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St. Joseph Farmers’ Market held this Friday at RLC
The St. Joseph Farmers’ Market will be held again from 3-6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18 in the fellowship hall of Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR 2, St. Joseph. The Dec. 18 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.
Winter Market open Saturday at city hall
Sartell’s Winter Market is open from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (winter hours) Saturday, Dec. 19 at Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road N. Vendors want you to enjoy their products and are happy to share their knowledge and answer any questions you have. Get to know your local farmer at the Winter Market.
Gun-safety class set in St. Stephen
A gun-safety class will take place from 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Jan 5, 7, 19, 21 and 26 at St. Stephen City Hall, 2 Sixth Ave. SE (corner of Co Rd 5 and 6th Avenue SE). Registration will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 3 at City Hall.
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Resurrection Lutheran Church in St. Joseph plans to continue its holiday tradition of hosting a free Christmas meal on Saturday. All are welcome to partake in the annual event, which will be held from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the church at 610 Stearns CR 2. The Rev. John Gabrielson said, “Holidays are a good time to be around our neighbors and to share the love of Christ with them, and if we can do that over a meal, all the better.” The interim associate pastor of Resurrection Lutheran Church said meals will even be delivered to those without transportation in select areas with the help of volunteers. “There will be home deliveries – we are hoping mostly to be able to serve folks who are
homebound, whether it’s in their own home or in a care facility,” Gabrielson said. The free meal includes servings of turkey, ham, potatoes and corn to anyone while supplies last. Volunteers will deliver meals within a 15-mile radius of St. Joseph. “We’ll try to accommodate people if we can, but I can’t make any guarantees how far our volunteers are willing to drive,” Gabrielson said of meal deliveries. Last year’s event at the St. Joseph church attracted almost a hundred people, Gabrielson said. “The amount of food we get from year to year varies. Last year, I don’t think we had quite as much in terms of turkey and ham … but we were very, very fortunate this year. We had some lovely donations: turkeys and some cash from local busi-
St. Joseph-area residents enjoy a free Christmas meal at Resurrection Lutheran Church last year in a celebration of fellowship and in the spirit of the holiday season. nesses,” he said. Gabrielson said business donations for Saturday’s free meal was down “a little bit” this year compared to last year. “A private individual who had a ton of turkeys leftover helped us out. And whatever we have left at the church, we’re not
planning on saving it,” he said of meal deliveries. The Church of St. Joseph hosted a free Thanksgiving meal, but SonRise Lutheran Church will also host a free Christmas meal at Avon City Hall, according to Gabrielson. Meals • page 4
ecuted on Monday at the building, where the arrests were made. Investigators say they found Plemel 10 grams of meth inside the building. Plemel was arrested on
outstanding drug warrants and now faces an additional charge of second-degree possession. Weilage was arrested on outstanding warrants for assault and kidnapping, and now faces a new charge of sales of a controlled substance in the first degree. Both were taken to the Stearns County Jail.
Two arrested after meth bust in rural St. Joseph by Logan Gruber operations@thenewsleaders.com
Two St. Joseph residents were arrested Dec. 14 for selling methamphetamine in the rural parts of St. Joseph. The Central Minnesota Violent Offender Task Force conducted meth purchases for two months at a building at
35884 CR 4, southwest of St. Stephen, leading to the arrest of Luke Plemel, 30, of St. Joseph and Harley Weilage Weilage, 23, also of St. Joseph. The search warrant was ex-
Public works encourages cooperation during snow
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.
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Help with Christmas dinner
Volunteers are needed to help serve and deliver Christmas dinner from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19 at SonRise Lutheran Church, 501 Co Rd 9, Avon. If someone is in need of a meal to be delivered in-home, please let them know and they will deliver. For more information on this and other United Way volunteer opportunities, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Dec. 18 Criers.
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Terry Thene, public works director for the city of St. Joseph, heads out to plow during every snowstorm. His entire public works team must mobilize for any significant snow.
The city of St. Joseph currently employs eight staff members in the public works department. Every one of them is called out during a snow event to plow, blow and spread. “In a big snow event, we try to keep the main streets clear,” said Public Works Director Terry Thene. “Overtime is limited, so we have to really time when we head out . . . people expect more from the city these days, which is fine, but when we get ice, slush and snow, clean-up won’t be immediate.” After the snow event on Nov. 30-Dec. 1, the department didn’t receive a single complaint. “Sometimes we get complaints, but some residents also call in to
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show their appreciation,” Thene said. Thene has been plowing for nearly 30 years for various cities. “When it snows, I’m up every couple of hours checking the weather. We watch the weather closely to make the best call on when to come out,” Thene said. “And once we’re done plowing the city, we have our own homes to take care of.” He said they cooperate a bit with the county in regard to plowing. Plows from either the city or county won’t stop exactly at the line between the two, they will generally continue until they can find a safe space to turn around. Thene said with the turnback of Minnesota Street to the city, plow times really won’t be affected since the city plowed most Snow • page 3
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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 crime. Nov. 29 12:22 a.m. Bar check. Minnesota Street W. Officers conducted bar checks. No issues presented themselves. Nov. 30 3:07 a.m. Parking violation. 10th Avenue S.E./Able Street E. While conducting winter-parking checks, police ran license plates on both a truck and the trailer attached to it. Officers found the owner of the vehicle had a warrant out for his arrest. The warrant was confirmed, and the vehicle was towed. 9:32 p.m. Open door. Able Street E. A complainant called authorities after seeing an open
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garage door with the lights on. The complainant believed the residence to be vacant. Police checked the home, finding the garage door to be visibly forced open. No other physical damage was apparent. The residence contained a lot of personal property, and it is believed the former tenants returned to retrieve their belongings. Dec. 1 1:04 a.m. Gas drive-off. College Avenue N. Employees at a local gas station reported a vehicle had driven off without paying for gas. Police located the car and the correct amount was paid in full. 9:05 a.m. Animal complaint. College Avenue S. Police responded to reports of a barking dog. The owners were out front building a snowman and suspected the dog was barking because they were outside. No further action was taken. Dec. 2 10:51 a.m. Found property. Minnesota Street E. A set of keys was found and turned into the police. The owner has not retrieved
Friday, Dec. 18, 2015 them. Dec. 4 11:36 a.m. Suspicious activity. CR 75. Employees of a local business contacted authorities after garbage containing diabetic items was dumped in the parking lot. This has been the second time this incident has occurred. Extra patrol has been assigned to the area. 4:35 p.m. Arrest. Minnesota Street W./Sixth Avenue N.W. Stearns County Probation requested assistance to track down a suspect with a warrant. The male suspect was picked up, arrested and transported to the Stearns County Jail for further processing. Dec. 5 9:23 a.m. Traffic assist. College Avenue S. Police assisted with traffic control at various intersections during a local 5K race. 12:13 p.m. Medical. Minnesota Street E. Police responded to an elderly male who had fallen in his bathroom and felt weak. He was transferred to the St. Cloud Hospital by family members.
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Resident tips
Residents have 24 hours to clear their sidewalks after a snow event. If that doesn’t happen, it’s the police who come talk to the property owner. Usually people will clear the snow after police chat with them once, Thene said. “If people throw their snow onto the street and we see it, we notify the police who will tell the property owner to move the snow back onto their own property,” Thene said. “And garbage cans on Thursdays should be at the end of the driveway, not on the street so the plow can get all the way to the gutter. This should be done all the time as well, not just on snowy days.” Thene said he and his crew have actually observed people step out of their driveway to force a plow truck further out in the road so they don’t get snow in their driveway. “That is extremely dangerous,” Thene said. If you don’t want a big pile of snow in your driveway, he suggests not shoveling until the plow passes on your side of the road
twice. The snow in the driveway will prevent a large buildup of snow, as the snow doesn’t have a big empty space it can pile into. Thene also asks people who are driving and parking downtown to pay attention to the windrows – or piles – made in the middle of the street. “There isn’t any place to put snow on the side of the street downtown, so we advise people not to park on the street downtown while the windrow is there,” Thene said. “Normally they are cleaned up within a day.”
Driving tips
“We really do not want people to get too close to the plow trucks,” Thene said. He noted you never know when the salter/sander will kick in, which could cause damage to a vehicle. He also said, depending on the road, a manhole cover could stick up or some other obstruction could be in the road and stop a plow dead in its tracks. He recommends staying 100 feet back from a plow truck as a good rule of thumb. In a similar vein, if a plow truck has their plow at an angle, it’s best not to pass them as the truck could easily get pushed over a lane if the plow blade hits a patch of thick ice or some other obstruction.
GRRL offers fine reductions for minors Great River Regional Library is repeating its “Read Down Your Fines” promotion, giving teens and children the opportunity to erase fines on their library cards and borrow library materials again. Read Down Your Fines will take place at all 32 branches of the GRRL from Monday, Dec. 21 through Saturday, Jan. 2. For each 15 minutes of reading at the library during that period, $1 will be waived from fines on the accounts of minors ages 16 and under. Parents will be allowed to read down
the fines of their young children by reading to them in the library. Procedures at each library may vary. Minors who want to read down their fines should speak with library staff. This will be the library’s fifth Read Down Your Fines promotion. The initial Read Down Your Fines took place in June 2013, following a successful fundraising appeal. The promotion continues to be supported by fundraising, which ensures the loss of fines doesn’t have a negative effect on budgets.
Glory to God in the Highest & Peace to God’s People Christmas Eve Worship: Thursday, Dec. 24 3, 4:30 and 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 27 • 10 a.m. (Please note, only one service)
No Worship or Wednesday Evening Activities Dec. 23 & 30
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HELP WANTED: Babygirlz Boutique in St. Joseph, MN, is currently looking for a responsible person to work Tuesdays-Fridays from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and someone to work afternoon/evenings from 3-6/7 p.m. If you have a PASSION for women’s fashion, an eye for detail, are customer oriented and have some retail experience, we’d love to hear from you. Familiarity with a POS (point of sale) system and social media a plus. Pick up an application at: 11 N. College Ave., St. Joseph
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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
TECHNOLOGY Computer Repair Unlimited 24 W. Birch St. 610 N. CR 2, St. Joseph St. Joseph • 320-492-2814 320-363-4232 www.rlcstjoe.com www.computerrepairunlimited.com St. Joseph Catholic Church Masses: Tuesday-Friday 8 a.m. YOUR INDUSTRY Saturday 5 p.m. Your Business Sunday 8 & 10 a.m. Address St. Joseph • 320-363-7505 City • Phone • Website www.churchstjoseph.org Sunday Worship 8:30 & 11 a.m. WoW! (Worship on Wednesday) 6:30 p.m.
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Parenting is a BIG JOB!
Early Childhood Family Education believes that parents are the child’s first and most important teacher. Parent-Child classes will begin in January for parents and children birth to kindergarten entry. Itsy Bitsy Yoga, Infant & Toddler Classes, Terrific Two’s, Growing Together, Shake Your Sillies Out, Ready for K, Super Saturdays for Dads & Kids, Run & Read, and MORE!
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from front page “It’s part of our tradition; Jesus had an open table, so you hear in the Gospel he would eat with anybody – a drunkard, a friend and sinners – and so we just want to try and imitate that a little bit,” Gabrielson said. Call 320-363-4232 for more information about having a volunteer deliver a Christmas meal, which is sponsored by the Church of St. Joseph, Resurrection Lutheran Church, Gateway Church, St. Benedict’s Monastery, College of St. Benedict Community Kitchen and Central Minnesota Catholic Worker. For more information about Saturday’s event, call 320-3163290 or email Gabrielson at jgabrielson@rlcstjoe.com.
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Beware of ‘lottery check’ scam
Beware of fraudulent checks posing as lottery winnings in the mail. Benton County Sheriff Troy Heck is advising people not to fall for a scam that seems to be on the rise these days. People in all the surrounding counties should also be aware of the scam. Some residents in the county (and likely elsewhere) have been receiving a check in the mail that
looks at first glance genuine. The recipients also receive a letter with the check informing the potential victims they have won a lottery but that to cash the check they must first send money to cover a “transaction fee.” Most recipients of the fraudulent checks are senior citizens, Heck noted, adding those who reported the scam all possessed a healthy skepticism that prevented them
from falling for the scam. “Never send money to someone who contacts you unexpectedly,” Heck advised, “regardless of the reasons the sender uses for contacting you. Anyone receiving one of these fraudulent checks should contact the Benton County Sheriff’s Office.” Or, if living in other counties, contact the appropriate police or sheriff’s departments.
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Joyful Christmas Eve Worship at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 24
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Two police officers sworn in photo by Logan Gruber
Mayor Rick Schultz swore Dan Pfannenstein in as a parttime police officer at the Dec. 7 city council meeting. Pfannenstein has lived in the St. Joseph area for most of his life and currently works full-time at the St. Joseph Meat Market. He has been in the St. Joseph Police Reserves for a total of five years.
Christmas is coming, which means the Newsleader office will be closed Dec. 21-Jan. 1. We will resume regular business hours on Jan. 4, 2016. Thank you for your patronage, and Merry Christmas from the Newsleaders.
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Mayor Rick Schultz swore Celeste Walz in as a part-time officer at the Dec. 7 city council meeting. Walz has lived in Sauk Rapids for eight years and currently works at St. Cloud Technical and Community College as a security guard.
St. Joseph sets 2016 budget by Logan Gruber operations@thenewsleaders.com
A final budget was agreed upon at the Dec. 7 city council meeting. The 2016 budget is about $2.78 million, an increase of about 7 percent from this year. The 2015 budget was about
$2.7 million. City officials approved a final tax levy of about $1.84 million, an increase of about 2.08 percent from this year’s levy. The 2015 levy was about $1.7 million. Notable budget items for this year include the hiring of a fulltime community development
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director, a part-time recreation director and community center staffer and seasonal public works workers/contractors for the community center. A halftime police officer hire was removed from the budget due to a grant not being received, as was the economic development authority intern position.
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Our View Christmas spirit can touch the hearts of everyone Christmas means many things to many people, from devoutly religious people to those who just enjoy the cheerful camaraderie of the colorful season. The true meaning of Christmas, of course, is to celebrate the birth of the Christ child in a manger in Bethlehem more than 2,000 years ago. That world-changing event is appropriately reflected in crèche displays, tree ornaments and countless beautiful Christmas songs. But even those who are not so religiously inclined can and do enjoy Christmas. It’s supposed to be a joyous time when family and friends gather to enjoy delicious dinners, to exchange gifts, to listen to holiday songs and to relax with a few days off of work. “Peace on Earth, good will toward men (and women)” may be religious in origin, but everybody should be able to relate well to that gentle admonition, especially in the often dark, anxious, fearful days of the current world situation. For believers and non-believers alike, Christmas ought to be a happy time when we all demonstrate kindness to one another, when we go the extra mile to do good deeds for the less fortunate, when we experience joy in being alive, when hope and goodness fill all hearts. Christmas, all too often, becomes an orgy of spending, of consumerism run rampant, of gifts, gifts and more gifts. And though spending on “things” can become a bit too much, there is nothing wrong with buying and sharing gifts with others, especially for kids who are so unboundingly happy when they’re opening their presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning. Yes, Christmas is a time for one and all. What’s beautiful is Christmas at its best is when its Christian meaning and its more secular traditions overlap, causing people to demonstrate to one another their kinder natures. It’s a time when the Golden Rule, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” has a chance to shine, for awhile anyway. The great writer Charles Dickens, who gave us the immortal A Christmas Carol and its mean-spirited but teachable Scrooge, was never happier than during the Christmas season when he turned into a virtual kid again. Dickens was so aware, up close, of the poverty and misery of people in London during the thick of the Industrial Revolution that Christmas, for him, became a kind of respite from suffering, a wish-fulfillment, a glimpse of a better world, brief but promising. Christmas, as Dickens knew in his bones, is a time for children, a kind of paradise regained for children at heart, no matter what their age. He said it so well in this quote from A Christmas Carol. “For it is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child Himself.” We at the Newsleaders would like to wish our readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Or as a frail but happy Tiny Tim proclaimed, “God bless us, every one!”
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Opinion Shout out against barring of Muslims Imagine being a Somali refugee who happens to be a Muslim living in the St. Cloud area (or anywhere else), working hard to make a living, struggling to learn a new language, trying to adjust to the ways of a new culture in this great nation. And then imagine turning on the TV and seeing a flamboyant billionaire and presidential wannabe suggesting the United States should ban the entry of Muslims into this country. Worse than that, imagine how insecure those immigrants feel when they learn about a third of Americans agree with the billionaire’s bluster. In last week’s polls, 57 percent of Americans disagree with Donald Trump’s broadside against Muslims. It’s a pity that number of Americans who disagree is not 100 percent. Every American should speak out – shout out! – against Trump’s unfair aspersions against Muslims, and here are the reasons why: • A very tiny percentage of so-called Muslims are of the terrorist persuasion. I say so-called Muslims because terrorists are not interested in Islam other than using a sick and twisted version of that religion to commit acts of barbarism, wreak havoc and gain territorial power. They’re about as “religious” as gnats. • Trump is casting a net of suspicion on a religion and its adherents. It’s worrisome because that is how Nazis began their murderous campaigns against Jews in Europe. That reign of terror started with deftly planted suspicions against Judaism and Jews, who began to be viewed as the “other,” the not-to-be-trusted, the trouble-makers, the wreckers of “Aryan” civilization. Jews were made to wear the Star of David, they were isolated into ghettos, their businesses were confiscated, they were vilified in vicious propaganda films. Their synagogues were trashed and burned; Jews or anyone mistaken for a Jew were beaten and abused in the streets. Fellow citizens did not speak out; they played deaf, dumb, blind. Then the deportations began, and we all know – or should know – what happened next. • I am not at all comparing Trump to Hitler.
Dennis Dalman Editor However, Trump’s sowing the seeds of suspicion in this fearful time can lead to inhuman consequences, at the very least making even the American Muslims who have long been outstanding American citizens feel insecure and under fire. Trump’s comments can also energize radical groups like white supremacists by letting them think their hateful rhetoric and tactics have a newfound “legitimacy,” coming from the mouth of a presidential candidate. Immediately after Trump’s anti-Muslim talk, Internet interest in those toxic organizations surged, according to some news reports. • Trump’s comments are antithetical to everything we cherish as quintessentially American, most specifically the right to due process under the U.S. Constitution, with the equal right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, not to mention the right to practice the religion of one’s choice. • Placing Muslims under suspicion for the vicious acts of ISIS is as misguided as being leery of all Christians just because some homegrown lunatics, some of whom professed to be Christians, committed the many mass-shootings in this country. • Trump knows perfectly well a ban on all Muslims to the United States is a fool’s wish because it’s constitutionally problematic to say the least, not to mention virtually impossible to implement. To legitimize his no-Muslims stand, Trump refers to “precedents” that include policies initiated during World War II when JapaneseAmericans were forced into internment camps and
to other severe abridgements of rights for minorities in times of national crisis. Instead of lauding previous policies as precedents, Trump should be condemning them for the cruel abuses of human rights they were. • Many planned terrorist attacks have been nipped in the bud, thanks to good intelligence gathering, and many of the “tips” have come from Muslims who deplore terrorist violence as much as all good people do. Muslims, in fact, have been the main targets of violence by thug psychopaths known as ISIS. To cast suspicion on the millions of good, peaceful, law-abiding Muslims because of ISIS terror is doubly cruel, like blaming victims for their own suffering. Alienating Muslims by treating them as “suspects” is likely to make them disaffected, especially young ones who may begin to feel – oh how wrongly! – that ISIS is looking out for their well-being. Thus, more recruitments of gullible, foolish people to the “cause,” which is no cause at all but rather a hideous cult of death. What a bleak irony ISIS is cheering Trump’s proposals. • Trump claims his proposal for barring of Muslims from entry into America would be temporary, that there would be some exceptions. In all fairness, Trump is not a racist or a bigot, and he would never intend to bring harm to innocent people. On the bright side, he has made us aware of the importance of securing our borders and of scrupulously scrutinizing the documentation of anyone who enters the United States. Yes, Trump has some good ideas, too, and he is, most probably, a “nice guy,” as he often says of others. However, as a nice guy, he should realize once and for all his sweeping “solutions” to national problems, including the barring of Muslims, are not only hurtful, inflammatory and potentially dangerous, but they threaten America’s status as a free nation that strives to accommodate good people seeking to make a decent life free from shadows of suspicion, discrimination and violence.
Letters to the editor
Resident shocked by recent Scarbro piece Emily Chaphalkar, St. Joseph I was appalled and disgusted by Ron Scarbro’s most recent column in the Dec. 11 Newsleader. It seems he has ignored the many Muslims who denounced the San Bernardino killings and other terrorist acts. In fact, it seems he has ignored numerous facts as well as basic common decency.
The biggest thing he has overlooked is Muslims shouldn’t need to denounce these terrorists anymore than Scarbro needs to denounce Robert Lewis Dear (Planned Parenthood shooter) or Dylann Roof (Charleston shooter), both of whom represent themselves as Christians. People who kill in the name of God are not Muslim nor Christian, and we shouldn’t treat them as part of any religion. They are terrorists.
Terrorists do not represent our religions; terrorists represent evil, hate and fear. I want people in our community to know Scarbro’s column does not speak for me or for many others. I will not be a bystander to malicious words and fear-mongering. I am grateful for our Muslim friends and neighbors in St. Joseph, and appreciate the value they bring to our community.
Resident disgusted by Dec. 11 column on Muslims Tanner Schafer, St. Joseph I understand this is an opinion column, but the views of Ron Scarbro in his recent column should not have been published. Muslims are people and their religion Islam makes up the third largest percentage in the United States. According to a BBC article (http://www.bbc. co.uk/religion/religions/islam/islamethics/ war.shtml) this is the beliefs held about war and harming others: In brief, war is permitted: • in self defense • when other nations have attacked an Islamic state • if another state is oppressing its own Muslims War should be conducted: • in a disciplined way • so as to avoid injuring non-combatants • with the minimum necessary force
• without anger • with humane treatment toward prisoners of war Their faith is not extreme nor sadistic. They are people of good faith. Just because there are extremists has nothing to do with the religion or its followers itself. It is the equivalent to the KKK clan. A small percentage of KKK members occupy this country and even still commit race crimes today, and most are Christian, but no one makes generalizations and stereotypes about how horrible Christians are. Scarbro demonstrates idiocy through several statements in his Dec. 11 column, but this one is the epitome: “I don’t care if Muslims are offended. They should be offended and they should be embarrassed and ashamed. By their silence they are granting tacit approval of the actions of their brothers and sisters in the Muslim Community. If I were a Muslim, I would be ashamed to show my face and they should be too.”
Why is this being published in the Newsleader? Extremists are not Muslim “brothers” and “sisters.” His whole premise is Muslim people in this country are silent, and they are approving their actions. Not true at all. Not only does he not support his point, there have been many Muslims to make comments throughout the entire world to ensure they do not promote this behavior. Even one British soldier who had his leg blown off by a Muslim in war goes on to say it was a Muslim soldier who carried him to the helicopter, a Muslim pilot who flew him to the hospital and a Muslim doctor who saved his life. According to the logic in Scarbro’s statement, the man in Colorado who decided to shoot and kill three people at a Planned Parenthood must be our “brother.” Yet, no one is talking about how terrible Christians are. This is truly an informative and asinine article. I am offended this was published; the people of this community deserve better.
Resident reminds readers Muslims are not silent on extremism Gary Kolle, St. Joseph
The ideas expressed in the letters to the editor and of the guest columnists do not necessarily reflect the views of the Newsleaders. Letters to the editor may be sent to news@thenewsleaders. com or P.O. Box 324, St. Joseph, MN 56374. Deadline is noon Monday. Please include your full name for publication (and address and phone number for verification only.) Letters must be 350 words or less. We reserve the right to edit for space.
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Ron Scarbro says moderate Muslims in their silence grant approval to extremist views. I would like to remind him how other ethnic groups have responded to extremist threats to our country. The German American community was not silent in the build up to WWII. The German American Bund built youth and training camps across the United States; they held rallies including one in 1939 where 20,000 Americans marched and screamed “Heil Hitler”
(maybe this is the rally Trump or should we say Heir Trump remembers.) My great-uncle told me we had relatives return to Germany to fight for the Nazi fascist cause. They did use religious arguments to support their cause. The common argument then was Jews killed Jesus. A recruit to a youth camp in Wisconsin said we were taught “as Christ wanted little children to come to him, Hitler wants German children to revere him.” If one simply Googles Americans who supported fascism many interesting family and corporation names show up like Kennedy,
Bush, Ford, Lindbergh, Bayer and IBM. No group or religion has a lock on crazy racist behavior. Compared to Fascist Europe in the 1930s, ISIS is still just a few rabid dogs in the desert. They are dangerous but nothing like the Nazis. The biggest threat from ISIS is they will cause us to overreact. A reaction then justifies their beliefs and makes them more popular and dangerous. ISIS grows and thrives on the hatred and anger caused by war and military occupation. Let our reaction to ISIS not turn us into the evil we oppose.
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Monday, Dec. 21 St. Joseph Rod and Gun Club, 7 p.m., American Legion, 101 W Minnesota St., St. Joseph. Thursday, Dec. 24 Holiday Trash and Recycling Collection by the City of St. Joseph. Christmas Eve Worship, 3, 4:30 and 6 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 N. Co. Rd. 2, St. Joseph. Tell Me the Story of Christmas, 3 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 1107 Pinecone Road S., Sartell. 320-251-0804. fumcscr.org. Christmas Mass, 5 and 10 p.m., Church of St. Joseph, 12 W. Minnesota St. 320-363-7505. churchstjoseph.org. Christmas Eve Service, 5-6 p.m., Gateway Church, 708 Elm St. E., St. Joseph. 320-282-2262. Choirs, Carols and Candlelight, 5:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 1107 Pinecone Road S., Sartell. 320-251-0804. fumcscr.org. Christmas Eve Worship, 7 p.m., Abounding Joy Lutheran Church, 6000 CR 120, St. Cloud. aboundjoylcmc.org. Caroling and Christmas Eucharist, 9 p.m., St. Benedict’s Mon-
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Wishing you the very best this holiday season!
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The happiest of holidays to you!
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Buon Natale e Felice Anne Nuovo!
What’s Christmas without all the trimmings? We won’t be truly ready for the holidays until we say “thanks” to all of you!
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