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Free airplane rides for kids Aug. 22
On Saturday, Aug. 22, the St. Cloud Regional Airport will offer free flights for children ages 8-17 from 9 a.m.-noon. For more information, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Aug. 21 Criers.
Free family classes on mental illness set
The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Minnesota is offering a free educational course to help families gain a greater understanding of mental illness, discuss resources, build communication skills, reduce stress and find support. Family-to-Family starts Sept. 8, from 6:30-9 p.m. at the Little Falls Drop-In Center, 120 E. Broadway, in Little Falls. For more information visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Aug. 21 Criers.
Catholic Charities’ back-to-school drive
Catholic Charities will accept back-to-school items from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday and 8 a.m.-7 p.m. on Wednesdays. For more information on donation times and locations, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Aug. 21 Criers.
Northstar rail, bus to provide Vikings home games
The Northstar Link commuter rail and bus now offers rides to all pre-season and regular-season Vikings home games at TCF Bank Stadium. For more information on locations, times and more visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Aug. 21 Criers.
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Millstream Shops and Lofts are picking up a "bad habit" come October. Karen and Aaron Rieland of Avon have been thinking of opening a brewery since 2012 and after finding a space in St. Joseph and receiving a liquor license from the city, they've nearly achieved their dream. They are still waiting on their brewer's notice from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. "We submitted the paperwork to the TTB in April, and we found out they are only just now looking at it," Aaron said. Despite this, they still plan to open Bad Habit Brewing around October. Brewery • page 4
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On Aug. 13, the Stearns County Engineering Department installed new signage at the intersection of CR 2 and CR 4 (Veterans Drive) north of St. Joseph. Traffic must now stop when entering the intersection from all directions. Previously, traffic traveling on CR 4 could pass through without stopping. Stearns County Engineer Jodi Teich told the Newsleader that from 2005-14 the intersection saw only one right-angle crash. In 2015, one right-angle crash occurred in April and two more since May. The engineering department has also heard some complaints about close calls, all of which prompted the installation of additional signage.
Council discusses budget, seeks lower number by Logan Gruber operations@thenewsleaders.com
The proposed 2016 budget for St. Joseph isn't quite where the council would like to see it. The current proposed budget – which can be adjusted up until the Sept. 21 council meeting when a final decision would
need to be made – would lead to an increase in the levy of 18 percent, or about $311,000 more than in 2015. "I'd like to see that figure around nine percent," council member Bob Loso told city staff. Every department of the city saw an increase in its operating
Locals 'turnip' for free veggies
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ment]," finance director Lori Bartlett said. Additional impacts to the proposed budget in 2016 include EDA project funding of $51,500, fire service costs of approximately $35,000 and combined debt service costs of just over $150,000. Council members also discussed ways to increase revenue, such as a lodging tax and increasing liquor-license fees. Later in the meeting, the council heard from a company that may enter an agreement to sell solar energy to the city, Council • page 2
Fall Fest 5K, 1K planned for Sept. 26
United Way hosts Day of Caring
United Way of Central Minnesota will host Day of Caring on Sept. 24. Day of Caring is designed to bring people together to volunteer on community projects. The day will begin with a kick-off breakfast at United Way’s office from 7:30-8:30 a.m. Volunteers will be provided with a continental breakfast. Projects include painting, packaging food, fall clean-up, children’s activities and crafts. Project sign-up is available through Sept. 11 at unitedwayhelps.org. For more information, visit www.thenewsleaders.com and click on Aug. 21 Criers.
budget from 2015 to 2016. "We'd have to eliminate all new [proposed] staff positions and probably one existing position to get that number," city administrator Judy Weyrens said. Proposed additional staff positions for 2016 include a community-development director and a ninth police officer, which would mostly be payed for through a COPS grant. These proposed positions would cost the city approximately $86,000. "I already gave up a parttime position I wanted to add [to the finance depart-
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On Aug. 13, HealthPartners hosted a veggie giveaway at its Sartell clinic. Lisa Meyer of St. Joseph thought it would be fun to come get some veggies during her lunch break from Riverside Dental in Sartell. Veggies given away included tomatoes, eggplant, green peppers and sweet corn, along with cookbooks. Pictured (from left to right) are Meyer and Nicole Anderson, work-site health manager at HealthPartners.
The St. Joseph Jaycees will host the St. Joseph Jaycees Fall Fest 5K and Kids 1K event Saturday, Sept. 26. It's open to all ages and skill levels and will be held at Colt's Academy. The 5K will take place at 9 a.m. and the 1K at 10 a.m. St. Joseph Jaycee member Janelle Loehlein said it's a family friendly event that will promote togetherness, wellness
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and just be plain fun. "This is the first year of our event," she said. "We hope to make it an annual event. Our goal for this year is 100 participants, but we are hoping for many more." Loehlein and her husband, John, have lived in St. Joseph for 12 years. "We love the small-town feel of St. Joe (and) the vast array of opportunities our unique town provides for our family," Loehlein said. "I have been a Fall Fest • page 3
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Boysen receives Arlington Place scholarship by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com
Emily Boysen of St. Joseph was recently awarded a $500 scholarship from Arlington Place Assisted Living. Boysen is the daughter of Gene and Terri Boysen. She has one brother, Eric, 22. She attended Kennedy Elementary School, kindergarten through sixth grade, and recently graduated from Apollo High School. Boysen works as a lifeguard at the YMCA and plans to study nursing at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D. in the fall. “Receiving the Arlington Place scholarship is such an honor, especially to be chosen out of all the well-qualified applicants,” Boysen said. “I appreciate it so much and I can’t wait to continue my education this fall.” Boysen visited Arlington Place residents monthly for about two years, along with other Resurrection Lutheran Church members, who participated in
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sing-alongs with the residents. “I remember always looking forward to going and just thinking it was the coolest thing ever,” she said. “I stopped going because I got involved with other evening activities.” Boysen said she has always been interested in the medical field but didn’t decide she wanted to study nursing until a few years ago. “I wanted to be a nurse because I want to positively impact people’s lives and work hands-on with people,” Boysen said. Arlington Place gives a scholarship each year to a graduating senior in the area, with possible connections to their facility, who plans to go into the medical field. “Emily was very involved in many activities at school and in the community,” said Karen Hennessy, housing manager of Arlington Place. “She seemed very caring and I feel (she) will be a great nurse someday.” During high school, Boysen partici-
information on solar power in Stearns County. The city council plans to have staff rework the budget and will discuss it again at the Aug. 31 meeting. The first meeting in September would normally be Sept. 7, but due to
pated in swimming and golf and was a captain for both sports. She also was the Apollo student union president, participated in National Honor Society, Green Club, band and was a Junior Rotarian. Boysen also tried softball and Nordic skiing. Some of her interests include playing with her pets, a springer spaniel named Molly and a black cat named Sasha. She also enjoys water skiing and anything water-related, reading and writing letters. Her books of choice include anything by Nicholas Sparks or If I Stay by Gayle Forman. Boysen’s favorite music includes Taylor Swift songs, both old and new, and her favorite movie is The Lion King. She enjoys eating macaroni and cheese and her favorite restaurant is Noodles and Co. “The biggest challenge I’ll face with going to college is saying goodbye to my dog, becoming more independent and eating healthy since there are buffets for every meal,” Boysen said.
Labor Day it has been moved to Aug. 31. The only meeting planned in September at this time is Sept. 21, when the budget is due. The council may choose to schedule more meetings if needed to finish the budget.
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Arlington Place Assisted Living housing manager Karen Hennessy (right) presented a $500 scholarship to recipient Emily Boysen.
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Cady Sehnert of Sartell has joined the St. Joseph office staff of the Newsleader newspapers as an administrative assistant. The Newsleader newspapers (Von Meyer Publishing Inc.) produces three separate weekly papers for St. Joseph, Sartell and Sauk Rapids-Rice. Sehnert, 23, graduated in 2014 from the College of St. Benedict with a major in political science and a minor in communications. She is the daughter of Mary and Scott Sehnert of Sartell. Cady was raised and home-schooled in
Sartell. Currently, Cady lives with her parents and her brother, Ben, 25, a St. John’s University graduate about to do post-graduate work in political theory at Harvard University. “I love it here,” Cady said. “I really enjoy how I get to do new things every day. It’s not a repetitive job, and I get to use my creativity.” In her spare time, Sehnert likes reading, spending time outdoors enjoying the wonders of nature, time with family and traveling. She has visited almost all of the 50 states and Canada several times. She also visited Germany, Switzerland and France during a highschool trip.
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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 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. Aug. 2 2:27 a.m. Medical. Ash Street E. Police responded to a 72-yearold female who complained of side pains. She was monitored until Gold Cross Ambulance arrived, transporting her to the hospital for further medical assistance. 1:41 p.m. Crash. CR 2, St. Wen-
del Twp. A 22-year-old female and a 25-year-old male, both from Parkville, Mo., were riding in the back seat of an off-road vehicle when the vehicle struck a large sand hill. They were both injured and transported to the St. Cloud Hospital by Gold Cross Ambulance. St. Joseph Fire and Rescue assisted at the scene. 5:01 p.m. Suspicious vehicle. CR 75/College Avenue N. While sitting in a parking lot, a St. Joseph patrol car observed a vehicle accelerate quickly, causing the engine to roar loudly. The vehicle was stopped and issued a citation for unreasonable acceleration.
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Ruff Start Rescue impacts animals and residents by Jenna Trisko news@thenewsleaders.com
Ruff Start Rescue, located in Princeton, is an animal welfare organization that rescues homeless pets through a volunteer foster program. The organization was founded in 2010 by its director, Azure Davis, who saw a need for an animal rescue based on the lack of shelters available in Princeton and the surrounding area. The organization has grown tremendously throughout the last five years and now provides services to 16 counties in central and southeastern Minnesota, including Stearns, Benton and Sherburne. It has captured the attention of many local residents through both adoption and volunteerism. Carrie Schueller of Sauk Rapids got involved with Ruff Start Rescue after a friend had adopted a pet from the organization and she wanted to learn more about the animal res-
Fall Fest from front page member of the Jaycees since 2014 and have loved every minute of it. The group is great to work with and we do awesome things for the community I was not aware of until I became a part of this organization." The Jaycees is an all-volunteer grassroots organization that has served the St. Joseph area since 1974. Loehlein, 36, said the organization gives young people a chance to find their own path in volunteering and service. The Jaycees also provide a connection to larger statewide, nationwide and international impacts. Membership is open to people 18-41, without discrimination, as outlined in the bylaws and policies of the corporation. The organization promotes a pathway of personal development for young adults to emerge as leaders
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cue world. She owned animals throughout her life and wanted to get involved and make a difference. Schueller has been volunteering with the rescue since 2013 and also adopted her dog, Milo, through Ruff Start. Milo was the 10th dog Schueller had fostered through the rescue during the span of a year. “He fit in like the missing piece," she said. "There's nothing better than to come home after a long day at work and be loved unconditionally. He is so excited to see us, he just makes us all happy.“ She also spoke about the importance of animal rescue and the value of volunteering by saying, “There was a lack of rescue presence in this area. We (Ruff Start Rescue) are now building a presence, but we need more volunteers; we need to save more (animals).” Rachel Babcock of Sartell has been fostering with the rescue for the last year and adopted her dog, Casper,
through Ruff Start. “I love working with this rescue because everyone has so much passion for animals," Babcock said. "It's the best organization ever. They take such good care of animals, it’s insane.” Since its inception, Ruff Start Rescue has taken in more than 3,300 animals. The rescue generally has about 150 animals available for adoption at any time, thanks to the tireless efforts of volunteer foster homes. Each available animal is given routine vaccinations, dewormed, spayed or neutered, and microchipped prior to adoption. Additionally, the rescue does provide more extensive veterinary care to those animals requiring more advanced medical care. If you are interested in finding a new furry friend, check out www.ruffstartrescue. org to view available animals. You can also see Ruff Start Rescue in action at Petsmart in Waite Park on the fourth
while improving their cities. The St. Joseph Jaycees holds beer- and wine-tasting fundraisers throughout the year. This year, they also began selling concessions at the Movie in the Park events. They also organize the Easter Party which is held the Saturday before Easter at All Saints Academy; host the Punt, Pass and Kick competition (participants have a chance to compete nationally at this); sponsor a giving tree at Christmas and more. Yearly donations are made to St. Joseph schools, St. Joseph Food Shelf, Boys and Girls Club, Girl Scouts and more. Meetings are held at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the LaPlayette Bar. Loehlein said they currently
have 25 members. "New members are always welcome," Loehlein said. All participants who register before the Sept. 11 deadline will receive a long-sleeved event T-shirt. All 1K participants will also receive a medal of participation. Participants can register online at jayceesfallfest5K.zapevent.com. Participants are encouraged to register early to get the best price. The St. Joseph Jaycees are a member of the Minnesota Jaycees whose international parent organization is Junior Chamber International. To learn more about the St. Joseph Jaycees, email them at stjosephjayceesmn@yahoo.com, like their facebook page at facebook. com/StJosephJayceesMN or visit mnjaycees.org.
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Saturday of every month from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. for the organization’s monthly adoption event. Volunteer and adopter Laura Becker of Rice has fostered more than 35 dogs with the rescue and has taken on dogs with behavioral and medical issues due to abuse and neglect. Becker emphasized this experience has taught her 18-year-old son about how cruel people can be to animals and what it takes to rehabilitate these animals and develop trust. Becker spoke passionately about the organization. “Ruff Start," she said, "is a great organization that has a lot of wonderful volunteers with the same common goal – to find forever homes. And the people (volunteers) understand a dog is not just a dog, it’s a family member.” There are more than 1,000 volunteers with Ruff Start who assist with a multitude of different duties that include foster care, animal and sup-
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Clockwise from bottom left: Kyle Evenson of Albany paints the brewery’s signature color, red, on the wall the taps will eventually be on; Karen Rieland paints the upper wall above where the taps will eventually be, while her husband, Aaron, steps out of the yet-to-be-completed freezer which will store the beer for the taps; Aaron Rieland opens the new overhead door, which will eventually lead out onto the brewery’s deck. Installation of the overhead door also allows larger pieces to be brought in and out of the brewery. Pictured (from left to right) are Rieland and Joe Arlt of Maple Grove; Karen Rieland shows her husband, Aaron, what she plans to work on the morning of Aug. 15. Pictured (from left to right) are Kyle Evenson of Albany, Aaron and Karen.
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When the brewery finally does open, quite a few local touches will be visible. Sunset Manufacturing here in town is supplying some steel for the taproom, particularly as decoration around the edges of both high-top and regular tables. The Barrel Mill in Avon will supply the brewery with something very essential – the barrels in which to age the beers. Some of those barrels will be stored on shelves made from local barn wood in a corner near the front door. In addition, beer glasses will be stored above the taps on shelving made from Douglas-fir wood recovered from an old car
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dealership in Buffalo. The taproom itself is the first room patrons will walk into, but they will be able to see directly into the brewery. On the far wall is an overhead door, which will lead onto a patio that has not yet been built. "I've had people ask me, 'Are you going to offer tours?' Yeah, it'll just be, 'There are the tanks, here are the chairs,'" Aaron said with a laugh. He was sure to mention people could stop by any time. "We're here a lot right now, trying to get ready," Aaron said. "People will stop and pop their heads in to take a peek and we love it." The Rielands want customers to see the entire process as it will be a small-batch brewery, rotating beers often and at customer request.
“We want a community brewery where our customers feel involved in the process and are willing to let us know what they like and dislike,” Aaron said in a previous interview. They expect to start with four to five rotating varieties of beer along with home-brewed sodas. There will be eight taps total, running straight from the freezer. Two of the taps will be connected to tanks to start with, while the rest will be connected to kegs. The Rielands encourage customers to bring in outside food from other area restaurants or even order it while drinking if the restaurant will deliver. Follow the brewery's progress on its Facebook page by searching for “Bad Habit Brewing Co.” or head to their website at badhabitbeer.com.
moned authorities after her workers found white rocks with blue crystals while pulling weeds. She believe these rocks were suspicious. They were removed by police and placed in evidence. 6:41 p.m. Parade. 1st Avenue S.W. Police escorted and led a children’s parade that took place in a
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Aug. 4 8:35 a.m. Hazard. 7th Avenue S.E. Police responded to a report of glass strewn over the roadway. Neighbors stated they did not see or hear anything but think it might be from a vehicle. City maintenance was called, and the glass was removed. Aug. 5 8:13 a.m. Damaged property. 8th Avenue S.E. A male complainant phoned authorities after discovering someone had cut the muffler off his vehicle. Upon arrival, police observed the damage and asked the complainant for an estimated dollar amount for repairs. No further action has been taken at this time. 3:27 p.m. Alarm. 17th Avenue S.E. Police were dispatched after receiving a report of an alarm. The house was checked and secured. A neighbor stated a new alarm system was being installed. The area was cleared. Aug. 6 10:42 p.m. Found property. College Avenue N. A missing Minnesota driver’s license was turned into the police department. It was subsequently returned to its original owner.
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At left: Kristoff Kowalkowski (second from left) warms up during a practice earlier this summer. At right: Kowalkowski (third from left) gets his photo taken after winning in his category at the National Dual Meet this year. Next year, Kowalkowski has contracted to play with the Tech Tigers. Last school year, he threw for more than 1,400 yards, ran 500 yards rushing and scored 18 touchdowns.
Kowalkowski shares football with best of best by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Kristoff Kowalkowski, soon to be 12, said he has loved playing football since he was in third grade because he loved working together as a team to win, and he loved meeting new people. And Kowalkowski’s not kidding; he does get around. In just the past six years, the Sartell boy has met more people in more cities than most adults do in a lifetime: fellow players, coaches, parents, fans
and teachers. Recently, Kowalkowski, who is the son of Dr. Tom and Stacy Kowalkowski, was a guest at the Buffalo Bills training camp in Rochester, N.Y. Three weeks ago, he competed at the nation’s top prep football all-star camp (“Football University Top Gun”) in Dublin, Ohio. And a week before that, he went to a football camp in Massilon, Ohio, where he was a finalist out of 150 quarterbacks in grades 5-12 in the nation. Of the hundreds of people he’s met, he’s learned some-
thing from every one of them. “I learned new skills and techniques from all the people at every place I’ve been,” Kowalkowski said. “I threw to some very, very talented players from all across the country. I met a lot of coaches, and I learned from them, too.” Kowalkowski was a student in the Chinese immersion program at Madison Elementary School in St. Cloud. Now he is a student at St. John’s Prep School, Collegeville, with a 4.0 grade-point average. He played football in third and
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fourth grades in the Sartell School District. Then, in fifth and sixth grades, he played on the St. Cloud Apollo team. This next year, he has contracted to play with the Tech Tigers. Kowalkowski said he also enjoys playing basketball and baseball, which he played during his younger years on Sartell teams. A superb football thrower, last year he threw for more than 1,400 yards, ran 500 yards rushing and scored 18 touchdowns. Last year, his own father coached him. Tom, who shares a deep passion for football with his son, played football when he was a student at St. Cloud Tech and when he studied biology and chemistry at St.
John’s University. Tom was so good he was recruited in Divisions I and II coming out of Tech, but unfortunately he detached his hamstring while long-jumping and so decided on Division III football. Tom is the owner of the Interventional Pain and Physical Medicine Clinic in Sartell. His wife, Stacy, is a registered nurse and administrator at the clinic. Kristoff is the oldest of the couple’s six children – four boys, two girls, all of whom possess athletic talents.
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Police Chief Joel Klein gathers with kids from the area around the St. Joseph Manufactured Home Park as they display their boxcars during National Night Out Aug. 4. Pictured are (front row, left to right) Eden Ulik, 4, and Maddy Lindquist, 4; (middle row) Mason Ulik, 12; Ayden Euerle, 7; Brody Ulik, 6; Shawn Murphy, 12; Onychka Ulik, 10; AshLynn Euerle, 11 and Rachel Phillipi, 11; and (back row) community manager Rose Albrecht and Klein. .
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Let’s all put a stop to distracted driving An appalling statistic shows deaths due to distracted driving in Minnesota are rapidly gaining on the number of deaths due to drunken driving. The recent charges brought against a 25-year-old Prior Lake woman should give us all pause. She is accused of distracted driving when her vehicle struck and killed a 40-year-old bicyclist in Glencoe last April. According to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, in 2013 there were 387 fatalities on Minnesota roadways. Of those, 81 were considered to be drunk-driving related, while 68 of them were related to distracted driving. Annual fatalities in Minnesota have shown decreases compared to years ago. Stricter enforcement of drinking-while-driving laws and the increasing use of seat belts have done wonders in that regard. It took years and years of public education to make those strides in safety. Let us hope it doesn’t take years and years for people finally to get the message that distracted driving kills just as surely as drunken driving kills. Distracted or inattentive driving is a factor in one of four crashes, notes the Minnesota DPS. What is most tragic is almost all of the those roadway fatalities could easily have been prevented simply by not driving drunk, by not driving distracted and by not speeding. Seventy-six of the fatalities in 2013 were speed-related. Will we never learn? It should also be noted in 2013, there were 30,653 people injured in roadway accidents, and 1,216 of those were severe and life-altering. Imagine that kind of long-term suffering just because of drunken, distracted or speeding drivers? It’s an absolute disgrace. Those accidents, by the way, were mostly car and truck accidents, but they also included motorcyclists, pedestrians, bicyclists, ATVs, farm vehicles and snowmobiles. The DPS offers tips to avoid distracted or inattentive driving: • Place cell phones and other electronic communication devices out of reach in the vehicle or ask a passenger, if possible, to handle calls and text messages. • Adjust all dials before driving, including pre-programming radio stations. • Always pull over to send or get messages. • Avoid eating while driving, especially messy foods that can spill and distract. • Teach children the importance of minding and sitting still while a vehicle is in motion since unruly or excitable children can often cause dangerous distractions. • If making or receiving a call, ask the person if he or she is driving. If so, kindly ask the driver to call back at a safer time. The DPS reminds people it’s illegal to drive while reading, sending text messages or emails or accessing wireless devices when a vehicle is in motion or when a vehicle is stopped at traffic lights; it’s illegal for school-bus drivers to use cell phones on the job; and it’s illegal for drivers to use cell phones during their permit and provisional-license stages. Unfortunately, laws are only as good as long as they are heeded. Speeding and drunken driving are illegal, too, and yet some people just never learn. In the long run, the main preventive tactic is for all people now to let one another know such dangerous driving behavior is not acceptable. The shame factor has to be invoked and people have to tell loved ones, friends and strangers in no uncertain terms to concentrate completely on the road and on driving when that vehicle is in motion. If someone in a car in which you are a passenger starts texting or doing other distractive behaviors, kindly but firmly ask that person to stop it immediately, that they are jeopardizing your life as well as theirs, not to mention other people (motorists and pedestrians) on roadways. Friends don’t let friends drive drunk, and friends should not let friends drive distracted either. Let’s all put a stop to it, once and for all.
The ideas expressed in the letters to the editor and of the guest columnists do not necessarily reflect the views of the Newsleaders.
Friday, Aug. 21, 2015
Opinion ‘Vertigo’ reigns supreme on my movie list There’s been another “100 Best American Movies” list just released, this one solicited by the British Broadcast Corp. from 63 international film critics. As a long-time movie buff and occasional movie critic since my high-school newspaper days, these best-movies lists always interest me. The new list is interesting because the critics were asked to name their favorites based on their emotional reactions to movies, the ones they enjoyed, whether or not the films are cinematic masterpieces. What pleases me about the list is most of the movies are indeed masterpieces, which proves once again brilliantly made movies can be crowd-pleasers as well as “art” films, entertaining as well as thought-provoking. The top 10 on the list are Citizen Kane, The Godfather Part II, Vertigo, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Searchers, Sunrise, Singing in the Rain, Psycho, Casablanca and The Godfather Part I. Nine of the films on that top-100 list I haven’t seen, not yet anyway. Thirty-eight of the movies on the list are also longtime favorites of mine. I decided to make my own top-100 list of American movies, using the same criteria. If I could add foreign movies, they would bump about one-fourth of my American choices. The following movies I liked so much I saw many of them multiple times. All of them I would be happy to see again. If I could convince somebody to see any of these movies, there would be five uppermost: Detour (the most riveting low-budget film noir ever made), Smile (a whimsical satire of a beauty pageant), W.C. Field’s It’s a Gift (the funniest movie ever made), Picnic (a vivid drama of small-town life in Kansas) and Boyhood, which I just saw last week and which astonished me. It left me feeling exhilarated by its transformation of “ordinary” daily life into the realm of “extraordinary.” It’s a very great movie. Please consider seeing it. My choices are not in order of favorite status, although the first 10 listed are, at least currently, my top 10. I placed my faves into genre categories and added the date of each movie’s release. I also added each director’s name, as I’m a firm believer a great director (visionary) generally equals a great movie. Top 10: Vertigo (1958, Alfred Hitchcock); Citizen Kane (1941, Orson Welles);
Dennis Dalman Editor The Searchers (1956, John Ford); Bonnie and Clyde (1968, Arthur Penn); Casablanca (1942, Michael Curtiz); Sunset Boulevard (1950, Billy Wilder); Picnic (1955, Joshua Logan); Sunrise (1927, F.W. Murnau); A Streetcar Named Desire (1951, Elia Kazan); and Fargo (1986, Joel and Ethan Coen). Dramas: Greed (1924, Erich von Stroheim); The Grapes of Wrath (1940, John Ford); Splendor in the Grass (1961, Kazan); The Apartment (1960, Wilder); Hud (1963, Martin Ritt); The Hustler (1961, Robert Rossen); Long Day’s Journey Into Night (1962, Sidney Lumet); Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958, Richard Brooks); There Will Be Blood (2007, Paul Thomas Anderson); The Last Picture Show (1971, Peter Bogdanovich); Baby Doll (1956, Kazan); Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966, Mike Nichols); The Magnificent Ambersons (1942, Welles); Rebel Without a Cause (1955, Nicholas Ray); East of Eden (1955, Kazan); Giant (1956, George Stevens); On the Waterfront (1954, Kazan); The Member of the Wedding (1954, Fred Zinnemann); A Star is Born (1954, George Cukor); Clash by Night (1952, Fritz Lang); The Misfits (1961, John Huston); To Kill a Mockingbird (1962, Robert Mulligan); Three Women (1977, Robert Altman); 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968, Stanley Kubrick); It’s a Wonderful Life (1946, Frank Capra); Days of Heaven (1978, Terence Malik); Badlands (1973, Malick); Spartacus (1960, Kubrick); Lolita (1962, Kubrick); Madame Bovary (1949, Vincente Minnelli); They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (1969, Sydney Pollack); One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975, Milos Forman); Mildred Pierce (1949, Michael Curtiz); Gone with the Wind (1939, Victor Fleming); Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962, Robert Aldrich); All About Eve (1950, Joseph Mankiewicz); Beyond the Forest (1949, King Vidor); Raging Bull (1980, Martin Scorsese); Hugo (2011, Scorsese); and Boyhood (2014, Richard Linklater).
Crime-Mystery: Detour (1945, Edgar G. Ulmer); Touch of Evil (1958, Welles); Double Indemnity (1944, Wilder); The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946, Tay Garnett); Blue Velvet (1986, David Lynch); In Cold Blood (1967, Richard Brooks); Klute (1971, Alan J. Pakula); Shock Corridor (1963, Samuel Fuller); Shadow of a Doubt (1943, Hitchcock); Notorious (1946, Hitchcock); Strangers on a Train (1951, Hitchcock); Rear Window (1954, Hitchcock); The Trouble with Harry (1955, Hitchcock); The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956, Hitchcock); North by Northwest (1959, Hitchcock); Psycho (1960, Hitchcock); The Birds (1963, Hitchcock); Marnie (1964, Hitchcock); The Maltese Falcon (1941, John Huston); Rosemary’s Baby (1968, Roman Polanski); Chinatown (1974, Polanski); The Tenant (1976, Polanski); The Godfather Parts I and II (1972, 1974, Francis Ford Coppola); Taxi Driver (1976, Scorsese); and Goodfellas (1990, Scorsese). Westerns: McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971, Robert Altman); Red River (1948, Howard Hawks); Johnny Guitar (1954, Nicholas Ray); and The Wild Bunch (1969, Sam Peckinpah). War: The Big Red One (1980, Fuller); Paths of Glory (1957, Stanley Kubrick); Saving Private Ryan (1998, Steven Spielberg); and Schindler’s List (1993, Spielberg). Comedies: A Christmas Story (1983, Bob Clark); Smile (1975, Michael Ritchie); The Wizard of Oz (1939, Victor Fleming); Modern Times (1936, Charlie Chaplin); Some Like It Hot (1959, Billy Wilder); National Lampoon’s American Vacation (1983, Harold Ramis); National Lampoon’s European Vacation (1985, Amy Heckerling); W.C. Fields’ It’s a Gift (1034, Norman Z. McLeod); The Graduate (1967, Mike Nichols); Annie Hall (1977, Woody Allen); Love and Death (1975, Allen); Dr. Strangelove (1964, Kubrick); It Happened One Night (1939, Capra); Bringing Up Baby (1938, Howard Hawks); and The Seven-Year Itch (1955, Wilder). Cartoons: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937, Walt Disney); and Pinocchio (1940, Disney). Musicals: Cabaret (1972, Bob Fosse); and Singing in the Rain (1952, Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen). (I would enjoy seeing top-movie lists from readers. Send them to me, and I’ll put them in a future column.)
Letter to editor
Reader believes council needs to make more cuts Tom Hell, St. Joseph The 2016 St. Joseph City Council is preparing a preliminary budget, with an estimated levy for 2016 to be almost $311,000 more than 2015. That is a year-over-year increase of 18 percent. That is typical of the St. Joseph City Coun-
cil. The fix is to throw money at it. Taxpayer money. Just raise taxes. The city should consider alternatives. Try to stay within the budget. Cut some waste. Challenge the departments to find ways to save. Get the city administrator to make some calls, see how other communities do it, file some applications, do
some research. The ugly band playing in the background is the half-cent regional sales tax. It’s like morphine to that group. It appears they lose sleep, inventing ways to waste those monies, rather than being creative and using those monies to help solve the budget.
America needs Planned Parenthood On Aug. 6, the Grand Old Party (otherwise known as the Republican Party) held its first debate in Cleveland, Ohio. As a woman, I found the debate regarding abortion to be appalling. It comes as no surprise, however, that the field of GOP contenders are strictly anti-abortion. These candidates for the Republican Party have terrifying, absolutely outrageous stances on abortion. I realize this is a very controversial topic all over the world, primarily to us in the United States. One of the front-runners, Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, stated “women should not have access to abortion even if their life is in danger.” Mike Huckabee went on, saying “fertilized eggs should have the same legal rights as a U.S citizen.”
Abby Ring Guest Writer Those two quotes are equally appalling to me and to many other people around the world. First, let me state these GOP candidates are men. 1) They know nothing about carrying a baby. 2) They like to use women’s bodies – my body as well – as a political playground for themselves to govern. As Obama once said, ask them about climate change, and they’ll say they’re not
a scientist; ask them about reproductive rights, and suddenly they’re all doctors. The debate about abortion was absolute nonsense. All these people were saying was “women’s lives don’t matter when there is a fetus in her,” and the quote about eggs having legal rights as a U.S. citizen is ridiculous coming from them, when they so strongly oppose not only basic rights of feminism and race issues, but also marriage equality. There is a chance the egg could turn out to be male, white and straight. That is why they believe they should have all the same “rights” as citizens. And then, of course, there is the issue of Planned Parenthood. Many of the GOP America • back page
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Friday, Aug. 21 Burger and brat sale, sponsored by St. Joseph Knights of Columbus, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 1st Ave. NW. Parkinson’s Tae Guk Kwan Do, 3-4 p.m., Independent Lifestyles, Inc., 215 N. Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids. 320-267-7717. St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6:30 p.m., near the Wobegon Trail Center, C.R. 2. St. Joseph Area Historical Society open, 4-7 p.m., Old City Hall, 25 1st Ave. NW. stjosephhistoricalmn. org. St. Cloud Singles Club Dance, 8 p.m.-midnight, American Legion, 17 2nd Ave. S., Waite Park. 320-3394533. stcloudsingles.net. Conversation Circles, for all non -native English speakers, 10-11 a.m., St. Cloud Public Library, 1300 W. St. Germain. 320-650-2500. Saturday, Aug. 22 ATS Rock your Sole 1k/5k, 1k at 6:30 a.m., 5k at 9 a.m., Quarry Park Nature Preserve, 1802 CR 137, Waite Park. 320-255-6172. Free Airplane Rides, for kids ages 8-17, 9 a.m.-noon, St. Cloud Regional Airport, 1550 45th Ave. S.E., St. Cloud. 763-516-2510. youngeagles.org. Central Minnesota Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 1480 10th Ave. NE, Sauk Rapids. 320-251-2498. Burger and brat sale, sponsored by St. Joseph Knights of Columbus, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 1st Ave. NW. St. John’s Bible pages on display, now through mid-December, noon-4 p.m. Saturdays, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. MonANNOUNCEMENTS Southern Minnesota Veterans Appreciation Event, August 20-23, 2015 Watonwan County Fairgrounds, St. James MN. Facebook Beyond the Yellow Ribbon of Watonwan County. Sponsored by Watonwan County BTYR, STJAF and AVTT (MCN) ADOPTION Affectionate Devoted Caring Family Joyfully awaits Miracle 1st baby. Excited Grandparents too! Expenses paid *1-800844-1670* (MCN) A UNIQUE ADOPTIONS, LET US HELP! Personalized Adoption Plans. Financial Assistance, Housing, Relocation and More. Giving the Gift of Life? You Deserve the Best. 1-888-637-8200. 24HR Hotline. (VOID IN IL) (MCN) PREGNANT? CONSIDERING ADOPTION? Call Us First! Living expenses, Housing, Medical and continued support afterwards. Choose Adoptive Family of Your Choice. Call 24/7. ADOPT CONNECT 1-866-951-1860 (Void in IL & IN) (MCN) FOR SALE TRAILER SALE! “10” different styles of DUMP trailers. 8’ $3,299.00; 12’ $5,499.00; 14’ 14,000# $6,798.00 with tarp; 6’x12’ V-nose ramp $2,750.00; 7’x16’ V-nose Ramp $4,546.00; Aluminum & Steel utilities; www.FortDodgeTrailerWorld.com for Prices!! 515-972-4554 (MCN) AUTOMOBILES CASH FOR CARS: Any Make, Model or Year. We Pay MORE! Running or Not Sell your Car or Truck TODAY Free Towing! Instant Offer: 1-888-420-3805 (MCN) DONATE YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR BOAT TO HERITAGE FOR THE BLIND. Free 3 Day Vacation, Tax Deductible, Free Towing, All Paperwork Taken Care Of. 1-800-283-0205 (MCN)
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Tuesday, Aug. 25 Blood drive, 1-7 p.m., Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 2405 Walden Way, St. Cloud. Central Minnesota Market, 3-5:30 p.m., VA Hospital, 4801 Veterans Drive, St. Cloud. 320-251-2498. Wednesday, Aug. 26 Summertime by George! featuring Fabulous Armadillos, 5-9 p.m., Lake George, 1101 7th St. S., St. Cloud. summertimebygeorge.com. The Middle Ages: Craft Fair, for ages 10 and up with children under 13 requiring adult supervision, 6-8 p.m., St. Cloud Public Library, 1300 W. St. Germain. 320-650-2500. St. Cloud Book Club, for all adults, 3-4 p.m. and 7-8 p.m., St. Cloud Public Library, 1300 W. St. Germain. 320-650-2500. Basic Computer and Internet Help, for all interested in learning more about computers and the Inter-
net, 7-8 p.m., St. Cloud Public Library, 1300 W. St. Germain. 320-650-2500. Thursday, Aug. 27 Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, 520 1st St. NE, Sartell. Family Farmers’ Market, 2-6 p.m., River East parking lot, CentraCare Health Plaza, 1900 CentraCare Circle, St. Cloud. 320-252-2422. FUMC Summer Concert Series, featuring musician Douglas Wood, 7 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 1107 Pinecone Road, Sartell. 320-2510804. fumcscr.org.
Friday, Aug. 28 Blood drive, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., St. Cloud Hospital, 1406 6th Ave. N. Parkinson’s Tae Guk Kwan Do, 3-4 p.m., Independent Lifestyles, Inc., 215 N. Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids. 320-267-7717. St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6:30 p.m., near the Wobegon Trail Center, C.R. 2. Conversation Circles, for all non -native English speakers, 10-11 a.m., St. Cloud Public Library, 1300 W. St. Germain. 320-650-2500. Movie Under the Stars, 7:30 p.m., Whitney Memorial Park, St. Cloud. 320-258-6000. Saturday, Aug. 29 Central Minnesota Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 1480 10th Ave. NE, Sauk Rapids. 320-251-2498. St. John’s Bible pages on display, now through mid-December, noon-4 p.m. Saturdays, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, Hill Museum and Monastic Library, St. John’s University, 2850 Abbey Plaza, Collegeville. 320-363-3351. 320-3633514. Alcina’s Island: A Picnic Operetta, 4 p.m., Bakers’ Acres Farm, 36861 CR 9, Avon. mixedprecipitation.org.
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Kristoff Kowalkowski of Sartell has attended and competed at some of the most prestigious football camps in the nation and has been trained by expert coaches, many of them famous.
Friday, Aug. 21, 2015
Football
Manning and Tony Romo.
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In an interview with the St. Joseph Newsleader, just before leaving for Rochester, N.Y., Kowalkowski expressed his excitement and eagerness to train with the Buffalo Bills. He’ll spend three days there and get personal training from, among others, Matt Cassel, the Minnesota Viking who was injured last year and then traded to the Bills. Another quarterback, E.J. Manuel, who is competing for a starting position with the Bills, will also be one of the trainers/instructors.
Kowalkowski was invited because of his outstanding performance as a quarterback last year at the Minneapolis camp of Football University. At Dublin, he joined 1,600 of the nation’s top athletes in their respective positions and trained rigorously with current and former National Football League coaches and players. Among the Top Gun Showcase coaching staff were quarterbacks-coach Jeff Rutledge, former quarterback coach of the Arizona Cardinals; running-back coach Robert Edward; offensive line coach Jim McNally, who is considered the best offensive line coach in the game; defensive-back coach Ray Buchanan; and wide-receiver coach Charlie Collis, one of the finest receiver coaches ever. The purpose of Football University Top Gun is to give elite high-school and middle-school athletes top-flight instruction. Its staff members have privately trained and mentored such outstanding players as Drew Brees, Matt Ryan, Eli
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Kowalkowski said he has enjoyed other football successes, including winning a game last year in Arlington, Texas when he played with a team dubbed Minnesota Mayhem. Next year, he’ll travel again, this time to Atlanta, where he has been invited to be on a student panel on which all will speak Chinese. While there, he will, of course, attend yet another football camp. “My dream is to make it to the NFL someday,” Kowalkowski said. “And I might be a doctor, like my dad.”
America from page 6 candidates have said PP should be de-funded because there is no reason we should be pouring half a billion dollars into safety and health for women, as stated by Jeb Bush. Well, why not? We spend countless billions of dollars on all sorts of things every day, but as soon as women get something, the GOP wants to take it away. What people don’t realize is PP abortions are not performed in most buildings and only account for 3 percent of “sales,” while the rest of the money is put into not only STD testing for men and women, but also contraceptives to prevent abortions. The people of Planned Parenthood who are responsible for selling the fetal parts for research (whether it’s for research or not, who knows) should be held accountable. America needs Planned Parenthood. And that’s my final word, as a woman and on behalf of all other women needing it. We should be the only ones to govern our bodies. Not anyone else. That is why I am pro-choice. Pro-life is practically the equivalent of anti-women.
Ring has lived in Sartell for nine years. She plans to study journalism in college, and wanted to bring a new voice to the opinion page of her local paper.
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St. Joseph Jaycees Fall Fest Run
5K begins at 9 a.m. • Kids’ 1K begins at 10 a.m. * Timed event * Refreshments available * T-shirt w/early registration * Healthy activity * Enjoy a Minnesota Fall morning!
Both races will begin & end at: Colts Academy 124 1st Ave. St. Joseph
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