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Town Crier Horszowski Trio to perform Jan. 23
The Chamber Music Society of St. Cloud is pleased to present the Horszowski Trio playing music by Beethoven, Schumann and Joan Tower, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23 at First United Methodist Church, 1107 Pinecone Road S., Sartell. There is also a free family concert at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23 at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3226 Maine Prairie Road, St. Cloud. Tickets are available at the door for both events. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Central Minnesota Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. This organization is funded in part by United Arts of Central Minnesota. For more information, call 320292 4645, or visit chambermusicstcloud.org.
Area corn growers meet Jan. 21 in Duelm
The annual meetings of the East Central Irrigation Association and Benton/Sherburne Corn Growers will be held at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 21 at Jack and Jim’s Entertainment Center in Duelm, Minn. Anyone with an interest is welcome to attend for a small fee. Calling ahead is appreciated for effective meal planning. For more information, please contact Tony Eilers, president East Central Irrigators at 320-290-5030 or Jon Hansmeier, president Benton/Sherburne Corn Growers at 320-420-5604.
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Officers give tips to promote safety by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
What can the general public do to help keep law-enforcement officers safer? That question was asked last Monday by the Newsleader of several area police chiefs and sheriffs, and many acknowledged at first they were at a loss for words because they are rarely if ever asked that specific question. However, after they pondered it for awhile, they came up with several safety tips, not just for officers but for the public at large. They agreed most of all on two words of advice: Be vigilant! All of the respondents also expanded the idea of safety to include many factors. Officers can obviously be endangered by deranged individuals who will run up to a police vehicle and open fire, as happened in Philadelphia last week. That trend – vicious attacks from nowhere against officers – is a growing concern, the respondents acknowl-
edged. But, at the same time, there are other sources of danger that happen far more often, such as escalating domestic situations and roadside injuries or deaths. The following are summaries of tips suggested by the law-enforcement respondents:
Chief Hughes
Sartell Police Chief Jim Hughes said he knows of times when Sartell police officers were struggling with a suspect, clearly in danger, when others walked or drove right past without trying to help or without even calling 911. “Often times,” he said, “an officer may just need assistance in controlling the person they are struggling with to get the handcuffs on them. A bystander stepping in to help can make the difference between the suspect and/or the officer being injured. There are videos on the Internet that show people stepping in to help and you can see how quickly things change (for the better) when
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they do.” Another thing people can do is to report someone if that person is threatening to kill an officer via social media, email or verbally. Such threats should also be taken seriously, Hughes noted, and they should be reported whether it’s an overheard comment from a stranger or from someone who is known.
Sheriff Sanner
Stearns County Sheriff John Sanner said people should try to remember most officers are extremely professional, highly trained men and women with high moral and ethical standards – professionals who swore an oath to protect all members of a community. “In today’s world, sadly, some view the Safety • page 7
Students honored as tops in ‘2 Under 20’ by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Two Sartell High School seniors – Gopi Ramanathan and Hannah Yackley – will be recognized at a ceremony Tuesday, Jan. 19 at the Paramount Theatre after being named in the (St. Cloud) Times Media’s “2 Under 20” honors roster. Another Sartell High School senior, Nicole Yang, will also be honored because she is one of three runners-up in the category. The other two are Kaydee
Ann Miller of St. Cloud Tech High School and Isaac Logeman of St. Cloud Apollo High Ramanathan Yackley Yang School. This is the first year for the this story. Times Media’s “2 Under 20” The awards are presented to honors. For the past 11 years, it adults and teens in central Minhas recognized adult achievers nesota who have demonstrated in the “5 Under 40” program. through their achievements the For the winners of that cate- potential to shape the future. gory, see details at the end of Co-sponsors of the award are
Liberty Savings Bank, HealthPartners Central Minnesota Clinic and the Initiative Foundation based in Little Falls. The students considered for “2 Under 20” recognition were nominated by school administrators, counselors, faculty or home-school teachers. The winners were chosen by last year’s winners of the “5 Under 40” category. Those who would like to attend the Jan. 19 Paramount honor ceremony can find ticket Students • page 2
Year in Review: Part 2
Library issue divides Sartell in 2015
Barneløpet held Jan. 24 in St. Cloud
The ninth annual Barneløpet will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24 at Riverside Park, 1800 Kilian Blvd. SE, St. Cloud. This is a free event and children ages 3-13 are welcome. The events are organized based on age and ability levels. Cookies and hot chocolate will be served amid a festive atmosphere complete with plenty of food along with demonstrations and samplings of Norwegian treats and music. There is a limited amount of free ski equipment provided for children as needed; come early (11:30 a.m.) for best selection. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. More information can be found at the Central Minnesota Youth Ski Club website at www.mysl.org/ club/central-mn-youth-ski-club.
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by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
(This is Part 2 of a multi-part series. Part 1 was published Jan. 8.)
September
photo by Carolyn Bertsch
Cub scouts from Pack 94 and Troop 11, den 3 along with church youth gather together on the grounds of Messiah Lutheran Church in Sartell to rake leaves on the cool, rainy morning of Oct 31, 2015. From left to right are Elias Finnern, 6, of Sartell, Tony Orbeck, of Sartell, Fletcher Orbeck, 8, of Sartell, Duncan Orbeck, 6, of Sartell, Michaela Voigt, of St. Cloud, Cody Brott, 11, of St. Cloud, Russell Brott, 13, of St. Cloud, Xavia Finnern, 5, of Sartell, and Pastor Brady Finnern, of Sartell.
The Sartell Muskies lose their bid for the state championship, losing to the Waconia Lakers in the Class C Amateur tournament. The City of Sartell makes available a survey so residents can rate the city’s many public parks, including strengths, weaknesses and needs. Plans for a library in Sartell hit snags – lots of them. For one thing, the Great River Re-
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gional Library system emphasizes again the site chosen for the Sartell Community Center is not acceptable for a branch library as it’s too close to the GRRL libraries in St. Cloud and Waite Park. Another snag is the GRRL will require a facility of 12,500 square feet for a branch library. Yet another snag is the money (perhaps up to $500,000) the city would have to spend for a start-up collection of library materials. John Seiler, intrepid bicyclist, is eulogized as a humble, quiet, soft-spoken man who was “one of the nicest guys who ever lived.” Seiler was well known in the area as a bicycle racer, Review • page 4
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Fieldcrest Court. Officers were called to a report of a person walking around their neighbor’s house with a flashlight. Officers arrived and observed a male running through some backyards. Officers were able to make contact with the individual and learned he was a resident of the house and was looking around with the light on his cellphone. No further action was taken. 3:38 p.m. Alarm. 23rd Street S. Officers were called to a report of a burglary alarm at a building. Officers arrived and made contact with the employee who advised he was unaware the door he entered had an alarm trigger on it. Officers cleared the scene.
If you have a tip concerning a crime, call the Sartell Police Department at 320-251-8186 or TriCounty 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. Dec. 30 1 a.m. Suspicious activity. CR 1. Officers were called to a report of a suspicious person knocking on a door and stating he had been beat up. When the homeowner asked if he should call the police, the male said no and took off running. The officers searched the area and were unable to locate the individual. 11:12 p.m. Suspicious vehicle. Watab Park. While on routine patrol an officer observed a vehicle in the parking lot of Watab Park. The officer made contact with the two individuals in the vehicle and advised them the park was closed, and they needed to leave. No further action was taken.
officer made contact with the owner who advised he was just checking his traps. Jan. 2 10:56 a.m. Hazard. CR 1. Officers were called to a report of a large moving truck blocking the road while attempting to back into a driveway. The caller stated the vehicle had been blocking the road for more than 15 minutes. When the officers arrived, they observed the vehicle in the driveway no longer blocking the roadway. Jan. 4 2:30 p.m. Juvenile problem. Officers were dispatched to a report of several 911 hang up calls from a cellphone. The dispatchers advised the officers they heard giggling in the background and then the caller would hang up. Officers were able to determine who was calling and advised the juvenile’s parent what was going on. The parent advised they would talk to their child. No further action was taken.
Jan. 1 12:27 a.m. Gunshot. 13th Avenue N. Officers were dispatched to a report of either gunshots or fireworks. Officers searched the area and were unable to locate anything suspicious. 8:07 a.m. Suspicious vehicle. Town Line Road. While on routine patrol an officer observed a vehicle parked in a field. The
Dec. 31 8:45 p.m. Suspicious activity.
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Students from front page information at http://on.sctimes. com/1Bovz5. The reception is set for 4:30 p.m. with appetizers and cash bar. The program will begin at 5:15 p.m. The following are brief profiles of the three Sartell High School honorees:
Ramanathan
Gopi Ramanathan has won a virtual parade of honors for his achievements all through his years of schooling in Sartell. Born in Sri Lanka, Ramanathan moved to Sartell when he was a small boy with his parents, Gajendranathan and Vasugi Ramanathan. He has a younger brother, Janagan, who is also a high achiever. Ramanthan said he strongly believes every “small” thing people do adds up to making a big difference sooner or later, and that is why Ramanathan puts so much time, energy and passion into every thing he does. He is president of the Minnesota Association of Student Councils, a member of the Sartell Student Council and a student representative on the Sartell-St. Stephen School Board. He is a member of the National Honor Society, a member of the Knowledge Bowl, a participant as a
mentor in the Big Brother Big Sister program and an avid soccer player. He is also a volunteer coach for the fifth- and sixth-grade Math Masters teams, a volunteer for Catholic Charities Emergency Services Food Shelf and a volunteer for the Sartell Police Activities League. Ramanthan’s favorite academic subjects are science, technology, engineering and math, although he also has a keen interest in geography, political science and education. He is one of a rare breed of students nationwide – those who achieved a perfect score on the Scholastic Aptitude Test. Ramanathan has won the Minnesota State Geography Bee twice and was a member of the team that won first place at the National Geography Bee in 2013. Ramanthan has applied at seven colleges. He is not sure where his studies will lead him, but he is certain of one thing: He intends to make the world a better place.
Yackley
One of Hannah Yackley’s biggest dreams is to someday discover a cure for one or more diseases or, at the very least, to help make everyone on the planet healthier and happier. She has a passion for microbiology, which she intends to study in college – either at
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Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse; or the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Another passion of Yackley’s is dancing. For many years, she has been a member of the multiple-award-winning Sartell Sabre Dance Team, which earned first place last year in the Class AA high-kick category in the Minnesota High School Dance Championships. Yackley manages to find time for so many other pursuits. She is president of the Sartell Student Council, a member of the National Honor Society, president of the high school’s Spanish Club and a student representative on the Sartell-St. Stephen School Board. She is also a member of the school district’s Curriculum Assessment Advisory Council. Her many volunteer activities include helping out at the Country Manor Nursing Home, a student representative for the St. Cloud Kiwanis Club, tutoring students in geometry and helping new students adjust to high school as part of the Sabre Splash mentoring program.
Yang
Nicole Yang, one of the three runners-up in the “2 Under 20” roster, participates in many school activities, including speech, theater, Mock Trail, Model United Nations and National Honor Society. She is also a Big Sister mentor, who was recently given an award by the St. Cloud Optimist Club for her Big Sister work.
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Yang plans to major in Spanish or English literature when she goes to college.
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The adult honorees in the Times Media’s “5 Under 40” category are the following: Eunice Adjei-Bosompem, project manager at CentraCare Health and president of Adom Consulting, LLC. She is also active in Create CommUNITY and a member of Community Conversation on Race. Christy Gilleland, general manager of Gilleland Chevrolet Cadillac and member of the CentraCare Health Foundation Board. She was also influential in making improvements to the Summertime by George! Music series at Lake George in St. Cloud. Jed A. Meyer, president and chief executive of St. Cloud Federal Credit Union. He also coaches youth baseball and is a member of the Sartell Baseball Association and a member of the Sartell School Planning Committee. Luke Riordan, founder, owner and chief executive of DAYTA Marketing. He also serves on the Big Brothers Big Sisters Board and is active in the Greater St. Cloud Development Corp. Willow Sweeney Flaherty, an expert on emotional intelligence and co-founder of Top 20 Training. She devotes much of her time to programs for homeless students and performs with the St. Cloud-based GREAT Theatre.
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2016 SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS S.P. 220-591-004 / MINN. PROJECT NO. TA 7315 (281) FOR THE CITY OF SARTELL STEARNS AND BENTON COUNTIES, MINN. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the City of Sartell at the office of the City Clerk until 11 a.m. CST, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, at Sartell City Hall located at 125 Pinecone Road, Sartell, Minn. 56377, and will be publicly opened and read at said time and place by representatives of the City of Sartell. Said proposals for the furnishing of all labor and materials for the construction, complete in-place, of the following approximate quantities: 725 CY
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The provisions of Minn. Stat. 16C.285 Responsible Contractor are imposed as a requirement of this contract. All bidders and persons or companies providing a response/submission to the Advertisement for Bids/RFP of the City shall comply with the provisions of the statute. The bids must be submitted on the Proposal Forms provided in accordance with the Contract Documents, Plans and Specifications as prepared by WSB and Associates Inc., 4140 Thielman Lane, Suite 204, St. Cloud, Minn. 56301, which are on file with the City Clerk of Sartell and may be seen at the office of the Consulting Engineers or at the office of the City Clerk. Complete digital Proposal Forms, Plans and Specifications for use by Contractors submitting a bid are available at www.questcdn. com. You may download the digital plan documents for a nonrefundable fee of $25 by inputting Quest project #4162682 on the website’s Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn. com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading and working with this digital project information. An optional set of Proposal Forms, Plans and Specifications may be obtained from the Consulting Engineers, WSB and Associates Inc., 4140 Thielman Lane, Suite 204, St. Cloud, Minn. 56301, for a nonrefundable fee of $125 per set, check payable to WSB and Associates Inc. Bids will only be accepted from Contractors who purchase Bidding Documents as noted above.
No bids will be considered unless sealed and filed with the City Clerk of Sartell and accompanied by a cash deposit, cashier’s check, or certified check or bid bond made payable to the City of Sartell in the amount of 5 percent of the amount bid to be forfeited as liquidated damages in the event the bid be accepted and the bidder fail to enter promptly into a written contract and furnish the required bond.
discriminatory Practices, it will affirmatively assure on any project constructed pursuant to this advertisement equal-employment opportunity will be offered to all persons without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, membership or activity in a local commission, disability, sexual orientation or age;
No bids may be withdrawn for a period of 60 days from the date of opening of bids. The City of Sartell reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
in accordance with the Minnesota Human Rights Act, Minnesota Statute 363A.36 Certificates of Compliance for Public Contracts, and 363A.37 Rules for Certificates of Compliance, it will assure appropriate parties to any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement possess valid Certificates of Compliance.
Minimum-wage rates to be paid by the Contractors have been predetermined and are subject to the Work Hours Act of 1962, P.L. 87581 and implementing regulations. READ CAREFULLY THE WAGE SCALES AND DIVISION A OF THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS AS THEY AFFECT THIS PROJECT The Minnesota Department of Transportation hereby notifies all bidders: in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Act), as amended and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Subtitle A Part 21, Non-discrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation, it will affirmatively assure in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded maximum opportunity to participate and/or to submit bids in response to this invitation, and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, disability, age, religion, sex or national origin in consideration for an award; in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, and Title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 230 Subpart A – Equal-Employment Opportunity on Federal and Federal-Aid Construction Contracts (including supportive services), it will affirmatively assure increased participation of minority groups and disadvantaged persons and women in all phases of the highway construction industry, and that on any project constructed pursuant to this advertisement equal- employment opportunity will be provided to all persons without regard to their race, color, disability, age, religion, sex or national origin; in accordance with the Minnesota Human Rights Act, Minnesota Statute 363A.08 Unfair
If you are not a current holder of a compliance certificate issued by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights and intend to bid on any job in this advertisement you must contact the Department of Human Rights immediately for assistance in obtaining a certificate. The following notice from the Minnesota Department of Human Rights applies to all contractors: “It is hereby agreed between the parties that Minnesota Statute, section 363A.36 and Minnesota Rules, parts 5000.3400 to 5000.3600 are incorporated into any contract between these parties based on this specification or any modification of it. A copy of Minnesota Statute 363A.36 and Minnesota Rules, parts 5000.3400 to 5000.3600 is available upon request from the contracting agency.” “It is hereby agreed between the parties that this agency will require affirmative-action requirements be met by contractors in relation to Minnesota Statute 363A.36 and Minnesota Rules 5000.3600. Failure by a contractor to implement an affirmative-action plan or make a good-faith effort shall result in revocation of its certificate or revocation of the contract (Minnesota Statute 363A.36, Subd. 2 and 3).” A minimum goal of 4.8-percent Good Faith Effort to be subcontracted to Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. DATED: Nov. 16, 2015 BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL s/s Mary Degiovanni City Administrator Sartell, Minn. Published: Jan. 8 and 15, 2016
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‘Hoopin’ for Tommy B.’ See how we can make a difference a big success in your child’s education! Preschool / Kindergarten Open House:
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Green, g r e e n , neon-green predominated at the “Hoopin’ for Tommy B.” event Jan. 8 at Sartell Bearson High School. In honor of Tom Bearson, hundreds of people sported neon-green T-shirts, that color being the favorite of Bearson, who was murdered in the Fargo-Moorhead area in 2014, shortly after starting his college career at the University of North Dakota, Fargo. Bearson was named Most Valuable Player
when he played for the Sartell High School Sabres in 2013-14. He loved the game of basketball ever since he was a toddler. The Jan. 9 event raised money for the Tom Bearson Foundation, set up in his honor by family and friends to promote local basketball and school-campus safety, among other good causes. All of the neon-green T-shirts were sold, and a silent auction raised nearly $1,000. Bearson’s Sabre-blue jersey was displayed proudly at the event, which, naturally, included a basketball game: the Sabres vs. Rocori. Rocori won the game 77-70.
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– those who voted for a south site for a community center (Steve Hennes, Pat Lynch and Mayor Sarah Jane Nicoll) and the two who voted against it (Amy Braig-Lindstrom and David Peterson). At the meeting, each side accuses the other of childish name-calling, of distortions and of misrepresenting the facts. The Sartell student section at the homecoming game sports pink shirts to support not only their team but an effort to raise funds for cancer research. The student council raised $4,000 through sales, and another $883 was raised during the Tackle Cancer effort the night of the game, at which the Sabres defeated Rocori, 28-21.
from front page a Sartell Apple Duathlon enthusiast and volunteer. He died after being struck by a car while bicycling. His funeral was held at Celebration Lutheran Church. Many Sartell residents help raise funds for the annual Woofstock Companion Walk hosted at Wilson Park in St. Cloud by the Tri-County Humane Society. The event raised about $50,000 for the Society and its yearround work to benefit homeless animals. The Sartell Senior Connection hosts a successful rummage sale at city hall. Personal antagonisms erupt during a Sartell City Council meeting between two factions
For more Year in Review, please see next week’s issue.
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Optimist Club honors three Sartell students by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
T h r e e Sartell High School students were recently honored by the St. Cloud Optimist Club for their Fern outstanding commitments to good causes. The three are Ben Fern, Bailey Mumm and Nicole Yang. Mumm They are three of nine area students recognized by the club. Each year, the St. Cloud Optimist Club recog- Yang nizes local youth for their work in community-service projects or organizations.
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Yang was lauded for her dedication as a Big Sister through the Big Brothers Big Sisters program and for helping to recruit her peers to serve as mentors in that organization. Yang was nominated by Big Brothers Big Sisters. Fern was nominated by the Boy Scouts for his volunteering projects, most notably one he did at Parkers’ Scout Camp. A member of Troop 211 at Celebration Lutheran Church in Sartell, Fern has earned 35 merit badges during his 11 years of scouting, including two Eagle Palms since completing his Eagle project. He is a senior patrol leader for the troop’s 56 scouts. He has been a rock-climbing instructor, a staff member for National Youth Leadership Training and a Senior Patrol leader last year. A superb athlete, Fern is also a member of Big Brothers Big Sisters. Mumm was nominated by CentraCare for her volunteer work at the St. Cloud Hospital where she is a team leader for the Junior Volunteer Program in which she trains new volunteers and had donated more than 500 hours to volunteer tasks.
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Our View Mail carriers deserve thanks just as soldiers, officers do U.S. Postal Service deliverers are in some respects so much like lawenforcement officers and soldiers. They work in all kinds of weather, frequently outdoors, and they are so often taken for granted. Besides enduring nasty bouts of weather – blazing hot, bitterly cold, windy, wet, slippery – mail carriers are also subject sometimes to anklebiting pets and now and then crabby, hard-to-please customers. Like police officers or deputies, mail carriers perform their jobs without whining or complaints, to the very best of their abilities. There may be some exceptions, a bad apple in the barrel here or there, but statistics alone show how superbly the U.S. Postal Service and its employees perform their jobs. Just between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, the busiest mail period of the year, postal carriers in the nation deliver an astonishing number of packages – 600 million, to be exact. It has grown so fast, that number of packages, that some post offices have had to start Sunday deliveries during those times of the year. Here are some other mind-boggling statistics: All told, the U.S. Postal Service handles 155.4 billion pieces of mail every year. The service generates $67.8 billion in annual revenue (that includes zero – repeat zero – tax dollars); it has nearly a half-million employees; and 948.7 million customer visits to post offices. The U.S. Postal Service competes with UPS and FedEx, but the two also collaborate at times. Because of the postal service’s universal network of delivery addresses virtually anywhere and everywhere in the nation, UPS and FedEx sometimes pays the service to deliver hundreds of millions of ground packages to the residences in the service’s huge expansive areas. Most people would be surprised the U.S. Postal Service does not have as its motto the following words: “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” Those words were written by historian Herodotus in ancient Greece, long before the great Ben Franklin initiated this nation’s postal service. But, official U.S. Postal Service motto or not, those words perfectly fit our excellent, dedicated mail carriers. Next time you see one, take a moment to thank them for their service, just as you would a soldier or a lawenforcement officer.
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Opinion Thanks, Obama, for gun-safety initiative
Three cheers for President Barack Obama, who had the guts to issue 23 executive actions and three presidential executive actions regarding gun safety. Unfortunately, most will require congressional approval, and we all know that’s not going to happen anytime soon. At least not until the irresponsible obstructionists – the darlings of the Gun Lobby – are trounced in an upcoming election, and, sad to say, that’s not likely to happen either. The very congressional members who howl with rage against Obama for issuing executive orders are the very ones who have adamantly refused to work with him or to compromise one iota on gun-safety issues, or any other issue for that matter. They are do-nothings who do not belong in the U.S. Congress. Poll after poll shows Americans (even most Republicans and gun owners) are in favor of common-sense, reasonable gun-safety measures, including an expanded and strengthened system of background checks. The sickening prevalence of mass killings, most notably the butchery of the little sweethearts at Sandy Hook Elementary, has helped shore up opposition to this wacko gun craze. Gun safety (or gun control as opponents like to call it) is a highly charged emotional issue, even though it doesn’t have to be. Those in favor of gun safety want to create programs to monitor the sale of guns, to limit their purchase by mentally unstable people or by people with criminal records, and many gunsafety proponents would also like to prohibit the sale of assault-type weapons used in warfare. Opponents claim any regulations whatsoever are an attack against the Second (Right to Bear Arms) Amendment and any restriction at all will have the result of “taking our guns away from us.” The latter claim is ridiculous, just as is the stupid assertion that “guns don’t kill people.” Such silly
Dennis Dalman Editor notions are trumpeted by the National Rifle Association, among other gun groups. The NRA, it’s become clear, is most vociferous in protecting gun manufacturers, not so much gun owners and certainly not the victims – past, present, future – of gun violence. A commentator on a TV news show last week wisely compared gun safety to car safety. Both will take time, he said. Car safety has vastly improved during the past few decades because of increased seat-belt usage, stricter enforcement of DWI laws, crackdowns on speeding, car-manufacturing safety improvements and widespread publiceducation efforts. Like gun safety, car safety required the application and interaction of those factors and others to make a big difference. The same will be true of gun safety. It will take more than one factor to turn the tide, and of course gun-safety efforts will never solve the problem totally. Gun-related deaths (murders, mass shootings, gun accidents, suicides) will continue. Car safety measures, obviously, have not prevented deaths on roadways, but they have been dramatically diminished. And if gun-safety laws can do the same (diminish deaths), they will be well worth it. Who could deny that? Those who scoff at any proposal for gun safety are positively giddy with certainty when they claim that murders will always happen, that bad people will always get guns by hook or crook. Yes, to some degree, that’s true. But gunsafety laws enacted in other countries, such as Australia, continue to prove gun
restrictions and the banning of military assault weapons really have made a big difference. Among Obama’s proposals are these: • Strengthen the background-check system and require thorough checks for all gun sales. • Allow states to share more freely information about mental-health issues involving potential gun purchasers. • Provide states with more monetary incentives to share information so records on criminal history (and people prevented from gun ownership due to mental-health reasons) are more available. • Ban military-style assault weapons and limit magazines to a capacity of 10 rounds, max. • A crackdown on gun-trafficking, including the closing of loopholes and strict penalties for “straw purchasers” – those who pass a background check but then pass on their guns to prohibited people. • Urge Congress to pass the administration’s $4 billion proposal to keep 15,000 state and local police officers on the streets to help deter gun crimes. • A call for more school-resource officers and counselors in schools and strengthening of emergency-management plans. • The training of 5,000 additional mental-health professionals and a call for mental-health treatment to be covered under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008. Some Republican presidential candidates have already been crowing about how they will undo the initiatives proposed by the president. They are crowing at their own risk. Reasonable, rational, mainstream Americans are demanding gun-safety laws; and it’s about time those who take their cues from the Gun Lobby and oppose gun-safety measures start losing elections.
Letters to the editor
Team counters hockey letter from Jan. 8 Sartell Squirt C Team In the Jan. 8 Newsleader there was a letter of complaint from two guests at the Best Western Hotel in River Falls, Wis. against our Sartell Youth hockey team. This couple described concerns Dec. 5 while being guests at the hotel. In response, here is a list of the events that took place that Saturday, as a team. That letter contained factual errors. At 11:30 a.m., our team met for pizza as we believe it’s important to have positive and healthy team relationships on and off the ice. At 5 p.m. we met again as a team in the hotel lobby to celebrate one of the team member’s birthday. While we were all there, we enjoyed watching the children make Christmas cards to veterans to help them learn and practice generosity and empathy skills. By 6 p.m. we were at the ice arena for our game. We returned
to the hotel around 9 p.m. where the children and parents met at the pool to allow the children time to swim. All Sartell children were in their rooms by 11:30 p.m. with parental supervision. The Sartell parents never met at the hotel bar at any point during the weekend. We are surprised, appalled and offended at the false accusations against us. This was the first away tournament for many of our children, so to make them feel special, we had Sartell door signs on our eight team rooms. The guests who complained may or may not have known there were three additional youth hockey teams staying at this location. Although the general manager reported to us he was not working the night of these “complaints,” we spoke to the night manager who stated he had no concerns with Sartell. He added there was only one documented complaint made against our team the whole
weekend. It was due to children playing shin hockey in one of their rooms and when asked to stop, hotel staff reported the children respectfully complied. We had a group of 8- to 10-year-olds, so was there running and playing happening at times during the day? Yes, of course! Parents provided adequate supervision, feedback and re-direction to the children as needed. We fully believe parents, coaches and children all represented Sartell with class, dignity and respect throughout the weekend. Our coach proactively asked the staff to come to him if any concerns arose. He was never approached by any staff throughout the weekend. Our intention is not to place blame on the hotel, other youth hockey teams or even the agenda of the couple who wrote the first letter. Our intention is to advocate for our children. We trust this letter clarifies this situation.
Peace Corps asks readers to appreciate commonalities Returned Peace Corps volunteers, Minnesota
The ideas expressed in the letters to the editor and of the guest columnists do not necessarily reflect the views of the Newsleaders. Letters to the editor may be sent to news@thenewsleaders. com or P.O. Box 324, St. Joseph, MN 56374. Deadline is noon Monday. Please include your full name for publication (and address and phone number for verification only.) Letters must be 350 words or less. We reserve the right to edit for space.
Friday, Jan. 15, 2016
We, 88 returned Peace Corps volunteers from Minnesota, have written this letter to counter the recent increase in anti-Muslim, anti-Islam and anti-immigrant rhetoric that is sweeping across America and our state. We served for two years as Peace Corps volunteers
in various countries around the world. Although we all had very different experiences in different cultures, one thing that binds us together is an understanding that the more you know about someone, the more you appreciate what we have in common rather than dwell on or be fearful of our differences. We feel the hateful speech that permeates our society should be
condemned not just by returned Peace Corps volunteers like ourselves, but by every American who wants to stand up against bigotry and ignorance. Local signatories and their volunteer location include: Jonathan Carlson; St. Cloud – Tanzania 2008-2009 Jay Haase; St. Cloud – Namibia 2005-2008
Friday, Jan. 15, 2016
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The Chamber Music Society of St. Cloud will host The Horszowski (Hor-SHOV-ski)
Safety from front page police as nothing more than common street thugs with a badge on and a uniform,” Sanner said, adding that, in his opinion, the media, by saturation coverage of anti-cop sentiment in metro areas, adds fuel to the flames. Fortunately, the vast majority, he added, do not share that bleak view. “Those are the people who should stop being complacent and take action,” Sanner said. “The next time you see a police officer or deputy at a restaurant, café or gas station, take the time to say thank you and show your support and appreciation,” he said. “Also, when you hear someone complain about law-enforcement officers, counter that with a positive comment. It’s up to you to form public opinion and your voice matters, so be heard.” People should understand local law-enforcement officers “are your neighbors and friends. Their kids go to school with your kids; they belong to the same churches and civic groups as you do. And to paraphrase the insurance jingle: Like a good neighbor, your police will be there.” AU TO M O B I L E S / M OTO RC Y C L E S WANTED MOTORCYCLES: TOP CASH PAID! For Old Motorcycles! 1900-1980. DEAD OR ALIVE! 920-371-0494 (MCN) FOR SALE FRUIT TREES LOW AS $18. Blueberry, Grape, Strawberry, Asparagus, Evergreen & Hardwood Plants. FREE catalog. WOODSTOCK NURSERY, N1831 Hwy 95, Nellsville, WI 54456. Toll Free 888-8038733. wallace-woodstock.com (MCN) BUSINESS SERVICES I will ghostwrite your memoirs or personal story into book or movie. Professional writer. 130 published books, 18 films. Guaranteed Quality Services www.ProfessionalWriterJayNorth.com FREE Consultation, Jay North 805-7949126 (MCN) MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS WANTED: OLD GUITARS Guitar Collector Will Pay CASH for Old Fender, Martin, Gibson & More USA Made Guitars! Call Tony: 517-323-9848 (MCN) FARM RELATED Our Hunters will Pay Top $$$ to hunt your land. Call for a Free Base Camp Leasing info packet & Quote. 1-866309-1507 www.BaseCampLeasing.com (MCN) VACATION/TRAVEL Tired of the snow? Become a Winter Texan where the sun meets the gulf. Over 100 RV resorts and retirement communities for you to choose from. RV sites, fully furnished rentals and more. For more information visit www.rgvparks.org (MCN) WANT TO BUY WANT CASH FOR EXTRA DIABETIC TEST STRIPS? I Pay Top Dollar Since 2005! 1-Day Fast Payment Guaranteed Up To $60 Per Box! Free Shipping www.
Trio at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23 at First United Methodist Church, 1107 PineCone Road S., Sartell. The trio, featuring Rieko Aizawa on piano, Jesse Mills
Sanner said he would, as the county sheriff, like to thank everybody in Stearns County for their continued support because “working together, we truly do make a differBeise ence.”
Sheriff Heck
Benton County Sheriff Troy Heck advises when a deputy or police officer shows up because of a problem, people at the scene should call down and help de-escalate the situation, otherwise it can very quickly get out of control. The people involved and/or bystanders should listen to the officer and convince one another to “cool it.” Motorists, he added, should remember to slow down and change lanes if possible whenever they see a police officer’s or deputy’s car pulled over along the side of the road. Many cops and deputies (and sometimes people they’ve stopped) have been killed by passing motorists, especially if a situation escalates into the traffic lane. Heck, like the other respondents, encourages people to be vigilant about their surroundings and to call law enforcement immediately if they see or hear something that does not seem CashNowOffer.com or 1-888-210-5233. Get Extra $10 Use Offer Code: CashNOW! (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.centralmailing. net (VOID IN SD, WI) (MCN) MAKE $1,000 WEEKLY! Paid in advance! Mailing Brochures at Home! Easy pleasant work. Begin Immediately! Age unimportant! www.MyHomeIncomeNow55.com (MCN) EDUCATION Student Truck Driver Wanted. Get paid room and board and tuition. Start your career with a team dedicated to supporting your success. Apply with a recruiter Now. Call 855-504-5516 (MCN) ADOPTION A UNIQUE ADOPTIONS, LET US HELP! Personalized Adoption Plans. Financial Assistance, Housing, Relocation and More. Giving the Gift of Life? You Deserve the Best. 1-888-637-8200. 24HR Hotline. (VOID IN IL) (MCN) FINANCIAL STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS got you down? We can help reduce payments
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Hamann Klein quite right. Such things could include an unfamiliar vehicle repeatedly cruising a residential street, sounds of glass breaking, a child’s cries for help or unfamiliar people going in and out of residences at odd hours. The current negative attitude toward law enforcement has turned too toxic in some quarters, Heck said, and the media should not focus so much on bad cops or unruly demonstrations against them.
Chief Beise
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Op. 70, No. 1 Ghost; Joan Tower’s For Daniel; and Schumann’s Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63. The event at FUMC is ticketed, however, a free family concert will be held earlier in
the day at 1:30 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3226 Maine Prairie Road, St. Cloud. For more information call 320-292-4645, or head to www. chambermusicstcloud.org.
obviously,” Beise said. It’s not just such catastrophic plans that should be reported, Beise noted. Anytime anybody sees or senses something amiss, they should call law enforcement immediately, just in case, so it can be checked out.
ple are very good. I think it’s OK to protest peacefully. That’s people’s right, but the demonstrations should be peaceful.”
Chief Klein
As the police chief for St. Joseph, Joel Klein is all too well aware of not only “it can happen here, but it has happened here.” Twenty years ago this month, St. Joseph Police Officer Brian Klinefelter was shot to death by a suspect after a traffic stop. Three years ago, Cold Spring Officer Tom Decker was killed while responding to a welfare-check call in a parking lot in downtown Cold Spring. “I always tell my officers when they finish a shift, ‘Make it home and stay safe.’” Anti-cop sentiment in metro areas seems to have seeped into other areas, Klein said, which can lead to volatile reactions by some people who do not like officers. “People should get the facts before they criticize,” he said. “Sure, there’s bad people in every profession, but most peoCanadian and International pharmacy service to compare prices and get $15.00 off your first prescription and FREE Shipping. 1-800-263-4059. (MCN) Got Knee Pain? Back Pain? Shoulder Pain? Get a pain-relieving brace at little or NO cost to you. Medicare Patients Call Health Hotline Now! 1- 800-604-2613 (MCN) ATTENTION: VIAGRA AND CIALIS USERS! A cheaper alternative to high drugstore prices! 50 Pill Special - $99 FREE Shipping! 100 Percent Guaranteed. CALL NOW: 1-800-795-9687 (MCN) MISCELLANEOUS DISH NETWORK - $19 Special, includes FREE Premium Movie Channels (HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, and Starz) and Blockbuster at home for 3 months. Free installation and equipment. Call NOW! 1-866-820-4030 (MCN) Free Pills! Viagra!! Call today to find out, how to get your free Pills! Price too low to Mention! Call today 1-877-5600997 (MCN) $14.99 SATELLITE TV. Includes free installation. High speed internet for less than $.50 a day. Low cost guarantee. Ask about our FREE IPAD with Dish Network. Call today 1-855-331-6646 (Not available in NE) (MCN)
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Rice Police Chief Ross Hamann said he wishes adults would not bad-mouth cops or use cops as “threats” to their children. “Some parents will say to kids that they’ll call the cops to have them arrested and put in jail,” he said. Such a threat, he said, can easily cause children to fear officers, to avoid them and not trust them.
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9614. mnbentonhistory.org. St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR 2, St. Joseph. Movie Madness: Inside Out, 6:308:30 p.m., Sauk Rapids Middle School, 1835 Osauka Road N.E. 320-258-1577. isd47.org/srrecreation. St. Cloud Singles Club Dance, 8 p.m.-midnight, American Legion, 17 Second Ave. S., Waite Park. 320-3394533. stcloudsingles.net. Saturday, Jan. 16 Northstar Commuter Rail Extension, sponsored by the League of Women Voters, 9:30 a.m., Dunn Broth-
ers Coffee, 900 Cooper Ave. S., St. Cloud. 320-251-0484. St. Cloud Ice Bowl, 11 a.m., Millstream Disc Golf Course, 101 Fifth Avenue N.W., St. Joseph.
Sunday, Jan. 17 Build-Your-Own-Omlette Breakfast, 8 a.m.-noon, American Legion, 17 Second Ave. N., Waite Park. 320251-5498. Monday, Jan. 18 Benton County Historical Society, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-2539614. mnbentonhistory.org.
St. Joseph Rod and Gun Club, 7 p.m., American Legion, 101 W Minnesota St., St. Joseph. Tuesday, Jan. 19 On-Site Job Fair, 4-7 p.m., PouchTec Industries, 347 Glen St., Foley. 320-968-4868. pouchtec.com. St. Cloud Area Genealogists meeting, 7 p.m., Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave. S., St. Cloud. stearns-museum.org. Thursday, Jan. 21 Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, 520 First St. NE, Sartell.
Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 On-Site Job Fair, 4-7 p.m., PouchTec Industries, 347 Glen St., Foley. 320-968-4868. pouchtec.com. “Bridging the Divide: Liturgy and Ethics in an Era of Polarization,” 7:45 p.m., St. John’s University (Quadrangle Building, Room #264), 2850 Abbey Plaza, Collegeville. 320-363-3365. Friday, Jan. 22 Benton County Historical Society, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-2539614. mnbentonhistory.org. Blood drive, 10 a.m.-4 p.m, College of St. Benedict, 37 S. College Ave., St. Joseph.