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Meeting held Memorial Park gains warming house Town Crier for Dog Park New warming house being built at Friday, Sept. 18, 2015 Volume 26, Issue 37 Est. 1989
Harvest Festival to be held at St. Joseph Farmers’ Market
The 16th annual Harvest Festival will be held from 3-7 p.m. today, Friday, Sept. 18 under the water tower at the St. Joseph Farmers’ Market. There will be live music by Christopher Bell and Lewis Knudsen as well as The Song of My People, other entertainment, free children’s events including a petting zoo, a clown and pumpkin decorating. There will also be cooking demonstrations, apple pressing and pottery throwing. Additional food vending and samples provided by local vendors. For more information, check out stjosephfarmersmarket.com.
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Single teens between 13 and 18 years old in Stearns County are eligible to apply for the 2016 Miss Teen pageant. For more information on how to fill out an application, visit thenewsleaders. com and click on Sept. 18 Criers.
St. Cloud police, fire play football
The St. Cloud Police and Fire Departments will hold their second annual free Police vs. Fire Family Fun Day starting at noon Saturday, Sept. 19 at Apollo High School. Watch a great game of football between some of the finest and bravest St. Cloud has to offer. Many activities will also be going on for the kids from perusing fire trucks to police cars to bounce houses and more. All proceeds support Tanner’s Team Foundation, which helps families with children who are fighting a life-threatening illness or serious injury.
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The St. Joseph City Council will discuss and hear comments about locations for a possible dog park in St. Joseph at the 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28 meeting at City Hall. St. Joseph resident MaryBeth Munden is in favor of a dog park and is asking anyone who supports her cause to attend the meeting. Munden's vision of a dog park includes a general area for all dogs and another area for small dogs. The area needs to be fenced and have water access. One location being considered for a dog park is a piece of property located near the Lake Wobegon Regional Trail. Meeting • page 3
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Construction is already underway on a new warming house at Memorial Park. The previous warming house is a brick structure with little insulation. The new warming house will be insulated. The Lions club donated about $8,000 to the city for the project. The old warming house will now be used as a storage room for baseball equipment.
'Ordinary' Seiler had 'extraordinary' positive influence on so many others by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
John Seiler was eulogized at his funeral Tuesday as a humble, quiet, soft-spoken man who was one of the nic- Sieler est guys who ever lived – an “ordinary” unassuming man who had an “extra-
ordinary” positive influence on so many others. Seiler, 51, died Sept. 8 while riding his bike on CR 2, just south of CR 4. At about 6:20 p.m., a car driven by a 78-yearold woman from Pasadena, Calif. struck Seiler from behind. He died at the scene. Seiler was widely known for his passionate love of bicycling and his participation in duathlons, triathlons and other biking events. He was instrumental in making the Sartell Apple Du-
Help package supplies for Guatemala Sept. 19
Volunteers are needed to participate in the packing and staging containers of humanitarian aid destined for Guatemala. The packing is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19 at the Auto Value Warehouse, 125 29th Ave. S., St. Cloud, MN 56301. Each container takes approximately 2-1/2 hours to load. There is no bathroom facility onsite. Come see our work and meet our supporters. For more information on this and other United Way volunteer opportunities, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Sept. 18 Criers. For additional criers, visit www.thenewsleaders.com and click on Criers.
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Morning shoppers (front, left to right) Renee Nelson from Rice, Katie Radeke from Sartell and Jill Seiler from Albany discuss various items offered at Babygirlz Boutique while owner Melissa Kolstad (back, left) and manager Karen Kuhn work behind the counter.
athlon, now in its third decade, one of the premier races in the nation. Just four days before his death, he placed second in his age group in the Harvest Duathlon in Alexandria, which he was very happy about, vowing to place first in that race next summer. Since his untimely death, friends far and wide have been mourning him, and all of them keep mentioning his smile, his kindness, his endlessly willing
volunteer work and how genuinely nice he was, never saying negative comments about anybody. At his funeral Sept. 15 at Celebration Lutheran Church in Sartell, pastors Elizabeth Strenge and Jeff Sackett presided with a personalized sermon by Sackett and an eulogy delivered by Marty Tabor, a friend of Seiler’s for 23 years. Seiler began his eulogy with four words: “Bravo Burritos
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love shopping locally. Seiler, who works in Little Falls, said her husband, Will Seiler, owns the Albany Apothecary, and they like to support other small-business owners. "We like clothes and especially like to shop at local boutiques," Seiler said. Radeke and Nelson both work in Albany. Radeke found a blue-and-black hoodie she liked, and Nelson was busy trying on shoes and a scarf. "It's a very nice boutique with unique jewelry," Radeke said. "It's a fun treat to run, have coffee and shop with friends on such a gorgeous day." Nelson modeled a scarf for her friends and discussed options to wear it.
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Babygirlz opens downtown With 60-degree temperatures on a sunny day, Sept. 12 was a beautiful day for strolling downtown St. Joseph and there was lots of foot traffic stopping for the grand opening of Babygirlz Boutique, located in the former Retail Therapy location. Morning strollers included three teacher friends who were training for the Sunday, Oct. 4 Twin Cities 10-mile run. After finishing a 7-mile run, the three friends stopped at the Local Blend and headed to Babygirlz to check out the new boutique in town. Renee Nelson from Rice, Katie Radeke from Sartell and Jill Seiler from Albany said they
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2 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. 30 7:10 a.m. Suspicious vehicle. I-94/CR 75. Police were dispatched after a report of a vehicle doing a U-turn and was now heading east in the westbound lanes. The area was checked, but the vehicle was unable to be located. 4:58 p.m. Animal complaint. Gumtree Street E. Authorities were dispatched after receiving a report of a stray dog. The animal was found and taken to the animal control shelter. Aug. 31 10:37 a.m. Accident. CR 75/ Ridgewood Road. A semi-truck and a car collided after both making a westbound turn. The truck driver claimed not to have seen the smaller vehicle.
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Sept. 1 12:09 p.m. Suspicious activity. 11th Avenue SE. A female complainant called police after she came home to find her garage door open. She stated she had closed it when she left. Authorities searched the residence, and the area was cleared. 9:23 p.m. Gas drive-off. College Avenue N. Police were dispatched after receiving a report from a local gas station of a vehicle that had driven off without paying for their gas. Authorities spoke with employees who could provide no additional information about the vehicle. They were only aware of the amount of gas that was pumped and the value of the gas. Security videos will be reviewed to gain further information. Sept. 2 12:44 a.m. Agency assist. CR 75/Collegeville Road. An officer was dispatched to stand by while a deputy performed a sobriety test on an uncooperative individual. 8:18 a.m. Arrest. Jade Road. Police were dispatched after receiving a call that a female suspect had been spotted. The
woman was found, and a warrant for her arrest was confirmed. She was transported to the Stearns County Jail for further action. 3:59 p.m. Hit and run. 1st Avenue NW. Police responded to a report of a hit and run in the parking lot of a local business. Upon arrival, there was no damage done. No further action was taken. Sept. 4 3:44 a.m. Vandalism. 19th Avenue NE. While on patrol, police stopped at the aforementioned address to talk to subjects that were looking at a vehicle. According to the individuals, they had noticed the vehicle had been parked there for a week and during that time, the driver’s window had been smashed. Nothing appeared to be missing from the vehicle. 1:58 p.m. Stolen property. Second Avenue SW. A female complainant reported to authorities that she believed her mail had been stolen. She was expecting a check that she knew had been mailed but had not been received. She also informed her bank of the incident.
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CITY OF ST. JOSEPH PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ASSESSMENT FOR DELINQUENT CITY INVOICES Notice is hereby given the St. Joseph City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, 2015 in the City Hall Council Chambers to consider, and possibly adopt, the proposed assessment for delinquent city invoices. Adoption by the council of the proposed assessment may occur at the hearing. The proposed assessment role is on file for public inspection at the city clerk’s office. The total amount of the proposed assessment is $3,591.05. Written or oral objections will be considered at the meeting. No appeal may be taken as to the amount of an assessment unless a written objection signed by the affected property owner is filed with the city clerk prior to the assessment hearing or presented to the presiding officer at the hear-
ing. The council may upon such notice consider objection to the amount of a proposed individual assessment at an adjourned meeting upon such further notice to the affected property owners, as it deems advisable. An owner may appeal an assessment to district court pursuant to Minn. Stat. 429.081 by serving notice of the appeal upon the mayor or clerk within 30 days after the adoption of the assessment and filing such notice with the district court within 10 days after service upon the mayor or clerk. Judy Weyrens Administrator Publish: Sept. 18, 2015
CITY OF ST. JOSEPH PUBLIC HEARING – DOG PARK The St. Joseph Park Board will hold a public meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28, 2015 at the St. Joseph City Hall, 25 College Ave. N., to review potential locations for a dog park. All persons wishing to be heard will be heard and
oral testimony will be limited to five minutes. Written testimony can be mailed to the City Administrator, P.O. Box 668, St. Joseph, MN 56374. Publish: Sept. 18, 2015
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in living. Seiler didn’t like being in the limelight, though he did enjoy competition – the kind of friendly competition that caused him to be the best he could be. Many a time during a race, Seiler would stop to help someone out who was in a bit of a jam. He used to tell fellow bikers during a race, “Hang with me if you can, but if you can’t I’ll see you at the finish line.” In his sermon, Pastor Sackett praised Seiler for his extraordinary passion for life, his humility and his deeply ingrained love for others, all qualities he passed on to others. “This man will be missed – deeply missed,” Sackett told the congregation. “John, we’ll see you at the finish line. Amen.”
from front page Cheese Head.” Seiler loved to eat every chance he got at Bravo Burritos. He was also a dyed-inthe-wool Green Bay Packers fan, having grown up on a farm in famously beautiful Door County in northern Wisconsin. Tabor said it was those kinds of daily, ordinary things about Seiler that he so cherishes. Tabor referred to the late Dr. Kubler-Ross’s book, On Death and Dying, which examines the stages people and their loved ones go through when an illness is terminal, such stages as denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Tabor said he struggled with those emotions in the days following Seiler’s passing, but he finally decided to move quickly to acceptance because he realized Seiler’s life is a cause for celebration. It was all about what he left, what he did for others through his joy in life,
Rewarding life
In a hallway of the church were many mementoes of Seiler’s life: a racing medallion, other medals for winning races, a scrapbook-diary and many, many photos, most of them attached to
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from front page The five acres of property is a drainage ditch which would need improvements, including brush removal and building a fence. A Facebook page has been set up to show support and currently has more than 70 likes. Anyone interested, should plan to attend the meeting. For more informa-
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poster boards. The photos gave glimpses of Seiler bicycling, of course, but also dozens of views of Seiler enjoying friends, hanging out happily at various places, having dinner with family and friends, and snapshots showing Seiler bursting with love and pride for his nieces and nephews. Seiler was born July 2, 1964 in Algoma, Wis., the son of Kenneth and Veronica Seiler. He graduated from Southern Door High School, then graduated from St. John’s University, Collegeville, in 1987 with an accounting degree. He worked at DBL Labs, the Antioch Corp. (Creative Memories), W3i and was, up until the time of his death, employed by Trek Bicycles, based in Wisconsin, although Seiler was able to work from his Sartell home. Much of his life was spent in volunteering for local athletic groups and events. He served on the board of the Sartell Apple Duathlon for 25 years. He was a member of the St. Cloud River Runners for more than 15 years. Every year, Seiler hosted a
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Mourners placed a roadside memorial to Seiler at the scene of the incident on CR 2. “breakfast run” at his home on weekends when the Vikings and Packers were playing. He not only loved bicycling, he also spent many hours maintaining bike trails. Seiler was a member of the Mid-Minnesota Cycling Club, the Chequamegon Area Mountain Bike Association of Wisconsin and the St. Cloud DuTri, which is a local duathlon training club. He was also a strong supporter of St.
John’s Johnnies football and the St. Cloud Husky hockey teams. He also loved to donate time and volunteer work for many youth groups in several states. Seiler is survived by his father, Kenneth, of Forestville, Wis; many nephews and nieces; and nine siblings, including Monica Cofell of St. Joseph and Lisa Seiler of Sartell. Seiler was interred at St. John’s Cemetery, Collegeville.
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At left: Ana Conboy, who recently moved to St. Joseph from Boston, views a dress at Babygirlz Boutique. At right: Shoppers (left to right) Jill Seiler, from Albany, Renee Nelson, from Rice, and Katie Radeke, from Sartell, chat while Radeke makes a purchase at the new Babygirlz
Babygirlz from front page In a Newsleader interview, she said as a resident of Rice, she enjoys receiving and reading the Sauk Rapids-Rice Newsleader. St. Joseph resident Gary Osberg, who is a member of the St. Joseph Economic Development Authority and also works for Minnesota Public
Radio, walked over to welcome owner Melissa Kolstad to St. Joseph. "I am very excited she is bringing her boutique to town," Osberg said. "We are excited to be here," Kolstad said. Kolstad and her manager, Karen Kuhn, were busy greeting customers, answering questions and organizing. Kuhn, the former manager of the Retail Therapy Boutique, is a previous business owner herself. She owned the Icing
Dreams bakery in Waite Park. "I am absolutely thrilled to have her and know she's going to be a great asset for our company," Kolstad said. "This is a new adventure for me to be working with clothing," Kuhn said. "I thought it would be fun to do something different." The store carries women's apparel (including blue jeans) from extra small to 3XL sizes, footwear, accessories and other gift items. "We are a work in progress,"
Kolstad said. "Now that we are in the location we can see how much space we have to work with." Kolstad travels to Minneapolis about four times a year and Las Vegas once each year to find new products for her boutique. She offers a loyalty program for boutique customers. They earn a punch for every $20 spent and earn $30 in free merchandise after they have 12 punches or spend $240. College of St. Benedict/St. John's University French professor Ana Conboy recently moved from Boston to St. Joseph. "I am trying to get the lay of the land and will probably go to the Local Blend next to get a cup of coffee," Conboy said. Conboy who grew up in Portugal, said she moved here about a month ago. "The college students are great," she said. Thane and Nicole Taylor pushed two strollers, with their children Ajax, 10 months, and Penelope, 3, into the store after visiting a
local park. "It's very nice," Nicole said. "They did a really good job with it. We'll have to bring the wallet next time." Registered nurse Molly Kamrowski, from St. Joseph, stopped at the boutique after spending the morning at craft sales. "I really like it," Kamrowski said. "I am excited to see what else she brings in." Kolstad, who also works full time in home health care, has owned another Babygirlz Boutique in Long Prairie since Dec. 1, 2012. She said she was approached by the owner of Retail Therapy wondering if they might be looking for a second location. "After meeting with her and looking at the space and the area, we thought why not," Kolstad said. "So, here we are." Kolstad said she loves to tell people how they got started because it's a great example of the "American Dream." Kolstad started the Babygirlz boutique in August 2011, as a way to make money, besides running a home-based
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Friday, Sept. 18, 2015 business called Vault Denim. She started with a $50 accessory order, selling at events, parties and online through their Facebook page. "We started out very broke and kept putting money back in," Kolstad said. "People kept requesting more things and the business kind of grew from there." About a month after starting the business, Kolstad's husband, Brad Kolstad, left his full-time job to operate Babygirlz. The two traveled extensively, selling accessories and clothing at events, parties and also from their home for more than a year. They soon realized they had too much inventory for their basement and began looking for a retail location. "Eventually, we found a space we liked, along with
St. Joseph Newsleader • www.thenewsleaders.com terms we could live with, and a great landlord," Kolstad said. "So, we decided to go for it." They opened the first store with their "traveling" racks and tables, a Babygirlz Boutique banner on the wall, and Brad working behind the counter. "From that point, we continued to build our inventory, and replace displays one dollar, one sale at a time," she said. "We are now a fully functioning, fully stocked boutique." About a year ago, Brad returned to work full-time as a truck driver and Kolstad's mother, Darla Peterson, retired from her job as a pharmacy technician and began working part-time at the boutique. With opening the second
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location, Kolstad plans to hire more part-time associates for the Long Prairie store. The Kolstads are parents to five children Zachary, 22, Tanner, 21, Brady, 16, Jordan, 14, and Dacotah, 10. They previously worked with animal rescue and fostering and have three dogs – Smokie, Shayla and Baby Girl and three cats – Cocoa, Jo Jo and Pepper. "We are huge animal lovers and they are all spoiled rotten," Kolstad said. Babygirlz is located at 11 College Ave. N, St. Joseph. The store is open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Saturday. The boutique's telephone number is 320-557-0094, website is babygirlzboutique. com and it can be found on Facebook at facebook.com/ bbstjoseph. photo by Cori Hilsgen
Fare for All outdoor needs distribution volunteers by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com
Fare for All organizer Amanda Roles said volunteers are needed for outdoor distribution at the Fare for All food-distribution program. Construction for additional space in the Resurrection Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, where Fare for All food is distributed, is taking place and that space has not been available for distribution. Roles said the flow of distribution changed because of the construction, but they have continued monthly distributions. Customers are still able to wait inside the church, but the pallets of food are outside in the parking lot under tents, and distribution is taking place there. Roles is seeking more volun-
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teers to help keep order while construction on the church is going on and to help set up and take down canopies that are used to shield the food. Fare for All distributions continue to benefit many. To increase awareness of the program, six advertising signs were recently purchased from money received from a Thrivent Action Team Kit. Those signs are placed throughout the area on the day of distribution. Roles wanted especially to thank volunteers Roger and Lori Linn, Mary Plafcan, Paul Raab and Angie Stanoch for helping assemble and make the signs. Roles was recently nominated by Fare for All volunteer Marjorie Henkemeyer for the CentraCare Health Foundation 2015 Spirit of Caring Healthcare Hero Award. "After review by the CentraCare Health Foundation Grants
Committee, I was awarded this award which includes a $1,000 award to further my commitment to the community," Roles said. She plans to use the funds for improving the distribution process, volunteer appreciation and to promote Fare for All in surrounding areas. Anyone who is interested in stretching their food-budget dollars can purchase Fare for All food products. Fare for All buys food in bulk and passes the savings on to customers. Distributions, which include produce and meat items, are at the Resurrection Lutheran Church located at 610 CR 2 in St. Joseph. Future planned Fare for All distribution dates include Sept. 21, Oct. 19, Nov. 16 and Dec. 14 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Roles by email at rolesamanda@gmail.
Renee Nelson of Rice (left) models a scarf while Babygirlz Boutique manager Karen Kuhn (center) and owner Melissa Kolstad work behind the counter.
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Trump makes points, but not fit for presidency Confidence is one thing; narcissism is quite another. Donald Trump is a riveting speaker, no doubt about it, because he’s the diametric opposite of the typical mealy-mouthed politician. Trump shoots his big mouth off; he can afford to; he basks in his own ego; he projects brash braggadocio. It’s easy to do that when you own billions of dollars, when you are trying to buy your own election, when you can trash everybody and tell them to go to Hell, as if they are all bankrupt business rivals. Never mind Trump’s stock-in-trade, his modus operandi, is to insult his fellow Republican candidates, sometimes in sexist terms. If any other candidates – Republican or Democrat – dared to spew the ugly words and phrases Trump cavalierly tosses off, they would be condemned to Hell by morally upright people, but ironically enough, many of these upright people are the very ones who are pushing Trump ever upward in the polls. Trump’s insults are similar to Rush Limbaugh’s, who got away with calling a college woman a “slut” years ago after which his fans rallied to proclaim, “Gee, Rush is just an entertainer.” Some entertainer! But, whoa, Trump does make some good points. For example, who can deny the border between the United States and Mexico should be strengthened? Who can disagree there are too many illegal immigrants now in this country? Yes, Trump exaggerates his solutions to these problems – deport all 11 million of them. However, his sweeping conclusions, solutions, make sense to so many gullibles who crave easy answers: Just round ‘em up, ship ‘em out. Spoken like a cattle-trail boss. Trump is also at least partly correct about off-shoring jobs and foreign domination of financial markets. But where are his serious ideas, other than bluster? Trump is, after all, a ruthless big-time businessman. Many Americans, so tired of a donothing Congress, thanks hugely to years of Republican obstructionists, think a billionaire businessman, by golly, is just what we need to get this country on the right track. They think business should supplant government. There is a difference, and those who so abhor government will miss it desperately as soon as it’s gone, as soon as the forces of privatization take over. Are you listening, Social Security and Medicare recipients? Trump is not the answer; he’s the problem, at least these days to the Republican Party, which is being splintered because of his boisterous brouhaha. Riches have benefits; they have drawbacks. Spoiled children – little or big – ultimately don’t get their way. Reality punishes them. Trump, the cat’s meow now, will lose his bid for the presidency, once people wake up with their sanity restored. Trump is not just not the answer; he’s the very incarnation of the Big Problem – that is, Money equals Representation. What if? What if Trump succeeds in buying his way into the Presidency? Well, sad to say, dangerous narcissism fueled by big bucks will have triumphed. It will be the grotesque finish of our so-called Democracy. But, hey, let’s be optimists. Let’s pop our popcorn and watch Trump’s irresistible bad-boy antics and consider his sometimes pointed truths, but then in the meantime let’s make sure he doesn’t win.
Friday, Sept. 18, 2015
Opinion Cookie-aisle screechers need spanking When I heard the screams, I stopped dead in my tracks terrified, thinking a child was being murdered. It was a bloodcurdling scream. It took me a couple seconds to realize the child – far from being murdered – was just a spoiled brat throwing a vicious temper tantrum in a food aisle at Walmart in Sartell. Turning my cart into the aisle, I saw the kid, a boy about 3 years old, his face hideously distorted by a purple rage, gripping his little fists rigidly while swinging his arms, stomping the floor with his spasmodic feet, all the while shrieking from a gaping, spit-spluttering mouth that looked like a cavern of Hell itself. “Mommy, I want it, I want it, I WANT it!” he kept screaming as he pointed to something in the cookie section. I thought to myself, gritting my teeth: “I’d give that kid more than a cookie. I’d give him a whopping he’d never forget.” The furious demon’s mother didn’t seem the least bit upset at first. Then she became slightly flustered. “Now you stop that right now,” she said to him in a weak sing-song voice, as if it were a line from a lullaby. That set off the hellion even more, tears adding to spittle as he amped up his rage. “If you don’t stop it right now, there’ll be no cookies for you, kiddo!” she said in a slightly louder voice, as if she almost
Dennis Dalman Editor meant it. He was the cookie monster incarnate – the very uncute one. I felt like asking the mama if I should dial 911 for an exorcist. Her inability to tame the imp left me disgusted. I quickly moved on to another part of the store where I could still hear, from a distance, the screeching rampage, which would stop for a few seconds, then start all over again. For days I could still hear, in memory, that tiny terror. I kept wondering what kind of me-memine delinquent he’s going to become in the future. The world owes him cookies, you know; it owes him a living. He’ll probably end up in jail, visited by his tearful mommy who will tell him once again in her lullaby voice, “You’ve got to stop doing these bad things, kiddo.” Kiddo’s titanic tantrum caused me to flash back to when my brothers and I were brats. Mom would take us on the Fifth Avenue bus to grocery-shop at the Piggly Wiggly store in south St. Cloud, where Perkins is now. In the breakfast-cereal aisle, we tykes pulled that tantrum stunt, too, in an effort to get mom to buy certain cereal boxes, the
ones with the really neat prizes. Like magic rings and little submarines that scooted around under water when you put baking soda in them. It didn’t take us kids long, though, to learn our tantrums were useless. They didn’t get us prizes; all they got us were swift slaps right across the butt. Then we changed tactics, from crocodile tears and bellowing bluster to pitiful, heartbreaking pleas of “Please, mom? Puhleeeeease?” as we looked mournfully like orphans at the cereal boxes we wanted. That worked. Sometimes. Some say children should never be spanked. I disagree. The kindly Dr. Spock, he of the no-spank doctrine in the 1950s, was wrong. His Dr. Spock Baby Book, a huge bestseller back then, turned too many parents into namby-pamby permissivists caving into pint-sized whims. My own parents were much too permissive, and we grown-up kids now, a tad wiser perhaps, agree they should have spanked us more often, especially when we lazy lummoxes (my brothers and me) would lounge in front of the Motorola TV and argue whose turn it was to take out the garbage. Of course, parents should never, ever beat a child, but a good spank or two on the butt is sometimes just what the doctor (other than Dr. Spock) ordered, especially if your kid is throwing an ear-splitting epic tantrum in the cookie aisle.
Letters to editor
Reader responds to ‘Bashing Wonder Woman, etc.’ Joan Schramm, St. Joseph Are Republicans seriously asking us to consider Donald Trump for President? How embarrassing! Can you imagine Trump keeping
his mouth closed long enough to actually listen to a foreign leader? Saying over and over, “I am smart, and I am rich,” isn’t going to cut it in a world in which each and every diplomatic issue is sensitive.
I want a President who believes all people, male and female alike, regardless of their race, color, creed or sexual orientation, deserve to be treated with respect and understanding.
Reader shares her favorite films, both past and present Janet Ross, St. Joseph Like you, Dennis Dalman, I am a huge movie lover, and I appreciated reading your list in your Sept. 4 column in the St. Joseph Newsleader. My two favorite lists are off the top of my head (although I keep track of all I’ve seen) because
I have a strong memory or reaction to that. I may have missed some great ones, but these stand out. Recent: (1) Ex Machina, (2) Birdman, (3) Whiplash, (4) Locke, (5) Nebraska, (6) 500 Days of Summer, (7) Philomena, (8) The Last Five Years, (9) Finding Vivian
Maier and (10) Boyhood. Past: (1) Five Easy Pieces, (2) The Year of Living Dangerously, (3) West Side Story, (4) To Kill a Mockingbird, (5) Terms of Endearment, (6) Shoot the Moon, (7) Ordinary People, (8) Midnight Cowboy, (9) Dead Poet’s Society and (10) Last Tango in Paris.
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Monday, Sept. 21 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. www.fareforall.org. 1-800582-4291. St. Joseph City Council, 6 p.m., council chambers, St. Joseph City Hall, 25 College Ave. N. 320-3637201. cityofstjoseph.com.
St. Joseph Rod and Gun Club, 7 p.m., American Legion, 101 W Minnesota St., St. Joseph. Tuesday, Sept. 22 St. Cloud Area Job Fair, 12:304:30 p.m., River’s Edge Convention Center, 10 Fourth Ave. S., St. Cloud. 320-308-2929.
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Friday, Sept. 18, 2015
Woofstock raises funds for Tri-County humane society by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Once again dogs gussied up as tie-dyed canine hippies enjoyed a 5k walk with their loving owners at the 27th annual Woofstock Companion Walk Sept. 12 at Wilson Park in east St. Cloud.
It was the major fundraiser of the year for the Tri-County Humane Society, whose goal this year was to raise $55,000 in pledges and other forms of donations. The final pledged amount was not available at press time. Hundreds of people attended the event, which began at 9
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pets. A joyful ambiance ruled at the event, made even more pleasant by beautiful sunny early-morning weather. After the walk, participants returned to Wilson Park where they enjoyed more activities, conversation, food and fun time with their precious pets.