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Winter Walk, Art Crawl combine next weekend
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Dinner concert features Cold Spring Maennerchor
The Cold Spring Area Maennechor is hosting a “Christmas Around The World” dinner concert on Saturday, Dec. 12 at RiverStation, 691 W. Main St. in Richmond. Social hour begins at 5:15 p.m. and the first concert is at 6:15 p.m. Dinner and dessert will be served at 7 p.m. followed by the concert. The two concerts will be full of Christmas Carols from around the world with an international flair sung by an all-male choir of more than 40 members from the area. Tickets may be purchased from a Maennerchor member or by calling 320-237-1727.
Candlelight vigil set Dec. 13 for grieving families
Parents, siblings and grandparents of children who have died are invited to attend a candlelighting ceremony from 6:30-8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13 at Living Waters Lutheran Church, 1911 Fourth Ave. N., Sauk Rapids. Loved ones may bring a single framed photo of their child for display if they wish. Candlelighting will begin at 7 p.m. traveling through each time zone illuminating the globe in a 24hour wave of light. For more information, call the Living Waters church office at 320-255-1135.
Tree-lighting ceremony held at CSB Mall
Celebrate the season at the College of St. Benedict with its tree lighting ceremony at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 1 at the CSB Mall platform, near Clemens Library, 37 College Ave. S., St. Joseph for carols, community, hot drinks and cookies. President Mary Hinton, the CSB Women’s Choir and this year’s 30-foot-tall tree will all take the stage. All local community members and their families are welcome to join students, staff, faculty, and the sisters in this joyous event.
Health Care Choices explores Medicare options
The Minnesota Board on Aging has published its 2016 edition of Health Care Choices for Minnesotans on Medicare, which contains comprehensive information about Medicare plan options in Minnesota and is the only comprehensive, objective statewide publication available that provides information about all Medicare plan options available on the open market for Minnesotans. To request a free copy, visit www. mnaging.org, call the Senior LinkAge Line at 1-800-333-2433, or email brenda.eldred@cmcoa.org. For additional criers, visit www.thenewsleaders.com and click on Criers.
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Santa and Mrs. Claus interact with the crowd shortly after Marv Mastey lit the Christmas tree during last year’s annual tree-lighting ceremony.
A number of volunteers, community organizations and businesses have pooled their resources to create a weekend of festivities. The Winterwalk will take place from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, in downtown St. Joseph; the Christmas-tree lighting will be held at 6 p.m. at the patio of Bello Cucina, at 15 E. Minnesota St. Ste. 101, while the Holiday Art Crawl will span three area businesses from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. This will be the second annual Winterwalk, the sixth annual Holiday Art Crawl and the sixth annual Christmas-tree lighting. The Winterwalk and Christmas -tree lighting had been combined for the first time last year, but this will be the first year all three events are coordinated and
marketed together. The combined events are collectively being referred to as the Holiday Art Walkn-Crawl. “The purpose is to support our community during the holiday season,” said Alex Miller, sustainability fellow for the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University in a St. Joseph Newsleader interview. Miller’s Office of Sustainability is working together with area businesses as well as the St. Joseph Action Group to produce the weekend of events. Miller became involved in the Winterwalk/Art Crawl discussion as part of her project to bring students off of campus and into town to bridge the communities. “We want to encourage businesses to get students ingratiated into the community,” Miller said. Winter • page 5
Council agrees to hire development director by Logan Gruber operations@thenewsleaders.com
The St. Joseph City Council voted 3-2 to approve adding the position of community-development director to the city staff and to begin hiring for the position. Council members Bob Loso and Renee Symanietz voted against it.
The Nov. 16 council meeting was tense as members debated the merits of the position. At the Nov. 2 city council meeting, the Economic Development Authority presented a recommendation to the city council to hire a full-time community-development director in 2016. At that time, the community-development director’s du-
ties were described in general as to establish and administer an economic growth plan for the city; to develop and administer city planning policies and procedures; to plan projects; to coordinate Planning-Commission activities; and more. The proposed position would have a salary of between $55,620-75,692, not including
benefits. Including benefits, the price tag sits at around $95,000 per year. “I’d like the council to look at the past, present and future. This is a $95,000 ticket on people’s taxes,” Loso said. “Plus the government center and police will need more funding . . . What’s coming Council • page 3
Student spotlight: Senior plans Area schools host
to play basketball at SJU by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com
Apollo High School senior Ethan Novacinski has signed a letter of intent to play basketball at St. John’s Novacinski U n i ve rs i t y next year. Even though he received invites and information from other colleges, he chose SJU because he knew he wanted to be closer to home. “After visiting several schools this summer, I had a conversation with my parents saying I felt St. John’s was the best fit for me, so I talked to Pat
McKenzie, the St. John’s coach and gave him a verbal commitment,” Novacinski said. Dave Langerud, activity director at Apollo, organized a letter of intent signing Oct. 30 at Apollo. It was attended by Novacinski’s family, his high school basketball coach Dean Kesler, and some of the local media. Novacinski said he is ready to play basketball at the next level of competition. “Coach McKenzie has made me feel welcome already,” he said. Novacinski plans to study biology at SJU and hopes to pursue a health career, either as a physical therapist or a physician’s assistant. Novacinski started playSenior • page 4
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Veteran Tom Klecker receives a thank-you card from a student at All Saints Academy during a veterans appreciation program Nov. 19. For additional photos, see back page.
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The St. Joseph Y2K Lions presented a plaque to Central Minnesota Credit Union in appreciation for its support of donations and digital-sign usage. Pictured are the following (from left to right): Peggy Donabauer, Julie Schoenberg, Robyn Brinkman, Branch Manager Travis Moore, Ginger Meier, Kay Lemke, Othmar Schmitz, Marilyn Schmitz and Ann Reischl. Elizabeth Tiffany, daughter of Lori and Craig Tiffany of St. Joseph, was among nearly 450 others taking part in the 89th annual Christmas concert at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn. Tiffany is a senior in the orchestra. The concerts will be held in Memorial Auditorium at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6. The musicians then travel to Minneapolis for concerts held at Orchestra Hall at 6 and 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10. The Concordia Christmas Concert is one of the best-known events in the Midwest, with thousands attending each year. The concerts are staged with exceptional lighting and a full-sized mural that will illuminate the theme, “Let Every Heart Awake and Sing.”
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Top: Winners from All Saints Academy in the St. Joseph Y2K Lions Peace poster Contest are the following (left to right): Claire Siasu, first place; Reese Moneypenny, second place; and Emma Carney, third place. Siasu’s poster was forwarded to district competition. The Lions International Peace Poster Contest is an international contest which encourages children ages 11-13 to creatively express what peace means to them. The contest allows students to share their unique image of peace with others so we may all have a greater tolerance and international understanding. Middle: Winners from Kennedy Community School in the St. Joseph Y2K Lions Peace Poster Contest are the following (left to right): Bethany Knopp, third place; Maya Peterson, second place; and Allison Moon, first place. Moon’s poster was forwarded to district competition. Bottom: Winners from St. John’s Preparatory School in the St. Joseph Y2K Lions Peace Poster Contest are the following (left to right): Libby Pfannenstein, second place; Miranda Curnutt, first place; and Dojin Choi, third place. Curnutt’s poster was forwarded to district competition.
Eight local educators were among 17 honored Nov. 4 at the Leadership in Education Excellence event held at the River’s Edge Convention Center. They are the following: Holly Nelson and Carol Ramler, both from Kennedy; Joan Elton and Angela Mitchell, both from North, Mary Barron-Traut, Kenneth Blattner and Justin Skaalerud, all from Apollo; and Sebastian Witherspoon, from the District Office. These honorees were nominated by their school or district
Nov. 8 12:26 a.m. Welfare check. College Avenue N./Ash Street E. Police were dispatched after a complaint of an intoxicated male. Upon arrival, authorities found him passed out in a yard. He was identified and transported to his residence. 2:03 p.m. Theft. Minnesota Street W. A female called author-
ities after noticing her front porch light was missing. This was not the first time this incident had occurred. She valued the light at around $25. No suspects have been determined.
If you have a tip concerning a crime, call the St. Joseph Police Department at 320-363-8250 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 320-255-1301 or access its tip site at www.tricountycrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for crimes.
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Nov. 9 3:15 a.m. Alarm. Elm Street E. Police were dispatched to an alarm at a local business. The building
and were recognized with a plaque and certificate from Gov. Mark Dayton. For more information, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Nov. 27 People. Jill Dubbeldee Kuhn, of St. Joseph, recently received an artistcareer-development grant from the Central Minnesota Arts Board. Her award of $2,933 will be used for art supplies, framing and digitally printed photographs of a recent series “Radiate” that will be part of a solo exhibition entitled “Layers” held in the spring of 2016 at the Gorecki Gallery in the Benedicta Arts Center, St. Joseph. For more information, visit thenewsleaders. com and click on Nov. 27 People. Sydney Dumonceaux recently graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. U.S. Air Force Airman Dumonceaux completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic-warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate-in-applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Dumonceaux is the daughter was cleared. Nov. 10 12:50 a.m. Traffic violation. CR 75/20th Avenue S.E. Police observed a vehicle traveling at a rate of 60 mph in a 45-mph zone. He was pulled over for speeding and issued his third violation within 12 months. 8:18 p.m. Assist. I94/Hwy 15.
of Karen and Rick Leverson of Farmington, Minn., and granddaughter of Evelyn and Robert Dumonceaux of St. Joseph, and Selma and Adolf Ulbrich of Las Vegas. She is a 2014 graduate of Farmington High School. Elizabeth Larson, daughter of Deb Stumvoll and Keith Larson of St. Joseph, is studying in London during fall semester 2015 through the Center for Global Education at the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, and St. John’s University in Collegeville. Larson is a junior music and theater major at CSB. While in London, the students study a wide array of disciplines in liberal arts in a student’s major, including subjects like British history, business, literature, communication, theater, politics, music and/or art inside or outside the classroom. Students in this program may also choose to participate in an internship and gain international professional experience. The students are housed in furnished flats near the Foundation for International Education study center. The faculty consists of a professor from CSB and SJU who accompanies the group, and professors from London universities and colleges. David Arnott, associate professor of music at CSB and SJU, is the director of the program for fall 2015. SJPD assisted the State Patrol with a vehicle pursuit. The vehicle was brought to a halt, and the driver was removed from the vehicle and taken into custody. Nov. 11 5:08 p.m. Medical. Baker Street E. Police responded to a report of a neighbor boy who had come Blotter • page 3
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The St. Joseph Fare for All site set an all-time record and sold 980 packages to 486 households, selling 418 holiday packs. Organizer Amanda Roles said the record surpassed last year’s two November distributions combined – in both households served and packages sold. In November 2014, the site sold 884 packs to 431 house-
Council from front page down the road that you need someone right now?” “I still think using an intern is a good idea while we figure out what we need them to do,” Symanietz said. Council member Matt Killam said he could agree to budgeting for a communitydevelopment director if some changes were made to the
Blotter from page 2 over with blood running down his head. No adult was present at the child’s residence. The victim stated he did not know what happened. Gold Cross arrived on the scene and took over the care process. He was transported to the St. Cloud Hospital. Nov. 12 6:58 p.m. Public assist. College Avenue N. Police received a call
holds, selling 408 holiday packs. She recently attended a United Way meeting where access to food was discussed. Several people who had attended the Fare for All distribution praised the St. Joseph site volunteers, commenting about how great the volunteers were and how well organized the distribution was because of the wonderful volunteers. Roles said the November distribution should be the last outdoor one held under tents.
She is planning on the Dec. 14 distribution being held inside the newly remodeled space at Resurrection Lutheran Church. She thanked all volunteers for helping make the November distribution such a huge success. Fare for All is for everyone. The program buys fruits, vegetables and frozen meat in bulk and passes the savings on to customers. Distributions are at the Resurrection Lutheran Church.
proposal. Killam arrived at this decision after speaking with some neighboring cities. The changes he wanted include the following: The director would need to report directly to Judy Weyrens, the city administrator; the city council would need to be involved in the interview process; and the director would need to take advice from both the Economic Development Authority and the Planning Commission, among other things. After a hearty debate, the
motion passed. Weyrens says it will take a few weeks for the paperwork to be finished before the job is posted anywhere. The city used to have a community planner who reported to the EDA, but that was years ago. The EDA is currently served by a contractor who is hired one day per week at a cost of around $30,000 per year. Cynthia Smith-Strack, the current contractor, has resigned her position for 2016.
from a man locked inside a local business. He had used the restroom facilities there, only to be locked in after everyone else had left the building. Upon arrival, the man had gotten out. 5:37 p.m. Fraud. Second Avenue N.E. A complainant called police to report a case of fraud. The complainant was attempting to sell her car on Craigslist. The suspect who wanted to purchase the vehicle appeared suspicious to the complainant. His texts were in broken English, and his address was not from within the state. Evidence was collected.
Nov. 13 5:20 p.m. Found property. College Avenue N. Complainant called authorities after locating a purse, cell phone and glasses case in the road. The owner was located, and her items were returned. Nov. 14 1:34 a.m. Noise complaint. Old Hwy 52. Authorities were dispatched to a loud party at a local residence. Police arrived on the scene, hearing both loud music and voices. The residents were given a verbal warning.
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than 1,031 points from ninth through 11th grade. In his senior year, he is ninth on the list of all-time leading scorers at Apollo. Novacinski is the son of Cheryl and Grant Novacinski. Cheryl teaches at Kennedy Community School in St. Joseph, having taught first grade for 29 years. Grant teaches at Mississippi Heights in Sauk Rapids, having taught third grade for 27 years. Novacinski attended Kennedy school from kindergarten to eighth grade and then Apollo. He lives in St. Joseph with his family. Novacinski has one older sister, Moriah, who is currently studying at St. Catherine’s University in the Twin Cities to become a physician’s assistant. The family has a 10-year-old pet pug named Boris. Fun facts about Novacinski: Favorite subject: Novacinski said he enjoys his health careers class, where students intern/ shadow two different health professionals for 24 hours each. Activities: Basketball, football, National Honor Society and LINK crew. He is also a Junior Rotarian and plays the cello in the symphony orchestra.
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from front page ing basketball in kindergarten through a youth program sponsored by the YMCA. He also participated in a lot of youth basketball throughout elementary school with the St. Cloud Area Youth Basketball Association program, beginning travel basketball in fifth grade. His father coached his SCAYBA travel team from fifth through eighth grade. In high school, he has played on the varsity basketball team at Apollo from ninth through 12th grade. Novacinski has also played Amateur Athletic Union basketball with the Minnesota Comets team in the spring and summer. The AAU teams compete against each other in tournaments throughout Minnesota and the United States. Players for the Comets team are from central and northern Minnesota and the Twin Cities. Novacinski played in tournaments in Kansas, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota. As a team captain at Apollo, during both his junior and senior years, he has scored more
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Novacinski has lettered all four years in basketball, three years in football, one year in weightlifting and two years with the National Honor Society. LINK crew is a leadership organization at Apollo in which juniors and seniors mentor the freshman class. “We help orientate freshman to high school,” Novacinski said. “Four members are assigned to each homeroom and we answer questions, lead them in activities and help them study for exams.” “The Rotary Club of St. Cloud sponsors high school seniors from the St. Cloud high schools plus St. John’s Prep (as Junior Rotarians),” he said. “There are eight from Apollo. We go to their meetings and listen to their presentations. At Apollo, the eight Junior Rotarians are planning a project on how to use grant money from the St. Cloud Rotary Club to improve Apollo.” Favorite leisure activity: “I love to fish,” Novacinski said. Favorite movie: “Tommy Boy makes me laugh,” he said. Favorite restaurant: “Kay’s Kitchen because I can get anything I want to eat there,” Novacinski said. “(It) feels like home.” What is your favorite thing you like to help other people do? “In LINK crew I am responsible for mentoring a homeroom of freshmen students,” he said. “I enjoy getting to know them and helping them get familiar with Apollo.” What is one of the hardest obstacles you’ve had to overcome in the school environment? Balancing a rigorous academic schedule of Advanced Placement classes with music and activities. Favorite school organization: “I like being a part of the orchestra because it’s completely different than sports and classes,” Novacinski said. Who is a teacher or coach who’s most influenced you? Dean Kesler, my basketball coach at Apollo. “He has high standards he
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holds us accountable for,” Novacinski said. “He knows basketball very well and encourages me to be the best player I can be. He has a personal interest in who I am. He wants the best for all of his players and encourages us to be good examples in school and in the community.” Favorite technology device: His phone – a Samsung Galaxy S5 What do you like most about school? “The teachers at Apollo are excellent,” he said. “They connect with the students and are interested in us. The atmosphere at my school is great. It’s a very diverse environment where we work together to get along. I also like the choice of classes and activities. There’s something for everyone at my
school.” What may people not know about you? He said he has a good memory and can quote movie lines and songs. Relate a St. Joseph experience you remember: When he was in first grade in his mother’s class at the old Kennedy Elementary, he caught a small turtle at the lake in his neighborhood and brought it to school. Someone in the next classroom stole the turtle and put it in his backpack. Luckily, they heard it scratching and got it back. What do you like best about St. Joseph? “I can spend hours on the lake in Pleasant Acres – fishing, boating, swimming and relaxing,” he said.
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Art Crawl,” Bruno noted, though they may have exhibited in St. Joseph at a different art crawl. Here is the Miller schedule for next weekend:
The tree has been lit by a special guest the past five years: Marv Mastey in 2014, Mike McDonald as the Living Tree in 2013, Mayor Rick Schultz in 2012, Lisa Wallin as Mrs. Claus in 2011 and Phil Welter in 2010. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be at Heritage Hall at 6:30 p.m. to meet the good little boys and girls.
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An Art and Crafty Hands sale will be held from 4-9 p.m. at Heritage Hall in the Church of St. Joseph, 12 W. Minnesota St. The event offers arts, crafts, a bake sale, and food and beverages. The Winterwalk will be held from 5-8 p.m. across downtown. Storefronts will be decorated for the season, and local shops will offer warm refreshments and activities. Luminaries, candles inside of a paper bag weighed down with sand, will line the sidewalk of the downtown area. At 6 p.m., the tree-lighting ceremony will be held on the patio of Bello Cucina. City Administrator Judy Weyrens will light the tree, and there will be carol singing.
Three locations will host the Holiday Art Crawl from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Bruno Press will have letterpress goods on hand. Bad Habit Brewery will have pottery, jewelry, soap and candles. Minnesota Street Market will have woodwork, pottery, jewelry, watercolor paintings, knit goods and fiber crafts. Bruno said people can pick up a card to get punched at each of the three locations, and once they have one punch from each location they can enter into a drawing at one of the locations for a gift basket. The basket contains an assortment of goods from the artists and local businesses valued at around $175.
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Left: Bruno Press printed posters for the two-day event, and will also print maps and punch cards. Center: Items in the gift baskets were donated by the local artists as well as Bruno Press, Minnesota Street Market and Bad Habit Brewery. Above: Mary Bruno inspects gift baskets which will be raffled off after the Art Crawl on Saturday, Dec. 5.
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We should accept refugees after vetting them carefully We are told 98 percent of Syrian refugees who will come to America are widows, orphans or children with mothers whose husbands have been killed. Those are heartbreaking statistics. If anybody in this world’s brutal history deserves a safe haven, it’s these people who have fled the barbarous brutality of both ISIS and Syria tyrant Bashir al-Assad. This coming year, about 10,000 Syrian refugees are set to come to America, after a rigorous vetting process. We are told only 2 percent of them will be men – that’s about 200 men. As we know all too well in recent weeks, it took only eight ISIS sympathizers – men – to perpetrate the massacres in Paris. Is it any wonder so many Americans are nervous about talk of refugees? In a recent poll, 56 percent of Americans said they are against letting Syrian refugees into this country. More than 30 governors have said they do not want those kinds of refugees in their states. Many of those governors and legislators have been accused of playing politics with the issue, of being cruel, of lacking compassion. While that may be true in some cases, in most cases such concerns are valid. One of the Paris attackers, apparently, had a fake Syrian passport and entered Europe hidden among the wave of legitimate refugees. Why shouldn’t Americans express trepidations? We are told again and again the vetting process is extremely thorough, that the process goes through double- and triple-checks before anyone is allowed to enter the United States. It takes 18 months to two years to background-check a refugee before he or she is allowed to enter America. Legislators, governors and others want to be sure that vetting process is ironclad and nobody can slip through the cracks. And who can blame them? The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, which was a gift from the French people to America, has a welcome plaque that reads, in part, “Give me your poor, your tired, your huddled masses.” Thanks to that American creed, this country has been strengthened by the contributions from waves of immigrants. Such infusions of new people, new ideas, new cultures have always kept this nation from growing sclerotic, thus ensuring an ongoing dynamism that is the envy of the world. It’s been a messy – sometimes ugly violent assimilation – but one way or another it’s worked. Still, the current fears of Americans are understandable, the way fears of ebola were understandable a couple years ago. These days, with terrorist butchers on the loose, we live in an Age of Fear. Those who have concerns make the case these refugees are not like the ones of the past, the millions who came from Europe in the 19th Century, for example. Because of the devious viciousness of ISIS, it’s not unreasonable to assume some of these terrorists would – or at least try to – sneak their way to our shores posing as refugees. That is why the vetting process must be scrupulous, with follow-ups on refugees who are allowed to be here. And let’s not forget, aside from the 9/11 horrors, the massacres in this country have been perpetrated by home-grown monsters, not by refugee killers. There seems to be no end to these gun-crazed murderers here, there and everywhere. We must be on guard here in our own backyards, not just over there. Gun-safety laws here at home would be a start. In the meantime, it would be cruel and downright un-American to turn our backs on these refugees who have endured such pain we cannot even imagine. Should we welcome these suffering people? Absolutely. Should they be vetted carefully? Yes.
The ideas expressed in the letters to the editor and of the guest columnists do not necessarily reflect the views of the Newsleaders.
Friday, Nov. 27, 2015
Opinion ObamaCare earns ‘pretty good’ ratings After years of enrollments, how is the Affordable Care Act working? It depends on whom you ask. Most objective health-care analysts rate it as working “pretty good,” a grade of C-plus up to a B. Although favorable ratings have improved in national polls, opinions are about evenly split, half giving approval, the other half not. Some people, those most unfamiliar with the law, don’t like it but when questioned about various provisions of the ACA they give those good things a thumbs-up. Some have pointed out flaws in the law – especially its relative inability to influence premium-rate increases that are, in some cases, too high. That is something increased free-market competition is supposed to do, which, by the way, didn’t happen before ObamaCare when premiums kept soaring. Still others hate the law so much, as they have since Day One, they’ll blow any flaw way out of proportion, distort, exaggerate or even concoct outright lies to condemn the law. They are determined to throw out baby with bath water. Their barrage of loud distortions is a major reason so many people are leery of the law or do not understand it. The shrill scare-mongering has caused so much noise, it makes accurate information hard to hear in the hysterical sound and fury. One thing is certain: The ACA did not cause the end of the world. Last I checked, the world is very much with us. The ACA is not in a death spiral, despite the Republicans’ pathetic attempts to end it, voting
Dennis Dalman Editor for repeal, at last count, 67 times. ObamaCare isn’t a train wreck. It didn’t spawn death panels. It’s not a job-killer. It hasn’t escalated medical costs astronomically. It isn’t the worst thing to happen since slavery, as presidential candidate Ben Carson claimed. In Massachusetts, 98 percent of people now have health care, thanks to RomneyCare, upon which ObamaCare was based, with the concept of mandates first originating in 1989 with the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank. About 16.4 million Americans now have insurance coverage who never had it before, thanks to ObamaCare and expanded Medicaid coverage in those states that have accepted the federal expansion. It you asked those 16.4 million people, chances are better than excellent they will say they are very happy about the ACA. Other people happy with the law are those who cannot be denied coverage because of a previous illness, women whose coverage costs cannot exceed those of men, children ages 26 and younger who can stay until that age on their parents’ health coverage, insurance policies that are guaranteed to cover important procedures, people who had tumors or other problems that were discovered
early enough to treat, people relieved they no longer have to worry about filing bankruptcy because of titanic medical bills (medical bills being the main cause of bankruptcies in America) and most likely insurance companies happy to now have more people on their rolls. People who do not like the law are those who blame it for premium increases, such as people whose incomes exceed the limits for being eligible for federal tax credits and other forms of financial help. And yes, even if those increases aren’t directly caused by the ACA, it’s a flaw in the law and should be fixed somehow, otherwise the Affordable Care Act cannot be considered “affordable” for a good number of Americans. On the other hand, premium increases have skyrocketed for a very long time, annually, long before the ACA became law. That national average this year for premium increases is about 7.5 percent, far less than the double-digit increases during the past couple of decades. ObamaCare is not perfect; nobody ever said it was. It will require major and minor tune-ups in the coming years, but one thing is certain: It’s better than nothing. Just ask the 16.4 million Americans who are now happy to have health-care coverage and the many millions more who will be insured through the program. This year’s sign-up period, by the way, started Nov. 18 and will end Feb. 15. If you don’t have medical insurance, now’s your chance to explore your options and then sign up. Go to www.mnsure.org.
Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses How many people throughout the world do you suppose would jump at the chance to immigrate to America? What if the word went out that anyone who wanted to come to America, the door was now open? Can you just imagine the overwhelming numbers? Why do you suppose that is? Is it because they are oppressed? Maybe some of them. Is it because they are poor? Probably most of them are by our standards. Or, just maybe, they see this country as it’s depicted in the movies and on television. They think the streets are lined with money. They think their lives would be much simpler if there was a government to take care of them from birth to death. The inscription is clear. “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, yearning to breathe free.” The poem is, of course, on the “Statue of Liberty.” It welcomes immigrants from all over the world. Lady Liberty says here in America you can be free. I wish it would be just that easy, but it isn’t. Tens of thousands of Syrian refugees are looking for a new place to live. They have allowed their own homeland to be destroyed by a greedy bloodthirsty dictator and now they want to escape that mess and bring the same mess here.
Ron Scarbro Guest Writer Individuals from Africa and the Middle East are looking to change addresses. People from Mexico and Central America are trying to get into America by any means available to them. It seems at times the entire world wants to live in America. What if, rather than trying to escape, they instead overthrew their oppressors and built their own free country. Sadly, regardless of the inscription on Lady Liberty, we cannot house them all. We cannot feed them, we cannot employ them, we cannot medicate them, and we cannot protect them. There are limits, period. Here’s an idea. What if we gave California to Mexico and we took over that country? All of the Mexicans would have to leave and come to California. At that point bright, entrepreneurial people from America would go into Mexico and use that country’s abundant natural resources to create an Eden on earth. Mexico could and probably would become one of the richest countries on earth.
The same talent and hard work that made America the country it is would transform Mexico into another “Land of Opportunity.” You see, it isn’t the country, it’s the people who make the country. In a matter of months, refugees from California would immigrate back to Mexico. Illegal immigration problem solved. Now concerning the Obama Administration’s plan to bring 10,000 Syrians into this country as refugees. They tell us these people will be vetted. We will know all about them before they get here. I believe this is the same government who cannot control the IRS or the VA or the massive problem we currently have with illegal immigration along with overstayed visas. This is the government who tells us they have everything under control. You’ll forgive me if I am a bit skeptical. Besides, even if they could fully investigate these so-called refugees, I don’t trust the government’s motives. There is nothing positive in this refugee settlement for us. Just more mouths to feed and the very real possibility of jihadists in their midst. Let the Saudis take them in. Leave them in the environment they know. And here’s a novel idea. How about we take care of America first and let the Middle East take care of themselves?
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Wednesday, Dec. 2 Dementia Training, 10-11 a.m., Hilltop Restaurant, 28518 Hwy 55, Paynesville. Christmas at the Mansions, 1-7 p.m., Linden Hills Historical Event Center, 608 Highland Ave., Little Falls. 320-616-5580. St. Stephen City Council, 7 p.m., St. Stephen City Hall, 2 Sixth Ave. SE. 320-251-0964. Tartuffe, 7:30 p.m., St. Cloud State University’s Performing Arts Center, 720 Fourth Ave. S., St. Cloud. Thursday, Dec. 3 Christmas at the Mansions, 1-7 p.m., Linden Hills Historical Event Center, 608 Highland Ave., Little Falls. 320-616-5580. Eating disorders support group, 5:15-6:15 p.m., St. Cloud Hospital, 1406 Sixth Ave. N., St. Cloud. 320229-4918. St. Joseph Planning Commission, 6 p.m., St. Joseph City Hall, 25 College Ave. N. 320-363-7201. cityofstjoseph.com. Festival of Lights, 6-8 p.m., bring a non-perishable item for the food shelf, in front of the St. Cloud Hospital, 1406 Sixth Ave. N., St. Cloud. Great River Regional Coin Club, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Miller Auto Marine Sports Plaza, 2930 Second St. S., St. Cloud. Tartuffe, 7:30 p.m., St. Cloud State University’s Performing Arts Center, 720 Fourth Ave. S., St. Cloud. Friday, Dec. 4 St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 10 Mailing Brochures at Home! Easy pleasant work. Begin Immediately! Age unimportant! www.MyHomeIncomeNow55.com (MCN) MAKE $1000 Weekly!! Mailing Brochures From Home. Helping home workers since 2001. No Experience Required. Start Immediately! www.newmailers.com (VOID IN SD, WI) (MCN) FOR SALE B.B.Ques Barbecue Store. Shop Award Winning BBQ Rubs, Sauces, Hot Sauces & More. Shop 24/7 online www.BBQUESTORE.com - Many low sodium, Low Sugar & No MSG! Great For Gifts! (MCN) Trailer Sale! Over 125 trailers in one location. 6’x12’ V-nose ramp door $2,750.00; 6’x10’ 7k dump trailer $3,932.00; 82”x14’ UTV/ATV in Steel & Aluminum; 66”x10’ Aluminum $1,646.00; Used 2012 Gravity tilt 14k $2,899.00; 28’ Electric tilt Gooseneck 14k $7,982.00 www.FortDodgeTrailerWorld.com 515-972-4554 (MCN) VACATION/TRAVEL Join us in Texas! Would you like to get away from the cold snowy winters? Why not hook up your RV and come on down to J-5 in Mission, TX. We are a small park with a country setting yet we have lots of shopping nearby. Lots of activities in the park. We have specials for 1st time residents. Call us at 956-682-7495 or 515-229-1540 or email us at tdtuttle@hotmail.com (MCN) Tired of the snow? Become a Winter Texan where the sun meets the gulf. Over 100 RV resorts and retirement communities for you to choose from. RV sites, fully furnished rentals and more. For more information visit www.rgvparks.org (MCN) WANT TO BUY Buying and Selling Gold & Silver, collector coins, diamonds, gold jewelry, silver dollars, pocket watches, antiques, rare currency, dental gold, any gold or silver items,
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Saturday, Dec. 5 Christmas Craft Sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR 2, St. Joseph. 320-363-4232. Christmas Cookie, Candy and Gift Sale, 9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Immaculate Conception Church, 145 Second Ave. N.E., Rice. Multi-state Permit-to-Carry Class, 10 a.m., Firing Line Imdoor Gun Range, 3409 Mayhew Lake Road N.E., Sauk Rapids. 320-247-2877. Cookie Walk, 10 a.m.-noon, First United Methodist Church, 1107 Pinecone Road S., Sartell. 320-251-0804. fumcscr.org. Winter Market, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road N. www.marketmonday.org. Toys for Tots drive, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., behind Sauk Rapids Fire Department. 408 N. Benton Drive. Living Nativity, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Coborn’s parking lot, 110 First St. S., Sauk Rapids. Holiday Art Crawl, 10 a.m.-6
p.m., three locations: Bruno Press, 154 Fifth Ave. S.E., St. Joseph; Bad Habit Brewery, 15 E. Minnesota St. #108, St. Joseph; and Minnesota Street Market, 27 W. Minnesota St. Christmas at the Mansions, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Linden Hills Historical Event Center, 608 Highland Ave., Little Falls. 320-616-5580. Family Fun Day, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Sauk Rapids VFW Post 6992, 901 N. Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids. St. John’s Bible pages on display, now through mid-December, noon4 p.m. Saturdays, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, Hill Museum and Monastic Library, St. John’s University, 2850 Abbey Plaza, Collegeville. 320-363-3351. 320-363-3514. Trots for Tots 5K Run, 3 p.m., Sauk Rapids Fire Hall, 408 N. Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids. Christmas Card Festival, 3-6 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 1107 Pinecone Road S., Sartell. fumcscr.org. Holiday Parade of Lights, 5 p.m., along Second Avenue, Sauk Rapids. Tartuffe, 7:30 p.m., St. Cloud State University’s Performing Arts Center, 720 Fourth Ave. S., St. Cloud.
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Area schools host veterans program photos by Carolyn Bertsch
At left: A student from each grade at Kennedy School presents each veteran with a package of thank-you cards written by their peers. Center: Kennedy Community School students emphatically wave flags of all sizes as they conclude singing the song, I love America to veterans in the audience during a veterans appreciation event that took place Nov. 19 at the school.
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