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Town Crier CSB welcomes community to first game on new field

The College of St. Benedict invites the St. Joseph community to attend the first women’s soccer game on the new turf field recently constructed on College Avenue. The soccer field is the first venue completed in the new outdoor athletic complex. The game is at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept 17. Free admission to all.

Fare for All set Sept. 18

Fare for All’s next distribution will be from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18 at Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR 2, St. Joseph. Fare for All is a local non -profit food program created to make fresh fruits and vegetables more affordable to Central Minnesota families. Distribution is once a month. The program has no income requirements and is open to everyone. Cash, credit, debit cards and EBT cards are accepted. For more information please visit our website at fareforall.org, find us on Facebook or call 1-800-5824291.

Minnesota Street Market celebrates six years

Minnesota Street Market will celebrate six years in business from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20 at the Market, 27 W. Minnesota St., St. Joseph. Everyone is welcome to the event, which will include live music, door prizes, kids’ activities and food for purchase, including Jon Petters’ smoked turkey, Danielle Taylor’s ratatouille, Terri Johnson’s roast beef sandwiches and more. Like the store Martin Loso opened in 1899, our communityowned store represents old-fashioned grocery shopping. We’ve just oiled our floor and improved our historic space. Come and celebrate.

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Beasley honored at Kennedy assembly

by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com Moses Beasley of St. Joseph was a boy who loved his family, loved his friends, loved to make people smile and loved to give. That is how Moses was remembered during a welcome-back assembly Sept. 8 at Kennedy Community School. Tragically, Moses, 15, who would have been a sophomore at Apollo High School this year, took his own life one day last month. Despite his usual happy, outgoing personality, he had been suffering bouts of depression. His mother, Natoyia Alberts, spoke to the Kennedy students, telling them Moses embodied the Kennedy school’s motto of always being safe, kind and responsible. Moses’ two younger brothers, Kenneth and Ahmir, both students at Kennedy Community School, were among those gathered for the assembly. Moses

had attended Talahi Elementary School and South Junior High School. At the time his family moved to St. Joseph, he enrolled in North Junior High School. Earlier this summer, he graduated from the St. Cloud Youth Leadership Academy, which is sponsored by the St. Cloud Police Department. Also present at the school assembly were officials of the Minnesota Chapter of the National Black Police Officers’ Association. They drove all the way from the Twin Cities to help honor Moses and the children of Kennedy. They brought with them a huge bin of backpacks and school supplies that will be given to Kennedy children who may need them. The members included the association’s president, Lt. Anthony Hines, also a member of the Metro Transit Police; and Sgt. Suwana Kirkland, the associaBeasley • page 5

Above: Kennedy Community School Principal Laurie Putnam pumps up the energy level at a Welcome-Back-to-School Assembly Sept. 8. The assembly began with a tribute to Moses Beasely, a St. Joseph boy who tragically took his own life last month. At right: St. Cloud Police Chief William Blair Anderson gives Moses Beasley a hug upon his recent graduation from St. Cloud Youth Leadership Academy.

St. Joseph to apply for homeowner, commercial rehab funding by Ed Zimney, CMHP

The city of St. Joseph will submit a preliminary proposal to the Department of Employment and Economic Development requesting funding to fix up homes. The Central Minnesota Housing Partnership has been asked by the city to compile and submit the proposal for the Small Cities Development Program, which is due Nov. 9.

Funding is being requested to assist homeowners in the Cloverdale Estates Addition and the area between Southeast Fifth and Seventh avenues and Baker Street E. to the north side of Able Street E. The Small Cities Development Program can provide 0-percent deferred, forgivable loans to assist homeowners in completing needed repairs to include: new roofing, siding, windows and doors, as well as mechanical and electri-

cal updates. As part of the preliminary proposal, the CMHP must show residents are interested in the program. “It’s really the important aspect of the preliminary proposal…showing residents are going to utilize the funding” says Ed Zimny, CMHP’s program manager. “Myself or city staff can say there is a need for this program, but unless residents themselves show an

interest, a proposal will have a hard time getting funded.” All homeowners interested in the program are encouraged to complete a homeowner survey, which will be mailed out in the near future to those addresses in the prospective target areas. Any questions about the program or surveys can be directed to Ed Zimny at CMHP Inc. Zimny can be reached at 320-258-0673 or via e-mail to ed@cmhp.net.

St. Cloud schools need tutors like Bunde to help students by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com

GNTC to offer special effects scene painting workshop

Great Northern Theatre Company is offering a free special-effects set-painting workshop from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7 at the Glanville Auditorium of Rocori High school in Cold Spring. The workshop will feature Tammy Grubbs, a skilled artist with extensive experience in set painting that works with lightening for plays. You must be 14+ to participate in the event. For more information, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Sept. 15 Criers.

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Marti Bunde (right) reviews tutoring materials with a student. Bunde is a Minnesota Reading Corps tutor at Kennedy Community School and has worked with students to help improve reading skills for three years. This will be her last year working in the program. The St. Cloud Area School District currently has several open positions that need to be filled.

Marti Bunde wasn’t sure if she would enjoy working with children when she first became a tutor for the Minnesota Reading Corps program, part of AmeriCorps, but she said she quickly found she does. Her tutoring has made a difference in students’ reading success at Kennedy Community School. Bunde has been a reading tutor since November 2014, working at the Kennedy site. Because of program regulations, this will be the final year she is able to work with the program. She has worked with both pre-kindergarten (4-, 5- and 6-year-olds) and kindergarten through third-grade students. Last year Bunde, who works part-time, worked with about 20-25 students for 20

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minutes each day. She said when students first begin the program they often seem very lost and timid and lack confidence in themselves. Bunde enjoys helping the students master new skills and watching them gain confidence. “Kids are very smart for the most part, and us helping them just makes them smarter,” she said. In order to succeed in the reading world, a child needs a certain amount of accuracy and speed. As a tutor, Bunde helps students with letters, sounds, words, rhyming, picture recognition and other skills. She found many of the students she worked with her first two years had retained their knowledge of what they learned, even over the summer. Tutors • page 3

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Elaine (Leither) and Leander “Lee” Eisenschenk of St. Joseph will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24 at the Landing, 18527 CR 154, Avon. A meal will be served at 12:30 p.m. The couple will start the day with a Mass at 10 a.m. at the Church of St. Joseph, St. Joseph. The couple was married Sept. 30, 1967 at St. Agnes Church in Roscoe. Hosting the event will be the couple’s children Keith and Brenda Eisenschenk, Lori and

St. Joseph Newsleader • www.thenewsleaders.com Marietta Haeg Schwartz, 55 St. Joseph, MN Sept. 22, 1961 - Sept. 6, 2017

Bryan Rubin, Kurt and Kristi Eisenschenk, and Gary and Melissa Eisenschenk, and grandchildren. Please no presents; your presence is enough!

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1. The assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted is: Kwik Trip #598.

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Marietta Haeg Schwartz, 55, of Wakefield, Massachusetts, a Minnesota farm girl at heart, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Sept. 6, 2017 at Winchester (Mass.) Hospital. With a quiet strength, she was genuine, unassuming and always true to herself. Schwartz was born on Sept. 22, 1961 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, the oldest child and only daughter of six children. Raised on a small farm in Minnesota, she graduated from Cathedral High School in 1979, the College of St. Benedict in 1983 and received her PhD from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 1988. In the fall of 1988, she moved to Boston, and took a job at the University of Massachusetts-Boston as an assistant professor in the chemistry department. She worked at UMASS for nearly 30 years, more recently serving as an associate dean in the College of Science and Math. Schwartz also served as the director of the Student Ser-

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.

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vices Center, and co-director of the UTeach Program. She, with a down to earth perspective, made a positive impact on her students through her love for chemistry. Schwartz was a capable, self reliant and confident woman. She was a member of the American Chemical Society, and supported women in chemistry through the Women Chemists Committee. As a mother, she volunteered with the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts guiding Graham and Ian as they both became Eagle Scouts. She was actively engaged in the Wakefield community as a volunteer for the Farmers’ Market, Fourth of July parade and was a longtime, passionate supporter of the Wakefield Interfaith Food Pantry. Schwartz sang in the choir at St. Joseph’s Church in Wakefield for many years. Compassionate with a deep sense of faith and social justice, she cared about the future, and the well-being of others. At home, she loved reading, watching the Red Sox and Patriots, and doing jigsaw puzzles. She loved iced coffee, going out for Indian food, or getting together with friends for a cup of tea and a chat. Although she made friends everywhere she went, her roots and family in Collegeville always held a special place in her heart. She

was famous for making dozens upon dozens of cookies for her family, friends or neighbors, and loved playing a family game of “schmear.” She will be missed, but always lovingly remembered and admired for her warmth, calm nature and inner strength. Survivors include the following: her sons, Graham Schwartz of Atlanta, and Ian Schwartz of Fort Hood, Texas; her parents: Eileen and Richard Haeg of Collegeville; brothers: Gregory and wife Megan, Daniel, Christopher and Timothy and wife Kelly, all of Collegeville, and Benedict and wife Claire of Sauk Centre; former husband, Eric Schwartz of Marblehead, Massachusettes; and nieces Cecilia, Carl, Vivian, Francis, Stephanie, Nicholas, Madeline, Hanna and Thomas. Her funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 at St. John’s Abbey Church, 2900 Abbey Plaza, Collegeville. Visitation will take place an hour prior. Burial will be in the St. John the Baptist Parish Cemetery in Collegeville. Gifts may be made to the College of St. Benedict, Attn: Haeg Scholarship for Women in STEM, 37 S. College Ave., St. Joseph, Minn. 56374. For online tribute, condolences or directions, visit RobinsonFuneralHome.com.

July 20 9:21 p.m. Electrical fire. 120 Ash St. E. Officers were dispatched to an electrical fire complaint near 120 Ash St. E. Dispatched advised that electrical lines were down and sparking. Upon approach, officers realized the electrical poles were still up but some of the lines were on the ground sparking and causing small fires. Officers stood by and assisted with traffic control along with the St. Joseph Fire Department. After some time, officers were told by the fire chief they could clear the area as the situation was under control. 9:58 p.m. Mail theft/neighbor dispute. 216 Iverson St. W. Officers received a call from a complaint who stated her neighbors were accusing her of stealing mail from their home. The daughter of the accuser was harassing her and using vulgar language in front of the complainant’s son. The complainant requested information on the accused and her daughter to obtain an Harassment Restraining Order. She was provided with the information.

138/CR 121. While on Toward Zero Deaths patrol, an officer was traveling east on CR 121 when he observed a vehicle traveling westbound on CR 121 at a high rate of speed. The vehicle was going 65 mph in a 55-mph zone. When stopped, the driver admitted to going at least 60 mph and because he just purchased the vehicle two to three months ago, he had not transferred the title of the vehicle because of procrastination. The officer issued a citation for speed and for failure to transfer the title of the vehicle. Radar was tested at the start of shift and after stop.

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July 21 3:32 p.m. Traffic violation. CR

July 22 2:53 p.m. Paraphernalia. 1004 Baker St. E. An officer was dispatched to a possible smell of marijuana coming from an apartment with small children. According to complainants, it has been an ongoing issue. Officers arrived at the suspect’s apartment and she stated she was just doing some cooking. The smell could not be pinpointed by the officer but he was told she did not live in the apartment alone. Officers told the tenant if the smell persisted, more complaints could follow.

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Tutors from front page Bunde grew up attending Sartell schools and is a Cathedral High School graduate. She is a retired federal employee who worked for 38 years at the Veterans Administration in St. Cloud. Bunde is married and has two children and one granddaughter. She began working as a reading tutor after attending a job fair. Her goal was to help pay for damages to her van that had been totaled in an accident when someone crashed into her. Bunde also volunteers with CentraCare, working in the infusion center and baking cookies for cancer patients. She is a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Sartell and also volunteers there. Lori Posch, the St. Cloud School district director of teaching and learning, said tutors help fulfill the district’s mission of educating students to be successful in today’s and tomorrow’s society in partnership with the surrounding area. That partnership ensures everyone works together to meet the students’ needs. Besides improving math and reading skills, the students are paired with adults who want them to succeed. “We are thankful with the AmeriCorps program and proud of the members/tutors who serve our students,” she said. According to mid-July informa-

tion compiled by Brooke Williams, district math coordinator, and Lori Eckert, district literacy coordinator, Kennedy Community School has two returning reading tutors and could use two math tutors. Williams and Eckert are district coaches for the Math Corps and Reading Corps programs. Last year, Kennedy served about 40 students through the reading program. Math Corps focuses on working with students who are close to meeting proficiency on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments test. Those students often need an extra boost to help them understand math. Reading Corps helps students who benefit from the one-onone daily 20-minute intervention. Students and tutors also develop positive relationships and provide a school/home connection with the “Read at Home” binder. This binder informs parents daily about what is happening in the program and provides materials for them to listen to their child read. Currently 7.5 reading, one Kfocused position and seven math tutor positions are filled in the St. Cloud schools. A typical caseload for a full-time reading tutor is 18 students and a part-time tutor is 12 students. If all positions were filled, the district could serve 350375 students, with a list of students waiting to enter as others graduate out of the program, move or are placed into other services. A full-time math tutor can serve about 24-30 students and a part-

time tutor 12-15 students. The numbers vary according to school schedules. If all positions were filled, the district could serve up to 420 students. The district currently has 11 K-3 and three K-focus reading positions and seven math positions open to be filled. Tutors do not have to be math or reading experts. Training, materials and support are provided throughout the school year. Bunde said because the program only allows tutors to work in it for four years, it gives other people a chance to try the program. She said it’s very important people talk to their legislators and stress the importance of having a paid-for pre-school program. “It’s good to get the word out to help kids,” Bunde said. Both reading and math tutors commit to 11 months of service and earn a living allowance, education award and more. Tutors come from varied backgrounds and include graduates of high schools and colleges, people changing careers, retirees and more. Tutors attend yearly training workshops and work with specific scripts that include praising the child. The script ensures tutors treat each child with the same integrity. Program coaches observe tutors to be sure they are following the script. For more information about AmeriCorps Reading and Math programs visit the websites at minnesotamathcorps.org and minnesotareadingcorps.org.

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Kay’s Kitchen to open restaurant in St. Cloud by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com

The ever-popular Kay’s Kitchen in St. Joseph is about to have a second location – a new one in St. Cloud. Tanya Finken, Kay’s Kitchen owner, has not yet decided on a name for the new place, but it will be located in the Midtown Square Mall on Division Street, St. Cloud, and it will open in November or December, depending on when construction is completed. After construction of a wall, Finken will occupy the kitchen space that was formerly St. Cloud Family Restaurant. St. Cloud Floral will occupy the space that was formerly the guests’ dining area for the restaurant. Finken’s new restaurant will occupy the existing kitchen area, and she will build a new restaurant dining space. Construction demolition will work its way back toward the existing mall entrance. “The kitchen is huge with a loading dock for catering, and the equipment that exists is pretty turnkey for a catering business,” Finken said. “After looking at the

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kitchen, I realized it would be a good fit for my catering business and to bring my pie-baking there as well.” The new restaurant will be open 6 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday-Saturday. “It will be really exciting to do an independent cafe in St. Cloud,” Finken said. “It’s something my guests at Kay’s have mentioned a lot over the years – that St. Cloud needs something more independent. Why not open a Kay’s there?” The new restaurant will be more of a culinary-meets-cafe concept. Finken is contemplating names that represent how she is combining baking, breakfast and catering all under one roof. Any suggestions can be emailed to her at tanya@kayskitchen.us. She is offering free pie for a year for a chosen winner.

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Finken had been looking in the St. Joseph area for the right kitchen space to meet her needs for catering and pie-baking, but has not been able to find what fits her needs.

Her current pie-baker, Tanya Penly, makes the pies in space that Finken leases from Mary Kuebelbeck, who purchased Sliced on College Avenue from Finken in January. That has worked well because the pie-baking is finished before Sliced opens.

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Finken started new hours of 5:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday-Saturday Sept. 1 at the Kay’s Kitchen St. Joseph location. “I needed to keep that early start time for the round-table guys that are here almost every day,” she said. “These guys keep my staff and myself on our toes and are a great start to our day.” Along with the new hours, she has revised the menu to include new breakfast and lunch items. The new menu offers healthier options and choices such as quinoa, steamed broccoli, housemade salads and more. Removing the dinner items off of the menu enabled her to make use of the extra room in the coolers for more breakfast and lunch items. Finken recently received a liKay’s • back page

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Above: Tanya Finken and her two daughters Kenzie (left) and Alexis ride in their Ranger with their dog, Shana, in northern Minnesota. photo by Cori Hilsgen

Right: Kay’s Kitchen in St. Joseph started new hours of 5:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday-Saturday and a new breakfast and lunch menu Sept. 1.

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Natoyia Alberts (at mic) tells Kennedy Community School students how her son, Moses Beasley, loved family, friends and giving to others. In the foreground is Sgt. Suwana Kirkland giving students school supplies. She is the vice president of the Minnesota Chapter of the National Black Police Officers’ Association. Members of that group drove to St. Joseph to honor Moses and to give children school supplies. photo by Dennis Dalman

About 500 people and approximately 250 dogs took part in the Tri-County Humane Society’s Woofstock Companion Walk Sept. 9 in St. Cloud’s Wilson Park. In this photo, a volunteer (left) hands out poo bags as people and pets leave the park for the 5k walk.

500 people, 250 pets walk for Woofstock by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com

On a perfectly beautiful morning, happy people and pets took part Sept. 9 in the 29th annual Woofstock Companion Walk in east St. Cloud, trying to raise a goal of $60,000. The actual amount raised has not all been tallied yet, but as of Monday the preliminary amount raised was about $45,000. Last year the net amount raised was $51,450. The Woofstock (a play on the word “Woodstock”) is one of the major fundraisers for the non-profit Tri-County Humane Society, which opened in east St. Cloud in 1974. At this year’s Woofstock, about 500 people and 250 pets took the 5k walk. Last year, the TCHS had a remarkable placement rate of 96 percent for the animals in their

care. That included 2,875 adoptions, 1,275 animals fostered out to volunteers and 1,643 animals either spayed or neutered. The “animals fostered out” category includes those that arrive at the humane society with medical problems, socialization issues and in a pregnant state. Such animals, which amounts to almost half of those who are brought to the humane society, have to be fostered out to volunteers willing to take care of them until they are deemed adoptable. And such animals, especially those with infections or other medical conditions, account for much of the expense of the humane society. Last year’s 96-percent-high adoption rate continued the positive trend of the past few years. At this year’s Woofstock, people and their animals strolled the grounds of Wilson Park along the Mississippi River as they socialized

before the 5k walk began at 10 a.m. In the park were many tented booths with pet-related items and services. There were also lots of fun activities: face-painting, a dog-kissing booth, a pet obstacle course, a hot-dog-eating contest, a best-costume contest, DJ music, food and refreshments. Adding to the festival-like ambience were the whimsical get-ups worn by pets and people, including lots of tie-dyed kerchiefs and other hippy-style paraphernalia one might have seen at Woodstock, the massive music-peace festival near Woodstock, New York in 1969. A final fundraising tally for Woofstock 2017 will be published in the Newsleader as soon as it becomes available. People who missed Woofstock but still want to contribute can do so by going to the Tri-County Humane Society’s website at tricountyhumanesociety.org.

Beasley from front page tion’s vice president and a member of the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Department. “This is an amazing school, and you have amazing energy,” Kirkland told the students, who roared their loud approval. “We are invested in you, and we care about you. Look out for one another and energize one another.” Kirkland and the other speakers urged the students to follow Kennedy’s principles of kindness, giving and responsibility, just the way Moses did. After the tribute to Moses, Kennedy Principal Laurie Putnam introduced many other speakers, and the fun began. There was a video tribute to the staff of Kennedy Community School, song-singing, a three-teacher race

across the gym on Colt hobbyhorses, the presentation of a giant check and announcements about the upcoming school walkathon. Throughout the assembly, all of the students responded with waves of loud, thunderous – almost ear-splitting – approval. A check for $11,250 was presented for “Greatest School Needs” – money left over from last year’s annual walkathon. This year’s walkathon will take place Thursday, Sept. 28 with the goal of raising $25,000 for school needs. There will be all sorts of prizes and treats if participants meet their classroom and overall goals. If the goal of $25,000 is reached, the students will be “treated” to seeing Principal Putnam, dressed up like a chicken, doing the “Chicken Dance.” At the promise of that spectacle, the students roared so loudly the walls of the gymnasium shook.

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Fate of ‘Dreamers’ awaits action by Congress The fate of up to 800,000 young people is now up to the U.S. Congress. Two weeks ago, President Donald Trump announced, via one of his tweets, he intended to end DACA, which stands for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Later, in another tweet, Trump seemed to soften his position a bit, but in the meantime U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced DACA is no longer law. The President Barack Obama Administration created DACA in June 2012 partly because he and many others were frustrated by the lack of congressional action on immigration reform. DACA protects young undocumented residents from impending deportation. To qualify, they must have been brought to the United States before the age of 16. They had to be under the age of 31 on June 15, 2012 (the date DACA began). They must have a high-school diploma or GED equivalency, still be in school or honorably discharged from the U.S. military. (There is a provision, unrelated to DACA, that allows some undocumented residents to serve in the U.S. Army.) Recipients are vetted and cannot have a criminal record. DACA does not confer U.S. citizenship. It allows recipients to stay in the U.S. for two-year increments as long as they pay taxes and keep a clean record. Applications for DACA status must be renewed every two years with a $495 application fee. DACA people are dubbed “Dreamers.” They work in every category: the service industry, mechanical engineering, computer technology, first-responders, medical personnel, teaching, construction – virtually every field. A good many of them have college degrees, including master’s and doctorates. After Trump’s and Session’s announcements, a coastto-coast outcry occurred from people outraged at the thought of leaving the Dreamers in the lurch. Protests were registered by churches, schools, high-tech companies, corporations and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, among many others. Polling indicates 80 percent of Americans oppose ending DACA. Charges that “Dreamers” are taking away jobs from others have been refuted time and again in business studies. They are a huge net plus to the economy, not a drawback. Then why end DACA? It’s because most Republicans and some Democrats thought Obama had over-extended his powers in creating DACA, intruding into immigration laws only the Congress should enact. That’s ironic because Congress has long refused to act. Since 2007, Congress has refused to pass – or even seriously consider – an immigration-reform policy, including a major bipartisan one drafted in 2007 by Sens. Ted Kennedy and John McCain. To be sure, immigration reform is a maddeningly complex problem, but it’s a pressing problem because our borders must be secured, and stringent rules regarding immigration must be implemented. It’s long overdue, and it will require compromises within compromises. However, with legislators verging on paralysis, so averse to any compromises, the chances of them approving comprehensive immigration reform are virtually zero within the next six months. Still, if they have any compassion whatsoever (or any guts), they will at least renew some form of DACA. Like efforts to repeal ObamaCare, if they want to fix DACA, to improve it, to replace it with something better – all well and fine. Call it anything you want, take credit for it. But get it done!

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Opinion

Why are some TV reporters like turkeys?

Question: Why are some TV reporters like turkeys? Answer: Because they don’t know enough to come in out of the rain. How many times during hurricanes have we heard and seen TV reporters warning viewers constantly they must evacuate their homes as windywatery doom approaches. And then, as the hurricanes come ashore, as the doom approaches, there they stand like drenched turkeys – the reporters, I mean – their rain gear shiny-slick with slashing water; gasping for breath into their microphones; buffeted like bounce-around clowns by the raging winds; trying to prove what intrepid reporters they are. But, in fact, all they are proving is how ridiculous they look – dumb, drenched turkeys. If they need “visuals” to go with their on-the-scene reporting, why can’t they just aim their cameras out the windows of a secure building, showing us the sideways rain, the thrashing palm trees, the stop signs swiveling like crazy. We all know by now hurricanes are very windy, very wet. We don’t need to see the proof time and again with the talking turkeys. So why do those TV people do it? Do they get combat pay? Or what? Maybe it’s some kind of initiation rite – a TV reporter just doesn’t count for anything unless he or she has braved – at least once – a hurricane, stumbling and staggering around like a soggy drunk. At times while watching the Harvey and Irma coverage, I must admit I actually hoped a gust of wind would toss one of them off the beach and into the ocean – not to their doom, mind you – but just to teach them a lesson that maybe they, too, should have evacuated rather than stand there stupidly to

Dennis Dalman Editor play “Hurricane Heroes.” OK, that said, I hasten to add this: I did truly appreciate some topnotch reporting from so many reporters – dry ones. For the most part, the reporters, the expert weather-watchers, public officials and emergency personnel did an incredible job before, during and after those catastrophes. It was so good to see so many people selflessly helping others. However, I do have other hurricane reservations, besides soggy reporters. Why, for example, do so many people choose to build in flood-plain areas? Man-made climate changes are causing these storms to increase in their catastrophic intensity, which begs the question: Will these people keep building and re-building in those coastal areas, the way ants quickly rebuild their ant hills after rain washes them away? The federal flood-insurance program, I’m told, just exacerbates the problem, covering losses of homes again and again in some cases, as the owners keep rebuilding their flood-ruined homes. And some of those homes, perpetually rebuilt with flood-insurance money, are not cheap low-lying shanties but seaside mansions repaired repeatedly with insurance pay-outs. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, which administers the federal flood-insurance program, is in debt to the tune of nearly $50 billion. Too often, the FEMA insurance program has

been encouraging and legitimizing the folly of rebuilding in dangerous areas. That entire policy has to be reconsidered and changed, the sooner the better. There are many ways to make habitations much more resistant to hurricane or flood damage. Those efforts have to be strengthened and expanded. Finally, what should make all of us angry are those people who insist on “riding it out” when a hurricane approaches. They act with defiant bravado as if some kind of courageous lifelong status will cling to them if they stay put. In that way, they resemble the staggering reporters as mentioned above. In many cases, such “heroes” don’t survive to brag about it. In other cases, their loved ones don’t survive either. Imagine young children screaming in fear as they see water rising in their homes and hear the shrieking hurricane winds – all because mommy and daddy decided to “ride this one out.” Some people have to stay put for one reason or another as hurricanes approach. Some. But all too often, the stubborn turkeys who won’t budge from their homes have to be rescued by good, conscientious people risking their own lives to haul the stay-put yahoos to safety. Those are three lessons we should all learn from hurricanes: TV reporters should quit trying to show off, federal insurance should quit rewarding foolish re-building and stubborn turkeys should quit their ride-it-out attitudes. Finally, I want to apologize for possibly offending our feathered friends, the turkeys, who are – when it comes right down to it – probably a lot smarter than some of the above.

Great job with peaceful protest, Rocori students The other day, I heard about a news story I was hardly expecting. Rocori High School had staged a successful protest against a potential ban for flags on student cars. The debate over symbols had come here to central Minnesota. Taking all of the circumstances involved and what we’ve seen around the country, the students at Rocori did a fantastic job and showed just how powerful peaceful protest can be. So what happened? When they returned from summer break on Sept. 5, students were informed flags on cars in the parking lot would no longer be allowed. While the policy seems to have been targeted against confederate flags displayed by some students in the parking lot in previous years, many felt it was too broad. Taking things into their own hands, a large number of students drove their vehicles to school the next day touting one or several American flags. The point was made, and school administrators agreed to allow vehicles to display the American flag only. It will now also be students’ jobs to watch the parking lot for prohibited items like the confederate flag. A group of high-school students made a peaceful protest and won. To me, this is a very encouraging sign. During the last year, we have seen large levels of political violence,

Connor Kockler Guest Writer with those disagreeing with each other, believing they have no choice but to attack those they are at odds with. The great traditions of democracy, debate and compromise the United States was built upon seem to be under threat. Though we’ve had huge disagreements in this country before, the prevalence of mass-communications technology and social media has expanded and intensified debates in new ways. The First Amendment is first for a reason. The Founding Fathers knew to have a successful democracy people needed to be able to discuss and debate issues. People could put in their two cents, but in an open market of ideas, those two cents would have to stand up with facts and evidence against other people’s ideas. This is how many of the great achievements of American progress have come about. The students of Rocori High School have shown us what the Founding Fathers believed in. An active and engaged citizenry is ready to defend

its rights and talk about why they are important. They translated what is taught in history and civics classes into real-world action. Through their words and actions, they defended their right to free expression and also committed to promoting an environment for all students. Isn’t that just what the American flag and the Constitution are all about? Our flag is a symbol of our collective history as a nation, the ideal we strive for – freedom and liberty – but achieved at the cost of great sacrifice. The Constitution puts these ideas into words, with its Bill of Rights protecting our freedoms as citizens of this country. My hat is off to the incredible students of Rocori. Taking responsibility as citizens of our great state and country, they saw something that was wrong and took action against it. Engaging in a compelling and non-violent protest, they showed the school administration and the nation they cared and believed in their right to self-expression – the right to fly an American flag at an American high school. It doesn’t get any more inspiring than that. Connor Kockler is a Sauk RapidsRice High School student. He enjoys writing, politics and news, among other interests.

Friday, Sept. 15, 2017

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Tanya Finken holds a menu item of Kay’s Kitchen in St. Joseph. Kay’s Kitchen is opening another restaurant in St. Cloud in the Midtown Square Mall. Finken re-opened Kay’s Kitchen in St. Joseph in 2009 after remodeling it.

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quor license to serve wine, malt liquor and beer at the St. Joseph Kay’s Kitchen location. With the reduced hours, if people are interested in renting Kay’s Kitchen at night for holiday parties and some business after-hour events, she could cater events and serve a few alco-

St. Joseph Newsleader • www.thenewsleaders.com holic beverages. Finken said the space would be good for parties of 50-100 people. For her patrons who wish to still dine out for dinner, she recommends people head over to Sliced on College Avenue. Sliced has some new dinnermenu items, as well as the traditional offerings, including wine and beer. Finken, who currently employs 28 people at Kay’s Kitchen, plans to start by hiring about 12 new employees for the St. Cloud location and catering business. “I always love the sense of community St. (Joseph) provides to their local families, the college kids and how they continue to patronize and be here for me,” she said. “I am always able to give back because of that. I do a lot for non-profits and for benefits and I really enjoy doing that. Especially when it comes to catering and I know where my cost is on something and I can really help somebody out by being able to offer that for them.” Finken said she wants to continue to be able to donate to local needs. She has heard a few people express their concerns she might be leaving the area, but she wants to reassure people she plans to keep Kay’s Kitchen open in St. Joseph and doesn’t plan to leave. “For me, this new (St. Cloud)

location is having the room to put things where they belong under one roof,” Finken said. “I wish there was somewhere in St. (Joseph) I could do that. I have looked for the past couple of years and I have been wanting to stay in this central area. I just happened to have found the space to do it in.” Finken grew up in Avon before moving to St. Joseph. She graduated from Apollo High School, earned an associate’s degree from Central Lakes College in Brainerd and a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from St. Cloud State University. She has two daughters, Kenzie and Alexis. Finken worked for Sherburne County for several years before she got into the restaurant business. Earlier, she partnered with an uncle to operate Funky’s in Melrose. She purchased Kay’s Kitchen in St. Joseph in 2008 and reopened it in 2009 after remodeling it. Finken was familiar with the restaurant because she had worked there as a waitress during high school and college. She is a distant cousin to O.C. (Dirk) Dierkhising, who along with his wife, Kay, opened Kay’s Kitchen in 1972. Besides owning Kay’s Kitchen, the catering and bakery, she also owns rental properties and is a part-owner of Little Saints Academy.

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