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Town Crier Suffrage banner on display at MN History Center
Recently, conservators working in the “WW1 America” exhibit gallery at the Minnesota History Center, installed a very rare original suffrage banner used during the picketing of the White House in 1917. It is known as the “Draft Day” banner because it was used on July 20, 1917, the day of the first U.S. Selective Service draft. The suffrage protests were the first of their kind at the White House for any cause. Women won the right to vote with the passage of the 19th Amendment on Aug. 18, 1920. “WW1 America” is on view now through Sept. 4 at the Minnesota History Center, 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., St Paul.
GNTC sets auditions for Hello, Dolly!
All interested parties are encouraged to audition for Hello, Dolly! Great Northern Theatre Company’s summer musical. We are looking for singers, comic actors and energetic dancers for this classic musical comedy. Auditions are May 30 and 31, with call backs on June 1 and will be held in the choir room at Rocori High School, Cold Spring. Practices begin in June and show dates are Aug. 3, 4, 5 and 6, and Aug. 9, 10 and 11. Information and instructions regarding auditions are on the GNTC website at gntc1.com.
WW1 storyteller, re-enactors to visit MN History Center June 2
The Minnesota History Center will host WW1 storytelling by humorist Kevin Kling and costumed re-enactors from 7-10 a.m. Friday, June 2 at the center at 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., St Paul. This coincides with the center’s WWI America exhibit. There will be live music and free donuts in honor of National Donut Day as well. For more information, visit minnesotahistorycenter.org.
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Aspiring young authors, artists learn new skills at conference by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com
Aspiring young authors and artists got a chance to learn some new skills about writing and illustrating from professional speakers at the 13th annual Young Authors Young Artists conference held May 17-19 on the campus of the College of St. Benedict. More than 1,400 students, along with teachers and chaperones from area schools, including St. Joseph and Sartell, participated in the event. The three-day event, geared for upper elementary students, focused on promoting student competence in written communication. Students were encouraged to have fun and be creative when writing. Kennedy Community School teacher Mary Radunz said she chaperoned 20 fourth-graders Students • page 2
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More than 1,400 students along with teachers and chaperones from area schools, including St. Joseph and Sartell, participated in the 13th annual Young Authors Young Artists conference held May 17-19 on the campus of the College of St. Benedict.
New YMCA hopes to bring health, fun together for families by Mollie Rushmeyer news@thenewsleaders.com
A lazy river; a water slide; a two-story rock-climbing wall; the bright, shining floor of a new basketball court; a running/walking track; three gyms – oh, my! The brand new 106,000-square-foot St. Cloud Area YMCA (compared to the 40,000-squarefoot space now) held its open
house to show off those new features and others May 20. Hundreds of eager people waited in the cold and rain to tour the pristine, state-ofthe-art facility located just across the street from the old building, on Stockinger Drive in St. Cloud. The $23.3-million amenity is the result of a partnership among the YMCA and the City of St. Cloud, as well as the Cen-
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rectors) have heard the needs of the community and have listened accordingly. “This community was lacking in a facility where families can recreate and be healthy together,” Gack said. There are many new amenities: a Mind Body Studio, High Impact Studio, Cycle Studio, Youth Studios, expanded weight training area YMCA • page 4
Lodermeier family would like eagle statue returned please by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com
Take action June 15 for Day of Action
Join United Way for a community Day of Action! Make a difference in our community by taking action on Thursday, June 15 at Lake George Municipal Complex. Projects include: Canvas for a cause, 50th Anniversary logistics, storm-drain stenciling, Variety of Fun and more. For more information on this and other United Way volunteer opportunities, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on May 26 Criers.
traCare Foundation and major donors in the area (the Coborn Family Foundation, for example, purchased the eight-lane pool). The project began in March 2016. Greg Gack of Sartell has been executive director for the last seven years at the St. Cloud Area YMCA and a YMCA employee for the last 20 years. He said he feels they (the YMCA and its di-
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The family of Mike Lodermeier would like whoever took this eagle statue from the family farm to please return it. The eagle is a memorial for Lodermeier, who died at the age of 56 Sept. 8, 2016, five days after suffering injuries in a motorcycle accident.
Memorial Day is a time when many people visit gravesites and other memorials to remember and honor deceased loved ones. For one family, that will be harder this year because a statue honoring its brother and son has been taken from the family farm. Sartell residents Roger and Doris Lodermeier, along with Roger’s family, would like to see this eagle statue returned to Roger’s family farm. The statue was given to the family in honor of Roger’s bother, Mike Lodermeier, who died at the age of 56 on Sept. 8, 2016, five days after sustaining injuries in a motorcycle accident. Mike, who had six brothers and three sisters, loved riding his Harley motorcycle. The statue was donated by some of Mike’s
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friends who also enjoyed riding motorcycles. Mike lived on the family farm located northeast of St. Joseph most of his life. He operated it for more than 15 years, raising Angus beef cattle and crop farming, while also working at DCI Inc. in St. Cloud for more than 25 years. Mike was a member of the American Bikers for Awarenesss, Training and Education Motorcycle Club, a non-profit organization that is committed to educating motorcyclists and the general public about motorcycling. “We placed the eagle at the farm by the house as it seemed to be the perfect place,” Roger said. “We felt the eagle was watching over and protecting his place.” Family first noticed the eagle was missing a few days after Easter. They searched the area, but had no luck finding the statue. “We are still grieving his loss and now Statue • back page
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People Three St. Joseph students were recently named to the spring dean’s list at North Dakota State University, Fargo. They and their majors are as follows: Brandon Bloch, mechanical engineering; Mariah Kresky, psychology; and Ethan Schatz, medical laboratory science. Students must earn a minimum 3.5 grade-point average to qualify for this honor. Twelve St. Joseph students were recently named to the spring dean’s
If any readers have tips concerning crimes, they should call the St. Joseph Police Department at 363-8250 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 255-1301 or access its tip site at www.tricountycrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for crimes. This information is submitted by the St. Joseph Police Department. March 1 9:52 a.m. Hate stickers. 10 Minnesota St. W. An officer received an email in reference to an unknown individual putting up hate-speech stickers on city signs around town. One was placed on a no-parking sign in the downtown area. No suspects at this time; the stickers placed on the sign are hatefully attacking president Donald J. Trump. March 2 3:31 a.m. Medical. 200 block of Minnesota Street E. While on duty, an officer was dispatched to a medical at 204 Minnesota St. E. for a male who was having chest pains. The officer responded
list at St. Cloud State University. They and their majors are as follows: Jennifer Barg, elementary/K-6 education; Nathan Bedel, biomedical sciences; Crystal Giffen, community psychology; Seth Hennagir, chemistry professional ACS-approved; Brandon Johnson, general business; Hannah Kalla, elementary/K-6 education; Kalene Brooke Knoblach, psychology; Summer Knudsen, elementary/K-6 education; Shannon Osendorf, elementary/K-6 education; JoAnn Otte, nursing; Morgan
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and located the man lying on his couch in pain and discomfort. The officer provided high-flow oxygen and started gathering information. Gold Cross Ambulance and St. Joseph Rescue arrived and continued to provide care. The man was transported to the hospital. March 3 12:45 a.m. Assult. 100 block of Minnesota Street W. Officers were dispatched to an assault at Sal’s Bar. Dispatch advised a male was punched in the face and was bleeding. An officer responded and located the man who appeared to have a broken nose. Gold Cross Ambulance came and the man was ultimately transported to the hospital by private party. The victim stated he saw the male’s face but he doesn’t know his name. The victim’s friend stated he was beside the victim in the bar and said a male he lives beside and has class with push the individual causing him to slip and hit his face on the floor. All individuals involved were intoxicated and excited. 1:10 p.m. First Avenue NW/ Birch Street W. While on routine patrol, an officer observed a male
Roush, nursing; and Jeffrey Witthuhn, computer science. Students must earn a minimum 3.75 grade-point average to qualify for this honor. Daniel Grebinoski of St. Joseph was recently named to the spring president’s list at the Minnesota State Community and Technical College-Fergus Falls. Students must earn a minimum 3.5 grade-point average to qualify for this honor.
party fall over. Officer observed the male party walking southbound and almost falling over again. Officers stopped him; he was soaking wet and said he fell in a pond. He blew a breathalyzer of .223. Officer contacted a sober friend to take care of him who then arrived and took the individual home. Officer then located an outdoor fishpond he believed the individual fell into. 10 a.m. Ordinance violation. 100 block of Minnesota Street W. An officer attempted to make contact with renters to clean up garbage in front and backyards. No contact was made with renter but spoke with a female who stated she would pass on a message to them. The other two renters left for spring break. Made contact with renter and told him the property needed to be clear of trash by 11 a.m. March 24 or every renter will be cited for ordinance violation. March 4 4:30 a.m. Vandalism. 200 block of Iverson Street W. A woman reported her residence had been egged. No suspect information at this time.
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Students from front page May 19. She said the sessions students attended were geared toward upper-elementary writers and illustrators. This is the fourth year Radunz has chaperoned students for the event. She said she brings back many wonderful ideas for teaching students about writing and illustrating their work in the classroom. Radunz said students from the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University volunteer for the event and help hundreds of elementary students find their way around campus. Students from Sartell schools (middle school, Oak Ridge, Pine Meadow, St. Francis Xavier) also attended the event May 17. Sartell family and consumer science/academic extensions coordinator Lori Dornburg said more than 40 students and three adults from the Sartell-St. Stephen School District attended the conference. This included fifth- and sixth-graders from Sartell Middle School, and fourth-graders from Oak Ridge Elementary and Pine Meadow Elementary. St. Francis Xavier fifthgrade teacher Lora Smith said fourth- and fifth-graders from St. Francis Xavier also attended the event. Dornburg said keynote speaker Bob Kann’s keynote address was titled “How Dincerella Slopped her Dripper.” Kann is a storyteller, juggler, magician and inspirational speaker from Illinois. Students were able to choose
three workshops to attend during the day. A book fair was also displayed for students to browse and purchase books. Several Oak Ridge Elementary students commented about their experience. “The beginning keynote was energetic, exciting and interesting,” Bennett Prose said. “Travel to Your Story was my favorite breakout session. It was the class where we got to write whatever type of story we wanted.” “The classes were very informative,” Elliott Dingman said. “The projects really made you think and will benefit future authors and artists.” “I liked I could express my creativity,” Sophie Wieland said. “There were no limits to my thinking and what I could do.” Several fourth-graders from Pine Meadow commented about their experience at the conference. “I really liked the funny keynote speaker,” Ava Swenson said. “I liked how you get to write and share your own stories. I learned how to draw a dragon too.” “I liked how you got to write your own stories,” Chloe Rogers said. “We learned about how to start stories in an interesting way. We learned how to tell tall tales.” “I liked how you got to share stories,” Colton Moore said. “You can meet new people who also like to write. The presenters did a really good job.” The cost of the event for the Sartell-St. Stephen School District students was covered by grant funds from the Sartell-St. Stephen Education Foundation. This year’s theme for the
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Congratulations St. John’s Prep 2017 Graduates!
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Kennedy Community School fourth-grade students attend the Young Authors/Young Artists conference May 19 at College of St. Benedict. They include (front row, left to right) Truett Carlson, Harriet Johnson, Kyle Honer, Vinny Thompson and Hadley Carlson; (second row) Deyja Sieben, Wyatt Lemke, Rowan Haven, Will Steffes, Allie Oien, Isabelle Crue and Olivia Beniek; and (back row) Bradley Schultz, Brooke Fleck, Anthony Brown, Chloe Hasselbring, Ava Thoen and Paige Madison. three-day conference was “Around the World with Words.” Each day began with a keynote address by Kann. Students then attended three sessions throughout the day and were able to listen to professional writers and artists on various topics such as animation, writing for a newspaper, postcards, cartoons, poetry, travel adventure, talking rocks,
writing a book, writing about nature, magical creatures and more. More than 20 people were scheduled to give presentations, and 54 schools were scheduled to attend the event. The event was sponsored and coordinated by Resource Training & Solutions and cosponsored by the Education Department of CSB/SJU.
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Twelve local students recently graduated from St. John’s Preparatory School in Collegeville. They are as follows: Hallela Hinton-Williams, Alexander
Holt, Kyra Hulsebus, Lauren Kissela, Adam Lepinski, Ben Lepinski, Grayson Martone, Taylor Nydeen, Cole Pfannenstein, Bryn Rogers, Brenna Skahen and Lilly Xie. Hin-
ton-Williams, Kissela, A. Lepinski, B. Lepinski, Martone, Nydeen, Pfannenstein and Skahen are from St. Joseph; Holt, Hulsebus, Rogers and Xie are from Sartell.
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YMCA from front page
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Top left: Part of the St. Cloud Area YMCA’s new 106,000-square-foot facility is a Kids Zone, able to accommodate 150 children ages 6 weeks to 11 years old. Above: Extending two levels, floor to ceilingw, is the rock climbing wall available (with supervision) for kids ages 5 and up. At left: The eight-lane pool in the aquatics area was purchased in cooperation with the Coborn Family Foundation and will be the home of the YMCA Gator swim team as well as swimming lessons and water fitness classes for all ages.
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and racquetball courts. Gack is most looking forward to opening up the Kids Zone play structure for the families. “There aren’t many things to do as a family that are cost-effective,” Gack said. He said he hopes to serve the area’s families, not only adding additional programming to the roster but also having more room in the current programs. The Kids Zone will accommodate up to 150 children ages 6 weeks up to 11 years old, with a private bathroom, a room for holding birthday parties, and a special play area designed for those under 3 years old. And the day-camps that now can accommodate 80 children will be able to serve 135. Current YMCA group instructor Missy O’Connell of Sartell, who took eager groups on tours during the open house, said she agrees with the sentiment the Sartell/St. Cloud area will benefit from the new building, especially the families in the area. She said when her oldest two of her four children were young, and she was a stay-at-home mom, she needed to get out of the house and wanted a
Friday, May 26, 2017 place where her boys could “move.” She wanted a place with something more than a TV screen or coloring books to offer. “I wanted an outlet,” O’Connell said. “I checked all the other places around here, and I was not impressed with the children’s areas. As soon as I saw the YMCA play area, that was it. I knew we could come here and they could get out (their) energy and move.” She said it didn’t take long for her to go from member to personal trainer and fitness instructor as she found her interest in health growing. Now she has been with the YMCA for four years. On May 20, O’Connell said the new YMCA was 95 percent done – with only cosmetic and “finishing touches” left. Come May 30, bright and early at 5 a.m., the facility will be open for business, and judging by the immense crowd and palpable excitement, it will be a welcome addition to the area for both individuals and families. “We want the YMCA to be the front porch of the community, working together on weight management, lifestyle health and functional medicine (while) improv(ing) the health of mind, spirit and body,” Gack said.
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Kaitlyn Johnson Abigail Notsch Rachael Solarz Sara Solarz Josiah Taflinger Marie Vouk Rachael Williams
Amina Ahmed Najib Ahmed Hayat Awil Lauren Chlan Khadra Dadow Mohamed DaKane Kayli Fetterman Dean Fiereck Amber Gillitzer Ashley Grise’ Madeline Haeg Margaret Hamerlinck Rebekah Hanten Danielle Heinen Nicole Heinen Erik Hennigs Lynnsey Hoffmann Isaac Holthaus Bailey Illg Travis Imdieke Emee Jagielski Michael Jurek Tyler Kelly Noah Kramer Kaylie Lawwell
Emily Lygre Jordon Minks Farah Mohamed Peter Nelson Halimo Ogle Fadumo Omar Kali Ostendorf Madelyn Pull Nathan Raab Angel Rick Kyle Robideaux Stephanie Scanlon Aidan Schiltz Mitchell Schleper Maddison Schulte Ilsa Shobe Abdihakim Shukri Tessa Stoeckel Ashley Thelen Abigail Thomas Katherine Thomas Cody Tibbetts Ally Walberg Connor Wander Riley Zimmer
2017 ST. CLOUD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL Sarah Ann Schroden
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Grayson Martone Taylor Nydeen Cole Pfannenstein Brenna Skahen
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Our View Be sure to check out St. Joseph Farmers’ Market Spring has sprung, summer’s on its way, and so it’s time to enjoy the farmers’ markets that have opened throughout the central Minnesota area. Ask those who enjoy sauntering through a farmers’ market, and they will tell you the markets are wonderful for a number of reasons: • The food offered is locally grown, fresh, delicious and free of nasty chemicals. • It’s good to get to know local growers, what they grow, how they grow it, where they grow it. They impart a wealth of good-food information and tips to their customers. • People who go to farmers’ markets on a regular basis tend to be much more aware of healthy, nutritious foods. • Farmers’ markets are fun, relaxing places to meet other people and schmooze – with conversations ranging from light, breezy, brief to more involved, weightier topics often concerning foods and food preparation. • Buying at farmers’ markets is another way to help keep money circulating locally. • There is entertainment value at farmers’ markets, which often feature talented local musicians or bands, demonstrations of arts-and-crafts and chefs cooking recipes that use fresh ingredients available right there at the markets. The St. Joseph Farmers’ Market was founded nearly two decades ago, and it’s been flourishing ever since, with a steady stream of loyalists and newcomers every Friday from 3-6:30 p.m. in the parking lot of Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR 2. This time of year, asparagus, that delicious harbinger of spring, reigns supreme in the vegetable category. But soon there will be a wondrous variety of radishes, rhubarb, lettuces and other spring popups. Other delicious, nutritious choices at the local markets, including the St. Joseph one, are eggs, meats, maple syrup, dried herbs and spices, fresh herbs, honey, mushrooms, micro-greens, sunflower oil, jams and jellies, artisan breads, baked goodies, homemade candies, and arts and crafts. There is always something new and different to try at every farmers’ market. The St. Joseph one, for example, almost always has musical entertainment, with recent performers being Nathan Ness, Ron Dropik and Cathie English. It’s no exaggeration to say there is something for everyone at the St. Joseph Farmers’ Market.
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Spring, a time to toss magazines There’s a notion the United States is sinking by about one-tenth of an inch a year. Why? Is some kind of tectonic-plate process causing the sinkage? No. They say it’s because of all the National Geographic magazines people are saving in bookcases, basements, attics and garages. That’s only funny if you yourself have saved National Geographic magazines and know how heavy they are when stacked up. For many years, I used to save them. I not only saved the ones I received in the mail month after month, year after year, but I collected old ones even from the decades before I was born. If I’d so much as glimpse an old National Geographic at a sale (they’re easy to spot instantly because of their distinctive yellow borders), I’d make a beeline to it and snatch it up to buy. I had more than a thousand of them, stacks and stacks so heavy the floor boards must have been groaning. One day 20 years ago, when I was preparing to move, I stood in a back room pondering those stacks and shelves, and my heart started sinking. It dawned on me right there and then I’d have to leave them behind. They would be a heavy burden to move. And where would I store them in an apartment? Yet, I couldn’t bring myself to haul them off to some recycling place. Such a tough decision. It was like having to part with an art collection;
Dennis Dalman Editor I had long considered each National Geographic magazine a work of publishing art. Fortunately, that same day, one of the moving helpers came to the rescue. “You must have been collecting them a long time,” he said, admiring the rows and rows of bright yellow spines of the magazines. “Yes, too long,” I said. “Now I have to get rid of them.” “If you don’t mind, I’ll take ‘em,” he said. “I love those magazines.” “They’re yours,” I said with relief. “Have at ‘em.” I still subscribe to National Geographic. They’re always a pleasure to read, but I no longer save them. I’ve learned my lesson: too many, too heavy, no room. Each year, when spring-cleaning time rolls around, I have to deal with the inevitable magazine-banishment ritual – not for National Geographics but for the other magazines that stack up. Against the walls of my den/reading room are stacks of New Yorker magazines, piles of AARP magazines,
Food Network magazines, Smithsonian magazines, TIME magazines, Rolling Stone magazines. Magazines and more magazines here, there and everywhere throughout the house. Most of them have been partly read, but mostly they are stacks of good intentions – intentions that some day soon, when time permits, I’ll get around to reading. They are riddled with sticky notes slapped onto the articles I meant to read. Some day. However, when fresh spring breezes flow through the house, I know in my heart the “some day” is not going to arrive, at least not for non-stop magazine reading. So what I do is lug all the stacks onto the kitchen table. Then I quickly riffle through each magazine, checking for the stories I marked and meant to read. When I find an absolutely “must-read” story, I put that magazine aside, winnowing down the stacks to just a couple dozen magazines. It takes a good half day to complete the magazine-banishment process. It’s a good springtime feeling to get rid of clutter, and yet . . . And yet, it’s a dispiriting feeling, too, at least when it comes to banishing magazines, because the process is yet another reminder of how living is dogged by so many good intentions, projects uncompleted, aspirations unrealized, do-lists undone. And that’s the trouble with life. So much to do, so little time.
Letter to the editor:
Gomes thanks community for support Francis Gomes, Sartell (This letter is in regard to the feature story headlined “Gomes brings ice cream, happiness to kids” in the May 12 Sartell-St. Stephen Newsleader.)
My family moved here in 1993. Since moving here, we have received a lot of support from others in the community. Without your support, I would not have been able to make the ice cream-truck business possible. It would have been
very difficult to adjust to the new country without the help of our community members. My family and me are very happy and want to give something back to the community.
Ozark fishing vacation ends at drained lake Camping season is upon us and whether you camp in a tent, a pop-up trailer or an RV, doing your homework in advance will be key to creating happy memories. There are, however, right ways – and perhaps just plain “better” ways – to go about this. My family has been camping for more than a decade. That makes us almost professional campers, doesn’t it? It’s fair to think we’d have it all dialed in by now. But then is there any camping trip three trips to Walmart (there’s always a Walmart) and $300 can’t fix? Why yes, there is! Take, for example, the trip my husband, Matt, and his friend, Steve, embarked on recently in which they planned to fish and explore the wild and majestic Lake of the Ozarks. Many, many weeks of planning went into that trip. They googled this, binged that, mapquested the other thing. Google Earth assured them beyond a doubt they were about to commence on a journey on which they would become one with nature, living for a period of four days on the wooded shores of one of the most pristine bodies of water there is. In fact, it was most miraculous they were even able to obtain such a coveted spot on that lake. Surely, the camping Gods were smiling down upon these two Sons of Nature and nodding their heads in approval. Soon the packing began. Shorts, Tshirts, sandals, fishing rods and other gear – even sunscreen – was packed into duffle bags and backpacks. The
Carolyn Bertsch Guest Writer weatherman promised sunshine and 75-degree weather. They could hardly believe their luck! Another week came and went. There was story-telling and long farewells. Among them, a visit to my parents. My dad was particularly enthralled by the idea of a trip to the Lake of the Ozarks, and he wanted to make sure his son-in-law had done his homework. He asked, “Did you write a letter to the Chamber?” We were amused by the question. Seriously. Who would send a letter when there is all-knowing Google? No, Dad. Not necessary. It’s all covered. We’ve got this. The next day they were on the road at 4 a.m. and 12 hours later they pulled into town. The weather was cold and rainy. My husband’s stomach turned. Lake of the Ozarks boasts a clean and wholesome setting, but the scenery instead was one of bars, strip-clubs and trash scattered like boils festering on the face of a once-beautiful landscape. Oh well, at least there’s always fishing, right? Matt’s stomach turned again. Was it something he ate? When Matt and Steve finally arrived at their reserved campsite, my
husband noticed two things. First, that queezy feeling in the pit of his stomach hadn’t left but had in fact grown worse, spreading to what he recognized were indeed flu symptoms. Second, the lake site the camping Gods had bestowed upon them was not a lake at all. At least not at the moment. To their astonishment, they had purchased a fourday view of a sea of muck, orphaned flip-flops and abandoned empty oil containers. The lake they had driven through three states to fish on had been drained, along with their hopes for fishing. Matt and Steve toughed it out those four days – Matt with the flu. The sun never came out, and the rain poured so much it could’ve filled that drained lake. But, it didn’t. The morals of this story? • There are some camping trips three trips to Walmart and $300 can’t actually fix. • Never trust the weatherman. • One way to appreciate your own bed more than you ever thought you could is to endure the flu for four days in a pop-up camper 650 miles away from home. • Yes, dad, sorry, you were right. The advice attained from a human being compared to Google can be a thousand times more valuable and, in certain situations, may even warrant a letter to the Chamber. It could save you from catching flip-flops with your fishing rod in a drained lake.
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Lions, pillows and plants - Oh my!
Friday, May 26, 2017
SERENITY PLACE on 7th Assisted Living
photos by Carolyn Bertsch
Top: Nathan Stewart and Ann Reischl, both of St. Joseph, discuss pillows at the St. Joseph Y2K Lions Club Pillow Cleaning and Plant Sale which took place at the St. Joseph fire hall May 19. At left: Mary Heinen of St. Joseph shops for a plant at the event.
Statue from front page feel an even greater loss because of the missing eagle,” Roger said. He said the eagle has so much meaning to his family and it hurts to know someone would trespass on personal property to take the statue. To them, it seems so senseless. The family is requesting whoever took the eagle please just return it to the spot it was protecting.
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