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Sacred Heart hosts open house Jan. 30
An open house will be held from 6-7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30 and from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 31 at the new space at Sacred Heart Church, 2875 10th Ave. NE, Sauk Rapids. The community is invited to take a look around the new space and enjoy some hospitality. Call the church office at 320-251-8115 with questions.
Area corn growers meet Jan. 21 in Duelm
The annual meetings of the East Central Irrigation Association and Benton/Sherburne Corn Growers will be held at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 21 at Jack and Jim’s Entertainment Center in Duelm, Minn. Anyone with an interest is welcome to attend for a small fee. Calling ahead is appreciated for effective meal planning. For more information, please contact Tony Eilers, president East Central Irrigators at 320-290-5030 or Jon Hansmeier, president Benton/Sherburne Corn Growers at 320-420-5604.
Barneløpet held Jan. 24 in St. Cloud
The ninth annual Barneløpet will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24 at Riverside Park, 1800 Kilian Blvd. SE, St. Cloud. This is a free event and children ages 3-13 are welcome. The events are organized based on age and ability levels. Cookies and hot chocolate will be served amid a festive atmosphere complete with plenty of food along with demonstrations and samplings of Norwegian treats and music. There is a limited amount of free ski equipment provided for children as needed; come early (11:30 a.m.) for best selection. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. More information can be found at the Central Minnesota Youth Ski Club website at www.mysl.org/ club/central-mn-youth-ski-club.
Imagination a priority for Teacher of the Year by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
If Sauk Rapids-Rice Teacher of the Year Carol Mead could clone her prestigious award, she would do so and give one to all of her colleagues at Mississippi Heights Elementary School. “I believe you are only as good as the people you surround yourself with, and my colleagues are amazing,” she said. “I wouldn’t be where I am today without their help and support through(out) the journey. They are an important part of why I received this award.” Mead never had a second thought about deciding to become a teacher. “I still love it,” she said. “I absolutely love it.” She was nominated as Teacher of the Year by Kathy Kopetka, a thirdgrade teacher at Mississippi Heights. Once nominated, she was interviewed by a panel that included other teachers, the principal and union reps. What did she feel when she learned
Year in Review Part 2: by Logan Gruber operations@thenewsleaders.com
(This is Part 2 of a two-part series. Part 1 was published Jan. 8.)
August
A ceremony was held in Royalton on Aug. 2 to unveil the “Ahoy Matey” memorial ship in honor of Levi Popp, 2, of Rice, who died of accidental drowning in June. Levi loved pirates and often called others “matey.” The 25-foot-long playground pirate ship is full of swings, slides and more.
of the honor? “I was excited,” she said. “Excited but humbled.” Mead has taught kindergarten for nine years at Mississippi Heights and currently has 23 kindergartners under her wing. The lucky girls and boys get to go on adventures of one kind or another every day. They’ve taken trips – well, virtual trips, that is – to Africa, Australia, France, Hawaii and most recently, Mexico. During their “trips,” Mead wears a stewardess uniform and welcomes each student into the airplane, the outline of which is masking tape on the classroom floor. During the “flight,” the students see a movie about the country where they are about to “land.” In the case of Mexico, they speak some Spanish phrases, enjoy tacos and refried beans and then they become active and festive with music and dance. Imagination, Mead said, is one of the keys to learning. “I dislike cookie-cutter teaching,” she said, adding every day in the Mead • page 3
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Sauk Rapids-Rice Teacher of the Year Carol Mead was presented a vase of roses and daisies as part of her honor. She is a kindergarten teacher at Mississippi Heights Elementary School in Sauk Rapids.
2015 brings lots of good news
Neighborhoods across Sauk Rapids and Rice celebrated National Night Out on Aug. 4. Benton County Sheriff Troy Heck stopped by a celebration at 10th Street N. People like Jim Hixson, Sauk Rapids, and Bruce Olson, Rice, searched The Wall That Heals for names of friends and family who died during the Vietnam War. The wall is a traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial which arrived at the Benton County Fair this year. Three years of planning went into getting the wall here. On Aug. 8, a married couple
from Hibbing were killed in a car accident in Sauk Rapids. The driver who hit them, a St. Cloud man, was arrested on charges of criminal vehicular operation. The adult daughter of the woman who was killed in the accident was in the back seat, and survived. Rice Family Fun Day was held Aug. 15. The main parade in the afternoon featured many floats, one of which had children spraying the crowd with water guns. The tractor-pull was also an attraction, as was live music at night. The Stearns-Benton SWAT
Team held training exercises at 200 Eighth Ave. N. in Sauk Rapids on the afternoon of Aug. 19. The house was chosen because it will soon be demolished.
September
Nicole Wilke, Sauk Rapids, had commuted to Annandale for work for the past 15 years, but now she is the community education director for the Sauk Rapids-Rice school district. She started her position on July 1. Two additional teachers from China arrived in Sauk Rapids-Rice at the start of Review • page 4
Storm retires; here comes Thunder by Logan Gruber operations@thenewsleaders.com
SCSU workshops to assist students with financial aid
St. Cloud State University will provide three free professional workshops to help assist students preparing and applying for financial aid. The dates are: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28; 1-4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26; and 1-4 p.m. Friday, March 28. All workshops are held at room 206/207 in the Miller Learning Resource Center on the campus of SCSU, 400 Sixth St. S., St. Cloud. Attending students can register to win a $500 educational award. The event is free and open to the public.
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Thunder
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Sgt. Bukowski runs alongside Storm, his K9 partner.
The city of Sauk Rapids retired one K9 and welcomed another at the Jan. 11 city council meeting. The incoming police canine, named Thunder after a naming contest was held at both Pleasantview and Mississippi Heights Elementary Schools, was a ball of energy at the council meeting. He hasn’t completed all of his training yet, and so he isn’t as disciplined as he will soon be. Thunder is a German Shep-
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herd/Malinois cross. He was purchased through Performance Kennels in Buffalo, Minn. Performance Kennels will also handle the training of the canine and handler, Officer Matt Bosma. Total cost for the canine and training is quoted at $13,500; about half has been donated already. Eventually, the whole cost is expected to be donated. The outgoing police canine, Storm, a German Shepherd, retired officially on Jan. 1 after 10 years of service. His handler was Sgt. Brent Bukowski, who adopted him after Storm retired.
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Pickup discovered 15 years later by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
A pickup truck reported stolen 15 years ago was located Jan. 3 – on the bottom of Mayhew Lake. The Benton County Sheriff’s Department was called to the scene by an individual who was fishing on the lake. When he lowered a camera down through the ice to look for fish, he saw what appeared to be a pickup truck on the bottom. Deputies responded and used a camera to look for the truck. It was found in 12 feet
of water about 100 yards north of the public access at a point about 25 yards from the west shore of the lake. Divers found no evidence in or around the truck. A registration search of its license plates showed it once belonged to someone in Graham Township in Benton County. A retrieval of the truck was considered, but it was determined the ice was too thin for a successful retrieval. It will be recovered in the near future when the ice thickens. The sheriff’s report did not specify what make or model of pickup it is.
If you have a tip concerning a crime, call the Sauk Rapids Police Department at 320-251-9451 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 crimes.
Dec. 6 Hit-and-run. 10th Avenue N.E. Police were dispatched to a report of a hit-and-run. Upon arrival, authorities noticed damaged to the passenger side of the complainant’s vehicle. He was unsure of when the damage could have occurred, although he did state he was running errands around town the previous day. The damage was reported to his insurance company, but no further action has been taken at this time. 12:37 p.m. Medical. 16th Street University, Marshall. Students Court. Authorities responded to a must maintain a minimum female who had shortness of breath. grade-point average of 3.5 to Police stayed with the woman until achieve this honor. Gold Cross arrived and transported her to the St. Cloud Hospital for further medical attention.
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Adriana Harris, Sauk Rapids, was recently named to the fall dean’s honors list at Southwest Minnesota State
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Dec. 7 5:17 a.m. Suspicious activity. 10th Street N. A complainant called police after stating there were six kids on his deck. He was unsure as to why they were there and wanted the area surveyed. Upon arrival, the area was cleared, and no one appeared to be on the scene. 9:40 a.m. Alarm. Frontier Court. A resident called authorities after accidentally entering the wrong code into their home alarm system. Upon arrival, the area was secured. No further action was taken. Dec. 8 7:29 a.m. Animal complaint. Benton Drive N. Police were dispatched to a report of a dog running at large after being hit by a motorist. Upon arrival, neither the dog nor the caller could be found. The driver had subsequently left the scene and gone home. She was contacted by authorities, stating she tried to avoid hitting the dog, but the accident was inevitable. There was slight damage to the front of her vehicle. She said the apparent owner came to retrieve the dog, but she does not know where the dog was taken. Dec. 9 9:30 a.m. Theft. Second Avenue S. Police were investigating several residential burglaries when a damaged overhead garage door
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was detected. Authorities spoke with a nearby resident who stated it must have been done sometime during the night. The damage was photographed and shoe prints were also detected. The incident was documented. 10:44 a.m. Public dispute. Division Street. An officer was summoned to stand by during a custody exchange. The mother of the child would be returning the child to the custody of the grandmother. In the past, there has been a history of threats made on the part of the mother. The request was made for the safety of the child and grandmother. 1:06 p.m. Trespassing. Fourth Street N. Police responded to a complaint of a trespasser on their property. Upon arrival, two females were found inside the residence trying to obtain personal items. They were subsequently removed from the property and given a warning. Dec. 10 4:15 p.m. Fire. 10th Avenue N.E. A dishwasher started on fire, which burned a hole in the water supply line that eventually put the fire out. SRFD responded and removed the dishwasher. Dec. 11 4:10 a.m. Noise complaint. First Street S. A complainant called authorities, stating four males were banging on the door of her apartment. The area was checked, and nothing was found. Dec. 12 3:45 p.m. Found property. 13th Street N. A debit card was brought into the police station. It was subsequently returned to its rightful owner. Dec. 13 Theft. Second Avenue N. The staff at a local gas station called police after a male had left without paying for his gas. After watching a video of the suspect, authorities identified the vehicle as one that was stolen earlier in December. The recording was not very clear but was marked as evidence and secured. Dec. 14 8:07 a.m. Medical. Fifth Avenue N. Police were dispatched to assist a male who had collapsed. Authorities waited until Gold Cross arrived and immediately transported him to the emergency room. 2 p.m. Arrest. Summit Way. Sauk Rapids police assisted Stearns County Probation in arresting a
Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 male on a parole violation. The man was identified and transported to Stearns County Jail for further processing. Dec. 15 8:51 a.m. Trespassing. First Street S. Officers were dispatched after a report of a trespassing complaint at a local business. Upon arrival, authorities spoke with the manager who stated a female, who had been previously banned from the property, entered the premises. The woman was located and escorted out of the store. She said she felt bad and would not return to the business. 1:46 p.m. Informational. Lake Crest Drive. A local business called, stating a broken-down van had been in their parking lot for a few weeks. They were wondering what action to take. Police advised the business could have it towed. Dec. 16 1:41 p.m. Arrest. Second Avenue S. Police received a call from dispatch asking if they could contact a female who had a warrant for failure to appear in court. The woman was found and transported to Benton County Jail for further processing. Dec. 17 2 a.m. Alarm. Tenth Avenue N.E. Police were dispatched to a local business for a general fire alarm. Upon arrival, staff stated someone had accidentally burnt food. No further assistance was needed. Dec. 18 2:57 a.m. Noise complaint. First Avenue N./11th Street N. An anonymous complainant called police regarding two males who were yelling loudly at each other. Officers checked the area but found no one. 11:09 a.m. Graffiti. Hwy. 15. A female called police regarding her daughter who had posted recent pictures on social media of her graffiti. The woman stated she was also in contact with the Sartell Police Department as the graffiti was believed to be on a Sartell bridge. Officers checked multiple Sauk Rapids bridges, parks and buildings, but no new graffiti was identified. Dec. 19 4 p.m. Medical. 11th Street N. Officers were dispatched to a medical call. Upon arrival, authorities found Gold Cross had already arrived. They stood by and cleared the area.
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Gospel of Jesus sparks Rice Community Church by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
In the past four-and-a-half years, although the Rice Community Church has moved its “home” a couple of times, its aim has remained steady: a dedicated adherence to the teachings of Jesus Christ. It now meets at 10 a.m. every Sunday at Rice City Hall. At 7 p.m. every Wednesday night, the church hosts a Bible study at Pine Country Bank in Rice. For a time, the church’s members met for services in a room of Pine Country Bank. In fact, it held its first service there July 10, 2011. That December, they began to hold services at Rice City Hall after they gained permission from the city council to meet there. The city-hall venue works well because adults can worship in the council chamber
Mead from front page classroom is different, fun and exciting for the children. She greets every student individually every morning when they arrive, trying to sense the mood of each child. If a student is feeling a little blue or down, Mead will make sure to keep that in mind, putting extra effort into ways to boost the child’s mood. “That’s so important – to keep communication open, to know each student’s interests and needs,” she said. “It’s also important to keep parents informed with daily photos and activities posted online. I build relationships with children and their parents.” Another vital aspect of Mead’s teaching is to involve students, to make them connective to the larger world outside the classroom and the school. One of her favorite ways to do that revolves around her favorite cause – the fight against cancer via the American Cancer Society. Mead lost her grandmother, Evelyn Schmitz of Cold Spring, to leukemia. A female cousin now has cancer, and an 8-year-old student she once tutored died of cancer. At Mississippi Heights, teachers and students have what they call the “Holiday Store.” The nearly 1,000 students make homemade arts and crafts and sell the items at the store. The proceeds are then given to the American Cancer Society. And each Friday, students do special activities and sell items, also for the ACS. A month-long fundraiser in May, the Walk for Life, is chaired by Mead and at the end of the month-long efforts for cancer research, there is a Walk for Life in which all students, teachers, administrators
while the children can meet in a training room at the facility. One Sunday each month, children can enjoy a crafts hour taught by Kristie Thomsen of St. Cloud. Kristie is the wife of Gene Thomsen, who is the assistant pastor and worship leader. The Rice Community Church was begun by Pastor Emil Williams and his wife, Beulah. At first the church had only 11 members, but now services regularly exceed 30. “Anybody is welcome,” Pastor Williams said. “Class doesn’t matter, money doesn’t matter, it doesn’t even matter if someone has been on drugs. Everyone is welcome.” What’s important, he added, is the Gospel of Jesus and people’s willingness to accept that message. “It’s about getting to know and staff can participate. Born when her family lived in Sauk Rapids, Carol Mead is the daughter of Ralph and Kathy Schmitz. She was raised in Sartell and lived on land her father later sold to the city, the 180 acres of land at and near the current Sartell City Hall and Bernick’s Arena. The city bought some of that land; neighborhood developers also bought some of it. They owned a lot of land because her father loved to hunt, and at that time the area was entirely wooded and rural. “The house is still there, along Two-1/2 Street S.,” she said. “But back then that whole area was in the middle of nowhere.” She graduated from Sartell High School in 1997, then earned a degree in elementary education from St. Cloud State University in 2002. Later, she earned a master’s degree in education from Bethel University. Mead is a member of the LeSauk Lions and just won an award for her 10 years of service to that organization. She is the chair for the Lions’ annual fundraising golf tournament. She and her husband, Eric, have a daughter, 2-year-old Savannah. The number-one requirement for anyone pondering an elementary teaching career, is an abiding love for children, Mead noted. “You must be nurturing and caring,” she said. “And you must have patience.” Other prerequisites, she said are a passion for lifetime learning and an ability to “think outside the box” so the teaching-learning experience never goes stale. And those are qualities Mead has in abundance. Anyone who doubts it should just ask one of her students after they get off the plane from one of the trips to some exotic country.
Jesus, lover of their souls,” Williams said. “That’s what it’s all about. We believe in the Apostles’ Creed.” Williams noted the foundation of Rice Community Church is First Corinthians, Chapter 2, verses 1-5, First Corinthians, as spoken by Paul the Apostle: And I, brethren, when I came to you I did not come with excellency of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. I was with you in weakness, in fear and in much trembling. And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words or human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
Emil was born in Pine Ridge, S.D.; Beulah at Watertown, Wis. They met while both were attending St. Cloud State University where they earned degrees in teaching. He taught elementaryschool students in St. Cloud for many years contributed photo at Wilson, Westwood, Pastor Emil Williams and wife Beulah. Roosevelt and Lincoln. ing so far from each other in Many years ago, Beulah taught the coming years, they had no reading and writing to the chil- choice but to continue their redren of fishermen in Labrador, lationship via letters. So for five Canada, where her parents years, they corresponded until, served as missionaries. Years finally, they were able to be later she returned to Labrador to both in the same place and get teach on a U.S. Air Force base. married in Wheaton, Ill. Emil also served three years In 1972 they bought a counin the U.S. Army, being sta- try lot near Rice, then built a tioned in Germany for most of house there in 1974. The couple that time. has seven children, 19 grandAfter Emil and Beulah met children and two great-grandeach other, they were work- children.
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veteran homelessness. Veterans will have priority placement at the community and the goal is for 100 percent of the occupants to be veterans. “We are very excited about this community,” said St. Cloud VA Director Barry Bahl. “The need we see today is for veterans about to be homeless or getting out of a chemical dependency program and this community can provide them a permanent housing opportunity.” The target households for the community are homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness. It will be available to
Groundbreaking announced for veterans housing community A new housing community will offer permanent, supportive housing for 35 single individuals and up to two families in a new building adjacent to the St. Cloud Veterans Administration Medical Center. The groundbreaking for this project will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 28 at building #8 (auditorium) on the VA campus, 4801 Veterans Drive, St. Cloud. The ceremony is open to the public. The new housing project supports the VA’s goal of ending
single adults and be drug- and alcohol-free. It will offer on-site referral support for a broad spectrum of services, including jobsearch assistance and literacyand computer-skills training, while providing veterans close proximity to health-care services. This approach will grant the resident veterans access to a wide variety of programs, specialties and disciplines in the community in which they live. The housing community is a public-private partnership between the VA and the lead developer, Sand Cos. Inc. of Waite Park.
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(Left to right) Hazel Heinen, 8, and Macy Zimmerman, 9, both of Sartell, and Maddy Pflueger, 10, of Sauk Rapids, take time out to enjoy some cookies and apple cider together at the Edina Realty Pumpkin Giveaway on Oct. 17.
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The Rev. LeRoy Kieke of Sauk Rapids (fourth from left) is a member of the St. Cloud MetroVets Color Guard, which led the Veterans’ Parade Nov. 8. Kieke, who is a Vietnam veteran, does extensive veterans-outreach efforts as part of his Warmride Ministry.
the school year. Wei Liu, also known as Holly, and Huan Liu, also known as Eva, join Qian Zhang, who started in this district the previous year. All three teach Chinese culture and language to various grade levels, from kindergarten to middle school. Roy Dodds, owner of Flying Pig Pizza, announced he had purchased the American Legion building in Sauk Rapids to put his new brewpub, Urban Moose Brewing Co., into. Flying Pig Pizza will also move into the new location. The building should be open for business in the summer of 2016. Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools held open houses for the school year on Sept. 2. School began Sept. 8. Watab Township residents felt a bit safer from summer storms after a piercing siren was installed Sept. 3 on a lot near Hwy. 10 just south of the Pine’s Edge mini-mall. Patricia A. Anderson, Rice, died at her home on Sept. 2 surrounded by her loved ones. Anderson had been stricken with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.) Many of her relatives also fought and died from the disease. Sarah Schmidt of Sauk Rapids was named Mrs. Benton County International for 2016. This title qualifies her to compete for Mrs. Minnesota International at a competition in St. Cloud in March.
Minnesota Army National Guard veteran and Rice-area resident Shelby Hadley was honored Sept. 11 with the Veteran’s Voice Award, given to 25 former and current military personnel who are making outstanding contributions to Minnesota. Hadley volunteers with Beyond the Yellow Ribbon, Big Brothers Big Sisters and the Wounded Warrior Project. Fifteen-year-old Madelyn Adamski started fundraising for a new boat for the Sauk Rapids Fire Department. The boat would be an airboat, not a motorboat, and would be much safer and more versatile.
October
The 2015 Homecoming Queen and King for Sauk Rapids-Rice are Patricia Cazalvilla Torres and McKinley Lain. Charlie Swiggum, Long Prairie, is sworn in at the Sept. 28 Sauk Rapids City Council meeting as the newest police officer. Swiggum has a wife, Becky, and, at the time, a 6-month-old son, Jameson. Officer Dan Falk received recognition at the same meeting for 20 years of dedicated service to the police department, while City Administrator Ross Olson received recognition of 15 years of service to the city. The Rice Fire Department hosted a very successful open house featuring Smokey the Bear and volunteers from the American Red Cross signing up visitors to receive free smoke detectors. All but three of the Sauk Rapids Fire Department’s firefighters turned out for their open house. There was lots of food and fun to be had at the event, along with historic firefighting gear. Don Posch, a retired senior volunteer, has operated the cameras for Sauk Rapids city council meetings for 10 years now. Alex Wegner, South St. Paul, is the third and final hire of 2015 for the Sauk Rapids police department. Wegner has multiple family members in law en-
Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 forcement, including his father who is a retired sergeant with the Minnesota State Patrol. John Dough Pizza opened its doors to let customers try the newest pizza place in Sauk Rapids, which is located in the former Pizza Hut location. A Watab Township man, Edward J. Ringwelski, 77, died Oct. 23 from injuries sustained in an accident on Oct. 18. Ringwelski was driving his golf cart, when a pickup truck backed out of a driveway and hit him. The driver of the pickup was not injured.
November
Veterans from across the area participated in the ninth annual Veterans Parade on Nov. 8, which started at the St. Cloud Veterans’ Administration facility. Benton County Administrator Montgomery Headley proposed creating an economic development corporation for Benton County to the Sauk Rapids City Council. This organization would be similar to the Greater St. Cloud Development Corp., but focus exclusively on promoting Benton County. Sauk Rapids-Rice Superintendent Daniel Bittman was named the Minnesota Superintendent of the Year, which qualifies him to compete for National Superintendent of the Year in February. Manea’s Meats co-owner, Rolando Castellanos, 89, passed away peacefully on Nov. 12, surrounded by family at the St. Cloud Hospital. Castellanos was born in Cuba, settled in Connecticut until 1975 when he and his family followed his oldest daughter Alina to Sauk Rapids after her wedding to Donald Manea, a Sauk Rapids native. The school board has been looking at possible facility upgrades to keep up with population projections for the next 10 years. The middle and high school buildings are projected to be able to absorb population growth until 2025, so upgrades are mostly concentrated Review • back page
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Seventh grade learns unique Civil War history by Logan Gruber operations@thenewsleaders.com
Educator Arn Kind took seventh-graders at the Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School through a time-warp, back to the days of the Civil War. Kind hosted a special presentation entitled “Minnesota and the Civil War” at SRRMS on Dec. 17 in costume as a Union army soldier. He has been a teacher for 38 years, and he donated his time for this event. “His presentation is a wonderful and unique way for students to learn about the events which threatened to break up our great nation,” said Deb Scherber, gifted specialist for the school district. Kind uses role-playing and many props to help give students a true understanding of both what happened during and leading up to the war, and also why it happened and what people of the time were thinking and feeling. Besides his costume, he brought maps, posters, addi-
tional clothing, real artifacts, flags and more. At one especially engrossing point in his presentation, Kind called 10 student volunteers up for a special mission: to be the color bearers and color guard for the Minnesota battalion. He taught eight of them how to properly hold their rifle while marching, and another two how to hold the flags, or colors, while marching. He then had them form two rows and had them march back and forth across the stage, filling in the gaps as their comrades were forced to fall by “enemy fire.” The most important thing they could do was keep the colors high, Kind explained. “In the smoke and haze of battle, men couldn’t see the center of the battalion. But, they could see the flag flying high, so the color bearers and color guard are very important,” Kind said. “The battalion doesn’t move forward unless they see the flag move forward, and they can only retreat with honor if the flag moves backward.”
Kind also spoke of the importance of the bugle call. The bugle and colors worked in tandem, serving as an audio and visual cue to tell soldiers what to do. The bugle was a little more versatile, as it could tell soldiers to move at a certain pace and other things, but the colors were really at the heart of any battalion. He explained the flags were typically given to a battalion during a ceremony the day they left their home fort or camp, like Fort Snelling for instance. People from the community would actually sew the flags themselves so they held a special meaning for the troops, as the flags were really a gift to them. Soldiers were asked to fly the flag high so everyone on the battlefield would know who they were, and to never lose the flag and bring it back home when the fight was finished. Kind held the students’ attention throughout the presentation. At times, it was very emotional, as he described the many hardships soldiers and their families faced during the
Bittman attends State of the Union
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Seventh-grade students form into ranks as instructed by Arn Kind. Students needed to hold their guns just so, and used a leather strap to help keep the national and battalion flag flying high. Pictured, from left to right, are: (front row) Zoey Oehman, Jayla Turner, Bode Magnuson, Emma Heying, Brayden Petrek, Aidan Smith and Kevin Monguia; (back row) Emily Schloe and Ryan Wacker. war. War, as well as immersing our “We greatly appreciate students in the routine and Kind’s knowledge and enthu- drill of infantry soldiers. This siasm for sharing some of the was a fantastic opportunity causes of the American Civil History • back page
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Sauk Rapids-Rice Superintendent Dr. Daniel Bittman attended President Obama’s State of the Union address on Jan. 12 in Washington, D.C. Bittman was the guest of Sixth Congressional District Representative Tom Emmer. Emmer invited Bittman after he was chosen as Minnesota’s 2016 Superintendent of the Year in November. “Much like the President tonight, I too am optimistic about the future of this country,” Emmer said in a statement following the address. “But we have a lot of work to do. I am the father of seven wonderful children and they are the reason I am in office. So their future - and the future of all children in this great country - is better than it was yesterday. This is exactly why my guest tonight was Dr. Daniel Bittman. He is working for the generation of tomorrow in Central Minnesota, and we need to be working for that generation of tomorrow in Congress as well.” A Skype session was held between the superintendent in D.C., and one of the SR-R elementary schools the morning following the address.
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Dr. Daniel Bittman (left) was the guest of Congressman Tom Emmer to the final State of the Union address of President Barack Obama. Emmer represents the Sixth District, which includes Sauk Rapids and Rice. Bittman has served as superintendent of SR-R schools since 2010. The district serves 4,300 students while employing nearly 600 staff.
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Opinion Our View Mail carriers deserve thanks just as soldiers, officers do U.S. Postal Service deliverers are in some respects so much like lawenforcement officers and soldiers. They work in all kinds of weather, frequently outdoors, and they are so often taken for granted. Besides enduring nasty bouts of weather – blazing hot, bitterly cold, windy, wet, slippery – mail carriers are also subject sometimes to anklebiting pets and now and then crabby, hard-to-please customers. Like police officers or deputies, mail carriers perform their jobs without whining or complaints, to the very best of their abilities. There may be some exceptions, a bad apple in the barrel here or there, but statistics alone show how superbly the U.S. Postal Service and its employees perform their jobs. Just between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, the busiest mail period of the year, postal carriers in the nation deliver an astonishing number of packages – 600 million, to be exact. It has grown so fast, that number of packages, that some post offices have had to start Sunday deliveries during those times of the year. Here are some other mind-boggling statistics: All told, the U.S. Postal Service handles 155.4 billion pieces of mail every year. The service generates $67.8 billion in annual revenue (that includes zero – repeat zero – tax dollars); it has nearly a half-million employees; and 948.7 million customer visits to post offices. The U.S. Postal Service competes with UPS and FedEx, but the two also collaborate at times. Because of the postal service’s universal network of delivery addresses virtually anywhere and everywhere in the nation, UPS and FedEx sometimes pays the service to deliver hundreds of millions of ground packages to the residences in the service’s huge expansive areas. Most people would be surprised the U.S. Postal Service does not have as its motto the following words: “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” Those words were written by historian Herodotus in ancient Greece, long before the great Ben Franklin initiated this nation’s postal service. But, official U.S. Postal Service motto or not, those words perfectly fit our excellent, dedicated mail carriers. Next time you see one, take a moment to thank them for their service, just as you would a soldier or a lawenforcement officer.
Letters to the editor
Resident disappointed in editor’s opinion Marge Taylor, Sauk Rapids Many of us were excited when the Newsleader came out. We looked forward to a “small town” newspaper who stayed out of heavy politics, instead, bringing things up at a local level. I was disappointed in your Dec. 18 opinion, “Shout out against barring of Muslims.” Trump is not the issue, though the media thinks so. The issue for the people in this country, obviously, is what has happened under the Obama administration that’s hurt our great country, America. The great divide in our people, our drained economy, our lack of care for veterans who’ve kept us free, our lack of standing in the world presently and decreasing our military in such a crucial time.
them.” They do not say these things out of fear or hatred. They say them because they are informed and out of concern for our homeland. You know this. You also know the best way to serve all your readers is to look at all sides of an issue. The best editorials present both sides and allow people to make up their own minds instead of trying to persuade them of one person’s opinion. (Editor’s note: Ms. Taylor is confusing news stories with editorials. The purpose of editorials and columns is to present opinions, and that is why they are both published on the Opinion Page, as are opinions from readers in the form of letters to editor.)
Reader surprised at editor’s opinion Judy Reinl, Rice I am surprised an editor would publish such a hateful story in your newspaper – the one in Dec. 18 on the opinion page (Shout out against barring of Muslims). Thank goodness it’s surrounded by two beautiful stories on the same page. Evidently you haven’t lost a loved one to terrorism as so many have. I see this article not as protecting Muslims but a political hatred against Trump. Most people see Trump as trying to keep Americans safe and that includes you and I. He is not against Muslims but against terrorists. They have threatened to enter with refugees and if even one gets in it will be disastrous. Trump is calling for a halt on refugees right now. You say refugees are here with no job, also no food, no insurance
and more and who is giving that to them: taxpayers! We who have worked in America for all our lives (me for 50 years) only to pay high taxes to support refugees and now a threat that terrorists can come in with them? The present situation has no relations to Nazis and Jews as you compare. That is insane that you should try to influence people by publishing this in your newspaper. Muslims need to unite to defeat the terrorists and protect their own religion. I am sure MY opinion won’t be published, but I want you to know how your article sounds to some of us. How about home invasions and terrorist attacks on innocent people? Don’t we have a right to protect OUR homes and loved ones as Obama has so many guns protecting HIS home? Are we less important? This
is exactly what Trump is trying to do, to make America safe again. He wants like so many Americans to be safe to go about our daily lives again. Isn’t that what we ALL want? (Editor’s note: Nowhere in the column Ms. Reinl refers to is there any suggestion of hatred against Donald Trump, as she claims. Rather, the column raps Trump for being inflammatory and ridiculous for lumping all Muslims together under the “terrorist” rubric, thus bringing a climate of fear-mongering and suspicion against all Muslims worldwide, including our Muslim friends right here in central Minnesota. Yes, the column raps Trump, but unlike so many of Trump’s recent vile comments, the column does not incite hatred.)
Reader expects more from advantaged citizens Anthony Kroll, Sauk Rapids I agree with what Ron Scarbro says in his column on Jan. 8. He said we have freedom of speech. We should study and get a job and respect the law and be good. These are legalities that are important. His issue was that people should be tolerant of offensive things said about them. He seems to think they should not be offended. He seems to think they should get used to it and put up with it. It is legal. I know some people have not had the same advantages as others. They
have suffered and are suffering. They have reason to be sensitive. We can help them get out of their “can’t-do-it” feelings by loving and respecting them. Offending them will not help. I am white, rich, educated and have a passport. Not everyone has these advantages. All have a legal right to these things but historical circumstances has held some back. It’s easy for me to hear legal, offensive things (free speech). It’s different for someone on the bottom. We should expect more from our citizens. We are called to be noble.
We are called to be polite. We who are white, educated and have a passport could look at those people who have been disadvantaged and realize they might be easily offended by some things that pass for “free speech” and legal. I think we all want our country to be a friendly country, and we should be willing to avoid saying (legal) offensive things that upset those who got left behind. It’s good to remember also this country was built on the sweat of poor suffering laborers. Thank you for reading this letter, and may God bless you.
Peace Corps asks readers to appreciate commonalities Returned Peace Corps volunteers, Minnesota
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.
We need not divide us further, but rather, work together in unifying and strengthening us once again. We cannot do that by “shouting out” anything. It has to come from being informed and cautious. Michael McCaul of Texas said, “there are gaping holes in the vetting system.” Peter King, chairman of the House Homeland Security and Intelligence Committee states, “there’s no true vetting system.” Richard Hudson of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, who works for Keep us Safe and serves our veterans, has stated the same. Our own FBI director says, “we cannot do background checks on these people. There’s no data on
We, 88 returned Peace Corps volunteers from Minnesota, have written this letter to counter the recent increase in anti-Muslim, antiIslam and anti-immigrant rhetoric that is sweeping across America and our state. We served for two years as Peace Corps volunteers
in various countries around the world. Although we all had very different experiences in different cultures, one thing that binds us together is an understanding that the more you know about someone, the more you appreciate what we have in common rather than dwell on or be fearful of our differences. We feel the hateful speech that permeates our society should
be condemned not just by returned Peace Corps volunteers like ourselves, but by every American who wants to stand up against bigotry and ignorance. Local signatories and their volunteer location include: Jonathan Carlson; St. Cloud – Tanzania 2008-2009 Jay Haase; St. Cloud – Namibia 2005-2008
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Local DNR office moving by Logan Gruber operations@thenewsleaders.com
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ St. Cloud area office in Sauk Rapids is moving to a new location in midJanuary. The address for the new office is 1035 S. Benton Drive. It’s down the road about one block from where the DNR’s current office is located at 940 Industrial Drive S. The site will include offices
for staff from DNR divisions of Fish and Wildlife, Parks and Trails, Ecological and Water Resources, and Enforcement. Fisheries staff are relocating from an office in Montrose. Montrose fisheries staff will be getting new phone numbers; all other staff will keep their old numbers. The new site will consolidate staff, equipment and supplies in a secure, energy-efficient building which will provide more space and be more accessible to the public.
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At left: The entire seventh-grade class spent three hours immersed in the world of the Civil War in the Community Arts Center at the middle school. At right: Arn Kind blows his bugle to signal troops to commit various maneuvers, including the following: marching forward, retreating, marching at twice normal speed and turning around. The bugle and flags were used as audio and visual cues for soldiers in battle.
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Review from page 4 on pre-K through elementary school, as well as adult basic education. Four-hundred students from across the state will descend on Sauk Rapids-Rice for the state student council convention in April.
December
Dylan Roses, of Rice, awaits a kidney transplant. Roses has end-state renal disease, which causes his kidneys to fail. The problem was discovered in September. In December, a kidney was still being sought, as was financial help for the $30,000
for our students to experience an enriching and memorable extension of their classroom learning,” Scherber said. Kind is a member of the
First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment, a re-enactment group based out of Fort Snelling. Because this group is noted for its authenticity,
operation. Al and Kathy Schlueter’s garage in Sauk Rapids turns into the North Pole this time of year, as they and family and friends stuff Christmas stockings with goodies for children and people in need, in memory of their nephew Aaron Herman of Rice who died unexpectedly almost 15 years ago. Family Fun Day draws runners, donations and parade watchers to Sauk Rapids. Activities include the Trots for Tots 5K, the Toys for Tots drive at the fire station, and the parade at night. Lavern Justin has been known simply as “Grandma” during her 18 years of volunteer work at the Pleasantview Kidstop. She received high praise
from employees there and the children in her care, and she plans to stay as long as she can. Sauk Rapids Police Officers Dave Rosenkrans and Eric Norsten were publicly honored for their 15 years of service to the city at the Dec. 14 city council meeting.
they have appeared in many documentaries and historical feature films such as The Blue and the Gray, North & South, Glory, Gettysburg, Dances With
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Above left: Kidstop “Grandma” Lavern Justin shares a moment with Jaelyne Shoultz, 7, and Alex Janorschke, 10, both of Sauk Rapids, during snack time. photo by Carolyn Bertsch
Above middle: John Fuls, of Sauk Rapids, and Mandy Neuman, of St. Cloud, head out from the starting line at the Trots for Tots 5K Race on Dec. 5. photo by Hannah Marie & Myles B. Photography
Above right: Santa Claus joins the Sauk Rapids Community Ambassadors on their float at the Sauk Rapids Parade of Lights.
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