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Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 Volume 25, Issue 46 Est. 1989
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Joe Town Table serves meals for everyone
Community organizations band together to host Joe Town Table from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23 at the American Legion in St. Joseph. This free meal serves as an opportunity for socialization among neighbors and friends. Volunteers serve up a warm meal for area residents to enjoy.
Winter Market open Nov. 22
Sartell’s Winter Market is open from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (winter hours) Saturday, Nov. 22 at Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road N. Get to know your farmer. Vendors want you to enjoy their products and are happy to share their knowledge and answer any questions you have. Come for the food, stay for the fun.
‘We Are Thankful’ event set Nov. 22
The Kids Fighting Hunger second annual “We Are Thankful” community-wide food-packaging event will be held starting at 9 a.m. Saturday Nov. 22 at the River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud. This event will provide some muchneeded food to aid-workers and people who are being quarantined due to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Kids Fighting Hunger in Sauk Rapids has committed to packing 1 shipping container (285,000 meals) of food. The cost of ingredients for one container of food is approximately $30,000. Donations for ingredients can be made at www. kidsfightinghunger.org or send a check to P.O. Box 7550, St. Cloud, MN 56302. For more information on this and other United Way volunteer opportunities, visit thenewsleaders. com and click on Nov. 21 Criers.
Humane Society wraps for a paws
The Tri-County Humane Society will wrap gifts at Crossroads Center next to Target during mall hours every day from Black Friday through Christmas Eve. Bring your gifts to wrap and help animals find homes for the holidays. We need all the help we can get so round up a group of friends, sign up the entire family or fill in some of the shifts that need just one more set of hands and make some new friends. We accept donations of giftwrap, ribbon, bows, tape, tissue paper and gift boxes year-round to help minimize our expenses. Consider donating your extra supplies. For more information, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Nov. 21 Criers. For additional criers, visit www.thenewsleaders.com and click on Criers.
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An investigator from Whitemore Fire Consultants was on the scene Tuesday morning to determine the cause of the fire. For more photos see page 12.
Pete Rothfork, of Grey Eagle, said he was “definitely doing better today than yesterday” over the phone Friday, Nov. 14. The day before, he woke up to the news of one of his turkey barns burning. The St. Joseph volunteer fire department received word of the blaze around 6:15 a.m. Thursday morning, Fire Chief Jeff Taufen told the Newsleader. About 20 firefighters responded from the St. Joseph department. The barn was fully engulfed upon their arrival, and additional firefighters from St. Stephen, Sartell and Waite Park were called to the scene. Eventually, about 30-35 firefighters were on the scene. The whole
operation only took about 3.5 hours, but at the end, the barn had burned nearly to the ground. Luckily for Rothfork, that particular brooding barn was empty Thursday. On Friday though, the barn was supposed to receive about 8,000 chicks, or poults. Rothfork luckily had room for those poults at another barn in St. Joseph and New Munich that could make up for the space. And those chicks will be back in St. Joseph soon enough. Rothfork says at 4 weeks of age, they’ll move into the big barn, which is on the same property as the one that burned down. As of press time on Wednesday, the cause of the fire was undetermined. The barn was worth approximately $150,000.
Collegeville Cos. receives approval, plans to break ground on Bayou Flats by Logan Gruber operations@thenewsleaders.com
Colleen Hollinger Petters, Jon Petters and their team at Collegeville Cos. have been working on a new development in town for a while, and now they’re able to break ground on it. Bayou Flats Lofts, along with a restaurant and brewery, will soon be taking shape across from city hall on College Avenue, and just across the alley from La Playette. Later, Alley Flats Condominiums will be built in the alley between College Avenue N. and First Avenue NE. Collegeville Cos. received approval from the St. Joseph City Council Nov.
13 for Tax Increment Financing, or TIF – a way to subsidize redevelopment, infrastructure and other community-improvement projects with public financing. The council approved a maximum of $647,000 to be available for Collegeville Cos.’ use in this project, during the next 19 years or less. The money is meant to help offset the cost of redevelopment. The planned-unit development, or PUD, has also been approved by the council. “We plan to begin construction by putting footings in in November or December,” Hollinger Petters said in an interview with the Newsleader. Bayou • page 12
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This is the architect’s vision of what Bayou Flats Lofts (top right) and Alley Flats Condominiums (bottom right) will look like upon completion on College Avenue S, across from city hall.
Howe-Veenstra retiring from CSB after 30 years by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com
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Carol Howe-Veenstra admires flowers given to her by Mary Geller, the College of St. Benedict vice president of student development, after Howe-Veenstra recently announced her plan to retire after 30 years.
Carol Howe-Veenstra recently announced plans to retire June 19, 2015 as the athletic director for the College of St. Benedict. A national search for CSB’s next athletic director will be conducted and a replacement will be announced early next year, with the new director hopefully starting July 1. At Howe-Veenstra’s announcement to retire, she said 30 felt like a nice number and the right time to retire both personally and professionally.
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“I feel our department is at a place of strength and we have unbelievable depth and quality staff-wise,” HoweVeenstra said in a news release. “Our administration is very supportive and, to me, this would be a dream job for someone to come into.” She plans to finish her position strong by helping prepare for the person who will fill her shoes. Howe-Veenstra plans to organize files so the new director will know what she did when. She will leave templates of letters and other documents she used and also plans to archive some binders. Howe-Veenstra • page 2
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Obituary
Michael F. Hazen, 67 St. Joseph July 9, 1947 - Nov. 15, 2014
Michael “Mike” F. Hazen, 67, of St. Joseph, died Nov. 15, 2014 in Talahi Care Center, St. Cloud. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21 at the Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home, St. Cloud. Hazen was born July 9, 1947 in Racine, Wis. to Charles and Josephine (Matranga) Hazen. He married Stephanie Kottis on July 20, 1974 in Racine. Hazen worked as a pharmaceutical sales representative for Burroughs Welcome Co. for more than 25 years, until becoming an independent sales representative with other pharmaceutical companies. He was also a substitute teacher at Tech High School where he taught history. Hazen started the Dollars for Scholars program in St. Joseph;
and was very proud of the impact that program made for young adults. He enjoyed reading, playing Farkle with his coffee guys, socializing and venturing to local restaurants. He was a strong person who loved his family dearly. Survivors include his wife of 40 years Stephanie of St. Joseph; sons, Bradley (Tamera Larson) Hazen of Okinawa, Japan and Jonathan (Christina) Hazen of St. Joseph; brothers, Gary Hazen of Moab, Utah, Bruce (Ingrid) Hazen of Tucson, Ariz., Brian (Phyllis) Hazen of Racine; sister-inlaw, Betty Kottis of Amsterdam, Holland; grandchildren, Nikolaus Charles Hazen and Samuel Blanchard; and greatly anticipated the birth of his third grandson, Kiran Maki Hazen in February of 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents; stepfather, Arthur Nau; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred to the Stroke Association or Epilepsy Foundation.
People Aidan Sim-Campos of St. Joseph, has been accepted for admission for the 2015-16 academic year at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa.
He was awarded a dean’s scholarship and diversity enrichment scholarship.
Trucks and Toys seek donations Brenny Specialized Inc., in partnership with the Minnesota Trucking Association, is seeking donations for the annual Trucks and Toys Campaign. Beginning as a small outreach, the MTA Trucks and Toys gift drive has developed into a large-scale holiday event, delivering toys to more than 2,000 children who may not otherwise receive a gift. Toys are collected across the state and then distributed to three metro-area charities and 14 organizations in greater Minnesota that help families in need. The community is invited to donate to this year’s campaign. New, nonviolent and unwrapped
toys can be dropped off at Brenny Specialized Inc., 8505 Ridgewood Road, St. Joseph. For information on this event, contact Rachel Greenwell, manager of education and events for MTA, at (651) 646-7351. The Minnesota Trucking Association is a non-profit trade association representing the interests of the state’s motor carrier industry since 1932. With more than 675 member companies, the MTA is a powerful voice for the industry. Its mission is to provide advocacy, information and services to ensure safe transportation and a successful Minnesota trucking industry.
Oscar is an 11-year-old neutered and declawed cat who is in need of a new home because his owner is moving and couldn’t take his cats along. Oscar is hoping to go home with his friend Hairy, who is also available for adoption. They were around dogs and while they tolerated them, they were not the best of friends. You can visit Oscar and Hairy at the adoption center at PetCo. Both cats qualify for the ‘Name Your Own Price’ promotion and would be free to a senior citizen or veteran. “Helping one animal won’t change the world … but it will change the world for that one animal!” Dogs - 16 Kittens - 41
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Howe-Veenstra from front page She says this is the gift she can leave for her successor. She can leave what she has done for that person to adapt as their own. “I think in terms of what would this next person need to help them be strong as a leader,” she said. Howe-Veenstra’s career at the college includes working as the athletic director and as a coach. She began her career at the college in 1985 as the head volleyball coach, and held that position for 15 years. She was also head softball coach for one year and coached cross country.
Coaching at CSB
Howe-Veenstra helped the St. Ben’s Blazer athletic department grow to new levels. When she arrived at the college, it was not known for its athletic programs. CSB began competing and participating in the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in the fall of 1985. Its volleyball team was the first to conduct its season at Claire Lynch Hall. In this stronger conference, CSB did not perform well at first. Howe-Veenstra said the CSB team could not have competed against the teams she
If any readers have tips concerning crimes, they should call the St. Joseph Police Department at 320-363-8250 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 320-255-1301 or access its tip site at www.tricountycrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for crimes. Oct. 31 1:32 p.m. Theft. Graceview Loop. A 65-year-old woman discovered a flip-style cell phone was missing from her home, and her phone bill had increased. The phone was valued at $50. 5:53 p.m. Animal bite. 10th Avenue SE. An 81-year-old female was bitten by a city licensed dog, owned by a 53-year-old female. The owner was cooperative, and an officer bandaged the wound on the scene. The owner transported the victim to the hospital, and was advised to quarantine the dog. Nov. 1 12:16 a.m. Traffic stop. 2nd Avenue NW. A vehicle was stopped for
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had coached at the high-school level. “I knew we had to raise the bar and we did that fast,” she said. “It was just amazing. We were 6-32 my first year – 11th in the conference. We finished second in the conference in the second year and in our third year, we won the conference.” Howe-Veenstra credits much of the success to great recruited players. Because of the success, people started to pay attention to the CSB athletic program. Where in the past the college had been known for its academics, fine arts and cultural pieces, it was now making news for its athletic successes. As a coach, she stepped down with a 366-150 overall record and 11 appearances in the NCAA Division III tournament. Her teams finished 17636 in the MIAC, and went to the NCAA Sweet 16 seven times and went to the Final Four once. In 1987, Howe-Veenstra became the athletic director, handling both duties for the athletic department until stepping down as a coach after the fall volleyball season in 1999. “Both jobs grew so much and at some point I kept sorting out how long can I do both and do it well?” Howe-Veenstra said. She said it was a tremendous challenge, but her strong organizational skills helped her to do both successfully. HoweVeenstra stepped down as a
coach and became the athletic director in 2000, when it became a full-time position. It was very hard for her to give up the coaching.
driving without lights. A strong odor of alcohol was coming from the vehicle, which had one driver and four passengers inside, all of whom appeared to be under the age of 21. All of the passengers admitted to consuming alcohol, and were administered a blood-alcohol-content test. The driver had a BAC of .000, while the passengers had readings between .078 and .136. All four passengers were issued citations for underage consumption.
75 E. Police received a report of a male walking near an area business. The 53-year-old male let his dog off the leash near the business, which has dogs in a kennel outside. The man was advised to keep his dog on a leash.
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Nov. 3 12:46 a.m. Traffic stop. Ridgewood Court. An orange SUV was observed by an officer traveling at a high rate of speed on CR 75. Radar showed 64 mph in a 45-mph zone. The driver was stopped, and identified as a 28-year-old male from St. Cloud. A citation was issued. 3:27 p.m. Crash. CR 75/CR2. A vehicle struck a deer while traveling westbound. No injuries. 4:33 p.m. Road hazard. Northland Drive/Iris Lane E. A report was received of a load of rock on the road. An officer placed orange cones around it to warn drivers. 6:39 p.m. Suspicious person. CR
Working as the athletic director
Howe-Veenstra grew the department into a highly recognized women’s intercollegiate sports program in NCAA Division III. During her career, track-and-field and golf were added as varsity sports in 1987 and hockey was added in 1997. Howe-Veenstra has been recognized often for her achievements and leadership. She earned both MIAC and NCAA Central Region Coach-of-theYear honors twice, is honored in many halls of fame, received the CSB Extraordinary Performance Award and more. In the 1990s, Howe-Veenstra was involved in the planning and construction process of the Haehn Campus Center. It was exciting to be on the committee and help make decisions about the resources of how the Haehn Center would take shape. The center, although not scheduled to open until spring, opened early on the day of St. Joseph police officer Brian Klinefelter’s funeral in January 1996. Klinefelter was shot in the line of duty while attempting to arrest suspects in a liquor-store robbery. Howe-Veenstra said the significance of being honored to
Nov. 4 11:02 a.m. Theft. Ridgewood Court. A vehicle which had been sitting outside since Thursday was found to be missing its catalytic converter, and a hacksaw was found nearby. The value of the part is around $350. Nov. 6 1:21 p.m. ATV. 1st Avenue NE. A citizen observed a male, possibly in his 40s, on a blue four-wheeler, driving in a private overflow parking lot. The ATV driver was gone when police arrived. Nov. 7 3:06 a.m. Phone complaint. 10th Avenue SE. An 18-year-old female complained of calls and texts from a 25-year-old male. She had asked him to stop but it continued. Police advised the man to stop the calls.
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Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 host the funeral, but not yet having opened the building, shows how the staff at CSB worked with people in the area to help accommodate the thousands of people who attended the funeral. In 1992, she helped start the Blazer Hall of Fame, which is hosted every four years, except it was delayed one year to coincide with the college’s 100th anniversary. Instead of a small annual event at homecoming, it became a larger, more recognized event that honors people in various areas. She, herself, is a member of CSB (as coach of the 1987 volleyball team), Minnesota State University-Moorhead, Central Lakes College, charter member of Minnesota High School Volleyball Coaches and St. Cloud Tech halls of fame.
Extra duties of her position
Her positions at CSB have included night and weekend commitments. Howe-Veenstra said she really wanted to be at all home contests as much as she could, as well as a few onthe-road competitions. “If all I do is sit in the office and work on email and other administrative work, how do our athletes know how much I care if I don’t show up?” she said. “If I occasionally get to practices and to the contests, at least they have a presence of me. This is how I show I care. If I’m watching, I can join in with the celebration of good performances, as well as the struggles when we don’t perform at the level we think we should.”
Changes throughout the years
Howe-Veenstra said she has seen many changes throughout the years, including facilities, sports, student-athlete expectations, health-care needs, faster responses through email, twitter, Facebook and more. During her years at CSB, she has seen increased opportunity for success and role modeling in the development of CSB
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Left: Carol HoweVeenstra is shown in 1987 holding the first MIAC Championship trophy. At right: Carol Howe-Veenstra (left) is shown in 1990 with Sr. Lois Wedl, the College of St. Benedict’s #1 Blazer fan.
clinics and camps where its own athletes get to help coach, be visible, show their passion for the game and help younger girls. She said it has been a great influence when younger siblings, both boys and girls, are watching their games. “I feel like our women carry themselves with such class,” Howe-Veenstra said. “I think over all these years, that has touched and influenced a lot of people with standards. This is who I would like to be, I can do that. I can be a great student, I can be a great athlete, I can be a great person. I can do all of that.”
Reflecting on memories made
Howe-Veenstra will always remember the victories in coaching, both when she was a coach and when she was athletic director. “Whether it’s a huge race, overcoming a very strong opponent that we had no business beating, or our basketball team being able to be a part of their two trips to the Final Four and upsetting teams along the way, those are remarkable,“ she said. “Coaching, we had a couple of come-from-behind experiences. Being in Claire Lynch hosting regional finals many years ago, where it was two-deep around the railing, and had to tell people they couldn’t come in because we were full. Being able to coach a team I just adored in that environment was just
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special.” Helping staff members grow and have “ah-ha” moments are also part of Howe-Veenstra’s good memories. “I’m really proud to know I may have helped shape or provide a developmental piece along the way to develop them to grow,” she said. “That part has been great.”
Losing one job, gaining a new one
Howe-Veenstra came to CSB after being laid off from her teaching position at St. Cloud Tech High School. Many other teachers were also laid off due to budget cuts in the St. Cloud School District. After graduating from Minnesota State University-Moorhead, she accepted a teaching and coaching position at Tech in 1975. Howe-Veenstra taught physical education and was the head volleyball and track-andfield coach. During her years at Tech, her volleyball teams went to the state tournament four times. “Tech was an absolutely incredible place to start working and coaching,” Howe-Veenstra said. “I had incredible volleyball coaching experiences. We went to the state tournament right away.” She was laid off after teaching at Tech for seven years. As a result of Title IX, a federal civil-rights law prohibiting sex discrimination in education, the physical education departments
combined, and male teachers held most of the seniority positions in the district. HoweVeenstra said, at the time, it was the reverse goal of Title IX and was a really difficult time for everyone. She can still remember walking out of Tech and how she felt on her last day of work at a job she loved. After leaving Tech, she completed a master’s degree, substitute-taught, was an interim track-and-field coach at St. Cloud State University and started working at a local health club. A former CSB volleyball coach and athletic director, who was working out at the club, encouraged Howe-Veenstra to apply for the CSB position. She did and was hired. “I just loved being out here,” Howe-Veenstra said.
Plans for retirement
Howe-Veenstra’s husband, Steve, recently retired as a special-education teacher with the St. Cloud School District. The two met at St. Cloud Tech when she was teaching and he was an assistant basketball coach. She said they got to know each other over conversations at the former Ground Round restaurant in St. Cloud, after playing on a teacher’s basketball team together. They shared common interests of teaching, coaching and a love of the outdoors. They have been married for 34 years. Howe-Veenstra will be 62 when she retires. She is looking forward to having some space
in her life to look at options for retirement. “It will be a good way to move into that era of my life,” Howe-Veenstra said. “I am not overly concerned as it’s the month of July when this will happen. My husband and I love the outdoors so biking, canoeing, golfing, gardening and hiking are high priorities for us. As well as, my mom is 94 and still living and I really look forward to it (time with her).” “Next July will be an opportunity,” she said. “Things will settle in as we go into the fall. We’ll figure it out. I’m sure I’ll read some books that are stacked on my shelf, and I’m not worried about filling my time.” The couple also plans to do some traveling, but will determine how far their resources will stretch when choosing to do so. Howe-Veenstra said she wants to continue being a huge advocate for Blazer athletics at CSB and there are a lot of different ways she said she believes she can continue to support the program, including as a fan and as a resource. Being a checklist person and a great planner, she is getting comfortable with not needing a plan.
Family
Howe-Veenstra grew up in Crosby-Ironton, with three sisters and a brother. Steve Howe Veenstra grew up in St. Cloud, Howe-Veenstra • page 11
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Our View Let’s take a good law, and make it even better As the second sign-up for insurance via the Affordable Care Act gets underway, the Gallup Poll has just released some good news. Of those who were newly insured in 2014 thanks to ObamaCare, 74 percent of those people rated their quality of health care as “Excellent” (32 percent) or “Good” (42 percent). Twenty percent of them rated it “Only Fair,” and 5 percent rated it “Poor.” Those numbers were very similar when those same people rated their health-care coverage on a scale of excellent to poor. The responses also jibe closely when compared with all people who have health insurance, including plans other than those accessed through the ACA. But wait, folks, there’s more: On just the first day of enrollment, Nov. 15, about 100,000 people signed up for insurance through ObamaCare exchanges, and a million people had begun to shop online. Some are hailing those statistics, some or poo-poohing the numbers, and others, like news-show commentator Joe Scarborough, are grudgingly admitting that, yes, those numbers are good ones. Scarborough, host of the daily Morning Joe show on msNBC, has long been a vociferous critic of ObamaCare. On the morning of Nov. 17, it was refreshing to hear him, begrudging though his voice sounded, admit the poll figures are good and to hear him also admit increases in overall health-care costs are the lowest they’ve been in decades. Of course, Scarborough, like other ACA critics, attributes the decline in costs to fear by health-care providers and insurance companies – fear of pressures imposed by the “threat” of ObamaCare. That was Scarborough’s way of dismissing that factor of the ACA’s success. Couldn’t he just have acknowledged that – whether it’s from fear or structural changes – who cares? – ObamaCare is working; it’s helping keep overall medical costs down. Opponents of ObamaCare, like single-minded termites, keep vowing to repeal the ACA, people like presumptive majority leader in the U.S. Senate, Mitch McConnell, who said recently, while shaking his jowls, that ObamaCare must be removed “branch and root.” These opponents keep seeking “bad” things about the ACA. They point to polls that say only about 37 percent of Americans favor the law. But what’s interesting is when people are asked by pollsters about various provisions of the ACA, they will give very favorable responses, apparently unaware those good provisions are, in fact, part and parcel of the ACA. Other poll respondents – those who don’t pay attention – have said they like the ACA but they don’t like ObamaCare. That’s like someone saying they like air but they don’t like oxygen. Many who dislike this health-care law no doubt have their reasons. The law, after all, is not perfect. It definitely will need adjustments along the way, as Obama himself was and is the first to admit. But what’s disappointing is that one would think, as these examples of positive news come in, the law’s diehard opponents would ask how can we fix it rather than how can we destroy it “root and branch.” Opponents want to replace the law by introducing competition into medical markets. It’s obvious, despite their fierce opposition to it, they don’t even know what Obama≠Care is. That’s because introducing market competition is exactly what ObamaCare has done, and that is why people are online now, shopping for the best health-care plan to fit their income levels and their needs. Thanks to that competition and affordable access, at least 10 million Americans now have health insurance, many for the first time in their lives, and they like it. Now, if that isn’t success, what is? It’s time to make this good law even better.
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Opinion Comet feat shows humanity at its best
Many of us, I’d venture to guess, couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn with a dried-up cow chip. And yet, incredibly, a group of human beings somehow landed a robot the size of a washing machine on the surface of a comet 33 million miles from Earth and traveling at 85,000 mph. What?! Say that again! How in the world (out of the world!) is such a feat possible? Yes, the news was mind-boggling, overwhelming, astonishing, almost impossible to wrap one’s mind around. A man landing on the moon was a landmark achievement, of course, but the moon is an easy target compared to a debris clump whizzing past that fast millions of miles away. It’s tempting to want to anthropomorphize that robot, “little” Philae, into a cute bouncing baby, who, after a 10-year journey, landed on Comet 67P, babbled its first words back to Earth, then up and bounced again – twice – landing in a sheltered, shady cradle where the tired baby is taking a well-deserved nap. One wit termed Philae’s cometary contact as “one giant bounce for mankind.” The statistics of that journey are enough to put one’s head in orbit around a core of jawdropping, awe-inspiring wonder. The European Space Agency mission, dubbed Rosetta, began with a blast-off from Earth in March 2004. The vehicle traveled more than four bil-
Dennis Dalman Editor lion miles in loopy orbits through inner space before its rendezvous with the comet. Comet 67P is three miles wide and has virtually no gravity. Like other comets, it’s a “dirty snowball” of rocks, dust, water and gas left over from the very beginnings of the universe, estimated at five billion years ago. Scientists are hoping data Philae sent back (and that might still send back if it awakes from its “nap”) will answer many burning questions about comets: their chemical compositions, how they function as they approach the sun and other long-pondered speculations by scientists. Comets are like unadulterated specimens that hold clues to origins of the universe – and us. There are thousands of millions of comets orbiting unfathomable distances through inner and outer space. Through billions of years, many of them on their orbits smashed into one another, forming planets. It’s now surmised Earth’s water may have come from comets after their billions of collisions on what we now call Earth. They may have also
brought the organic molecules that gave rise to all planetary life – including us – through evolution. The Rosetta mission and its Philae landing should make us all proud to be part of the human race. It’s good to be reminded, every now and then, of the astonishing, mind-boggling, life-enhancing achievements of which human beings are capable. One gloomy thinker once described history as “a nightmare from which we are trying to awake.” Well, that may be, but it sure was good to awaken one day last week to the news of the Philae landing and the stunning photos of that comet, with its boulders, cliffs, hills, striations no longer unknowable mental abstractions but each one so sharply delineated by the stark contrasts of sun and shade in distant space. It’s almost beyond our minds to imagine, to realize, those same features in their singular particularity (each cliff, boulder, pebble, dust speck and each one different in shape) – made so visible to us by Rosetta – have been hurtling through space on that same comet long before Earth was even formed. It’s dizzying to ponder, seeing that comet, almost like getting a visual glimpse into eternity. This week, ISIS beheaded another American. Thank goodness for Rosetta. We need triumphs like the Rosetta voyage to remind us, once again, that beheadings and other vicious acts contribute nothing – absolutely nothing – to this good Earth.
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Camp Invention consultant thanks participants, CSB for hosting event Susan Z. Clarke, Regional Consultant for Camp Invention I would like to thank the College of St. Benedict for hosting the Camp Invention program this summer. At Camp Invention, children work together in teams to find solu-
tions to real-world challenges inspired by the greatest innovators in the National Inventors Hall of Fame. This summer, local elementary students at CSB joined more than 83,000 students nationwide in exploring Science, Technology, Engineering and Math concepts through
hands-on, creative problem-solving activities. I especially want to thank the Camp Invention Director Missy Tellinghuisen, the talented local teachers, enthusiastic youth staff and the amazingly creative St. Joseph-area students who participated in the program.
Reader responds to Scarbro’s ‘A Republican’s analysis of mid-term election’ Amy Bergeron, Sartell I felt Ron Scarbro’s opinion, printed in the issue after the Nov. 4 elections, was mean-spirited, historically myopic and frankly, quite frightening. Most offensive for me was his statement regarding President Obama “coming to a quick end.” His statement was dangerous by inference alone, if not his true intent. Isn’t there a law against threatening the president? Maybe there are exceptions for a Republi-
can who feels entitled. Ken Burns’ documentary on the Roosevelt years gave me pause to remember our nation’s history of violence against our leaders and presidents. Scarbro contributes to this violence by his pen to these pages. Our U.S. history also reveals patterns of political swings, like a pendulum. We Americans are a hopeful people and it seems we look for change in our politics to reflect that hope. Maybe it’s the Repub-
licans’ chance now to actually do something for the benefit of the whole nation, instead of tearing down, hell-bent on obstructing another point of view. Scarbro, “congratulations . . . have at it.” I do hope during this Republican opportunity, our nation does not forget the importance of relationships and responsibilities to one another. Inciting fear has no place for healing what’s wrong with our nation or world.
The next time you are in trouble, call a hippie Within the coming week, we are told, the grand jury will issue their findings concerning the case of the shooting death of Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Mo. They will either find the policeman legally culpable for that death or not. Some of the findings have been leaked to the consternation of Attorney General Eric Holder. They seem to favor the police officer’s version of events. The police department is bracing for what could be an all out assault on the city if the officer is exonerated. Some of its citizens have apparently already decided officer Wilson is guilty regardless of the evidence. It’s no wonder they are in such an uproar. The entire area has been stoked to violence by the race-baiting so-called leaders of the black community. They came to Ferguson determined to fan the flames of racial hatred without regard to the aftermath. They will go back to their penthouses after the riots and look for new opportunities to cause trouble. Ferguson will be left in ruins at the hand of its own citizens. How does any of that make sense? Consider this. How would you feel if you were the police officer who, in the performance of his duty, was forced to use deadly
Ron Scarbro Guest Writer force? What if it turns out he was completely justified in his actions? Do you honestly think this mob, armed for a fight and armed with a complete disregard for truth, will just go home and resume their lives? Me neither. Another scenario which causes me considerable distress is, what if the officer was justified and yet for the sake of expediency, he’s thrown to the wolves? What if the officialdom of the city decides it would rather sacrifice one police officer than face another riot? What then? If that happens I hope every police officer in the state of Missouri turns in his badge and lets the state deal with their considerable crime problem without them. Police officers don’t go looking for individuals they can execute. I have talked with officers who, in the performance of their duty, had to use deadly force. For the most
part they are people just like you and I and they feel the pain of taking a life the same way you or I would. Some take years to get over it. Some never do. Fortunately most officers never have to unholster their weapons. Individuals I have known who became police officers are people who believe in service to their fellow man. Back in the 60s when the “Hippie Era” was going strong, many of the so-called hippies referred to police officers as pigs. I remember a bumper sticker of that period which said, “If you think police officers are pigs, the next time you are in trouble, call a hippie.” Like you, I don’t know all the facts in this case. But I believe in the system. I believe in the integrity of the grand jury. I believe in the fairness of our laws. If this police officer murdered this defendant without just cause, then I hope he’s dealt with legally. If, however, he’s exonerated by the jury, he should be given a medal for bravery. If the people of Ferguson want to continue to be victims, that’s their choice. If Brown caused his own death by his actions, he was not a victim. He was a criminal. If you attack a police officer and try to take his weapon away, you should be prepared to die.
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Student Spotlight: Stock enjoys studying WWII history by Cori Hilsgen news@thnewsleaders.com St. John’s Prep junior Joey Stock enjoys studying history. He particularly likes to study about World War II and that time in history. “I love World War II because there was so much that occurred and so much that happened around the world,” Stock said. Stock is the 17-year-old son of Lori and Thomas Stock. He has one brother, Jacob, 19. Fun Facts about Stock: Favorite subject: History Activities he is involved with: Stock enjoys playing sports, especially baseball, basketball and soccer. Favorite leisure activity: Playing sports Favorite movie: Benchwarmers. “It’s really funny,” Stock said. Favorite music: Country. “Because it has meaning,” he said. Favorite song: Flyover States by Jason Alden Favorite book he has read: To Kill a Mockingbird. “I love this book because of the trial, and it’s really well written,” Stock said. Favorite restaurant: Famous Dave’s. “Because I love barbecue,” he said Favorite food: Anything barbecued Favorite thing he likes to help other people do: Pitch baseballs or shoot hoops with a basketball One of the hardest obstacles he has had to overcome in the school envi-
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ronment: So far, Stock has been fortunate and doesn’t feel he has had to overcome any obstacles. What he likes best about his school: “That it’s different,” he said. “There are students from over 10 different countries. Not a lot of other high school students get to have that privilege and opportunity.” How have teachers influenced him: “All of my teachers have influenced me by saying it’s OK to be myself,” Stock said. One of the biggest challenges students face today: Bullying. Stock said he doesn’t recall seeing bullying anywhere, but believes many students struggle with it. Favorite technology device: iPhone and iPad Do you like using technology at school? “I like it a lot because you don’t have to carry around all of your books,” he said. What he wants to do when he graduates: Attend college. “I absolutely want to go to college,” Stock said. “I plan to study business and marketing.” Something he would change if he could: Poverty and war. He said he would try to decrease poverty by raising money to spend for clean water and food for people. To avoid wars and conflicts, Stock would try to encourage people to practice loving each other instead of fighting. What he would like to
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Mother of Preschoolers annual Holiday Boutique will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22 at Celebration Lutheran Church, 1500 Pinecone Road, Sartell. Free admittance. A one-stop shopping event with more than 30 different vendors, plus a silent auction.
DNR reminder: ice is not safe right now
Ice is forming on some lakes, rivers and ponds around Minnesota, but DNR conservation officers warn it’s too early to venture out. “The thin layers of ice forming on some Minnesota waters right now are not safe,” said Maj. Greg Salo, operations manager, DNR Enforcement Division. “A few days of cold temperatures doesn’t create ice strong enough to hold a person.” According to Salo, three people died last winter after falling through the ice. The DNR recommends anyone heading out on the ice should: carry a set of ice picks, check with a local bait shop or resort – ask about ice conditions – and measure the ice. DNR clear ice thickness recommendations are: 4 inches for walking; 5 inches for a snowmobile or ATV; 8-12 inches for a car; and 12-15 inches for a mediumsized truck. For more information, visit www.dnr.state.mn.us/safety/ice/thickness.html.
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St. John’s Prep junior Joey Stock enjoys studying history, especially the World War II period. be doing five years from now: “I’m interested in possibly joining the U.S. Army because I want to do something that really matters.“ Otherwise, Stock wants to be selling marketing or become a business manager. If he won a large amount of money, would he keep it or donate it? Both. “I would keep some, but I would also donate some too,” Stock said. “I would donate a lot of it to the St. John’s Prep School and also the university.” Something people might not know about him: He loves to snowmobile. “I snowmobile with my family and some friends,” he said. “We snowmobile all over the county. I have a 1998 Polaris Indy Classic 500. I call it “Classy.” The thing he likes best about St. Joseph: “That it is small town USA, and that everybody knows everybody,” Stock said.
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A new warning system was put in place Monday morning at the intersection of Stearns CR 2 and Minnesota Street, just west of St. Joseph. Jodi Teich, highway engineer for Stearns County, said during a phone interview on Monday that the system was tested in the morning and was determined to be working properly. “The system has been put in place to help drivers judge the gaps [between vehicles],” Teich said. During an 11-month period – between Jan. 1, 2013 and Dec. 1, 2013 – 10 crashes were reported at the intersection of CR 2 and Minnesota Street. One of those crashes resulted in a death, while four others resulted in injury. The remaining five resulted in damage to property only. The system should help drivers prevent crashes. The system works by sensing the speed of approaching vehicles on CR 2 through loops placed in the pavement. When a vehicle is estimated to be six
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Fare for All will have a second November distribution by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com
Because of poor weather conditions during the time of the Nov. 10 distribution, Fare for All will have a second November distribution in St. Joseph so more people can purchase the Thanksgiving holiday pack. Organizer Amanda Roles said they had so many people call Fare for All and say they were unable to make it due to the weather that they decided to offer a bonus distribution to make sure everyone has a chance to get the packs they would like before Thanksgiving. A major snow storm Nov. 10 caused very poor road conditions and resulted in many cancellations. Because of the long distances many Fare for All customers travel, a second distribution
in St. Joseph is planned for 4-6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 24 at Resurrection Lutheran Church located at 610 CR 2. The November holiday pack, which includes an 8- to 12-pound turkey, boneless-skinless chicken breasts, a pork roast, a porksausage roll, green beans and a 9-inch pie sells for the price of $30. This pack replaces the mega meat pack and is intended to feed a family of eight a Thanksgiving meal. Produce and regular meat packs will also be available. Customers are also asked to bring their own bags and to bring small money bills for change. For more information about the program, visit the online site at fareforall.org or call 763-4503880. To volunteer to help, call Mary at 320-249-5718.
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12 years later, Guimond’s father suspects a ‘set-up’ by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
After 12 long years, all that remains of Joshua Guimond is memories combined with sadness, fears, anger and a total sense of bafflement. Guimond’s father, Brian, in a Newsleader interview Nov. 18, said he believes his son was abducted in a “set-up” and that he’s still alive, somewhere, kept against his will. The 20-year-old college student just “disappeared” from the St. John’s University campus shortly after midnight Nov. 10, 2002. Despite massive searches, no trace of him has ever been found; no new clues or other information has surfaced as to what happened to him. The disappearance of Joshua in 2002 and the abduction of Jacob Wetterling in 1989 both happened in the St. Joseph area, and both are equally as baffling, remaining unsolved after so many years. Guimond’s parents, fellow students and acquaintances remain deeply disturbed by the
disappearance of such an intelligent and likable young man. All who knew him described Guimond as highly responsible, the kind of person who would never willfully “disappear” or do anything foolish to cause his own demise. Guimond, who would be 31 now, was raised in Maple Lake, the only child of Brian Guimond and Lisa Cheney. He was a stellar student in high school, president of his class, school representative on the school board and voted “Most Likely to Succeed” by his classmates. At SJU, Guimond was studying political science. One evening, he attended a get-together with friends at Metten Court on the north end of campus. Shortly after midnight, he left the gathering to walk home, normally a three-minute walk to his dormitory room at Maur House. The next day, worries began when it became obvious that something was wrong, that something had happened to Guimond.
Law enforcement speculated he might have stumbled into a lake on campus. After weeks of searches that involved the sheriff’s department, trained divers, a bloodhound and volunteers, no trace of Guimond was found on the campus or in its waters. At the time he went missing, Guimond was not dressed for the weather. He had not worn a warm coat to the friends’ gathering, an indication to many he intended to take the quick walk home afterward so did not have to bundle up. He also did not wear his eyeglasses to the party. His car was found on campus. There was no other indication he had left the campus with anyone or had any plans to go anywhere else after the gathering. Guimond was described as 5 feet 11 inches, 160 pounds, blonde hair and blue eyes. He had a four-inch vertical scar on one of his shoulders. At the time he went missing, he was wearing blue jeans and a gray SJU sweatshirt. His roommate, Nick Hydu-
kovich, stunned by Guimond’s disappearance, said he was so responsible that his going somewhere else that night was unthinkable, something Guimond would absolutely not do.
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After 12 years, an undertone of frustra- contributed photo tion and anger can Joshua Guimond, who “disappeared” from still be heard in the the St. John’s University campus Nov. 10, voice of Brian Gui- 2002 is seen in a photo (at left) from before mond, Joshua’s fa- his disappearance and (at right) in a Phother, who still lives in toshop photo of how he might look now, perhaps with a receding hair line. Maple Lake. From the very beginning, and that, in his opinion, it inGuimond accused the Stearns volved one or more staff memCounty Sheriff’s Office and St. bers at SJU. However, Guimond John’s University of either doing declined to give specifics except a weak effort at investigating or for the name of someone he of stonewalling when questions suspects, someone who worked came up as to what might have on the SJU campus at that time, happened. but he acknowledges he lacks Talking via telephone from the concrete evidence to prove Maple Lake Nov. 18, Guimond his theory. told the Newsleader he has a In the weeks after Joshua theory as to what happened to went missing, his father was his son, but he cannot prove it, frequently on the SJU campus, saying only it was a “set-up” Guimond • page 9
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The Planning Commission for the City of St. Joseph shall conduct a public hearing at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1, 2014 in the St. Joseph City Hall, 25 College Ave. N. The purpose of the hearing is to consider a Commercial PUD Development to include child care, commercial kitchen and storage, and to consider rezoning the property described below from current I, Industrial to B2, Highway Business. The property is legally described as: 3.85 A. PART OF E2NE4 DAF BEG 331.58 N OF SW COR OF NE4NE4 - E 260.20 - S 39D E 755.93 TO CR 133 - SW ON CR 200 - N 39D W 922.36 TO POB, located at 545 8th Ave NE. The request for rezoning and PUD has been submitted by Wise Owl Enterprises LLC, P.O. Box 142, St. Joseph MN 56374. Judy Weyrens Administrator Publish Date: Nov. 21, 2014
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON UPDATE ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDING AND PROJECTS To Whom It May Concern: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, the City Council of St. Joseph, Minn. will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014 in Council Chambers located at 25 College Ave. N, thereby dedicating a portion of their regular monthly meeting to review community development and housing projects under the current grant for home rehabilitation needs of very low and low-income persons in the St. Joseph community. The public hearing will include a review of the current Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) activities through the Small Cites Develop-
ment Program (SCDP) with the City of St. Joseph. Citizens will be provided the opportunity to comment. Such persons as desire to be heard with reference to the current CDBG and SCDP funding will be heard at this meeting. Information and records regarding the current and past use of CDBG and SCDP funds will be available at the St. Joseph City Hall during regular business hours. Dated Nov. 17, 2014 Judy Weyrens Administrator Published: Nov. 21, 2014
RESOLUTION 2014-34 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUMMARY PUBLICATION Ordinance 52.09 (PUD Ordinance) RECITALS: WHEREAS, on, Nov. 13, 2014 the City Council for the City of St. Joseph amended Ordinance 52.09, entitled “PUD ORDINANCE;” and WHEREAS, the City of St. Joseph desires to publish the Ordinance by Summary Publication; and WHEREAS, the intent of the proposed amendment is to allow for the construction of mixed-use facilities to include residential, retail and restaurant, but only if 100 percent of the street level square footage is used full time for a Permitted Use, and said permitted and residential uses are not conflicting. THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED:
1. The City Council has reviewed the proposed Summary Publication and finds the summary of the Ordinance clearly informs the public of the intent and effect of the Ordinance. 2. The City of St. Joseph directs the City Administrator to publish the Ordinance by Summary Publication. Adopted Nov. 13, 2014, by a vote of 4 in favor and 0 opposed. CITY OF ST. JOSEPH Rick Schmitz Mayor Judy Weyrens Administrator Publish: Nov 21, 2014
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Kennedy students begin using AVID program by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com
Kennedy staff members are working with fifth- and sixthgrade students in the Advancement Via Individual Determination program to help prepare students for their futures. Three Kennedy teachers and principal Dr. Judy Nagel trained for the program last summer. They currently have three AVID classrooms, but they can use and implement some of the strategies in all of the fifth- and sixth-grade classrooms. The AVID program is part of the district’s five-year strategic plan, which now guides all of its work. It also ties in with its mission of preparing, engaging, educating, empowering and inspiring all students. AVID also connects with new legislation for world’s best work force. The program brings researchbased curriculum and strategies to schools from the elementary to post-secondary levels. AVID focuses on providing academic and social support, especially to students most under-represented in post-secondary schools. While holding students accountable to high standards, the program focuses on what needs to be done at the middleschool level to better prepare for the high-school level and to better prepare for the postsecondary environment. During this first year of the program, Kennedy students are learning note-taking strategies. Faculty and staff at Kennedy are focusing on an organizational system for the students. Although students have always been working on organizational systems and processes, teachers are now teaching it in a different way or adding some elements to it.
While students organize their agendas or planners, notetaking strategies are taught during their math, science and social-studies classrooms and more. Nagel said other specific instructional strategies will be added later. She said students are taught two-column note taking. This is a strategy used to help students learn how to organize their material and important information from classes so they can then use that information to review their notes and/or prepare for tests. One element of the program focuses on promoting a scholarly and academic environment where all students are planning and seeing their future. They plan for what their future would look like and work on those skills and strategies at the elementary level. Students plan for what they will be doing after high school and prepare to attend a college or technical college for what would be the next level. They plan for skills they will need in an academic environment. Nagel said they have really started to promote a more scholarly or academic environment at Kennedy, to help encourage students to talk about and think about their futures. In the Media Center, they have started a career center with information about colleges and universities. Posters, pennants and banners from various colleges and universities are now hanging on walls around the school. Teachers and other staff now have “All About Me” signs by their doors listing where they have gone to college or technical school or whatever. This encourages and prompts conver-
Toys for Tots fundraiser set for Nov. 22 A fundraiser for this area’s Marine Corps Toys for Tots will take place Saturday, Nov. 22 at St. Cloud Orthopedics in Sartell. Runners and walkers can still register for the event, which is called the “17th Annual Jingle Bells 5k Run/Walk and 1k Fun Run.” The walk/run will take place along the streets near St Cloud Orthopedics. There is a wide variety of age categories for runners, from 9 and on up. People who bring toys will have their entry fees reduced. People who don’t want to run or walk are welcome to come to the event to cheer on the runners/walkers. They are requested to bring a toy or two, unwrapped, for children ages 0-18. People who
come can also make monetary donations. Check-in will begin at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22 or the night before from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at St. Cloud Orthopedics, located at 1901 Connecticut Ave. S. in Sartell’s Medical Plaza. The 5k walk/run will start at 8:30 a.m., and the 1k fun run will begin at 9:30 a.m. All toys collected at the event and money raised will go to the Toys for Tots program, headquartered at St. Cloud Catholic Charities. The toys will then be distributed to locations throughout central Minnesota to make children’s Christmases brighter. For more information, call Libby at St. Cloud Orthopedics at 320-259-4141.
sations about post-secondary schools and career choices. Faculty, staff and students recently had a college and university day where everyone was encouraged to wear college and university apparel to promote the scholarly environment. Nagel said they plan to have several more of these days during the school year. “The AVID program has been a wonderful addition to our fifth- and sixth-grade classrooms,” Nagel said. “Students, families and staff have done an excellent job working together to incorporate the foundational elements of the AVID program.
We will continue to foster an academic environment where all students can begin to think about, dream and make plans for what they will do after high school, and the AVID program helps to prepare them for that.” Eight buildings in the St. Cloud school district trained for the program this summer. Many buildings are implementing the program with fourth- and fifthgrade students. Future plans involve working with students from fourth through 12th grade. The AVID program began in 1980 in San Diego, Calif. when English teacher Mary Catherine Swanson believed if students
were willing to work hard she could teach them to be prepared for universities, during a time when many of her colleagues believed the students would not succeed. Although Swanson began the program with many protests from her students, it led to increased abilities for organizing binders and note taking. It also increased students’ confidence levels in their abilities to have academic success and led to college admissions. The AVID program began with 32 students and is now reaching millions of students.
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hundreds of emails from the machine’s hard drive. Guimond believes whoever did that knew something about his son’s abduction. The only thing that will solve the case, Guimond told the Newsleader, is for cold-case experts to come to the Stearns County area, to ask all the right questions and to examine any and all investigative reports that have – or have not been – com-
pleted. And the only thing that can make that happen, Guimond said, is public pressure. If anybody has any information about Guimond’s disappearance, they should call the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office at 320-251-4240 or the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Tip Line at 1-877-996-6222. For more about the case, go online to: www.findjoshua.com.
from page 8 but the authorities there succeeded in getting a restraining order against him for a period of two years. Guimond said two days after Joshua went missing, someone gained access to his computer in his dorm room and erased
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Chorale, Cantabile join for Christmas concert by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Visions of Christmas – a manger, winter sleighs, jingling bells, chestnuts roasting and partridges Nina Lasceski in pear trees – will fill the air when the Great River Chorale performs its 14th annual Christmas concert Sunday, Nov. 30 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in St. Cloud. The concert, dubbed A Merry Little Christmas, will feature the voices of more than 100 singers in two choirs – the Great River Chorale’s 56 adult singers and their guests, the 65 girls in the St. Cloud-area Cantabile choir. Both choirs well represent the entire central Minnesota area. From St. Joseph, for example, there are four members in the Great River Chorale choir and three girls in the Cantabile choir. Nina Lasceski is one of the St. Joseph adults who will perform in the Christmas concert. Lasceski, who is a nun at St. Benedict Monastery, is a soprano, now in her second year with Great River Chorale. Originally from Michigan, Lasceski sang with the Saginaw (Michigan) Chorale Society for
20 years. She was also a director of a hand-bell choir and has helped frequently with music and musical liturgy. She also has a degree in broadcasting, with a specialty in radio. She moved to the St. Cloud area in August 2012. “I have an opportunity to be able to sing with so many talented individuals,” Lasceski said. “Their talent is just absolutely amazing. Minnesota is known for its vocal music talent, and to belong to a group that can sing together and make music to share so many positive messages – well, it’s just wonderful. It’s a way to spread wonderful messages through music.” Lasceski also noted how pleasurable it is when the Great River Chorale members learn from one another. The singers and conductor Mary Kay Geston, she said, are so talented they have many insights to share. “So many people in the choir have such different backgrounds, some are music teachers and others don’t teach but have music degrees.”
The concert
A Merry Little Christmas will feature mostly the old triedand-true nostalgic seasonal songs, including Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Away in a Manger, The Christmas Song, Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bells
and The Twelve Days of Christmas. It will also feature an original composition by St. Cloud composer J. Aaron McDermott and a contemporary Christmas song by Welsh composer Paul Mealor. “It’s a great way to kick off the Christmas season just a few days after Thanksgiving,” said Deborah Ferrell, business manager for Great River Chorale, who also sings soprano with the group. “The variety in the choirs is amazing.” A Merry Little Christmas will combine choral music and singalong songs for the audience. It will also include text narration by Br. Paul Vincent Niebauer of the Order of St. Benedict, Collegeville. Guest organist will be Charles Echols, emeritus professor of music for St. Cloud State University.
About the choirs
The Great River Chorale, now with 56 members, is a community choir based in St. Cloud. The singers hail from 16 cites throughout central Minnesota. The choir is dedicated to enriching people through concerts, musical collaborations with local and regional guest artists and musical outreach programs. Widely known, the ensemble has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio’s classical music
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The Great River Chorale, shown here in a previous concert at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in St. Cloud, will perform another annual Christmas concert at the church Nov. 30. There are many members of the choir who hail from Sartell and St. Joseph, as well as other cities in central Minnesota. Regional Spotlight show and was chosen to be a selection on MPR’s 2013 Taste of the Holidays CD. Last year, in June, Great River Chorale was named the principal choral partner of the St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra. Mary Kay Geston has been artistic director of the chorale since 2010. The group’s ensemble accompanist is William White. The Cantabile Girls’ Choir Program is sponsored by the St. Cloud State University Music Preparatory Program and offers two choirs for young girls in central Minnesota – the Choris-
ters and Concert Choir. Both are comprised of auditioned singers in fourth through ninth grades. They have been part of SCSU’s Music Preparatory Program for 15 years. The director of the Cantabile Concert Choir is Holly Lathe, and Betsy Eickhoff is conductor of the Cantabile Choristers.
Tickets
Tickets for A Merry Little Christmas may be purchased online at the chorale’s website at www.GreatRiverChorale.org Bethlehem Lutheran Church is located at 4310 CR 137 in St. Cloud.
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Baptist Fellowship Church, 1197 Pinecone Road, Sartell. Christmas House, sponsored by the Zonta Club of St. Cloud, featuring designs from 20 local decorators, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 1009 19th Ave. N., Sartell. zontastcloudmn.org. Winter Market, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road N. marketmonday.org. “Seizure Smart” community workshop, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Great River Regional Library, Mississippi Room, 1300 W. Germain St., St. Cloud. rsvp@efmn.org. 1-800-779-0777 ext. 2310. Opera Workshop Performance, 2 p.m., Colman Black Box Theater, Benedicta Arts Center, College of St. Benedict. 320363-5777. Sestri and the Vespertine Tribal Dancers, 7 p.m., Great River Arts, 122 1st St. SE., Little Falls. 320-632-0960. greatart.org/live Hamlet, produced and directed by SCSU alumni, 7:30 p.m., Center Stage, Performing Arts Center, St. Cloud State University, 620 3rd Ave. S, St. Cloud. 320-308-3093. The Cherry Orchard, a 1904 tragi-comedy by Anton Chekhov, 7:30 p.m., Gorecki Family Theater, Benedicta Arts Center, College of St. Benedict. 320-363-5777. Sunday, Nov. 23 Minnesota permit-to-carry courses, 9 a.m., Holiday Inn, 75 37th Ave. S., St. Cloud. 320-2472877. Joe Town Table, free meals, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., American Legion, 101 W Minnesota St., St. Joseph.
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Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 named Bayou Flats Lofts. A parcel of land to the east, on the alley between College Avenue N and First Avenue NE, will be turned into Alley Flats Condominiums, a three-story building – with a rooftop deck – containing four condos for purchase. That construction will not happen until at least three of the condos have been spoken for. Currently, only one has a deposit placed on it. “[The residents and businesses] will add to the vitality of downtown,” Hollinger Petters said. As of press time Wednesday, a restaurant had not signed a lease to operate in the building. “We have a couple of different companies interested...we just don’t have the restaurant locked down yet,” Hollinger Petters said. She did say a brewery/tap room has been signed on, but she wouldn’t release the name of the owner and the establishment yet. The brewery will not serve food, but people will be allowed to bring in their own outside food. “You’re not competing, you’re actually adding business,” she said. Hollinger Petters explained a person could bring pizza or a burger from another restaurant into the brewery and enjoy the food along with a brew. Root beer will also be available. “He wants a family atmosphere,” Hollinger Petters said of the brewery owner. Besides the new buildings, one old building will be maintained on the property. The original Loso homestead is currently a storage shed, but Collegeville Cos. hopes to turn it into an artist gallery and studio. Hollinger Petters said if an artist approached them and was willing to put in some work to help create the space, they would be interested in hearing from that person.
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