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Winter weather strikes area
Volume 26, Issue 48 Est. 1989
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Town Crier Holiday Art Walk-N-Crawl hosted downtown
Luminaries will light up downtown sidewalks for St. Joseph’s annual Winterwalk from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, and artists will be on hand showing off their wares for the annual Holiday Art Crawl from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5. Friday night, shops will stay open late to welcome neighbors and friends with treats and specials. A tree lighting will take place at 6 p.m. at the Bello Cucina patio with caroling. The little ones can meet Santa and Mrs. Claus and make crafts and pick up treat bags and refreshments at 6:30 p.m. at Heritage Hall, Church of St. Joseph at 12 W. Minnesota St. Saturday, catch local artists from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at three locations: Bruno Press at 154 Fifth Ave. S.E.; Bad Habit Brewery at 15 E. Minnesota St. #108; and Minnesota Street Market at 27 W. Minnesota St.
St. Joseph Farmers’ Market held Friday at Resurrection
The St. Joseph Farmers’ Market will be held again from 3-6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4 in the fellowship hall of Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR 2, St. Joseph. The Dec. 4 market will feature more than 25 area farmers, growers and vendors showcasing a wide variety of locally produced goods. For more information, head to www.stjosephfarmersmarket.com.
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The Newsleader office will be closed Dec. 21-Jan. 1. A Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 edition will not be published. The office will reopen on Monday, Jan. 4 and will resume weekly publications beginning Jan. 8.
Prescription drugs can be dropped off at city hall
From 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., MondayFriday, area residents can now drop off old or unused prescriptions in a safe location. Stearns County has provided a secure dropbox in the west entrance of City Hall, 25 College Ave. N., St. Joseph, which will be emptied regularly by the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office. If there are any questions, call the St. Joseph Police Department at 320-363-8250.
KringleFest returns to Stearns History Museum
KringleFest, a longtime family event, will take place from 1 to 3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 6, at the Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave. S., St Cloud. Take photos with Santa, create and take home holiday crafts, and enjoy the music and treats of the holiday season. For more information, call 320-253-8424 or visit stearns-museum.org.
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Large equipment, both public and private, could be seen rushing to take care of snow across the region Tuesday morning. Plows, blowers and salt were needed to deal with the 5 inches of snow reported across the area.
Snow caused a headache for commuters on the last night of November and the first morning of December. About 5 inches of snow fell Monday night into Tuesday, bringing city crews out in earnest to clear roads and provide safe travel for residents. Public Works Director Terry Thene said the city used the following equipment for initial street plowing: four five-ton trucks, two loaders, one pickup with a plow, one tractor with a blower/broom for sidewalks, one tractor with a bucket and one skid loader. Even though the snow was wet,, Thene said city staff did well. He did note the power steering did fail on one of the
plow trucks, and some other issues will need repair before the next snow fall. While some vehicles were parked in alleyways, Thene said the police department did a good job of clearing vehicles from the streets. Bob Weisman, meteorology professor at St. Cloud State University’s Atmospheric and Hydrologic Sciences Department, said 6.6 inches of snow had fallen at SCSU as of 4 a.m. on Wednesday morning. Weisman said he doesn’t foresee any more snow for the rest of the week, and in fact a good chunk of it will likely melt. On average, December is the St. Cloud area’s snowiest month with 10.5 inches on average. As of Wednesday, the area was about 2 inches below average for snowfall.
MOMS Club welcomes other at-home moms by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com
“I joined MOMS Club oneand-a-half years ago when my kids were 4, 7 and 11,” said Sartell resident Dena Heen, who is also the MOMS Club membership vice president for the Sartell/Sauk Rapids Moms Offering Other Moms Support Club. “It’s very important to me to be able to get out and socialize with other moms. The ladies in MOM’S Club are very
kind, supportive and are always willing to lend a helping hand to another mom in need. I have made some wonderful friends.” The Sartell/Sauk Rapids MOMS Club chapter invites other area at-home moms to join them for meetings and other activities. The club meets from 9-10:30 a.m. on the second Thursday of each month at Celebration Lutheran Church in Sartell. Heen of Sartell said the club welcomes any mother from St.
Joseph, Sartell, Sauk Rapids, St. Stephen, Rice, Avon or Albany who is at home during the day. The club has a monthly calendar with events such as Book Club, Potluck Party, Member Social, and Chat and Play where children are always welcome. “Most of us are full-time stay-at-home mothers, but some of us work part-time or different schedules,” Heen said. The group also has one MOMS Night Out per month at
a restaurant, activity venue or a member’s home with varying themes. Most moms choose to leave their children at home during the MNO, but every once in a while a nursing mother will bring her baby along. Other rotating activities include park play dates, holiday parties, tours, gymnastic gyms and other mom/childrenfriendly functions. A couple of the other mothMOMS • page 4
Neighbors compete to be brightest bulb on block by Logan Gruber operations@thenewsleaders.com
Two sets of neighbors on 12th Ave. S.E. are having a bit of a throw down for Christmas. Malorie and Josh DeWenter, 112 12th Ave. S.E., and Meagan and Allen Marek, 108 12th Ave. S.E., are in friendly competition to see who can create the best light display this holiday season. “Last year I only put up a couple of lights, but this year I thought I’d egg them on,” Josh said in a St. Joseph Newsleader interview. “We put up a little here, a little there, then they put up a little more over there . . . it’s all fun and games.” Josh grew up in St. Joseph with his parents, Bruce DeWenter and Kelly Haffner. He recently moved back with his
wife and two children, Stella, 3 and Hudson, 2. Josh drives truck and is usually gone three or four nights per week. “He wanted to give his children something fun to look at while he is gone,” said Malorie’s mother Jill Backberg. “It’s mostly just regular lights,” Josh said. “But we also have a blow-up piece with a snowman, reindeer, polar bear and penguin. They play music, and the kids love to go out and dance to it.” He said they keep the music on low, because when it’s on high they can hear it all the way inside the house. “My dad Bruce built a playhouse for the kids recently, so I figured I’d put lights on that too,” Josh added. “The kids love to help put lights up.” Josh said their block is
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The DeWenter’s display features a number of inflatables with music as well as a laser display on the side of the house.
pretty dark except for their two houses, but their houses can be seen all the way from Hwy 75. “We keep the lights on from dusk until about 10-10:30 p.m. We haven’t had any complaints yet,” Josh said. He was still putting up lights
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Winter Extravaganza
Sunday, Dec. 13 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. St. Stephen City Hall • 2 6th Ave SE St. Stephen Fire & Rescue will bring Santa to City Hall for children to visit with!
Cocoa • Cookies • Crafts! In lieu of admission, please bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate to the Giving Tree.
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BEAUTY Mary Kay Cosmetics Joyce Barnes St. Joseph • 320-251-8989 CHIROPRACTOR Dr. Jerry Wetterling College Ave. • 320-363-4573 jlwchiro.com CHURCHES Gateway Church - New Location! Saturday 6 p.m. • Sunday 10 a.m. Northland Plaza Bldg. • 708 Elm St. E. 320-282-2262 • gatewaystjoseph.org Resurrection Lutheran, ELCA
ELECTRICAL HI-TEC Electric • St. Joseph Residential • Commercial Remodeling • General Services 320-363-8808 • 320-980-0514 EYECARE Russell Eyecare & Associates 15 E. Minnesota St., Ste. 107 St. Joseph • 320-433-4326 MASSAGE Justina Massage Young Living Distributor 33 W. Minnesota St., Ste. 102 St. Joseph • 320-492-6035 PUBLISHING Von Meyer Publishing 32 1st Ave. NW St. Joseph • 320-363-7741
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Claims against monk unsubstantiated by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Allegations of sexual abuse by a St. John’s Abbey monk, the Rev. Timothy B a c k o u s , Backous have been found to be unsubstantiated by in independent investigative panel. It is the second time such charges against Backous have been found to be unsubstantiated. In 1991, Backous was accused by parents of a boy in
the St. John’s Boys’ Choir of molesting their son when Backous was a chaperone on a choir trip to Europe in 1990. Those charges were shown to be unfounded, according to SJA. But last year, those same parents again filed charges for the same alleged molestation and another case of alleged molestation not previously mentioned. SJA then hired an independent, third-party investigator to look into the charges. The team reviewed all pertinent records and interviewed witnesses, including many other chaperones and boy choir members who went on the European tour. The man who alleges he was abused by Backous as a boy
refused to cooperate with the new investigation. Backous entered St. John’s Monastery in 1979 and was ordained in 1986. He earned a doctorate in moral theology in Rome and is co-author of the book, Common Good, Uncommon Questions: Topics in Mortal Theology. In 2014, due to the allegations against him, Backous was placed on leave from St. Michael’s Parish in Duluth. He is now at SJA, and SJA Abbot John Klassen said he will consult with Backous about what will be his future assignments. The independent investigation in the case against him took almost one year to complete.
CentraCare Health received a Distinction Award for Best Intranet Nov. 11 during the 19th annual Healthcare Internet Conference in Orlando, Fla. The 2015 eHealthcare Leadership Awards recognized outstanding healthcare websites for consumers and health-care professionals and were selected from nearly 1,000 entries.
Amanda Theisen, a St. Joseph native, will perform Dec. 4-6 in the Christmas in Christ Chapel worship services at Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minn. The Saturday, Dec. 5 evening performance will be streamed online beginning at 7:15 p.m. CST. To watch live, visit gustavus.edu/ccc. The annual worship service
evokes wonder through music, poetry, prayer and dance performed by more than 350 students. This year, Christmas in Christ Chapel will take the audience on a journey, joining the global travelers and the residents of Bethlehem, Palestine, to celebrate the birth of the Prince of Peace and to give voice to our shared hope for shalom, salaam, peace in this world.
If you have a tip concerning a crime, call the St. Joseph Police Department at 320-363-8250 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 320255-1301 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 crime. Nov. 15 12:33 a.m. Public assist. College Avenue S. Police were dispatched to help diffuse an argument between two parties. Upon arrival, authorities mediated the situation and those involved went their separate ways. 1:26 a.m. Suspicious activity. College Avenue N./Date Street E. While on patrol, an officer observed a female holding a water bottle containing brown liquid. She was approached and questioned, admitting to have consumed alcohol and being underage. She was issued a citation and released. Nov. 16 10:08 p.m. Bar checks. Minnesota Street. Police conducted bar checks. No citations were issued.
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Nov. 17 6:43 a.m. Alarm. Cedar Street E. Authorities were dispatched to an alarm at a local business. Upon arrival, the building was secured, and the keyholder was notified. 10:44 a.m. Traffic stop. CR 75/ Second Avenue N.W. Police observed a vehicle run a stop sign. The driver was pulled over, stating he had bad tires that prevented him from coming to complete stops. He was issued a citation, in addition to verbal warnings regarding lack of insurance and expired registration. 3:28 p.m. Fire. College Avenue S. Authorities responded to a report of an oven fire. Upon arrival, there was no evidence of fire or smoke. Police spoke to the complainant who stated every time she attempted to use her oven, it would set the fire alarm off. She has tried to get management to fix it in the past, but it has not been taken care of. She was advised to call the building inspector for further guidance and assistance. Nov. 18 10:15 a.m. Medical. Elm Street W. A complainant called police after experiencing lower abdominal pain. Authorities stood by until
Gold Cross Ambulance arrived. Nov. 19 8:33 a.m. Public assist. CR 75/ Third Avenue S.E. Police observed a driver who lost control of her vehicle on an icy road. Authorities made sure there was no damage. The driver was safe and proceeded on her way. 4:43 p.m. Gas drive-off. Birch Street W. Employees at a local gas station called police after a driver had driven off without paying for gas. The driver was contacted, stating she believed she had paid for her fuel. She called the gas station and provided them with a credit card number over the phone. Nov. 20 10:09 a.m. Assist. Second Street N./Eighth Avenue N. St. Joseph police assisted another department in locating a fleeing suspect. Nov. 21 8:57 a.m. Suspicious vehicle. I94/CR 75. A complainant called police, stating a white van on the freeway was swerving in and out of both lanes. Authorities could not locate the vehicle.
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Bechtold awarded MN Sheriffs’ Scholarship by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com
Ted Bechtold was recently awarded the 2015 Minnesota Sheriffs’ Association Scholarship for Stearns County. Bechtold received the scholarship Nov. 16 from Stearns County Sheriff John Sanner. The association gives scholarships each year to people who are planning to become Minnesota peace officers. “Ted has shown us a maturity level well beyond his years and also possesses the one thing that seems to be unteachable – common sense,” Sanner said in his recommendation letter for Bechtold. “There is no doubt in my mind Ted will enjoy a long and productive law-enforcement career upon graduation. Although the real winner will be the community in which he serves.” Applicants apply for the scholarship through their local sheriff’s office. This year, the MSA scholarship committee chose nine recipients. Bechtold is a St. Joseph native, who is a junior at St. Cloud State University majoring
in criminal justice and minoring in psychology. He plans to pursue a career in law enforcement and is currently a visiting monitor at the Stearns County Jail, where he assists visitors with visitation of inmates. Bechtold has also worked the past two summers as a seasonal water and park-patrol officer for Stearns County, enforcing park rules and water-safety laws on the waterways for safer public use. His interests include weight training, Jiu Jitsu (mixed martial arts), and he has been involved in the Acacia fraternity at St. Cloud State University. Last year, Bechtold studied at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. His studies included a variety of courses, including South African law and psychology. While there, he toured much of South Africa, cage-dived with Great White sharks, rode African elephants on safari and went on many other safaris and a cross-country trip that included hiking across a national park.
“I am very grateful to be selected to receive this scholarship,” Bechtold said. “This money will help me finish my college education and continue my career in public service.” Bechtold is the son of Pat and Bruce Bechtold. He has one brother, Sam, and two sisters, Mary and Kate. He attended All Saints Academy and Cathedral High School. Bechtold’s father has worked at the sheriff’s office for 29 years as the chief deputy. “I am proud Ted has chosen to follow in my footsteps and pursue a career in law enforcement,” Bruce said. “He has prepared himself well for his chosen profession.” According to their website, the MSA recognizes “enforcement of the law in a democratic society is a complex task. The ability of a peace officer to render effective service responsive to the public’s need depends heavily upon job knowledge and skills. The Minnesota Sheriffs’ Association recognizes the importance of pre-entry training to the accomplishment of these requisites.” Recognizing some candi-
dates need help meeting costs of this training, the MSA established a scholarship fund awarding scholarships, which are funded through the coordinated efforts of 87 sheriffs of Minnesota and through exhibitor sustaining scholarship members. Scholarships are available
to students enrolled in one of three categories: mandated POST skills program; in the second year of a two-year law-enforcement program; or in the third or fourth year of a four-year college criminaljustice course. For more information about the MSA, visit mnsheriffs.org.
space - Fellowship Hall," said John Anderson, church council vice president. "The carpet is going down Wednesday (Dec. 2) so the space will be ready just in time. We're very excited." The construction project includes an expanded fellowship hall, a commercial kitchen, dedicated space for youth ministry, classroom space, an adult meeting room, storage, and repaving and expanding the parking lot. Thirty vendors will be in the
new space on Saturday. Crafts on hand will include wo o d e n signs, metalwork, f l e e c e , quilts, rus- Wallin tic signs, mittens and hats, jewelery, knitting, crocheting, wedding items, clothing, paper crafts, popcorn/caramel corn, dishes, scrapbooking items and more.
Well-known national vendors, such as Avon, Scentsy and others will also be represented, though most of the vendors will be independent crafters. "The crafters mostly come from St. Joseph, but also come from Avon, Rockville, St. Stephen and other nearby communities, as well as places like Burnsville, Forreston and Pierz," said Lisa Wallin, co-coordinator of the event. "We wanted to keep it mostly local. Even the lady who lives in Bowlus works in St. Joseph."
Wallin has helped coordinate the vendors and crafters for the sale. The youth and family committee, made up of Anderson, Susan Curtis, Tami Seelen, Andi Andeasen and Sandy Spiczka, asked her to help out as she is a crafter herself and knows many people in the community. A door prize will be given away. People can register by getting a card punched or stamped at each and every vendor and then turning it in.
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Sheriff John L. Sanner (left) and Chief Deputy Bruce Bechtold (right) congratulate Ted Bechtold, who was awarded the 2015 Minnesota Sheriffs’ Association Scholarship for Stearns County. Ted is a junior at St. Cloud State University studying criminal justice and psychology.
Resurrection hosts craft, bake sale in new space by Logan Gruber operations@thenewsleaders.com
Resurrection Lutheran Church's Youth and Family Committee is hosting a craftand-bake sale from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5 at Fellowship Hall at the church, 610 CR 2, St. Joseph. The registration fees paid by vendors to be part of the sale will support the ministries of Resurrection's youth group. "This is the very first event we are having in our new
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Children share a story at a Sartell/Sauk Rapids MOMS Club kindergarten kickoff event held at Celebration Neighborhood Park in Sartell.
MOMS from front page ers shared why they joined the club.
“I joined MOMS Club six years ago when my kids were 2, 3 and 6,” said Mary Weitzel, also of Sartell. “Being at home during the day was very isolating as most everyone I knew worked outside the home or had grown children. It’s very
important to me to be able to get out and socialize with other moms and gather with our children during the day. My children are all in school now, but I stay active in the club by being on the executive board and helping to plan the activities calendar each month. I have made life-long friends in this group.” “I joined MOMS Club after moving to the area so I could meet other parents who were home during the day,” said Katie Schad of Sauk Rapids. “I’ve made great friends over the years. Aside from having fun activities to attend with my children, the thing I enjoy most is the service aspect of MOMS Club. During my time in MOMS Club we have completed service projects benefiting Anna Marie’s, Sartell and Sauk Rapids (Early Childhood Family Education), Catholic Charities, Earthquake Relief and Project Linus.” The annual dues to be a member of the club is $25 and covers office supplies, party supplies, advertising and promotions, and more. Any funds left over at the end of the year are donated to charities sup-
porting women and children. The club is a registered non -profit so members are also able to have fundraisers that benefit women and children. Recent fundraisers have included supporting Anna Marie’s Alliance, New Beginnings, Sauk Rapids Community Education, Project Linus and Supportive Housing for Youth. The club also recently put on a spaghetti-supper benefit for one of its Sauk Rapids members, Mette Kirsch, who underwent a stem-cell transplant after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Doctors later discovered she was suffering from myelodysplastic syndrome, a pre-leukemia condition. She received a bone-marrow transplant. MOMS Club started in 1983 when Mary James, an at-home mother in California, decided she wanted to get out and meet other at-home mothers and find other at-home children for her children to play with. When she couldn’t find any organizations that met during the day, she decided to start a brand new organization just for at-home mothers. Because the chapter she
Friday, Dec. 4, 2015 started was so successful, she was soon helping others start MOMS Clubs across the country and around the world. There are now about 1,500 chapters in the United States with more than 100,000 members. The Sartell/Sauk Rapids MOMS Club has been an active chapter since 2002. They now have 30 members, with 23 members from Sartell, six members from Sauk Rapids and one member from Rice. Their club boundaries include St. Joseph, Avon, Sartell, Sauk Rapids, Rice and Albany. St. Cloud also has a chapter of the MOMS Club that started in 1996. Its chapter boundaries include St. Cloud, Waite Park, Foley, Clearwater and Clear Lake. For anyone who does not live in any of those cities, visit the International MOMS Club website at momsclub.org to find a local chapter in your area or receive tips on how to begin a new chapter. If interested in joining the Sartell/Sauk Rapids MOMS Club or for more information, contact the club at ssrmoms@ gmail.com or by its Facebook page.
Catholic Charities seeks to give beds this Christmas Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud is looking to raise $15,000 in the next two weeks to purchase beds and other large items for families in need. Just more than 175 families have been adopted this holiday season in Catholic Charities Share the Spirit Program. However, sometimes their needs are greater than
the resources of the generous groups who adopted them. “More than one-third of the families adopted this year have some type of larger need,” said Trina Dietz, Catholic Charities communications coordinator. “The biggest need by far is beds – if we are to fulfill all wishes, we need at least 40 beds. If we can fill that need, then we can
move on to things like refrigerators or tires.” Of course, as any child knows, Santa doesn’t always deliver what you wish for, but Dietz says by coming together, the community can provide a merry Christmas for families in need. Donations are being accepted at www.ccstcloud.org or by calling 320.650.1550.
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Nearly 500 run races benefiting Central Minnesota Toys for Tots by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
It was a sunny-bright but nippy-cold morning Nov. 21 when nearly 500 people in a festive spirit took part in the U.S. Marine Corps Central Minnesota Toys for Tots Jingle Bell 1k and 5k runs in Sartell. The lion’s share of the runners were from Sartell and St. Cloud, although other area cities were also well represented, with nine from St. Joseph, two from St. Stephen, 39 from Sauk Rapids and 17 from Rice. For the names of the runners in those two cities, see end of story. Although the final fundraising total wasn’t available at press time, enough money was raised and actual toys delivered to the site to total at least $4,000-worth of toys for children in need. The 18th annual event took place bright and early outside of sponsor St. Cloud Orthopedics in the Sartell Medical Campus. There were 446 participants in the 5k race and 44 participants, under age 12, in the 1k event. Many participants brought new unwrapped toys, along with entry fees. Santa also made an appearance, cheering on the runners with jolly ho-ho-hos and giving children hugs in the frosty air. All money raised – and toys – will go to children in central Minnesota in time for Christmas. Donations can be made until Dec. 23. To find out more, see “Donations”
toward the end of this story. The times of the two running events Saturday morning were calibrated by timing chips for impeccable accuracy. Awards were presented to the top winners in each category. The winner of the 5k race was Morcelli Kombo, St. Cloud, with a finish time of 18:04. The first female across the finish line was Kathlyn Stout, 26, Minneapolis, with a time of 20:32. Second place in the 5k was TJ Benzi, 45, Rogers at 19:03, and third was Bryan Jasperson, 27, Minneapolis, at 19:35. Julia Karls, St. Cloud, who is only 14, finished eighth in the 5k race, The following were winners in the 1k race: Girls 9 and under Brookelyn Kuechle, 9, South Haven. 27:32. Annabelle Tautges, 9, St. Cloud. 30:37 Boys 9 and under Riley Luberda, 9, Foley. 30:16 Varner Jones, 8, Annandale. 38:54 Girls 10 to 12 Lauren Opatz, 12, Sartell. 24:54. Julia Johnson, 12, Sartell. 26:24. Boys 10 to 12 Andrew Karls, 12, St. Cloud. 24:31. Callahan Mechelke, 12, Sartell. 24:59.
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Shortly after taking off from the starting line, runners wave to cheering spectators at the Jingle Bell 5k run Nov. 21 in Sartell. There were 446 runners in the 5k race, and 44 runners in the earlier 1k race. Although final fundraising amounts have not been totaled as of press time, one of the organizers said there is easily enough money for $4,000-worth of toys. rine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program – online at stcloud-mn-toysfortots.org, by buying and placing unwrapped toys in the big cardboard boxes at many stores in the area or by bringing new unwrapped toys to Catholic Charities at 157 Roosevelt Road in St. Cloud. Ninety-seven percent of all money raised in the Toys for Tots program goes to purchase toys, books or other kinds of gifts. Only 3 percent of donations are used for fundraising expenses, not for any salaries. In addition, all funds and toys raised locally go to local children – that is, those who live
in central Minnesota. Catholic Charities distributes the toys to children up to the age of 16. Parents or guardians can register to receive the toys up until Dec. 14. Registration must be done in person at Catholic Charities and those who register should bring an I.D. and proof of address. Registration hours are from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m.7 p.m. Wednesday, 1-4 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m.-noon Friday. The contact person at Catholic Charities is Stephen Titus at 320-420-7180. The Toys for Tots program gives toys to children in the
following cities: Sartell, Sauk Rapids, Rice, St. Joseph, St. Cloud, St. Augusta, Eden Valley, Kimball, Waite Park and Watkins.
Participants
The following runners, in list order from the roster, are those from St. Joseph who took part in the Jingle Bell event. There may have been more, but not every name on the roster listed a city. St. Joseph: Lori Baggenstoss, Monica Cofell, Rhonda Rassier, Marcia Teigen, Karin Duncan, Lisa Kickhafer, Linda Warnert, Julie Blanchette and Marilyn Ruhr.
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Klobuchar helps narrow state’s ‘digital divide’ There is a “digital divide” in Minnesota, and U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar wants to do something about it. The “divide” is mostly between rural areas that often have no connections to the Internet and urban areas that do. Klobuchar helped secure $85 million in federal funds for Minnesota to be used for rural broadband development that will help connect more than 170,000 homes and businesses in the state to high-speed Internet. In addition to this funding, Klobuchar is also co-sponsoring a bill with Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota to require the Federal Communications Commission to modernize its support for rural broadband services to better fit the needs of people. Currently, Internet support is dependent on traditional telephone services, meaning people with a package of phone and broadband service can receive support but those with standalone broadband subscriptions are ineligible. This causes many people to sign up for services they do not want or need just to get access to a service they do need. Fully 97 percent of Anoka County in the Minneapolis metro area has high-speed Internet access whereas less than 1 percent of homes farther north, in Aitkin County, have similar broadband access. Thus, the “digital divide.” Klobuchar has two other measures that will help close the “digital divide.” She is leading a bipartisan bill to reduce the costs of building broadband infrastructure – for example, requiring states and federal agencies to coordinate highway construction with broadband installation when the highway is being built or redone. Another bill Klobuchar is pushing is one that would provide incentives for wireless carriers to lease unused spectrum to rural or smaller carriers in order to expand wireless coverage to rural areas. Just one of the examples noted by Klobuchar is the Essentia clinics in Virginia and Aurora, which can now connect patients with health services via the Internet so instead of spending time and expense traveling long distances, patients can connect with medical experts, virtually in face-toface meetings, on the Internet. Klobuchar, as always, has done her homework and knows how to roll up her sleeves to get things done. We in Minnesota should be proud of her. She’s a great example of how good things can actually be achieved in Washington, D.C. when elected people actually get to work instead of spending all their time whining, posturing, grand-standing, mud-slinging and playing dirty politics. Three cheers for Klobuchar; three cheers for her helping narrow the “digital divide.”
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Friday, Dec. 4, 2015
Opinion Climate-change convention cause for hope Let’s keep our fingers crossed. At long last, almost all of the countries of the world are taking man-made global-climate change seriously. What’s better is they seem serious about taking action to stop it – at least to stop it from getting any worse. Long overdue. As I’ve often said, there are two good reasons to push for better, greener energy sources. For one thing, pollution – especially in some cities, like Beijing – is so bad its toxic smogs are killing people and debilitating others, such as asthma sufferers. It’s mordantly amusing some people who are so down on tobacco-smoking rarely if ever rail against the carbon-based fuel pollution that surrounds us all. This is a good move even if one doesn’t think man-made climate change is a fact. The other good reason – another life-or-death reason – to go green as much as possible is to slow or stop man-made climate change. I’m one of the many people who happen to think 97 percent of scientists are correct in warning us that man-made activities are rapidly making this planet extremely dangerous and most probably, if nothing is done, virtually uninhabitable as this century stumbles on. Science deniers, of course, continue to scoff at climate change. Well, let them scoff, along with those who insist Planet Earth is only 6,000 years old. Nobody should waste time trying to persuade such unbelievers; instead, precious time (which is running out like sand in the hour glass) should be spent on working toward climatechange solutions. That is why it’s so good to know there are this week leaders from 196 nations gathered in Paris for the United Nations Convention on Climate Change. They include the United States and China, which, along with
Dennis Dalman Editor India, are the world’s biggest “emitters” – that is, those whose production activities release the most carbon dioxide and methane into our atmosphere. The goal of the Paris convention is to create a binding agreement among all nations to keep global temperatures from rising more than 3.6 degrees F. from pre-industrial levels (early 1800s). Already, China and the United States have agreed to switch their industries to use lower-carbon fuels and other forms of power over a period of time. Let’s hope other nations sign on to those kinds of agreements. If ever the sentence “We’re all in this together” made sense, it’s now, with rapid climate change threatening our Earth and all who inhabit it, including our fellow inhabitants, the animals. We have made a rotten poisonous mess of this planet, and it’s time all nations fess up and do something about it – working together. The warning signs are there, all around us, and climatologists and even untrained weather observers have noticed in just the past decade or two, weather patterns are so out of whack that deadly extremes are happening with greater frequency and severity: monstrous hurricanes, devastating floods, massive droughts, widespread fires, the faster-than-usual melting of glaciers and polar ice, the rise of the ocean level, swings in extremes of temperatures. Climate change causes more than
deadly weather events. It’s also a dire threat to plant and animal species, pushing many to the verge of extinction. Furthermore, climate change can and will increasingly cause horrific instabilities in regions of the world: droughts or floods causing loss of crops, competition for dwindling food supplies and scarcer resources, severe disruptions and inequalities in overpopulated countries, fierce fights and even outright wars over inhabitable lands. It’s the nightmare stuff of those doom-filled science-fiction movies. Weather-related catastrophes during the past 20 years have caused an estimated 606,000 deaths and billions of injuries, with a total estimated cost approaching nearly $300 billion. With 178 of the countries at the conference pledging to reduce pollution and specifying ways they will do that, there is cause for hope because it appears a critical mass of leaders and nations have awakened to see the handwriting on the wall. The Paris convention includes hundreds of delegates such as scientists, political people, leaders of businesses and industries and people dedicated to preserving this planet’s interconnected complex ecosystems. In the wake of the butchery in Paris by vicious terrorists, wouldn’t it be a wonderful outcome if those at this conference counter the forces of darkness by initiating a new collective light in this world. Paris is, after all, the “City of Light.” Let us hope the good forces of worldwide civilization will prevail, that a powerful light will counter this terrible darkness that has reared its ugly head so often in recent years. A strike against climate change would be, ultimately, a plus for enlightenment, a boost for world peace.
With all going on, we have a climate change conference So let’s see now. Russia and Turkey are on the verge of all out war. And since Turkey is covered under NATO, all of the Western World is now at odds with Russia. ISIS is killing and beheading all over Africa and others are killing and bombing in Paris. Their threat is real and being dealt with all over Europe. Tens of thousands of refugees are traveling around Europe trying to find someone who will take them in. Tens of thousands of illegal trespassers are daily trying to enter our country with very little opposition. Black people in this country are on the march because of perceived mistreatment of a few thugs. And in the face of all this, President Obama thinks the best thing for him to do is attend a “Global Climate Change” convention in Paris. That’ll show them. ISIS can’t scare us. Mess with us and we will back over you in our Prius or we will hit you over the head with a solar panel. ISIS is far more likely to suffer a hernia from uncontrolled laughter at the thought of this response than to be concerned about global climate change. They are evil people who are barely human and who worship death. They could care less about the climate of the globe. To top this all off, Obama wants the
Ron Scarbro Guest Writer Congress to approve a $2 billion, with a “B,” fund to give to third-world countries in an effort to get them interested in this “Mickey Mouse” science. Sometimes I just have to scratch my head in disbelief. The word from the White House is the global climate thing is important to Obama and to his legacy. Once again I should remind you and them, his legacy is already established. He has been the absolute worst president in the history of our country. Now he’s offering even more proof he’s also tone deaf. Now that’s a legacy. The Republican Senate with their majority has already said they will not approve the $2 billion request so the whole deal is dead on arrival in the Congress. So, what’s the point? Does Obama really want to show just how out of touch he is with the rest of the country? Is this the public image Democrats want as they try to win
election in the next cycle? Somebody on their side needs to get into a private discussion with their champion and let him know just what the country thinks about his ridiculous actions. After the so-called nuclear deal with Iran, it should be clear to even the densest Democrat this is not what the country wants. But hey, it isn’t my place to tell the Democrats what they should do. They seem hell-bent on destroying themselves. I’ll just be a semi-interested bystander. It really doesn’t matter what Obama wants at this point. He is a lame duck president who is poisoning his party’s chances of winning any future election. One would think reasonable concerned Democrats would step up and ask for some moderation of the idiocy that keeps coming from this administration. As for me, I’ll just let the voters decide. Scarbro is retired and spends most of his free time with his grandchildren having moved from Sartell to St. Simons Island, Ga.. Writing and commenting on the news of the day is a pastime. Visit his weekly blog at ronscarbro.blogspot.com for more commentary.
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Friday, Dec. 4, 2015 Is your event listed? Send your information to: Newsleader Calendar, P.O. Box 324, St. Joseph, MN 56374; fax it to 320-363-4195; or, e-mail it to news@thenewsleaders.com. Friday, Dec. 4 Holiday Open House, all day, Central Minnesota Credit Union, 1300 Elm St. E., St. Joseph. 1-888-3308482. mycmcu.org. St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR 2, St. Joseph. Blood Drive, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Cloud State University, 720 Fourth Avenue S. St. Joseph Area Historical Society open, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Old City Hall, 25 First Ave. NW. stjosephhistoricalmn.org. Christmas at the Mansions, 1-7 p.m., Linden Hills Historical Event Center, 608 Highland Ave., Little Falls. 320-616-5580. Tae Guk Kwan Do, 3-4 p.m., Independent Lifestyles, 215 N. Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids. 320-267-7717. Winterwalk, 5-8 p.m., tree lighting, 6 p.m., Bello Cucina patio; meet Santa and Mrs. Claus, 6:30 p.m., Heritage Hall, Church of St. Joseph, downtown St. Joseph. Music of the Season, featuring the Great River Chorale and the Cantabile Girls Concert Choir, 7:30 p.m., Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 4310 CR 137, St. Cloud. greatriverchorale.org. “Tartuffe,” 7:30 p.m., SCSU Performing Arts Center, 720 Fourth Ave. S., St. Cloud. Saturday, Dec. 5 Christmas Craft and Bake Sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR 2, St. Joseph. 320363-4232. 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 AUTOMOBILES/MOTORCYCLES WANTED MOTORCYCLES: TOP CASH PAID! For Old Motorcycles! 1900-1980. DEAD OR ALIVE! 920-371-0494 (MCN) ADOPTION *ADOPTION:* Affectionate Devoted Financially Secure Family, Opportunities, Travel, Music awaits 1st baby. Expenses paid 1-800-354-2608 (MCN) A UNIQUE ADOPTIONS, LET US HELP! Personalized Adoption Plans. Financial Assistance, Housing, Relocation and More. Giving the Gift of Life? You Deserve the Best. 1-888-637-8200. 24HR Hotline. (VOID IN IL) (MCN) ANNOUNCEMENTS Horse Sale: Belle Plaine Western Exchange, Belle Plaine, IA. Next Scheduled Sale: Saturday December 12 (Christmas Tack Special), 2015. Tack 10:00 a.m., Horses immediately following. Sale 2nd Saturday of every month. Upcoming Sales: January 9 & February 13, 2016. Check out our website for details and sale results: www.westernexchange. com; Info/To Consign: 319-444-2320; email: bpwe@netins.net (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
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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. Craft-Vendor Sale, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., VFW 4847, 104 Franklin N.E., St. Cloud. 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, noon-4 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., SCSU Performing Arts Center, 720 Fourth Ave. S., St. Cloud. Sunday, Dec. 6 Christmas Cookie, Candy and www.rgvparks.org (MCN)
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Gift Sale, 9-10 a.m., Immaculate Conception Church, 145 Second Ave. N.E., Rice. Christmas at the Mansions, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Linden Hills Historical Event Center, 608 Highland Ave., Little Falls. 320-616-5580. KringleFest, 1-3 p.m., Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave. S., St. Cloud. www.stearns-museum.org/ kringlefest. 320-253-8424. Christmas Open House, 1-4 p.m., Place of Hope Ministries, 511 Ninth Ave. N., St. Cloud. Music of the Season, featuring the Great River Chorale and the Cantabile Girls Concert Choir, 4 p.m., Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 4310 CR 137, St. Cloud. greatriverchorale.org. “Tartuffe,” 7:30 p.m., SCSU Performing Arts Center, 720 Fourth Ave. S., St. Cloud.
Monday, Dec. 7 St. Joseph City Council, 6 p.m., council chambers, St. Joseph City Hall, 25 College Ave. N. 320-3637201. cityofstjoseph.com. Tuesday, Dec. 8 Sartell Chamber of Commerce, 11:30 a.m., Waters Church, 1227 Pinecone Road. 320-258.6061. info@ sartellchamber.com. Holiday sing-a-long with the St. Cloud Area Fun Singers, 2-3:30 p.m., Celebration Lutheran Church, 1500 Pinecone Road N., Sartell. St. Joseph Joint Planning Board, 7 p.m., St. Joseph City Hall, 25 College Ave. N. 320-363-7201. cityofstjoseph.com. Girl from Birch Creek, explores the life of the late Justice Rosalie Wahl from her youth during the Great Depression to becoming the first woman appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court, 7-8 p.m., Charles A. Lindbergh Historic Site, 1620 Lindbergh Drive S., Little Falls. 320-6165421. lindbergh@mnhs.org Holistic Moms Network, 7-8:30 p.m., Good Earth Co-op, 2010 VeterHEALTH & MEDICAL Viagra!! 52 Pills for Only $99.00! Your #1 trusted provider for 10 years. Insured and Guaranteed Delivery. Call today 1-888-4037751 (MCN) VIAGRA 100mg, CIALIS 20mg. 50 tabs $90 includes FREE SHIPPING. 1-888-8360780 or Metro-Meds.net (MCN) CASH PAID for unexpired, sealed DIABETIC TEST STRIPS! 1 DAY PAYMENT & PREPAID shipping. HIGHEST PRICES! Call 1-888-389-0695. www.cash4diabeticsupplies.com (MCN) Canada Drug Center is your choice for safe and affordable medications. Our licensed Canadian mail order pharmacy will provide you with savings of up to 75 percent on all your medication needs. Call today 1-800263-4059 for $10.00 off your first prescription and free shipping. (MCN) ATTENTION: VIAGRA AND CIALIS USERS! A cheaper alternative to high drugstore prices! 50 Pill Special - $99 FREE Shipping! 100 Percent Guaranteed. CALL NOW: 1-800-795-9687 (MCN) Got Knee Pain? Back Pain? Shoulder Pain? Get a pain-relieving brace at little or NO cost to you. Medicare Patients Call Health Hotline Now! 1- 800-604-2613 (MCN) ACNE SUFFERERS: Clear your acne with all natural Acnezine! Eliminate the root cause of acne fast. No negative side effects of chemical treatments. Exclusive Trial Offer, Call: 855-402-7215 (MCN) LIVING WITH BACK PAIN, NECK PAIN or WRIST PAIN? Medicare recipients may qualify to receive a pain relieving brace at little or no cost, plus get Free Shipping. Call now to speak with a Rapid Relief
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Friday, Dec. 4, 2015
Mayor addresses traffic with superintendent by Logan Gruber operations@thenewsleaders.com
Some changes may be made to drop-off and pick-up traffic flow at Kennedy Community School in the near future. Mayor Rick Schultz met with St. Cloud School District Superintendent Willie Jett on Nov. 17 to discuss the issue. For some time now, congestion at Kennedy during drop-off and pick-up times has been "pretty bad," according to Schultz. Additional construction at the school, including about 10 classrooms, staff and student restrooms, renovation of the cafeteria and a smaller parking lot behind the school were completed in the spring of 2015. The city granted only
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The two houses, sitting side by side, are in friendly competition this year. Jett
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a temporary certificate of occupancy for the 10 classrooms though, which could be revoked if the city feels the school district is not doing enough to alleviate the traffic issue. "We don't want to do that, though," Schultz added. Schultz indicated Jett was interested in working with the city to fix the congestion problems. Kennedy Community School opened in the fall of 2008.
Block from front page one of the Marek’s laser displays. The laser shoots a pattern on the side of the house, and apparently one was stolen from their home on Friday or
Saturday night last week. A police report was filed. Both houses have at least one laser. “They were a hot item this year . . . you couldn’t find them on the shelf after Thanksgiving,” Josh noted. Josh said the laser is one thing which really catches people’s eyes as they drive by, and causes many of them to
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slow down to admire the rest of the display. “We must be doing something right!” Josh said. “Maybe we will synchronize the lights in a few years.” Now, he just has to worry about stepping it up for next year . . . after making continuous adjustments to his display right up until Christmas.