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Friday, Sept. 23, 2016 Volume 2, Issue 37 Est. 2015
Town Crier Millstream Arts this weekend
Millstream Arts Festival will offer free, supervised bike-corral services by St. John’s Preparatory National Honor Society students for those who wish to cycle to the festival. The corral will be located near the information booth. The event will be held from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25 and includes juried art, music, food and activities for all. Food-shelf donations welcome at the info booth. For more information, visit millstreamartsfestival.org.
Living Waters hosts annual fall festival
Living Waters Lutheran Church of Sauk Rapids at 1911 Fourth Av. N. is holding its annual Fall Festival on Saturday, Sept. 24. A HUGE rummage sale, silent auction, bake sale including lefse, live music, a money raffle, a classic car show and fun games for kids are among the events. Events run from 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. with a 5K run/walk at 10 a.m. Details at www.lwlcmn.org.
Stearns County provides Sartell construction updates
Stearns County drivers and City of Sartell residents and businesses are advised they will encounter gravel driving surfaces and lane shifts between Hwy. 15 and LeSauk Drive beginning Sept. 20 for approximately one week. Heritage Drive will remain closed at CR 1. LeSauk Drive will remain open but will be subject to lane closures and flaggers. Drivers should use caution while traveling through the work zone. For more information, visit thenewsleaders. com and click on Sept. 23 Criers.
CentraCare seeks volunteers to transport patients
CentraCare Health is looking for volunteers to assist therapists in transporting patients and making patients feel comfortable during their therapy sessions. Volunteers will help to improve the attention provided to patients during total joint gym sessions. Volunteers are a valuable part of CentraCare’s health-care team who shares a common objective of providing Care Above All for our patients, clients and their families. Volunteering is the perfect way to make a difference in people’s lives, put your talents to use, develop new skills and even explore careers. For more information, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Sept. 23 Criers.
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Waytashek is a one-man portable sawmill by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Todd Waytashek is a one-man band – bandsawer, that is. His portable sawmill job started as a part-time hobby, and now it keeps him busy yearround. Waytashek, who lives in rural Sauk Rapids, is the owner/operator of TK Timber, who brings his portable sawmill to any place far and wide to cut timber planks from people’s downed trees. His customers use the planks for walls and buildings, to make furniture, wood-carved bowls and other art works, and even cribbage boards. “And some people just want the boards, so they can build a garage with them,” Waytashek added. Besides sawing planks, TK Timber also offers drying of wood, site prep, demolition, land-clearing, brush-chopping, dirt-moving, snow removal and light- and heavy-hauling. Todd named his company TK after himself, Todd, and his 14-year-old son Kyle, who helps his father in so many tasks and who designed the company’s website. Kyle is the only child of Waytashek and wife Vickie, a social worker for Benton County. photo by Dennis Dalman Like snowflakes, no two timber planks are alike, Todd Waytashek and son Kyle prepare a log to be cut into planks on their “porWaytashek said, and that is why he enjoys his job. table sawmill.” Todd is the owner/operator of TK Timber in rural Sauk Rapids. Sawmill • page 3 His son is his buddy-helper and the business’s website designer.
United Cerebral Palsy fundraiser set Sept. 30 by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com
The United Cerebral Palsy of Central Minnesota Oktoberfest Renaissance Festival benefiting people with disabilities will take place from 5:30-9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30 at Molitor’s Quarry located at 425 35th St. NE, Sauk Rapids. The event will include food sampling by Applebees, Christine’s Sweet Confections, John Dough’s Pizza, Manea’s Meats, Molitor’s Quarry, Mongo’s Grill, Sixth Avenue Bistro, Texas Roadhouse and The Third Floor; as well as beer sampling from Beaver Island Brewing, C&L Distributing, Third Street
Brewhouse and Viking Beverages. Carl Newbanks, director of programs and communications, said this is their largest fundraiser of the year. Last year, about 300 people attended the event, and UCP of Central Minnesota raised about $20,000. “Oktoberfest is a great event because you can win prizes whether you spend money at the event or not,” he said. “Each admission includes prize tickets which can be used for chances in several raffle drawings. The fun begins when you take your chances in the games to win even more prize tickets to increase your chances of winning a raffle item.”
UCP of Central Minnesota works with all disabilities to provide services and resources for clients of all ages, needs and abilities. For more information, visit ucpcentralmn.org. Newbanks said the organization provides services such as home modifications, assistive technology, care coordination, adaptive equipment demo/ loans, grants and scholarships, adaptive bikes and activities for families/children with disabilities such as bowling leagues, holiday parties, arts programs and more. Cerebral palsy refers to any one of a number of neurological disorders which appears in infancy or early childhood
that affects body movement and muscle coordination. The majority of those with cerebral palsy are born with it, but it often is not detected until months or years later. The early signs of cerebral palsy usually show up before a child reaches age 3. Cerebral palsy cannot be cured, but treatments often improve a child’s capabilities. While one child with severe cerebral palsy might not be able to walk and need extensive care, another with a milder form might require little assistance. Researchers are investigating early brain development as well as traumatic events Fundraiser • page 7
Investigation continues following stabbing rampage by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
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Onlookers stand outside the Food Court of the Crossroads Mall after being evacuated following the Sept. 17 attack.
Waves of shock, horror, fear and disbelief swept through Central Minnesota and rippled worldwide last weekend after a knife-wielding man went on a sudden rampage and stabbed 10 shoppers in Crossroads Center in St. Cloud. The attacker, 22-year-old Dahir Adan of St. Cloud, was
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shot to death by an off-duty, part-time Avon police officer who just happened to be in the mall that night. Fortunately, all the victims survived with injuries not considered life-threatening. Injured were eight men, a woman and a 15-year-old girl, all from the Central Minnesota area. Most of the injured were treated and released from the hospital, alRmpage • page 2
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Rampage from front page though several were kept in the hospital for a time. The attack is under investigation as a “possible” terrorist-motivated attack. A radical Islamic “news” agency posted a bulletin calling Adan “a soldier” for its cause, but there is
no evidence whatsoever at this point that there is a connection between Adan’s attack and international terrorist groups or that he was taking orders from anybody else. Adan had no previous criminal record. The bloody melee began at about 8:15 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 when witnesses said Adan went from person to person in various places in the mall, slashing and stabbing at
people, apparently at random. Some claimed he was shouting something about “Allah,” and someone else said he had asked a victim if he was a Muslim before slashing at him with a knife. During the attack, Adan was wearing a security-guard uniform. He had worked for a private security-guard company and had been, until recent months, a student at St. Cloud
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Members of the Ringers of Rice Horseshoe Club pose for a photo earlier this summer. The Ringers of Rice Horseshoe Club held their 2016 league meeting on May 9 to review policies and pay sanction fees and dues. Regular pitching began on May 16 and concluded on Aug. 15. This year, 28 pitchers took part in two shifts each Monday evening at the club courts located at O’Brien’s Pub in Rice. The group had only one stormy night that prevented play. First-shift teams included the following: Auto Body 2000, Melbanc Cabinets, Morningstar Grooming and Index 53. Second-shift teams included Nathes Insurance, Rudolph’s Redneck Roost, KS Construction and Cornerstone Insurance. Index 53 had the most wins for their shift. Members of their team were Ginger O’Brien, Bonnie Poplinski and Garry Loidolt. KS Construction came out on top for the second shift. Their team members
were Bev Grose, Kathy Stueve and Roger Lodermeier. The two teams played off for the overall championship on Aug. 22 and K S Construction earned the traveling trophy by winning just one more game than Index 53. The KS Construction team was awarded the League Championship Award. Poplinski earned the High Average Award with 55.23 percent. Mel Larson received the High Over Average Award with 23.54 percent. Poplinski and O’Brien both pitched a 70 percent game this year to share the High Ringer Game Award. The Most Improved Award was presented to Imogene Worm. She increased her average by 12.9 percent. Annette and Ben Grebinoski were both awarded Rookie-of-the-Year awards. In addition to pitching, Annette worked on keeping the league records and stats. The Sportsmanship Award went to LeRoy Henkemeyer. He
is a great promoter of horseshoe pitching, a competitive pitcher, and is always willing to offer positive advice and encouragement to both his teammates and opponents. An informal in-league tournament was organized by Myron VanderWeyst and held on Aug. 29. Twelve members of Ringers of Rice participated in three classes. Mike Holz, Kathy Stueve and Annette Grebinoski were the class winners. Garry Loidolt was the wild-card addition to the final round. Both Garry and Kathy had the same number of wins in the playoff, but Garry’s point total gave him the championship. Thanks goes to all of the team sponsors for their support this year. Special thanks to Keith O’Brien and his staff at O’Brien’s Pub. Anyone interested in more information about joining the sport of horseshoe is encouraged to contact O’Brien’s Pub.
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State University studying information systems. A member of the Somali-American community in St. Cloud, Adan was born in East Africa but moved to St. Cloud with his family when he was a boy and later became an American citizen. He was highly praised as an honor student at Apollo High School. He lived with his parents in an apartment building in St. Cloud. Jason Falconer is the parttime Avon police officer who confronted Adan at the mall that night. He told Adan to get down on the ground, and he complied. But then he leaped back up and ran toward Falconer, who fired his handgun at him. Again, Adan fell but got up again and lunged at Falconer, who shot him again, causing him to collapse, dead. That confrontation was recorded on video, according to St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis, who spoke at a press conference later that night, along with St. Cloud Police Chief William Blair Anderson. Leaders from throughout the world, including President Barack Obama and Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, expressed concern and sympathy for the victims of the attack. Obama said it appeared the St. Cloud attack was unrelated to the homemade pipe and pressure-cooker bombs that exploded the same day in New Jersey and in New York, injuring 29 people in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City. The perpetrator of those bomb blasts, an Afghanistan-born American, was arrested after a gunfight between him and police. He wounded the two police officers, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The bomber suffered gunshot wounds to an arm and a leg. All who knew Adan in St. Cloud said they are baffled as to why he would commit such
Friday, Sept. 23, 2016 an irrational, violent act because he never seemed to be an angry, disaffected individual. Throughout St. Cloud, central Minnesota and beyond, there were calls for unity among all people, including advisories that people should not let anger or fears goad them into any forms of retaliatory actions. Somali-American leaders, along with other faith leaders, called for peace, understanding, solidarity and brotherhood. Adan’s parents also expressed sorrow and sympathy for the victims. At a Sept. 19 press conference called by faith leaders at St. Cloud City Hall, a statement from Adan’s family, written by their attorney on their behalf, was read aloud: “We are devastated by the incomprehensible, tragic event of last Saturday evening. As we mourn the death of our son, Dahir Adan, who was very dear to us, we are in deep shock as everyone else is in the state of Minnesota. We express our deepest sympathy and condolences to all those injured and others who were impacted as a result of the incident at the Crossroads Mall. We pray for their families and (the victims’) speedy recovery. As a family, we are committed to fully cooperating within the limits of the law with all the relevant law-enforcement agencies as they conduct their investigation. Our family loves St. Cloud and this great state of Minnesota. We are an integral part of the fabric of this society. Therefore, we urge citizens of St. Cloud and of this state to stay united and let the law-enforcement agencies gather the facts and do their work. Finally, we urge all not to rush to judgment or conclusions. We ask everyone to respect our privacy during this difficult time. We will make further statements as more facts about the incident become available.”
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Sawmill from front page It’s always an exciting surprise to cut into a tree with his portable band saw to see what’s inside. “There’s always something different,” he said. “You never know what you’re going to get when you open a tree. One time, I hit something that broke my blade. When I checked, I found I’d hit a six-inch pole barn nail inside the tree, and that tree was from very deep in the woods, so I kept wondering how that pole barn nail ended up inside the tree.” Born in Omaha, Neb., Waytashek moved to Minnesota with his family when he was 2 years old. They lived near Osseo, then near Mille Lacs where his father farmed. To this day, Todd still does some part-time farming on the old farmstead between Pierz and Onamia. This past season, he planted 150 acres of soybeans. When he’s not sawing logs or doing the 101 other tasks he does, the 51-year-old Waytashek is very busy as an active colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve. Years ago, he did two years of active duty in the Army, then mustered out and joined the Minnesota National Guard to which he dedicated 26 years. He joined the Reserve five years ago and spent a year in the Pentagon in its logistics-operations center. That was in 2012-13, and he vividly remembers hunkering down in the Pentagon while raging Hurricane Sandy howled overhead. Waytashek served with the 34th Infantry for three tours of duty in war zones – first in Bosnia, then Kuwait and most recently in Iraq. In the 1980s, Waytashek started a wood cabinet shop in St. Cloud. Later, also in St. Cloud, he started “Triple A Courier” in 1991, then sold the place just before his first deployment in 2003 (Bosnia). Two years ago, Waytashek de-
Sauk Rapids-Rice Newsleader • www.thenewsleaders.com cided to buy a 16-year-old portable sawmill, an orange-colored Wood Mizer brand. He enjoyed using it, so much so he decided it would be a central part of his new business TK Timber. The machine was manufactured in Indianapolis. Every now and then, Waytashek has to drive all the way to Charlotte, N.C., for military drills. One time, on the way down, he made arrangements to drive a few miles out of his way at Indianapolis to the Wood Mizer manufacturing company, so he could get the machine re-calibrated to make sure it was cutting precisely, accurately. He hooked the Wood Mizer to the back of his trusty Toyota and off they went. At the Indianapolis factory, the experts there checked it out. Back home, Waytashak made many test cuts with it. It was right-on, perfection, precise to the smallest fraction of an inch. Using his band saw, Waytashek can cut planks of any thickness up to three feet across and 21 feet long. “Some people want just the best wood cuts out of a tree,” he said. “Others don’t care. They just want the planks and don’t care if they’re special or not. I cut any kind of trees. But some people want the most interesting pieces of wood so they can make bar tops or tables.” One of Waytashek’s favorite woods to cut is oak burls. They are like big bumps or bubbles on a tree trunk in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner. They are filled with small “knots” from dormant buds. The burls, Wayatshek noted, contain extraordinarily and unique grains with intricate, interlacing patterns. One of his favorite stories concerns a man from Little Falls who was driving a veteran to the St. Cloud VA Hospital. While on Hwy. 10 halfway between Rice and Sauk Rapids, the man looked over to the east and saw a portable sawmill parked near the service road, where Waytashek lives. He contacted
Waytashek later and asked if he would cut a 30-inch oak burl of his. He told Waytashek he wanted to make cribbage boards from the cuts to give to friends as gifts. “That was one of my first sawing jobs this spring,” he said. “It only took me 20 minutes, and I didn’t charge the guy anything. I thought it was good of him to help get that veteran to the VA, so I cut the burl as a favor.” Three weeks later, Waytashek looked out and saw something on his deck. There was a cribbage board the man had made and left, just for him. “That guy is an example of why I love this work,” Waytashek said. “I love the variety of this work. I love the variety of the wood and the variety of the people I talk with and work with. Nothing’s ever the same.”
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Todd Waytashek (right) and son Kyle show a cribbage board made by a customer of their business, “TK Timber.” The intricately grained cribbage board was created from a plank cut from an oak burl by Todd. It was given to them in appreciation for their kindness to the customer.
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Community service planned for Jacob Wetterling by Frank Lee operations@thenewsleaders.com
There will be a community memorial service for Jacob Wetterling, the St. Joseph boy who was abducted in 1989 and whose remains were recently located on a Paynesville farm after almost three decades after he went missing. The College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph will host the community memorial service at 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 25. The service is open to the public, and
the community is welcome to join the Wetterling family for “an ecumenical prayer service of remembrance, hope and healing.” (Doors will open at 9 a.m. that day, according to officials.) Because of limited seating for the memorial service, the College of St. Benedict is asking attendees sign the guest book online at www. csbsju.edu/wetterling-memorial/guestbook to indicate their plans to attend the memorial service. (Parking and location
information will then be sent via email to those planning to attend the service.) The Sept. 25 service will also reportedly be streamed live on the above website, where people can also leave an optional private message to the Wetterling family of St. Joseph. “Memorials are preferred to the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children or your favorite children’s organization which focuses on building a better and safer
world for children,” according to the St. Ben’s webpage devoted to the community memorial service. If you have any questions, contact the staff at the College of St. Benedict at 320-363-5198 or jwmemorial@csbsju.edu. Danny Heinrich, 53, of Annandale, had been a person of interest in the Wetterling disappearance just weeks after the kidnapping of the boy, who was 11 years old at the time. Heinrich was arrested last summer for possessing child
pornography. As part of a plea agreement, he led investigators to Jacob’s remains earlier this month. About the time of Wetterling’s disappearance, a man in the Paynesville area had groped and molested several boys during a period of years, but it was only recently Heinrich confessed to kidnapping and fatally shooting Wetterling as he pleaded guilty to child-pornography charges in a federal court in Minneapolis on Sept. 6.
Absentee ballots now available by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
For the first time in Minnesota history, voters can now vote via absentee ballot without having some kind of excuse. Previously, voters could request absentee ballots if they knew they would be out of the district – say, on vacation – during Election Day. Now, they can vote by absentee ballot for any reason or no reason at all. It’s just another voting option open to one and all. People can vote by absentee ballot in person at county or local elections offices, or they can request an absentee ballot be mailed to them. (Ballots are available in a number of languages.) To request an absentee ballot be mailed, go to mnvotes.org. Then, download a “2016 Minnesota Absentee Ballot Application,” fill it out and return it to one’s county election office via email, fax or postal mail. Absentee ballots can be requested
even by people who are not yet registered to vote since a voter registration application will be provided when the ballot is sent. Voters must remember a ballot must be mailed back on or before Tuesday, Nov. 8, which is this year’s date for the general presidential election. If received later than that, the ballots will not be counted. People can vote in person at election offices up to Monday, Nov. 7, the day before the general election. For nine elections in a row, Minnesota was No. 1 in the nation for number of people who voted in a general election. That ranking fell to No. 6, however, in 2014.
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Millstream Arts Festival to be held Sept. 25 by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com
The annual Millstream Arts Festival will take place from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25 in downtown St. Joseph. The event is an outdoor juried art show that draws many people to the area and includes a variety of music, dancing, visual arts, literature and poetry, foods, children’s activities and more. The chairman of the festival board, Alicia Peters, has been busy preparing for the event. “Millstream is a labor of love,” Peters said. “Everyone (who is) a part of the festival loves the festival.” Festival music coordinator and board member Jeff Engholm said the event is a good balance of the arts. “I think the Millstream Arts Festival has consistently been an extremely well-run and a fun festival to attend,” Engholm said. “It’s a perfect balance of art, music, dance, food and people, and the setting of downtown St Joseph frames it all so beautifully.” This year’s scheduled entertainment includes from 11 a.m.-noon the CSB/SJU Jazz Ensemble, 12:15-1:15 p.m. Random Road, 1:30-2:20 p.m. Greg Herriges, 2:30-3:40 p.m. Lehto and Wright, and 3:455 p.m. the Stearns County Pachanga Society. Street performances scheduled include from noon-2 p.m. the Granite City Cloggers, 1-3 p.m. Carnivale Revolver, and performing throughout the day are Chris Gustafson and Paul Imholte.
New and returning food options include burgers, authentic West African cuisine, artisan breads, Greek gyros, roasted nuts, fresh and local pork, soul food with a healthy twist, handmade German brats, handcrafted Midwestern cuisine and kettle corn. Artists booths will include jewelry, ceramics, photography, mixed media, drawing, oil pastels, watercolors, acrylics, wood, metal, printmaking, glass, textiles and more. The Book End will feature various authors and poets. Attendees can also listen to or recite poetry in the “Poetry and a Pint” tent on the Bad Habit Brewery patio. “Providing a quality experience has always been at the core of our mission,” Peters said. “This is evident from the amazing artists to the talented musicians, the literary artists and the food.” Additional attractions include a children’s art area and history tours from noon-4 p.m. at the Art and Heritage Place at St. Benedict’s Monastery and from 11 a.m -5 p.m. at the St. Joseph H.storical Society, featuring Civil War memorabilia and vintage toys. A vintage auto and tractor show is also planned. Areas of the festival, including the children’s art area, will honor Jacob Wetterling whose memorial service is being held earlier on the same day on the College of St. Benedict campus. Last year’s event drew thousands of people and was one of the best-attended in its history. More than 50 tents
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Above: The annual Millstream Arts Festival will take place from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25 in downtown St. Joseph. Last year’s event was one of the best-attended in its history. At right: A young spectator enjoys entertainment at last year’s Millstream Arts Festival. lined both sides of the street for several blocks. “Each year, we work toward our goal of being wastefree and this year to continue (that) at the heart of sustain-
ability we will be providing a bike corral,” Peters said. “Community members will be able to park their bike in a monitored area. We also express our love of the com-
munity through the collection of donations for the local food shelf.” For more information visit www.millstreamartsfestival. org.
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Our View Don’t let knife attack fuel climate of suspicion
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Let cooler heads (and kinder hearts) prevail. That is what we must try to remember after the knife attack Saturday, Sept. 17 at St. Cloud’s Crossroads Center mall. It was an unsettling experience to tune into CNN TV national news last Sunday and see St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis and St. Cloud Police Chief William Blair Anderson talking at a press conference about a multiple stabbing attack in St. Cloud. It was a stark reminder that attacks by terrorists and/or lone-wolf individuals can happen anywhere, including right her in our midst. In a grim irony, a pressure-cooker bomb exploded in New York City on the same day, as well as an explosion also that day at a Marine Corps charity run in New Jersey. Fortunately, nobody was gravely injured or killed (except for the St. Cloud perpetrator) in any of the three attacks. We can only imagine the terror endured by the victims. Our sympathy goes out to them and their loved ones. The St. Cloud stabbing spree is still under investigation. What is known is that a St. Cloud State University student named Dahir Ahmed Adan is the perpetrator of the attacks and was killed by an off-duty Avon police officer who was shopping at Macy’s at Crossroads Center for a birthday gift for his son. The officer, identified as Jason Falconer, who happened to be at Crossroads, likely prevented further mayhem. The Somali-American community released a statement expressing sympathy for the 10 victims and their families, as well as for Adan’s St. Cloud family. Adan was described as an excellent student who attended Apollo High School. He was a junior at St. Cloud State University and worked part time as a private security guard (not for Crossroads, however). Somali-American leaders said they have no idea why Adan would commit such an act of violence. There were reports from people in the mall that Adan had shouted something about “Allah” and had asked at least one person if that person is a Muslim. Investigators are trying to determine if the attack was triggered via some kind of allegiance to ISIS terrorists. On the ISIS “news agency” Sunday, a propaganda bulletin claimed Adan was “a soldier of the Islamic State,” but such claims are typical of ISIS, even in cases of violence where there is no connection whatsoever to international terrorism. Somali-American leaders in the St. Cloud area are expressing fears of retaliation against Somali immigrants of Adan’s violent actions. Such fears are not unfounded because there have been socialcultural tensions in recent years between some Caucasians and some Somali-Americans. That is why we must not leap to conclusions about the perpetrator’s motives or lack of them. If it’s determined there was a sinister motive of terrorism behind his attacks, we must remind ourselves it was only one man committing such senseless violence. The very last thing the greater St. Cloud area needs is emotional overreactions of fear, hostility and distrust. Such a climate fuels gossip, meanspirited speculations, inaccurate conclusions and more fear-mongering. Violence easily rears its ugly heads in such a volatile climate. Hatred begets hatred. Instead, we should reach out to one another across social-cultural-ethnic differences and forge healthy bonds, not dangerous divisionism.
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It took Donald Trump, the Father of the Birthers, five years to admit President Barack Obama was born in the United States, and – leave it to Trump – when he did admit it, he told two bold-faced lies in the space of 20 seconds. Two of his all-time worst lies. At a Sept. 16 so-called press conference, he proclaimed this: “Hillary Clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the birther controversy. I finished it. I finished it. You know what I mean.” (Yes, Trump, we know what you mean; you mean for us to believe those two outrageous whoppers – Hillary started it, you finished it.) Then, as if brushing a pesky fly from his Pinocchio nose, he added this: “President Barack Obama was born in the United States, period. Now we all want to get back to making America strong and great again.” Trump is incapable of a sincere retraction or apology. Instead, he spews out a few remarks curdled with sarcasm, remarks that might be mistaken – by poor listeners – for a retraction, the way he almost spitefully acknowledged Sen. John McCain is, after all, a war hero. He delivers his retractions/apologies with the sneering pout of a bully schoolboy forced to fess up to a vicious prank. And then comes the “pivot” so many have long wanted from Trump, that breathless moment when the leopard changes its spots. But the pivot is a miserable disappointment. It usually consists in Trump turning the focus of attention quickly back upon himself so he can bask in his self-reflected glory. In the case of the birther acknowledgement, he instantly pivoted to put the blame on Hillary and then, with a breathtaking leap of arrogance, he pivoted to himself, bestowing credit upon himself for putting a stop to the birther baloney. (Our hero!) He takes credit for
Dennis Dalman Editor forcing Obama to produce his birth certificate. This, after five years of peddling birtherism crap for his own advantage. The narcissistic arrogance of Trump’s lies is mind-boggling. The facts are these: In 2011, Trump, in one of his “presidential” moods, loudly raised the question of Obama’s birth, trying to de-legitimize him and his right to serve as president. He crowed he had dispatched investigators to Hawaii to check into Obama’s birth background, and then, resorting to a teasing suspense (as he often does) he promised people they’d be shocked by what the detectives had discovered. That was as big a lie as the one he told about thousands on the Jersey shore cheering when the Twin Towers fell. According to Politifact.com researchers, there is absolutely no evidence Hillary Clinton ever doubted Obama’s U.S. birth. For the past five years, Trump has cynically courted at a kind of chummy arm’s length Obama-haters, Tea-Party types. There is no doubt whatsoever a dog-whistle racism was part of the equation, whether Trump meant it or not. Many birthers then – and now – post despicable racist caricatures of Obama on websites, depicting him, for example, as a savage with a bone through his nose born in Kenya. Many of those racist supremacists are exactly the kind of “deplorables” Hillary Clinton had in mind. Besides being the Big Daddy of Birthers, Trump started a smear campaign against Obama
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worthy of the commie-baiting Sen. Joe McCarthy of Yore. The smears included despicable innuendos about Obama’s credentials for admission to law school, his grade transcripts, his acquaintanceship with left-wing professors and an eyebrow-raising question: What if he is a secret Muslim? That’s Trump’s modus operandi: constant damaging innuendos he can later deny or brush off blithely when pressed for the truth. If Trump is not a racist, then why does he sometimes talk like one, condoning with a winkand-a-nod some of the fringe hate groups who hail The Donald as Hero? Time and again, he has refused to repudiate the crackpot haters who fawn over him. For the past year, Trump declined to repudiate his long-time birther nastiness for two reasons: 1. He won’t admit he ever lies. 2. He didn’t want to alienate his base supporters, many of whom are Obama-haters. Trump’s poll numbers are up. His staff is still trying to change the leopard’s spots, trying to convince him to keep his big reckless mouth shut, trying to make him stick to the teleprompter. The leopard, however, has been leaping from its cage. Meantime, Hillary’s credibility and trust issues are taking wind from her sails, leaving her drifting in the doldrums. There are six weeks left until Election Day. If Trump’s self-serving birther “retraction” lies are any indication, his spot-changing staff will have a lot of work to do to restrain the barnstorming bluster. As a serial liar, Trump beats Hillary by a mile, and then some. Hillary, warts and all, is qualified to be president of the United States. Donald Trump, blustering charlatan, is not. Donald Duck would make a far better president. Trouble is, the Duck ain’t runnin.’
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Stay informed and make a difference – go to www.mn.gov Michael Willemsen, Sauk Rapids When I made the decision to run for Minnesota State Senate, I was excited to make a difference for our community. This is a time of wealth inequity, rampant discrimination and hatred, poorly-funded schools and an immediate need to avert climate catastrophe. These are problems that touch me deeply, and I am determined to work on setting things right. A recent column by Connor Kockler in the Newsleader discussed our current inability to discover the truth about politics because we often only listen to sources that we agree with. Instead, the time has come for us to
look beyond our partisan differences and discover what we have in common rather than what divides us. As a local candidate, I plan to focus on issues that affect us directly in our area of Central Minnesota. Our local issues affect us on a daily basis, and yet many people are more concerned with the presidential election than the state and local elections. As I talk with more and more people, I have come to realize many of us don’t know our state senator, city mayor or city council members. These “down ticket” races are just as important. Here’s the math: Minnesota has 67 senators and 134 representatives, or 201 state legislators. Each senator represents about 80,000 people, while each representative
has a district of about 40,000. Legislators make laws that affect the daily lives of Minnesotans. Every two years, our representatives run for election, which means we could have a fresh start in our federal and state houses every two years. This means we must stay informed on a daily basis, so we know how we want to vote in every cycle. Staying informed takes a lot of effort on the part of every voter, and for that reason it’s important we study a variety of sources for information. Please get informed on a local level, and vote based on issues you care about most; www.mn.gov is an excellent source of information for the issues affecting our state.
Please respect our nation’s flag During the last few weeks, there has been an odd trend creeping into our nation’s sports. Starting with the actions of NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, it has now become fashionable for athletes to sit or take a knee during our national anthem before the game. While everyone has freedom of speech, we are also not immune to backlash resulting from our actions. With the issue of the national anthem and the flag in the spotlight, it’s been interesting to see who comes out on either side of the issue. Some argue criticism of the nation and its flag is the highest form of free speech. Others like myself take offense to the fact the flag, the very symbol of our country and what it stands for, has been appropriated for political purposes. No matter our differences, the flag of the United States of America is a common symbol. It represents our history, our values and why we are who we are. Fifty stars, one for every state of the union, and 13 stripes for the original 13 colonies who set us off on our journey. Regardless of our politics and how we see the world today, the flag stands above, reminding us of the great idealism and sacrifices that have gotten us to where we are now – even if we don’t always live up to it. To protest the flag is to protest the very idea of America itself, the belief everyone can get ahead if they work hard enough, with equality for all. That is the essential American dream. I find it hypocritical those who are the most vocal advocates for these protests are also those who have benefited most from the opportunities this great nation provides. The main protesters are professional athletes, individuals who are paid money
Connor Kockler Guest Writer to play a sport for a living. I would say these are some of the luckiest people in the world. They don’t have to file reports, or teach children or manage a business. They get to do something for a living most of us had to give up after high school, and they get paid millions for it as well. This is a huge disconnect from the lives of ordinary Americans, many of whom cannot afford to live while working their tails off. People of all ages should remember how lucky we are to live in a country that even allows this kind of behavior. The United States is only about 5 percent of the world’s population. In a large percentage of that other 95 percent, criticizing the government or the leaders, not to mention their flag, will end you up in jail or worse. Every country has room to improve, but to paint such a broad brush over America as a whole is simply insensitive. Kaepernick and his allies have some warranted concerns about the United States. They have every right to hold their beliefs under our Constitution, so why would they criticize the very object that stands for their stated aims? Their goals would be better suited, in my opinion, if they were to contact their representatives
in Congress, attend a city council meeting and/or run for office. Highlighting problems is one thing, solving them is another matter. Everything and everyone has flaws. The United States has some dark times in its history. But the important thing is we are improving. The vast majority of Americans don’t care about your race, your gender or who you love. All of this controversy and protest only serves to keep those divisions in place. People only care about if you are a good, trustworthy and hardworking person. It’s sad we must always come back to infighting and dividing each other rather than seeking out what unites us. Football and the flag are both no place for politics. They are part of the common heritage of America. They are two of the only things that can make us forget about our everyday concerns and feel proud to be Americans. If even the sports broadcasts are no longer free of partisanship, we are truly lost. The United States of America is a nation unique among others, founded on the principle that all people are created equal and everyone should have the opportunity to succeed. Many have given their lives in service to that ideal. When there are problems or discrimination against people, those issues should be resolved. But in the end, protests and words do nothing. Action does. Connor Kockler is a Sauk Rapids-Rice High School student. He enjoys writing, politics and news, among other interests.
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Brat sale, sponsored by St. Joseph Y2K Lions, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 First Ave. NW, St. Joseph. Proceeds benefit Chad’s Wing at the Place of Hope.
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The first color throw of the day takes place in front of the main stage Sept. 17 at the Golden Spike Speedway at the Color Vibe 5k in Sauk Rapids. The national event has been held since 2012; there’s been more than 300 events with more than a million participants and spectators.
Color Vibe 5k
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The last wave of Color Vibe participants heads out onto the 5k course along Golden Spike Road in Sauk Rapids on Sept. 17. The colored powder is non-toxic, safe and also biodegradable, according to the event’s organizer. Color Vibe is one of many 5K runs throughout the nation. The Color Vibe is a for-profit event, which partners with local charities and non-profit organizations that benefit from the proceeds in each of the cities that holds Color Vibe events. The goal is to provide donation opportunities, to generate awareness of the charities in the community and to maintain strong relationships with their charity partners.
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