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Town Crier Dollars for Scholars apps now online

2015 scholarship applications are available online at: StJosephArea.DollarsForScholars.org. Once there, click on the “Students and Parents” tab, then follow the instructions to register. If you need assistance, call 320-363-7721 and speak with Doug Danielson at Sentry Bank. The application deadline is Monday, April 12.

Citizens asked to take park survey

In an effort to update the City of St. Joseph Master Park Plan and to make decisions to best use the funding available, the St. Joseph Park Board is seeking public input. By completing this survey or attending an upcoming Park Board meeting, you can help chart a future for our parks. The Park Board meets the fourth Monday of each month, generally at City Hall, 25 College Ave. N. As the weather warms up, the board will conduct meetings at different city parks. To participate in the survey, visit surveymonkey.com/s/ StJosephParkBoard.

St. Joseph Parish hosts session on death, burial

The St. Joseph Parish Cemetery Board is sponsoring an informational fair on the topics of dying, death, burial and related topics from 8-11 a.m. Saturday, April 18 at the St. Joseph Parish Heritage Hall, 12 W. Minnesota St. This will be an opportunity to gain valuable information useful in planning on a topic people often try to avoid. Registration is not necessary, and light refreshments will be served.

Maple Syrup fest April 11; win a family four-pack

If you’re looking for a family event to give you a sweet taste of home, join St. John’s Arboretum for the annual Maple Syrup Festival from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, April 11 at St. John’s Abbey and University. Registration will be near St. John’s Prep School. Register for a free family four-pack to be given away by emailing your name, address and phone number to advertising@thenewsleaders.com. Sap collecting, syrup cooking, horsedrawn rides, demonstrations and hot-maple-syrup sundaes await the whole family during this funfilled event. Registration for families is preferred, but not required. Advanced registration for Scouts is required using the troop registration form. Call 320-363-3163 or visit www.csbsju.edu/arboretum. For additional criers, visit www.thenewsleaders.com and click on Criers.

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Putnam excited about opportunities at Kennedy by Logan Gruber operations@thenewsleaders.com

Laurie Putnam, assistant principal of South Junior High, was recently chosen as the new principal of Kennedy Community School. Only a few weeks ago, the district announced Dr. Judy Nagel, current principal of Kennedy, will resign at the end of the year. Putnam said the transition is already taking place, and she will hopefully be at Kennedy by midJune. She also said she won't sign a contract yearly since the St. Cloud School District's policy is to agree to ongoing contracts. "I've had a special place in my heart for Kennedy because my daughter started kindergarten there," Putnam said in a Newsleader interview. "It's such a welcoming and warm place...I love elementary and middle-school-aged children."

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Putnam is originally from

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Laurie Putnam (left), and current Kennedy Principal Judy Nagel discuss the 2015-16 student schedule at Nagel's office March 30. Skowhegan, Maine, about 50 St. Benedict and St. John's Uni- Joseph, but we found just the miles west of Bangor. She met versity. They have one daughter house we were looking for in her husband, Aric, at grad school and one son: Eliza, a fifth- St. Cloud," Putnam said. She started her career in in Maine and came with him grader; and Phin, a third-grader. when he headed to Minnesota to Putnam and her family live on Minnesota in 2000 working the south side of St. Cloud. in Minneapolis public schools pursue his doctoral degree. Aric Putnam is a professor of "When we moved to the St. as a school counselor, though communication at the College of Cloud area, we did consider St. Putnam • page 2

'Do something – you might save a life!' by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com

Instructors Mike Hengel and Bob Kempenich are working to educate bystanders to help save lives in the event of sudden cardiac arrests. The two recently offered helpful instructions during a Bystander CPR class March 18 at Heritage Hall. Both men are part of Take Heart Minnesota which began as Take Heart St. Cloud in 2005. Their goal is to increase survival rates for SCA through a system-based, community-wide

approach to faster and better treatment. While some states still have a zero-percent survival rate, area survival rates have more than doubled since the program began. During the class, Hengel and Kempenich discussed how an SCA and a heart attack differ. An SCA is a sudden loss of the heart's function, breathing and consciousness. It is mainly caused by rapid and/ or other electrical activity of the heart, known as ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation, which disrupts

the heart's pumping action and stops blood flow to the rest of the body. With an SCA, a person is clinically dead within minutes unless immediately treated with defibrillation or with bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation followed by defibrillation. An SCA is not a heart attack. A heart attack, also called a myocardial infarction, can also be fatal. A heart attack occurs when the flow of blood to the heart is blocked. The interruption in blood flow causes heart tissue to lose oxygen and damages or destroys heart muscle.

It's important to restore blood flow as soon as possible to prevent heart damage. An SCA can often occur secondary to a heart attack because the scarred muscle can interrupt the electrical activity of the heart. An SCA victim will not respond, will not be breathing and will require immediate CPR and use of an automated external defibrillator. If not treated immediately, an SCA results in sudden cardiac death. During an SCA, Hengel emphasized the person is near Life • page 3

Questions come up at Coffee with a Cop by Logan Gruber operations@thenewsleaders.com

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Clockwise, from left: Karen Miller, Fred Hinkle and Police Chief Joel Klein chatted over coffee and other drinks March 26 at McDonald's in St. Joseph. Two area residents, Mary Ann and Jim Graeve, also attended.

Coffee with a Cop is a chance for area residents to chat with police officers, as well as to have the opportunity to possibly mix with representatives of elected officials and of the Metro Citizens Police Academy. Residents can ask questions, make suggestions or just socialize with the participants. Coffee with a Cop is hosted by the MCPA. The mission of

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the MCPA, according to the City of St. Cloud's website, is "to assist the community [including the surrounding cities] in better understanding police training, procedures and philosophy through classroom and handson training conducted by area police officers." On March 26, St. Joseph Police Chief Joel Klein, Metro Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association President Fred Hinkle, along with Karen Miller, Coffee • page 9

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Putnam

which she held from 2012 through today.

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from front page working in school administration was always a goal for her. "I started working toward my administration licensure through Hamline University in 2002," Putnam said. She finished her licensure in 2007 and took a job as a school counselor in the St. Cloud School District in 2009, working part-time through some of her tenure in both Minneapolis and St. Cloud. "My priority was to be there for my young children," she noted. Putnam eventually earned the assistant-principal position at South Junior High,

Putnam describes her leadership style as "inclusive." She says she really looks forward to building relationships between community stakeholders, parents and the school. At South Junior High, Putnam and other staff used a program called "Partners for Student Success" as a model for their work. Putnam and her staff looked at other places in the community that serve students before or after school, partnered with those organizations or businesses and hosted monthly meetings to brainstorm how to combine services. Their goal was to bring those outside stakeholders into

the schools and get faculty and staff outside in order to build the community and make sure they are serving the students as best they can.

Future

"Once I formally take over [at Kennedy], I'll be setting up time for people to come in and meet me," Putnam said. "But Nagel remains the principal until the end of June." Putnam said Kennedy families are always welcome to contact her at her district email, laurie.putnam@isd742. org, though she wanted to remind people again she has no say in the 2014-15 school year at Kennedy. "I'm not a heavy-handed person...I'm not expecting to come in and make unilateral

People Gordon Hansmeier was recently appointed as chair of the Seventh District Bar Association’s Ethics Committee by the Minnesota Supreme Court. The Seventh District includes Stearns, Benton, Clay, Becker, Ottertail, Wadena, Douglas, Todd, Morrison and Mille Lacs counties. Hansmeier replaces Timothy Churchwell, who has been appointed to serve

on the Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board. District Ethics Committees are established in each of the 21 district bar associations to investigate complaints of unethical conduct against Minnesota lawyers for the state Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board. District Ethics Committee members are volunteer attorneys and public mem-

bers. Complaints about a Minnesota lawyer’s professional conduct must be filed directly with the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility, 1500 Landmark Towers, 345 St. Peter St., St. Paul, Minn. 55102 or online at lprb. mncourts.gov. These complaints are then referred to the appropriate District Ethics Committee for investigation and recommendation.

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changes," she said. Putnam said she is really excited to work with younger kids, as well as the junior-highage kids. "I love the kindergarten through eighth-grade range Kennedy Community School offers...the positive impact we can have on their lives over nine years is such a gift," she said.

"I'm so excited to get to know the students, their hopes and dreams so I can help bring them to fruition," she said. "And lots of teachers have reached out to me already. It's really impressive." Putnam noted she will be at the Kennedy walkathon in May to begin meeting some members of the community.

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If any readers have tips concerning crimes, they should call the St. Joseph Police Department at 320-363-8250 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 320-255-1301 or access its tip site at www.tricountycrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for crimes.

March 15 12:51 a.m. Open container. Minnesota Street W/1st Avenue NW. An officer noticed a 21-yearold male from St. Cloud walking with a bottle containing what turned out to be alcohol and a soft drink mixed together. The officer cited the male for having an open container, and confiscated the bottle. 1:06 a.m. Traffic stop. College Avenue S/Callaway St. A vehicle rolled through a stop sign, and was stopped by an officer. The driver, a 22-year-old male, also had revoked plates on the vehicle. The officer advised the driver of the license-plate issue, the driver was cited and the vehicle was towed. March 16 1:20 a.m. Open door. CR 75 E. After an alarm call to a local business, an officer discovered an open door. The officer cleared the building and was able to lock and close the door. The business was alerted. 2:53 a.m. No pay. Morningside loop. A 30-year-old male refused to pay his taxi driver. The male ran into his residence and refused to come to the door for police. A citation was issued via mail. March 17 6:47 p.m. Crash. CR 133/ CR 75. A 42-year-old female from Avon was driving an SUV and thought she had a green light. A 22-year-old male was driving a pickup and thought he had a green light. The male did not have insurance, and police found marijuana in the pickup during the investigation. The SUV had expired registration. 11:31 p.m. Traffic stop. 12th

Avenue SE/Baker Street E. A vehicle was observed traveling at 55 mph in a 45-mph zone. The driver, a 37-year-old female, was stopped and cited. March 18 12:25 a.m. Unattended fire. Minnesota Street W. Officers watched an unattended fire, with couches around it, for a short while before approaching the residence. One tenant, a 22-year-old male from Orono, said he had just walked inside a minute earlier with his girlfriend. The male was issued a citation for the unattended fire and warned verbally for having indoor furniture outdoors, which is prohibited by city ordinance. 9:26 p.m. Dog. Minnesota Street E. A resident was concerned about a dog which runs freely through the neighborhood. The dog was not loose when police arrived, but the owner, a 47-yearold female, was made aware of the complaint. March 19 10:18 p.m. Alarm. Birch Street W. A local business’ motion alarm brought police to the scene. The building was secure, and a keyholder was contacted. March 20 10:19 p.m. Agency assist. CR 74. St. Joseph police assisted St. Cloud police with a pursuit on I-94. The suspect pulled off the interstate and took off on foot near the St. John’s walking bridge. The driver was located in the woods, and taken into custody by the St. Cloud Police Department. March 21 11:14 p.m. Loud music. Able Court E. Upon arrival, police could hear the bass of music from the driveway, as well as individuals yelling inside the residence. The homeowner was contacted and advised to keep music down and guests under control. The homeowner advised police he would do just that, and police would not need to return that evening.

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from front page death and it's important to try to help as soon as possible to prevent the brain from being deprived of oxygen for any length of time. "Do something rather than nothing. Don't walk away." Hengel said. "Time is of the essence. Every minute, that person loses another 10 percent chance of survival." The men discussed how hands-only CPR performed by bystanders has been shown to be effective for adults because adults often have a store of several minutes of oxygen in their bloodstream and lungs. In the case of infants and children, conventional CPR – with breaths added – may be more effective because infants and children usually do not have any reserve oxygen. Class participants practiced on manikins. They were instructed to check for responsiveness, shaking the person and asking if they were OK, and also to check for breathing. If no response, they were told to call 911 – keeping the conversation brief to try to save a life. Participants were instructed to begin CPR compressions at the rate of 100 beats per minute. If they tired, they were told to take turns with others until paramedics could arrive. For conventional CPR, they were taught to use 30 compressions followed by two mouthto-mouth breaths. If an AED is available, participants were instructed to turn it on and follow the instructions. Class participant Mary

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Sudden-cardiac-arrest survivor Mark Hilsgen practices cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a manikin during a Bystander CPR class at Heritage Hall. Hilsgen was saved five years ago because of quick responders and the use of an AED. Kay Kern used an AED during the class, placing pads where instructed and standing clear when told to do so. She said she thought most people should be able to understand the instructions. Both instructors are suddencardiac-arrest survivors and were working at the time of their SCA. They were saved by the help of quick-thinking individuals. The two discussed with class participant Mark Hilsgen how they had all died and been saved. Hilsgen suffered an SCA while attending Mass in the St.

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Instructors Bob Kempenich (left) and Mike Hengel demonstrate cardiopulmonary resuscitation and mouth-to-mouth breathing on a manikin during a recent Bystander CPR class at Heritage Hall. Both are sudden-cardiac-arrest survivors. Joseph Catholic Church five years ago. He was also saved with the help of bystanders. Class participant Joanne Bechtold said she found the training to be very informative. "I have had training before,

but it's good to sharpen skills again," Bechtold said. Hengel and Kempenich have spoken to more than 4,200 people, emphasizing how important it is to try to save lives. They also work to

help organizations and others acquire AEDs. For more information, contact Hengel by telephone at 320-237-3619 or by email at mh56hunter@ yahoo.com.

Our View Airlines must initiate very stringent policies What a bleak irony that a cockpit door designed to lock terrorists out instead locked a suicidal killer in! The dreadful fate of 149 passengers because of a mentally unstable co-pilot is one of the most terrifying tragedies in all of aviation history. Those poor passengers included two infants, two opera singers, a class of students, their two teachers, three Americans and so many other good people – all of them eager and ready to resume their lives once that jet landed in Dusseldorf, Germany. It never did, of course. Because of a deranged co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz, all of those good people died instantly when the plane crashed in the French Alps. It’s quite impossible to fathom the horror of what those passengers suffered in those last 10 terrifying minutes. The entire incident is so freaky, so far from the realm of normality that it’s yet another reminder to us the living how evanescent life is – how it hangs by a thread that can be snapped at any moment. It’s chilling and confounding to think if that pilot had not had to leave the cockpit to use the bathroom, the co-pilot probably could not have crashed that plane. The incident, fortunately, is also reminding us that airline policies have got to be changed, the sooner the better. Lubitz was not the first suicidal pilot. Years ago, an Egyptian pilot took down a jet carrying more than 200 passengers off Nantucket, en route to Cairo from New York. There have been other examples, most involving smaller, lighter planes piloted by unstable people. It’s time to do something about policies regarding those who hold our lives in their hands – not just airline pilots but drivers of our public transportation, such as buses, trains and boats. We tend to forget how many drunk, sleepy or mentally unstable people at the wheel caused their passengers hideous injuries and deaths. We must pressure our legislators to make sure the following changes are made in the airline industry, and the changes must be made internationally: There must be one pilot and two co-pilots in the cockpit for each flight. The backgrounds of each pilot must be more rigorously checked by investigators who know exactly how to do that in depth and in detail. Lubitz kept his mental problems from Lufthansa officials all too easily, and there’s even evidence surfacing that the airline knew of his instability. Therapists or medical doctors who treat pilots or other drivers of transportation for mental problems must report their concerns about imminent danger immediately to the pilot’s airline, transportation companies or law enforcement. These policies sound like something out of Big Brother’s Dystopia, but, like them or not, they should become iron-clad mandatory to protect innocent travelers from such a criminal horror ever happening again.

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Opinion Why fix it? Have a conversation instead It’s a sign of our times that everybody is running around having conversations. It used to be people would get together and do something; now they get together and have conversations. The active verb “to do” has been replaced by a slack verb: “to gab.” With virtually every crisis local, state or national, the clarion call is this: “Let’s have a conversation about it.” Most recently, the crash of the jet in France has led to calls for conversations about cockpit doors and pilots’ mental-health issues. Talk, talk, talk . . . This conversation trend, I suppose, should not be surprising, considering the fact for six years virtually nothing has been accomplished in the U.S. Congress other than bluster, arguments, words, words, words. That viral inaction, that urge to gab instead of to do, has infected the entire country. You’d think we are all dues-paying members of the Conversation of the Month Club. Last month, the conversation was drones and what to do about them (yadda-yadda-yadda), the month before that it was ISIS and what to do about it (yakkaty-yakyak), and now the jet-crash-cockpit conversation will surely cease by April 30, to be replaced immediately by a new conversation about something else (chitter-chatter-chat). No wonder nothing gets done. It’s because we have become a nation of incessant yappers. If you’ve ever sat through a few particularly talky

Dennis Dalman Editor committee meetings, you’ll know what I mean. Most often, such “action” meetings are gab-fests at which people delight in the sound of their own jaws flapping. Too many of us now have the attention span of the average gnat. That kind of attention-deficit disorder nicely fits this penchant for conversation. A person can sit with others for hours, flitting gnat-like from one topic to another, getting nothing done. The more complicated and hopeless a crisis, the louder is the call for conversation. Some years ago, when all those children were murdered by that sicko gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary School, there were frantic calls for us to have a national conversation. And we’ve been talk, talk, talking ever since. Calls to ban assault weapons were rejected. Proposals for ways to keep guns out of the hands of mentally deranged people were drowned in the quicksand of meaningless words in stupid arguments. Instead of action, a neverending talkfest began. Nothing got done. Nothing’s getting done. School shootings continue. Kids keep dying. The general rule nowadays is this: If we can’t do anything about something, what the heck, we might as

well talk about it, and keep talking about it. If we hold enough conversations, maybe the problem at hand will solve itself like magic. A chatterbox abracadabra. There’s certainly nothing wrong with a good conversation. It’s one of the pleasures of living. However, the constant call of “Let’s have a conversation” is a trendy pitch that has long overstayed its welcome. We should kick that jabbering guest right out the door. “Let’s have a conversation” has become pretentious and tiresome, like “learning environment” (school) or “community involvement” (doing things in town). There seems to be a serious loss of confidence in our institutions, in our leaders, even in one another when so few of us are on the same page. In days of yore, before everything was broken, people actually got together and did things, solved things, tried to fix things. “We’ve got to do something about it,” they’d say, rolling up their sleeves, pitching in, working hard. Now, too often, it’s this: “We’ve got to have a conversation about it. Come, let’s talk.” There’s talk among us neighbors about getting together and doing some raking this weekend. We had a conversation about it just the other day. I’m sure they’ll come over with rakes bright and early Saturday. “Let’s rake,” they’ll say. “Let’s not,” I’ll say, laziness oozing forth. “Let’s have a conversation about it. Why rake? Let’s talk.”

Hillary’s baggage getting heavier

Have you seen this classified ad under “HELP WANTED?” Help wanted: Individuals with strong backs needed to carry very heavy baggage for soonto-be-anointed Democratic presidential candidate. This is not a temporary position as the baggage continues to build up and increase in weight. Those individuals who are successful in the carrying task can then be promoted to the position of “Hard Drive Eraser.” This very important position requires persons to be skilled at eliminating any and all incriminating evidence from a personal server. Future advancement could include high-paying government appointments in this candidate’s administration. Female applicants should be advised, however, their pay will be 77 percent of male salaries. When you consider all the facts, Hillary Clinton’s baggage is building. I believe Democrats are getting worried. And guess what. The campaign hasn’t even really begun. Mainstream Democrats are so invested in Hillary they have no alternative candidate. They have good reason to be concerned. Most of Hillary’s problems have yet to hit the fan. Personally, I don’t care who the Dems run. I think they are going to have serious problems with The ideas expressed in the letters to the mess that has been created by the the editor and of the guest columnists current administration regardless of do not necessarily reflect the views of their candidate. The Supreme Court left alone Wisthe Newsleaders.

Ron Scarbro Guest Writer consin’s law requiring voters to show identification. They wouldn’t even hear the case. The liberal left is just going to have to get used to the idea if they are to win elections, they will have to do it legitimately. One has to be registered, alive, an American citizen and be able to prove those facts in order to vote. Wow, what a concept. Sen. Ted Cruz has announced his candidacy for president. I like Cruz. Can he win a national election? I don’t know. I hope, but I don’t know. Govs. Scott Walker and Jeb Bush are waiting in the wings. Any one of these fine men would be a great choice for the country, but honestly I don’t know if our next president has even come forward yet. I will just be patient. In the last election for president, some voters sat it out because they didn’t get their choice of candidate. I would equate that philosophy to sitting down to dinner with three choices in front of you. The first is nutritious, healthy food but not your favorite. Choice number two is poisonous. Your third choice is to starve. Facing those choices, which

one would you choose? Sitting out an election is like dying from poison or starvation. Doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. Not only do you suffer but so does the entire country. Finally, if we were really serious about illegal immigration, we could fix it very quickly. Instead of chasing down poor Mexican and Central American families, we should just make it illegal to employ anyone who cannot prove their American citizenship and then hold any employer who does hire them criminally responsible. I mean really hold them responsible, like jail time for offenders, not just a slap on the wrist. The reason these illegal aliens come here is obvious. If we removed the incentive, they would probably deport themselves, stay home and fix their own countries instead of coming here and screwing up ours. A workable guest-worker plan could then be established that would supply needed workers. We have the technology to do this in a very short time. Oh well, it’s just a thought. 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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Stitching together for the benefit of many by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com

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Area quilters from the Church of St. Joseph recently stitched on a butterfly hanky quilt for the annual parish bazaar July 3 and 4. Shown (left to right) are Delrose Fischer, Marilyn Brinkman, Ellie Studer, Betty Schloemer, Josie Meyer, Irene Symanietz, Judy Meemken, Ilene Schmitt, Ione Jacobs, Barb Heltemes and Geri Schwab. Missing quilters include Ida Johnson, Winnie Pfannenstein, Delores Lowell and Maryanne Poepping.

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This butterfly hanky quilt is made from 57 grandma hankies. Other quilts to be auctioned off include a barn quilt, concert quilt, baby quilts and many more. This year's quilt auction will be held at 1:30 p.m. instead of 2 p.m. on July 4.

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Area quilters from the St. Joseph Catholic Church are busy stitching together, volunteering hundreds of hours to finish many beautiful quilts for the annual church bazaar July 3-4. The quilters recently stitched on a butterfly quilt made from grandma hankies. They will soon be working on a barn quilt and have completed many baby quilts. This group gathers in Heritage Hall stitching from 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Mondays and from 7:30 a.m. until finished on Tuesdays. They gather from the first Monday in August until the end of November and then start again in January working through March, usually taking the months of April-July and December off for extended breaks. A couple of the quilters, such as coordinator Delrose Fischer and piecer Judy Meemken, work year-round without breaks. Fischer began helping the quilters in the 1990s and became the coordinator in 1996. Meemken has been piecing the quilts for 32 years but has decided this will be her last year. She plans to retire in June. Because of her age, she said it's getting too hard to

work on the floor, piecing the quilts together. "Judy does a really nice, professional job of putting the quilts together," Fischer said. The quilters are looking for one or several people who would be interested in taking over Meemken's duties of piecing the quilts together. The group would pay for the fabric for the quilts. Fischer said they will have 22 queen-size quilts and 17 baby quilts ready for the annual quilt auction this year. For the butterfly quilt, Fischer found the pattern and gave it to Meemken to piece together. Many of the 56 hankies on the quilt were donated by people in the area. The butterfly hanky bodies are appliquéd on fabric, and Meemken hand-embroidered the head and feelers on each of the butterflies. For the barn quilt, Fischer traveled around the area taking photos of area barns, including St. Joseph, Avon, St. Wendel and more. She then worked with Dave Thole from "Shirts Illustrated" in Crossroads Center, St. Cloud. Thole has been helping put Fischer's photos on fabric for several years and Fischer said he often has helpful suggestions. The quilt displays 42 old barns from the area. The concert quilt will in-

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Friday, April 3, 2015 clude 12 blocks of concert Tshirts from the last 10 years of Joe Town concerts. The first year's T-shirt is autographed by Bobby Vee and his two sons, Tom and Jeff. That quilt will be auctioned off at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 3. Fischer's niece, Darlene Ostendorf, again volunteered her talents by hand-embroidering five of the baby quilts for this year's auction. Ostendorf, who lives in St. Cloud, loves to help and donates many sets of embroidered dish towels to the bazaar each year. Last year she donated 28 sets and currently has completed 18 sets. One baby quilt features Mickey Mouse holding an American flag for a "Proud to be an American" quilt. Fischer estimates it takes at least 100 volunteer hours to complete a quilt and they are always seeking additional helpers. The group has never had a male help with the stitching, but Meemken said males are always welcome. The quilters have a system. Fischer puts together the "cheater," or pre-printed quilts and baby quilts and then Meemken pieces the other quilts together. Jan Pfannenstein puts the binding on and Geri Schwab hems the quilts. Betty Schloemer and Fischer do the ironing of the fabric for the quilts. One quilter, Ione Jacobs, travels from St. Cloud. She is not a member of the parish but enjoys volunteering with the women. Irene Symanietz,

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A concert quilt made from T-shirts from previous Joe Town concerts, includes a block autographed by Bobby Vee and his two sons. 93, is the oldest sewer of the group. Lori Pfannenstein provided lunch to the quilters as they stitched on the butterfly quilt. Fischer said they are always looking for more cooks who are interested in bringing in one meal at 11:30 a.m. on Mondays. The cooking can be done at home. Meemken helps set up the meals and does the clean up after. Fischer said she gets ideas for new quilts from various places, including calendars. She is already planning an antique-tractor quilt for next year's auction.

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Fischer will start displaying the quilts in May in Heritage Hall. Each quilt will be displayed for two weeks. The quilts will be displayed on a hay wagon in the annual July 4 parade. The barn quilt will be fully displayed on the back of the wagon. This year's quilt auction will be held at 1:30 p.m. instead of 2 p.m. as it has been previous years. Business manager Sandra Scholz said last year's quilt auction raised $11,300. For more information or to volunteer, call Fischer at 320363-7306.

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Construction continues at Kennedy

Friday, April 3, 2015

A historical perspective from 25 years ago – March 30, 1990

St. Joseph residents will see the light by Jennifer Peterson news@thenewsleaders.com

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Construction at Kennedy Community School to add additional classrooms continues as workers finish up parts of the brick facade. A worker can be seen below using a miter saw to cut the bricks to size on Monday morning.

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This summer, St. Joseph residents may finally see the light. Planned improvements at the intersection of CR 75 and College Avenue, including a new traffic signal system, new pavement, sidewalks, curb, gutter and water-main, are presently under review by the Minnesota Department of Transportation for a June start date, according to City engineer Joseph Bettendorf. May 30 has been set as a bid-opening date and construction is projected to commence around the third week of June. Any qualified contractor may offer a bid, Bettendorf explained. An audience of about 30 city residents gathered at city hall during the city council meeting March 15 (1990) for a public hearing on the plan and listened to Bettendorf outline the projected changes: • a traffic signal system will be installed at the intersection of CR 75 and College Avenue. • portions of Cedar Street frontage road (from 1st Avenue NW to College Avenue and from College Avenue to 1st Avenue NE) will be eliminated and the frontage road will be relocated to Date Street. • Date Street will be improved with pavement, water-main, curb and gutter. • the intersection of College Avenue and CR 75 will be rebuilt. • College Avenue will be rebuilt and sidewalks will be added on College Avenue between CR 75 and Date Street on the east and west, and between CR 75 and Ash Street. The total estimated cost of the projects is more than $1.1 million. Federal Urban Aid funds are expected to cover approximately $642,104 and State Aid funds for Stearns County will contribute about $260,413 of the expense. The city of St. Joseph must supply $130,561. Assessments for new streets will run $30 per frontage foot, Bettendorf estimated. Curb and gutter will cost about $7 per frontage foot and water-main about $25 per frontage foot. There will be no assessment for public sidewalks, he noted. The assessment formula to raise funds for the city improve-

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ments is still preliminary and may change as cost and bid updates are considered in coming months. Another public hearing is to be scheduled toward the end of the summer to discuss the final data and formula. The new plans are currently being examined to insure they are in accordance with State Aid criteria and guidelines for the Federal Highway Administration. “If the plan proceeds on schedule, all underground and surface construction should be completed before the snow flies,” Bettendorf said. In other business the council: • considered the St. Joseph Parks Commission recommendation to: replace the warming house at Kennedy skating rink before next winter, prepare the pavilion in Centennial Park for painting by the Jaycees, fence the tot lots to prevent vehicle traffic, and replace the water fronts in Millstream and Centennial parks. • the Parks Commission recommendation for the development of Morningside Park, which is presently outside the city limits, was also presented. Recommendations for development in 1990 include a pedestrian opening on the north side, creation of a simple athletic field and picnic area, a walking/jogging path around the perimeter, and inclusion of a regular, scheduled maintenance plan. • appointed Leo Sadlo as city council representative to the Area Planning Organization because of a recent vacancy. • announced the election of Hub Klein as chairman of the City Planning Commission and indicated city residents with an interest in zoning, and residential and business growth are being sought to fill a vacancy on the Planning Commission. • approved expenses for one member of the Public Works Department to attend a special seminar in St. Paul on updated techniques, mechanic and maintenance of city streets. • announced a meeting of the board of review at 7 p.m. April 25 (1990) in city hall. At this meeting city property owners will have an opportunity to meet with the city and county assessors and city council members to discuss property appraisals and general property taxes.

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Friday, April 3, 2015

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St. Joseph has one patrol sergeant and five patrol officers, as well as the chief on the police department and about eight voluntary reserve officers. Mary Ann asked Klein what scheduling is like for police coverage in the city. Klein said while his schedule is flexible, there is always one patrol car in service from 7 a.m.5 p.m., another from 5 p.m.-3 a.m. and an additional car from 9 p.m.-7 a.m. Jim Graeve was surprised by the number of officers in St. Joseph. "When we came to St. Joseph – a million years ago – or 50 – there was one cop, and he was an alcoholic!" Jim commented. "Times have changed," Klein said.

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the deputy district director for the St. Cloud area for U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer, were on hand at McDonald's in St. Joseph. A few residents dropped by to chat, including Mary Ann and Jim Graeve of St. Joseph.

Neighborhood Watch

Mary Ann Graeve said she was interested in possibly starting a neighborhood watch in St. Joseph. "Has there ever been an effort to have a neighborhood watch?" Mary Ann asked Klein, after a lengthy discussion on planting radishes. "I've had some people approach me about it," Klein said. "I talked to a guy just two days ago." Klein said it's helpful if someone comes forward, wanting to work together on a neighborhood watch. The effort can't come only from the police department. "When we get calls on a dog or something, I always ask, 'Did you talk to your neighbor?' And usually the answer is, 'No.' Just try to be neighborly...A lot of problems can be solved just by calling your neighbors."

Training

In light of recent events in Ferguson, Mo. and in other cities across the nation, Mary Ann asked Klein about the training the police in St. Joseph and the surrounding areas receive. "Minnesota is probably one of the best places in the country in regards to police training," Klein said. "We train all the time. We take classes and train with other departments." Klein went on to say all officers undergo a psychiatric test, as well as criminal history and background checks, before being hired. He said that lessens the likelihood of officers having or causing issues. "My goal is to stay out of the papers...in a bad way," Klein

Duplication of effort

Mary Ann noted that she will often hear multiple emergency vehicles headed to one location, and she wondered if it might be overkill in some situations. Chief Klein said often, on the scene, they just need bodies, whether for traffic control, life-saving measures or some other task. "When a medical call comes through, they call the police first, the fire department second and then Gold Cross (ambulance service) comes," Klein said. Police are usually already patrolling and are thus able to perform life-saving first aid in some cases while awaiting the help of the fire department and the ambulance, Klein said. Mary Ann also asked whether police worked with security at the College of St. Benedict and if there is a duplication of effort there. "CSB security can't arrest anyone," Klein noted. "They're for security purposes only." The next Coffee with a Cop will be held in Sartell from 8:3010:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 29 at an as-yet-undetermined location. The next St. Joseph Coffee with a Cop has not been set up as of yet.

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Friday, April 3 St. Joseph Area Historical Society open, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Old City Hall, 25 1st Ave NW. stjosephhistoricalmn.org. Central Minnesota Car Show, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., River’s Edge Convention Center, 10 4th Ave. S., St. Cloud. 320-2511450. Fish Fry, Bake Sale and Meat Raffle, 5-8 p.m., El Paso Sports Bar and Grill, 200 NW 2nd Ave., St Joseph. Saturday, April 4 Central Minnesota Car Show, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., River’s Edge Convention Center, 10 4th Ave. S., St. Cloud. 320-2511450. Homework help, for grades K-8, 2:30-4:45 p.m., Public Library, 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. 320-650-2500. griver. org. Monday, April 6 St. Joseph City Council, 6 p.m., council chambers, City Hall, 25 College Ave. N., St. Joseph. 363-7201. cityofstjoseph. com. Revealing Habitable Words: Ushering in a New Era for Exoplanets (and Stars) with the Kepler Space Telescope, 7 p.m., Room 116, Wick Science Building, St. Cloud State University, 825 1st Ave. S., St. Cloud. stcloudstate.edu. Library Game Night, for adults and teens ages 13 and up, 7-8:30 p.m., Room 208, St. Cloud Public Library, 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. 320650-2500. griver.org. For all the World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights, civil rights exhibition open until May 25, Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave. S., St. Cloud. stearns-museum. org/exhibits.

Tuesday, April 7 The Kepler Mission’s ‘Other’ Legacy: Space-based Asteroseismology, 4 p.m., Room 124, Wick Science Building, St. Cloud State University, 825 1st Ave. S., St. Cloud. stcloudstate.edu. Survival basics class, fourweek class, ages 8 and up, 6:307:30 p.m., Bremer Room, St. Cloud Public Library, 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. 320650-2500. griver.org. Wednesday, April 8 Threads for a New Start, 9 a.m., Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave. S., St. Cloud. stearns-museum.org/breakfast-club. St. Joseph Area Chamber of Commerce, 11:30 a.m., Community Fire Hall, 323 4th Ave. NE. stjosephchamber.com. 55+ Driver Improvement program (four-hour refresher course), 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Waite Park city hall, 19 13th Ave. N., Waite Park. 1-888-234-1294. Optional online courses: mnsafetycenter.org. Thursday, April 9 St. Joseph Senior Citizens, 1:30 p.m., Community Fire Hall, 323 4th Ave. NE, St. Joseph. St. Cloud Teen Anime Club, 6:30-7:45 p.m., Mississippi Community Room, St. Cloud Public Library, 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. 320-650-2500. griver.org. St. Joseph Action Group, quarterly meeting, 7 p.m., American Legion, 101 W. Minnesota St., St. Joseph. Friday, April 10 Traveling Health and Screening Fair for people 50+, 8 a.m.-noon, Whitney Center Gym, 1529 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. Immigrants and Dispelling the Myths in the Media, 3-5 p.m., Cascade Room, Atwood Memorial Center, St. Cloud State University, 651 1st Ave. S., St. Cloud. Saturday, April 11 Craft-vendor sale, 9 a.m.-4

p.m., VFW 428, 9 18th Ave. N., St. Cloud. County Government Month Family Fun Day, 9 a.m.-noon, Stearns County Highway Department, 455 28th Ave. S., Waite Park. First Steps Baby Expo, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., River’s Edge Convention Center, 10 4th Ave. S., St. Cloud. 320-420-4842. firststepbabyexpo.com. St. Joseph Community Showcase, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Kennedy Community School gym, 1300 Jade Road, St. Joseph. stjosephchamber.com. Winter Market, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road N. marketmonday. org. Craft-Vendor Sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., VFW Post 428, 9 18th Ave. N., St. Cloud. Federation of the Blind of Minnesota, annual meeting, 10 a.m., American Legion, 17 2nd Ave. N., Waite Park. Central Minnesota Chapter of the Federation of the Blind of Minnesota, 12:30 p.m., American Legion, 17 2nd Ave. N., Waite Park. Young Adult Revolution, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Room 259, St. Cloud Public Library, 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. 320650-2500. griver.org. Coder Dojo, learn coding from mentors, 1-4 p.m., Room 208, St. Cloud Public Library, 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. 320-650-2500. griver.org. Maple Syrup Festival, 1-4 p.m., Sugar Shack near St. John’s Preparatory School, St. John’s University, Collegeville. 320363-3163. csbsju.edu/outdooru. Homework help, for grades K-8, 2:30-4:45 p.m., St. Cloud Public Library, 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. 320-6502500. griver.org.

Sunday, April 12 Hands Across the World: The Journey Continues, 1-3 p.m., Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave. S., St. Cloud. stearnsmuseum.org/event.

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Friday, April 3, 2015

Great River Chorale to celebrate 'Three Bs' by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com

The Great River Chorale and their audiences are soon going to have lots of tuneful fun with the Three Great B’s: Broadway, Beatles, Bernstein. The St. Cloud-based chorale group will perform two concerts: 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 10; and 4 p.m. Sunday, April 12 at First United Methodist Church at 1107 Pinecone Road in Sartell. The second performance was added because last year’s lone concert was an overflow standing crowd. The chorale, comprised of members from cities throughout central Minnesota, was also chosen to give a headliner performance of Broadway, Beatles, Bernstein at the prestigious Northern Voice Festival at 10

a.m. Saturday, April 25 at the new Ordway Concert Hall in Minneapolis. All of the songs in the concert are either by the Beatles or Broadway show-stoppers written by the likes of Leonard Bernstein, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim and Claude-Michel Schonberg. The songs to be performed are the following: From Broadway musical hitmakers Rodgers and Hammerstein: It’s a Grand Night for Singing and Oh, What a Beautiful Morning By Broadway musical master Stephen Sondheim: Children Will Listen and For Good (Wicked) From Broadway musical Les Miserables by Claude-Michel Schonberg: Bring Him Home From Candide, a musical by Leonard Bernstein: Make Our

Garden Grow From the Beatles’ song list: With a Little Help from My Friends, Yesterday, The Long and Winding Road, In My Life and Here Comes the Sun Tickets for the concert can be purchased at the door or at greatriverchorale.org.

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Friday, April 3, 2015

Museum to show immigrants' art by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com

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Friday, April 3, 2015

Community Showcase Open to the Public!

Saturday, April 11, 2015 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Kennedy School • 1300 Jade Road

This event will showcase our local small businesses with proceeds from sponsorships benefiting the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce.

FREE family friendly fun! Live music & kids entertainment! Vendors:

• All State- Mike Sand • Arlington Place Assisted Living • Borgert Products Inc. • Brenny Transportation Inc. • Cedar Street Salon and Spa • Central Minnesota Credit Union • Church of St Joseph • Coborn’s of St. Joseph • College of Saint Benedict • Collegeville Community Credit Union

• Collegeville Companies • Dr. Michael F Contardo DDS • Ehlinger Lawn Service • Finken Water Solutions, Plumbing & Heating • Gabriel Media • Gary’s Pizza • Kay’s Kitchen • Leighton Broadcasting • Local Blend • Minnesota Home Improvements/ LeafGuard Gutters

• Minnesota Street Market • PineCone Vision Center • Retro Green Energy • Russell Eyecare & Associates • St. Joseph Jaycees • St. Joseph Lions’ Club • Sentry Bank • Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict