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Empty Bowls set March 20 at Calvary
Empty Bowls, sponsored by Place of Hope again this year, will be held from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, March 20 at Calvary Community Church, 1200 Roosevelt Road, St. Cloud. This soup feed and silent auction benefits Place of Hope Ministries and Anne’s Meal Fund which provides more than 7,200 meals a month to those in need. The event includes music, soup, bread and desserts from area restaurants as well as a homemade bowl to take home thanks to Art as You Like It and Central Minnesota Woodcrafters. For more information, head to www.placeofhopeministries.org/ events/empty-bowls.
Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday
Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 13 at 2 a.m. Clocks should be moved forward one hour, giving us more daylight in the evening, and less in the morning. Cable boxes, computers, cell phones and other hightech devices will likely spring forward without you having to do a thing. Other clocks will need to be manually adjusted.
Dollars for Scholars sets phonathon March 19
Students and committee members of the St. Joseph Area Dollars for Scholars committee will be calling on local residents from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 19 to ask for donations toward local scholarships to be given away this spring. All donations are tax-deductible; 100 percent of all donations are used for both traditional and non-traditional scholarships for applicants who live, work or have direct ties with St. Joseph. Volunteers are also being sought to help with the phonathon to be held at Sentry Bank in St. Joseph. To volunteer, call Doug at 320-363-7721 or Janelle at 320-363-7741. To apply for a 2016 Dollars for Scholars scholarship, visit http://StJosephArea. dollarsforscholars.org. Click on: Students and Parents tab. Click on: Click to Login. Click on: “click here” above Student Login to register. If you need assistance call 320-363-7721. The application deadline is Monday, April 11.
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Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton (left) shows photos of his dogs to the Gary and Kay Bechtold family, while eating at Kay’s Kitchen last Thursday, March 3.
Many people who stopped to eat at Kay’s Kitchen last Thursday evening, March 3, were probably surprised to see Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton sitting in the front dining area. Dayton and Erika Helgen, from the Collegeville Institute, were eating dinner before heading to the College of St. Benedict’s Gorecki Center for an “Ask the Governor” question-and-answer session. “I love to eat at Kay’s,” Helgen said. “I eat here all the time. When Gov. Dayton asked me where the best place to eat in St. Joe was, I told him Kay’s Kitchen.” The Gary and Kay Bechtold family sat next to Dayton and Helgen while they ate their traditional weekly meal at Kay’s. Dayton showed photos of his dogs to their children – Syl-
vie and triplets Lucy, Ellen and Leah. “It was unexpected when we walked in that he was eating next to us,” Gary Bechtold said. “This is our regular table. We eat here every week.” Dayton visited with and took photos with other restaurant patrons and visitors who stopped by his table to chat. Kay’s Kitchen staff Jean Marthaler, Larry Peck and Mary Beth Munden were among those who visited with and had photos taken with the governor. Marthaler said it doesn’t matter if you are a Democrat or Republican. He is the governor of Minnesota, and they said they were pleased to be able to serve him. “He enjoyed his pie and was a very pleasant man,” Marthaler said. Peck said it was exciting to have Dayton eating at Kay’s. He Dayton • page 5
Joetown Rocks musical line-up already chosen by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Although it’s still four months away, the gears are fast in motion for Joetown Rocks, St. Joseph’s music bash that kicks off the Fourth of July fes-
tivities in the city. For more than 10 years, Joetown Rocks has been organized by St. Joseph resident Richard Schwegel, who is doing it again. He said it’s a lot of work, but it’s rewarding. “It’s fun,” Schwegel said.
“Where else can you go to have this kind of fun?” The concert will start at 6 p.m. Sunday, July 3 with The Graduates, a band comprised mostly of high-school kids and also featuring 14-year-old drummer Bennet Velline, who
Kennedy students study automation, robotics by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com
Seventy-eight Kennedy Community School sixth-grade students recently spent a semester studying automation and robotics with teacher John O’Reilly. O’Reilly said they started the year exploring what engineering is and then students researched and presented on an engineering field they were interested in. “Many found information on careers they had no idea
existed,” O’Reilly said. Students learned about the design process and how to define problems, brainstorm solutions, prototype various mechanisms to solve the problem and then present their solutions. O’Reilly said this really highlights problem-solving skills they will use no matter what career they go into later, but is particularly useful for science, technology, engineering and math. The robotics portion of the Robotics • back page
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At right: Kennedy Community School sixth-grade students recently spent a semester studying automation and robotics with teacher John O’Reilly. Students learned to define problems, brainstorm solutions, prototype various mechanisms to solve the problem and present their solutions building and working with robots such as those shown in this photo. Robotics students are the following: (front row, left to right) Eleanor P. and Taylor W.; (back row) Ethan W., Ashton M., Nathan S. and Jackson B.
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is the grandson of music legend Bobby Vee. Vee was the star performer almost every year of Joetown Rocks. “Vee loved playing here in St. Joseph,” Schwegel said. “Those Joetown • page 3
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2 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. Feb. 20 11:51 p.m. Medical. First Avenue S.E. Police went to a medical emergency at the aforementioned address. The complainant had dislocated ankle after slipping on a patch of ice. St. Joseph Rescue and Gold Cross Ambulance arrived on scene and transported the man to the St. Cloud Hospital. Feb. 21 3 p.m. Vehicle collision. Minnesota Street/College Avenue. Officers were dispatched after receiving a report of a two-vehicle crash. Authorities spoke with the drivers. The one driver had failed to stop at the posted stop sign, consequently hitting the other vehicle. No injuries were reported, and a report was filed. 7:37 p.m. Public assist. Minnesota Street W. A complainant requested police assistance in retrieving her daughter’s belongings back from her ex. Authorities stood by during the exchange. There were no issues. Feb. 22 7:03 p.m. Alarm. Elm Street E. Police responded to an alarm at a local business. An employee was contacted who showed up with the
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proper code to disarm the alarm. There were no further problems. Feb. 23 1:28 p.m. Domestic. Seventh Avenue N.W. Police responded to a report of a domestic dispute that had occurred previously in October. The dispute was regarding a personal item that was shared between two females. The one complainant stated the other would not return her item. A physical altercation took place but no known injuries or marks resulted. One complainant wanted the incident re-documented but no further action was taken. 3:41 p.m. Suspicious package. Third Avenue N.E. A complainant found a box wrapped in plastic and in a garbage bag that had been left on her deck. She called a local delivery service only to discover the tracking number was three years old. The woman opened the box and found used clothing inside. She was unaware of who the clothing belonged to. The items were dropped at the police station for donation. Feb. 24 11:49 a.m. 911 hang-up. Jade Road. Police received a 911 hangup call from a local school. Upon arrival, police investigated and found the culprit. He admitted to calling in addition to threatening another student and staff member. The suspect was taken home by his mother after having spoken with school authorities. No further police action was taken. 5:59 p.m. Vandalism. Baker Street E. A complainant called au-
thorities after noticing graffiti on his townhome garage doors. He was advised he is not a personal victim of this vandalism as he does not personally own the property. It would be up to the property manager to report the incident. However, authorities stated they would photograph the scene and document the evidence. Upon arrival, they discovered three garage doors with smiley faces written with dry erase markers. The images were cleaned off. No further action was taken. Feb. 25 5:16 a.m. Traffic stop. Minnesota Street W./Fourth Avenue N.W. While on routine patrol, police observed a vehicle that failed to come to a complete stop at the aforementioned intersection. The vehicle was pulled over, and the driver was issued a citation for his violation. 7:54 p.m. Drugs. Tenth Avenue S.E. Police questioned a suspicious male who was believed to be hiding something. Officers searched the individual and found a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia on his person. He was issued the appropriate citation.
Court graduates from Carlson School of Management
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David Court (center), with his parents Francis and Marilyn Court of St. Joseph, recently graduated from the Carlson School of Management and the University of Minnesota Law School. He received his master’s degree in human resources and industrial relations in November and his doctorate in December. Court is currently living in Minneapolis, is employed as a compensation analyst-intern at UnitedHealth Group in Minnetonka and will work as a human capital analyst in June. Five St. Joseph students were recently named to the fall president’s list at St. Cloud Technical and Community College. They are the following: Alexander Eiden, Ricky Hess, Tianna Swanson-Wente, Amy Anderson and Barbara Schloemer. Students must earn a minimum 4.0 grade-point average to qualify for this honor.
Feb. 26 2:02 a.m. Parking violation. First Avenue N.W. Police observed a vehicle who had been in violation of the winter parking ordinance for the third consecutive day. The vehicle was towed accordingly, and the impound form was completed. Eight St. Joseph students Authorities requested the towing were recently named to the fall company contact them before redean’s list at St. Cloud Technical leasing the vehicle. and Community College. They are the following: Michael Pfannenstein, Spencer Scanlon, Michael Schroden, Amy Schulte, Courtney Colbert, Ryan Peterson, Austin Joseph Williams and Megan Woods. Students must earn a mini-
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‘Will You Be Selected’ caregiver presentation set March 14 by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleader.com
A "Will You be Selected?" presentation about caregiving will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, March 14 at the Church of St. Joseph Parish Center. Church of St. Joseph health and wellness minister Marjorie Henkemeyer and community
Joetown from front page concerts were just magic.” The second band of the evening will be Crown Jewels, which is a Queen tribute band from the Twin Cities. Next up will be “I Am, He Said,” a salute to the music of Neil Diamond, featuring Bobby Vee’s two sons, Jeff and Tommy Velline, and his nephew Matt Velline. At 10:15 p.m., the fireworks will start in the sky just above the old Kennedy Elementary School. And then, to cap the evening’s music fest, Maiden Dixie, a country band from the
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educator Kathy Gilbride from the Central Minnesota Council on Aging will introduce the concepts of caregiving and ways to assist individuals and others to understand the role of the caregiver. They will help identify signs and sources of stress and then discuss tools for managing that stress. Twin Cities, will perform. “Each year we have a good line-up,” Schwegel said. “This year it’s the best we’ve had because there will be something for everybody – rock ‘n’ roll for younger kids; Neil Diamond songs for the older people. It’s going to be fun for everybody.” Each year, Joetown Rocks has attracted up to 20,000 people from far and wide. “The show is family friendly,” Schwegel said, “and that’s one reason Bobby Vee became so involved in it.” More information about Joetown Rocks and all of the activities during the St. Joseph Parish Fourth of July Festival will be announced as the event gets closer.
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All Saints, Prep students gather at SJU for Lumberjack Day by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com
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Above: All Saints Academy students Mary Morris (left) and Jaedyn Nydeen (center) use a crosscut saw Feb. 11 during a Lumberjack Day on the St. John’s University campus, while Daniel Moog (far right) observes. Below: All Saints Academy and St. John’s Prep students sat down to a lumberjack breakfast menu Feb. 11 during a Lumberjack Day on the St. John’s University campus. The meal consisted of sweat pads (pancakes), fried sow belly (bacon), spuds (potatoes), loggin’ berries (stewed prunes), cold shuts (donuts) and blackjack (hot chocolate).
All Saints Academy and St. John’s Prep sixth-grade students gathered Feb. 11 for a Lumberjack Day on the St. John’s University Campus. Students from the sixth-grade classes of ASA teacher Susan Huls and SJP teacher Mary Anderson gathered at the campus to learn about lumbering/ logging camps of the 1900s in Minnesota. Activities included a lumberjack breakfast. ASA sixth-grade teacher Susan Huls said the 41 plaid-clad students seemed quite comfortable as they sat down to the unusual meal of sweat pads, fried sow belly, cold shuts, loggin’ berries and blackjack. Students commented the food was familiar, because they ate these foods often, but they were just given different names – sweat pads are just pancakes and cold shuts are donuts. Huls said students also enjoyed the bacon (fried sow belly) and hot chocolate (blackjack) and most of them even tried the stewed prunes (loggin’ berries). SJP student Avanthi Wijetunga, Sartell, said the most unusual fact she learned about the lumberjacks is that they call bacon “fried sow belly.” “My favorite part of the day was when we all had a lumberjack (breakfast),” Wijetunga said. “We had pancakes, bacon (actual fried sow belly), stewed
prunes, hot chocolate and fried potatoes.” Besides eating the lumberjack breakfast in the morning, the students played Lumberjack Lingo Bingo, and listened to local storyteller Douglas Petersen, who shared several “tall tales” about the famous northwoods logger Paul Bunyan. Petersen brought along Bunyan’s ax and his extra-large stocking cap, which he gave students a chance to try on. During the afternoon, the students enjoyed the sledding hill and a walk to the St. John’s woods. There, they met St. John’s Outdoor University staff member Kyle Rauch, who shared about modern-day logging operations at the St. John’s Abbey Arboretum. Brother Walter Kieffer showed students several logging tools, including a crosscut saw, which students used in pairs to saw a cut log. “My favorite part was using the saw,” said ASA student Sam Harren. SJP student Aidan Math, Sartell, thought it was interesting the lumberjacks would have rather slept in the horse barn instead of their own beds. “Their house was known as a sweat lodge because it always smelled like sweat because lumberjacks usually did not take showers until the season (was) over,” Math said. “Along with that, lumberjacks usually had two to three people sleeping
in one bed. Not the best conditions. Therefore, they would have liked to sleep in the horse barn.” Math also said his favorite part of the day was when they used the crosscut saw to cut the log. “The kids seemed to enjoy the day, and it’s a good way to make Minnesota history more interesting,” Anderson said. “We might make it an annual thing.” Last summer, Huls and Anderson attended a three-day Logging Immersion camp at the Forest History Center in Grand Rapids. Created by the Minnesota Historical Society teacher-education programmers, the immersion was set up to teach teachers how to make the stories of the logging industry come alive. “We dressed in 1900s costumes, went out to the woods to cut down a tree, practiced driving a team of work horses and had a chance to be interpreter-hosts in the blacksmith shop and horse barn,” Huls said. “We had a good time learning and wanted to share the experience somehow with our students.” Anderson began planning the lumberjack breakfast in December, as a way to introduce her students to important industries that built the state. She decided to invite the ASA students to join them. After discussion, the two teachers decided to plan an entire day of lumberjack experiences.
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The St. Joseph water tower holds 500,000 gallons of water, and is lit from the ground. On March 19, the city will turn the lights off until the following morning in observance of Earth Hour.
‘Lights out’ for water tower during Earth Hour by Logan Gruber operations@thenewsleaders.com
The city of St. Joseph will again turn off the lights which light up the water tower for an entire night March 19 in response to a request to turn them off for one hour. Earth Hour is a campaign to switch off the lights for one designated hour – from 8:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday, March 19, local time – at homes, businesses and government buildings. The campaign began in 2007 in Australia and is now in more than 162 countries. At the city council meeting Monday night, council members voted on a request by Audrey Birkholz and Bethany Knopp, both of St. Joseph, to turn out the lights for one hour.
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“The girls decided they wanted to bring it up to the council,” Wayne Birkholz said. Birkholz brought the issue to the council’s attention last year. The council decided the public-works department could again have a staff person turn off the lights during the day of March 19 and turn them back on the morning of March 20, thus saving the cost of having someone come in for those two hours. After some discussion, the council voted to approve the request to turn off the lights on the water tower. Council member Renee Symanietz was not present for the vote. Painting and maintenance took place on the 500,000-gallon water tower in the summer of 2014.
said he had previously waited on Dayton at the downtown St. Cloud Perkins Restaurant. “I met some great people and enjoyed an excellent dinner and some fabulous pie,” Dayton said when asked about his visit to Kay’s Kitchen. The “Ask the Governor” event was sponsored by the Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement. Director Matt Lindstrom said about 300 people attended the hour-long event. Dayton discussed state and national topics such as the Northstar train and transportation, the cost of higher education, the achievement gap, paid parental leave, mining in northern Minnesota, gun control and more. Lindstrom, who is also a professor of political science at CSB/SJU, discussed why they invited Dayton to the campus.
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Gov. Mark Dayton (center) is pictured with (far left) Mary Dana Hinton, College of St. Benedict president; (right of Dayton) Matt Lindstrom, director of the McCarthy Center; and students from CSB and St. John’s University. Dayton spoke at an “Ask the Governor” session March 3 at the CSB Gorecki Center. “We see it as an important opportunity for students and the greater central Minnesota community to engage the governor in dialogue regarding critical public-policy issues facing the state,” Lindstrom said. The “Ask the Governor” event was rescheduled from November and was open to the public. This is the second time Day-
ton, who is the state’s 40th governor, has visited the CSB campus. He also visited in 2013. The event was moderated by St. John’s University alumni Gary Eichten, Minnesota Public Radio’s news editor-at-large and former radio host. For more information visit the MPR website at mpr.org.
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Our View Clemens deserves our thanks and a very beautiful monument If anybody deserves a monument – a very beautiful one – it’s Bill Clemens, who died March 2 at age 95. Many people might not have known Bill, but almost everyone has heard his name memorialized through his incredibly kind and generous philanthropic triumphs: Clemens Stadium and Clemens Field House at St. John’s University, the William E. and Virginia Clemens Chair in Economics and Liberal Arts at SJU, the Clemens Library at the College of St. Benedict and the Clemens Gardens in East St. Cloud above the bank of the Mississippi River. It’s those spectacular blooming gardens that have carried the Clemens name far and wide. People from all over the world stop to behold the gardens while passing through; others travel many miles to gasp in awe at the botanical wonder; and many who live in the greater St. Cloud area make an annual summer pilgrimage to the gardens – a certain sign of summer at its finest. The fabulous gardens were inspired by Clemens’ deep and abiding love for his wife, Virginia. The first garden established there (and still flourishing) was dubbed the Virginia Clemens Rose Garden. The generosity of Clemens and his wife knew no bounds. Many of his good deeds remain unsung because Clemens was a humble, kindly, unassuming man. In 1994, Clemens gave $5.6 million to the Central Minnesota Community Foundation to fund various charities, and nearly half of that money was put into an ongoing, growing fund to perpetuate the Clemens Gardens, along with Munsinger Gardens at the edge of the Mississippi River across from St. Cloud State University. The gardens alone are an outstanding legacy left to us by this great businessman and kindly philanthropist, but the entire central Minnesota area has benefitted from Clemens’ extravagant generosity, and the investments he made continue to grow and to enhance our area in so many ways. Clemens began Bankers Systems in the early 1950s in St. Cloud, a company that produced documents for legal services. The company, hugely successful, was sold about 40 years later and then sold again to become Wolters Kluwer. The Clemens moved to a house in East St. Cloud on Killian Boulevard in the mid-1950s, right across from the land that later became the Clemens Gardens. The first garden, his tribute to Virginia, was the awesome rose garden, started in 1990. The other dazzling gardens were added, gradually, over the years to the south of the rose garden. Virginia, who suffered for decades from multiple sclerosis, died at age 77 in 1998. The Clemens-Munsinger Gardens, filled with hundreds of thousands of flowers, attracts an estimated 250,000 visitors each summer. It’s one of the largest and most beautiful gardens in the world, with its massive banks of colorful blooms, paved trails, statuary, fountains and dappled shade. We can all be thankful to Clemens for funding so many charities and cultural enrichments, and that is why a monument – a very beautiful one to him and his wife – should grace the Clemens Gardens.
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Opinion Cannibal candidates ruin the Party In this ongoing travesty called Republican debates, the National Republican Party is being ripped apart at the seams. During debates, I expect to hear strong policy positions, not sandbox-brat nonsense in which adults suddenly morph into mud-slinging hooligans. It’s a shame the reasonable candidates (Jeb Bush, John Kasich) have been neglected. Bush caved; Kasich is hanging in there. Kasich is far and away the best and most qualified candidate to be president on the Republican side. But, as I’ve predicted so many times, the Tea Partiers’ hijacking of the Party will make a White House win less likely. The current war is the direct result of those Tea-Party radicals (“wacko-birds,” as Sen. John McCain called one of them, Ted Cruz). And now, in this primary season, it’s become apparent the radicals have so stretched and warped the Party like Turkish taffy that sane, rational candidates couldn’t stand a chance. Good candidates with true experience and vision (Kasich, for one) have been trumped because the Party has so long cuddled up to extremist obstructionist-destroyers that its very future is jeopardized. It’s their own faults. If you doubt this, just go ask former Speaker of the House John Boehner or the other good Republicans that ultra-right-wing “purists” have “primaried” out of political existence. Donald Trump, like an opportunistic scavenger, smelled blood (Republican fractures) and barged in for the pickings. What has resulted is a cannibalization process fed by roaring rancor, a bloodbath of name-calling, of candidates determined to devour one another. Trump is the ultimate Wacko-Bird that morphed into the Fox in the Chicken Coop. And Trump is not the only problem the Re-
Dennis Dalman Editor publican Party faces; it’s the two other candidates, Cruz and Rubio. Neither has any cohesive, rational policy positions – at least not winnable ones. This ugly Party war stems all the way back to Barry Goldwater and his extremist pronouncements in 1964 when he was trounced by Lyndon Johnson. As political scholar E.J. Dionne details it so well in his recent book, How the Right Went Wrong, Goldwater unwittingly set the ideological quicksand trap in which farout conservative promises became impossible to deliver as this country moved into the future with many progressive changes that benefited so many people, including conservatives and their loved ones. Medicare (1965) is just one example. Rightwing extremists resisted those changes tooth-and-claw and promised to abolish them but knew they couldn’t because too many people (prospective voters) liked the changes, including many middle-class Republicans. The diehard conservatives were stuck time and again between a rock (their promises) and a hard place (social reality). Charles Darwin said it best: Those who cannot adapt, die. The most extreme of the Republicans are completely resistant to any but their own pet policies: dismantling “big” government, total deregulation of free enterprise, tax cuts for the corporate rich, eradication of ObamaCare, total defunding of Planned Parenthood, resistance to social changes. They are still true believ-
ers in the ol’ tried-and-untrue TrickleDown Theory (aka supply-side economics), which has failed abysmally since the 1980s. Wealth didn’t trickle down; it gushed up. (surprise, surprise). Economic inequality, which seems to be the soupe du jour these days, cannot be lessened by more tax cuts for the rich. Enter Bernie Sanders. Right-wingers who deify President Reagan seem to forget he wasn’t quite the hard-nosed conservative they love to think he was. He was often willing to compromise with Democrats, something these ultra-right-wing naysayers stubbornly refuse to do. So there they sit, doing nothing, blaming Obama for every problem that comes down the pike, including – go figure – the rise of Bernie Sanders. Successful Republican presidents (Eisenhower, Reagan, Bush I) were more or less centrists, long before wacko birds yanked the Party to the extreme right where nothing can get done. Democrats learned that the hard way. Anybody remember George McGovern? These name-callers will keep stumbling on their path of futility because they apparently have no plans for the nation’s problems. When they’re not trashing one another, they’re managing to find a bit of free time to blast the Democrats. Sanders is an ungodly socialist; Clinton is a sneaky liar. Yeah, yeah, yeah. As a columnist, I have been frequently slammed by some letter-to-editor writers for my name-calling against extremist right-wingers. Tit-for-tat; good for the goose, good for the gander. As name-callers, they and their Hate Radio cheerleaders have me beat by a mile. It’s so nice, for a change, to kick back and let these name-calling cannibals do my job for me.
How important is a college education? From the day we are born our education begins. We learn how to eat, sleep and stay warm. In the wild, animals treat their offspring similarly. I have seen a flock of baby wild turkeys trailing after its mother learning what to eat, what to drink and most importantly how to hide in the event of danger. Without this most basic education, survival would be difficult if not impossible. Humans start very young children in preschool. Then it’s off to elementary, then middle school and finally to high school. Many, if not most, will then go on to either technical schools to learn a viable trade or off to a college or university for “formal” education. Many youngsters go to college for all the wrong reasons. This is an opportunity to get away from the restrictions of home. This is freedom. This is a giant party just waiting to happen. Sadly, for many, this is wasted time. Instead of preparing for the rest of their lives, they squander away opportunities and come out of college more confused than educated. One of the primary reasons for this confusion is many college professors are similarly confused. Most have gone from being a college student to being a college professor never having experienced real life. Many have never had to earn a living from a job where productivity and profit matter. They then have the task of preparing youngsters for a productive life
Ron Scarbro Guest Writer with their limited skills. I recently heard the comment we should concentrate more on tech schools and less on formal college. Welders make more than philosophers. The simple fact is we need more welders, more plumbers, more electricians. It seems too many kids grow up with the notion they must complete a college education to be prepared for life. While formal education is very important, here’s a reality. Not everyone is college material. That doesn’t make them bad; it just means some are better suited for a different line of work. I wouldn’t want my doctor to not have a college education but when my plumbing stops up, I’d rather have a skilled plumber take care of it than a skilled surgeon. And by the way, starting plumbers and welders make serious money also. Almost as much as a starting doctor. The hen turkey must prepare her chicks for life. If she fails, her chicks will die. Educators should prepare their students for life. If they fail, their students fail. In reality, the area of life with which I deal, degrees in ancient Incan promis-
cuity have very little value. Studying the mating habits of African earthworms has little practical value in today’s workforce. African earthworms might be interesting to some, but it fades to insignificance in the face of today’s reality. You would be better off studying underwater basket weaving. At least you are producing a product which you might be able to sell. Out here in the real world, real products and real services cost real money. If one has a steady supply of that money without having to work or produce anything, then good for them. Most of us, however, have to work and produce. There truly is no free lunch. In order to earn money, one must be able to offer talent and hard work to another who is willing to pay for it. Who knows, maybe there is a job out there for someone with a vast knowledge of African earthworms, but I doubt it. Bottom line, education is important but only if education challenges you and gives you worthwhile information. Salving your preconceived notions inoffensively in a big liberal arts college is a worthless waste of time. 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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Is your event listed? Send your information to: Newsleader Calendar, P.O. Box 324, St. Joseph, MN 56374; fax it to 320-363-4195; or, e-mail it to news@thenewsleaders.com. Friday, March 11 “Representing the Mississippi River in International Climate Talks,” 8-9:30 a.m., St. Cloud City Council Chambers, 400 Second St. S. Portion Distortion wellness workshop, 9-10 a.m., Church of St. Joseph, 12 W. Minnesota St. CMBA HomeShow, noon-8 p.m., St. Cloud River’s Edge Convention Center, 10 Fourth Ave. S. Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m., Immaculate Conception Church, 145 Second Ave. N.E., Rice. 320-393-2725. Saturday, March 12 CMBA HomeShow, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., St. Cloud River’s Edge Convention Center, 10 Fourth Ave. S. Winter Market, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road N. marketmonday.org. Spring Craft and Vendor Fair, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR 2, St. Joseph. 320363-1056. Central Minnesota Chapter of the Federation of the Blind of Minnesota, 12:30 p.m., American Legion, 17 Second Ave. N., Waite Park. Sunday, March 13 CMBA HomeShow, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Cloud River’s Edge Convention Center, 10 Fourth Ave. S. Cash and Card Bingo, 1 p.m., St. Francis Xavier Church, 219 Second St. N., Sartell. Are We Caring for Our Mother? Exploring Pope Francis’ Encyclical, 6:30-8 p.m., St. Francis Xavier Church, 219 Second St. N., Sartell. 320-2521363. Monday, March 14 Blood drive, noon-6 p.m., American Legion, 17 N. Second Ave., Waite Park. St. Joseph Fare for All, 3:30-5:30
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Wednesday, March 16 St. Joseph Area Chamber of Commerce, 11:30 a.m., St. Joseph Community Fire Hall, 323 Fourth Ave. NE. stjosephchamber.com. Leading for Change, a Women’s Center lecture series, noon, Atwood Memorial Center, St. Cloud State University, 720 Fourth Ave. S. If You Can Move, You Can Yoga, 2-3 p.m., Ridgeview Place Assisted Living, 1009 10th Ave. N.E., Sauk Rapids. 320-258-1577. Free car-seat checks, 3-6 p.m., Gold Cross Ambulance Garage, 2800 Seventh Indian or other American made motorcycles or related parts from 1900-1970. Any condition. Midwest collector will pick up anywhere. Phone 309-645-4623 (MCN)
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Remington's owner relinquishes his ownership The owner of Remington, the yellow Labrador which was shot six times with a pellet gun, has voluntarily given up ownership of the dog to the Tri-County Humane Society. The owner, who was not named, stopped at the humane society and spent some time
with the dog, then told the staff he would not have the proper facilities the dog would need for its six weeks of recovery, including possibly a second surgery to repair broken bones in its jaw. The dog, found Feb. 22 in Avon Township, had been shot four times in
the face and twice in the rump while it was restrained. A sheriff’s deputy brought the Remington dog to the humane society
where it was treated with tender loving care. It underwent surgery for its badly damaged jaw and was later placed in a foster home. There are a few families who are keen on adopting Remington once he is recovered. A $1,000 reward has been
offered for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for the act of cruelty to the dog. Remington is the name given to it by humane-society staff. The Stearns County Sheriff’s Department is still hoping to determine who shot the dog.
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their project on time and learn by making mistakes.” Toward the end of the class, students participated in a robotics competition. The students played the roles of mechanical engineers, electrical engineers and programming engineers to design a robot to move balls over, under and into various obstacles. O’Reilly said it was a fun way to have students work together in teams to put what they learned into practice. The conclusion of the class involved students making videos which documented what
they had learned in the class. The videos highlighted how they used the design process, how they wrote their programs, how they took on the roles of different types of engineers and times they really had to use their problem-solving skills to fix their robots, when they didn’t work as the students had wanted them to. When reflecting on the class and project, sixth-grade student Jackson G. said he learned he and his classmates had to be good at problem solving to know what went wrong with their robots. They really had to
think about a plan and work together with their team in order to win. Sixth-grade student Evan R. said he thought programming was easier than he thought it would be. The final robotic competition and video took about four weeks for students to complete. This was O’Reilly’s first year teaching the class at Kennedy. He has a background in science, but said he didn’t do much with engineering until he became a teacher. O’Reilly previously worked in a project-based school in
San Diego, where he taught environmental science and partnered with the engineering teacher to develop aquatic robots to conduct environmental water-sampling around San Diego. “That was my first exposure,” O’Reilly said. “I taught the science behind the sampling-and-processing techniques and the other teacher taught the robotics, so I got to be a student too.” O’Reilly also later participated in training with a Project Lead-the-Way class on automation and robotics.
from front page class involved students studying, designing and building robots using various mechanisms, gears and motors, while learning how to write code (using c programming) to control the robots. “Being a project-based class, students really learn in a way that is more authentic,” O’Reilly said. “They are forced to work together in teams, manage their time to complete
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