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St. Joseph potter, Cherrico, sets record

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Joel Cherrico of St. Joseph set a Guinness World Record this month by making the most clay pots in an hour.

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A St. Joseph potter set a Guinness World Record this month by making the most clay pots in an hour, and he hopes the publicity stunt will bring worldwide attention to his growing business. Joel Cherrico has been making pottery since high school and after graduating from St. John’s University six years ago with a degree in art, he went into business for himself. “Once I started throwing pottery on a wheel, I knew I could be happy doing this daily,” he said. “It was physically challenging like a sport, but required finesse and concentration like a musical instrument.” Cherrico said he has hired nine student interns who have assisted him with marketing

Two free community CPR classes will be held from 6-8:30 p.m. Monday, April 18 and 25 at the St. Joseph Community Fire Hall. The classes are free and open to the residents of St Joseph, as well as St Joseph and St. Wendel townships. Each class is good for initial CPR or renewal. Limited spots are available. Deadline to register is noon Friday, April 15. Call 320 363-7201 to register.

Community Showcase slated for April 2

The St. Joseph Community Showcase, sponsored by the St. Joseph Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held from 10 a.m.1 p.m. Saturday, April 2 at Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Road, St. Joseph. Local retail, commercial, educational and service organizations will have booths to visit. Food, entertainment and children’s games will also be featured.

Sartell Youth Hockey begins 100-gun raffle

The Sartell Youth Hockey Association is hosting its third annual gun raffle, with the drawing being held at 6 p.m. Sunday, April 24 at the Blueline Sports Bar & Grill. Door prizes and silent auction start at 5 p.m. Purchase tickets online or at Blueline Sports Bar & Grill and Bernick’s Arena, both in Sartell. There are 100 guns, with 20 tickets sold per firearm. Visit sartellhockey.org for a list of guns, rules/regulations and to reserve tickets. Winning tickets are good for the awarded gun or gift card for comparable value at Scheel’s in Waite Park.

Habitat for Humanity seeks pick-up assistant

The donation pick-up assistant works directly with our truck driver going on pick-ups from donors who are unable to bring items in themselves. Donation assistants help load and unload the donation truck. The ability to lift 50-plus pounds on a regular basis and a friendly and helpful attitude are the qualifications for this volunteer opportunity. For more information on this and other United Way volunteer opportunities, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on March 25 Criers.

the business, each working for a semester or over the summer. “While you can purchase (my) pottery every day at the Local Blend coffee shop, as well as a few pieces down the street at Joseph’s Hair Salon,” he said, “online sales have steadily required more of our focus.” Cherrico launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding project that raised $34,099 from people who wanted to own one or more of his newest pieces of pottery while helping him build a pottery studio in downtown St. Joseph this summer or fall. “I love seeing people eating and drinking from artwork, using pottery daily at places like the Local Blend,” he said. “Their space has influenced a lot of my shapes, sizes and colors. “However, even though stanPotter • page 3

Dogs attack woman in St. Joseph Township by Frank Lee operations@thenewsleaders.com

A woman was walking her small dog along the shoulder of the Frontage Road in St. Joseph Township when two adult boxers attacked them both in the late afternoon on March 21.

Julie Lingl and her dog passed by the residence of Michelle and Rak Tray at 28794 Frontage Road, where several dogs were in their fenced back yard, according to Stearns County officials. The boxers jumped the fence and attacked Lingls’ dog, result-

ing in its death. They also attacked Lingl as she attempted to pick her dog up from the road. Lingl suffered severe injuries to her legs and multiple lacerations and puncture wounds to her arms, hands, back, head and face, and was taken to St. Cloud Hospital, according to

officials. The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office seized and quarantined the boxers pending the conclusion of an investigation. The St. Joseph fire and police departments assisted on the scene of the attack.

Artist makes debut at St. Cloud Art Crawl by Frank Lee operations@thenewsleaders.com

Laura Ruprecht of St. Joseph made her debut as an Art Crawl St. Cloud artist at the Paramount Theatre & Visual Arts Center in downtown St. Cloud. The free art crawls are held four times a year, and Ruprecht’s exhibition in the basement of the Paramount on March 18 gave upcoming artists like her a chance to showcase her work. “I’m just really excited to see people’s reactions because I really haven’t had a show of my own for a while,” she said as art lovers and the merely curious stopped and stared at her artwork. Ruprecht graduated from the College of St. Benedict in 2009 and works as a studio manager at the Paramount Visual Arts Center when she isn’t bartend-

ing at a St. Joseph establishment. “It’s great to see how many people come through or come by,” she said of the Art Crawl, which is celebrating its 11th year. The 28-year-old greeted visitors at her exhibition during the four-hour event, which was billed as an occasion to “stroll downtown,” “meet your friends” and “buy great art.” Art Crawls are located along the streets of downtown St. Cloud: down West St. Germain Street between Fifth Avenue N. and Ninth Avenue N. “I think a lot of what influences me are my friends because they are all artists as well. The other thing, too, is St. Joseph has always had a really strong arts community,” Ruprecht said. Artist • back page

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A glass-on-glass mosaic entitled “Raven” by St. Joseph artist Laura Ruprecht is on display at the Paramount Theatre & Visual Arts Center as part of the first Art Crawl St. Cloud this year featuring local and regional artists in downtown businesses in St. Cloud.

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Empty Bowls raises funds, awareness by Frank Lee operations@thenewsleaders.com

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Kay’s Kitchen Chef Dan Kuebelbeck ladles out some soup at the St. Joseph eatery to server Brenda Heaton. Kay’s Kitchen donated three gallons of soup to the March 20 Empty Bowls soup-feed benefit and silent auction at Calvary Community Church in St. Cloud. 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. March 4 4:06 p.m. Alarm. Birch Street W. Hold-up alarm sounded but employee stated a girl behind the counter accidentally hit the panic button. 5:44 p.m. Driving complaint. CR 75/CR 133. Police were dispatched to a driving complaint of a vehicle weaving in and out of traffic.

Tanya Finken of Kay’s Kitchen in St. Joseph knows what it’s like to be hungry like most people, but she decided to do something about it. The owner and operator of the eating establishment donated three gallons of freshly made beef barley soup to the Empty Bowls fundraiser on March 20 – something she has done before. “I do a lot of this for different organizations when they call and ask,” she said, “and more than anything, it’s to raise awareness of local hunger and anything you can do to help out is amazing.” Empty Bowls is an an-

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March 5 3:10 p.m. Medical. Fourth Avenue S.E. Police were dispatched to a residence and found a woman with leukemia complaining of chest pains and shortness of breath, and assisted rescue and Gold Cross Ambulance. March 6 3:58 p.m. Intoxicated male. College Avenue S. Police responded to a complaint of a disorderly, intoxicated male. Upon arrival, authorities discovered the male had consumed alcohol underage. A citation was issued and explained. March 7 6:38 p.m. Traffic stop. College Avenue N. While on routine patrol, police observed a vehicle traveling at

nual soup-feed benefit and silent auction featuring unique pottery, wooden bowls and gift cards to businesses and restaurants. “We just did the soup of the day, so whatever’s made fresh that morning is what we sent over,” Finken said of the donation from Kay’s Kitchen in St. Joseph. The five-hour event at Calvary Community Church in St. Cloud included four soup stations with donated soup, bread, beverages and desserts from local restaurants, like G-Allen’s in Sartell, and Jimmy’s Pourhouse and Manea’s Meats in Sauk Rapids. Those at the fundraising event to feed the hungry

a high rate of speed. The driver was pulled over and issued a citation. 4:02 p.m. Found property. Minnesota Street W. City maintenance turned in a check written to a male that was found in some bushes. The check was returned to the rightful owner. March 8 4:23 p.m. Alarm. First Avenue S.E. Police were dispatched to assist with an alarm. Upon arrival, authorities met with the keyholder and the situation was handled. 11:45 p.m. Medical. College Avenue S. Authorities assisted a college student who had been stung by a bee and was having a severe reaction. Police stood by until Gold Cross Ambulance arrived.

also could take home a decorated handmade bowl, several of which were made available hourly, and the children enjoyed the face-painting and three stages of entertainment. “Empty Bowls was put together originally to help people understand that somewhere, every day, someone’s bowl is empty,” said the Rev. Carol Jean Smith, pastor of Place of Hope Ministries in St. Cloud, which has been a part of the bowl-based awareness cam-

paign for about a decade even though Empty Bowls dates back further. Tickets entitled participants to sample as many soups as they would like. “If your basic needs are not met, you can’t function at all,” Smith said. “If you have food, if you have shelter and you feel safe, then you can access your gifts and talents a little more than when you’re putting all your energy into meeting your basic needs.”

People Meghan Wick of St. Joseph was the recipient of a video scholarship from Central Minnesota Credit Union, which offers scholarships annually to CMCU members to further their education at a two- or four-year college. More than 140 students applied for the scholarships. Video scholarships were judged on a creative and unique 30- to 60-second video based on the question: “If you were a member of CMCU’s Board of Directors, what guidance would you provide to the credit union that supports the vision statement, ‘Enhancing the lives of members and community through strength, service and growth’?” “We are honored to have the opportunity to present these students with scholarships,” said Central Minnesota Credit Union President/CEO Rick Odenthal said in a statement. “They are our future leaders and we encourage them to continue to work hard and make a difference.” Eight Stearns County organizations were recently awarded grants by the Central Minnesota Arts Board in Foley.

They are the following: St. Cloud Municipal Band, $4,307; St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra, $10,000; Minnesota Center Chorale, $5,106; Minnesota Dance Ensemble, $1,762; Youth Chorale of Central MN, $10,000; Great Northern Theatre Company, $10,000; Chamber Music Society of St. Cloud, $10,000; and Visual Arts Minnesota, $2,701. The Community Arts Support Grant program provides funds to nonprofit arts organizations whose members hail from Stearns, Sherburne, Benton or Wright counties based on “efficient management and programming of high artistic quality while enhancing arts opportunities within the communities they serve.” The Central Minnesota Arts Board supports collaborative and innovative arts opportunities through partnerships and financial investments as one of 11 Regional Arts Councils designated by the Minnesota State Arts Board. For more information, visit www.centralmnartsboard.org or call 320-968-4290 or toll free at 1-866-345-7140.

Clarifications An editorial in the March 11 Newsleader paid tribute to the recently deceased Bill Clemens, businessman and philanthropist who lived in E. St. Cloud. The editorial suggested a monument should be constructed in honor of Clemens and his late wife, Virginia, who both started the Virginia Clemens Gardens across the street from where they lived on Kilian Boulevard. The Newsleader has learned happily that a monument to them has, in fact,

been constructed several years ago. Central Minnesota Credit Union in St. Joseph showed its appreciation of cops on National Law Enforcement Day by buying coffee for local police officers with a gift card to The Local Blend in St. Joseph. However, when St. Joseph police officers receive gifts, they re-gift it to those in need, according to the police.

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Friday, March 25, 2016

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Joel Cherrico of Cherrico Pottery in St. Joseph prepares more than 350 pounds of clay to turn into pots in an hour-long pottery sprint to set a world record.

Potter from front page dardized types of pots often sell better, they don’t always help people experience powerful ideas about what art can be. Many pottery ideas, like the Guinness World Record, come from my urge to create challenging, innovative artwork.” Cherrico set the record as a publicity stunt for his pottery business and for his career as an artist. “Becoming the only person on the planet to hold a world record (in pottery throwing) seemed like the perfect way to reach audiences around the world,” he said.

Cherrico prepared more than 350 pounds of clay to turn into pots in an hour-long pottery sprint. Each pot had to be a certain-sized planter: 4.5- to 5.5-inches wide and tall respectively, 600 grams of clay minimum, wider at the top than bottom and with a thicker top edge than walls. “I love waking up every day and being able to play the game of deciding what types of pottery I should create to try and make the world a better place,” Cherrico said. “I feel extremely lucky and grateful for opportunities that have allowed me to make a living as a full-time artist, even though these opportunities often require far more hours for far less pay than most careers.”

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Members of the St. Joseph Y2K Lions meet March 9 for the group’s monthly meeting at the St. Joseph Community Fire Hall. Members discussed upcoming donations, fundraisers and events. The Y2K club is promoting memberships and will waive the annual dues for the first five new members who join, courtesy of Russell Eyecare & Associates.

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“You wouldn’t believe all the good the Lions do,” said St. Joseph Y2K Lions Treasurer Delrose Fischer. “The club is very active in supporting causes in the St. Joseph area, which many people might night know about.” Recent donations from its “Parade of Green,” upcoming events and a new-membership promotion were the topics of discussion during the group’s March 9 monthly meeting at the St. Joseph Community Fire Hall. Y2K is part of District 5M-8 Lions International, and Y2K members recently attended the district convention held in February. At the convention, there is a “Parade of Green Day” during which each club selects its favorite groups to donate to. This year, Y2K donations were made to the Diabetes Foundation; Hearing Foundation/Children’s Hearing Clinic; Lions Clubs International; Minnesota Lions Eye Bank/Children’s Eye Clinic; Leader Dog for the Blind, which trains service dogs for the blind; Camp Friendship, which hosts camps for groups of individuals in need; Project New Hope, which offers weekend retreats to help military families after the return of a loved one; and Can-Do-Canines, an orga-

nization that trains service dogs. President Becky Staneart shared various thank-you notes the organization had received for these donations. When asked why she joined the organization in 2006, Staneart said her son graduated and went to college, and she was looking for something to fill her time. Club member Beth Leither invited her to join the Y2K Lions. Staneart said the club’s members are very welcoming and non-judgmental. She herself is dyslexic, but members of the club have helped her relax, so she can perform the duties as president. The Y2K Lions members, which currently total 30, are trying to promote new memberships. Russell Eyecare & Associates in St. Joseph has offered to pay membership dues for the first five new members who join the organization. Yearly dues are $40 per person or $60 per couple. “I encourage people to join because of the camaraderie and friendships made in this organization,” Staneart said. Zone Chair Kathi Schmidt said Staneart has come out of her shell and has really opened up at meetings and conventions. Schmidt has been a member of the club since 2003 and has also been past secretary and president. She said the Y2K is one of 10 clubs in

their zone. Each zone has leadership to help clubs be successful and meet the goals of Lions International. Duties of the zone chair are to have healthy, active clubs which are able to fulfill the missions of the International Association of Lions clubs and to live up to the motto “We Serve.” “We are always looking for ways to serve the community,” Schmidt said. Schmidt said people should contact the club if they know of service projects or if there is a monetary need the Y2K Lions could help out with by supporting. Y2K members discussed other suggested donations to be made, which included the Tri-School Graduation Party for students of Apollo, Cathedral and Tech high schools; a donation to a person who would be participating in the Polar Plunge for Special Olympics; the Church of St. Joseph Parish Festival raffle-book donation; and items for the St. Joseph Area Community Food Shelf. Upcoming events include distributing Easter baskets to those with physical and/or mental disabilities; a pillowcleaning and plant-sale event; monthly bingo at Arlington Place Assisted Living and twice monthly bingo at the St. Joseph Senior Apartments. The winners of Bingo receive cash prizes, and Y2K members also bring a dessert for the

residents to enjoy. Y2K members also help maintain the flower beds along Minnesota Street; clean ditches from the township park to the bridge south of St. Joseph; sponsor the annual “Peace Poster” contest for students of local area schools; and choose and sponsor a senior citizen king and queen to ride in the annual Fourth of July parade. Upcoming fundraisers include monthly brat sales at the St. Joseph Meat Market and working for the St. John’s University Food Service department. This department makes a donation to the club for hours worked by members. The club also collects used eye-ware that is refurbished and distributed to people in poverty-stricken areas. Most Y2K fundraisers are annual or ongoing. Members work to maintain money in their account so when a need arises they have money to donate. The St. Joseph area includes two Lions clubs: the Y2K and the St. Joseph Lions. Both clubs provide service and benefits to the area. The Y2K Lions club was founded in 2000. The organization meets the second Wednesday of each month. For more information, email stjosephlionsy2k@gmail.com. Also check out their St.JosephY2KLions Facebook page.

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Pfannenstein receives Outstanding Service Award by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com

St. Joseph Meat Market owner Harvey Pfannenstein said he was shocked to have been chosen to receive the “Outstanding Service Award” at the 76th annual convention of the Minnesota Association of Meat Processors. He said the prestigious award has only been given three times before, and he is the fourth person to receive it. “It was a very humbling experience,” Pfannenstein said. The award is given to current and active members who go above and beyond to educate and serve MAMP as an association. The meat market joined the association in the late 1970s and has been a member ever since. Pfannenstein was elected to the board of directors in 2003 and is currently serving his fifth term on the board. He was

president in 2010 and 2011. Since 2013, Pfannenstein and the meat market, along with the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, has hosted a pre-convention workshop. Ryan Cox, an associate professor of meat science from the university’s department of animal science, discussed what to do and not to do to get good bacon and how to use thyme at this year’s workshop. Other speakers included Jeff Sindelar, University of Wisconsin Extension meat specialist, and Mike Roach from Hormel Foods. John Christensen, from Erdman’s Country Market in Kasson, also hosted a brat-making competition. That meat market placed second in the competition. Pfannenstein said the St. Joseph Meat Market employees produce about 1,000 pounds of brats each week. When grilling season begins, they often produce about 2,000 pounds each

week. Employees of the meat market also brought home a few other awards at the MAMP convention held the first week of March at the River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud. Four $1,000 scholarships were again awarded from MAMP this year. Pfannenstein’s goddaughter, Clare Pfannenstein, received one of those scholarships. She is the daughter of Pat and Joan Pfannenstein. The awards included grand champion awards for their wild-rice brats and notang summer sausage; reserve grand champion awards for their onion-cheddar snack sticks, dried-beef and chorizo chicken brats; and champion awards for their smoked chicken, smoked turkey and smoked maple breakfast links. “It was another great success,” Pfannenstein said of this year’s convention.

Quimby, director of communications and marketing for the local Council of Girl Scouts. Hors d’oeuvres and desserts made with Girl Scout cookies were served at the event, and beverages based on the cookies were also available for the adult volunteers, business people and community members in attendance. For example, peanut butter sandwich smoked ham rolls and lemonade crab salad on toast points were available for snacking, with a cranberry citrus crisp

chicken Florentine for dinner, followed by Girl Scout cookie mousse. Jenna Berger, president and CEO of United Cerebral Palsy of Central Minnesota, was at the three-hour event with her daughter Alexandra, who is a secondyear Girl Scout. The 37-year-old wife and mother from Sauk Rapids praised the Girl Scouts for arranging opportunities for them to meet other role models, such as at a Minnesota Lynx basketball game.

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The “Dreams to Reality” fundraiser for the Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin Lakes and Pines was billed as “an evening filled with fun, food and friends.” The March 17 benefit dinner at the River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud was expected to raise $36,000 through ticket sales and a silent auction. “In Sartell, St. Joseph and Sauk Rapids, we have a real strong Girl Scouting program,” said Tauna

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The St. Joseph Meat Market won eight production show awards this year at the annual convention of the Minnesota Association of Meat Processors held March 3-5 at the River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud. Pictured are (left to right) Dan Pfannenstein, Alice Mayers, Virginia Pfannenstein, Jesse Stueve, Carol Pfannenstein, Roger Rudnicki, Harvey Pfannenstein, Cy Pfannenstein, Janet Pfannenstein and Rich Pfannenstein. Pfannenstein has been the owner of the meat market since 1997, after taking over his father’s business. He began working at the meat market when he was 12 years old, alongside other family members. Pfannenstein employs 30 workers, but hires additional people during deer-hunting

and Christmas seasons. He is married to Carol, and they have five children and 13 grandchildren. Seventy-three operators attended the March MAMP convention. Sixty-three supplier members attended with 86 booths. There were 29 plants that entered a total of 464 products in the show.

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Our View Trump’s bullying of newspapers another example of baseless bluster (Editor’s note: This editorial was distributed by the Newspaper Association of America.) Recently, Donald Trump said, “I’m gonna open our libel laws so when they write purposely negative and horrible false articles, we can sue them and win lots of money.” The specific media outlets he mentioned were The New York Times and The Washington Post. The first thing to understand is that under the landmark Supreme Court case of New York Times vs. Sullivan, it was determined news organizations could be found liable when they deliberately publish false information. The specific standard is “actual malice.” So if Mr. Trump wants to address media organizations that “write purposely negative and horrible, false articles,” then the law is already established as his right to do just that. But we all know Mr. Trump isn’t interested in legalities in this case. He is clearly trying to intimidate news organizations and bully them into providing more positive coverage of him and his candidacy for president. He should pick a different target. Newspapers have dealt with more intimidating figures than Mr. Trump. Newspapers, actually, have a long, long history of responsibly speaking truth in the face of great power. One could think of Watergate or the Oscar-nominated movie Spotlight (about the uncovering of abuse by priests) as some betterknown examples. Throughout history, those in power have complained about newspaper reporting when it didn’t meet their agenda and, far more often than not, the reporting had been found to be right on target. The fact is our society relies upon the newspaper industry to be a consistent, challenging voice to the wealthy and powerful – and newspapers have a long history of carrying out that mandate with care and a deep sense of responsibility. Newspapers have successfully stood up to sitting presidents, vast religious organizations, governors, mayors and immensely powerful corporations, among many others. If Mr. Trump wants to try to bully news organizations into providing information he likes, then he will have to do a whole lot better than making weak, misguided promises about changes to a law that aren’t needed in the first place.

The ideas expressed in the letters to the editor and of the guest columnists do not necessarily reflect the views of the Newsleaders. Letters to the editor may be sent to news@thenewsleaders.com or P.O. Box 324, St. Joseph, MN 56374. Deadline is noon Monday. Please include your full name for publication (and address and phone number for verification only.) Letters must be 350 words or less. We reserve the right to edit for space.

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Opinion Old St. Cloud library dispensed magic I love to read so much that my childhood nickname was “bookworm,” so I’m pleased libraries, schools and other places promote love of reading for children and adults. Nobody had to push me to read. I took to it like a duck to water. We kids would play outdoors all the time, in all kinds of weather, but in the midst of our games, I sometimes couldn’t wait to get home to put my nose back in a book. Books, to me, were almost as magical as Aladdin’s Lamp; with one touch, astonishing worlds would appear: Tom Sawyer’s sly hi-jinks at the white-washed fence; Alice’s following a white rabbit and then falling down, down into a rabbit’s hole; young Jim Hawkins’ narrow escape from murder during the pursuit of pirates’ buried treasure on Treasure Island. Ah, the pleasures of reading, then and now. Quite a few people I know never read books, not even one. They do read newspapers, they watch TV, they stay informed and connected, so I guess it doesn’t matter. I used to tell them they don’t know what they’re missing, the way I used to try to convince people who claim Bob Dylan can’t sing that not only can he sing in his own expressive way but that, at his best, he’s one of the greatest singers of all time. They will never agree, so why argue? Oh well . . . poor things. Growing up in south St. Cloud, we kids were so fortunate because we could walk or bike to anything and everything. We had three movie theaters (Hays, Eastman and that magnif-

Dennis Dalman Editor icent picture palace The Paramount – still magnificent). We had green parks nearby and down along the river in which to play. And, last but not least, we had the Dale Carnegie-style public library on Fifth Avenue South, just eight blocks north of our house. We’d bring home armloads of books from that happy place that smelled so good of paper, book glue and floor wax. We had a reading contest, and for every book we read, we’d get stickers of the faces of the presidents of the United States to affix onto a master sheet. Then we’d win prizes for reading a certain number of books. The children’s portion of the library was in the basement of that wonderful old building. The librarians were, to our young minds, crabby old-maid ladies – their graying hair up in buns, always putting their index fingers to their lips and trying to make us be quiet with fierce sounds (“Shh, shh, shh”), like hissing snakes. But beneath their rather forbidding exteriors, they (even the one with the wart on her chin) could be kind. Sometimes they actually smiled. That venerable library, long gone, is today in memory as vivid as the days it stood so solid and proud just south of downtown. On a winter day, inside the library, radiators

pushed out waves of warmth into the reading room, which had racks of many newspapers affixed to their long wooden “spines.” In the hushed room, you could “hear” the concentrated quiet of people reading them. On two sides of the reference room, there were creaky wooden stairways leading up to alcove rooms, one of which contained long-playing vinyl records of musicals, plays, folk songs and classical music – the kind of recordings I would not have had access to without that library. On some hot summer days, thunder rumbling, lightning flashing, I remember us (brothers, neighbor pals, me) leaving the library with our books and standing by the two granite pillars at the front door, waiting for the rain to stop so we could walk back home down Fifth Avenue. Later, in high school, I vividly recall thumbing through the wooden-boxed card catalog or the fat green magazine-index book looking for research material for term papers. Those days, so long ago, seem like yesterday. Today’s libraries offer so many services besides books, magazines, newspapers and vinyl records. It’s such a different world, but as they say, the more things change, the more they remain the same. I’m told, for example, that actual books (not e-books) are still the most popular checked-out items in all the 32 branches of this area’s Great River Regional Library system. Every kid in every town should have a public library within walking or biking distance. It’s a shame some don’t.

True love is not a noun; it’s a verb I was having a conversation with my grandson the other day and he told me he had just written an essay for a creative-writing class on the meaning of love. I thought it would be interesting to see what an 18-year-old thinks about love. In our discussion, I discovered he had written a very well thought-out essay on the word “love.” He offered a scholarly, intelligent definition of the word. It became clear to me his definition was only of the word, though, and had very little to do with the emotion, the feeling we call “love.” As I examined the situation, I was convinced his understanding was that of a youngster who had never experienced true love. That conversation caused me to think about it. I remember when I was 18. I fell in love a lot. A lot of my friends did also. I managed to survive my teenage years without too much drama on the girlfriend front, joined the Army, did a tour of duty in Germany and returned home to start my life. Soon after returning home to Tennessee, I moved to California. It seemed to me a good idea. There was to be more opportunity there. In early 1962, I met Linda. She was beautiful, smart, classy and all the things I had looked for in a lady. I, on the other hand, was a rough-andtumble hillbilly with no discernible talent and limited potential. Why she ever looked at me twice is still a mystery.

Ron Scarbro Guest Writer But we fell in love. We dated for several months and then I was transferred across the state 500 miles from her. We decided to get married. We knew we were in love and that was all that was important. I was 22 and she was 21. We thought we knew all we needed to know to be married. Obviously, it wasn’t easy. We were so young and so inexperienced. We had to learn the hard way. But the love we had for each other carried us through. That love was what I would call “young love.” It was real to us. But it would be tested. That testing came in the form of children, bills, money problems, career decisions and business failures. Had we not had that love, we surely would have failed as a couple. But we survived the tests. We went through a period of what I would call “mature love.” It was a reliance on each other. It was a dependence on each other. It was a knowledge by each of us that the other was there, regardless. Well, the kids grew up, the money troubles began to solve themselves, and we got older. We began to prepare

for our retirement. Our love for each other never waned. It only grew. When retirement came, we found ourselves in each other’s company every day, every night, all of the time. What kind of love would we need to live out our lives in each other’s exclusive company? I think I will call it “true love.” Love brought us together. Love kept us together when situations and events tried to pull us apart. Love allowed us to get to where we are. I am convinced true love is a love that grows in stages. I am reminded of the candle. When first lit, the flame is small with little warmth but as it burns and the candle shows its wrinkles, the flame grows larger and brighter. More warmth comes from the flame. And then, at its end, just before it goes out, the flame is brightest. I’ve discovered love is not a noun. It’s a verb. In December, Linda and I will celebrate our 54th anniversary. There is no one with whom I would rather spend my last days. That is what I call “true love.” 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, March 25, 2016

Community Calendar

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Friday, March 25 Jugaad Leadership Program Kick-Off, 5-7 p.m., The Tuscan Center, 3333 W. Division 116, St. Cloud. 320-310-2246. https:goo.gl/B5rDne. Fish fry, bake sale and meat raffle, sponsored by the St. Joseph Lions Club, 5-8 p.m., Sal’s Bar and Grill, 109 W. Minnesota St., St. Joseph. Junior golf registration, 10 a.m.2 p.m., Pine Ridge Golf Course, 801 Pinecone Road, Sartell, 320259-0551. Saturday, March 26 Easter Party, sponsored by St. Joseph Jaycees, 9 a.m., All Saints Academy, 32 W. Minnesota St., St. Joseph. stjosephjayceesmn@yahoo. com. Monday, March 28 Registration deadline for Living Well with Chronic Conditions, 3-5:30 p.m. Mondays, starting April 4, St. Anthony Church (school basement, east entrance), 2405 First St. N., St. Cloud. 320-255-7245. Using Mindfulness to Work Through Grief and Loss wellness workshop, 2:30-4 p.m., Church of St. Joseph, 12 W. Minnesota St. 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. Tuesday, March 29 Blood drive, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Cloud Veterans’ Hospital, 4801 Veterans Drive. ICAN Prevent Diabetes, 3:154:15 p.m., Sacred Heart Church,

Wednesday, March 30 Stopping Rape, a Women’s Center lecture series, noon, Atwood Memorial Center, St. Cloud State University, 720 Fourth Ave. S. Blood Drive, noon-6 p.m., St. Wendelin Church, 22714 Hwy. 15, St. Cloud. Family-to-family, 6:30-9 p.m., Unity Spiritual Center, 931 Fifth Ave. N., Sartell. 320-290-7713. 320-2492560.

CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME STATE OF MINNESOTA

Pursuant to Chapter 333, Minnesota Statutes, the undersigned, who is or will be conducting or transacting a commercial business in the State of Minnesota under an assumed name, hereby certifies:

1. The assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted is: Avon Ag Lime.

1. The assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted is: Cool Spool Crafts Company.

1. The assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted is: Computer Dynamics! of St. Cloud.

Thursday, March 31 Health and Fitness Fair, 8 a.m.noon, Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 320255-7245. Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, 520 First St. NE, Sartell.

2. The stated address of the principal place of business is or will be: 13266 Collegeville Road, St. Joseph, Minn. 56374, USA.

2. The stated address of the principal place of business is or will be: 3735 Eighth Avenue S. #320, St. Cloud, Minn. 56301, USA.

2. The stated address of the principal place of business is or will be: 2946 W. Division St., St. Cloud, Minn. 56301

3. The name and street address of all persons conducting business under the above assumed name including any corporations that may be conducting this business: Huls Bros. Trucking Inc., 13266 Collegeville Road, St. Joseph, Minn. 56374.

3. The name and street address of all persons conducting business under the above assumed name including any corporations that may be conducting this business: Richard J. Heurung and Robin F. Holcomb, 3735 Eighth Avenue S. #320, St. Cloud, Minn. 56301

3. The name and street address of all persons conducting business under the above assumed name including any corporations that may be conducting this business: Quantum Solutions Inc., 15830 54th St. N.E., St. Michael, Minn. 55376

4. I certify I am authorized to sign this certificate and I further certify I understand by signing this certificate, I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Minnesota Statutes section 609.48 as if I had signed this certificate under oath.

/s/ Gail Kaschmitter

/s/ Richard J. Heurung

Dated: Feb. 22, 2016

Dated: March 2, 2016

Filed: Nov. 24, 2015

Filed: March 2, 2016

Publish: March 18 and 25, 2016

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Cookie from page 5 “I do it so I can also sell Girl Scout cookies to people who really like them, and I get to see my friends, and I really like going to Girl Scout camp,” Alexandra said. The Lakes and Pines council makes possible the Girl Scout Leadership Experience for girls in kindergarten through 12th grade with the support of adult volunteers. Her friend, Heidi Beck of Sartell, also went to the women’s basketball game and met two of the players from the championship franchise who signed the girls’ lanyards. “I like seeing my friends and I have a lot of fun,” said Beck, before she and her friend joined

Artist from front page New artists can fill out an online form at www.artcrawlstcloud.com. Registration must be submitted six weeks before an upcoming Art Crawl. “Before, I was doing a lot of portraits and a lot of people, but I transitioned from that because I really love animals … and especially in some of my clay works, a lot of them have personality,” Ruprecht said. Art Crawl St. Cloud expands the arts “by taking it to the streets and into the local shops to provide downtown visitors with an engaging artistic experience,” according to its organizers. “When I graduated from St. Ben’s, I graduated with a painting degree, and the last painting I did was the self-portrait hanging there,” Ruprecht said as she gestured to the one of her smoking. “Since I work here at the

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Friday, March 25, 2016

Meet our resident office pets:

Jeffrey, KitKat

by Cady Sehnert Newsleader pets spokesperson

If you’re a regular at the Newsleader office in St. Joseph, you know the moment you step foot in the front door you will immediately be met by two furry friends. Jeffrey, an 8-year-old Tibetan terrier, and KitKat, a 4-yearold Calico cat, are the office’s designated greeters.

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” -Anatole France

Jeffrey, who has an array of nicknames such as Jeff, Mr. J., Einstein and Mr. Magoo appears shy when introduced to new faces, but his eagerness for attention will soon outweigh his introverted tendencies. KitKat, on the other hand, is known for her feisty, playful nature. She likes to be up close and personal,

often times approaching newcomers, delicately sniffing their faces. Don’t be fooled, though; she can be racing around the perimeter of the office within a matter of seconds. Next time you stop by to pick up a paper or have an amicable chat, don’t forget to say hello to our friendly office creatures.

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