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Shovelnuts roar off to Sturgis Bike Rally
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Town Crier St. Stephen says thank you to car show supporters
Thank you to all those who supported the St. Stephen Car Show held July 21. Car show supporters include the following: Cornerstone Insurance, John Huls: Huls Lawn Service, We Haul for You – Doug Legatt, American Legion of St. Stephen, St. Stephen Optical, VNOSCARPARTS, Viking Industries, Joe’s Countryside LLC, Sartell Lawn Service and Nelson Sanitation. Local give-away donors include the following: Royal Renovations of Clear Lake, Glass Werks and City Auto Glass of St. Cloud and St. Joseph Mutual Insurance. Additional donors include Foremost Insurance Co., Progressive Insurance Co. and AAA Insurance Co.
Fare for All hosts shoe bus at Aug. 14 event
Fare for All’s next distribution will be from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14 at Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR 2, St. Joseph. Fare for All is a budget-stretching program that allows people to save up to 40 percent off fresh fruits, vegetables and frozen meats. Distribution is once a month. Cash, credit, debit cards and EBT cards are accepted. For more information please visit our website at fareforall.org or call 1-800-582-4291. On Aug. 14, we will once again host the shoe bus, which will be located under the pavilion of the Wobegon Trail head. This is just in time for the purchase of gently used or new shoes for the back-to-school children.
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Rock ‘n’ Block set Saturday, Aug. 12
The BankVista Rock ‘n’ Block outdoor concert, featuring Ted Manderfeld and the Fabulous Armadillos and presented by the Sartell Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12 at Bernick’s Ice Area, 1109 First St. S., Sartell. General admission and VIP tickets available. For more information, visit sartellchamber.com. For additional criers, visit www. thenewsleaders.com and click on Cri-
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Although they’ve driven their Harleys to the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally many times, Jerry and Mary Jane Rudy of St. Joseph are not the wild and woolly party animals often associated with bike rallies. “We are rule-followers,” said Mary Jane. “And so are our friends.” And Harley-Davidson riders, she is quick to add, make for the best friends one could ever hope to have. They call their biking group “The Shovelnuts.” Since 1987, the Rudys have made 15 trips to Sturgis, S.D. in the Black Hills of South Dakota, 600 miles from their home. Their bike-riding friends have all gone along on most of those trips, creating an unbreakable bond of camaraderie that gets stronger with photo by Carolyn Bertsch “Hotrod” and Dotti Karls, who live north of Joseph, every trip. On Aug. 5, they roared off again share a laugh and a hug before heading to Sturgis Aug 5.
Joes take two at regions by Dave DeMars news@thenewsleaders.com
Showing a bit of muscle and a lot of fierce determination, the St. Joseph Joes took two games in regional playoff games on Aug. 5 and 6 in Hinckley. The first game went into extra innings against the Mora Blue Devils. The second game played against the Clear Lake Lakers on Aug. 6 saw the Joes take control of the game early and never look back. So far the Joes have won nine of the last 10 games and they are just going to try and keep it rolling.
“We are in the state tournament – automatic(ally) – and we play for seed now,” said Pat Schneider, the Joes’ coach. “We play Friday night against the Sartell Muskies. Both teams are undefeated in regions. The winner of that game will be the number one seed. And we will play on Sunday as well.” St. Joseph will face the Muskies at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11 in Hinckley at Brennan Field. If they lose the Friday night game against the Muskies, they will play again at 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 13. If they beat the Muskies Joes • page 3
down the road, Sturgis-bound, from the home of Rod and Dotti Karls, just north of St. Joseph. After a celebratory breakfast of Dotti’s homemade donuts and coffee, they headed out at 9:30 a.m. What’s unique about this journey is the four guys rode the same Harleys they drove on their first trip to Sturgis way back when, in 1987. The riders are the following: • The Rudys. Jerry rode his 1980 Harley, black and purple, to match his semi trucks (Rudy is owner of Jerry Rudy Trucking of St. Joseph). Mary Jane drove her own 2012 Harley. • Brian and Pennie Albers of St. Cloud traveled on their 1979 Harley. • Bill and Shari Grabinski, originally from Sauk Rapids, rode on their 1979 Harley. In 1993, the Grabinskis moved to Las Vegas, then later to Florida. They hauled their bike up to St. Joseph for the Sturgis trip, which Rally • page 5
City gets things moving
LowCarbon Crossing to visit St. Joseph by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
A bicycle group calling itself “LowCarbon Crossing” will make a stop at St. Joseph’s Minnesota Street Market from 7-9 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13 to initiate a discussion about climate change. All are welcome to attend and to bring concerns, questions and suggestions about how to deal with climate change on a local level. St. Joseph will be the first
stop on an eight-day, 350-mile trip by the LowCarbon Crossing bicycling team throughout central Minnesota. The biking team is comprised of Mindy Ahler and Paul Thompson of Citizens Climate Lobby, and Michael Orange, a regional planner and energy-efficiency advocate. Ahler and Thompson are co-directors of a group called Cool Planet. Both are activists on issues related to climate change and have lobbied for a healthier climate at the LowCarbon • page 2
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Part of First Avenue NW in St. Joseph was closed Aug. 9 in front of the St. Joseph Meat Market as the city and C&L Excavating work to replace the sanitary sewer and add more storm-water pipes. “Because the weather is nice, it’s nice to get it done now,” said Terry Thene, St. Joseph Public Works director. The road will most likely be closed a week, weather permitting. The alleys near the meat market have also been torn up for replacement of sanitary-sewer lines and the addition of more storm-water piping, according to the engineering firm of Short Elliot Hendrickson. The alley projects should be completed by early September. Clockwise in the photo from upper wleft are Nathan Panek, Eric Bieniek and Joe Manuel.
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Granite City Gearheads team members include the following (front row, left to right) Austin Applegate (holding the trophy) Brandon Block, Robert (Kelly) Hight, Zachary Asplund, Coach Corey Applegate and Bridget Applegate, second row Jaeger Johnson, (back a little) Donovan Magney, Kincade Wilson, Rose Kellner, Nicholas Asplund, Hannah Applegate; and (back row) David Dale, Leon Birr, Carrie Block, Lori Dale (me), Natalie Fischer, Dave Fischer and Nathan Block. Kellner is from St. Joseph. Rose Kellner of St. Joseph was among the Granite City Gearheads Robotics Team, which competed July 20-21 in the 2017 Gitchi Gummi Get Together in Duluth, and came home with the first-place trophy. Twenty-two FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics teams (20 from Minnesota and two from Michigan) competed in rotating alliances of three teams each. The alliances were randomly generated, and changed for every match during the qualification rounds. For the elimination phase of the competition, the top four teams in ranking chose their alliance partners. The Gearheads were
ranked #3 and chose team 2846 (the Firebears from Roseville,), and team 2512 (the host team, from East High School in Duluth). The Gearhead alliance won the competition. The Gearhead team is composed of high school students, from the St. Cloud area, and their adult mentors. The Gearheads have been a part of FIRST Robotics since the 2010 season. This was the Gearhead’s first time to be an “alliance captain” and our second time as part of a winning alliance at a FIRST competition.. FIRST Robotics is an international robotics program created by inventor Dean Kamen for the purpose of fostering interest STEM
(Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics), and developing STEM skills among students. This years game theme was FIRST Streamworks. Teams built robots that load plastic gears onto an assembly to turn rotors, shoot wiffle balls into a “boiler,” and climb ropes. The robots are operated autonomously for the first 15 seconds of the match, then human drivers take control. For more about the Granite City Gearheads, go to their website www.granitecitygearheads. com or contact them at granitecitygearheads@gmail.com. For more about FIRST Robotics, go to their website www. firstinspires.org.
W. Gohman Construction employee finishes first at state, takes second at national carpentry competition
Alex Engelmeyer, who works for W. Gohman Construction of St. Joseph and who resides in Freeport, recently placed second in the national carpentry competition at the annual Skills USA Championships in Louisville, Ken. Before nationals, Engelmeyer finished first in carpentry at the 2017 Minnesota Skills competition. This qualified him to compete against other premiere carpenters across the nation. This year’s competition featured 68 secondary and post-secondary carpentry competitors. Each participant was tested on individualized projects that required load-bear-
ing wall framing utilizing wood and steel stud-framing members as well as roof framing that incorporated post, beam and rafter construction and exterior siding and trim. Contestants were judged on job-interview skills, written test scores, safety, adherence to plans, craftsmanship and the proper use of tools and materials to perform the required tasks. W. Gohman Construction is a commercial contractor who has built many landmarks in central Minnesota, including the St. Cloud Public Library, Park Industries and the St. Cloud Aquatics Community Center and YMCA.
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Mindy Ahler and Ryan Hall are two LowCarbon Crossing bikers who biked to Washington, D.C. to lobby for changes to protect the world’s climate. Ahler and others will bike to St. Joseph from Big Lake Sunday, Aug. 13 to meet with local residents and to discuss local solutions to climate change. They will be at Minnesota Street Market from 7-10 p.m. that day. Everyone is welcome.
LowCarbon from front page Capitol in Washington, D.C. They will bring their bikes on the Northstar commuter train from Minneapolis to its northernmost Northstar stop at Big Lake. From there they will bike the 41 miles to St. Joseph, the first of six cities along their trek. The other cities are Alexandria, Fergus Falls, Brainerd, Little Falls and St. Cloud. They will spend one night of camping between Brainerd and Little Falls. The bikers are eager to hear from residents of those areas about what they think about the climate-change issue and
local things that can be done to help prevent negative effects on the climate. Among those solutions are energy-efficiency programs, non-carbon energy sources like sun and wind, energy conservation, and walking or biking as good ways to stay healthy while not expending carbon forms of energy. Participants in the conversations are welcome to join LowCarbon Crossing bikers for part or all of the rest of their journey. “Connecting people to one another and their shared concerns is a more effective way of maintaining action for the long-term,” Ahler said. “as well as combatting the despair that often accompanies discussion of the climate challenge.”
Blotter If any readers have tips concerning crimes, they should call the St. Joseph Police Department at 320-363-8250 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 320-255-1301 or access its tip site at www.tricountycrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for crimes. This information is submitted by the St. Joseph Police Department. June 28 2:17 p.m. Traffic violation. CR 75/20th Avenue SE. While sitting in a turn lane, an officer saw a
vehicle pull up next to him on his phone and not making a phone call. The officer stopped the vehicle, asked the driver why he was on his phone to which he told the officer he was checking his phone. A citation was issued for using a wireless communication while driving. June 29 4:36 p.m. Hit-and-run incident. Elm Street E. Officers responded to a hit-and-run incident in the Coborn’s parking lot. When the complainant was home, he noticed a small dent and scratches by his Blotter • page 3
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Joes from front page in Friday night’s game, they will play again at 1:30 p.m. Sunday. “If we play our game, we are pretty tough to beat,” Schneider said. “Right now we are pretty concerned about who we are going to draft. We get to draft two pitchers from other losing teams in the Eastern Minny League.”
Joes bedevil Blue Devils in 6-5 win in the 10th
In the early going, neither team could find the ball to string together enough hits to score a run. “We faced another really good pitcher,” Schneider said. “We were struggling. He was spotting his corners and throwing off-speed pitches that were extremely accurate.
We had our hands full.” It took until the fifth inning before the Joes managed to push a run across. But the Mora Blue Devils came back and scored a run in the sixth and tied it up. Then the Blue Devils found some holes in the Joe defense and managed two more runs in the seventh to give themselves a little cushion and a 3-1 lead. But fate has a way of upsetting everything. Alex Kendall hit a line shot up the center and the ball hit the Blue Devil pitcher in his throwing hand that limited his effectiveness. The Joes started to come back and managed to score one run in the seventh, but they were still on the short end of the stick. In the eighth inning, the Devils managed another run while the Joes collected a goose egg on the scoreboard. It looked like Devil pitcher Asa Patterson and the rest of the Blue Devils were going to bedevil the Joes and
send them home early but the injured hand caused Patterson to leave the game early. Patterson struck out 10 Joes during his eight-and-a-third innings on the mound before he was pulled with a 4-2 lead. But the Joes are a gritty bunch, and in the bottom of the ninth they found the Blue Devil relievers to their liking and managed to eke out two runs tying the game 4-4 and sending it into extra innings. Then it was the Blue Devils who collected the goose egg in the top of the 10th. The Joes came to bat in the bottom of the inning, and Joe Stock smashed one of his doubles off the left-field fence driving in the winning run from first base to squeak out a 5-4 win in the 10th. “That was pretty dramatic,” Schneider said. Leading the way on the mound was Kendall who threw for nine innings, striking out seven, giving up five
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across any vehicles matching the descriptions given, a tan and green sports cars. 11:08 p.m. Traffic stop. Fourth Avenue SE/Able Street E. Officers were on patrol when one officer witnessed a vehicle that did not stop at a stop sign. The officer turned on his emergency lights to stop the vehicle. The driver confessed to going through the stop sign as he believed no one would be there. A citation for failure to stop at a stop sign and no proof of insurance was issued.
Once the officer found the source of the fireworks, he recalled taking a fireworks complaint at that residence last year. The officer spoke with the homeowner and was told by the officer that this was his warning for the year. Three calls came in for this complaint.
from page 2 rear driver’s-side wheel. Officers checked with Coborn’s but they do not have video of the parking lot. The complainant gave a statement and the report was taken. June 30 3:06 p.m. Traffic incident. CR 75/CR 134. An officer was dispatched to a driving complaint which started in the county and moved into St. Joseph from the east. Two vehicles appeared to be racing, tailgating and braking suddenly. The officer in the area at the time of the call did not come
July 1 9:42 p.m. Firework-noise complaint. 12th Avenue SE. Officers were dispatched to a fireworks complaint near 104 10th Ave. S.E.
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hits and four runs. Jack Atkinson relieved Kendall in the 10th and held the Blue Devils scoreless. At the plate it was Joe Stock who did most of the damage going three for five, with two doubles and a triple. Stock also scored once himself. Hunter Blommer was one for four on the afternoon, but his one opportunistic hit drove in two big runs for the Joes. “There were a lot of good plays in this game – a lot of good defense,” Schneider said. “Both teams deserved to win, but we just happened to come out on top.”
Joes sink the Lakers 5-2
The St. Joseph Joes found their hitting eye under the lights Aug. 6 as they tattooed the Clear Lake Lakers for a run in the first, third, fourth, fifth and seventh innings. In total, the Joes smacked nine hits, five of which were dou-
bles, and that gave them the 5-2 win over the Lakers. “We scored one run five times,” Schneider said. Greg Anderson threw six innings and held the Lakers to zip until the sixth inning when they managed two unearned runs. It wasn’t the star outing Anderson would have liked, but he was good enough when he had to be and allowed only three hits in six innings. Jack Atkinson took over for the last three innings striking out three and giving up two hits. At the plate the Joes showed some power. Three players got doubles and Ethan Carlson got a pair of two baggers. With the Joes smacking the ball around, Laker pitcher Cody Gruenhagen had a long six innings giving up four runs before he was relieved by Cory Schmidt. Eric Vigil and Carlson both went two for three and each of them drove in a run.
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Open house Aug. 15 at Bruno Press by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com
Local artists have a chance to learn new skills at Mary Bruno’s open house from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15 at her business, Bruno Press, located at 154 Fifth Ave. SE St. Joseph. Visitors will have a chance to see how things get printed at Bruno press and will be able to bring a free print home. The event will also feature artists Janelle Carlson, who creates candles, hand-made soaps, lotions and scrubs; and Scott Hamilton who creates walking sticks. The event will include tours, snacks, beverages (including wine) and more. Bruno held the first open house in May and this will be her fourth open house.
“I really wanted to get people comfortable with visiting my shop and seeing what I do, because I am starting to host classes at the shop,” Bruno said. “Bringing people in to see demonstrations of all the presses and cool stuff I make can inspire people to want to do it too.” During the monthly workshops, Bruno invited local art makers to join her at the shop to sell things they create. Some artists she has included are jewelry by Amy Bibeau and Madison Holler and hand-made planters and fairy gardens by Diane McGrew. The events are free for anyone of all ages who wants to attend. Bruno will also begin teaching a series of printing classes from 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19. During the “Let-
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terpress Printing 101” classes, she will teach some of the concepts of designing layout and how to set type and compose a poster. Attendees will learn to print poster backgrounds and then the text. They will also learn about printing, carving and cleaning up. The classes will include lunch. Bruno plans to continue a series of the classes to teach the skills of the art of letterpress printing. There is a fee for the classes, and the number of participants is limited due to space. Bruno is the owner of the small letterpress print shop, which she took over after her father, Don Bruno died. Don was a professor of art at the College of St. Benedict and St. Cloud State University and also a freelance designer. For more information or to register for the event, visit the mcbrunopress.com website or Facebook.
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Top: Mary Bruno will teach a series of printing classes beginning from 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19 at her shop, Bruno Press, located at 154 Fifth Ave. SE, St. Joseph. Above: Visitors browse at Bruno Press during a previous open house. A fourth open house from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15 will feature artists Janelle Carlson and Scott Hamilton.
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Rally from front page has become a tradition of camaraderie they wouldn’t miss for the world. • Keith and Mary Jane Nelson of St. Cloud have a 1978 Harley. Those four couples are the long-time Sturgis “regulars,” but also along for this trip was Dotti Karls, who drove a 1970 Corvette. The Rudys’ son, Buddy, was driving his own bike but headed home before arriving at Sturgis because he had work to do back home. The “Easy Riders” stayed in Watertown, S.D. overnight and then did another overnight rest in Pierre. During their two nights in Strugis, they planned to stay at the home of Randy and Carol Epsty, owners of the plumbing store on Sturgis’s main street where all the fun-filled action takes place. “The Epstys live just six blocks from main street,” said Mary Jane Rudy, “and we’ve stayed there in tents on their beautiful lawn for all the trips we took during the past 30 years.” The Rudys and their biking friends love to check out the thousands of motorcycles parked on Sturgis’s main street and shoot the breeze with the bikers among the busy, colorful commotion of the rally. Mary Jane, a fraud analyst for Capitol One Bank, grew up in Popple Creek, and all of her seven brothers loved to race dirt bikes, a hobby that is still shared among uncles, nephews and other relatives.
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“I’ve never raced dirt bikes, but I think being exposed to bikes all my life caused me to love biking,” she said. Mary Jane said it’s difficult to describe the joy of their Sturgis trips. “What I love best about our trips is just our friendships,” Mary Jane said. “We have a tight-knit bonding after all these years. Our friendships just keep growing stronger and stronger every year. We feel really blessed.” There is, however, a sadness now and then when they recall the two friends who were killed in motorcycle accidents years ago. Two friends died in separate accidents, both in non-Sturgis trips – one in 1988, the other in 2000. The Shovelnut riders wear patches with their names in honor of their memories. Some others have died from health problems throughout the years. They, too, are honored with memory patches. The Rudys don’t limit their bike-riding to Sturgis. They’ve taken many trips, such as to Spearfish Canyon, Wyo., the time a herd of buffalo blocked the roadway. They’ve also hauled their bikes down to Arizona and Florida to go biking there, once all the way down through Florida to Key West, only 90 miles from Cuba. The Rudys have three grown children and nine grandchildren. “I’m still amazed by all the friendships that have blossomed over 30 years because of our Sturgis trips,” she said. “We get along so well; we take care of each other; and that’s what it’s all about. We are blessed.”
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Top: Riders gather together on Sunrise Road before setting out the morning of Aug 5. From left to right are “Hotrod” and Dottie Karls, who live north of St. Joseph; Keith and Mary Jane Nelson of St. Cloud; and Mary Jane and Jerry Rudy of St. Joseph. This group comprises many of the original riders that made the trip to Sturgis in 1978. Above: Diane Dierkes of St. Joseph backs her Harley into a spot among others Aug 5.
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Opinion Our View Express support, donate for mosque in BloomA Gov. Mark Dayton called it an “act of terrorism.” It was. The bombing at the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington last Saturday did not cause any injuries or deaths, thankfully. However, acts of terrorism do not necessarily have to result in bloodshed to serve their vicious purpose, which is most of all to ignite the dark forces of fear, suspicion, hatred and blind retribution. Like Bloomington, the St. Cloud area has a high percentage of Somali people. It’s important for all of us to condemn that bombing and to call it what it is – not vandalism, not hooligan hijinx – but a hate crime, an act of terrorism aimed at a community of people because of their color and their religion. Let us hope the perpetrator(s) is arrested soon to face justice. In the meantime, people are speaking out strongly against the disgusting crime. This is what Bloomington Mayor Gene Winstead had to say, referring to the six-year-old Islamic center in his city: “It has grown to be an important part of our community going forward. And we’re happy to have them (Somalis) here. That said, when there is an attack on part of our community, there is an attack on our entire community.” Anybody who has studied history – or even scratched its surface – should know such terrorist acts, which often start with acts of vandalism, can set the stage for further, more widespread outrages against human beings. In Nazi Germany, during a night called Kristallnacht, thugs were encouraged to smash windows and vandalize shops owned by Jews and to carry out other acts of mayhem, some resulting in the brutalization and deaths of Jewish people – or people who were assumed to be Jewish. It wasn’t too long after that Jews were forced into overcrowded ghettos followed by their being shipped like cattle to work camps, death camps. That is why those who commit hate crimes have to be roundly condemned, and all humans should join together in solidarity against such despicable prejudices, which are often fueled by jokes, slanders, gossip and blatant untruths about people of another color or against anyone perceived as being “different” – the “other.” Right here in the St. Cloud area, right under our noses, we sometimes hear snide remarks against Somalis, slanderous nastiness, cruel jokes and stories people swear are true – but are not. The best way to counter that witch’s brew of nastiness is to tell the slanderers, right on the spot, that their cruel remarks are not helpful in our efforts to achieve peace and harmony for all Americans. There are close to 60,000 Somalis now living in Minnesota. What is greatly worrisome are the increases in anti-Muslim acts across the nation, including the vandalizing of Islamic cemeteries. We have a moral obligation to condemn such rot again and again and to work actively to stop it. Let’s show our Somali neighbors our support. One way to do that, in this case, is to donate money to help the Soma-
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‘You’re not the President. I am!’ T.S. Eliot wrote in his poem, The Hollow Men: “This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but a whimper.” These days, we have to wonder if the world will end not with a whimper but a tweet – a Trumpian tweet. Here are my satirical “takes” on Trump’s tempertantrum tweeting habits: “Don’t forget: I AM the King – I mean the President. You who are not loyal to me are all peasants. Groveling peasants. So you can kiss my royal ring.” “Department of Justice? JOKE. More like Dept. of Injustice. They’re out to get me. Believe me! That much I can tell you. They’re as bad as the FAKE MEDIA. Lies, lies, lies. SAD.” “When I’m attacked, I always think of inauguration day, with the sun shining brightly down upon me, with trumpets on high blaring, with angels hovering and with the biggest crowd of cheering people of any inaugural in the history of America. GLAD!” “Now we have proof it’s nothing but a FAKE NEWS witch hunt. When I met President Putin, I asked him, ‘Did you or Russia meddle in that election?’ He looked at me with those sweet, sad eyes of his and said, ‘Absolutely not, Donnie!’ See? Just like I said all along. He himself told me he didn’t. Right from the horse’s mouth.” “No more transgenders in the military. If they can’t make up their mind about their sex, how are they going to make decisions in combat or whatever? All those surgeries to get different body parts! It will bankrupt the nation. SAD. That was nitwit Obama’s doing. He’s the one who let them in the military. Dumb as his O-Care disaster. STUPID.”
Dennis Dalman Editor “Last week I created more jobs than were ever created in the history of the world. Believe me! Phoney Media ignored it.” “This new tax-cut-for-the-rich proposal – I mean health-care bill – is going to be tremendous. Really tremendous. Low premiums. Better care. Billions in tax cuts for the rich. The BEST. They claim 16 million people will lose care. LIES! If those people lose care, it will be their own fault. Too cheap or too lazy to pay for their premiums. BAD!” “What’s this crap about climate change? Another lie. Freezing cold in New York City the other day. They call that climate WARMING? I had to don my fox-fur overcoat just to leave my Tower.” “A.G. Jeff Sessions has got to go. That Alabama weasel betrayed me as soon as I got him his high-and-mighty job. He’s joined the FAKE RUSSIA plot against me! He’s as bad as showboat fraud J. Comey. SICK!” “3 million dead people leaped up from their graves to vote for Crooked Hillary. Did she spend all her time campaigning in cemeteries? Raising the dead! What a feat! Those dead people all voted for Hillary. Stolen votes. Voting fraud. Lock her up! “They invited Sean Spicer to be on Dancing with the Stars? What a joke. Can you just see him doing the cha-
cha-cha with Clubfoot Hillary. I and my queen – I mean wife – could out-dance Fatso Spicer any night of the week. And I’d like to know why I wasn’t invited. What am I – chopped liver? SAD.” “I feel like going over to CNN and knocking around a few blockhead reporters today. I’ll beat the bleep out of them. Think I’ll take a few Boy Scouts along. Show ‘em how it’s done.” “I’m warning Congress they better vote 100 percent for that Fat-Cat Tax Cut – I mean health-care bill. If they don’t, I’ll make them pay for The Wall. Meantime, I’ll be in my Oval Office at my desk, pen in hand!” “Remember, I won! I’m the PRESIDENT. So don’t cross me. I can fix anything all by myself. That I can tell you. And I can leap tall buildings in a single bound, like Superman. I’m better than Superman because I’m President. He isn’t. “ “The White House is functioning perfectly. It’s functioning so good I can hardly believe it. And if the FAKE NEWS doesn’t stop picking on me, I’m going to pack up and go home! Believe me. Living in this big swamp is a hard job because of all the bullies who use me like a punching bag. If I quit, then what are they going to do? They’ll be mighty sorry. They won’t have a GREAT PRESIDENT anymore. Without me, they’re all just a bunch of wimps. SAD. BAD. MAD.” “Just wait til the jealous FAKES see me on Mount Rushmore, right up there with Honest Abe!” “That North Korean twerp is about to get an atomic knuckle sandwich. My missiles are bigger than his missiles. He better start digging a deep hole.”
Sensitive leaks aren’t fair game Ever since the beginning of the Trump Administration, things have been going sideways on a number of issues. Chief among these is a massive amount of information leaks. From minor details to transcripts of phone calls with foreign leaders, almost nothing has been safe from the hands of investigative journalists. But is this the way things should be, especially when they involve top government secrets? To start, leaks aren’t always unauthorized. Ever since the beginning of the modern press, politicians have been giving information to certain journalists or publications before general release for a number of beneficial reasons. But the ones coming out of the Trump White House clearly do not fit this mold, as evidenced by the frustration shown by Trump and his senior advisers. There are many who would say these leaks are beneficial. They show the inner workings of the administration and expose its flaws, they argue. Lost in the general pitch for transparency, however, is the implications these leaks have for both domestic and international politics. Domestically, leaks, especially ones exposing questionable language or actions by the administration, bolster Trump’s critics. We have seen constant sound bites and news stories centered on one juicy detail found in a disclosure. Those working with the administration are put on the defensive and are forced to come up with some sort of explanation, distracting from their jobs
Connor Kockler Guest Writer and goals. If these were the only effects, these leaks might be able to be defended on solid footing. However, the international side brings many dangerous consequences into the equation. In foreign affairs, it’s essential the United States presents a unified front to the world. We need to show we support our allies, keep our enemies guessing, and work to advance national and global objectives. When information is disclosed in the manner we have now, this front is broken. Foreign leaders will no longer speak their mind to the president, or vice versa, knowing it could be in the news. New defense policies are outed before implementation, allowing time for them to be undermined. Our enemies perceive the administration as weak and don’t take our negotiations or ultimatums seriously. Trust in the United States to hold sensitive information in international intelligence work will be lost, and the security of the entire world will suffer. The safety of our country should never be a political casualty, and it seems there are those who would rather see this administration fail for four
years to prove a point, with everyone in the country losing out as a result. Despite our differences at home, if we don’t show the world we are united as a country, our status will suffer. The president was elected in accordance with our laws and can also be voted out if we find his policies unsatisfactory. This endless leaking must stop. If someone really has an irreconcilable rift with President Trump, they should come out publicly with their case, rather than hiding in the shadows feeding media sources with sensitive tidbits. Anonymous sources are just that – anonymous. As has been shown by a few stories lately, these sources are often distorted or outright wrong. If you’re uncomfortable working for this administration, you have every right to leave and find a more suitable employer. Our news media should be out to find the facts and hold people to account but not by putting our national security information out for the world to see. There are plenty of legitimate, named sources for information on our government. Widespread leaks only lead to an arms race to see who can get the most sensitive scoop, with our international relations and security paying the price. I hope we can see past the point scoring to the true damage these actions cause. Connor Kockler is a Sauk RapidsRice High School student. He enjoys writing, politics and news, among other interests.
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Community Calendar 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, Aug. 11 Brat and hot dog sale, sponsored by St. Joseph Lions Club, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 First Ave. NW. St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6:30 p.m., near the Wobegon Trail Center, C.R. 2. Tae Guk Kwon Do, 3-4 p.m., Independent Lifestyles, 215 N Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids. 320-267-7717. Art Crawl, 5-9 p.m., downtown St. Cloud. A school supplies drive will be held in conjunction with this event. “Light Reconstructed,” exhibition opening by Bruce Jacobson of Sartell in conjunction with the St. Cloud Art Crawl, 5-11 p.m., Veranda Lounge in front of Pioneer Place Theater, 22 Fifth Ave S,, St Cloud. 320290-2523 or www.brucejacobson.art. “Granite City Rocks” showcases the work of the St. Cloud Heritage Quilters now through Sept. 30, Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave. S., St. Cloud. 320-253-8424. stearns-museum.org. Saturday, Aug. 12 Brat and hot dog sale, sponsored by St. Joseph Lions Club, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 First Ave. NW. Central Minnesota Chapter of the Federation of the Blind of Minnesota, 12:30 p.m., American Legion, 17 Second Ave. N., Waite Park. Pork chop and corn-on-the-cob feed, 4-9 p.m.,, St. James Parish, 25042 CR. 2, Jacobs Prairie. 320685-3479. Sunday, Aug. 13 Community Conversation on Climate Change, 7-9 p.m., Minne-
sota Street Market, 27 W. Minnesota St., St Joseph. 916-501-5725 or pialopez1958@gmail.com. Monday, Aug. 14 Lunch and cards, sponsored by Helping Hands Outreach and The Rusty Nail, noon-2 p.m., Trobec’s Bar & Grill, 1 Central Ave S, St. Stephen. St. Joseph Food Shelf, open 1-3 p.m., Old City Hall, 25 First Ave. NW, St. Joseph. Market Monday, 3-6:30 p.m., parking lot of Hardware Hank, Seventh St. N., Sartell. marketmonday. org. Fare For All, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR 2, St. Joseph. 1-800-582-4291.fareforall.org. St. Joseph Township Board, 8 p.m., St. Joseph Township Hall, 935 College Ave. S. Tuesday, Aug. 15 Community Lunch and Entertainment, sponsored by Helping Hands Outreach, 1-3 p.m., St. Stephen Parish Hall, 103 CR 2 S. 320746-9960. Central Minnesota Market, 3-5:30 p.m., VA Hospital, 4801 Veterans Drive, St. Cloud. 320-251-2498. St. Cloud Area Genealogists, 7 p.m., Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave. S., St. Cloud. stearns-museum.org. Wednesday, Aug. 16 St. Joseph Economic Development Authority, 5 p.m., St. Joseph City Hall, 75 Callaway St. E. 320363-7201. cityofstjoseph.com. Free Trolley Night, 5-9:25 p.m., Metro Bus Transit Center, 510 First St. S., St. Cloud, and Lake George, St. Cloud. ridemetrobus.com and summertimebygeorge.com. Thursday, Aug. 17 American Red Cross Blood
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CITY OF ST. JOSEPH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING EASEMENT CONFINEMENT Notice is hereby given a public hearing will be held before the City Council at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 21, 2017 at the St. Joseph Government Center, 75 Callaway St. E. The purpose of the hearing is to consider confinement of a sanitary sewer easement located at 108 Sixth Ave. SE. The property is legally described as Lot 007 Block 002 Wagner Notch Subdivision and the request has been submitted by Robert and
Margory Rice, 108 Sixth Ave. SE, St. Joseph, Minn. 56374. All persons wishing to speak will be heard. Written testimony should be submitted to the City Administrator, Attn: Judy Weyrens, 75 Callaway St. E, St. Joseph, Minn. 56374. A Judy Weyrens Administrator Publish: Aug. 11, 2017
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Read to run for House District 13A seat Jim Read, a 30-year resident of central Minnesota, announced his candidacy for the Minnesota House of Representatives in District 13A on Facebook on Aug. 3. The district includes St. Joseph, Collegeville, Avon, Cold Spring, Richmond, Paynesville, Rockville, Roscoe, Kimball, Eden Valley and surrounding communities. “I am running because we face a number of critical decisions at a time of deepening political division,” Read said. “I believe the best way to bridge these divisions is through individual face-to-face conversations. I will aim to visit every household in the district, and talk with every voter I meet, regardless of party. I cannot guarantee we will always agree, but
I promise always to listen. “As a college teacher I encourage young men and women of all political persuasions to become active and informed citizens. In 1992, I was a candidate for the legislature in central Minnesota and came 98 votes short. I will remind myself every person I talk with might cast the deciding vote.” Read highlighted four issues: Health care: “Whatever happens in Washington, we in Minnesota must take responsibility for ensuring affordable health care to everyone in our state. As I go door to door, I will invite people to describe their own experiences with our health-care system.” Economic opportunity: “We need to invest in job skills, infrastructure, high-speed internet access and other measures to provide economic opportunity to all Minnesotans. I will work to create conditions, including health-care cover-
age, that enable our local businesses to grow and hire, and our workers and their families to thrive.” Environment: “Minnesota has been a national leader in protecting our environment, and I will continue in that tradition. I will work with everyone who values Minnesota’s lakes, streams and groundwater. Climate change is real and already affects our state. Clean-energy opportunity is also real and has already spurred new wind and solar businesses and jobs in our district.” Education: “Minnesota’s economy and high quality of life depend on excellent education at all levels. I will work with K-12 teachers, principals, parents and community leaders to improve success for children of all backgrounds and incomes, and with community colleges and public and private universities to make higher education more affordable.”
Come on Out to St. Joseph’s 2nd Annual
Heroes Appreciation Cookout! Enjoy a FREE dinner with our local heroes! Everyone welcome Bring the family Brats, chips, bottled water and a cookie too!
Tuesday, Aug. 22 from 5-7 p.m. Millstream Park, St. Joseph 101 Fifth Ave. N.W. *additional parking at baseball field