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Friday, July 29, 2016 Volume 2, Issue 29 Est. 2015
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St. Stephen to collect hazardous waste
The City of St. Stephen will collect all household hazardous wastes from 8-11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6 at the St. Stephen City Hall, 2 Sixth Ave. SE. Sponsored by the Stearns County Household Hazardous Waste Facility, this event is free. Check the county website for the list of accepted and not accepted items.
St. Stephen to host National Night Out
The City of St. Stephen will celebrate National Night Out from 6-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2 in the Lower Smoley Field. Among the activities are yard games, snacks and face painting, in addition to visiting with members of the Fire Department and Stearns County Sheriff’s Department.
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Traveling 9/11 exhibit new to County Fair by Frank Lee operations@thenewsleaders.com
The Benton County Fair returns to Sauk Rapids starting noon Tuesday, Aug. 2, and will feature old favorites and new surprises to delight people of all ages before the fair ends Sunday, Aug. 7. The 104th annual Benton County Fair will once again be held on the Benton County Fairgrounds for six consecutive days next month, which Donita Beehler described as “a little challenging.” “You try to come up with new things people haven’t seen or experienced,” said Beehler, a secretary associated with the fair. “We have some board members that go to other fairs and check out what other fairs have that works for them who (then) try to bring some of that back to ours.” “Tunnel to Towers – Never Forget 9/11” mobile exhibit will be a new attraction at next month’s fair in Sauk Rapids. The high-tech, 53-foot tractor-trailer unfolds into a 1,000-square-foot exhibit featuring documentary videos, artifacts and steel beams from the World Trade Center. From 4-H swine judging in the show arena on Aug. 2 to magic shows on the Cottonwood Stage and bingo in the Lions building on the fairgrounds, there is an activity or demonstration that will appeal to those Fair • page 4
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Hot-buttered corn on the cob, like the one enjoyed by this girl at last year’s Benton County Fair, will be a popular favorite at the 2016 Benton County Fair, which starts Tuesday, Aug. 2 and ends Sunday, Aug. 7.
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Hunstiger seeks top-elected city office
St. Cloud VA seeks Vietnam vet photos
Kurt Hunstiger is a man who exudes excitement and enthusiasm about working for Sauk Rapids and being a Hunstiger part of the community, which is why he is running for mayor in the upcoming primary. “I’ve been training for this for a long time,” Hunstiger said. “The
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last time I actually had the application in my hand and I didn’t apply for it.” When asked about the reason voters should choose him as their mayor, Hunstiger recited a litany of boards, commissions and work in which he has been involved while living in Sauk Rapids. Hunstiger has spent 22 years involved in city government and 10 years on the city council. “I’ve been on every committee and thing I can be on in Sauk Rapids,” Hunstiger said. “I know budgeting, I know HRA (Housing and Redevelopment Authority),
Planning Commission, Joint Powers Board. I’ve been on sub-committees – I mean every sub-committee that Sauk Rapids has and some special ones like the bridge sub-committee.” He doesn’t want to brag on the fact, but he has the experience and the historical knowledge to do the job. Being new to city government, it takes a year or two to learn what is really happening with budgeting and planning and all the other areas of government, Hunstiger said. He said he feels he has that knowledge and he has paid his dues.
In Hunstiger, voters would get a man with plenty of experience and enthusiasm to do the job, he said. “I never thought I wanted to be a politician, but I thought, now is the time,” he said. To those who are skeptical about a long, close association with government, Hunstiger says he wasn’t born and raised in Sauk Rapids and if there is a “good ol’ boys” network, he hasn’t seen it and he is not part of it. “I take no funding for my campaign, I don’t owe anybody Hunstiger • page 3
Children learn at Schmitt farm by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
More than 120 students in a swarm of orange “Farm Camp” T-shirts descended upon the Mark and Natalie Schmitt dairy farm north of Rice on July 26 to learn about food, how it’s grown and raised, and all the work that goes into getting it to family tables. It was one of three Farm Camp events throughout Minnesota this summer, the others at Waseca (two of them) and one near Dundas. Katie Schmitt, the daughter of Mark and Natalie, is the one who organized the Schmitt Farm Camp. She learned about the Farm Camps near Waseca, which began four years ago, and she began to think her family’s 100-herd Holstein dairy farm would be a good site for a Farm Camp and, judging by the students’ reactions, photo by Dennis Dalman it was. Students examine the inside of a Brussels sprout plant in the Schmitt The Schmitt Farm Camp consisted of eight learning garden. Farm • page 5
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McNinch opens Doggie Styles pet-grooming by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Jinger McNinch of Rice wants to be sure tails are wagging happily when dogs and cats leave her new McNinch pet-grooming shop, Doggie Styles. McNinch opened for business mid-June in a large rented space just to the south in the Pine’s Edge Gas and Grocery building, located in the mini mall along Hwy. 10 a few miles south of Rice. In May, McNinch and her family moved into the Rockwood Estates Mobile-Home Park, which is just a couple of
blocks north of her new shop. McNinch has been grooming dogs and cats since she was very young. It’s a skill she learned from her mother, Jana Kocimba, who has been a groomer since she was 15. In fact, Kocimba still grooms at her shop in downtown Rice, dubbed Town and Country Grooming. McNinch also worked there, helping her mother, until recently when she decided to open her own business. Before that, McNinch had a thriving pet-grooming shop in Fergus Falls, called Jingers’ Grooming Gracefully, but she had to let that business go so she could move to the Rice area to help her mother. Born in Gillette, Wyo., McNinch lived there until she was 12. Then she, her mother and
siblings moved to St. Cloud and lived there until she was 18. After that, she lived in Otter Tail County and Fergus Falls for 20 years before her move to the Rice area. “I wasn’t sure about opening a place of my own,” McNinch said. “But then my husband and I met with one of the owners of Pine’s Edge Gas and Grocery, and he offered a reasonable deal for me renting in that building, so I decided to go ahead and open my own shop.” McNinch is passionate about grooming because to her it’s all about the animals – about making them comfortable and giving back some of the affection, loyalty and love they give so constantly to human beings. “It (her business) is not
about vanity, it’s not about money,” she said, “it’s about making animals comfortable and making it a good experience for them. It’s about working with animal owners to help them prevent grooming problems with dogs, helping educate them on how to care for their animals. It’s about how to make grooming affordable for people who are having a hard time, and it’s about how I can help them and their animals get on the right track.” McNinch firmly believes dogs (and cats, too) have so much to teach people. “They give us great affection,” she said. “They give us unconditional love all the time. They can teach us patience and compassion. And we should give that uncon-
ditional love back to them. I can do that partly through grooming.” Her love of animals extends to her part-time job at the Rice Veterinary Clinic as a vet assistant/kennel helper. She’s been working there part time four days a week since February. As a groomer for her own business, she averages five dogs per day. Each grooming is a full-service treatment. She does the grooming (clipping and shearing of excess fur), nail trimming, cleaning around ears and glands, and a shampoo-wash and blow-dry. All those tasks are included in the one-cost package. “I have always stayed reasonable with my prices to help people afford it,” she said. “I groom all sizes and all breeds. McNinch • back page
Ritzenthaler’s writing style is often enlivened by his somewhat manic, impish sense of humor. When asked if he would reveal his age, Ritzenthaler said quickly, “Sure, you can ask, and I’ll tell you. I’m somewhat over the age of 55, and I’m still lying about that.” Born in Rochester, N.Y., Ritzenthaler studied liberal-arts at John Carroll University in Cleveland for a time but didn’t complete his studies. He joined the U.S. Air Force and served four years, more than three of them in England, 70 miles north of London. He still fondly recalls how he and a friend became instant Shakespearian actors when they landed roles in an outdoor production of Julius Caesar. “I played one of Julius Caesar’s body guards and – oh! – what lines I spoke: ‘My Lord, My Lord, My Lord, My Lord,” he recalled, laughing. “I had three or four scenes, and I said,
‘My Lord’ in each one of them. That was it.” It wasn’t exactly the height of Shakespearian acting, but Ritzenthaler didn’t care. It was fun, so much fun, in fact, he developed a love for amateur theater and went on to direct and/or act in 55 more plays in his life, including directing Neil Simon’s stage comedy, The Odd Couple, and playing Felix in one production and Oscar in another production. After his military service, Ritzenthaler returned home, to Rochester, where he found work in radio and TV, as an announcer and in production. A friend convinced him to move to the Upper Midwest in 1979 and there Ritzenthler landed a job in TV and radio in Fargo, including a plum job as a host for an all-night movies show. He also did a few stints as a stand-up comic. Currently, Ritzenthaler works part time for a radio
station in Litchfield where he does sales training. A diehard lifelong baseball fan, he also announces baseball games at the Municipal Athletic Center in St. Cloud where he gets to indulge in another passion, golfing. “Isn’t it an awful job?” he exclaimed with mock horror. “Just think, I get paid to have to watch sports, and I get to golf for free.” Some years ago, Ritzenthaler lost the ability to speak because of a cancerous tumor. “I learned the hard way that’s what years of smoking can do to you,” he said.
After 30 radiation treatments at the Coborn Cancer Center in St. Cloud (“God bless the Coborn Cancer Center,” he said), he can speak again, and he has his health back. “They always say if you get old, and sit around and wait to die, death will come sooner than you think,” he said. “So I say, ‘Have fun!’ Don’t wait for death.” Ritzenthaler has four grown children: Kari in Farming; Krista in St. Cloud; and Paul and Tom in Rochester, N.Y. The two other current loves of his life are his pets: Dani, a Sheltie; and Tucker, a Shih-Tzu.
Ritzenthaler resumes column-writing at the Newsleaders by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Readers of the Newsleaders’ weekly Opinion Page may well have noticed a new guest columnist, Paul Ritz- Ritzenthaler enthaler of Sauk Rapids. But long-time readers of the Newsleader will know Ritzenthaler isn’t exactly “new.” He wrote frequent guest columns many years ago for the St. Joseph and Sartell Newsleaders. Ritzenthaler enjoys writing columns about the everyday world – the little foibles that pop up from time to time, pet peeves that annoy him, ruminations and reminiscences about the mysteries of life and sometimes penning pointed shafts aimed at political pomposities.
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Police dog to retire; K-9 fundraiser scheduled by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Ben is going to retire after faithfully serving the Benton County Sheriff’s Office for nearly 10 years and his retirement is “well-earned,” according to Sheriff Troy Heck. Ben is a German shepherd police dog. His companion in law enforcement is Benton County Deputy Brad Kadlec. A recent anterior cruciate ligament injury in one of his legs made it virtually impossible for Ben to participate in any apprehension situations because of the stress and physical demands of that kind of work. For several weeks, Ben was used in less stressful work, such as for tracking and detection, but even those tasks were difficult and painful for the dog. Heck noted Ben played a key role in many incidents throughout the years. He located a missing child in a corn field, found many items of evidence and of drugs, searched for many suspects and even apprehended several
Hunstiger from front page any favors, I don’t own a business here and I don’t work at a business here. I have no conflicts here,” Hunstiger said.
What the job entails
Hunstiger said when a person gets elected to a position, or sits on a board or commission, he or she should put forth his or her best efforts and use the best judgment to do what is right for the people who are served in the city. For Hunstiger, serving on the council or in the position of mayor is a position of trust, and the job is spending the tax dollars wisely on projects and services that best serve the public need. “Our job is basically roads, sewer, water, police, fire, parks, trails. It can be political at times,” he said haltingly. “I wouldn’t say political, I’d say it’s hard. And the hardest thing you do is when you assess people.” One might think people would ask for the city to provide such things as clean water, good streets and sewers, but Hunstiger says they usually don’t. Most people don’t think that far ahead. That’s part of what the council and
dangerous criminals. Ben and his deputy “pal,” Brad, received the Region 7 Patrol Case of the Quarter Award for an apprehension case in December when Ben apprehended a burglary suspect who was armed with a knife and a handgun. “Ben’s keen senses and abilities will be missed in our Patrol Division,” Heck said. “Ben will enjoy his retirement with the Kadlec family. While Brad Kadlec was understandably saddened at the thought of losing his full-time partner, he and his family are very excited to have Ben with them at home full time in Ben’s other role as family companion.” As Ben eases into his well-earned retirement, plans are underway to get a new K-9 dog to do the work Ben has done so loyally for so long. It will cost about $10,000 for a new K-9, which includes the initial purchase and the training. It’s expensive because such dogs are carefully selected from a small group of breeders who work to ensure their dogs have all the qualities of a
mayor have to do. “If you look at our 10-year plan, we’ve got our 10 years all mapped out already,” he said. “We know exactly where we are going, and usually, unless something major happens, we know where the funding is going to come from. I live by that 10-year plan. We know what projects are coming up.” The planning and anticipating the future are necessary so the assessments and taxes are spread out. Too many projects at one time cause conflict. For example, having two major streets torn up at the same time makes it difficult for people to get around, so it’s necessary to time projects so they don’t interfere with daily life of the city. Sometimes things do become political. Building the bridge was an example of when things got political. It involved two cities, two counties, a township and the state, and no one could agree on a plan since they all represented different constituencies. That is when the art of political compromise is most valuable, he said.
Projects and taxes
With the bridge completed, the council has focused on improving the downtown area and has moved on to the “Up-the-Hill Proj-
good police K-9. “The Benton County K-9 program has been funded completely through the generous donations of many members of the public, and we are very grateful for the support this program has received,” Heck said. During the past decade, there have been nine annual fundraisers at the Wapicada Golf Club in Sauk Rapids to help K-9 programs. The 10th fundraiser, which will help fund a replacement for Ben, will take place Sunday, Aug. 28. The event is being sponsored in conjunction with alumni from the area Citizens Police Academy. Registration will be from 12:30-1:30 p.m. that day. Tee time (shotgun start) will begin at 1:30 p.m. Each four-person team will be provided with a cart, and a buffet meal will be included in the fee. To register early for the tournament, which is recommended, email the names of team players to brad.kadlec@ benton.mn.us. Entrance fees will be collected the day of the tournament.
ect” – a widening and improvement of Second Street, stretching from Third Avenue to Highway 10 – as a kind of continuation of the growth for the central corridor in Sauk Rapids. That is political since it also heavily involves Benton County. But in Hunstiger’s eyes, the “Up-the-Hill Project” is a good one and one that had been planned 10 years ago. “The nice thing is we didn’t have to bond for it either because whatever we spent on the 21 homes that we took, that was part of our plan,” Hunstiger said. Operating without a plan is poor management, Hunstiger said. He made reference to the building of a new water-treatment plant many years ago when he first sat on the council. When asked where the money was to build it, he was told it had been used for other projects. “That’s bad planning,” he said. “We earmark money and we stick to it.” Operating with a plan and a budget allows for keeping tax rates and the need to bond for projects at a minimum. So far, the council has done a good job of controlling the city portion of the tax bill, Hunstiger said, adding city taxes have been fairly flat but he quickly said the city can only control its portion of the tax bill.
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Ben, the loyal and courageous K-9, is now retired happily with the family of his longtime officer companion, Benton County Deputy Brad Kadlec.
On the possibility of a new city -built field house, often referred to as the “Storm House,” Hunstiger was careful in his answer. “It was approved by the voters, but there was a lot in there that was approved,” he said. “I’m OK with it because the voters approved it, but I want to see how it will affect us down the road. Now they are talking about costs down the road for maintenance. We are not going to give them (the school district) a $5- or $6-million building unless we have some kind of joint-powers agreement.” Hunstiger is wary of bonding to build the field house since it will not provide any income until 2018. He would prefer to see some cash flow from the half-cent sales tax before bonding for the building. Once the council turns the building over to the school district, the council will not receive any funds from it. Hunstiger said he feels the “Upthe-Hill Project” needs to be finished and next the council should set out to develop the property on the other side of Highway 10. There is a lot of property on the east side of Highway 10, and he said he feels once the present project is finished, there will be an opening of the property to the east to developers and the industrial park. There have been a few large
industrial companies who have looked at Sauk Rapids as a site, but they backed away at the last minute. He expects more apartment buildings will be built. “There are a lot of people who want to live over here,” he said. He says he would not characterize Sauk Rapids as a bedroom community in the same way as Sartell, but there will definitely be more development done. The city has a plot of land further east that could be used for an industrial site, but a large business or industry needs to move in so the city can afford to run utility services in that direction. His one major goal is to provide services to the residents in the most cost-effective manner by providing the equipment needed by police and fire. He said he believes the fire department is pretty well staffed and equipped, but some additional officers in the police department are needed. He says for a city the size of Sauk Rapids, we are somewhat under-staffed and need about two more officers. That will cost about $200,000 after all the costs are figured in. “The police department has seen us adding people in the last few years, and there is a reason for that,” he said. “As the city grows, I don’t think they kept up with growth, so that’s one of my goals.”
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Peanut is a neutered, 7-year-old Rat Terrier mix. He’s been around children of all ages and had several dog friends in the past, too. Peanut is quite the wiggler, and his little tail never seems to stop wagging. He loves being around people and in no time will worm his way onto their laps and into their hearts. Peanut’s housetrained and will whine at the door when he needs to go outside. He came to the shelter because he has a very high prey drive and will go after chickens and cats. A home without any small animals would be ideal for this little dog. Peanut weighs 19.8 pounds.
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Clockwise from top left: The tractor pull will again take place at this year’s Benton County Fair at the Benton County Fairgrounds in Sauk Rapids; The butterfly house returns for a second year; Livestock will be exhibited; The 4-H Dairy Goat Judging will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 3 in the Show Arena; The monster truck show returns after several years of absence as part of the line-up of pay-for-admission events at the Grandstand.
Fair from front page who attend the free fair that has attracted more than 110,000 people, she said. “I know one thing people are a lot of time surprised by is that we are a free fair,” Beehler said. “A lot of other fairs charge to get in, so the only things that have a charge at our fair is if you want to park on the fairgrounds. Otherwise, you can find a free spot elsewhere.” Grandstand events include: Motocross at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2; a demolition derby at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, and 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6; a truck pull at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4; a tractor pull on Friday, Aug. 5; and a monster truck show at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 7. “The grandstand and the beer gardens generate the money to keep us going,” Beehler said of the pay-for-admission events at the grandstand and sale of alcohol on the fairgrounds. The ever-popular pig races return to the Benton County Fair on Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 3 and 4, with various times throughout those two days. “I had one person walk into our offices and say, ‘I see the pig races are back! We’re so excited!’” Beehler said with a laugh. “So those must be exciting for people.” The demolition derby is an annual favorite at the fair, even though it requires fair-goers to pay an admission fee to the grandstand event. “Where else can you go crash a car or see one crashed?”
Beehler said with a chuckle. “You definitely don’t want to see one crash elsewhere (on the streets).” Beehler said this year’s fair may include a robotics state tournament in the fairgrounds’ Discovery Building on Saturday, which features educational material for those attending the fair. “What we haven’t had for a while is the monster truck show on Sunday,” said Beehler, a Sauk Rapids resident. “And this will be the second year for our butterfly house and the second year for the glass blowers.” Another favorite attraction at the Benton County Fair are the rides at the Midway along with games for prizes, all of which require an additional cost based on participation. “We have never missed being at the fair,” Beehler said of her husband and herself. “My husband (has been) a board member for 20 years now, and I have been helping him and part of the fair either through him or with 4-H for that long.” The children’s barnyard on the fairgrounds in Sauk Rapids will have plenty of activities for kids, Beehler said. “We got the 4-H here at the beginning of the week until Thursday, so the barns are full of animals to see,” Beehler said. “And then we have (food and drink) vendors that are outside and the sports arena which houses all the merchants, so there is something for everybody.” For more information about the 2016 Benton County Fair, visit www.bentonfairmn.com, send an e-mail to bentonfair@ aol.com or call 320- 253-5649.
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Farm from front page stations the eager, energetic students – grades 3-5 – visited in groups on a rotation basis. There were stations for beef cattle, dairy cows, pigs, poultry, pollinators (bee-keeping), corn, soy beans and gardening. At each station, the students heard a 15-minute talk with time for questions and answers and then had a chance to do some handson activities. For example, in the garden, they planted a row of peas. They also had a hay-wagon tour of the farm, led by a John Deere tractor. Instructors from throughout Central Minnesota taught the children at each station. At the beef cattle station, for example, Sara Columbe from a Little Falls beef farm, showed the children items used in the production of beef cattle: bottles to feed milk-replacement
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formula, numbered ear tags, vaccine syringes, minerals, specialized reinforced foods and so forth. In a pen by the students were two beef cattle, a brown one and a black one, both Simmertals, a superb cattle breed that originated in western Switzerland during the Middle Ages, hundreds of years ago. Columbe asked the children how much protein (specifically beef protein) it takes daily for a person to consume to stay healthy. The students guessed one pound, two pounds and more. The answer, said Columbe, holding up a pack of playing cards, is just three ounces, about the size of that pack of cards. In the big garden, the students discovered beets, dill weed, corn, Brussels sprouts, broccoli and other nutritious goodies. At the pollinator station, taught by the Schmitt’s son, Jonathon, a bee-keeper, the students were stunned to learn that one honey bee in its entire life-
time produces only 1 teaspoon of honey. However, he quickly added, a boxed hive can contain up to 80,000 bees. That’s a lot of teaspoons of honey, about 100 pounds of the sweet stuff produced per year. The Farm Camp attracted groups of children from throughout Central Minnesota: Sauk Rapids, Pierz, Holdingford, Little Falls, St. Cloud and just about everywhere in between. They clearly enjoyed their knowledge intake and exploratory learning during the six-hour day, with lunch. Katie Schmitt, who was a finalist for Benton County Dairy Princess in 2013, recently graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in animal science. She has landed a job as a communicator for World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis., an organization that hosts a weeklong expo in Madison attended annually by 70,000 visitors from all over the world and featuring cattle from both the United States and Canada.
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Top left: Students get a chance to plant pea seeds at the Schmitt farm garden. The peas should be edible toward the end of September. Above: It’s “all aboard” at the Mark and Natalie Schmitt dairy farm north of Rice July 26 as students climbed onto a haywagon for a tour of the farm. More than 120 children from all over central Minnesota showed up for the first Farm Camp to be held at the farm. Similar Farm Camps take place elsewhere in Minnesota, a way to bring city children into contact with the process of growing and raising foods. Below: Sara Columbe, a visiting beef-cattle raiser from Little Falls, shares with students the fine points of raising good, healthy, beef cattle, like the two in the pen – both young Simmertals, a superb breed of beef cattle.
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The American Red Cross has been sending out a clarion call for more blood. Blood donations are typically down in the summer months, this summer especially, probably because prospective donors and repeat donors are on vacation, according to American Red Cross officials. In the past three months, blood donations are 39,000 fewer statewide than usual. In the United States, someone needs blood every two seconds, and 36,000 units of red blood cells are needed every day, not to mention 7,090 units of platelets and 10,100 units of plasma, also every day. Those three blood components are derived from donations of blood and are used in various transfusions for different needs. The average red-blood-cell transfusion to patient is three pints. Some patients need only one transfusion. Others, however, require regular transfusions throughout their lives, such as people who were born with sickle cell anemia. A single serious injury, say, from a car accident, can require as many as 100 pints of transfused blood during the victim’s recovery process. Some people think all donated blood can be stored indefinitely – not so. The red-bloodcell components of blood, for example, can be stored for only 42 days after the donation, at which time they are not able to be used. Plasma and platelets can be frozen but only up to one year’s time. Thus, the constant need for ongoing blood donations. It’s not hard to see why ongoing blood donations are so important and why a decrease in donations over time is such a serious concern. According to the American Red Cross, about 6.8 million people, men and women equally, donate blood at least once a year in the United States. About 50 percent of them are repeat donors, donating several or more times each year. About 26 percent are first-time donors and 24 percent are occasional donors. Most people who donate blood say they do it because they have a strong feeling of obligation to help somebody else – always a good idea to do anything. Those who don’t ever donate say they have phobias about needles or just never think to donate. Still others say they are afraid they will catch a disease from needles. Fear of needles is understandable, to some degree. But, in fact, most people have been given shots or have had blood drawn many times in their lives, and a needle poke or two certainly didn’t harm them. In the blood-donation procedure, new and sterile needles are used in each case and then discarded. Used needles are never re-used on donors. As for “never thinking about donating,” maybe it’s time more of us do think about it, and then act upon that awareness. It’s not hard to imagine one day, sooner or later, a loved one will need transfusions of blood. Think how grateful you and they will feel that there is enough blood supply to match their critical, life-saving needs. There are periodic blood-transfusion sessions that take place in places throughout the greater St. Cloud area. Donations can also be given every week – almost every day – at the St. Cloud Area Blood Donation Center at 1301 W. St. Germain St. in St. Cloud. For more information or to find out when and where to donate, call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1800-733-2767) or visit www.redcrossblood.org.
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Friday, July 29, 2016
Opinion
Hillary’s the glue that unites Republicans Is Hillary Clinton the glue that unites the fractious Republican Party? That seemed to be the case during the National Republican Convention in Cleveland last week. A rabid hatred of Hillary reached obsessive levels. The gathering often resembled a kangaroo court led by a lynching party in the Wild West, especially when failed presidential hopeful New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie took to the stage to rattle off a list of “indictments” of Hillary’s supposedly sneaky, treacherous, anti-American, criminal behavior. After every charge he leveled against her, Christie would ask the crowd “Guilty or not guilty?” as if the convention hall were an impromptu courtroom or a rally at a witchburning. The crowd, whipped into a fever pitch, would yell “Guilty!” and then scream “Lock her up! Lock her up!” I thought any minute they were going to howl with chants of “Hang her high!” Virtually every one of Christie’s indictments was either blatantly false or based on misinformation, distortions or wild exaggerations. And, lest we forget, Hillary has not been found guilty of criminal wrongdoing in the Benghazi incident, much as a congressional committee tried and tried again to prove, spending millions of dollars on their futile fishing expedition. Nor did the FBI recommend an indictment. It’s true the FBI director termed Hillary’s email server methods extremely careless and, yes, Hillary has some explaining to do on that score, absolutely. Hillary, like all the rest of the pols center-stage in Cleveland, has made plenty of mistakes. But to blast Hillary, as Christie and that crowd did, for being responsible for just about every international disaster and atrocity during her tenure as Secretary of State is ludicrous, and red-meat baiter
Dennis Dalman Editor Christie knew full well his rabblerousing nonsense was just that – nonsense. But truth be damned; truth didn’t matter because sinister fantasies fueled by Hillary-hatred united the crowd. On the second night, another failed presidential hopeful, Sen. Ted Cruz, made an utter fool of himself (again) by snubbing Trump, a blunder Trump cleverly took advantage of by using stagecraft for one-upmanship, appearing on stage to cheers as Cruz was booed off stage, having to hustle away, wife in tow, into the oblivious night. Trump is, indeed, a master showman. Later, up stepped yet another failed presidential candidate who’d been trounced by Trump, the somnambulistic Dr. Ben Carson. In a classic case of guilt-by-association, Carson tried to tie Hillary to 1960s leftist neighborhood organizer Saul Alinsky, who referred to Lucifer once in one of his books. If Hillary liked Alinsky, then surely she must admire Lucifer, too. Carson should have been embarrassed at his sly-and-stupid attempt to hint that Hillary is some kind of devil worshiper, but he wasn’t embarrassed. Nor were the delegates; they ate it up. The unspoken convention rule was this: Say whatever you want about Hillary, true or not; just make sure it’s bad and the badder the better. Trump’s acceptance speech was a long rant during which his ego bulged like fat in Spandex, much to the rap-
turous applause of the delegates. The gloom-doom speech, which he shouted from a face distorted by anger, was punctuated by exclamation points of Hillary-hatred. “Nobody knows the system better than me, which is why I’m the only one who can fix it,” Trump’s gargantuan ego promised, adding he would immediately stop attacks against cops as soon as he takes office Jan. 20. This “miracle worker” will stop terrorism, bring to America millions of new jobs and trillions of new dollars, help the working poor, replace Obamacare with a wonderful health-care system for all and reform the tax code – oh, and yes, let’s not forget “The Wall.” He’ll clean up the corrupt messes and rampant violence unleashed by Obama and by that Bonnie and Clyde of modern politics – slick Willie and his consort, the Crooked Hillary. Gee, ain’t we lucky, though? Starting Jan. 20, The Donald will give us the moon, the stars and then some. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus and his new name is Donald Trump. Other than the anti-Hillary frenzy, there were some effective moments at that convention. Mrs. Trump’s speech was warm and charming, even if parts of it were cribbed from First Lady Michelle Obama. The Trump children were all eloquent and articulate in their efforts to “humanize” their father. Trouble is, The Donald himself should start showing that warm, allembracing human side, if he’s capable of it, rather than letting his family vouch for him. What’s needed is a kinder, gentler Donald Trump with a few workable real-world ideas if he wants to win the presidency. He’s not likely to win it by spewing more kneejerk bluster, more shameless braggadocio and even more Hillary-hating, Hillary-bashing, Hillarybaiting.
Unlike us on Facebook: the mass take-over of social media Shame on us! Shame on what an inept, uncommunicative culture we have become. I recognized the sad turn of events on my way to a recent Minnesota Twins game (last of the year last year). I was taking the train from Big Lake to Target Field. I engaged in what I thought was a friendly conversation (including such provoking questions as “Where are you from?” and “What do you do?”). It was evident that said North Star Link brethren were way too busy texting, “liking” and ignoring a chance to communicate. You may have forgotten about an era when we did not have all the gizmos that kept us from the inevitable . . . .doing a thing called mouth-to-ear. For lack of a better term, let’s call it “talking.” I would like to say this unfortunate state of affairs does not lend itself to my personal family. I would but I can’t. I am visited on a regular basis by my children and grandchildren. In some cases, even the respective husbands (by obligatory commission) drag themselves into this unfortunate lack of communicative dialogue. And so, the last time we gathered, we sat and while I waited for such comments as “Gee, I had a really good (or bad) week this week. Here’s what happened,” what happened didn’t happen because they were way too busy texting, facing or playing games on their iPads, iPods or whatever. I
Paul Ritzenthaler Guest Writer must be very boring company. What happened was an admission to the fact that, in the words of an old song, “We just don’t talk anymore.” What happened was, as much as I love my kids, we have discarded talk because it requires thought. Now let’s take this one step further. I am told certain school districts require students to buy, rent or have laptops for educational purposes. This obligatory requirement is for such things as English, math and whatever. Forgive me for being so timeworn but I can remember the day I was required to have a dictionary as part of my learning tools and I had to provide my proof of scholastic knowledge orally. We have, of course, libraries. But I defy you to ask any schoolchild ages 5 through 18 what the Dewey Decimal System is and how it can be used. God forbid in this age of modern teaching methods we should require a student to take the time to search for answers to problems by using such antiquated things as reference books or such first-source garbage as Shakespearean
plays. I guess my first encounter with one of my favorite novels – Call of the Wild – is now easily transmitted to the nearest Internet home venue. In short, the words “cover to cover” now imply “How long do you want to stare at this screen?” So I ask you to look at the next student you see in any casual venue. Check and count how many of them have a book in their hands as opposed to how many have a cell phone, iPod or other electronic gizmo in their hands. If you are a gambling person, I’ll bet you books will finish dead last . . . and I’ll give odds. And then let’s go one further. Time out how long they talk to each other before their recourse is a little square light-up escape pad. There was a time when we could (in communicative fashion) spend an hour – as opposed to a minute – relating our feelings, our concerns, our fears, our joys and more without having to resort to a small handheld device to keep us from being totally bored with a thing called “talk.” Paul Ritzenthaler has spent most of his life working in broadcasting before retiring but still keeps himself busy by announcing baseball games at the Municipal Athletic Center in St. Cloud, golfing and trying to keep up with his two dogs Dani, a Sheltie, and Tucker, a Shi-Tzu, at his home in Sauk Rapids.
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Renegades win final game of regular season, head for playoffs by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com
The Granite City Renegades semi-pro football team defeated the Twin Cities Sabercats on July 23 in the final game of the regular season. They won 40-18 at the game played at St. John’s University in Collegeville. Head coach Brett Weaver said team quarterback Ryan Fay and running back Michael Iverson led a powerful offense with Fay going nine of 13 in the air for 193 yards and four touchdowns. Iverson caught one of those touchdowns and also ran one in. Renegade player Sean Hayden led the ground game with 85
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yards rushing. Their defense had a solid lead with Kyle Crozon’s five solo tackles – two for losses and two sacks, and Houston Spooner and Pat Lopez capturing two fumbles. Weaver said defensive coordinator Jake Hutt has done an outstanding job this season running one of the best defenses the Renegades have ever had. The Northern States Football League playoffs begin Aug. 6, and the Renegades are the No. 3 seed. The team, which includes members from Rice, Sartell and St. Joseph, for example, will travel to Minneapolis to play the South Metro Patriots.
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The Granite City Renegades semi-pro football team handily defeated the Twin City Sabercats, 4018, during the final regular-season game held July 23 at St. John’s University, Collegeville. They are now ranked No. 3 in the Northern States Football League, which will start playoffs Aug. 6.
Community Calendar
Brat sale, sponsored by St. Joseph Y2K Lions, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 First Ave. NW.
Monday, Aug. 1 Benton County Historical Society, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org. Market Monday, 3-6:30 p.m., parking lot of Hardware Hank, Seventh St. N., Sartell. marketmonday.org. 55+ Driver-improvement program (eight-hour firsttime course), 5-9 p.m. today and Aug. 3, Apollo High School, 1000 44th Ave. N., St. Cloud. 1-888-234-1294. Optional online courses: mnsafetycenter.org. Rice City Council, 7 p.m., council chambers, Rice City Hall, 205 Main St. E. 320393-2280. Sauk Rapids Planning
Commission, 7 p.m., council chambers, Sauk Rapids Government Center, 250 Summit Ave. N. 320-258-5300. ci. sauk-rapids.mn.us. Sauk Rapids Riverside Lions Club, 7 p.m., Jimmy’s Pour House, 22 Second Ave. N., Sauk Rapids. e-clubhouse. org/sites/srriverside.
Tuesday, Aug. 2 Sauk Rapids HRA Board, 6 p.m., council chambers, Sauk Rapids Government Center, 250 Summit Ave. N. 320-258-5300. ci.sauk-rapids. mn.us. National Night Out, 6-9:30 p.m., 320-245-4182. ci.stcloud.mn.us. Watab Township Board, 7 p.m., 660 75th St. NW, Sauk Rapids. watabtownship.com. Benton Telecommunications channel 3. Zootopia, Movies in the Park, 9 p.m. or dusk. Mill-
stream Park. 101 Fifth Ave. N.W., St. Joseph. Thursday, Aug. 4 Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, 520 First St. NE, Sartell. Family Farmers’ Market, 2-6 p.m., River East parking lot, CentraCare Health Plaza, 1900 CentraCare Circle, St. Cloud. 320-252-2422. Rain Garden Workshop and Tour, 6-7:30 p.m., Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road. 320-258-7316. Great River Regional Coin Club, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Miller Auto Marine Sports Plaza, 2930 Second St. S., St. Cloud. 320-252-8452. Sauk Rapids Jaycees, 7 p.m., VFW, 901 N. Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids. srjaycees. weebly.com. Rice Lions Club, 8 p.m., Lions Building, Westside
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McNinch
At left: Patches, freshly shorn, cooler and comfortable, waits for his owner from Holdingford to come pick him up at the Doggie Styles shop. At right: In her new shop just south of Rice, Jinger McNinch clips lots of excess hair from a dog named Patches from the Holdingford area. Although Patches was nervous and skittish at first, he settled down nicely for the rest of the grooming process.
from page 2 And cats, too.” Some animals need an overall grooming because some suffer from allergies, and grooming helps remove excess hair and dander to allow the skin to be healthier and more comfortable. Grooming helps the natural shedding process of dogs such as Labradors, basset hounds, terrier breeds and golden retrievers. Some dogs must be groomed and trimmed, or they can become virtually tangled fur balls, such as poodles, shih tzus and Yorkies. McNinch has never met a dog she didn’t like. She loves to groom them, even when they put up a bit of a fuss at first, when her infinite patience is a real plus. So far, Doggie Styles is pretty much a big empty rented room, but McNinch is now starting to brighten it up with furnishings in a style she calls “country shabby chic,” a combo of muted mellow hues contrasted with bright, lively colors. She’s also having a shop sign designed – one that resembles a big comb with a dog’s head on one end and tail on the other. Her tentative hours are from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday; 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. People can schedule appointments by calling McNinch at 320241-2680 or texting that same number. McNinch and her husband, Dan, have six children – three adults (Josh, Jeren and Jordan) and three young ones (Jezrah, Joeb and Jamos). Dan, a former truck driver, is a detailer for vehicles.
Friday, July 29, 2016
photos by Dennis Dalman
Ask a Trooper
Should drivers only stop in a crosswalk if a bicyclist dismounts?
Q: I frequently encounter a traffic situation while riding my bicycle. I ride with traffic and adhere to the same rules as when I’m behind the wheel of my own vehicle. When I come to a stop sign on my bike and the crossing traffic does not have the same, many drivers will stop and attempt to wave me across. I will wave the polite crossing driver to move along. My thought is I’m riding in a lane of traffic and want to be treated the same as other traffic. If I wanted to be treated as a pedestrian, I would dismount my
bike and cross at the crosswalk. I feel it’s best to proceed through an intersection when crossing traffic is sufficiently spaced so I can make it across just as I would in an automobile. Accepting a wave by a driver doesn’t necessarily assure my safe crossing as crossing traffic from the other direction may or may not stop. Do you think drivers should only stop if a bicyclist dismounts and/or enters the crosswalk? Or am I misinterpreting their stopping as politeness when in fact they are legally required to stop?
A: If the bicyclist is off their bicycle at an intersection and walks across, they have all the rights at the intersection as a pedestrian would. Motorists must stop for crossing pedestrians at every intersection, even those without crosswalks or stoplights. Motorists should stop far enough back so drivers in other lanes can also see the pedestrian in time to stop. Those riding a bicycle must obey all traffic-control signs and signals, just as motorists. Bicycle-vehicle collisions are due to a variety of behaviors by the rider,
such as disregarding a traffic sign or signal, inattention and distraction. A portion of state statutes was used with permission from the Office of the Revisor of Statutes. If you have any questions concerning traffic- related laws or issues in Minnesota, send your questions to Trp. Jesse Grabow – Minnesota State Patrol at 1000 Hwy. 10 W., Detroit Lakes, Minn. 56501-2205. (You can follow him on Twitter @ MSPPIO_NW or reach him at, jesse. grabow@state.mn.us).
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