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Chamber Music comes to Sartell church
The Schubert Ensemble of London will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14 in First United Methodist Church, 1107 Pinecone Road S., Sartell. The ensemble consists of piano, violin, viola and cello. The group will perform piano quartets by Dvorák, Fauré and British composer Huw Watkins. For more information, call 320-292-4645, or head to chambermusicstcloud.org.
Benefit concert held for Place of Hope
The “Have a Heart” benefit concert to support Place of Hope will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at Calvary Community Church, 1200 Roosevelt Road in St. Cloud. Proceeds from this event help Place of Hope Ministries provide food, shelter and long-term life solutions to those in need in central Minnesota. For more information, visit placeofhopeministries.org.
Tri-CAP now accepting energy assistance applications
Tri-County Action Program Inc. is now accepting applications for the Energy Assistance Program serving Stearns and Benton counties. The program is designed to assist income-eligible households to pay for winter energy services, in the form of a payment to the utility company that is applied directly to the household’s energy bills. Applicants may be eligible for one grant per household per program per year. Download an application online at tricap.org, or request an application by calling 320-251-1612 or pick one up at the Tri-CAP offices at 1210 23rd Ave. S., Waite Park.
Reading to children makes a difference
Reach-Up Head Start is seeking volunteers to come in and read to eager-to-learn preschool children. Reading to children positively impacts a child’s literacy development and helps them to be prepared and ready to learn as they enter kindergarten and beyond. They are looking for volunteers to read at least four times or more throughout the school year. They have various classroom locations in St Cloud and a few outlying locations in Stearns County. A $20 background check is required before a volunteer can begin in a classroom. For information on this and other United Way volunteer opportunities, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Feb. 13 Criers.
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Lauren Buchholz raced down the trail Feb. 3 at the section meet. The combined Sartell-Cathedral team took second place at sections, beating out Little Falls, but falling behind Mora. The team competes at state in Biwabik on Feb. 12. For updates, be sure to head to our website, thenewsleaders.com.
The Sartell-Cathedral combined Girls Nordic Ski team is heading to state this week for the very first time. The team will compete on Feb. 12 at Giants Ridge in Biwabik. “We’re happy to make it. They’ve never gone before, so [the girls] are pretty excited,” said Head Coach Joe Teff. The team had to beat out Little Falls, who tends to go to state competition every year. Sections were held at MapleLag, near Detroit Lakes on Feb. 3. The team took second place, right behind Mora. There are 45 girls in total on the team. Sartell High School and Cathedral High School
compete as a joint team, in both boys and girls Nordic Skiing. Seven girls will compete at state, along with two alternates. The seven competitors are: Anna Lindell, Haley Anderson, Lauren Buchholz, Mackenzie Dockendorf, Madilyn Fesenmaier and Maggie Baumann, all of Sartell; and, Rachel Eickhoff, Cathedral. The two alternates are: Chesney Tillemans and Emma Wildeson, both of Sartell. Of the seven competitors, only four of their scores will count toward the team’s total score at the state meet. Biwabik is north of Duluth, and east of Virginia, on the Iron Range. The weather up Ski • page 3
Up to 100 needed for school-planning process by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
To help make sure the SartellSt. Stephen School District is up to snuff and state-of-theart for the Schwiebert next 20 or 30 years, residents are urgently needed to become part of the Community Schools Planning Committee.
The district is now faced with a big challenge. All four school buildings are filled to capacity with students, and enrollments in the coming years are expected to increase. By how much is uncertain, and that is why the school board recently contracted with professional analysts to research facts to be used in a districtwide planning process. In January, the board agreed to hire the services of the Cuningham Planning Group of Minneapolis and St. Cloud architect David Leapaldt, as
well as Hazel Reinhart Consulting Services of Edina. The latter will do a detailed 10-year school-enrollment study. The district hopes to form a committee comprised of 50 to 100 members, including district staff, students, families, other residents and key partners. The large number of members was determined to be necessary in order to have the most diverse involvement possible in working toward a comprehensive plan. A steering committee will
guide the members in their research and visioning processes that will ultimately lead to recommending priorities and baseline needs for all school facilities. The recommendations by the committee will be presented to the school board in fall 2015. “We want to truly engage our community,” said SartellSt. Stephen Superintendent Jeff Schwiebert. “This is an important process that will allow us to create a plan that will School • page 5
Police focus on car in Bearson case by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
M o o r head Police Chief David Ebinger is asking the public’s help in an effort to identify a vehicle at Bearson the site near a Moorhead business where the body of a young Sartell man, Thomas Bearson, was found three days after he went missing in Fargo Sept. 20 of last year. The Moorhead Police Department held a press conference Feb. 9 to give updates
about the Bearson case. A video obtained from a nearby business where Bearson’s body was found shows a dark vehicle (possibly black or dark blue) at the site. The car drives up in a parking lot near a grassy area, pauses while idling and stays there for about two minutes, then drives off. Investigators have been unable to identify the make and model of the four-door vehicle and are hoping someone in the public will maybe recognize the car. Authorities are not sure at all if the car had anything to do with the Bearson case. They do, however, know the car was at that site at 7:35 p.m. the Bearson • page 12
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These two frames from a video camera show a dark-colored, four-door car seen at a lot in south Moorhead on the evening of the day after Thomas Bearson of Sartell went missing. His body was found three days later near this spot. Police in Moorhead and Fargo are asking for the public’s help in identifying the owner of the car.
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The Sartell Squirt C White hockey team won the championship trophy in the 2015 MAML Iceberg Classic hockey tournament Jan. 30-Feb. 1 with a 3-0 win against Faribault in the first round; a 3-1 win against Fargo Green in the second round; and a 6-2 win over Orono in the championship game. The team has had a very successful regular season as well with an overall record of 13-2-0, making them the No. 1 seed in their division. Team members include (front row, left to right): Carter Bollinger, Nick Stone, Dominic Ditlefson, Camron Rohe, Aanden Vandenberg; (middle row) Trevor Fleege, Holden Schwarzentraub, Elias Hill, Teddy McCabe, Beau Supan, Connor Freeman; (back row) Coach Michael Cummings, Coach Tom Freeman, Dylan Cummings and Coach Jason Vandenberg. The Squirt C White team will compete this weekend in the Sartell Tournament at Bernick’s Pepsi Arena.
Obituary
Sylvester “Sy” John Stang, 80
Sylvester “Sy” John Stang, 80, of Sartell, died Feb. 7, 2015. His funeral was held Feb. 11 in St. Fran- Stang cis Xavier Catholic Church Sartell. The Rev. Eb Schefers officiated and burial was in the parish cemetery. Stang was born on Oct. 27, 1934. He was the 10th of 11 children born to Magdalena (Rassier) and Joseph F. Stang at the St. Cloud Hospital. He was a proud graduate of Cathedral High School. He served in the 101st Airborne Division of U.S. Army. Stang married Catherine F. Tourand, known as Kay, on Sept. 13, 1975. He was employed by DeZurik Corp. for 36 years and retired in 2000. He enjoyed dance roller skating, pool, football, softball, volleyball, horse
shoes, bowling and golf. He along with nine friends created Pine Edge Sportsmen Inc., where many still enjoy softball. Stang had a special talent for organizing sports leagues. He was a charter member of St. Francis Xavier Church , a charter member of the Knights of Columbus Bishop Trobec Council #5276 and a member of the Granite City Machinists and Mechanics’ Union for 50 years. Survivors include his wife of 39 years; sisters: Valeria Kraemer, Josephine Meyer, Marie Janssen, Caroline Trautz and Dolores Crowell; four brothers-in-law; five sisters-in-law; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his five brothers, Victor, Roman, Alphonse, Wilfred and infant brother, Leo. Thank you to the St. Cloud Hospital caregivers for your awesome kindness. Arrangements were entrusted to the Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids. Obituary and guest book are available online at: www.williamsdingmann. com.
Due to misinformation given to the Newsleader, a front-page story, Boenish stunned to win plum role of Annie, published Feb. 6, had the wrong dates for the upcoming performances of the Sartell Middle School musical, Annie
Jr. The correct times and performance dates are 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26 and 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, and also at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2a8. The story in its entirety, with the correct times, can be read online at thenewsleaders.com.
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Dr. Michael Contardo has provided dental care for more than 35 years, and began working from his own clinic in St. Joseph in 1989. He became certified in laser dentistry in 2011, and with the implementation of Solea laser technology in December 2014, has made the decision to rename his clinic to Laser Dentistry. “We chose the laser because it’s much less invasive for patients, who at our clinic span from young children to the elderly,” Contardo said. “Laser therapy is faster than traditional methods, produces no vibration, little noise and allows patients to resume their day as soon as the work is complete.” Along with the name change comes a new website, laserdentistrymn.com. The clinic is still located at 26 2nd Ave. N.W., St. Joseph. BankVista in Sartell was recently recognized by the Minnesota Bankers Association for its community involvement. BankVista was one of 21 banks honored. These banks work with organizations in their communities, providing funding, volunteers, materials, supplies or food for their neighbors. Recipients were recognized with a certificate and recognition at the MBA “Bank Day at the Capitol” event held recently in St. Paul. Brianna Pilarski, St. Stephen, recently graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Bemidji (Minn.) State University. Christopher Genberg, Sartell, recently graduated with an associate’s degree in liberal arts and sciences from Rochester (Minn.) Community and Technical College. A Sartell brother and sister were both recently named to the fall dean’s list at Bethel University, St. Paul. They are Alexis Eickhoff, a senior, and Isaac Eickhoff, a junior, the daughter and son of Amy and William Eickhoff of Sartell. Nicole Theisen, St. Stephen, recently earned a bachelor’s degree in biomedical sciences from
St. Cloud State University. Sixteen Sartell students recently earned degrees from St. Cloud State University. Their names, degree, major and honors (if applicable) are as follows: Dina Almafreajy, bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, cum laude; Alyssa Brandt, master’s degree in business administration; Garrett Brennan, bachelor’s degree in computer science, summa cum laude; Jill Chaika, bachelor’s degree in nursing, summa cum laude; Cassandra Erickson, bachelor’s degree in anthropology, cum laude; Kenneth Garas, bachelor’s in community psychology; Thomas Hickey, bachelor’s degree in management; Willie Krueger, bachelor’s degree in criminal justice studies, magna cum laude; Melissa Miller, bachelor’s degree in elementary/K-6 education, cum laude; Samantha Mills, bachelor’s degree in anthropology, magna cum laude; Sara Moorlag, associate’s degree in liberal arts and sciences; David Nettleton, bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering; Adam O’Doherty, master’s degree in higher education administration; Danielle Olson, bachelor’s degree in social work; Jordan Popp, bachelor’s degree in nursing, cum laude; and Tanner Schraw, bachelor’s degree in social studies education. Rajahna Schneekloth, daughter of Newsleader publisher Janelle Von Pinnon and Bruce Schneekloth, was recently named to the fall dean’s list at St. Cloud State University. Students must earn a minimum 3.75 grade-point average to qualify for the honor. Katie Boettcher, Rice, was recently named to the fall dean’s list at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. She is a freshman and is undeclared. Benjamin Davis, Sartell, was recently named to the fall dean’s list at the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks. Students must rank in the top 15 percent of their class to qualify. Three Sartell students were recently named to the fall dean’s list at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul. They are the following: Alexander Hornung, Christopher Hornung and Amanda MaricleRoberts.
Students must achieve a minimum 3.5 grade-point average to qualify for this honor. Three Sartell students are currently touring with the choir from Concordia College, Moorhead. They are the following: Aron Hoover, son of Valery and Chris Hoover, second bass; Robert Satterness, son of Lori and Neil Satterness, first tenor; and Grant Strom, son of Janelle and Terence Strom, second tenor. The national tour, running Feb. 14-March 8, includes concerts in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North and South Carolina, Tennessee and Minnesota. For more information, visit concordiacollege.edu/music. Keven Schatz, coach of the Sartell Boy Scout teams, was recognized as a Mentor of the Year for his hard work and dedication during Dream It. Do It. Minnesota VEX Robotics Tournaments Jan. 23-24, hosted by St. Cloud Technical and Community College. More than 70 teams from across Minnesota competed. “I am honored to be chosen as Mentor of the Year at the state VEX tournament,” Schatz said. “There are so many great teachers and coaches who donate their time and resources to help the students have a great experience. I think VEX robotics is a valuable program that provides a hands-on way to experience STEM. “Our Boy Scout Troop 211 had two VEX teams this year,” he continued. “I have been coaching teams from our troop for four years. This was the fourth year competing for the BaconBotz. This was the first or second year for the members of the BeatBotz. I’m proud of how well both teams did this year. It was great they ended up Alliance Partners in the Elimination bracket at the state tournament. The boys had a great time at the state tournament in St. Cloud. Their robots performed the best at the Albert Lea and Osseo tournaments. It’s great how the level of competition continues to grow each year. It pushes the students to try new things and learn more throughout the process. They are already planning new ideas to try. Each year they anxiously await the reveal of the next season’s game. They showed off their robots at [a] troop meeting...and I can see there will be some additional boys involved next year.”
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If any readers have tips concerning crimes, they should call the Sartell Police Department at 320-251-8186 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 320-255-1301 or access its tip site at www.tricountycrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for crimes.
Jan. 28 7:35 p.m. Theft. Walmart. An adult female was witnessed attempting to leave the store with unpaid merchandise. The female admitted to the theft. She was issued a citation and released. 9:25 p.m. Suspicious activity. Pinewood Street. A report was made regarding possibly two people inside a residence that the caller believed to be vacant. An officer located one female who was an employee and allowed on the property.
Ski from front page north doesn’t sound great for this week. “Sounds like it will be extremely cold on Thursday...it’ll be a challenge for all skiers, not just ours,” Coach Teff said. Assistant coaches for the team are Bailey Drewes, a student at the College of St. Benedict, Jane Fark and Mike Schroden. With press-time being Wednesday, this story will be updated online as results are available. Be sure to look for it at thenewsleaders.com, or on our Facebook page.
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Clockwise, from top right: The ski team poses for photos while holding their second-place plaque and wearing their well-deserved medals on Feb. 3 after defeating Little Falls at MapleLag near Detroit Lakes. Middle: An intimate moment of reflection and preparation was caught by photographer Eickhoff. The skiers went on to take second place at sections, and earn themselves admission to state in Biwabik. Lower right: Some of the team posed for a picture. They are (from left to right): Lauren Buchholz, Rachel Eickhoff, Mackenzie Dockendorf and Anna Lindell. Lower left: Anna Lindell, Sartell, had frozen eyelashes at the section 8 competition. Top left: Rachel Eickhoff flies by the cameraman, her father, during sections.
Jan. 29 4:13 a.m. Suspicious activity. 3rd Street N. A report was made regarding two unknown males walking around the neighborhood. Officers checked the area and were unable to locate anyone out and about. 5:39 p.m. Domestic. 7th Ave S. An emergency call was placed stating a teenage male was attempting to physically harm an adult female. Officers arrived and spoke to both involved. They both stated the male was now calm and they needed no further assistance. Jan. 30 3:49 a.m. Suspicious activity. 7th Street N. While on patrol, an officer noticed a door open to a vehicle. The officer contacted the
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owner and secured the vehicle. 12:31 p.m. Verbal. CR 120. A report was made regarding a male and female arguing. An officer arrived and spoke with both parties who stated the argument was only verbal and they needed no assistance. Jan. 31 2:34 a.m. Domestic. 4th Avenue S. A report was made regarding an adult female and an adult male arguing. Officers arrived and spoke with the female. She stated the male had left for the evening and she needed no assistance. 11 p.m. Traffic stop. Pinecone Road. A complaint was made regarding a woman driving a vehicle. An officer located the vehicle and found the female driver has a suspended license. She was issued a citation and released to a valid driver. Feb. 1 12:55 a.m. Suspicious activity. 7th Avenue S. A complaint was made regarding an unknown male pounding on an apartment door. The male had left the area before officer arrival and no assistance was needed. Feb. 2 9:04 a.m. Suspicious vehicle. Kruchten Court. A report was made regarding an unknown vehicle parked in front of a vacant building. An officer found the driver had permission from the owner to be on the property. 8:02 p.m. Suspicious activity. 10th Street S. A report was made regarding a van driving to mailboxes in the area. The driver stated he was placing flyers in the newspaper boxes.
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Our View Cocky Monday-morning ‘generals’ should put their boots on ground As ISIS continues to commit its vicious acts of murder, some members of the U.S. Congress, instead of rallying behind our president, whine and carp about what a lousy foreign-policy leader he is. Presidential wannabes Sen. Lindsey Graham and Gov. Scott Walker, to name just two, are shooting their mouths off about how we should consider putting “boots on the ground” in the war against ISIS fiends. Once again, they and other anti-Obama legislators are moping about how incompetent our president is in the fight against terrorist groups throughout the world. Never mind that under Obama’s administration, thousands of terrorists, including ISIS butchers, have been killed in smartly planned strikes, including that most vicious bogeyman of them all, Osama bin Laden. The situation in Syria and Iraq, in regard to ISIS, is diabolically problematic and complicated, which virtually everybody (except Obama opponents) acknowledge. Who among anti-ISIS groups can we trust to arm with weapons? We armed the Iraqi army to the hilt, and what happened? When murderous ISIS thugs barged in, the Iraqi military dropped their U.S.made weapons and fled, leaving the hardware to the barbaric invaders. The Islamic Shia-Sunni split has been a virulent hatred for centuries, sad to say. Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry and diplomats have done everything in their power to build a coalition among countries to combat ISIS and other sickening terrorist organizations. Strategies – some of them probably “under the radar” – have been developed, and the air strikes against ISIS have had some noticeable successes, thank goodness. An anti-ISIS coalition is forming, most recently with an enraged Jordan. But no matter. Obama-detractors, instead of rallying behind our country, continue to rattle their sabers and shout their war cries. It’s nothing new. These disgruntled losers have been doing that in every way, shape and form ever since our president was elected six years ago and re-elected (woe!) a year ago. Their disgruntlement knows no limits. It’s so easy for these politicians, especially presidential droolers, to turn into instant armchair warriors, into Monday-morning generals. Differences with the president and the Pentagon are understandable, but this knee-jerk indictment of anything and everything this Obama Administration does regarding national security and the fight against terror is inexcusable. These nay-saying know-it-alls are not helping the cause against the forces of horror. Not at all. They are even slyly suggesting Obama is purposely lackadaisical in his pursuit of the war against ISIS. They never mention President George W. Bush’s war in Iraq, based on cooked-up premises, led to instabilities in that region that helped cause the rise of marauding ISIS killers and torturers that make the former Saddam Hussein seem downright lamb-like. Obama inherited the remnants of that long war, not to mention the one in Afghanistan, also initiated by Bush Jr. Obama ended those wars, and yet some Congressional members constantly criticize the president for doing so. Enough of these chattering armchair warriors, these blustering Monday-morning generals. If they are really serious about their cocksure cries for boots on the ground, they should put their own boots on the ground, with their own feet in the boots. Then let us see how quickly they will kick ISIS off the face of the Earth.
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Opinion Wonder of wonders – new Harper Lee novel It’s a rare book that becomes a bestseller before it’s even published. Harper Lee’s novel, Go Set a Watchman, won’t debut until July, and yet it’s already selling like hot cakes via pre-order on amazon.com and other book sites. I’d stand in line for Lee’s book. Her only other novel was To Kill a Mockingbird, published to instant acclaim in 1960. Since then, that tireless book has never been out of print. It has sold at least 40 million copies worldwide in 40 languages and is still often read by high-school students in English classes. It’s a happy example of what can happen when literary quality meets popularity. The manuscript of Go Set a Watchman, squirreled away for more than 60 years, was recently discovered by Lee’s attorney. Lee actually wrote the novel in the early-1950s before she wrote Mockingbird. She’d shown the Watchman manuscript to a publisher, who was so impressed by its occasional flash-back scenes, he urged Lee to rewrite the novel, using the flash-back scenes as the setting of the book, with the little girl as narrator. Watchman takes place in the 1950s, 20 years after the action in Mockingbird. In the “new” book, the little girl in Mockingbird, Scout, has become a young woman living and working in New York City who returns to her hometown of Maycomb, Ala. There, she interacts with many of the same characters in Mockingbird, grown older, of course. Other than that skeletal information, I don’t know anything else about the book, not even what it’s rather odd title signifies. But it doesn’t matter; I’m eager to read it no matter what. I vividly remember the pleasures of Mockingbird when I first read a paperback copy of it in the summer of 1962. It was such a page-turner I
Dennis Dalman Editor sat for hours in the plush chair in the corner of my living room, completely enthralled by its vivid characters, by its narrative magic and its powerhouse themes of honor, integrity, courage, compassion and racial injustice. As I sat there riveted by that book all day Saturday, my parents kept saying, “Get your nose out of that book and go outside and get some fresh air!” I ignored them. Nothing could have torn me from that book. That same year, I was just as riveted when I saw the movie version starring the great Gregory Peck as attorney Atticus Finch, and that astonishing performance by Mary Badham as 6-year-old Scout. To this day, I consider it the best book-into-movie adaptation of all time. Mockingbird has popped up so many times throughout my life. In college, I would see students reading it. While traveling, now and again I would see people reading it at airports, train stations, bus depots; and in parks, public plazas and beaches. When I spot people reading quality literature, it always makes me happy. I was pleased to see a first edition of Mockingbird among time-capsule objects in the Texas Book Depository in Dallas, a museum on the very floor of that building from which Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated President John Kennedy in 1963. Mockingbird was in that museum as one of the cultural artifacts of the early 1960s, the Kennedy years. Mockingbird appeared just on the eve of the great 1960s civil-rights struggles in the American South. Like
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin, published a century earlier, Lee’s novel shined a light on racial injustices and opened many eyes to the cruelties and crimes perpetrated on a daily basis against Afro-Americans. Both of those authors, using their formidable story-telling skills, showed how such despicable behavior was viewed as business-as-usual by far too many white Americans, and not just Southern whites, either. Mockingbird was a harbinger of spring, of hope, a vision that maybe – just maybe – good people can bring about good changes if they act together courageously against injustice. In her book, Lee offered no solutions, but she vividly exposed the problems of systemic societal injustice. One reason Mockingbird is so absorbing (sad, but at times comical) is that it’s narrated from the viewpoint of Scout, the little daughter of the attorney who represents a black man falsely accused of raping a white woman. Scout, a feisty tomboy, is trying to figure out the crazy, contradictory world of the adults around her, and she asks and ponders all the right questions, thereby unwittingly shining a light on the many wrongs in her dysfunctional sleepy Southern town. She is very much like that other immortal narrator, the shrewd-but-naïve river boy Huck Finn. Lee, born and raised in Monroeville, Ala., is now 88, a resident of an assisted-living home in that city. For years, fans begged her to write another novel. She always answered them with variations of this: “I had to say what I had to say and I said it, and I’m not going to say it again.” Little did we know she had already written “another” novel, long before she wrote Mockingbird. What a treat that such a wonderful writer, so late in her life, is about to give us another great big gift.
We veterans have waited too long I intend to use this space to relate to you my actual experience with the Veterans Administration medical system. When I was a resident of Minnesota, I was treated by the St. Cloud facility and also the St. Paul medical facility. I experienced the absolute best of care. As many of you know, due to the illness and subsequent death of our son-in-law in Georgia, we decided to move here to help our daughter and our grandchildren. This move required I enroll with the Georgia VA health-care system. The closest VA is about 25 miles from my home and it’s a community-based outreach clinic. For any treatment other than just the most basic, I have to travel to Dublin, Ga., which is about 160 miles away. I have a local assigned primary care doctor and he treats me as he is allowed by the VA, and sends me to Dublin for everything else. Now we’ve all heard the VA has been dealing with a number of issues regarding waiting time for appointments and distance from a care facility. To try and encapsulate a long story, here goes: I saw my primary doctor last year on Oct. 1 for extreme shoulder pain. He set me up for X-rays at the local hospital Oct. 2. I was then sent to Dublin for a consultation with the pain-management doctor Jan. 2. That doctor said I
Ron Scarbro Guest Writer probably needed shoulder-replacement surgery. The surgery would be done locally here but the VA had to approve it, set everything up and essentially hire a surgeon and the hospital to take care of it. I learned two weeks ago all had been approved but still have not heard from anyone about when the surgeon would see me or anything about the surgery. In the meantime, on Feb. 3, I received a past-due notice for the X-rays because the VA had not yet paid the bill from Oct. 2. When I called the hospital they said the VA is always very late with their payments. This process is now going on five months and there is still no end in sight. I have since learned the VA is trying to set me up with an orthopedic surgeon but has not as yet. I wonder if the reason they are having trouble is because they don’t pay their bills. In the meantime, my pain continues to worsen. Please don’t misunderstand me. I am very grateful for the VA benefits I have.
If the system were properly managed, it would be great. The problem is it’s just too big. The bureaucracy is too stifling. There are too many layers of management to get through to get the care one needs. When you see these kinds of layers, you also see people working to cover their rear ends. It’s the patient who suffers while workers in the VA are trying to justify their jobs and protect themselves. This column is not intended as a complaint. It’s instead a report on the actual experience of just one veteran – me. It doesn’t take a lot of imagination to consider how many thousands of other vets are going through the same thing or much worse. I don’t think my condition is life-threatening, just very painful. I can’t even imagine how my family or I would feel if I had a terminal condition. The VA can and must do better. The U.S. Congress must see America’s warriors are taken care of. We have all waited too long. Scarbro is retired and spends most of his free time with his grandchildren having moved from Sartell to St. Simons Island, Ga.. Writing and commenting on the news of the day is a pastime. Visit his weekly blog at ronscarbro.blogspot. com for more commentary.
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Council votes to keep park commission by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Should the Sartell Park Commission be disbanded? The Sartell City Council discussed that question at length during a recent council meeting and decided that, no, it should not. The vote was 3-2, with former mayor Joe Perske and council members Amy Braig-Lindstrom and David Peterson voting not to disband, and former council members Steve Hennes and Sarah Jane Nicoll voting to disband the commission. The suggestion to perhaps disband came from some members of the park commission who began to wonder if the commission is really effective or necessary. For one thing, members most often feel reluctant to recommend actions for parks, knowing they do not have any budgetary power and the council has to work carefully within its budget for park-related projects. Council members noted there are many active and involved “doers” on the park commission. Some have been community volunteers for years. Some council members said the city Park • page 8
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School from front page support student learning at all levels, during and outside of the traditional classroom and school day. Our school buildings are hubs in our community that offer a variety of learning opportunities for all of our citizens.” Citizen participants must be willing to participate in a series of nine workshops this March through the coming October. All of the workshops will meet from 4-8 p.m. on Wednesdays. For a full schedule, see below.
To apply for participation, call Stacy Karolus at 320-6563715 or contact her at stacy. karolus@sartell.k12.mn.us. For more background information, visits www.sartell.k12. mn.us/cspi. The first review of applications will take place Tuesday, Feb.17. All applicants will be notified via email after the Feb. 23 school-board meeting. The following is a schedule of the meetings that will take place: Workshops I – What You Want: Creating a Shared Vision for Facilities, March 11; and Generation of Issues and Facility Principles, March 18, both at the Sartell Middle School.
Workshops II – What You Have/Facility Implications: Information Forum, April 8 at the Sartell High School; and Creation of Facility Standards and Initiation of Gap Analysis, April 15, Sartell Middle School. Workshops III – What Might It Look Like? Gap Analysis and Districtwide Scenarios, May 6 at Pine Meadow Elementary; and Site-Specific Design Workshop, May 13 at Oak Ridge Elementary. Workshops IV – What Might It Look Like?/When Will It Unfold?/What Might It Cost? Synthesis, Phasing and Costing, Sept. 16; and Board Study Session and Community Presentation, Sept. 23, both at
5 the Sartell Middle School. Workshop V – Topic To Be Determined, Oct. 28 at Sartell Middle School; and Possible Presentation/Board Work Session, Dec. 2 at the District Service Center.
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SFX students awed by Abbey Mass by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com
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St. Francis Xavier students walk toward the Abbey Church for a tour after watching a CLIMB Theatre presentation.
Students from St. Francis Xavier School in Sartell joined more than 2,200 other students, K-12, at a St. John’s Abbey Church Mass to celebrate Catholic education during National Catholic Schools Week. St. Cloud Diocese Bishop Donald Kettler, Abbot John Klassen and area priests celebrated the Mass that was held at noon Jan. 28. St. Francis Xavier Principal Kathy Kockler talked about their day spent on the SJU campus. “The day was filled with wonder and awe as our students enjoyed a CLIMB Theatre presentation that focused on
being a good friend, taking a tour of the Abbey Church and celebrating Mass with over 2,200 other Catholics from around the area,” Kockler said. “Often you could see eyes scanning the church in wonder and amazement.” St. Francis Xavier fifth-grade teacher Jacque Windschitl said she was moved knowing she was able to celebrate Catholic Schools Week with her peers and students from other schools. St. Francis Xavier kindergarten teacher Sherri Schmit said she hopes this is the beginning of a new tradition where they can gather as a full Catholic community to celebrate together. “There are 12 supporting
structures on the inside of the Abbey Church, which represent the 12 disciples,” said SFX sixth-grader Ty Lund. “I was astonished by the sheer number of youth coming together to celebrate the day with their great smiles and zeal,” said SFX music teacher Carolyn Yaggie Heinen. Catholic school students from Sartell, All Saints Academy in St. Joseph and St. Cloud, Cathedral High School, as well as students from Melrose, Freeport, Meire Grove, Greenwald, Albany and Foley attended the Mass. ASA principal Karl Terhaar said it was wonderful to see so many Catholic schools come together to celebrate Mass. “It’s a wonderful celebration of the Mass with the Bishop and Abbot,” Terhaar said. “The Abbey was filled with the vibrancy of young people.” “The Mass was a wonderful opportunity to come together with many local Catholic schools to celebrate one of the great things we have in common, our faith,” said ASA fourth-grade teacher Theresa Fleege. “Sitting in the front row with the fifth-grade students and their kindergarten buddies, Bishop Kettler asked us to look around at all the students who attended,” said ASA fifth-grade teacher Tess Koltes. “It was amazing to see the wonder and awe in the students’ eyes of all the people present. The Abbey church was filled to the brim with our future church leaders
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Foundation keeps BriAnna’s spirit alive by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
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St. John’s Prep hosted more than 2,200 students Jan. 28 for a Catholic Mass celebrating Catholic education during National Catholic Schools Week.
– our youth.” “It was wonderful to see so many Catholic schools come together to celebrate Mass,” said ASA third-grade teacher Robin Kremer. “Just before Mass began, the student I was sitting next to looked all around the church in amazement. She told me she had never been in such a big church with so many people and priests.” ASA second-grade students shared some of their thoughts about the Mass. “The magnificent space was so full,” Anthony Brown said. “There was not room for any other people to sit,” Annie Funk said. “It was a great Mass,” Austin Baird said. “It was amazing to see so many kids from Catholic schools,” Lily Schmitz said. “Bishop Kettler was awesome,” Ethan Brown said. The Mass included special music created especially for the event. SJP junior Marisa Gaetz, daughter of Rose and
Rick Gaetz of St. Joseph, participated in the music by playing the drums during the celebration. “Being a part of the music program at the Catholic Schools Week Mass was a great experience,” Gaetz said. “It’s amazing to see the amount of people who came to celebrate and to support Catholic schools. Playing music at the Mass allowed me to contribute to the ceremony that helped to unite the Catholic schools in our area.” SJP Director of Communications and Events Jill Pauly said SJP students enjoyed hosting the event. “The Mass was a joyful celebration for our students, visiting students, parents, guests, teachers and staff,” Pauly said. “Our students did an excellent job acting as hosts to all of our visitors. They served as hosts, tour guides, musicians and singers. They especially enjoyed spending time with young people from across our region.”
BriAnna Kruzel will never die – at least not in spirit – not if her family, friends and many sup- Kruzel porters have anything to do about it. At the age of 18, in 2013, the young Sartell woman collapsed from natural causes at her home suddenly and could not be revived. Her sad and tragic death sent waves of shock and sorrow through those who knew and loved her. To honor BriAnna for her long-time activity in giving back to others, her family has started a non-profit called “What Would Bri Do Inc.” A second annual fundraising event for that fund will take place from 4-10 p.m. Saturday, March 14 at the House of Pizza in Sartell. This year’s activities will include a silent auction that will be awarded starting at 9 p.m., a bucket raffle ending at 10 p.m., a Kona beer sampling and a $12 endless-pizza buffet with a portion of all sales going to WWBD. Last year, WWBD was able
to donate more than $6,000 to many local organizations and individuals, including a sound system for the Sartell-St. Stephen Community Education Foundation for its dance program; two $500 scholarships for Sartell High School students; and many other smaller donations to people in some kind of need. This year, WWBD is working with Big Brothers Big Sisters to start a partnership scholarship. The partnership will work with the City of Sartell to install benches in Huntington Park next to a tree planted in BriAnna’s memory by the Girl Scouts. Two scholarships will again be given to students in memory of BriAnna. Organizers of the fundraiser are still seeking donations of auction and raffle items or other contributions. To donate anything, email information to info.@WWBDinc.org or call Tami Kruzel at 320-492-4691. To make a donation, go to www. WWBDinc.org. Donations can also be mailed to “What Would Bri Do Inc.” at 334 Pine Ridge Road, Sartell MN 56377.
Who is BriAnna?
BriAnna Kruzel was a young woman who loved taking part in Girl Scouts, Big Brothers Big Sisters and programs offered
through Sartell-St. Stephen Community Education. In 2013, she was honored as the “High School Big Sister of the Year” and received a Youth Appreciation Award through the St. Cloud Optimist Club for her hard work with the BBBS organization. Last year, in BriAnna’s memory, BBBS of Central Minnesota established the annual “BriAnna Kruzel Growing Up Big Award.” The purpose of the award is to honor an outstanding former BBBS member who demonstrated service to the “community, character and integrity.” The spirit of the award is to carry on the legacy of kindness and generosity BriAnna exemplified in her short but rewarding life. “We honor the memory of BriAnna by striving always to be kind, helpful and compassionate,” the award philosophy states. “We lend an ear to a person who needs it, to help our community in any way or simply to offer a reassuring smile to brighten someone’s day. We try to love others without judgment and remember to be a force for positivity in the world.” That philosophy, say those who knew her, are exactly the words and deeds BriAnna Kruzel put into action.
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SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO. 15-02 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A SALES-AND-USE TAX FOR THE CITY OF SARTELL This ordinance updates and extends the Council’s 2006 Ordinance Adopting Sales-and-Use Tax to correspond with the voterapproved sales-tax extension of 2014. The City Council has determined publication of this title and summary ordinance will clearly inform the public of the intention and effect of the ordinance. The Council also directs only the title and this summary be published. A copy of the entire text of the ordinance is available for inspection by any
Council agrees not to over-regulate e-cigs
person at the office of the City by Dennis Dalman Clerk any Monday through Friday editor@thenewsleaders.com between the hours of 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. To what extent should electronic cigarettes be regulated? Adopted by the City Council of That was the topic of a pubSartell on this 9th day of February, lic hearing at the Feb. 9 Sartell 2015. City Council meeting, which was an effort to get a council ATTEST: consensus for a revised version of the city’s tobacco ordinance. /s/ Sarah Jane Nicoll The council seemed to agree Mayor not to put too many regulations Mary Degiovanni on e-cigs. /s/ City Administrator Fourteen people in the audiPublish: Feb. 13, 2015
ORDINANCE NO. 15-01 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY’S FEE-SCHEDULE ORDINANCE
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Sartell has been named as one of the safest cities in MinSection 1. The City’s Fee Schedule Ordinance is hereby amended to renesota. vise the following fees: The honor, by Movoto Real Val Smith Park Warming House & Rink – resident $35 Val Smith Park Warming House & Rink - non resident $70 Estate, comes on the heels of a Pine Cone Regional Park Shelter resident recent rating that Sartell is one – summer May-October $40 of the most desirable cities to Pine Cone Regional Park Shelter - non resident – summer May-October $80 live for young families. Pinecone Regional Shelter & Pleasure Rink – resident $35 Movoto ranked Sartell 10th Pinecone Regional Park Shelter & Pleasure Rink - non resident $70 as “Safest Minnesota City.” Section 2. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its pas- Hibbing placed first, Lakeville second, followed by Lino Lakessage and publication. White Bear Township (tie), Adopted by the City Council of Sartell on this 9th day of February, 2015. Farmington, Chaska, Minnetonka, Maple Grove and Plymouth. ATTEST: Movoto lists 50 Minnesota cities as “safest.” /s/ Sarah Jane Nicoll Mayor The ratings were based on
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ence gave testimony from the podium. They included owners and workers of “‘vape’ shops” (“vape” being short for e-cig vapor), two employees of the CentraCare health system, a Sartell mother, a manager of convenience stores in Sartell, several former cigarette smokers and several members of the Independent Vapor Retailers of Minnesota. Despite differences among those who spoke, the testimony was considerate, courteous
and thoughtful toward everyone in the council chamber. Sartell Police Chief Jim Hughes said his department has been reviewing the city’s tobacco ordinance, which has not been revised since the early 1990s. Minnesota statutes regarding e-cigarettes should be included in the ordinance, as well as any e-cigarette regulations the council might want to add. No action was taken by the council at the Feb. 9 public hearing, although the council
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should help them become involved directly in city projects if the commission is disbanded. They could perhaps work with the school system to help create amenities for the schools or they could be more directly engaged with beautification projects, council members suggested.
the Uniform Crime Report for 2013 by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Movoto checked Minnesota cities of more than 10,000 residents for the number of incidents of the following crimes: murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, theft and vehicle theft. The incidents were then divided into four categories: murders, other violent crimes, property crimes and total crimes. Those categories were tallied on a score system of 1-90, with 1 being the “safest-city” score. At the time of the study, the population of Sartell was officially 16,258. The incidence of the four crime-category kinds was miniscule, with the inci-
dence of “violent crimes per person” at 0.00025. Murders have been virtually non-existent in Sartell, although one occurred in 2014, apparently the result of a drug deal gone wrong. The chance of someone being a victim of a crime in Sartell is 1 to 51. Overall, the city has the 26th lowest number of crimes per person in the state. St. Cloud was 80th lowest. On the list of the 50 “safest cities,” Sauk Rapids ranked 20. “Sartell has an incredibly low number of violent crimes,” the Movoto report states. Movoto ranked Minnesota as the ninth safest state to live among all 50 states.
Sartell City Administrator Mary Degiovanni, who attends the park commission as a city liaison member, said it might be preferable to channel the energies of the commission members into other areas rather than just meeting once a month on the park commission. Degiovanni said some commission members have wondered why they should meet if they are not serving a definite purpose. Some of those direct in-
volvements, council members suggested, could include the Dog Park project, starting an Adopt-a-Park program, working with people to improve Central Park or working with the community-education program. “I have a hard time disbanding (the commission) without something in its place,” Perske said. “We (the council) will need some kind of recommendations (regarding parks).”
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Friday, Feb. 13, 2015 agreed on a general consensus about issues raised at the meeting. They will take a vote regarding ordinance suggestions at a future meeting. The issues raised were these: • Should the city forbid the use of e-cig flavor samplings if e-cig stores should ever open in Sartell? In most e-cig stores, customers can sample a wide variety of vapor “flavors” before deciding which one they want to buy. • Should the city require hygienic standards for the smoking tips used on the front of e-cig devices during sampling sessions? • Should the city require e-cig shop owners and other stores to charge customers at least $2 for each “loosie” they sell. (A “loosie” is a slang term for a cigarette or cigar sold separately from a larger pack they come in.) • What kind of signage should be allowed for smoke shops? • Should there be a maximum distance required between stores that sell tobacco products or e-cigs?
Background
E-cigarettes are also known as personal vaporizers or electronic nicotine delivery systems. They are battery-powered vaporizers that atomize a liquid solution into aerosol form (referred to as vapor). Although there is no tobacco in the liquid, there are nicotine extracts from tobacco plants in some of the liquids. Some are nicotine-free. When e-cigs were invented some years ago, the idea was smokers addicted to regular cigarettes could use the e-cigs
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Parents and students at Oak Ridge Elementary School join up in family circles, preparing to dance during a Family Night Dance Feb. 3. The event was planned and led by artistin-residence Terrence Smith, a community dance instructor from Duluth. to help them quit smoking. Although most experts agree e-cigs are far safer than cigarettes, there is currently a controversial debate ongoing as to e-cigs’ overall safety, including disagreements about whether second-hand vapor (like second-hand smoke) can pose health risks to others.
Ordinance opponents
The following paragraphs are paraphrased summaries of testimony from the Feb. 9 Sartell City Council meeting: Opponents of tightening the tobacco ordinance for e-cigs gave the following opinions: • The council should gather more input and listen to retailers’ points of view before deciding anything. • Retailers have always worked with law enforcement and ordinances to ensure mi-
nors cannot buy e-cigs, regular cigarettes or other tobacco products. Therefore, why put more restrictions on sales of e-cigs? • The idea of making retailers charge at least $2 for a “loosie” cigar is not fair. Alcohol and tanning booths can be bad for people too and yet cities don’t tell businesses that offer those products or services what to charge. Customers will go to other stores if a $2 price is mandated, and those who do will no longer buy other items when they come in, partly to get a “loosie.” • Several people said they smoked cigarettes for many years and e-cigs helped them stop smoking regular cigarettes completely. “My health and my life has improved” because of e-cigs, one woman from St. E-cigs • page 10
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E-cigs from page 9 Cloud said. • E-cig makers and retailers are accused of marketing ploys supposedly aimed at children because of e-liquids sold with flavor names such as watermelon, cotton candy and bubble gum. One man, who smoked for many years, went to an e-cig shop and decided to try a flavor named watermelon-bubble-gum. That very day he quit smoking regular cigarettes. Many adults, he said, do
not want “tobacco”-flavored ecigs. They want flavors of some of their favorite desserts, such as “cream cheese.” Such names do not mean makers and sellers are pandering to children, he told the council. • Customers should be allowed to sample e-liquids in ecig shops because buying an ecig dispenser and the liquid can be expensive. People want to make sure they like the vapor before they buy the product, one man emphasized. • Recent controversial accusations that e-vapor contains harmful chemicals is exaggerated or just not true, one man said, noting such contents ap-
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pear commonly in foods, beverages and other things people consume daily. • All people who spoke in favor of e-cigs completely agreed tobacco products should be kept away from children, but they all also agreed e-cigs are not harmful and they help people quit smoking regular cigarettes. ”Why limit people from trying something that’s helping them try to get better?” one man asked.
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• One study stated more than 30 percent of high school students have tried e-cigs. Names of e-cig fluids like cotton candy, green apple and bubble gum are marketing ploys to get minors hooked on e-cigs, said a Sartell woman, mother of two children. Cities should assure no addictive products, including e-cigs, get sold. Children – and adults – should not have
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to be exposed to vapors from e-cigs. • Sampling should not be allowed in e-cig stores, and since there are no such stores in Sartell yet, the city could put that provision in the ordinance without affecting current stores, one woman said. In central Minnesota, a higher percentage of minors (17 percent) have tried e-cigs than elsewhere in Minnesota (14.4 percent). That, the woman said, is because cities in central Minnesota are slower to adopt restrictive ordinances compared to other areas of the state. • Another woman who works for CentraCare health systems said second-hand vapors from e-cigs are harmful to others. Sampling areas in stores should be prohibited because e-cigs can deliver all kinds of harmful substances, including nicotine. She said the shampoo people use in the morning is more regulated via government agencies than the vapors inhaled by e-cig smokers and people around them. Public health and safety should be the goal, she said. • A psychiatrist and leader of a smoking-cessation program at the St. Cloud Hospital said he has learned e-cigs are not reliably good aids to quitting smoking regular cigarettes. “Not a lot” of patients have quit because of them, he told the council. He said e-cigs, so far anyway, have not been
regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and yet they have been known to contain harmful substances. The e-cigs should be limited every bit as much as tobacco products are.
Council reaction
After nearly an hour of listening to testimony at the public hearing, council members weighed in with their reactions. Members Steve Hennes and Pat Lynch seemed to agree with opponents of ordinance changes that e-cigs are currently legal and further regulations would likely be an unfair intrusion on businesses. Hennes said he himself was a smoker for 10 years and remembers how difficult it was to quit until he took a smokingcessation class. E-cigs, he said, can help people quit or at least cut way back on their regular cigarette smoking. Amy Braig-Lindstrom said she is inclined to agree with the viewpoints of Lynch and Hennes. David Peterson said the council should further examine the information presented to the council before making a decision about language in the ordinance. Mayor Sarah Jane Nicoll said she tends to agree with comments made by the other council members and there appears to be a consensus for further action on an updated tobacco ordinance. Action will happen at a future council meeting.
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Homework Help, for grades K-8, 2:30-4:45 p.m., St. Cloud Public Library, 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. 320-650-2500. griver.org. “Have a Heart” Benefit Concert, 7 p.m., Calvary Community Church, 1200 Roosevelt Road, St. Cloud. 320251-4825. 320-203-7881. placeofhopeministries.org. Proof, a play, 7:30 p.m., Colman Black Box Theater, College of St. Benedict, 37 S. College Ave., St. Joseph. 363-5777. csbsju.edu/music.
Sunday, Feb. 15 Build-your-own omelette breakfast, proceeds support programs for veterans, 8 a.m.-noon, American Legion, 17 2nd Ave. S., Waite Park. 320251-5498. Camp Ripley Winter Warrior Sled Dog Race, 9 a.m., 15000 State Hwy 115, Little Falls. nssdc.org. Proof, a play, 2 p.m., Colman Black Box Theater, College of St. Benedict, 37 S. College Ave., St. Joseph. 3635777. csbsju.edu/music. Monday, Feb. 16 President’s Day Blood drive, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Cloud State University, 720 4th Ave. S., St. Cloud. 1-800-733-2767. redcrossblood.org. Blood drive, noon-6 p.m., Grace United Methodist Church, 2615 Clearwater Road, St. Cloud. 1-800-7332767. redcrossblood.org. Minnesota Natural History Lecture Series, Owl Hoot, lecture 6:30-8 p.m., outdoor hike 8-9:30 p.m., New Science Center, St. John’s University, Collegeville. St. Joseph Rod and Gun Club, 7 p.m., American Legion, 101 W Minnesota St., St. Joseph. Tuesday, Feb. 17 55+ Driver Improvement program (four-hour refresher course), 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Life Assembly of God, 2409 Clearwater Road, St. Cloud. 1-888-234-1294. Optional online courses: mnsafetycenter.org. Start Immediately! www.localmailers.net (VOID IN SD, WI) (MCN) MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $25,000 REWARD for older FENDER, GIBSON, GRETSCH, MARTIN, MOSRITE, NATIONAL guitars. Paying from $500 to $25,000 or more. Please call Crawford White in Nashville, TN at 1-800-477-1233 or email NashvilleGuitars@aol.com (MCN) HEALTH & MEDICAL TAKE VIAGRA/CIALIS? 40 100mg/20mg Pills, only $99! Get 4 BONUS Pills! Satisfaction or Money Refunded! Call 1-888-7968871 (MCN) VIAGRA 100mg, CIALIS 20mg. 40 tabs +10 FREE, $99 and FREE SHIPPING. 1-888-836-0780 or Metro-Meds.net (MCN) CASH PAID for unexpired, sealed DIABETIC TEST STRIPS! 1 DAY PAYMENT & PREPAID shipping. HIGHEST PRICES! Call 1-888-389-0695. www.cash4diabeticsupplies.com (MCN) Canada Drug Center is your choice for safe and affordable medications. Our licensed Canadian mail order pharmacy will provide you with savings of up to 75 percent on all your medication needs. Call today 1-800-263-4059 for $10.00 off your first prescription and free shipping. (MCN)
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Blood drive, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Cloud State University, 720 4th Ave. S., St. Cloud. 1-800-733-2767. redcrossblood.org. Blood drive, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Great Hall, St. John’s University, 2850 Abbey Road, Collegeville. 1-800-7332767. redcrossblood.org. Toddler Time, for ages 18 months-3 years, registration required, 10:30-11 a.m., Al Ringsmuth Public Library, 253 N. 5th Ave., Waite Park. 320-253-9359. griver.org. Toddler Time, for ages 18 months-3 years, registration required, 10:15-10:35 a.m. & 11-11:20 a.m., St. Cloud Public Library, 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. 320-650-2500. griver.org. St. Cloud Area Genealogists Meeting, 5 p.m., Bremer Room, St. Cloud Public Library, 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. stearns-museum. org.
Wednesday, Feb. 18 Blood drive, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Great Hall, St. John’s University, 2850 Abbey Road, Collegeville. 1-800-7332767. redcrossblood.org. Toddler Time, for ages 18 months-3 years, registration required, 10:15-10:35 a.m. & 11-11:20 a.m., St. Cloud Public Library, 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. 320-650-2500. griver.org. Thursday, Feb. 19 Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, 520 1st St. NE, Sartell. Baby Bounce, for ages infant-18 months, registration required, 10:1510:35 a.m. & 11-11:20 a.m., St. Cloud Public Library, 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. 320-650-2500. griver. org. 2015 art department exhibition reception, 4:30-7 p.m., artist talks at 6 p.m., Gorecki Gallery & Gallery Lounge, Benedicta Arts Center, College of St. Benedict, 37 S. College Ave., St. Joseph. 363-5777. csbsju. edu/fine-arts/visual-arts. Get Fast, Private STD TESTING. Results in 3 DAYS! Now accepting insurance. Call toll free: 844-284-8093 (Daily 6 am to 10 pm CT) (MCN) VIAGRA - Pfizer brand! – Lowest Price from USA Pharmacies. No doctor visit needed! Discreet Home Delivery. Call 855821-1799 (MCN) SAFE STEP WALK-IN TUB: Alert for Seniors. Bathroom falls can be fatal. Approved by Arthritis Foundation. Therapeutic Jets. Less than 4 Inch Step-In. Wide Door. Anti-Slip Floors. American Made. Installation Included. Call 800-985-0685 for $750 Off (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 ATTENTION POLE BUILDING CONTRACTORS! Stop Lifting Posts the Old Way! If you Set Posts for A Living, You Must See This Revolutionary Skid Steer Attachment! See our video at: www.TheBrutPostGrabber.com or call Scott at 208964-6666 (MCN) FRUIT TREES Low As $16.00! Blueberry, Grape, Strawberry, Asparagus, Evergreen & Hardwood Plants. FREE Catalog. WOODSTOCK NURSERY N1831 Hwy 95 Neillsville, WI 54456 Toll Free 1-888803-8733, www.wallace-woodstock.com (MCN) DISH NETWORK - $19 Special, includes FREE Premium Movie Channels (HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, and Starz) and Block-
55+ Driver Improvement program (four-hour refresher course), 5-9 p.m., Gilleland Chevrolet, 3019 Division St., St. Cloud. 1-888-234-1294. Optional online courses: mnsafetycenter.org. Proof, a play, 7:30 p.m., Colman Black Box Theater, College of St. Benedict, 37 S. College Ave., St. Joseph. 363-5777. csbsju.edu/music.
Friday, Feb. 20 St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church fellowship hall, 610 CR 2. St. Joseph Area Historical Society open, 4-7 p.m., Old City Hall, 25 1st Ave NW. stjosephhistoricalmn.org. Lenten Fish Fry, 4:30-7:30 p.m., St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 14241 Fruit Farm Rd., St. Joseph. stjohnthebaptistparish.org. 320-3632569. 10th Anniversary Nun Banquet, supporting Central Minnesota Habitat for Humanity, 4:30-7 p.m., St. Benedict’s Monastery dining room, 104 Chapel Lane, St. Joseph. 363-7100. sbm.osb.org. Proof, a play exploring the unknowability of love as well as the mysteries of science, 7:30 p.m., Colman Black Box Theater, College of St. Benedict, 37 S. College Ave., St. Joseph. 363-5777. csbsju.edu/music. St. Cloud Singles Club Dance, 8 p.m.-midnight, American Legion, 17 2nd Ave. S., Waite Park. 320-3394533. stcloudsingles.net. Saturday, Feb. 21 Gardening Knowledge from UMD Extension, 8:30-11:30 a.m., registration required, Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 320-255-6169. z.umn. edu/2015gkffs. Read to Buster, read to Buster the therapy dog, for ages 5-10, registration required, 11 a.m.-noon, Al Ringsmuth Public Library, 253 N. 5th Ave., Waite Park. 320-253-9359. griver.org. Pre-Lenten International Soup Luncheon and Open House, 11:30 buster at home for 3 months. Free installation and equipment. Call NOW! 1-866820-4030 (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) DISH TV Starting at $19.99/month (for 12 mos.) SAVE! Regular Price $34.99. Call Today and Ask About FREE SAME DAY Installation! CALL Now! 866-488-2971 (MCN) Get CABLE TV, INTERNET & PHONE with FREE HD Equipment and install for under $3 a day! Call Now! 877-635-2095 (MCN) FREE $50 WAL-MART GIFT CARD & 3 FREE issues of Your Favorite Magazines! Call 866-932-0426 (MCN) ALL THINGS BASEMENTY! Basement Systems Inc. Call us for all of your basement needs! Waterproofing, Finishing, Structural Repairs, Humidity and Mold Control. FREE ESTIMATES! Call 1-800640-8195 (MCN) Get The Big Deal from DirecTV! Act Now- $19.99/mo Free 3-Months of HBO, starz, SHOWTIME & CINEMAX; FREE GENIE HD/DVR Upgrade! 2014 NFL Sunday Ticket Included with Select Packages. New Customers Only. IV Support Holdings LLC- An authorized DirecTV Dealer. Some exclusions apply - Call for details 1-800-269-4217 (MCN) DISH TV RETAILER - SAVE! Starting $19.99/month (for 12 months). FREE Pre-
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a.m.-1 p.m., Holy Myrrhbearers Orthodox Church, 601 7th Ave. S., St. Cloud. holymyrrhbearers.org. Creative cloud workshop, participants will explore creative writing, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Bremer Room, St. Cloud Public Library, 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. 320-650-2500. griver.org. Teen open mic night, share your poetry, short story or other writing, 4-4:45 p.m., Mississippi Room, St. Cloud Public Library, 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. 320-650-2500. griver.org. Proof, a play, 7:30 p.m., Colman Black Box Theater, College of St. Benedict, 37 S. College Ave., St. Joseph. 363-5777. csbsju.edu/music.
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Bearson from front page evening of Sept. 20, about 16 hours after the last time Bearson was seen by anyone. The North Dakota State University freshman had been with some friends the night of Sept. 19 on the NDSU campus and then later at a residence not on the campus. He was last seen at about 3:40 a.m. outside that residence. After a massive search, his body was found on a grassy area beyond a chain-link fence by Larry’s RV Sales in south Moorhead. Since that time, the police have asked the public’s help
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in locating two missing items: Bearson’s silver-colored iPhone 5 and one of his white size 9-1/2 Nike Air Jordan tennis shoes. Neither item has been accounted for. Last week, an autopsy report by the Ramsey County Coroner’s Office was finally released, but during the Feb. 9 press conference, Ebinger and others would not disclose the cause of Bearson’s death other than repeating it was the result of “homicidal violence.” The cause of his death was not immediately apparent when his body was found, and police
said it took months of autopsy work to determine the cause. Ebinger said the cause of death was “case sensitive.” “That’s normal in cases involving homicides,” he said, adding that releasing the cause could jeopardize the investigation. The press conference, however, did dispel wild and unfounded rumors and speculations about Bearson’s death. For example, he did not die of a drug or alcohol overdose; his body was not mutilated before or after his death; there is no evidence at all to suggest
and his friends,” Ebinger said. Ebinger also praised the collaborative efforts of so many who have vowed to solve the case, including the Fargo Police Department, NDSU campus police, county prosecutors and the Criminal Bureau of Apprehension. All of those agencies – and others – are networking together, taking leads and following leads. Anybody with information about the vehicle or about the missing cell phone and tennis shoe should call the Red River Regional Dispatch Center at 701-451-7660.
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Bearson was acting as an informant for any law-enforcement agency. Ebinger started the press conference by thanking the media for helping get information to the public, by vowing a vigorous pursuit of the case and by expressing sympathy for Bearson’s family. Bearson, the son of Deb and Greg Bearson of Sartell, was a superb basketball player at Sartell High School. After graduation in 2014, he decided to study nursing at NDSU. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Tom Bearson’s family
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