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Millstream Arts Fest scheduled for Sept. 28
Downtown St. Joseph will be packed Sunday, Sept. 28 with the return of the Millstream Arts Festival, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. along Minnesota Street. The event features a festive environment with a wide variety of visual arts, music, dance, enticing foods and handson art activities for children. There’s something for everyone! For more information, visit www. millstreamartsfestival.org.
Students to be ‘Mayor for a Day’
What would you do if you were the mayor of your city for a day? Minnesota elementary school students in grades 4-6 are invited to answer that question as part of an essay contest sponsored, for the second consecutive year, by the League of Minnesota Cities. Three prizes of $100 each will be awarded, and winning essays will be published in a future edition of Minnesota Cities magazine. Completed essays must be postmarked by no later than Wednesday, Oct. 15. For additional information and an entry form, visit www. thenewsleaders.com and click on Sept. 26 Criers.
Geology in the Park is back at Quarry Park
Join volunteer Quarry Park geologist Bradford Folta for an adventure of discovery in learning about the different stories Quarry Park’s rocks have to tell. Choose from a three-hour (8 a.m.-11 a.m.) or one-hour tour (starting at noon OR 2 p.m.) on Saturday, Sept. 27 or Oct. 4. A limited mobility tour is available from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Sept. 27. Families welcome. Tours will begin at the picnic shelter near the Quarry Park parking area. There is no parking permit required if you register in advance. For more information, visit www.thenewsleaders.com and click on Sept. 26 Criers.
Reading, math corps seek tutors in St. Joseph
Kennedy Community School in St. Joseph has an immediate need for six literacy tutors and a math tutor for the 2014-15 school year. The statewide initiatives are to help every Minnesota student become a successful reader by the end of third grade, and proficient in math by the end of eighth grade. Math and literacy tutors are fully trained by Reading Corps and Math Corps. For more information, visit www.thenewsleaders. com and click on Sept. 26 Criers.
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Dr. Mary Dana Hinton and her husband, Robert Williams, attend Mass the morning of her inauguration along with family and friends at the Sacred Heart Chapel.
Sunday afternoon, Escher Auditorium was packed to the brim by students, faculty and staff of the College of St. Benedict, along with visitors and well-wishers from our local community, across the state and nation. The crowds weren’t there for a famous musician or dramatic performance. They were there to share a moment with Mary Dana Hinton, Ph.D., as she was inaugurated as the 15th president of the College of St. Benedict. Dr. Hinton is the sixth lay person to hold the position of president of the college, and the first African American to do so. “We’re here to celebrate a woman who will lead us into a bright future,” proclaimed Lynn Newman, chair of the Board of Trustees for CSB. Many people of stature were on stage Sunday afternoon to offer Hinton their congratulations and best wishes. Many emphasized how, this being the first year of the college’s second century in existence, they expect great things from Hinton as she continues her work at the college. Terry Check, Ph.D., and Jean Lavigne, Ph.D., chair and vice chair of the faculty senate, respectively, commented on how happy the faculty
are with Hinton’s openness in both approaching the students, and being available to faculty and staff at her office. An audience member, Sister Kathryn Casper, OSB, told the Newsleader of a moment when a nun fell in Mass earlier that morning. Casper said Hinton took it upon herself to help the nun up, and stay with her during the Mass. The image of Hinton as an open, genuine, caring person was felt in the stories told of her by others, and by her actions. As she received the presidential medal during the inauguration ceremony, the crowd rose and offered her a standing ovation. All the while, Hinton smiled, seemingly both ecstatic and humbled at that moment. The theme of Hinton’s inauguration, “Become Illuminated,” echoed throughout Hinton’s inaugural address. In her speech she emphasized: the continued systematic infusion of the Catholic and Benedictine heritage into the life of the college; the reshaping of the liberal arts conversation as educators of women; and, renewed articulation of the transformational and communal experience of Bennies on campus. Hinton chose to shine a spotlight on these three issues. She Hinton • Page 8
Ride, Bike, Walk for Hope set for Sept. 27 by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
On Saturday, Sept. 27, people who want to help raise funds for Place of Hope in St. Cloud will have three options. They can “Ride for Hope.” They can “Bike for Hope.” Or they can “Walk for Hope.” After the activities, all fund-raisers will meet at 5 p.m. at Place of Hope to celebrate with food, conversation, a bouncy house for children, live music, a petting zoo and drawings for prizes. Place of Hope, located at 511 9th Ave. N. in St. Cloud, is a charitable facility that provides food, shelter and long-term solutions to people in need. The non-profit organization is operated by Place of Hope Ministries.
Option 1 is designed for motorcyclists. It’s a 100-mile ride through some of the most beautiful rural scenery in central Minnesota. Checkin time is at 1 p.m. at Precision Propeller and Cycle, 109 Cedar St. in St. Joseph. After the ride, the participants will go to Place of Hope at 5 p.m. for the celebration. Option 2 is a bike ride on the Wobegon Trail from St. Joseph to Avon and back, a total of about 16 miles. Bikers need not finish the entire walk and can turn back any time they like. Participants
will meet for a 2 p.m. checkin time at the Lake Wobegon Trailhead Welcome Center in St. Joseph. There is plenty of parking available in the parking lot of Resurrection Lutheran Church, which is right next to the welcome center. Along the route there will be two refreshment/hydration stations, and there are restroom facilities available at the St. Joseph and Avon trailheads as well as one midway on the route. A business named Involved Cycles will do bike checks and small repairs if needed.
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After the trip, bikers will either bike or drive their cars to the Place of Hope celebration at 5 p.m. Option 3 is a walk around Lake George and adjacent area near downtown St. Cloud. Check-in time is 3 p.m. at the Lake George shelter. The distance of the walk is about three miles. The walk will end at Place of Hope in time for the 5 p.m. celebration. Those who cannot participate in any of the fundraising activities can donate online at hope@placeofhopeministries.org. Or they can send a check to Place of Hope Ministries, 511 9th Ave. N., St. Cloud, MN 56303. Write “Ride for Hope” on the check’s memo line. For more information, call Pastor Carol or Pastor Geary at 320-203-7881.
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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.
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Kathi Schmidt, (second from right) president of the St. Joseph Y2K Lions, along with Y2K Lions members Ginger Meier (left) and Kay Lemke (right), present Jan Boecker with a $1,300 check for Chad’s Memorial Wing at the Place of Hope in memory of Chad Boecker, son of Ralph and Jan Boecker. Chad’s Memorial Wing is the third floor of the Place of Hope’s residential center and will be used to assure those struggling with overwhelming life problems have a safe, secure and inviting place to rebuild, repair and restore their lives.
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Sister Elizabeth Theis (center) directs work in the garden with members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from all over Central Minnesota.
Latter-Day Saints members return favor to St. Ben’s nuns Religion can be used to justify acts of inhumanity or acts of kindness and love. When they are acts of inhumanity, they become newsworthy. When they are acts of love, they are quiet and unnoticed by many. The latter is the story of the Sisters of St. Benedict’s Monastery in St. Joseph. Sixty-seven years ago during WWII, a group of nuns left Minnesota for Ogden, Utah. They established a hospital to serve the huge influxes of workers who flooded into the area to help with the war effort. Their philosophy, “Caring for the sick as if they were Christ in person.”[i] When local leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, nicknamed Mormons, learned of this great service to many of their faith, they decided to give a little back. This Saturday about 230 volunteers from the St. Cloud Stake came to St. Benedict’s to serve the nuns. Local congregations in a geographical area are known as a Stake in the Mormon Church. The St. Cloud Stake asked these congregations to send volunteers to help in what is called a “Day of Service.” People came from as far away as Alexandria and Elk River to serve the nuns. Cheri Moore, a Stake leader, led the volunteer efforts. She worked with Sister Jean Schwartz, the volunteer coordinator for the nuns at St. Benedict’s. Old and young came together to clean, paint, spruce up the cemetery, and also helped to prepare the garden
for winter. A surplus of volunteers was sent on assignments for the City of Waite Park. City officials directed the volunteers as they cleared garbage from parks and drainage ponds and removed weeds from the ice rink and children’s baseball diamond. Some of the youth grumbled when the weeds seemed to never end, but the adults encouraged them on. Tasks that would have taken days of work were finished in a few hours. Diana Rogers, from Elbow Lake, was asked as she pulled weeds, why she came so far. “Serving is a very important thing to do,” she said with a smile. That sentiment was seen all Saturday morning as the volunteers worked hard. At 1 pm, the work ended, lunch was served, children giggled and tales of the day’s labor were shared. The Sisters of St. Benedict have officially come home from their mission in Ogden, Utah. They served with distinction, helping to create Ogden Regional Medical Center. They quietly served for 67 years, practicing what can only be called true religion, the unconditional love for others. Saturday, the Sisters got a little unconditional love back from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints who wanted to extend a hand of gratitude. They did it quietly, unnoticed by most. Maybe it is not newsworthy, but it is worth knowing about.
Aug. 20 01:13 a.m. Matter of information. Ash Street E. A bystander witnessed a male carrying a U.S. flag on a pole, walking with a female. Police thought it appeared as if the flag might have been removed from one of the city lampposts located in front of LaPlayette. Police also observed a flagpole bent on a city lamppost nearby. Aug. 21 3:42 p.m. Shoplifting. Elm Street E. A person was caught taking medicine from a store without paying. The person stated they didn’t have money or insurance, and was getting sick and needed something. A child was with, but did not help or take anything. Both were removed from the store, and released with a citation. Aug. 22 12:28 a.m. Traffic stop. Elm Street E./CR 132. An officer ran a license-plate check on a vehicle, and found the plate was suspended/ impounded for an alcohol violation. The driver was a sibling of the owner. The owner had received a DWI in July of this year and was supposed to have surrendered the license plates. The office removed the license plates from the vehicle, and the car was towed away. The driver was issued a citation. 8:49 a.m. Burning prohibited materials. Old Highway 52. An officer spotted a couch on fire in a backyard. The officer on scene observed a 21-year-old male standing next to the fire. The man denied starting the fire, but stated he was attending it. He lived at the address. The officer ordered the man to put out the fire, and he was issued a citation. Aug. 23 12:45 a.m. Bar check. Minnesota Street W. Officers checked the bars for violations. None were found. 9:33 a.m. No pay. College Avenue N. A customer drove away from a gas pump without paying for $16.73 of fuel. An officer went to the customer’s house. The customer stated he was at the gas station and used a credit card at the pump, but didn’t get a receipt. The customer was advised to call the gas station and take care of the issue. Blotter • page 3
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Traveling health fair to stop in St. Joseph Friends mourn loss by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com
A free traveling health and screening fair, open to people 50 and older, will stop at the Church of St. Joseph Heritage Hall from 8 a.m. to noon Friday, Sept. 26. The fair will include free tests for blood pressure, balance, memory, diabetes, hearing, nutrition and weightcheck screenings. It will also include free health education about driving, vision, hearing, home design, health-care directives, vaccinations, smoking cessation, dental health, mental health, exercise and more. The Catholic church in St. Joseph was chosen as the first site for the fair, which is a major collaboration between more than 14 organizations that are working on the Greater St. Cloud Community Priority of Supporting Successful Aging in Place. St. Cloud Aging Services Director Laura Hood said the group decided initially to focus on health, wellness and fitness of older adults. Many adults older than 55 have seven to 10 times higher out-of-pocket health expenses than people in their 30s and 40s. “This is significant when you consider retired older adults are on fixed incomes
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Aug. 24 6:35 p.m. Intoxicated person. 1st Avenue NW. Police were called after a 21-year-old male was found sitting on a porch, intoxicated and confused. The caller said the man was very polite. The man was identified as a student and returned to SJU. His roommate was sober and agreed to take responsibility for the man. 4:16 p.m. Found property. College Avenue N. Someone turned in a brown, bi-fold wallet with a driver’s license, and miscellaneous cards in it. The wallet was placed in an evidence bin. Aug. 25 10:02 a.m. Damage to property. Old Highway 52. A 33-year-old female reported a sandbag was found
with limited options to increase their resource income,” Hood said. Encouraging and maintaining independence of older adults is also important. Many older adults are more likely to suffer from a chronic illness such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, mental illness and more. Encouraging and maintaining independence in their homes is important to help avoid more costly living arrangements, such as assisted living and nursing homes. Hood said knowing your health risks and having resources to manage them to continue living in your home is vital. The fair is unique because the College of St. Benedict and St. Cloud State University nursing departments have collaborated to allow older adults to visit various screening stations that will offer data on a wide range of health indicators, as well as educational information on many topics. After the screenings, attendees will have a chance to sit down with a resource specialist and form a plan of action with the information they have gathered about their health. Information about specific local-area resources to promote exercise, health and support will be provided.
Agencies in the area involved with the health fair include the Central Minnesota Council on Aging, Whitney Senior Center, City of St. Cloud and the SCSU College of Health and Human Services along with expertise and contributions from SPOT Rehab and Home Care, CentraCare, Ridgeview-Tealwood, St. Cloud Metropolitan Transit Commission, Parish Nurse Ministry programs, Benton County Public Health, Catholic Charities, Discovery Church of Sauk Rapids and the Church of St. Joseph parish in St. Joseph. The fair will also travel to Discovery Church, located at 700 18th St. NW in Sauk Rapids, from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Sept. 30. “We chose the communities of St. Joseph and Sauk Rapids for the first two planned health-screening fairs as the community priority is inclusive of the whole five-community region,” Hood said. “We have strong collaborations with the parish nurse-ministry programs, and locating the fairs at churches creates a comfortable and inviting environment and a shared outreach mission. There is not a sign-up for the fair, but we encourage people to come early to take full advantage of all the individual attention and resources that will be available.”
on the hood of her vehicle. An officer took photos, but didn’t observe damage. The female said she would call back after the vehicle was washed if there was any damage. 10:32 a.m. Traffic stop. Minnesota Street E./2nd Avenue SE. An officer observed a vehicle driving east on Minnesota Street W, and then continue to drive through the four-way stop without slowing down. The vehicle was stopped, and the driver identified as a 28-year-old female. She was issued a citation. 9:26 p.m. Suspicious vehicle. 19th Avenue NE/Elm Street E. An officer observed a parked vehicle with no lights on, that was occupied by two people; a male and female, both 18-year-olds. They were both fully clothed and in the front of the car. The man stated they were just kissing. The woman also said they were just kissing, and that she was there of her own choice, and that there was no prob-
lem. The two then left the area. Aug. 26 6:02 a.m. Speeding. 290th Street/CR 121. A driver was traveling at 61 mph in a 40-mph zone. An officer observed this with radar, stopped the driver and issued a citation. 6:26 p.m. Unwanted person. College Avenue N. Several complaints were received about solicitors walking door-to-door. A female resident said the solicitors came to her home trying to sell cleaners, and would not take ‘no’ for an answer. A male business owner said he found a solicitor with cleaners and paperwork spread on a customer’s car. The same solicitor also demonstrated one of his cleaning products on a customer’s truck who wasn’t present. The team leader of the solicitors was located. Their solicitors permit was revoked due to the complaints.
of Bearson at his church
by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
United by shock and grief, nearly 500 people joined a candlelight memorial service for Thomas Bearson Bearson Tuesday night at St. Francis Xavier Church in Sartell. Bearson’s body was found Tuesday morning in south Moorhead. The memorial service included songs by the St. Francis Xavier Choir, readings from Scripture and expressions of grief. “Your loss is our loss, your grief is our grief,” the Rev. Ben Kociemba said to Bearson’s loved ones and friends. The Bearson family are members of St. Francis Xavier Church. Bearson attended its
elementary school. His mother, Deb, is a second-grade teacher at the school. Bearson’s family – father Greg, Deb and sister – could not attend the memorial service, but they did send a message: “Dear Family and Friends and Community: It is with deepest sadness of heart that I write this message. Words cannot express our pain for the loss of our son, Tom, and our gratitude for your outpouring of prayers, love and support for our family. Please continue praying for us and for all those who have lost a loved one. If possible, please reach over and hug your children for us.” At the service, Kociemba, noting that “Tom’s light passed too quickly,” said “Tom is in the hands of love, in the hands of God, and we know there can be no greater place than that.” He also said, “The just, though they die early, shall be at rest.”
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Student spotlight:
Wick receives scholarship from Arlington Place by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com
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For more than a year, Meghan Wick volunteered on Wednesday evenings, giving manicures to residents at Arlington Place Assisted Living in St. Joseph. To show its appreciation, Arlington Place recently awarded her a $500 scholarship. Arlington Place Housing Manager Karen Hennessy said they will miss having Wick around. She said Wick’s essay for the scholarship stated, “The residents feel more like extended family instead of acquaintances.” “The residents thoroughly enjoyed developing a friendly
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relationship with Meghan,” Hennessy said. “Meghan has been wonderful during her volunteer time here at Arlington Place. The ladies really love to hear about what’s going on in school and her activities each week. She has truly been a breath of fresh air. We are really going to miss her as she starts her next adventure at college.” Wick is a freshman at the University of Mary in Bismark, N.D. She is the 18-year-old daughter of Dale and Barb Wick and has two sisters – Mackenzie, 16, and Carolyn, 15. Facts about Wick: Favorite subject: Psychology “All the information in the class was new to me,” Wick said. “I found it intriguing how behavior and thought work through the human mind.” Activities she was and is involved with: At Cathedral High School, she was involved in volleyball, softball, band, choir, theater, Students Against Destructive Decisions (S.A.D.D.), Spanish, National Honor Society and volunteering at Arlington Place. “I look forward to intramural sports, activities and the Leadership Academy at the University of Mary,” she said. Favorite leisure activity: Reading, spending time with friends or doing anything outside. Favorite movie: Frozen “I know it’s a kid’s movie, but I think it’s adorable and enjoyable,” Wick said. Favorite music: “I like any music I can sing along with, but I especially like country music,” she said.
Favorite restaurant: Olive Garden “It has great Italian food and it isn’t too expensive,” Wick said. Favorite food: Ice cream “It’s good no matter what,” she said. Favorite thing she likes to help other people do: “I have worked with people who have disabilities, and I love helping them do activities they enjoy,” Wick said. “I also love helping people have fun and find positives in each day.” Favorite quote: “Look for something positive in each day, even if some days you have to look a little harder.” - Anonymous One of the hardest obstacles she has had to overcome in the school environment: “One of the hardest obstacles in the school environment I had to overcome was balancing everything and making sure I put my best effort into all my activities, whether it was sports, theater or homework,” she said. One of the biggest challenges students face today: “I think the biggest challenge is learning to manage all of the activities and school work and believing they can handle all of it if they work hard,” Wick said. Favorite technology device: Her phone “It makes talking to people and doing things easier,” she said Does she like using technology at school? “Sometimes,” Wick said. “I like using computers for writing papers and looking up information. Computers make
revising and editing papers a lot easier, but when it comes to learning and reading, I like being able to hold a book.” How do you think college life will differ from high school? “I will be away from home, so being far away from my family and friends will be different for me,” she said. “I also think the school work will be a lot tougher, and not having class every day will make time management more important.” What she wants to do when she graduates: “I hope to become a pediatric physical therapist so I can help children become stronger and overcome their obstacles,” Wick said. Something she would change if she could: “I would change the home life of kids who don’t have a good home environment,” she said. “I would make it so each child feels loved and needed no matter where they are.” What she would like to be doing five years from now: “Five years from now I would like to be in physical therapy school and working hard to get my doctorate in that field,” Wick said. An interesting experience in St. Joseph: “Every year I get to work at a stand at the Joetown Rocks festival,” she said. “I think it’s really interesting seeing all the people who come to enjoy the food and music. It’s amazing how much it has grown each year.” The thing she likes best about St. Joseph: “I like the friendly smalltown feel of St. Joe and the festivals,” Wick said.
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monthly series system of registration shall display the plates and insignia issued within 10 days of the first day of the month which commences the registration period.” Let me clarify: The registration tabs must be purchased before the end of the month,
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but you have 10 days to display them. For example, if the registration tabs are October 2014, the tabs must be purchased by Oct. 31, 2014. You then have 10 days (Nov. 10, 2014) to get them on the license plates. I would also like to add vehicles must display the month of expiration in the lower left corner of each license plate and the year of expiration in the lower right corner of each license plate. A portion of state statutes was used with permission from the Office of the Revisor of Statutes. If you have any questions concerning traffic-related laws or issues in Minnesota, send your questions to Trp. Jesse Grabow – Minnesota State Patrol at 1000 Highway 10 W., Detroit Lakes, MN 56501-2205. (You can follow him on Twitter @MSPPIO_NW or reach him at, jesse.grabow@state.mn.us).
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A historical prospective from 25 years ago – Sept. 1, 1989
Kennedy Elementary shows off ‘new school’ by Stuart Goldschen news@thenewsleaders.com
Parents and children attending Kennedy Elementary School’s annual open house yesterday (Aug. 31, 1989) enjoyed more than cookies and punch, and cordial conversation. They marveled at the sight and smell of a practically new facility. The finishing touches of a major Kennedy renovation, begun last June, were completed just before the open house. Teachers are now settling into their new classrooms and preparing for the first day of school Sept. 5. Enrollment at Kennedy this year is expected to increase from 394 to 419 students. “It’s terrific,” said Kennedy Principal Jerome Hayenga about the renovation. “The PTA, parents and teachers – everyone agrees. We didn’t believe it would be this nice. Now we think we have a new school.” The $480,000 remodeling project
was part of a $25-million schoolbond referendum passed last spring for five District 742 schools. The work at Kennedy was done primarily by W.H. Gohman Construction Co. of St. Joseph. Hayenga said the project was well conceived for the needs of his school and a model for future remodeling in the district. He said John Wall, the district’s construction manager, recommended such an approach for other schools. A major portion of the school, originally built in 1967, was affected by the remodeling. Classrooms comprising the eastern two-thirds of the school were completely gutted and restructured with new ceilings, carpets, windows, doors and cabinets. There is a new air-exchange system, better insulation and nine new single and double fire doors. “They just wiped out the interior and left only the roof and the walls,” Hayenga said. “It’s all brand new.” He called the project a “wise investment” and said “the taxpayers really got their money’s worth.”
Hayenga said one additional classroom was created by the renovation. He said there is now a window in every classroom and a number of 4-foot-wide modular partitions to divide larger areas into separate rooms. A new faculty and staff parking lot with 66 spaces also was constructed in front of the school on College Avenue. Hayenga said the lot will eliminate the need to park in playground zones on the south side of the school and will also accommodate students, faculty and staff at the College of St. Benedict across the street. “The people of St. Joseph have wanted this for a long time,” Hayenga said of the entire project. “They weren’t satisfied since the 1974 addition.” He said previous work left too much open space, creating noise and acoustics problems. “Everyone who comes in is delighted with what they see,” Hayenga said. “The people who saw it a year ago won’t believe what has transpired in three months.”
A historical prospective from 25 years ago – Sept. 15, 1989
Newsleader becomes independent by Editorial Staff news@thenewsleaders.com
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CSB President Hinton dedicated to Benedictine, liberal-arts tradition Welcome, Mary Dana Hinton. The College of St. Benedict and all the residents of this area should be proud of Hinton, who was installed Sept. 21 as CSB’s 15th president in its 100-year history. Anyone who heard Hinton’s excellent inaugural speech last Sunday will rest assured that, under her leadership, the deep and abiding Benedictine spirit will not only endure but be strengthened during this new century. Hinton made it abundantly clear she is committed to the liberal-arts tradition that instills in students not just personal job-oriented education but the need for a lifetime of service to others. Hinton wisely calls that process “transformation” and a way of “becoming illuminated.” Implicit all through her speech was the idea education should enlighten and energize so it grows and prospers in socially connective ways that enhances the larger community, the larger world. The Benedictine tradition combined with the liberal-arts approach is the way to reach that intellectual and spiritual transformation, that illumination. Hinton spoke of the need to resist pressures to make the nation’s 4,000-plus colleges and universities too much the same, a kind of cookie-cutter leveling process. “At the College of St. Benedict, however,” she said, “we will squarely focus on illuminating a path that continues to embrace the liberal arts. While there may be external pressures to the contrary, let’s never forget we are educating for transformation.” Increasingly, many colleges are narrowing the focus of education to job-orientation with less or sometimes no regard for the liberal-arts courses that can help make people into well-rounded social beings. It’s refreshing to know Hinton is determined not to let CSB lose its well-rounded, socially connective focus – something the Benedictine founders here lived by, preached and practiced with hands-on work throughout the area. It was also good to hear Hinton’s emphasis on understanding the college’s past and its traditions, while learning from them and improving upon them always. Hinton, in fact, used examples from her own past to explain how she arrived at her present vision for CSB – her mother’s insistence she get a good education and, later, the series of opportunities education allowed her to welcome, a series that led her to her current position as CSB president. “I invite each of you at the dawn of this next era for the College of St. Benedict to reflect on your own personal opportunities, to consider the personal paths you would like to light,” she said. “Every person in this auditorium also has the responsibility of affording an opportunity to another. What single opportunity can you illuminate for someone else? What opportunities before us will enable us to walk in the light of creative altruism? . . . I invite each of you to walk with me. Together we will walk far. So let your light shine.” It’s going to be an exciting journey. Again, welcome, President Hinton, to this college, to this community.
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Friday, Sept. 26, 2014
‘Tis the question: to spank or not to spank Spare the rod, spoil the child? The Adrian Peterson case is rightfully focusing attention not just on the National Football League but on society in general and our attitudes toward discipline and punishment. As surely as genetic factors, those attitudes have become inculcated in generations of people. What’s more, those attitudes can be just as difficult – if not impossible – to change as the genetic/familial influences that help make us who we are. In the 19th Century and earlier, the beating of children using tree switches, belts, whips and other devices too hideous to mention was common – a way to get “bad” children to mind their “good” elders. We now view such beatings for what they were – vicious, inexcusable cruelty against innocents. In the mid- to late-20th Century, an attitudinal divide opened between those who advocated spanking (ranging from mild to severe) and those who condemned any type of physical punishment against children. In the late 1940s, along came a man named Dr. Benjamin Spock, a pediatrician whose book Baby and Child Care (1947), sold like hot cakes, second only to the Bible. Spock’s “No Spank” advice to parents was one of the hot slogans of the 1950s. It spawned national forums and neighborhood debates. Many parents of Baby Boomers took Spock’s advice to heart and stopped spanking. Naturally, that led to accusations of molly-coddling – so much so that the “no spank” dictum was later blamed by some people for the rebellious, anything-goes behavior of youth in the 1960s. The rod had been spared, and the children had turned into selfish monsters, some claimed. That debate – to spank or not to
Letters to editor
Dennis Dalman Editor spank – continues to this day. It surfaces in conversations: “If you spare the rod, you’ll spoil the child.” “Spanking can cause trauma in children.” “That’s what kids need these days – a darned good licking!” “Spanking does no good. It just makes kids meaner.” “Some of these kids have it coming! But these days you can’t spank them. They’ll tell their teachers, and the parents will get arrested.” “When we were young we got spanked plenty of times. Never did us any harm. In fact, it did us a world of good. Made us mind.” When I was a pre-teen in the 1950s, spankings (using hands or belts) were quite common, at least in my middleclass South St. Cloud neighborhood. So was washing out a sassy kid’s mouth with soap and other milder forms of medieval punishments. Oh yes, way back when I drooled my share of soap bubbles. I also got paddled in seventh grade for disobeying my wood-shop teacher. Such punishments didn’t seem to faze us kids. Water off a duck’s back. However, looking back, I can now see how cruel were the more severe punishments, with a few neighbor kids now and then showing welts or bruises after being “whupped by the old man.” I also see now, with the benefit of hindsight, how child spankings or
beatings were part of a culture of violence, some of it against women. Many a summer night, we could hear cries and screams from across the street. It was the sound of that husband beating his wife, and we kids learned to block it out with the dismissive remark: “Yup, the Mrs. is getting hit again.” That, far as I know, was the only really brutal example of abuse in our neighborhood. However, there were occasional incidents of lesser abuse we heard about from kids – some husbands shoving their wives, slapping them or punching them. In my opinion, “whupping” kids should not be excused or tolerated. All it does is model bad behavior and feed into a culture of aggression, the foolish notion that anything not to one’s liking can be spanked, whipped or beaten out of a child – or an adult. Such punishment is typically nothing but a lashing out by someone not in control of their emotions. You can see it in grocery stores when mothers, frustrated by whining or bawling kids, practically attack their children, spanking them with cruel ferocity. I usually think such mothers are the types who never use positive ways to discipline their kids – thus their “screaming brats” throwing tantrums in the cereal aisles of supermarkets. I think a spank or two on the butt won’t harm children, not at all, but we shouldn’t forget there is a fine line between spanking and whipping. It’s good that people are now re-examining the old rationales and excuses used to justify all forms of domestic punishment and violence. It’s time civilized people learn to spare the rod – to use enlightened methods of persuasion rather than the whip, the fist or the gun.
City welcomes communication, collaboration with new CSB president Mayor Rick Schultz On Sept. 21, I was witness to the installation of Dr. Mary Hinton, the 15th president of the College of St. Benedict. It was the second such presidential event here in our local community. In 2012, Dr. Michael Hemesath was installed as the 13th president of St. Johns University.
With new leadership comes transition and potential change. During any transition, the City of St Joseph will continue to create, preserve and improve the quality of life for ALL, by providing essential services and amenities in a fun, fulfilling environment. CSB and their leaders, have a profound effect on the city of St. Joseph. We co-exist because in many ways, we
complement each other. I am grateful to have such a globally recognized organization in our city. The city will continue to communicate, collaborate and draw consensus on decisions which will aid in our continued successes. I congratulate and welcome Dr. Hinton to St. Joseph. I look forward to working with her and her staff.
Reader is deeply disappointed in bad judgment Susan Sink, St. Joseph I am deeply disappointed by the Newsleader’s bad judgment in running Ron Scarbro’s column in the Sept. 19 issue: True justice is color-blind. The ignorance shown by Scarbro is breathtaking. It can only be explained by his complete lack of experience with people of color and/or the justice system in America and his inability to take seriously the experience related by countless African Americans in this country and their allies. The decision to print Scarbro’s piece, however, makes me very sad and embarrassed for my community. What must it be like to be a person of color in St. Joseph and read in the local paper there are people here who feel completely free to express in print that African Americans are imprisoned disproportionately solely because they commit more crimes and there is no bias against them by the police or the justice system? As a member of a jury in
Illinois, I heard racial bias expressed by another jury member firsthand. When I taught at a community college, I had a student in my class, a middle-class African American who had served in the military. He was chronically late to class, affecting his grade because he missed quizzes. When I asked him why he was late, knowing he was prompt and responsible in every way in class, he explained many evenings he couldn’t drive to our suburban classroom without being pulled over by the police and subject to questioning about why he was in that town. But it’s not my intention to provide counter arguments to Scarbro’s article. The claims he makes are without merit and beyond reason. It’s the fact such misguided and ugly opinions were printed in the local paper that baffles me. I know there are conservatives in this town who have more reasoned opinions and would be worth reading. I also hope the Newsleader is interested in presenting views that reflect the
openness and welcoming nature of so many St. Joseph residents and the importance of diversity in our community. Articles like this give St. Joseph a bad name, and I could not sit back in disgusted silence on this issue. (Editor’s note: Columnist Ron Scarbro is entitled to express his own opinions in this newspaper. The Newsleader policy is to print a variety of opinions on the Opinion Page, even if some of those viewpoints are found to be disagreeable to some readers. This writer has every right to express her strong distaste and disagreement with Scarbro’s opinions. But we take issue with her lambasting the Newsleader for printing those opinions. It’s a case of blaming the messenger. Furthermore, the Newsleader for 25 years has published a staggering number of news stories, feature stories, editorials and columns that, as the letter writer states, “reflect the openness and welcoming nature of so many residents and the importance of diversity in our community.”)
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Friday, Sept. 26, 2014
Ground broken for new swimming quarry by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Using gold-plated shovels, about a dozen officials broke ground Sept. 9 for a new swimming quarry pool at Quarry Park and Nature Preserve in Waite Park. The new swim quarry, the second one, is located in Quarry #11. This one, starting next summer, will be more family-friendly as there are no high rocks for diving and a gradual slope leading into the water. The quarry is also smaller and shallower than the other one, only 50 feet deep maximum compared to 100 feet deep. Swimmers, however, will need to be experienced as there will be no lifeguard on duty at the new swimming quarry as there is none at the current swimming quarry. Amenities at the new swim quarry, which is about onehalf acre in area, are a swimming dock and a picnic shelter. That work will be done this fall. The quarry will be open for swimming next June. A second swim quarry has always been in the Quarry Park master plan since its inception as a public park. The cost for developing the facility is $151,000, and all of the cost is covered by money from outside sources, including a $136,000 Department of Natural Resources Legacy grant and a $15,500 donation from Bernick’s Pepsi in Waite FOR SALE NEW TRAILER; Do you have a Scissor lift, forklift, skidloader? B&B 76”x12’ or 14’ 14,000# DROP DOWN trailer. Box of trailer lays flat on ground - NO RAMPS needed. 11,000# payload. Air ride. H&H 6’x12’x72” enclosed cargo ramp door $2,750.00 515972-4554 www.FortDodgeTrailerWorld. com (MCN) ADOPTION 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) BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ADDITIONAL INCOME NEEDED? Let us show you how! Become a Health/Fitness entrepreneur Today! Limited spots for personal training of proven marketing techniques. Your success is our success! Call Today! 918-752-9994 Email: thegenesispureexperiment@outlook.com (Void in SD) (MCN) EMPLOYMENT/HELP WANTED CDL Drivers needed to haul livestock, home on weekends. Great Benefit Package for Full-Time Drivers! www.lynchlivestock. com or call Angie @ 563-776-3051 for more information. EOE (MCN) PAID IN ADVANCE! MAKE $1000 A WEEK mailing brochures from home! Genuine Opportunity! No experience required. Start Immediately! www.localmailers.net (VOID IN SD, WI) (MCN) GREAT MONEY FROM HOME with our Free Mailer Program. Live Operators on Duty NOW! 1-800-707-1810 EXT 801 or Visit WWW.PACIFICBROCHURES.COM (MCN)
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This placid spring-fed quarry will be the new family swim pool next June, thanks to a state Legacy grant and a donation from Bernick’s Pepsi. Park. Jason Bernick, who presented the check at the groundbreaking, spoke with nostalgia about how he used to swim in the Waite Park quarries when he was a boy. Swimming is the most popular activity in Quarry Park, among the many things to do there, such as rock climbing and bird-watching. Mark Sakry, former Stearns County commissioner, read a selection from a book just written about the St. Cloud area. Many people who grew up in the area will often mention swimming at the quarries 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) CASH FOR CARS: All Cars/Trucks Wanted. Running or Not! Top Dollar Paid. We Come To You! Any Make/Model. Call For Instant Offer: 1-800-871-9134 (Minnesota Only) (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. 1-800-2830205 (MCN) FINANCIAL INJURED? IN A LAWSUIT? Need Cash Now? We Can Help! No Monthly Payments to Make. No Credit Check. Fast Service and Low Rates. Call Now 888-271-0463 www.lawcapital.com (Not available in NC, CO & MD) (MCN) REDUCE YOUR PAST TAX BILL by as much as 75 Percent. Stop Levies, Liens and Wage Garnishments. Call the Tax DR Now to see if you Qualify - 1-800-721-2793 (MCN) CASH BY THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY! Instant approval decision! Call 24/7: 888322-4353 (MCN) Are You in BIG Trouble With the IRS? Stop wage & bank levies, liens & audits, unfiled tax returns, payroll issues, & resolve tax debt FAST. Call 1-855-820-6752 (MCN) PERSONALS MEET SINGLES RIGHT NOW! No paid operators, just real people like you. Browse greetings, exchange messages and connect live. Try it free. Call now: 800-357-4970 (MCN)
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Hinton
Roundabout completed, drivers relieved by Logan Gruber operations@thenewsleaders.com
An intersection with a history of serious injuries, but thankfully no fatalities, has been transformed into a roundabout. CR 133, at the junction of 19th Avenue in west Sartell, was officially finished Wednesday morning. The intersection sits midway between where 133 intersects CR 4/Veterans Drive in the west, and where it intersects Pinecone Road in the east. After the “road closed” signs came down, drivers began to pass through the new roundabout. Pedestrians were also spotted enjoying the trails alongside 19th Avenue that lead to the roundabout early Wednesday. While some orange cones are still up and some additional work needs to be done, the road is ready for action. The construction of the roundabout was first an-
nounced in October of last year, when federal grant money in the form of a Highway Safety Improvement Project was received to make the intersection safer. JR Ferche Excavating of Rice won the contract for completion of the roundabout. The total cost of the project was $775,146, with a projected completion date of September 2014. The HSIP share of the cost was 90 percent, or $667,400, while the City of Sartell and Stearns County split the rest of the $107,746. The amount was split between the two groups based on the number of roads entering the intersection: three for Sartell, one for Stearns County. That left $80,810, which was paid by Sartell and $26,937 to be paid by Stearns County. Construction began on July 23, 2014, with drivers being detoured via 2-1/2 Street N., Pinecone Road, CR 120 and CR 4/Veterans Drive. The virgin asphalt was a welcome sight for those drivers used to travel-
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ing those extra four miles or so between Sartell and St. Joseph. The roundabout is a fourlegged configuration, as the
The St. Joseph Fire Department is hosting a
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also spoke of increasing a sense of awareness among students, staff and faculty on campus, emphasizing awareness of self, and awareness of place at the College of St. Benedict. Hinton also spoke of ‘’single opportunities’ that allow one to flourish. She said with a laugh, “The guidance counselor who said college was not an option for me would likely be surprised.” The president referred to ‘single opportunities’ in her upbringing, her education and her career where paths were photos by Logan Gruber opened to her. She said withAbove: Drivers seemed out those opportunities, she to have no problem wouldn’t be where she is today. adapting to the new Hinton finished her inauintersection when it gural address with an African opened Wednesday proverb. “If you want to walk morning. Left: A con- fast, walk alone. If you want struction worker uses to walk far, walk with otha compactor on the ers.” The president hopes the 19th Avenue S. section community will join her in the of the new roundabout journey. on Sept. 15. The inauguration of Hinton was recorded, and will be old intersection was, with CR posted to the CSB/SJU web133 going west and east of the site within a few days of this roundabout and 19th Avenue publication for your personal going north and south. viewing.