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Special election set Nov. 3
A special election is being held on Tuesday, Nov. 3 for residents of St. Cloud Independent School District #742, which includes most recipients of the St. Joseph Newsleader. The school district decided to cut back on the number of polling places it would keep open in order to save costs as in many places it will be the only issue on the ballot. For those in St. Joseph city and township as well as St. Wendel Township who typically vote at their township hall, the community fire hall or Kennedy Community School, they will vote at the gym at Colts Academy, 124 SE First Ave. For those in Collegeville Township who normally vote at Sexton Commons at St. John’s University or at Collegeville Town Hall, they will vote at the Great Hall at SJU, 31802 CR 159, Collegeville. Polling locations will likely be more crowded than usual due to the reduction. You can find your polling place by going to pollfinder. sos.state.mn.us and entering your address.
Snow-season parking begins Nov. 1
St. Joseph city residents are reminded snow-season parking starts Sunday, Nov. 1. No parking is allowed on any city street between 2-7 a.m., lasting until April 1.
Citywide food drive set Nov. 7 at food shelf
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For some, screaming in terror and bolting down Dale Street E. is an annual tradition. For Jennifer and Greg Walker, it’s their entertainment. “Blood is raunchy, so we try to stay away from that. We prefer more psychological spooks,” Greg said in a Newsleader interview. Greg, a delivery driver for FedEx and originally from Sauk Rapids, has lived in St. Joseph with his wife Jennifer, a homeless-youth-outreach worker, for more than 15 years. For 13 of those years, they’ve been making their friends and neighbors howl on Halloween. For free. “The first couple of years we trick-or-treated in the neighborhood with [our only child] Haley, but she thought it was stupid that we tell her all year not to talk to strangers and then make
her do it on Halloween,” Jennifer said. So, they made a simple, scary path in their backyard for Haley and her friends to walk down with candy at the end. And it grew from there. One year they built a pirate ship in the backyard. Another, a castle. This Halloween they’re going with a zombie theme. In the front yard of the Restless Souls Cemetery and WalkThrough Haunt at the Walker’s home at 905 Dale Street E. is their haunted graveyard, which always has some surprises. The walk-through portion begins beside the garage, where those who are brave enough will meet Jennifer as she ticks every person off on a clicker. They had about 250 people go through last year. What waits inside the walkthrough haunt is only for the brave-of-heart to know. But Jennifer and Greg say the little Walkers • page 5
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The Resurrection Lutheran Church in St. Joseph is getting a new look. Pastor Dwaine Bruns said construction now underway at the church includes an expanded fellowship hall, a commercial kitchen, dedicated space for youth ministry, classroom space,
an adult meeting room, storage, and repaving and expanding the parking lot. Bruns is the senior pastor and John Gabrielson is the interim associate pastor of the church that has almost 1,000 members. The $900,000 project is being constructed by Winkelman Building Corp. Bruns said the project grew out of a visioning process in the con-
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Daylight saving time, which started in March, ends Sunday, Nov. 1 at 2 a.m. Residents should turn clocks back one hour before retiring Saturday evening, Oct. 31, to reflect the ending of daylight saving time.
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Ghosts and ghouls haunt the graveyard in front of the home at 905 Dale St. E. in St. Joseph. Plenty of surprises lie in wait between – or beneath – the gravestones.
Resurrection Church getting new look
The fifth annual St. Joseph citywide food shelf drive is from 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Nov. 7 at the food shelf, 25 First Ave. N., St. Joseph, across from the St. Joseph Meat Market. Donations can be made by cash, check or by nonperishable and non-expired food items, personal-care items, paper products and cleaning products. Coffee or juice and donuts will be available as a thank you.
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gregation and has been several years in the planning. “The planning involved looking at the mission God has given our congregation and how it might be enhanced by an expansion and renovation of our facility,” Bruns said. A fundraising campaign for the building took place in fall 2014. A building committee put together the final plan and is responsible
for the construction process. The plan was approved at a congregational meeting last spring. “This is an exciting project in our congregation,” Bruns said. “Our prayer is that an enhanced and expanded facility will allow us to better serve the mission of our congregation as well as the community around us. We are especially thankful for the generous Church • page 5
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an event there. Schmitz and his wife, Nancy, were busy answering questions. Other people were busy exploring the grounds as Randy explained the various options available to visitors, including the relocated and restored barn, an outdoor bar area, bridal suite, Rooster’s Roost men’s lounge and much more. Friday’s open house hosted a stylized photo shoot that showed visitors what the indoor and outdoor spaces could look like if they were decorated. Rolling Ridge partnered with two photographers and other industry professionals who arranged the different styles. “Our guests were able to
Hundreds attend barn open house Hundreds attended the open houses held Oct. 9 and 10 at the Rolling Ridge Wedding and Event Center, located at 31101 CR 133, St. Joseph. Owner Randy Schmitz hosted the open house to show off the new lounge and restored timber-framed barn. Some people came because they were curious to see how things had shaped up after the 120-year-old barn had been turned and relocated to a new area about 75 feet away. Others wanted to check things out before their upcoming scheduled event and still others were interested in possibly scheduling
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City council tables license for use of softball fields by Logan Gruber operations@thenewsleaders.com
At the Oct. 19 St. Joseph City Council meeting, the consent agenda contained an item regarding the approval of a five-year
lease agreement between the city and the St. Joseph Recreation Association for continued exclusive use of the softball fields in Millstream Park. Before the consent items were approved, Mayor Rick Schultz
asked the item be removed from discussion. “I’d like to see the Park Board meet with the Recreation Association and the youth recreation and see if there aren’t some things they can collaborate on,” Schultz
said during the discussion on the item. Schultz would like to see the three groups work together on more city recreation before approving the lease agreement. The council eventually voted
4-1 in favor of tabling the lease agreement until after the groups can have a discussion about city recreation together. The dissenting vote was Bob Loso, who said the lease agreement should be approved.
Jack Skahen, son of Jennifer and Sean Skahen of St. Joseph and a seventh-grade St. John’s Prep student, has Skahen been chosen by the American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota to participate in the State 7-8 Boys’ Honor Choir. The Honor Choir will give a combined public performance, along with the State 7-8 Girls’ Honor Choir,
at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in Mahtomedi beginning at 5:30 pm on Saturday, Nov. 21. Skahen auditioned under the direction of the St. John’s Boys’ Choir director, Andre’ Heywood. For more information, visit thenewsleaders. com and click on Oct. 30 People.
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Elizabeth Tiffany, daughter of Lori and Craig Tiffany of St. Joseph, is touring with the Concordia Orchestra during its annual regional tour Oct. 31-Nov. 8. Tiffany is a senior at Concordia and plays violin. The 2015 regional tour includes stops in Highlands Ranch and Loveland, Colo.; Le Mars, Iowa; Omaha and Scottsbluff, Neb.; Rapid City and Watertown, S.D. One of the college’s most distinctive performing groups, The Concordia Orchestra is an outstanding 69-member symphony orchestra that has earned national and international acclaim. For more information, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Oct. 30 People.
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If you have a tip concerning a crime, call the St. Joseph Police Department at 320-363-8250 or TriCounty Crime Stoppers at 320-2551301 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. Oct. 11 12:13 a.m. Animal complaint. Dale Street E./Ninth Avenue S.E. A complainant called police to inform them of a barking dog in the area. Upon arrival, officers made contact with the owner of the dog, who stated he would take him inside. 4:55 a.m. Unlocked door. 19th Avenue S.E. While on patrol, an officer found the door of a local business unlocked. The building was cleared, and the keyholder was contacted.
Oct. 12 1:37 a.m. Welfare check. College Avenue S. A student called police after believing his girlfriend was having suicidal tendencies. Upon arrival, authorities found the female who was crying in her bedroom. She was simply upset but had no intention of harming herself. Her boyfriend stated he would stay with her. 3:01 p.m. Fire. Minnesota Street E. Police were dispatched after receiving a report of a power line on fire. When they arrived on the scene, there was no fire, but the power line coating had melted and was lying in the street. Xcel Energy and the fire department were called for further assistance. Oct. 13 12:14 a.m. Traffic stop. Minnesota Street W./Fourth Avenue N.W. While
on patrol, police observed a vehicle traveling at 44 mph in a 30-mph zone. The driver was pulled over and issued a citation. 7:52 p.m. Medical. Hill Street W. Police responded to a male having difficulties breathing. Authorities stood by until Gold Cross arrived and transported the man to the hospital. Oct. 14 12:26 a.m. Disorderly conduct. Minnesota Street W. Officers were dispatched after receiving a complaint of a disorderly male at a local bar. The male was located and appeared to be heavily intoxicated. He agreed to go to the hospital for further treatment. 1:28 a.m. Citation. CR 75/Old Hwy 52. While on patrol, officers ran the license plates of a vehicle that had driven past and discovered the registration had expired in August. The driver was pulled over and issued a citation for lack of insurance and expired plates. Oct. 15 8:18 a.m. Speed trailer. Minnesota Street W./Sixth Avenue N.W. Police placed a speed trailer at the above location. 3:41 p.m. Theft. Fourth Street S.E. A female complainant called police to report her trailer was missing. Authorities discovered her neighbor had simply borrowed it and there had been a misunderstanding. No further action was taken. Oct. 16 11:47 p.m. Suspicious vehicle. Hickory Street E. Police observed a vehicle that had been parked in a driveway for some time. Authorities questioned the occupants who stated they were waiting for a friend.
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Barn from front page clearly see how the different spaces could be used during an event, along with getting some good decorating ideas,” Schmitz said. Vendors such as Rustic Elegance, Geyer Rental, Paper Thick Ink, St. Cloud Floral, Minah’s Cakes, Tip Top Tux, Carrie Johnson Bridal and JF Kruse helped with staging an outdoor area located by the barn’s old foundation, the interior of the
barn and more. “The original stone-foundation walls still stand as a permanent tribute to the original barn location,” Schmitz said. Leah Welch of 99 Perspectives Photography was busy photographing a Perfectly Plaidthemed wedding shoot and Jonathan and Mandy Rotella of Rotella Photography were busy photographing a Beautifully Boho-themed wedding shoot. Welch commented on the wonderful job Rustic Elegance did with setting the various displays up and how the plaid theme had a cozy feel. Mandy Rotella commented
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on how organic and colorful the floral arrangements were. Kelly Kuboy of Rustic Elegance said they set up a lot of tent and barn weddings and rent out a lot of rustic decor. This was their first experience at the event center, and she said it was fun to stage the barn and such well-maintained grounds. As a flock of geese flew overhead, visitors meandered on the grounds and explored the historical buildings, gardens and more that are available for use when reserving the event center. The barn and lounge were insulated and the spaces are now climate-controlled with heating and air conditioning. Schmitz said the interior of the barn maintains its rustic integrity but features color-changing LED lighting, crystal chandeliers, two lofts and hardwood floors with wood harvested from trees from his childhood home. Shari and Al Hoffman, husband and wife who previously lived in St. Joseph for 35 years, came to see the finished barn project. “We have watched it evolve and it’s beautiful and amazing,” Shari said. They and other visitors were busy sampling Short Stop’s Custom Catering hors d’oeuvres served by executive chef Luke Robinson and Ben Gaetz. As the exclusive caterer for Rolling Ridge, Robinson said Short Stop offers both food and bar services. “We are excited to be partner vendors with Rolling Ridge,” Robinson said. “Short Stop has been open for 41 years and has been offering catering services for 28 years. We specialize in
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various types of wedding fair, high-end hors d’oeuvres, action stations and more. We work very hard to customize the catering to what the bride and groom or person putting on the event wants.” Future bride Angie Stanger from Sauk Rapids attended the open house with her personal attendant, Jami Kreifels of Royalton, and her maid of honor, Jessica Karsch-Strassburg and son Colin, 7 months, also from Sauk Rapids. Stanger, who grew up in Rice, plans to marry Nick Joki at Rolling Ridge in June 2016. “We wanted a barn and this was close to home,” Stanger said. “It has a very modern, rustic feeling. We checked out some other older barns, but they weren’t as nice and were more dirty. We plan to have the ceremony and reception here. We also reserved the Rooster’s Roost for the guys to hang out at.” The Rooster’s Roost is an old chicken coop which has been converted into a lounge with a mini bar, foosball table, sofas and more. “I think it’s going to be beautiful,” Stanger said. “Our photographer told me this is a photographer’s dream.” “It’s very beautiful and nice,” Karsch-Strassburg said. St. Joseph Mayor Rick Schultz and his wife, Tami, also explored the barn and grounds. “I think this is outstanding,” Rick said. “This has been quite the transformation. Randy really worked with the city to make this work and to meet his and our needs. I am overwhelmed how it all came together.” Schultz said Rolling Ridge
offers a unique experience you don’t see anywhere else in the six-city area. “It is not like a normal event center you would see in central Minnesota,” he added. Schultz believes the location of Rolling Ridge will help bring additional business to downtown St. Joseph. “St. Joseph is a unique city in the six-cities area because we still have a downtown that attracts people,” Schultz said. “It’s a unique destination spot, and Rolling Ridge just adds to that. Schmitz’s event center venture began about three years ago, but he says it was worth the wait. His mission with Rolling Ridge is to provide a dreamlike location to host events in an environment that embraces rustic charm, modern elegance and the great outdoors. With most of the restoration work completed, the barn is ready to accommodate up to 300 guests. “Many of the brides who have already booked rentals at Rolling Ridge came to see the place,” Schmitz said. “It was fun to get their feedback on how they think it turned out and to hear how they plan to celebrate their day here. We have more than 25 private weddings and events already booked for Rolling Ridge.” “Saturdays book rapidly and we only have a few open yet next year,” Nancy said. “It was fun to see friends and family and enjoy the beautiful weekend weather,” Randy said. For more information, visit the website RollingRidgeEvents. com or call 320-257-7750.
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Church from front page gifts of our members that make this construction possible.” Organized Nov. 6, 1983, the church is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America and is part of the Southwestern Minnesota Synod. Bruns, who graduated from Augsburg College in Minneapolis and Luther Seminary in St. Paul, has been serving Resurrection for 20 years. He is married to Jeanne, a senior high-school mathematics teacher at Albany High School. They live near Avon and have two adult children, Rachel and Joel.
Walkers from front page ghouls and goblins can come too though they should do so around dusk. After the sun sets, the haunt gets scarier for the bigger kids and adults. The haunt closes sometime after 9 p.m. . . . or once the screaming stops. “It’s safe. It’s family friendly,” Jennifer said. “People will meet at the ‘haunted house’ after trick-or-treating . . . it’s like a Halloween Local Blend!” Greg said one of his favorite things is seeing a group of friends giggle at the most scared member of their group. “It’s about hearing the screams and the laughs,” he said. One of Jennifer’s favorite memories was of Haley dressed up as a werewolf one year. Haley came up to her mother and said ‘I think I just made a girl pee her
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Bruns has been a pastor for 33 years. Before coming to Resurrection, he served congregations in Atwater and Twig. Gabrielson, who grew up in Sartell, graduated from Carlton College in Northfield and Luther Seminary in St. Paul. He began serving at Resurrection Lutheran Church in September. Gabrielsen is married to Sara, an assistant principal at Sartell High School. They have two children – Arlo, 6, and Johanna, 3. Before coming to Resurrection, he served in New Ulm and Gaylord. “I expect the building project will open up a lot of opportunities for fellowship and ministry in general,” Gabrielson said. “Especially by allowing Resurrection to broaden its outreach to the com-
munity and increase our capacity to serve the many young families that join our congregation seeking to connect their children to faith development.” Bruns said they are especially excited about using the facility for events such as the area churches’ Vacation Bible School, Fare for All food-distribution program and community meals. Construction work began during the summer and is expected to be completed by mid-November. Dedication of the space is planned for Sunday, Dec. 6. Resurrection Lutheran Church worship services are at 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sundays and 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays. For more information, contact the church at 320363-4232.
pants!’ Jennifer said that was one of her proudest moments. Haley is now at college at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, studying entertainment design. “Some of these kids have been coming forever,” Greg said. Greg recalled one young man in particular who came through with his dad. A volunteer dressed in a monster costume sprang from the bushes, which made the kid do a back flip and run back to the gate where Jennifer was, begging to be let out. “We’ve had grown adults drop to the ground not wanting to move,” Jennifer said. “People scare different ways,” Greg said. “What scares one won’t scare another and vice versa . . . Jennifer’s done a lot of research on how to scare people.” The Walkers usually have five to 10 friends help them with staffing the haunt on Halloween. After a bit of reflection, the Walkers realized most of the people doing the scaring are social
workers and teachers who work with kids on a daily basis. “I’m nice to kids the rest of the year, so I get one night!” Jennifer laughed. “We complain about the work, about weather and freezing fingers, but it’s all worthwhile,” Greg said. “When I hear the local daycare kids walk past during the day and scream ‘There’s a witch in the window!’ it just makes my day.” The Walkers said they’ve never had a complaint, but the police usually show up to keep an eye on traffic. “The haunt usually quiets down by 10 p.m. or so,” Greg said. The haunt starts around dusk on Halloween and is free, though the Walkers do accept donations. For more information on the Restless Souls Cemetery and Walk-Through Haunt, head to www.facebook.com/centralmnhomehaunters. For additional photos, see back page.
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Above: Resurrection Lutheran Church senior pastor Dwaine Bruns (left) and interim associate pastor John A. Gabrielson stand in front of the beginning of a $900,000 construction project, which includes an expanded fellowship hall (inset), a commercial kitchen, dedicated space for youth ministry, classroom space, an adult meeting room, storage, and repaving and expanding the parking lot.
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Our View Authorities should update about deaths, crises There is a growing frustration among the public about how law enforcement is not following through with information about deaths or other kinds of crises that happen throughout the central Minnesota area. The following are just a few examples: • A woman was found dead Oct. 15 by gunshot inside her residence in the Rockwood Estates Mobile Home Park south of Rice. Of course, the news hit Rockwood residents like gangbusters, and some of them were frightened, locking their doors, leery about letting their children outside to play, wondering if the law had caught whoever did the killing or if the murderer was still on the loose, perhaps hiding in a shed or empty mobile home within the Park. News reports (TV, radio, newspapers) quoted the Benton County Sheriff’s Department that there appeared to be no danger to the public in the wake of the woman’s death. But what did that mean, exactly? Did it mean only that a killer had fled from the area? In the coming days, conjecture via a verbal buzz line took hold. Was it a murder? Was it a suicide? Was it just a gun going off accidentally? A Newsleader reporter Dennis Dalman, who happens to live in that Park, called Benton County Sheriff Troy Heck, who said the incident is under investigation and no further information could be released at that time. Residents still are not sure how the woman died. • Two weeks ago, a man’s body was found in the Mississippi River near a railroad bridge north of Little Falls. Another man was reported missing. Days later, his body, too, was found floating in the river. The news release from law enforcement stated those two men had agreed to meet at that railroad bridge crossing one night. The release also stated there is no cause for public concern, that foul play was not suspected. People were left wondering how did those two men end up drowned? Did a train come along, forcing them to jump from the bridge into the river? Were the deaths the result of some bizarre suicide pact? Did the two begin a physical struggle during which both fell into the river? It’s all very mysterious, to say the least. By the way, has anybody else wondered why is it so many young men throughout Minnesota in the past 10 years have ended up dead in rivers? • Last year, a woman claimed she was abducted from her car while at the McDonald’s restaurant in Sartell. The man who abducted her, she said, drove her around, met up with another man, then the three of them drove around for a long time in the greater St. Cloud area, the men finally pushing the woman out of the car onto a street in downtown Sauk Rapids. That story alarmed many people in the area, people who wondered if deranged abductors were on the loose and if next time the abducted victim would be brutalized, raped and/or murdered. We never did hear the truth behind that so-called “abduction.” Was it a lie invented by the woman? All that law enforcement would reveal is there was no way to prove that the incident didn’t happen. That was, to say the least, not a very reassuring answer. • With alarming regularity, shots are fired in certain areas of St. Cloud: people driving by shooting from vehicles, disputes among people during which shots are fired, shots fired in homes or apartments or outside dwellings. Time and again, law enforcement tells us, via press releases, there is no danger to the public. Are they kidding? Slugs flying through the air are indeed a danger to the public – to anybody who happens to be in a particular area when shots are fired. Sometimes we don’t learn much if anything about why the shots were fired or if the perpetrators were caught and punished. Such unanswered questions can leave residents feeling vulnerable. These comments are not meant as criticism, necessarily, of our excellent local law-enforcement agencies whose members make extraordinary efforts to help keep us safe. However, this is meant to be a suggestion. Whenever possible, consider releasing updated information via press releases that explain such “mysterious” deaths and crises. Such follow-ups would go a long way in stopping speculation and gossip, in bringing answers to wondering minds and in making everyone feel safer.
The ideas expressed in the letters to the editor and of the guest columnists do not necessarily reflect the views of the Newsleaders.
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Friday, Oct. 30, 2015
Opinion Committee implodes; Hillary triumphs For awhile, I thought I was watching one of the Salem witch trials; I expected the Puritan elders to haul out the torture rack to use on the suspected witch, Dame Hillary. That’s how vicious some of the members of the House Benghazi Committee looked and acted during the televised hearing Oct. 22. The Republican members on that travesty of a committee resembled snide, pompous, condescending inquisitors from a Dark Age. The committee fell flat on its face. In 11 breathtaking hours of sheer folly, that bogus committee imploded, proving all by itself it has been a partisan, anti-Hillary kangaroo court ever since it began 17 months ago, at a cost to us taxpayers of $4.5 million. Just as some honest Republicans have already said. Last week, in my opinion column, I compared Benghazi committee members to dogs frantically digging for a bone that isn’t there. The pathetic spectacle I witnessed on TV Oct. 22 reinforced that opinion. By the end of that inexcusable hearing, committee chairman Rep. Trey Goudy’s face said it all. It was glazed to a varnished sheen with perspiration, most likely caused by a mixture of desperation and anger. Desperation because he and his henchmen had tried so stubbornly to find the “smoking gun” – or at least to trip up Hillary and make a fool or a liar out of her. Anger because it must have dawned on Gowdy by the end of that hearing that his committee had spent 11 hours cooking – overcooking – its own goose. They didn’t make a fool out of Clinton; they made fools of themselves. Through it all, Clinton – with eloquence, touches of humor and the
Dennis Dalman Editor most extraordinary grace under pressure – endured the fools’ verbal assaults, at times using pointed comments to pop their balloons, to reveal their own misguided, murky motives. There was no logic or unity in that hearing. It was helter-skelter, like watching a pin-ball game, zig-zagging back and forth from the really ridiculous to the laughably ludicrous. The seven Republican committee members behaved like boozy hooligans at a carnival shooting gallery, firing blindly, hoping to connect with anything. What they were trying to prove, apparently, though it was hard to tell from that ill-conceived hearing, is Clinton was the prime architect of America’s involvement in Libya and she left ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans in the lurch, denying requested security enforcement before their deaths in a terrorist attack in Benghazi three years ago. Committee members flailed about, frantically bringing up a slew of irrelevancies, including an attempt by Rep. Mike Pompeo to trip up Clinton. His long, sneering harangue was about frequent Libya-related emails from a long-time friend, Sidney Blumenthal. Pompeo made a complete ass of himself at the moment he honed in for his intended “gotcha moment” – that the Blumenthal emails proved Clinton took him more seriously than the am-
bassador, thus implying stupidly that Clinton blew off requests for beefed-up security. Rep. Susan Brooks also made a fool of herself when she plopped down two stacks of Clinton emails – one fat stack, one slim stack – as if “seeing is believing” is the proof Clinton went to great lengths to set up the ambassador and others in Libya (the fat stack of emails), then brushed them off later, leaving them to die (the slim stack of emails). Right after the sham marathon, a reporter asked Gowdy if the hearing revealed anything new. Like a deer caught in the headlights, he flailed verbally: “I think some of Jimmy Jordan’s questioning – well, when you say new today, we knew some of that already. We knew about the emails. In terms of her testimony? I don’t know that she testified much differently today than she has the previous time she testified. I’ll have to go look at the transcripts.” A good, non-partisan Benghazi committee could have explored and then implemented ways to shore up security for Americans in the world’s most volatile areas. This Benghazi committee, however, missed the chance to do that because of its monomaniacal determination to take down Hillary. Lacking the smoking gun they so frantically seek, these Hillary-baiters have one hope left – that the FBI will indict her for security breaches. They ought to be ashamed of themselves; they aren’t, of course. Even after Hillary Clinton is elected as the next President of the United States, they’ll just keep digging more holes deeper, finding nothing and ultimately falling into the empty holes they’ve dug.
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Northstar extension meeting set for Nov. 12 Karen Rose, OSB, St. Benedict’s Monastery Efrain Rosado, OSB, St. John’s Monastery Vince DeVargas, St. Joseph Church, St. Joseph Deacon Rick Scheierl, St. Mary’s Cathedral and St. Augustine, St. Cloud Pr. James Alberts, Higher Ground Church, St. Cloud GRIP/ISAIAH is an organization of faith leaders working together across race, faith and region in the St. Cloud area. We care deeply about the needs of our broader community, such as transportation, housing, jobs and education. This past winter transportation became a central issue for us. We realized the transportation needs of Greater Minnesotans have changed and will continue to do so. There is an increased need for public transportation across nearly every demographic in the St. Cloud region: old, young, students, work force, long-term residents and our newer neighbors and residents. Early last legislative session, GRIP/ ISAIAH leaders found we weren’t alone in our concern for Greater Minnesota transportation needs. We met with all of our local representatives and had an impromptu meeting with Speaker of the House Kurt Daudt. We were excited to experience the swift, collective and bipartisan action of the House after our meeting. Seven days later the Koznick bill was created and had the support of 33 House Republicans and three Democrats. This bill was going to increase Greater
Minnesota transit funding with $10 million of dedicated revenue. After a long drawn-out session, this bill was dropped and a smaller “lights on” bill was passed by the House. This bill gave an increase of $5 million to Greater Minnesota transit over the next two years. We applaud Rep. Knoblach (14B) and others for beginning to address changing transportation needs in our state. But there is more work to be done. In early March, GRIP/ISAIAH leaders decided after BNSF announced they would be laying extra track from Big Lake to Becker in 2016, that now is the time to finish the Northstar Rail to St. Cloud. Add to that our new relationship to the House and its campaign promise of passing a transportation bill that would “meet the needs of Greater Minnesotans.” In a short time, our Northstar campaign received the support of Mayor Dave Kleis of St. Cloud, St. Cloud State University President Earl Potter, the Greater St. Cloud Development Corp., the Central Minnesota Senior Federation and countless other area leaders. Add to that the organizing done within area faith organizations: a clergy letter of support with 54 signatures and more than 2,000 petitions signed (a petition drive which is far from complete!) and it’s hard to argue the greater St. Cloud region would not benefit from this investment. We applaud Knoblach and Gov. Mark Dayton for announcing their support for this project at a recent public
meeting in St. Cloud. Our region needs strong leadership as we struggle with rising poverty rates. GRIP/ISAIAH urges our state leaders, local reps Howe (13A), O’Driscoll (13B), Theis (14A) to lead together and make sure Northstar is completed to St. Cloud in this coming session. We also call on the leadership of the House Speaker Kurt Daudt and Speaker Pro Tempore Rep. Tim O’Driscoll to pass a transportation bill, including the completion of Northstar Rail to St. Cloud this next session. On Nov. 12, GRIP/ISAIAH will hold our event, The Time is Now: Finish Northstar. It is open to the public. Knoblach has committed to attend. We are disappointed in the lack of interest in this event from our local representatives. Rep. Jeff Howe of Cold Spring is now a likely supporter of the Northstar Rail extension. Rep. Tama Theis (Waite Park/St.Cloud) has also expressed support for the project, though without a firm commitment. And despite our efforts, we do not know the position of Rep. Tim O’Driscoll (Sartell) on this issue. Despite the lack of collective leadership among our state legislators, GRIP/ISAIAH is committed to continuing to lead in our region across race, faith, region and culture. We are one people and believe we are stronger when we work together toward a common vision. Join us from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12 to learn why we believe finishing Northstar is critical to the health of our area. To register, go to: www.tinyurl.com/GRIP12.
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LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF STEARNS DISTRICT COURT SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No. 73-PR-15-9306 In Re: Estate of JoAnn Spoden, deceased. ORDER AND NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE IN UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS AND CREDITORS: It is Ordered and Notice is hereby given that on the 20th day of November, 2015, at 8:45 a.m., a hearing will be held at the abovenamed Court in St. Cloud, Minn., for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the Will of the above named decedent, dated July 25, 1984, and for the appointment of Anthony Joseph Spoden, whose address is 233 28th Ave. N., St. Cloud, Minn. 56303, as per-
sonal 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. Notice is further given that ALL CREDITORS having claims against said estate are required to present the same to said personal representative or to the Court Administrator within four (4) months after the date of this notice or said claims will be barred. BY THE COURT Dated: 10-13-15 /s/ Honorable John Scherer Judge of District Court /s/ George Lock Court Administrator Daniel A. Eller Attorney at Law - #26438 2103 Frontage Road N. Suite 25 Waite Park, MN 56387 320-253-3700 Publish: Oct. 23 and 30, 2015
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Walkers host walk-through on All Hallow’s Eve
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