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Friday, Oct. 23, 2015 Volume 1, Issue 25 Est. 2015
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by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Free food for seniors available
Second Harvest Heartland has a distribution location for the Nutrition Assistance Program for Seniors near Sauk Rapids. Seniors in nearby towns are eligible to apply. NAPS provides a 30- to 35-pound box of wholesome food – low in salt and sugar content – that may include canned fruits and vegetables, juice, dry and shelf-stable milk, American cheese, canned meat, peanut butter or dried beans, cereal, rice or pasta. This food is available to eligible seniors once a month. Even though there is plenty of food available, the NAPS program is currently underutilized in Minnesota. All seniors are encouraged to apply for NAPS. For more information, visit thenewsleaders. com and click on Oct. 23 Criers.
Stearns County to hold auction Oct. 24
Stearns County will hold a seized and surplus government-property auction on Saturday, Oct. 24 at the Stearns County Public Works Department, 455 28th Ave. in Waite Park, near Mill’s Fleet Farm. The selling begins at 9:30 a.m., but the auction is open for people to begin looking at items at 8 a.m. For more information, visit thenewsleaders. com and click on Oct. 23 Criers.
Petra Lutheran holds Trunk-or-Treat Oct. 31
Local kids have the opportunity to trick-or-treat in a safe area on Halloween from 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31 at Petra Lutheran Church, 1049 First Ave. N., Sauk Rapids, when the church hosts a Trunkor-Treat event. Families from Petra will decorate the trunks of their vehicles with a Bible theme and hand out candy to the kids who drop by. Families are also invited to come inside the church entryway for a free hot drink before heading out to their next stops.
Dedication ceremony set for Mill Art Project
A public dedication ceremony of the Sartell Mill Art Project works will be held at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24 at Watab Park in Sartell. An open house tour of the art pieces will start at 5:28 p.m. (in honor of the 5/28/12 mill explosion date).
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The Kirsch family is, once again, so happy to be together after wife-mother Mette’s bone-marrow transplant. Mette had to spend 100 days in the hospital after the transplant. Now she is thankfully home again in Sauk Rapids. In the photo are Jason and Mette Kirsch and children Elsa and Paul.
After a bone-marrow transplant and more than 100 days in a Twin Cities hospital away from her family, Mette Kirsch is so happy to be home again in Sauk Rapids. There will be a spaghetti-supper benefit for the Kirsch family from 4-8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25 at the Sauk Rapids VFW. The event includes a silent auction and raffle. Mette will be at the benefit, along with her husband, Jason and their children Elsa, 7, and Karl, 5. Mette has been a MathCorps tutor at Pleasantview Elementary School in Sauk Rapids and is active in the MOMS Club of Sartell/Sauk Rapids. It’s members of the MOMS Club who insisted they wanted to do a benefit
for the Kirsch family. The past decade has been a series of ups and down, shocks, reversals and roller-coaster emotions for the Kirsches. In 200405 Mette was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma in her native Denmark where she and Jason were living. The two had met in Iceland, fallen in love and gotten married. Jason spent most of his growing-up years in the greater St. Cloud area. The couple moved from Denmark to Sauk Rapids in 2009. A year later, there were signs the cancer had returned. She was treated again for cancer and seemed to be just fine, with the disease in remission. By then, they’d had a baby daughter, Elsa. A couple years later, Mette was pregnant again. The pregnancy posed problems because Mette Kirsch • page 2
Anyuak Lutheran pastor to be ordained by Frank Lee news@thenewsleaders.com
It isn’t easy being the first. But Vicar John O. Bakou hopes to make a difference when he’s ordained Bakou at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 as the first Anyuak pastor in
the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. “I came to this country because of the civil war,” said Bakou, a husband and father of four who came to the United States in 1998. “I lost my brother in South Sudan.” The 45-year-old native of Pochalla, South Sudan, has been serving the Anyuak at Trinity Lutheran Church on Mayhew Lake Road NE in Sauk Rapids since 2008.
The Anyuak are herdsmen and farmers who hail from Southeastern Sudan and Western Ethiopia, and they number about 300,000 worldwide and about 3,000 in Minnesota.
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Bakou leads the Anyuak worship service at noon Sundays at Trinity Lutheran for the African immigrants. Worship is conducted in their language with drums in the music room.
“The civil war was a long war in Africa – 21 years – in Sudan between the North and the South, so I came here to get away from the persecution and to get a better life,” he said. Bakou has completed the Ethnic Immigrant Institute of Theology program from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Mo., and will be ordained as a pastor in the synod. “I was an evangelist back Bakou • page 3
Tricksters will find Face your fears in Rice a treat at Killinger’s by Logan Gruber operations@thenewsleaders.com
Ryley Killinger, 15, of Sauk Rapids has a killer house. Really. Killinger, basically on his own, turns 1711 Ninth Ave. N. into a Halloween paradise every year at the end of September. He’s been doing this for about three years and his parents, Amy and Scott, encourage it. So does his friend, Chris Hartman, 15, of Sartell. “I like to decorate for Halloween, and I like scary movies,” Killinger said. Some of his favorite movies include the Halloween series, the Friday the 13th series and Wrong Turn. He gets some of his ideas
for his decorations from movies, while others he looks up on the Internet. “Check out what he put over here!” Hartman exclaimed, pointing toward the garage door. This particularly gruesome scene shows a lifeless body with its head severed by the closed, bloody garage door. The body is, of course, a stuffed fake, but one could be forgiven for questioning it while driving past. “Tons of people drive past and slow down to see the decorations,” Killinger said. “Some people even come up and take photos of it or with it.” When trick-or-treaters come knocking, Killinger has some Killinger • back page
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The family that scares together stays together. Well, anyway, that’s the functioning theory of the Jeremy and Mary Beth Copa family, who love nothing more than to set up their Scare Fest Hayride on Halloween night for friends and neighbors. From left to right are Jeremy and Mary Beth Copa and daughter Breeanna (middle). See related story and additional photos on page 4.
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Kirsch from front page was feeling very sick, but some cancer-detection tests could not be done because of the pregnancy. Then, one night, she gave birth unexpectedly at home, with her husband and a police officer officiating at the birth of baby Paul. The early, unexpected birth was fortuitous, in a way, because then it became easier to diagnose and to treat Mette. By then, she had lost so much weight she was down to 94 pounds. In the summer of 2012, Mette underwent a stem-cell transplant. Again her health improved. In the fall of 2014, however, during a check-up, doctors discovered she was suffering from myelodysplastic syndrome, a pre-leukemia condition. She began a long series of chemo treatments to prepare her for a bone-marrow transplant, which was done in June, five months ago. Her recovery required 100 days in the University of Minnesota Hospital. Meantime, her parents, one at a time, came from Denmark to help Jason with the children and to help with so many other tasks. Jason’s parents and the couple’s many friends and well-wishers also chipped in. At about the time the transplant occurred, Jason was laid off from his job as a teacher of German at St. John’s Prep School. As a result, he had to start paying the full cost of his monthly
health-insurance premium. It was an extremely stressful, worrisome time. Fortunately, a bit later, Jason was hired as a teacher of French at the College of St. Benedict. In an interview Oct. 20 with the Sauk Rapids-Rice Newsleader, Mette said the bone-marrow transplant appears to have been a great success and that she is happy to be home, even though she must still go to Minneapolis for follow-ups. “Right now, we’re trying to figure out how to live a normal life,” she said. “Doctors said I will need a full year to recover my energy and a full life.” The past few years, she said, have been a time to sort out so many emotions, including fear, during which she missed out a lot on the daily joys of family life because of her illness and hospital time. “We’re figuring out family life all over again,” she said. “We’ve had an incredibly supportive family. How many people can say they are lucky enough and blessed to have two sets of living parents, like we do, even if two of them – mine – are an ocean away. They have been so supportive through all of this. People have been so good to us, including the incredible group of women (MOMS Club) who are putting on this benefit.” Those who cannot attend the benefit but would like to help the Kirsch family can send a donation to Kirsch Family Benefit Account, Bremer Bank, 4150 Second St. S., St. Cloud, MN 56379.
If you have a tip concerning a crime, call the Sauk Rapids Police Department at 320-251-9451 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. Sept. 30 Citation. First Avenue N. A female complainant called, stating a male trespasser who had previously been banned from the property was in her apartment. Upon arrival police found the trespasser in the townhouse. He stated he was homeless and had nowhere else to go. He was transported to the Benton County Jail for further action. Oct. 1 5:13 a.m. Verbal dispute. Second Avenue N. Authorities were called after receiving a complaint from a female claiming someone had threatened to kill her. Upon arrival, the female retracted her statement, no longer requiring assistance. She apologized for calling and indicated everything was fine. Oct. 2 Driving complaint. Second Street N. An anonymous caller reported to police a vehicle had struck the median while on a bridge. Police could not find evidence of this claim.
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Oct. 3 Gunshots. Benton Drive N. Police were called after a report of gunshots near the river. Authorities believed the shots were those of goose hunters. Alarm. Industrial Boulevard. An officer was dispatched after the alarm of a local business went off. Before any action could be taken, the alarm company received the proper notification to cancel the alarm. Oct. 4 12:22 a.m. Suspicious activity. 2nd Street N. While on patrol, an officer observed a car parked in the lot of a local gas station that had closed for the night. The vehicle was occupied, and the driver was questioned, stating he was waiting for a friend to meet him there. No further action was taken. 2:41 a.m. Disturbance. 2nd Avenue N. Officers were dispatched after an anonymous complainant stated that a couple appeared to be fighting in their backyard. Upon arrival, no one was observed. A neighbor who was outside stated that he did not see or hear anything. Oct. 5 Damaged property. 4th Street N. A complainant called authorities after the windows in her car had been shattered overnight. Police took photos of the damage. No suspects have been determined. Oct. 6 Trespassing. 13th Street Cir-
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Friday, Oct. 23, 2015 cle. An anonymous called phoned authorities, stating that two individuals were trespassing on their property. Officers spoke with the alleged trespassers, who stated that they have been continually harassed by people from their apartment complex and that they are legally allowed on the premises. They have an upcoming court date regarding this issue. No further action was taken. 12:53 p.m. Medical. Osauka Road N.E. Police responded to a female who was having difficulty breathing. Authorities stood by until Gold Cross arrived and transported her to the hospital for further attention. Oct. 7 6:50 p.m. Burglary. 6th Avenue N. A female complainant called police in relation to a burglary that had occurred at her vacant property. The door to the garage had been forced open as well as a window that had been broken. The renters that had previously lived on the property had moved out, hence there was no one there. Authorities documented the break-in, but no evidence or suspects have been determined at this time. Oct. 8 11:25 a.m. Assist. 2nd Street N./3rd Avenue N. Police assisted with directing traffic during a house move. 12:39 p.m. Arrest. 3rd Avenue S. An anonymous called alerted police to the sighting of a warranted criminal. Authorities located the suspect and was transported to Benton County. Oct. 9 Missing property. Riverview Loop N.W. A female who was dog-sitting stated that the German Shepherd she was watching had ran away. The Sheriff’s Office was additionally contacted. No leads to the whereabouts of the dog have been determined at this time.
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At left: The Anyuak worship service takes place at noon Sundays at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sauk Rapids. At right: Vicar John O. Bakou, who will be an ordained pastor, moves a drum used Sundays during the Anyuak worship service at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sauk Rapids.
Bakou from front page home at a Presbyterian church in South Sudan,” he said. “I went to Bible school in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan.” The Anyuak herd sheep and goats and grow their own food by keeping small gardens near their homes, only moving to cultivate new soil once it is depleted by the village. They are divided into clans, and their African villages are “up to 20 miles apart,” often with swamps and rivers between
them, as stated in information provided from Bethany Church. “According to the Bible, God needs all people to believe in him,” Bakou said of the Anyuak who have been worshipping at Trinity Lutheran since 2008. An Anyuak student from St. Cloud State University who came to Trinity Lutheran in 2002 was confirmed and had the vision to have the Anyuak worship service in Sauk Rapids. “Because of that student, a lot of Anyuak come to this church,” Bakou said of the Anyuak members, who have grown from about 20 since its start in 2008 to 50 people.
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Craig Cooper is the director of Christian outreach at Trinity Lutheran and said Bakou’s ordination as a pastor in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod is momentous. “I think it’s Cooper significant because he will be the first pastor who will be preaching to that group of people in Anyuak in the world,” Cooper said. “There are other Sudanese pastors who preach in a different language to their
tribes, like the Nuer and the Dinka.” There are about 5,770 parish pastors in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, with about 2.2 million baptized members nationwide in 2011. Cooper said about the congregation, “It was the people at Trinity who said to the Anyuak, ‘We know you are from another country, another culture, but you’re welcomed here.’” Bakou also ministers to Anyuak refugees worldwide in countries like Australia, Kenya and Norway via conference calls in addition to his work in Sauk
Rapids. “I’m very happy,” Bakou said of becoming an ordained pastor and doing things like communion, baptism and weddings for the Anyuak community at Trinity Lutheran. The synod’s congregations accept and preach the Bible-based teachings of Martin Luther that inspired the reformation of the Christian Church in the 16th century. “When I came here to Minnesota, I get this big, wide opendoor opportunity to ministry to a congregation as a Lutheran,” Bakou said.
Rice man seriously injured in accident An accident south of Rice Sunday afternoon, Oct. 18, severely injured a 77-year-old Rice man, who remains in the hospital, listed in critical condition. The accident happened at about 3:10 p.m., the man who was injured, Edward Ringwelski, was driving his golf cart southbound on West Lake Road
in Watab Township when it collided with a pickup track that was backing out of a driveway into West Lake Road. The driver of the pickup, James Truwe, 45, Medina, was not injured. First responders to the scene applied life-saving efforts before Ringwelski was transported to the St. Cloud Hospital.
West Lake Road is about five miles south of Rice just off of Highway 10. The Benton County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Rice Fire Department First Responders unit, the Minnesota State Patrol and Gold Cross Ambulance. The accident remains under investigation.
Cause of woman’s death not released yet
by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
The cause of the gunshot death of a woman in a mobile home south of Rice is still unknown because the death is still under investigation, according to the Benton County Sheriff’s Department. The victim of the shooting, Tammra Baker, 44, lived at Lot 117 on the northeast side of Rockwood Estates Mobile-Home Park, which is about two miles south of Rice just east of Hwy. 10. At about 1 p.m. Oct. 14, the Benton County Sheriff’s Department received a call reporting a woman had been wounded by a gunshot. Deputies, police officers, the Rice Fire Department First Responders’ unit and paramedics responded to the call where the woman, later determined to be Baker, died at the scene. Deputies taped off the area and turned back people from the scene so an on-site investigation could begin. As of press time Oct. 21, the investigation is still continuing. An autopsy
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A woman died by a gunshot wound in this home last week at Rockwood Estates Mobile Home Park just south of Rice. The Benton County Sheriff’s Department announced there is no danger to the public. The deceased woman was Tammra Baker, 44. was conducted, but its results are still pending, said Benton County Sheriff Troy Heck. At the time the death was discovered, the sheriff’s department put out a press release stating “The information received at this point indicates there is no danger to the general public.” In a subsequent press re-
lease, Oct. 16, Sheriff Heck released the name and age of the victim with a notification that the investigation is continuing. Assisting in the investigation, besides the sheriff’s department, is the Rice Police Department, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office.
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Horrors greet riders in dark alley by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Down along the dark chilly alley, the Halloween hay wagon rolls past a series of horrors that have riders cringing, gasping and screaming bloody murder as horrific critters pop out at them: a wolf man, a creepy clown, a bloody butcher, skeletons and more than a few grim reapers. It’s the annual Rockwood Estates Copa family’s popular Halloween Hayride, now in its third year. The entire event rivals a Hollywood production number, complete with actors, soundand-lighting effects, costumes and props galore designed to scare the wits out of young and old alike. Rockwood Estates is a mobile-home park just south of Rice. One of its resident families is Jeremy and Mary Beth Copa and daughter Breeanna, 11, one of their three daughters, the photos by Dennis Dalman
Above left: Out of costume, the Copa family includes father Jeremy, mother Mary Beth and daughter Breeanna. The Copas also have three other children. Center left: Skeletons and sinister spiders abound in the Copa family yard at Rockwood Estates south of Rice. This creepy critter hangs from a tree to “welcome” hapless trick-ortreaters on Halloween night. At left: Judy Becker of Rice stands behind one of her Halloween inflatables. She loves to scare in a friendly fashion the little ghouls and goblins who come trick-or-treating at her house every Halloween.
youngest and the one who loves Halloween the most. Several years ago, the Copas – long-time Halloween fans – decided to create a Halloween project that could involve all the children in the Park. Mary Beth and neighbor Chrissy Becker came up with the idea for a spooky hayride that would lead from the back of their yard down a long alley all the way to the south of the Park. The Copas approached Rockwood Estates management with their idea, and they were all for it and even donated a flatbed vehicle with hay bales and a driver for the ride. That was three years ago, and it was such a screaming success, the Copas went all out the next year and this year, adding more and more to their scary set-up of props and their actors (dubbed “scarers”) who pop out of the dark to terrify the haywagon passengers. Just before Halloween, the Copas spend many days transforming their large yard into a fright fest: dozens of tombstones, beckoning skeletons, giant spiderwebs with spiders ready to spring out, a pale alien, a witch, a ghoulish grave digger, not to mention the overall spookum-wookum atmospherics of creepy music and eerie lights flickering and blinking. This year there will be a witch’s corner with a cauldron boiling, casting wisps of steam into the night air. Trick-or-treaters love to come up to the Copas’ thrilling house, although some are so hesitant at first they have to be coaxed to walk trembling up to the ancient cackling hag lady dispensing treats from her kettle under the
giant spiderweb. At 7 p.m., the thrill rides begin, as toddlers with their parents climb aboard the hay wagon to set off into the dark unknown, the alley lined with trees and many sudden surprises. The scarers lurk in blind places along the alley, ready to pop up and “greet” the travelers. For the younger children, the alley ghouls just wave in a friendly fashion. On the last ride of the night, however, when teens and adults board the wagon, all hell breaks loose as one by one the hideous, bleeding, gaping homicidal lunatics burst out of the night and attack the wagon. They moan, shriek or howl as they grab the passengers. The rasping sound of a chainsaw maniac fills the air. A hairy wolf man and prison inmates stumble forth. A blood-smeared butcher in a white lab coat runs toward the wagon as its passengers cringe with fright or giggle nervously. “Chrissy my neighbor and I have over 100 costumes,” Mary Beth Copa said. “We add something new every year. If it wasn’t for friends and family we couldn’t do this. We need them to play the roles, to be the scarers. We’ve had as many as 40 scarers. This year we have only about half that many.” Each actor, long before Halloween night, gets to choose what kind of frightening ghoul he or she wants to be. Then they get fitted with costumes and develop their roles and lines, which they practice and polish to weird, icky perfection. Ever since she was 6 years old, Breeanna Copa has relished her Halloween roles and chooses a different one each year, the
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Friday, Oct. 23, 2015 creepier the better. Last year she played a dead doll, and this year she has a few surprises (scary ones) up her sleeve. She practices her roles for hours, like an actress pro, to get every chilling nuance just right, for maximum terror. “She’s scared a lot of people,” said Mary Beth, laughing. “Last year she was in a cage, banging on the cage and screaming for help in the alley. “There was a hay wagon full of screams.” Chrissy Becker plays the scientist-butcher in the lab coat and never fails to produce the wideeyed willies and hair-raising terror in the wagon riders. “Last year my brother Paul was the Joker,” Mary Beth noted. “I put scars on his face made of toilet paper and liquid latex. He wore a green shirt and purple suit, just like the Joker in the movie. He was really good.” On Halloween day, Mary Beth gets up at 5 a.m. and works non-stop applying makeup and doing costume adjustments to the cast of characters. The makeup
Sauk Rapids-Rice Newsleader • www.thenewsleaders.com consists, naturally, of wounds, scars, slashes and blood galore. The work isn’t done until just before dark. “My mom, Cyndy, plays the creepy old lady who gives candy to the kids,” she said. “My dad played one of the grim reapers last year. We involve our whole families and all of the friends who can come.” Mary Beth admits the hayride production and the ambitious yard set-up can be completely exhausting and expensive. But it’s all worth it, she said. “It shows our kids and other kids they can have fun and don’t have to be rich to have fun,” she said. “Some of the kids here get stereotyped with that ‘trailer-house trash’ label, which is so unfair. This Halloween night shows them they are valuable and loved because we all get together and have so much fun together, and it doesn’t cost them anything. It’s scary, but it’s really just good family fun.”
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Hundreds gather at Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk
photos by Hannah Marie and Myles B. Photography
Clockwise, from above left: Dr. Tom Johnson of Infinite Eye Care in Sauk Rapids and Kat Harrison and Walter Sylvester, both of St. Cloud, walk in the central Minnesota Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk Oct. 17 at St. Cloud State University; Breastcancer survivors walk around the indoor track at Halenbeck Hall during the walk; Hundreds of people begin their 3-mile trek at the start of the walk on the campus of St. Cloud State University.
‘Trick or Treat on Main Street’ set for Oct. 30 by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
A safe Halloween event for sweet little ghouls and goblins will take place from 3:30-5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30 in downtown Rice. It’s a free fun time, and everyone is welcome.
The event is the day before Halloween because it involves downtown businesses, many of which won’t be open Saturday. Sponsored by the Rice Chamber of Commerce, “Trick or Treat on Main Street” was a great success last year, its first time, according to its organizer Sarah Wilczek.
During the event, children accompanied by parents will go from business to business to receive treats that range from mini-flashlights (from the Chamber) to glow sticks (fire department) and, of course, candy. As of Oct. 19, 20 businesses had signed up for “Trick or Treat on Main Street.” Each participating
business will display a paper cutout pumpkin in front windows. At each store, there will be a map available for the trick-or-treaters to follow, business to business. “Last year’s turn-out was awesome,” said Wilczek, a Rice resident who owns and operates the Rice office of American Family Insurance. “I’d seen it done
in other cities and decided we should do it in Rice. We put it together with only two weeks notice, and it turned out so great.” At Wilczek’s insurance office, there will be a Halloween scene complete with straw bales and pumpkins at which parents can take photos of their trick-or-treating children.
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Northstar rail should be extended to St. Cloud It’s too bad the extension of the Northstar Commuter Rail appears to have fizzled, but three cheers for GRIP/ISAIAH, an interfaith partnership that is rallying mightily to get the rail extended. That group will host an information meeting and rally from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12 at the St. Cloud Convention Center. Show your support; attend that meeting. At one time the northernmost station was to have been in Rice. As it is, the northernmost station is now Big Lake, 30 miles south of St. Cloud and from the cities in the greater St. Cloud area. According to Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, the snag in extension plans is mostly due to the fact federal funding will be difficult to obtain for the project. Dayton said any time a planned project is halted midway, the federal government is reluctant to resume its share of the funding. Another reason, we’re told, is Northstar’s ridership numbers are not high enough to justify federal funding. If the St. Cloud area were to become part of the service, ridership numbers would certainly increase, thus justifying the costs. The Northstar Commuter Rail now connects Big Lake to Target Field in Minneapolis, with five stops at stations along the way. At Target Field, people can get off the train and then board either the Blue or Green extension lines that go through both Minneapolis and St. Paul. Riding those three lines (and buses) is inexpensive, far less than driving vehicles and minus the hassles of traffic and parking. The Northstar line was a long time coming. Plans began way back in 1997. Finally, in 2009, the work got underway, with the $317 billion funding coming from the federal government, the State Legislature, the Twin Cities Metropolitan Council and entities that included the railroad authorities of the counties of Anoka, Hennepin and Sherburne. The Minnesota Twins also contributed $2.6 million to the project since its ball field is right next to the Minneapolis terminal. Northstar service, on rail lines leased from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, opened for passengers Nov. 16, 2009. Last year, ridership on the Northstar was a total of 721,214 individual trips taken. It’s a nifty way to travel and would be even niftier if it extended to St. Cloud. Yes, there have been problems with delays at times, with the increasing number of oil trains using the rails and with the extremely cold winter of 2013, which caused glitches of several kinds, including having to run the trains slower. However, those kinks and glitches seem to have been worked out satisfactorily for the long term. Northstar would be an excellent transportation alternative for people in the greater St. Cloud area. Even now, many either drive to Big Lake or take the Metro Transit connector bus from East St. Cloud to Big Lake to board Northstar. Imagine how convenient it would be if a connector station were right here. Northstar would be ideal for those who find jobs in the Twin Cities areas or in cities along the route. It is also a good option for the growing number of senior citizens who don’t feel comfortable any longer driving in the Twin Cities area. For example, there are people in the Sartell Senior Connection, a senior-citizen organization, who now and then plan cultural-educational day trips to the Twin Cities. They car-pool and drive to the Big Lake station, and they have a ball during their getaway trips. Extending Northstar makes sense on every level, especially considering the greater St. Cloud area is a metro area, thus should logically be connected by rail to that other metro area, the Twin Cities. Let’s urge legislators to work hard to support the Northstar extension. For more about GRIP/ ISAIAH and its rail-extension efforts, visit www. centralmncw.org.
The ideas expressed in the letters to the editor and of the guest columnists do not necessarily reflect the views of the Newsleaders.
Friday, Oct. 23, 2015
Opinion Hillary shines; dogs keep digging Hillary Clinton’s statement of years ago that there is a “vast right-wing conspiracy” against her and her husband may not be such a paranoid reaction after all. It’s often said even paranoiacs have enemies. And if anybody deserves to feel paranoid these days, it’s Hillary Rodham Clinton. It’s a wonder how she holds up against the vicious attacks. I suppose she is used to it after enduring it for eight years in the White House. We tend to forget the Clintons, like Obama, constantly had the hounds of hell on their heels – the hounds being certain Republicans who were enraged Clinton won the presidency – not once but twice. How dare he! Then – would you believe it?! – it happened again with some outsider named Barack Obama, who was born in Kenya or on some other planet. Twice elected? What gives?! The Clintons were accused of being complicit in the “murder” of their friend and Deputy White House Counsel Vince Foster, who committed suicide in a park in Virginia. Three politically motivated investigations followed, including one by the FBI. There were also two probes by the U.S. Congress. Truth? It was a suicide. But never mind the truth; right-wing hate radio and other antiClinton losers continued the accusations. That was only one of the stupid controversies created or exaggerated by Clinton enemies, who hoped every foible or mistake would morph into an impeachable crime. There was a barrage of nitpicking accusatory nonsense about the cost of Bill’s haircuts, Hollywood fundraising, the bombing in former Yugoslavia, judicial appointments, Whitewatergate Nannygate, Commercegate and last but not least, how upstart Hillary was determined to take over and ruin the nation’s healthcare system. The Clintons made their share of mistakes, misjudgments and human foibles, no doubt about
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Dennis Dalman Editor it. Bill’s cheating on Hillary and lying about it was a low point, leading to an impeachment effort by enemies who were licking their chops. But what presidency was not beset by human foibles and mistakes of one sort or another? Name one. As a senator from New York, Hillary received high marks even from Republican colleagues, especially for her ability and willingness to work with Republicans. She was widely lauded as U.S. Secretary of State. But then – whoa! – when the hounds sensed she was about to announce her candidacy for president, out popped every weapon in the enemy’s arsenal, from pitchfork machinations to verbal nooses that would do Niccolo Machiavelli proud. The attacks began as they set out to convince prospective voters (and themselves) that Hillary is a conniving, lying powermonger who ought to wear the Scarlet Letter “B” on her chest. They’ve been hounding her (yawn . . . ) about Benghazi and her emails. There were eight congressional hearings about Benghazi. All have failed to tar-and-feather Clinton as the hounds had hoped. Then one day recently, out of the sheer blue, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) casually blabbed the unsurprising “news” that the Benghazi committee was formed to damage Hillary’s ratings. It was an instant thumbs-down for “traitor” McCarthy’s presumed election as Republican Speaker of the House. Other insiders – Republicans, by the way – have said more or less the
same thing, that the committee has turned into an anti-Hillary tool. But never mind the truth; go for it, boys, just schedule yet another appearance by Hillary at the never-ending Benghazi committee. If the FBI determines Hillary’s emails damaged national security, so be it. Exit Clinton. Enter Biden. Even if the FBI finds nothing, you can bet these hounds will keep howling. They are the dogs that keep digging for buried bones. The bones aren’t there, but the dogs keep thinking if they just keep scratching and digging deeper they’ll find something to chew on. Any political candidate should rightfully come under scrutiny, and thus questions about Benghazi and Hillary’s email are legitimate – to a point – until they become ridiculous digging expeditions. If these bumbling sleuths would spend half their time working on solutions for American problems as they do on their witch-hunt committees, they might gain some respect and even admiration. During the debate two weeks ago, Clinton’s responses and demeanor were so admirable even some detractors admitted as much. She seemed to have lost that sometimes haggard, tired, unspontaneous behavior of weeks before. She’d found a confident second wind. The highlight of the debate was when candidate Bernie Sanders, like a Knight in Shining Armor, piped up to defend the damsel in distress: “The American people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails!” Too bad Sanders didn’t add this: “We’re sick of Benghazi, too, and all the other crap they’re throwing at you, Hillary, hoping something will stick.” But never mind; never mind the truth. As Hillary continues to shine, the salivating dogs will keep digging deeper into the hole of Nothing.
Eugene J. McCarthy lecture to be held next Matt Lindstrom, director The Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement Ed Henry, professor, Department of Political Science College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University In less than a week, on Oct. 26, St. John’s University will host the ninth annual Eugene J. McCarthy lecture, featuring former U.S. Sen.
Chris Dodd and Minnesota Public Radio’s Gary Eichten at the Stephen B. Humphrey Theater. More than just a public forum for a politician, and following McCarthy’s passion to serve his community, this event creates a space for constructive dialogue and the promotion of civic engagement for all people, from youth to adults. Sen. Dodd served three terms (1974-80) as a U.S. Representative for Connecticut. In 1980, he was elected to the U.S. Senate where he served until 2010. During his time in office, he authored
dozens of key pieces of legislation, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, Family and Medical Leave Act and the Help America Vote Act. The opportunity to discuss conscience and courage in public life is one that we can all benefit from. The event is free and open to the public, though we encourage people to call ahead for tickets as space is limited 320-363-5777. Please join us at 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26 to celebrate public service and civic engagement.
The elephant in the room wasn’t even in the room I tried to watch the Democrat “debate” if that’s what you want to call it. A news report released just before the debate warned those on the stage that anyone who spoke badly of or to Hillary would be dealt with by the national Democrat party. That, along with CNN’s own decision not to challenge any of the candidates, created what could only be described as a crashingly boring TV show. I watched as long as I could out of duty. I now intend to share the thoughts I derived from my viewing of the debate. First of all, I believe Hillary showed better than any of the others on the stage. Why wouldn’t she? There was no one else there who was even remotely qualified to be President. Hillary supporters might be thrilled she came out best, but there is, alas, bad news for them. A nationwide poll released on debate day showed when running against the top four Republican candidates, Hillary loses and loses badly in every case. It’s what we call a good-news-bad-news scenario. Hillary wins the debate but gets trounced in the national election. Bad news for the Democrats, but great news for America. After eight years of Obama, America could not bear another Democrat in the White House. The debate showed me, and should have shown the rest of the country, that the Democrats seem to be living in the past. I heard the same tired old rhetoric they have been
Ron Scarbro Guest Writer spewing for years. Bigger government, more freebies, higher taxes for the wealthy and the never-ending demand for the confiscation of guns. Added to those worn-out issues is now more handouts and freebies to illegal aliens and of course the biggie – man-caused global climate change. They would have you believe of all the challenges facing this country today with a Middle East in constant war, Iran on the verge of nuclear weaponry and Russia attempting to exert her influence in that area, climate change is our biggest problem. I heard no mention of China’s attempts to manipulate currency and flood the world’s markets with cheap goods. I guess the Dems just think all of that will blow over as soon as we get a handle on the climate. After taking care of climate change, what’s next? Creating rain in drought-stricken areas or stopping hurricanes in their tracks? Bernie Sanders looks like he should be living in a tree, riding his bicycle to and from the free clinic. His proposals of free stuff for
everybody would cost in the trillions. He has yet to define how he would pay for any of this. Chaffee and O’Malley looked completely out of place on that stage. My favorite, Jim Webb, was essentially ignored by the debaters and CNN. He continues to remind me of how Democrats used to be. Good, honest patriots looking for solutions and the ability to compromise. Sadly, he has no chance of even being seen or heard. The elephant in the room, of course, wasn’t even in the room. Joe Biden was sitting it out. I guess he wanted to see if Hillary could handle the debate. Well, she did. Now what? Smart money says Biden will still get in the race because the Democrats know Hillary cannot win and Sanders is a joke. Any way you look at it, it’s going to be fun. Biden has at best one or two weeks to get in or stay out. It’s anybody’s guess as to what is coming next, but my final verdict on the debate is this: the Democrat party lost and America won. Scarbro is retired and spends most of his free time with his grandchildren having moved from Sartell to St. Simons Island, Ga.. Writing and commenting on the news of the day is a pastime. Visit his weekly blog at ronscarbro.blogspot.com for more commentary.
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Friday, Oct. 23 Art is Free, 7:30 p.m., SCSU Performing Arts Center, 720 Fourth Ave. S., St. Cloud. Saturday, Oct. 24 Government Property Auction, 9:30 a.m., Stearns County Public Works Department, 455 28th Ave., Waite Park. 320-6563970. stearnscountymn.org. St. John’s Bible pages on display, now through mid-December, noon-4 p.m. Saturdays, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, Hill Museum and Monastic Library, St. John’s University, 2850 Abbey Plaza, Collegeville. 320363-3351. 320-363-3514. Halloween Historia, noon-4 p.m., Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave. S., St. Cloud. 320253-8424. Art is Free, 7:30 p.m., SCSU Performing Arts Center, 720 Fourth Ave. S., St. Cloud. Sunday, Oct. 25 Trunk-or-Treat, noon-3 p.m., Minnesota School of Business, 1201 Second St. S., Waite Park. Art is Free, 2 p.m., SCSU Performing Arts Center, 720 Fourth Ave. S., St. Cloud. Spaghetti Dinner Benefit for Mette Kirsch and family, 4-8 p.m., Sauk Rapids VFW, 901 N. Benton
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Monday, Oct. 26 Benton County Historical Society, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org. Sauk Rapids City Council, 6 p.m., Sauk Rapids Government Center council chambers, 250 Summit Ave. N. ci.sauk-rapids. mn.us. UCP Halloween Party, 6-7:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Church, 1125 11th Ave. N., St. Cloud. 320-253-0765 Eugene J. McCarthy Lecture featuring Christopher Dodd, 8 p.m., Stephen B. Humphrey Theater, 2850 Collegeville Plaza, Collegeville. 320-363-5777. Tuesday, Oct. 27 55+ Driver Improvement Program (four-hour refresher course), 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Life Assembly of God, 2409 Clearwater Road, St. Cloud. 320255-3123. mnsafetycenter.org. Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction, 6-8:30 p.m., CentraCare Health Plaza, 1406 Sixth Ave. N., St. Cloud. 320-290-2155. Sauk Rapids Lions Club, 6:30 p.m., VFW, 901 N. Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids. e-clubhouse. org/sites/saukrapidslionsmn. Wednesday, Oct. 28 Plato’s Republic Book Group, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Central Perk Coffee Shop, 906 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud.
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Above: Ryley Killinger of Sauk Rapids tries not to laugh next to just one piece of his well-decorated yard while his friend, Chris Hartman of Sartell attempts to get a rise out of him by making fun of him about a girl he likes. Below: Ryley Killinger resets some of his decorations after they were taken down by the wind Tuesday afternoon. Killinger has quite a Halloween-themed yard set up at his home on Ninth Avenue and 18th Street N.
surprises in store for them. “Last year I had them go through the garage, with strobes and smoke. This year I’ll let them walk right up to the front door,” Killinger said. There is definitely a shocker waiting for those who approach the front door if they don’t watch their step. But, shhhhh, we’re not letting the cat out of the bag. Killinger said he gets some of his props from Party City, but others he has to go to Fargo or other places to get, due to their size and complexity. A giant spider sitting above the garage door is one large item, while the giant spiderweb spread over the front yard is another. Various witches, ghouls, ghosts and black cats also populate the yard. Killinger said he changes it up every year and always adds more to the yard throughout the month leading up to Halloween. In fact, he said he might do some sort of maze next year. Or maybe something else entirely. Curious trick-ortreaters will just have to wait and see.
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