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Students bring heat in culinary competition Town Crier Friday, June 10, 2016 Volume 2, Issue 23 Est. 2015
Split water system to resume
Now that a water tower is back in shape, Sauk Rapids plans to switch back to its split water system as early as June 9 and 10. One of them is disinfected with chlorine, the other by chloramine. Most residents will not be impacted at all by the return to the split system. However, people concerned about their fish tanks and those using home kidney dialysis units are advised to visit the City of Sauk Rapids’ website for information and guidance about chlorine and chloramine. Anyone with questions should call the Sauk Rapids Utility Department at 320-258-5318.
Free trolley rides Wednesday nights
Thanks to a sponsorship by Quinlivan & Hughes, P.A., the Metro Bus trolley will run every Wednesday night from 5-9:25 p.m. for the Summertime by George! event June 15-Aug. 31. The rides are free. For more information, go to thenewsleaders. com and click on June 10 Criers.
Take a Kid Fishing set June 10-12
Minnesotans can take children 15 or younger fishing without licenses Friday-Sunday, June 1012 during Take a Kid Fishing Weekend. Fishing gear is available to borrow at Minnesota state parks and the DNR’s I Can Fish! program teaches all the basics of fishing and runs throughout the summer at state parks. Throughout the state, anyone can fish from shore or one of Minnesota’s many fishing piers, which feature nearby parking and have hard surface paths from parking areas. For more information, go to thenewsleaders.com and click on June 10 Criers.
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Scallop Ceviche with Couscous. Pan-Seared Duck with Cranberries. Coconut Rice with Baby Bok Choy. Although you may not be able to find these entrees at most (if any) local restaurants, students at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School created the dishes as just one component of their participation in the National ProStart Invitational. The ProStart Invitational is comprised of two separate competitions: a culinary competition in which students prepare a three-course meal in 60 minutes and a management competition in which students present their proposal for a restaurant concept. Sauk Rapids-Rice High School sponsored two teams to compete at the state-level culinary com-
petition where they prepared the required three courses on two butane burners without the aid of electricity or running water. However, a third team from Sauk Rapids-Rice participated in the management portion of the competition, winning not only the state championship but placing fifth at the National Invitational in Dallas. As part of the competition, the four graduating seniors on the management team (Marianna Blair, Kelsey Christensen, Hanna Meyer and Paige Vogt) were required to sell their business proposal to “investors,” write a 45page business plan and respond to various problems that may arise for restaurant owners. After researching what was trending in food service, the students conceptualized a build-your-ownHeat • back page
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From left to right, Paige Vogt, Marianna Blair, Hanna Meyer and Kelsey Christenson from Sauk Rapids-Rice High School recently participated in the management portion of the ProStart Invitational, winning not only the state championship but placing fifth at the National Invitational in Dallas.
Sirens sound without National Weather Service advisory by Mollie Rushmeyer news@thenewsleaders.com
Hearing weather sirens can be a disconcerting sound, especially when it comes without warning. A fast-moving storm blew its way through the St. Martin and Sauk Rapids-Rice area at about
6 p.m. June 3, but no National Weather Service advisory was given when the sirens sounded to warn people to seek shelter after reports of tornado-like conditions and funnel clouds near Spring Hill Township, 41 miles west of Sauk Rapids. “Around 5 p.m., a storm produced a situation we con-
Summer reading program begins June 13 at GRRL
Great River Regional Library will begin its annual Summer Reading Program for children and teens ages 0-18 on Monday, June 13. Two programs, one for ages 0-12, the other for grades 6-12 are offered, both with the theme “Read For The Win.” Children may enroll in only one program. Children sign up for the program at the library. For more information, go to thenewsleaders.com and click on June 10 Criers.
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The brass section of the Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm Marching Band blasts a tune while on parade. The band will participate Sunday, June 26 in the Vikingland Band Festival in Alexandria, a festival at which it was three times Class AA Champion in previous years.
sider a tornado near the city of St. Martin in Spring Hill Township,” said Erin Hausauer, Stearns County and City of St. Cloud Emergency Management Department manager. The National Weather Service did not have any indication of the extremity of the weather situation according to
their radars and therefore did not issue a warning. Due to the numerous sightings on the ground of funnel clouds, however, and the policies within Hausauer’s department, the decision was made to sound the sirens anyway. “It’s important to underSirens • page 2
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Sauk Rapids-Rice band, which has won numerous Vikingland performance awards as Class AA Champion and for its color guards, wind and percussion sections. It’s one of only 10 bands to have “retired” a Class Champion flag by winning that title three years in a row. The Vikingland Band Festival is known as Minnesota’s largest and most-prestigious summer marching-band competition. “This lineup is unlike anything we’ve had in recent memory, and the parade is going to be a treat for spectators,” said festival co-founder Ken Martinson. “The Calgary Stampede Showband won world championship titles in Japan in 2013 and Brazil in 2014. We are thrilled families in central Minnesota will get to experience this world-class Band • back page
Marching band to wow parade spectators in Alex The Sauk Rapids-Rice Marching Band will be in distinguished company June 26 when it marches down Broadway in Alexandria as part of the prestigious 32nd annual Vikingland Band Festival. The festival will begin at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, June 26 on Alexandria’s main street, Broadway. Among the parade participants will be 20 high-school bands from throughout Minnesota, as well as three renowned show bands from Canada and a champion drum-and-bugle corps. The event will feature more than 2,000 performers for the biggest lineup since 1999. This will be the 18th appearance in Vikingland by the
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Damaged turkey barns in Spring Hill were caused by high winds possibly generated by a tornado June 6.
from front page stand this is a very rare occurrence to be in this situation,” she said. Hausauer said damaged property included three out of
If you have a tip concerning a crime, call the Sauk Rapids Police Department at 320-251-9451 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. April 8 Police proactive visit. River Avenue S. A vehicle was observed with its parking lights on in a parking lot after hours. The vehicle was unoccupied but police saw two individuals walking back to the vehicle. The individuals were identified and advised they could not be there after hours. They said they understood and left. 12:10 a.m. Citation. Benton Drive N./Lincoln Avenue. A vehicle was observed swerving within its own lane. The vehicle then crossed over the center line, went back into its lane and made a quick lane change. The vehicle then drove down the center line. An officer activated overhead emergency lights to conduct a traffic stop. The driver was identified. While speaking with her, the officer could smell a strong odor of burnt marijuana. When the driver was questioned, she turned over a small pipe used for smoking marijuana. The officer ran a query on the driver’s status and it came back as revoked. The driver was issued a citation for driving after revocation and given a verbal warning for the paraphernalia. The pipe was placed in evidence to be
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destroyed. 3 a.m. Suspicious activity. Lincoln Avenue S. A slow-driving vehicle was observed appearing to cross its lane line. The vehicle pulled into a parking lot and drove through approximately four conjoined parking lots before coming to a stop. The driver, believed to be impaired, was stopped. The driver did not have any scent of alcohol on him or his vehicle and police decided he may have just been driving cautiously. 7:22 a.m. Property damage. Summit Way. A complainant reported sometime during the night or early morning hours, someone had driven through his yard and tore up some grass. No suspects were identified. April 9 9:32 a.m. Animal complaint. Eighth Avenue N. A lost dog was reported. The dog had no collar or tags. It was transported to the TriCounty Humane Society, where staff detected a chip and would be able to contact the owner. 2:41 p.m. Medical assist. Second Avenue S. A client at a local business requested a ride to the hospital. Upon arrival, Gold Cross Ambulance was walking the client out to an ambulance and police were not needed. 4:46 p.m. Alarm. Second Avenue N. Police were dispatched for an alarm. Upon arrival, the building appeared secure. April 10 4:14 a.m. Assist other agency. Hwy. 10/Benton Drive S. A report was received of a male leaving a
People business with a gun in his waistband. A vehicle was described but officers were unable locate it. 5:44 p.m. Driving complaint. Benton Drive N./Hwy. 15. An officer was dispatched to a report of a stalled vehicle creating a traffic hazard. Upon arrival, the driver of the stalled vehicle had assistance at the scene. The officer remained on the scene with emergency lights on until the driver was able to get the vehicle moved. 10:55 p.m. Suspicious odor. Tenth Avenue N.E. Police investigated an odor of burned marijuana. Upon arrival, an odor consistent to that of marijuana was smelled at a residence. The resident claimed it was incense. The police explained why they were there and said it could be followed up with by management. April 11 Ordinance violation. Fifth Avenue N. A complaint was received of junk in a yard, including a fish house and a vehicle parked on the grass. Upon arrival, officers determined the fish house was being used as a shed next to the garage. There were no vehicles seen parked on the grass. 10:03 a.m. Burglary. Third Avenue N. Officers made contact with a complainant regarding items missing from his garage from over the weekend. The complainant said he was missing two drills and a table saw. There was no forced entry and the complainant believed they used the opener in his unlocked vehicle parked in the driveway. There are no suspects at this time.
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four turkey barns on a farm in Spring Hill 41 miles west of Sauk Rapids and 44 miles west of Rice. She went on to say, sirens or not: “We are in storm season, and we need to be in appreciation of that. And we need to be aware of our surroundings and seek shelter when necessary.”
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ing and management; Michael McConnell, biological sciences; Alexander Paulsen, mechanical engineering; and Amanda Schubert, pharmacy. Students must earn a minimum 3.5 grade-point average to qualify for this honor. Joel Ylinen of Sauk Rapids recently earned a master’s degree with a major in health-care management from the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania.
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Zach Novak of Sauk Rapids won finals in the True Street class of the Muscle Car Series races at Brainerd International Raceway. Ten Sauk Rapids students were recently named to the spring dean’s list at North Dakota State University in Fargo. They are Megan Claassen, pharmaceutical sciences; Hannah Deaton, animal science; John Deaton; computer engineering; Andrew Gass, electrical engineering; Corey Haller, political science; Christopher Hammond, chemistry; Cody Oltz, civil engineering; Kalley Otremba, agribusiness; Benjamin Varoga, pharmacy; and Emily Wotzka, apparel, retail merchandise/design. Students must earn a minimum 3.5 grade-point average to qualify for this honor. Six Rice students were recently named to the spring dean’s list at North Dakota State University in Fargo. They are Ashton Haider, pharmaceutical sciences; Jennifer Lukach, animal science; Nathan Maciej, industrial engineer-
A Sauk Rapids-Rice High School team competed for top honors at the Calculus Showcase June 7 in the Engineering and Computing Center at St. Cloud State University. Isaac Popp of Rice was recently named to the spring dean’s list at South Dakota State University, Brookings. Amanda Neubauer of Sauk Rapids was recently named to the spring dean’s list at South Dakota State University, Brookings. Cori Becker of Sauk Rapids is a recipient of the Willis Kelly Award at the University of Minnesota, Morris. This honor is presented to a senior woman athlete who exemplifies the spirit of competition in women’s athletics. Four Sauk Rapids students made the spring dean’s list at the University of Minnesota Duluth. They and their majors are as follows: Lauren Lukasavitz, senior, psychology; Joshua Puhalla, senior, cell and molecular biology; Paris Werdlow, senior, communication; and Brittany Schoen, freshman, biology.
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Homeschoolers to perform ‘Brigadoon’ at SHS by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
The stage at Sartell High School will become a tuneful swirl of plaids, kilts and tartans when homeschooled children from the greater St. Cloud area perform the classic musical Brigadoon. The first of three performances took place at 7 p.m. June 9. A second performance is set for 7 p.m. Friday, June 10; and a matinee performance will be given at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 11. All performances are in the Sartell High School Theater. Tickets will be available at the door. For the play’s director, John Ronyak, Brigadoon is a fond déjà vu. It’s the first play he directed
14 years ago in Sartell. It’s also a special occasion because his daughter, Hannah Ronyak, has the leading female role in the play. Hannah is also the play’s choreographer. The play has a cast of 40, ranging in age from children in grades 5-12. “I enjoy the play immensely,” he said. “It’s funny, and it’s a wonderful love story. We’re having so much fun with it. It’s almost a family affair. A lot of first-time actors are in it along with some real pros.” Ronyak has special praise for Becky Kapsner, the play’s musical director. “She is so good!” he said. “And the kids sound so good because of Becky’s teaching.” Brigadoon will be performed
later than usual for a school production because it was difficult to work a play for homeschoolers into the busy scheduling in the Sartell-St. Stephen School District while schools were in session. Another reason is that director Ronyak, a speech teacher, had to wait until speech-teaching season was over. Auditions began in early April, and the casts and crew have been rehearsing in whatever spaces they could find, including some church basements, Ronyak noted. There are more than 300 area families involved in one way or another in the Brigadoon production, all of them members of the St. Cloud Area Homeschool-Educated Youth organization. Brigadoon is the first home-
schooled musical in three years, the last being 2013’s Oklahoma! First produced in 1947 on Broadway, Brigadoon was written by the legendary duo of Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner, who later wrote and scored My Fair Lady. Brigadoon was made into a 1954 movie starring two great dancers in the lead roles – Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse. The musical is about a Scottish town named Brigadoon, a strangely enchanted town that appears only for one day in 100 years and then disappears into some other unearthly dimension. A visitor who might stumble upon the town while it’s on Earth can stay in the lovely, happy town only if that person falls in love with a Brigadoon resident.
Well, as luck would have it, two men friends from America on a hunting vacation to the highlands of Scotland happen to stumble upon Brigadoon, and one of the men, Tommy, falls in love with a captivating Scottish lass named Fiona, a dweller in Brigadoon. Meantime, Tommy’s love interest, a high-tone socialite, remains waiting for his return to New York City. Tommy is torn between the two women – one a sophisticated city woman, the other a rustic, charming, wholesome country gal. Will Tommy decide to stay in the immortal Brigadoon with Fiona or will he return to New York City? Well, people will have to see the play to find out.
Video contest aims for inclusiveness, acceptance of disabled by Frank Lee operations@thenewsleaders.com
A Sauk Rapids-based center for independent living is holding a create-your-own-video contest to reduce the stigma surrounding those with disabilities. Independent Lifestyles Inc. challenges people to produce a two-minute video about treating the physically-challenged with respect and finding ways to be inclusive of those with disabilities. “We are kind of targeting youths and students because we want kids to change the mentality about people with disabilities while they’re young and to make their schools and
youth experience more inclusive,” said Cara Ruff, executive director of Independent Lifestyles Inc. Independent Lifestyles Inc. is the lead organization in the Disability Awareness Task Force, a community-wide collaborative comprised of more than a dozen local organizations. “We meet annually to bring about awareness and change in terms of the barriers and stereotypes that exist for people with disabilities,” Ruff said. The annual meeting includes a dinner and a disability-themed movie, which will be held Oct. 11, and all who submit a video by the noon Sept. 16 deadline will receive a free ticket to the event.
The movie is Concussion, a dramatic thriller starring Will Smith as Dr. Bennet Omalu, a real-life forensic neuropathologist from Nigeria who discovered CTE, a football-related brain trauma. “We want them to do videos that demonstrate how to treat disabilities with respect, how to be inclusive, how to end bullying, how to use empowering language and things like that,” Ruff said about the #BetheONE Video Challenge. Last year’s winners of the challenge included the Sartell Dance Team in first place and the Eden Valley-Watkins firstgrade class in second place. “It can be any group, team or individual that can enter,”
Ruff said of the challenge in which no professional photographers or videographers will be allowed to participate in the contest. The first-place winner will be awarded $500, second-place winner will be awarded $250 and third-place winner will be awarded $150 in the second annual challenge based in part on how popular their videos are on YouTube as judged by the number of “likes” or “views” by those online. “The whole point of this is we want people to see it, we want to change people’s perceptions and attitudes, and we want that by sharing these videos,” Ruff said. The winners will be an-
nounced by Oct. 3 and invited to the task force’s Celebration of Abilities on Oct. 18 at the St. Cloud River’s Edge Convention Center where their videos will be shown. The winners will be selected based on the most number of views a video receives on YouTube after the Disability Awareness Task Force posts it and by vote of the task force for “creativity, positive impact, clear message” and following the #BetheONE Video Challenge guidelines. For more information about the #BetheONE Video Challenge, contact Ruff, Disability Awareness Task Force president, at 320-529-9000 or datfmn@gmail.com.
Sauk Rapids man sentenced for sex trafficking by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
A Sauk Rapids man was recently sentenced to 324 months in prison for sex trafficking two women in Davis various places such as houses, apartments or hotels in Stearns and Benton counties. Israel Davis, 41, was convicted
of 10 counts of sex trafficking and related charges in January after a court trial. In May, Judge Frederick Grunke handed down the prison sentence. On the complaint form, Davis’s address was listed as 213 Second St. N., Sauk Rapids. The complaint also notes for months at a time he was living in a St. Cloud apartment with one of the women he was hiring out as a prostitute. “We are pleased at the sentence pronounced by the court today and commend the brav-
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ery of the women who testified at trial,” said Stearns County Attorney Janelle Kendall. “We are committed to working with law enforcement to aggressively prosecute those who prey upon the vulnerable in our community for financial gain and hold them accountable for their actions.” Davis recruited a woman identified only as “BNR” in January 2014 and convinced her
to engage in numerous acts of prostitution during a six-month period. He allegedly assaulted her on at least one occasion and regularly provided her with amphetamines while taking most of the money she made from the sexual acts. Davis also recruited a woman identified as “JJR” in March 2014 to work as a prostitute on his behalf.
Contacts for the prostitution were made via a website. The case was the result of an investigation by the Central Minnesota Sex Trafficking Task Force, the Central Minnesota Violent Offender Task Force and the Waite Park, Sartell and St. Cloud police departments. Shan Wang, assistant chief of the Criminal Division, prosecuted the case.
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Gerald Legatt, a local businessman who operates an online internet business selling used snowmobile parts, appeared at the June 6 Rice City Council meeting to request a variance when adding on to his shed which is located in an area zoned R-1 residential.
Friday, June 10, 2016 This is the steel quonset owned by Legatt. He has requested a variance so he could build a 2,000- square-foot addition on the shed. The shed was out of compliance with current zoning ordinances.
Rice city council finds variance a tough nut to crack by Dave DeMars news@thenewsleaders.com
The Rice City Council struggled mightily at its June 6 meeting to decide whether a variance for the property at 225 First St. SW should be granted. But in the end, the council followed the majority recommendation of the Rice Planning Commission and granted the variance. Gerald “Jerry” Legatt purchased the property with its quonset-style steel shed in 1996 and applied for the variance in April 2016 when he requested approval of his plan to make an addition to a large cold-storage shed that occupies lot 12 and 13 of a large plot owned by Legatt. The shed was built some 60 years ago, Legatt said, prior to the implementation of presentday zoning. Legatt’s holdings occupy all but three lots of the
entire city block, which is presently zoned R-1. Legatt uses the building for cold storage of parts for his Internet business, which buys and sells parts for older snowmobiles. The addition would be 20 feet by 100 feet with 14-foot sidewalls, bringing the size of the building to 60 feet by 100 feet. The addition would be used to store personal property. He maintains a variance should be granted since his request meets the setback requirements and is below the impervious lot-coverage requirements that dictate how much of a lot may be covered with blacktop or concrete, affecting soil saturation and water runoff during heavy rains. Legatt said the addition would not degrade the city or neighborhood appeal, and would or could improve the curb appeal of the site, changing the appearance of the shed
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from that of a farm shed into an attractive modern building in keeping with city ordinances. In an April 25 meeting of the planning commission, the issue of the variance was discussed and a May 31 public hearing date was set. At that meeting, the commission voted 5-2 to recommend approval of the variance. Council member Brian Skroch, in summarizing the May 31 meeting, indicated the building as it stands is not in compliance with city ordinances but was grandfathered in since it predated current zoning regulations. “The square footage of the building is greater than what is allowed for the parcel. There was a height issue, too. Correct?” Skroch said looking to planning-commission members in attendance at the meeting. Kristi O’Brien, a member of the planning commission, added that plot was also out of compliance because of the number of buildings on the plot. O’Brien said approval of the variance request might very well cause many other requests for variances to be made. She reminded the council the ultimate goal for the area, according to the comprehensive plan, is to have the area zoned commercial or business. She suggested the council might want to zone the area that way explaining even though it might be zoned commercial it would not have to be immediately used in that manner. That would allow Legatt to do what he wanted to do and at the same time advance a goal of the city. “I don’t see that as a ‘loselose,’” O’Brien said.
The fact the plot in question is zoned R-1 creates limitations for use of the property. A B-1 rezone would enable residential uses to coexist with smallscale specialty retail uses and small-scale commercial facilities and offices where they will be easily accessible to adjacent residential areas. Council member Allen Voigt then spoke saying if the parcel is zoned residential, it cannot be used for any business. It can only be used for storage, not a business. “You can use up to 20 percent of your garage or your home for this business, but you can’t add on to your home,” Voigt explained. “So if I am, then I’m going to be singled out,” Legatt said. “And everybody else in this city is going to be out of compliance?” “I’m just saying what the R-1 code is saying,” Voigt said. “I know what you’re saying,” Legatt said quickly. “Then you are going to put a bunch of little people out of business in this town. Just remember that. And that’s fine. You do what you need to do.” Council member Chris Scheel wondered aloud about what to do about others who might also be out of compliance with city ordinances. “I know for a fact there are six businesses in here besides his that are out of compliance,” Scheel said. “Then that’s something we should be taking care of if we already know about it,” Voigt said. “I just found out yesterday, and I didn’t even search that hard,” Scheel said. Legatt joined the conversa-
tion, saying government, big and small, is just trying to nitpick everybody and run them all out. “If you are going to make everybody else in the city compliant, you are going to run half of them out of town,” Legatt said. Legatt continued saying the county assessor visited his home and he was given to understand that whatever portion of a home is used for a business, that portion must be commercially taxed. “I guarantee you, if somebody wants to pick on me, I’ll guarantee you there’s going to be a whole lot of other people getting picked on,” Legatt warned. The fact that state statute demanded the council take action within 60 days added more pressure to act. With that, the issue was put to a vote and passed unanimously.
Other actions
• Approved Rice Lion donation for Christmas decorations • Approved Rice Lions building roof bid • Discussed approval of joint powers agreement • Approved resolution increasing annual fire-pension increase for Rice Fire Relief Association • Received a report from the city engineer highlighting the projects that need to be addressed in the near and distant future. New water mains are a primary concern with some updating in sewer lift stations. • Set Monday, June 13 at 5:30 p.m. to review applications for a new city treasurer. Interview times will be set on that date.
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Children line up for the inflatable slide at Sartell SummerFest 2015.
Above: A band performs in the parade during Sartell SummerFest 2015. Left: The Sartell Sabre Pride Marching Band performs at Sartell SummerFest 2015.
SummerFest promises weekend of fun by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Sartell SummerFest 2016 will kick off a weekend of fun starting Friday, June 10 with a parade, an outdoor dance and fireworks, and the annual family bash known as Libertyville featuring a lumberjack show and a “human cannonball.” The following is a line-up of SummerFest activities:
Friday events
Running races There will be two running races – the St. Cloud Orthopedicssponsored 5k Run and the Vein Center-sponsored Kids’ Fun Run. Both will take place at the Sartell Middle School. The kids’ run is meant for kids
ages 5-11 and will begin at 5:30 p.m. The 5k run will follow at 6 p.m. People may register right before the races begin. Prizes will be given to the top three male and top three female 5k runners. The registration fee for the 5k run is $30. For the kids’ run, the fee is $15. Proceeds from the two events will be given to Sartell schools to help support their recreational programs. Libertyville The family fun bash dubbed Libertyville will begin at 5 p.m. on the grounds of Pine Meadow Elementary School. The free event will include a Lumberjack Contest Show, a
flying “human cannonball” shot from the mouth of a cannon, many activities for children, live music, face-painting, inflatables and more. Food will be served by the LeSauk Lions Club, and proceeds will benefit Sartell schools. The event is sponsored by Liberty Bank Minnesota.
Saturday
Parade The “ILoveLiberty.com Parade” will start at 10 a.m. and will proceed north on Riverside Avenue from Sartell Street to Seventh Street N., ending at the middleschool area. Eleven bands are scheduled to perform in the parade competition, along with more than 70 parade
units. The judges’ stands will be located on Riverside Avenue near the DeZurik plant. Handicapped parking is available in the DeZurik parking lot. Dance A Great River Bowl Partners Pub street dance will take place starting at 5 p.m. with music by Radio Nation, featuring Sartell schools’ music director Dave Lumley. The band will start playing at 5:30 p.m. Another band, Diamondback, will take the stage at 8:30 p.m. and perform until 12:30 a.m. The beer garden and food court at Partners’ Pub will open at 5 p.m., a half hour before the dancing starts. At about 10 p.m. The Blue Line Sports Bar & Grill Fireworks show
will begin in the area behind Great River Bowl.
Sunday
Golf The Blackberry Ridge Golf Club will offer a SummerFest Special that will include 18 holes of golf, along with a cart, for $19.07, in honor of 1907, the year Sartell was founded. To register call 320-2574653 or go to www.SartellSummerFest.com. Sponsors Sartell SummerFest 2016 is made possible by sponsorships from Liberty Bank Minnesota, St. Cloud Orthopedics, The Vein Center, ILoveLiberty.com, Great River Bowl & Partners Pub, Blue Line Sports Bar & Grill and Blackberry Ridge Golf Club.
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Opinion Muhammad Ali really was ‘the greatest’ What a tragic irony that boxing, the sport that propelled Muhammad Ali to the pinnacle of fame, was the very thing that disabled him so badly. On the bright side and much to his credit, Ali endured his slow, sad decline with stoicism, dignity and good cheer, according to those closest to him. When a great man dies, it makes a sound – the sound of a mighty tree in a forest crashing to the ground among the smaller, ordinary trees. Ali was a great man, and his passing sent shock waves around the world. A few decades ago, an experiment was conducted when teams of people took a collection of photos of famous people to remote places throughout the world. The photo of Muhammad Ali was the only one that was universally recognized by virtually everyone who viewed the photos. That was a testament to the extraordinary reach of Ali’s fame and his high regard among millions of people. We who are old (but hopefully not about to die) grew up with Muhammad Ali. Not literally, of course, but he was very much part of our lives because he was so often in the news. I first remember hearing about him in 1964 when he won the world heavyweight championship over Sonny Liston. I was no fan of boxing. I could never understand why two grown men would want to climb into a roped ring and bash each other’s heads in. I still don’t get it. However, many writers I used to read, including Norman Mailer, wrote insightful, fascinating essays on the subject of boxing so I realized, at least, that it took intense training and great skill. What struck me most about Ali in 1964 was when he changed his name, Cassius Marcellus Clay, which sounded like an ancient Roman name, to the Islamic-sounding Muhammed Ali. Clay had not only cast off his “slave
Dennis Dalman Editor name” but converted to the Islam religion. That seemed a strange thing to do back then. In our heavily Catholic southside St. Cloud neighborhood, it was considered by many almost an outrage if a Catholic became a Methodist, even through marriage. Converting to an Eastern-style religion was just too far out, too weird. Later that year, 1964, I began to become aware of Malcolm X, the black leader who had also converted to Islam, and I could understand his influence on Cassius Clay. Clay’s name change, his conversion, were just the first of the startling metamorphoses that made him a household name, ways in which a fearless black man asserted himself against an often hostile society. Another stunner was when Ali defied the government by announcing he would refuse to be drafted for the Vietnam War. He became an active war resistor, losing his championship title and being convicted of charges of draft evasion. In doing so, he became a counterculture hero to millions of us young people who also opposed the war. In the meantime, until his conviction was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1971, Ali had been barred from boxing for four years – years when he was in his physical prime. Not being a boxing fan, what struck me most about Ali was his ferocious in-your-face taunts and braggadocio. Most of the time, they were mock taunts, often hilarious ones, some-
times embellished by corny-but-clever rhymes. One of my favorites: “If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.” Like the Beatles, Ali had mastered that lightning-quick verbal repartee in the limelight, playing a kind of sly verbal ping-pong with media people. It was a new way of being “hip,” a way to challenge assumptions and authority, to remake oneself constantly. That defiant style was especially astonishing coming from a black man – one who was determined not to play the humble, dissembling, subservient roles that had humiliated blacks for so long – the Uncle Toms, the Steppin Fetchits. In that way, very much like Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., Ali trashed the old stereotypes and helped create the “new” black man – a man of strength, intelligence, wit, self-determination and deep confidence. And, not to forget, there were those astonishing photographs. Ali was born for the camera. He loved to mug, to clown around, have fun, often with celebrities nearly as famous as he was. The dazzling photos of him boxing are visuals of physical dynamism, grace under pressure, energy unleashed, as if he had harnessed lightning. Ali really was, in many respects, “the greatest.” He was arguably the greatest athlete of the 20th Century who “floated like a butterfly, stung like a bee.” He was also one of the greatest social-cultural heroes – for the anti-war movement and for the emergence of black pride. He was, as they say, one of a kind, and his particular kind will likely never be seen again.
He waved; let’s all wave more often When I first moved into my townhome in Sauk Rapids in autumn of 2014, my life was a matter of running here and there and trying to accomplish way too much more than my hours would allow me. As it is with any new homeowner, it was a hectic first few days that required me to make many trips to and from my new abode. The location of my new habitat demanded I pass by the Good Shepherd complex just south of my dwelling on an almost daily basis. It was on one of those first ventures into the Benton Drive hub of retail outlets that I saw him. It was a moderately warm day in September 2014 and I was eager to accomplish all my pre-planned chores before the sun set. I drove by that Good Shepherd multiplex and there he was. He was sitting in his motorized wheelchair and as I passed, he waved. I, of course, was way too intent on accomplishing my specific resolves to even think about his presence by the side of the road. In my little world of “must be dones,” I was obligated to make, again and again, a trip past Good Shepherd. Again and again, there he was and he waved. “Well,” I said to myself, “this won’t last long with winter setting in.” As that early winter dropped upon us in 2014-2015, complete with a frigid November that was, unfairly, too cold too early, I would take that same route. And yes, there he was,
Paul Ritzenthaler Guest Writer bundled against that Minnesota seasonal bitterness. And he waved. It was inevitable. For the first time, I waved back. January 2015. I don’t know who hated those zero-to-whatever-below days more: me or my dogs, who had to suffer through potty duties (I’m referring to the dogs’ potty duties here). But in my travels – to the grocery store or wherever – there he was, seemingly unperturbed by those hostile weather conditions. And, yup, he waved. Now, I waved back on a regular basis and tooted my horn to let him know that I loved that wave. Then came the spring of the year and he disappeared. Each time, I would pass by his usual waving place and I would look for him. Now my candor turned to concern. I wanted to drive into the parking lot, go into Good Shepherd and ask about my waving compatriot but I didn’t because of my fear I would look like an idiot. So I continued on my way. Then, one day, alack and alas, as I made my way past Good Shepherd, there he was. He waved! And I waved
and hit my horn and said (under my breath) “Amen.” Forever after that, up until the last episode, when I passed by and he waved, I waved back and smiled and always honked. I wish I could give you a happy ending to this story but come the spring of the year 2016, my waving friend disappeared again – this time for good. I still drive by and wave to no one there. I know Good Shepherd is a place where people grow old comfortably and move on to another sphere. I wonder if, in this world of confrontation and conflict, we took the time to wave at each other as we drove down our lanes of destination, what might be. Maybe, just maybe, things might be a little less confrontational and a little more affable. How many times has it happened that (in the course of vehicular activities) we have been given the beloved finger – no, not a waving finger? Wouldn’t it be wonderful, though, if that finger was surrounded by four others that were waving? Perhaps we should all take a lesson from this gentleman who waves somewhere still and realize that in the short span of our lives, there should be a lot less hostility and a lot more waving. In the interim, I say, “Wave on,” unknown friend, wherever you are and God bless you.
Friday, June 10, 2016 Is your event listed? Send your information to: Newsleader Calendar, P.O. Box 324, St. Joseph, MN 56374; fax it to 320-363-4195; or, e-mail it to news@thenewsleaders.com. Friday, June 10 Brat sale, sponsored by the St. Joseph Lions, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 First Ave. N.W. Benton County Historical Society, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-2539614. mnbentonhistory.org. St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6:30 p.m., near the Wobegon Trail Center, C.R. 2 Libertyville! sponsored by Liberty Bank Minnesota, 5 p.m., Pine Meadow Elementary, 1029 Fifth St. N., Sartell. 320-252-2841. 5K Run and Kids 1K, sponsored by St. Cloud Orthopedic and The Vein Center, Sartell Middle School, 212 3rd Ave. N. Brigadoon, performed by Homeschool Educated Youth, 7 p.m., Sartell High School (Auditorium), 748 Seventh St. N. Saturday, June 11 Sauk Rapids Farmers’ Market, 8 a.m.-noon, First Street and Second Avenue next to Manea’s Meats, downtown Sauk Rapids. Brat sale, sponsored by the St. Joseph Lions, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 First Ave. N.W. ILoveLiberty.com Parade, 10 a.m., Riverside Avenue, Sartell. Central Minnesota Chapter of the Federation of the Blind of Minnesota, 12:30 p.m., American Legion, 17 Second Ave. N., Waite Park. Brigadoon, performed by Homeschool Educated Youth, 2 p.m., Sartell High School (Auditorium), 748 Seventh St. N. Street Dance, 5 p.m.-midnight, ADOPTION PREGNANT? CONSIDERING ADOPTION? Call us first. Living expenses, housing, medical, and continued support afterwards. Choose adoptive family of your choice. Call 24/7. 855-390-6047 (MCN) *ADOPTION:* At-Home-Mom, Education Consultant, Financially Secure Family, Outdoor Adventures, Travel awaits 1st baby. Expenses paid*1-800-8441670* (MCN) Birthmothers, Planning an Adoption? Unique Adoptions can help. We have an excellent Adoption program. Choose from open or closed, select adoptive family. Financial Assistance. Ask about 4-day recovery packages. Call 24/7 to speak to an adoption specialist. 1-888-637-8200 (Void in IL) (MCN) AUTOMOBILES DONATE YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR BOAT TO HERITAGE FOR THE BLIND. Free 3 Day Vacation, Tax Deductible, Free Towing, All Paperwork Taken Care Of. 1-800-283-0205 (MCN) DONATE YOUR CAR TO CHARITY. Receive maximum value of write off for your taxes. Running or not! All conditions accepted. Free pickup. Call for details. 855-752-6680 (MCN) MOTORCYCLES WANTED MOTORCYCLES: TOP CASH PAID! For Old Motorcycles! 1900-1980. DEAD OR ALIVE! 920-371-0494 (MCN) EMPLOYMENT/HELP WANTED Experienced CDL-A TRUCK DRIVERS. Great pay and benefits. Driver friendly. All miles paid. Upper Midwest Region. Family run for over 75 years. Home when needed. Nice equipment. WWW. MCFGTL.COM Call now 507-437-9905 (MCN) MAKE $1,000 WEEKLY! Paid in advance! Mailing Brochures at Home! Easy
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Monday, June 13 Benton County Historical Society, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-2539614. mnbentonhistory.org. Market Monday, 3-6:30 p.m., parking lot of Hardware Hank, Seventh St. N., Sartell. marketmonday.org. St. Joseph Fare for All, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR 2, St. Joseph. 800-582-4291. fareforall.org. Sauk Rapids City Council, 6 p.m., council chambers, Sauk Rapids Government Center, 250 Summit Ave. N. 320-258-5300. ci.sauk-rapids.mn.us. Writers Group for adults, 6:30-8 p.m., Al Ringsmuth Public Library, 253 Fifth Ave. N., Waite Park. 320253-9359. Rice City Council, 7 p.m., council chambers, Rice City Hall, 205 Main St. E. 320-393-2280. Sauk Rapids Sportsmen’s Club, 8 p.m., Molitor’s Quarry Grill and Bar, 425 35th St. N.E., Sauk Rapids. Tuesday, June 14 Sartell Chamber of Commerce, 11:30 a.m., Waters Church, 1227 Pinecone Road. 320-258.6061. info@sartellchamber.com. Sauk Rapids Lions Club, 6:30 p.m., VFW, 901 N. Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids. e-clubhouse.org/sites/saukrapidslionsmn. Sauk Rapids Women of Today, 7 p.m., VFW, 901 N. Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids. saukrapidswt@mnwt.org. Holistic Moms Network, 7-8:30 p.m., Good Earth Co-op, 2010 Veterans Drive, St. Cloud. 320-252-2489.
Wednesday, June 15 Justin Ploof and the Throwbacks, part of the Summertime by George concert series, 5-9 p.m. tonight and every Wednesday through August, Lake George, 1101 Seventh St. S., St. Cloud. Eric Genius Concert of Hope, see the world-renowned composer and concert pianist with violinist, cellist and vocalist accompaniment. St. Francis Xavier Parish, 219 Second St. N., Sartell.
Thursday, June 16 Sartell-Sauk Rapids Moms’ Club, 9-10:30 a.m., Celebration Lutheran Church, 1500 Pinecone Road N., Sartell. Community Day of Action, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Lake George Municipal Complex, 1101 Seventh St. S., St. Cloud. unitedwayhelps.org. 320-2237991. Family Farmers’ Market, 2-6 p.m., River East parking lot, CentraCare Health Plaza, 1900 CentraCare Circle, St. Cloud. 320-252-2422. Rice Lions Club, 8 p.m., Lions Building, Westside Park, 101 Fourth St. NW. Friday, June 17 Burger/brat sale, sponsored by Knights of Columbus, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 First Ave. N.W. Benton County Historical Society, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-2539614. mnbentonhistory.org. RSVP Brat/Hot Dog Sale Fundraiser, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Coborn’s, 1725 Pinecone Road S., Sartell and Coborn’s, 900 Cooper Ave S., St. Cloud. Family Comedy/Magic Show, ideal for children preschool through fifth grade. 3-3:45 p.m., Al Ringsmuth Public Library, 253 Fifth Ave. N., Waite Park. 320-253-9359. Reg-
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Band group.” Another highlight will be the Minnesota Brass Drum-and-Bugle Corps, which has earned the gold or silver medal at the allage drum corps championships six of the last eight years. The full lineup of 24 marching units includes the Calgary Stampede Showband (Calgary, Alberta, Canada), Calgary Stetson Show Band, Calgary RoundUp Band and high-school bands from Sartell, Alexandria, Albany,
Champlin Park, Dassel-Cokato, Fergus Falls, Henry Sibley, Hutchinson, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, Mankato, Maple Lake, Milaca, New York Mills, Richfield, Solar Sound of St. Cloud, St. Michael-Albertville, Waconia, Winona Cotter and the 728 Cadets. For the best parade viewing, spectators should gather in the four zones along the parade route where every marching band is certain to perform. These locations are on Broadway near 6th, 8th, 11th and 14th avenues. Admission along the parade route is free of charge. Convenient bleacher seating is available for purchase through the Vikingland
Band Festival’s website. This year’s festival is a twoday event, as the Vikingland Band Festival will also present the Minnesota Drum Corps Premiere at Alexandria Area High School at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 25. The field exhibition will feature all three of Minnesota’s all-age drum-and-bugle corps in their season debut, along with complete field-show performances by the three guest bands from Calgary. Discounted advance tickets are available through the festival website. For more information about the parade and field show, visit VikinglandBandFestival.com.
the College of St. Benedict. “We all ended up collaborating and giving a lot of input.” All of the team members found the competition helped them develop industry-related knowledge and management skills. Blair, 18, is now considering a possible career in the hospitality industry after having learned what that involves. On the other hand, the students also found the competition helped
them to develop personal skills and character traits, such as patience, ability to work with others and public speaking. “Starting out, I was very nervous and would get flustered over what I would say,” said Vogt, 18, who hopes to become a teacher of family and consumer science. “Now, having spoken in front of people, I’ve gained the confidence to know what I want to say.”
The team’s advisor, Mary Levinski, herself a teacher of family and consumer science at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School, now faces the prospect of putting together a team for the 2017 competition. “Every year I seem to get a new team, but it’s very fun to see what they come up with and the energy they bring to the competition. The nice thing is we are nine-time defending state
champions . . . so we’re pretty hard to beat!” In addition to the management team, a culinary team consisting of Julianna O’Mara, Shaelynn Waseka, Abby Schiller and Hanna Meyer placed third at the state competition. However, all three of the teams expended a great amount of effort and time in preparing for their performances at the state and national level.
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The Calgary Stampedes, a widely renowned marching band, will perform at the Vikingland Band Festival in Alexandria.
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