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Gluten-free bakery hopes Town Crier to be sweet success Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 Volume 2, Issue 40 Est. 2015
Collegeville Colors includes outdoor fun for all ages
Fall in Central Minnesota gives us a chance to vividly see the colors of the changing seasons. If you’re looking for a great outdoor family event, join St. John’s Outdoor University for Collegeville Colors from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16. Registration will be near St. John’s Preparatory School. Highlights include community painting and poem, folk musicians, wool felting demonstrations, a kids’ scavenger hunt, lawn games and light refreshments. For more information, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Oct. 14 Criers.
County website offers update on construction
The new roundabout in Sartell was scheduled to open to traffic on Oct. 13 (as of press time Oct. 12). Heritage Road and Evergreen Drive will also be opened to traffic. Lane closures will be in effect along CSAH 1 between Hwy. 15 and LeSauk Drive for three to four days after the opening of the roundabout as crews close the median to LeSauk Drive. Access to local businesses from Hwy. 15 will be available via CSAH 1 to the new roundabout and then use either Evergreen Drive or the right-in-right-out entrance to LeSauk Drive. For more information, visit thenewsleaders. com and click on Oct. 14 Criers.
Promise Neighborhood seeks gently used clothing
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Two years ago, Jessica Brinkman wanted to have her own bakery. For Jessica, baking was a passion. For some time, she was limited to selling her wares at farmers’ markets, but now she and her husband, John, do have that bakery in downtown Sauk Rapids – and more. As John explained it, Jessica started out small – in her kitchen at first – then in a church kitchen. But demand was high for her special kind of gluten-free cookies, cakes and pies. When Jessica started her business, she called it Sweet Nature. When John decided to join her in the business, they expanded into another area – a kitchen rental business for other businesses that might want to
start up a gluten-free business. The Brinkmans named their new business “Mixing It Up Bakery and Rental Kitchen.” “We’re a gluten-free baker and rental kitchen,” John said. “The rental kitchen is a new concept.” The Brinkmans explained for anyone in the state of Minnesota to make and distribute product to any retail stores, the requirement is the provider have a state-licensed commercial kitchen. That is what John and Jessica have behind the swinging doors of their bakery. And they are willing to rent the facility out to other business owners who may not have the cash or desire to outfit their own commercial kitchens. To date, they have a half dozen local businesses that use the Bakery • back page
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The Sauk Rapids City Council had little in the way of business to take care of and proceeded quickly to the open hearing concerning the 2017 Second Avenue South
Feasibility Study. The open hearing was to receive input as to how the street improvement project would be paid for and what kinds of improvements would be made. The study was the work of Short, Elliot, Hendrickson Inc. City engineer Ter-
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rence Wotzka led the council through a brief summary of what the project would cost and look like.
Proposed improvements
Information contained in
the feasibility study yielded the following information: The streets to be improved included First, Second, Third and Fourth Avenues S., and Sixth Street S. Those streets would be improved between Second and Fourth Avenues Council • page 2
DNR centralizes offices in Sauk Rapids by Dave DeMars news@thenewsleaders.com
Country Manor to host ‘spooktacular’ Halloween
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Some lucky person with a sweet tooth is going to take home this tasty gluten-free mini-blueberry pie available at Mixing It Up Bakery and Rental Kitchen in Sauk Rapids.
Sauk Rapids Council approves street improvement plans
Promise Neighborhood of Central Minnesota is in need of gently used clothing for babies, kids and teens, boys and girls. Adult clothing of all sizes accepted if the styles are current, but the need for children’s clothing is greater. Clothing is either given to families in need or used for fundraising to put back into their youth mentoring, summer camp, youth night or family service programs. They will accept donations from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Thursday. For more information, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Oct. 14 Criers.
Help the Country Manor Campus make a ‘spooktacular’ memory for the residents they serve by playing a character in their Haunted Circus. This is not meant to be scary but to be fun and spooky. They need volunteers from 1-4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31. Many characters needed! For more information, visit thenewsleaders. com and click on Oct. 14 Criers.
photo by Dave DeMars
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Mark Pelham carefully examines some scales under the telescope in the lab area of the new Minnesota Department of Natural Resources facility in Sauk Rapids. Pelham works for the Fisheries Division. He explained that now they have a nice facility where fish can be carefully examined as to age, diet, disease and other issues affecting the health of the fish.
The Department of Natural Resources scored a win-win when it recently moved its offices in Sauk Rapids, centralizing its mission and saving money at the same time. The office in Sauk Rapids has four divisions that serve many counties in the central region of the state. Divisions include the Division of Parks and Trails, Division of Ecological and Water Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife-Wildlife Section, and Division of Fish and Wildlife-Fisheries Section. The DNR has lots of equipment, said DNR spokesperson Mark Hauck. It was becoming more difficult to manage from a logistical standpoint and was costing the department a good
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deal of money that was being put into fuel and added personnel time. Hauck works in the Ecological and Water Resources Division. “We ran out of space for our equipment and ran out of space for our people,” Hauck said. “The old place was just too small.” For years, the DNR stowed equipment at various sites around the St. Cloud area, including Dalbo and Little Falls. That meant a trip to another site to pick up needed equipment and then proceeding to the operation location. Maintaining several sites meant increased security risks, vandalism and more insurance costs. “It was increasingly more difficult to get the equipment and get the supplies and then DNR • page 3
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City Engineer Terry Wotzka answers a question posed by one of six citizens who addressed the council about the costs of proposed street improvements in and around Second Avenue S. near the Coborn Superstore.
storm sewer is 22 cents per square foot of property, Cost breakout looks to be $670,000 in assessments to property owners, $650,000 to be picked up by the city, and $1.5 million to be picked up through state aid. Wotzka pointed out city policy is not to assess for sanitary sewer and water-main installation.
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Council from front page S. Improvements will include the widening of some streets, the inclusion of curb and gutter as well as sidewalks, replacement of sanitary sewer and water mains, upgrading storm sewers, and improving lighting and landscaping on the streets.
Costs for improvements
Total cost for all improvements is estimated at $2.86 million with Second Avenue S. and First Street S. bearing the lions share of the cost at $2 million. City assessment policy for street reconstruction, curb and gutter construction states lots adjacent to the reconstructed street be assessed at 25 percent of the street cost. Lighting and streetscaping costs will be assessed at 50 percent of cost. Costs for
Several citizens attended the public hearing to question the cost of the project and to voice some disapproval. First to address the council was Dan Ehlert, owner of property at 100 Second Ave. S. Ehlert recalled about eight years ago, the city improved First Street S. for which he was assessed some $15,000. Now he is being assessed $16,600 for work the city will do in front of his building. “I don’t have so much a concern on that as on the lighting,” Ehlert said. “Why is the owner being assessed 50 percent of the lighting when that benefits everybody in the city as well as everybody else using it? That seems extremely high to me when the roadway is assessed at 25 percent. Wotzka said some years ago, the city adopted a plan which called for decorative lighting and the 50-percent level was chosen when the policy was put into place. He added the estimate of $7,500 per pole was likely high. Ehlert replied the last time when the city estimated lighting on First Street S., they came in 25 percent over the estimate. “If I were building something else and someone were 25-percent off on the estimate, that would concern me,” Ehlert said. Ehlert asked how long the project would take and learned
the time frame was May 2017 to October 2017. Jerry Plachecki who lives on Sixth Street S. also voiced concern about the cost of the project and its benefit to him. Some two years ago, he said he was assessed for work done on the cul-de-sac on his street and he derived no benefit from it. Now the council is again going to assess him and he said he felt he would derive no benefit from the improvements made. Additionally, because he lived on a fixed income, it would be a hardship to try and pay the $9,260 assessment in only five years. He asked the council consider spreading the cost over 10 to 15 years. City Administrator Ross Olson asked Plachecki to call him because he thought there were programs and ways that would help Plachecki to be able to handle the cost of the assessments. Todd Micheau who lives on Fourth Street S. also addressed the council citing the lack of any benefit to his property. Micheau said his property is worth $80,000 and that he is being assessed some $19,700. The only company that will benefit from the improvements is the bus company since they stop in front of his property. “Over five years, it will be $695 out of my pocket every month,”Micheau said. “I live paycheck to paycheck with two kids.” He said he figures the whole venture is a lose-lose from his perspective. Wotzka replied after looking at Micheau’s property, he saw some 60 feet of the property was not able to be developed because of a stream cutting across the lot. Wotzka figured half of the storm-sewer cost would not be levied and that would lower the assessment to around $8,200. Frank Schwagel who owns
Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 a service station on Second Avenue S. expressed concern about the amount of time the project would take. When Benton Drive was improved he said his business suffered. At one time he was completely shut down because of construction. He was concerned this would be another year of business loss because of construction in the area. He said it seemed to him the whole end of town has been under construction for the past eight or 10 years. He asked for a reduction in assessment and to find a way to speed up construction in the area so his business would not suffer quite so much. Wotzka said they would work with Schwagel to try and minimize disruption to the business and address some of the other concerns Schwagel had. Gary Haller who occupies the property at the corner of Third Avenue and Sixth Street S. was the last citizen to address the council. With 135 feet of assessable property and $13,000 in assessments, Haller said he felt he was being assessed twice for storm-sewer work that was done in previous years on Benton Drive. Wotzka replied that was not the case. No one was assessed for that storm-sewer work. Wotzka said he sympathized with the concern about stormsewer assessments but said the storm water gets carried away through the storm drain and that has to be paid for. “The problem is we have so much need and not enough money,” Wotzka said. With the public hearing concluded, a motion to approve the resolution authorizing the preparation of plans and specifications was passed by the council and the project will move on to the next step of planning.
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parties will be addressed again in January or February.
The Rice City Council took up the issues of block parties, traffic-sign placement and a storm-water ordinance at its Oct. 3 meeting. A group of Second Street West neighbors represented by Christina Evje had applied for a large-gathering permit for the purpose of getting to know one another and forming neighborhood relationships. Council member Paula Kampa voiced concerns about the city’s liability in gatherings such as this one. The application states Second Street will be blocked off, with placement of portable toilets as a possibility. The gathering would take place between 2-4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21. “This is like our third one this fall,” Kampa said, “and as much as I would like, I just wonder if this is something we should re-look at because according to our ordinances, this is really not permitted in the city. They are able to block our city streets and roam that street without providing any type of liability insurance – the city is assuming all the liability for it. We don’t have a schedule (fee schedule) for block parties.” Kampa went on to say she is not opposed to the block parties and understands they are great community-building events. For now, a block party precedent has been set, but Kampa wants (the council) to reconsider the whole idea this winter after more study has been done. Consensus on the council seemed supportive, with Mayor Dale Rogholt saying he was more concerned about this party since it blocked off an entire street, not just a cul-desac. Council member Al Voigt said the party needed to understand if there is an emergency, the street will be opened. The council approved the application this time with the understanding the matter of block
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go to the job site,” Hauck said. “It was a lot of traveling and a lot of time on the road for staff, plus that just causes increased risk of getting in an accident.” Finding a new home became imperative. The search was on and after looking at several sites in various locations, they found the ideal site right in their own backyard at 1035 S. Benton Drive, not more than two blocks from their old location. “It’s very convenient for the public, and they are able to find us fairly eas(ily),” Hauck said. “We are right on the south end of Benton Drive near the intersection of Benton Drive and Hwy. 10. That makes it very convenient for our trucks to get onto major arteries (Highways) 10, 15 and 23.” Even more convenient is the fact the fisheries section was able to be moved from a location in Montrose to Sauk Rapids. “It used to be located in an old house in Montrose and had been there for years,” Hauck said. “It seemed to work OK, but that old house had bats, mice and snakes in the basement. The only bathroom was located in the basement and when the rains came in the springtime they had to put lumber on the basement floor in order to walk over the water to get to the bathroom. The facilities just weren’t what they should be.” Add to those problems the fact the fisheries section was located in the far southwest corner of the three-county service area, and it’s easy to understand why Hauck and his staff are much happier with their new Sauk Rapids location. “It’s a more central location (in Sauk Rapids) and much easier for people who have fisheries questions to come to south Benton Drive and get their questions answered,” Hauck said. The new location also means trailer tires do not have to be changed in the parking lot and time spent in traveling has been decreased. That means more time can actually be spent on doing the conservation work with which the department is charged.
Rice resident Brad Savola registered a concern about the speed of traffic along 42nd Avenue and 121st Street. According to Savola, Police Chief Ross Hamann informed him the speed for the roadway is 30 mph. The problem seems to revolve around cars moving from a gravel road to blacktop and increasing speed. Savola would like to see a speed sign posted, especially on the west side of 42nd Avenue. Kampa said that, in speaking with Ha0mann, he had said placing four 30 mph signs would probably take care of the problem. Cost for the four signs would run about $200. A motion to place the signs per Hamann’s recommendations was approved.
Storm water
At present, a storm-water-drainage fee is not charged but is included in the sewer charges for residents. Council member Brian Skroch informed the council other municipalities do charge separate storm-water fees and he had done some number-crunching to see what kinds of fees might be charged should the council decide to charge such fees. The work had been done in order to provide a starting point. Skroch said a cost study indicating how much time and labor costs were actually involved in disposing of storm water would need to be done before implementing storm-water fees. Presently, all that is simply rolled into the general-maintenance budget of the city’s public-works department. Breaking out the storm-water costs would theoretically reduce the water and sewer costs, since there would be separate charges for each service provided. Skroch said there didn’t seem to be a need to break out separate charges since it
was all handled under the sewer-and-water charges. City Engineer Mike Rardin explained there was no hardand-fast rule as to how the issue should be approached. The storm-water costs could be taken out of the general fund if the city so desired. The storm-water breakout is simply a mechanism that more precisely shows how much disposal of storm water is costing the city. Most cities are doing the breakout because storm-water disposal costs have increased because of environmental regulations. After the discussion, the council approved the storm-water ordinance and issued directives for its placement at selected sites, so that residents might examine the language.
Other business
The Trick-or-Treat Main Street event to be held on Oct. 28 was discussed by Kampa during the clerk’s report. The event is sponsored by the Rice Chamber of Commerce. Booths will be set up by various businesses along Main Street from 3-5 p.m. The local ParentTeacher Association will hold a Halloween party for children later in the evening at Rice Elementary School.
Kampa suggested city hall be staffed by someone during the afternoon to give out trick-ortreat favors to small children. It was pointed out the city cannot legally spend taxpayer dollars on that type of event and that a business or group would need to donate the favors on behalf of the city. Kampa also informed the council the League of Minnesota Cities insurance policy needed to have a locally licensed insurance professional to service the policy. Kampa recused herself from that responsibility but pointed out any licensed agent could offer services. Kampa said the present agent is based in Minneapolis and had not had contact with the city in the past five years. A local agent is needed. The council decided to deal with the issue next meeting when more information is available. Council members also briefly discussed the benefits of having a Facebook page, accepted the termination of the assessor’s contract with Maury and Traci Baider, and was updated on the effort to secure past street planning-and-zoning information from the former engineering firm.
CSB/SJU hosts French film fest A free French film festival (with English subtitles) will be held now through Nov. 13 at the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University. Films include Cour de Babel at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17 at CSB; Mon Amie Victoria at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1 at SJU; Quai d’Orsay at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7 at CSB; and Bande de Filles at 7:15 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13 at SJU. CSB location is Gorecki Room 204; SJN location is at Art Building Room 102.
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Pleasantview PV5k raises funds with run photos by Frank Lee
More than 50 children signed up for the third annual PV5k (and kids 1k) that started at Pleasantview Elementary School in Sauk Rapids, said Principal Aby Froiland, who waits by the starting line to drop her right arm to begin the event Oct. 1.
At left: Pleasantview Elementary Principal Aby Froiland of Sauk Rapids tries not to get stampeded by rushing children Oct. 1 after announcing the start of the 1k sponsored by the Pleasantview Elementary Parent-Teacher Advisory Council. The council believes the homecoming week event is a healthy way to get families to spend time together outdoors to raise money. Below: Nathan Cmelik of Sauk Rapids warms up by the information table outside the entrance of Pleasantview Elementary.
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Sauk Rapids-Rice Newsleader • www.thenewsleaders.com A family enjoys visiting the North Memorial Hospital medical helicopter and its crew during the Rice Fire Department Open House Oct. 9.
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Top right: Gavin Arickx of Rice gets to play firefighter Arickx is the son of Josh and Sara Arickx. His brothers Nolan and Darby and cousin Peter Kraft of St. Cloud also enjoyed scrambling into and out of the big red fire trucks. Bottom right: Joe Janski, a 30-year member of the Rice Fire Department and one of its captains, holds a specially made cake to help celebrate the department’s Open House.
Adults, kids have a ball at Rice fire station by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Parents and children – especially children – had a ball at the Rice Fire Department’s Open House event from 1-4 p.m. Oct. 9. Eager children wearing plastic firefighter hats scrambled into the shiny-red fire trucks parked inside the station. Some tooted the loud horns; others pretended to be driving to a
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fire; still others clambered over the seats and touched all the neat stuff on the dashboards. The Rice firefighters welcomed the adults and children, answered questions, and offered beverages and delicious homemade cupcakes. Across the street, children expressed wide-eyed awe when they were allowed to go inside the North Memorial Hospital helicopter that had landed there in Rice Memorial Park.
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“It’s been a good day,” said Joe Janski, a 30-year member of the Rice Fire Department. “It was a good time for people to meet the firefighters and to see all the equipment and the helicopter. Everybody seemed to have a real(ly) good time.” Led by Fire Chief Scott Janski (Joe Janski’s nephew), the Rice Fire Department now has about two dozen volunteer members. Its fire station is located right in the heart of downtown Rice.
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Opinion Humpty-Trumpty ready for final fall? Humpy-Trumpty wants a big wall, Humpty-Trumpty will have a big fall . . . The “locker-room talk” video last weekend was a bombshell to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Instead of defusing it with an apology that at least sounded heartfelt, Trump scowled at the camera with a face that looked like an icky-sticker on a bottle of rat poison. He then read a message, spitting out the words that had been hurriedly cobbled together by his panicky campaign staff. The so-called apology segued quickly into an “Ode to the Working People” and then to a “Declaration of War” against Bill and Hillary Clinton. And this time he wasn’t lying because two nights later there he sat in a conference room, showing off his new acquisitions – Bill’s former partners in adultery. Then he took to the debate stage (boxing ring) where, like a cornered dog, he sneered and snarled at Clinton for 90 minutes. It was a gleeful gloat fest for Hillary-haters. Many claim Trump won the debate – that is, he landed the most punches. Others think Hillary won by enduring the nasty loudmouth as he wandered, puffed up, across the stage, trying to loom above Hillary just like bullies do on a playground. The world, after all, is just a stage on which The Donald struts in his never-ending reality show. And that stage has long been set for last weekend’s bombshells, second thoughts about Trump had been growing among the GOP establishment. When the San Diego Union-Tribune, now in its 148th year, decided to endorse Hillary for president, you can bet tectonic shifts are trembling beneath the surface of this political season. That paper has never in a century-anda-half endorsed a Democrat for president. In an editorial, the Union-Tribune
Dennis Dalman Editor warned Trump is “vengeful, dishonest and impulsive,” and Clinton would be “the safe choice for the U.S. and for the world.” That was just one of Republicanleaning major papers that called Trump unfit for the presidency. The ink-andpaper uproar was echoed last weekend when many Republican Party leaders un-endorsed him and/or denounced his obscene misogynist remarks. Oh, well, so what? Who needs establishment Republicans? Who needs newspaper endorsements? Not Trump supporters. Like their hero, they hate the media, which – they claim loudly – are trying to undo Trump and to protect the sclerotic status quo. Why can’t the media sing the praises of this “knight in shining armor,” this change-agent named Trump, who tells it like it is, who scoffs at political correctness, who will bring our jobs back home and who will destroy ISIS with his bare hands within hours of taking office? Hillary is no Snow White, but compared to the Big Blusterer, she is the Rock of Gibraltar when it comes to real-world intelligence and emotional stability. Trump’s volatile temperament underlines his weaknesses and undermines his dog-chasing-tail ambitions. His hotheaded eruptions are the very reasons he should never be elected president of anything. He’s a bundle of deficits:
• The attention span of a gnat. • Rampant double-down misogyny. • Crude, undeveloped understanding of racial issues. • A demagogue’s instinct to blame immigrants illegal or otherwise for just about anything, the way some people blame Obama for everything. • Reckless dismissal of the importance of NATO. • A crazy cuddly attitude toward Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin. • Last, not least, an utter lack of coherent policy proposals other than his cure for the economy – giving billionaires tax breaks so they will create jobs, thus trickling down goodness to the rest of us. (Heard that one before, anybody?) Those who pay close attention to Trump’s business dealings know that far from being a “genius,” those dealings have been mainly shady manipulations. Genius? The word “crook” leaps to mind. (In the second debate, he all but stated he had never paid federal income taxes for almost two decades, much to the chagrin of billionaire Warren Buffett who has paid many millions in income taxes throughout the decades.) Trump is not and never has been a friend of the working folks; he’s a friend of himself, an egomaniac in love – with himself. Imagining Trump as president is akin to pondering the end of the world. Let’s hold our noses if we have to, but let’s vote for Hillary. After the last debate, Trump is on his feet again – for the moment. But he just might have his biggest fall come Tuesday, Nov. 8, on Election Day. . . . And all The Donald’s horses and all The Donald’s men cannot put Trumpty together again.
Social Security is dwindling for next generation Call it the silence of the old goats. You see, I should be dead by now. OK, I take full blame for the current condition of the American Dream. I’m ready to admit complete responsibility. No, it’s not a president and congress that are to blame. Talk about health care gone haywire, it’s all my fault. I can see the master plan falling apart. I have these images of what havoc I and my fellow baby boomers have created to disrupt the “people flow” by living way past our predicted departure age. My guilt trip all started when I was contacted regarding a survey on what my radio-listening habits were. When I told the pollster my age, she informed me I was too old for the survey. I had to be under 64; and, of course, not knowing how to operate a radio, my input was invalid. I guess old “should-be-gone-by-now” citizens are screwing everything up, including surveys. We are, after all, the slipping cog in the wheel of progress. Well, maybe, we’re slipping because we haven’t been oiled recently. Consider the following: Some centuries ago (well, maybe decades), us “old goats” were not expected to live beyond the mandatory minimal Social-Security limits. But, modern medicine has kept us alive way past our anticipated departure date. Now, I have some old and dear friends who are co-operating. My best friend in high school (Tom), and the man who talked me into coming to this part of the world (Pat), and my wonderful friend (Burke), have
Paul Ritzenthaler Guest Writer all cooperated with the master plan. They have expired. I like using the word “expired.” It beats the alternative term. “Expired” is so much more gentle – kind of like something you see on the side of a milk carton: “Expired!” So here I am defying the odds and robbing Social Security of its diminishing base. It upsets those leaders who have to make those decisions regarding our annual SS increase (no names mentioned here) to the point that our increase was about 2 percent of what the cost-of-living increase was this year. Hey, recognizing my culpability for all of the problems we have, I guess I’ll just stick my head in the oven. Oops, can’t afford the gas. Well, maybe, I’ll just buy a new deck of cards for the skat game; polish my golf clubs (my alternative to shuffle-board); and work on a write-in campaign to become the oldest president in the history of the United States. Then, look out you young curmudgeons who are impatiently waiting for my expected demise. I’ll be making some major changes. You see, some of us “old goats” have been known to do some horn-butting from time to time. And
we still have some adequate numbers (in members) when it comes to professing our displeasure with the way some young bucks are making their own rules. We aren’t that happy about the increasing crime statistics we hear about. We still believe lawlessness, guised under the false justification of whatever cause, is still lawlessness. We’re not happy about how we are treated like second-hand citizens who should be “expired,” especially when it comes to things like Social Security and Medicare. Please understand old goats can still vote. And, maybe, just maybe, we’ll raise our horned heads and make some noise. In the interim, I will continue to wear my favorite cap that says “Retired and spending my kids’ inheritance” (not that there’s much left to spend). Now while us “old goats” are defying the expiration odds, I strongly recommend you work very hard at your applicable jobs and keep that Social Security rolling in. You see, by the time you get to be SScompensation eligible, we old goats will have spent it all. Good luck. 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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ATV recovered, man arrested by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
A stolen all-terrain vehicle has been reclaimed by its owner, and the man accused of stealing it was arrested Oct. 6. Sauk Rapids police arrested Matthew John Wipper, 30, of Clear Lake in Sauk Rapids, and Wipper admitted to stealing the ATV from an unknown location between Rice and Sauk Rapids. The 2004 Polaris 500 Sportsman had no registration numbers affixed to it, so police officers could not determine its rightful owner. The Benton County Sheriff’s Department and the Sauk Rapids Police Department issued
a joint press release asking the public to call if anyone had any information. Someone did, and the owner – not identified by name – was notified. About midnight Oct. 6, a Sauk Rapids resident called the police to report an unwanted male at the caller’s residence who had driven up on an ATV. The caller told police he believed the man had stolen the ATV. That information set in motion the steps that led to Wipper’s arrest. Investigators are trying to determine if the theft of the ATV is related to an earlier burglary that also occurred Oct. 6 in the 1300 block of Little Rock Road NE in Watab Township, rural Rice. The
homeowner of that residence returned home at about 9:20 p.m. that evening and noticed an unknown vehicle parked in his driveway. The homeowner then noticed the vehicle contained property that had been stolen from his home. It’s presumed the burglar fled on foot when he noticed the owner arriving at the home. That incident occurred just two hours or so before Wipper’s arrest in Sauk Rapids. Investigators are trying to determine if the man, startled by the homeowner’s arrival at the Watab Township residence, fled on foot and then stole the ATV before driving to the Sauk Rapids residence.
photo courtesy of Benton County Sheriff’s Department
This ATV was stolen, found and then returned to its owner.
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Is your event listed? Send your information to: Newsleader Calendar, P.O. Box 324, St. Joseph, MN 56374; fax it to 320-363-4195; or, e-mail it to news@thenewsleaders.com. Friday, Oct. 14 Benton County Historical Society, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-2539614. mnbentonhistory.org.
Saturday, Oct. 15 Harvest of Joy Fall Festival, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Abounding Joy Lutheran Church, 6000 CR 120, St. Cloud. Sauk Rapids Fire Hall Open House, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Sauk Rapids Fire Station, 408 N. Benton Drive. Community Meal, 11:30 a.m.12:45 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 1107 Pinecone Road S., Sartell. Sunday, Oct. 16 Collegeville Colors, 1-4 p.m., St. John’s Outdoor University, Collegeville. Registration will be near St. John’s Preparatory School. Highlights include community painting and poem, folk musicians, wool felting demon-
strations, a kids’ scavenger hunt, lawn games and light refreshments. Call 320-262-3163 or visit csbsju.edu/outdooru for more information and to register.
Monday, Oct. 17 Benton County Historical Society, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-2539614. mnbentonhistory.org. Parkinson’s Disease Support Group, 1-2:30 p.m., Great River Regional Library, 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. 320-529-9000. Market Monday, 3-6:30 p.m., parking lot of Hardware Hank, Seventh St. N., Sartell. marketmonday.org. St. Joseph Fare for All, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR 2, St. Joseph. 800-582-4291. fareforall.org. Tinville Lions Club, 7 p.m., Rollie’s Rednecks and Longnecks Bar, 940 35th Ave. NE, Sauk Rapids. St. Joseph Rod and Gun Club, 7 p.m., American Legion, 101 W Minnesota St., St. Joseph. French Film Festival, showing of Cour de Babel, 7 p.m., College of St. Benedict (Gorecki 204), 37 S. College
Ave., St. Joseph. Tuesday, Oct. 18 St. Cloud Area Genealogists meeting, 7 p.m., Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave. S., St. Cloud. stearns-museum.org.
Wednesday, Oct. 19 Rice Chamber of Commerce, noon, Rice City Hall, 205 Main St. E. Thursday, Oct. 20 Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, 520 First St. NE, Sartell. Sleep Apnea Support Group, 5-6 p.m., St. Cloud Hospital Sleep Center, 1586 CR 134. 320-251-2700. Rice Lions Club, 8 p.m., Lions Building, Westside Park, 101 Fourth St. NW. Friday, Oct. 21 Benton County Historical Society, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org. St. Cloud Singles Club Dance, 8 p.m.-midnight, American Legion, 17 Second Ave. S., Waite Park. 320-3394533. stcloudsingles.net.
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Bakery from front page kitchen at Mixing It Up Bakery and Rental Kitchen. “We have someone who is making cookies, another person who is making cheese cakes,” John said. “And it is all gluten-free. We are the first one – the first gluten-free kitchen in the entire state of Minnesota, and one of the few in the United States.” For those who don’t know, gluten is that sticky pastelike stuff that is found in wheat, oats, rye, barley and several other grain flours. It gives the flour the ability to hold a shape when mixed with a bit of water. Gluten can also cause distress to the digestive tract – sometimes severe. Most folks have little problem with gluten. About 1 percent of the American population does, according to WebMD, an Internet site. Symptoms of gluten intolerance include diarrhea, anemia, bone pain and a skin rash called dermatitis herpetiformis. Those who are affected by gluten may suffer mild discomfort, a bloated feeling or they may be severely affected and made sick enough to land them in the hospital. Those who are severely affected most likely suffer from celiac disease. “For them it’s like eating rat poison,” John said, “and it can put them in the hospital for a couple of days.” Those sensitive to gluten products have to monitor every product they eat. Even a small amount of gluten can have major repercussions because of cross contamination of products. Brinkman and his wife keep close tabs on who is bringing in what to their bakery. They do not want any accidental cross contamination. “We work with all of our businesses,” John said, “to verify all the products they bring in are gluten-free.” John said they are looking for other businesses that want to start up or businesses that want to expand into the gluten-free market. Right now they are especially open to a catering service that would specialize in gluten-free foods. The Brinkmans had a dream when they started out, and now some of that
dream has been achieved. But they are not selfish about the dream. They want others to have the same kind of chance they had to achieve their dream. Now they want to help others. “It’s a challenge to get started, and all the laws and regulations can dampen the passion” John said. “When we built this kitchen, we wanted it to be a place where others could have their dreams come true as well. We are big on having other people having their dreams become a reality.” John and Jessica freely offer their advice and experiences on how they started their business, and what hoops and hurdles they had to meet. And there were many. “We actually started this business about two years ago, and the construction took longer than expected. And there was a lot of licensing that had to be taken into account,” John said. “Certain licensing can’t happen until other steps are in place. It will all work out, but it takes a lot of time.” John should know since this is not the first business he has embarked on. When he started Mix It Up Bakery and Rental Kitchen, he sold his other business called Oopie Scoopies, a dog waste-removal business. He doubts Mix It Up will be his last business venture. Not all bakeries are created equal and in the gluten-free bakery business, there are some that create a less-than-satisfactory product. For six months before opening Sweet Nature Bakery, Jessica tested recipes and formulas. About half of her products wound up in the waste basket because they just didn’t taste very good. There was a lot of trial and error, John said. To guard against having a mediocre product, they decided to use the ultimate product-quality testers – their kids. “All of our baked products are kid-tested and approved,” Brinkman said. “All the products we put on the shelf, our kids (have) tested. The nice thing about having our kids test something is they don’t really care if they hurt our feelings. If they say it doesn’t taste good, it’s back to the drawing board.”
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Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 photos by Dave DeMars
At left: At Mixing It Up Bakery and Rental Kitchen in Sauk Rapids, Madeline Kapinos divides her time between working the front counter selling the delicious glutenfree confections and the back production area helping to make those mouth-watering goodies. (Yes, that apron is for sale as well.) Below: Back in the production area, John Brinkman, co-owner with his wife Jessica of Mixing It Up Bakery and Rental Kitchen in Sauk Rapids, shows off some of the delicious, gluten-free cookies still warm from the oven and just wrapped to be put in the display case.
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