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Taste of St. Cloud to be held May 4
The Franciscan Community Volunteers, a ministry of the Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls, invites the public to attend their fundraiser, the sixth annual Taste of St. Cloud from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, May 4 at the Territory Golf Course’s Coyote Moon Grill, 480 55th Ave. SE, St. Cloud. Guests will enjoy an array of delicious cuisines from 16 local restaurants. There will be live entertainment and a silent auction. For more information, head to fcvonline. org or fslf.org, or contact Pat Schlauderaff at 320-229-0307 or pschlauderaff@fslf.org.
Free assistance offered to set up health directive
CentraCare Health Home Care and Hospice is offering information and free assistance to employees and the public on how to set up their own health-care directive. When family members are faced with a life-and-death health-care decision for a loved one, it can be overwhelming. Having a health-care directive can lessen the burden. Health-care directives help communicate the wishes of a person who may not be able to communicate or make decisions for themselves because of an illness or injury. For a complete list of session dates, times and locations, visit centracare. com, click on Classes and Events, Community Health and Wellness. Call 320-259-9375, ext. 28762, for details.
Whitney hosts Rose Ed Day
Rose Education Day will be held from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 25 at Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. There are three different workshops: soil and fertilizers 101 for the gardener; how to fertilize and amend your soil pH with coffee grounds; and miniature rose care. The workshop is free, but registration is required. Contact 1-800-450-6171 or get in touch online at z.umn.edu/RoseEd2015.
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As of press-time Wednesday, no news has been released on the investigation into the driver who hit and killed Cody James Nuckolls, 5, at about 2:30 p.m. April 13 on the 300 block of 1st Avenue NW. Cody, son of William “Ryan” Nuckolls and Lorraine Hipp of St. Joseph, was outside of their home, across the street from his mother, when a black Chevy Trailblazer hit him. Hipp’s view was blocked by a school bus. Cody passed away at the St. Cloud Hospital that day. “We’ve got to live our lives,” Ryan said during a conversation outside his home. “That’s the best thing we can do is live long, prosperous, happy lives for Cody. That’s what he would want.” Funeral services were held April 22 at Joy Christian Center, St. Cloud. Burial followed in Assumption Cemetery, St. Cloud. Many community members planned to wear red in memory of Cody, as red was his favorite color.
According to Cody’s obituary, he was looking forward to attending Kennedy Community School in the fall with his sister, Hanna. Cody is known for both his “Cody Hug” and his big, wide grin. An outpouring of support from St. Joseph and the surrounding community has helped the family through this time of grief. Many have contributed gifts of cash through a website at gofundme.com/RestInPeaceCody, at area Casey’s General Stores, and in-person donations of food, clothing and other items. Friends of the family Derek Hedburg, Benny Christian and others are organizing a fundraising motorcycle ride at 11 a.m. on May 9 from Rockville to St. Stephen, with three stops in between. Riders can show up the day of with a minimum $10 donation. The family said they are extremely grateful for all of the gestures. “Whether it’s a prayer or $500,” Ryan said, “we are going to thank each and every single person. Every single one of you.” In a post on the GoFundMe website, Lorraine said: “I want to thank everyone so Cody • page 5
Cody James Nuckolls is known for both his “Cody Hug” and his big, wide grin. His favorite color is red. Funeral services for Cody were held April 22 at Joy Christian Center, St. Cloud. This photo was taken of Cody Nuckolls during a free Outdoor Movie Night on Aug. 5, 2014 at Millstream Park.
Terhaar achieves a perfect ACT score by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com
St. John’s Prep junior Justin Terhaar recently received a perfect score of 36 on the ACT college e n t r a n c e Terhaar exam. Terhaar said he prepared
for the test by using online resources to do practice tests and answer practice questions. “My experience as a student at SJP provided me with a very strong academic foundation for the test,” Terhaar said. “I did most of my preparation and studying the week before the exam.” Terhaar said he tried to focus on it being like other tests he takes. “Getting ready for the test
can be pretty stressful and it sometimes feels like everyone is talking about it,” Terhaar said. “I tried to think of it as being the same as other tests I take so I wouldn’t be stressed, but I was nervous the morning of the test. When I received my scores and saw I earned a 36 for my composite score I was a little surprised but also very excited and happy.” Terhaar took the ACT in February at St. Cloud State
University. He said the four sections of the test and writing exam usually take about five hours to complete. SJP director of communications and events Jill Pauly commented on Terhaar’s perfect score. “Justin is very humble about his accomplishment and we are all very excited for him,” Pauly said. Terhaar also participates Terhaar • page 5
Pope Francis marvels at The Saint John’s Bible by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
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The fire danger, burning restrictions information on the DNR website has recently been updated. Minnesota is experiencing high to very high fire danger. Burning permits are restricted in most of the state. Additional restrictions are likely depending on fire conditions. Please check www.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/ fire/firerating_restrictions.html.
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Pope Francis beholds some of the pages of The Saint John’s Bible. From left to right are (starting from just to the right of the Pope) Abbot John Klassen of St. John’s Abbey; Michael Hemesath, president of St. John’s University; Donald Jackson, master calligrapher and artistic director of The Saint John’s Bible; and Katherine and Dan Whalen, supporters of SJU and the Abbey. Dan is a trustee for SJU.
Without uttering a word, Pope Francis with just a smile and arm gestures gave his blessing and approval to The Saint John’s Bible at the Vatican recently. The last volume of the historic work, Volume 7, was shown to the Pope in a room filled with people. The book’s presenters were the project’s artistic director and calligrapher Donald Jackson; Abbot John Klassen of St. John’s Abbey; Michael Hemesath, president of St. John’s University; and Dan and Katherine Whalen, who are financial supporters of SJU, the Abbey and the The Saint John’s Bible project.
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Dan is an SJU trustee. The St. Peter Apostles Edition of the massive handwritten Bible was given as a gift to the Holy See thanks to the Gerald and Henrietta Rauenhorst Foundation. The group of visitors showed Pope Francis the “Vision of the New Jerusalem,” as well as the last page of Revelation with “The Great Amen” at the very end of the book. The “New Jerusalem” passage speaks of the fulfillment of the Old Testament prophecy that the gates of the heavenly city will never close and will always be open to welcome all people from every nation on Earth. “He (the Pope) began to Bible • page 3
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Obituary Tim L. Storkamp, 61 Clear Lake Feb. 25, 1954-April 18, 2015
Tim Storkamp, 61, of Clear Lake, Minn., died April 18 at St. Cloud Hospital. His funeral was held April 23 in St. Marcus Catholic Church, Clear Lake. Storkamp was born in Farmington, Minn. to Regina (Moeller) and Clements Storkamp. He married Judy Goenner on Oct. 15, 1977 at St. Marcus Catholic Church. Storkamp lived almost his entire life in the St. Cloud area. He worked for Fingerhut for 30 years and most recently for Hard Drives for 10 years. He is a member of St. Marcus Catholic Church and a member of the NRA. Storkamp was a true handyman; he was able to complete any fix-it job
whether it was plumbing, electric or carpentry. He was extremely organized and was always a perfectionist in whatever he was doing. He enjoyed watching all types of sports; he always knew the stats on all the players. He enjoyed cooking and barbequing and loved fishing and hunting. He especially liked fishing for northern. Survivors include his wife, Judy of St. Cloud; daughters, Nicky and Mike Folkerts, Tracy and Brian Zinken, grandchildren, Zander and Lily Folkerts, and Lila and Brody Zinken, all of St. Joseph; sisters and brothers, Lorraine and Jerry Cook of Northfield, Mary Massmann of Waite Park, Bernard of Foley, Marlene Johannes of Albany, and Thomas and Bonnie of Fayetteville, N.C. He was preceded in death by his parents; and sister, Phyllis Pelzer. Obituary, guestbook and video tribute online at www.williamsdingmann.com.
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G a b b y Langerud, 18, of St. Joseph, a senior at Holdingford, signed a letter of intent to go Division 1 in swimming for Langerud South Dakota State University on April 15. She had previously looked at St. Cloud State University, as well as the University of Minnesota-Moorhead, among others. Langerud does not plan to participate in other sports during her time at SDSU. She will study sports medicine, with the goal of being a physician for a college or professional sports team. Langerud said she will definitely miss St. Joseph, the town she grew up in, as well as her friends and family. Her father is Dave Langerud, athletic director at Apollo High School, St. Cloud. Two St. Joseph students from
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St. John’s Prep were recently named new members of the National Honor Society, Virgil Michel Chapter. They are the following: Lauren Kissela, daughter of Marcia Allard and Chad Kissela, a sophomore; and Anja Wuolu, daughter of Lorie and David Wuolu, a junior. The adviser for the St. John’s Prep NHS is Martina Talic. The NHS is the nation’s premier organization established to recognize outstanding high school students. More than just an honor roll, NHS serves to honor those students who demonstrate excellence in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service and character. Chapter membership not only recognizes students for their accomplishments, but also challenges them to develop through involvement in school activities and community service.
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College of St. Benedict President Mary Dana Hinton was recently inducted as an honorary member of the Theta of Minnesota Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at CSB and St. John’s University. She was formally inducted into the chapter during a ceremony April 22 in Alumnae Hall, CSB. Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest academic honor society, was founded in 1776.
April 6 12:46 p.m. Escort. CR 75 W/1st Avenue NW. The county had issued a warrant for the arrest of a 57-year-old female from St. Joseph. Police were able to locate her, very intoxicated and walking. She was transported to the Stearns County Jail. 1:11 p.m. Suspicious activity. 15th Avenue NE. A St. Cloud resident received a fraudulent phone call while working in St. Joseph. The call stated the
April 5 4:25 p.m. Found property. College Avenue N. A license, debit card and other personal items were turned into police. Police made contact with the owner, but were asked to shred the items as they had already been replaced. 10:10 p.m. Agency assist. CR 75, east of St. Joseph. A pick-up truck driven by a 21-year-old female from Big Lake was traveling east, hauling a treadmill. The treadmill fell out of the bed of the pick-up. One vehicle behind the pick-up was able to avoid the treadmill, but a car driven by a 19-year-old female from Grand Rapids struck the item. The car did sustain some damage.
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Bible from front page sense the beauty of the illumination and illustrations,” Jackson said, as quoted in an article on the St. John’s University website. “I showed him the illumination of the New Jerusalem and at that point he raised up his arms with an expression of joy...I am proud to represent the team of skilled artists and printers who have striven to make the Word of God come alive on the pages of this edition of The Saint John’s Bible.” Jackson is the official scribe and calligrapher to the Crown Office of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Letters and Revelation section was written and illustrated by Jackson, unlike the rest of The Saint John’s Bible, most of which was the result of a seamless coordination among many calligraphers and artists. The volume the Pope saw is 2 feet x 3 feet and weighs 14 pounds. It was completed in 2011. It is not the first time the widely heralded work has been presented at the Vatican. Pope Benedict also marveled when he saw earlier volumes of the project. Hemesath said he was very moved to be among those who presented Letters and Revelation to the Pope. “It was a rare honor and privilege,” he said. “The Saint
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John’s Bible is yet another example of the ways the monks of St. John’s impact the world far beyond Collegeville. From preserving cultures thorough the Hill Museum and Manuscript Library to their role in the liturgical reforms and ecumenical movement of Vatican II to envisioning the first handwritten Bible in 500 years, the monastic community at St. John’s serves the Church and the world in exceptional ways.”
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When he was a child, Donald Jackson used to dream about someday creating a handwritten, illuminated Bible. Many years later, after he had become famous as a master calligrapher, he mentioned his childhood dream to Eric Hollas, OSB, a monk at St. John’s Abbey and then-director of the Hill Museum and Manuscript Library. Inspired by Jackson’s ambitious idea, Hollas told the other monks about it in 1995. They, too, embraced Jackson’s dream, and the long coordination and funding mechanisms for the project began. The work involved intricate coordination among people at St. John’s Abbey and at the scriptorium in Wales, where most of the actual calligraphy and illuminated illustrations were done under Jackson’s supervision. What seemed to many skeptics as a virtually impossible
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Exhibit shows tragedies, triumphs of black experience by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
The two black-andwhite photos are very, very disturbing, and they evoke pity and terror. Till They show the head of a 14-year-old black child named Emmett Till who was viciously beaten and shot by two white men in the summer of 1955. The head is grotesquely swollen, distorted, bruised and lacerated. Till’s mother insisted her son’s body be shown in an open casket “for all the world to see.” That phrase, For All the World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights, is the title of a traveling exhibit now showing at the Stearns History Museum. It includes the two brutal photos of Till’s body that were published by some newspapers and magazines in the mid-1950s, including the African-American magazine Jet. The photos in the exhibit, in fact, are in the opened pages of a Jet magazine. News of the shocking murder – and the hideous photos of Till’s body – enraged the nation and was a direct cause of the backlash against the Jim Crow South and the struggle for civil rights that would soon get underway. For All the World to See is an exhibition that includes the
best and the worst of the black experience in America just before, during and right after the landmark Civil Rights Era of the late 1950s and 1960s. On the bright side, the exhibit features the achievements made by great African-Americans. They include famed photographer Gordon Parks, baseball cards of pioneering black players, a front-page TIME magazine featuring “The Greatest” – Mohammed Ali (or Cassius Marcellus Clay, as he was then known), and an exhibit box showing one of the very greatest novels of the 20th Century – Invisible Man and its black American author Ralph Ellison. There are also tributes to many black “firsts,” such as actress Diahann Carroll, the first black actress to star in her own TV series, Julia, which centered around her work as a nurse. That exhibit case features a Julia doll, a Julia lunch bucket and a Julia thermos bottle. The exhibit also highlights the many moments of courage and determination of black people to change the systemic conditions of their oppression through demonstrations, sit-ins, legal challenges and face-toface confrontations with blatant racists both South and North. There are exhibit cases that follow the civil-rights movement from Martin Luther King Jr. to the more radical black militants like Malcolm X and, later, the Black Panthers. Throughout the exhibits there spring up reminders of shameful behaviors in Ameri-
can history: beatings, lynchings and all forms of oppression. The most shocking is the case containing the two photos of Emmett Till, which hover like an accusatory ghost above the other exhibits.
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Emmett Till, who was from Chicago, was spending the summer of 1955 with relatives in Money, a town in the Mississippi Delta. One day, he and some friends went to get candy at a little grocery store. Although it’s still not certain, Till was supposed to have flirted with or whistled at the white female proprietor of the store, Carolyn Bryant. Word of that “transgression” (a blatant crime to whites at that time) reached the woman’s husband, Roy. Several days later, in the middle of the night, Bryant and his half-brother, a man named J.M. Milam, drove to the rural home where Till was staying. They rousted him from his sleep and drove him off to a barn owned my Milam where they beat him so badly his wrists and left femur were broken and an eye gouged out. The beating and torture continued for a long time before one of the men shot Till in the head. They threw his body in the Tallahatchie River after they’d tied a cotton-gin fan around his neck with barbed-wire to weight the body down. Two boys fishing some days later found the body in the river. Back in Chicago, tens of
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Above: These two extremely disturbing photos show the effects of the torture and beating of 14-year-old Emmet Till in 1955 by white racists in Mississippi. Till was killed because he had allegedly whistled at a white woman. His mother insisted on having an open casket at his funeral “for all the world to see” what had been done to her son. Her words are the title of an exhibition now showing at the Stearns History Museum. Below: A giant photo of Gordon Parks dominates in the exhibition entitled For All the World to See at the Stearns History Museum. Parks was one of the nation’s great photographers. At right is museum visitor Austin Eastwood of St. Cloud.
thousands of people walked solemnly past Till’s open casket, viewing his battered, misshapen head. Bryant and Milam were indicted for the murder, but an all-white jury acquitted them. A year or so later, because they knew they couldn’t be tried again due to double jeopardy, the men admitted in a paid interview with Look magazine that they had abducted and
killed Till. Later, in their 60s, both men died of cancer after having lived difficult lives during which even old friends spurned them.
Shames, triumphs
At the beginning of For All the World to See there are several shameful examples of the pop-culture stereotypes of blacks in the 1950s. For example, there is a set of “Aunt
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Cody from front page much for being there for me and my family at this time of need. I am so overwhelmed from the support we’re getting, I feel like I can’t thank people enough for their love and prayers. And I just want to add that without this help from everyone . . . there’s no way I would be able to bury my son . . . from the bottom of my heart thank you.” St. Joseph Police Chief Joel Jemima” figurines, one of them a pancake syrup dispenser, along with an Aunt Jemima salt shaker next to a male “butler” pepper shaker. There is a magazine advertisement showing a black boy eating a slice of watermelon and other demeaning portrayals of black people as happy-go-lucky jolly folks who are quite content to wait on or work for white employers. On balance, For All the World to See, despite its disturbing moments, leaves viewers with a positive impression because it clearly shows the vision, courage, suffering, pain and hard work it took to confront and to triumph over so many years of cruel racist oppression. The exhibit is also a reminder the struggle for justice and equality continues.
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For All the World to See will be shown through May 24. The Stearns History Museum is located at 235 33rd Ave. S. in St. Cloud. Museum hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and from noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Museum members are admitted free. For adults admission is $7 each. For children, it’s $3, but those under 3 are admitted free. There is a family rate of $17 for two adults and any children under 17 who accompany them. For more information, call the museum at 320-253-8424.
Klein sat down with the Newsleaders on Tuesday morning. “With this death happening,” Klein said, “it shows us how quickly something can happen that is out of our control.” Klein said this with both the victim and suspect in mind. “It truly was an accident,” he explained. He said there’s no way the driver of the Trailblazer could have avoided hitting Cody. Klein stated the investigation is concentrated solely on what the driver did after the incident, when the driver left the scene. “I know people are hurting,” Klein said, “I know there is
anger and the whole gamut of emotions . . . but wait to pass judgment until the investigation is complete.” Klein said he is understanding of those who are angry, as he is a parent also. “That could’ve been my 5-year-old,” Klein said. “It tugs at your heartstrings.” Klein said he’s happy about the good that is coming out of the situation though. “Unfortunately, it takes a tragedy to show how our community can come together . . . but there’s been a lot of community support, and that’s phenomenal.”
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John Anderson, chair of the St. Joseph Park Board, walks through his current favorite among the city’s many parks. Cloverdale Park is a tot lot, and was the site of quite a bit of work over the summer of 2014. The park was transformed into a meditative park with beautiful landscaping and a gazebo donated by the St. Joseph Lions. Cloverdale is located at 800 Able St.
Park Board welcomes residents’ input by Logan Gruber operations@thenewsleaders.com
Park board chair John Anderson is looking forward to doing a lot of reading in May, and he hopes you’ll be supplying him with the material. Anderson, along with the rest of the park board, wants you to take their new survey. “We want to update our parks comprehensive plan, and don’t want to do it in a vacuum...we haven’t done it since 2008,” Anderson said. “One of the things that is prompting the
update of the plan is the extension of the half-cent sales tax.” The survey developed over a couple of months and was put out about three weeks ago. “We’ll let it stay up until just before our May [26] meeting,” he said. At the park board meeting on May 26 is when the board will go over the survey, and try to determine what suggestions to present to the city council in their new comprehensive parks plan. Anderson said in this survey Park • page 8
Terhaar from front page with the Knowledge Bowl team coached by SJP physics and astronomy teacher Charles Miller. “Justin is always surprising people, but it should come as no surprise he did so well,” Miller said. “I have seen him as a top student in my classroom and a top competitor on my Knowledge Bowl team. But he’s not just brains. He has a fierce determination to do his best and a great sense of humor.” Terhaar said he thought being part of the Knowledge Bowl team was also probably helpful for his high ACT score, because it teaches you to think about what a question is asking. After high school, he plans to attend college and has been visiting different campuses. “It’s too early to know where I will go, but I think it will probably be a smaller liberal-arts college,” Terhaar said. “My interests right now are chemistry, biology and physics. I also hope to continue doing ceramics and making pottery which is something I’ve really enjoyed doing in high school.” Terhaar is the son of Jody and Karl Terhaar of St. Joseph. He has one older brother, Jeremy, and one younger sister, Rachael. “Karl and I are both definitely very proud of Justin,” Jody said. The ACT college entrance exam consists of multiplechoice tests in the four areas
5 of English, mathematics, reading and science. The ACT Plus Writing includes a writing test. Since some colleges require it, Terhaar said he also took the writing test. The tests help measure written English and rhetorical skills; mathematical skills acquired up to grade 12; reading comprehension; and interpretation, analysis, evaluation, reasoning and problem-solving skills in the natural sciences. The writing test measures writing skills used in high-school English classes and beginning college writing classes. Students earn one score from 1-36 on each of the four tests and a composite (average) score of all four tests. The composite score is usually referred to as a student’s score. Students who take the writing test earn a writing test subscore and a combined English/ writing score. The ACT score is one criteria used by colleges and universities to determine college entrance acceptance. Other things used include high school GPA and academic transcripts, letters of recommendation, interviews, personal essays and more. Students usually take the ACT in the spring of their junior year and can repeat it again in the fall of their senior year to try to improve their score. Karl, principal at All Saints Academy in St. Joseph, said the national average ACT score is 21 and for Minnesota it’s about 23. He said SJP’s average score is about 26 or 27. Terhaar is the second SJP student to earn a perfect score in five years. Isaac Borhard also scored a 36 in 2011.
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What a thrill to see Pope’s reaction to St. John’s Bible What a thrill it was to see a news story and video of Pope Francis beholding a glimpse of The Saint John’s Bible. That magnificent work, the product of so many years of intense dedication and joyous toil, is one of the artistic landmarks of all time. We who live in central Minnesota take it for granted – most of us, anyway. Others simply may not be aware of that book’s artistic, historical and spiritual significance. For centuries during the so-called “Dark Ages,” it was monks toiling away in monasteries who helped keep civilization alive and unforgotten. With feats of backbreaking labor, they laboriously copied by hand the scrolls, scraps and tidbits of written manuscripts, long before the invention of the printing press. They not only copied texts but also adorned those texts with ravishingly beautiful illustrations, known as “illuminations.” Such monks not only made hand-written copies of the Bible, but they – along with others, including Arab scholars and scribes at that time – also copied any manuscripts they could get their hands on, such as texts from ancient Greece and Rome that are the foundations of civilization in the Western World. Without such monks and other scribes, the Dark Ages would, in fact, have been “darker,” and the knowledge that helped mankind take such a leap forward during the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods would have been irretrievably lost. The creation of The Saint John’s Bible was a brilliant brain storm by British master calligrapher Donald Jackson and Eric Ollas, OSB, a monk at St. John’s Abbey. From that initial contact in the mid-1990s, the concept took shape and was embraced by St. John’s monks and many others, including generous funders. The idea was almost madcap lunatic to most who heard about it. The goal of producing a hand-written Bible, with illuminations, just like monks of old did it, seemed like a foolhardy ambition. And yet, page by page, week after week, year after year, Jackson and his calligraphers and artists achieved the feat right up to its very last astonishing page. Amen. Scholars, art experts and spiritual leaders the world over gasped with admiration at the finished, seven-volume project. It’s truly a monument for the Ages. When Pope Francis saw a few pages of the seventh volume in the Vatican two weeks ago, he turned speechless. He raised his arms and smiled with a hint of rapture. His reaction was perfect. And that is because that magnificent work of art takes one’s breath away, so much so that it can render a viewer speechless. Its beauty and its importance are, indeed, beyond words. We in central Minnesota should be proud this incomparable work of art was inspired – even in many of its flora-and-fauna illuminations – right in our own backyard. St. Johns’ Abbey and Donald Jackson deserve the very highest of kudos for having the visionary grit to make possible this wonderful gift to the world.
The ideas expressed in the letters to the editor and of the guest columnists do not necessarily reflect the views of the Newsleaders.
Friday, April 24, 2015
Opinion Cruel parroted remarks fuel racism The recent eruptive antagonisms between whites and Somalis at Tech High School brought me – unpleasantly – back to the past, to my growing-up years in St. Cloud in the 1950s and 1960s. There was racial prejudice then, and – sad to say – there still is. When I was a kid, St. Cloud was sometimes called the “Lily-White City.” The sight of a person of color was a rarity. The closest we came to “color” were the deep tans some sun-worshipping goddesses and quarry-baked Lotharios loved to sport mid-summer. The classrooms and hallways of my schools (Washington, Central, South, Tech) were as white as Wonder bread. When I was a toddler with mom at the St. Cloud Post Office, I saw a black man (out-of-towner probably) walking across the street, and I was afraid of him and started to cry. Mom gave me a yank of the arm and said, “Don’t be silly. He’s black but he’s human just like you and me.” In the 1950s, race issues weren’t on our radar screens. Blacks would sometimes come to our attention as shockingly naked tribal natives in National Geographic magazine, in cartoons of blacks with bones through their noses boiling white missionaries in cauldrons, in magazine photos from the Deep South showing maids or field hands, in movies like Gone with the Wind with its happy-go-lucky slaves and in images on some food products. I remember the fat, happy face of Aunt Jemima on our syrup bottles and a grayish, grizzle-haired face of a black man on a brand of oysters that was called (no kidding) “Negro Head Oysters.” I also recall seeing on lawns here and there wooden figurines of beaming Negro boys gorging on big slices of watermelon. They were supposed to be “cute,” but to me there was something scary about them. In my South St. Cloud neighborhood, the subject of Negroes (that was the widely accepted “polite” term then) was rarely mentioned, but when it was, it was not good. Here are some comments I used
Dennis Dalman Editor to hear: “Give ‘em an inch, they’ll take a mile.” “They’re all lazy.” “They smell bad.” “They drive welfare Cadillacs.” “I don’t trust ‘em. They’ll stab you in the back if you give ‘em a chance.” “Sure, they can sing and dance, but what else can they do?” “They all stick together.” With hateful comments like that, who can blame “them” for “sticking together?” What really bothered me, even when I was very young, is the neighbors who made such remarks had never, far as I knew, ever met a black person. That is why, from the get-go, I didn’t believe them. Those neighbors, all of them men, who made such cutting remarks I knew first-hand as kind and caring gents who would have been the first to help a black man or woman in need. That’s what I wanted to believe, needed to believe. And to this day, I think they would have. Their nasty slurs were just talk, parroted nonsense, but – nevertheless – that’s how the forces of racism in both whites and blacks are promulgated endlessly, through dumbly repeated slanderous notions untested by personal experience. I am still grateful my parents never once used the “n word,” never told racist jokes and never made cruel comments about black people. As the mid-1960s rolled around, even those of us in Lily-White City had to confront racial issues because of the images we saw in the media: protests; marches; sit-in demonstrations; lynchings; crossburnings on lawns; assassinations; scowling-faced white officials blocking black children from entering schools; lunch
counters, swimming pools and drinking fountains marked with signs saying “Whites Only” or “Colored.” I think progress has been made against racism since the Civil Rights Era. However, since I am white, how can I make that claim confidently? Sometimes my certainty is undermined by bad memories. During the Iranian hostage crisis in 1979, my sister’s fiancé was attacked in an East St. Cloud bar because he had an olive complexion, and so the attackers mindlessly figured he must be an Iranian. He was, in fact, of French-Canadian descent, born in Faribault, 100-percent “American.” Years later, my sister-in-law’s brother, also 100-percent American, born in Grand Rapids, Minn., would get nasty comments from some people who called him a “wetback” just because he was darker-skinned, his father being of Mexican descent. In a few cases, I was walking on the street next to him when young hooligans would yell out of their car windows hostile remarks, such as “Hey, can we see your Green Card?” He would always joke about how he was happy when summer came so people would think he “just” had a suntan. The same racial animosity against blacks back then, the same kinds of cruel comments, are now visited upon our Somali neighbors. I continue to hear such slurs from people who are, at heart, kind and decent, but at the risk of making them mad, I call them on their comments every chance I get. We should never remain silent when such mean-spirited remarks are spewed. I highly recommend people go see two exhibits at the Stearns History Museum. One is For All the World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights. The other is Hands Across the World: The Journey Continues. The latter is an exhibit of art works made by Somalis in this area. Both shows are eye-openers. Both are helpful in calling the lie to racist stereotypes, parroted slanders and hostile denigrations against our fellow human beings.
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Reader believes water amenity debate needs clarification Tom Hell, St. Joseph Jen Warnet, writes in the opinion column of last Friday’s St. Joseph Newsleader... In her comments and quotes she asserts...”Although there have been multiple public conversations regarding the half-cent sales tax, there’ve been comments that community members don’t support the proposed waterpark because they believe their taxes will rise or a levy will be imposed. “In the quest to bring a waterpark to
St. Joseph, property taxes won’t be raised to support it, there won’t be a levy imposed and the dollars won’t come out of the ‘city’s existing budget.’” She is correct in her assumption, that I for one, believe the investment in this “endeavor” does indeed fall on the citizens of St. Joseph. First, which is undeniable, it takes away monies that could be used for other projects. Most importantly, should this “endeavor” not pay for itself, which it likely won’t, the ongoing investments, initial purchase and its operation
would indeed fall on the taxpayers of St. Joseph. There is a need to clarify Ms. Warnet’s statements. As it’s portrayed as the “truth” in her article. I trust the St. Joseph City Council, the Mayor and the City Administrator will “set the record straight and be transparent about this project.” I would suggest one or all of the council members craft a response and publish it in the St. Joseph Newsleader, as that is where the erroneous article was printed and every St. Joseph taxpayer gets one.
Why should we vaccinate children? Submitted on behalf of CentraCare Clinic’s pediatric providers April 18-25 is National Infant Immunizations Week. This gives us another great reason to highlight the importance of immunizations. Simply put, vaccines save lives. The best thing parents can do for their children’s health is to learn the facts about vaccines so they can make the best choices. Thanks to our nation’s successful vaccination program, parents today have not witnessed the devastating effects of many diseases. Polio, for example, paralyzed millions of children worldwide before the vaccine was created.
Diseases such as hepatitis, pertussis and measles can still infect children who are not protected. Each year, the media publishes stories of disease outbreaks in under-vaccinated communities across the United States. Since 2010, we have been experiencing large outbreaks of pertussis across the country. In 2012, there were 48,277 cases of pertussis and 20 deaths; in 2013, there were more than 24,000 confirmed cases of pertussis in the United States; in 2014 there were 28,660 reported cases, and the outbreaks continue in 2015. Currently, there are a record number of measles cases in the United States. In 2014, 644 cases of measles were reported to the CDC and like pertussis, measles outbreaks are continuing to affect the United
States in 2015. The majority of measles cases reported in 2014 were in people who were unvaccinated or who had an unknown vaccination status. Past claims made regarding the safety of some childhood vaccines have been investigated by top researchers from around the world who concluded vaccines do not cause autism or any other chronic disorders. Immunization is one of the best ways parents can protect their children against serious diseases. We encourage parents to talk to their child’s doctor about any concerns they might have and ensure their infant is up-to-date on immunizations.
Friday, April 24, 2015 Is your event listed? Send your information to: Newsleader Calendar, P.O. Box 324, St. Joseph, MN 56374; fax it to 320-363-4195; or, e-mail it to operations@thenewsleaders.com. Friday, April 24 Brat sale, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 1st Ave. NW, St. Joseph. Environment, Capitalism and Globalization, 2-5 p.m., Voyageur’s Room, Atwood Memorial Center, St. Cloud State University, 651 1st Ave. S., St. Cloud. Kaleidoscope, presented by the Minnesota Dance Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., Paramount Theatre, 913 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. paramountarts.org. Spring choral finale: All choirs and Amadeus Chamber Symphony, 8 p.m., Abbey Church, St. John’s University, 2850 Abbey Plaza, Collegeville. csbsju.edu/music. Saturday, April 25 Rose Education Day, registration is required, 8-11:30 a.m., Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 800-450-6171. z.umn.edu/ RoseEd2015. Gardening and Great Eating, 9-11 a.m. HealthPartners Clinic, 2251 Connecticut Ave. S., Sartell. 320-2032099. hpcmc.com/garden. Brat sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 1st Ave. NW, St. Joseph. 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. Spring Concert by Central Minnesota Youth Orchestra, 3 p.m., Ruth Gant Recital Hall, Performing Arts AUTOMOBILES/MOTORCYCLES WANTED MOTORCYCLES WANTED: 60’s and 70’s Motorcycles. DEAD OR ALIVE! 920-3710494 (MCN) CASH FOR CARS: All Cars/Trucks Wanted. Running or Not! Top Dollar Paid. We Come To You! Any Make/Model. Call For Instant Offer: 1-800-871-9134 (MCN) EMPLOYMENT/HELP WANTED NOW HIRING WELDERS. Come work for a growing Minnesota company. Benefits and competitive pay. Go to www.felling.com, click on employment link and email the link. Felling Trailers (MCN) FARM RELATED AG EQUIPMENT TRANSPORTATION. Need your large equipment transported? Give us a call. Dealer transfers, auction purchases, tractors, combines, hay/straw, oversize/overweight, etc. Fully insured PARKER SPECIALIZED, Long Prairie, MN Jason/Josh 320-815-8484 (MCN) ANNOUNCEMENTS WHAT CHEER FLEA MARKET. Fairgrounds in What Cheer, Iowa. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. May 1st-3rd. Admission $2 Everyday before Sunday. SUNDAY IS FREE! Open 7 A.M. Outside dealer space available. Bill Ludwig, Box 2362, Waterloo, Iowa 50704. Phone: 319-404-4066, www.whatcheerfleamarket.com (MCN) SUPPORT our Service Members, Veterans and their Families in Their Time of Need. For more information visit the Fisher House website at www.fisherhouse.org (MCN) EMPLOYMENT/HELP WANTED CLASS A CDL Regional Driver. Good home time. Great pay and benefits. Matching 401K. Bonuses and tax free money. No touch freight. Experience needed. Call Scott 507-437-9905. Apply online www.mcfgtl. com (MCN) “Can You Dig it”? Heavy Equipment Operator Training! 3 Week Program. Bulldozers, Backhoes, Excavators. Lifetime Job Placement Assistance with National Certifications. VA Benefits Eligible! (866) 918-5006 (MCN)
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Center, St. Cloud State University, 620 3rd Ave. S., St. Cloud. cmyo.org. Brothers Sing On – A Community Sing for Men, men’s choir festival, 4:30 p.m., Ritsche Auditorium, Stewart Hall, St. Cloud State University, 702 1st Ave. S, St. Cloud. stcloudstate.edu/ music/singon. Sunday, April 26 Joe Town Table, free community meal, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., American Legion, 101 Minnesota St. W., St. Joseph. All-college choir concert, 7:30 p.m., Great Hall, St. John’s University, 2850 Abbey Plaza, Collegeville. csbsju.edu/music.
Monday, April 27 Weight loss informational seminar, 2:30 p.m., 2nd Floor Conference Room A/B, River Campus, CentraCare Clinic, 1200 6th Ave. N., St. Cloud. 55+ Driver Improvement program (eight-hour first-time course, tonight and April 28), 5-9 p.m., District Service Center, 212 3rd Ave. N., Sartell. 1-888-234-1294. Optional online courses: mnsafetycenter.org. St. Joseph Park Board, 6 p.m., City Hall, 25 College Ave. N., St. Joseph. 320-363-7201. cityofstjoseph.com. Kick your Cravings to the Curb, 6:30 p.m., Unity Spiritual Center of Central Minnesota, 931 5th Ave. N., Sartell. 320-255-9253. unityspiritualcentercm.org. Tuesday, April 28 55+ Driver Improvement program (four-hour refresher course), 5-9 p.m., Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Road, St. Joseph. 1-888234-1294. Optional online courses: mnsafetycenter.org. 55+ Driver Improvement program (four-hour refresher course), 5-9
p.m., Apollo High School, 100 44th Ave. N., St. Cloud. 1-888-234-1294. Optional online courses: mnsafetycenter.org. St. Joseph City Council, 6 p.m., council chambers, City Hall, 25 College Ave. N., St. Joseph. 320-3637201. cityofstjoseph.com. Survival basics class, four-week class, ages 8 and up, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Bremer Room, St. Cloud Public Library, 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. 320-650-2500. griver.org. Holocaust Remembrance Day film screening, I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust, 7-8 p.m., Charles A. Lindbergh Historic Site, 1620 Lindbergh Drive, Little Falls. Her Story, Her Song, concert explores an aspect of life from the feminine perspective, 7:30 p.m., Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 4310 CR 137, St. Cloud. 320-308-3093.
Thursday, April 30 Rummage Sale, 7 a.m.-7 p.m., St. John the Baptist Parish Center, 14241 Fruit Farm Road, St. Joseph. 320-3632569. stjohnthebaptistparish.org. Traveling Health and Screening Fair for people 50+, 8 a.m.-noon, St. Francis Xavier Church, 308 2nd St. N., Sartell. Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, 520 1st St. NE, Sartell. Llama llama kickoff party, 5:307:30 p.m., St. Cloud Public Library, 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. 320-650-2500. griver.org. Into the Woods, 7 p.m., Auditorium, Sartell High School, 748 7th St. N., Sartell. Landscape of the Body, dance performance, 7:30 p.m., Gorecki Family
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Park from page 5 the board is asking for “something the park board hasn’t gotten into in the past,” namely, recreational activities. The survey lists the following recreational activities for people to show their interest in: swimming, archery, adult sports leagues, snow shoeing, arts and crafts, movies in the park and more. The survey is also fairly short at only nine questions, mostly multiple choice, with a lot of room for constructive comments. “I think it’s important to take the survey if citizens want to have input on what’s going to happen to the city’s parks over the next 10 years,” Anderson said. He also encourages area residents to attend park board meetings to give input in person as well. The Park Board meets the fourth Monday of each month, generally at city hall, but as the weather warms up they will be conducting meetings at different city parks, weather permitting. This spring and summer, the monthly meetings will be held at the following dates in the following parks: Monday, April 27 at Millstream Park Shelter; Tuesday, May 26 at the Wobegon Trailhead Shelter;
Blotter from page 2 person was committing fraud against the IRS, and threatened the person with jail. April 7 10:53 a.m. Agency assist. 2nd Avenue S., Waite Park. An officer was called to Waite Park to assist a Waite Park police officer for safety reasons.
Monday, June 22 at the Centennial Park Shelter; Monday, July 27 at Cloverdale Park; and, Monday, Aug. 24 at Klinefelter Park. If there is inclement weather, the meeting will be moved to city hall. The July meeting is being held at Anderson’s favorite park, Cloverdale. Cloverdale is located at 800 E. Able St. “It’s my favorite because we worked so hard on it last summer,” Anderson said. Cloverdale was a “tot-lot” a small neighborhood park, given by developers to the city as part of their agreement when creating a subdivision. In the summer of 2014, after three years of planning, the parks department and the public works department, led by Terry Thene, transformed the old park into a “tranquility” park. The cost was $250,000, but with generous donations, like the gazebo donated by the St. Joseph Lions, the city ended up footing only $25,000 in total. Anderson said they had a wonderful open house with the neighborhood when it was completed. You can take the survey and let the park board know what you think should be done in the coming years to improve St. Joseph’s parks, by going to surveymonkey.com/s/StJosephParkBoard. The link is also available on the city’s website, at cityofstjoseph.com. April 8 6:11 p.m. Traffic stop. Northland Drive/Cedar Street E. An off-duty Cold Spring police officer observed a vehicle headed north swerving all over CR 2. The car was driven by a 36-year-old male from St. Joseph. The off-duty officer contacted dispatch to ask for a patrol car to stop the vehicle. A St. Joseph police officer responded, and the male admitted to using his cell phone and reading while driving. He was cited for failure to exercise due care.
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from page 3 task turned into a labor of love that took 15 years to complete. The Saint John’s Bible, all seven volumes of it, weighs more than 165 pounds. The original was written on calf-skin vellum using pens and inks used by medieval monks hundreds of years ago. The 1,150-page work contains 160 richly col-
Friday, April 24, 2015 many of its pages are always on display for free viewing by the public. The gallery on the St. John’s University campus is open from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. From the first weekend of May through midDecember, the gallery is also open Saturdays from noon-4 p.m. The museum is closed during weekends for the remainder of the year. For more information about seeing pages from The Saint John’s Bible or other exhibitions, call 320363-3351 or 320-363-3514.
Teller I – Part-time
Melrose and St. Joseph (1 position in each branch)
Responsible for greeting and assisting Credit Union members in person and on the phone. Performs routine member transactions in a timely, accurate and courteous manner, as well as maintaining a cash drawer. High School Diploma or equivalent; or actively pursuing a High School Diploma. Six months previous work experience in a customer-service-related position, or equivalent.
Lead Teller
Cold Spring and Albany (1 position in each branch)
Responsible for greeting and assisting Credit Union members in person and on the phone. Performs member transactions in a timely, accurate and courteous manner, as well as maintaining a cash drawer. Provides coaching, training and feedback to staff. Two year-degree in Sales, Credit or Finance and one-year work experience in a financial institution; or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through a minimum of three years related work experience. Lead/supervisory experience in a customer-service-related position preferred.
Loan Processor Melrose
Process and fund business loans including government-sponsored programs, and in-house real estate loans according to Credit Union policies, procedures, and state and federal regulations. Review loan documentation prepared by dealers on indirect loan files. Duties include processing loan applications including ordering and reviewing documents, lien perfection duties and responding to internal member questions. Two-year Administrative Assistant or Legal Assistant degree, or equivalent. Two years experience in a financial institution or equivalent.
Consumer Loan Processor St. Joseph
Processes consumer and indirect loan files according to Credit Union policies, procedures, and state and federal regulations. Two-year Administrative Assistant or Legal Assistant degree, or equivalent. One-year experience in a financial institution or equivalent.
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ored illuminated illustrations. Many of the flora and fauna depicted in the illuminations were based on those found in the St. John’s Abbey area. The Saint John’s Bible has been hailed as one of the greatest examples of the art of bookmaking in the history of the world. The entire Bible or volumes of it have been displayed in museums and other venues far and wide. The “home” for the original pages is the Hill Museum and Monastic Library, where
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Service loans from point of funding to pay off. Duties include preparing daily close of the Servicing Platform, provide and monitor daily and monthly reports. Perform monthly account reconciliation, process payments and payoffs, private mortgage insurance monitoring, tax and insurance monitoring, escrow analysis and investor reporting. Monitor and service construction-loan process from point of funding to pay off. Two-year Administrative Assistant or Legal Assistant degree, or equivalent. Two years experience in a financial institution or equivalent.
Mortgage Loan Processor St. Joseph
Process and fund real estate loans, secondary market real estate loans, including governmentsponsored programs, and home-equity loans according to investor guidelines, Credit Union policies, procedures, and state and federal regulations. Duties include processing loan applications including ordering and reviewing documents, informing external and internal contacts of outstanding documentation/conditions, working with internal members for alternative financing options, lienperfection duties and responding to internal member questions. Two-year Administrative Assistant or Legal Assistant degree, or equivalent. Two-years experience in a financial institution or equivalent. One-year experience in real-estate processing with some secondary market experience, or equivalent preferred.