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Town Crier St. Columbkille hosts Turkey Bingo Party
The St. Columbkille Christian Women invite everyone to their Turkey Bingo Party at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 18 at the St. Columbkille Catholic Church basement, 12536 CR 4, Avon (St. Wendel). Attractions include bingo, a grand raffle, children’s activities, a bake sale and door prizes.
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters it’s never too early to sign up for a hunter safety course. Classes are offered in a traditional classroom setting or online. Find a class by visiting mndnr.gov/ safety/firearms/index.html, or by calling 651-296-6157 or 888-6466367.
MEA break held next week
School will not be held onThursday-Friday, Oct. 15-16 due to Parent Teacher Conferences and the Minnesota Education Association’s break.
Area Scouts collect for food shelf
Boy Scout Troop and Cub Scout Pack 84 of St. Joseph will collect food from area homes for their fall food drive on Saturday, Oct. 10. Scouts have dropped off bags at some homes to be filled with food, and will pick those bags up on Saturday. The food will then be donated to the St. Joseph Food Shelf. If you would like to donate additional money or food to the Scout’s drive, contact Scott at 320-333-1532.
More than 100 participate in first Fall Fest by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com
More than 100 people participated in the first Fall Fest 5K and 1K Kids Run event hosted by the St. Joseph Jaycees at Colts Academy on Sept. 26. The family-friendly event, which was open to all ages and skill levels, had 107 participants in the 5K and 1K event. Race winners included a tie for the men with Eric Boysen, 22, and Sean Pickle, 10, tied at 20:28 and Tayler Housten, 22, was the top female at 21:45. The average time for participants was 31:12. Organizer and Jaycees member Janelle Loehlein said the event was a great success. “We plan to hold the event again next year,” she said. “We would like to partner with the Millstream Arts Festival in some way.” Jaycees president Jen
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Warnert said registrants for the event ranged from first-time runners to families and experienced runners. “The first annual St. Joseph Jaycees Fall Fest 5K and 1K Kids Run was a great success,” Warnert said. “The 1K Kids Run was extremely gratifying. They had so much fun and every child who participated received a medal.” Nine Jaycees members and nine other area volunteers worked the event, emceed by Jaycees member Joe Bye. “I am so thankful to everyone who contributed to help make this event successful – the Jaycees, the volunteers, the community, the city, especially (Police) Chief (Joel) Klein, the contracted companies that helped with logistics and ultimately the sponsors and participants – as without them the event would not be possible,” Fall Fest • page 4
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Jaycees member Joe Bye (left) congratulates his son Trevor Bye, 5, in the first Fall Fest 1K Kids Run event.
Local students win NitroX Camp race by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com
Local student Devan Meyer, and his teammate Conor Bahl, won first place at the NitroX Camp monster-truck race held at the St. Cloud Technical and Community College this summer. The week-long summer camp
taught participants how to build, design, paint, test drive and race remote-controlled, gas-powered cars and trucks. “I wanted to do the camp because you could build your own trucks (and) that interested me,” Meyer said. Meyer and Bahl designed and painted remote-controlled mon-
ster-truck bodies for the race. They were able to keep the body of their trucks when the camp was finished. Meyer named his truck Ghostrider. “The thing I liked most about the camp was we could design our own trucks, the colors and what they would look like,” Meyer
said. “I would like to go back next summer. The kids there were nice and I made a couple friends.” Meyer, who is the son of Lisa and Rick Meyer, is in sixth grade at Kennedy Community School. He has one sister, Stella. Meyer’s grandparents, Chickie and Maynard Meyer, also live by St. NitroX • page 5
Schneider inducted into Hall of Fame by Logan Gruber operations@thenewsleaders.com
A St. Joseph baseball legend received a well-deserved honor this past month. Pat Schneider, at a solid 48 years into his baseball career, was inducted into the Minnesota Baseball Hall of Fame Sept. 19 at the St. Cloud Civic Center. Not bad for a boy from Kraemer Lake. Schneider is the first person from St. Joseph to be in the Minnesota Baseball Hall of Fame.
League of Women Voters hosts meetings Oct. 14, 17
The League of Women Voters St. Cloud Area has scheduled its October study topic “Money in Politics.” The first will take place at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14 at the Great River Regional Library, 1300 W. St. Germain St. A second meeting on the same topic will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 at Dunn Brother’s Coffee in the Coborn’s Grocery on Cooper Avenue. League unit meetings are open to the public and all are welcome to attend. For more information on St. Cloud League activities, visit lwvsca.org.
Postal Patron
Schneider had a great playing career, reaching a high point in 1982 with a .417 batting average, a trip to the state tournament and being on the All-Tournament Team. But another reason he was nominated for the Hall of Fame and won was because of his commitment to youth. Schneider helped pioneer the Saints Youth Baseball Camp in 1991. The organization has since had more than 1,000 kids, ages 6-14, go through the camp. In his acceptance speech, Schneider
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Above: Pat Schneider stands to accept his induction into the Minnesota Baseball Hall of Fame Sept. 19 at the St. Cloud Civic Center. At right: The five 2015 inductees jerseys are on display at the Minnesota Baseball Hall of Fame. Pat Schneider’s jersey is at the far right.
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said campers typically called him “Pat” for the past 25 years, but since his grandson Brody is now a camper, everyone just calls him “grandpa.”
Family business
Schneider wasn’t the lone baseball player in his family. “I had uncles – Chuck, Ron, Lloyd and Bubba – who played baseball and I idolized them,” Schneider said in a Newsleader interview. “They taught me how to grip a baseball and swing a bat . . . but really, it was baseball that had a grip on me.” Schneider would play with his siblings, cousins and other area kids in the sandlots of St. Joseph, playing east versus west in tournaments from morning until dark, when they had to be home. He played high school baseSchneider • page 3
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2 Nicholas M. Froehle, 78 St. Joseph Oct. 14, 1936 - Oct. 6, 2015
Nicholas M. Froehle, 78, of St. Joseph, died Oct. 6, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, St. Joseph. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9 at St. Joseph’s Parish Heritage Hall, St. Joseph and one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. St. Joseph parish prayers will be at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9 at Heritage Hall. Burial will be at the St. Joseph parish cemetery. Froehle was born Oct. 14, 1936 in St. Cloud to Raymond and Anna (Schmit) Froehle. He
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married Sharon (Klehr) at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church on Nov. 27, 1999. Froehle owned and operated St. Joseph Plumbing, Heating and Irrigation since 1967 and prior to that he worked for Weidner Plumbing and Heating starting at the age of 16. Throughout his life in St. Joseph, Froehle belonged to many organizations including the St. Joseph’s Lions, the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce, the Knights of Columbus, the Moose Lodge #1400 in Waite Park, St. Cloud Eagles Aerie #622 and the Church of St. Joseph. Froehle loved spending time with Sharon, his children and grandchildren. He enjoyed watching the Twins’ and Vikings’ games, working, traveling and playing cards. Froehle was a great cook and his specialty was making pumpkin and rhubarb custard pies. Survivors include the fol-
lowing: his wife, Sharon; children: Susan (Jim) O’Connor of South St. Paul; Heidi Burk of Golden, Colo.; Joan Froehle of St. Cloud; George Froehle of Seattle; step-children: Robin Klehr of Minneapolis; Michael Klehr of Eagle River, Ark.; Matthew (Cassie) Klehr of Eagle River, Ark.; grandchildren: Conor and Jack Burk, Emily and Molly O’Connor and Brooks Klehr; brothers and sisters: Joseph (Marian) Froehle of Cold Spring; Delores Froehle of St. Cloud; Herman (Tova) Froehle of Faribault, Minn.; Andrew (Dee) Froehle of Lincoln, Minn.; and Diane Schefers of St. Cloud. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Daniel and Frank; sister, Anna Mae Schweiters; and stepson, Christopher Klehr. Arrangements entrusted to Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home, St. Cloud.
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Public forum set for bond referendum by Logan Gruber operations@thenewsleaders.com
The St. Cloud Area School District is proposing a building bond referendum on the Nov. 3 ballot. A public forum was held Oct. 5 at Whitney Senior Center, and another will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12 at St. Cloud City Hall, 400 Second St. S. According to information on the school district’s website (which can be accessed through a link on the front page of the Newsleaders’ website, under School District Links), the proposed $167-million referendum would be used for the following:
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Sept. 21 7:30 a.m. Found property. CR 75 W. A male who was at the Millstream Campground found a tent in a fire pit, a laundry basket, DVD player and a bike. City maintenance will remove the items and place in a bike storage area. 12:04 p.m. Welfare check. Graceview Drive. Police received a call from a female who stated her coworker had not shown up for work, nor had he answered calls or texts. Upon arrival, authorities confirmed the man had been deceased for some time. He was transported to Ramsey County. Sept. 22 12:45 a.m. Unlocked door. Baker Street E. Police were dispatched to a residence where the door had been open for several hours. Authorities entered the house only to find the resident was asleep. There were no issues. 10:15 a.m. Funeral. College Avenue N. Police escorted a funeral procession. Sept. 23 3:13 p.m. Juvenile. Old Hwy
• Acquisition of land and construction of a new Tech High School on 33rd Street S. in St. Cloud, totaling $113.8 million. • Renovation of Apollo High School and site upgrades, totaling $46.5 million. • Upgrades for safe entrances and enhanced security at all schools in the district, totaling $2.5 million. • Upgrades to technology infrastructure and devices for anytime/anywhere access to learning, totaling $4.2 million. The referendum would affect tax rates, raising the annual tax on a $150,000 home by an average of $218.18. 52. Police responded to a report of a lost, juvenile female. The female’s cousin told authorities she was supposed to be watching her and could not locate her. Authorities called the female’s mother who stated she had her daughter with her. Sept. 24 2:47 p.m. Traffic violation. 10th Avenue S.E. Police responded to a report of a vehicle that had driven past a bus stop-arm without braking. The vehicle could not be located. Sept. 25 5:36 a.m. Unlocked door. Minnesota Street E. While on patrol, an officer found the back door of a local business unlocked. The building was cleared, and the keyholder was informed. 10:08 p.m. Disturbance. College Avenue N. Police were dispatched after receiving a complaint of a loud party. Authorities went to the location and heard music coming from inside. They spoke with the owner who apologized and stated he would turn the music down.
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Schneider from front page ball at St. Cloud Cathedral and amateur baseball in St. Joseph from the 1960s-90s. Schneider married his wife, Cindi, and they have three daughters: Laura, now in Denver; and Kim and Carrie, both in St. Cloud. All three girls played softball but were also on the baseball field with their dad. Carrie actually played baseball for a time, up to about age 15. From the 1980s to the present, Schneider has coached and managed the St. Joseph Saints. He was also one of the founders of American Legion baseball in St. Joseph, and has been instrumental in field improvements such as the following: the new grandstand, underground sprinkler system, renovation of the infield, a new concession stand, new bathrooms and dugouts. He has also been a board member of the Great Sioux League and the Sauk Valley League and is a high school baseball umpire. Schneider’s parents, Don
and Gladys, didn’t really play baseball, but they supported their son the whole way. Gladys passed away after a fight with cancer, about a week before Schneider was inducted into the Hall of Fame. “She wanted to be there in the worst way,” Schneider said. The ball field in St. Joseph, Schneider Field, is named after the family.
Induction
“Most people wait five to 10 years to get in after being nominated,” Schneider said. “This was my first nomination.” Schneider was nominated by his brother, Bud Schneider, from Grand Rapids, and Bud’s son, Andy, from Brooklyn Park. They nominated Schneider without his knowledge, putting together all of the material and gathering testimonials from former teammates and players. It was about a six-month process. “I think what separates me from the other Hall-of-Famers is my focus on youth,” Schneider said. The other Hall of Fame Schneider • back page
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Kaylee Prom, 4, (left) visits with 1K Kids Run race participant Cody Bye, 4. At first, Prom did not want to participate but after she saw how much fun it was, she joined in. contributed photos
Above: Fall Fest race finishers included (left to right) Jennifer Salzer, Sara Bye and Matt Lelou. Salzer and Bye tied with a time of 23:24 and Lelou had a time of 23:26. Below: Fall Fest 5K race participants included (left to right) Sara Bye (132), Jennifer Salzer (174), Sean Pickle (172), Adam Wander (182), Matt Lelou (190), Brad Ufer (180) and more. Pickle tied with Eric Boysen (130), with a time of 20:28 to win the race.
Fall Fest from front page Loehlein said. “We thoroughly enjoyed bringing a healthy, familyfriendly (event) to St. Joseph on a beautiful autumn day in Minnesota,” Warnert said. “We have new ideas for next year already.” Warnert also thanked all volunteers and sponsors who contributed to the event and made the day such a success.
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NitroX from front page Joseph. Meyer’s mother, Lisa, said the camp was great. “They went on field trips to Miller Auto and Freightliner and got to learn and experience a lot of real-life opportunities in transportation,” Lisa said. “They also got to do things like welding, painting and deploying an air bag. (They) learned about engines hands-on, drove the remote-controlled trucks and rode in a semi-truck.”
Meyer has a bulldog named JoJo, a hamster and a beta fish. Besides learning about cars, he enjoys reading, participating in Boy Scouts, playing baseball, Legos, science fiction shows, fishing with his grandpas, video games like Minecraft and hanging out with his friends. Meyer is also a Dr. Who (a science fiction show) and Harry Potter fan. This summer he and his family went on a trip and Meyer got to visit the place where they filmed both shows, which he said was “re-
ally awesome.” His favorite subjects in school are science, math and Chinese. Bahl is a seventh-grade student at Kennedy. Sixteen children participated in the camp which was open to both boys and girls. The camp is part of a pilot program aimed at helping participants better understand the transportation industry. Organizers hope to expand the program statewide, to help fill a shortage of workers in the industry by getting children interested at a young age.
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Devan Meyer named his monster truck Ghostrider.
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Legislators, heed the loved ones of the dead and pass gun laws “One failed attempt at a shoe bomb and we all take off our shoes at the airport. Thirty-one school shootings and no change in our regulation of guns.” That’s a quote from John Oliver, TV comedian, but it’s not funny. Those are words that should light the fires of shame under all of us, especially gun lobbyists and the gutless politicians who cater to them rather than to the loved ones of people massacred by bullets. Once again, there is another mass killing, the one in a community college in Oregon. Nine good people murdered by a gun-crazy fiend. Others injured for life with scars, both physical and psychological. Once again, loved ones are calling for reasonable gun-safety measures: universal background checks, closing loopholes at gun shows, requiring stricter licensing polices. And once again, it’s a disgusting thought that nothing will get done, nothing will change and these horrible mass murders will continue. What’s outrageous is a kind of criminal negligence on the part of hand-wringing crocodile-tear reactionaries. It happens every time in the days following a mass killing. “Oh, my goodness, yes, it’s a terrible tragedy again,” they whimper. “But there’s nothing we can do about it. There’s no way to prevent these incidents. Oh me, oh my, it’s so complicated!” That is how, for one example, TV commentator Joe Scarborough whined and wheedled, almost in handwringing hysteria, on his Oct. 5 “Morning Joe” show. So complicated! It’s not complicated. It should be a no-brainer to enact legislation to help keep guns out of the hands of mentally ill, unstable, deranged people. Other countries have done it, and some of our own states have done it, like Massachusetts. It is not complicated, and it is not impossible. Will sensible gun laws stop all gun crimes, including multiple shootings in schools? Of course not, and no gun-safety advocate has ever claimed so. Mental-illness issues, yes, are a big part of the epidemic of killing. However, if gun restrictions stop even one mass shooting from happening, they will have been worth it. After a hideous mass shooting, Australia passed good gun laws, including a massive gun buy-back. We should do the same. The following is a YouTube comment posted after President Obama’s impassioned speech last week about gun violence. It’s from a guy who dubs himself “RomeoKilo.” “I’m an Australian and guess what? I own a gun. Actually, I own many guns. Legally. All I had to do was have a police background check (to ensure I wasn’t criminal or crazy), attend a firearms safety course (to ensure I wasn’t an idiot) and have a genuine reason to own them (a hunting permit or so I could join a sporting shooters club) . . . Sure, when the laws changed in the 90s, I was pissed to lose my semi-auto rifles, but guess what? I got over it. You know why I got over it? Because every single day my kids go to school or my wife goes to work or I go to the movies or I go to the mall, it never once crosses my mind that they or I won’t come home because one nut job got himself a rifle . . . I would think a check before handing out a firearm was a no-brainer. But hey, if the leader of your country can’t fix this, YouTube comments sure as hell won’t.” Dear Mr. Romeo Kilo, Our leader, our president, is trying to fix this. He has been trying to fix it for a very long time. Blame our legislators, not our president. So, therefore, legislators, you gutless wonders, why don’t all of you listen – for once – to the loved ones of the slaughtered innocents. Listen to RomeoKilo and others happy with the gun restrictions in their countries, their own states. Then heed what they are saying and have the guts, for once, to pass uniform federal laws that will help protect us and our loved ones from this accelerating gun-crazed insanity.
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Opinion Please give to Doctors Without Borders Many of the unsung heroes of our time are those who volunteer for an international organization called “Doctors Without Borders.” They risk their lives day-in day-out by working in extremely dangerous parts of the world. On Oct. 3, 12 of them were blown to bits and/or burned to death when American air power devastated a hospital in Kunduz in northern Afghanistan. In the series of attacks (they were struck multiple times every 15 minutes), 10 patients, including three children, were also killed. Six of the victims burned to death in their beds. It is still not established how it happened. We were first told, via the U.S. Pentagon, that Americans were in jeopardy at the hospital site. Later, the Pentagon changed its story and said, instead, that Afghan security forces said they were in imminent danger of Taliban attackers. Another version claimed Taliban insurgents were firing from the hospital. That assertion was a blatant lie, according to Doctors Without Borders officials, who called the attack a war crime and demanded an investigation. The Pentagon has pledged to do a full, open and transparent investigation of why the hospital in Kunduz was attacked. Let’s hope for honest answers. Earlier, before the attack, hospital officials had informed the American military of its GPS coordinates to avoid any sort of aerial attack. But somehow it happened. “Collateral damage” is an antiseptic euphemism for the “accidental slaughter” of innocent people in a war or conflict. That’s the trouble with all wars. Stupid, vicious jerks start them and then innocent men, women and children pay the hideous price in the bloody rampages. In this case, the Taliban had captured Kunduz, an important strategic city in north
Dennis Dalman Editor Afghanistan. That take-over is considered a serious setback to Afghan and American efforts to degrade those Islamic radicals’ attempts to take over the entire country. Lest we forget, it is the Taliban, throw-back feudal extremists to the max, who invited Osama bin Laden and his thugs to use parts of Afghanistan as terrorist training grounds. And let’s not forget the Soviet Union, in its mindless aggression against Afghanistan, de-stabilized that country long before Americans arrived on the messy scene. These unstable countries and their monstrosities can be argued about forever. But, in the meantime, where catastrophes happen, Doctors Without Borders is soon to follow. In 1999, the organization won the Nobel Peace Prize for good reason. Founded in Paris in 1971 (also known in French as Medecins Sans Frontieres), Doctors Without Borders has put doctors, nurses and medical experts on the front lines in the humanitarian “war” against natural disasters, disease, famine and every possible imaginable brutality, including horrible eruptions of genocide. It’s amazing that more of its volunteers have not been killed when one considers where they have served, amid bombs and bullets: Cambodia, Ethiopia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Darfur, Sierra Leone, Nicaragua, Rwanda, Chechnya, Nigeria and in refugee camps throughout the world. Doctors
Without Borders has saved millions of lives, mostly via vaccinations, medicines, nutrition and through establishing clean-water systems. Dirty water is a massive killer, especially among children. In Afghanistan alone, Doctors Without Borders has treated more than 22,000 patients, 5,999 of them having required surgery for terrible war wounds. Eighty percent of the group’s funding comes from private donations, individual, corporate, organizational. Twenty percent of the money is provided from governments. In accepting the 1999 Nobel Prize on behalf of Doctors Without Borders, Dr. James Orbinski shared this horrific but moving anecdote from the butchery in Rwanda: “There were hundreds of women, children and men brought to the hospital that day, so many we had to lay them out on the street and even operate on some of them there. The gutters around the hospital ran red with blood. A woman had not just been attacked with a machete, but her entire body had been systematically mutilated. Her ears had been cut off. And her face had been so carefully disfigured that a pattern was obvious in the slashes. She was among many living an inhuman and simply indescribable suffering. We could do little more for her than stop the bleeding with a few necessary sutures. We were completely overwhelmed, and she knew that there were so many others. She said to me in the clearest voice I have ever heard, “Allez allez ummera ummersaha.” (“Go, my friend, find and let live your courage.”) Donating to Doctors Without Borders is one of the best ways to contribute to world peace and the betterment of humanity. To find out more about it and to donate, go to www. doctorswithoutborders.org.
Letter to editor
Reader responds to ‘Cookie-aisle screechers need spanking’ Susan Schiltz, St. Joseph
Dennis Dalman’s recent column in favor of spanking the “cookie-aisle screecher” wrongly implies the “no-spank doctrine” was limited to Dr. Spock followers of the 1950s. In fact, the present-day American Academy of Pediatrics and other respected health organizations advocate against corporal punishment of children under any
circumstances. Here’s why: decades of research have shown that not only is spanking ineffective in producing lasting behavioral change but also runs a serious risk of harming the parent-child relationship and modeling aggression as a problem-solving strategy. After all, how do you explain to your 3-yearold that it’s OK for you to hit him, but it is not OK for him to hit his sister? Fortunately, there are far more effective methods of en-
forcing limits than spanking. While children definitely need to hear the word “no” on a regular basis, it does not need to be accompanied by a swat on the behind. The next time you see a parent with a screeching child in the cookie aisle, try to adopt an attitude of empathy rather than “disgust.” The parent who can remain calm in the midst of a tantrum without yelling, spanking or giving in deserves an award.
We need a change, and change is good Speaker of the House John Boehner (ROhio) is resigning his position as speaker and also resigning as a member of Congress effective the end of October. What took you so long? I’ve been listening to Boehner’s recent comments and he, along with many other Washington insiders, seems confused. The Washington political establishment of both parties hasn’t gotten the message that was clearly sent during the last election cycle. Polling has indicated without any doubt that the citizens of this country are unhappy with the direction we, as a country, are headed. The election should have alerted these brilliant politicians that change was necessary. Change in ideas. Change in direction. Change in political leadership Take a look at the Republican Presidential Primary being contested today. The three front runners are completely non-politicians. Two are business people and one is a surgeon. None have political backgrounds, and yet they are overwhelming the politics of the day. Is there a message here? Are the people of the country trying to send another message? Will the political class get the idea that we want real change? It’s one thing to elect individuals from a different party. But is it too much to expect the new party to get busy with the work the people elected them to do? We have Republican majorities in both the House and the Senate but nothing is changing. It’s just the same game but with different players? We’ve all heard the
Ron Scarbro Guest Writer tired old rhetoric that we can’t get anything done because Obama will just veto our efforts. OK, let him. Put it on him. Let his legacy continue to be the breakdown of this country’s values and traditions. Let’s face it. The Democrats are in trouble and they know it. I’ve even heard they are trying to trot out Al Gore. Are you kidding me? If you think Hillary is a mess, wait ‘til you see an Al Gore campaign or a Bernie Sander’s campaign for that matter. You and I know there are excellent Democrats with the intelligence and the ability to be president. The only one currently in the discussion, however, has been Jim Webb. The facts are clear. What has been happening in Washington hasn’t been working. We are at war all over the world. Our economy is struggling. We are overrun with illegal aliens. Our drug problems continue to haunt our cities, and when police officers try to intercede, they are sued and arrested. We’re going in the wrong direction and we need a complete change. I won’t miss John Boehner, and I’m not too
sure about his handpicked successor, Kevin McCarthy of California, either. I would like to see Trey Gowdy in that position. He is a former prosecutor who has experience getting things done, and he’s fearless. There’s no doubt we will be seeing a lot of things changing during the next few months. It will not be enough for the country just to elect a Republican to the White House. It will be up to all of us to hold that individual’s feet to the fire to get the change our country so vitally needs. We absolutely must let the world know we will no longer put up with the Middle East problem. They either fix it themselves or we will. Secondly, we absolutely have to get the government’s boot off the neck of small businesses and allow them to prosper and grow. That along with meaningful tax reform will cause our economy to grow like it hasn’t for years. And finally, we must get a handle on our illegal-immigration problem. It’s costly, dangerous and completely out of control. We have enough law, we just need to enforce the law. We need a change, and change is good. Scarbro is retired and spends most of his free time with his grandchildren having moved from Sartell to St. Simons Island, Ga.. Writing and commenting on the news of the day is a pastime. Visit his weekly blog at ronscarbro.blogspot.com for more commentary.
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Local man rescued from corn bin Oct. 6 by Logan Gruber operations@thenewsleaders.com
A local man was rescued after being trapped in a corn bin out-
Is your event listed? Send your information to: Newsleader Calendar, P.O. Box 324, St. Joseph, MN 56374; fax it to 320-363-4195; or, e-mail it to news@thenewsleaders.com. Friday, Oct. 9 Brat and hotdog sale, sponsored by St. Joseph Lions, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 First Ave. NW. Saturday, Oct. 10 5k/1k Run, Walk and Roll, 8:30 a.m., UCP Central Minnesota, 510 25th Ave. N., St. Cloud. 320-253-0765. ucpcentralmn.org. St. Stephen Fire Department Open House, 9 a.m.-noon, St. Stephen Fire and Rescue Station, 2 Sixth Ave. SE. Brat and hotdog sale, sponsored by St. Joseph Lions, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 First Ave. NW. Charles Fillmore 5K Fun Run, Walk and Roll, 10 a.m., Unity Spiritual Center, 931 Fifth Ave. N., Sartell. fillmore5K.org. Central Minnesota Chapter of the Federation of the Blind of Minnesota, 12:30 p.m., American Legion, 17 Sec-
side of St. Joseph Tuesday night. On Oct. 6, Stearns County Sheriff’s Deputies, along with St. Joseph Fire and Rescue and Gold Cross Ambulance were called to
282nd Street after Douglas Fuchs, 53, Cold Spring, was trapped in a corn bin he was working in. Rescue workers were able to free Fuchs without incident,
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Monday, Oct. 12 Market Monday, 3-6:30 p.m., parking lot of Hardware Hank, Seventh St. N., Sartell. marketmonday.org. Writer’s Group, 6:30-8 p.m., Waite Park Public Library, 253 Fifth Ave. N., Waite Park. St. Joseph Township Board, 8 p.m., St. Joseph Township Hall, 935 College Ave. S. Tuesday, Oct. 13 St. Joseph Joint Planning Board, 7 p.m., St. Joseph City Hall, 25 College Ave. N. 320-363-7201. cityofstjoseph. com.
Minnesota: a History of the Land: Second Nature, 7-8:30 p.m., Charles A. Lindbergh Historic Site, 1620 Lindbergh Drive S., Little Falls. 320-6165421. Wednesday, Oct. 14 Breakfast Club, 9 a.m., Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave. S., St. Cloud. stearns-museum.org/breakfast-club. St. Joseph Area Chamber of Commerce, 11:30 a.m., St. Joseph Community Fire Hall, 323 Fourth Ave. NE. stjosephchamber.com. Thursday, Oct. 15 St. Joseph Senior Citizens, 1:30
and he was transported to the St. Cloud Hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. The incident remains under investigation by the sheriff’s office.
p.m., St. Joseph Community Fire Hall, 323 Fourth Ave. NE. Friday, Oct. 16 Burger and brat sale, sponsored by St. Joseph Knights of Columbus, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 First Ave. NW. St. Joseph Area Historical Society open, 4-7 p.m., Old City Hall, 25 First Ave. NW. stjosephhistoricalmn.org. Studio Show opening, featuring pottery, sculpture, paintings and collages by artists Peder Hegland, Judith Bergerson and Sam Spiczka, 6-9 p.m., 3898 and 3916 Pine Pointe Road, Sartell. 320-252-9281.
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Schneider from page 3 inductees for 2015 are: Paul Froncak of Lastrup, Terry Fredrickson of Elko, Robert “Birdie” Geislinger of Watkins and Lambert “Butch” Hennes of Sobieski.
Legacy
He might be in the Hall of Fame, but Schneider isn’t
done yet. “I plan on sticking with it until I can’t anymore,” Schneider said. Anytime you do something for a long period of time, you build relationships, Schneider noted. Some of those relationships he values are with the city, the park board, the Lions and many area businesses. He says they are all there and ready to support baseball, if anybody asks them. “It’s just a matter of step-
ping up and asking, getting turned down, and then asking again,” Schneider said.
Baseball Museum
The Minnesota Baseball Museum is located on the second floor of the St. Cloud Convention Center at 10 Fourth Ave. S. and is open to the public free of charge weekdays, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Contact the convention center at 320-2557272 to check on the hours of operation for a particular weekend.
Woofstock tops goal of $55,000
Friday, Oct. 9, 2015
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If dogs could talk human, these two buddies would probably like to say “thank you” to all the organizers and participants at the last Woofstock Companion Walk event Sept. 12 in Wilson Park, St. Cloud. These amazing pooches were just 275 pets that attended the event, along with 625 people. The event raised $59,000, which is $4,000 more than its goal, bringing a net profit to the humane society of $54,030.
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Join our team! Von Meyer Publishing seeks a full-time, experienced advertising sales representative for three local, weekly newspapers and one website serving the greater St. Cloud region. A successful candidate will be: a self-starter, highly motivated and excited to be on the bleeding edge of print and digital advertising. Qualifications include: 3-5 years in advertising sales, extensive experience in the greater St. Cloud region and previous experience selling digital advertising. Resumes and cover letters can be addressed to Logan Gruber, operations manager, at operations@thenewsleaders.com. For any questions, call 320-363-7741.