to apply now for the 2016-17 academic year. Founded in 1857, Saint John’s Prep is a Catholic/Benedictine, co-ed, private day-and-boarding school, providing students of all faiths in grades 6-12 with a college-preparatory curriculum. For more information, visit www.sjprep.net or call 320-363-3339.
Networking set March 7 at CSB
Getting Minnesota apples, tomatoes and other locally grown foods on the menus of schools and other institutions such as hospitals, long-term-care facilities and childcare centers requires cross-sector partnerships, community support and relationship building. Central Minnesota is one of four regional Farm-to-Institution Networking events taking place across the state between now and April. The aim is to attract buyers and growers from across the central region to St. Joseph. The Central Minnesota event is scheduled to be held from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, March 7 at the College of St. Benedict and is open for anyone interested to attend. For more information, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on March 4 Criers.
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ASA students build compound machines by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com
All Saints Academy thirdgrade students recently completed a project about simple and compound machines, using the Project Lead-the-Way program. Third-grade teacher Robin Kremer said 14 students worked on the project for about two weeks. Students began the unit by learning about simple and compound machines. They used the 123 Auto-Design app to learn how to build simple machines using Vex kits, which are modular building kits. After working in small groups of two to four students to make the simple machines, they worked together to design and build a compound machine. Project Lead-the-Way creates a real life scenario and problem which the students needed to
solve. They were given a problem that involved a tiger being trapped in a moat at the zoo and were given the task of designing and building a compound machine that would lift the tiger at least four inches and then move it to a safe area. Students also had to use a magnet and design a harness for the tiger. Groups of students worked together sharing ideas and problem-solving while completing the assigned problem. Kremer said she wanted students to have an understanding of effort and resistance forces, as well as how to use and build simple machines and compound machines. She also wanted them to experience the problem-solving process involved in designing a machine to accomplish a specific task within a small group. “The third-graders worked together to solve the problems,”
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ASA third-grade students (left to right) Brady Notsch, Roe Hargrays, Austin Baird and Anthony Brown work on their compound machine. Kremer said. “They didn’t always agree on the solutions, but they were always able to discover a compromise. In most situations they learned the compromised design was better when they used bits and pieces
of everyone’s ideas.” A few ASA third-grade students commented about the assignment. “I liked the project because it taught me how to work as Machines • back page
Minnesota caucus-goers choose Rubio, Sanders by Logan Gruber operations@thenewsleaders.com
Super Tuesday has come and gone, and Minnesota’s caucuses made possible Sen. Marco Rubio’s first primary win and one of four Super Tuesday wins for Sen. Bernie Sanders in their bids for the presidency. Rubio pulled a strong 36.29 percent of the vote as of early Wednesday morning, edging out fellow Republican contenders Sen. Ted Cruz, who
had 29.07 percent; and Donald Trump with 21.37 percent. Dr. Ben Carson received 7.33 percent Rubio of the vote in Minnesota, while John Kasich received 5.76 percent. A total of 111,253 voters participated in the Republican caucus, as of results early Wednesday.
Sanders brought in 63.2 percent of the vote s t a t e w i d e, with former Secretary of State HilSanders lary Clinton taking 36.05 percent. Martin O’Malley received .08 percent of the vote and Rocque “Rocky” De La Fuente earned .03 percent. A total of 108,658 voters participated in the Demo-
cratic caucus as of results early Wednesday. Local results for primary elections are difficult to gauge, but at the county level 530 Republican voters and nearly 600 Democrats caucused in Benton County. In Senate District 13, which includes St. Joseph, Sartell, St. Stephen, portions of Sauk Rapids and other western Stearns County towns, Republicans reported 2,222 voters, while Democrats reported 2,014 voters.
Reward offered in dog-shooting case by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
SFX explores Pope’s encyclical
A presentation on Pope Francis’ Encyclical on climate change will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. Sunday, March 13 at the gathering place at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 219 Second St. N., Sartell. Dr. Derek Larson, professor of history and environmental studies at the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University along with Troy Knight, associate professor at CSB/SJU and a climate scientist, will speak. The presentation is free. For more information email stfrancissjcc@gmail. com or call 320-252-1363.
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Remington, wounded badly but recovering, rests at the TriCounty Humane Society where he underwent surgery after somebody shot him six times with a pellet gun.
There is a reward of $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of the person or people who viciously shot a yellow Labrador retriever six times at close range with a pellet gun. People with information should call the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office at 320-2514250 or Crimestoppers at 320255-1301 or 1-800-255-130. News of the cruelty has disgusted people throughout Minnesota and beyond, and offers of help have poured into the Tri-County Humane So-
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ciety where the dog, dubbed Remington by the staff, is recovering. The dog was shot four times in its face and twice in its rump sometime on the night or early morning of Feb. 21-22. A deputy with the Stearns County Sheriff’s Department surmised the dog was restrained while it was shot and then probably left for dead. On the morning of Feb. 22, a resident in Avon Township found the dog lying under a tree and called the sheriff’s department. Deputy Bruce Bechtold then brought the dog to a Reward • page 3
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RSVP readers delight classes at ASA
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The Retired Senior Volunteer Program Readers' Theater visited kindergarten through third-grade classrooms Feb. 26 at All Saints Academy in St. Joseph. They shared stories and poems with the students. The kindergartners especially enjoyed The Mitten, a class favorite, and Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type, with wonderful sound effects produced by the readers. RSVP readers include the following: (from left to right) Kris Peterson, Cyn Bolsta, Steve Thayer, Mary Kruger, Duane Otremba and Rita Lange.
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People Two St. Joseph residents were among five new board members Catholic Charities welcomed recently. Dar- Heying ren Heying and Tamara Huesers, both of St. Joseph, join Jill Smith of Sartell; Edith Hernandez-Fussy of Royalton and Fr. Glenn Krystosek Huesers of Paynesville. “I am impressed by the number of programs offered by Catholic Charities and the breadth of the services provided to help those in need,” said Heying , the president and CEO of Sentry Bank. “Through my attendance at Catholic Charities’ Benefit Breakfast and my wife’s experience as a social worker, I’m aware of the great work being done by Catholic Charities. By joining the Board of Directors,
I feel I can provide assistance to ensure this great work continues.” Huesers’ work as an on-call social worker as well as her ongoing volunteerism in the community led her to join the Board. “I feel blessed to be asked to be part of the Catholic Charities’ Board,” Hueser said. “The ability to hear, see, learn, participate and continue to inform our community of the multitude of resources that can be available to so many generations is humbling.” Catholic Charities is a non -profit organization dedicated to serving the Diocese of St. Cloud, a 16-county area across the heart of Central Minnesota. Aaron Bragelman, a St. Joseph student, was recently named to the fall dean’s list at St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa. Student must earn a minimum 3.5 grade-point average to qualify for this honor.
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If you have a tip concerning a crime, call the St. Joseph Police Department at 320-363-8250 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 320255-1301 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.
4:21 p.m. Animal complaint. Able Court E. A black lab-type dog with a white nose was running loose. Police checked the area.
Feb. 13 1:56 a.m. Clear parking lot. Elm Street E. An officer was dispatched to clear a parking lot. A Stearns County sheriff’s deputy arrived before the officer. 9:52 a.m. Theft. Elena Lane. An individual stated their phone company removed hundreds of dollars from their bank account. The bank was contacted and the money was returned.
Feb. 16 10:35 a.m. Found property. College Avenue N. A credit card was found at the police station. The owner was notified and asked to pick it up.
Feb. 14 10:43 a.m. Vandalism. Ash Street W. Overnight, a car’s driver-side mirror was busted and left hanging.
Feb. 15 5:46 p.m. Order violation. Birch Street W. An order for protection was violated, and the suspect was arrested in Sartell.
Feb. 17 12:18 a.m. Clear parking lot. Elm Street E. Local business staff were nervous about a car parked outside after closing. An officer was called to check on the vehicle. The individual was waiting for friends, but left voluntarily. Feb. 18 10:35 a.m. Notification. Col-
Lauren Stock, a St. Joseph student, was recently named to the fall dean’s list at Bemidji (Minn.) State University. Students must earn a minimum 3.5 grade-point average to qualify for this honor. Rose Berg-Arnold, daughter of Brenda and Mark Berg-Arnold of St. Joseph, was recently named to the fall dean’s list at the College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph. She is a junior nursing major. Students must earn a minimum 3.8 grade-point average to qualify for this honor. Jacob Hennigs, son of Deann and Mark Hennigs of St. Joseph, was recently named to the fall dean’s list at St. John’s University, Collegeville. He is a firstyear education major at SJU. Students must earn a minimum 3.8 grade-point average to qualify for this honor.
lege Avenue S. St. Joseph police were asked by the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s office to make contact with an individual and inform them that their father had passed away the previous night. The individual was located and informed. Feb. 19 4:24 p.m. Theft. College Avenue S. Officers were made aware of a person who had lost a wallet a few weeks ago and had now found it, but items were missing including cash. Feb. 20 1:47 a.m. Foot patrol. 19th Avenue NE/Elm Street E. An officer conducted a foot patrol of the industrial park. 11:51 p.m. Medical. First Avenue SE. A male slipped on ice, dislocating his ankle. Gold Cross along with St. Joseph Rescue responded as well. The male was transported to the St. Cloud Hospital.
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An X-ray clearly shows bone fragments from a shattered jaw after Remington the yellow Labrador retriever dog was shot in the face four times by someone using a pellet gun.
Reward from front page veterinarian. At the humane society, Remington underwent surgery for broken jaw bones and was
in extreme pain and discomfort because of his injuries. He was given pain medications and a day later he was happy and acting as if he hadn’t been through any trauma at all. Humane-society staff described him as a sweet dog who loves to interact with people. Because of his badly
Take a look at this pair of pop pups. Fudgepop is a 10-year-old, neutered Shepherd mix, and Lollipop is a 10-year-old, spayed Border Collie mix. They’ve both done fine being around other dogs but shouldn’t go to a home with cats. Fudgepop and Lollipop are housetrained and enjoy any kind of treat. Both are still quite active and energetic and love to chase a tennis ball or go for walks. There is special pricing if they’re adopted together, which we’re hoping happens. “Helping one animal won’t change the world … but it will change the world for that one animal!” Dogs - 12 Kittens - 8 Goldfish - 5
Puppies - 3 Rabbit - 1 Slider turtle - 1
Cats - 12 Guinea pigs - 4
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broken jaw, he is unable to eat any food other than wet dog food, and it may take him up to two months to fully heal. On the afternoon of Feb. 29, Marit Ortega, TCHS funddevelopment manager, told the Newsleader she and others are more amazed each day what a happy recovery Remington is making. Though he still cannot eat except for the softest foods, he is active and happy with the staff. Ortega said Remington has become a kind of “poster boy” for abused animals locally. She said that, fortunately, TCHS seldom receives animals that have been through such pain and trauma as Remington. That is why the staff and TCHS supporters are so happy about Remington’s rapid recovery – a case of sad story with a happy resolution. The staff has secured a foster home for him when his condition improves. If an owner doesn’t claim him, he might eventually be eligible for adoption. Tri-County Humane Society
Director Vicki Davis and her staff are impressed with the outpourings of concern and generosity from people who heard via the media about the act of cruelty against Remington. “We want to thank everyone who has reached out to us this week . . .” Davis wrote on the society’s website. “He (Remington) is doing quite well, thankfully, and has a long road ahead of him to full recovery . . . As disturbing as it is knowing someone likely did this intentionally and has yet to be caught, there are clearly far more good people out there doing their best to take the sting out of Remington’s story.” Davis said the society has received enough donations to cover Remington’s medical bill, and one day a woman dropped off enough wet canned food to last Remington a good long time. Remington’s plight, Davis added, is yet another reminder of how many abandoned or abused animals are
3 helped at the humane society. Donations from people are always welcome because the need to help animals is never-ending. “We have several animals in our care right now and more coming around the corner,” Davis said. “Even though they may not reach celebrity status like Remington has, they each have their own story and could use your help if you are so inclined. If you’d like to help, we’d welcome your assistance. You could touch the life of another Remington in the future who may not be featured in the media. Designate your donation to our emergency medical fund and take comfort in knowing you’ll be helping an animal who needs more than the basic care at the TriCounty Humane Society.” Donations can be dropped off at the humane society at 735 Eighth St. NE in St. Cloud or checks can be sent to TriCounty Humane Society, P.O. Box 701, St. Cloud, Minn. 56302.
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Author Frank-Stupnik captures time in words by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
W h e n published author Cynthia FrankStupnik of Sartell “talks t u r key ” about the hard work of Frank-Stupnik writing and getting published, she wears two hats for her audiences. First she dons a cap, something one could see on a breezy, relaxing day on a golf course. That hat, she notes, represents the notion many people have of the writing-editing-publishing process – lots of inspiration spewing from a pen or computer keys onto pages as a masterpiece breezily emerges. Then Frank-Stupnik dons a no-nonsense, functional, protective construction hard hat. That hat, she says, symbolizes the hard long battle, full of bumps and bruises, that go into the often frustrating processes of writing, editing and publishing. To paraphrase great inventor Thomas Alva Edison, genius (and writing) is 1 percent inspiration, 99 percent perspiration. It’s an adage Frank-Stupnik understands. “It’s work,” Frank-Stupnik
said. “It’s hard work. The cutting, the changing, the things you do to make it better, but you just know when it’s finally right.” After having written essays, a memoir, a novel, a book of poetry and several historical works, she is well aware of how much work it takes – work that includes endless interruptions from daily life, the necessity of having to re-think and re-write, getting “stuck” sometimes by writer’s block, finding a publisher and then having to amend or re-write yet again to bring the project into line with what the publisher requires. Frank-Stupnik just completed teaching a two-part course on writing and publishing for members of the Sartell Senior Connection. She often shares her experiences with such groups, as well as book clubs and others interested in the art of writing and the publishing trade. A long-time English teacher in South Dakota, Frank-Stupnik’s life has been surrounded happily and defined by language, by the shaping of words to bring meaning to life experiences – her own and others. When she was in third grade, she made up her mind: she would become a teacher and writer. Her first book, published in 1996, took years of research. It’s
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called Steppes to Neu Odessa: Germans from Russia Who Settled in Odessa Township, Dakota Territory, 1872-1876. The book is a biographical dictionary of the first settlement of German-Russians in the area where she lived and taught in South Dakota. “I did research for eight years,” she said. “I made phone calls, read newspapers, visited libraries, met with people who gave oral histories. I put many miles on my car in those years.” Later, a new world of genealogical research opened for Frank-Stupnik via the Internet. Suddenly, she had ready access, via her fingertips, to massive amounts of information concerning the German-Russian immigrants who came from the Odessa area in Russia to South Dakota, including FrankStupnik’s own relatives, and her father himself, a German-Russian. By then her book had already been published, but with all the new information, she updated and expanded the book, and it was published again – in 2002. Last year, Frank-Stupnik published a novel entitled Scruples and Drams, which is about young Jennie Phillips, who is an apprentice in her father’s drug store in the late 19th Century in Clearwater, Minn. While on a walking trip to deliver a prescription in the country, she is startled when she encounters what some believe to be the ghost of a murdered Irish girl roaming in a tamarack swamp. She soon becomes obsessed with the case of the murdered girl and, little by little, discovers to her sadness that even rape and murder can occur in what she thought of as her idyllic village. Frank-Stupnik did an enormous amount of historical research for her historical novel, and many incidents and developments in the book are based on the realities of the late 19th Century in Clearwater, a city that Frank-Stupnik has always loved since childhood and which informs so much of her work. One example of the con-
stant surprises that occur in the writing process is when FrankStupnik realized, while writing Scruples and Grams, that something seemed to be lacking in the scene where Jennie is walking through the woods. She thought and thought, and then it dawned on her: animals! She then added some sights and sounds of animals, and the scene was fleshed out nicely. Another Clearwater-based book is Postcards from the Old Man and Other Correspondence from Clearwater, published in 2004. It’s a memoir of FrankStupnik’s leaving her home town for the larger world.
Life of words
Born in the St. Cloud Hospital, Cynthia Frank grew up in Clearwater, one of three children. Her father, who worked at the Granite City Ironworks in St. Cloud, was originally from Yankton, S.D., a place Cynthia would later get to know so well. Her mother was from Haven Township near the St. Cloud Airport. Frank graduated from St. Cloud Tech in 1968, worked as a bookkeeper in the Twin Cities for a time, then returned to Clearwater and became a secretary-receptionist at the nuclear power plant in nearby Monticello. “That was a wonderful job,” she recalled. One day, Frank and three girlfriends decided to take a breezy car trip out to Rapids City, S.D. “We just wanted to do something different and crazy,” she recalled. A cousin of hers, a captain in the Air Force, set up Frank for a blind date with a soldier, but before the date could happen, the guy was shipped out for duty in Vietnam. So her cousin rousted up another date, a friend named Frank Stupnik. It didn’t take them long to fall in love. They were married in 1971. At first the Stupniks lived in a house they built just two miles from St. Stephen, a rather appropriate place as Frank is a second-generation Slovenian, like
so many others in St. Stephen. They’d moved into that house from St. Cloud when Frank was attending college. Later, they moved to South Dakota when Frank landed a manufacturing-engineering job there, and that is where Frank-Stupnik began years of teaching as well as her creative-writing work. They lived for 30 years in Watertown. Frank-Stupnik earned a bachelor’s degree in English from South Dakota State University, Brookings, and later a master’s in English, also from SDSU. One of her first historical-research works was Harvesting Their Stories: South Dakota’s Writers’ Perspectives on Pioneer Woman, 1870-1900. A recurrent theme of her work is how women of that day and age had to struggle and adapt to such often grueling lives, deprivations and lack of opportunities. In South Dakota, FrankStupnik was constantly involved in her work with words, including as president for eight years of the South Dakota Poets’ Society. She was just as busy helping raise their two sons: Todd and Matthew, who are both highly successful, both with master’s degrees, and both who live in the Twin Cities. The Stupniks are the grandparents of three girls, with another grandchild on the way. In 2013, the Franks moved to north Sartell, not too far from St. Stephen, from the house they’d built and left 30 years ago when they moved to South Dakota. Frank-Stupnik’s latest project, just completed, is a picture book of postcards and captions entitled Around Clearwater. Arcadia Publishing contracted with Frank-Stupnik to do the book for part of Arcadia’s extensive series of “Around . . . “ picture books. Soon she plans to start another historical novel, also about a woman in Clearwater, a remarkable woman who lived to be 103. For now, however, she’s taking a brief break. The work on the Clearwater picture book was exceedingly difficult because of Author • page 7
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Farm show draws thousands at Convention Center by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com
Once again, the River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud was filled with thousands of people who visited the 49th annual Central Minnesota Farm Show Feb. 23-25. “It’s the largest, greatest and best farm show in Central Minnesota,” said Ginny Kroll, special events coordinator. New models of machinery were displayed outside and inside the Convention Center. Visitors could also view and participate in the more than 300 booths of exhibits, prize registrations, seminars and more. Many farm show attendees came to learn about new products and services. Early attendees enjoyed free milk, coffee and donuts. Some area businesses who had booths at the farm show included Powerhouse Outdoor Equipment and Cy Pfannenstein Music Service. Vic Boeckmann and his son, Michael Boeckmann, had a larger 20-by-20-foot booth set up to display the Powerhouse Outdoor Equipment this year. Visitors could view new selections of lawn mowers, chain saws, leaf blowers and more. Michael Boeckmann was eager to show visitors the Exmark Lazer Z E series suspension platform lawn mowers. He also said visitors showed interest in the Stihl equipment which they carry at their business. Powerhouse recently merged with Bartz Mower Service, previously located in Waite Park. Vic Boeckmann said John Witte, who was previously at Waite Park, is now at the St. Joseph location. Vic Boeckmann said they come to the farm show because the exposure they get from the
show is tremendous. Former St. Joseph resident and business owner Dennis Teske was visiting the Powerhouse booth. Teske previously owned Teske Farm and Country Feed and Seed in St. Joseph, but currently lives in Sauk Rapids and is a Gold Country Seed Dealer. “I come to the farm show to do a little (networking) with the farmers,” Teske said. “I only live about a mile away and I come to it every year.” Cyril “Cy” Pfannenstein, 63, had his popular musical compact discs set up in a 10-by-10-foot booth again this year. His business, “Cy Pfannenstein Music Service,” offers a variety of music choices including country, polka, gospel and more. “Even with the new technology, people still like to take a CD and pop it in their player,” Pfannenstein said. Pfannenstein, a former band member who played the trumpet, concertina and drums in various bands for more than 35 years, was joined by his mother, Ginny Pfannenstein, 83, who was helping again at the booth. Both said they enjoy visiting with and reminiscing with folks who stop to visit their booth. Many visitors know them locally from the St. Joseph Meat Market. Ginny and her husband, Al, previously operated the Meat Market, which her son, Harvey, now owns. Cy is currently in charge of the Meat Market’s sausage department. Besides selling music, Pfannenstein also hosts a Sunday-morning radio show on KASM radio station of Albany. Pfannenstein said he might have to consider a larger booth in the future, because he had heard requests from people for more music by such artists as Johnny Horton, Jimmy Dean and
others, which he has played on the radio show. Stearns Electric Association distributed yellow, plastic hard hats to people who stopped to visit its booth. Other local businesses included Finken Cos., Central Minnesota Credit Union, Sam’s Club, RDO Equipment and more. The Central Minnesota Farm Show is organized and coordinated by the St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce and is one of the largest in the Upper Midwest states. This year’s show attracted about 3,300 visitors with 368 booths and 195 vendors. Exhibits included tractors, skid loaders, trucks and more. Presentations on “Carrying the Load: Is your equipment fit for the road?, “Biosecurity on the Farm: Keeping a healthy and safe environment,” “Grain and Livestock Market Outlook,” “It All Starts in the Dirt” and “Planning your Legacy” were also offered. Each year a portion of the farm show proceeds is dedicated to central Minnesota high school scholarships. According to their website, high school seniors can apply for the scholarships, which are awarded based on merit and a stated intent to continue their education by studying some area of agriculture. Since the program started in 1982, more than 200 scholarships for a total of $70,000 has been awarded. Special events coordinator Sheri Wegner said eight $500 scholarships will be awarded through the St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce as a result of this year’s show. Wegner will be continuing Kroll’s tradition of organizing the farm show. This is Kroll’s last year she will be helping with the show. Kroll began working as a secretary for the St. Cloud Area
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Above: Gold Country Seed Dealer Dennis Teske (left) visits with Vic Boeckmann (right) at the Powerhouse Outdoor Equipment booth at the Central Minnesota Farm Show held Feb. 23-25 at the River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud. Below: Mother and son Ginny and Cy Pfannenstein, worked at Cy’s booth at the 49th annual Central Minnesota Farm Show held Feb. 23-25 at the River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud.
Chamber of Commerce in 1965, and has been helping with the farm show since then. According to the farm show brochure, when Kroll started she didn’t know very much about the business or St. Cloud, or even what a chamber of commerce was. She was also scared to talk to people. Kroll overcame her shyness and learned much along the way. Under her guidance, the show moved from the Crossroads Shopping Center to the Convention Center location. Kroll said the event is very important to the Chamber be-
cause it’s the largest event they put on, and it’s also important to the area because agriculture is critical to Central Minnesota. “The 2016 farm show was a smashing success with great attendance and even better weather,” Wegner said. “We are looking forward to 2017, the 50th year of the Central Minnesota Farm Show. It will be even bigger and better than this year as the largest Minnesota indoor farm show.” For more information, visit the website, centralmnfarmshow.com.
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Our View Humane society shines in caring for brutalized dog What kind of despicable excuse for a human being would shoot a sweet, lovable yellow Labrador retriever six times at close range while restrained and then leave the suffering dog for dead? That is the hideous crime that happened in Avon Township almost two weeks ago. (See related story in today’s paper.) The good news is the reactions of outrage, concern and generosity that have surfaced when the sad story was disseminated by the media throughout the state. For every sick, twisted individual who does such a vicious deed to a helpless dog or other animal, there are thousands of people who cherish animals and who go out of their way to help them. Some studies have shown that people’s regard, respect and love for animals has increased dramatically in recent years. That is likely due to such widely published shocking cruelty cases, like the brutality against Remington, so-dubbed by the staff at the Tri-County Humane Society where he was treated for his traumatic injuries and where he is slowly recovering. Another reason for an increased awareness of the needs of animals in jeopardy is because of the incredible educational outreach programs of the humane society. We are so fortunate to have the Tri-County Humane Society in East St. Cloud. Even more fortunate are the thousands of animals (dogs, cats and other pets) that are given a new lease on life thanks to the passionate dedication of all who work and volunteer at that humane society/animal shelter. In just the last two or three years, the adoption rate has increased dramatically at the society, with up to 90 percent and more of the animals housed there finding homes. That, again, is due to the extraordinary efforts of the staff to do outreach education programs throughout the three-county area, as well as frequent adoption drives at pet centers and elsewhere. The TCHS is a not-for-profit, independent organization that receives no government funding. It’s supported primarily via shelter income, donations, fundraising events and the good deeds of so many friends and well-wishers. Only about 15 percent of the animals at the shelter are “strays.” The rest are surrendered by people who can no longer keep their animal(s) for one reason or another. The TCHS staff and volunteers work very hard to ensure all animals at the shelter are treated with compassion to keep them free of hunger, thirst, discomfort, pain, diseases and loneliness. In the 41 years since it was founded, the TCHS has done wonders to help animals and to find them new homes. The best way to help brutally abused animals like Remington is to give a generous donation to the TCHS. The donations are certain to provide comfort and a new lease on life for animals that are just as in dire need of help and kindness as Remington. To donate online, go to tricountyhumanesociety.org. Or send a check to TCHS at P.O. Box 701, St. Cloud, Minn. 56302. The TCHS is also always grateful to receive donated items such as kitty litter, pet food, office supplies and so forth. To find those needs, visit its website.
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Opinion Meet Sister Diane – for the third time One day in August 1967, E.A. Brandt must have wondered if she needed glasses – badly – or if she’d instantly lost her short-term memory. Now a Sartell resident, Brandt lived in Olivia at that time. Her faux pas during registration day at St. Aloysius Catholic School still has the awful power to make her blush at the memory. Recently, Brandt sent me a letter about that day in response to a column I wrote about “dumb” things people do, those embarrassing times when they’re not wearing their thinking caps. Well, no doubt about it, Brandt must have misplaced her thinking cap that day. The following is a paraphrased and condensed account of what Brandt wrote: She had gone to the Catholic school to register her two children, Julie and Frank. She was told a nun named Sister Felice would be doing the registrations. In an upstairs room, she saw a nun in the traditional nun’s black habit, her back turned to the blackboard where she was decorating with colorful paper cut-outs of autumn leaves. Brandt approached the desk. She turned around and observed my approach without expression. I gave her my best bright smile, which was not returned. “Are you Sister Felice?” “No, I’m Sister Diane,” she said, unsmiling. Brandt explained she was there for registration. Sr. Diane offered no conversation other than Sister Felice would be in the school shortly. Sister Diane was still cool, unsmiling. Brandt’s attempts at conversation fizzled. Brandt left the room, feeling
Dennis Dalman Editor uncomfortable, squirming, thinking that had not gone well. Not at all. Brandt stepped into a nearby room and chatted with a neighbor, who was a lay teacher at the school. She then stepped into the hall and saw down the hallway a nun sitting at a desk in the eighth-grade room. That would be Sr. Felice, Brandt was thinking. She walked into the room, up to the desk. “Are you Sister Felice?” “No, I’m Sister Diane.” I was highly embarrassed and tried to cover it with a flash-flood of conversation. I think I said something about not being able to tell one Sister from another, that they all looked alike to me, or something equally horrifying. I babbled. I asked her where she had come from, and she said St. Catherine’s College. I grabbed at that lifesaver, saying that I, too, was a SCC graduate! No comment. No welcome light of recognition. Just more silence from Sister Diane. Humiliated, Brandt walked out of the room and then went to have another chat with the lay teacher, who convinced her to return to the classroom she’d just visited. Brandt, still feeling mortified, walked back to the eighth-grade room. She saw a smiling Sister who did, thankfully, answer to the name Sr. Felice. Vastly relieved, buoyed up by a pleasant, friendly conversation, Brandt’s next task was to find the nun who taught music.
With my blunders behind me, I headed down to the first floor in search of the music nun. There was a bustle of activity with several new Sisters in black habits moving about, setting up registration tables in the wide hallway. As I came down the steps, one Sister was sitting at the foot of the stairs, preparing to register students. She watched me as I came down the stairs. I smiled as I approached her table. “Are you the music nun?” “No, I’m Sister Diane.” Another wave of burning embarrassment. Brandt finally found the music nun, registered quickly, then dashed out of the school as if fleeing for her life. On the way home, at the grocery store, she met a friend and neighbor, Ann. In her burning humiliation, she had to tell somebody what had happened. “Oh, Ann,” I blurted. “Have you ever embarrassed yourself so monumentally that you wanted to drop through a hole in the ground and never be seen again?” Ann raised her eyebrows, smiled and answered without hesitation: “Every day.” Back home, Brandt’s daughter Julie wanted to know every last detail of how the registration went. Julie, aghast, listened and after several shocked expressions of disbelief, said with finality, “I’m never going back to that school again!” That September Julie did return to school. It wasn’t the end of the world, after all, but for many days scorched by hot humiliation, E.A. Brandt thought the end was surely nigh.
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Northstar advocates ask for more support Molly Weyrens, St. Cloud, St. Francis Xavier Amy Leither, Cold Spring, Peace Lutheran Church Northstar Campaign GRIP/ISAIAH leaders have engaged key local and state elected leaders through a variety of actions this past year in an effort to have the Northstar rail extended to St. Cloud as a part of the (likely) $6- to 7-billiondollar transportation bill likely to pass this session. The St. Cloud Times recently ran a poll, and of 534 respondents, 446 said an extension was worth the investment while 19 preferred adding lanes to I-94. This poll reflects the experience of our campaign. Overwhelmingly, there is a change in the minds of Greater Minnesotans, people are excited about public transportation, people want to give up the hassle of
driving. We have also experienced swift movement from Rep. Jim Knoblach, St. Cloud, (chair of Ways and Means Committee) and his whole-hearted attention. Gov. Dayton has announced support. Knoblach has been researching the cost. Since BNSF laid a second set of rail between Big Lake and Becker, costs have decreased. Current link buses need replacing within four years. This cost is roughly the same as the necessary upgrades to the rail. We already lease tracks from BNSF for current operations. We want to extend those services. St. Cloud to the Metro area is the most-traveled corridor in the state. Adding lanes to I-94 can cost from $3.4-$12.4 million per mile, in the metro area averaging more than $50 million/mile. Road travel assumes
access to a car or ability to drive. This isn’t the case for many. On Tuesday, March 8, the legislative session begins. Sen. Tom Bakk (DFL) and Speaker of the House Rep. Kurt Daudt (R) agree top priority is transportation. On Thursday, March 10, GRIP/ ISAIAH leaders will meet elected leaders at the Capitol, delivering thousands of petitions and letters from supporting organizations and businesses. If you would like to add your voice to our campaign, email GRIP organizer Anne Buckvold at abuckvold@isaiahmn.org and share a couple lines about why you want Northstar extended. Be sure to include your name and city and/or sign our online petition for session updates. Click on: www.tinyurl.com/ finishnorthstar.
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Many of the postcard photos for the book came from FrankStupnik’s sister, Becky Frank, who lives in St. Joseph and is known as the “collector in the family” and who owns a dazzling collection of artifacts, photos and ephemera, some of which she purchases on Ebay. Some of Frank-Stupnik’s books are available on amazon.com. To find out more about her work, go to cynthiafrankstupnik. com.
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In 2015, the Catholic Charities’ Senior Dining and Meals on Wheels programs served 2,198 seniors in central Minnesota. Whitney Senior Center, which hosts the two Catholic Charities’ programs for the St. Cloud area, served nutritious meals to more than 1,150 older adults in 2015. St. Joseph resident Jack Schuh eats at the Catholic Charities’ Senior Dining site at Whitney Senior Center five days each week. Schuh has been enjoying a meal daily at Whitney Senior problem of getting the tiger out of the moat.” “It was fun exploring to see what we could build,” Addison Keul said. “We built machines,” Wyatt Kutzera said, “and then we lifted the tiger up.” ASA uses the Project Leadthe-Way program in kindergarten through sixth grade. Project Leadthe-Way is a leading provider of science, technology, engineering and math programs. Through curriculum, teacher professional development and more, the program helps students develop skills needed in today’s economy.
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