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St. Joseph Farmers’ Market features children’s activities
The St. Joseph Farmers’ Market will be held again from 3-6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19 in the fellowship hall of Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR 2, St. Joseph. The Dec. 19 market will feature free children’s activities at the “Kids Kraft” table, a guest vendor from St. John’s Abbey selling Brothers Candles, along with free samples from many vendors and a wide variety of locally produced goods.
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view on Monday. “I wanted to figure it out.” Todd said the fire investigator told him he likely would not be able to determine the cause, due to the damage that occurred during the fight to save the building. The debris on the ground was two feet thick, Todd said. It was frozen to the ground from all the water that was used to fight the fire. But what they lost wasn’t just a barn. The Theisens had built two businesses – TMT Integrity Flooring and TMT Tree Service – along with their sustainable farm, Creekwood Acres on the property southTheisen • page 3
Sartell’s final 2014 Farmers’ Market will be from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20 inside Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Rd. N., Sartell. The 2015 market season opens from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10 inside Sartell City Hall.
Tragedy strikes, and a community pulls together. It’s a familiar script in many ways, but the details are always different; and for those affected, it’s always personal. Early in the morning on Nov. 22, the Theisen family woke to their barn burning down. Firefighters responded, but in the end it was a total loss. Todd and Sarah Theisen estimate the damage will be near $600,000. But while they may know the cost, they might never know the cause. “I was a little disappointed,” Todd said in a Newsleader inter-
Joe Town Table serves meals Dec. 21
Reinhart retires as president of Sentry Bank
Sartell Farmers’ Market draws 2014 season to a close
Community organizations band together to host Joe Town Table from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21 at the American Legion in St. Joseph. This free meal serves as an opportunity for socialization among neighbors and friends. Volunteers serve up a warm meal for area residents to enjoy.
No Newsleader published Dec. 26
The Newsleader office will be closed Dec. 22-26. A Dec. 26 edition will not be published. The office will reopen on Monday, Dec. 29 and will resume weekly publications beginning Jan. 2.
Teens, kids can read down library fines
The Great River Regional Library is giving teens and children the ability to read down their fines and become active library users again, from Monday-Saturday, Dec. 22-Jan. 3. During that time, minors 16 and younger with fines on their cards will be welcome to read at the library. For each 15 minutes of reading, $1 will be waived from the fines on their accounts. For more information, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Dec. 19 Criers.
Family Fun Fest scheduled for New Year’s Eve
Join the New Year’s Eve Family Fun Fest from 5-10 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31 in St. Cloud State University’s Halenbeck Hall, Husky Dome and Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. The New Year’s Eve party returns with an array of activities, games, crafts, sports, music and food. For more information, call Sports Facilities and Campus Recreation at 320-308-3325 or visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Dec. 19 Criers. For additional criers, visit www.thenewsleaders.com and click on Criers.
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A retirement reception honoring Greg Reinhart, who is retiring Dec. 31 as president of Sentry Bank, will take place from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19 at Sentry Bank. Reinhart, 62, grew up as the middle child between an older brother and a younger sister. He graduated from St. Cloud State University and met Bonnie, his wife of 37 years, there. Before coming to St. Joseph, Reinhart, 62, began his career in Minneapolis managing a couple of loan offices for Beneficial Finance. Reinhart started working for Sentry Bank, then known as the First State Bank of St. Joseph, in 1982 as an assistant cashier. He then became a cashier, got promoted to assistant vice president, vice president, senior vice president, executive vice president and president. “Basically, I have always been a lender,” Reinhart said. “I was trained as a lender and have always been involved in the lending functions.” He said although his duties have certainly changed and expanded throughout the years, it seems he is happiest
working in the lending function. In 2005, the owners of the First State Bank of St. Joseph informed Reinhart they planned to retire and sell the bank. Because he felt it was important the bank remain locally owned and operated, Reinhart organized a group of individuals from Central Minnesota to purchase the bank. In 2010, the First State Bank of St. Joseph acquired the St. Stephen State Bank, with two locations, from the FDIC. The expansions to new locations prompted a name change in January 2011 to Sentry Bank. In 2011, the owners of the bank also acquired the Sherburne State Bank. When Reinhart started in 1982, the bank had $12 million in assets and one location. Now assets total about $190 million and they have four locations including St. Joseph, downtown St. Cloud, west St. Cloud and St. Stephen. They also own the Sherburne State Bank, with about $85 million in assets and three locations. During his time with the bank, Reinhart said he has seen many technology changes. In 1982, there wasn’t even a computer in the bank. Reinhart says today they are “state of the art” with internet banking, telephone banking, mobile banking and more. He said they have made a real effort to keep up with
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Shovels were welcome to help clean after the barn burned down, but skid loaders and backhoes were needed to finish the job, Todd Theisen said of the Nov. 22 fire which destroyed his family’s barn and businesses.
technology and he has had the benefit of working with a lot of talented people who have worked really hard to keep their technology current. “I loved working in St. Joe all these years,” Reinhart said. “I felt like it was home. When I began working here, I was met and welcomed by a number of people. St. Joe has
had a number of great leaders who took pride in their town. I knew from the beginning I was going to like it here.” During his years at the bank, Reinhart has been very active and has had a huge impact in the area. He initiated and helped raise funds for the St. Joseph Beautification Projects Reinhart • page 5
‘Christmas isn’t canceled!’
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Jim Marthaler, along with other members of the St. Joseph Public Works Department, placed wreaths around town on Dec. 11. “Christmas isn’t canceled!” Marthaler said, after fiddling with the lights for a short while.
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2015 St. Joseph City Summary Budget DataData 2015 St. Joseph City Summary Budget
Breanna Kraus, of St. Joseph, earned her bachelor’s degree in The purpose of this report is to provide summary 2015 budget information concerning the City of St. Joseph The purpose of this report is to provide summary 2015 Budget information concerning the to interested citizens. The budget is published in accordance with Minnesota Statute 471.6965. This budget family consumer science, cum City of St. Joseph to interested citizens. The budget is published in accordance with MN Statute 471.6965. is not complete. The complete budget may be examined at the city offices; 25 College Ave. N. The city laude, from Minnesota State UniThis budget is not complete. The complete budget may be examined at the City Offices; 25 College Avenue N. council approved this budget on Dec. 4, 2014. versity, Mankato. Kraus is one of The City Council adopted this budget on December 4, 2014. 194 students, out of 1,366 total 2015 2014 Revenue
Property Taxes All Other Taxes Special Assessments Licenses and Permits Intergovernmental Revenues: Federal State - General State - Categorical Aid County and Other Local Jurisdictions School District Charges for Services Fines and Forfeits Interest on Investment Miscellaneous Revenue Transfer from Other Funds Total Revenue
Budget
Budget
1,230,240 113,500 2,000 99,010
1,217,340 110,000 1,500 101,670
5,000 955,050 46,045 7,995 10,000 24,350 47,000 19,500 64,205 67,930 $ 2,691,825
5,000 922,700 9,680 8,000 10,000 34,150 62,000 15,600 53,575 0 $ 2,551,215
573,085 1,233,125 378,255 0 222,575 130,595 68,430 120,760 2,726,825
541,250 1,169,405 370,520 0 218,365 97,095 0 154,580 2,551,215
0 $ 2,726,825
0 $ 2,551,215
Expenditures
General Government Public Safety Streets and Highway Sanitation Culture and Recreation Economic Development Miscellaneous Expenditures Capital Outlay Total Current Expenditures
Transfer to Other Funds Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses Publish: December 12, 2014 Publish: Dec. 19, 2014
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undergraduates, graduating cum laude, requiring a 3.3 grade-point average. Summer/fall commencement will be held Saturday, Dec. 13 at Taylor Center on MSUM’s campus.
Blotter
If any readers have tips concerning crimes, they should call the St. Joseph Police Department at 320-363-8250 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 320-255-1301 or access its tip site at www.tricountycrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for crimes. Nov. 29 7:04 p.m. Stalled vehicle. CR 75/CR 134. A vehicle lost acceleration and came to a stop. An officer arrived, and shortly after, a tow arrived as well. 10:23 p.m. Traffic stop. College Avenue N. Officers received a complaint of a driver all over the road. Officers located the vehicle and it pulled into a gas station parking lot. The driver was a minor, had just gotten their driving permit and it was their first time driving at night. Nov. 30 1:26 a.m. Open container. Minnesota Street W/2nd Avenue NW. An officer observed a 22-year-old male walking and hiding something inside his shirt. After being confronted, the male pulled a plastic beer pitcher out from under his shirt, which he stated he took from a local bar. The container held what resembled and smelled like beer, and the male dumped it out on the sidewalk. A sample of the pitcher and its contents were taken as evidence, and a citation was issued. 9:59 a.m. Parking violation. Dale Street E. A 46-year-old male contacted police. He was upset about a parking violation his son’s vehicle received while parked in front of his house. Police advised the man the citation was in follow-
ing with a city ordinance, the ordinance is posted at all entrances to the city, and the man should take the matter up with the city council. 9:47 p.m. Alarm. CR 75 W. Police received a burglar alarm at a local business. After arriving on scene, the officer found the exterior doors and interior secure. A key-holder was contacted. Dec. 1 6:51 a.m. Found property. 18th Avenue SE. A resident found an entire plastic nativity set, about 2- to 3-feet tall, in their front yard, along with a note. City maintenance was called to help remove the nativity. 8:01 a.m. Motorist assist. CR 75/CR 2. While on patrol, an officer observed a vehicle stalled in the eastbound CR 75 turn-lane onto College Avenue. The driver, a 32-year-old male from Melrose, had help already on the way. The officer helped the male push his car out of the way of traffic. Dec. 2 10:27 a.m. Ordinance violation. Ash Street E. An officer issued a citation to a homeowner for failure to clear snow off the sidewalk. The owner was home, and said they had hired a person to shovel but they hadn’t shown up yet. The homeowner also owned the property next door. The homeowner was warned for the second property. 10:37 a.m. Theft. Northland Drive. A person arrived at a local gas station, and noticed their rear license plate was missing. The person believes the plate might have been stolen at their work in the Twin Cities. The plates were entered in the police database as stolen. Blotter • page 7
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Top: A neighbor was kind enough to bring his backhoe over to assist the Theisens in removing debris from the site of the fire. Todd Theisen said the debris was two feet thick, and was frozen to the ground. Right: Cleanup after the fire was a tough affair, though family and friends turned out to assist.
Theisen from front page west of St. Joseph, and most of the equipment for those businesses was stored inside the barn. The Theisens had built those businesses during the course of 30 years – 11 of those years on this property. “It’s gonna be a long road,” Todd said, regarding regaining the equipment needed to run the businesses. “We had business insurance on a lot of the bigger items, and they were insured for the amount we paid for them...but everything’s gone up since we purchased them originally.” For the smaller tools and supplies, Todd says he has what he needs to get started. His first day back on the job was Monday. He’s working out of his garage for the moment. As for the barn, Todd says they had a bid to rebuild the structure, and it was about $190,000. You can imagine he
was a bit overwhelmed. Luckily, shortly after the fire, a bit of magic happened. “It started with one post by my wife’s friend, then went viral,” Todd explained. Through social media, friends, family, former classmates and even strangers are helping organize a benefit for the Theisens. Todd says food has been donated, along with auction items, and there will be a bake sale and a big breakfast. “Social media has been pretty powerful with this.” Many emails and condolences have also been sent to the family, along with job offers.
“It’s been a great show of support,” Todd said. “Thank you to those who have reached out, whether it was a hug or smile, or donation. It’s amazing how many people have reached out in one form or another.” If you would like to donate to the Theisen family as they recover from the effects of the fire, you can come to the brunch/silent auction/bake sale from 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21 at Salem Lutheran Church, 90 Riverside Drive SE, St. Cloud, or, you can head to their online donation page at jumpinsites.com/Apollo84/ theisen.html.
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Top: The Kennedy Community School Singers entertain the crowd Dec. 5 during St. Joseph’s Winterwalk, led by Kristin Bauer (far right), director of the elementary school chorus. Top right: Marv Mastey (left) and his wife, Carol (in red), watched intently as the Kennedy Community School Singers entertained the crowd. Marv had just lit the Christmas tree at Bello Cucina. Marv is not originally from St. Joseph, but has lived here and been an active member of the community for many years. Right: Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus interact with the crowd shortly after Mastey lit the Christmas tree during St. Joseph’s fifth annual tree lighting. Project3_Layout 1 10/23/14 8:15 AM Page 1
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Reinhart from front page I, II and III. This involved planting trees and installing benches and decorative lighting downtown. Reinhart served as vice president, president and chairman of both the St. Joseph Chamber and the St. Joseph Jaycees. He helped form the St. Joseph Historical Society by providing rent-free space the first three years. Reinhart also initiated the “Star City” program, from which the current Economic Development Authority and a “Star City” commission was formed. He said this economic development program required the involvement of many residents and required the city to do a lot of analysis. Reinhart initiated and supervised the St. Joseph Newsletter before current owner and publisher, Janelle Von Pinnon, developed it into the town’s weekly newspaper, the St. Joseph Newsleader. He is a charter member of the St. Cloud Optimist Club, and also a member of the Jacob Wetterling Foundation and the Brian Klinefelter Memorial Foundation.
Reinhart also worked on and directed the St. Joseph chapter of the United Way for many years, was a member of the “Friends of the College of St. Benedict” for more than 10 years, past board member of United Cerebral Palsy and supports St. Joseph baseball. He initiated, raised funds for and worked on the Wobegon Center building, is a St. Joseph, Sartell and Waite Park Chamber of Commerce member, St. Joseph “Sales Tax” committee member and has delivered “Meals on Wheels” for the last six years. In 1996 he received the Kelly Award, for his leadership and community involvement, and said he is very proud of this award. In 2009, Sentry Bank was named the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce’s “Business of the Year.” City administrator Judy Weyrens has worked with Reinhart on various city projects. “Greg is a great resource for the city,” Weyrens said. “He cares about the community and did not hesitate to volunteer his knowledge, expertise, staff or any support he could. Greg had vision for the community and this is evident by the street beautification project of which he was a key committee member. His impact will be vis-
ible for many years to come as you stroll downtown and enjoy the trees and benches. Greg offered his friendship as well; he was not just a businessman. His presence in St. Joseph will be missed.” Reinhart and Bonnie live in Sartell. They have two adult daughters and one granddaughter. He said he is very proud of his family and they are enjoying being grandparents. Reinhart said his schedule at the bank allowed him a lot of flexibility, throughout the years, to attend his daughters’ activities. “While they were growing up, I never missed a parentteacher conference, sporting event, home or away, class play or choir concert, and these kids were active,” Reinhart said. “The job allowed me the flexibility of schedule to do this. This job worked really well for me and I am proud of this accomplishment. It has been a great place to work.” Even though Reinhart is retiring as president of the bank, he will remain active on the Boards of Directors of both the Sentry Bank and Sherburne State Bank. He and Bonnie plan to travel and spend time with family. Reinhart says he can’t wait to spend a lot of time with his granddaughter.
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Congress again places taxpayers at serious risk What strange bedfellows were produced last week in the U.S. Congress! The odd alliances occurred just before the U.S. House passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill, which will fund the federal government through September 2015. The vote was 219 to 206, with 162 Republicans and 57 Democrats voting for it. The seismic shifts happened because of a controversial provision included in the spending bill that would allow banks to trade their riskier financial packages, all backed by taxpayer money if those transactions should fail and prove worthless. Liberals opposing that provision joined forces with – of all things – Tea Party types. President Barack Obama and House Minority Leader Democrat Nancy Pelosi were at loggerheads over the proposal. Strongly conservative Republican Sen. David Vitter and ultra-liberal Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown opposed the provision, issuing this joint statement: “If Wall Street banks want to gamble, Congress should force them to pay for their losses and not put the taxpayers on the hook for another bailout.” For those suffering memory loss, six years ago taxpayers had to fork over hundreds of billions of dollars to bail out the biggest banks when reckless banking practices brought our economy to the brink of collapse. It’s a reprehensible shame more in Congress did not side with Brown, Vitter and Tea Party leaders to oppose letting taxpayer money cover the butts of the big banks. It’s yet another example of rich interests leading politicians by their noses. Here we go again, folks. Time to fasten our seatbelts. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, which was passed in 2010 as an effort to restrict big banks from taking reckless risks, regulation was added to require banks to conduct their riskiest transactions (such as forms of derivative trading) without the protection of the taxpayer-funded Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. or the Federal Reserve. Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who has long tried to reign in the gambling behaviors of Wall Street, warned her colleagues not to undo this provision, claiming once again the taxpayers will be put under a severe risk of having to pay for yet another big bailout. What’s disgusting about this language in the spending bill to let big banks have taxpayer backing is it’s the brainchild of the giant banking firm, Citigroup, whose recommendations were written almost word for word right into the provision. According to the New York Times, the four largest banks in America conduct more than 93 percent of all risky derivatives-trading. It’s an outrage taxpayers should have to back such blatant gambling. It’s actually a form of highway robbery, we being the “robbed.” When the Tea Party was founded during the beginning of the “Great Recession,” its biggest agenda item was, to its credit, opposition to taxpayer bailouts of big banks. That’s before the Tea Party let itself be taken over by LaLa Land extremists like Michele Bachmann and Ted Cruz. It’s still debatable if the taxpayer bank bailouts were actually necessary. And, by the way, there is another provision in this spending bill – one that will increase by 10 times the amount an individual is allowed to give to political campaigns. Those two provisions – taxpayer backing of reckless banking and increases to funding limits – go hand-inhand, like kissin’ cousins. They are both perfect examples of how the U.S. Congress is bought and sold, more like a commodities market than a hallowed venue for legislative actions for the benefit of the many rather than just the well-heeled few. And those are two examples of why most of the American people hold Congress in such cynical contempt. If this is the kind of “change” Republicans – aided by bought-and-paid-for Democrats – will bring us in the New Year, we are in for a big disappointment and big trouble.
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Friday, Dec. 19, 2014
Opinion It’s not torture; never mind the screams It’s not torture. Whatever you do, do not call it torture. The correct name is enhanced-interrogation technique – or EIT for short. When using the EIT, the subject’s head is held tightly, face up, under a flow of water until the subject squirms, gasps, screams and often faints. There are other forms of EIT: placing the subject for long periods in a bare tiny room which is freezing cold or blazing hot; withholding food from the subject for long periods; forcing the subject to stay awake for many days and nights while blasting loud sounds or music into his confinement cell; making the subject stand or squat for long periods, sometimes on broken legs; feeding the subject by inserting blended foods into the rectum. In some cases, the EIT can become an IEIT, which means intensified enhanced-interrogation technique. An IEIT can result in the termination of the subject, but please don’t call it death. “Termination” is much preferred. Application of EIT generally does not cause the subject to bleed, and most often it does not leave noticeable scars. Therefore, it can’t possibly be torture. Oh sure, most often the subjects scream; they plead; they beg like helpless babies. But if you close your ears tight enough, you won’t hear the screams. After awhile, in fact, you will learn to tune out the screams as just part of an ordinary EIT. If someone questions your application of EIT, simply tell them the technique is necessary to obtain information vital to protect our national security. And if some squishy liberals whine the EIT is cruel or unusual, all you have to do is point to the terrorist attacks 14 years ago. An EIT is truly mild compared to what those terrorist pilots did to Americans on that bleak day So, torture, you see, is not really
Dennis Dalman Editor torture. Former Vice President Dick Cheney, a long-time advocate of EIT, keeps telling us. The manuals at the Central Intelligence Agency never mention the word “torture,” although there are thousands of CIA documents spelling out exactly how to administer an EIT or an IEIT. Forgive the ironic sarcasm in the above paragraphs. Seriously, it should be noted some of the acts against those suspects as rectal feeding, were nothing less than sadistic humiliations that had nothing to do with attempts to elicit information. Many suspects, by the way, were guilty of nothing. In George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984, language is turned upside down so the word “war” actually means “peace.” In Hitler’s Germany, many Jewish twin children were used as subjects of “medical experiments” by respected doctors after which one or both twins died or were hideously maimed. The word torture was never used. They were “experiments,” not torture. Tell that to the sweet helpless twins who endured such suffering! The human mind is diabolically clever at inventing delusionary rationales, excuses, euphemisms, denials and innocent-sounding acronyms for the atrocious acts we do. We should be thankful for Sen. John McCain, who has the guts to call a spade a spade. Torture, McCain says, is torture. And he ought to know. As a prisoner of war in North Vietnam, McCain endured five years of deprivations and torture, including rope bindings and severe beatings.
Last week in the U.S. Senate, McCain delivered an impassioned speech, one of the most eloquent and persuasive speeches ever given on the subject. It should be required reading; it should be printed in textbooks everywhere. In that speech, McCain praised the Senate Intelligence Committee’s recent release of its report on torture. The abhorrent practice of inflicting prolonged pain on others to obtain information is “a stain on our national honor” which does “much harm and little practical good,” he said. He went on to say this: “(The techniques) not only failed their purpose – to secure actionable intelligence to prevent further attacks on the U.S. and our allies – but actually damaged our security interests, as well as our reputation as a force for good in the world.” Some are claiming release of this report will cause extremists to hate us all the more. But, as McCain noted, those violent hatemongers need no further reason to hate us; they will keep hating us and keep trying to harm us, regardless. “This report strengthens self-government and, ultimately, I believe, America’s security and stature in the world,” he said. McCain ended his speech with these powerful words: “I have often said, and will always maintain, this question (whether or not to use torture) isn’t about our enemies; it’s about us. It’s about who we were, who we are and who we aspire to be. It’s about how we represent ourselves to the world . . . When we fight to defend our security, we fight also for an idea – that all men are endowed by the Creator with inalienable rights. Our enemies act without conscience. We must not.” Thank you, John McCain, for such eloquent truth.
Christmas is a magical time of year I love Christmas. I always have. From my earliest memories it’s always been a special time. As a young child, I remember Christmas mostly as a religious holiday. My parents made sure we were in church regularly and especially at Christmas. I love the Biblical story of Christmas, the music, the whole feeling I get at this time of the year. I also remember the other side of Christmas, the Christmas tree, the stockings and the presents. Our tradition was always opening our gifts on Christmas morning. Even though it was many years ago, I remember how difficult it was to go to sleep on Christmas Eve. I had two brothers about the same age and all of us had the same anticipation. We were all believers in the Santa experience. I was a rather precocious youngster and didn’t shy away from difficult questions. For example, I was painfully aware one year that we didn’t have a fireplace. We had a chimney because we had a pot-bellied stove for heat, but we had no fireplace. I asked my mother how could Santa fulfill his mission to our house without an open fireplace. Her reply was simple and exactly what I needed to hear: it’s magic. Santa, she said, is magic. He can do anything he wants to and get to wherever he needs
Ron Scarbro Guest Writer by magic. How else do you suppose he can get around the whole world in a single night? So, if my mother said it was magic, it was good enough for me. Years later, as I became the father of my own precocious children, simple answers became more difficult to sell. But I still spoke of magic because it’s what it was to me. Maybe it’s because my children wanted to believe or maybe they were just humoring me; at any rate, they seemed to buy into all the magic of Christmas just like me. Now I’m a grandfather and it’s become even more difficult. My grandkids Google everything I tell them. There’s an app for everything, even Santa Claus. The Christmas trees are artificial. There is no smell of cedar or fir in the air. Stockings are hung on a fireplace fueled by gas logs. There is no coal to put into the stockings of bad children. But, you know what? There is still magic.
There’s magic in the joy of not just the little ones but in the entire family. There is still anticipation of opening gifts. Granted there seems to be a lot more electronic gifts, but how magic is that? How else would you explain wireless communication, instant answers to any question you could possibly ever have? Oh, there’s magic all right. But the real magic is in the gathering together of family and friends, the fabulous meals, the wonderful music and the joy of fellowship. I understand other peoples and cultures have different traditions. Still most of the world celebrates Christmas in some fashion. It’s my Christmas prayer for you that you too have magic in this season. That you be surrounded by love and peace. That there is joy in your heart and love in your soul, and that Christmas is always, for you as it is for me, a magical time of the year. Merry Christmas. 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.
Friday, Dec. 19, 2014
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Friday, Dec. 19 Holiday Sing-a-Long, 1011 a.m., Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, Saint Cloud. 320-255-7245. Art History: “How to look at and understand great art,” 1-2 p.m., Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 320-255-7245. St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church fellowship hall, 610 CR 2. St. Cloud Singles Club Dance, 8 p.m.-midnight, American Legion, 17 2nd Avenue North, Waite Park. 320-3394533. stcloudsingles.net. Saturday, Dec. 20 Winter Market, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road N. marketmonday.org. Sunday, Dec. 21 Build-your-own omelette breakfast, proceeds support programs for veterans, 8 a.m.-noon, American Legion, 17 2nd Ave. S., Waite Park. 320-251-5498. Theisen family benefit to help recovery efforts from Nov. 22 barn and business fire. Brunch, silent auction, bake sale, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, 90 Riverside Drive SE, St. Cloud. www.jumpinsites. com/apollo84/theisen.html. Joe Town Table, free meals, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., American Legion, 101 W Minnesota St., St. Joseph.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON VACATION OF UTILITY EASEMENT Notice is hereby given a public hearing will be held before the city council at 6:10 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, 2015 at the St. Joseph City Hall, 25 College Ave. N. The purpose of the hearing is to consider a release and vacation of all utility easements located between lots 2 and 3, Block 1, St. Joseph Professional Plat.
All persons wishing to be heard will be heard and oral testimony will be limited to five minutes. Written testimony can be mailed to the City Administrator, P.O. Box 668, St. Joseph, MN 56374. Judy Weyrens Administrator Publish: Dec. 19, 2014
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Friday, Dec. 19, 2014
A warm cup of cheer to you from
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