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Town Crier Farmers’ market set Friday

The St. Joseph Farmers’ Market will be held from 3-6 p.m. Friday, April 15 in the fellowship hall of Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR 2, St. Joseph. The market will feature plenty of locally produced goods from local vendors. For more information, visit www.stjosephfarmersmarket.com.

Scouts host dinner April 16 at Legion

Boy Scout Troop 84 will hold an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner from 4:30-7 p.m. Saturday, April 16 at the American Legion, 101 W. Minnesota St., St. Joseph. Proceeds benefit the Scouts for upcoming campouts.

Northstar Rail, Link to serve Twins home games

Northstar Commuter Rail and Northstar Link Commuter Bus will provide service for all Minnesota Twins baseball home games at Target Field. Northstar Link bus service from St. Cloud and Becker is timed to connect with Northstar Line trains at the Big Lake Station. After the game, at either the scheduled departure times or 30 minutes after the end of the game, fans will be able to board the train to Big Lake where the bus will be waiting to bring them back to Becker or St. Cloud. The northbound train will leave Target Field 30 minutes after the fireworks show (instead of last out) on June 3, 10 and 17; July 1, 15 and 29; Aug. 12; and Sept. 2. Northstar Link bus rides cost $2.00 one-way. Northstar Line train fares are paid separately. Game schedules and train fare information are available at metrotransit.org/Twins. Schedules for Northstar Link Bus Route 887T, which serves Minnesota Twins home games, can be found online at CatchTheLink.com and on Northstar Link buses and Northstar Line trains.

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Exhibit features nuns teaching in local schools by Frank Lee operations@thenewsleaders.com

For Mary Cheryl Opatz, taking a stroll through the new exhibit at the Haehn Museum at St. Benedict’s Monastery in St. Joseph was like taking a walk back in time. A Legacy of Learning: Benedictine Sisters in Elementary Schools opened to the public on April 9 and highlights the nuns’ involvement in more than 100 elementary schools in the St. Cloud diocese with photos, artifacts and more from schools like St. Joseph Laboratory School. “As a classroom teacher, I know that classroom management is not an easy thing,” said Opatz, a Catholic school teacher who grew up in St. Cloud and in Catholic schools. Education was “a foundational ministry for the Sisters of St. Benedict’s Monastery,” ac-

cording to promotional material for the exhibit, which included old school desks and vintage clothing. “Much of this is reminiscent of my childhood,” Opatz said as she looked at old elementary school books on display along with first-hand accounts of those from that era. According to the monastery, the period from 1955-65 saw the peak of Catholic elementary education in terms of total nuns teaching and student enrollment. “They were good teachers,” Opatz said. “They really provided a solid base in education and certainly faith.” Sister Thomasette Scheeler, coordinator of monastic enterprises, helped install the exhibit’s displays, which also showcased St. Michael’s School in Buckman, St. Mary’s School in Melrose and St. Anne’s School in Minneapolis, besides

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Sister Anita O’Keefe talks about the new exhibit at the Haehn Museum that opened April 9 showcasing the contributions of the Benedictine nuns throughout the years as school teachers in the St. Joseph area. St. Joseph Lab School. “I think we planted a lot of seeds ... a lot of basic values ... especially Christian values, besides excellence in education,”

said Sister Anita O’Keefe, who was on the exhibit committee and taught at St. Joseph Laboratory School for seven years. Nuns • page 5

will range in size from 675 to 1,250 square feet while the 24 memory-care apartments will range in size from 394 to 848 square feet. Assisted-living services will be offered to senior living tenants on an as-needed basis and in the privacy of their own apartment homes. According to St. Joseph City Administrator Judy Weyrens, construction for the facility, which will cost an estimated

$14 million to $16 million, could start this summer after public hearings and an environmental review by the St. Joseph City Council. If approved, Country Manor’s new development will be situated on 135 acres of land on the south side of St. Joseph. Country Manor has remained a leader in the health-care industry, offering a continuum of care on their growing 25-acre Sartell-based campus.

Senior facility could start construction this summer by Frank Lee operations@thenewsleaders.com

Plans for a proposed senior facility campus in St. Joseph were presented April 11 at a St. Joseph Planning Commission meeting. Country Manor Campus, GLTA Architects and Alliance Building Corp. gave a presentation about the facility, which would be located along CR 121, west of Kennedy Community

School. The project would include 60 independent living units and 24 units for memory care, and stores and services such as a beauty shop and spa, a general store with an in-house coffee shop, a convenience store, a chapel, a bistro, outpatient rehabilitation and underground parking, according to Country Manor Campus CEO Brian Kelm. The senior living apartments

Wetterling case heats up with new book, arrest by Frank Lee operations@thenewsleaders.com

Nitrate clinic provides service to area

A free nitrate water-testing clinic will be held from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, April 19 at the St. Stephen City Hall at 2 Sixth Ave SE, St. Stephen. To participate in the free test clinic, bring your water sample.

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Copies of first-time author Robert M. Dudley’s It Can’t Happen Here — The Search for Jacob Wetterling is on display and for sale at his appearance April 6 at the Gorecki Center on the campus of the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, where he talked to students and the public about the famous unsolved abducted-child case from 1989.

It’s an unsolved child-abduction case that’s haunted a generation of children in St. Joseph and the surrounding areas and stymied law enforcement for almost three decades. Jacob Wetterling’s peers – some of whom now have children about the same age as when he was kidnapped by a masked gunman – can still recall the fear that gripped his hometown. “I’ve got more invested into it than I’ll ever get back out of it,” said Robert M. Dudley about his first book, It Can’t Happen Here – The Search for Jacob Wetterling, now in its second edition.

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The husband and father from Eau Claire, Wis. discussed his investigative work at a free event April 6 at the Gorecki Center on the campus of the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph. “I didn’t set out to write a book,” Dudley said before his presentation. “I was just doing casual research on the case.”

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Wetterling was just 11 years old when his younger brother, Trevor, and a friend, Aaron, were bicycling home after renting a video from a convenience store. “I travel to Stearns County often for work, and that gave me the opBook • back page

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Sadness follows Remy’s passing by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewleaders.com

Sadness descended upon the staff of the Tri-County Humane Society when it learned Remy, the remarkable survivor, died April 11. Remy, short for “Remington,” was the yellow Lab found in Avon Township weeks ago that had been shot six times with a pellet gun at close range. Remy had been recovering nicely under the tender-loving care of the humane society staff, a foster family and veterinarians. Despite the traumas he had been through, he was extremely affectionate and fond of people. On April 7, Remy began having unexplained seizures. He

was taken to a local emergency clinic and sedated so the seizures would stop. But when the sedative wore off, the seizures would start all over again. He was seen by three veterinarians locally and then he was brought to the neurology department of the University of Minnesota Medical Clinic. However, he died shortly after arrival at the clinic. An autopsy is being done to try to determine the exact cause of death. A statement on the humane society’s website on April 11 read: “It breaks our hearts to let you know Remy took a turn for the worst and sadly died today . . . Your thoughts and prayers are appreciated for all of those whose lives Remy touched. This is a sad day at the shelter.”

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If you have a tip concerning a crime, call the St. Joseph Police Department at 320363-8250 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 320-255-1301 or access its tip site at www. tricountycrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for crime. March 19 10:14 a.m. Traffic stop. Elm Street E. Police made contact with a driver who’s lights were not working. The driver stated he would get them fixed before going back out onto the road. March 20 3:29 a.m. Traffic stop. CR 2/Jasmine Lane. While on patrol, officers observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed. The driver was pulled over and issued a citation for going 72 mph in a 55-mph zone. 11:20 a.m. Suspension. College Avenue N. While at a local gas station, officers observed a vehicle drive up on a curb, over the grass and then back down the curb on the other side. The driver was approached. He stated he was talking to his girlfriend on his cell phone. Police ran a check on the driver who’s license came back as suspended. He was told he could not drive his vehicle. The driver stated he would have friends come pick him up. March 21 7:38 p.m. Suspicious person. College Avenue S. Police received a complaint of a male walking on the sidewalk waving his arms and legs. Officers contacted the individual who stated he was listening to music and dancing.

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Engagement

Grace Reile and Brian Krippner announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents are Oak and Kirsten Reile of Fargo, N.D., and Charles and Susan Krippner of St. Joseph. Reile, a 2008 graduate of Fargo North High School and a 2012 graduate of Minnesota State University-Moorhead, is an elementary school teacher in Alexandria, Minn. Krippner, a 2007 graduate of Apollo High School and a 2011 graduate of St. Cloud State University, works as an environmental spe-

cialist for Stearns County. A June 11 wedding is planned in Willmar, Minn., with a reception to follow. The couple will reside in Waconia, Minn.

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Non-profit organization Tri-CAP received a Best Practices Award for educating in financial literacy. Shown here are the following: (from left to right) Tikki Brown of the Office of Economic Opportunity; Arnie Anderson of MinnCAP; Lori Schultz, Janel Heinen and Lisa Drew, all of Tri-CAP; and Hubert Reinarz of Wells Fargo.

Tri-CAP receives award for financial literacy initiative The Tri-County Action Program, or “Tri-CAP,” received a Best Practices Award for its Tax Program financial literacy initiative, “Save It, Fix It, Spend It.” The awards go to local Community Action programs that have achieved outstanding and measurable impacts in helping low-income households achieve greater economic self-sufficiency and building partnerships across social service, govern-

ment and business sectors to better meet the needs of local communities. Tri-CAP is a private, non-profit Community Action Agency that provides services and programs that assist individuals and families in achieving and maintaining economic self-sufficiency. Tri-CAP provides these services in Stearns, Benton and Sherburne counties. Community Action changes lives every day, one person at a time.

Two St. Joseph students were among the more than 300 Concordia students who presented their research April 13 as part of the all-day campus-wide Celebration of Student Scholarship at Concordia College, Moorhead. They are Jessica Warzecka, a Sartell High School sophomore and daughter of Sandy

and Keith Warzecka of St. Joseph; and Elizabeth Tiffany, an Apollo High School senior and daughter of Lori and Craig Tiffany of St. Joseph. Warzecka’s research is entitled “The Effects of Gall Formation on Goldenrod;” Tiffany’s research is entitled “Essential Oil Use in Food Preservation.”

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Foot golf a kick with park users by Frank Lee operations@thenewsleaders.com

It’s one small step for Northland Park, one giant leap for the St. Joseph Park Board. At the park north of CR 75, signage was installed recently for foot golf – a golf-like game where, instead of using golf equipment, one kicks the soccer-size ball into a large hole. “How it's structured is each individual hole, you kick a soccer ball into,” St. Joseph Councilmember Matt Killam said at a recent council meeting. “There are six holes.”

The 9-acre park is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily and is located near a large housing development. “It's a fun thing for kids to do,” Killam said of foot golf and the park. “It’s kind of a younger community living in that particular area.” The park also has playground equipment, basketball hoops, benches, a bituminous parking lot and trail, picnic tables and volleyball courts, but it will now include hole flags almost 6 feet tall. “I thought maybe we were going to concrete them, but we decided to do the chain

link instead, so you can actually take the flag out of the hole as well when the ball is kicked in,” Killam said. “But they can’t take the flag out and fight with it as well.” Killam is working with Mary Bruno, a local artist, to beautify the foot golf signage, he said. Bruno designs and produces letterpress art at Bruno Press in St. Joseph. “She is going to have artwork for each individual hole,” Killam said. “It will kind of tell the story of each hole’s par you go to, so it will kind of fit with the family, kids theme of the park.”

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The St. Joseph City Council approves of installing signs and equipment so residents can play foot golf at Northland Park, which is located north of CR 75.

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The Church of St. Joseph Concert Committee Chairman Richard Schwegel spoke at the St. Joseph City Council meeting April 4 about the Catholic parish’s plans for its annual Fourth of July festival.

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Council approves of annual Fourth of July parish festival by Frank Lee operations@thenewsleaders.com

The St. Joseph City Council unanimously approved a liquor license for the Church of St. Joseph for its St. Joseph Parish Fourth of July Celebration. There was a request to authorize Mayor Rick Shultz and City Administrator Judy Weyrens to execute a temporary liquor license for the parish between 6 p.m. and midnight on July 3. “The adjoining property owners were notified,” Weyrens said at the council’s meeting April 4. “We sent it out to about 350 feet around the property as we typically do, and we have not received comments in the office on the event this year.” The Church of St. Joseph is again planning an outdoor concert for the Fourth of July holiday, which includes plans to close College Avenue from Minnesota Street to East Baker Street. The police chief is working with the parish and committee members to assure adequate staff and training is included and the parish will be responsible for paying the additional public safety cost, according to the council meeting agenda item. “It also includes some road closures,” Weyrens said. “Last year, we tried for the first time not closing Minnesota Street . . . They’re going back to clos-

ing Minnesota Street partly because we had some calls (from people who) thought it was too dangerous trying to cross the street.” Parish Concert Committee Chairman Richard Schwegel of St. Joseph spoke at the city council April 4. Council member Renee Symanietz was not in attendance. “This is our 11th year doing it,” Schwegel said. “It’s the same thing we do pretty much every year. And it’s going to be in the same place – the night of the third. The concert will be in the east parking lot, east of the church. We open the gates at 5 o’clock, the music will start at 6.” The free outdoor concert on July 3 will include a fireworks display during one of the intermissions and will be visible from the festival grounds. “One of the things we have always offered those folks is if they are concerned about the noise, we will put them up in a hotel or a motel for that evening, and in the 11 years, we haven’t had anybody take us up on that – and that’s a good thing,” Schwegel said. The concert and the festival grounds will be fenced in, and security officers will be at the entrances and patrolling the grounds, according to a March 2 letter by Schwegel to the council. “In today’s world, security is a big thing,” he said. “We, again, will not allow any back-

packs or coolers or any kind of bags like that into the festival grounds.” “In addition to that, we don’t allow any food or beverages or things like that in,” he added. “And at the end of the night, we do not allow any food or beverages or containers of any kind out of the fenced-in areas, and that’s to keep downtown St. Joe looking nice.” The parish, located at 12 W. Minnesota St., will offer food and beverages for sale and bingo and other games for festival-goers, estimated at 15,000 people for the upcoming event. “We are working with the police chief on security,” Schwegel said. “I’m sure all of St. Joe’s finest will be out there that night, and we have four deputies from Stearns County coming, and we usually have about 20 to 25 of our own security personnel to supplement the sworn officers.” The St. Joseph Lions are again planning a July 4 parade down Minnesota Street. College Avenue between Minnesota Street and Baker Street will be closed between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., with a proposal to close Minnesota Street between First Avenue NE and College Avenue. “Not only is this a good thing for the city, it’s also a good thing for the greater central Minnesota community, so thank you for all your support,” Schwegel said to the council.

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Above left: Nivanthi and Avanti Wijetung, sisters who live in Sartell, talk with electrical engineer Jennifer Duffy about STEM career opportunities for girls. Duffy grew up in Sauk Rapids and helps design solar power arrays for Blattner Energy in Avon. Above right: Sartell Middle School eighth-graders Lydia Anderson, Jaden Nguyen, and Ayleigh Hammond (far right, front to back) were among 70 Central Minnesota girls to attend “Tech Savvy” at St. Cloud State University on April 9. Immediate right: Jennifer Duffy, who grew up in Sauk Rapids, presents the keynote address at “Tech Savvy,” an April 9 event at St. Cloud State University designed to introduce sixth- through eighth-grade girls to careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Local girls get ‘Tech Savvy’ at SCSU by Tracy Lee Karner news@thenewsleaders.com

About 70 girls in sixth through ninth grade imagined themselves as future scientists, engineers, mathematicians and computer scientists April 9 at the “Tech Savvy” event at St. Cloud State University. The American Association of University Women partnered with the university to present interactive workshops facilitated by professional women working in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics – or STEM for short. For example, some of the girls at the event designed a web page and worked with 3D printers and scanners, used Microsoft Excel to analyze data, built solar-energy projects, located their latitude by examining the night sky in a planetarium and analyzed forensic evidence to solve a crime. Avanthi Wijetung is a sixth-grader at St. John’s Prep in Collegeville. She lives in Sartell and enjoyed the 3D printing workshop the most. “There were visual reality glasses you could try out,” she said. “That was pretty cool. I’m kind of looking forward to a ca-

reer in science. I’m a little more interested now.” Before attending the workshops, Wijetung was thinking about a career in photography. “At home, we prepare them for math and science,” said Gayathri Wijetung, the girl’s mother. “But I never thought about once they become that career [woman]. I didn’t realize the differences in salaries for different genders.” Jane Olsen is the founding director of the Women’s Center at SCSU. In the workshop “$tart $mart,” she told participants that in 2016, the pay gap between men and women is 22 percent. This means that each of the girls attending “Tech Savvy” could potentially earn about $500,000 less than a man doing the same work in a lifetime. “Now I can prepare them to be stronger and to present themselves,” Gayathri Wijetunga said about her daughters. Introducing them to STEM career opportunities and role models is very important to her. When she arrived in the morning and discovered the event was not quite filled to capacity, she persuaded the organizers to allow her to drive back to Sartell for her fourth-grader, Nivanthi.

Nivanthi said she really liked the workshops. And she, too, is now definitely more interested in a STEM career. St. Cloud State’s AAUW “Tech Savvy” event was one of 22 being held throughout the United States this year. It’s the only one held in Minnesota. Student volunteers from SCSU STEM organization and STEM majors from the St. Joseph-based College of St. Benedict introduced speakers and acted as guides throughout the day. To conclude the event, Jennifer Duffy, who grew up in Sauk Rapids, gave the keynote address. She holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Harding University in Searcy, Ark. She encouraged girls to have the confidence to break stereotypes and follow their interests. “Girls generally want to do something creative and help people,” Duffy said, explaining many STEM careers offer those opportunities. She is employed by Blattner Energy in Avon, where she helps design and support construction of solar-power arrays. “If you’re afraid you’ll be the only girl in a STEM class, get your friend to sign up for the class,” Duffy said in her address. “And when you can’t make up your mind which

major to declare, go for the most challenging one first.” Katie Bensen sat on the panel that answered adults’ questions about how to help their girls prepare for and get into STEM careers. She is a project manager at Parallel Technologies in Eden Prairie and agrees the education is rigorous. “Typically half of the students who enroll in STEM majors drop out,” Bensen said. AAUW research reports that in less than 10 years, this country will need 1.7 million more engineers and computer scientists. In the United States, women make up only 12 percent of engineers and 26 percent of computing professionals. To fill all the jobs predicted to open up, young women need to prepare for these challenging and rewarding positions. “These girls are the perfect age,” said Linda MacLoud, an AAUW member. “By the time they’re older, it’s often too late to interest them in STEM careers. And these parents are learning how to prepare their daughters to succeed in college.”

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Nuns from front page Sister Julie Schleper, another exhibit committee member, also taught at St. Joseph Lab School. “I specifically did research with the St. Joseph Lab School and how it moved from being a parish school to being a lab school for the college,” Schleper said. St. Joseph Laboratory School

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received its name in 1970 “in recognition of its function as a laboratory school” for the St. Joseph-based College of St. Benedict’s education department. “We were well received, well respected,” Schleper said of the nuns teaching in the schools. “There was a little resistance from a few pastors who felt that maybe we were too liberal.” In 2012, the school became All Saints Academy, St. Joseph campus, in cooperation with par-

ish schools in the St. Cloud area, according to information at the exhibit. “We worked years doing research and probably only used half or a third of the research we did with the schools,” O’Keefe said. The free exhibit is open to the public until Friday, Dec. 23. For more information about the new exhibit, call 320-363-7100 or visit St. Benedict’s Monastery at www.sbm.osb.org.

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Above left and right: The new exhibit that opened April 9 at the Haehn Museum showcases the contributions of the Benedictine nuns as school teachers throughout the years.

Knoblach’s bill would extend Northstar to St. Cloud by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com

A bill introduced in the Minnesota Legislature by Rep. Jim Knoblach (R-St. Cloud) just might result in bringing Knoblach Northstar Commuter Train service to St. Cloud, a plan that was proposed from the start but then allowed to languish in a transportation limbo. The Northstar line was originally expected to run between the Twin Cities and as far northwest as Rice. The service runs back and forth now between the Twin Cities and Big Lake, which is 27 miles southeast of St. Cloud, and there is St. Cloud Metro Bus service that can bring passengers from St. Cloud to the rail stop in Big Lake. For years, groups have been pushing for an extension of the rail service to St. Cloud, especially ISAIAH/GRIP, an interfaith partnership that lobbies on behalf of social justice issues. Recently, 11 of its leaders from nine congregations presented House Speaker Kurt Daudt with a petition signed by 5,000 people in favor of the extension. Knoblach’s bill was approved by the Transportation Committee and is now under consideration in the House Ways and Means Committee. The bill has generated bipartisan support, as well as some bipartisan opposition. “Greater Minnesota has transportation needs, and an investment of this kind will connect the resources of Metro

and Greater Minnesota to benefit all,” according to the petition. Knoblach said his plan – much of it yet to be worked out – would not cost any extra money to put into place. Here are the particulars of his bill, a balancing act among “ifs” and “whens,” as the following shows: • Northstar and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad would have to come to an agreement about using the existing BNSF tracks from Big Lake to St. Cloud. • Ridership on the line is not what had been anticipated when the service was planned, and Knoblach thinks extending it to St. Cloud might increase ridership and revenue from fares. (About 14,000 people in

the St. Cloud area commute more than 50 miles to work, most of them to the Twin Cities area, Knoblach noted.) • The train depot for St. Cloud would be the current one in East St. Cloud that is almost 100 years old. • Extending the service would use the same train engines and cars as it does now. Knoblach’s plan would drop one of the daily round trips to Big Lake in order to add two trips daily between St. Cloud and Minneapolis, and would result in a revenue-neutral outcome and might even increase Northstar’s income, Knoblach said. • The Northstar line is the “biggest loser of all Minnesota’s rail lines,” Knoblach said. That is why, he added, it makes

sense to try something new to re-energize the service. He also said the state cannot shut down the line without paying back more than $100 million in federal funds used to create the service.

Background

Planning for the Northstar Line began in 1997 with the formation of the Northstar Corridor Development Authority. The “Northstar Line” passenger service began Nov. 16, 2009, using existing BNSF Railway tracks on a 40-mile stretch between Big Lake and Target Field in Minneapolis, with non -Northstar connecting rail service throughout the Twin Cities, all start-and-end stops at Target Field. There are five stops along the line at cities along the

way: Elk River, Ramsey, Anoka, Coon Rapids and Fridley. The cost of the project was about $320 million, with about one-third of that amount going to BNSF Railway for trackusage rights. Funding came from the federal government, the state of Minnesota, the counties of Anoka, Hennepin and Sherburne, the Twin Cities Met Council and the Minnesota Twins. Northstar involves the use of 18 passenger cars and six locomotives. It takes 49 minutes to ride the 40-mile route. The train’s top speed is 79 mph. Ridership in 2014 was a yearly total of 721,214 people, and the line had a net income in 2014 of nearly $1.2 million according to the Northstar Line’s website.

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Northstar promise should be implemented

Rep. Jim Knoblach (R-St. Cloud) deserves kudos for authoring a bill that would extend the Northstar Commuter Line rail service to St. Cloud. Many people – rightly so – view a Northstar extension as a long-deferred promise perhaps soon to be fulfilled. Still, don’t go popping those champagne corks just yet. The extension plan is far from certain at this point. There are many things yet to be worked out, including negotiations with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway for use of the existing tracks between St. Cloud and Big Lake, the line’s current northern-most stop. Basically, Knoblach’s suggestion in his bill is that Northstar Line service drop some round trips between Big Lake and Minneapolis and add stops at St. Cloud – at least one in the morning and one in late afternoon, so commuters between St. Cloud and the Twin Cities area could take the line to and from jobs. It certainly sounds doable. But there are several pre-conditions that must be met before Knoblach’s suggestion can become a reality. One pre-condition is that the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway would have to give permission for Northstar to use its rails for the 27-mile stretch from Big Lake to St. Cloud. Knoblach said BNSF is amenable to negotiations for track-usage rights. Another concern is the East St. Cloud train depot, which would become the Northstar St. Cloud stop, would have to be repurposed and updated, including more parking places. Knoblach said he thinks extending the line to St. Cloud would not cost any extra money because it will just be a rearranged scheduling of what now exists (a couple fewer Big Lake stops, with St. Cloud stops to take their place). But even Knoblach has said he couldn’t guarantee there would not be some added costs. Yet another possible hurdle, however, is the Northstar Line has been a bit of a disappointment, especially in ridership rates and disruptive delays some years back during a rough winter. Thus, some people are completely against the line or an extension of it. The good news is Knoblach’s bill has had some healthy bipartisan support in the Capitol, which is half the battle in these contentious political times. It’s very possible ridership on Northstar will increase, once more and more workers, students, retirees and others learn how convenient it is – especially with an extension to St. Cloud. We’d like to say to the plans’ opponents to drop their objections and get “All Aboard!” with the plan. In the meantime, thank you, Rep. Knoblach and thank the members of the interdenominational faith group, ISAIAH/GRIP, for putting this long-deferred promise back on the tracks.

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Friday, April 15, 2016

Opinion Drivers, admit guilt, change our ways What senseless deaths! • A New Prague school-bus driver walking to get his morning newspaper was killed by a woman allegedly responding to a text message. • A driver sending Facebook messages ran a red light, killing a father and his young daughter in Sherburne County. • A 20-year-old suspected of being distracted lost control of his vehicle in Washington County, hit an embankment, went airborne and smashed into a car, killing a 22-year-old mother. As Benton County Sheriff Troy Heck said, “News headlines about people losing their lives to distracted driving are becoming all too common in Minnesota.” Or, as Minnesota State Patrol Chief Matt Langer put it: Deaths caused by distracted drivers have become “a neverending nightmare.” What is most disturbing is distracted driving is one of those bad behaviors we are so quick to criticize others for doing when, in fact, if most of us were utterly honest, we would admit we have done it, too. I plead guilty. Too many times, after stopping to get my mail on the way to the St. Cloud area, I would pick up the items of mail, one by one, from the pile of bills and letters on the passenger seat, to see what they were. I would do that while I was driving south on Hwy. 10, which I’ve dubbed the Speedway from Hell. It was a very stupid thing to do, but I did it all too often. I didn’t open the envelopes to read the mail, but just picking them up to glance at them for a few seconds each was a bad-enough distraction. I have stopped doing that. Now, after I pick up the mail, I stay parked at the mailbox and peruse the

Dennis Dalman Editor items briefly, parked, before proceeding onto Hell’s Highway. Just the other day, a friend emailed me about distracted driving. This is what she wrote: “A co-worker and I were just talking and we both admit to texting and driving at some point. Which, I know, is totally stupid. We also chatted about our reasons as to why. Mostly because we have the mindset we are invincible and we could never hurt anybody and nothing bad would happen. We know that is not true, but still, we admit to sometimes texting while driving. Reading statistics (about deaths caused by distracted driving) made me cry. I hope and pray I won’t need to actually have something bad happen before I realize how stupid I really am.” Well, good friend, you’re not alone. Join the club. When it comes to foolish, dangerous distracted driving, we are all stupid – all guilty. As Sheriff Heck reminds us, how many times have you . . . • Texted while driving? • Fiddled with radio knobs while driving? • Adjusted your GPS while driving? • Turned around to talk with backseat passengers while driving? • Ate sloppy foods while driving? • Spilled hot coffee on your lap while driving?

• Engaged in hot-headed arguments while driving? • Lost emotional control while driving when yelling and gesturing rudely at other motorists? • Attempted sex while driving? (Oh, yes, such acrobatic desperation does happen – in some cases with lethal results.) Since April 11, there have been overtime patrols on Minnesota roads in an effort to catch distracted drivers. That’s good. However, nabbing culprits is only part of the solution. A change in human behavior is the major answer. And that change will occur only when each and every driver moves out of denial mode, stops blaming everyone else, and admits stupidity and guilt. That’s the first step; the second step is to stop it. In a five-year period (2010-14), 328 people died and 1,138 suffered injuries in distracted-driving crashes. One in four crashes is caused by distracted driving. In 2015, there was an 80-percent increase in texting-while-driving noted by law enforcement in Minnesota. Like the efforts for seatbelt use and against drunken driving, it will take more time (and, sadly, more deaths and injuries) for all people to wake up. Please, let’s all ponder those awful statistics and wake up now. Sheriff Heck said it well: “We can no longer remain silent when drivers are distracted by their phones or take their eyes off the road to change their music, talk to their friends in the backseat or answer that text. Enough is enough. Let’s all speak up and do our part by ending distracted driving before it’s too late for you or someone you love.” Amen.

VA health care is not charity but a promise The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs can’t seem to go a week without being in the news. And usually it’s for bad news. The latest is denial of services to suicide-prone patients seeking help from the Phoenix facility. Very recently another VA facility made the news because its elaborate phone system constantly drops calls or loses them. I personally would rather call the Social Security Administration or the IRS than to try to call the VA. Its phone system is a joke. So, why is this? Why, with all the attention being paid to their misdeeds lately, can they not fix their messes? I have heard a lot of excuses, but I have developed my own theories for the causes of such problems. First and foremost, the VA is a government-run entity. It is staffed by unionprotected civil service workers who are employed for a lifetime with little chance of being fired. It doesn’t matter if they are competent – it doesn’t matter if they are even functional – they still keep their jobs. Such job security takes away the incentive to improve. I am enrolled in the VA health-care system and have been for years. Throughout those years, I have been seen and treated by seven different VA health-care facilities. Some were marvelous; some were

Ron Scarbro Guest Writer absolutely terrible. It all comes down to what is called the “culture” of the facility. That culture is both created and nurtured by management, or lack of it. The good ones see patients as true heroes who deserve the best their country can give them; they are proud to do their jobs. The bad ones see themselves as charity wards who deign to take care of what they seem to see as indigent people off the streets. They don’t answer the phone or see to the needs of the patients because they just don’t care. VA health care is not charity anymore than Social Security is. It’s a promise made by this country to her champions and defenders. It’s a payment for the sacrifice some have made for their country. As we all have heard, freedom is not free. It takes sacrifice and that’s exactly what our military does – sacrifice. The very least we can do is keep that promise. To those who say the VA health-care system is too expensive, how much is your freedom worth?

The current VA mess can be fixed very easily. It’s as simple as veterans being given a choice of where to get their health care. Every veteran has in his possession an identification card. He should be able to go to any doctor, hospital or pharmacy that accepts Medicare patients for care and treatment, just like a Medicare patient. Such a fix would improve the care veterans receive as well as relieve the back load on the VA. The reason they won’t do this, I believe, is because of the union that protects VA workers. This union would rather protect their members than serve the veterans of this country. The union is further protected by the Democrats who, by their actions, are deserting veterans in favor of unions and their political support. If some Democrats, like Hillary Clinton, believe illegal immigrants should be covered by Obamacare, how can they justify this treatment of veterans? This is a shameful situation and should be fixed immediately. 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, April 15 Burger and brat sale, sponsored by Knights of Columbus, 9:30 a.m.5 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 First Ave. N.W. Saturday, April 16 State Project Bowl, 8:30 a.m., Sauk Rapids Middle School, 901 First St. S. Craft Vendor Sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., VFW 428, 9 18th Ave. N., St. Cloud. Wood Expo, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Benton County Fairgrounds (Sports East), 1410 Third Ave., Sauk Rapids. Burger and brat sale, sponsored by Knights of Columbus, 9:30 a.m.4 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 First Ave. N.W. Remember W.W. Holes Hall, a tour of the storied tunnels beneath SCSU’s Holes and its sister student residence, Stearns Hall, prior to their demolition this summer, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., St. Cloud State University, 720 Fourth Ave. S. Hmong Night, 6 p.m., St. Cloud State University (Atwood Memorial Center Ballroom), 720 Fourth Ave. S. Sunday, April 17 Build-your-own-omlette breakfast, 8 a.m.-noon, Waite Park American Legion, 17 Second Ave. N., Waite Park. 320-251-5498. Woodbury Chorus and Orchestra, 4 p.m., Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 4310 CR 137, St. Cloud. Monday, April 18 Parkinson’s Disease Support EMPLOYMENT/HELP WANTED TEAM DRIVER WANTED: Dedicated run from St. Paul, Minnesota to Oakwood, Illinois. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Competitive Wage. CDL required. Call 563-580-6648 (MCN) AU TO M O B I L E S / M OTO RC Y C L E S WANTED MOTORCYCLES: TOP CASH PAID! For Old Motorcycles! 1900-1980. DEAD OR ALIVE! 920-371-0494 (MCN) ANNOUNCEMENTS RV, SPORT, REC & GUN CONSIGNMENT SALE, SAT., MAY 7, 2016 at 9:00 A.M. Please get gun permits to buy, prior to sale. Consign early by April 22, 2016 for complete advertising. Next Machinery Consignment Sale is June 6, 2016. Gilbert’s Sale Yard, LLC, 641-398-2218. 2 Mi. N. of Floyd, IA On Hwy. 218. www. gilbertsaleyard.com (MCN) FOR SALE TRAILER SALE: 14,000 lb. skidloader trailers 18’ to 28’ $3,699.00; Fuel tank trailers; Scissor lift trailers; 11 choices of DUMP trailers; 6’x12’ V-nose ramp door $2,789.00; 7’x16’ V-nose ramp door $4,093.00; 2012 John Deere 3032E compact tractor & loader; Full line of trailer parts in-stock; 515-972-4554 www.FortDodgeTrailerWorld.com for prices & inventory & pictures. (MCN) *SALE* Self Storage Buildings *SALE* No Better Time To Add On To Your Existing Facility. Or To Start Up Your New Facility. All Buildings On Sale Now For Limited Time. Order Now For Early Delivery! ABCO-America Inc. Call 844636-5335 (M-F 8am-6pm Eastern) (MCN) WANT TO BUY Buying and Selling Gold & Silver, collector coins, diamonds, gold jewelry, silver dollars, pocket watches, antiques, rare currency,200+gold coins for sale, any gold or silver items, 34 years same retail location. Fairmont, MN, Kuehl’s

Group, 1-2:30 p.m., St. Cloud Library, 1300 W. St. Germain Street. 320-529-9000. Advanced health-care directive program, 5:30-7 p.m., CentraCare Health Plaza (Windfeldt Room), 1900 CentraCare Circle, St. Cloud. 320-259-9375. 55+ Driver-improvement program (eight-hour first-time course), 5:30-9:30 p.m., Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 1-888-234-1294. Optional online courses: mnsafetycenter.org. St. Joseph City Council, 6 p.m., council chambers, St. Joseph City Hall, 25 College Ave. N. 363-7201. cityofstjoseph.com. The Geography of Old Growth Forests, a Minnesota natural history lecture by Kyle Rauch from Outdoor U, 6:30 p.m., St. John’s University (New Science Center, Room 146), 2850 Abbey Plaza, Collegeville. St. Joseph Rod and Gun Club, 7 p.m., American Legion, 101 W Minnesota St., St. Joseph.

363-7201. cityofstjoseph.com. Family-to-family, 6:30-9 p.m., Unity Spiritual Center, 931 Fifth Ave. N., Sartell. 320-290-7713. 320249-2560. Hair, 7:30 p.m., SCSU Performing Arts Center, 720 Fourth Ave. S., St. Cloud. 320-308-2104. Thursday, April 21 Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, 520 First St. NE, Sartell. Sleep Apnea Support Group, 5-6 p.m., St. Cloud Hospital Sleep Center, 1586 CR 134. 320-251-2700. Hair, 7:30 p.m., SCSU Performing Arts Center, 720 Fourth Ave., S., St. Cloud. 320-308-2104. Friday, April 22 Hair, 7:30 p.m., SCSU Performing Arts Center, 720 Fourth Ave. S., St. Cloud. 320-308-2104.

Tuesday, April 19 ICAN Prevent Diabetes, 3:154:15 p.m., Sacred Heart Church, 2875 10th Ave. N.E., Sauk Rapids. 320-650-3082. St. Cloud Area Genealogists meeting, 7 p.m., Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave. S., St. Cloud. stearns-museum.org. Hair, 7:30 p.m., SCSU Performing Arts Center, 720 Fourth Ave. S., St. Cloud. 320-308-2104.

Saturday, April 23 “Move the Mall” walk for volunteerism, 8-10 a.m., Crossroads Center, 4101 Division St., St. Cloud. ci.stcloud.mn.us/RSVP. 4-H Fashion 101 Workshop, 8:45 a.m.-3 p.m., Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School, 901 First Street S. Career Fair, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., St. Cloud VA Medical Center (Bldg. 8), 4801 Veterans Drive. 320-252-1670 exts. 6571 or 7276. Hair, 7:30 p.m., SCSU Performing Arts Center, 720 Fourth Ave. S., St. Cloud. 320-308-2104.

Wednesday, April 20 Free car-seat checks, 3-6 p.m., Gold Cross Ambulance Garage, 2800 Seventh St. N., St. Cloud. 320656-7021. St. Joseph Economic Development Authority, 5 p.m., St. Joseph City Hall, 25 College Ave. N. 320-

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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: Martini Auto Parts.

1. The assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted is: Crystal Dolphin Jewelry.

2. The stated address of the principal place of business is or will be: 422 County Road 50, Avon, Minn. 56310

2. The stated address of the principal place of business is or will be: 416 12th St. N., Sartell, Minn. 56377

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: Martini Auto Parts, 422 County Road 50, Avon, Minn. 56310

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: Crystal Dolphin Jewelry, 416 12th St. N., Sartell, Minn. 56377

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.

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Mark F. Moran, an expert on antiques and collectibles, will do guest appearances at 10 library locations in May to evaluate items brought in by the public. He will be at the Al Ringsmuth Waite Park Public Library at 3 p.m. Friday, May 20. photos by Frank Lee

College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University Psychology Professor Aubrey Immelman (left) talks to first-time author Robert Dudley about Dudley’s book It Can’t Happen Here — The Search for Jacob Wetterling during his book signing and presentation April 6 at the Gorecki Center on the campus of the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph.

Book from front page portunity to do some research into the case,” Dudley said of his growing fascination with the unsolved mystery. The kidnapper told the boys to lie face down before asking each one his age. The assailant picked Jacob Wetterling and told the others to run away and not look back or risk being shot. “I decided to write the book because there was so much information out there, and the media, I felt, was focusing on the wrong things,” said Dudley, who works for a retailer in the Midwest. The second edition, which includes five new chapters, also prominently notes the book “was written without input from the Wetterling family or the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center.” “The story was all over the news,” Dudley said. “There were newspaper articles, television news stories, posters, billboards and buttons. Jacob was everywhere, but he couldn’t be found.” “Jacob’s kidnapping was especially significant to central Minnesotans,” according to a press release about the book, “a relatively rural area previously thought immune to such dangers to children.”

Resource Center

The Jacob Wetterling Resource Center was formed in 1990 – four months after the boy’s kidnapping – by his parents, Jerry and Patty Wetterling, in order to educate the public about child abduction and how to protect children. “Relevant quotes attributed to Wetterling family members or acquaintances and persons associated with the Wetterling investigation are credited to their respective media sources and are included for emphasis

Dudley talks about his book during his appearance at the Gorecki Center.

and continuity,” according to the introduction of Dudley’s book. Jerry Wetterling attended Dudley’s presentation but sat quietly in the back row. Dudley’s book was available for sale at the event with all of the proceeds benefiting the College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University’s “student educational projects in forensic psychology.” “There is an army of people who’s still invested in the case because it went national, global from day one,” Dudley said before his presentation to almost 30 people at the Gorecki Center. Dudley said he had been emailing Aubrey Immelman, a CSB/SJU psychology professor, and the idea came up for Dudley to come to the campus of the College of St. Benedict to speak. “We are so grateful for the prayers, the support and the hope shared in our search for Jacob and the search for answers,” according to a Resource Center statement by Jerry and Patty Wetterling.

Cold case heats up

Last year, a 52-year-old Annandale man was charged with child pornography. Investigators discovered the images at the home of Danny Heinrich, a man who authorities say is “a person of interest” in the Wetterling case but one who maintains his innocence in the 1989 abduction. “The Wetterling family would like to thank all involved in the investigation of Danny Heinrich and his crimes against children,” according to a statement by the Wetterlings on their Resource Center. “The search for Jacob is an ongoing investigation and we will watch and learn with everyone else.” Patty Wetterling was a candidate for the Minnesota Sixth District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2004 and 2006, losing to Re-

publicans Mark Kennedy and one-time presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, respectively. The Jacob Wetterling Foundation helped to launch the Amber Alert in Minnesota and at a national level, it’s “used in the most severe cases of missing children,” according to the foundation. “I think so many people are aware of what happened to Jacob,” Dudley said. “And it is what has made the world a safer place to be now, and I think people appreciate that.” The event with Dudley as the keynote speaker was sponsored by CSB/SJU students enrolled in a forensic and legal psychology course, and his book was available for sale at the event.

Moran to appraise antiques at libraries by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com

An antiques/collectibles expert will appear at 10 area libraries that are part of the Great River Regional Library System to evaluate old items brought in by the public. Author and expert Mark F. Moran will be at the Al Ringsmuth Library in Waite Park at 3 p.m. Friday, May 20. Other libraries he will visit May 16-20 are those in Cold Spring, Upsala. Rockford, Becker, Cokato, Annandale, Paynesville, Sauk Centre and Buffalo. Moran’s appraisals are free, but all items must be registered in advance, which can be done

by contacting the libraries’ help desks. The public is also welcome to come and watch the appraisals. Libraries will have a list of the many kinds of items Moran will appraise, as well as items he will not appraise. Moran, who lives in Iola, Wis., is a former senior editor of Antiques and Collectibles Books for Krause Publication and has been a contributing editor for Antique Trader magazine. He is the author of more than 25 books on antiques and collectibles, including the editions of the 800-page annual Warman’s Antiques and Collectibles. He specializes in vintage folk art, Americans and fine art.

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Six billboards were put up in October 2014 with an age-enhanced image of Wetterling that resulted in almost 100 tips to authorities. Lamar Advertising Co. donated the billboards in the St. Cloud area featuring the digitally altered image to keep interest alive in the cold case. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the FBI held a press conference with Jerry and Patty Wetterling at the Stearns County Law Enforcement Center to coincide with the renewed effort. If anyone has information regarding Jacob Wetterling or his abduction, contact the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office at 320-259-3700 or TriCounty Crime Stoppers of Minnesota at 1-800-255-1301 in which callers may remain anonymous. For more information about the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center, call 1-800-325-HOPE or visit www.gundersenhealth.org/ncptc/jacob-wetterling-resource-center.

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