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Town Crier Movies in the Park set June 28 at Millstream
Movies in the Park is back! The first movie is on Tuesday, June 28 at Millstream Park. Join the community in the showing of Hotel Transylvannia 2 starting at dusk, around 9 p.m.
Free trolley rides Wednesday nights
Thanks to a sponsorship by Quinlivan & Hughes P.A., the Metro Bus trolley will run every Wednesday night from 5-9:25 p.m. for the Summertime by George! event June 15-Aug. 31. The trolly rides are free. For more information, go to thenewsleaders.com and click on June 10 Criers.
Fare for All celebrates 30th anniversary
Fare for All, a food purchase program, will be in St. Joseph next from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Monday, June 13 in Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR 2. Additional dates are Mondays, July 18, Aug. 15, Sept. 19, Nov. 14 and Dec. 12. All are welcome; there are no requirements to participate. For more information, go to thenewsleaders.com and click on June 10 Criers.
Take a Kid Fishing set June 10-12
Minnesotans can take children 15 or younger fishing without licenses on Friday-Sunday, June 10-12 during Take a Kid Fishing Weekend. Fishing gear is available to borrow at Minnesota state parks and the DNR’s I Can Fish! program teaches all the basics of fishing and runs throughout the summer at state parks. Throughout the state, anyone can fish from shore or one of Minnesota’s many fishing piers. For more information, go to thenewsleaders. com and click on June 10 Criers.
Summer reading program begins June 13 at GRRL
Great River Regional Library will begin its annual Summer Reading Program for children and teens ages 0-18 on Monday, June 13. Two programs, one for ages 0-12, the other for grades 6-12 are offered, both with the theme “Read For The Win.” Children may enroll in only one program. Children sign up for the program at the library. For more information, go to thenewsleaders.com and click on June 10 Criers.
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At left: Joan Schram (back right) teaches story and craft time during a Summer Lunch and Learn event. At right: Central Minnesota Catholic Worker member Molly Weyrens (right) leads games during last year’s Summer Lunch and Learn Carnival Day.
Summer Lunch, Learn starts June 13 by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com
Area youth 18 and younger are invited to participate in the third summer of free lunch and enrichment activities in two St. Joseph parks from June 13-July 29. Lunch will be served and organized activities will take place from noon to 1 p.m. Mondays and
Tuesdays at Centennial Park and from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays at Klinefelter Park. Parents or an adult must be present with the child for the event. There will not be any meals served from July 4-7. Enrichment activities include a variety of games, stories, crafts and more. Participants can register during the first week at each of the
two parks. The purpose of the program is to ensure everyone has access to good food during the summer months, to take part in meaningful activities and to get to know others in the St. Joseph area. This year’s coordinators include St. Joseph residents Jaida Romsdahl, Mercedes Romsdahl and Abby Lyon.
“In order for Summer Lunch and Learn to continue, we were needing someone from the community to step up to help organize,” Central Minnesota Catholic Worker member Molly Weyrens said. “We were grateful when Jaida and her mother, as well as Abby, said they were willing to take it on. This will ensure some of the Lunch • page 5
Newsleader yard gets a facelift contributed photos
Guest speaker Darlene Bechtold spoke to the Kennedy Community School eighth-grade graduating class.
‘Grandma’ Darlene speaks at eighth-grade graduation by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com
Kennedy Community School foster grandparent volunteer Darlene Bechtold was elected by the school’s eighth-grade class to speak at this year’s graduation ceremony June 2.
Kennedy Principal Laurie Putnam said the class has 51 students. “We at Kennedy Community School are so proud of our graduating students,” Putnam said. “We honor their work and determination and will miss them greatly. These students Grandma • back page
CSB donates money to city; denied lodging tax exemption by Frank Lee operations@thenewsleaders.com
A request by the College of St. Benedict to be exempt from a recent lodging tax was denied by the St. Joseph City Council at its June 7 meeting but not before some testy exchanges took place. The private college provides lodging in the summertime for sport camps, youth camps, alumni and others to those who are willing to pay to live in apartments and
residential halls on campus. “The decision that it turns on is whether or not the College of St. Ben’s is a hotel,” said Thomas Mathews, an attorney representing St. Ben’s. “A hotel is defined under your ordinance, but I would maintain the ordinance is not using the correct definition of a ‘hotel.’” The authority to issue the lodging tax comes from a state statute and was intended to generate revenue related to tourism developCouncil • page 4
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Blake Schwegel, owner of Schwegel’s Landscaping and Snow Removal LLC, trims branches from a maple tree in front of the Newsleader office on June 6. Schwegel trimmed several trees, removing branches that could prove dangerous to the building during inclement weather. For an additional photo, see back page.
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Aric Putnam, communication professor at the College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University, recently received the DFL endorsement for House District 14a at the Senate District 14 DFL endorsement convention. The vote was unanimous. This is Putnam’s first time running for public office. In addition to teaching communication at CSB/SJU, Putnam has a history of service to Central Minnesota. He serves on the boards for Promise Neighborhood and Lion Youth and Community Services, a community -based youth mental-health organization. He also volunteers at Oak Hill and South Junior High, where his children attend school. Five St. Joseph students were recently named to the spring dean’s list at North Dakota State
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People University, Fargo. They are Brandon Bloch, mechanical engineering; Greta Danielson, mechanical engineering; Mariah Kresky, psychology; Ethan Schatz, medical laboratory science; and Allison Thelen, veterinary technology. Students must earn a minimum 3.5 gradepoint average to qualify for this honor.
Nicholas Thell of St. Joseph, son of Janelle and Michael Thell, recently received a bachelor’s degree from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota in Winona. He was also named to the spring dean’s list. Stephen Danielson of St. Joseph received a master’s degree in architecture from Iowa State
University, Ames. Taylor Mehr, daughter of Michelle and Dave Mehr of St. Joseph, recently graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis. Gabrielle Langerud of St. Joseph was recently named to the spring dean’s list at South Dakota State University, Brookings.
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: 20, 2014
March
MORTGAGOR: Sarah J. Maidl and David P. Maidl, wife and husband. MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded April 10, 2014 Stearns County Recorder, Document No. A1419367. ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. Dated Sept. 24, 2015. Recorded Sept. 30, 2015, as Document No. A1453256. TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 100354020100024759 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Stearns Bank National Association RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 120 E. Minnesota St., St. Joseph, Minn. 56374 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 84536160000 LEGAL DESCRIPTION PROPERTY:
OF
The Westerly Half of Lot 2 and all of Lot 3, less and except the Southerly 75 feet of the West 30 feet of said Lot 3, in Block 2 in Loso’s Second Addition to St. Joseph, Stearns County, Minnesota. COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Stearns
not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 9, 2017, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.
ORIGINAL AMOUNT OF $112,244.00
PRINCIPAL MORTGAGE:
MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None
AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $112,327.93
“THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.”
That prior to the commencement of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by statute; That no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: July 7, 2016 at 10 a.m. PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Office, Law Enforcement Center, Room S-136, St. Cloud, Minn. to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07. TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is
Dated: May 4, 2016 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, Minn. 55416 (952) 925-6888 30 - 16-003109 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Document version 1.1 Dec. 11, 2013 Publish: May 13, 20 & 27, June 3, 10 & 17
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If you have a tip concerning a crime, call the St. Joseph Police Department at 320-363-8250 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 320255-1301 or access its tip site at www.tricountycrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for crime.
6:51 p.m. Speed. Minnesota Street W./CR 2. While on patrol, an officer observed a vehicle speeding. The driver was pulled over and said she did not know her speed and did not see the officer behind her. She was issued a citation for speed and a verbal warning for having no driver’s license in possession.
April 12 1:47 p.m. School patrol. Jade Road. Officers monitored hallways and spoke to students and staff. 2:52 p.m. Warrant attempt. Baker Street E. A complainant reported someone with an active warrant was at their address. Police were unable to locate this party.
April 14 1:23 a.m. Intoxicated person. 37 College Ave. S. Police were dispatched to a report of an intoxicated male who was being disorderly. The male was identified and given several opportunities to contact someone who could come and take responsibility for him. He was not able to get ahold of anyone. Police transported him to detox. 12:43 p.m. Suspicious activity. Fifth Avenue S.E. Officers were called to an open window at a residence that was in foreclosure. Upon checking the house, all was secure except the window. Nothing looked out of place. 4:04 p.m. Use of wireless device. University Drive/Sixth Avenue S. While stopped at an intersection, an officer observed a driver passing and looking at her cell phone. The officer stopped the vehicle. The driver explained she was reading a text. She was issued a citation.
April 13 12:12 a.m. Noise complaint. First Avenue S.E./Baker Street E. Police responded to a noise complaint. They made contact with a renter and informed him of the complaint. The renter said he would try and keep the noise level down. 7:23 a.m. School patrol. Jade Road. Officers monitored hallways and spoke to students and staff. 10:13 a.m. Agency assist. Police assisted with a car accident and cleared when no longer needed.
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF ST. JOSEPH STEARNS COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the City Council of the City of St. Joseph, Stearns County, State of Minnesota, will hold a public hearing on June 20, 2016, at approximately 6 p.m. at the City Council Chambers in City Hall, 25 College Ave. N., St. Joseph, Minn., relating to the City of St. Joseph’s (the “City”) proposed establishment of Development District No. 4 and the proposed adoption of a Development Program therefor, the proposed establishment of Tax-Increment-Financing District No. 4-1 (Fortitude Se-
nior Housing) (a housing district) within Development District No. 4, and the proposed adoption of a Tax-Increment-Financing Plan (the “TIF Plan”) therefor, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, 469.124 to 469.133 and Sections 469.174 to 469.1794, all inclusive, as amended. Copies of the Development Program and the TIF Plan are on file and available for public inspection at the office of the city administrator at city hall. The property to be included in Tax -Increment-Financing District No.
4-1 (Fortitude Senior Housing) is located within Development District No. 4 and the City of St. Joseph. A map of Development District No. 4 and Tax-IncrementFinancing District No. 4-1 (Fortitude Senior Housing) therein is set forth below. Subject to certain limitations, tax increment from Tax-Increment-Financing District No. 4-1 (Fortitude Senior Housing) may be spent on eligible uses within the boundaries of Development District No. 4.
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CITY OF ST. JOSEPH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VACATION OF A PORTION OF ROW – JADE ROAD The St. Joseph City Council shall conduct a public hearing at 6:30 p.m., or shortly thereafter, Monday, June 20 at the St. Joseph City Hall, 25 College Ave N. The purpose of the hearing is to consider the vacation of a portion of rightof-way for Jade Road per DOC. No. 616292. The request has been submitted by CM of St. Joe, LLC, 10 – Eighth Ave. S, Sartell, Minn. 56377.
All persons wishing to be heard will be heard with oral testimony limited to five minutes. Written testimony may be submitted to the City Administrator, City of St. Joseph, P.O. Box 668, St. Joseph, Minn. 56374. Judy Weyrens Administrator Publish: June 3 and 10, 2016
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF ST. JOSEPH STEARNS COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING PROPOSED PROPERTY-TAX ABATEMENTS FOR THE COUNTRY MANOR SENIOR-HOUSING PROJECT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN an amount not to exceed $650,000. that the City Council of the City The City Council will consider of St. Joseph, Stearns County, granting property-tax abatement State of Minnesota, will hold a in response to the request. public hearing at approximately 6 p.m. Monday, June 20, 2016, at All interested persons may appear the City Council Chambers in City at the Monday, June 20th, 2016 Hall, 25 College Ave. N., St. Jo- public hearing and present their seph, Minn., relating to the request views orally or in writing. Anyone of CM of St. Joe LLC and Coun- needing reasonable accommodatry Manor of St. Joseph, LLC (the tions or an interpreter should con“Companies”) to have the City tact City Hall, telephone 320-363abate to the Companies a portion 7201. of the property taxes to be levied by the City on tax parcel numbers: BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF 84.53494.0200 84.53494.0201 THE CITY OF ST. JOSEPH, 84.53494.0202 MINN. 84.53494.0203 84.53494.0214 /s/ Judy Weyrens Administrator The proposed term of the abatement will be for up to 20 years in Publish: June 10, 2016
All interested persons may appear at the hearing and present their views orally or prior to the meeting in writing. BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ST. JOSEPH, MINNESOTA /s/ Judy Weyrens, city administrator Publish: June 10, 2016
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The St. Joseph City Council denies a request at its June 6 meeting by officials from the College of St. Benedict to be exempt from the city’s lodging tax but later accepts a $20,000 donation from CSB accompanied by a letter from Mary Dana Hinton, president of the College of St. Benedict.
Council from front page ment, Smith said. “The Minnesota Department of Health uses this definition of a hotel, meaning ‘a hotel, resort, boarding house, bed-and-breakfast, furnished house or other building . . . held out to the public to be a place for sleeping,’” Mathews said. “The critical factor here is ‘held out to the public.’” The city council considered in March the request of the Economic Development Authority to create
an ordinance establishing a lodging tax, which was adopted in May. It was the opinion of Mathews the city does not have the authority to impose the tax on housing provided by St. Ben’s, but St. Joseph’s attorney, Thomas Jovanovich, disagreed. “The interesting thing is all lodging establishments must be licensed by the State of Minnesota,” Mathews said. “In this area, the Minnesota Department of Health has delegated that authority to Stearns County. Stearns County then issues those licenses, except for the City of St. Cloud. The City of St. Cloud issues its own licenses.”
Mathews told the city council, however, that Stearns Environmental Services told him St. Ben’s could not get a hotel license and reasoned therefore it should be exempt from the lodging tax. (St. Joseph has one hotel in the area and the short-term lodging provided by CSB.) “So we can’t get a license to be a hotel,” Mathews said. “And if you are operating a hotel or a hotel without a license, you can be fined . . . I think it’s pretty obvious the services or the accommodations the college provides is not that of a hotel.” Council member Dale Wick, who sits on the St. Joseph Economic
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Development Authority committee, took issue with Mathews’ argument and referred to St. Ben’s webpage for on-campus housing reservations that go into greater detail such as housekeeping and rates. “If you are having a wedding there, and they are going to be using (St. Ben’s) Gorecki Center, you are reserving a block of dormitories, just like a hotel would, that offers that block for the guests of the wedding to come in and reserve . . . for a number of nights,” Wick said. Susan Palmer, CSB vice president for finance and administration, was also at the city council meeting to lobby for the lodging tax exemption, which largely fell on deaf ears. “Every person we would have on campus is a contract,” Palmer said. “It’s a contracted event, whether its camps. You can’t just walk on campus and go to a place and say, ‘I need a room for tonight.’ We don’t even have the capabilities to do that.” According to a St. Ben’s webpage regarding accommodations for wedding guests: “All apartments have restrooms and showers within the apartment as well as a kitchen, washer and dryer, and living room. Kitchens have a refrigerator/freezer, stove and oven.” It also states “the following items are included in all housing accommodations: sheets, blanket, pillow, bath towel, washcloth, soap, beverage cup and coat hangers” and lists rates by nights. “My point would be you shouldn’t be renting it out and taking hotel rooms from other people . . . if you can’t get a hotel license,” Wick said. Jovanovich, who was at the meeting, told Palmer when he looks at St. Ben’s events’ and conferences’ facility guide, his opinion is St. Ben’s is opening its facilities to the public. “There is no limitation as to who you will make these opportunities available to except for one thing and that is it has to meet the
philosophy of St. Ben’s,” Jovanovich said to Palmer. The college also offers snowbird summer housing opportunities for seniors, and on St. Ben’s webpage advertising the lodgings, it states: “The snowbirds that stay with us typically have connections to Minnesota, but not necessarily connections with the College of Saint Benedict.” “This is in direct competition to other people within the city that pay property tax,” Wick said. “To me, each place that’s offered up for rent should be paying property tax as well as the lodging tax as well as be licensed as a hotel. … You aren’t paying on the dorms you are renting out.” Projects that could be completed with funds generated from the lodging tax include, for example, creating a marketing video or marketing brochures for St. Joseph or placing ads for St. Joseph. “You are advertising to the public to utilize your event and conference center during the summer for any number of events, whether they are related to the college or the Catholic Church or government, so you clearly are trying to bring the public in and renting rooms,” Jovanovich said. At the conclusion of the council meeting, Mayor Rick Schultz read aloud a document accompanying a $20,000 donation by the College of St. Benedict to the City of St. Joseph, which council member Bob Loso opposed accepting, but he was outvoted by the rest of the council. “We pay our share of local facility charges, special fees and applicable property taxes,” Schultz read aloud from the document from Mary Dana Hinton, president of St. Ben’s. “As you know, the College of St. Benedict has for many years made a voluntary financial contribution to the City of St. Joseph in recognition of the deep value we place on our relationship. Enclosed, please find the voluntary donation of $20,000.”
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Lunch from front page families we serve can count on a meal and some connection to community during the summer.” Jaida and her family became involved with the program last year. when Jaida was looking for volunteer hours for her school club WE Act, which she is a member of and joined when she was in seventh grade at Kennedy Community School. The summer lunch program was close to home and she said she thought it would be a learning experience to see how much people in her area need help, not just families and children in other countries we hear so much about. Jaida is a 15-year-old student at Apollo High School, who will be a junior next fall. Her volunteer hours will help her earn attendance at WE Day, an event encouraged by an educational initiative, WE Schools. Together, the schools help connect and empower youth to focus on we instead of me, focusing on the power of local areas instead of individuals. WE Schools combine curriculum, educational resources and action campaigns to encourage and motivate students. Youth cannot buy tickets to WE Day, but instead earn their way by participating in WE Schools and taking action on issues that matter most to them. This year’s WE Day will be held Sept. 20 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. The event brings together world-renowned speakers, performers and tens of thousands of youth to celebrate a year of action that has changed lives. WE Day organizers say the day is a way for youth to gather and celebrate their power to change the world, learn about new and important issues, and gain inspiration to take their actions to the next level.
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St. Joseph Newsleader • www.thenewsleaders.com Jaida said by attending last year’s summer lunch program, her mother dropped her off and enjoyed a meal with her Jaida Romsdahl sisters. “It was a great way to get my sisters out in the fresh air, play with other kids and enjoy some activities,” she said. When Jaida learned one of the organizers would be graduating and leaving the program, she discussed it with her mother, Mercedes, and decided it was meant for her to help organize the program. “My mother said she was on board because not only does our family need a little help now and then, (but) we (saw) together how much of a need this program is and how many families we are able to reach out and help,” Jaida said. Her responsibilities will include setting things up at the parks and having them ready to go. Once the meals arrive, she will help set those up and distribute them to families who are attending. Mercedes will help check people in, count those in attendance and more. They will also provide activities to children one or two days each week. “I hope to gain knowledge of how organizations such as this operate and what it all takes to run such a program,” Jaida said. She also hopes to further her social skills, make a difference, make friends, continue her journey of helping others and maybe learn to expand it into other areas, as well. Jaida and Mercedes live in St. Joseph along with her Grammy and Jaida’s two younger sisters, Janessa and Jailynn. Her interests include hanging out with friends, coloring – which she considers a huge stress reliever – and various other crafts. She also enjoys babysitting and baking – especially cupcakes.
This summer, she hopes to also volunteer at the Veterans Administration Hospital. Her future plans include graduating, opening her own cupcake business and attending college to study American Sign Language and/or nursing. “I’ve got a little time on that yet,” she said. “I have a big heart and what I love most is being able to share it with others.” Abby Lyon is a behavioral interventionist at Pleasantview Elementary in Sauk Rapids. She and her husband, Rob, live in St. Joseph. He is a police officer for the city of Sartell. They have two children, Nate and Nora. “I became involved in the program when I first started attending with my children as a summer activity,” Lyon said. “The more I learned about the program the more I wanted to be involved. I think it’s a great program to provide not only a meal for kids in the community during the summer, but include structured activities that kids enjoy doing. Last year, some of the activities were very unique and great skills for kids to learn, like yoga. I love how kids find enjoyment in activities that include reading, math, social skills and creativity.” Lyon will be coordinating pickup of lunches to the parks. She is seeking volunteers who are interested in helping. They are also looking for volunteers to serve food and do activities with the children. Anyone interested in helping can call her at 320-492-4921 or sign up at http://www.signupgenius.com/ go/20f0a4baaa729a6f94-summer. Lyon has also been active in establishing five Free Little Libraries in the area during the two years she has lived in St. Joseph. “Growing up in a small town, I just love the feel of St. (Joseph) and all it has to offer,” she said. Weyrens said the summer lunch program has been a bright spot for many families, when the long days of summer and less resources for
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food present themselves. “It has been a way for adults to connect with other adults, provide a safe space for an activity for the kids along with enjoying a good meal,” she said. “Since there are now more immigrants and refugees coming into St. (Joseph), we are also hoping to reach out and make connections with them as well. The College of St. Benedict has been a huge player, but that will be suspended during (this) summer due to program changes happening. Therefore, we hope people in the community will feel called to step up to volunteer. Kids, food and fun make a great combination.” She said most sites only serve meals to youth because that’s the way the funding is set up. However, St. Joseph is fortunate because several restaurants and organizations have stepped up last summer and this summer so meals can also be provided for the adults
who accompany their children to the program. Weyrens said last year the program served 371 meals for youth and 179 meals for adults, and reached 80 children from 30 different families. About 15 volunteers were involved with some part of last year’s summer lunch program. Weyrens said the program is sponsored by the Catholic Church of St. Joseph; Central Minnesota Catholic Worker; City of St. Joseph with donations from American Legion, American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Bello Cucina, BoDiddley’s, Kay’s Kitchen and the Knights of Columbus and; Gateway Church; Resurrection Lutheran Church and St. Benedict’s Monastery. Anyone who is interested in volunteering or learning more about the summer lunch program can also email centralmncw@gmail. com.
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Please remember: Shop local! Shop local! It should be obvious that shopping at local businesses strengthens local economies. Each dollar spent at a local business returns three times more money to the local economy than a dollar spent at a chain store and almost 50 times more than buying from an online mega-retailer. But there are many more reasons than smart economics for shopping locally. Here are just some of them, according to the American Independent Business Alliance: • The multiple casual encounters at neighborhood-scale businesses and the public spaces near them foster relationships and social cohesiveness, just as they did in so many grocery stores and shops in cities before the corporate wave of bigbox stores and malls altered the face of the nation. • Independent local businesses, because of their unique characteristics, help give a city its distinct personality and style. They typically carry more locally produced products and create less traffic and air pollution. • Local businesses generate more revenue per sales dollar, and in both direct and indirect ways, they help keep local taxes lower, partly because they put less demand on roads, sewers and safety service. • Not only do independent businesses employ more people directly per dollar of revenue, they also are the customers of local printers, newspapers, other media outlets, accountants, wholesalers, farms, attorneys and more, thus expanding opportunities for local entrepreneurs. • Buying local can ensure better-quality products and accountability for the products sold by local business people who care about and aim to please their local customers. • Many local businesses contribute lots of money and volunteerism to city projects and good local causes, thus improving local cities in a variety of qualityof-life ways. In fact, studies show small businesses donate more than twice the amount of money per sales dollar than big businesses to local non-profit, events, charity causes and teams. • Local ownership means residents with roots in a city are involved in key development decisions that shape our lives and our local environment. • Long story short, local businesses are the economic bedrock of a city. By shopping locally whenever possible, we are all helping to keep that bedrock solid and strong into the future. Thus, by shopping locally we are helping ourselves, our well-being, and showing pride in our own cities and neighborhoods. So please remember: Shop Local!
The ideas expressed in the letters to the editor and of the guest columnists do not necessarily reflect the views of the Newsleaders. Letters to the editor may be sent to news@thenewsleaders. com or P.O. Box 324, St. Joseph, MN 56374. Deadline is noon Monday. Please include your full name for publication (and address and phone number for verification only.) Letters must be 350 words or less. We reserve the right to edit for space.
Friday, June 10, 2016
Opinion Muhammad Ali really was ‘the greatest’ What a tragic irony that boxing, the sport that propelled Muhammad Ali to the pinnacle of fame, was the very thing that disabled him so badly. On the bright side and much to his credit, Ali endured his slow, sad decline with stoicism, dignity and good cheer, according to those closest to him. When a great man dies, it makes a sound – the sound of a mighty tree in a forest crashing to the ground among the smaller, ordinary trees. Ali was a great man, and his passing sent shock waves around the world. A few decades ago, an experiment was conducted when teams of people took a collection of photos of famous people to remote places throughout the world. The photo of Muhammad Ali was the only one that was universally recognized by virtually everyone who viewed the photos. That was a testament to the extraordinary reach of Ali’s fame and his high regard among millions of people. We who are old (but hopefully not about to die) grew up with Muhammad Ali. Not literally, of course, but he was very much part of our lives because he was so often in the news. I first remember hearing about him in 1964 when he won the world heavyweight championship over Sonny Liston. I was no fan of boxing. I could never understand why two grown men would want to climb into a roped ring and bash each other’s heads in. I still don’t get it. However, many writers I used to read, including Norman Mailer, wrote insightful, fascinating essays on the subject of boxing so I realized, at least, that it took intense training and great skill. What struck me most about Ali in 1964 was when he changed his name, Cassius Marcellus Clay, which sounded like an ancient Roman name, to the Islamic-sound-
Dennis Dalman Editor ing Muhammed Ali. Clay had not only cast off his “slave name” but converted to the Islam religion. That seemed a strange thing to do back then. In our heavily Catholic southside St. Cloud neighborhood, it was considered by many almost an outrage if a Catholic became a Methodist, even through marriage. Converting to an Eastern-style religion was just too far out, too weird. Later that year, 1964, I began to become aware of Malcolm X, the black leader who had also converted to Islam, and I could understand his influence on Cassius Clay. Clay’s name change, his conversion, were just the first of the startling metamorphoses that made him a household name, ways in which a fearless black man asserted himself against an often hostile society. Another stunner was when Ali defied the government by announcing he would refuse to be drafted for the Vietnam War. He became an active war resistor, losing his championship title and being convicted of charges of draft evasion. In doing so, he became a counterculture hero to millions of us young people who also opposed the war. In the meantime, until his conviction was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1971, Ali had been barred from boxing for four years – years when he was in his physical prime. Not being a boxing fan, what struck me most about Ali was his ferocious in-
your-face taunts and braggadocio. Most of the time, they were mock taunts, often hilarious ones, sometimes embellished by corny-but-clever rhymes. One of my favorites: “If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.” Like the Beatles, Ali had mastered that lightning-quick verbal repartee in the limelight, playing a kind of sly verbal ping-pong with media people. It was a new way of being “hip,” a way to challenge assumptions and authority, to remake oneself constantly. That defiant style was especially astonishing coming from a black man – one who was determined not to play the humble, dissembling, subservient roles that had humiliated blacks for so long – the Uncle Toms, the Steppin Fetchits. In that way, very much like Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., Ali trashed the old stereotypes and helped create the “new” black man – a man of strength, intelligence, wit, self-determination and deep confidence. And, not to forget, there were those astonishing photographs. Ali was born for the camera. He loved to mug, to clown around, have fun, often with celebrities nearly as famous as he was. The dazzling photos of him boxing are visuals of physical dynamism, grace under pressure, energy unleashed, as if he had harnessed lightning. Ali really was, in many respects, “the greatest.” He was arguably the greatest athlete of the 20th Century who “floated like a butterfly, stung like a bee.” He was also one of the greatest social-cultural heroes – for the anti-war movement and for the emergence of black pride. He was, as they say, one of a kind, and his particular kind will likely never be seen again.
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The legislative branch doesn’t have the power it used Florence Sheesley, St. Joseph Our country was founded by strong statesmen and Christians who were tired of totalitarian control by England. They were being taxed unfairly and fought and died to break ties with England. They wrote a constitution and Bill of Rights that protected their God-given rights. They built a government with three branches – executive, legislative and judicial – with a checks-and-balance system so one branch wouldn’t get too powerful.
In recent decades, power has shifted dramatically away from Congress (elected representatives) to the executive and judiciary (appointed members). Rather than representing our citizens, Congress has delegated broad lawmaking authority to a growing array of regulatory agencies (such as FDA, EPA, OSHA, Obamacare bureaus, executive councils and more). The president and his executive agencies are making laws and policies on their own and will until noon Jan 20, 2017. We seem to be moving away from a Democratic Republic
to a dictatorship. Can constitutional government survive in the United States? Can liberty survive? Freedom is not free. There are profound changes in modern society and culture, and we are losing God-given rights – life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Radical secularism is a spiritual disaster. Everyone knows the story of the frog in the frying pan; he tolerates the change of increasing heat until he dies. Most strong societies last 200 years, then they crumble.
He waved; let’s all wave more often
When I first moved into my townhome in Sauk Rapids in autumn of 2014, my life was a matter of running here and there and trying to accomplish way too much more than my hours would allow me. As it is with any new homeowner, it was a hectic first few days that required me to make many trips to and from my new abode. The location of my new habitat demanded I pass by the Good Shepherd complex just south of my dwelling on an almost daily basis. It was on one of those first ventures into the Benton Drive hub of retail outlets that I saw him. It was a moderately warm day in September 2014 and I was eager to accomplish all my pre-planned chores before the sun set. I drove by that Good Shepherd multiplex and there he was. He was sitting in his motorized wheelchair and as I passed, he waved. I, of course, was way too intent on accomplishing my specific resolves to even think about his presence by the side of the road. In my little world of “must be dones,” I was obligated to make, again and again, a trip past Good Shepherd. Again and again, there he was and he waved. “Well,” I said to myself, “this won’t last long with winter setting in.” As that early winter dropped upon us in 2014-2015, complete with a frigid November that was, unfairly, too cold too early, I would take that same route. And yes, there he was, bundled
Paul Ritzenthaler Guest Writer against that Minnesota seasonal bitterness. And he waved. It was inevitable. For the first time, I waved back. January 2015. I don’t know who hated those zero-to-whatever-below days more: me or my dogs, who had to suffer through potty duties (I’m referring to the dogs’ potty duties here). But in my travels – to the grocery store or wherever – there he was, seemingly unperturbed by those hostile weather conditions. And, yup, he waved. Now, I waved back on a regular basis and tooted my horn to let him know that I loved that wave. Then came the spring of the year and he disappeared. Each time, I would pass by his usual waving place and I would look for him. Now my candor turned to concern. I wanted to drive into the parking lot, go into Good Shepherd and ask about my waving compatriot but I didn’t because of my fear I would look like an idiot. So I continued on my way. Then, one day, alack and alas, as I made my way past Good Shepherd, there
he was. He waved! And I waved and hit my horn and said (under my breath) “Amen.” Forever after that, up until the last episode, when I passed by and he waved, I waved back and smiled and always honked. I wish I could give you a happy ending to this story but come the spring of the year 2016, my waving friend disappeared again – this time for good. I still drive by and wave to no one there. I know Good Shepherd is a place where people grow old comfortably and move on to another sphere. I wonder if, in this world of confrontation and conflict, we took the time to wave at each other as we drove down our lanes of destination, what might be. Maybe, just maybe, things might be a little less confrontational and a little more affable. How many times has it happened that (in the course of vehicular activities) we have been given the beloved finger – no, not a waving finger? Wouldn’t it be wonderful, though, if that finger was surrounded by four others that were waving? Perhaps we should all take a lesson from this gentleman who waves somewhere still and realize that in the short span of our lives, there should be a lot less hostility and a lot more waving. In the interim, I say, “Wave on,” unknown friend, wherever you are and God bless you.
Friday, June 10, 2016 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 news@ thenewsleaders.com. Friday, June 10 Brat sale, sponsored by the St. Joseph Lions, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 First Ave. N.W. St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6:30 p.m., near the Wobegon Trail Center, C.R. 2 Libertyville! sponsored by Liberty Bank Minnesota, 5 p.m., Pine Meadow Elementary, 1029 Fifth St. N., Sartell. 320-252-2841. 5K Run and Kids 1K, sponsored by St. Cloud Orthopedic and The Vein Center, Sartell Middle School, 212 3rd Ave. N. Brigadoon, performed by Homeschool Educated Youth, 7 p.m., Sartell High School (Auditorium), 748 Seventh St. N. Saturday, June 11 Brinkman’s Farmers’ Market, 8 a.m.-noon, First Street and Second Avenue next to Manea’s Meats, downtown Sauk Rapids. Brat sale, sponsored by the St. Joseph Lions, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 First Ave. N.W. ILoveLiberty.com Parade, 10 a.m., Riverside Avenue, Sartell. Brigadoon, performed by Homeschool Educated Youth, 2 p.m., Sartell High School (Auditorium), 748 Seventh St. N. Street Dance, 5 p.m.-midnight, Great River Bowl and Partner’s Pub, 208 Second St. S., Sartell. Fireworks, sponsored by Blue Line Sports Bar and Grill, 10 p.m., behind Great River Bowl and Partner’s Pub, 208 Second St. S., Sartell.
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Monday, June 13 Summer Lunch/Learn, free lunch and activities for kids under 18, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. today and every Monday and Tuesday through July 29, Centennial Park, 205 Birch St. W., St. Joseph. 320-363-7505 ext. 350. Market Monday, 3-6:30 p.m., parking lot of Hardware Hank, Seventh St. N., Sartell. marketmonday.org. St. Joseph Fare for All, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR 2, St. Joseph. 800-582-4291. fareforall.org. St. Joseph Township Board, 8 p.m., St. Joseph Township Hall, 935 College Ave. S.
Tuesday, June 14 Sartell Chamber of Commerce, 11:30 a.m., Waters Church, 1227 Pinecone Road. 320-258.6061. info@sartellchamber.com. St. Joseph Joint Planning Board, 7 p.m., St. Joseph City Hall, 25 College Ave. N. 320-363-7201. cityofstjoseph. com. Holistic Moms Network, 7-8:30 p.m., Good Earth Co-op, 2010 Veterans Drive, St. Cloud. 320-252-2489. Wednesday, June 15 Summer Lunch/Learn, free lunch and activities for kids under 18, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. today and every Wednesday and Thursday through July 29, Klinefelter Park, Dale St. E./12th Ave., St Joseph. 320-363-7505 ext. 350. St. Joseph Economic Development Authority, 5 p.m., St. Joseph City Hall, 25 College Ave. N. 320-363-7201. cityofstjoseph.com. Justin Ploof and the Throwbacks, part of the Summertime by George concert series, 5-9 p.m. tonight and every Wednesday through August, Lake George, 1101 Seventh St. S., St. Cloud. Eric Genius Concert of Hope, see
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Thursday, June 16 Community Day of Action, 11 a.m.4 p.m., Lake George Municipal Complex, 1101 Seventh St. S., St. Cloud. unitedwayhelps.org. 320-223-7991. Family Farmers’ Market, 2-6 p.m., River East parking lot, CentraCare Health Plaza, 1900 CentraCare Circle, St. Cloud. 320-252-2422. Friday, June 17 Burger/brat sale, sponsored by Knights of Columbus, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 First Ave. N.W. RSVP Brat/Hot Dog Sale Fundraiser, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Coborn’s, 1725 Pinecone Road S., Sartell and Coborn’s, 900 Cooper Ave S., St. Cloud. St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church,
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Grandma from front page represent all that is wonderful about public education. They are scholars, musicians, athletes, mentors and show a commitment to civic-mindedness. We at Kennedy wish them all the best in their future endeavors.” Language arts teacher, volleyball coach, play director and graduation organizer Kelli Maurer said Bechtold ran against three other people on a ballot to be chosen to speak for the graduation ceremony. Bechtold said when asked if she was OK with her name being on the ballot to speak at the graduation
ceremony, she told Maurer she was fine with it because she never really expected to win. “I was really amazed and surprised they asked me,” Bechtold said. “I was humbled.” “The students were really excited when ‘Grandma’ Darlene chose to stay on the ballot for voting options and she won by a landslide,” Maurer said. Some eighth-grade students offered comments about Bechtold. “Something I remember from when we had her was we played cards and it was a lot of fun,” Zackary A. said. “She helped make class better,” Haley J. said. Bechtold thanked the students for choosing her to speak at their graduation commencement. She spoke
about how she started school 70 years ago in a one-room school house with 30 other students in all eight grades and how at Kennedy there are 30 students in one classroom for one grade and more than 700 students in their fabulous “Green” school. She focused her speech on what she said she felt were the most important things learned by all in kindergarten, according to the poem by Robert Fulghum. Things she hoped the students had learned and would carry into the rest of their lives included playing fair and including everyone, saying you are sorry when you hurt someone with words or actions, warm cookies and cold milk are good for you – nice comments and praise feels like warm cookies, live a balanced life
The Newsleader yard gets a facelift
Friday, June 10, 2016
and learn something new each day, think some, draw and paint, sing and dance, play some and work some, and remember to smile at others when you greet them. Bechtold also talked about how she saw the students developing into persons who love and respect life, using their talents, skills and unique personalities to bring light and joy to others, and how they would be strong, confident and safe as they explored the world. She ended with telling students to reach out and take each others’ hands as they went forward. “A helping hand is all we need as we face this exciting new life,” Bechtold said. “I bless you with peace. I bless you with joy. Thank you and
remember to say ‘Hi Grandma’ whenever you see me.” Fondly, called “Grandma” Darlene by many, she has volunteered many hours at the school through the Catholic Charities Central Minnesota Foster Grandparent program. She volunteers as an overall helper in the classroom, helping with math and reading skills, listening to students, offering words of encouragement and more. Bechtold, 76, has lived in the St. Joseph area most of her life. She and her husband, Herb, have been married for 56 years. They are the parents of four adult sons – Brian, Bruce, Brad and Brent, and four daughters-in-law. They have nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
St. James Parish, Jacobs Prairie
Parish bazaar Sunday, June 12
Great nd Fam Fun a hip! Fun! ily s w o l l Fe BREAKFAST 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Adults $8 • Children 6-12 $4 • Under 5 FREE
Sausage, Ham, Eggs, Hash Browns, Texas Toast, Rolls, Coffee, Juice & Milk
Outdoor Mass 9 a.m. (weather permitting)
• Country Pantry/Store, Cake Walk • Antique Tractor Display • Bingo • Brats, Hamburgers & Hot Dogs • Beer Garden, Silent Auction • Music by The Wildwoods • Quilt Auction • Cash Raffle Kids Inflatable Fun and Much More!
photo by Tara Wiese
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