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Town Crier Benefit dinner set Feb. 12
A spaghetti dinner benefit for Madison May Walker, daughter of Courtney (Cossair) and Riley Walker, will be held from 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12 in Benton Station, 303 N. Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids. Madison was diagnosed with a rare form of liver cancer. Her diagnosis is promising, however her parents have been unable to work during this journey.
Homeschooling meeting scheduled
Parents who would like to learn more about how to home-school children should attend a free meeting called “So You’re Thinking About Homeschooling” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 in the Bremer Room of the Great River Regional Library in St. Cloud. Grandparents, too, are welcome at the meeting. For more information, go to to homeeducatedyouth.com.
Car-seat events offer free checks
Make sure your children and grandchildren travel safely in your vehicle. Have car seats checked for correct installation from 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 15, March 15 or April 19 within the Gold Cross Ambulance garage, 2800 Seventh St. N., St. Cloud. Call 320-656-7021 to make an appointment. All appointments are free. A car-seat check is encouraged for those with children ages 12 and younger, including those in booster seats. For more information, visit thenewsleaders. com and click on Feb. 3 Criers.
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Half-century Legion member proud of the club
(Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series on the longest-serving members of the American Legion of Sartell. The first, which focused on member Rollie Weis, was published in the Jan. 27 Newsleader.) by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Korean War veteran Duke Knafla, 83, has been a proud member of the American Legion of Sartell for a half century, second in length only to Rollie Weis, a 70-year member. “I am very happy and proud to have been a Legion member that long,” Knafla said. “I wasn’t real active in Legion activities like fundraisers. I was so busy doing other things. But I sure did enjoy friendship with the other Legion members.” So many of the members Knafla knew have passed on, a sad fact as the Legion veter-
ans from earlier wars get older. Weis, for example, is 92, and the number of members in the Sartell club is diminishing. “Most of the younger veterans tend to join the VFW,” Knafla said. “I don’t really know why that is. Veterans from World War I, World War II and Korea always joined the American Legion, but that changed about the time of the veterans from the Vietnam War.” Knafla joined the U.S. Air Force in 1953 and became a jetengine mechanic, a job that involved intensive schooling. He served for eight months in Korea during the war there in the early 1950s and was then stationed in Japan and, during the last of his four-year service, in Bunker Hill Air Force based in Indiana (now Grissom Air Force Base). He loved serving his country, and he loved working on and around jet airplanes. When he Knafla • page 4
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Korean War veteran and half-century American Legion member Duke Knafla stands in front of a shelf filled with woodcarvings created by him and his wife, Beverly. Knafla enjoys carving sculptures of animals but also likes to create whimsical cartoonish people, like the ones on display in the shelf of his living room.
Engineer Nielson, council say goodbye by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Engineer Mike Nielson and the Sartell City Council said their goodbyes at the last council meeting on Jan. 25. It was the last of the hundred or so council meetings Nielson had attended as the city’s engineer. Council members warmly thanked him for his service
to the city for the past four years. “We’re really going to miss working with you, and it’s been a pleasure to Nielson work with you all these years,” said Sartell Mayor Sarah Jane Nicoll. Nielson is the St. Cloud office
manager for the award-winning engineering firm of WSB & Associates. Raised in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., Nielson earned a degree in civil engineering from the University of Minnesota. A Sartell resident, Nielson began working for WSB in 1998. The city council, as it has done several times in the past, selected a different engineering company for the city in
2017. The new one is SEH Engineers/Architects/Planners/ Scientists. As the Sartell city engineer for the past four years, Nielson oversaw some major developments in the city’s history, including road projects such as Pinecone Road improvements, the extension of Fourth Avenue to the south and the addition of many roundabouts in the city, to name just several.
Free dental exams for ‘Give Kids a Smile’
“Give Kids a Smile,” a charitable outreach program providing free care to low-income children in need, will be held from 8:3011:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 in the St. Cloud Technical and Community College Health Sciences Building at 1245 15th St. N., St. Cloud. Each year, thousands of children receive much-needed dental care. The clinic will offer exams, X-rays, cleanings, fillings, sealants, extractions and oral hygiene instructions free of charge to children in need of dental attention. In addition to “Give Kids a Smile,” the clinic offers low-cost preventive dental services to the public as part of its dental-hygiene program. For more information and to make an appointment, visit thenewsleaders. com and click on Feb. 3 Criers.
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Members of the Sartell-St. Stephen School Board sit in rapt attention as the choice of traffic patterns and exterior features of the proposed new high school are explained to them. A major issue is how to safely facilitate traffic flow in and around the building without causing major traffic tie-ups. Student numbers will hover near 1,300 when the new school opens and is expected to grow. From left to right are Jason Nies, Patrick Marushin, Michelle Meyer, Jeff Schwiebert, Lesa Kramer and Mary McCabe.
School board mulls over school-traffic patterns by Dave DeMars news@thenewsleaders.com
Construction of the new high school – especially traffic concerns – and updates from the school project’s ar-
chitect (IIW-Minnesota) were discussed at the Jan. 23 meeting of the Sartell-St. Stephen School Board, and board members chose their favorite traffic-safety option. A majority of time was spent
considering the traffic patterns in and around the new high school. In a past meeting, the board met with members of the Sartell City Council to consider the traffic problems on public streets that might result from
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People Four Sartell students were recently named to the dean’s list at Bemidji State University. They are the following: Aaron Couch, Taylor Manzella, Derek SaintOnge and Kaylee Tenvoorde. Students must achieve a minimum 3.5 grade-point average to qualify for this honor. Eleven Sartell students were recently named to the fall dean’s list at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. They and their majors are as follows: Logan Anding, a freshman, undeclared; Bret Burggraff, a freshman, theater; Nicole Entenmann, a senior, cell and molecular biology; Wyatt Hill, a sophomore, mathematics; Tucker Isaacson, a senior, criminology and international studies; Kevin Krauel, a freshman, undeclared; Nathaniel Miller, a sophomore, computer science; Adam Schroer, a sophomore, pre-business; Jake Stodolka, a freshman, integral elementary and special education; Jessica Tapper, a junior, interdisciplinary study; and Blake Tchida, a junior, mechanical engineering. Students must achieve a minimum 3.5 grade-point average to qualify for this honor. Twenty Sartell students recently graduated from St. Cloud
State University. They, their degree and any honors are as follows: Sarah Anderson, master’s, communication sciences and disorders; Kallie Belling, bachelors, community psychology; Beth Bergren-Mann, doctorate, educational administration and leadership; Daniel Bloom, bachelor’s, communication studies supplementary and mass communications, magna cum laude; Nicholas Borgmann, bachelor’s, psychology; Cassandra Cardinal, bachelor’s in liberal studies; Jessica Chan, bachelor’s, communication studies, magna cum laude; Capri Loegering, master’s, rehabilitation counseling; Andrew Math, associate’s, liberal arts; Nicole McGraw, master’s, social work; Luke Pennington, bachelor’s criminal justice studies; Nicolette Riebe, bachelor’s, social work; Holli Sauerer, bachelor’s, elementary/K-6 education, cum laude; Tessa Sondrol, bachelor’s, nursing, summa cum laude; Ann Stang, bachelor’s, music, magna cum laude; Zachary Stodolka, bachelor’s, marketing, cum laude; Michelle Stonebarger, bachelor’s, social work, cum laude; Robert Tancre, bachelor’s, mechanical engineering, magna cum laude; Jenna Turner, bachelor’s, elementary/K-6 education, cum laude; and Alex Wolhart, bachelor’s, management.
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Twelve Sartell students were recently named to the fall dean’s list at the College of St. Scholastica, Duluth. They are the following: Mark Loscheider, Margaret Minnerath, Mariah Moldaschel, Brittaney Nathe, Abigale Petroske, Heather Smith, Mark Loscheider, Margaret Minnerath, Mariah Moldaschel, Brittaney Nathe, Abigale Petroske and Heather Smith. Students must achieve a minimum 3.75 grade-point average to qualify for this honor.
Scholastica, Duluth. Students must achieve a minimum 3.75 grade-point average to qualify for this honor.
Brooke Traut, St. Stephen, was recently named to the fall dean’s list at the College of St.
Karrie Fredrickson, a Sartell High School 9-12th grade social studies teacher, was re-
If you have a tip concerning a crime, call the Sartell Police Department at 320-251-8186, 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 a crime.
Jan. 2 7:25 a.m. Vehicle accident. Diverging Diamond. An officer was dispatched to a single-vehicle crash, occurring on the CR 120 overpass. The officer arrived on scene and met with the driver. The driver stated he was uninjured. He also stated he was northbound on Highway 15 when he took the CR 120 exit. The vehicle slid off the road and into a concrete barrier. Damage was observed to the passenger-side bumper and wheel well. The officer wrote a report regarding the crash for insurance purposes. 9:39 pm. Unwanted person. Lowell Lane. Officers responded to an unwanted person complaint. Officers arrived on scene and spoke with the male homeowner. He stated the other male present in the residence was no longer welcome. Officers were able to get the unwanted male to leave peacefully.
Jan. 1 12:57 a.m. Traffic stop. Pinecone Road S./Roberts Road. While on routine patrol, an officer observed a vehicle traveling without a working headlight. The officer stopped the vehicle for the violation. Upon speaking with the driver, the officer observed an odor of alcohol. The driver admitted to a couple of drinks. Officers performed field sobriety tests and didn’t detect any signs of impairment. 8:36 a.m. Medical. Third Street S. Officers were dispatched in regards to a female patient, possibly having a heart attack. Upon arrival, officers located the patient standing at the front door of the residence. She appeared to be in distress. The female complained of chest pain and shortness of breath. Officers administered oxygen and checked vitals. Gold Cross Ambulance arrived on scene and transported the woman to the hospital.
Two Sartell students were recently named to the fall dean’s list at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. They are as follows: Kelsey Frank and Nicole Lindmeier, both majoring in education and human sciences. Students must achieve a minimum 3.7 grade-point average to qualify for this honor.
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Jan. 3 12:46 p.m. Disorderly. 10th Avenue N. Officers were dispatched for a female party causing a disturbance. Upon arrival, officers met with the complainant; she stated the female party in question was acting inappropriately and had removed her clothing in the parking lot. Officers then performed a welfare check at the female’s home to en-
cently nominated for Minnesota Teacher of the Year. This year’s program will name the 53rd Minnesota Teacher of the Year, celebrating the tradition of excellence in teaching in Minnesota. Candidates include pre-kindergarten through 12th grade and Adult Basic Education teachers, from public or private schools. The 2017 Minnesota Teacher of the Year will be announced Sunday, May 7, at the Radisson Blu Mall of America in Bloomington. During the coming weeks, a 25-member panel of community leaders will name a group of semifinalists and finalists.
sure she could care for herself; they didn’t find any hazards. The female was warned for her behavior and released. Jan. 4 2:18 p.m. Vehicle accident with injuries. Highway 15/18 Street N. Officers were dispatched for a two-vehicle crash involving a sedan and a full-size SUV. Upon arrival Officers assisted the agencies already on scene as needed. 11:33 p.m. Fire. 901 10th Avenue N. Sartell officers and fire were dispatched to an apartment in Sartell for a possible fire. Sartell officers were first on scene and the building intact, with no signs of recent smoke damage. Fire-department personnel arrived and checked the building further. Jan. 5 4:29 p.m. Medical. Brianna Dive. Officers were dispatched for an elderly male patient, having difficulty breathing. Upon arrival, an officer observed the patient inside the home resting on the couch in a tripod position. The man was using accessory muscles to breathe. The patient was given high-flow oxygen, while his condition was monitored. Gold Cross Ambulance arrived on scene and transported him to the hospital.
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Meyer chosen as school-board chair for 2017 by Dave DeMars news@thenewsleaders.com
The Sartell–St. Stephen School Board met on Jan. 8 for a brief re-organization meeting. Michelle Meyer Meyer was elected to chair the board; Jason Nies was selected as the vice chair; Pam Raden was chosen as the board’s clerk; and Patrick Marushin was chosen as treasurer. All positions ran unopposed. US Bank was selected as the bank for depository. The board authorized facsimile signatures of the chairperson, the clerk and the treasurer for payment of board-authorized expenditures. The board approved a meeting calendar for 2017. Meeting times were changed to 6 p.m. during the school year and 5 p.m. during the summer.
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One exception was the Monday, Dec. 18 meeting when a Truth-in-Taxation meeting must be held prior to a regular meeting. By state law, the taxation meeting cannot be held before 6 p.m. The board set salaries for its members at $3,400 for the chair and treasurer and $3,000 for the clerk and other school-board directors. Stipends for special and other designated meetings were set at $50 for meetings up to two hours in length, $100 for meetings up to four hours in length, $150 for meetings up to six hours in length and $400 for meetings longer than six hours. The board authorized the business-services director or his designee to pay claims that can not be deferred until after board meetings for purposes of securing discount privileges. The business-services director was also authorized to transact electronic transfers for investment purposes, and payment of bond principal and interest. The board discussed com-
mittee assignments and chose the Sartell-St. Stephen Newsleader as the official board paper for publication. Finally, the board chose to
continue its policy of choosing legal representation dependent upon the type of legal business in which the board might become involved. It should be
noted District 748 is a member of the Minnesota School Boards Association and thus receives day-to-day operational advice when needed through MSBA.
Participants sought for ‘International Festival’ by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Participants are being sought for an “International Community Festival” that will take place Sunday, April 23, at Celebration Lutheran Church in Sartell. There will be two sessions that day – from 9:30-10:30 a.m. and from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. The public is invited to the free event. The purpose of the festival is to gather together people of diverse cultures so they can celebrate those diverse
backgrounds and their common humanity. “We are inviting people from all over the world who now call Sartell their home to introduce us to new cultures and new food,” said Zurya Anjum, one of the organizers of the event. Each of the adult participants will make posters, with help from their children, that will tell visitors something about their country of origin. Each booth will also offer traditional snacks from their original countries for visitors to sample.
Those participating will be encouraged to wear traditional clothing from their cultures. There are already many families who have signed on for the event. However, more are being sought on the basis of the “more the merrier,” as Anjum put it. “Please help spread the information to family and friends,” she said. Those interested in taking part in the celebration should contact its organizers by Wednesday, March 15, at reachus@celebrationlutheranchurch.com.
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Knafla from front page was a boy, one of his favorite hobbies was putting together model airplanes and later flying the remote-control model planes. It was not surprising to anybody who knew Knafla as a boy that he would one day be a jet mechanic. One of the peak lifetime thrills of his life occurred when he was stationed in Japan. Under a pilot’s supervision, Knafla was allowed to fly a jet trainer plane. “Oh, it was so much fun,” he recalled. “Anybody who’s been in a jet quickly realizes why jet pilots love to fly. We were doing loop-de-loops, and the G-force was so strong sometimes I could barely lift my arm.” To this day, the skills demon-
strated by Blue Angels flying teams can take Knafla’s breath away. He saw them in a training exercise in Florida one time, and his heart was pounding at the sheer coordination of those jets flying flawlessly in such tight formation.
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Knafla was born in Sauk Rapids and graduated from Sauk Rapids High School in 1951. When he wasn’t putting together model airplanes, he was constantly exploring the Mississippi River, which was only a-block-and-a-half from his house. He especially loved to fish the river, day after happy day. He and his family moved to Sartell in 1967, and Knafla began his long career with the Sartell Paper Mill – 43 years, first as a pipefitter, later as a
maintenance planner. It was a great place to work, he recalled, and a true foundation for Sartell and the whole area. Several years ago, on Memorial Day, when an explosion ripped through a part of the plant, killing one man, Knafla was devastated and even more devastated when he learned later the plant, in operation for more than 100 years, would close for good. Knafla was home the morning of the explosion. He still lives in the house he built 50 years ago. That is when he joined the American Legion of Sartell. Before that, as a Sauk Rapids resident, he had belonged to that particular Legion club. Knafla’s house is just a couple of blocks from the paper-mill site. On the morning of the disaster, shortly before noon, Knafla was lighting his outdoor Come help us make a
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Knafla retired from the paper mill in 1994. He then went to work part time for 10 years at Dingmann Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids, working along with another retired part-time worker, Rollie Weis, one of his buddies in the American Legion of Sartell and its oldest living member. (see story on Weis in the Jan. 27 Newsleader). “Rollie was great to work with,” he said. “We always got along just fine.” Knafla is often surprised he has reached his 80s. “I was sure I wouldn’t live this long,” he said. “I smoked for many, many years until I
Friday, Feb. 3, 2017 quit in 2004, when I was in the hospital being treated for Crohn’s disease,” he said. “I don’t have any secrets for long life. I don’t eat sweets, though. Never drink pop. I might have a beer after golfing, but that’s about it. I guess I’ve just been lucky. Really lucky.” Sadly, his daughter and his first wife were not so lucky. Daughter Dawn died of cancer at the tragically young age of 35. She was single. Knafla’s first wife, Meta, whom he met through a friend in Indiana, died in 2000. Dawn and Knafla’s son, David, 59, who lives in St. Cloud with wife Barb, are the children of Knafla and Meta. David works in the environmental department for Stearns County. Knafla’s second wife, Beverly, is now a resident of Good Shepherd Community Home in Sauk Rapids and suffers from serious problems. “She knows who I am when I visit,” he said. “But when I have to leave to go home, she wants to come with, and that’s so hard to deal with.” Knafla likes to stay busy with his hobbies: fishing, golfing, hunting, bowling and a relatively new activity, woodcarving. He is now a member of the Central Minnesota Woodworkers’ Association, which he joined 14 years ago.
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Board from front page or parents dropping off and picking up students on school property. With the current student population of 1,100 and projected increases in the future, traffic patterns in and around the school are a major concern. At its latest meeting, the board was shown four different traffic-pattern scenarios and asked to choose a favorite and an alternate parking plan so a cost plan could be put together by Feb. 8. All of the entry points to the school off Pinecone Road were two-lane ones with one lane for entry from and one lane for exit onto Pinecone Road. The roadway would lead to the large parking lot, and a long looped area between the parking lot and the school that would be used for drop-offs. At issue was how to get a large entering and exiting population to do so relatively congestion-free. It’s expected another exit and entrance would be off 35th Street and that would relieve some pressure. But the main entrance is expected to be off Pinecone Road between 35th and 27th streets. “And I believe kids (who) are in the middle lot will look and say, ‘Hmmmh, which way
Sartell-St. Stephen Newsleader • www.thenewsleaders.com looks to be flowing better?’ because it’s not a lot different,” said School District Superintendent Jeff Schwiebert. His point was students would choose an alternative route to exit rather than the Pinecone Road exit. The favored traffic-flow option on school grounds was the number-two option that incorporated a “school-sized” roundabout in an attempt to accomplish three things. The first concern is to get entering vehicles to safely move into the parking area. The second concern is to allow those vehicles whose drivers want to drop off and pick up passengers to get to the long looped drop-off and pick-up areas. The third and final concern is to create a way for vehicles to exit the long loop drop-off area without impeding incoming traffic. “Our parking lot situation is such that it’s normally all (going) in or all going out” Schwiebert said. “It’s rarely that we have heavy flow in at
the same time we have heavy flow out.” It was estimated there are only about 50 people who drop off and pick up on a given day, so the congestion factor should be somewhat minimized. It was also estimated the long pickup/drop-off loop would hold about 25 cars at any given point, so traffic would normally move smoothly along that area. The difficulty encountered with the favored traffic-flow pattern using the roundabout is it might be difficult to move through the roundabout with a big sanding truck without getting stuck on the circle. But Schwiebert assured board members from information he had gathered, the circle would be large enough to handle the sanding truck or a bus if need be. Buses, however, would not normally use the pick-up and drop-off lane near the student parking lot and would instead have a separate loading and unloading area.
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With the discussion winding down, the board expressed its opinion that option two, which incorporated the use of the roundabout on school property, was the better choice, with option one, which would use a cross-over that would interrupt traffic flow, a distant second choice. The direction was given to find the cost of the two plans and bring back the figures to the board for consideration at its Thursday, Feb. 9 scheduled work session. With that, the board moved on to hearing information about interior and exterior design of the building itself. The board was shown sketches of what the outside landscape might look like in 10 to 15 years. The board was told in exploring building materials, it was decided to go with a dark-gray brick that would be contrasted with a very durable engineered wood material. Use of the brick was expected to save $500,000 in costs.
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The board also saw sketches and gathered ideas as to what the interior might look like. There was some discussion of wood materials, insulating and sound-absorbent ceiling materials, and floor and wall coverings.
Superintendent’s report
In his superintendent’s report to the board, Schwiebert mentioned good news about bus safety. He happily reported a recent annual bus inspection yielded no negative points. It was the first time in his 15 years as superintendent the inspection yielded a perfect equipment safety score. “I’ve had times where there were six buses that were set aside because they (couldn’t) be run until you fix them,” Schwiebert said. “We did not have a single item.” Schwiebert announced a Board • back page
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Our View Will Land of Liberty become grim fortress?
Once upon a time, there was a sweet Land of Liberty. It was envied everywhere as a beacon of hope for the rest of the world. The country was comprised of immigrants who came from old countries across the ocean. Many had been persecuted. So they crossed the ocean to the new land where native people had lived for thousands of years. The immigrants weren’t good to the natives; they drove them off their lands or killed many. Some of the immigrants also bought and sold slaves. The women residents could not vote until 134 years after the nation was founded. But despite those bad things, it kept improving because of a document written by its Founders that set up a way for the nation to govern itself and which held up as hallowed the rights and freedoms for all people. Many years later, fears took root when some people born in the great country turned bad and started to do horrible things. They used guns or bombs to kill people – in schools, in businesses, in movie theaters and in federal buildings. Then, years later, on a horrifying day, bad people from other countries used airplanes as weapons to attack buildings in the Land of Liberty. Many died. Still later, there were more shooting attacks by people born in other countries or who sympathized with bad people in other countries. There was much fear, worry and hand-wringing going on. “Oh, dear, what can we do?” everyone wondered. Along came a man with all the answers. “I know,” he said. “We’ll build a big wall to keep out the bad people.” Crowds cheered. “And next,” he said, “we won’t let the bad people come here from across the ocean. We will ban the ones who live in countries that have different beliefs from ours. They hate us; they are dangerous. They could attack us if we let them in our country. Some of them might be good, but we can’t be sure. They’re probably mostly bad, really bad, so we will keep them out. All of them. At least for now.” Then the leader signed a document banning people from seven countries. “But doesn’t that go against our Liberty principles?” some asked. “No,” said the leader. “This is an emergency. It’ll only be temporary.” “But what about the other countries?” they asked. “The seven ones I’ve named are the baddest countries where the dangerous people live, the ones who don’t believe like we do,” he explained. “If we keep them out, they can’t hurt us. The people from the nice countries can still come here.” Many cheered: “What a good easy solution!” But sadly, even after the bad people were banned, many bloody attacks continued in the Land of Liberty, and most were done by bad people who were born in it. Attacks also kept happening in the nice countries. In desperation, the leader kept banning more and more people, kept building walls until by and by the Land of Liberty began to resemble a big fortress against all of the rest of the world. The bad people were kept out and so were the good people. It wasn’t long before the Land of Liberty started to decay. It was no longer the beacon of hope; it had become a shameful nation – a country of walls and exclusions – to the point where even those who lived within the crumbling fortress felt like prisoners sleeping through a fading dream.
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Opinion
Tyler Moore’s legacy: sidesplitting laughter There were three TV comediennes of indisputable genius in the 20th century: Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett and Mary Tyler Moore. Thankfully, Burnett, at 83, is still with us. Ball died in 1989. Sadly, Tyler Moore is now gone, too. One of the weekly pleasures of the early to mid-1960s was gathering with friends and neighbors to watch The Dick Van Dyke Show, starring Van Dyke and Tyler Moore as Rob and Laura Petrie. Their dual chemistry was comic magic. Week after week, we would stop what we were doing to tune in. Starting in 1970, another must-watch show appeared – The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-77). What a cast of quirky, eccentric characters: Gruff chauvinistic boss Lou Grant, self-important pompous news anchor Ted Knight, the scheming landlady Phyllis Lindstrom, the hustling hussy TV host Sue Ann Nivens – to name just some. Hardworking, single, underpaid news-show producer Mary Richards (Tyler Moore) struggled to keep her composure. She was stuck in the middle of that zoo of eccentrics – putting up with them, humoring them, soothing their touchy vanities – all the while sharing some of their same human foibles herself. It was sublime comedy, week after week, for seven years. The day after Tyler Moore’s death, I watched a video of Chuckles the Clown’s funeral on YouTube. Tears of laughter were streaming down my face. I first saw that episode (“Chuckles Bites the Dust”) some time in the mid-1970s. It’s as classic as Lucille Ball’s chocolate assembly-line scene and as side-splittingly funny as Carol Burnett’s spoof of Gone With The Wind when, as Scarlett O’Hara, she donned an impromptu window-drapes dress complete with curtain rod and wobbly descended that antebellum staircase.
Dennis Dalman Editor If you haven’t seen it, the “Chuckles” episode involves the death of a TV clown, killed by an elephant. Mary scolds her co-workers for making wisecracks about the clown’s demise. Later, the news crew is at the funeral, waiting for it to begin. News writer Murray Slaughter cracks another one-liner about how clowns might jump out of a little hearse during the funeral. Mary leans forward to scold Murray – that he should show respect, that death is not funny. Then the minister steps to the podium. In his somber oratorical voice, he begins an overblown eulogy, using far-flung flights of pseudo-poetic fancy to describe the “deeper meanings” and life lessons in Chuckles’ clowning pratfalls. He describes one of Chuckles’ characters, Fee-Fie-Fo, who got knocked down, struck by a giant cucumber wielded by his archenemy, Senor Kaboom. But Fee-Fie-Fo, the minister intones, “would always pick himself up, dust himself off and then say (pause) I hurt my footsie.” At which point, strangled laughter sputters up from Mary in the audience. The minister proceeds to launch into a kind of parable about how “life is like that,” and that we all from time to time fall down like Fee-Fie-Fo. Mary squirms, coughs, gags and sputters to keep from laughing. And now it’s her colleagues’ turns to scold her like she scolded them. They turn in their seats, casting disap-
proving looks her way. Then they turn back to the minister, soaking up every word of his pompously overblown eulogy. The minister points to Mary and asks her to stand. “You feel like laughing, don’t you,” he says, as she gulps with embarrassment. Then he tells her in his oh-so serious voice to go ahead and laugh because Chuckles didn’t want people to cry; he lived his life to make people laugh. At which point, Mary, suddenly overcome by sadness for saintly dead Chuckles (not to mention more than a little humiliation), bursts into spasms of tears. And we who watch that scene are also crying – rollicking from helpless laughter. The reasons that scene is so funny are several: We have all endured the torture of trying to squelch laughter in a quiet church. We, who loved that show, know well the quirks of the characters and so we can just see the gears of each of their minds turning while the minister eulogizes and Mary the sudden hypocrite almost strangles from laughter. What brings the genius comedic strands of that scene all together are the facial expressions, the body language and the timing of a supreme comedienne. Like many comics, Tyler Moore had so much tragedy in her life: the daughter of two alcoholics, an alcoholic herself, the mother of a son killed by his own gun that misfired, the victim of Stage I diabetes from age 30 onward, divorce, some TV shows that bombed, surgery for a benign brain tumor. Carol Burnett once said “comedy is tragedy – plus time.” That may have been a factor in Tyler Moore’s comic genius: the sand particle producing the pearl in the oyster. I can’t help thinking Tyler Moore, like Chuckles the Clown, wanted us all to keep laughing – sometimes to keep from crying.
Letter to the editor:
Mr. President, stop acting like silly goose Kent Nelson, Sartell
As a wee lad, I came down for school one morning with my button-down shirt on backward. I walked over to my mother and asked her to button the shirt. My mom said, “You silly goose, you can’t go to school like that; everyone will laugh at you.” I said my friends Bill and Steve would think it was funny. Mom said, “Would they be laughing with you or at you?” My 12-year-old brain didn’t comprehend the implications of mom’s wisdom. Mom went on to explain there is a proper way to present yourself, and wearing a shirt backward is not in good behavior even if your two friends think so.
Mom’s silly-goose description is very apt. Protecting their young, adult geese rise up, necks extended, bobbing and hissing and thrusting themselves at any imagined adversary. In flocks, geese protecting their territory honk, hiss, bob and strut about in a preening manner. Donald Trump’s honking and hissing insistence on his winning the popular election if only three million illegals hadn’t voted for Hillary Clinton reminds me of my mother’s admonition of being and acting like a silly goose. His aide, Kellyanne Conway, who believes in “alternative facts,” as the Donald makes them up, and his fawning press secretary, Sean Spicer, are used to thrusting at
the imaginary adversary, the biased press. Even my representative, Rep. Tom Emmer, when asked to comment on the popularvote issue mumbled something incoherently about how at times polls can be wrong. Tom, we are not talking about polls, but facts – three million of them. Kellyanne, Sean and Tom have to agree with the Donald and his alternative facts; they’re kind of like his friends. And calling the president of the United States a silly goose is really not beholding to the office of the president. So if the Donald doesn’t like being compared to a silly goose, then he should stop acting like one.
VFW great for veterans, great for country I would like to make a special shout-out to an organization I have come to learn so much about and admire during the last few months. That organization is the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The VFW has thousands of chapters around the country and counts more than a million veterans in its membership. It also does youth outreach, with essay contests and other programs. When I first heard about these, I was very intrigued. Their Patriot’s Pen essay contest is for grades six through eight, and the Voice of Democracy contest is for high-school students grades nine through 12. The theme for Voice of Democracy for this year was “My Responsibility to America.” It was a very fitting theme, and one that made me reflect. Our veterans and current service members have given their time, talents and energy toward protecting us and our rights. They are fully practicing their responsibility, and then some. For most people my age, this is something that is not even thought about. Young people can revel in the freedom America gives us without fully realizing the sacrifices made to earn that very freedom. In my essay, I wrote about that I cannot take for granted the rights I have enjoyed as an American citizen. America was and is continuing to be built on a commitment to improving life for ourselves and our children. The American Dream is all about that if you work hard enough, you can get ahead. We
Connor Kockler Guest Writer should not expect things to be given to us for free but that honest effort will be rewarded. My responsibility to America is to take every opportunity I can to improve myself and to work with those around me – to be involved in voting and to volunteer toward improving my town and the world. I cannot grow complacent with the way things are; Americans should always be ready to stand up for one another and fight for what’s right. After hundreds of essays were submitted and judged in the Sixth VFW district, I was honored to be selected as one of nine competitors aiming to be the Minnesota state winner of the contest. Traveling to the Twin Cities on Jan. 21 for the ceremony, I was able to meet many outstanding veterans and organization members. The amount of hospitality given was truly extraordinary, and I thank all of the organizers for how helpful everyone was. My fellow competitors were very gracious as well. Despite the high stakes on the line,
I had many great conversations with them. Everyone had put a lot of effort into their entries. When the results were announced, the candidate for the Seventh District was selected as the winner. Upon listening to her speech, I could tell all the passion and thought involved. She will now go on to the national competition in Washington, D.C. I will be cheering for Minnesota all the way. Through it all, seeing all the great people that comprise the VFW, I appreciate everything they have done for this country. I hope my generation can see just how far each of them has gone. Whether it was fighting in a foreign land, raising a family or being active citizens of their towns and cities, they have gone the extra mile. I hope to live up to that same standard, and to make my contribution to my city and country at large. They are amazing role models to aspire to, and I was honored to be able to talk with them about their experiences. This brings to mind for me the famous words uttered by President John F. Kennedy at his first inaugural address some 55 years ago. “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.” I will continue to ask myself that question, and I hope to do what I can for this country. Connor Kockler is a Sauk Rapids-Rice High School student. He enjoys writing, politics and news, among other interests.
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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, Feb. 3 Benton County Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org. Tae Guk Kwon Do, 3-4 p.m., Independent Lifestyles, 215 N Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids. 320-267-7717. Saturday, Feb. 4 Free Dental Exams for “Give Kids a Smile,” 8:30-11:30 a.m., St. Cloud Technical and Community College Health Services Building, 1245 15th St. N., St. Cloud. to make an appointment, call 320-308-5919 or visit sctcc.edu/dental-clinic. Sartell Winter Farmers’ Market, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road N, Sartell. www.marketmonday.org. Sunday, Feb. 5 Breakfast, sponsored by St. Joseph Knights of Columbus, 8;30 a.m.noon, Heritage Hall, St. Joseph Catholic Church, 12 W. Minnesota St., St. Joseph. Monday, Feb. 6 Benton County Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org. 55+ Driving Improvement Program (four-hour refresher course), 5:30-9:30 p.m., Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 1-888-234-1294. mnsafetycenter.org. English as a Second Language
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Friday, Feb. 3, 2017
Police department reports very busy year
by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Last year, the Sartell Police Department received 10,859 complaint reports, an increase of 1,069 more than in 2015 – for a 9.84-percent increase, according to an annual report presented to the Sartell City Council at its last meeting. In just the month of November, there were 867 calls to the police department that showed a staggering array of emergencies, problems and concerns. In that month,
Board from page 5 Drug Free Coalition meeting was held recently and there are plans to have Stearns County District Attorney Janelle Kendall come and speak to the group in the future. Schwiebert also brought up the Leadership Council sponsored by the Sartell Chamber of Commerce. Schwiebert said it would be a good thing if there were some way leadership could be developed among the teaching staff similar to the way in which leadership development is given to city residents. Schwiebert said he would like to find more ways to nurture leadership among the staff, especially the young staff. “The private world cultivates leaders and we, in the school sector, for the most part, let
there were six alleged assaults, five burglaries, eight drug-related incidents, nine cases of trespassing or damage to property, 57 reports of theft, five gun-related complaints, seven incidents of intoxicated persons, 15 juvenile problems, 52 medical calls, 40 property-damage vehicle crashes, eight reports of people missing and found, nine warrants served, 55 welfare checks, eight reports of people suffering psychotic episodes, 12 suicide threats or attempts, and 47 calls about suspicious activity.
Other types of calls throughout the year included those for vandalism, verbal disputes, hitand-run, loud parties, human-services referrals, juvenile runaways, drunk driving, loud parties, identity theft, grass fires, physical assaults, barking dogs, an alleged sexual assault, business assists, attempts to locate, background checks, illegal burning, restraining-order complaints, shoplifting, child-custody disputes and stalled vehicles. Needless to say, Sartell police
our leaders just kind of self-create,” Schwiebert said. “In fact, we sometimes put obstacles in front of them.” Schwiebert also announced the Sartell Expo is to be held in the middle school sometime during the month of February. No specific date was given.
• In a 5-1 vote approved the 2017–18 School District Calendar. • Approved a revised contract with US Solar to use solar energy per a sustainable energy policy. The district will monitor closely its electrical and heating costs to sustainability. • Approved course changes at the high school. The district will add four new classes – three in music and one in special education. Several courses were revised as to when they will be offered in order to better facilitate integration of subject matter between courses. American Literature and American History serves as examples. • Authorized an addendum to an agreement with the state to facilitate additional provision to clinical-experience programs necessary for clinical nursing students.
Board action
The board took the following actions: • Approved a personnel omnibus resolution that approved various positions for hire at various compensation levels. • Approved the revision of four policies with minor changes, revision and correction. Policy 506 deals with Student Discipline; 704 with Development and Maintenance of an Inventory of Fixed Assets and a Fixed Asset Accounting System; 701 with Fund Balances; and 807 with Health and Safety Policy.
officers were very busy in November – not to mention all yearround in 2016. On Jan. 9, when the Sartell City Council met, it was National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, and council members noted that fact in thanking Sartell Police Chief Jim Hughes and his staff on the police department. Several members also noted there is a need for more officers on the department. Council member Ryan Fitzthum suggested the city should
actively seek funding sources with the goal of funding up to four new officers for the coming year. With growth in the city, the need for an expanded force will be necessary, he suggested. There seemed to be consensus among council members backing Fitzthum’s suggestion. Currently, the Sartell Police Department is comprised of 16 police officers, 12 volunteer Police Reserve officers, a community service/code-enforcement officer and two support staff.
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