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Vietnam vets to join Trick-or-treaters have Veterans’ Day parade hauntingly good time Town Crier Friday, Nov. 6, 2015 Volume 1, Issue 27 Est. 2015
Sartell Winter Market open Saturday, Nov. 7
Sartell’s Winter Market is open from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (winter hours) Saturday, Nov. 7 at Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road N. Get to know your farmer. Vendors want you to enjoy their products and are happy to share their knowledge and answer any questions you have. The market is also expanding the board of directors. Applications will be available at the market on Nov. 7 and 21 or by email request info@marketmonday.org. Board terms begin Jan. 1.
Benton County Sheriff seeks input on survey
The Benton County Sheriff’s Office is seeking input from Benton County citizens to help shape law-enforcement services in the 21st century. Members of the public are invited to participate in an on-line survey to provide their thoughts and input on this topic to help shape this vision. The survey may be accessed at: www.mnsheriffs.org/PUBsurvey. Anyone with additional thoughts or questions on this subject is invited to contact Sheriff Troy Heck by telephone at 320-968-7201 or by email at troy. heck@co.benton.mn.us.
Veterans’ Day events planned Nov. 8, 11
The ninth annual Veterans’ Day Parade to honor the men and women who have served our country in the armed forces will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8. The parade begins on the west side of the VA Medical Center and proceeds east across 44th Avenue, concluding on the north side of Apollo High School. On Wednesday, Nov. 11, the St. Cloud Metropolitan Veterans Council is sponsoring a Veterans’ Day program at 1:30 p.m. in Building 8 (the Auditorium) at the St. Cloud VA. Veterans, their families and members of the public are invited to attend.
‘Finish Northstar’ to be held Nov. 12
A “Finish Northstar” public gathering will be held from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12 at River’s Edge Convention Center, 10 Fourth Ave. S., St. Cloud. Join community members from across the St. Cloud region in a conversation with our local representatives about why now is the time to complete the Northstar Rail to St. Cloud. Event is sponsored by GRIP/ISAIAH. Call 320-339-1941 or email abuckvold@isaiahmn. org with questions.
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A pair of Vietnam veterans from central Minnesota who served their country were welcomed home in different ways shortly after the war in Southeast Asia. Dick McConnell was a dairy farmer in Rice where he resides. The 66-year-old was drafted in 1968 and was treated “pretty good” by Americans after his stint in the U.S. Army. “In this area, there were a lot of veterans who had served in World War II and had come back from Vietnam already,” said McConnell, who was born and raised in St. Cloud. The Rev. LeRoy Kieke of Sauk Rapids said he was “treated badly” when he returned to the United States after twice traveling to Vietnam in 1969 and
1970 as part of the Army. “I felt proud coming home with my uniform and medals and everything, and even though I wasn’t literally spit on, I was shoved by people,” Kieke said of the controversial war.
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More than 303,000 people from the United States were wounded during the Cold War conflict, including Kieke, who runs a veterans-outreach ministry called Warmride Ministry. “I came out with chemical dependency, post-traumatic stress disorder and seizure disorder,” Kieke said of the toll the Vietnam War took on his health and well-being. Kieke will be in the Veterans’ Day parade and social on Sunday – and at the Veterans Day ceremony on Wednesday – on Vets • page 3
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Two spooky creatures had heads turning in downtown Rice during “Trick or Treat on Main Street” Oct. 30. The brothers, who live in Rice, are Levi (left) and Luke Brenny. See related story and additional photos on back page.
Eerie similarities persist in Wetterling case by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
What was trumpeted by widespread media as a break in the Jacob Wetterling case turned out to be, in fact, not a break at all, though a press conference in St. Paul left no doubt there are at least some similarities to an Annandale man arrested for possessing child pornography and the man who abducted Wetterling 26 years ago.
Daniel James Heinrich, 52, was arrested Oct. 28 and c h a rg e d with several counts of receiving and possessing child p o r n o g r a -Jacob phy. He has recently and in the past repeatedly denied having abducted Wetterling. Heinrich is in the Sherburne
County Jail, Elk River, and is expected to be indicted on child-pornography charges in federal court. For a statement from Jacob’s parents, Dr. Jerry and Patty Wetterling, as well as a meeting with the media, see related story in today’s paper. At the press conference, law-enforcement officials, including Stearns County Sheriff John Sanner, emphasized Heinrich has not been arrested or charged in any way
in connection with the Wetterling case, although he remains a “person of interest.” However, this is not the first time Heinrich was named as a person of interest in the Wetterling disappearance Oct. 22, 1989 when the boy was 11 years old. Years ago, Heinrich, who was living in Paynesville at that time, had been under suspicion as having assaulted at least five boys in that Jacob • page 4
Scouts still going strong in Rice after 50-plus years by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
From his years of being a Boy Scoutmaster, Steve Bogie of Rice has learned young kids will do the right thing with a little guidance and a lot of faith. Years ago, one of his young scouts was cutting down a young tree on a camp-out. Bogie gently but firmly told him to stop it and why he should leave the tree alone. The scout, a bit abashed and embarrassed, stopped. photo by Dennis Dalman Two years passed. On another Pork-chop dinners at many public events are surefire fundcamp-out, another young kid raisers for the Rice Boy Scouts. In this photo, taken during started doing the same thing – last summer’s Rice Family Fun Days, adult volunteer Glen chopping down a too-young tree. Gertken, Rice, barbecues the chops for a hungry crowd.
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Bogie was impressed and pleased when he saw a boy walk over to the scout and tell him, “Please don’t cut down that tree; it’s too young.” That boy who gave the good advice was the same one Bogie had gently chastised two years earlier. That’s just one example of how adults, Bogie said, too often think kids aren’t listening. “But then you turn around later and, by golly, you find out they were listening, after all,” he said. “I enjoy scouting most of all because it seems like boys listen to me even if it seems sometimes like they’re not listening to their own parents.” Bogie is scoutmaster for 11 boys, Scouts • page 2
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This Haunted House pumpkin, created by Wilcox Family Dental of Sauk Rapids, took second place at the Fall Appreciation Party, sponsored by Central Minnesota Orthodontics for local dental offices, held Oct. 22 at Molitor’s Haunted Acres in Sauk Rapids.
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Drs. Rebecca Hanson and Kyle Knudsen of Central Minnesota Orthodontics, hosted the Fall Appreciation Party for local dental offices. Central Minnesota Orthodontics hosted its Fall Appreciation Party for all of its partnering dental offices in the area on Oct. 22 at Molitor’s Haunted Acres. With their invitations, guests received a pumpkin in which they were invited to carve, decorate, paint or do whatever their creative minds could think of. These pumpkins were then presented at the party in a contest, and the top three creations won a prize. Metro Bus was named the Minnesota Public Transit Association’s 2015 Minnesota Transit System of the Year. The agency also received the Management Innovation Award for its Mobility Training Center project. “These awards recognize our employees’ commitment and dedication to providing top-notch service,” said Ryan Daniel, executive director of Metro Bus. “It’s an honor to be recognized by our peers.”
all from Rice, ages 12-16, members of Rice Troop 473. About 15 years ago, Bogie decided to chip in and help out the scouting effort in Rice, where he has lived since 1977. He has been scoutmaster since 2005. “We moved here to get out of St. Cloud,” he said. “I don’t like big towns.” Rice Troop 473, founded way back in the 1950s, tries to stay busy year-round with various projects and good deeds. Its members, Bogie said, are a great bunch of boys who give scouting their all. All of the last four troops to graduate from high school in recent years had gained the prestigious status as Eagle Scouts: Matt Skoczen, whose project was a blood drive in St. Cloud; Kevin Kruger, who did lakeshore planting on Little Rock Lake near Rice; Jeffrey Kubat, who built wood-duck houses and other birdhouses for the Bend in the River Park south of Rice; and Mark Kruger (brother of Kevin), who loaded huge trucks with mercy supplies bound for Central America. Scouting in Rice seems to be a generational thing, Bogie said, with good kids keeping it going, not to mention the hard work of fundraising. Just about everybody in the Rice area, at one time or another, has enjoyed If you have a tip concerning a crime, call the Sauk Rapids Police Department at 320-251-9451 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 320255-1301 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. Oct. 18 Fire. First Avenue N. A party cooking in their home called authorities after having a grease fire on their stove. Upon arrival, there was no fire, only smoke. The Sauk Rapids Fire Department ventilated the apartment. 4:55 p.m. Ordinance violation. Fifth Avenue N. A complainant called police after stating he could smell burning leaves. He did not know the exact location where the smell was coming from. Authorities checked the area but were unable to locate the source of the fire.
the scouts’ barbecued pork chops during their fundraisers, such as at the Rice Family Fun Days. They also sell Christmas wreathes. Throughout the year the scouts do various fundraisers, a necessity because, as Bogie pointed out, some funding sources have dried up due to the ongoing controversy of the Boy Scouts organization in regard to gay scouts and gay scoutleaders. Although the organization has altered its policy in recent years, some previous funding sources still object to the policy, wanting it to be more universally inclusive than it is for all scouts and all potential scouting leaders. The Rice scouts have worked so hard at fundraising, they have already raised enough to pay for everyone’s stay at next summer’s Many Point Scout Reservation northwest of Park Rapids, where they attend classes and do a lot of physical activities, such as wall-climbing, swimming, canoeing and more fun-learning activities for one week. Born in Glenwood, Bogie joined the scouts when he was 11. “We did a lot of camping on our own,” he recalled. “We’d pitch our tents in some pasture if we wanted. We’d swim, fish and canoe on Lake Minnewaska. We had a lot of fun, and we didn’t do any mischief.” After high-school graduation in Glenwood, Bogie moved to St. Cloud in 1960 and enrolled in St. Cloud State University.
That is where he met the love of his life, Becky, a student from Stillwater who was studying elementary education. They married and eventually had two daughters: Jennifer Harrell, who now lives in Pittsburgh, Penn. and works for Trader Joe’s foodstore chain; and Jessica Okstad of North Branch, who works for the postal service for the City of Isanti. Becky and Steve have two grandchildren. Steve was employed for three decades by Northwestern Bell telephone company, based in St. Cloud, a company that went through so many name changes and metamorphoses through the years. Becky worked as a teacher for 34 years, with 24 of those years as a kindergarten teacher in Rice Elementary School and a couple of years in various Sauk Rapids schools. Scouting has definitely changed through the years, Bogie noted. “Technology took over too much, that’s my opinion,” he said. “There are so many more things outside of scouting to keep people occupied. There are more sports now and extracurricular activities of every kind. Kids aren’t so much into the do-it-yourself stuff like they used to be. Too many things are now readily available, so there is less resourcefulness.” Bogie recalled how when he and fellow scouts were boys they
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Oct. 19 7:10 a.m. Theft. Wollak Way. Police were dispatched after a complainant called stating someone had gone through his car overnight. He was missing two garage door openers as well as a large amount of cash that was taken from a plastic bucket. Police photographed the scene, but no evidence or suspects have been determined as of yet. Oct. 20 Animal complaint. Benton Drive S. A female called police after finding a cat that was dropped off at the Central Minnesota Animal Care and Control Center. Authorities advised her to take the animal to the Humane Society. 8:55 a.m. Theft. 13th Street N. While on patrol, a female waved down police, stating a male had stolen her phone. Authorities confronted the male, warning him he would be charged with theft if he did not return the mobile device.
He admitted to having the phone, and it was returned to its rightful owner.
Oct. 21 4:39 p.m. Suspicious activity. A female complainant informed authorities she believed someone had been tampering with her car. She believed someone had opened and closed the driver’s door several times. She simply wanted the matter documented. No further action was taken. 4:50 p.m. Warrant. An anonymous call informed police there was a warranted suspect at a local fastfood establishment. Authorities went to the business and arrested the male on various charges. He was transported to the Stearns County Jail. Oct. 22 10:19 a.m. Medical. Hwy 15/ Benton Drive N. Police responded to a truck driver who stated he had numbness in his right arm. Authori-
Friday, Nov. 6, 2015 created makeshift stoves using big Hi-C juice cans with smaller cans secured inside them. “Now they just go buy stoves,” Bogie said. “I guess they have to. They don’t make those Hi-C juice cans anymore. Yes, it’s a different world now, but kids are still nice. You give them an opportunity, and they’ll cooperate and they’ll behave and do lots of good things.” Some adults, Bogie said with irony in his voice, could learn a lot of lessons in kindness and courtesy from Boy Scouts – like the kinds of adults who drive like careless maniacs on Hwy. 10 near Rice. “Scouting is still interesting, challenging and fun for me,” Bogie said. “We could always use more scouts. It’s a great organization.” The Rice Boy Scouts meet at the Old Village Hall on Rice’s Main Street from 7-8:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of the month. Prospective scouts and their parents can just show up at a meeting if they’re thinking of perhaps joining. Scouts must be 11-1/2 years old up to 18 years old. Since scouts have to raise their own personal money for projects and trips, contributions are always welcome, Bogie noted. They can be sent to Central Minnesota Boy Scouts Council, 1191 Scout Drive, Sartell, Minn. 56377.
ties stayed with the driver until Gold Cross arrived to check his vitals. He stated his boss would transport him to the hospital. Oct. 23 10:05 a.m. Civil. Benton Drive N. A female wanted police to stand by as she terminated an employee. She requested authorities ask the male employee to hand over his keys. He did so. No further action was taken. 5:35 p.m. Found property. Fourth Street S. Custodial staff at a local school called police after finding a government official badge. Authorities retrieved and identified the badge, returning it to its rightful owner. Oct. 24 Alarm. Stearns Way. Police responded to an alarm at a local business. Upon arrival, the employees had shut the alarm off after temporarily forgetting the code.
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Vets from front page the campus of the St. Cloud VA Health Care System. Kieke said of how he felt after his mistreatment by Americans upon his return from Vietnam and his use of narcotics: “I felt very disappointed, and I felt very frustrated.” But the 65-year-old husband and father who was born in St. Cloud believes times have changed and Vietnam veterans like himself are finally getting the recognition they deserve. “I think it’s much better now; I participate in several color guards, and so I’m in a lot of parades, and we get a lot of positive feedback now,” Kieke said. “I think it started with the
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Military service
Kieke said he believes it was an honor for him to serve his country and said he will always feel the pride that goes along with it. He is involved with 10 local veterans groups. “When you got overseas, you met a lot of people and you lost some good friends,” McConnell said of the Vietnam War, which included almost 58,000 killed from the United States. McConnell, a husband and father who was part of the Army infantry, said American servicemen did what they had to do to survive during the Vietnam War. “You’ll never forget it,” Mc-
Connell said of his time in the military and how he attends veteran-related reunions, and of his participation in Sunday’s parade at the St. Cloud VA. Kieke said, “I have a sign in my backyard . . . and at the top it says, ‘Land of the free,’ and then below it ‘because of the brave,’ and that’s my exact sentiment.”
Animal rescue helps homeless senior dogs by Jenna Trisko news@thenewsleaders.com
Are you in search of a dog that won’t chew the furniture, is housetrained, understands the meaning of the word “no” and provides unconditional love? Well, look no further than Grey Face Rescue and Retirement, which specializes in dogs that have those unique attributes. Grey Face Rescue and Retirement is a new animal-welfare organization that gives refuge to homeless senior dogs that have lots of love left to give to their human companions. Founder and President Bethann Gondeck and her husband Josh Gondeck (St. Cloud) started the organization in 2015 with the intention of finding homes for older dogs that may require a bit more care due to age-related health conditions. In a 2012 survey conducted through Petfinder.com, shelters and rescues throughout the country reported senior animals were more difficult to find homes for than animals with behavioral or medical conditions or than dogs that are victims of breed discrimination. The Gondecks began caring for a senior dog named Barnabee, who isn’t able to go upstairs or walk on hardwood floors due to an arthritic condition, but his personality and affection for humans shines more brightly than any puppy’s. After watching Barnabee happily living out his final days, the Gondecks wish every senior dog could receive love, companionship and quality care. Knowing many senior dogs are looked over in shelters and are often the first to be euthanized for space, Bethann and Josh created the rescue with the hope of not only saving the lives of senior dogs, but also assisting families in keeping older dogs in their homes. “I really want to push to
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be the voice for senior dogs,” Bethann said. “They are more special, have more love to give and yet are very dependent on us. I really want to make their final days something special.” Gray Face Rescue and Retirement operates as a 100-percent volunteer foster-based program that serves the St. Cloud and surrounding areas. Dogs of any shape, size or medical condition are welcome, but they must be age 7 or older. The rescue also offers hospice care for dogs that are terminally ill. The organization will be opening up an office in St. Cloud in December. This facility will not hold animals but will serve as an administrative hub as the rescue continues to grow and creates a larger presence in the area. Along with offering foster care, the organization hopes to eventually offer financial support to families who want to keep their senior dogs but struggle to afford veterinary care for their aging pet. Marketing volunteer Suzy Sexe, Sauk Rapids, said of getting involved with Grey Face Rescue: “Even if you can’t con-
tribute or foster, I want people to be aware. Help spread the word and share the knowledge of Grey Face. Senior dogs get forgotten and yet give so much love.” The rescue will hold a fundraiser at Texas Roadhouse from 4-10 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, with 10 percent of the proceeds going to support the organization. You must bring an event flier with you, which can be found at www.greyfacerescue.org under the Events tab. Also, Nov. 1415 Howliday Photos with your pet(s) will be available from noon-4 p.m. at Sam and Danni’s in Sauk Rapids. A portion of the proceeds supports the rescue. The rescue is currently seeking additional help, especially with foster care. Monetary donations, senior food and orthopedic dog beds are also welcome contributions if you aren’t able to volunteer. If you are interested in giving a senior dog a permanent home or want additional information about the rescue and upcoming events, please visit www.greyfacerescue.org.
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Above left: Dick McConnell, a former dairy farmer in Rice, was drafted in 1968 to fight in the Vietnam War and will join Sunday’s parade at the St. Cloud VA as part of the Veterans’ Day-related activities. Above right: The Rev. LeRoy Kieke of Sauk Rapids twice went to Vietnam in 1969 and 1970 as part of the U.S. Army and will participate in the Veterans’ Day parade and social on Sunday at the St. Cloud VA.
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Left: The Wetterling family (clockwise) Jerry, Patty, Amy (13), Jacob (11), Trevor (10) and Carmen (6) during a vacation the summer of 1988. Above: Patty and Jerry Wetterling join Doug Wood of Sartell, author of the song, “Jacob’s Hope,” at a candle and song rally at Lake George, Nov. 18, 1989.
Jacob from front page city, groping them sexually before letting them go. The incidents occurred in a time frame between 1986-1989. Several of the boys he allegedly groped were riding bicycles in the city. In years past, law enforcement tried to find solid connections between Heinrich and the Wetterling abduction but connections were impossible to prove. A July 28, 2015 search of Heinrich’s Annandale home, however, did establish one fact about the Cold Spring cases. A previous sample of Heinrich’s DNA matched that of the incident of a man who attacked, abducted and sexually assaulted a 12-yearold Cold Spring boy in January 1989, 10 months before Wetterling’s disappearance. At the Oct. 29 press confer-
ence, officials said Heinrich could not be charged with that crime because the statute of limitations has passed.
Press conference
Those who spoke at the Oct. 29 press conference in St. Paul were Richard Thornton of the FBI, a special agent at the Minneapolis FBI office; U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger; Drew Evans, superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension; and Stearns County Sheriff John Sanner. The officials gave details about the search of Heinrich’s house and what was (and was not) found there. Heinrich, they said, is facing multiple serious charges of possessing child pornography. They assured those gathered that the Wetterling case is very much in an open-investigation status and that they and others are determined to solve the case
sooner or later. A statement from Wetterling’s parents was also read, although they did not attend the press conference. (See related story.)
Chilling similarities
There are chilling similarities between the Wetterling case and Heinrich, as discovered by law enforcement: • The man who abducted Wetterling has a low, gruff, whispery voice, according to Jacob’s brother and friend, who were with him at the time the masked man took him away. Several Cold Spring boys who had been attacked and groped – and the boy who had been taken into the car – said their attacker had a low, gruff, whispery voice. The boy abducted in Cold Spring bore a remarkable resemblance to Jacob Wetterling, abducted 10 months later. • During the search of
Heinrich’s house in Annandale, there were many videos found that were apparently surreptitiously filmed of boys riding bicycles, playing at playgrounds and delivering newspapers, among other ordinary day-to-day activities. Several of the boys in Cold Spring were knocked off their bicycles by a man, some in an alley Heinrich behind a pizza restaurant. Wetterling, his brother and friend were riding bicycles when the man stopped them and abducted Jacob. • In at least one of the Cold Spring incidents, the attacker asked the boys their names and ages. The man who abducted Wetterling also asked the three boys their ages. • In one of the Cold Spring assault cases, a boy was attacked in the stairwell of an apartment building. The boy was grabbed and thrown down the stairs. He began to scream, and the man, who was wearing a mask, said to be quiet or he would kill him. He groped the boy and talked in a deep, low whisper, asking what grade the boy was in. He then took the boy’s wallet and left on foot. • In another case, a man, after groping the young victim, cut off some of the boy’s head hair with a jagged knife and then kept the hair and the boy’s stocking cap – a cap with the letter “I” on it and hearts all around the edge of the cap. • The 12-year-old who was abducted and sexually assaulted Jan. 13, 1989 in Cold Spring told authorities a man forced him to get into a car while he was walking home after ice-skating. The man then drove him to a rural area
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Friday, Nov. 6, 2015 where the boy was violently sexually assaulted. Then the man pushed the boy from the car into a ditch and told him if he turned around to look he would be shot to death. The man who abducted Wetterling said a similar thing to Jacob’s brother and friend. He told them to run into the woods and if they turned to look they would be shot. • The man who assaulted the Cold Spring boy was wearing military fatigues and black boots, possibly combat boots. The raspy voiced masked gunman who abducted Wetterling was described by the two other children as wearing dark clothing and black boots. All of those similarities could be coincidences, but they have been enough to keep Heinrich under scrutiny as a person of interest.
House search
The warrant affidavit was presented to a judge from the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office. The judge then approved the warrant for the July 28 search of Heinrich’s home, which spelled out many items searchers said they could reasonably be expected to find in the house, including many items related to Wetterling. Such items, however, were not found. In the search-warrant application to the judge, the following Wetterling-related items were listed: • A red hockey jacket with the name “Jacob” stitched on the front. • A red T-shirt with the name “Wetterling” printed on the back. • Other items, including socks, that Wetterling was wearing at the time of the abduction. • The warrant application also contained a request to get a saliva swab sample from Heinrich, which was granted by the judge. The search, however, did uncover a veritable stash of child pornography. They included 19 ring-binders of pornographic images of young boys, a computer hard-drive of many more images and a large collection of video tapes showing boys involved in everyday activities: delivering
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Friday, Nov. 6, 2015 newspapers, riding bicycles, playing at playgrounds and more. Law enforcement officials said the videos appear to have been filmed by Heinrich, probably with a camera that had been hidden or filmed from a concealed place. No images of Wetterling turned up in the extensive inventory of photos and videos in Heinrich’s home. Heinrich’s Annandale residence is at 55 Myrtle Ave. S., about one block from a middle school.
Jacob gone
On the night of Oct. 22, 1989, at about 9:15 p.m. 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling, his brother and a friend were on their way home from a convenience store where they had gone, with parents’ permission, to get a video movie. While riding their bicycles home on a rural road south of the store, a man appeared, apparently from a ditch where he had been hiding. It was later learned he almost certainly had a vehicle waiting nearby on a side road. The man was wearing a mask and carrying a handgun. He told the boys to throw their bikes in the ditch and then lie down in the ditch. He asked each boy his age. Then he told Jacob’s brother and the friend to run into the woods and not look back. When the two did look back not long after that, the man and Jacob were gone. A massive search turned up nothing. The abduction left the people of St. Joseph in a state of horror and shock, and soon the news traveled through the state and nation and even worldwide. At the time and since then, it has become perhaps the most famous case of child abduction, partly because of the efforts of the Wetterlings to bring attention to the cause of child safety, abduction prevention, emergency alerts and changes in laws regarding child molestations and abductions. The Wetterlings’ efforts inspired the creation of the Jacob Wetterling Foundation, with its motto of “Jacob’s Hope.”
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Wetterlings respond to Heinrich’s arrest by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Silence is not an option when it comes to the abduction, exploitation and brutalization of children, said Patty Wetterling, mother of Jacob Wetterling, the boy who was abducted by a masked gunman 26 years ago near St. Joseph. The Wetterlings, like law-enforcement officials last week, did not connect Jacob’s disappearance to a “person of interest” arrested Oct. 28, although the connection remains an open question. “I refuse to be silenced by this man,” she said at a Nov. 3 meeting with the media. She was referring to the man recently arrested. That man, Daniel Heinrich of Annandale, was on law enforcement’s radar as far back as Oct. 22, 1989, when Jacob Wetterling was abducted. He has been charged with multiple counts of possessing child pornography. (See related story). Dr. Jerry and Patty Wetterling sent out an invitation to all media to meet them at their home southeast of St. Joseph at 12:15 p.m. Nov. 3. And the media were happy to oblige, coming from far and wide. Shortly before noon, the roads leading to the Wetterling home were lined with news vehicles from TV, radio, newspapers and social media. On a warm November day, a large cluster of media people gathered as the Wetterlings, arm in arm, walked down their sloping driveway to address those gathered. They talked for 10 minutes and did not take any reporters’ questions. After the meeting, they walked arm in arm back up the driveway to their home, the same one they lived in when their son was abducted on the road leading to that home 26 years ago. The Wetterlings thanked the media for keeping the abduction issue alive for 26 years, and they thanked the victims of sexual abuse in Cold Spring in the late 1980s, who came forward to describe what happened to them when a man, out of nowhere, attacked and groped them. In one case, a
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boy was abducted and sexually assaulted in the man’s vehicle. Fortunately, after the assaultive trauma he endured, he was set free and has since talked about it, many years later, as an adult man. That victim, because of a recent DNA match to the crime, has been confirmed as the one abducted and sexually assaulted by Heinrich, the man arrested last week. During their 10-minute visit with the media Nov. 3, the Wetterlings’ message was that good people must continue to work together not just to find missing children but to prevent the abuse of children to begin with. The man who was arrested for possessing child pornography is one example of how pervasive the problem is, with “millions of images” of children exploited for sex being distributed, Patty noted. Jerry said some people likely have a “little piece” of information about Jacob’s abduction, and if that little piece is added to other little pieces, it could make a big difference and result in “bringing Jacob back home.” Patty emphasized the importance of creating a world in which children are nurtured and safe, a world based on the Golden Rule in which mutual respect is valued and modeled. Hope, she said, is an active verb. “You don’t sit back and hope something will happen,” she said. “It’s all of you (people) showing up.” Every child, she added, is “our” child, everybody’s child. Days earlier, before their in -person meeting with the media, the Wetterlings, who were in Colorado at the time visiting
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Patty Wetterling speaks to reporters, who gathered at the Wetterling home to hear their reactions to the arrest of an Annandale man who has been charged with possession of child pornography. Behind Patty is her husband, Jerry, who also spoke to the reporters. their son, daughter-in-law and a grandchild, released the following statement: The Wetterling family would like to thank all involved in the investigation of Danny Heinrich and his crimes against children. The search for Jacob is an ongoing investigation and we will watch and learn with everyone else. Right now we know what is being reported. We know what you all know. For 26 long years, we have said somebody knows something. If you know anything about this man, his ties to St. Joseph and his victimization of children in 1989 or since, please call the Stearns County Sheriff’s Department at 320-259-3700 or 320-656-6625. We also need to point out the
obvious. Child pornography is a devastating, harmful criminal activity. If you know of anyone who is engaged in looking at, producing or sharing child pornography, please call the police or the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (1-800-THE-LOST) so these people do not harm another child. We are so grateful for the prayers, the support and the Hope shared in our search for Jacob and the search for answers. Who took Jacob? Where is he? What happened? Today we ask for a little time. We will be available for comment next week but ask for some space at this point in time. We have no further comment. With hope, Patty and Jerry Wetterling
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Wetterlings make sure ‘Jacob’s Hope’ lives on After 26 years, one can still hear the sound of heartbreak in the voices of Jerry and Patty Wetterling. On an autumn afternoon, Nov. 3, the Wetterlings met with many members of the media at the edge of their driveway to share their feelings. The week before, an Annandale man was arrested for possessing child pornography. That man, Daniel Heinrich, is still considered a person of interest in the abduction of 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling Oct. 22, 1989. As Patty Wetterling said in her meeting with the media, Heinrich’s arrest brought more questions. In the past 26 years, the Wetterlings have been haunted and hounded by questions and more questions: Who? Why? Where is Jacob? Does anybody know? What are some people not telling? That anguish, that sorrow, that heartbreak still reverberates in the voices of the Wetterlings every time they talk about the loss of their son. But along with the heartbreak, one can also hear a passionate hope and determination in their voices. They are absolutely committed to the cause of child safety. In nearly three decades, the abduction of their son, so near to their home, has led to many good changes: legal, social and psychological. The name “Jacob Wetterling” has truly become a clarion call for child safety, for emergency alerts, for the tracking of dangerous people and – last but not least – for hope. Hope for Jacob’s return and hope for all the children in the world who are neglected, abused, abandoned, abducted. It is unpleasant for the Wetterlings to have to confront again and again the brutal, ugly facts of the latest arrest of a child abuser, such as the case of Daniel Heinrich, who may or may not be responsible for Jacob’s disappearance. It was especially painful Nov. 3, an autumn day so like the one when Jacob was viciously taken by that masked gunman 26 years ago, so close to home, on an autumn evening when he, his brother and a friend did something as blithely everyday-happy as bicycling to a nearby convenience store to get a movie video to watch back home. After all these years, the Wetterlings have constantly emphasized the fact that we, all human beings, should consider any child as everybody’s child. We should cherish and protect all of them, anywhere and everywhere. The arrest of Heinrich on child-pornography charges is yet another horrible reminder of the insidious dangers that lurk, ready to harm children, even in our comfortable midst. And wisely, the Wetterlings not only warn about such dangers, but they also know so deep in their hearts that we must remake the world, every day, a step at a time, so all children anywhere, everywhere are valued, loved, cherished and made safe. We cannot hear that message often enough. It is, in fact, what “Jacob’s Hope” is all about.
The ideas expressed in the letters to the editor and of the guest columnists do not necessarily reflect the views of the Newsleaders.
Friday, Nov. 6, 2015
Opinion Support efforts to degrade, destroy ISIS The phrase “easier said than done” could have been invented for theories about how to fix that catastrophe called the Middle East. There will soon be 50 American military Special Forces personnel at work in northern Syria to help Kurdish fighters and others (a so-called Syrian Arab Coalition) weaken, if not destroy, ISIS. The Monday-morning generals are crying foul: too little too late, advisors really mean boots on the ground; it’s too many troops; not enough troops; Obama is just buying time until the next administration inherits the mess. After Syrian dictator Assad used poisonous gas against civilians a few years ago, Obama wanted to intervene in a limited military way. The Republican-led Congress screamed foul. How dare he try to use force in Syria without congressional consent? Even though congressional consent for anything, anything Obama proposed, was not to be forthcoming. And, since then, so many times Obama has been slammed for not using military force, after they wouldn’t let him use force to begin with. Should we laugh or cry? Obama has been attacked from rightleft-and-center for being incompetent when it comes to foreign policy. All of his critics, most notably Sen. John McCain, have their own ideas of how to weaken and defeat ISIS. It’s worth noting the obvious – that none of these experts is President of the United States. None has the grave responsibility of dealing with the Hydra-headed monster in the Middle East. If they were in charge, you can bet they wouldn’t be so know-it-all, because this convoluted cauldron of Hell is not a football game; it’s not a board game; it’s not a video game. There are no established rules to go by; it’s a frightening brand-
Dennis Dalman Editor new “game,” a simmering catastrophe. I’m the first to admit some Obama critics might have some merit in their criticisms. As a sideline distant observer to these horrors, I myself have no clue how to do anything about them. I, too, have sometimes wondered if Obama is out of his league, if he is too tentative, too passive, too unwilling to use force against such butchery. Did his promise to withdraw troops from Iraq precipitate the rise of the sadism of ISIS and other extremists? Perhaps it did. But that, after all, is what was demanded by most Americans: withdrawal from those countries and no more boots on the ground. Pressures from every direction placed Obama between a rock and hard place. It’s time all these Monday-morning generals should stop nipping at his heels; they and all Americans should rally ‘round any effort to degrade and destroy ISIS, but only with participation of other nations. Going it alone, as we and other nations have learned in too many wars, is bound to fail. As a history buff, I know the Russian invasion of Afghanistan in the 1980s was a brutal folly, leading to the upsurge of the radical Taliban and the harboring and training of terrorists in that country, including Osama bin Laden. I know America’s intervention in Vietnam in the late 1950s (with just a few advisors) led to hundreds of thousands of boots on the ground and a long and divisive war. I also know the border lines of so many Middle
East countries were imposed by colonial and post-colonial European powers and the United States in the 20th Century, mainly because of King Oil. Blaming President George Bush II or President Barack Obama for the mess is maybe partly true. One did too much, one did too little? However, let’s quit blaming our presidents and ourselves. It’s ISIS who are the guilty ones, using “religious” precepts as their demented excuses for beheadings and crucifixions, torture of every description; the rape of women and children; the vicious persecution and painful deaths of Christians rivaling what the ancient Romans did to them in the Colosseum; the slaughter of Muslims who do not fit their notions of theological “purity;” the mindless destruction of priceless antiquities at “idolatrous” historical sites. It’s one of the most ruthless rampages in the history of the world. The millions of refugees from Syria are a heart-breaking testament to the unspeakable cruelties of both Assad and of ISIS. Vicious mass killers always get the axe, eventually. They kill themselves. They cannot last because their baseless mindset is morally and politically bankrupt from Day One. But what a crying shame they cause such widespread misery before their overdue demise! Meantime, let us fervently hope the 50 Special Forces will at least help weaken them, put them on the run. And more than that, we had better hope other Middle East countries, like our “pal” Saudi Arabia, gear up for battle because those countries, in such lethal proximity, have most to fear in this neo-barbarian assault against civilization. The biggest hope and efforts of all should be for ongoing multilateral diplomatic agreements to end the horrors, but it’s so hard these days to keep
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Reader busts Northstar commuter rail-line myths Ed Maier, Sauk Rapids Myth: Northstar is efficient. Reality: Phase II of Northstar to St. Cloud is very expensive. It costs approximately $1 million per daily rider to build. The Federal Transit Administration could not justify the Phase II extension on its cost-benefit analysis. MnDOT’s Office of Transit estimates it is 85-percent taxpayer subsidized. Those advocating Northstar conveniently leave this out. Myth: We cannot currently ride Northstar. Reality: The Northstar Link Commuter
Bus connects to all the Northstar trains. There is a free parking lot on Highway 10 S. Myth: Northstar will increase economic development. Reality: Our local cities and counties spend good tax dollars to get businesses to operate in this region. With businesses come a broader tax base and jobs. It’s counterproductive to spend millions of tax dollars to build Northstar and millions to subsidize its operation whereby we keep jobs in the Twin Cities. Myth: Northstar could be used for pleasure trips.
Reality: Northstar is a commuter line with only a few trains going down in the morning and a few coming back in the evening. Unless your schedule coincides with the train you are out of luck. Myth: Northstar is “green.” Reality: Local jobs or working from home are the most “green.” Myth: Northstar would help the poor. Reality: Morally, Northstar is like Robin Hood in reverse. It taxes many to benefit a select few. I believe the future and the environment would be better off to have less commuter travel, not more.
One veteran reflects on his life, service I joined the Army when I was 17 years old. I was still in high school with two weeks left until graduation. A school pal of mine started me thinking about enlisting. He found out if we joined together we could enter on the “buddy system,” which would have guaranteed we would serve together for our full enlistment. We also knew at our age and with our good health, it would be just a matter of a few months until we had to register for the draft. We were told by the recruiters, draftees didn’t have a choice of jobs or area of the world where they would serve. Well, we bought it. It turns out our “buddy system” guarantee lasted only through basic training of eight weeks and then we were shipped out thousands of miles apart. I guess the Army wasn’t required to adhere to “truth in advertising” policies. Oh well, it was too late now.
Ron Scarbro Guest Writer I wasn’t particularly patriotic back then. I was proud to serve. I believe it was important to do my part. Most of my friends and acquaintances also served. Besides it was an opportunity to see the world. I was living in a tiny country town in east Tennessee and I had limited prospects. Here was a chance for adventure and growth. There were no hot wars going on so I thought I would be safe. I was a good soldier. I learned things I never would have had the opportunity to learn any other way. I became proficient
with the rifle and other weapons. I was a radio/teletype operator and quite enjoyed my time in the Army. I managed to serve for three years without any hot wars breaking out and was glad of that. There were events that could have turned badly but thankfully cooler heads prevailed and we stayed out of any war. The reality was at any moment things could have gotten hot but we were ready to fight and die if necessary for our country. Nobody wanted that, but we were ready. The Army made sure of that. Today, at age 75, I look back. I know for a fact I got so much more than I ever gave to my country. Almost every day someone thanks me for my service. Sometimes I’m embarrassed by the thought, but I appreciate it none the less. I was a kid looking for adventure. I saw my “buddy
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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, Nov. 6 Blood drive, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., College of St. Benedict. 37 S. College Ave., St. Joseph. Ladies Night Out Vendor and Craft Event, 4-8 p.m., Sauk Rapids VFW, 901 N. Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids. Art Crawl, 5-9 p.m., downtown, St. Cloud.
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Students to perform ‘Wizard of Oz’ by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com
Six performances of The Wizard of Oz are scheduled at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School through Nov. 15. The ever-popular musical play debuts at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, with 7 p.m. performances also set for Saturday, Nov. 7, Friday, Nov. 13 and Saturday, Nov. 14. There will also be two Sunday matinee performances – at 2 p.m. Nov. 8 and Nov. 15. Advance tickets are available
Veteran from page 6 system” friend only once during our enlistments in Germany. He and I were there for a school. We had a few moments together and then we went our separate ways. We both had our adventure. Now with all that behind me, I reflect on the past. I was saddened by the reception our Vietnam veterans experienced when they returned from that war. Like they had a choice of where to serve. I am heartened, though, by our apparent change of attitude concerning those returning from the Middle East. Maybe we, as a country, have grown up. I hope so. I am also disappointed by the fact so few people serve in the military today. Few of our elected leaders have served and fewer yet understand what it even means. Perhaps if they did, our world
at the Sauk Rapids-Rice Activities Office at the high school and also at the door before each performance. Directed by Drama Club Advisor Julie Christenson, The Wizard of Oz has a cast of dozens of students and stars Alyssa Brennhofer as Dorothy, lost in the Land of Oz. More than 100 students and adults participated in one way or another in the production. They have been rehearsing for more than two months. Brennhofer is a junior at the high school. would be better off. I know they would be better leaders. Nov. 11 we celebrate our veterans with a day of remembrance. Thank a veteran if you see one. Pray for our troops and know this: Freedom is not free. Thank God you live in the “Land of the Free.” 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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Little ghouls, goblins scare up good time in Rice by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Accompanied by their parents, little ghouls and goblins enjoyed a safe and happy Halloween on Rice’s Main Street Oct. 30, the day before official Halloween. The second annual event, dubbed “Trick or Treat on Main Street,” sponsored by the Rice Area Chamber of Commerce, was again a huge success, with a steady stream of trick-ortreaters traipsing from one business to another, all of which gave generous fists-full of candy and even some non -sweet treats, like little flashlights. At least two dozen Rice-area businesses participated in the event. Although the afternoon was chilly, with a nippy wind, nobody young or old seemed to mind. Children sported just about every costume imaginable: a little lamb, a firefighting dalmatian, a skunk, batman, Spiderman,
several clowns, a couple of fairy princesses, a pint-sized police girl, Dracula, a honey bee, lots of witches, a Ninja warrior, skeletons galore and more. It was obvious parents and the children themselves spent many hours planning and then donning their costumes, many of them handmade. Outside of the Old Creamery Café, Carol Propper of St.
Stephen sat in a chair next to a small cackling rubber witch and gave candy to the costumed children. She admitted it was a bit chilly to be sitting in the wind, but she said seeing the delighted children made any discomfort all worth it. “They are all so cute,” she said, smiling. “And they’re having such a good time! Their parents too.”
Friday, Nov. 6, 2015
photos by Dennis Dalman
Top left: This cackling witch greets visitors to the Old Creamery Café in downtown Rice during the second annual “Trick or Treat on Main Street” on Oct. 30, which attracted hundreds of children and parents who had a happy (and safe) Halloween. Center: At the Rice Fire Department, Deputy Fire Chief Brad Vaillancourt passes out treats to visiting children for this year’s “Trick or Treat on Main Street,” which was even more successful than last year’s event, with a turn-out of hundreds of happy children and parents. Top right: Volunteer Carol Propper of St. Stephen hands out candy to a Ninja warrior, Colin Marstein and his sister, Madison the fairy princess. Both are the children of Dawn and Dave Marstein of Holdingford.
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