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Town Crier All Saints sets October workathon
The 33rd annual All Saints Academy Workathon will be held Saturday, Oct. 29. Staff, students and parents will volunteer their time to assist the elderly and disabled residents of the St. Joseph community. Volunteers will rake leaves, clear gardens, sweep sidewalks and other jobs for those who need help. If you have a job you would like done by these volunteers, or if you would like to make a donation, please contact the school office at 363-7505, ext. 150.
Fire department to host safety fair today
The St. Joseph Fire Department is hosting a safety fair from 4-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 at the St. Joseph Community Fire Hall, 323 Fourth Ave. N.E. Highlights include fire, police and ambulance equipment displays, an appearance by the North Memorial Air Care Helicopter, inflatable gyms for the kids, safety tips and handouts, and free hot dogs and beverages. The safety fair has fun for the whole family!
Collegeville Colors includes outdoor fun for all ages
Fall in Central Minnesota gives us a chance to vividly see the colors of the changing seasons. If you’re looking for a great outdoor family event, join St. John’s Outdoor University for Collegeville Colors from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16. Registration will be near St. John’s Preparatory School. Highlights include community painting and poem, folk musicians, wool felting demonstrations, a kids’ scavenger hunt, lawn games and light refreshments. For more information, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Oct. 14 Criers.
CSB/SJU hosts French film fest
A free French film festival (with English subtitles) will be held now through Nov. 13 at the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University. Films include Cour de Babel at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17 at CSB; Mon Amie Victoria at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1 at SJU; Quai d’Orsay at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7 at CSB; and Bande de Filles at 7:15 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13 at SJU. CSB location is Gorecki Room 204; SJN location is Art Building Room 102.
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St. Joseph woman walks to defeat ALS
by Mollie Rushmeyer news@thenewsleaders.com
Receiving the diagnosis of ALS (or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a degenerative nervous-system disease), could cause a person to turn inward with despair, but not so with Glenn Hommerding. The late St. Joseph resident and his wife, Brenda, and their children chose instead to give back to the ALS Association through the St. Cloud Walk to Defeat ALS after Glenn’s 2010 diagnosis. The Hommerdings completed their sixth annual St. Cloud Walk to Defeat ALS at Lake George Sept. 10, and it was the third they’ve done without their inspiration, Glenn, alongside them. Brenda, Glenn’s widow, said of him: “Glenn took his diagnosis with grace and dignity. He never complained. He was
brave and wonderful.” Keeping with his character, after his diagnosis Glenn and his family decided they would form an ALS team, eventually naming it “Glenn’s Harley Walkers” because of his love of motorcycles. They did their first fundraising walk in 2011. About 70 of their friends and family (including their grown sons Matthew, 26; Jeremy, 24; and Tyler, 18) came out to support Glenn and further the research, education, awareness and equipment needed for the ALS Association. The first year, Brenda said, Glenn and many of his friends rode to the event on almost 20 motorcycles, “loud and proud.” And each year since, their many friends and family continue to participate in memory of Glenn, who passed away from the disease in 2013. Throughout the years, ALS • page 5
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At their first St. Cloud Walk to Defeat ALS in 2011, a year after Glenn Hommerding’s diagnosis, he was still well enough to ride his motorcycle to the event. Pictured here with his sons and wife are (left to right) Matthew, Jeremy, Brenda, Glenn on his motorcycle, and Tyler Hommerding.
Radicalism may have triggered mall attacks by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
The St. Cloud man who stabbed 10 people at Crossroads Center shopping mall on Sept. 17 in St. Cloud may have been “radicalized” via some form of extremist Islamic ideology, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. That information was revealed during a press conference Oct. 6 with FBI agent Rick Thornton, St. Cloud police and Stearns County Attorney Janelle Kendall. Video sequences of the mall attacks, taken from security cameras, were also released,
including the segment where Dahir Adan is shot and killed. Thornton said there was a noticeable deterioration in the personality of Adan, 20, a Somali-American, in the weeks preceding the attack, which investigators said was premeditated. Shortly after 9 p.m. Sept. 17, Adan went on a stabbing rampage at Crossroads, running after people and stabbing them. Fortunately, none of the 10 people stabbed suffered any life-threatening injuries. Adan was killed inside the Macy’s store by an off-duty police officer who happened to be at the mall – Jason Falconer of Avon.
Thornton said the investigation into Adan’s motivations for the attack are still under investigation, with an effort to get Adan’s cell phone unlocked, so law enforcement can find out who his contacts were and if he had communications with terrorist groups. Family and friends of Adan told investigators the one-time high-honors student underwent serious changes in the last months of his life. A graduate of Apollo High School with a high grade-point average, Adan enrolled at St. Cloud State University and was doing well until his grades suddenly began to
Kennedy walkathon raises money for school by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com
Kennedy Community School students, staff and area residents raised almost $20,500 at an annual walkathon event held Sept. 30, the second-highest amount raised since the event was started. Principal Laurie Putnam said all students and staff participated in the event. They were also joined by St. Joseph Police Chief Joel Klein and St. Joseph Fire Chief Jeff Taufen, who led
the school in their first walking lap. The event was held both inside and outside. Students spent the morning walking around the school’s baseball field and along the edge of the school prairie. “We keep track of distance walked, and we are proud to say our whole school logged over 7,000 miles that day,” Putnam said. Middle-level students went inside at about 11 a.m. and participated in open gym and a Kennedy • page 4
plummet, and he dropped out of school. He had been a security guard for a private agency and was wearing his security uniform during the knife attacks. Friends said Adan had never shown much particular interest in religion, but some months ago he began to express an interest in the Islamic religion. Always an avid sportsman, especially basketball, he quit playing sports, withdrew from social activities with friends and lost a lot of weight. His friends also told Thornton he would become agitated about certain things that never seemed to bother him Mall • page 4
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Members of the Knights of Columbus and of its Ladies Auxiliary completed the autumn Adopt-a-Highway program, cleaning the ditches and median on CR 75 between the American Burger Bar and CR 134 on Oct. 1. The Father Werner Knights of Columbus Council 7057 has participated in Adopt-a-Highway since 2007. Pictured from left to right are Grand Knight John Stan, Gary Kraft, Amy Kluesner, Gary Kuefler and Sue Kuefler. Kennedy Community School raised $20,234 on Sept. 30 during its sixth annual walkathon. Profits from the event enhance the educational experience at Kennedy by providing funding for field trips, classroom wish lists, technology, equipment and books. “The support from Kennedy families, friends and local businesses helps our students thrive,” said Melissa Granowski, walkathon co-chair. Kennedy PTA would like to thank the following local business for their support: Aubright, Inc, Auto Body 2000, Bernick’s, Borgert Products, Carlin Stiles, Casey’s General Stores, Dr. Styles, Cotton and Milbert DDS, Floral Arts, Gary’s Pizzeria of St.
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Two run unopposed for council seats Two St. Joseph residents are running unopposed for two city council seats in the November elections. They are Troy Goracke and Bob Loso. Loso is the only one who returned a questionnaire sent out by the Newsleaders. Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 8.
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Name (and family information, if you wish): Bob Loso Why are you qualified to serve as a St. Joseph City Council member? Vast knowledge of St Joseph city operations gleaned from my years representing the people of St. Joseph on St Joseph city boards and the city council. What are the biggest challenges as St. Joseph continues to grow? And what are
the greatest strengths related to that growth? St. Joseph city operating expenses continue to increase while revenue does not keep pace. Increased growth does mean increased jobs, services and community vitality. This makes St. Joseph a great place to live and raise a family. Which programs and services, if any, would you trim or eliminate entirely if a severe budget crisis should happen? This question is hard to answer since the city finances are currently solvent with reserve sufficient to cover any budget crisis. However if I need to choose a service I would trim, it would be personnel by choosing to not replace when attrition occurs. Are you satisfied with the plans for the St. Joseph com-
munity center? What other amenities would you add to it if you could? No, I don’t believe there is a defined plan in place. How would you rate the relationship between the city residents and the college students? Are there ways to improve that relationship, to make it stronger and more mutually beneficial? The relationship has improved throughout the years with fewer and fewer students now living in residential areas. Continue with opportunities for residents and students to interact in a friendly, casual and positive setting. What are St. Joseph’s greatest strengths? What are its weaknesses? How would you improve the strengths and eliminate the weaknesses? Our
greatest strength is our professional administrative staff. I don’t consider this a weakness, but we are challenged with Goracke a higher-than-average amount of tax-exempt business property that still requires significant services to support. Our administrative staff continues to need the support of the city council in decision-making, as well as opportunities for training and team-building. Continue promoting additional business development in St. Joseph and convince the college to participate in an equitable share of police- and fire-service expense. Are taxes in St. Joseph too high, too low or just about
Loso right? If you think taxes are too high, how could they be reduced? The council and staff work diligently to keep taxes as low as possible while still providing services residents want. Would you favor a branch library in St. Joseph, similar to the one in Waite Park? I don’t read books, but my wife wants a library. So if I want to stay happily married I will support this. Seriously though, I would really need to see the costs to make a better decision on this issue.
St. Cloud school board candidate Scott Andreasen (Editor’s note: Because of technical glitches, the following responses to the candidate questionnaire did not arrive in time to be published last week with other responses from the candidates for four seats on the St. Cloud School Board. This questionnaire, along with the others, will be available for view right up to Election Day on the “Elections” section on the Newsleader website: www.thenewsleaders.com) N a m e : Scott Andreasen. I live in the St. Joseph area. Sandi and I have been married 22 years. She Andreasen is a psychotherapist. I have six children. Three are graduates of District 742 and have done well. Three attend high school in District 742. School-board decisions impact their lives. Biographical background: I graduated from Minnesota State University-Mankato with a bachelor’s degree in social-studies
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teaching. I traveled overseas extensively. I was an insurance adjuster for 15 years. I have owned Scott Investigation for 24 years. I am fiscally responsible. Highlights of education, jobs held, memberships, honors received, special skills and knowledge: In high school, I lettered in wrestling and became an Eagle Scout. In college, I was a member of dormitory council. My travels include short-term missionary work in Jamaica. As an adjuster, I earned an associate degree in claims and was a member of the Central Minnesota Claims Association. I am currently a member of the Minnesota Association of Private Investigators. Qualifications to serve as a school-board member: I have attended most school-board meetings and Board Finance Committee meetings for the past four years. I know the issues and players. I was a member of the Strategic Planning Committee and High School Solution Committee. I am currently a member of the Finance Advisory Committee and Community Education Advisory Committee.
Chief function of a school board member: The school board governs. It does not get involved in operations. It gathers information, makes and enforces policy. As a public body, its workings should be transparent. As an investigator, I am an expert at gathering information. If the second attempt at a school bond isn’t approved, what would you take as the next step(s) to resolve the space problems in the district? Currently, there isn’t a space problem in the district. Four task forces during 20 years have recommended the replacement of Tech. It hasn’t happened. The district just keeps on patching it up. If the levy fails, patching will continue until the 1906 heating system fails and the school closes. Students will be moved to Apollo where they will attend in shifts. Tech and Apollo are obsolete. Unlike the homogeneous population of the past, a diverse population requires flexible learning spaces and commons to support college prep, career and technical education. The district implemented
many good ways to deal with the friction between Caucasian and Somali students at Tech. Are there other ways you can think of to lower tensions and foster harmonious interactions among all students? Somali culture respects education. It does not respect female authority. Charter schools have shown things run much more smoothly with Somali males as para-professionals to back up female teachers and to enforce harmony between races. Have you examined the district’s policy regarding bullying? Is it adequate or does it need improvements? How would you change it? The state dictates bullying policy in Minnesota. There is little the board can do but implement it. In-school suspension has become common. I would push for the offender making reasonable restitution to the victim. Do you think the district’s security measures are adequate? If not, which ways could they be reinforced? As a member of Apollo Site Council, I have been impressed by the intelligence system principals have developed. They really know what is going
on and can lock the place down quickly. External security can be improved district-wide by controlling school access. Fewer doors and buzzer systems would be helpful. Kennedy is an excellent model. Some people complain schools should get back to the ABC basics and too much technology and “frills” are taking over the basics. What would you tell those people? They are right and wrong. Technology makes much more knowledge available and encourages different approaches to solve problems. But it destroys socialization. Are sports over-emphasized in schools these days? Extracurricular activities in general build great relationships. Athletics build good bodies and can teach good sportsmanship. Winning is nice, but there is a lot to learn in losing, too. Students are under extreme pressures to achieve. Are there ways to lessen those pressures for them? Teach them to set priorities. In most situations, good enough really is good enough. Perfectionism is a killer.
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Top left: Kennedy Community School principal Laurie Putnam is joined by St. Joseph Fire Chief Jeff Taufen (middle) and St. Joseph Police Chief Joel Klein as they lead the first lap of the school’s walkathon event on Sept. 30. Top right: Kennedy Community School assistant principal Anna Willhite sits in the dunk tank as principal Laurie Putnam tries to dunk her. At left: Kennedy students Brandon Z. and Bethany K. (front, left to right) participate with other students at the balance-board station.
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The officials at the press conference pieced together an overview of what happened on the evening of Sept. 17. Adan called his boss and said
he wouldn’t be coming to work that evening. He left his home a mile-and-a-half from the mall after grabbing two steak knives. At a convenience store on the way to Crossroads Center, Adan briefly spoke with employees there whom he knew. The clerk said to Adan, “See you later.” And Adan replied: “You won’t be seeing me again.” Then, on the way to the mall, Adan’s vehicle collided with a
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random mayhem. People were running and screaming as the loud pandemonium filled parts of the mall. Adan ran into Macy’s, yelling, and the off-duty police officer from Avon ran after him. The officer announced who he was and demanded Adan drop onto the floor. He did, but then he got up and lunged toward the officer who fired at Adan. Adan fell and again got up and
to the school. A team of staff, families and students decides how the remaining funds are used, and Putnam said information is shared with the school when the process is finalized. “All of the proceeds, however, go directly to Kennedy and impact student learning,” Putnam said. Kennedy Community School serves students in preschool and grades kindergarten through eighth grade. Putnam said there are 840 students attending kindergarten through eighth grade. “This year’s walkathon was a tremendous success thanks to the generosity of time, effort and money from our entire community,” Putnam said. “Special thanks go to event co-chairs Sara Jorgenson, Melissa Granowski and PTA president Heidi Everett. All of the proceeds directly impact student learning and opportunities at Kennedy, and we are so grateful to our community for their support.” lunged. Finally, several of the officer’s shots struck Adan to fatal effect, although he crawled across the floor, leaving a trail of blood and almost succeeding in getting back up before he slumped down, dead. Officer Jason Falconer has been officially cleared of any wrong-doing in his shooting of the assailant.
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dance, while the other students continued a day of learning. The day was concluded with a pep-fest where students and staff played a life-size version of the game “Hungry, Hungry Hippo” and three-legged races. As an incentive to raise funds, middle-level students were able to duct-tape Putnam to the wall. Putnam said the walkathon is the school’s primary fundraiser. Students no longer sell food or other items as a means to raise money but instead participate in healthy exercise and relationship-building activities. The Kennedy Parent Teacher Association uses the money students collect to pay for field trips, classroom supplies and admission fees for students who cannot afford to pay them. Any leftover funds are given
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Some of Glenn’s Harley Walkers team (from left to right) Kayla Zabinski, Tyler, Brenda and Kathy Hommerding, Rachel Lange and Matthew and Jeremy Hommerding. All wear their signature orange T-shirts during the Walk to Defeate ALS fundraiser held Sept. 10 in St. Cloud.
ALS from front page Glenn’s Harley Walkers team has sold its signature orangeand-black T-shirts to raise money and each year come up with a different saying for their motto based on sayings Glenn used, such as, “Here’s to you. Here’s to me. Best of friends we’ll always be.” Since their first walk in 2011, the team has raised more than $37,000. This year alone, they surpassed their goal of $4,000, raising $5,923. Even so, Brenda said, “It’s really just a drop in the bucket when you think of the equipment costs for the ALS Association and the families.”
ALS, sometimes called Lou Gehrig’s Disease, results in a progressive muscle and neural dysfunction in its victims. That is why the ALS Association helps families with needed equipment to assist in daily activities and communication with their affected loved ones. There’s what is called a Loan Pool through the ALS Association so families can borrow, free of charge, equipment such as wheelchairs, lifting devices, bath chairs and even hightech, eye-gaze computers for communication. That allows sufferers of the disease to stay in their homes so they can be taken care of by loved ones — something Brenda said was especially important to their family.
Besides providing for the physical needs, the ALS Association also gives emotional care through their support groups. Brenda said while going through Glenn’s illness, the support groups helped her and her family to feel as though they weren’t going through it alone, saying, “It helped to be around people going through what you are, at various stages, and support each other.” Brenda is now paying it forward by co-facilitating the St. Cloud ALS Support Group. “It feels good,” she said, “to give back. These are shoes I’ve already walked in, and if I can make a difference by leaving a fingerprint on their life that they can take with them . . . then that’s great. That’s everything.” Besides the support group, Brenda said she has found a comaraderie and a family within the many people they’ve met doing the St. Cloud Walk to Defeat ALS, adding the walk is a form of family reunion each year. “We connect with others going through that journey or (who) went through it along with us,” she said. Each year brings new faces and the absences of those who lost their battle with the disease, but even so, Brenda said it’s a good time for families and a time to honor loved ones affected by ALS. She said it’s typically $75 per person,
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and each team participating does a different fundraiser. The teams circle Lake George in St. Cloud three times, and there is face painting, T-shirt stenciling and team picnics to follow. Goals for next year, Brenda said, are to increase awareness of this currently incurable disease and to keep increasing their donation to the ALS Association so one day there will be a cure. “We count our blessings that we have so much support,” she said. “It still blows my mind how one person (Glenn) could touch so many lives. He was a person who took others under his wing, and (who taught them) to run with life. Glenn used to say how lucky he was to have me, but I was lucky to have him.” The legacy of Glenn Hommerding lives on through his many family and friends. And Brenda said she will continue on with her work and fundraising with the ALS Association in part, “so we can say we were a part of that cure, when it happens.” Even though the fundraising walk is done for the year, another is in the planning stages set for the first full
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Opinion Humpty-Trumpty ready for final fall? Humpy-Trumpty wants a big wall, HumptyTrumpty will have a big fall . . . The “locker-room talk” video last weekend was a bombshell to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Instead of defusing it with an apology that at least sounded heartfelt, Trump scowled at the camera with a face that looked like an icky-sticker on a bottle of rat poison. He then read a message, spitting out the words that had been hurriedly cobbled together by his panicky campaign staff. The so-called apology segued quickly into an “Ode to the Working People” and then to a “Declaration of War” against Bill and Hillary Clinton. And this time he wasn’t lying because two nights later there he sat in a conference room, showing off his new acquisitions – Bill’s former partners in adultery. Then he took to the debate stage (boxing ring) where, like a cornered dog, he sneered and snarled at Clinton for 90 minutes. It was a gleeful gloat fest for Hillary-haters. Many claim Trump won the debate – that is, he landed the most punches. Others think Hillary won by enduring the nasty loudmouth as he wandered, puffed up, across the stage, trying to loom above Hillary just like bullies do on a playground. The world, after all, is just a stage on which The Donald struts in his never-ending reality show. And that stage has long been set for last weekend’s bombshells, second thoughts about Trump had been growing among the GOP establishment. When the San Diego Union-Tribune, now in its 148th year, decided to endorse Hillary for president, you can bet tectonic shifts are trembling beneath the surface of this political season. That paper has never in a century-anda-half endorsed a Democrat for president. In an editorial, the Union-Tribune warned Trump is “vengeful, dishonest and impulsive,” and
Dennis Dalman Editor Clinton would be “the safe choice for the U.S. and for the world.” That was just one of Republican-leaning major papers that called Trump unfit for the presidency. The ink-and-paper uproar was echoed last weekend when many Republican Party leaders un-endorsed him and/or denounced his obscene misogynist remarks. Oh, well, so what? Who needs establishment Republicans? Who needs newspaper endorsements? Not Trump supporters. Like their hero, they hate the media, which – they claim loudly – are trying to undo Trump and to protect the sclerotic status quo. Why can’t the media sing the praises of this “knight in shining armor,” this change-agent named Trump, who tells it like it is, who scoffs at political correctness, who will bring our jobs back home and who will destroy ISIS with his bare hands within hours of taking office? Hillary is no Snow White, but compared to the Big Blusterer, she is the Rock of Gibraltar when it comes to real-world intelligence and emotional stability. Trump’s volatile temperament underlines his weaknesses and undermines his dog-chasing-tail ambitions. His hotheaded eruptions are the very reasons he should never be elected president of anything. He’s a bundle of deficits: • The attention span of a gnat. • Rampant double-down misogyny.
• Crude, undeveloped understanding of racial issues. • A demagogue’s instinct to blame immigrants illegal or otherwise for just about anything, the way some people blame Obama for everything. • Reckless dismissal of the importance of NATO. • A crazy cuddly attitude toward Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin. • Last, not least, an utter lack of coherent policy proposals other than his cure for the economy – giving billionaires tax breaks so they will create jobs, thus trickling down goodness to the rest of us. (Heard that one before, anybody?) Those who pay close attention to Trump’s business dealings know that far from being a “genius,” those dealings have been mainly shady manipulations. Genius? The word “crook” leaps to mind. (In the second debate, he all but stated he had never paid federal income taxes for almost two decades, much to the chagrin of billionaire Warren Buffett who has paid many millions in income taxes throughout the decades.) Trump is not and never has been a friend of the working folks; he’s a friend of himself, an egomaniac in love – with himself. Imagining Trump as president is akin to pondering the end of the world. Let’s hold our noses if we have to, but let’s vote for Hillary. After the last debate, Trump is on his feet again – for the moment. But he just might have his biggest fall come Tuesday, Nov. 8, on Election Day. . . . And all The Donald’s horses and all The Donald’s men cannot put Trumpty together again.
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Vote for truth, principle this November Florence Sheesley, St. Joseph This election will determine if the United States will live or die. We are at a moral crossroads. We can continue to go down the same path with bigger government, more spending and regulation, increasing taxes, reducing the size of our military, uncontrolled borders, increasing crime and terrorism, abortions being
available on demand and appointing liberal judges with a leftist, secular, radical agenda. Or we can get some common sense and appreciate how our country was formed with much wisdom from our founders. We need our right to bear arms and our right to freedom of conscience and religion. We need a strong military, lower taxes, child-care tax benefits, af-
fordable health-care coverage, an end to Planned Parenthood slaughter and deregulate businesses to create more jobs. The next president will choose Supreme Court justices who will have an impact on our country for many generations to come. We need conservative judges who believe in our Constitution. Career politicians have been in Washington too long; they have forgotten who they work for.
Social Security is dwindling for next generation Call it the silence of the old goats. You see, I should be dead by now. OK, I take full blame for the current condition of the American Dream. I’m ready to admit complete responsibility. No, it’s not a president and congress that are to blame. Talk about health care gone haywire, it’s all my fault. I can see the master plan falling apart. I have these images of what havoc I and my fellow baby boomers have created to disrupt the “people flow” by living way past our predicted departure age. My guilt trip all started when I was contacted regarding a survey on what my radiolistening habits were. When I told the pollster my age, she informed me I was too old for the survey. I had to be under 64; and, of course, not knowing how to operate a radio, my input was invalid. I guess old “should-be-goneby-now” citizens are screwing everything up, including surveys. We are, after all, the slipping cog in the wheel of progress. Well, maybe, we’re slipping because we haven’t been oiled recently. Consider the following: Some centuries ago (well, maybe decades), us “old goats” were not expected to live beyond the mandatory minimal Social-Security limits. But, modern medicine has kept us alive way past our anticipated departure date. Now, I have some old and dear friends who are co-operating. My best friend in high school (Tom), and the man who talked me into coming to this part of the world (Pat), and my wonderful friend
Paul Ritzenthaler Guest Writer (Burke), have all cooperated with the master plan. They have expired. I like using the word “expired.” It beats the alternative term. “Expired” is so much more gentle – kind of like something you see on the side of a milk carton: “Expired!” So here I am defying the odds and robbing Social Security of its diminishing base. It upsets those leaders who have to make those decisions regarding our annual SS increase (no names mentioned here) to the point that our increase was about 2 percent of what the cost-of-living increase was this year. Hey, recognizing my culpability for all of the problems we have, I guess I’ll just stick my head in the oven. Oops, can’t afford the gas. Well, maybe, I’ll just buy a new deck of cards for the skat game; polish my golf clubs (my alternative to shuffle-board); and work on a write-in campaign to become the oldest president in the history of the United States. Then, look out you young curmudgeons who are impatiently waiting for my expected demise. I’ll be making some major changes. You see, some of us “old goats” have been known to do some horn-butting from time to
time. And we still have some adequate numbers (in members) when it comes to professing our displeasure with the way some young bucks are making their own rules. We aren’t that happy about the increasing crime statistics we hear about. We still believe lawlessness, guised under the false justification of whatever cause, is still lawlessness. We’re not happy about how we are treated like second-hand citizens who should be “expired,” especially when it comes to things like Social Security and Medicare. Please understand old goats can still vote. And, maybe, just maybe, we’ll raise our horned heads and make some noise. In the interim, I will continue to wear my favorite cap that says “Retired and spending my kids’ inheritance” (not that there’s much left to spend). Now while us “old goats” are defying the expiration odds, I strongly recommend you work very hard at your applicable jobs and keep that Social Security rolling in. You see, by the time you get to be SS-compensation eligible, we old goats will have spent it all. Good luck. Paul Ritzenthaler has spent most of his life working in broadcasting before retiring, but still keeps himself busy by announcing baseball games at the Municipal Athletic Center in St. Cloud, golfing and trying to keep up with his two dogs Dani, a Sheltie, and Tucker, a Shi-Tzu, at his home in Sauk Rapids.
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her residence. Authorities arrived in the area but could not locate the source of the complaint or any suspicious figures. No further action was taken. 1:31 p.m. Medical. Dale Street
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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. 14 St. Joseph Fire Hall Open House, 4-7 p.m., St. Joseph Community Fire Hall, 323 Fourth Ave. NE.
Saturday, Oct. 15 St. Stephen Fire Hall Open House, 9 a.m.-noon, St. Stephen Fire and Rescue Station, 2 Sixth Ave SE. Harvest of Joy Fall Festival, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Abounding Joy Lutheran Church, 6000 CR 120, St. Cloud. Community Meal, 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 1107 Pinecone Road S., Sartell.
Cour de Babel, 7 p.m., College of St. Benedict (Gorecki 204), 37 S. College Ave., St. Joseph. Wednesday, Oct. 19 St. Joseph Economic Development Authority, 5 p.m., St. Joseph City Hall, 25 College Ave. N. 320-363-7201. cityofstjoseph.com. Thursday, Oct. 20 Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, 520 First St. NE, Sartell. Sleep Apnea Support Group, 5-6
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Friday, Oct. 21 Burger and brat sale, sponsored by Knights of Columbus, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 First Ave. N.W. St. Joseph Area Historical Society open, 4-7 p.m., Old City Hall, 25 First Ave NW. stjosephhistoricalmn.org. St. Cloud Singles Club Dance, 8 p.m.-midnight, American Legion, 17 Second Ave. S., Waite Park. 320-3394533. stcloudsingles.net.
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It is Ordered and Notice is hereby given that on the 28th day of October, 2016, at 8:45 a.m., a hearing will be held at the above named Court at St. Cloud, Minn., for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the Will of the above named decedent, dated Dec. 28, 2007 and for the appointment of Nancy Gaetz, whose address is 3333 15th St. N., St. Cloud, Minn. 56303, as personal representative of the estate of the above named decedent in unsupervised administration, and that any objections thereto must be filed with the Court. That, if proper, and no objections are filed, a personal representative will be appointed to administer the estate, to collect all assets, pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and expenses, and sell real and personal property, and do all necessary acts for the estate.
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