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Friday, Dec. 18, 2015 Volume 1, Issue 33 Est. 2015
Town Crier Sartell’s Winter Market open Saturday at city hall
Sartell’s Winter Market is open from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (winter hours) Saturday, Dec. 19 at Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road N. Vendors want you to enjoy their products and are happy to share their knowledge and answer any questions you have. Get to know your local farmer at the Winter Market.
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Living Waters offers free Christmas Day dinner
Everyone is invited to a free Christmas Day dinner at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 25 at Living Waters Lutheran Church, 1911 Fourth Ave. N., Sauk Rapids. If you don’t want to cook or clean up, want to start a new tradition, are lonely, or for any other reason, you are welcome. Rides are available. To make a reservation or for more information about rides, call 320-255-1135.
GRRL offers fine reductions for minors
Great River Regional Library is repeating its “Read Down Your Fines” promotion, giving teens and children the opportunity to erase fines on their library cards and borrow library materials again. Read Down Your Fines will take place at all 32 branches of the GRRL from Monday, Dec. 21 through Saturday, Jan. 2. For each 15 minutes of reading at the library during that period, $1 will be waived from fines on the accounts of minors ages 16 and under. Parents will be allowed to read down the fines of their young children by reading to them in the library. Procedures at each library may vary. Minors who want to read down their fines should speak with library staff. This will be the library’s fifth Read Down Your Fines promotion. The initial Read Down Your Fines took place in June 2013, following a successful fundraising appeal. The promotion continues to be supported by fundraising, which ensures the loss of fines doesn’t have a negative effect on budgets.
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For ‘Grandma’ at KidStop, every day is Christmas by Darren Diekmann news@thenewsleaders.com
A half dozen children are gathered around her, their excited young voices calling, “Grandma, Grandma,” hoping to get the elderly woman’s attention. She listens intently to one and then another, gently asks one little boy to wait while another finishes. This is routine for the foster-grandparent volunteer who is known as Grandma to kids and staff alike at Pleasant View Elementary School’s KidStop, a before- and after-school program. contributed photo So exclusively do chilKidStop ‘Grandma’ Lavern Justin shares a moment with Jaelyne Shoultz, dren and staff use the af7, and Alex Janorschke, 10, both of Sauk Rapids, during snack time. fectionate, Grandma, that
even many of the staff don’t know her name is Lavern Justin. She has been at KidStop for 18 years, ever since moving to Good Shepard in Sauk Rapids, a convenient two blocks from the school. Then, a friend of hers, another resident at Good Shepherd, was a volunteer at the school. “When she quit she said to me, Why don’t you work there. You’d like it,” Justin said. On her first day, still unsure of herself, Justin recalls how by snack time a group of kindergartners had attached themselves to her, and how her request for coffee faced them Grandma • page 3
Public works encourages cooperation during snow events by Logan Gruber operations@thenewsleaders.com
The city of Sauk Rapids currently employs 15 staff members in the public works and utilities department. Eckhoff Every one of them is called out during a snow event to plow,
blow and spread. “In a big snow event, we try to keep the main streets clear,” said Public Works Director Pete Eckhoff. “Overtime is limited, so we have to really time when we head out . . . but public safety is first. That ambulance might be headed to your house.” For the snow event on Nov. 30-Dec. 1, the department plowed until 7 p.m. Nov. 30, then went home and came back out again at 2 a.m. to prepare
Wegner sworn in; father pins badge
for the morning rush. “Sometimes we get complaints, but some residents also call in to show their appreciation,” Eckhoff said. “We actually received some compliments after the last snow.” He said if the crew is prepared for an event, they can have the first truck out the door in about 15 minutes or so. “When it snows, I’m up every couple of hours checking the weather. We watch the weather
closely to make the best call on when to come out,” Eckhoff noted. “It’s stressful sitting at home, but once you’re in motion it’s a relief . . . and once we’re done plowing the city, we have our own homes to take care of.” Eckhoff said city parks and sidewalks take six or seven hours to clean up. He also said they cooperate a bit with the county and state in Snow • page 3
Lain helps students crack the code
photo by Logan Gruber
Sauk Rapids Police Officer Alex Wegner is seen here having his badge pinned on by his own father in an emotional moment at the Dec. 14 city council meeting. Wegner’s father, Richard, is a retired sergeant in the Minnesota State Patrol, so it was especially fitting he pin his son’s badge on. The younger Wegner began working for the department on Oct. 19 of this year; this was a ceremonial swearing in. He is originally from South St. Paul. A story with more details on Wegner was published in the Oct. 30 Sauk Rapids-Rice Newsleader and can be seen on our website, thenewsleaders.com.
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McKinley Lain, a senior at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School, demonstrates a robotic hand he built Dec. 11 during Computer Science Education Week. When he moves his fingers inside the glove, the hand attached to the board held by media specialist Deanna Euteneuer also moves. Some of the materials used in Lain’s creations include fishing line, rubber bands and pieces from clothes hangers. Lain asked the students to consider the many ways robotics can be beneficial and shared his intent to build an arm, at which one student suggested, “So you can arm-wrestle yourself!” See related story and photos on page 4.
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Sauk Rapids police receive new K-9 by Logan Gruber operations@thenewsleaders.com
The Sauk Rapids police received a new police canine last week. The new dog, a German Shepherd, was purchased through Performance Kennels in Buffalo, Minn. Performance Kennels will also handle the training of the canine and handler, Officer Matt Bosma. The training has not yet occurred.
The current police canine, Storm, also a German Shepherd, will retire on Jan. 1. The new canine does not have a name yet, but both Pleasantview and Mississippi Heights Elementary School students will be submitting two independent lists of name suggestions to the police department. The department will have the final say on the name. Narcotics and obedience
training will take place in February, during the course of 10 weeks. Total cost for the canine and training is quoted at $13,500; $2,275 has already been donated to the project from individuals and organizations and the city has been notified of $4,700 in additional donations which should be coming in to help with the cost. Eventually, the whole cost is expected to be donated.
People Jennifer Lukach, Rice, was recently initiated into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Lukach was initiated at North Dakota State University, Fargo. The Sauk Rapids-Rice School District was recently selected as a national Skyward 2016 Leader in Excellence Award winner (district). The panel of
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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. Nov. 29 3:51 a.m. Alarm. Strawberry Court. A female complainant called authorities after her garage motion detector started to go off. She did not want to go downstairs until officers had checked her home. Upon arrival, the area was searched and cleared. 9:45 p.m. Assist. Fourth Avenue N. The St. Cloud Police Department requested Sauk Rapids authorities check the aforementioned address as a St. Cloud resident stated her phone had been stolen and was believed to be at this address. Officers checked the area, but nothing was found. Nov. 30 1:40 a.m. Public assist. Stearns Drive. Officers were dispatched to a local business after an employee who had been let go refused to leave. Authorities spoke with the employee who simply needed an interpreter to explain the situation to her. She requested a ride back to
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her apartment and was transported. 2:34 a.m. Theft. Summit Avenue N. Police were dispatched after receiving a report of a female who had not paid her cab fare. Upon arrival, authorities spoke with the cab driver who described the female and was identified by officers due to previous contact. The woman was contacted, but she immediately hung up the phone and would not answer any calls afterward. She was mailed a citation for her theft. Dec. 1 7:51 a.m. Domestic. Second Avenue N. Police were dispatched to address an assault complaint. Upon arrival, authorities spoke with the complainant who stated her children were being harassed at school, on the bus and by another tenant’s children in her apartment building. Officers mediated the matter, strongly advising the parties to stay away from each other. No further action was taken. Dec. 2 8:31 a.m. Theft. Second Avenue S. Police were dispatched to a call regarding a garage that had been broken into. Upon arrival, authorities spoke with the owner of the residence who stated she believed her garage door had been forced open. Missing from her vehicle were $10 in quarters, in addition to
has been named for the second straight year to the 2016 Elite 50, an annual selection of the top 50 secondary school hospitality programs across the nation. The program was chosen based on the high quality of hospitality training and experiential learning opportunities offered. Judges said, “The recognition is well deserved and confirms your place among the best hospitality schools in America.”
tools and carpentry equipment that were eventually found in a nearby alleyway. No suspects have been determined at this time. Dec. 3 12:45 a.m. Suspicious vehicle. CSAH 3. Officers observed a vehicle parked at a local gas station after regular business hours. The vehicle was frosted over, indicating it had been there for some time. The area was checked and cleared. 6:43 a.m. Gunshot. Benton Drive N. Authorities responded to a report of two gunshots heard from the area of a local park. Officers checked the area and found nothing. They spoke with nearby residents who stated they did not hear anything. Dec. 4 6:11 a.m. Medical. Division Street. Police responded to an elderly woman who had fallen and was experiencing leg pain. Officers stayed with the woman until Gold Cross arrived and transported her to the St. Cloud Hospital. Dec. 5 2:30 p.m. Found property. Second Avenue N. Police responded to a call regarding an abandoned bicycle. Upon arrival several hours later, the bike was no longer there.
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Grandma from front page with a dilemma. They only had milk. “They were all so anxious to get me something, and they were so befuddled, like, Oh my gosh, what are we going to do?” Both amused and touched by their attention and concern, she knew she had found her place. “From the first day, I was called Grandma,” Justin said. “With just so many kids, it was just easier to tell them to call me grandma. And I am proud to be called that because I am so grateful and proud to be a foster grandparent.” When asked what has kept her involved for 18 years, she says it’s the kids, of course. “Their enthusiasm and energy – I just want to be around it all the time; it’s what I look forward to every day.” She also points to Paige Kaehler, program manager, as a hard-working initiator of an atmosphere of optimism and creativity. “He makes ever day here Christmas Day,” she said. “It’s always a surprise. You may think there couldn’t be anything new and then he brings in something we haven’t seen before – it’s just like Christmas.” Kaehler, in turn, points to Justin as contributing to that atmosphere. “She means everything to us,” he said. “And her attitude is just awesome. She comes to
Snow from front page regard to plowing. Plows won’t stop exactly at the line between the two, they will generally continue until they can find a safe space to turn around.
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Residents have 24 hours to clear their sidewalks after a snow event. If that doesn’t happen, it’s the police who come talk to the property owner. “If people throw their snow onto the street and we see it, we notify the police who will tell the property owner to move the snow back onto their own property,” Eckhoff noted. “And garbage cans should be at the end of the driveway on Tuesdays, not on the street so the plow can get all the way to the gutter. This should be done all the time as well, not just on snowy days.” Eckhoff said he and his crew have actually observed people
Sauk Rapids-Rice Newsleader • www.thenewsleaders.com work every day with a smile, excited to help out the kids.” Dependability, he says, is one of her main qualities. “She is here almost everyday, Monday through Friday, and the days she isn’t here are few and far between.” Even then, she is sure to call ahead. On the odd day she is gone, her absence is strongly felt. Kaehler recalls last year when Justin missed two months of work. “It was hard on her, I know, and it was hard on us,” Kaehler said. “The kids were continually asking, ‘Where is Grandma?’” On a recent birthday of Justin’s this reliability created an interesting situation. Her youngest son, Jimmy, decided to surprise her at KidStop with a party. He was driving her to work that day. However, when they were in the car ready to go, she alarmed him by saying she was thinking of staying home that day. “He had already bought everything,” she said. “It didn’t even occur to him I wouldn’t be going to work. But of course he couldn’t say anything. He just said, no. Then I said yeah, I think I’ll go in.” Kaehler said he notices Justin’s influence most during Power Hour, homework time right after school is out. She seems especially attuned to how the children are feeling and is often the one to notice a child who is having trouble. The child might be confused about a subject, or as often is the case he has forgotten something, a homework assignment step out of their driveway to force a plow truck further out in the road so they don’t get snow in their driveway. “That is extremely dangerous,” Eckhoff said. If you don’t want a big pile of snow in your driveway, he suggests not shoveling until the plow passes on your side of the road twice. The snow in the driveway will prevent a large buildup of snow, as the snow doesn’t have a big empty space it can pile into. He also said many people don’t want snow from the street placed on their lawn. But in many places the public right-ofway is about 10 wfeet back from the curb, Eckhoff said. Eckhoff also asks people who are driving and parking downtown to pay attention to the windrows – or piles – made in the middle of the street. “There isn’t any place to put snow on the side of the street downtown, so we advise people not to park on the street downtown while the windrow is
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or book in his classroom. Giving an understanding smile and guiding the student to the classroom to get what’s missing does much to ease a child’s distress and get them on task, Justin explained. Also, at this time of year, with 150 kids, transitions from indoors to outdoors creates a lot of confusion – hats and mittens get misplaced. Again, Justin, will help the student find what’s lost. She has accompanied many children to the lost and found. “She is like the eyes and ears here,” said Crystal Treptau, the assistant manager of the program. “She sees everything and knows the kids well and knows what they need. If a kid is upset, it’s often Grandma who will bring it to our attention.” Justin said she finds it particularly gratifying to help a lonely child find a friend. And she has a method. She explains on the playground there are three places where kids concentrate. “I will take them to the different places and tell them, ‘just to look and see if there aren’t kids here who need someone to play with too. If not in one area, then another.’ I show them they have options. They almost always find a friend.” When asked how much longer does she intend to continue to be a part of KidStop she says, “For a long time. Those kids give me so much. I love being a foster grandparent... And I am going to live to be 100, so yes – it will be for a long time.”
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Two SRPD officers honored for 15 years of service
photo by Logan Gruber
Sauk Rapids Police Chief Perry Beise has honored two of his officers for 15 years of dedicated service. Dave Rosenkrans and Eric Norsten were publicly praised at the Dec. 14 city council meeting. Norsten was not able to be in attendence, but Beise spoke highly of Rosenkrans, calling him a great training officer and all-around person.
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On page 4 of the Dec. 11 Sauk Rapids-Rice Newsleader, members of the Living Waters Lutheran Church were inaccurately
described as being members of the Waters Church in a photograph of their parade float. The Newsleaders regrets the misrepresentation.
there,” he said. “Normally they are cleaned up within a day.”
Driving tips
“We really do not want people to get too close to the plow trucks,” Eckhoff said. He noted you never know when the salter/sander will kick in, which could cause damage to a vehicle. He also said, depending on the road, a manhole cover could stick up or some other obstruction could be in the road and stop a plow dead in its tracks. He recommends staying 100 feet back from a plow truck as a good rule of thumb. In a similar vein, if a plow truck has their plow at an angle, it’s best not to pass them as the truck could easily get pushed over a lane if the plow blade hits a patch of thick ice or some other obstruction. Also, remember to allow yourself more time to get to work or wherever you might be going during a snow event. Eckhoff said people always seem to be in a rush during snow.
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Sauk Rapids twins meet Santa, Mrs. Claus at Winter Extravaganza
photo by Carolyn Bertsch
On Dec. 11, students at Pleasantview Elementary celebrated their “Hour of Code” with a visit from McKinley Lain, a Sauk Rapids-Rice High School senior, who is also the captain of the robotics team. Hour of Code is a global movement that started through a grassroots campaign aimed at teaching students of all ages the basics of computer coding. See related photo on front page.
Lain helps students crack the code by Logan Gruber operations@thenewsleaders.com
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Seven-month-old twins, Chloe and Aiden, children of Joe and Becca Hartel, Sauk Rapids, snuggle into the arms of Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Winter Extravaganza which took place on Dec. 13 at St. Stephen City Hall. In exchange for an unwrapped gift for the Giving Tree, visitors could enjoy cookies and cocoa, and participate in a wide variety of crafts ranging from coloring sheets and letters to Santa, to reindeer candy canes and pipe-cleaner jewelry. Santa and Mrs. Claus were also available for photos and to hear Christmas wishes.
Students from the high school visited Pleasantview Elementary on Dec. 11 to perform demonstrations on robotics and coding. It was all part of the “Computer Science Education Week” and the “Hour of Code.” Deb Scherber, gifted specialist at Sauk Rapids schools said the activities encourage students to not just use technology but to create with it.
“Coding and computer science experiences allow students to explore and nurture problemsolving skills, logic and creativity,” Scherber said. “We live in an increasingly interconnected world and people everywhere are being exposed to and learning these skills.” High-school students, including McKinley Lain, a senior, were at the elementary school for a little more than two hours last Friday morning. See photos for more about Lain, who is the captain of the robotics team.
Sauk Rapids sets 2016 budget
City boards struggle for applicants
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A final budget was agreed upon at the Dec. 14 city council meeting. The 2016 budget is about $5.21 million, an increase of
about 5.4 percent from this year. The 2015 budget was about $4.95 million. City officials approved a final tax levy of about $3.42 million, which is exactly the same as the 2015 levy. The levy on the whole has dropped
steadily from $3.72 million in 2010. City Finance Director Jack Kahlhamer expects the city tax rate to decrease from 48.17 percent to 46.38 percent due to new development and property value increases.
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Watab reminds residents of first-responder billing by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Residents of Watab Township near Rice are being reminded by the township board to tell a dispatcher if they have an emergency but do not want the services of Rice First Responders. Recently, the board had letters to that effect hand-delivered or sent to residents who live in the township just south of Rice. Many residents refuse to pay the bill for first responders because, they say, they did not request first-responder service.
When residents call 911 for a medical emergency, they must be sure to remember the following: If they do not want Rice First Responders but only Gold Cross Ambulance, they must tell the dispatcher not to send first responders, otherwise first responders will automatically be dispatched. If first responders do come when they are unwanted, the service will still be billed to the township, and the township will then bill part of the cost to the one who made the 911 call. The Rice Fire Department serves residents and businesses
in the northern 12 sections of Watab Township for fire, rescue and emergencies. The township pays the City of Rice $350 for the first hour of service for each emergency call. And then, the township bills the property owner (where the emergency call originated) 75 percent of the cost of the service initiated by the call. Non-residents of Watab Township are billed the full cost. Typically, a bill for a resident is about $260 under terms of the current contract between the township and the City of Rice. According to the Watab
Township Board, 75 percent of people who received service from first responders do not pay the bill for the service. One cause for non-payment, the board letter states, is most do not have insurance policies that will cover first-responder services. Most policies, including Medicare, will cover all or part of the cost of ambulance service, but not first-responder services. Those who owe money for first-responder services should contact the Watab Township clerk or treasurer to arrange to make monthly payments. If not,
the township board will continue to seek payments through conciliation court, using collection agencies or assessing the cost to property taxes whenever that is possible. People can contact the Watab Township Board by calling 320255-8916. The board’s website is www. watabtownship.com.
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Our View Christmas spirit can touch the hearts of everyone Christmas means many things to many people, from devoutly religious people to those who just enjoy the cheerful camaraderie of the colorful season. The true meaning of Christmas, of course, is to celebrate the birth of the Christ child in a manger in Bethlehem more than 2,000 years ago. That world-changing event is appropriately reflected in crèche displays, tree ornaments and countless beautiful Christmas songs. But even those who are not so religiously inclined can and do enjoy Christmas. It’s supposed to be a joyous time when family and friends gather to enjoy delicious dinners, to exchange gifts, to listen to holiday songs and to relax with a few days off of work. “Peace on Earth, good will toward men (and women)” may be religious in origin, but everybody should be able to relate well to that gentle admonition, especially in the often dark, anxious, fearful days of the current world situation. For believers and non-believers alike, Christmas ought to be a happy time when we all demonstrate kindness to one another, when we go the extra mile to do good deeds for the less fortunate, when we experience joy in being alive, when hope and goodness fill all hearts. Christmas, all too often, becomes an orgy of spending, of consumerism run rampant, of gifts, gifts and more gifts. And though spending on “things” can become a bit too much, there is nothing wrong with buying and sharing gifts with others, especially for kids who are so unboundingly happy when they’re opening their presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning. Yes, Christmas is a time for one and all. What’s beautiful is Christmas at its best is when its Christian meaning and its more secular traditions overlap, causing people to demonstrate to one another their kinder natures. It’s a time when the Golden Rule, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” has a chance to shine, for awhile anyway. The great writer Charles Dickens, who gave us the immortal A Christmas Carol and its mean-spirited but teachable Scrooge, was never happier than during the Christmas season when he turned into a virtual kid again. Dickens was so aware, up close, of the poverty and misery of people in London during the thick of the Industrial Revolution that Christmas, for him, became a kind of respite from suffering, a wish-fulfillment, a glimpse of a better world, brief but promising. Christmas, as Dickens knew in his bones, is a time for children, a kind of paradise regained for children at heart, no matter what their age. He said it so well in this quote from A Christmas Carol. “For it is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child Himself.” We at the Newsleaders would like to wish our readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Or as a frail but happy Tiny Tim proclaimed, “God bless us, every one!”
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Friday, Dec. 18, 2015
Opinion Shout out against barring of Muslims Imagine being a Somali refugee who happens to be a Muslim living in the St. Cloud area (or anywhere else), working hard to make a living, struggling to learn a new language, trying to adjust to the ways of a new culture in this great nation. And then imagine turning on the TV and seeing a flamboyant billionaire and presidential wannabe suggesting the United States should ban the entry of Muslims into this country. Worse than that, imagine how insecure those immigrants feel when they learn about a third of Americans agree with the billionaire’s bluster. In last week’s polls, 57 percent of Americans disagree with Donald Trump’s broadside against Muslims. It’s a pity that number of Americans who disagree is not 100 percent. Every American should speak out – shout out! – against Trump’s unfair aspersions against Muslims, and here are the reasons why: • A very tiny percentage of so-called Muslims are of the terrorist persuasion. I say so-called Muslims because terrorists are not interested in Islam other than using a sick and twisted version of that religion to commit acts of barbarism, wreak havoc and gain territorial power. They’re about as “religious” as gnats. • Trump is casting a net of suspicion on a religion and its adherents. It’s worrisome because that is how Nazis began their murderous campaigns against Jews in Europe. That reign of terror started with deftly planted suspicions against Judaism and Jews, who began to be viewed as the “other,” the notto-be-trusted, the trouble-makers, the wreckers of “Aryan” civilization. Jews were made to wear the Star of David, they were isolated into ghettos, their businesses were confiscated, they were vilified in vicious propaganda films. Their synagogues were trashed and burned; Jews or anyone mistaken for a Jew were beaten and abused in the streets. Fellow citizens did not speak out; they played deaf, dumb, blind. Then the deportations began, and we
Dennis Dalman Editor all know – or should know – what happened next. • I am not at all comparing Trump to Hitler. However, Trump’s sowing the seeds of suspicion in this fearful time can lead to inhuman consequences, at the very least making even the American Muslims who have long been outstanding American citizens feel insecure and under fire. Trump’s comments can also energize radical groups like white supremacists by letting them think their hateful rhetoric and tactics have a newfound “legitimacy,” coming from the mouth of a presidential candidate. Immediately after Trump’s anti-Muslim talk, Internet interest in those toxic organizations surged, according to some news reports. • Trump’s comments are antithetical to everything we cherish as quintessentially American, most specifically the right to due process under the U.S. Constitution, with the equal right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, not to mention the right to practice the religion of one’s choice. • Placing Muslims under suspicion for the vicious acts of ISIS is as misguided as being leery of all Christians just because some homegrown lunatics, some of whom professed to be Christians, committed the many mass-shootings in this country. • Trump knows perfectly well a ban on all Muslims to the United States is a fool’s wish because it’s constitutionally problematic to say the least, not to mention virtually impossible to implement. To legitimize his no-Muslims stand, Trump refers to “precedents” that include policies initiated during World War II when Japanese-Americans were forced into internment camps and to
other severe abridgements of rights for minorities in times of national crisis. Instead of lauding previous policies as precedents, Trump should be condemning them for the cruel abuses of human rights they were. • Many planned terrorist attacks have been nipped in the bud, thanks to good intelligence gathering, and many of the “tips” have come from Muslims who deplore terrorist violence as much as all good people do. Muslims, in fact, have been the main targets of violence by thug psychopaths known as ISIS. To cast suspicion on the millions of good, peaceful, law-abiding Muslims because of ISIS terror is doubly cruel, like blaming victims for their own suffering. Alienating Muslims by treating them as “suspects” is likely to make them disaffected, especially young ones who may begin to feel – oh how wrongly! – that ISIS is looking out for their well-being. Thus, more recruitments of gullible, foolish people to the “cause,” which is no cause at all but rather a hideous cult of death. What a bleak irony ISIS is cheering Trump’s proposals. • Trump claims his proposal for barring of Muslims from entry into America would be temporary, that there would be some exceptions. In all fairness, Trump is not a racist or a bigot, and he would never intend to bring harm to innocent people. On the bright side, he has made us aware of the importance of securing our borders and of scrupulously scrutinizing the documentation of anyone who enters the United States. Yes, Trump has some good ideas, too, and he is, most probably, a “nice guy,” as he often says of others. However, as a nice guy, he should realize once and for all his sweeping “solutions” to national problems, including the barring of Muslims, are not only hurtful, inflammatory and potentially dangerous, but they threaten America’s status as a free nation that strives to accommodate good people seeking to make a decent life free from shadows of suspicion, discrimination and violence.
I love this time of the year, it’s my favorite I love this time of the year. In fact, it’s my favorite time of year. When I was much younger, autumn was a time to go hunting. At that point in my life, hunting was a favorite sport. As a youngster living in Tennessee, Thanksgiving Day was the opening day of rabbit season. We would get our shotguns and our dogs and go rabbit hunting. Afterward we would show up at my grandmother’s house for a Thanksgiving feast that to this day is still one of my favorite memories. All the aunts and uncles, as well as the cousins, were there, and there were many of them. The aunts would bring their best recipes and most of them were desserts. You would have been amazed. Now I am the grandpa and my children and grandchildren show up at my house for our feast. My hope is as they grow older they will have sweet memories like I have. And so I am thankful today for this time of year. I love the clean briskness of the air. I love the holidays. I have tried to decide what I like best and what I am most thankful for, but there is just so much. I guess mostly I am thankful for good health. I’m thankful for my family. My wife Linda and I just cel-
Ron Scarbro Guest Writer ebrated our 53rd wedding anniversary in early December. I’m thankful for my children and grandchildren. I’m excited to see them grow and prosper. My wife and I can be sure they will have happy, successful lives. I’m thankful for my friends and the readers of these columns. I’m thankful for the Newsleaders for giving me the opportunity to write columns for publication. I get great comfort from being able to spout off on anything I want. I am so very thankful I live in a country where I can spout off. We should never take this freedom for granted. We will now begin to prepare for Christmas. In fact, even as I write this column in my office, Linda is busy decorating our house for Christmas. We will have a Christmas tree and Christmas decorations. We will play Christmas music and prepare Christmas goodies. I love the music, the spirit of people, the
smells and the sounds of Christmas. I’m sad for the people who don’t celebrate Christmas. As for me and my house, we will and we will never forget why there is a Christmas. I know how commercialized this season has become but I can live with that. In our house, though, we know what Christmas is all about and we celebrate the Man and the event that gives us this wonderful holiday. Today I wish for you joy and the happiness of this season. I wish for you the peace that attends this time. May your memories be sweet and may you create sweet memories for the ones who follow you. My wish is that the spirit of Christmas would descend onto the whole world. That peace and tolerance could once again prevail. That is our prayer. I hope your Christmas will be everything you wish for. Happy Holidays and may God bless us all. 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, Dec. 18, 2015 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, Dec. 18 St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR 2, St. Joseph. Tae Guk Kwan Do, 3-4 p.m., Independent Lifestyles, 215 N. Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids. 320-267-7717. Dave Cofell’s Christmas Show, 7-10 p.m., Local Blend, 19 W. Minnesota St., St. Joseph. Restless Heart Christmas Show, 7:30 p.m., Paramount Theatre, 913 W. Saint Germain St., St. Cloud. 320-2595463. paramountarts.org. St. Cloud Singles Club Dance, 8 p.m.-midnight, American Legion, 17 Second Ave. S., Waite Park. 320-3394533. stcloudsingles.net. Saturday, Dec. 19 Winter Market, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road N. www.marketmonday.org. Free Community Christmas Meal, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 N. CR 2, St. Joseph. 320-363-4232. Because He Lives, 4:30 p.m., Salem Community Church, 220th St., Paynesville. 320-243-4005. 320-259-9556. salemhistoricalchurch.com. Restless Heart Christmas Show, 7:30 p.m., Paramount Theatre, 913 W. Saint Germain St., St. Cloud. 320-2595463. paramountarts.org. Sunday, Dec. 20 Build-Your-Own-Omlette Breakfast, 8 a.m.-noon, Waite Park American Legion, 17 Second Ave. N., Waite Park. 320-251-5498. Central Minnesota Market, noon4 p.m., Sauk Rapids VFW Post 6992, 901 N. Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids. 320-251-2498. Blue Christmas Worship Service, 5 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 1107 Pinecone Road S., Sartell. 320AUTOMOBILES/MOTORCYCLES WANTED MOTORCYCLES: TOP CASH PAID! For Old Motorcycles! 1900-1980. DEAD OR ALIVE! 920-371-0494 (MCN) WANT TO BUY WANTED TO BUY: Basswood and White Birch by truckload delivered to Dodgeville, WI. Bark intact, harvested in dormancy, delivered FRESH cut. Pre-arranged purchases only. Call Al Ladd at 608-935-2341ext.333 (MCN) EMPLOYMENT/HELP WANTED OWNER OPERATORS wanted. Paid all miles. No touch freight. Many operating discounts. Family run business for 75 years. Many bonuses and good home time. Direct deposit paid weekly. Call 800-533-0564 ext.205. (MCN) CLASS A CDL Driver. Good home time. Stay in the Midwest. Great pay and benefits. Matching 401k. Bonuses and tax free money. Experience needed. Call Scott 507-437-9905. Apply on-line http://www. mcfgtl.com (MCN) MAKE $1000 Weekly!! Mailing Brochures From Home. Helping home workers since 2001. No Experience Required. Start Immediately! www.newmailers.com (VOID IN SD, WI) (MCN) CDL Drivers needed to haul livestock, home on weekends. Great Benefit Package for Full-Time Drivers! www.lynchlivestock. com or call Angie @ 563-776-3051 for more information. EOE (MCN) HELP WANTED: OTR DRIVERS. Seeking Owner/Operators & Company Drivers. Valid Class A CDL. Home on weekends if desired. Pulling hopper bottoms. Minnesota and Iowa based company. Call 507-
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Wishing you the very best this holiday season!
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Warm wishes for the holiday season!
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Warmest greetings of the season and every good wish for the coming year!
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104 Chapel Lane, St. Joseph • 320-363-7100 www.sbm.osb.org Happy holidays from
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May you share the season with the ones you love.
STERLING PARK SENIOR LIVING
35 First Ave. N., Waite Park • 320-257-4920 www.twdcc.com
May the light of Christmas shine through while you attend church this Christmas season. From all of us at
STONEHOUSE STAINED GLASS 438 First St. SE, Avon • 320-356-9211 www.stonehousestainedglass.com
Wishing you a merry Christmas and a safe new year!
TROBEC’S BUS SERVICE INC. – NOW HIRING! 413 County Road 2 S., St. Stephen • 320-251-1202 www.trobecsbus.com Here’s hoping you find miles of smiles and happy times this yuletide season.
WELCH DENTAL
151 19th St. S., Ste. B • Sartell • 320-229-2233 www.welchdentalcare.com We hope your holidays are overflowing with joy and happiness.
WENNER COS.
319 Main St., Cold Spring • 320-685-8673 www.wennerco.doitbest.com