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Friday, June 24, 2016 Volume 2, Issue 25 Est. 2015
Town Crier Highway 15 in Sartell reduced to single lane
The Minnesota Department of Transportation has closed one lane of Highway 15 at CR 1 in Sartell due to pavement buckling. The road will remain a single lane until further notice. Expect delays and consider alternative routes during peak traffic times. For more information, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on June 24 Criers.
FSA seeks committee candidates
The Farm Service Agency is looking for candidates for the farmer-elected County Committee election this fall and is especially interested in identifying individuals who have not previously been active with FSA. The County Committee represents non-traditional operations and people whose livelihoods are made by farming. For more information, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on June 24 Criers.
Male mentors needed for Anna Marie’s children
Anna Marie’s Alliance is looking for male mentors to make a difference in the lives of young children. Both the child and mentor benefit greatly from these positive and supportive relationships. For more information, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on June 24 Criers.
Help others enjoy summer
Opportunity Matters is looking for volunteers to help assist individuals in enjoying summer to its fullest. Volunteer opportunities include helping organize fun outings, barbecues and camp. For more information, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on June 24 Criers.
Teen’s dad: ‘We thought he was going to die.’ by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
After two days without sleep, Dean Fleigle sounded tired but hugely relieved when asked how his son is doing. Fleigle “He’s doing well,” he said. “Really well, considering. We thought he was going to die.” Fleigle’s son and only child is 16-year-old Daniel Fleigle, who fell from the old Sartell bridge while walking across it with five other youths on June 15. Fleigle had grabbed a live wire, which gave him a shock, causing him to fall 30 feet to the bridge’s platform. The Sauk Rapids-Rice High School junior is now in intensive care at Hennepin County Medical Center, listed in critical
condition but improving day by day, his father noted. “There have been so many prayers,” his father told the Newsleader in a June 20 interview. “The Lord is watching over him.” On the morning of the interview, Fleigle was at his home in Sauk Rapids Township, just south of Sartell. His wife, Shelly, was with her injured son as he was scheduled to have a magnetic-resonance imaging procedure. Fleigle, breathing a sigh of gratitude and relief, told about how days after the accident, a nurse had asked Daniel to wiggle his fingers, which he did. Then she asked him to wiggle his toes, which he managed to do. “When she moved her hands in front of his face, he followed them with his eyes,” Fleigle said. “So there appears to be no brain damage.” Teen • page 5
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This is the old Sartell bridge from which Daniel Fleigle fell 30 feet to the bridge’s platform after touching a live wire.
Farm Camp aims to enlighten children by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Some “city-slicker” children and probably even some adults think food products just somehow appear magically in supermarkets – on aisle shelves and in coolers. They don’t stop to think such food items are the result of a lot of expertise and hard work on farms, including the many family farms throughout Minnesota.
That is why the Farm Camp idea started in Waseca four years ago – to enlighten children about farm life and farm work. And that is why Katie Schmitt will play host to children at a Farm Camp Tuesday, July 26, at her family’s dairy farm halfway between Rice and Royalton. Katie’s parents, Mark and Natalie Schmitt, operate a 100cow dairy farm on which Katie grew up, worked hard, and gained a wealth of knowledge
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Vernon Reinert, one of the caretakers at the Sauk Rapids compost site, directs a customer toward a site where he can unload the twigs and branches from his yard.
and know-how. She is going to share the hands-on knowledge with children in grades 3-6 during the all-day Farm Camp, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The Schmitt Farm Camp is one of three Farm Camp sites for children on July 26. There are two near Waseca and one near Dundas. Registration, which costs $20 per child, is still open. To register, go to www.farmcampminnesota. org. Those who attend the camp will receive lunch, two
snacks, a T-shirt and a goodie bag to take home. Schmitt, a 2013 finalist for Benton County Dairy Princess, learned about Farm Camps through an internship last spring with the Farm Bureau. When she was asked if she’d like to host a Farm Camp on her family’s farm, she leaped at the chance as a strong believer in agricultural education. To that end, she just recently accepted a Camp • page 3
by Dave DeMars news@thenewsleaders.com
Back in the early 1970s, the environmental movement took root. Much of the focus was on water and air pollution, and it still is. But part of the movement focused on caring for the land, and restoring and replenishing what we had taken for granted for too long. Out of that part of the movement came the idea of composting. Composting is simply taking vegetative waste, perhaps adding a little water, turning the waste over and letting nature change the waste into a valuable soil amendment. Thanks to the environmental movement, many cities started Compost • page 2
Compost – dark matter that keeps on giving In mid-summer, the dry dust of the roadway floats over the Sauk Rapids compost site. In early spring and late fall, the rains turn the site into a mud hole that at times could challenge a four-wheeler. And in the heat of summer, the smell is often remarked on by newcomers to the site. But the Sauk Rapids compost site plays an important role in keeping the city livable and free of organic debris, and in return providing some rich black material to help in keeping yards looking green.
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Rice City Council revisits zoning, variance ordinances by Dave DeMars news@thenewsleaders.com
It looked as though the Rice City Council had a full slate of business at its June 20 meeting, but the business portion of the meeting was handled quickly and with little discussion – that is until the council took up a discussion on ordinances. The issue under consideration was an attempt to deal with comments made in a previous meeting by council member Chris Scheel and dealing with the approval of a variance owned
by Jerry Legatt at 225 First St. SW. The variance was needed because the property was out of compliance with present zoning regulations. It was grandfathered in because the building, while in good shape, is 60 years old. Legatt requested the variance so he might add a 20-by-100-foot addition to the building for personal storage. In the other portion of the building, Legatt runs an antique snowmobile parts and repair operation. “I know for a fact there are six businesses in here besides his that are out of compliance,”
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Alexa Behrendt, 5, of Sauk Rapids competed June 18-19 for the Princess division title of National Miss America, winning top overall finalist, at the Doubletree Hilton Hotel in Bloomington. Contestants are scored in four areas of the following: community service project, interview skills, personal introduction and formal wear. Alexa’s interests include gymnastics, swimming, reenacting youtube videos, and rescuing worms and bugs. She is the daughter of Sondra Behrendt and Mike Goerger. Four Sauk Rapids students were recently named to the spring dean’s list at Bethel University, St. Paul. They are the following: Kendra Gross, a senior, daughter of Amy and Daniel Gross; Kelsey Spies, a senior, daughter of Sheryl Spies; Ryan Spies, a sophomore, son of Sheryl Spies; and Shayna Studenski, a senior, daughter of Tammy and Dennis Studenski. Students must earn a minimum 3.6 grade-point average to qualify for this honor. Two Sauk Rapids students were recently named to the spring dean’s list at Bemidji State University.
They are Noah Simondet and Brianna Willie. Students must earn a minimum 3.5 grade-point average to qualify for this honor. Two Sauk Rapids students were recently named to the spring dean’s list at Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter. They are Danielle Kirchner and Andrew Lupinek. Students must earn a minimum 3.7 grade-point average to qualify for this honor. Kendra Gross, daughter of Amy and Daniel Gross of Sauk Rapids, recently graduated with a major in history from Bethel University, St. Paul.
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Scheel said at the June 6 meeting. Scheel made the statement after council member Allen Voigt had cited the Land-Use-Development Code on zoning to Legatt and explained a parcel zoned for residential use cannot be used for any business. It can only be used for storage. That statement led to a difficult discussion at this week’s council meeting about whether members of the council had an obligation to explore further which six businesses are out of compliance. What concerned Voigt was the possibility that people would think the council did not care whether they complied with the city ordinances. He also expressed concern that other businesses might come before the council and request variances and claim the council had looked the other way when Legatt came before the council with his request or had in some way given favorable treatment to Legatt. “If the council knows about it now, if Chris would have just thought maybe they are or maybe they aren’t . . . but once he said it to all of us, now the integrity of this council is in question as to whether we knew something about it or not,” Voigt said. Scheel countered, saying when the properties were rezoned last year, they should have been grandfathered in. That would have made them compli-
ant. If in the future one of those property owners would want to expand or improve the property for the business, then that owner would need to request a variance at that time. Council member Paula Kampa agreed with Voigt, saying she thought he was on the right track but reasoned the issue needed to go back to the planning commission and the assessor. The issue needed to come back through them and they needed to check the zoning situation again. Then the council would have done its due diligence. “It’s not our job to police it,” Kampa said. But Voigt took issue with that contention, saying the council still should find out if the six businesses were in compliance. If Scheel knew the businesses were not in compliance, then he should share the names with the council and how those businesses are out of compliance. Council member Brian Skroch said the variance allowed for Legatt was the result of poor wording and some recent changes in the law covering the ordinance. “We used to have bullet points,” Skroch said. “You need to do this to get a variance. Now those are blurred, and it’s not written in stone as to what you need to have in order to have a variance. If you didn’t meet these bullet points, you didn’t get a variance.” Voigt continued, saying the
council will have to look to see if what is thought to be a violation really is a violation. Scheel thought the issue could be solved using the assessor and determining how it was assessed. Voigt said that talk around town is some people receive special treatment from the council because of their name. “It’s gossip,” Voigt said, “but it’s how stuff like this gets started.” Kampa volunteered to check to see if the six were in compliance. If they are, there is no problem and Scheel was proven wrong. If there is non-compliance, then the council has some work to do. Skroch suggested again the real problem lay with the poor language of the ordinance and the fact it was not as clear as it had been. Finally, Scheel made a motion, seconded by Kampa, that they would do the leg work to determine if the six businesses were or are actually non-compliant, and the motion passed unaninomously. The council also approved a garage encroachment agreement at 125 First Ave. NW and the sale by auction of forfeited vehicles in the police impound lot via online bid, and gave final approval of the updated bid to repair the men’s bathroom flooring in city hall with a spending limit of $3,054.
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of the site and so far he likes the job just fine. “It’s not strenuous work. It’s something a retired guy can handle,” Reinert said with a chuckle. In the early spring, when the grass starts to green up and the last snow disappears, the public will start raking leftover leaves from their yards, fertilizing and getting the first cut of the season done. That is the start of the busy season. The milder the winter, the greater the call to open the site. “When people start getting excited about cleaning yards, and Pete Eickhoff (director of Public Works) starts getting phone calls, ‘When are you going to open it? When are you going to open it?’ well then he says, maybe we should open it,” Reinert said.
A typical day at the site consists of some sitting, a little talking, and a lot of waving and pointing to where waste material should be dumped. Between customers, Reinert likes to read or keep busy sweeping out the shack used by the monitors. “Next week, I think I’ll bring my weed whacker with me and get rid of those thistles and weeds in the middle of the drive by the table,” Reinert said. Occasionally, a newcomer will stop by the tin shack on site that serves as protection from the elements for site monitors to purchase a compost site sticker to put on their windshield allowing them to use the site. The sticker costs $25 for the season. Compost • page 4
from front page their own composting program. Sauk Rapids was one of them and established what today is a 45-acre site of which about 12 acres are used for the compost operation. Starting in April until late November, the site is open every Wednesday (noon to 7 p.m.) and Saturday (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.). Special operation times are listed on the city’s website. Vernon Reinert, along with Bob Weyer and Lawrence Gerards, spend their time managing the site and directing visitors and users of the site to the appropriate areas. Reinert is in his second year as a caretaker
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Camp from front page job as a communicator for World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis., an organization that hosts a week-long expo in Madison attended annually by 70,000 visitors from all over the world and featuring cattle from across the United States and Canada. Schmitt recently graduate from the University of Minnesota with a degree in animal science. At the Schmitt farm Farm Camp, there will be eight
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learning stations on a rotation basis: corn, soy beans, dairy, beef cattle, pigs, poultry, pollinators (mainly bees) and vegetable gardening. At each station, there will be a 15-minute lecture followed by 15 minutes of hands-on activities. After the learning sessions, kids will be given a tour of the Schmitt farm. “We want to help educate kids about the importance of the role of agriculture in the world,” Schmitt said. “And some who attend the Farm Camp might even decided to become farmers. We can always hope so.”
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At right: Katie Schmitt proudly poses with a favorite Holstein, Emmy Lou. Schmitt will host a Farm Camp for children on her family farm just north of Rice. Parents should register their children for the camp as soon as possible so Schmitt can prepare for how many children will attend the July 26 event.
Bundles of puppy love
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Michael Kurt and his nieces Sabrina and Terri Thompson happily show off a litter of new puppies at their home in Rockwood Estates Mobile Home Park just south of Rice. On June 23, 2015, Kurt and his partner, now deceased, legally adopted the two nieces, sisters Sabrina and Terri, because they had been in foster homes in the Tulsa, Okla. area and needed a steady home. Now they consider themselves a happy family of three, with two dachshunds – Missy and Timmy. Missy gave birth to four puppies a month ago, all males. Kurt and the girls are now trying to find the puppies good homes.
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of inspection. These items were shipped for food service and retail distribution nationwide, according to a press release by FSIS. The problem was discovered when the establishment notified FSIS that sand and black soil were found in some of their products. The source of the contamination is under investigation by the establishment and law enforcement. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or ill-
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Above: Vernon Reinert exits the steel monitor’s shed to direct a new customer to the proper site. Reinert spends about two days per week helping to maintain the compost site so the process of making black soil can proceed smoothly. Inset: A mixed load of brush and grass clippings heads first toward the windrow grass clipping compost and then to the brush pile left of where this photo was taken. Reinert, compost caretaker, said it was important to not mix the brush and grass clippings since the grass clippings break down faster and are made into rich black soil.
A perfect ending to a rainstorm
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This photo was taken shortly after a thunderstorm last Friday in Sauk Rapids. What could have been a torrential rainstorm concluded with a peaceful view of a full rainbow and a heart-shaped tree.
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Compost from page 2 “Last Wednesday, I had 268 customers,” Reinert said after consulting his clipboard for the count. “That was kind of unusual to have that many on a Wednesday afternoon. That is more typical of a Saturday. That was a good day for a Wednesday.” Reinert keeps a sharp eye on the customers that come through the gate. He said, you have to make sure they unload in the right area. Grass clippings go on the windrows to the north of the hut while brush goes to the huge pile of tree limbs and trimmings to the west. Some customers bring whole trees to drop off at the site. That’s OK, but the site doesn’t take construction lumber or other construction debris. Once a year or so, an outside company comes, and chips and grinds up all the brush, then takes it to an electrical plant where it is burned up and produces electricity. “It’s kind of a win-win situation,” Reinert said. Usually the logs and chunks of cord wood don’t last too long, Reinert explained. Someone will drop it off, and another person looking for some campfire wood will come and pick it up. There are a few guys who bring their chainsaws right to the site. The same holds true for landscape rock and such. While technically the site doesn’t take landscape material, Reinert says it never lasts very long if someone does. When people decide to change their landscaping, they often have sod and black dirt they don’t want. That all goes in the black dirt pile. Many times someone will come looking for some sod. If not, it will decompose for a year, and next year will be processed with the rest of the leaf and grass
compost. Composting at the site usually takes about four years from beginning to the finished black dirt product. Nothing is mixed into the organic material. It’s simply turned and pushed back into larger piles as it decomposes. Eventually a batch is deemed ready, and is screened and piled in back of the steel monitor’s hut. People are free to come and load as much or little of it as they wish and take it away – no charge. It’s wonderful for filling in low spots and garden beds. A pickup truck pulling a large trailer of brush pulled up in front of the monitor station. Reinert went out to inspect the load and talk to the driver, then directed him to the brush pile to the west of the monitor station. That’s one of the things we have to watch for, Reinert said. Mixing rock and brush isn’t good when they come to process and grind the brush for the electrical plant. That “stuff” has to be separated. “Stuff” consists of not only rocks but flower pots and a variety of other yard ornaments and things. In the spring, the compost site is also the site of “Clean Sweep Days” where Sauk Rapids residents and Sauk Rapids Township and some areas of Minden Township are encouraged to clean up their properties. Large dumpsters are set about the site to handle different types of refuse. For a small fee, people can bring in just about any kind of junk and stuff sitting in their basements, garages and yards. Appliances, refrigerators, mattresses, springs, scrap iron, lawn mowers, bicycles – all are disposed of. “Something like a lawn mower, if it looks like it might have some value to it, we’ll set it off to the side,” Reinert said. “Somebody will come along and take it home.”
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Left: Parents Dean and Shelly Fleigle comfort their son, Daniel, who has been hooked up with tubes, tubes and more tubes at Hennepin County Medical Center. His father said he is recovering surprisingly well after a very nasty 30-foot fall from the old Sartell bridge. At right: This is a photo of Daniel Fleigle when he was a little boy, the only son of Dean and Shelly Fleigle, also pictured.
Teen from front page His son cannot talk yet, partly because there is a tube down his throat. The injuries are severe: head trauma, broken clavicle, broken ribs, punctured lung and a thoracic fracture of his back, which fortunately did not affect his spine. This is what happened, ac-
cording to a police report and information on a Daniel Fleigle contribution website: Fleigle and five friends were crossing the old Sartell bridge that spans the Mississippi River between the bank of the river behind River Boat Depot and the east side of the river near the former paper mill. At one point, Fleigle apparently felt he was about to fall and grabbed a wire that happened to be a live electric wire. The shock sent him
falling 30 feet onto the bridge platform. One of the other boys immediately called 911, and the dispatcher gave instructions on how to perform CPR. Rescuers arrived and then proceeded to perform more CPR because Fleigle had gone into cardiac arrest. After several attempts, a pulse could be felt again. Fleigle described his son as a bright kid who is very Christian. However, like most teenagers,
he sometimes would do something risky, believing himself indestructible. “I always gave him advice never to follow other kids if they’re doing something wrong,” Fleigle said. “But kids influence one another. I’ve warned him never to go on that bridge. But sometimes it’s ‘monkey see, monkey do.’ They have to learn from their mistakes.” Daniel played football and baseball in high school. He en-
joys the outdoors, especially hunting and fishing. Daniel’s aunt has started a webpage where people can contribute to the Fleigles to defray medical-related costs. To view the site and to contribute, go to www.gofundme.com/2artv94c. Those who want to send Daniel Fleigle a get-well card can send one to: Daniel Fleigle, in care of Dean Fleigle, 4930 NE River Road, Sauk Rapids, Minn. 56379.
Arboretum trip set July 19 by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
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This is a scene featured on the website of the Minnesota Arboretum showing a father and daughter enjoying a walk on the arboretum grounds.
Space is limited for a July 19 bus trip to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum and Horticultural Research Center in Chaska. The trip is sponsored by the Minnesota Extension Master Gardener Program of Benton County The bus will leave at 8 a.m. Tuesday, July 19 from the St. Cloud East Shopko parking lot and return there by 6 p.m. Lunch is not included in the $40 cost of the trip. Visitors will have a chance to tour the breathtaking gardens filled with flowers,
shrubs, trees and sculptures. A tram trip (fee included in trip cost) will allow visitors to explore the entire 1,040-acre property. Visitors will also hear from researchers at the center, visit the new Bee and Pollinator Center, and see where the famous Honeycrisp apple was developed. The arboretum does have a dining facility, but those on the tour are welcome to bring their own bagged lunch if they like. For more information or to register, call 320-968-5077 or 1-800-964-4929. Checks for $40 can be made payable to Benton County Master Gardeners and mailed to Arboretum Trip, P.O.
Box 650, Foley, Minn. 56329. Those who are currently Extension Master Gardeners or who have arboretum memberships will be charged only $31 for the trip. The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska was established in 1958 by several organizations, including the Men’s Garden Club of Minneapolis, the Lake Minnetonka Garden Club, the Minnesota State Horticultural Society and other supporters. There are more than 5,000 plant species in the arboretum, which has become one of the finest horticultural field laboratories and public-display areas in the nation.
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Better safe than sorry, so heed bad-weather warnings With the official start of summer on June 20, it’s a good time to review the importance of heeding bad weather conditions and warnings. On Sunday night, there were tornado warnings issued in parts of Stearns, Benton and Sherburne counties, and tornado-warning sirens blared loudly in many cities. Because tornadoes are fairly rare in Minnesota, unlike in the “Tornado Alley” states like Texas and Oklahoma, it’s easy for us Minnesotans to forget they can and do happen, and we must be prepared for their possibility. A “Tornado Watch” is when the weather forecasters advise people that conditions are favorable for the possible formation of tornadic weather. A “Tornado Warning” is broadcast, often with a wailing siren, that a tornado or rotational cloud formation has been sighted somewhere in the general area and that people should seek shelter immediately. When a tornado warning is issued, people should not dawdle and wait around, looking up at the sky to try to see a funnel cloud. They should take shelter, preferably in the middle room of a basement or in the innermost room of a house, such as a small bathroom toward the center of the house. June through August are the most likely tornado months in Minnesota, although they can occur as early as March and as late as November. The largest tornado outbreak in Minnesota was June 17, 2010, when 48 funnel clouds were spotted in clusters. From 1950 to 2012, there were 1,721 tornadoes reported in Minnesota, 99 tornado-related deaths and 1,981 injuries. The worst tornado disaster occurred in the St. Cloud-Sauk Rapids-Rice areas when 72 people died, including members of a wedding party in rural Rice, including the groom who had just said his vows. The date was the afternoon of April 14, 1886. The second deadliest outbreak was in the Fergus Falls area on the afternoon of June 22, 1919 when 57 people were killed and 200 injured. In more recent times, better weather forecasting and warnings have prevented deaths, with only about one or two fatalities per year in the state. But – this bears repeating – people must learn to heed the warnings and take immediate shelter. And not to forget, there are other weather dangers besides tornadoes. Strong straight-line winds can be devastating, injuring or killing people with debris driven by the fierce winds, and demolishing roofs and, in some cases, entire homes, especially mobile homes. Another danger is large hail that can cause much damage and even serious injury. Yet another cause for concern is lightning. People should always go inside a house or other protected structure when the skies are streaked by lightning. One should never seek shelter under a tree in a bad lightning storm. Lightning often “seeks” the highest thing in a landscape, such as trees, and there have been instances of lightning splitting trees wide open, and injuring or killing people who’d run under the tree for shelter. That is what killed several people on a golf course in the Twin Cities some years ago. Parents should gather children together and impress upon them what to do when bad weather approaches. They must not dawdle and delay but come directly home from wherever they are or seek shelter in their friends’ homes or other shelters if a storm strikes when they are playing in parks, ballfields or wherever. Let us be safe this summer; let’s heed the weather warnings; let’s seek shelter with a healthy bettersafe-than-sorry attitude.
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Friday, June 24, 2016
Opinion Stop lamebrain excuses against gun laws (Note: This column was written before a June 19 deadline, so the outcome of a possible congressional vote on gun-safety proposals was not known yet. The vote was expected to happen as early as June 20.)
The excuses are growing lamer by the day for not passing laws regulating the sale and access to certain kinds of guns. It’s an established fact the National Rifle Association owns the U.S. Congress lock, stock and barrel, and it calls all the shots any time the subject of gun safety comes up. And that subject has come up a lot lately, what with the horrifying frequency of massacres by vile haters. An explosive combination of factors causes these haters to go berserk and slaughter people: mental illness, especially a mania to seek revenge because of perceived slights or the hater’s own inadequacies; sick propaganda by hate groups that helps the mentally-ill individual feel empowered and/or connected to a “higher” cause; and last but not least, ready access to guns – especially assaulttype weapons. Time and again, after every massacre, good senators and representatives try to pass gun-safety laws and laws either restricting access to, or outright bans on, assault-type guns. And time and again, their efforts are defeated by their colleagues’ slavish adherence to the powers of the NRA. For decades, the NRA leaders have perpetrated and nurtured excuses that too many people adopt in knee-jerk fashion. But first, a few good words about the NRA: Its members are overwhelmingly good people who promote gun education, gunsafety programs, and responsible hunting and gun recreation. What’s more, most of its members are strong advocates of commonsense gun legislation. It’s the national NRA leadership that’s the problem because just as they hold Congress hostage to their demands, NRA’s top leaders for years have played lackey to the gun manufacturers’ lobby. The tail
Dennis Dalman Editor wagging the dog. Here are some of the lamebrain excuses against gun legislation, as promulgated in the Gospel of Wayne LaPierre, the current head honcho/propagandist of the NRA: • If they pass any kind of gun-control legislation, it will become a slippery slope and next thing you know, they’ll be at our doors demanding to take away our hunting guns. • Banning or denying access to certain kinds of weapons won’t do a bit of good. The haters will steal the guns, or use knives or make homemade explosives. • The Second Amendment, the Right to Bear Arms, is sacred. It allows us to have all the guns we want, and passing even one restriction to that amendment is therefore unconstitutional. • If they pass restrictions on gun access, how will we be able to protect ourselves? The trouble with those excuses is that none of them is true. Yes, haters have used knives and bombs, but does that mean passing restrictions on assault weapons is therefore futile? Thankfully, polls indicate those excuses are wearing very thin, indeed. Ninety-percent of Americans want to expand background checks and are in favor of passing legislation that would limit and/ or ban war-like assault weapons and any guns that hold multiple-bullet clips. Thank goodness for the political courage of Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut who staged a 15-hour filibuster last week to force Republican Party leaders to allow votes on two proposed
gun measures. One measure would forbid people whose names are on the government’s terrorist watch list from obtaining gun licenses. Another would expand background checks at gun shows and for Internet sales. Both measures are not only eminently reasonable; they are long overdue. Murphy ended his marathon filibuster by referring to the heartbreaking story of Dylan Hockley and Ann-Marie Murphy. Dylan was a dimpled, blue-eyed sweetheart to everyone who knew him, including teaching aide Mrs. Murphy, who helped him deal with his autism at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. We all know all too well what happened there one day. A deranged gunman barged into the school and began firing his assault rifle with its clip of 30 bullets. Later, officials found Dylan and Mrs. Murphy dead. She had wrapped her loving arms around him just seconds before the crazed killer shot them. They were two of the 26 dead – 23 of them little boys and girls. In his filibuster speech, Sen. Murphy praised Mrs. Murphy’s fearlessness, her fierce love while staring down a barrel and knowing she would die within seconds. Murphy ended his long talk by challenging his Senate colleagues to demonstrate with legislation that political courage: “If Anne Marie Murphy could do that,” the senator said, “what can you do to make sure Orlando or Sandy Hook never, ever happens again?” It’s a question we should all ask ourselves. We should remind ourselves even if gun legislation cannot prevent massacres (of course it can’t completely), that is no excuse to do absolutely nothing. And yes, let’s remember always that assault-type weapons and instant access to them is a big factor in just about every massacre. Most of all, let’s remember Dylan Hockley and Mrs. Murphy when we demand our political leaders pass the proposed gun legislation. Enough excuses.
Letter to editor
Reader responds to ‘Obama’s achievments abound’ Zachary Thomas Athmann, Sauk Rapids It pains me to see the glorification of Obama. I mean, what cave has Obama lovers been living in? How about we actually take Obama’s critics into consideration and think about why they criticize him before we call them cave dwellers. • Obama created 13.7 million jobs… or was that the free market working it’s magic? Either way, unless it was government jobs then they don’t count. • Obama loves communist Cuba, even though Cubans apparently do not. • Obamacare gives cheap health care to millions while taxing non-health-care recipients into oblivion so they can’t get their own health care. (Irony?)
• Obama killed Osama bin Laden, or was it Seal Team 6? • Obama sticks it to terrorists by going to a climate change summit rather than fighting them. I mean, had he not pulled the troops out of Iraq, there wouldn’t have been a problem. • Obama creates a nuclear treaty with Iran because, you know, they are totally trustworthy. Remember 1979? • Adding on to the point above, Iran has expressed their desire to destroy our ally Israel. • Obama added more to the national debt than all other presidents before him. • Obama did nothing but watch as Vladimir Putin carved up the Ukraine. • Obama seeks gun control even though gun control did nothing to stop the Paris attack or any
other massacre. • Obama endorsed Hillary Clinton even though she broke federal law by disclosing classified information on her personal email, which was sent to us by foreign nations. Just look up what happened to David Petraeus and you tell me what’s OK about this endorsement. So in short Obama has endorsed a criminal to be his successor. • Obama has cracked down on waterboarding because terrorists deserve compassion and love, not punishment for their crimes. Those are just some of Obama’s great failures. Oh, and just for good measure, Obama is just as bad an obstructionist as Congress is. Just remember, the people who say “thanks Obama!” are probably just joking, because that’s what Obama’s tenure has been. A joke.
Internet bubble and what you may be missing The Internet is a wonderful thing. It’s greatly expanded the amount of information the everyday American has access to. A brain-twisting problem that once required a trip to the library now is easily solved with the help of a smartphone, computer or tablet. However, have you ever noticed when you type one thing into a search engine, searching for travel deals or looking up a new lawn mower, eerily similar advertisements and links begin to appear? This is how these companies make money. Recording your search history and selling it to advertisers helps to market more efficiently. On this note, looking at news articles online works in the same way Based on what sites you have visited, search results and news aggregators recommend stories based on what you have read before. This is all well and good until you consider you may have read your news on a site that leans one way or another on the political spectrum. The process will continue until your Internet bubble is created. What is an Internet bubble, you may ask? Well, to put it simply, an Internet bubble is the condition in which the search engines have you figured out to the point where when you search for news or opinion, you will never encounter anything that challenges your viewpoint. If you have been reading a large number of left- or right-wing sites, it’s very unlikely one with a contrary opinion to these will ever appear in your search results or be recommended to you by a news aggregator.
Connor Kockler Guest Writer Make no mistake, it isn’t wrong to find a good place to share views with people who think the same way as you. The problem, though, is being stuck in an Internet bubble can actually reduce the amount of information you are taking in. You are also more likely to encounter inherent bias in reporting. I once found a website that showed images of a conservative news feed and a liberal news feed side by side. These feeds had stories about the same topics. The difference was shocking. Not only did the opposing sides each have a completely different take on the issues, they also used different sources and quoted different people to prove their points. This illustrates the problem. Sites with one viewpoint or another may downplay or completely omit information that doesn’t help them prove the point they are making in the article. If you are stuck in an Internet bubble, you may only be getting half the story. Being a person who has explored both sides of the political Internet, I find the best way to sort through the biases
is to look for similarities. If the conservative and liberal sites both say something, it’s safe to assume it’s true. If there are different figures for the same point, say the economy or crime numbers, I tend to take an average or check the leanings of the contributing organization. But it’s only possible to break out of your Internet bubble and access both sides of the political Internet if you know where to look. The best way I have found to do this is to find a group of conservative sites, a group of liberal sites and some more moderate sites. Save these in your bookmarks or write them down, and take a look at one of each before you make up your mind on something. A great place to start is www.realclearpolitics. com. This site hosts web articles from many differing sites across the political spectrum and will help you to build a list of sites you like. Just like getting a second opinion, breaking out of your Internet bubble can help you see more of the world. When we get stuck in information that merely confirms our beliefs, it doesn’t challenge us to defend them, which makes for terrible debates in the classroom and at the dinner table. An informed society is a strong and prosperous society. We just need to get outside of our bubbles and give multiple viewpoints a look. Connor Kockler is a student at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School. He enjoys writing, politics and the news, among other interests.
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Friday, June 24, 2016
Rice Chamber plans golf-event fundraiser by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Registration is now open for a “Golf Extravaganza” fundraiser for the Rice Area Chamber of Commerce that will take place Monday, July 18 at Oak Hill Golf Club south of Rice. The event will consist of four-person teams for an 18hole golf scramble. Registration will take place on that day starting at 11:30 a.m. with lunch to begin at 11:45 a.m. and a shot-gun
start at 12:45 p.m. The dinner is slated for approximately 5:30 p.m. Brochures containing details of the golf fundraiser were brought to the last Rice Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon meeting, May 18. The per-team registration fee includes two golf carts, four green fees (18 holes), four meal tickets (lunch and dinner) and door-prize registration. Additional meal tickets can be purchased. Those companies with only one or two people can sign
up individually and will be assigned to a team. Space is limited to 24 teams so it’s important to register as soon as possible. Non-Chamber members may also register at a nonmember rate, or choose to become a Chamber member to receive member rates. The Chamber is also seeking sponsorships and door prizes to be given the day of the golf game. For more details on how to register, contact Ted Pfohl at 252-6895 or Cheryl Scapanski at 393-2115.
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Blotter If you have a tip concerning a crime, call the Sauk Rapids Police Department at 320-251-9451 or TriCounty Crime Stoppers at 320-2551301 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 12 2:59 a.m. Open door. Summit Avenue N. While on patrol, officers observed an open door at a local business. The building was checked, and the area was cleared. No further action was taken. 10:14 a.m. Littering. 13th Street N. Police were dispatched after receiving a littering complaint. The complainant stated he saw a driver throw a drug pipe out of his vehicle. The pipe was retrieved by authorities who placed it into evidence. 5:50 p.m. Civil problem. Fourth Avenue N. Police were requested to contact an individual in regards to some type of harassment. Upon contact, authorities discovered the male had been receiving a slew of harassing telephone calls. He stated he would contact police if he received anymore phone calls of this nature. 4:23 p.m. Public assist. Ninth Avenue S. Officers responded to a complaint regarding a harassing phone call. According to the female complainant, she had received a phone call regarding one of her grandson’s supposedly being in prison in Mexico.
The woman said she did not fall for this scam but wanted to let authorities know what had happened. No further action was taken. April 13 1:45 p.m. Suspicious activity. Ninth Avenue N. Authorities responded to a complaint regarding suspicious activity. The caller reported a group of people breaking into an empty home. Upon arrival, police met the party, who provided proof they were from a local bank and now had ownership of the property. No further action was taken. 2:57 p.m. Alarm. Osauka Road N.E. Police were dispatched to an alarm. While en route, the request was cancelled via the homeowner. April 14 5:10 p.m. Property damage. 10th Avenue N.E. Officers responded to a complaint of property damage to a vehicle. Upon arrival, authorities spoke with the complainant who stated there was a long scratch mark on both the driver and passenger doors. The damage was photographed and entered into evidence. April 15 6:06 a.m. Found property. First Avenue N. Police were dispatched to the aforementioned residence in regards to a tenant finding what she believed to be drugs in a plastic bag. Upon arrival, authorities tested the substance which tested positive for methaphetamine. It was entered into evidence and subsequently destroyed.
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Friday, June 24, 2016
Sauk Rapids
Rapids River Days
Friday, June 2 6 p.m. Parade
(along 6th Aven
ue)
Rapids River Days events held at Municipal Park on Benton Drive
Saturday, June 25 7:30 a.m. Tanner’s Team Foundation 5K/1K 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. State Strong Man/Woman Championships
Concert Schedule: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Kevin Lange & the Mississippi Drifters 1:30-4 p.m. The Receders 4:30-7:30 p.m. Honey Badger
11 a.m.-8 p.m. Rapids River Food Fest • Pony and camel rides • Games (Obstacle course, bounce house, water wars & more) • Crafters and vendors Noon. Girl’s Fastpitch Softball Tourney www.saukrapidsriverdays.com
Church of St. Joseph Parish
July 4th Celebration Festival events held at 12 W. Minnesota St.
Sunday, July 3
Monday, July 4
(on parish grounds)
(Sponsored by the Lions Club)
5 p.m. Bingo, Games, Food & Refreshments
10 a.m. Parade (along Minnesota Street)
6 p.m. Free “Joetown Rocks” Concert Concert Schedule: 6 p.m. The Graduates 7 p.m. The Crown Jewels (Queen Tribute) 8:30 p.m. Matt Vee Family & Friends! “I Am...He Said” (A celebration of the music of Neil Diamond) 10:15 p.m. Fireworks Sponsored by Bernick’s
10:30 p.m. Maiden Dixie
11 a.m. Bingo, games, food & refreshments (on parish grounds) 1:30 p.m. Quilt Auction 3 p.m. Raffle Drawing Music provided by DJ Jerry Whitley
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