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Town Crier City of St. Stephen to host citywide garage sales
The annual citywide garage sale weekend in St. Stephen will be Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 29 and 30 and Oct. 1.
Cub Scout meetings starting at several locations, times
The Cub Scout program for boys in grades K-5 can fit in any schedule. Scouting instills positive values and character through service, education and outdoor adventure. Sign up and information for new Cub Scouts and parents is from 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22 at the following Sauk Rapids and Rice locations: Mississippi Heights Elementary (Pack 8), Pleasantview Elementary (Pack 9) and Rice Elementary (Pack 120). Don’t miss out on the fun and make new friends.
Wetterling memorial service to be held Sept. 25 at CSB
The Wetterling Family Memorial Service for Jacob Wetterling will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 25 at the College of St. Benedict. Additional details to follow.
Newsleaders welcomes photo submissions of Jacob memorials, sites
The Newsleaders welcomes photo submissions from readers regarding the various memorials in St. Joseph and Paynesville for Jacob Wetterling. Please email photos to news@thenewsleaders.com and include your name, town of residence and phone number. If you have questions, call the Newsleaders at 363-7741.
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Woofstock raises at least $44,000 for pets by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Dogs and their proud owners converged at St. Cloud’s Wilson Park on Sept. 10 for the 28th annual Woofstock Companion Walk, one of the biggest annual fundraisers for the Tri-County Humane Society. At this Woofstock, $44,000 was raised as of Sept. 13. However, that is a preliminary amount as more donations and pledges are still coming in. This year’s Woofstock goal was set at $62,500. A record number of people, 556 of them, walked with their dogs or other pets on the 5k walk. The event, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., included all kinds of activities, from a pooch-kissing booth to face-painting, from a hot dog-eating contest to an obstacle course for dogs.
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Leilani Anderson of Sauk Rapids proudly holds her precious pet chihuahua Blossom, who was adopted from the TriCounty Humane Society.
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Clean-up day set Sept. 24 for Rice area by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
The annual Clean-Up Day for the Rice area will take place from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 in the parking lot of Pine’s Edge Grocery along Hwy. 10 just two miles south of Rice. Any residents living in the
townships of Watab, Langola and Graham, or in the City of Rice, are welcome to bring castoffs to the clean-up site. Acceptable are appliances, furniture, computer components, waste picked up from road ditches, vehicle tires, scrap iron, cement waste and demolition waste. Only one appliance can be
accepted per household. After the first, $15 will be charged for each additional appliance. And only four tires are allowed per residence. For each extra tire, $2 will be charged. No hazardous wastes will be accepted. The clean-up day organizers will also pick up stuff at homes
‘Rock for Alzheimer’s’ to be held Sept. 24
Gardening seminars available through Whitney Senior Center
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Around the Cloud
Local talent will gather for a “Rock for Alzheimer’s” event from 1-8 p.m. Saturday, Sept 24, at the Bad Habit Brewing Co. in St. Joseph. The event is being held in conjunction with the Alzheimer’s Association/Walk to End Alzheimer’s being held that morning in St. Cloud. People are invited to come and join the Bobby Vee and Irene Linn families for music, beverages and more to help raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s research and support to try to find a cure for the disease. The Rock for Alzheimer’s event will include performances by local rock ‘n’ roll
Fall is approaching and so is another “Gardening Knowledge for Free” seminar on Saturday, Sept. 24. Check in begins at 8 a.m. with sessions running from 8:30-11:30 a.m. Workshop topics include growing garlic, healthy lawn-care tips, rose care and planting bulbs for spring. For more information, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Sept. 16 Criers.
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if people cannot make it to the collection site. To schedule a pick-up appointment, call Watab Township Board Supervisor Craig Gondeck at 320492-6814. The annual event is sponsored by Watab and Langola townships and funding from Benton County.
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Above: The families of Irene Linn and Bobby Vee are teaming up with local talent for a Rock for Alzheimer’s event from 1-8 p.m. Saturday, Sept 24 at the Bad Habit Brewing Co. in St. Joseph to raise funds to try to find a cure for the disease. Irene Linn (left) is pictured with her grandson, Spencer Linn. photo courtesy of Bobby Vee website
At left: Bobby Vee performs at the 2010 Joetown Rocks concert.
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bands Collective Unconscious, Slip Twister, The Killer Vees and Walter’s Wheelhouse. The bands include various local residents who perform with them, including Bobby Vee’s family and Stearns County Attorney Janelle Kendall (lead singer for Walter’s Wheelhouse). Linn of Avon is a widowed mother of five boys – Steve, Phil, Sam, Eric and Mike – who was diagnosed at age 58 in 2009 with Alzheimer’s. She also has four daughters-in law and seven grandchildren. Her husband, Ron, was killed in a farm accident in 1992. Throughout everything, the widowed mother took care of her boys traveling around in a 1980 Chevrolet Scottsdale pickup truck Ron had purRock • page 4
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Drawdown shows support but hurdles remain by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
The proposed Little Rock Lake drawdown is far from a done deal, even though a majority of people who filled out survey postcards support the drawdown. Potential hurdles that remain for the proposed project include regulatory permission and cooperation from the Army Corps of Engineers, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and a go-ahead from the electric dam operator at the Sartell hydroelectric dam. A drawdown would lower
the level of Little Rock Lake near Rice and the Mississippi River between the lake and Sartell in order to help restore the environmental integrity of those waterways. The remedies would include prevention of shore and bank erosion, and an increase in water clarity and a decrease in nutrients that cause algae growth. With enough support, the Department of Natural Resources would like to do the drawdown for an eight-week period in late summer 2017. The drawdown would be accomplished by letting more water over the dam in Sartell. Residents along the lake
and river were sent survey postcards earlier this summer by the Department of Natural Resources. Results of the postcard survey, as well as the online survey, were released Aug. 29 by the DNR. The following are key elements of the survey background and survey results: • A total of 819 postcard surveys were sent to residents with shoreline access on the Mississippi River (between the Sartell dam and Two Rivers Campground) and to residents along Little Rock Lake (including those near Harris Channel).
People Four members of Shepherd of the Pines Church in Rice were among 350 pastors and congregation leaders at a Stephen Series Leader’s Training Course held recently in Pittsburgh, Penn. The next step for
the leaders will be to recruit, select and train members of the congregation to be Stephen Ministers. The ministers will provide one-to-one care with ongoing supervision and continuing education.
Walk to End Alzheimer’s at Lake George Show your support of those impacted and affected by Alzheimer’s and other dementias by joining the Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, Sept. 24 at Lake George in St Cloud. In addition to the walk, participants will enjoy education and resources, Kid’s Zone activities, entertainment from the St. Cloud State University’s Husky
Hockey Cheerleaders and area dance teams, and a special tribute to those who have experienced or are experiencing Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s disease is a growing epidemic and the nation’s sixth leading cause of death. To start or join a team today, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Sept. 9 criers.
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If you have a tip concerning a crime, call the Sauk Rapids Police Department at 320251-9451 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 320-255-1301 or access its tip site at www. tricountycrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for crimes. Aug. 14 1:30 p.m. Gas drive-off. North Benton Drive. Police made contact with a vehicle that had left a gas station without submitting payment. Upon making contact, the driver said he had forgotten and readily paid the amount due. No further action was taken. 2:28 p.m. Assist. Second Avenue N. A complainant called authorities requesting information on the eviction process due to her roommate telling her to leave immediately. She was informed her roommate would need to pursue a formal process and to ask her
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• A total of 378 filled-out postcards were returned, a return rate of 46.2 percent, which is considered a “very valid” return rate as most survey responses tend to be less than 25 percent. • The online survey was available for almost three weeks and drew responses from 133 respondents. • Of all the surveys completed, via postcards and online, 195 of them were from people who identified themselves as residents of Little Rock Lake or Harris Channel, 262 from residents along the
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landlord if she had any further questions. Aug. 15 2:04 p.m. Ordinance complaint. 9-1/2 Street N. Police received a complaint that someone’s neighbor had not been mowing their lawn and the grass was overgrown. Authorities made contact with the owner of the residence who stated he usually had someone mow it for him. He would contact the lawn care company and have it mowed within the next week. 6:13 p.m. Suspicious person. Benton Drive N. Employees at a local business stated they could see a man hiding in the bushes. Upon arrival, the man was located talking on his phone. He stated he was not hiding but just thought it was a nice evening to sit outside. The employees were informed of the findings, and no further action was taken. Aug. 16 3:20 p.m. Second Street N. Fraud. A local bank called police
Mississippi River and 53 from people who stated they were not residents of those areas. • Of all respondents, 331 showed support for a potential drawdown of Little Rock Lake and part of the river; 113 indicated they do not support a drawdown; and 66 noted they were undecided at this point. Those responses translate into 64.9 percent support, 22.2 percent nonsupport and 12.9 percent undecided. The DNR will release more detailed results soon about the other questions on the survey.
in regard to counterfeit $10 bills they had been receiving. Authorities placed the bills in evidence and will look into it as soon as possible. No other information was available. Aug. 17 12:16 p.m. Welfare check. Eighth Avenue S. Police were checking on a female who had just been released from the hospital. She had no phone, and authorities were making sure she had made a safe transition home. All was well with the patient. No further action was taken. Aug. 18 4:19 p.m. Extra patrol. 11 Street N./Summit Avenue. Police assisted in directing traffic on two westbound lanes that were heavily congested. 9:44 p.m. Animal complaint. River Avenue N. A complainant called authorities after two dogs ran after her and her dog while on a neighborhood walk. Police found the dogs and contacted the owner. They were picked up.
Part-time Music Director We are looking to hire a musical director for the combined parishes of Immaculate Conception, Rice and Annunciation, Mayhew Lake. Applicants should be familiar with the Catholic Mass/music. Prior experience and/or education training needed. Send resumes and inquiries to: Immaculate Conception Church, P.O. Box 189 Rice, MN 56367 or email iccrice@jetup.net. Application deadline is Monday, Sept. 26. No phone calls please.
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Sauk Rapids Council considers more improvements by Dave DeMars news@thenewsleaders.com
The Sauk Rapids City Council received a briefing from City Engineer Terry Wotzka at its Sept. 12 meeting about the plans for upgrades and improvements dealing with Second Avenue South in and around the Coborn’s Superstore. The improvements would include installation of streets, water main, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, sidewalks, street landscaping and street-lighting improvements. A portion of First Street South will be reconstructed as an urban-section roadway that varies from 40-feet to 54-feet wide, Wotzka said. Both sides of the road will include sixfoot-wide concrete sidewalks installed behind the curb and gutter. In the Second, Third and Fourth streets’ section of the plan, side streets will be reconstructed as 32-foot-wide urban-section roadways. Sixfoot concrete sidewalks are proposed for these side streets. Sixth Street South will be reconstructed as a 30-foot-wide urban-section roadway. Total project costs are estimated to be $2.8 million, Wotzka said. City assessment policy for street reconstruction allows for all lots adjacent to the roadway being reconstructed to be assessed 25 percent of the street cost. The city and state aid would pay the remaining street costs.
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Gloria Truax from the 18th Street and Second Avenue neighborhood shared issues she and her neighbors would like addressed by the council, such as noise from dump trucks and vendor delivery trucks when making deliveries to the Holiday service station on 18th Street, as well as the loud public address used by the Holiday station. Truax also said during the re-tarring of the Holiday station lot, 25 trucks and vehicles used side streets as a parking lot. Neighbors are also concerned about the toxic air caused by the heavy traffic in the area. Proposed sidewalks for the area are also of concern, Truax said. She cited concerns about the elderly being able to pay assessments, the fact that people using the sidewalks would be closer to the homes, and safety concerns with neighbors crossing over the sidewalks to enter and exit their garages. She also cited problems with the bus-stop location, which presently causes the bus to block a neighbor’s driveway
when it stops for pickups. She asked the bus stop be moved to a location somewhere between the Holiday station and the new Kwik Trip station.
Service recognition
Keith Krueger of the Sauk Rapids Utilities Department received special recognition for his hard work and reliable performance for the past 15 years. In presenting the award, Utilities Director Pete Eckhoff said the work of members of the utility department is sometimes taken for granted. “There (are) a lot of nights and weekends there that people probably don’t realize,” Eckhoff said. “He is on rotation at the water plant, and every Saturday and Sunday they have to go up and do the rounds at the water plant. In 2014, we had a lot of frozen services, and Keith was one of the guys (who) helped us get through that. It was a lot of late-night work in extremely cold weather.” The council also held a public hearing and approved a request for off-sale beer license to the Kwik Trip store on 18th Street N.
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Above left: Utilities department worker Keith Krueger (center) receives an award at the Sauk Rapids City Council meeting on Sept. 12 recognizing his 15 years of service in the utilities department from Utilities Director Pete Eckhoff (left) as Mayor Brad Gunderson looks on. Above right: Gloria Truax appears before the Sauk Rapids City Council on Sept. 12 to register complaints about ongoing noise and traffic problems occurring in the Eighteenth Street and Second Avenue N. neighborhood. Below: This photo shows the proposed street improvement areas discussed at the Sept. 12 meeting of the Sauk Rapids City Council. The red square is the Coborn’s Superstore lot. Areas shown in black are the streets that will be improved, which includes a portion of Second Avenue, First Street, Second Street, Third Street, Fourth Street and Sixth Street, at an estimated cost of about $2.8 million.
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Council also approved the following consent agenda items: • Approved and authorized an addendum to the annual on-sale liquor license for Urban Moose’s Oktoberfest event. • Approved summary of publication from the Aug. 22 ordinance update pertaining to special events. • Approved the finance director’s continuing professional-education request. • Approved the pay-off of Minden Township annexation payment. • Approved roofing bid for concession stand at Bob Cross Park. • Approved hiring for minute-taker position. • Approved log-building-design proposal. • Approved 2016 plumbing and mechanical contractor licenses. • Approved training requests for police personnel to attend Toward Zero Deaths Conference • Approved Rotary Club’s concept and installation of a kiosk for bike-repair station. • Approved the ordinance amending the liquor licensing code to clarify the permitted hours for off-sale 3.2-percent malt liquor. • Approved a lawn-care service contract. • Approved subordination request for El Rosario, also known as Manea’s meats. • Approved the hiring of a new peace officer.
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The families of Irene Linn and Bobby Vee are teaming up with local talent for a Rock for Alzheimer’s event from 1-8 p.m. Saturday, Sept 24 at the Bad Habit Brewing Co. in St. Joseph to raise funds to try to find a cure for the disease. Irene Linn’s five sons – Steve, Phil, Sam, Eric and Mike Linn (left to right) – along with their children, spent three year’s restoring their father’s 1980 Chevrolet Scottsdale to honor their parents and to try to cope with their mother’s diagnosis.
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chased new before his death. When the truck quit running, Eric stored it in his shop. Many years later, when his mom was dealing with Alzheimer’s, Eric and the other sons decided to restore the truck to honor their parents and to try to cope with their mother’s diagnosis. Irene’s sons and grandchildren worked on the truck for three years before presenting it to their mom on Mother’s Day. Now, her family is seeking another way to deal with her disease by working to raise funds to help find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. Vee, born Robert Thomas Velline, is a famous 1960s singer and musician, diagnosed at age 67 in 2011 with Alzheimer’s disease. In 1959, Vee was 15 years old when he performed in Moorhead when local talent was asked to fill in after Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper were killed that same day in a plane crash. He went on to appear on American Bandstand with Dick Clark, in four movies and various television programs. For more than 50 years he entertained audiences with top 40 hits such as “Susie
Baby,” “Come Back When You Grow Up, Girl,” “Take Good Care of My Baby,” and more. Vee produced 38 top-100 hits and earned seven gold records. In recent years, he was involved in production of various musical projects at his Rockhouse Recording Studio in St. Joseph. He retired in 2011 after his family learned of his Alzheimer’s diagnosis. He performed at various retirement shows, including Joetown Rocks, an annual event he helped create. He also recorded music with his family in Tucson, Ariz., known as The Adobe Sessions, which is available on CD. His wife, Karen, died in 2015 after receiving a lung transplant about three years before. Vee has three sons, Jeff, Tom and Rob, and one daughter, Jennifer, three daughters-in-law, one sonin-law and five grandchildren. Both families are fighting the disease with their loved ones. Eric Linn said the idea of the event began when Aaron Rieland from Bad Habit reached out to his family about organizing some type of a fundraiser if they were interested. Linn had spoken with Jeff Vee a few weeks before, and the two had discussed their parents and dealing with the disease. When the idea of a fundraiser came Rock • page 7
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Neighbors and “sisters” Daisy (left) and Skippy eye a bunch of big dogs at the TriCounty Humane Society Woofstock Walk Sept. 10. The two Schikkperke dogs are from different litters but the same parents. Skippy is owned by Marty Dubbin of Rice; Daisy is owned by Newsleader Editor Dennis Dalman, a neighbor of Dubbin’s.
Left: Cherylley and Richard Wittman, a married couple from Sauk Rapids, sing the National Anthem just before the start of the 5k Woofstock Walk at Wilson Park in St. Cloud. The Sept. 10 event raised funds for the Tri-County Humane Society.
Woofstock from front page A DJ played music as people registered for the walk and walked their dogs and a few other pets through the park, stopping to socialize with others and checking out the many vendors’ booths under tents. There were also food and refreshments, a costume contest, a silent auction, demonstrations and fun games for pets and people. The Tri-County Humane Society provides services for more than 3,000 animals every year. Each pet is evaluated, examined, given appropriate vaccinations and de-wormings, spayed/neutered, treated for ailments and injuries as needed, and given lots of tender, loving care.
There is no time limit for pets in the shelter, and provided they pass the health and behavior screening tests, they will remain in the shelter as long as necessary to find the perfect match. On average, pets are adopted in less than 10 days, and in 2015, the staff placed 93.5 percent of the pets in good homes — a statistic that is remarkable for an open-admission animal shelter. The annual Woofstock Walk fundraiser is vital in order for the Tri-County Humane Society staff and many volunteers to carry on their work for pets in need. The Woofstock Walk is also a way for pet lovers and pets to have a happy time together in celebration of the humananimal bond.
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Top right: Blossom the chihuahua sticks her tongue out at the reporter-photographer while casting a “don’t-mess-with-me” look. Her owner is Leilani Anderson of Sauk Rapids.
Mama D. romps in a pen filled with balls at the Woofstock Walk event Sept. 10 in Wilson Park. The dog’s owner is Nikki Anderson of Sauk Rapids. Mama D. was adopted from the Tri-County Humane Society.
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Our View Let’s have fun while striking a blow against Alzheimer’s
Where is Josh? Where is Jodi?
Within the next 10 years, it’s highly likely everybody will know somebody – in many cases, a loved one – suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s is now the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States. There are an estimated 5.4 million people in the nation who have the disease in one stage or another. That is why it’s incumbent upon all of us to learn as much about the disease as possible. As the so-called Baby Boomers age, there will be huge spikes in the number of Alzheimer’s patients in just the next decade, so much so that it will stretch our health care systems to the breaking point. Is it any wonder researchers are working frantically to find a cure or ways to make the ravages of the disease less awful? Knowledge and awareness are important. That is why local cities are initiating “Alzheimer’s-Friendly” status, efforts to accommodate Alzheimer’s patients among us now and in the future. Another good way to help fight Alzheimer’s is to donate money. On Saturday, Sept. 24, in St. Joseph there will be an event called “Rock for Alzheimer’s,” which is a fundraiser to help fight the dreaded disease. The all-day event is set from 1-8 p.m. at the Bad Habit Brewing Co. and will feature an exciting line-up of topnotch music by the likes of Collective Unconscious, Slip Twister, the Killer Vees and Walters’s Wheelhouse. We would like to encourage all people in this area, and beyond, to attend “Rock for Alzheimer’s.” It’s not only a good cause, but it’s just the thing for music-lovers on an autumn day. The event is being held in conjunction with the Alzheimer’s Association/ Walk to End Alzheimer’s that will take place in St. Cloud the morning of the music fest in St. Joseph. For more information about the event, see story in today’s paper by Cori Hilsgen (“Rock for Alzheimer’s set for Sept. 24”). Music legend, the great Bobby Vee, was diagnosed several years ago with Alzheimer’s and had to quit performing because of the disease. His beloved wife, Karen, passed away from cancer last year. Despite the sadness of those tragedies, the Vee family has forged ahead with courage, playing good old rock ‘n’ roll like their famous father did for decades and dedicating much of their time and energy to a number of good causes, including the fight against Alzheimer’s. Two of Vee’s sons, Jeff and Tommy, will perform as members of the Killer Vees at the Sept. 24 music show. Let’s all go to “Rock for Alzheimer’s.” Let’s groove to the great music. Let’s collectively strike a blow against this awful disease.
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Now that Jacob Wetterling has been found (in the saddest outcome imaginable) we must now wonder: Where is Joshua Guimond? Where is Jodi Huisentruit? And where are all the other missing children and adults? Jodi Huisentruit – there is a photo of her that nags at me, haunts me, and I can’t get it out of my mind. The photo shows news anchor Huisentruit presenting a newscast from KIMT-TV in Mason City, Iowa. Behind her, on the newsbackdrop screen, is a photo of Jacob Wetterling who would have been 15 years old on the day of the newscast. Huisentruit was reporting about how the case of the missing boy from Minnesota remained unsolved. Why that photo bothers me is its grim irony. Two years later, Huisentruit herself would go missing and, like the Wetterling case, her abduction would baffle investigators far and wide. She is still missing after 21 years. Another reason the photo haunts me is because I knew Jodi many years ago when she worked as a news anchor for KSAX-TV in Alexandria. My newspaper employer at that time, in the mid-1980s, had built a low-power-broadcast TV studio addition to the newspaper building as a TV news adjunct for our paper. A few years later, he sold the studio to KSTP-TV of the Twin Cities as a branch station for the Alexandria area. Huisentruit was the star news anchor for about a year. Working in such close proximity, we newspaper reporters saw her daily, often shooting the breeze with her on breaks during our busy news days. She was also a member of our Alexandria Media Club. Jodi was a petite woman in her early 20s, 5 feet 3 inches, blonde, soft warm brown eyes that sparkled with glints of light when she smiled or
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laughed. She was one of those personality-plus types with a spritely charm. A native of Long Prairie, she was kind and caring, had a breezy sense of humor and a quick wit. She was a goalsetting go-getter with lots of energy, not surprising as she loved outdoor activities. She was a championship golfer. We reporters were disappointed when Jodi announced she’d be leaving KSAX-TV for another job. A couple years later, when we in Alexandria heard the news, we were devastated that something so unthinkable could happen to lively, likable, talented Jodi, who had such a rewarding lifetime ahead of her. Her abduction came to haunt all of us for a long time. It still does. On the morning of June 27, 1995, Huisentruit, 27 at the time, did not show up for work on the Mason City TV station. At about 4:30 a.m., while getting into her car, she was grabbed and
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put up a struggle. Several items, including her purse and a pair of red high-heeled shoes, were found in the parking lot of her apartment building. The car key was found, bent, in the lock of her driver’s-side door. We who knew her were horrified, dreading even to imagine the panic and terrors kind-andcaring Jodi must have suffered. Jodi’s father died in 1982. Her mother, sadly, passed on in 2014, after years of unbearable anguish, never knowing what had happened to her daughter. That same never-ending anguish gnaws at the parents of Joshua Guimond, the 20-year-old St. John’s University College student who disappeared 14 years ago on or near the SJU campus. Joshua, of Maple Lake, is the only child of divorced parents Brian Guimond and Lisa Cheney. On the night of Nov. 10, 2002, he was walking home to his dormitory from a party, a threeminute walk. Next day, a massive search began. The lakes on and near campus were searched thoroughly. Not a trace. Guimond’s goal was to attend Yale Law School and then eventually seek a chance to serve in the Minnesota House of Representatives. I interviewed Joshua’s father twice about his son’s vanishing. Understandably, Brian is not only devastated but also angry about Joshua’s disappearance. He is angry because he feels the case was never investigated thoroughly or that perhaps there were vital clues that were not followed up on, or – worse – he suspects maybe there was a sinister cover-up of some sort. Let us hope the Guimond and Huisentruit cases are solved at long last. Not knowing is the worst torture. Closures to those cases – to all missing-people cases – could not come soon enough for the ever-anguished loved ones.
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Thanks, Newsleaders, for thoughtful Wetterling coverage Darlene Dingmann, St. Cloud I would like to thank Dennis Dalman for writing the article “Patty Wetterling says it’s time for healing.” Some of the coverage of Jacob’s abduction and how his life ended was very graphic. News
sells, but at some point, it turns people off (at least it did me). I am so thankful I haven’t had cable television for years. So how do we make sense of this madness going on in this world? Respect goes a long way! If you do not like someone, walk away, do not harm
them. Love your children. Hug them. Tell them you love them. I truly believe when something bad happens in this world, somehow something good does happen. If only we loved and cared about each other and respected each other, the world would be a better place to live in. Thanks again.
‘Round and ‘round: I’m tired of going in circles Around and around and around we go! Once again, I’ve missed my chance to become a millionaire. Call them traffic circles; call them roundabouts; call them an intrusive way to annoy our day. Whatever you choose to call them, I call them a missed opportunity for me to get rich by buying into the company that lays down the cement/concrete for these circular obstacles. I’ll bet you somebody in the Department of Transportation (or whatever) is making a killing by cleaning up on cement. Understand these round-and-round irritations are nothing new in our automotive universe. The first time I was confronted by one of these spherical beasts was in the mid-60s (1960s that is). It was on the main thoroughfare from Cambridge to London, England. My friend Joe and I were delighted by this newfound highway concoction. In the midst of a very heavy Midland fog, we circled that new driving experience several times. Frankly, we were waiting for the fog to lift so we could find London before disaster found us. We made it to London, but that night left a profound memory. Stop signs work much better. With a four-way stop sign, you don’t have to play musical cars. There is always going to be someone who doesn’t understand what the yield sign means at the El Rondo. Perhaps that’s why — I’ve been told — there are states like Florida, Texas and California that are returning to the good old-fashioned stop sign. Of course, it does create problems. It forces cement companies to lay off employees. It also creates this terrible enigma known as “Who goes first at a four-way stop?” I think I’d prefer to take my chances at the “stop” stop (unless, of course, I can still get stock in that cement company). But, it seems to me going in circles does not limit itself to my driving activities. Here’s another here-we-go-again on circular stupidity. Yes,
Paul Ritzenthaler Guest Writer it’s the political mud-slinging season. It seems to me every major election year, the mud gets thicker and dirtier. Tell me you aren’t as tired of the mud as I am. But, the bigger the stakes, the muddier the mud. And, around and around and around we go again. We have Hillary, tattered past and all. We need not look further than an Arkansas realestate venture that was inferred to be potentially criminal. We have a Benghazi venture that was so embarrassing, she elected to resign as Secretary of State. By the way, we all know to save face, the resignation was made so as not to tarnish her potential political future. So let’s add to that a (still ongoing) email episode. We won’t even approach the Madame Monica stigma that still hangs over the Oval Office. Is it any wonder her political competitor is running circles around her background? So, around and around and around we go with the mud that’s being slung to and fro. Well, hey, we do have a presidential candidate who has NEVER made any major political errors and for good reason: He has never held ONE political office — not a senator, not a representative (state or congressional), not even a dog catcher. What the heck! I even got three votes as St. Wendel Township dog catcher, and I didn’t even run for the position. I’ll not forgive my almost-friend Marty and others for their write-in ballots. The only thing I can say about “Dashing Donald” is “You’re fired!” Come on, America!
Trump’s rantings and ravings are the epitome of stupidity. Mud? Well, get a pail and start pouring because that boy and that gal are unworthy of any political office. And there, do we sit with two of the worst presidential candidates to ever seek the highest office in our country since William Taft and good old what’s-his-face? Now, let’s discuss the what’s-their-faces – you know, the two understudies to the presidential prank. Have you ever heard of either one of them prior to their being pulled by their noses to the V.P. candidacy? So, go ahead and tell me what you know about their political backgrounds. Use a pen. That way you won’t waste much ink. But should whoever the next president is die in office (and they’re no spring puppies), one of those nobodies is going to be running our country. Now that I think about it, I don’t surmise either one of them would alter our political platform(s) all that much. Of course, I’ve exploited my circular thoughts in order to discuss two distinctly different subjects under one roundabout forum. Call it “creative license.” And before I round out this inky exchange, I would like to ask why I’m going around all sorts of detours on road construction projects that were started last spring — maybe early summer — and that have sat dormant for months. I mean, just how many summer/fall vacation days do these road-fixers get? If you have an answer (or more) let me know. I’ll be around. 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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SR artist displays his creations at arts, crafts fair
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Tom Harmeling of the Sauk Rapids-based Bog Walker Artistries adjusts one of his diamond willow wood creations on Sept. 11 at the 44th annual Little Falls Arts & Crafts Fair in downtown Little Falls in his first appearance at the Little Falls Area Chamber of Commerce-sponsored event.
Is it illegal to drive with my tailgate down? Q: I like to drive with my tailgate down on my pickup for better gas mileage. The other day, a friend told me this was illegal. Is that true? A: According to Minnesota State Statute (M.S.S.) 169.43 (b), “No truck shall be driven or parked on any highway with tailgate or tailboard hanging down or projecting from the vehicle except while such vehicle is being loaded or unloaded and except when a load on the tailboard renders impossible the closing of the tailboard.” So, with the information you provided me, I would say it is
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Ask a Trooper projectile. When hauling anything that sticks out beyond, remember this: M.S.S. 169.52, “When the load upon any vehicle extends to the rear 4 feet or more beyond the bed or body of such vehicle, there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of the load, at the times when lighted lamps on vehicles are required in this chapter, a red light or lantern plainly visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the sides and rear. The light or lantern required under this section shall be in addition to the rear light required upon every vehicle. At any time
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